The record-union., 1893-04-29
MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
SalVini'S Popularity in the Great
Metropolis.
Rose Coghlan in "Peg Woffington''-
Culture at the Theater Fanny
Rice's Dog ''Carl'' is Dead-Gen-
eral Stage Notes.

eral Stage Notes.
a. P. Dunlop, writing from New York,
under date of April 22d. says:
The only newness of the week is
Giles Corey, Yeoman,' presented by the
company of the Tbeater of Arts and Let
ters, at Palmer's Theater. 1t is an adap-
tatlon made by g. w. Presbery of a pub
lished play by Mary L. Wilkins, the ac-
ton taking place during the days of
witchcrafL in Salem, Mass. The plot con-
Germs the family OF Giles Corey. His
family and daughter are accused OF con-
nivance with the devil. Absurd evidence
is brought up by the people of Salem.
The daughter is pardoned, the mother is
hung, the father is crushed to death be-
tween stones and behind the scenes.
With such material it may be imagined
the play was exceedingly gloomy, but it
was well acted by Miss Agnes Booth,
Eben Plympton and a capable cast, and
as nothing more will be ever be heard of
Giles and his cruel fate, the least said the
better
Young Salvini was unable to appear
at the Manhattan Opera-house on Mon
day and Tuesday ID his revival of The
Three Guardsmen, but on Wednesday it
was thought that he was sufficiently re-
covered from his throat troubles. Fifteen
hundred people were turned away on
Monday night, and all but fifteen ex-
changed their tickets instead of asking
for their money. This is pretty good
evidence of the young actors popularity
and he is sure of the warmest kind OF a
welcome. His New York engagement
has so far been very profitable, and he
stands to-day, probably, the best roman
tic actor on the stage.
'At the Fifth Avenue Rose Coghlan
renewed her old triump ph as Peg Voting
in ri nIx 1
abundance of animal spirits combines
well with her finished art in the por-
trayal OF the gOod-humored Peg, and
every phase of the Characterization is eX-
pressed fully and entertainingly. The
old musician and author, Triplet, can
never be quite saved from tediousneSs
with an American audience, and his ab
Ject humility is hopelessly out Of our
sympathy, but Frederic Robinson plays
him correctly, carefully and with all the
possible pathos. Marie Burgess, an
actress new to our stage, is a sweet and
gentle Mabel; John T. Sullivan a salts
factory Ernest, and Courtney Thorpe an
artificial but correct Pomander."
HALLEN AND HART.
The Metropolitan Theater will be given
over next Thursday night to farce-coln-
edy. The hosts of the occasion will be
the popular comedians, Hallen and Hart.
They announce new piece called, by
the rather bold title, of 1.-The Idea" These
active players have gained an envlabIe
reputation among theater-goers by rea-
son of their own numerous talents, and
the fact that they have uniformly sur
rounded themselves with apt and at
tractiye people. Further than this, the
burden of song. dance and music, which
seems to be the staple of life in these airy
skits, has had with them the merit of in
diYiduality. In this day, when the aV-
erage tarce-comedy is Variegated mass
of stolen or borrowed property, this dis
tinctive quality of originality has COM
manded critical esteem, If not admira-
tion. Mr.. Hart seems to have peculiar
song-writing gift as well as comedy
knack, and mis- partner, Mr.. Hallen, is a
rarely graceful and pleasing personality.
MollIe Fuller, always charming is still
with the company; also John McWade,
the excellent baritone. In the case of
the new piece, besides these, are Alice
Garlic, Fanny Bloodgood, Carrie DeMar,
Al. Wilson, Harry Hilton, Mabel Nichol,
Lulu Nichol, Donald Harold, Adelaide
Crawford, Florence Holbrook, George
ODonald W. ). Francis and several
others. The scenery, it is said, will be
new, so also the music and costumes.
The new piece is a commendable effort
OF these popular comedians TO present
light and interesting story, upon which
will depend naturally all the amusing
incidents and captivating music of the
piece. In other words, these pleasant
elements will attractively dominate the
pleasure OF the occasion, but within the
controlling lines of rhyme and reason.
The principal character is a noble minded
old Southerner, whose heart and mind
and hands are kept in a constant ferment
OF unrest because OF the evil propensity
OF the times. lie is head and front of all
sorts of leagues and orders for the better
ment of the social and moral life of New
of
eccentric Penusylvanian, with more wit
than wisdom, who is the humorous butt
of nearly every tangling circumstance.
Mr.. Hallen's part is that of an ultra-fash-
ionable, whose waking moments are
chiefly occupied with dress and non
sense.
CULTURE AT THE THEATER.
one sweet little literary bud-a very
pretty girl, who sat behind me- superblv
decollete-very much so, in fact-voiced
the sentiments of the literary assem-
blage. She said, in demure, almost Pu-
rltanlc simplicity: oh, pepper, what an
immense help IL would have been to this
theater if they would just have Iured in
that Spanish dook, who is now in town."
And there you are. There you have the
true fragrance, the real inwardness of
this wonderful institution, the Theater OF
Arts and Letters. No. fools do not say
that Is the cream OF SnObOery, the essence
OF parvenuism, the dOuble-distilled ether
of McAllister toppery; call it culture.
DO not cry out that these low-necked
peacocks know more about the vintage of
u champagne than the quality OF brains,
or that they are more Interested in the
cotillion than in the drama. 1t is cult
ure with a great big c. The drama and
the plebs cannot live together. \ crowded
house and an enthusiastic assemb blage,
with a play that appeals to the human
heart, causing the tears to ooze and the
ity is pestilence. Culture goes with the
The cheerful sound of applause must be
deadened by heavy kid gloves.-Alan
Dale in the Evening World.
FANNY's DOG Is DEAD!
4 telegram sent on Monday to the
Richmond Dispatch says: That magnifi-
cent Newfoundland dog Carl" owned
by Fanny Rice, died in Petersburg, Va,
last week. The dog.was thought TO have
been poisoned, and every effort was
made to save him-three physicians be-
ing attendance until he died. Miss Rice
valued carl" very highly on account of
his having saved her from drowning,
about five years ago, in New Hampshire
and he was the pet of the entire company.
Miss Rice had a coffin made for him. and,
with the members of her company, at
tended the body to its final resting place.
Miss Rice has been offered as high as
81, ,0OO for Carl" but would not think OF
selling him.
GENERAL STAGE NOTES.
Walden Ramsey has the grip.