The herald., 1894-10-14
Dunlop's Lettcr.

New YORK, Oct. d, l691-Since last
weeks issue, E. H. Sothern has been
seen in Jerome K. Jerome's play, A
Way to Win Woman. the new st.
James hall has been opened, and Ohaun-
cey Olcott has made success in a new
drama called The Irish Artist. Jerome's
play, which was done at the Lyceum,
shows the authors skill, but it is an i'm
probable story. 1t, however, furnishes
young Sothern with q very strong part.
which good actor could have raised
into great success. As no one has over
accused the Rentlemanly son of his dis
tinguished father of any such thing, it
may be inferred that Mr.. Jerome's play
did not make the hit it might. But all
the same, Mr.. Jerome will have to do
better if he wishes to maintain his rep.
utation on this side the Atlantic.
What was once the San Francisco
Minstrel hall, but which since then has
had half dozen different names, was
opened on Saturday night by Alexander
Comstock with an old-fashioned burnt
cork performances. 1t was indeed very
old-fash shioned, some of the Jolly Jokes
going back to the days of George Chris-
ty, Dan Bryant and Nelse Seymour. 1t
was modelled after the style of the San
Francisco minstrels, but unfortunately
lacked the talent of Birch, Backus and
Wambold, and the revival was in no way
a success. Negro minstrelsy is played
out, anyway. The old negro has gone to
the place where the old niggers co."
and too many OF the generation that
knew them have joined the great ma
jority." The young people of today
neither know nor care for darky songs,
any more than they do for Shakespeare,
and st. James hall will probably be
known by another name pretty soon, if
the owner does not pull down the cosy
little theater, which has never been a
winner"
The Irish Artist. in which Chauncy
Olcott made singing success, is really
pretty Irish comedy, one of the beat
have ever seen of its ilk. 1t has no red
coats. no process servers, no violence,
and for once, and only once. have l seen
an Irish play the plot OF which might
possibly have taken place. 1t is the
work OF Augustus Pitou and George Ii.
Jessup, and il l have fault to find with
it | would say that the dialogues were
neither as witty nor ss bright as we are
made to suppose Irish dialogue ought to
be.
had almost forgotten another new
play, which was done on Monday at the
Peoples theater in the Bowery. 1t is
called The Captain's Mate and was
written by John Ernest McCarn, better
known as a poet than playwright.
The piece has evidently been altered to
suit the star, Miss Florence Bindley,
and Mr.. McCann's poetic effusions have
lo1 l. 20 rtnr,
to make the highly poetic young mans
blood run cold. In cheap houses The
| Captains Mate ia sure to be success.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
| Charley's Aunt is running in Paris
under the title of La Marianne de
Charles.
Bronson Howard. Daniel Frohman
and William Gillette are all enthusi-
astic wheelmen.
Frank Thompson, son OF Denman
| Thompson, and Ethel Ormond, formerly
of Russell's Comedians, are married.
William Barry will star next season in
a fsrcicsl piece by Robert J. Donnelly OF
the New York World, entitled Paradise
Alley.
w. H. Thompson and his bride (Kitty
| OuenJudu) uht6 IOtukACN ilonu
and will take up theii residence in New
Orleans.
Mrs. Langtry is negotiating with
Charles Frohman for the American
rights to Brandon Thomas comedy
Marriage.
Maurice Barrymore may star this sea.
son in the drama that was originally
intended for joint tour OF Barrymore
and Henley.
Too Much johnson ia the title oi
William Gilette's new farcical comedy,
which Charles Frohmau is to produces
in Brooklyn October 29th.
It is reported that Glen MacDonough,
the play wright, and Margaret Jefferson,
granddaughter OF Joseph Jefferson
are engaged matrimonially.
At New York theater devoted to the
German drama, two OF the ushers arr
German barons, and en- Austrian noble
man is officiating as stage hand.
Fanny Rics has purchased now one
act play BY Fred G. Drake. entitled
Raspberry Shrub. See, and may make
it component part of thres-piec
bill.