The age-herald., 1897-09-05

Wallack's TheateF, New Y ork, where he was to remain while ther- was a Wal lacks. In his place came George H. Griffths. as Sir Anthony. Shewell, Nor timer, Leak, the Heniis. Mary Wells, Ms. Stoneall and Emma Taylor of the first company, and Bradley Rainforth and Myers, MT. and Mrs. Joiaes, Miss Laws and Miss Gardiner of the second, had retired from the theater
 During this season those playing star engag agements were the Caroline Richings Opera 4roupa, D. l.. Davenport, J. w. Wailack, Jr., and Mrs. Farren, Mrs. Bowers, Frank Drew, Charlotte Thomp- son, Mir. and Mrs. Barney Williams, Ce- cle Rush and Miss Lotta in combina- tions.
 The parts and plays in which Mrs. Drew acted during the season till the close on the 9th of May, with Rose dale" were
 Wives as They Were. etc .. Miss Dorlllon F'ollies of Night Duchess de Chartres Belle's Strategem ........IIetitia Hardy Loan or Lover ............. ..Gertfude some body Else ..... ...... .,..... Mlnhle Magic Mirror ... Marchioness de Valtera Nine Points of the Law ..... Mrs Smile Naval Arrangements -. Miss Mortimer Bold Stroke for a Husband. Donna Olivia Sketches in India ae.... =. Sally Scraggs Agnes de We're .... ................Agne Rosedale.. ...s.........,Rosa Leigh
 . pany for 1864-5, which began on Septem- Der 30, with the "School for Scandal" Mrs. Drew, of course, being thes Lady Teazle After an absence of five years Mrs. Thayer played Mrs. Candour and James Cardon, now at Fore paugh's, from the London and Dublin theaters, was Charles Surface, and Walter Donaldson, from Niblos, Joseph. Of the star attrac- tions which appeared during the season mention may be made of Edwin Adams, VArtX-a1 c Cla Y1x a Iliapoc a. line Richings, Lawrence Barrett, Mrs. F. W Lander, the Webb sisters, Frank Drew and Charlotte Thompson, Mrs. Drew was not so busy bs hind the foot lights as in previous years and yet, either as star or principal support, was seen in the following plays and characters: Much Ado About Nothing .. Beatrice Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady,.
 Duchess de Torrenueva Miseries of Human Life ..... Margaret wonder ......... ..NlOlante How She Loves Him. ... .........
 Lady Selina Raffleticket Betsy Baker ......... .... Betsy An Unequal Match ...Hester Grazebrook
 These extracts from the records of the theater were more or less duplicated ev- cry succeeding season, until some years before the end of Mrs Drew's manage ment Each year almost invariably saw number of new members in the com pany. Fer 1S65-66 thesls were F. F. Mack
 
 and Mckee Rankin. And the usual run of star attractions intermingled with special productions marked the seasons course. Among the stars were Edwin Adams, Mrs. Lauder, Madame Celeste, Madame Ponisi, Jean Hosmer, Mrs. Wal ter Chanfrau Olive Logan, Charles Dill Ion, James Murdoch, Lawrence Barnett and others, of lesser fame. Mrs. Drew this year played either as principal or leading support in "Old Heads and Young o,.4e. J;,,I nct in London" and "The Needfur' and "Fortunio.'' Among the new stars of 1S66-67 were Bandman, the German trade dian; Dan Bryant, in Irish farces; MT. and Mrs. Howard Paul, C.. l.. Fox, the pantominist. and Henry Dunbar. The plays in which Mrs. Drew took part were "Favorlte of Fortune "Fast Fami- ly." "Women Will Talk" '"The Winning Suit" Griffith Gaunt" and f10O0OO
 Some Well Known Names.
 In the list os names of well known ac- tors who from 1s67-6S down to the close of the stock company system appear at different times are Robert Craig, Lzzlze Price, M. B. Srider, Roland Reed, Fanny Davenport, Miss Annie Firmin, MT. and Mrs. Walcot, J. F. Catchart, Adam Ev- erly, Jr., Sam Temple, M. flanagan and Claude Burroughs. who lost his life in the Brooklyn fire.
 About 1S69-70 the combination idea be- gan to grow effective, and while fewer star engagements were played there ap- psared very little cessation in Mrs. Drew's activity as an actress, for in 1S69-70 she enacted the leading woman characters in Hes Got Money" "Lan- cashire Lass" evolves at Bay" Les son in Love-" Twelfth Night" "Tame Cats" "Victim of Circums tances," "Wo- men Rule," "Schoor' and "Black and White.''
 During 1871, 1872 and 1873 Mrs. Drew appeared quite fir quently in lsading com- edy roles and sometimes in the creation of new characters. During 1872 the last year in which she appeared with any great degree of regularity, she played in seven different productions. All this while the combination star system had been establishing itself, so that from 1873 to 1879 when 1t seemed to have become firmly fixed as an amusement principle, her appearances were comparatively rare.
 John and Georgie Drew.
 A notable circumstance of the season of 1872 was the first appearance of ths stage of Miss Georgie Drsw Mrs. Drews daughter and afterwards Mrs. Maurice Barrymore, the date being October 21 and the character Leonie in the Ladies Battle On the following March 22 Miss Georgie had a benefit, when her brother, Mr John Drew, also made his first ap- pearance on the stage as Piumpsr, in Cool as a Cucumber"
 By 1878 the combination system was an assured fact, and outside Of her be- ing it's manager, Mrs. Drew contributed little or nothing to the art triumphs of the Archs stage. With this and with her performance of the Widow Green in "The Love Chase" on May 2, 1892 her practical connection with it's histrionic glories ceased.
 Her appearance on the stage, however, did not cease with her withdrawal from management duties.
 When MT. Jefferson and William Flor ence formed an alliance to play 'The Rivals" Mrs. Drew was selected to be the Mrs Malaprop and few years ago.. when the famous "all starr cast was formed to present The Rivals" for c. w. Couldocks benefit, she reappeared in her old role.
 She afterwards went on a tour with