New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-15
THE LYCEUM THEATRE.
MENT-THE RECORD OF MANY SEASONS
THE PLAYS AND THE COMPANIES.


lei Frohman. has been placed in the front rank OF
the theatres OF New-York. and as the story OF a
well-earned success is always instructive. glance
at the various steps by which this result has been
achieved might not be wasted. Mr.. Frohman be-
came manger Of the Lyceum Theatre in May. 1888.
and at once made known his purpose to organize
1t as the home Of a stock company. devoted to
plays Of a refined and mertorious character That
plan, however, could not be Immediately fulfilled.
and. as temporary expedent. Miss Fortescue. an
English actress, who had just then attracted
some attention. was engaged TO accept the theatre
for two months, and subsequently the house was
leased to Miss Helen Dauvray. who held 1t for
some time, and produced several plays.-hersell
presenting the principal characters in them. Early
In 1887 Mr.. Frohman made contract With e. II.
Sothern. Of the comedian once so highly dis
tingushed Lord Dundreary, and on May IN
that year produced play called The highest
Bidder That piece. inherited from the elder
Sothern, was, In its original form, entitled
Trade" 1t ran until the middle of July 1857
was revived on August -. and was continuously
acted until September II. On September ~ MI
Frohman produced "A farce by Mr.. Cecil Kaieish'
called THE Great Pink Pearl" and also nttie
play named "Editha's Burglar in when MI
Sothern played the thief. and IN when MISS H'S'e
Leslie acting Editha made her first appearance.
BY this time Mr.. Frohman was prepared TO rum
his original plan and on November l. 1884, he
opened the Lyceum with stock company co'hplis
ing Georgia Cayvan Grace henderson, LOUISE IN
Ion. Mrs Walcot Mrs. Whiffen. Henrietta Cross
man, Herbert Kelley Henry Miller w D. Hc
moyne Nelson Wheatcroft. Charles >. DlNoh'
Charles Walcot w. a. Faversham ana waiter
Fellows Those players appeared In drama en-
titled THE Wife," written by Messrs David be-
lasco and H. G. De Mile This play, after a soiie-
what dubious probationary period. proven suoece'-
full and 1t was maintained during the "hoic oeo
SON and was sent upon tour In inc ioio""e
summer On August u. 1885, MI Frohinah pro
duced another play by Mcssrs. Bclasco ana lie
Mile entitled Lord Chumcy. MI oo'"ei"
nl,vod the central part and the piece held the
I,,ceur, stage until November TO- when MI Soth-
ern took 1t on n tour OF other cities MT froh'ai'
then produced November IL Mr.. fiheros oea"
,iful play Of Sweet Lavender. with MT. L.
poyre as Dick PhenyI Sweet Lavender ran
until March 10. 1852 when 1t was succeeueu os
The Marquise" an adaptation by Lewis Na,hdi'
NJ Mr. Sardou's "Ferreol." The cast OF "The Mar
o,,ise" included Miss Cayvan, MISS HENDERSON,
Miss Leslie Miss Wood. Mrs. Walcot. MI. Nci0'''
Mr. Miller Mr. Lemoyne. Mr.. Walcot. Mr. "he"'
croft Mr. Royston. Mr.. Bellows. Mr. "hit''eseS'
Mr. Romanc and Mr. Platt. re'Na' Vi
wife" was effected on April 20. with the orisha'
, ,d o., Nav IL the theatre was closed. On
Angus, % tho Iycaum reopencd with Mr. sotherh
In "rord Chumlcy" and that play was pcriornieu
until October IL. with II cast 'nciudihs H','' no.
lotte Tittell. Miss Eta Hawkins M's' NJ
,,son -S.lten Miss Annie ONei!l MT. l. ~ p.s"op'
Mr. cyril Scott Mr. Rowland Buckstonc' MI -
q Valentine and Mr.. Tuily Marshall. MISE ANN.
,.>oui ,.,s subsequently replaced by MISS Mauu
dana ON October ~ 1889. Mr.. frohma" P'o
duccd nm English comedy entitled our "' anu
this WAS performed with cast hciu"'"s -
rhorndyke Kate Pattison -Selten. Jane SUM-
LILY Alliston. Ida Waterman. Marion f'u, ','
n Conway Thomas Whlncn. Edward 'oieha"'
Morton sei,en and Louis Hendricks. Inc ''ne ue
-, :. .o,- Flat" was described as prehh-
mary season. -. -aor,ar
Tho Iycoum Stock Company opeheu VAC ,,.
season on November 10. 1852 with Inc O""''
Rail" play 10y BcIasco and DE Milo an" ''''' "'
rrhsp.rously presented Throughout 'ne e"'.'
- ,.,,,,, ,utl the summer Of 1880. Mr' oo'"e'"
hogan his fourth annual season nj thc i'' Us
-. ID, 80, In "'rh. Master OF Woodbarro"'
-, -, Jerome X Jerome. and with company
,o,,,,,y Miss Virginia Harmed. MISS Meta uu'o"'
,uss Linda cambridge. Mrs ka'' DENIM "''V'
" ST., Rowland Buckstone. owen Fawcet''
,rrua,us Cook cyrl Sect. h. a. No"'e"''
-, s,.rncr Tully Marshall ana waiter N'"''''
80. xo,,r,b.- II. ls,o the stock company re'urheu
., tho Ivccum for the regular season. an" ~
t,,ohrnnn presented The ldler' 10y = H. mann
- Ia cha, niece the characters were distributes
. a. c.,rg,a Cayvan. Miss Eihc Shahhon' .''''
henrietta Crossrran Mrs Wal'o' Herp''' N''.,,'
~ 7 r.moync Nelson Whoatcroit, EuF'"e ,,
-, Walter Bellows and Howard Mo'h"'
cor,rol play 81 Nerves, au'P'' ~ -.
. ,o, tho French OF Mcssrs. Blum ana fo'"''
50 brought forth on January 49, lS'l' "''" was o
- - "a. Ivceum stage until April l. p'on
NE comedy OF "Old Heads and Young
-. ,r.ssed I'm such clothes a. were worn III
r,giaud NJ the time OF It's original prouue'o "' 49,,
"a revived on April &. and was perio'"'" .''''
o,os. y, the season Mr.. sothern re,ui"eu ~ ~.
vccun on August 81. 1871. presenting Inv '
'.,.,. -. Henry Arthur Jones. ANA tha' pay was
nl,ari
,,, time included Virginia Harmed Je'N'c
,r,r r,.ssie Tyree. Kate Pattison' Gar" D''',',
,,.,,n, Weaver. Josephine iaurens Morton %,
49,, povland Huckstone. Augustus 'o o, No.
~. ,nn,,n Idell Williams. W. ~ .oi'.
Huning,on' lark The Lyceum stock company
i"..n IA. NTH regular seHSoti "" A. towntifuI !"
ISL With Mr.. PinsroS pa' weeks o. Mr. Frohman's
rnmnany at that time included ue1 IShson Mrs
Enc snannon bfa.s Mr rSs Mariowe. Mrs: Hall
49,; Kelley W. J. Lcmoyne. mares mar. vda,us
harlcs Harbury Aushs ,rss JRohlnson. on Janu-
wa lsg2 Robert Buchanans dra haa,r 20 and on
Kate was nTsi r rsle4 Merry GOTHAM adapted
Mdrrn 80 french by Elizabeth Marbury: was 80 "v
cessfuiiy produced fh Sims sand and Cecil Raleigh
Mare py AMI g5 and acted vntil me middle O..
lime when the theatre cioseu' ' ~ ,sg9 PRODUCING
asain 10 cttarblair" by Miss Margaret Msr'i in
tom The company included e te Morton seiten
,e re Hackstone. {. I Flockton mares iiai
Clark, IullN 'iSi1"
np r sothern closed the season r o OF The
=. I'D the stock company. aitcr no,,adv
II. ana nv :, ,nrformrd on December . COMEDY
enSd Hmcrcnns Abroad whc s, haa Iee ThMt pay
expressly l"'srI career lasting until April 1873
MR. then orO@Eh r onGon by Messrs
man. Oh vaioiph and with that production the
sixth regular was closed Mr. 1888 sST present
hppeii,u, Of arblair" the heroine being repre-
'Sed b. Miss Grace Kimbail, on sSappiSan in
III; ~ r,nrcscntcd the famous dramatlst ,ooo
The sepso" , SSsap the on r HUSSS Called An
WI1n nri nn ppchess Other productions accom-,
by roHman Sr g6use 5Ha on J%%ay
ss "A shsep in W0T cfohT4 Rs A nna a
flhsios en- February 49, The latter piece ran
pr1nnut ,hs middle OF June. Mr. Sothern occupied
uiit Wv, taoun, stage from August r. 1871. tlH No