The record-union., 1892-02-06

cess of Precocity''-GeneraI Stag.
Notes.
a. T. Dunlop, writing from New York
City under date of January Both, says:
The six local theatrical organizations
in the metropolis have offered nothing
new this week, all having more or less
profitable plays. AT Palmer's the reyiya
OF jim the Penman' will retard the pro.
ductlon. OF The Broken Seal,' but only
Tor short time it is said. SQUIRE Kate
the particularly clumsy English play
produced last week at the Lyceum will
not live long, and that other iIl-con-
structed imported play, The Cabinet
Minister was so hopelessly bad a work
that it was dismissed after weeks trial
Its failure having been as swift as it was
positive. Mr.. DAILY quickly substituted
Nancy q Company as a stop-gap until
his publication of II 'Amoureuse.' under
the English title of Love in Tandem is
made ready. The other five organiza-
mons are doing service with long runs,
5toyts a Trip to Chinatown at the
Madison Square Theater, being the most
successful AT the combination houses
the week is an off one, nothing but old
things having fioated in from the road
with the exception of Fanny Rice, who
appears in Harlem. Miss Bice was for a
long time at the Casino, where she re-
celVed large salary, and il is feared bv
her best friends that she is losing all her
savings IN the attempt to become a star.
1hat dreadful chestnut, The StoWaway.'
with its bogus ex-burglars, also drifted
into the Grand Opera house. 1t is re-
noWned Tor being the worst play ever
brought over the ocean, and for it, and
lnat stupid OF all stupid stage characters.
on Yonson,' and the very bad play
Ihe Hustler Jacob Lift of Milwau-
kee, st. Paul and Minneapolis is respon-
slbIe. To top all, even old Hazel Kirk,
toddled into the Bowery for week, with
the veteran Couldock as 'Dunstan' and
Eitie Ellser as Hazel and it received as
hearty welcome as it did when first
presented nine years ago.
Ihe business during the week has been
horribly bad, a Straight TIP at the
Park, and the William Barry Company
IN Harlem being especially unfortunate
The only house III town that has been
able to keep up a really profitable show
ing is the little Madison Square Theater
where Hoyts "A Trip to Chinatown is
doing remarkable business. the S. r.. q
sign having been used frequently. and
on Monday night it was displayed before
s O'Clock"
A PRINCESS OF PRECoCTTY,
Speaking of the rendition of the part of
Little Lord Fauntleroy'' by Georgie
Cooper recently, a New Orleans PAPER
says:
Little Lord FauntIeroy, was pIave6
by GeorgIe Cooper, a little maiden of
about seven summers. All present fell
quite IN love with the little lady or rather
lord. She had the house with her from
the beginning 10 the end. The actino of
Georgle Cooper in the goodnight scene
with her mother at the close of the first
act and in a similar scene with the Fari
at the end OF the second act was some
thlng quite out of the capabilities of the
ordinary infant actress. 1t was exceed
1ngly will done, having nothing in it of
the usual sad mechanical work of the
usual stage baby.
All the ladies in the audience would
probably describe George Cooper as yery
sweet. She is much more. She is evil
IDENTIFY an unusually bright and docile
child, who, at years of age, takes pride
IN her part, and understands the role.
ne actlng IN the scene with the Earl and
with her mother at all times was nm
affected and therefore pleasing. One
could read the book a dozen times and
not catch half the spirit of the character
which is infused into it by the very clever
work OF George Cooper.
The little actress attends to her busi-
ness exclusively and without regard to
what the audience might be thinking of
her. Occasionally there is a sentiment
expressed by the phenomenon which
might be said to be beyond her wears.
But people whose boon companions from
birth were bootblack and a commu-
nlstlc grocer might be even wiser in their
age ana generation than Little Lord
tauntleroy.
George Cooper's rendition of a great
many OF the well-known Americanisms
Were yociferously encored, she appearing
twice before the curtain. The support
was excellent, Miss George gieWoodthorpe's
rendltlon OF Mime, the adventures, be-
ing acted to perfection"
MANAGER NoRToN's EFFORTS.
Manager Norton of the Clunie Opera
mouse Is evidently determined to win sue
cess II changes and energy can do it. He
has dismissed Mr.. Tyrrell as Stage
Manager and installed j. Warren De
Iano. lie produced 'The Streets of New
York" IN good style this week, Mr.. De
Lano proving good manager, and on
three nights has added a curtain raiser.
introducing Miss Carol Grouse, an ac-
complished comedienne and dramatic
author, In her own comedy, with songs,
Miss Muffett's Mistake" Miss Grouse
is q fayorlte and clever PLAYWRIGHT. and
practical and accomplished actress.
Next week four new faces are to appear
IN the company-Miss Stoner, Miss Au-
prey, Mr.. Gienfell and MIR. Hunting
completing their engagements Sunday
night, the new people being Miss George
w oodthorpe, well-known and favorite
Canfornla actress; Fred Cooper, a ster-
ling actor; little Georgia Cooper.
styled "a princess of precocity," and
MRS. MRS. alice Conner, capable support.
The plays to be given by these, with the
supporting stock company, are Little
Lord tauntleroy," Among the Pines,u
THE Two Orphans" 1.-The Little De-
tective," 'Fanchon," )" "M'liss' and "Oli-
YER Twist" In addition curtain raisers
and closing farces will probably be added
TO the list.
"MR. wILKINsoN's WIDOWS"
William Gillette's latest triumph. "Mr.
lklnson's Widows" had a rernarka-
bic run at the Baldwin Theater in San
Francisco, as it has in every other place
where 1t has been produced 1t captures
All classes. the women being specially
delighted with it. 1t viii be produced at
the metropolitan on the 18th and 18th of
TINS month, after which it goes, by way
OF Portland and Denver, to Chicago,
where it viii be given at Hawley's Tor
nifty consecutive nights.
sTEELE's LECTURES.
AT the Metropolitan Theater part of this
week and part OF next DR.. e. III. Steele's
pictures of foreign lands, with lectures by
Mr.. trancouer, all under the manage
ment of j. II. Love, constitute the latest
attraction, with Henry Foster, the blind
Ylonnlst. The entertainments are worthy,
instructive and very pleasing.
ABOUT THE FIRST BICYLE.
The Hanlon Brothers are more than
maintaining their great popularity with
their latest creation "Superba.', ,, The
many novelties it contains in the way of
mechanical tricks is to be still further
augmented by what is claimed To be a
startling application of the bicycle The
details are not yet given out, but it re-