The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16

oponou' Httle iater IL pecame mitcheH
Olympic.
On Sept 81. 1889. the Chatham Theatre was
opened 10 the public. 1t was destined to DO
the scene OF Kirby's triumphs. There on Nov,
10, 1S40 he produced his own play, Tho Car
penter OF Rouen," in which he played the part
OF Udrtedu Then and there grew up the IA
nous saying. one OF tho few sayings OF the
world that has a distinctly local habltatlon
and name: Wake me up when Kirby dies"
j. Hudson Kirby was only 20 years old then.
and he died really when not quite 40 In Lon
don. none OF his earliest admirers near him.
In 1912 that prince Of humbugs. Phncas T..
Barnum. opened his Moral Lecture Room. His
museum was at Broadway and Apn street and
was flled daily by good persons who hated tho
name Of theatre. 20 Barnum gave them what
they, wanted-the theatre. without the name
His lecture room saw most OF the plays OF tho
day and had a regular company attached to 1t
as ~ vel 20 dIam 1 bn, o,o uo,. onorod
its doors four years later, on July 10 ls4s, It
became Burton's Theatre: it was called the
Gnoe s Se T bsas at OF hs tine S4cns
News Company. In Chambers street. is on
it's name to 20 the Bowefy Theatre. the real BOW.
cry having been burned down Just two weeks
The Broadway at Walker street having
9pS open; on sert ~. 1s4I Mt nont between
On NOV Is Of that same year. 1897. the Aston
famous yenr and a half later as the scene Of
the Forrest Macreahy riots, when several score
H9ss Ss heT yss IN the 3geH
1884 the Mercantile Library Association bought
the PLACE and built tho theatre over into Clin-
In 1s4s there was Greenwich Street Thea
ire ire in the city, The police knHT more . about
Theatre for a time. and was closed finally about
twenty-five years ago. 1t was about on par
On Oct 15., 1850. John Bronghnm opened his
Lvceum Oh Broadway near Broome street: on
ire, keeping that name until NAV j. 1s6I;
main 50 until April % 1869. when 1t went tho
In 1862 a theatre named Whites was opened
IN this city. to close as the st. Charles on
A6,Ss e. aS' 81 T Ths s2a a fr'iOI
opposite Bond street; the Metronolitan Thea.
tSs seG of La KeonS year HT
nn wn se Wntes Ss Nydh as hs Wntey
BrSus Ern "na hn Wfe s'f Booth
ssytiSf Ha s aas H d%rn sG" n S%s
1Q1htnight run 1t burned March 2a 1871 81,
Snrnsd q Msy 81 &c., nG reS RG
%. 1857. It still stands,
Laura Ksene opened her second theatre at
Nov. 1s, 1856; on Oct. =, lse3. It became, the
Olympic. As Miss Keene's 1t was famous There
made n ss PIT IN a hs "s %
money, which former she Ia. kepi even to this
Olympic the theatre is remembered chiefly as
the Grspa home of Hnmpty
most artistic OF American actors,
In 1863 there was garden at POI Roworv
,sn in iS65 Mr Antonio Pastor onened i as
his oncra house. and on Sept; 3. 1888 the peo
pies. Theatre was opened. to become a liddish
when Hoyms place was running. there was a
Theatre Francais on Broadway. almost oppo-
site Niblos Garden: but it has passed, and left
The New Bowery opened its doors on Sept ..
1889. 1t stood on the west side OF the Bowery.
very audacious theft OF the old Bowery 8 name.
Tor i, happened that the old plnce had not at
cry. howGv S' was burned on Dec, IS, ls6
On Sept. %. 1861. the second walIack's
Theatre was opHened: at broadway and Ihir;;
the three theatres that have borne the name Of
Walack on its stage the old Wallack made
there as one OF the company: Dion Boucicault.
Henry Montague and other famous actors
# the aenR the f n the
country, n 1881 the third Wallack's was built,
and in 1892. after the company had moved
tire for year or so. The Gsrmania had what
was said to be one Of the best German com
piaver Vent there Their; as cast. In isss. however.
Adolph Neuendorfr. its manager had to retire
from business because art and money didn't
since. the Star. AS the Star Il sheltered famous
players. too. Irving made his first appearance
country enjoyed the conveniences that Mr..
wallack had placed there, Finally, it became
% hoSMfs wsS at
Comians: in is76, and there Har,riean and Hart
theatre, il 1850; II 1892 the stadt The&2tre
Rtadt was opened on the Bowerv, In 1880
it became the Windsor: was burned once and
rebuilt. and now. is one Of the chief Yiddish
opened on Noy 80 1892 n
Avenue Hotel 1t that att time ' It was called the
Fifth Avenue Opera House: soon afterward il
RsS oS an r Rs dhn h
Xiii Xiii g. 1873 dn sSaY from n nsaam "5
the, name Of the Fifth Avenue Theatrs
under. Mr.. DAYS direction, which ended only
| 1873 On Dec % Of that year il became Minnie
CuWmming,s n Drawing R IS Theatre changed
| having n double stage. which worked up and
| down like n dumbwaiter: the inventor. James
Steele Mackaye intended to do away with the
| entr'actes. but he found that p0ople liked
| entr'actcs. so. though the stage is used still
| the waits between tho acts are no shorter than
they are at other heatres.
On Dec % Of the same wear that saw the
| Fifth Avenue Opera House opcn. 1855. Lucy
Rushton came to town from London and looked
| for a theatre. She could not find one. but did
| find church Just vacated by it's congregation
This was the Church Of the Messiah. z rnita.
rian church. Of which the Rey. DR.. Osborne
was pastor The neOplle of his flock had moved
up to the famous " bcefsteak church at Fourth
| avenue and Twentieth street. Miss Rushton
took the old guiding: hired the right persons
| and on Dec. D. Just three weeks after she had
got possession. opened with the School fol
scandal" The theatre was called Lucy Rush
| toms: after that il was the New York Theatre
md the Waycrllcy then, Kelly and con $: thrT
| Lima Edwin'S: then Kelly and Leon g again. II
was. burned in November. 1872. Then. three
weeks after he had hoen burned out the FIN
| Avenue in Twcnty-iourth street. Mr. DAY
opened the theatre as tn? New Ffth Avenu"
| After his departure il was empty for time
and then HarriGan and Hart took it on Aug
-, 1881. and opened MS the New Theatre
| Comiuuo. They were burned out In Dccrnh"r
| 1894. and the eX-church and eX-theatre was
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