The record-union., 1893-05-20
Large Audiences in the MetrOpOli-
tan TheaterS.
Closing of the season-Patrons of Plays
Catering to Foreigners - Flashes
from the FootliGhts of Many The
aters.


present week carries the season into the
middle of May, and many OF the plays
that have had long runs will come TO an
end. Notable among them are Harri-
gan's Reilly and the 4OO,' and a. Nj.
Palmer's regular season, 'Salvinr re-
mains for one week longer. Stuart Rob
son and his beautifully mounted She
Stoops to Conquer until the end of May,
and Rosina okes viii end her American
tour at Daly's Theater in TWO weeks, and,
as usual, sail TO England Immediately
alter. On Monday Wilson Barrett drew
a large audience, who watched his liam
let attentively, but, personally, l have
given up worrying myself about the
veXed questions of the play. No cOntrO-
Versy could well be more barren than
that which periodically arises and CEN
ters itself round the character of the NOR
bid Prince OF Denmark. l am perfectly
content to believe that every carefully
played Hamlet is a good Hamlet, for it
must forever pass the wit of man to make
a consistent character out of the incon-
slstencies with which the party who
writ Shikspur has enriched the part.
Therefore lot it be loudly proclaimed
from the house tops that Wilson Bar
rett is not only good Hamlet but is one
of the greatest recorded in the history OF
the stage, and let it be humbly whispered
in caves and other licensed premises that
/ am iconoclast enough to prefer to see
L II
he utters) and his company in any other
play in their repertory."
THE FOREIGN ELEMENT.
For those having plays catering to for
eigners the following will be Of interest:
EOreign-born residents constitute 45 per
cent. of the population OF Cleveland, 40
of New York, 4 of San Francisco, fl of
Chicago, 40 Of Detroit. $50 of Boston, 30
of Buffalo, 50 Of Milwaukee, 32 of Brook
lWn IN n Djttsbn1.py 25 Of PbilAHal rAbja
OF Cincinnati and st. Louis, II of New
Orleans, IL of Baltimore, and one-eighth
OF one per cent. of Washington. There
are more than 10000 Germans in the
chief cities of the United States. They
are most numerous in New York and
brooklyn and in the cities of the West.
They are least numerous in Boston and
Washington. In these two cities, and in
Philadelphia and San Francisco, the Irish
outnumber the Germans. In New y ork,
Chicago, Brooklyn, ST. Louis, Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Cleveland. Buffalo, New Or
leans, Pittsburg, Detroit and Milwaukee,
the Germans outnum Der the Irish. There
are $500 natives of Ireland to 5000 Ger
mans in Milwaukee. In Boston there
are 10000 Germans to II 200 Irish. There
are 6Sl 200 natives Of Ireland in the chief
cities of the United Stales, ZO7 900 natives
OF England, and 5000 of Scotland. New
Y Iork and Philadelphia have the largest
proportion Of Irish born inhabitants; Bal
tlmOre, St. Louis and Cincinnati have the
least. There are more Englishmen in
Philadelphia than there are in \ ew ork.
IN proportion to the whole population
there are more natives of England IN
Plttsburg than there are in New York.
They are least numerous in New Orleans
The census returns less than 800 natives
OF Scotland there. Boston has 400, Chi
cago has 1920, and New York IL 900. For
those having scandinavian plays it is
well to know that there are $4,000 Scan
dinavians (Swedes, Norweglans and
Danes III the chief cities of the United
States-62 500 Tor just half of them in
Chicago, 10000 in Brooklyn, 10000 in
New ork, $500 i'll San Francisco, and
1900 in Boston. There are six times as
many NorWegians as SWedes in Milwau-
kee, and four times as many Swedes as
Norwegians in Boston. There are 30, 900
inhabitants of the chief American cities
born in Francois, 900 in New York and
Brooklyn, 300 in New Orleans and 800
in san Francisco. There are l35, 600 Ca
nadians in the chief cities of the United
States-3S, ,O00 of them, mostly French
Canadians, in Boston; $4,000 in Chicago;
$4,000, mostly English Canadians, in De-
troit; 10000 in Buffalo and 1000 in New
York. There are 1900 Italians in the
chief cities of the United States-39,O 900 Of
them in New York, 300 III New Orleans,
and 1900 in san Francisco. No other
less than 500 Italians in Baltimore.
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
George Parker entered the Edwin For
est Home April 26th.
Cud Given will continue as manager
for Gus Williams next season.
Harry Philips new Crazy Patch"
will begin its season September 3D.
William Gill has written play called
9fcfra
Barry.
William Hoey will sail for Europe Nav
goth. He will be accompanied by John
Russell.
Agnes Booth Schoeffel has gone to her
home at Manchester-by-the sea for the
summer.
The title of the play upon which Chas.
Barnard and Mrs. Doremus are at work
is The Blue Bonnet"
Donnelly and Girard, at the close of
their Brooklyn engagement, leave for In
diana to spend the summer.
May Iohe has been engaged for the
principal role in "Nitouche," at the Ira
1algar Square Theater in London.
Glen Marlborough has written play
entitled "Delmonico's at Six" in which
Maria Jansen is to star next season.
Peggy Pryde sends word from Eng
land that she intends visiting America
again during the common summer.
THE Stowaway" may be said to have
become a classic. Lift 6 Davis have had
it on the road for years, and will put it out
again.
Blanche Marsden and William Lvtelps
melodrama is to be called The Lights of
New York" and not The Way OF the
World"
Robert y. Barnet, author Of ''l492,' has
lust finished q comic opera called prince
Pro Tenn" 1t is TO be produced at Brook
lyn on September 4th.
In the royal theaters of Berlin the
pIayers are debarred from curtain calls.
When royalty wishes to see the actors
royalty can go behind.
samuel 2. Cox's many friends will be
glad to learn that he is steadily improv-
ing. and that great hopes are entertained
of his speedy recovery.
"A Nutmeg Match was favorablv re-
eeiyed everywhere this season and will
90 out again with a strong cast and addi-
uonal scenery and startling stage effects.
Next week Thomas W. Keene Will
leave New y ork on his summer pleasure
trim which viii extend as far as Japan. in
which country the great tragedian Is in
terested.
John Webster, Of the Nellie McHenry
Company, playing a Night at the Cir
GUS" has retuFned to New York from
PARIS, where he engaged several novelties
for next season.
''Yow Yonson, 1.-THE phenomeualIy sue
cessftll Anglo-Swedish dialect comedy,
which has traversed the continent Tor the
last two seasons, is booked for another
forty weeks run.
Miss Emily Lytton will soon sail for
Paris to purchase several Worth dresses
to be worn in J. X. EmmeFs new play,
IL.