The record-union., 1893-05-27
MUSIC AND TIE DRAMA.
Salvini's Splendid Success in the
Great Metropolis.
The Most Remarkable Knife Duel
Ever Witnessed in a Theater-
Cleveland's "MourninG'' Company
General Stage Notes.

| A. L. Dunlop, writing from New York,
under date of May Goth. says:
'''l492' is the single novelty of the week,
/ but It's Boston run has made it familiar
with dramatic editors all over the coun-
| try. The Gotbamites, who had seen it in
the modern Athens, were exceedingly
/ doubtful of its New York success, but of
that there can scarcely be a doubt for e.
Il. Rice has massed his half-nude women
IN snowy costumes and staged the whole
IN garish way that is sure 10 attract. 1t
| Is the old Rice methods, howeVer-slang,
topical songs, puns and dances, all ex-
tremely fetching. But it's New York
| success is not so much due to the show,
! perhaps, as TO the public feeling at pres
I ent about Columbus. In an abstract man
ner we have been celebrating our discov-
cry, and as John Chinaman's first dis
covery of the Pacific Slope was little too
| long ago. and the advent OF the Carthage
mans too far south, Columbus does well
enough, although the NOrsemen who
first saw the East coast of the United
States have the best claim. There has
| hence been no enthusiasm of the man
Columbus, who, as a fact, did not dis
| cover anything, but took the chart from
the dead body of the pilot Sanchez which
led him to the West Indies, and thus Mr..
Rice's tooling with the august historical
| parsonage, who the unthinking try to
deity, gives a vent hole to the rubbish
that the fertile Imagination of our public
speakers have been initiating the public
with lately. AS Christopher Columbus
did not discover the North American
Continent. never saw it, and, in fact did
not even know of its existence when he
died, MIR. Rice's pricking of the Column
bian bladder comes quite timely, and the
plot 1892 is, attor all, not so improbable
as was the plot of Columbus to fool the
world, although his was more brutal and
aGf rGl " hn ,f hn 10 -
Gotham take Columbus as the biggest
historical fraud of this world of ours, but
they have been compelled in somber si-
lence to listen to the hifaluten lies told
about MIN so long that they more keenly
enjoy the fun Rice has poked at him in
1872
AT the Manhattan Opera-house young
Salvini has been seen in 'L'Ami Fritz
and 'Cavalleria Rusticana.' The first of
these plays is in three acts, the latter in
one. 'L'Ami Fritz is an idyl. For a
play without much action it is fascinat-
ingly interesting. IL has been adapted
! by Salvini and member of his admira-
bic company. As Fritz, the jolly bach
elOr, Mr.. Salvini was very true to nature.
be had difficult role, but he filled it in
a maSterly manner. AS the fiery young
Italian in 'Rusticana,' Mr.. Salvini sur
| priSed every body. He speaks about three
hundred words to the minute, but every
knives between Mr.. Salvini and William
/ Redmund at the end of the play is one of
the most terrific scenes ever witnessed In
a theater. The 'supers' were the genuine
article-well-drille Italians. They did
! not come out and stand like sticks, but
moved around and talked in the most
natural manner. Mr.. SalVini's support
is very good-Mr. Redmund, of course.
being at the head Of the table. The star
had seven curtain calls, every one OF
which he shared with his entire COM
pany. He is the most generous of stars,
as we'll as one of the best. He is a
worthy son of most worthy sire.
"Atthe Peoples Theater at the Wednes-
day matinee, Miss Agnes Herndon tried
new play called "A Girl with Tenn
| per- although she did not advertise it.
/ 1t is in four acts, and tells the story Of an
| English girl with ideas. AS she lives in
England, where the action takes place,
she naturally has lively time of it, but
| her ideas are good ones, and she gets the
best end OF the plot. "A Girl with a Tenn
per- is the best play Miss Herndon has
yet owned. She will run it next season,
and it is sure 10 be money winner.
ION Monday at the Fifth Avenue The
ater Stuart Robson changed his repertory
replacing 'Stoops to Conquer with The
Henrietta and packed houses have gath
cred to renew their acquaintance with
the lamb-like Berthe, and thoroughly en-
! Joy the sterling comedians portrayal OF
the role, which is one of his best charac-
terizations. Mr.. Robson's New York
engagement has SO far been the most
profitable he has yet had in the metrop-
olis.'
| CLEVELAND'S MINSTRELS IN MOURNING.
1t is the unexpected that always hap
pens in the show business, and ''if it is
not one thing it is another'' to torment
] aud lyaaIN him ha
ious seat. w. s. Cleveland, the minstrel
man, arrived in town where he was in
formed that his troupe couldn't play.
| because, you see, the managers wife's
| cousin died last week, and 1t wouldn't be
proper" Cleveland demurred, and no
argument availed until an idea struck
him-and he is a man full of ideas that
strickland he said: at wouldn't hardly
| be proper for a theatrical performance,
but my performers will be in black, and
| black you know is mourning" The Jay
took to the idea, and saying, 81 guess 1
can fix it," returned in half an hour to
| say, "All right" and the show was given.
AS w. S. settled with the local manager
that night, he said Now, if it was only
you that was dead, I'd be perfectly will
ing to lose a week." and MIR. Local not ap-
preciating the satire of the remark, re-
lates to this day that Billy Cleveland is
one OF the cleverest fellows that he ever
]
| figure with his locals'' that night, as his
share amounted to over one hundred and
! twenty-five dollars.
STAGE NOTES.
Frank Deitz will next year manage
/ Rhea.
Jack McAuliffe's company stranded in
| Denver.
Sid C. France is dangerously i'll at Fort
! Wayne.
| Akron, Ohio, is to have a new 100000
| Opera-house.
| Lulu Klein will summer at her villa
on the Jersey Highla nds.
| DR.. Augustin Daly's London Theater
will be ready on June lst.
f. d. Simpson has succeeded Harry
Askin as Dixey's manager.
Mrs. Henry E. Abbey is on the sick list
| in New York with tonsilitis.
The report that Joseph Jefferson has a
cancer is vehemently denied.
Marie Tempest will be seen in a new
! opera in Buffalo October lst.
Thomas w. Keene owns and runs a
/ half dozen farms on Staten Island
1t is said that Bert Dasher "dropped'
a couple of thousand on Lamplighter.
/ Clement Scott, dramatic editor of the
London Telegraph, is in Chicago with his
| bride.
Nellie McHenry is still in New Eng
land coming money with "a Night at the
| Circus"
Charles Alfred Byrne and Gus Kerker
have sold their newest opera, Venus" to
Z. +. Rice.
Young Alexander Salvini is the exact
hight OF his illustrious father-five feet
eleven inches.
Hayden Coffin goes to Australia after
the nreseut seasoD Ha hoe ,,or r,ooda n