New-York tribune., 1899-06-08

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| "A on May % Mr. DAILY retained that tneaue
! tu Anil. 1874, conducting II under tne "a'''
| NJ the Broadway Theatre. but. meanwnhe' no
| obtained a lease OF the ST. James Iheaue' "
| rwentv-eisbth-st. and having altered anu re-
r,,sa 4, ne there reopened the Fifth Avenue
/ Theatre on December 3. 1873 with an aoo'e''
by Oliver Wendell Holmes. and with MI 'a'"7'
Alberry's comedy OF Fortune
Co,nc,dent with other iabors he managed the
Grand Opera House for two seasons oee ,I >
y, August %. 1872. There ne produced lie
Roi Carotte." Round the Clock" the Caeaia0.
q, the Ganges." "Roughing It," Uncle sam
| .1,raer the Gaslight" and "A Round OF Pleas
ura /, and he also presented Mr. Fechter there
| ,n Monte Cr,sto." The Corsican Brothers ana
| ,Ruv Rlas" The Fifth Avenue Tneatre' III
| Twenty eighth st, remained under the inahase
,nent Of Mr. Daily until late In the spring oi
1877. when he retired from IT, and. temporarily
from active theatrical life. On september IT,
1870 however he reappeared in the neiu. anu
opened Daly's Theatre. where II now s'ahus
81 the southwest corner Of Broadway and Thir-
tIeth-st with Loves Young Dream ana
Newport" That theatre he had conducted ever
since Days Theatre. Leicester square
London. was opened June q. 1888 An accu-
rate, discreet, and interesting record OF MI
Daly's theatrical management has been mace oy
Mr. Edward A. Dithmar. and published, WIN
copious illustrations. under the title OF Memo
ries of Day's Theatres. the period coVereu
being from 1869 TO 1895.
AIMED AT THE HIGHEST MARK
Mr.. Daly's contributions to theatrical liter
ature were various and numerous ana 'heS
gained for him a prominent and honoraoie p'ao
among the dramatic authors OF his une' ou'
his distinction in management overshaoo"eu ii''
distinction in authorship and caused II 10 oe
almost forgotten. AS manager ne ameo a.
the highest mark. His dramatic companies III
/ cluded many of the most distinguished a0'0'
OF the last thirty years. He accompnsheu SUI
perb shakespearian productions with Mrs' "co''
siddons, Miss Fanny Davenport MISS Aud
Dyas. Miss Carlotta Leclercq and MISS Aua
Rehan II WAS Mr.. DAILY who introduced to our
stage Clara Morris. Agnes Ethel' atheii"'
Jewis Fanny Davenport Sara Jewett. Edith
Kingdom and Ada Rehan-to mention only lew
Of the women whom he helped to make famous.
f. L. Davenport Walter Montgomery anu
Fanny Janauschek, in tragedy, and Charles
Mathews John Gilbert William Davidge. John
Rrougham James Lewis, Charles Fisher. George
Holland and Mrs G.. II. Gilbert. in COMEDY act
cd under his leadership. and at various times ne
was manager for Edwin Booth Joseph Jener-
son. and Adelaide Nelson. To his fostering
care the public is indebted for the crisp viVacly
and charm Of Mr.. John Drew. He INTRODUCED 10
the American stage, in December. 1914 the hhe
Spanish play OF "Yorick." He produced sara
toga" the first Of Mr.. Bronson Howards com
.ates and he presented other comedies from
the same prolific and polished pen. HIS re-
vivals Of old English comedy preserved the best
traditions of Wallacks Theatre in its prime,
and he opened for the American pubic the
broad and opuent field of German farce lie
was WalIack's natural successor, and for the
last twenty years he held. without question the
leadership Of the American stage.
This summary of the achievements or Angus
tin Daily suggests the broad field over when MS
faculties ranged. the foresight and courage with
which he planned and conducted his career the
skill with which, while duly considering the de-
mands of a capricious public taste. he minis
tered to its better impulses and higher desires,
and that power of forecasting results ard OF
bending every energy resolutely and patiently
| toward their accomplishment. which is the Sc
cret of genuine and permanent success. The
pIay- going public has greatly benefited by the
labors Of this sagacous and intrepid manager
but probably the most substantial service that
he rendered to his time is signified in the emi-
| nence and the renown of Ada Rehan.
The death Of Augustin DAILY removes the most
distinguished figure among the dramatic man
| ayers Of America. since the time OF Lester wal
lack and the most powerful and most important
! Intellectual force that has been operant in the
| American theatre since the best days Of Edwin
| Booth Mr. Daily was animated by the highest
ambition and in al his relations with the stage
he was conscious of a solemn responsibility ana
acted from motives that were conscientious ana
noble The early part Of his career as a man
| ager was naturally, marked by some Widness
| OF experiment, but he soon obtained hrm con-
| troll Of the business and of his resources, ana
| shaped the clear policy of aiming at the best,
| and from that purpose he never devlated. he
gathered the ablest men and women In the
dramatic profession: he presented the best plays
that were available: he made the theatre I'M
portant and he kept II worthy Of the sympathy
and support Of the most refined taste and OF the
I best intellect OF his time His fertility Of re-
source seemed inexhaustible. He was quick TO
decide. and the energy with which he moved, in
the execution Of his plans, was all the more
splendid because 1t was never deranged by
tumult nor narred by ostentatlon. AS long AS he
had a finely intelligent public with which to
deal and until the actors Of the old school began
TO die away, giving place to the cohorts Of the
drawing room he touched nothing that did not
succeed He has earned a great renown.
and he has left an imperishable example.
His character marked by some eccen-
| tricites-for he liked to hide his virtues
and to seem Indifferent and hard; but It
was thin disguise. He had encountered
much selhshness and much ingrattude. and his
experience had made him stern in judgment and
somewhat cold and austere in manner: but those
who knew him we'll knew that his probity was