New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-16
DRAMATIC NOVELTIES.

The new dramatic year begins to blossom ana 10 put
forth the tender leaves of promise, but some ums
must stn elapse and the present scorchng neat mus.
con siderably abate before II VIII make an ihpo''
show Of luxuriant floral vegetation Concerts iarceS'
light operas and roof garden entertainments, such as
have nrcvalled all summer, continue prevalent ana
they will naturally wax somewhat more conspicuous
spectacle, called "The White squadron was sho"n
last night in the Fourteenth street Iheatre' an" h
other spectacle, called Lady ILL.," VIII be SHOWN TO-
night mt the Standard Theatre Both these pieces alo
Of tho melodranatc order and they implicit, domesuc
animals some people still remain who believe III
real tubs, on the stage and Mr.. Crrmmles IS SUI
extant A genuine dramatic performance is promiseo
for This evening at the Lyccum Theatre where tlas
interesting earnest ambitious young lcomcdah' ME-
e. H. sothcrn, will effect his re-cntrancc, IN me pny
of sCaptain Jetterblalr.' by Miss Mefrinston. mo
mar. and the octor are known they do not require
An introduction. Mr.. DE Wolf Hopper appeared ls'
night at tho Broadway Theatre in wang 1ho
Star Theatre will shortly be recpened ana 50 WIZ o
Ju,ou Theatre There are fifteen places of theatrical
and musical entertainment now open III New ioih'
The most important announcement Is that OF INC
No entranoe of Mr.. Mansfield. This actor Is posu'e
force and whatever he undertakes - do is undertaken
in serious spirit Many players trihe with the Stage
and they succeed pnly in the display OF an uneasy
spirit Of wishing to be conspicuous Inc 'aci'' W.
silence Is as as 1t is precious. Mr. Ma,'s"c'u
does not tribe. He Will appear at Days theatre Oh
September 1c, and will produce play on tic snocc'
Of Nathaniel Hawtlornes romance of 1.-The scaric'
Letter., Many plays have been made on that so'ry'
hut few Of them have been pIoduced ana no one
Of them has been presented In a conspicuous manner
ie author Of aThe Letter, deemed his romance
unsuitable for the purposes OF the stage ana lie sio
so--in giving permission to DRAMATIC IT, Most per.
sons who have considered the matter have reached
the snue conclusion The story is one OF PICTURE OF
anayss of introspecton, OF vlvisecton of endunnce
IL Is not story OF action and Incident Touched WIN
tho haunting light of weird and lurd iHasihat'o"
and surchargcd with intense feeling intensely morbid
this tale Is grim, gloomy and rather tdions ana ~ -
written In narrow and squeamsh spirit Inc fur
tanic Boston twist never got out Of Ha"thorhcs hnu
Most OF those old Newt England wri,es-ii"imc' ana
loncfeow being prominent eXcept' ns-wew lar1, mar
row self-tornenting and TsOlutc TO r5nstc o'hcr
people, and wind up the clock OF the universe onco
a month. Hawthorne continually wearies the rador
with his preachy didacucsm ana tlal = ono rHSen
why the path OF his genius has never been ioiioNto
BY love. In The scarlet Letter his nofahty was
axuriant lie revelcd IN the anaiy Sis OF 'i saep '
beauties of the book fidelity u tn, coleman inc
which have been very ndeous-ana o nhe, nay
can be deduced from this story Will BE- answeiea o.
Mr. Mansrelds couraseou. cApela eg m ne Ansr an
made by M Joseph Halter but Mr. s"sed Il the
S 1ss eIRS:e Nj Hr n% sa",ea n.
original nv all means, II we ne - have iawthoTnc
Al All let us have him in the genuine form. Mr
Nsnsfeld's season at Ealy's rheatre Will asi tirco
weeks or longer. Miss tameron viii enact nts'ef
Prynne Mr. Mansfield. later, may podle, bo ,,.i,
canii,s old NAV OF "tIimaldir-a syl; OF piece tiat
recalls such actors as Henry Paedc and John Nicsin
son Mr. Daly. who Is now In London, ioohine aIter
tho interests of his new theatro there VIII not ncSln
the new season In NcwYork until about the middle OF
October. 1900. u, ou for
home toward the end OF August, but his STOCK com
pany VIII not appear At Pamers Theatre unt'i 'dn an
uory is.3 The house, IN the meantime, is u De &c
votsd to Combinations. Mr.. willard who begins the
new year at Montreal on October TO- WIN ar nS ~
Palmers Theatre In the course OF Inc seasoh' anu Ho
viii be the chief star Of the time.