New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-02
THE KsNDALS THIRD VISIT.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CRIT1cs-THE SUCCESS
OF THE DAILY COMPANY.


OF THE DAILY COMPANY.
When Mrs Kendall had been at the Victoria Hotel
for an hour yesterday, and had rested the least bit
from The "a sgnex NJ rough voyage she said that II
scanned as ~ she had not been away from New York
at ALL The Kendals arrived here yesterday morning
on the Majestic for their third American tour. No
more visits TO this country are yet decided on and II
&c certain that Mr. and Mrs. Kendall viii be obliged
10 say in London for two seasons at least after the
| nrosont one They did not want to Gomez said
Mrs kendall; "people said to me- why don't you act
| IN London for a little whel and then we have made
nositive promises for other cities We played only in
LIVERPOOL and Manchester before leaving England and
make II rule to act IN these cities and III Birmin
ham every year"
Paragraphs have been printed lately TO the effect
that Mrs Kendall has beens making comparisons be-
tween American and English dramatic critics, to the
decided disadvantage Of the latter "These reports
have been much exaggerated she said "In con-
versatlOn mentioned that liked America better on
some accounts, than England. l challenged to
name some Of them, and asked particularly about
the press. replied that had been exceedingly well
treated by the American newspapers and that thought
the American critics In general less biased than
the English. That was all there was about it, but
have had TO explain IL and explain It everywhere.
English critics make up their minds beforehand, and
when they hear that certain actor is to play such
such part, they tell him at that he cannot play
that part and he ought not 10 try it. Now, think
that critic ought TO wait till lie the actor in
the part, the American critics do before he says
he cannot play it.p
Mrs. Kendall has spent some time Of late among
the London theatres She reports that Miss Ada Rehan
has made new triumph in The Last Word" Mrs.
Kendall went TO the play with Miss Genevleve Ward,
and both were delighted with Miss Tehan's perform
ances. The London public and press enthusiastic
about the Daily comLany and Miss Rehan, they
were year ago, but they especially impressed
viii this play and this part The DAILY company
would be fine one, the London papers declare, with
out Miss Rehan, but with her it defes their powers
OF enlogium Among the other theatres, Mrs. Kendall
found nothing that she liked much Perrot, the
Prodigal.7 This was given here last winter by Mr..
Days company, end it has been proposed TO bring
the original company here this season.
The Kendals will begin their New y ork engagement
at the Star Theatre on October IL, playing Tom Tay
lors " Still Waters Run Deep" They will afterward
play - The White Lie" which they presented here
few times two years ago, and +. W. RobertsOn's
Home This was last played here in its original
French form Of "L'Aenturfere7 by Coqueln and Nine
Hading abOUt three years ago. They have also a
play by Cloe Graves called katherine Kavanagh.'
but they will probably not present this here till their
return later in the The tour VIII extend no
further West than Chicago.