The record-union., 1892-01-30
music AND THE DRAMA.
Successes and Failures in the
Great Metropolis.
Robert NTanteIl, Georgie Cayvan and
Donnelly and Girard are Liked. But
''Yon Yonson'' VIII Not Go-Han-
lon Bros ''superba',-FIashes From
the Footlights of Many Theaters.

the Footlights of Many Theaters.
a. z. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date Of January 23d, says:
The only new play brought out dur
-ng the week was enacted at the Lyceum
or the first time on any stage, on Mon
Gay, although it is manufactured in Eng
and from French material. 1t is called
Squire Kate and was made over by
0oDert buchanan, who frankly contesSes
t to be founded upon La Fermiere,' by
Armand D. ArtoiS and Henri Paget, and
acted at the Paris Ambigu in 1889. The
patrons of the Ambigu like plenty OF.
3loodshed in their melodramas, and the
play did not last long there. Mr.. Bu-
chanan has radically reconstructed the
england, and scenery more true or beau
.ltuI has never been put on any stage.
The story is the old one Of two sisters
being in love with one man, and the play
IS chiefly made out Of the embitterment
OF the elder sister. Squire Kate was
iriumphantly acted by Georgia Cayvan,
who surprised her best friends. The
play will not have long run.
Alabama one of the best plays of
modern times, was removed on Tuesday
from Palmer's Theater, for a revival of
Jim the Penman.' Ii did very badly
during the last weeks of its run, and
illustrates how difficult it is to move
popular play from one theater to
another and keep it successful. Al
3bama,' like Held by the Enemy is a
distinctively American play that ought to
asst for many years. 1t was splendidly
cast and superbly mounted, but some-
low people did not take to it kindly at
Palmer's, and it had to go, the same way as
Italian opera will, if the generous public
does not give it a decent support.
Maurice Grau and Abbey have kept every
promise made. The works given have
Deen remarkably well rendered, and yet
I looks very much as If couple of hun
dred thousand dollars viii be swamped
IN the Metropolitan Opera-hOuse this sea-
son, ana that we will have none at all
next.
During the present week a splendid
presentation OF Don Giovanni was given,
which ought TO have aroused unusual in
serest, but it did not. 'Yon Yonson
came to town and goes away again at the
end of this week without making many
friends in the metropolis. Gus Heege
las really created new character for the
stage, but like Mckee Rankin's Canuck,
people do not know them, don't under
stand them, and have no interest what
ever in them. The CanuGk was a charm
ing personality, and the play, which in
-roduced him, a pretty fair one. Yon
Ionson is uninteresting and the play in
which he Is seen made up of old melo-
dramatic rags that have done service for
aalf a century. The Swedish peasant,
good citizen as he no doubt becomes, can
scarcely be used for dramatic purposes,
except IN that part OF the y Northwest
which he has helped to make great and
wealthy, and where the type is so tre-
4uently met as to become amusingly fa-
niliar. He is robustly dull, annoyingly
stupid, and rubbing against the fly peo-
pie OF the far west has developed in him a
ohlegmatic cunning as cold-blooded as he
S himself In his cups he is as heavy as
i log, and his songs are alike to tuneful
lymns. There is no hop, skip or
ump' in his dance, and even his
Dig pipe and bad tobacco is smoke
With methodical melancholy puffs and
grim silence. He does not know what
sun means, and ms laughter stops at a
broad, vacant grin. He Is frugal, honest,
lard working, and makes life a rigid
coutine of hard work, without the little
play which prevents Jack from becom-
1ng dull boy AS a developer Of wheat
lelds he is very great success-in play
he is dismal.
Samuel Popular Cox turned on DON
nelly & Girards Natural Cas- at the
irand Opera-house on Monday, and IL
animated a couple Of thousand faces
everyone seemingly as happy as if its
poSsessors owned the entire world. The
wonderfully amusing play has been con-
Siderably altered since it was seen here
aSt-ln fact, it is new play, almost. 1t
as full of good, wholesome fun as an egg
S full of meat, and just as nutritious, for
laughter, such as Donnelly and Girard
produce, is tattening, and makes anyone
happy TO be alive and able to enjoy it.
The amusing couple have had full houses
turing the entire week, and Mr.. Cox has
Oeen kept busy counting the greenbacbs IS
hat have blown into the box-office.
"At the Peoples Theater Robert B.
Mante1 has been appearing before en-
husiastic audiences IN 'Eouisianian,' and
McCann's a Lesson in Acting and 'The
Corslcan Brothers. Mr.. Mantell is GER
ainly one of the most popular actors that
comes to New York, and his engage
nents here are always exceedingly profit
able. Few stars really make money in
New York. They come in for the prestige
Of a metropolitan Endorsement and are
willing to pay for it. Mr.. Mantell has all
he fame he wants now, and after a week
or two in New York starts out again with
well filled pocket-book."
HANLoN BROS 'sUPERBA."
"Pantomime. .',writes an Eastern critic
referring 10 the Hanlons, what memories
0fbygone productions and familiar scenes
hat name awakensi The Ravels. that
lever-to- be-torgotten family Of artists
md George Fox, the world-renowned
L
ngs would not be considered spectacular
n the present era of extravagant ex-
oenditure in the dramatic world, and sc
heir worthy successors, the Hanlons
knowing the advanced ideas of amuse.
nent patrons, have adopted in great
measure this form of the pantomime add
ne to it varied attractiyeness as
speciality novelties and scenic splendors
unknown to their predecessors in this
inc of popular entertainment. 'Su-
perba,' their latest creation, is in for a
ong term of popularity, and is likely to
outlive even the memory of the Voyage
On SUISSE 1t is without doubt the most
exhilarating spectacular novelty now be-
sore the public"
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
Langtry is travelling in Algeria in
search Of health.
Lew Rosen has sold his new play, "The
Aickers,' to Manager j. NJ. Hill.
Bernhardts American tour has moi
oeen bowling success this season.
Nellie Farren is still confined to hel
rooms in London by rheumatic gout.
J. Rial has withdrawn from the man.
agement Of August Pitou's stock com
pany.
Aubrey Boucicault has left Stuart Rob
sons company, but his bride still re
mains.
Agnes Huntington viii appear at the
New York Union Square on February
18th in Captain Therese."
Carroll Johnson has been secured fol
W. j. Scanlan's part in "The Mavour.
neen" for next season by Gus Pitou.
1t is said that Agnes Huntington ha:
made more money during the last ter
weeks than any other star on the road.
DIR. C. II. Steele will commence his
series of popular illustrated lectures al
The Metropolitan Theater on February