The herald., 1895-05-05
Notes From Theatrical Tidines


The Empire. the Lyceum and Days
are the only New York theaters whose
productions are now controlled by their
managers. The Others are com bination
houses.
Charles Flohman does not know when
he will sail for Europe. The runs of The
Founding, Too Much Johnson and The
Fatal Card. and the extension of the EN-
pire theater have upset his plans.
The theatrical business in London just
now is very bad. Within the last three
weeks eight .theaters have closed and
worse times are predicted. London the
atrical managers, in fact. think that not
for ten years has there been quite such
gloomy prospect there.
Oscar Wide's The Importance of Being
in Earnest was produced at the Empire
theater, New York, by Charles Frohman's
stock company on Monnday, April 22d.
The piece is a light farce and is replete
with the Wilde brand of paradoxes and
epigrams. many OF which are undeniably
clever. The Importance of Being in
Earnest will serve to finish the season at
the Empire.
kirke La shelle and Arthur F. Clark,
who are to manage Frank Daniels the
coming season in new comic opera en-
titled The Wizard, by Harry B. Smith
and Victor Herbert, recently heard u
piano performance of Mr.. Herbert's music
Tor the piece, and were greatly pleased
with it, In Prince Ananias Mr.. Herbert
demonstrated that he could compose artis-
tic music, put in his new score the music
1t is said. is not only well written but is
also thoroughly popular. The opera is
built on the Mikado plan.
Julian Magnus, Marie wainwright's
manager, is eated because his star is
about the only one that has toured
throughout the season in one play by
American authors Daughters of Eve.
incidentally the fact that Mr.. Magnds
draws royalties as co-author of the piece
helps to elate. He is one of the few man
ayers that have not got to hustle this
summer for new play. Daughters of
Eve will continue next season as Miss
Wainwright's piece de resistance.
A New York dealer has placed upon the
market 1.-The Jessie Bartlett Davis Head
ache Wafer" On the outside of the pack
age is IA picture of Mrs. Davis as Alan-a-
Dale i'll Robin Hood. with the following
artless wording underneath: .'Should
the medical properties of this drug. not
prove effcacous, we know the radiant
countenance OF this popular songstress
will dissipate any attack of headache
no matter how severe"
The Castle Square Opera company.
which mas been organized with careful
Judgment that it might be worthy of con-
tinued patronage throughout the entire
summer at the Castle Square theater.
Boston. has been in daily rehearsal An
adequate production in every sense of the
word may be confidently expected the
opening night, which is May 9TH. The
list OF operas i'll rehearsal includes many
of the favorite light and comic operas,
most of which have not had an adequate
presentation for number Of years.
Thomas q. Seabrooke. the popular
comic opera star, used to do The tragic.
a decade ago he impersonated the king
in Hamlet. In support of Louise Pome-
roy in Romeo and Juliet in which he
played Mercutio he prided himse llf on
the symmetry OF his legs incds ed in
tights. His wife in the audinece was
pleased, too, until woman next to her
exclaimed: Its woman," II beg
your pardon, said Mrs. Seahrookc. in
dignantly, Tits my husband. !"
When Charles II. Pratt announced last
summer that he proposed to take out Il
grand opera company singing in English
number of theatrical people assum ed
wise expressions and told Mr.. Pratt he
had selected about the most foolish un-
dertaking that could be conceived in con
nection with theatrical affairs. Mr..
Pratt listened attentvely and in the
booked n season Of thirty weeks for it..
He made Marie Tavary the star of the
organization. which included eighty-one
persons; arranged a repertory of fourtee n
operas. secured four cars to car ry his
! company and scenery and managed in
one way or another TO run his expen ses
up to $4,000 week. The Tavary Opera
company closed its season on Saturday
night in Albany, n. Y. after having
played out its thirtythree weeks without
a break in spite of the fact that the grip
was rampant in the east. Mr.. Pratt ar
rived in New York on Monday, April 22d
after having paid every cent he owed,