The record-union., 1892-09-03
music AND THE DRAMA.
New Plays Before New York Au-
dienceS Last Week.
Two Great Successes and Two Doubt
ful Ehorts-saIvini's Return-Mar-
garet NIather's work-A sacra-
mento Girl-GeneraI stage Notes.

a. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date of August 9th, says:
in spite OF the fact that the daily pa
pefS are filled with scareheads OF battles
ana lockoutS and strikes which make it
appear as II the country was again dis
tressed with war, the happy metropolis
bloomed out on Monday evening with
four new plays, and the theaters have
been well attended by the multitude that
have come back from woodland and sea-
side TO sWeter in the tail end Of the warm
season. he most pronounced popular
success was no doubt achieved by Miss
Katie Emmett, bright-laced, magnetic
lady OF very agreeable personality, who
at once danced and sang herself into inn
menSe metropolitan favor in q new play
called killarney written for ler by
Con. i. Murphy There has been no bet
ter Irish play seen in Gotham since the
days when Boucicault walked on the
same stage III his great successes, and the
Star Iheater has been packed IN conse-
! quence. 1t Is In many degrees better
/ than the usual Irish dramas. The rep
artee is Witty-in fact all the dialogue is
clean and crisp-and it has been gener
ousiy provided with scenery. Miss Em-
! NETT is graceful and natural in all her
movements, and certainly the most win
nlug OF all the actresses in Irish dialec. OF
our time. Surrounded as she was by
capable company, pretty costumes ana
! pretty scenes, 1t is no wonder that she
/ won unequivocal success.
/ The 'kentucky Colonel produced at
the Union Square by Mckee Rankin and
/ Frederic Bryton, is sure to win success
1 and be ranked with Mr.. Rankins great
! est successes, The DaniteS' and The Ca
1 nuk.' 1t is the story originally provided
| Dy Opie z. Reid in very clever manner,
| and most of the character bits in the play
! are exceedingly well rendered. Mr..
hankln looks and plays the part of the
| Colonel to perfection, and Mr. Bryton's
| work Is the very best he has been seen in.
! On the first night there was lew bitches
| III the performance, and at least two of
! the people have been miscast. When
| this has been remedied and the play runs
smoothly its worth will be appreciated,
and as to its ultimate success, both as a
work OF art and as a money producer,
there Is absolutely no doubt.
The other two plays are the KID at
the Columbus and The Colonel at the
Windsor. The first u farce comedy with
a succession of vaudeville specialties, the
| latter comedy done some years ago in
New \ ork by Eric Bailey and an Eng
Iish company. Ii the first pulls through
1t will be because Of the many clever
specialists who interpret il, and if the
latter swings successfully around the
circle it Will be nothing short Of a mira
cle.''
SALVIN'S RETURN.
Among the passengers who arrived on
| the French liner, La Champagne, from
Paris lately, were Alexander Salvini and
Manager W. Nj. WiikiSon, who returned
from an extended tour Of England. France
and Italy. Their trip combined business
with pleasure. In London they were
banqueted by Henry Irving and Miss
Terry, were the guests OF Mime. Patti for
"A H1UG q hGr 'y-a1 No, l.,
spent week with the elder Salvini at his
villa on the nils of tiesOle, near Flor
ence, and III Paris were entertained by
COquoIn ofthe Comedie Franchise They
brought back large invoice OF armOr
and costumes for the romantic, plays Of
SalYinis present repertoire and the
sketches for the entire production for the
new romantic play, The Heir of Gram
mont" which he produces later in the
season, and which will be given its
initial production in New York.
MARGARET MATHER,
Probably Victor Hugo never wrote a
more dramatic or intensely interesting
work than the "Hunchback of Notre
Dame," and few plays are more powerful
than the THE Egyptian" founded on that
novel, and which Margaret Mather added
to her already extensive repertoire last
season. The part OF Esmeralda is one in
which Miss Mather's strong dramatic
ability has an admirable opportunity for
display, and which she presents with all
the fire OF a great artist. The play itself is
in five acts, and the scenes are laid in and
about the historic old cathedral of Notre
Dame, while the cast calls for large and
efficient company.
A SACRAMENTO GIRL.
Miss Ollie Archmere, who is known in
| her old home, Sacramento, as Della
Berry, is singing with the Baker Opera
Company in Cleveland, Ohio. The Ioya
Topics OF that city says OF her: Little
Miss Archmere keeps up her good work.
Her voice is exceedingly pleasant, though
not strong, but as she is still young
woman this needed fullness and power
will come with age. What I like best
about her singing is its sincerity and its
intelligence. She puts some significance
into her phrasing Of the music"
STAGE NOTES.
Kyrle Bellew is once more in New
York,
Geraldine McCann is to play the Widow