The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-19
ACTOR OR PLAY.
An Interesting Experiment, With
Mr. Lacy as the Victim.


Boston a couple Of weeks ago which may
or may not be illustrative or the value OF
an actor's name as a drawing card at the
head of successful combination. AS
pretty much everyone in this business
knows, there has been constant trouble
between Joseph Arthur and Harry Lacy,
THE Still Alarm which eliminated
some months ago in lawsuit brought
by Arthur to dissolve the partnership:
The flnal decision in that case return Cd
the play to Mr. Arthur. and appointed q
referee to decide upon the value OF Lacy's
services as an actor.
AS soon as tho piece came positively
and definitely into Mr. Arthur's hands, ne
proceeded to cover up Mr.. Lacy's name
in all the printing used by the company.
The first engagement under these conGi-
tions was played at the Globe Theatre IN
Boston, and although Mir. Lacy was no.
where shown rs appearing in 'fIhe stu
Alarm, y the greatest weeks business In
the history OF the play was then and there
secured.
This is an interesting comparison be-
tween the attractive powers of Mr. Lacy
and those of fire eagine; but there still
remains a doubt whether even y thor
oughly excellent play called Hamlet
would draw well Il the public was left III
doubt whether the melancholy Daneswas
to be personated by Tony Pastor or John
L. Sullivan
ssPoor Jonathan" has but two weeks
longer to run In the Casino and then It
Hellmesberger of Vienna, entitled,
s.AppolIo, OF the Oracle of Delphi.
Thursday evening. May z. Is the date set
for the first performance The cast will
be headed by Lillian Russell. The two
hundredth performance Of Poor Jofa-
than on Tuesday, April %. will be the
last gala event In the career OF that opera.
Every form and device in floral decora-
tion will be utilized to embeliish the
foyers and auditorium, and the audience
will receive some remenbrnnces- The
roof garden Is in the hands of the painters
and decorators. and will open early III
May, handsomer than ever. Several
novelties are promised for the summer
and Erdelyi Naczi's Hungarian band has
been engaged for tho open air concerts.
Sardou is busy getting his scene plans
and models ready for the 'TheImidor"
American production, which will occur
here next SepteD Der. Elsie De Wolff,
who is to appear in the piece. leaves Paris
for America in July. She has been under
greatly pleases Eardou. Frederick Bond
will play IN this country, with the APP
proval of Sardou, the part originally
played by Coque1in.
Here are few conflicting reports from
last Fridays papers:
l. Marion Manola, plainly dressed and
looking pale and careworn, crossed Broad
way yesterday afternoon
2. Miss Manola, radiant in dainty
spring costume, tripped blithelyup Broad
way"
8. "AIiss Manola left London on ac-
count of a falling out with manager,
Horace Sedger."
4. miss Manola says she is on the best
possible terms with Mr.. Sedger. aud will
return to Europe in a short time.o
The painting of the immense scenery OF
the spectacle of the Temple of Solomon
has been entrusted by the Palisades
Amusement Company to Eugene Gastel-
Bert Of the firm of C1idley & Castel- Bert.
"Who is that peculiar looking young
man with the boquetp
ssThat's one of the Columbia Coll eye
amateur theatrical boys, and he's been
doing female representations so much Of
late that now he has his coats shirred
around the waist and wears lace on his
trousers"
To be fully up to date the truly popular
soubrette must be an heiress to an uuex
pected fortune Times change. and the
soubrette must change with them. Jewel
robberies are no longer in vogue.
Lillian Russell Is in great distress. IL
the next opera to be produced at the Ca
sine, 1.-THE Oracle, she is 60 aupear In
Grecian costume, and nature has been
very generous 10 the fair Lillian.
Denman Thompson's next play is to
have real cider mill in operation on the
stage during one act. It is suggested that
on souvenir nights glasses of cider be
distributed among the audience.
Some busybody has found that Douglas
Jerrold wrote play fifty years ago called
Beau Brummell,' and that the play Mr..
Mansfield protests Is his work is very
much like it.
Mrs. Langtry's London experiences this
time are somewhat distressing, Grim
failure has logged her heels through
who have watched the course of recent
theatrical successes may conclude from
this that Mrs. Langtry has at last become
an actress.
Robert Hilliard is now playing a new
role. He is one of the Comf)rts of Homo
This is how they sing that sweet Old
song at Edward Harrigan's Theatre:-
And the band played Annie Laurie,
And Annie Rooney. toe,
And twas there that Annie Pixley
Gave me her promise truei
A copy of programme of a benefit
performance of Hamlet rendered to
Lawrence Barrett at the Varieties Thea
tire, New Orleans, April 20, 1871, shows
that the cast included Lawrence Barrett,
George Clarke, I. j. Hind, George Ryer,
Frank Murdoch, Augustus Pitou, II. b.
Bradley. A. Bruce. Miss Murdoch, Stuart
Robson. John Howson, A. Greer, r. NJ
Brelsford. Mr.. Brown, George Holland,
]. Brown, George Reynolds, lone
Burke and Emma Madden.