The herald., 1897-12-05

Theatrical matters have been rather
quiet in this city during the past week.
Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown" was fairly
well patronized by the gods, but 1t was
too stale for the regular patrons Of the
theater. The Burbank has done an i'm
proving business with crude melo-
drama, while the business at the Or
phcum has not maintained the high
water mark 1t attained during the en-
gagement Of the Hungarian boy band.
although the entertainment has been
. really very good. This week the Bur-
bank will have another melodrama, and
the bill at the Orpheum will be strength
ened by the addition of Caroline Hull, a
singer who comes here direct from the
east, and other attractions. Manager
Wyatt's bill for the week, or, rather, for
the first three nights Of it, is heexhibi-
ton of moving camera picture Of the
Corbett- -Fitzsimmons prize fight, life
size. The show will no doubt be pat
ronized by society after the assurance of
the management, which is given out to
the ladies exclusively to the effect that
the entertainment "is strictly moral"
The craving of Los Angeles people for
moral shows is so we'll known that ex-
pect to see the theater packed to witness
this delicate delineation of morality and
unworldliness.
The New York theatrical season Is
quite gay, II one may Judge from the fol-
lowing synopsis given in a leading paper
of the extent Of its attractions:
Almost never in the history Of
amusements' In this city have so many
stars twinkled together In so great va
riety Of stage productions as will make
the present week memorable. The de-
parture of one star-Richard Mansfield.
Is expected to be compensated for in the
advent Of two In his place; namely, Nine.
Viarda, at the Fifth Avenue, and An
drew Mack, at the Fourteenth Street
theater. The loss of Henry e. Dixey Is
offset by the return of Lottie Collins-so
that the present week will improve on
any of its predecessors from the stellar
standpoint With respect to variety
Just reflect on the local entertainment
bin Of fare. irrespective of the untred
features due tomorrow night. The tri-
umph of a thoroughly fine and original
character subjected to a high order of
literary treatment is witnessed in the
Lady Babbie Of Maud Adams in Barrie's
"Little Minister" at the Garrick; at the
Empire you have in "a Marriage of Con-
veniepce," presented by the John Drew
company, comedy of manners scintil-
liant with the wit of the younger Dumas,
brilliant with the costumes Of Louis
tic modern society drama-Pinero's
. Princess and the Butterfly" "The
White Heather" at the Academy of Mu-
sic. to represent modern melodrama of
the best class; Nat c. Goodwin, present.
ing at the Knickerbocker a typical com.
edy drama of American manufactures
Hoyt's "a Stranger in New York" at
Hoyt's. and THE French Maid" at the
Herald Square, representing respective
ly an American and an English example
of musical comedy: "The IDOLS Eye" in
its last weeks at the Broadway, and
1892" at the Casino two widely differ
Ing examples of light operas; May Irwin.
at the Bijou, demonstrating again the
power of a personality to captivate, ire
speotive Of the character or the artistic
value of the vehicle used; highly popu-
lar melodrama, I'm the Heart of the
klondike," and it's last week at the Star
a sixteenth century problem play"
which Is brief definition of the purpose
of "A Lady Of Quality" in which Julia
Arthur appears at Wallack's; His Little
Dodge" to represent French farce, at
the Manhattan, and last, but by no
means least, John p. Doris old fash
ioned circus. installed for the winter at
Forty-second street and Broadway.
The Boston Transcript says it is esti-
mated that at least one third Of the per-
sons who enter the fremont the ater or
llthograph passes would buy tickets If
they were debarred from free admission.
which would mean an addition of $500
in the weekly receipts of the house. The
effort to secure cooperation among the
Boston managers in abolishing litho-
graphs and lithographic passes has not
so far proved successful. The fremont
theater manager thinks that newspaper
advertising should be the chief reliance
of flrst-class attractions.
Julia Marlowe has been obliged to set
at rest the silly and persistent rumors
that were circulated alleging domestic
1issension between herself and her hus-
band, Mr. Taber. She recently gave out
statement in which she said: "Ou.
separation is entirely professional. and
1t was arranged because we considered
It to be for the best professional interests
OF US both. hope ana believe that wc
shall be together again professionally
by and bx,.".
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A recent Dispatch from Detroit drew a
pathetic picture Of an old and broken
man applying at the mayors Office for
assistance. The mans name was John
Finlayson. He was Margaret Mather,s
tather, and when the ma vows s4