The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27
THE 1uGArRIclL SE1soN.
Business Manager McCloy,ofthe Dramatic
News, Gives Some Figures-A Tribute to
Santaneli and the Yitascope.


Business Manager McCloy,ofthe Dramatic
News, Gives Some Figures-A Tribute to
Santaneln and the Yitascope.
Frederick NJ. McCloy, publisher of the
New York Dramatic News, arrived in
New Haven yesterday afternoon on
business connected with his paper.
There is probably no man in the coun-
try more familiar with theatrical af-
fairs than Mr.. McCloy, and, with a
view OF learnig something about the
theatrical season just concluding a
Courier" representative called at the
Metropole to interview the we'll known
publisher.
THE season as whole" said he, 'has
been about the same as preceding sea-
sons. The strong attractions and the
prominent stars have had as profitable
a season as ever-in some cases more
profitable. For instance, Nat Goodwin
has made more money this year than
in any season in the past five years.
His profits will probably reach close
to $4,000. Joseph Jefferson has cleared
considerably more than that amount,
and the Bostonians have made fully
$780, 900. Charles Frohman, with his
various enterprises has certainly en-
HANGED his bank account not less than
$250,000. But as you know, Mr.. Froh-
man controls several theaters and half
dozen travelling companies. William
A, Brady, manager of James ]. Corbett,
and three or four other road companies,
has made in the neighborhood of $780,,
600. Jacob Lift, with TN Old Ken
lucky 1.-THE War of Wealth" SHAFT
No. Two and his three or four other
theaters located in the northwest, has
made easily $150,000. AS rule the New
York theaters have had very fine
season in point of receipts. The one
that has done the largest, as far as my
knowledge goes, is Roster & Bials. The
opening of their season was light But
beginning with the Loie Fuller engage
ment, their business has been simply
enormous When the Fuller craze end
ed Albert Chavelier came along and
maintained the great average. Then
the Vftascope was sprung, and is still
crowding the immense house to the
walls. The Standard with Charles II.
Hopper in ''Chimmie Fadden," has
cleared up a fine profit and the Herald
Square where THE Heart of Maryland"
has been running since early in the fall,
has beaten the record of nearly every
New York theater during the past five
years. with the possible exception of
the run of 1.-THE Old Homestead" at the
Academy.
You spoke of the Vitascope just
now" said the reporter. 'The people
of New Haven are on the point of
witnessing it for the first time, and are
naturally interested. Can you tell us
something about it?"
why, yes 1t is probably the most
wonderful of all of Il e Edison inven-
TONS and it's development will I'M
doubtedly amaze the world For in
stance fancy going into a theater and
witnessing the performance of a person
SO life-like as to actually deceive you
into the belief that you are viewing the
original. Yet without exaggeration
that is a fact. When you see Cissy
Fitzgerald's dance you behold an ac
| tual, life-like reproduction of every
| movement, and the same thing applies
to the celebrated May Irwin kiss,
and to the other subjects. Those who
| have not seen the Vitascope can form
no conception of it. In my opinion it is
only question of time when we shall
see whole plays performed as perfectly
as if we We're viewing the original pro-
duction. BY the way" resumed Mr..
| McCloy, IT observe that you are to have
| Satanelli in conjunction with the Vita
| scope. l am glad to be here to say a
word that may do this wonderful man
some good He appeared for several
weeks at Hammerstein's Olympia, in
New York, and T. in common with most
people who like to keep up to the times,
saw several of his entertainments. He
is, beyond all doubt, the most amazing
| human being / have ever seen. ] was
very skeptical of the genuineness of his
work when / first saw his exhibition,
but l was curious enough to go upon
the stage one night along with the
crowd that accepted his invitation, and
/ was absolutely convinced not only of
the genuineness of everything that he
did, but l was forced tn the conclusion
| that his power, whatever it is, was be-
yond human conception. For instance,
/ saw him give several men dose of
deadly poison while they were in hyp-
nosis, which had no effect whatever up
on them ! know positively that it was
poison because it had been carefully ex-
amined by a friend of mine, physi-
clan, who had accompanied me to the
| theater. l don't want to put myself in
the attitude of an advance agent of the
entertainment Mr. Bunnell is bringing
| to New Haven, but in the mutual in
terests of your people here and Man
| ager Runnell, I cannot speak too en-
Enthusiastically of the exhibition that is
coming. Santanelli will puzzle and
amuse you and the Vitascope will as
tonish you"
Mr.. McCloy is an old time theatrical
manager, but for the past six years he
has been part owner and manager of
the Dramatic News, the official organ of
the theatrical profession in this coun-
try. He left for Boston last night.
JUNIORS INITIATED.