The critic., 1891-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

FRANCIS Wilson in ''The Merry Monarch"
Monday evening Francis Wilson and
company will begin an engagement in i'''
National Theatre i'm H. .'ow operetta en-
R.lcd "Tbc Moay Monarch" which is
calSo TAI New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago the best and most successful
lyric production seen in the past ten
years. The company and opera might
have remained at the Broadway Theatre
for the entire season, but the managers
elsewhere stolidly refused to relinquish
their contracts for that purpose and post
pone the appearance of Wilson year. In
the seven weeks term which Wilson
played in New York his total receipts are
said TO have reached over $4,000, or an
average business of over Sl2, 500 per week.
In fact the big Broadway Theatre was so
densely packed with people that the Fire
Commissioners interfered and compelled
the management to limit the number of
admissions, although the new house was
built on plans complying with the new
building laws of the State of New York,
regulating the construction of theatres.
At no performance during the run of
1.-THE Merry Monarch was there vacant
seat left in the box Office. it is said and
the emphatic praise bestowed upon this
beautiful and humorous production by
the theatre-goers, East and West. has
stamped it as Il veritable triumph in the
field of comic opera.
The costumes are by DaZian and Charles
Hawthorne and executed from designs
especially painted for Mr.. Wilson by
Percy Anderson, of London, who is cele-
brated as one of England's most noted
portrait painters. The company includes
Marie Jansen, Laura Moore, Nettie Ley
ford, Cccile Kissing, Belle Hartz, Charles
Plunkett, Gilbert Clayton, Willett Seaman,
Hubbard Smith, and B. +. Joselyn The
orchestra will be under the direction of
Signor A. De Novellis The only matinee
will be given on Saturday.
james O'Neil in "The Dead Heart"
James 0'Neill the romantic actor who
attained extraordinary success and popu-
lariiy in "Monte Cristo," plays all next
week at Albaugh's Grand Opera- House.
The announcement that he will produce
the great historical drama, "The Dead
Heart, heightens the interest felt in his
temperance here. The play tells story
of the French Revolution, the most thrill
ing dramatic epoch of history. 1t Is by
no means new play. Henry Irving had
II revised and rewritten, and in its present
form II made sensation at his Lyceum
Theatre Uondon) and ran the entire of
last season there Mr.. O'Neill plays this
version through the courtesy and express
authorization ofthe eminent English actor
An excellent supporting cast will be seen
in "The Dead Heart" including such
wcll-known names as Miss Grace Raven,
Miss Kate Fletcher, Mr.. Joseph T.. Whit
ing, Mr.. Joseph W. shannon, Mr. Nat ID.
Jones' Mr., Charles Chartres and Others
equally capable, and the large force of
auXiliaries who are employed in the
thrilling "mObh scenes of the play have
been carefully rehearsed during the past
week by Mr.. O'Neills advance stage man
oger, who has been here for that special
purpose.
Nothing that time, money, and thor
ough knowledge of stage resource can do
to make "Ihe Dead Heart a success has
been omitted III the coming production
and 1t bids fair to rival the popular actors $
marvellous artistic and financial success In
"Monte Cristo."
=, The last-named play will be presented
Saturday evening.
The Stoddard Lectures.
John l.. Stoddard has madea wonderful
hit with his lectures Of this season. The
interest felt in his European trip of last
summer has been supplem entcd by tho
general curiosity which every body feels 10
hear about the Land of the Midnight
sun and the Passion Play both of
which were among the things seen by Mr..
Stoddard. The result is that the greatest
amount Of accommodation that the man
agement can provide, and which has been
greatly increased over that Of any previous
season, Las been found inadequate. Mr..
stoddard has host Of admirers here who
viii be glad to know that his season here
~ about to open The lectures will be
given in Lincoln Music Hall and the Sc
ries of FIVE viii be given in duplicate
course A ON the evenings of February 0,
u, l3, II, 10, and course b on theeyenings
OF February 10, IL, 10, IS, 20. The sub