New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
STAGE AFFAIRS.

Augusta, DAILY will sail from Southampton. Tor
New-York on Saturday. August Is His orief season
al the Comedy Theatre. in London. has been sue
cessful.-Niss Ada Rehan having gained great pup
lie and critical favor by her acting IN the countess
GucN' and Love on Clutches.
Mr. Locke Richardson whose readings have be-
come as popular in England as they are at nome
is making tour OF the English provinces lie was
recently at Exeter. and was bound for lfracombe
Henry Irving will deliver an address, az the I'M
yelling OF the new statue of Mrs. Sddohs on fa''-
dington Green in London. The ceremony will occur
carly in the autumn. The statue has been maze oy
a French sculptor VI. Chavalliand
Miss Ellen Terry has bought Mr. Alfred {. CAL
mours blank verse play entitled lie Cnapeau De
Poll" The piece contains four characters. MISS
Terry will impersonate Mary Rubens. the motner
Of the erea. painter. Mr. Glamour dedicates his
play as follows:
TO Ellen Terry. Ny best Of friends, accept the
dedication OF this little romance. which you have
inspired In Mary Ruoens have endeavored TO
depict the unsellshness and the motnery oeVouoh
you have ever shown but know that have faied
to emhody In her character the tender womanliness'
the goodness and the rarer beauties OF your nature
Grace Hawthorne, an American actress. applied at
the London Bankruptcy Court. on July g. Tor a
discharge from bankrupcy She was as formerly "a
stated at about fIs 900 and her about three
shlings The discharge granted, subject TO a
NJ. Clement Scott, writing in The. London Tele-
graph says the following good WORD Tor Augustn
b Rsss ''"F-'fF''''' some Of sDaA'''s"'s
bic and in good taste 10 rdicule the Shakespeareah
productions of Augustin DAILY In New,iork IN oraer
spearesn re1ivais of Sir Henry Irving in England
II is Impossible TO conceive ANYTHING more UNFAIR dd
Kea o. for Phep for Edra Booth and the
Valuable acting editions by Augustn DAILY and Henry
irving. II one ought TO be condemned so ought the
rest For my own part 90 not race N any G
that Augusiin Daily is acute and loyal a student
OF Shakespeare as any Of his colleagues or rrede-
'e Mr Arthur Bourchier. at the London Roya!!y
! az" and PLAYED Young Wilding The Morning
Post SAYS that Mr sourchier Vas IN napPy
avrrase man Of the present day but can put on the
personality of character unlike himse ana o. a
Vanbrugh1 acted Miss Frantham; and the same
s ayT n NIX Ker sh ws The sddhs
This actress Is decidedly making progress ara II
has done OF late will give great deal OF pleasure
10 the public" . oor,,,. -, ..rha
rd ms5hay TeesTaph recentiy made ne following
missed He ma nS"i loved faces in America I de-
IIighted to fnd jefferson as brilliant as ever saw
he has got more into The hear Of Bob Acres o than ian
any actor since the days Of sheridan 90 nor De
urye that any one has approached him In mat part
It is his nnet piece Of acting Which is say saying S very
much considering how perfect ms KIP van MiI os
rim as Al New-Orleans he was at most Of our per
tnrmences cannot tell you how much he Is lovei
~, Inc neonle He seems 10 have very much the
place in their hearts as our dear friend Ioole mas
Painting 10 an easel. Irving indicated an oil sub
1ect as a treasured gift. II represented seasy
nool and a tangled cump or two OF trees, win a
liver birch thrown into relief by the green OF inc
foliage behind H. Something OF The manner OF Corot
was suggested by the style In the corner was the
signature. u. Jefferson 49,. ~
Mr. Herman Merlyale appears to have accom-,
and c.ean farce out OF Sardou's "Dvorcons II Is
called ''The Queens Proctor. ana Mr B9mrcnStt,
ably produce II here.