The sun., 1891-08-13
AUGUST ADJUSTMENTS.
TIE CTTT PLAY HOUSES ARE PROS
PERING, AL THINGS CONSIDERED.

PERING, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
Newest Plays Ont or Town-A French
Composer who 10 Mskisg . rortu~e-A
Law Suit Sensibly Avoided-Cost or aa
EnEiish Fiay-Daly to Visit Paris.
This IL not good theatre weather. but there
Is no complaint on the part OF city manAgers.
At four or flve play houses tho audiences this
week have been larger than tho most sanguins
visitor could expect. and everywhere there are
eigns that revival OF public interest is close
at hand. The comic operas have held their
own In spite OF very trying circumstances. To-
morrow night De Wolf Hopper and his as
sstants. including Della Fox. who 10 again in
tho cast will sing Wang" for the tooth time
at the Broadway. with q souvenir to lend in
tsrest to the affair. Tho Tar and the Tartar"
moves on prosperousy and so does Tho
Grand Duchess" which has n somewhat
longer lease Of life now that Rudolph A,on-
son has pos roned Indigo" until week nfter
next. The Last nights OF the Theodore Thomas
orchestra at tho Madison Square Garden
Amphthentfe have been fairly attended. Ida
Klein. Louise Nathal. and Leo Stormont are
the vocaists. To-night's selection will be
from the best Of tho symphonies. The dra-
matte bills have not lacked for encouragement.
Jane" A Fair Rebel" and "A High Roller"
faring particularly we'll. all things considered.
The addition OF Billy Rice. tho minstrel. and
Jessie Villars. q pretty little English soubrette
to the cast OF " A High Roller" has been Il dis.
tinct value to that farce. The Windsor's open.
ing with Rose Michel" has not been auspi.
cious. and perhaps It has come too soon. The
Bowery does not like hot weather theatricals
Mr.. Mansfield. at the Garden. continues to
play his now familiar repertory. and generally
there is a fair-sized audience to admire him.
At Terrace GARDEN last night there was some
ypsp tHs
Frau Januschowsky. whose excellent vocal
methods AID sprightly acting nre away. in
hSh ay9f IN With Iovers She
Probably there is no harder worker to-day
Audran. But along with his oonspieuous
populsrity; He could ssll an opera a week, il
ora1;Ts siGns he seaid bee%Ss iqasp.nSsn,!y
comedy with music, is. 1t seems. q solid sue
sess in London n as as i i has been n Paris. aud it
Sides our own q ] Audran VII sHHos set ess
fortune, out OF this piece. he has not been
,dls this summer nun, sr from All accon1ts He
new sS'' comic opera hs hss se
starred on : work ,destined for tho F foles.
Bisson and Caro- anu he las two % operettas m on on
the stock,,; one for Blanca Duhamel and tho
OtucE LOT Mle. SLelIo, Il iaT6lhn IAVOFlte. Mic.
S Heys @ e four yes1s eas 'sS aaS IN
%ha as sways ee @ ms
than as prima dopna-t9 write Tor her nm
SbI with hsmas role az the
large o. money alan sa% he
now seeks to repay to the Emms Abbott estate
when =, h. VII! roTabiy succeed In do.
Ing MeanTHhe NJ. Hiie the American prspa,a.
and nromisinrIy Eelasco has mada the
adaptation. and will rehearse the company
Tho encsSsment ot Laura lement for lead;
impo!rtsrce. She is a comely EnRlishwomnn.
who has b been cen i,ye or six years in this country:
Productions Tic yaudeyilies - have been
drawn upon to supply Gilbert sarony as an
the sss ana nS IN
this line has long nesn to e
Miss Heylstt' he viii very likely amaze and
delight his Broadway audiences.
Two new plays have been tried out Of town
within the past week Englishmen coliaborat-
cd In the construction ot ono. called Uncles
PS oi Tne Eagle should Sis cream
Rys nsy vent 11 sss sn: a Tss sn ss
sSs sarS and u war
and it is a tale OF c Implications surrounding
ns "ys %sns e ans %sp bs sns
nre entirely English lerhaps the humor is.
for Oh the
play Is by Edwin Kosie; who is re- re-
toss saea was @ss sfsn fSH sat fsfs fsaS5 cH is
and an unbiased observer says that
n' rsy s'eds "oHHsh
that be true. Royls will he in New ork In q
few days to get a me.ropo itan opening. That
Ia IA rN Nrnn IN raEn of
Next week viii bring forth number Of fresh
dramas and comedies. In Boston Roland Reed
!sas 1874 on "HtSb f:S Sses
time. with Marie sai!er as the star drama
by society woman OF Paterson. n. j.. will be
sfsd hp vsrda on S
th"re there viii Be- several tests Of minor conse.
Quence.
Henry Arthur Jones; the Enelish d1rsmat!st
Ma %So has pays
fohm. Tree. the London manager, because he
'iSs Ihes psncns Dan A Girl Ths row woala have @ no no
intsTss or psyg2sbrs It hsd nG
Frohman's recent purchase Of this play for
mainly brought I At about through the Quarrel be, be-
tween Jones and Brerbohm- Tree, The Lon
don Stage says that frOnlnRn pAlQ $o.uUU Tor
the American rights In this play. Double that
sum had been asked hy the author in his deal
hesitated at the risk. Jones reduced the. price
to S7.5OO. Tree offered 5000 and stood lirm:
but Jones preferred 10 sell 1t to Frohmsn at that
figure.
:, Al the Dnly, players soil away on tho Fuerst
Paris on Sept. 2, playing at the Vaudeville. am
1t 10 u coincidence that enc Of the comedies
which they will present on that stage will be
The Lottery Of Love" A. j., SURPRISES du
Divorce" this piece WAS origin ally acted at the
son Will be AS You Like T." The, Railroad
OF Love" ""The school for Scandnl,""A "A Might
on" and The Tanning OF the shrew." The
Vaudeville engagement viii last two weeks
The London Lyceum season is for two months
More than the usual number OF theatrical
openings, or commencements OF tours will
occur in the last this season. The sound
steamers nightly carry u troupe or Two bound
for territory which is famous f9r its hospitality
over to Boston tIe Agnes Herndon company.
along with minstrel party and 2 popular
will start on Saturday night In Lynn, and I3os-