The record-union., 1894-09-15
music And THE DRAMA.
Opening of the Season in the Great
Metropolis.
Prospect of Better Times for the Play
ers-Fanny Rice in SMiss Innocence
Warde's New PIay-Stage Notes.

A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date of September Sth, says:
'The New York season is now fairly
opened, anu the presence OF large audi
ences everywhere encourages managers
to hope for much better business than
during the closing months of the season
of lS93-94. The number of new plays pro-
duced here thus far is much greater than
usual at this Time of the year, and comic
opera Is having an unmistakable BOOM
The first venture of the season in this
latter direction was the production on
Tuesday evening last, at the Casino, of
The Little Trooper in which Della
Fox made her debut as star. Miss Fox
has made marked success, and Greene
and Fursts opera is likely to prove one
of the most profitable productions of the
season.
The second comic opera production in
point of time was DIR. SyntaX,' with
which De Wolf Hopper opened his sea-
son at the Broadway Theater, on Mon
day evening. The work is an undoubted
'go.' MIR. Hopper was never better suited
with part, and he has the best company
that ever supported him.
THE magnificent production which
Charles Frohman has given 'Shenan-
dOah' at the Academy has been rewarded.
The critics agree that the battle-scene is
by far the best and most realistic ever
seen on the stage, and this, added to the
rare merits of Bronson Howard's great
play, is attracting audiences which pack
the vast auditorium at every perform
ance.
''Since Fanny Rice produced the new
comedy-farce Miss Innocence Abroad
at the Bijou Theater, week ago, a num-
Der OF important changes have been made
in the piece which have proved great inn
proVements, and as 1t is now given, it is
received with almost continuous shouts
OF laughter and applause. Several
new and amusing specialties have been
introduced this week, and Miss Rice is
singing with great success a number of
new and fetching songs.
COMING TO THE FRONT.
James Young, if highly critical minds
have not gone astray, is a name sure to
become prominent in theatrical annals
This youthful tragedian, who has lust
entered upon his third season as a star,
has won his present fine position by
years of hard study, and his am bition is
limited only by the topmost round of the
theatrical ladder. be Is spoken of by
competent authorities as 'the ideal Ham
let," and possibly excels in that most
difficult of characters. His Hamlet lives
and breathes and does not strut the dusty
path of tradition, and yet is far removed
from the commonplace. Beyond this
characterization he has, Notwithstanding
his youth, given an admirable interpre-
tation of Richelieu and has met with
success in the widely differing roles of
Richard Ill, Claude Melnotte, Shylock
and Bertuccio in THE FOOLS Revenge"
This coming season he will be under the
able management of Franklyn Davis
Mr.. Young's productions will be pre-
sented with elaborate surroundings and
all fidelity to the historical and tradi-
tional in scenic establishment and COS
tuning. 1t is safe to say that Mr. Young
is on the high road to success in that de-
partment of the drama which now has
few eXponentS.