The record-union., 1891-06-27
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Review of the Years Business of
Metropolitan Theaters.
Some of Them Made Money, but Most
of Them Did Not-ssMen and Wom-
en-" and diplomacy at the Net
ropolitan-Stage Notes.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New Yor

ropolitan-Stage Notes.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date of June 22d, says:
After several spasms the season of 1890
and 1891 finally goes into history. 1t has
been Improbable, and the ones who have
kept in the ring, until the final kick, are
glad enough If able to summer without
borrowing money. The real money win
ners have been few farce-comedies on
the road. In the metropolis, Palmer's
Theater and the Madison Square have
made no money, nor have they lost any.
The Academy ofMusic has lost a great deal
of money, so have Amberg's and Niblo's
Garden. j. M. Hill, with the Standard
and the Union Square, has made little
money, and so, probably, has the Garden
Theater. Harrigan has made big money,
probably half what his new house cost
him. The Metropolitan Opera-house has
dropped quarter of million. The Ca
sino has not yet paid dividend. Rosen-
quest, with the Fourteenth-street Thea
ter and the Bijou, the one with the other,
is good bit ahead of the game. The
Broadway has been fair winner, and so
have the Lyceum and the Windsor.
Tie TWenty-third Street Theater has
made good deal of money owing TO
Charley Frohman, who also made Herr
mann's Theater winner at the end of
the season. As a whole, though, Herr
mann must have lost afgood bit of money
in the pretty little box since it opened.
Augustin DAILY, of course, made money
but not as much as usual. Hammersteins s
ventures in Harlem are both losers, the
Columbus doing better than the Harlem
Opera-house. Dunlevy's New Park
Theater has cleared about $4,000 on its
first season, and H. G. Miner is as usual
ahead with his houses. The Stars busi-
i.
and good, and draft at the Grand Opera
house strong. Undoubtedly the great
financial success of the season was Mr..
and Mrs. Kendall, but we have kissed all
the dollars they took away with them
''for keeps" Croakers say that the COM
ing season will also be bad one, and if
this prophecy turns out true, the next
one following, being the year of Presi-
dental election, can scarcely pan out
strong. The outlook is certainly far from
cheerful. Chicago has been the best show
town in the country, Philadelphia and
New York being "Hoss and Hoss." Bos-
ton has done well, and the South has
picked up wonderfully, as whole doing
better than the West. Gotham is dead
theatrically and nothing new has been
presented.
''MEN AND woMEN.n
Theater-goers will have one of the
greatest treats of the season when Chas
Frohman's celebrated New York Com
pany appears at the Metropolitan Theater
on Friday and Saturday evenings, July
Sd and 4th. This is one of the most DOW
erful organizations hailing from the met
ropolis, and it will be seen in two famous
plays. Men and Women" which is to
be given on Friday evening and at the
special holiday matinee on Saturday, is
by Henry c. DGAIille and David Belasco,
authors of the "Wife," the Charity Ball"
.
hundred and fifty nights in New York.
Diplomacy" which will be presented
on Saturday evening, is by the great
French writer, Sardou, author Of "Fe-
dora" and other well-known plays. Mr..
Frohman's company has been presenting
these works in San Francisco to crowded
audiences for the past six weeks.
REMENYI's vIoLINs.
1Remenyi, in his tour throughout the
United States next season, will use sew
eral of the most famous violins in the
world. His entire collection consists of
no less than forty-seven choice specimens
of the handiwork of the best makers,
Amati, Cremona, Guanarius, Stradiva-
Tius, Lupot and others. Of all these, his
tavorite is one TO which he has given the
name of Her Ladyship." This particu-
lar instrument has an interesting history,
which Is, for wonder, well authenti-
Gated. 1t was made in 1918 by Nicholas
Lupot (Who was the greatest maker of his
day., to fill an order for a perfect violin
given by Simon, then the first Yiolinist at
the Grand Opera, Paris. 1t was eXhib-
tied for year in the Paris Conservatoire
before it was delivered to Simon. After
Simon's death it was bought by Mr.. Go
ding, London collector, and after his
death it was bought by another collector,
DIR. r. ID. Hawley of Hartford, Conn.
Remenyi saw it in 1878, and tried to buy
it, bat DIR. Hawley refused to sell. After
tho latter had heard the great violinlst
play twice, however, his enthusiasm was
so stirred that he presented it to him as
gift.
JOSEPH HAwoRTH'S REPERTOIRE.
Mr.. Haworth, in his coming starring
tour, is not going to play Hamlet. He
volunteers that statement most emphati-
cally. Several new and romantic dramas
will be produced in addition to "St
Mare" Wilkins sterling drama, in which
4. l.. Davenport starred years ago. 1t
has been considerably cut and now is
said to be bristling with fire and dramatic
action. "Rinaldo," the horrible" piece
of the repertoire, in which dissecting
room scene occurs, will be produced on a
sumptuous scale. The chief part, that of
a misanthropic Florentine doctor, is said
TO be especially suited to Mr.. Haworth's s
peculiar talents. 'Ruy Blasr tFechter's s
HSAslOAi!, anu d OiS dCt tIdSeuy, 1arr-
hasius," from the pen of Espy Williams
of New Orleans, will be added to the re-
pertoire early in the season.
STAGE NOTES.
Clara Baker-Ru is summering at SYRIA
cuse, y, Y.
Bronson Howard has SO far received
$4,000 in royalties for Shenandoah"
Jack D. Levy has resigned from the
management of "O'Dowd's Neighbors."
Modjeska will return to America next
month, and later make a tour of the
country.
Marion Manola has sailed from Liver
pool for New York. She will star In a
new opera.
The Russian composer, TscharIewsky,
will bring a full Russian choir to America
next season.
Henry V. Donnelly, of Donnelly and
Girard's Natural Cas-" is at Mount
Clements, Mich.
Mckee Rankin has new play written
about Abraham Lincoln, describing his
Presidential life.
Charles Wynham is going to risk an
other American tour next season, Its
limit is fifteen weeks.
Anson Pond has sold the English rights
of his new play, "a Desperate Man" foI
production in London.
John Gilroy. the "buck dancer.n has
been engaged by A. j. Spencer for the
Nellie McHenry Company.
1t is not improbable that Irving NAV
be knighted. The near future NAV bring
us a Sir Henry Irving and Sir Angus.
tus Harris.
Sardou is already at work on the new