The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
Nntes Of the Stage.

"The Tar and the Tartar has started on
its fourth month at Palmer's Theatre, New
York, and 1t is no longer question of how
long the public want the opera, but Of how
many out of town dates Manager Askin can
cancel in order to accept time open for
him in New York. Some crank on statistics
has sent in the following figures which at
first glance look stupendous, but which are
capable of verification. In the eighty-five
performances of the "Tar and Tartar'' taking
a low average 102, 900 people have gone into
the the theatre; allowing that Digby Bell has
caused ten laughs to escape from each mans
'!cold mug' an enthusiast averaged he has
a record of 1920, 900 laughs to his credit, and
as the saving goes, ''every time man laughs
he adds ten minutes to his life" Digby Bell
is benefactor to his race to the extent of
100000 minutes, 10000 hours or 7,0S3
days or 10 years l month IS days. The ma
tional air medley in the last act still continues
to receive its usual number of encores and the
topical quartette is given o new verse every
other night
The following patents have this week been
registered at Washington: ga Smile Ex-
pander, for the use of managers on standing
room only occasions, when being asked to
write a pass for two. The Plot-inder, for
discovering the plots and motives of bur
lesques, opera bouffes, farce-comedies, real
istic melodramas, etc. The machine is small,
compact, easily carried in the pocket, and will
be of Invaluable assistance to play-goers. -
Dulops Stage Neaos.
Out of the 113 farce comedies that threat
ened to take the road this season two have al
ready collapsed. "a High Roller" it is said,
will never leave Manhattan Island, and grave
doubts are entertained as to the running quail
tiles of Fanny Rices "a jolly Surprise"
''The Dazzler," 'sU and l." GA Wolf We'd
ding" ga Knotty Affair."" and ga Turkish
Bath.'
The opinion of Dion Bouccault, the great
est of Irish comedians, is invaluable. 1t was
he who remarked after witnessing the acting
of Bobby Gaylor, 81 like him. He is come
dian free from exaggerated ideas and vulgar
methods, and one of the most narural stage
Irishmen have ever seen."
Among the new artists that will be seen in
the east this season is Pearl Ardine. the Cali
fornia dancing wonder, whom Manager VIII
liam A. Brady has specially engaged for the
part of Nellie, in Bobby Gaylor's new comedy,
"Sport McAllister."
The latest report about Augustin DAILY and
Henry Irving is that beginning next year,
they will exchange houses each season, Irving
playing at Daly's in New York and Daily ap-
pearing at the Lyceum in London.
''Niobe," which is classified by the Boston
papers as a ''charming absurdity,'' has passed
its tiftieth night at the Boston Museum. 1t is
one of the greatest successes known in Boston
in years.
Rose Coghlan recently received a half
column notice in all the New York papers by
falling from her horse. She made the fall so
gracefully that she was out riding again next
day.
Roland Reed will open his season at the
Union Square Theatre, New York, next Mon
day night, in a new play called ''A Club
Friend'
ssJane," which was produced at the Madi-
son Square Theatre Monday night seems to
have been an instantaneous success.
Rose Coghlan bigins her season at the New
Park Theatre, New York, August "a, in her
new play, "Dorothy's Dilemma"
Young J. K. Emmett will begin his season
on the 17th in his late fathers role of Fritz.
Stuart Robson's production of "She Stoops
| to Conquer will be most elaborately set