New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18

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art autumn at Drury Lane,--the objection being
,hst Ada Rehan is not native of the United King
,n Those dissatisfied players might be consolad
~ the information that Ada Rehan was born
', limerick In Ireland. OF Irish parents. and
~ .hsv certainly have reason to know that she is
ore OF the best actresses that have graced the
Stage in our time.
Miss Anna Held appeared at the Grand Opera
,,ouse last night. In the musical farce of The
x.arcb Maid" The well-known farce OF "A Parior
Match" was presented at the Star Theatre. The
uerald Square Theatre will be occupied. next week
18th a spectacle play called AN Arabian Girl and
,be Forty Thieves The place that formerly
,,hs Music Hall Of Olympia will be opened next
rbursday night, under the name Of the New-York
= Theatre with a musical farce called THE Man In
Tho Moon" Persons DESTROYS of beholdng Isidora
nnncan who dances In public. with the alleged in
,.r,iou of Illuminating various reconcile themes
nov crafty their desire by repairing TO the Lyceum
Th aatre this afternoon. Current farces are numer-
nus The best of them. and. indeed. of the best
tarcical plays that have been shown here in many
years is Mr.. Gillctte's adaptation called Because
sho Loved Him So: this is the regning attraction
., the Madison Square Theatre. THE Purple
Iadv" at the Bijou Theatre. I'm Gay Paree" at
the Casino and The Cuckoo" at Wallacks, pro-
ceed as usual addressing different orders of taste
rd nroyiding different styles OF entertainment II
Was the opinion of Goethe that mans character
DC especisl.y to be understood by consideration of
he
probably, have been much impressed with the char
scter OF the people who laugh at such thing
as The Cuckoo
Mr. jefferson will devote next week TO Philadel-
phia Maude Adams appeared. last night. IN
brooklyn Richard Mansfield gives this
vvc,k 10 Hartford. New-Hayen, Springfield and
fAInany Julia Arthur acted. last night In
pntsburg Mr. Crane provides amusement
This week in Scranton, Syracuse. and Buffalo
-1fodieska devotes the present week to Kansas
civ Mr.. Herhe appeared. last night in
BOSTON May Irwin is In Chicago.
Chauncey Olcott is in Brooklyn. Annie Rus
sell appeared last night. in Chicago presenting
catherine f. II. Sothern is acting in
Providence Viola Allen. still acting in the
,ur,,d absurdy OF THE Christian" is a principal
attraction In Boston. n. c. Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott will act, tonight in Richmond.
Va and subsequently,. will go into the West.
John Drew appears, tonight in Dayton. He will
,aacb Chicago on April a. Olga Nethersole
was announced to appear. last night in Philadel-
mia Roland Reed will appear in San Fran
cisco on April "a. and will act there until May
g. Kate Clsxton appeared last night at the
Columbus Theatre. in Harlem DeWof
Hopper will be seen. this week. In Cleveland and
Toronio Francis Wilson appeared. last
NIGH, in s., Louis Felix Morris is in Chi
carb Marshall p. Wilder has been well re-
ceived in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
scnnen,hal will reappear in NewYork. at the
Irving Place Theatre. April %, and Will give
four performances there by way OF farewell to the
American stage. Tonight he will act in Philadel-
mia. Creston Clarke and Adelaide Prince
now in Philadelphia. have been acting in the
canita play of "Belphesor." which was great
favorite in the days of Charles Dillon
Maude Adams is TO have a new play by MT
Barrie . Henry Miller. who is about TO pre-
sent himself as Hamlet. has engaged Miss Alberta
Galatin to play Ophea. Wonders will never
is
return to the stage she is as well entitled to a
prominent place upon 1t many other actresses
who are now conspicuous. John Glendn-
ming has made a hit in London by his performance
Of Angelo In Measure For Measure. the
Earl Of Rosyn viii appear at the Lyceum Theatre.
New-York. on May s. participating In the perform
7an-h of His Excellency. The Governor, then TO
he nroduced Maud Harrison has retired
from the cast of The Purple Lady" at the Bijou
Theatre and has been succeeded by Laura
Rurt James O'Neill appeared. last night. in
Baltimore presenting ''The Musketeers" and play
inr D'Artagnan.
The English paper called Fashion" prints re-
,nonstrance against the prevalent custom Of cover
ing p1ay-bills with advertisements such re-
5nonstra nee is not likely to be needed The custom
indeed is pernicious. for 1t makes the play-bl
coarse unsghtly and dirty, but as long as theatrical
managers can turn a penny by II they will continue
Il The new directors Of the London Lyceum
Theatre IL is said intend to adopt not only the
custom of the advertising pay-bill, but also that
of the fee system. The hog is always on top. In
old times the theatre play-b was an interesting
document and often worthy of preservation: I'm
these DAYS It is a of sticky ink. fraught With
procamations about pills and hair-o, and contain
ing almost everything except Information as TO the
play and the players.
The death-list includes the name Of Mr.. Thomas
b Macdonough. who lately died in Philadelphia, of
which city he was a native. Mr.. Macdonough was
heffe know as n m
about thirty five years ago he was accustomed TO
act under the Of Berry. and he was man
Of respectable talent In this vocation. At one
time he manager for Ada Cavendish, and at
another time for Joseph Jefferson. and he had
ample experience in the management of travelling
companies. He married Laura Don. a well-known
actress and remarkably beautiful woman. long
since deceased He the younger brother OF
John Z. Macdonough. once a prominent actor and
manager now dead who, many years ago. con-
Quoted the theatre In Twenty-eighth-st which hao
been St. James's Hall and which became the Fifth
Avenue Mr. T. b. Marlborough was n man OF
signal honesty and integrity. exceptional idiosyn
Grassy OF character and rare simplicity of life. His
mind was OF serious cast, and he deeply in
terested in questions of religion He greatly
liked and respected. and those who knew him best
held him in the highest esteem. W. w.