The sun., 1897-04-25
MORE RIST0RI TRIUMPHS.
: HER sE0oND SEASON or SUCCESSES
IN THIS COUNTRY.

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When hlatori departed lot Dohuoh a.Cer her
triumphant tour OF nine months jacob drau
was regarded rs most sKiitui manager, IN Wow
othis having MADE nnencialsuccess OF rastori
engagement, LOT "hch everybody h''u preu!e.ou
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managerial career, nc haVihg won glory ho"o' .
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uouollng ms prohts oy tho next i''s'o'' ''"' ia
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deserted nun on account ot nus n"r'ns oooa
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the Academy Oh Music. "hi,e nis unoo '',o 70
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w"s no" crowuou WIN 'lsltoIs ~ sooi u" +" .
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every dny 10 congratuia.c mn VI, niS Victory
over all MS increaulous ,r,enas "hu managerial
opponents oho uay s"iu ~ urau'
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oncc 'h's summer last s"'''n'o' 'o' o''. W.
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with WITH you cordially. IL You happen T." oe !" nara
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you can cxcinim with Dante: Non ii curar di
yoro m, oroy,iu cpusso' II Ia the best lesson
you S' A"re D pccavea % you know now who are your
true S friends" hss,' o., o H., ro,,o ,o,,, lima :,
after Grau had secured the French Theatre for
four weeks, beginning in about tho third week
of September 1857. While the year before we
had had some trouble In securing the theatres
outside of New York on account OF the managers
not having mueh la'tn 10 Ns'or, craving an pow.
ers, every body was nowvory anxious TO know
ra,,,.o,,.,.s ,r,,h oth.r a4tr,cttons An tho
III n''"i'So'ne'S ",,i o.u.. NV ~ Wv
managers patiently awaited our decision. iwroto
-, Ir,y pot,yeor Irlv and Irly a evory man.
OF 'uly' netwech 'uiy aiiu July every man
an" on
edged cd ; ' that they had l. never ever cleared so much
money in week with any other attraction,
rIovin, sovo, ,;m.s ma thov hod rben nIav,ng
Ristori In only five performances Owing to the
Havana engagement for December, January,
and February, We could not play Ristori. as be-
fore, in almost every large city of the Union.
We had to loave out New Orleans Memphis.
NOT work so hard Sat SUMMER as the
before, though never failed to call on
week wee n'msp"e to report e news o about % Ristoris q
new plays. particularly Giacomettis Marie
Antoinette." which was greater success than
previous season. Here / will state what
i omitted from my previous narrative.
ooo Norh Of rubes Sns sS other
mcnts we're ali the time under the close watch
more curious to see her precious stones than to
g Ristori' n'p with her family. servants and COM
pany, arrived here in the first week Of Septem-
ber. and. as before: a New York newspaper had
as in the first season, because she was rehears.
the drama dram a' M"ris Antoinstte @ she Was % ths
hardest worker OF ali the artists have known.
JLa Her s was sss1ssd S 70 her Many
sma fF desn hi hhss ss'sdpn not
her actors angriiy. She was much loved
by her artists, although they feared her in
anger She was ysry sGcis6e With them and
Rree who ha1 oo
sociated with her She knew of their djsIIke
hut she was never unkind to them. treating
them with diplomatic tact. and even iestine
with them occasionally
Rstori made her rcappearance on tho Amer
lean stage nj the Fonrteenfh Street Theatre nm
Sept. ls, 1867, in Medea." On the 10th she
produced for the first time here francesca
da Rimini;" on the 2lst. MARY Stuart and on
the 23d. "Elizabeth.' On the 3Oth she niayed
Mirrah" for the first time here. and on jcf. =
The much advertised Marie Antoinette with
scenery painted in Italy and music composed by
Signor Paolo Giorza The play made N great
hit and Ristori scored an eiormous success
During the rest OF the season. which lasted
until Oct. 10. she PLAYED marie Antoin
cite" eight times. EEiizabeth was given
four times; "Mjrrah," twice: MARY Stuart
once; "Francesca da Rimini, once and me
dea" once
This short season was a series of crowded
houses. On Sent. 81 Bateman opened with n
French opera troupe. producing for the frat
time here a. La Grand Duchesse." with Lucille
Foster who. as Ia Grand DIch,sss made n
great hit This troupe played on Tuesday
Thursday, and Saturday nights. and. think at
Wednesday's matin6e and Ristori nlavcd nj
Monday, "Wednesday. and Friday niphfs and
Saturdays matinGcs. At tho close Of Ris-
tori's season Bateman PLAYED a French dra-
matte company on Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday nights and at Wednesday matt
nee and la Grand Dmchesse" was ninred
at Monday Wednesday and Friday niD6ts
and SATURDAYS matinSe Ristori ret;,rned to