New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-28
WILSON BARRETT AND IMRE kIRALFY.
BOTH ARRIVE FROM EUROPE WITH PLANS FOR
THEATRICAL DISPLAY.

THEATRICAL DISPLAY.
Wilson Barrett Is about to try his fortune with
another American season, and he arrived here on the
Teutonlc yesterday Ills season Is to open IN fhih'-
dephsa OH November T. when he will play "Caudlal,
and on November ID he will give his own new pay
Pharoah," for TIRE first time In this country.
q" Pharaoh Is the finest scenic production nave
ever made said Mr.. Barrett yesterday, "and 1t has
been most successful for the short time 1t has already
been played We played first at Leeds three weeks
ago. and then at bradford and liverpool Besides ttis
we shall give 'ClaudiaD,' 'Ben-My-Cre,' 'otheilo'
Hamlet "A Clerical Error 'Chatterton, Tine MlSer'
The Acrobat, and probably before we finish the Jour-
two plays. The Bondman' and our peasant
Sins Ny company is coming on the City OF Berlin
and there has been 80 much lad weather at sea that
am "A little worried about her arriving IN ulhe'
have brought 100 tons OF soen"ry."
The leading woman OF Mr. Barrett's company, Miss
Maud Jeffries came with him. She has been In MS
company for two years. She Is an American, beng
a native Of Memphis Tenn. and her frSt appearance
on the stage was at Days Theatre. She said that
she was extremely anxious about acting in America
as she wanted her coantrymen TO like her, and
she wac afraid they would not. They were harder to
please. she thought, than English people. Blt Mr.
Barrett said that her acting good and that Ameri
cans were sure to Ike il. Mr. Barrcts tour is TO DC
long one and he will not act in New-fork TIL late
I'm the season.
Imre Kiralfy was passenger on the lahn which
likewise arrived yesterday. lie has been abroad Tor
about five months and has spent The most 0; the
time IN the preliminary arrangements for the Dig
spectacle which IS TO be given under the management
OF Abbey schoefel and GraU at the Chicago Auoi-
forum. during the Worlds Fair Mr. Kiralfy aid
Yesterday at his spectacle "Ncnlce" was still running
In LOUdon and filling place that holds 1OOOo people
at tno performances daily. 1t is nea.ing its second
year. SIR Kralfy said that Venice might run for
Il year o. two more. and that otter that il might or
might not be brought 10 America; no plans had been
made about II yet: there was no exhibition place IN
Now-York at present suitable for It.
The spectacle for Chicago" said Mr.. Kralfy. SIS
~ the theatrical that Is II Il not Ike those given
Oh an Immensely large, outofdoor stage. 1t is
intended for the Auditorium. and they have been pre-
pairing the stage for II for time. 1t viii
probably begin n little before the Fair opens, but
the exact date Is not fixed. 1t is on an American
subject historical and aegohcal. appropriate TO the
occasion, but It has been named yet. 1t In
cludc, singing. speaking pantomime. dancing and
speciaes Nearly 900 people will be employed In
the presentation OF It, including everybody behind The
curtain and the orchestra 80
schacfcr family Of acrobnts. There are five or six
Of them. They lave been playing In London, and
now In sweden. The principal dancer VIII he
leave Of ~ from Vienna this year and went TO
norlin TO dance for month at me request Of me
costumes VIII b. made partly her" and partly III
Europe. They will all be from designs by Edel OF
Paris. The scenery will be painted In New York,
VIII cost about 100000. II IS not yet decided how
or in what form the spectacle can be given In New
York or elsewhere after II is over IN Chicago. The
metropolitan opera House the only stage in New
York large enough for IT,