New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
FUTURE OF DALY'S.
PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON TO BE GAR
R1ED OJrT-MR. DALY's LIBRARY.

The u,Il OF Augustn Daily was admitted to pro-
bate Yesterday by Surrogate Fitzgerald, VINO ssheu
the decree The petition did not give the vaiue OF
tho estate which was said to be unknown. TIC
executors as was said In these columns Yesterday
are the testator's brother. ex-Judge Joseph =
DAILY his wife and Richard Dorney, VINO mas peeh
for many years his business manager.
The part Of the will which is of greatest pubic
interest IL that relating to the future cohuuc' Vi '
two theatres in this city and in London As was
told In The Tribune yesterday. the lu'u'e Vi Wv
theatres left to the discretion OF the
They have taken no formal action as yet pu' II
may be set down practically Determined 'na' 'i'e
theatre here will be carried for the present ~
Ieast as nearly as possible IT would nave peeh
Mr. DAILY had lived Litigation is stlil pehui'e VII"
regard 10 the theatre In London 49,
According 70 the plans already made. which VIII
dopbtIess be carried out. the theatre In this city
will be reopened on August H' Win tne 'hu'''n'
force THE Greek Slave" which has had long run
at Days Theatre. London. and the musicai com
many viii remain at the theatre, presenting TINS
and possibly reviving "A Runaway Hiri un ~
cember q The musical company VIII then 90 10 ,he
Eqf,h Avenue Theatre for stay OF twelve weeks
It will then go on tour
Miss Rehan will remain in London and play the
leading part in the new melodrama at DruiS iHhe
Il was the plan that she should return anu Jo'"
the dramatic company at Days Theatre on Deceih-
Der 4 The company is to begin tour on September
is to be seen at Days Theatre on December atter
the musical company has gone to the F1ith Avenue
Beginning with this date Mr.. DAILY announced some
time ago that he meant to revive several OF the
company's former successes for short periods and
then present the Drury Lane melodrama at
about the same time in the season that he did
Tho Great Ruby last season. That the melo-
drama will be given In due course is still the In
tention but the period between the close OF the
musical companys engagement at Days ana the
production of the melodrama Is not definitely
planned A short engagement in Boston is provided
for in the course OF 1t, and this leaves the nome
theatre unprovided with attraction for that
time All this cannot be settled till Miss Rehan her-
self is heard from In regard TO It, and this Is likely
not to be for some time. - =,
London. that he had secured the American rights
to the next musical piece TO be done at the Lon
marked yesterday. showed that there was no such
great enmlty between Mr.. DAILY and George
Edwardes as might be assumed from the fact OF
their being engaged in litigation over Days The
atre In Ondon. ,
Some interest is naturally manifested in the
able library 1t Is said that in case his wife and
his brother had died before, him 1t was to be given
to the New-York Public Library. or to the Lenox
main intact for the present The library contains
some extremely rare and curious works, and some
speare folio OF 1929. One OF s curosities is set
OF account books OF the Drury Lane Theatre In
the days of It's ancient glory. The chief treasure W
DAILY himself spent over twenty years In compiling;
by binding in hundreds OF Illustrations from al
sorts OF sources. between the leaves or the Dook,
and so expanding II to this enormous size
Mr.. Dorney learned yesterday that some theatrl-
cal manager In Philadelphia had taken advantage a
Under the Gaslight" without permission and with
out the payment Of royalties. He at once TOOK
steps 10 have the further performance OF the play
en1oined.