New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
THE ORA MA.
AIrGTrSTIN DAILY IN LONDON.

Mr. Daly's dramatic season In London was ended
last night with a performance OF LAS You Like IT,,
and DAYS Theatre in Leicester Square has been
established as a high-class place of amusement,
there 10 remain and flourish. The success mus 90
tained by the leader of the American stage not
ACCOMPLISHED without a hard struggle. Many 90
sacles had 10 be overcome, and much opposition OIL
the part of theatrical managers and newspapers had
to be and baffed. London is delightful place
to the visitor but It is an inhospaole place to the
foreign rival In business enterprise Mr.. Day Cd
ject was 10 establish theatre In LONDON IN wnch
he could present his company during two months or
each year. and which could advantageously be
rented for other performances, during the rest OF
the time BY that means he could be sure OF suit
able place for his annual professional visit to the
English capital without payment OF an eAorOitaht
rent, and could surround himself with everything
needfu for the adequate and suitable presentation
of his plays and actors That enterprise OBVIOUSLY
was one alarm managers already In possession or
the London eid and it has not engaged their good
will.
Mr. DAILY began his season on June z. 1893, with
the Tanning of the Shrew," and that comedy was
acted fourteen times. The Hunchback was then
presented, and had seven performances Love In
tandem followed, and was played twen1y-one
times Dollars and Sense" had fourteen repre-
sensations; The Foresters" fifteen; The Last
Word" seven; The School for Scandal" forty
nine; THE Country Girl" seven; after which, on
January s, 1894, Twelfth Night was produced
Miss Ada Rehan making a brilliant ana ineinoraDie
hit as NiOa-and that comedy ran till iate IL April
AS You Like It. was revived April Is, TO ciose
the season with as much as possible OF sparkling
and pungent mirth. The pieces presented were
mainly the highest order, and all or them good
The authors chiefly Interpreted were Shakespe are
Wycherley sheridan Knowles and Tennyson The
conspicuous successes OF Miss Renan were Lazy
Ieazle NiOia-and no TACT couid more elo-
quentiy denote the versatile capacity Oh thaI re-
markable actress. A considerable part OF the Lon
don public seems to have been sympathetic with
no
until he made his lovely revival OF l"eIlth
Night that the ice of social reserve was COM
pcteiy thawed, ard the constralnt OF critcai re
uctance dlspelled. Upon the excellence OF mat re-
vival all authorities agreed. The public sup
port furthermore, was muninceHt anu attei SOM
ward OF much prosperity, and with that his season
This is not the first tine that Mr.. Daily has led
has three times established mis- theatre In New lork
and each dine WIKI lavish expenditure OF effort.
'rentv-three pie.se tnree Of them Snakespeare's,
We're produced by him during the nrst season Of
the first Fifth Avenue Theatre, In Twenty-fourth-
st. in 1890 and during the first season OF the
present Days Theatre fifteen plays were repre-
sened 50 that, after all he task has been accom-,
New-York Henceforward. in matters OF art. the
two capitals Will be nearer together tnan they nave
Hospitality welcomed in America. and those who are
proficient in their art are successful American
with the pubic. those OF genuine worth ever have
been. Tho establishment or Days Theatre in Lon
don h. certainly cosmopolitan movement-pro-
y.l.ng place whore the great players Of ali nations
may from time to time appear. Eiednora DIse,
doNi Theatre, Venice. will act there on May l. and
Sarah Bernhardt with rrench company VIII
occupy that stsge on June IT, Mri lin, and Mrs l Day
York on August t. together with AIiss Reaan and
Mrs. Gilbert; and the DAILY Company viii not again
appear in London I'LL the early summer of 1896 An
afiectionate welcome awaits Miss Rehan and her
associate here ana. as always happens in such
cases. Mr. DAYS success abroad VIII strengthen
his hands at home.