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A   HISTORY 


OF    THE 


NEW    YORK    STAGE 


Copyright,  igoj 
By  Dodd,  Mead  and  Company 

Published,  January,  igoj 


UNIVERSITY  PRESS    •   JOHN  WILSON 
AND    SON    •    CAMBRIDGE,  U.  S.  A. 


CONTENTS 


Page 

Coliseum i 

City  Assembly  Rooms i 

Chinese  Rooms i 

Broadway  Casino i 

Buckley's  Minstrel  Hall 2 

Melodeon 2 

Barnum's  New  Museum 3 

Washington  Hall 8 

Charley  White's  Opera  House 8 

National  Hall 8 

Art  Union  Rooms 9 

Art  Union  Concert  Hall 9 

St.  Nicholas  Exhibition  Room 9 

Academy  Rooms 9 

NiBLo's  Saloon 9 

White's  Varieties 14 

St.  Charles  Theatre 17 

Old  Stuyvesant 18 

Donaldson's  Opera  House 19 

Canterbury 19 

Franconi's  Hippodrome 19 

Empire  Hall 21 

Santa  Claus 21 

Maze  Garden 21 

Washington  Circus 21 

Crystal  Palace 22 

Broadway  Museum  and  Menagerie 22 

Washington  Hall 23 


vi  CONTENTS 


Page 

Apollo  Rooms 23 

American  Art  Union 23 

Franklin  Museum 23 

White's  Opera  House 23 

American  Varieties 24 

Academy  of  Music 24 

Broadway  Athenaeum 115 

Buckley's  Hall 115 

New  Olympic  Theatre 116 

Academy  of  the  Drama 118 

Metropolitan  Music  Hall ii8 

The  Olympic 119 

German  Theatre 119 

Canterbury  Hall 119 

Palace  of  Mirrors 119 

Broadway  Theatre 120 

St.  Nicholas  Hall 120 

Heller's  Salon  Diabolique 120 

San  Francisco  Mdjstrels  Hall 120 

White's  Athen^um 121 

Metropolitan  Theatre 121 

Grand  Central  Theatre 122 

Tony  Pastor's  Opera  House 122 

Laura  Keene's  Varieties 123 

Jane  English's  Theatre 146 

Mrs.  John  Wood's  Olympic  Theatre 146 

Hitchcock's  Summer  Garden 169 

Pete  Morris'  Varieties 169 

Henry  Wood's  Marble  Hall 169 

The  Adelphi 170 

Hoym's  Theatre 170 

Tony  Pastor's  Theatre 171 

People's  Theatre 173 

Palace  Gardens 187 


CONTENTS  vii 


Page 

Nixon's  Cremorne  Gardens i88 

New  Bowery  Theatre 189 

New  Santa  Claus 222 

Harry  Whitby  &  Go's  Circus 222 

Joe  Pentland's  Circus 222 

Irving  Hall 222 

Amberg  Theatre 224 

Irving  Place  Theatre 234 

California  Menagerie 244 

Fifth  Avenue  Music  Hall 244 

Eustache's  Theatre 244 

Theatre  Orieni'al 244 

WALtACK's  Theatre  (Thirteenth  Street) 244 

Germania  Theatre 303 

Star  Theatre 303 

Dodworth  Hall 343 

Wood's  Minstrel  Hall 344 

Wood's  Theatre 345 

German  Thalia  Theatre 347 

Wood's  Theatre  Comique 347 

Lingard's  Theatre 348 

Theatre  Comique 348 

Nixon's  Alhambra 352 

Hippotheatron 353 

Lent's  New  York  Circus 354 

New  Stadt  Theatre '. 356 

Windsor  Theatre 360 

Hebrew  Theatre 376 

Temple  of  Music 376 

Grand  Street  Theatre 376 

Chiarini's  Circus 376 

ATHENiEUM 376- 

Broadway  Athen^um 377 

Lucy  Rushton's  Theatre 377 


viii  CONTENTS 


Page 

Worrell  Sisters'  New  York  Theatre 383 

New  York  Theatre 379  and  386 

Globe  Theatre .      388,  393,  and  396 

Nixon's  Amphitheatre 389 

Broadway  Theatre 390 

Daly's  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre 390 

Daly's  Broadway  Theatre 391 

Fox's  Broadway  Theatre 394 

Heller's  Wonder  Theatre 394 

Neil  Bryant's  Opera  House 394 

National  Theatre 394 

New  York  Circus 397 

Broadway  Novelty  Theatre 397 

New  Theatre  Comique 397 

Old  London  Street 398 

bunyan  hjvll 399 

Fifth  Avenue  Opera  House 399 

Brougham's  Theatre 402  _ 

Fifth  Avenue  Theatre 403 

Fifth  Avenue  Hall 414 

Minnie  Cummings'  Drawing  Room  Theatre 414 

Madison  Square  Theatre 415 

Hoyt's  Madison  Square  Theatre 436 

Theatre  Francaise ,     .  447 

Lyceum  Theatre 461 

Haverly's  Theatre .  476 

Fourteenth  Street  Theatre 493 

Lyric  Hall 516 

Steinway  Hall 516 

Chase's  Hall 521 

Eighth  Avenue  Opera  House 521 

Banvard's  Museum 522 

Wood's  Museum  and  Metropolitan  Theatre 523 

Wood's  Museum  and  Menagerie 526 


CONTENTS  ix 


Page 

Broadway  Theatre 541 

Daly's  Theatre 545 

Harlem  Music  Hall 590 

Mount  Morris  Theatre 590 

Harlem  Hall 590 

Alhambra 590 

Hartz's  Bijou  Theatre 590 

Haymarket 591 

Newmarket 591 

American  Nickleodeon 591 

Grand  Street  Museum 591 

Chickering  Hall 591 

Bunnell's  Museum 398,  592  and  593 

Great  American  Museum 593 

Huber's  Museum ,     .     .     . 593 

The  Regent 593 

Fifth  Avenue  Music  Hall 594 

Manhattan  Opera  House 594 

Miner's  Eighth  Avenue  Theatre 594 

Vercelli's  Theatre 594 

The  Grand  Central 594 

Chateau  Mabille  Varieties 594 

Mead's  Midget  Hall 595 

Brewster  Hall 595 

Columbia  Opera  House 595 

American  Alhambra 595 

Folly  Theatre 595 

Central  Park  Garden 595 

Hart's  Summer  Theatre 595 

Jerome  Theatre 596 

Union  League  Theatre 596 

Thirty- Fourth  Street  Theatre 596 

Shay's  Opera  House 596 

Berry's  Opera  House 596 


CONTENTS 


Page 

Allemania  Hall 596 

Robinson  Hall 596 

The  Bijou 597 

Parisian  Varieties 597 

New  York  Parisian  Varieties 597 

The  Criterion 597 

Parisian  Vaudeville 597 

Sixteenth  Street  Theatre  . 597 

Mechanics'  Hall 597 

Old  Skating  Rink 597 

American  Institute 598 

Pike's  Opera  House 599 

Grand  Opera  House 599 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE 
NEW    YORK    STAG  E 


THE    COLISEUM 

HE  minstrel  hall  known  as  The  Coliseum  was 
situated  at  448  Broadway,  near  Grand  Street,  in 
the  City  Assembly  Rooms  building,  and  was 
originally  a  ball-room.  It  was  occupied  April  2, 
1851,  by  White  &  Horn's  Ethiopian  Minstrels. 
Buckley's  Serenaders  appeared  here  May  29,  1854, 
in  the  burlesque  opera,  "  Somnambula,"  with  this 
cast: 


Dan  Tucker  (Rodolphe)  W.  Percival 
Lazy  Joe  (Alessio)  R.  Bishop  Buckley 
Gumbo  (Elvino)      G.  Swayne  Buckley 


Liza J.  J.  Mullen 

Aunt  Sally  (Thereses)  T.  S.  Waddington 
Deam  Darkley  (a  Notary)  J.  A.  Lonsdale 


This  house  was  destroyed  by  fire  Dec.  20,  1854. 


THE    CHINESE    ROOMS 

A  CONCERT  hall  known  as  the  Chinese  Rooms  was  situated  at 
539  and  541  Broadway,  west  side  above  Spring  Street.  The 
Bloomer  company  gave  their  first  concert  in  this  country  here  Sept. 
1,1851.  They  consisted  entirely  of  ladies.  The  entertainment  com- 
prised gems  from  the  opera,  English,  Scotch,  Irish,  and  French 
songs,  ballads,  duets,  and  quartets,  and  several  of  the  new  Bloomer 
waltzes,  polkas,  etc.,  and  they  appeared  in  Bloomer  costume.  Mile. 
Nathalie  Fitz  James,  a  vocalist  from  Naples,  appeared,  and  sang 
several  songs  in  costume.    The  Bloomers  closed  Sept.  6. 

In  February,  1852,  the  name  of  this  place  was  changed  to  The 
Broadway  Casino.  A  "  farewell "  concert  was  given  at  this  house 
by  W.  G.  Dietrich,  assisted  by  an  orchestra  of  fifty  performers. 
Robert  Heller,  the  magician,  made  his  first  appearance  in  America 
here,  Dec.  20,  1852.  John  E.  Owens  played  here  April  4,  with  his 
entertainment  "  John  Owens'  Alpine  Rambles,"  an  ascent  of  Mont 
Blanc,  founded  on  events  of  his  European  tour,  embodying  sketches 


2  A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D861 

of  men  and  manners  on  the  Continent,  humorous  impersonations, 
startling  incidents  and  anecdotes,  illustrated  by  scenery.  Mr.  Owens' 
appearance  as  a  lecturer  was  a  complete  success. 

BUCKLEY'S    MINSTREL    HALL 

THE  Broadway  Casino  was,  in  June,  1853,  leased  by  Buckley's 
Minstrels,  who  gave  the  place  their  own  name.  They  con- 
verted it  into  an  elegant  theatre,  and  produced  burlesque  operas, 
elaborately  mounted,  handsomely  costumed,  and  admirably  sung. 
They  remained  here  three  years.  G.  Swayne  Bucltley  sang  the 
leading  tenor  r61es,  besides  giving  his  specialties  in  the  olio  and 
singing  in  the  first  part.  "Cinderella"  had  a  run  of  six  months. 
Perham's  Seven  Mile  Mirror  Panorama  was  seen  here  October, 
1853,  and  afterwards  went  to  Academy  Hall.  Donetti's  acting 
Monkeys,  Dogs,  and  Goats  appeared  May,  1854.  A  benefit  to  the 
Boone  Children  was  given  Nov.  2,  1854.  Sunday  concerts  began 
Nov.  19,  with  Mons.  V.  Guerin  conductor.  The  Buckleys  pro- 
duced the  comic  opera  "  Le  Chalet,  or  Swiss  Cottage,"  Oct.  29, 
1855,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Bishop  Buckley  acted  Natz 
Teyk,  W.  Percival  as  Corporal  Max,  and  Miss  Miller  as  Lizette. 
Swayne  Buckley  sang  his  old  laughing  song.  White's  Serenaders 
appeared  here  Aug.  25,  1856.  In  the  organization  were  W.  Penn 
Lehr,  T,  Prendergast,  Charley  White,  T.  B.  Isaacs,  W.  Vincent,  and 
J.  Sivori.  The  latter  is  still  now  living  in  this  city  and  practising 
medicine.  He  is  known  as  Dr.  Wheeler.  A  company  of  Chinese 
jugglers  appeared  here  Aug.  11,  1857.  Sept.  13,  1858,  Charles 
Gayler  commenced  a  series  of  lectures  on  the  history  and  progress 
of  the  French  and  Spanish  Missions  among  the  North  American 
Indians. 

This  building  became  notorious  as  The  Melodeon  Concert 
Hall.  Under  the  management  of  Frank  Rivers  and  Geo.  Lea,  the 
Melodeon  Concert  Hall  became  one  of  the  sights  of  New  York.  A 
benefit  was  given  to  Mike  Norton,  the  special  officer  of  the  house, 
Aug.  I,  when,  in  addition  to  the  regular  concert-hall  performances 
"  Tom  and  Jerry  "  was  presented.  A  number  of  professional  boxers 
had  "  set-tos,"  including  Mike  Norton,  Henry  Gribbon,  and  Barney 
Aaron.  Norton  was  afterwards  one  of  our  city  aldermen,  and  later 
represented  this  city  in  the  Assembly  at  Albany.  Lea  assumed  the 
management  Sept.  9,  1861,  and  opened  with  a  specialty  company, 
among  whom  were :  J.  H.  Ogden,  Annetta  Galetti  and  her  husband 
(Mons.  Velarde),  Ronzani,  Eva  Brent,  Ernestine  de  Faiber,  Kate  Pen- 
noyer,  Adele  Calla  (Mrs.  Zeke  Chamberlain),  Clara  Butler,  Gustave 
Theo  Bidaux,  Ben  Yates,  C.  McMillan,  Bob  Hart,  Denzer  Brothers, 
and  others.  The  admission  was  13  cents.  At  the  time  Mr.  Lea 
took  charge  the  place  was  losing  upward  of  ;^3oo  weekly,  but  by 


1865:  BARNUM'S  NEW  MUSEUM  3 

introducing  an  array  of  performers  far  superior  to  those  in  any  other 
similar  establishment  in  the  city,  the  tide  of  fortune  soon  turned  in 
his  favor,  and  in  a  short  time  the  Melodeon  was  a  money-making 
institution.  Sam  Cowell,  who  was  then  giving  entertainments  at 
the  Art  Union  with  poor  success,  was  engaged  by  Lea  at  $1,000  for 
four  weeks,  a  large  salary  in  those  days.  The  "  Only  Leon,"  after- 
wards of  Kelly  and  Leon's  minstrels,  made  his  first  appearance  on 
the  stage  here.  Gustave  Bidaux,  the  baritone  singer,  also  made  his 
debut  here.  Notwithstanding  the  great  success  of  this  place,  the 
"  powers  that  be "  enacted  a  law  against  the  employment  of  waiter 
girls  in  concert  halls,  and  the  Melodeon  was  closed,  and  remained 
dark  until  P.  T.  Barnum  leased  it. 

George  Lea  was  one  of  the  most  successful  managers  and  unsuc- 
cessful financiers  ever  connected  with  theatrical  business.  He  had 
places  of  amusement  going  in  Washington,  Baltimore,  New  York, 
Brooklyn,  and  Detroit  at  the  same  time.  Having  accumulated  a 
fortune,  he  dabbled  in  stocks,  but  Wall  Street  was  too  much  for  him, 
and  he  left  it  a  loser  by  over  $50,000.  Mr.  Lea  opened  a  drug 
store  in  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.  and  was  local  manager  of  the  theatre  in 
that  city  for  some  time.  He  died  in  that  city  August  20,  1902,  from 
infirmities  due  to  old  age.  He  was  born  in  Paris,  France,  May  9, 
1818.  Gustave  Bidaux  died  in  Hatboro,  N.  H.,  March  5,  1886. 
After  having  remained  unoccupied  for  some  time,  the  Chinese  Build- 
ing was  opened  in  September,  1863,  with  Van  Amburgh's  Mena- 
gerie, a  collection  of  wild  animals,  which  remained  here  during  the 
winter  of  1863-64.  After  this  it  was  untenanted  until  P.  T.  Barnum 
leased  it,  and,  after  making  extensive  alterations,  opened  it  as  Bar- 
num's  New  Museum.  The  building  was  taken  down  and  rebuilt, 
and  so  promptly  was  the  work  accomplished  that  the  establishment 
was  ready  for  business  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  6,  1865.  In  addition 
to  the  museum  and  menagerie,  a  dramatic  company  appeared  daily. 
The  staff  of  the  establishment  was  as  follows :  Sole  proprietor  and 
manager,  P.  T.  Barnum ;  assistant  manager,  S.  Hurd ;  superinten- 
dent, Sylvester  Bleecker ;  stage  manager,  E.  F.  Taylor.  The  dra- 
matic corps  was:  H.  F.  Daly,  T.  Hadaway,  J.  Bridgman,  W.  L. 
Jamison,  J.  J.  Collins,  R.  J.  Johnson,  E.  Haviland,  M.  Vigotty,  R. 
Anderson,  T.  S.  Atkins,  E.  Stevens,  and  T.  Soutain,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior, 
Mrs.  G.  Melville,  Mrs.  W.  L.  Jamison,  Jennie  Cleaver,  H.  Higbie, 
Emma  Schell  (danseuse),  Addie  Le  Brun,  Monell,  Le  Moyne,  Fenton, 
Thompson,  Walker,  Henry,  Hill,  and  Radford,  and  a  corps  de  ballet. 

On  the  opening  afternoon  and  evening,  P.  T.  Barnum  delivered 
an  address  in  the  lecture  room,  followed  by  Marie  Macarte  in 
classical  scenes,  entitled  "The  Passions."  W.  B.  Harrison,  the 
extemporaneous  singer,  came  next,  followed  by  Master  Timothy 
with  a  dance  on  stilts.  "  Children  of  Cyprus  "  was  the  dramatic 
offering,  with  this  cast : 


A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Ci86s 


Zoe     .     .     . 

Benmonsoff 

Hassanbad 

Noureddin  . 

Pappillo 

Grutnnildra 

Fair  Star     . 


Mrs.  W.  L.  Jamison 
.  .  T.  Hadaway 
.  ,  .  Haviland 
.  .  R.  J.  Johnson 
Addie  Le  Brun 
.  .  Miss  Keheo 
.     .  Jennie  Cleaver 


Sanquinberk H.  F.  Daly 

Cherry Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 

Mustapha J.  Bridgman 

Alexis W  L.  Jamison 

Ariana  (first  appearance  on  any  stage) 
H.  Higbie 

Inerine Emma  Schell 

Grumnigra  ....    Mrs.  G.  Melville 

Among  the  curiosities  in  the  Museum  were  Woodroffe's  glass- 
blowers,  and  a  mammoth  turtle,  said  to  measure  8  ft.  and  4  in.  tip 
to  tip,  7  ft.  and  9  in.  across  his  back,  and  to  weigh  1,280  pounds. 
Sept.  18,  "Sadak  and  Kalasrade"  was  produced.  John  Hanks 
lectured  there  every  day.  "The  Roll  of  the  Drum"  was  given 
Sept.  25,  and  the  infant  Ravel  appeared  in  a  Spanish  dance.  Oct. 
2  came  "Asmodeus,"  with  the  first  appearance  of  Sallie  Parting- 
ton as  Carlo,  and  the  comedietta  "  Is  He  Jealous  ? "  Noah  Orr, 
the  giant;  Andrew  Hansen,  the  Union  soldier  giant;  and  John 
Patterson,  born  without  arms,  were  added  to  the  curiosities.  Oct. 
9  "The  Jealous  Philosopher"  and  the  play  "Wild  Kate"  were 
seen.  On  the  programmes  for  the  week  commencing  Oct.  16, 
appeared  the  following :  "  This  establishment  does  not  advertise  in 
The  New  York  Herald." 

Leo  Hudson  played  "Mazeppa"  here  a  few  nights,  when  she 
broke  her  engagement  and  Oceana  Italia  Judah  assumed  the  r61e, 
and  Kathleen  O'Neil  appeared  in  "  An  Object  of  Interest. "  Oceana 
was  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  Emanuel  Judah,  a  celebrated  actress  who 
made  her  debut  at  the  Richmond  Hill  Theatre.  There  were  three 
daughters, — Oceana,  professionally  known  as  La  Belle  Oceana; 
lone,  a  great  spiritualistic  medium ;  and  Mrs.  Worrell,  mother  of 
the  Worrell  Sisters.  Oct.  23  "  Victorine "  was  seen ;  Oct.  30, 
"Still  Waters  Run  Deep,"  with  C.  W.  Clarke  as  John  Mildmay. 
This  was  Mr.  Clarke's  first  appearance  at  this  house.  The  farce 
"  A  Husband  in  Difficulties  "  was  acted  in  the  afternoons  and  even- 
ings of  that  week.  "  The  French  Spy  "  followed,  with  Oceana  as 
the  Spy,  but  it  was  withdrawn,  as  the  musicians  of  the  theatres  of 
New  York  went  on  a  strike,  and  proper  music  was  necessary  to 
the  play.  "  Mazeppa  "  was  substituted.  For  the  afternoons,  "  All 
that  Glitters  is  Not  Gold,"  and  in  the  evenings,  "Married  Rake" 
and  "The  French  Spy;"  Nov.  13,  for  C.  W.  Clarke's  last  week, 
"  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan. "  The  dwarf  "  Gen.  Grant "  was  seen  daily ; 
also  Lizzie  Reed,  the  midget,  the  two  Albinos,  and  John  Battersby, 
the  skeleton.  In  view  of  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  circus, 
Mr.  Barnum  decided  to  give  both  a  circus  and  dramatic  entertain- 
ment in  his  lecture  room.  A  ring  was  cut  in  the  stage  (covered 
with  boards  during  the  dramatic  performance),  and  on  Nov.  20  a 
combination,  including  Mr.  Master,  and  Mme.  Chas.  Sherwood, 
Eaton    Stone,    J.    P.    Foster,    and    Prof.    Langworthy  appeared. 


isee:  BARNUM'S  NEW  MUSEUM  5 

Charley  Sherwood  did  his  act,  "Pete  Jenkins."     Previous  to  the 
equestrian  performance  "  The  Cross  of  Gold  "  was  acted. 

The  following  week  "  The  Lady  of  Munster  "  preceded  the  circus. 
Dec.  4  "The  Trials  of  Life"  was  the  opening  bill,  and  Dec.  7, 
"  The  Queen's  Page,  or  the  Idiot  of  the  Castle ; "  Dec.  1 1,  "  Michael 
Erie;"  Dec.  i8"Darrell  the  Reprobate,  or  the  Harvest  Storm," 
and  Eaton  Stone,  the  bareback  equestrian,  were  the  attractions; 
Dec.  25,  "  Dwangee  the  Arab,  or  the  Fairy  Guardian  of  the  Magic 
Well."  For  the  week  commencing  Jan.  i,  1866,  an  extra  perform- 
ance was  given,  opening  at  11  o'clock  in  the  morning.  "The 
Orphan  Boys  of  Hungary"  was  the  evening  performance.  The 
domestic  drama,  "The  White  Fawn,"  was  done  week  of  Jan.  8, 
followed,  Jan.  15,  by  the  Conklin  Brothers  added  to  the  circus 
performances,  and  the  comedietta  "The  Dumb  Belle."  Charles 
Devere,  the  slack-rope  walker,  commenced  Jan.  22,  with  the  drama 
"  Jessie  Gray. "  "  Elsie  "  had  its  first  production  Jan.  29.  "Sons 
of  the  Republic  "  was  acted  Feb.  5,  and  the  last  week  of  the  eques- 
trian performances  commenced  Feb.  12,  when  "Jessie  Gray"  was 
played.  Feb.  19,  the  Scriptural  historical  drama,  by  Geo.  L. 
Aiken,  "Moses,  or  Israel  in  Egypt,"  was  presented.  The  Aus- 
tralian Wild  Children  were  on  exhibition  March  26.  "The 
Sphinx  "  was  first  seen  here  April  2 ;  the  mythological  spectacular 
drama,  entitled  "An  Earthquake,  or  the  Spectre  of  the  Nile,"  was 
seen  April  16.  The  infant  drummer,  Allie  Turner,  appeared  April 
30.  "Claude  Marcel,  or  the  Idiot  of  Tarbes,"  was  done  May  14. 
"Bendito,  or  the  Children  of  the  Zincalli,"  was  acted.  May  21, 
"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  was  produced,  with  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  in 
her  familiar  r61e  of  Topsy. 

Mrs.  Howard  closed  her  engagement  June  16.  "  The  Drunkard  " 
was  seen  June  18,  with  C.  W.  Clarke  as  Edward  Middleton. 
"Charlotte  Temple"  was  played  June  25.  "The  War  of  1812" 
began  the  closing  week  of  the  season  (July  2),  under  the  sub-title 
of  "She  Would  be  a  Soldier,"  by  Major  M.  Noah.  The  season 
terminated  July  7,  A  summer  term  commenced  July  9,  with 
Geo.  L.  Fox  and  a  pantomime  troupe  in  "Jack  and  Jill;"  Kate 
Pennoyer,  T.  Cherry,  Baily,  Whitman,  Jerrold,  Goodwin,  Geo.  L. 
Stout,  C.  K.  Fox,  Master  George  Topack,  J.  L.  Lewis,  Hancock 
Myers,  Odwell,  the  Misses  Newman,  Cranfield,  and  Follett  in  the 
company.  "  The  Red  Gnome  and  the  Four  Lovers,"  July  13 ;  "  The 
Golden  Axe"  and  "The  Frisky  Cobbler"  July  20.  The  season 
closed  Sept.  i,  1866,  with  "The  Magic  Barrel,"  for  Geo.  L.  Fox's 
benefit.  The  next  regular  season  began  Sept.  3,  and  the  following 
is  a  copy  of  the  programme : 


A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C'see 


C.  W.  CLARKE Stage  Manager 

MONDAY,  SEPT.  3,  1866. 
An  Entirely  New  Dramatic  Company. 

M.  Levick,  H.  G.  Clarke,  J.  W.  Norris,  C.  Wesley,  G.  Mitchell,  H.  D. 
Guion,  R.  White,  J.  Colson,  Geo.  Brooks,  J.  Folwell,  W.  Daly,  T.  Atkins,  Mrs. 
J.  J.  Prior,  Adele  Clarke,  Miss  M.  Livingston,  Miss  Atkins,  Mrs.  R.  G.  France, 
Mrs.  Massen,  Mrs.  C.  Newman,  Mrs.  G.  Brooks,  Miss  J.  Fenton,  Miss  Marks, 
Miss  Walker. 
George  Heilge,  scenic  artist;  W.  Demilt,  machinist;  R.  H.  Cutler,  properties. 

Afternoon  at  2. 
"  MONEY." 


Alfred  Evelyn .  .  .  .  C.  W.  Clarke 
Sir  John  Vesey  .  .  George  Mitchell 
Sir  Frederick  Blount  .  .  M.  Levick 
Captain  Dudley  Smooth 

Harry  G.  Clarke 

Graves George  Brooks 

Lord  Glossmore    .     .     .    J.  W.  Norris 


Stout H.  D.  Guion 

Sharp Mr.  White 

Evelyn's  Servant  ....  Mr.  Colson 
Sir  John's  Servant    .     .     .  Mr.  Atkins 

Clara Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 

Lady  Franklin  .     .     Mrs.  R.  G.  France 
Georgiana Adele  Clarke 


Evening  at  8. 
"THE  LONE  HOUSE  ON  THE   BRIDGE." 


Pascal  de  le  Garde    .     .     .   M.  Levick 
Baron  de  Forqueroles,  Harry  G.  Clarke 

Negretti George  Mitchell 

Clotilde  de  Presles  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 

Eugenie  de  Garran 

Mrs.  George  Brooks 


Amadee  Jovial 
Captain  Roland 
Henri  Dorville 
Countess      .    . 
Colette    .     .     . 
Madeline     .     . 


Mrs 


George  Brooks 
H.  D.  Guion 
J.  W.  Norris 
R.  G.  France 
Adele  Clarke 
Mrs.  Massen 


Previous  to  the  Play,  both  Afternoon  and  Evening, 
FANNY  TURNER,    Female  Drummer,    will  appear  with    Master   ALLIE 
TURNER,  the  Infant  Drummer. 
DANCE— By  the  Diminutive  Dwarf,  GEN.  GRANT,  JR. 

Among  the  curiosities  was  the  Gordon  Gumming  collection  of 
several  thousands  of  the  heads,  horns,  tusks,  and  skins  of  the 
hippopotamus,  rhinoceros,  giraffes,  elephants,  lions,  tigers,  leop- 
ards and  other  African  animal  specimens;  Miller's  National 
Gallery,  bronze  portraits  of  all  the  Union  generals ;  Woodroffe's 
glassblowers.  Gen.  Grant,  Jr.,  Master  William  Wallace,  and  Cora 
Ballard,  diminutive  specimens  of  humanity,  and  the  Circassian 
girl.  Sept.  10  and  week,  "The  Orphan  of  Geneva"  was  acted  in 
the  afternoons,  and  in  the  evenings  "The  Lone  House  on  the 
Bridge."  Sept.  17  the  domestic  drama,  byBayle  Bernard,  entitled 
"Mary  Lockwood,  or  the  Thirst  for  Gold,"  was  seen  afternoons 
and  evenings.  Sept.  24  "Footprints  in  the  Snow"  was  acted 
afternoons,  and  "  Old  Folks  at  Home  "  in  the  evenings.  Oct.  i, 
G.  A'Becket's  comedy,  "The  Lady  in  Black,"  for  the  afternoons, 
and  "  Our  American  Cousin "  at  night.  Milnes  Levick  was  the 
Lord   Dundreary;  Asa  Trenchard,    Geo.    Brooks;  Abel   Murcott, 


18673 


BARNUM'S  NEW  MUSEUM 


Harry  G.  Clarke;  Binney,  W.  H.Daly;  Georgiana,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior; 
Florence,  Mrs.  George  Brooks  (now  Mrs.  Hart  Conway);  Mary 
Meredith,  Adele  Clarke.  "Ten  Nights  in  a  Bar-room  "  was  given 
the  week  of  Oct.  15,  followed  by  "The  Sea  of  Ice"  Oct.  22. 
"  Rosina  Meadows "  was  played  Nov.   10. 

The  programme  offered  for  Christmas  (Dec.   25),  1866,  was  as 
follows : 

PERFORMANCES   NEARLY  EVERY  HOUR,  DAY  AND   EVENING. 

Commencing  at  10^  a.  m. 

AFTERNOON  AND  EVENING. 

"MAJ.   JONES'   CHRISTMAS   PRESENT." 


Mary  Stallings      .     .     Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 
Mrs.  Stallings      .     .     Mrs.  R.  France 

Kesiah Mrs.  Massen 

Caroline      .     .     .      Mrs.  Geo.  Brooks 
Dinah Miss  Newman 


Major  Joseph  Jones  .      George  Brooks 
Dr.  Peter  Jones    .    .  Harry  G.  Clarke 

Crotchett J.  W.  Norris 

Bill  Simpson E.  Milton 

Bob  Moreland       .     .     .     .   C.  Farwell 
Ned Mr.  Chapman 

After  which,  EGYPTIAN  DANCE,  by  EMMA  SCHELL. 

MORTIMER  WILLIAMS  will  appear  in  his  great  specialty,  entitled  Half 
Bushel  Measure  Jig,  which  will  be  danced  on  the  INSIDE,  OUTSIDE  and 
ALL  OVER  a  half  bushel  measure.  Dance,  by  the  Infant  Phenomenon, 
EMMA  FOSTER.     Dance,  by  the  Diminutive  Dwarf,  GEN.  GRANT,  JR. 

MORNING.  — In  the  Arena,  the  Two  Humped  Bactrian  Camel-Zebu,  Three 
Horned  Bull,  Esquimaux  Dog,  will  appear,  with  description  by  JOHN  FOS- 
TER. The  Learned  Buffalo  will  astonish  with  his  performance.  The  Trick 
Ponies  and  Performing  Monkey  will  exhibit  under  the  direction  of  MONS. 
DAVIS.  The  Modern  Grimaldi,  JOHN  FOSTER,  will  introduce  the  EDU- 
CATED MULES.  Professor  HALL  will  introduce  the  performing  Elephant, 
JENNY  LIND.  MONS.  DAVIS,  the  Lion  King,  will  enter  the  Den  of  Wild 
Animals. 

"The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii"  was  played  July  17.  The  season 
closed  July  20,  1867,  and  July  22  G.  L.  Fox  and  company,  from 
the  Old  Bowery  Theatre,  played  the  "Little  Boy  Blue"  pan- 
tomime, remaining  until  Sept.  7.  The  season  of  1867-68  opened 
Sept.  9,  with  the  following  company ;  Milnes  Levick  (stage  man- 
ager), C.  W.  Clarke,  T.  E.  Jackson,  G.  Mitchell,  W.  Henderson, 
G.  W.  Malmberg,  John  C.  Walsh,  T.  G.  Roberts,  T.  Atkins,  S. 
Wright,  E.  Chapman,  R.  H.  Ellsworth,  and  L.  F.  Massen,  Mrs.  J. 
J.  Prior,  Mrs.  R.  G.  France,  Mrs.  Massen,  Jenny  Walters,  Irene 
Gay,  Cassie  Troy,  Fenton,  Connolly,  Walker,  Atkins,  Sherman, 
and  France.  The  opening  production  was  "  The  Man  of  Destiny, 
or  The  Stranger's  Grave,"  which  ran  for  two  weeks,  and  was  fol- 
lowed for  six  days  with  "The  Blacksmith's  Wife,  or  the  Lost 
Child."  C.  W.  Clarke  died  Sept.  22,  1867.  He  made  his  first 
appearance  on  the  stage  at  the  National  Theatre  (corner  of  Leonard 
and  Church  streets)  in  1838.     He  was  at   the  Park  Theatre  the 


8  A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C'Ssa 

seasons  of  1840-43,  and  in  1843  went  to  the  Bowery  Theatre, 
where  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years.  Sept.  30,  a  drama,  by 
Milnes  Levick,  called  "Pale  Janet,"  was  produced,  which  ran  until 
Nov.  4,  when  "The  Earl's  Daughter,  or  the  Pride  of  Birth"  took 
its  place.  "The  Green  Bushes,"  "Adam  and  Eve,  or  the  Sailor's 
Dream,"  "The  Union  Prisoner,"  by  Mr.  Levick;  "Emily  Ware- 
ham,"  by  W.  C.  Burton,  and  standard  comedies  were  played  until 
Dec.  23,  when  the  pantomime  of  "  Little  Dewdrop  "  was  produced. 
"Pale  Janet"  was  revived  Jan.  20,  and  Jan.  27  "Nobody's  Son"  — 
Watts  Phillips'  play  of  "  Nobody's  Child,"  with  another  title  —  was 
presented,  with  Milnes  Levick  as  Joe. 

Feb.  10  "Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  or  the  Wolf  at  the  Door," 
by  F.  G.  Maeder,  was  presented.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was 
revived  Feb.  24,  with  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  as  Topsy.  This  was 
the  last  play  presented  at  the  Museum.  Half  an  hour  after  mid- 
night on  the  morning  of  Tuesday,  March  3,  1868,  a  fire  was  dis- 
covered on  the  third  floor,  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  building, 
in  the  apartment  occupied  by  Van  Amburgh's  Menagerie.  A  few 
of  the  animals  on  the  Broadway  side,  among  them  a  kangaroo,  a 
small  leopard,  a  few  monkeys,  together  with  the  pelicans  and  a 
variety  of  other  small  birds,  were  rescued.  The  cause  of  the  fire 
was  attributed  to  a  defective  flue.  The  building  was  valued  at 
;^  1 50,000,  and  was  insured  for  ;g62,ooo.  The  contents  belonged  to 
Barnum,  were  valued  at  1^400,000,  and  were  insured  for  one  third 
of  that  amount.  The  basement  of  539  was  occupied  by  Charles 
Gray  as  a  restaurant  and  oyster  saloon.  Sigler  &  Clinton  occupied 
the  basement  of  541  as  a  sample  room. 


A 


WASHINGTON  HALL 

CONCERT  room  called  Washington  Hall  was  situated  at 

598  Broadway,  three  doors  above  Niblo's  Garden,  and  was 

used  in  1851  for  concerts,  panoramas,  and  miscellaneous  entertain- 
ments. In  June,  i860,  Charley  White  opened  with  a  specialty 
troupe,  and  called  the  place  Charley  White's  Opera  House. 
He  had  in  his  company  Kate  Partington,  Emma  Schell,  Miss  Le 
Claire,  Miss  Blondell,  and  others. 

NATIONAL  HALL 

THE  National  Hall  was  situated  at  29-31  Canal  Street,  three 
doors  from  Broadway,  and  was  used  in  the  spring  of  1852 
for  miscellaneous  entertainments. 


I8S23  NIBLO'S  SALOON 


THE  ART  UNION   ROOMS 

THE  Art  Union  Rooms  were  located  on  the  west  side  of 
Broadway  (495-497),  between  Broome  and  Spring  streets, 
and  were  originally  what  the  name  implied, — a  place  where  artistic 
works  were  exhibited  up  to  1852,  when  it  was  called  the  Art 
Union  Concert  Hall.  It  was  used  for  concerts  and  other  light 
entertainments.  Murphy  &  Peel's  Campbell  Minstrels  appeared 
here  March  12,  1854.  Luke  West,  Matt  Peel,  and  Joseph  Murphy 
were  in  the  company.  Hi  Rumsey,  the  banjo  player,  was  heard 
here  March  27.  April  10  Charley  White  took  possession  with  his 
Serenaders,  and  the  place  was  called  the  St.  Nicholas  Exhibition 
Room.  April  24  Dun  Bowers,  an  old-time  minstrel  performer, 
appeared.  Dan  Emmett  and  Hugh  Donnelly  were  in  the  company. 
After  being  unoccupied  for  some  time,  the  place  was  reopened  in 
July,  1857,  as  The  Academy  Rooms,  by  J.  Herman  of  Henry  Wood 
and  Christy's  Minstrels.  In  Ma)',  1858,  it  was  occupied  by  a  con- 
cert company  who  sang  glees,  madrigals,  and  solos  on  the  same 
plan  as  Evans'  Cider  Cellars,  a  well-known  London  establishment. 
A  great  favorite  here  was  Tom  Watson,  a  popular  English  clown 
and  comic  singer.  He  came  to  this  country  late  in  1857,  and 
appeared  at  Laura  Keene's  Metropolitan  Theatre.  Early  in  i860 
he  joined  Spalding  &  Rogers'  New  Orleans  Circus,  and,  after  a 
successful  season  there,  visited  the  principal  towns  on  the  Missis- 
sippi River  with  the  same  company.  It  was  while  thus  engaged 
that  he  became  notorious  by  sailing  at  different  points  on  the 
Mississippi  in  a  wash  tub,  pulled  by  six  real  geese.  He  appeared 
at  the  Art  Union  Oct.  25,  1885.  When  in  the  height  of  his  popu- 
larity he  was  considered  the  cleverest  clown  at  that  time  in  the 
country,  and  commanded  the  best  of  engagements  and  a  good 
salary.  He,  like  many  others,  was  his  own  worst  enemy.  Gus 
Grant,  Fanny  Cole,  and  Julia  Price  appeared  here  Oct.  25.  Robert 
W.  Butler  became  manager  in  1859.  He  continued  for  one  season, 
and  he  sold  out  to  R.  Smith  and  Harrison  in  August,  i860. 

NIBLO'S  SALOON 

A  SMALL  concert  hall  called  Niblo's  Saloon  was  situated  in 
the  same  building  as  Niblo's  Garden.  For  a  long  time  it 
was  used  for  various  exhibitions,  including  concerts,  spiritualistic 
meetings,  and  lectures.  M.  Paul  Jullien  gave  his  first  concert  in 
America  here  July  2,  1852.  Mr.  Bunn,  from  Drury  Lane  Theatre, 
London,  Eng.,  made  his  American  debut  Oct.  11,  1852,  with  his 
Pictorial  Illustrations  of  the  Genius  and  Career  of  Shakespeare. 
L.  M.  Gottschalk,  the  pianist,  gave  a  concert  Feb.  11,  1853, 
assisted   by  Rose  De  Vries,  Hoffman,  Kyrle,    and   Mr.  Frazier. 


lo        A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1859 

Baroness  Julie  de  Berg,  a  celebrated  pianist,  made  her  American 
debut  Aug.  27,  1853.  She  was  assisted  by  Amalia  Patti  Strakosch, 
Paul  Jullien,  and  H.  C.  Timm.  A  concert  for  the  relief  of  the 
sufferers  by  the  epidemic  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  was  given  Sept.  i, 
by  Ole  Bull,  assisted  by  Adelina  Patti  and  Maurice  Strakosch. 
Mme.  Sontag  gave  a  concert  Oct.  11,  assisted  by  Carl  Eckert, 
Gasparo  Pozzolini,  Badiali  Rocco,  Gasparoni,  and  Paul  Jullien. 
Mme.  Isadore  Clarke,  late  from  Cuba,  made  her  d^but  in  New 
York  Oct.  24,  1854,  in  concert,  assisted  by  Giovanni  Leonanndi, 
his  first  appearance  in  America,  Henry  Appt,  solo  violinist,  Harry 
G.  Timm,  Jos.  Noll,  C.  Besig,  Bergner,  P.  Eltz,  E.  Boehm,  and 
Bramner  A.  Herzog.  Jan.  20,  1855,  a  concert  was  given  for  the 
poor  of  the  city,  by  Paul  Jullien,  Adelina  Patti,  Sig.  Rocco,  Sig. 
Bernardi,  and  August  Gockel. 

On  May  24,  1856,  Signorina  Vestvali  made  her  first  appearance 
in  concert,  under  the  direction  of  Allen  Irving.  Mile.  Carioli 
gave  her  first  concert  in  this  city  Sept.  15,  assisted  by  Carl 
Anschutz  and  orchestra.  Juliana  May  first  appeared  in  concert 
Sept.  22.  Mme.  Anna  De  La  Grange  gave  a  concert  Sept.  24,  and 
was  assisted  by  S.  Thalberg  and  Henri  Vieuxtemps.  Frezzolini 
made  her  d6but  as  a  concert  singer  Oct.  2,  and  her  last  concert 
took  place  here  Oct.  30,  with  Vieuxtemps  and  Thalberg.  Emma 
Stanley  made  her  American  debut  Nov.  8.  Her  performance  con- 
sisted of  a  drawing-room  entertainment,  entitled  "  The  Seven  Ages 
of  Woman,"  the  object  being  to  exhibit  the  progress  of  female  life, 
from  babyhood  to  old  age.  Miss  Stanley  introduced  all  kinds  of 
national  airs,  and  put  on  the  costumes  of  all  sorts  of  countries,  at 
once  showing  her  own  versatility  and  the  abundance  and  costliness 
of  her  wardrobe.  Her  changes  were  effected  with  marvellous 
rapidity,  so  that  it  would  seem  as  if  a  dozen  persons  were  engaged 
in  doing  what  she  alone  effected  by  her  skill  and  ingenuity.  She 
had  a  charming  voice,  and  sang  with  admirable  taste.  She  died  at 
Bayswater,  England,  Dec.  11,  1881. 

Stephen  C.  Massett  ("  Jeems  Pipes  of  Pipesville  ")  appeared  here 
Sept.  23,  1858.  His  entertainments  consisted  of  songs,  music, 
and  chit-chat  of  travel  in  foreign  land.  Father  Kemp's  Original 
Continental  Old  Folks'  concert  company  appeared  March  30, 
1859.  Stephen  Massett  died  in  this  city  August  20,  1898,  at  St. 
Vincent's  Hospital. 

With  many  alterations  and  improvements,  Niblo's  Saloon  was 
reopened  Nov.  i,  1859,  by  Hooley  &  Christy's  Minstrels,  among 
whom  were  S.  C.  Campbell  (musical  director),  George  Christy 
(stage  manager),  R.  M.  Hooley  (business  manager).  Master 
Eugene,  Cool  White,  J.  A.  Herman,  Napier  Lothian,  J.  C. 
Reeves,  J.  Hilliard,  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  J.  K.  Edwards,  A.  J. 
flobbs,  J.  Trique,  Byron  Christy,  and  Master  Gus  Howard.     In 


1863:  NIBLO'S   SALOON  II 

January,  i860,  Christy  &  Hooley  dissolved  copartnership.  Hooley, 
with  nearly  every  member  of  the  company,  went  on  a  travelling 
tour,  while  Christy  continued  at  this  place  with  another  party. 
Hooley  &  Campbell's  Minstrels,  who  had  been  performing  at  585 
Broadway,  appeared  here  Aug.  27,  for  the  winter.  Lloyd's  Min- 
strels came  here  April  i.  The  principals  were  Billy  Birch,  D.  S. 
Wambold,  Charley  Fox,  August  Asche,  Herman,  Gustave  Bidaux, 
H.  Wilks,  Eastmead,  Lehman,  Andrews,  N.  Oehl,  W.  Bruns,  A. 
Breitkopf,  C.  Blass,  Master  Albertine,  and  Cool  White.  The 
Peak  Family  of  bellringers,  harpists,  and  vocalists  made  their  first 
appearance  in  New  York  here  Dec.  23,  and  remained  until  Jan.  8, 
1862,  the  only  other  entertainments  being  concerts  by  Gottschalk, 
the  pianist,  and  the  artists  of  the  Italian  Opera  company;  magical 
seances,  by  Prof.  Adrien,  and  French  dramatic  representations  by 
M.  Juignet's  company.  Oct.  25  C.  Sage,  former  director  of  the 
French  Theatre,  took  a  benefit,  assisted  by  Miles.  Aline,  Costa, 
Berthe  Morel,  and  Maggie  Andrews,  and  MM.  Ardivani,  Garibaldi, 
Vietoff,  and  Prosper.  The  entertainment  was  principally  musical. 
Nov.  25  M.  Edgard  took  a  benefit,  presenting  the  vaudevilles  of 
"  Qui  se  Disputent  s'Adorent,"  and  "  A  la  Bastille,"  and  a  cpncert. 
Mr.  De  Cordova  subseqently  lectured  here  on  several  occasions. 

On  Dec.  6,  Paul  Juignet  began  a  French  comedy  season,  and 
his  company  included  Miles.  Marguerite  Bouhelier,  Anna  Ham- 
burg, Natalie  Dumas,  and  Aline  Delange,  and  MM.  Ernest 
Gravier,  Julian  Rosseau,  Albert  Mary,  Dubois,  Garton  Grande, 
Edgard,  and  Juignet.  The  opening  entertainment  comprised  a 
prologue  in  verse,  Theodore  Barrifere's  "  La  Feu  au  Convent,"  and 
MM.  Dupin  and  Delacour's  "Deux  Hommes  du  Nord."  These 
representations  were  repeated  every  Monday  and  Saturday,  with 
slight  interruptions,  when  the  company  played  in  Boston  until 
June  5,  1863.  Among  the  most  important  pieces  produced  were 
Henri  Conscience's  "Un  Pauvre  Gentilhomme,"  Theodore  Barriere 
and  Jules  Lorin's  "Le  Piano  de  Berthe,"  MM.  Lambert-Thiboust 
and  Girardin's  "L'Onde  et  I'Ombre,"  Henri  Rochefort's  and 
Albert  Wolf's  "Un  Homme  de  Sud,"  Dumanoir  and  Clairville's 
"Triolet  a  la  Recherche  d'un  Pere,"  Dumanoir  and  Dennery's 
"Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  "La  Dame  aux  Cam^lias,"  "La  M^sre 
de  la  Famille,"  "Un  Tenor  Leger,"  "La  Code  des  Femmes,"  "Le 
Serment  d'Horace,"  Dumanoir  and  Clairville's  "L'Amoureux  de 
Pontoise,"  About's  "Risette,  la  Millionnaire,"  De  Musset's  "Les 
Cheveaux  de  ma  Femme,"  Cogniard  Fr^res'  "Bruno  le  Fileur," 
Balzac's  "  Mercadet  le  Faiseur,"  "  Le  Chevalier  du  Guet,"  MoliSre's 
"  Le  Depit  Amoureux,"  L6on  Battu  and  Jaime  fils'  "  Lucie  Didier," 
"  La  Pline  et  le  Beau  Temps, "  "  Pas  de  Fumee  Sans  Feu, "  Offen- 
bach's "La  Rose  de  St.  Fleur,"  and  Octave  Feuillet's  "Peril  en 
la   Demeure."     Jan.   20,   1863,  the  Brothers  Schmid  and  Leute, 


12         A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D864 

three   Swiss    singers,    made    their  first  appearance   in   America 
here. 

Paul  Juignet  again  essayed  the  direction  of  French  comedy  and 
vaudeville.  His  company  consisted  of  MM.  Ernest  Gravier, 
Roche,  Faye,  Pelletier,  Donatien,  Edgard,  Maillet,  Duval,  and 
Benjamin;  Mmes.  Angele  Levasseur  and  Anna  Hamburg,  and 
Miles.  Louise  Maillet,  Stephane  Bergeon,  Hdl^ne  Donatien, 
Nathalie  Dumas,  Louise  Pelletier,  Graziella,  and  Estella  Dumas. 
The  season  lasted,  with  slight  intervals,  from  Oct.  27,  1863,  till 
April  30,  1864,  during  which  time  the  following  works,  with  others, 
were  presented :  "  Les  Vivacitds  du  Capitaine  Tic,"  by  M.  Labiche ; 
"Le  Pour  et  le  Contre,"  by  Octave  Feuillet;  "Jean  qui  Pleure 
et  Jean  qui  Rit,"  by  M.  Dumanoir;  "Les  37  Sous  de  M.  Mon- 
tourdin,"  by  M.  Labiche;  "Je  Dine  chez  ma  Mere,"  by  M. 
Thiboust;  "Le  Caporal  et  la  Payse,"  by  M.  Varin;  "LaFamille 
Lambert,"  "Les  Noces  de  Jeanette,"  by  Victor  Masse;  "Rue  de 
la  Lune,"  by  M.  de  Kock;  "Jeanne  la  Sotte,"  by  MM.  Julien  and 
Pilates;  " Tambour  Battant ; "  "Histoire  d'un  Sou,"  by  M.  Clair- 
ville;  "La  Chanoinesse,"  by  Eugene  Scribe;  "Les  Pantins  de 
Violette,"  by  Adolph  Adam;  "Le  Gentilhomme  Pauvre,"  by  M. 
Dumanoir;  "Les  Femmes  Revolt^es,"  by  L.  Lurine;  "Un  Duel 
sous  Richelieu,"  by  Lockrey  and  Mellesville;  "La  Dame  de  St. 
Tropez,"  byDennery;  "Les  etrennes  de  M.  Poisson;"  "  Le  Jour 
de  I'An  a  New  York,"  by  MM.  X.  and  Z.  ;  Les  Deux  Aveugles," 
by  M.  Offenbach;  "La  Bataille  de  Dames,"  by  M.  Scribe;  "Le 
Voyage  de  Monsieur  Perichon,"  by  MM.  Labiche  and  Martin; 
"  Trombalcazar,"  opera  bouffe,  by  Offenbach ;  "  La  Joie  Fait  Peur  " 
(the  original  of  Boucicault's  "Kerry,"  produced  at  Burton's  old 
Theatre  as  "Sunshine  Through  the  Clouds"),  by  fimile  Girardin; 
"Les  Affrontes,"  by  Emile  Augier;  "Le  Vicomte  Girogee,"  by 
M.  Labiche;  "Le  Cceur  et  1' Argent,"  by  MM.  Morrier  and 
Martin;  "Les  Filles  Gavit,"  by  V.  Hugo;  "Les  Petits  Oiseaux," 
by  Labiche  and  Delacour ;  "  Le  Mari  a  la  Campagne  "  (the  original 
of  "The  Serious  Family"),  by  MM.  Bayard  and  De  Vailly;  "Le 
Demi  Monde,"  by  Dumas  p^re;  "Le  Mariage  aux  Lanternes,"  by 
Offenbach,  first  time  in  New  York,  Feb.  6,  1864;  "La  P"emme  de 
Primrose,"  by  Cormon;  "Une  Femme  qui  se  Jette  par  la  Fe- 
netre,"  by  Eugene  Scribe;  "La  Filles  de  Giboyer,"  by  M.  fimile 
Augier;  "Les  Erreurs  du  Bel  Age, "  by  Xavier  and  Varin;  "Ba- 
ta-clan,"  opera  bouffe,  by  Offenbach;  "On  Demande  un  Gouver- 
neur,"  by  Decoursette ;  "Trente  Ans,  ou  la  Vie  d'un  Joueur,"  by 
Decanze  and  Dinaux;  "La  Marraine,"  by  Scribe;  "Les  Filles  des 
Marbres,"  by  Barrifere  and  Thiboust;  "Bianella,  ou  le  Servanti 
MaJtresse,"  opera  bouffe,  by  Frederic  von  Flotow;  "  La  Diplomatie 
du  Manage,"  by  Mme.  Berton-Samson ;  "Jean  Baudry,"  by  Auguste 
Vercquerio;  "La  GrSce  deDieu,"  by  Dennery  and  Lemoine;  "Une 


i86s:  NIBLO'S  SALOON  13 

Mauvaise  Nuit  est  Bient6t  Pass6,"  by  H.  Honore;  "Le  Medecin 
des  Enfants,"  by  Anicet  Bourgeois,  and  "Montjoie,"  by  Octave 
Feuillet. 

The  Harrison  English  opera  company,  under  the  management 
of  Gabriel  Harrison,  with  B.  A.  Baker  as  stage  manager,  began  a 
season  here  Jan.  13,  1864.  Mme.  Comte  Borchard,  Mary  Shaw, 
Wm.  Castle,  S.  C.  Campbell,  Geo.  Rea,  and  M.  B.  Pike  were  in 
the  company,  with  Theodore  Thomas  as  conductor.  Jan.  13,  15, 
19,  and  21  "  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  rendered.  A  fortnight  later 
the  company  returned,  and  on  Feb.  3,  5,  10,  and  12  sang  "Mari- 
tana. "  March  24  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Watkins  and  Carlotta  Shaw 
presented  an  entertainment  written  for  them  by  Charles  Gayler, 
entitled  "  Photographiana. "  This  they  repeated  for  several  nights. 
Niblo's  Saloon  was  leased  June  i  by  Mr.  Crabtree,  the  father  of 
Lotta,  with  Harry  Jordan  as  his  acting  manager.  Lotta  was 
announced  as  "The  California  Pet,"  and  appeared  in  the  sketches 
"The  Mysterious  Chamber"  and  "Jenny  Lind,"  singing,  dancing, 
and  playing  on  the  banjo.  This  was  her  first  appearance  in  New 
York.  The  audience  was  cold  and  indifferent,  and  did  not  appear 
to  appreciate  the  abilities  of  this  lady.  She  remained  four  nights, 
during  which  "The  Wife's  Lesson"  and  "The  Maid  of  Munster" 
were  also  given.  This  lady  was  born  in  New  York,  at  750  Broad- 
way, Nov.  7,  1847.  Her  father  was  John  Ashworth  Crabtree, 
who  kept  a  bookstore  in  Nassau  Street.  Her  early  life  was 
spent  in  California,  where,  as  a  child  actress,  she  was  a  great 
favorite.  She  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  richest  actress  in 
the  world. 

The  following  season  concerts  were  given.  The  Thorpe  Brothers 
took  possession  of  the  saloon  Oct.  3,  and  occupied  it  for  two  weeks, 
giving  a  series  of  spiritualistic  seances.  Oct.  27  Mrs.  O'Neill, 
nie  Annie  James,  gave  a  concert,  assisted  by  Castle,  Campbell, 
Frank  Gilder,  and  J.  O'Neill.  M.  Juignet's  French  company 
occupied  Niblo's  Saloon  Tuesdays  and  Saturdays  during  the  sea- 
son from  Oct.  29,  1864,  until  the  end  of  April,  1865,  with  the 
exception  of  slight  intervals,  when  visits  were  made  to  Philadel- 
phia and  Boston.  Concerts  were  given  by  Mrs.  O'Neill  Nov.  16, 
by  J.  E.  Perring  Nov.  23,  by  Madame  Paravalli  and  pupils  Dec.  i, 
by  Mile.  Barnetchie  Dec.  8,  and  by  Frank  B.  Converse  Dec.  29. 
On  Jan.  4  and  Jan.  6,  1865,  an  Italian  opera  company,  under  the 
management  of  M.  Wertheimber  and  conductorship  of  Sig.  Rosa, 
sang  "L'Elisir  d'Amore."  The  principal  artists  were  Mile. 
Claudini  Cairoli  and  Signori  Mongiardini,  Ardavani,  and  Fellini. 
A  concert  was  given  by  Laura  Harris  Jan.  23.  M.  Wechsung, 
fliutist,  made  his  American  ddbut  Jan.  24.  The  Davis  family 
were  heard  in  concert  Jan.  26.  Feb.  13  Max  Strakosch's  concert 
company  appeared.     Mile.   Helene  de  Katow,    Russian  violinist, 


14         A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       1:1852 

Jas.  M.  Wehli,  pianist,  and  Mile.  Celestine  Huntley,  soprano, 
made  their  American  debut.  The  other  artists  were  Signori 
Lorenzo,  Remi,  Rosa,  and  Bendelari.  The  Strakosch  concert 
company  also  gave  concerts  on  Feb.  15,  16,  24,  25,  and  March  i, 
2,  13,  24,  and  25,  assisted  by  Laura  Harris,  Signor  Paulicchi,  and 
others. 

Mile.  Camille  Urso,  the  violinist,  gave  a  concert  Feb.  27,  and 
Mr.  Cordova  lectured  March  6.  March  22  the  Benevolent  Dramatic 
and  Musical  Association  presented  the  drama  of  "Deceit,  or  Feel- 
ing and  Fashion, "  and  a  concert  by  Gustavus  Geary,  G.  W.  Brad- 
shaw,  Mina  Geary,  and  Celia  Hoffheimer.  L.  M.  Gottschalk,  the 
pianist,  gave  a  series  of  farewell  concerts  prior  to  his  departure  for 
California,  with  Sig.  Muzio,  March  29,  30,  and  31.  Niblo's  Saloon 
was  closed  as  a  place  of  amusement  May  9,  1865,  and  altered  for 
the  dining-room  of  the  Metropolitan  Hotel. 

WHITE'S  VARIETIES. 

THE  house  known  as  "White's  Varieties"  was  situated  at  17- 
19  Bowery,  and  was  built  by  Edwin  P.  Christy,  the  minstrel 
manager.  It  was  opened  Sept.  13,  1852,  by  Charles  T.  White. 
"  The  Child  of  the  Regiment "  was  presented  here  Nov.  2,  when 
William  R.  Floyd  made  his  first  appearance  on  any  stage,  acting 
the  Corporal.     The  following  is  the  copy  of  a  programme : 

Proprietor  and  Manager C.  White 

Treasurer '  j.  Simpson 

Musical  Director      .- Herr  Noll 

Dramatic  Director T.  D.  Yeomans 

PRICES    OF   ADMISSION. 

Dress  Circle 25  cts.    I  Private  Boxes $1.50 

Parquet  and  2d  Circle  .     .     .     i2i^        |  Stage  Boxes 2.00 

Part  First. 

The  performance  will  commence  with  the  farce, 

"OUR   GUARDIAN   ANGEL." 

Mr.  Dulcimer jerry  Merrifield 

Jasper  Cranky Bannister 

DelemereLazytongs      . C.Warwick 

Molly  Snaggs  (m  which  she  will  sing  a  new  song,  called  "  Talking  in  My  Sleep  " 

written  by  Mrs.  Osgood) Rose  Merrifield 

Miss  Myrtle Mrs.  Isherwood 

Kate  Swynnerton Miss  Pentland 


issa]  WHITE'S   VARIETIES  1 5 

Part  Second. 
WHITE'S  SERENADERS,  AS  DANDY  NEGROES  OF  THE  NORTH, 
introducing  the  following  collection  of  new  songs,  glees,  jokes,  etc. : 

Massa's  in  the  Cold,  Cold 

Ground G.  Rich 

Farewell,  My  Lilly  Dear,     .    C.  White 
Dina's  Serenade    ....     Corrister 

Coon  Hunt C.  White 

Quickstep Full  Band 


Overture, Full  Band 

Let 's  be  Gay,  from  the  opera  of  "  Rob- 
ert le  Diable  "...     Company 

Katy,  Darling C.  White 

Melinda  May Corrister 

Old  Folks  at  home    ....   Deaves 
The  Darkey  Blackberry  Party 

Company 


Part  Third. 
Favorite  Song  by Mrs.  Rose  Merrifield 

SHAKESPEARIAN    READINGS. 

by  Miss  Lora  Gordon,  the  wonderful  prodigy,  aged  iive  years,  who  will  appear  in 
fragments  from  "  King  Lear,"  assisted  by  her  sister,  Isabella  Gordon. 

Highland  Fling  by Miss  E.  Johnson 

A  new  Comic  Song,  "  The  Bloomerees  " Jerry  Merrifield 

Banjo  Solo Dan  Emmett 

The  whole  to  conclude  with  the 

SMOKE  HOUSE  DANCE  AND  PLANTATION  REEL, 

by  John  Diamond  and  Master  Franks. 

Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday  evenings  will  be  performed  the  Musical  Farce 
of  "  The  Two  Gregories." 

No  free  list  to  this  establishment.     No  orders  received. 
Afternoon  performance  every  Saturday,  commencing  at  3  o'clock. 

Frank  S.  Chanfrau  was  the  first  dramatic  manager  of  this  house, 
and  he  took  charge  of  it  Oct.  18,  1852.  He  received  from  Christy 
a  weekly  salary  of  ;^ioo,  and  25  per  cent  of  the  receipts  when  he 
acted.  It  was  at  this  time  that  his  acquaintance  began  with  Miss 
Albertine.  In  the  company  were  John  ("  that  rascal  Jack  ")  Dunn, 
A.  H.  ("Dolly")  Davenport,  Jerry  Merrifield,  Keeler,  Miss  Al- 
bertine, Rose  Merrifield,  Miss  Isherwood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  France, 
William  R.  Floyd,  and  others. 

Mile.  Albertine  had  a  checkered  career.  Her  right  name  was 
Hannah  Manchester,  and  she  was  born  at  the  Stone  Bridge,  Tiver- 
ton, R,  I.,  in  1831.  Her  debut  was  at  Augusta,  Me,,  as  Sophia 
in  "The  Rendezvous,"  during  the  season  of  1846-47,  but  she  soon 
took  to  the  art  of  dancing.  When  F.  S.  Chanfrau  played  at  the 
Olympic  Theatre,  Washington,  D.  C,  Albertine  was  engaged  to 
support   him.      Her   next    appearance  was  at    the  Arch   Street 


) 


1 6         A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Dss" 

Theatre,  Philadelphia,  as  leading  support  to  the  elder  Booth. 
This  was  in  March,  1850.  She  travelled  with  F.  S.  Chanfrau  for 
six  seasons,  commencing  in  the  fall  of  1850.  In  California  she 
not  only  played  Lize  to  Chanfrau 's  Mose,  but  such  characters  as 
Clarisse  Delville,  in  "Satan  in  Paris,"  and  Dot,  in  "The  Cricket 
on  the  Hearth,"  and  danced  to  the  great  delight  of  old  "Forty- 
niners."  In  1852  she  and  Chanfrau  returned  to  New  York,  and  at 
Astor  Place  Opera  House  drew  all  Gotham  to  witness  their  com- 
panion pictures  of  the  "Bowery  B'hoy  and  His  Gal."  In  1857, 
Albertine  severed  her  engagement  with  Mr.  Chanfrau,  and  returned 
to  California,  starring  there  for  two  years  with  increasing  popu- 
larity, when  she  was  induced  to  accept  an  engagement  to  go  to 
Australia  with  G.  V.  Brooke.  While  acting  at  Ballarat  she  caught 
a  cold,  which  turned  into  the  colonial  fever.  She  recovered  and 
commenced  to  dance,  but  became  so  blind  that  she  could  scarcely 
see  the  footlights,  and  was  compelled  to  leave  the  stage.  She  was 
under  the  care  of  oculists  for  one  year  without  receiving  any  benefit. 
At  last,  driven  by  poverty, — all  her  jewelry  and  clothes  having 
been  parted  with,  —  she  went  into  the  Benevolent  Asylum  in 
Ballarat,  where  she  learned  to  sew,  knit,  and  read.  For  years  she 
was  considered  dead  by  all  who  knew  her  in  this  country,  a  report 
to  that  effect  having  been  printed  in  the  Australian  papers  and 
copied  in  various  American  journals.  One  day  the  following  letter 
was  received  by  the  editor  of  a  New  York  paper  and  published. 

Ballarat,  Victoria,  Australia,  Jan.  ii,  1875. 
In  visiting  the  Benevolent  Asylum  in  this  city,  I  discovered  a  poor  American 
lady,  formerly  a  member  of  the  profession,  whose  sad  case  at  once  enlisted  my 
sympathies,  and  I  take  the  liberty  of  calling  the  attention  of  my  professional 
brothers  and  sisters  in  America,  through  your  valuable  journal,  to  a  most  worthy 
object  of  charity.  I  was  introduced  to  a  blind  inmate,  who,  I  was  astonished  to 
discover,  was  a  Mme.  Albertine,  who,  some  years  ago,  I  saw  in  the  Celeste  style 
of  drama  here,  and  thought  her  very  good.  She  came  to  Australia  thirteen  years 
ago,  playing  in  all  the  theatres.  Through  illness  the  poor  woman  became  totally 
blind  some  seven  years  ago,  and  has  been  for  a  long  time  an  inmate  of  this 
benevolent  institution.  She  is  about  forty  years  of  age,  and  of  a  most  sen- 
sitive nature.  Her  only  object  now  is  to  get  back  to  her  native  place,  where 
she  would  be  among  her  own  people.  I  do  think  this  a  case  in  which  all  mem- 
bers of  our  profession  should  unite  in  providing  for  her  future,  and  as  far  as  is 
in  niy  power  I  will  do  all  I  can  to  forward  her  to  her  friends.  The  expense  of 
sending  her  to  Boston  would  be  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  She  is 
a  poor,  afflicted,  sightless  woman,  and  an  American  by  birth.     Yours  truly, 

Stuart  O'Brien,  Theatre  Royal,  Melbourne. 

This  was  the  first  intimation  her  friends  had  of  her  existence. 
Through  the  extraordinary  kindness  of  Mr.  O'Brien,  Mr.  Adams, 
American  consul,  and  Commander  Chandler,  of  U.  S.  S.  "  Swatara  " 
she  reached  America.  Just  before  her  arrival  home  her  brother- 
in-law  received  the  following  communication : 


X8S3:  ST.    CHARLES  THEATRE  1 7 

Theatre  Royal,  Melbourne,  Australia, 
March  lo,  1875. 
Sir,  —  Mme.  Albertine,  for  some  years  quite  blind,  and  an  inmate  of  one  of 
our  institutions,  left  for  New  York  per  United  States  ship  of  war  Swatara,  hav- 
ing had  a  passage  generously  granted  her  by  Commander  Ralph  Chandler.  The 
ship  will  arrive  in  New  York  about  the  end  of  May  next,  and  she  desired  me  to 
write  to  you  as  to  her  reception  on  her  arrival.  She  also  suggested  that  I  should 
ask  you  to  write  to  Bessie  and  Susan  Manchester.  I  shall  be  most  happy  to 
hear  from  you  of  her  safe  arrival  at  New  York,  and  there  is  some  hope  of  the 
restoration  of  her  sight.     I  am,  sir, 

Your  obedient  servant,  Stuart  O'Brien. 

To  William  Cannon,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

The  "  Swatara "  arrived  here  with  Albertine  on  board  June  i, 
187s,  and  for  a  brief  period  she  resided  at  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  after 
which  she  went  to  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  where  she  remained  till 
her  death,  Oct.  6,  1889,  at  the  residence  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam C.   Cannon. 

In  February,  1853,  this  house  was  remodelled  and  opened  as 
the  St.  Charles  Theatre,  with  dramatic  performances.  James 
Pilgrim,  the  author-actor,  was  the  manager,  who  began  Feb.  2$, 
with  a  small  stock  company.  "The  Serious  Family"  was 
acted  March  2,  with  Mr.  Robinson  as  Aminadab  Sleek.  After 
it,  came  "  A  Husband  at  Sight, "  with  Miss  Albertine  as  Cather- 
ine; a  dance  by  Miss  Sophie  followed,  after  which  Miss  Mitchell 
played  Joseph  in  "  The  Young  Scamp. " 

John  R.  Scott  began  an  engagement  March  16.  He  appeared  as 
Sir  Giles  Overreach,  in  "A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts,"  and 
later  in  "The  Stranger,"  "Virginius,"  on  which  occasion  M.  W. 
LefRngwell  made  his  bow  in  the  farce,  "P.  P.,  or  The  Man  and 
the  Tiger,"  "Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  "The  Willow  Copse,"  "Rob 
Roy,"  "Richard  IH.,"  "The  Adopted  Child,"  "Richelieu," 
"Damon  and  Pythias,"  and  "Wallace."  "Eveleen  Wilson,"  a 
dramatization  by  Mr.  Pilgrim,  from  the  story  of  that  name,  was 
seen  April  4.  John  R.  Scott  closed  April  16.  "The  Momentous 
Question  "  was  acted  April  18,  with  J.  M.  Cooke  as  Robert  Shelly, 
Miss  Mitchell  as  Rachel  Ryland.  "Eveleen  Wilson"  followed, 
with  Pilgrim,  Robinson,  Miss  Mitchell,  and  Mrs.  Mason  in  the 
principal  characters,  and  the  entertainment  closed  with  "The  Boys 
of  Saratoga,"  Julia  Pelby  acting  Caroline  Grantley.  April  20 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan  played  Lady  Randolph  in  "Douglas."  May  9 
was  the  anniversary  of  the  New  York  Dramatic  Society,  and  the 
performance  consisted  of  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  —  Harry 
Seymour  as  Shylock,  Miss  Grey  as  Portia,  and  Kate  Hunter  as 
Nerissa,  —  "  The  Review, "  with  Welsh  Edwards  and  Fanny  Os- 
borne in  the  principal  characters,  Dutch  readings  by  Sam  Glenn, 
and  the  farce,  "My  Wife's  Second  Floor." 

The  next  manager  was  Charles  R.  Thome,  who  opened  Aug.  t 

VOL.  U.  —  2 


1 8         A  HISTORY  OF   THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       i:i8s4 


with  "The  Poor  Soldier,"  "The  Child  of  the  Regiment,"  and 
"The  Lady  and  the  Devil."  The  company  included  Julia  Pelby, 
Delia  Norval  (who  was  murdered  at  Windsor  Locks,  Ct.),  Rose, 
May,  Allen,  Mesdames  C.  R.  Thome,  Brunton  (formerly  Helen 
Matthews),  Barnett,  Monell,  Lewis,  Mestayer,  Brunton,  John 
Winans,  A.  L.  Vincent,  Odell,  Harry  Seymour,  Tom  Wemyss, 
Holmes,  J.  B.  Wright  (stage  manager).  Mr.  Thorne  took  a 
benefit  Sept.  3  in  "The  Limerick  Boy,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Coates Weaver 

Remden Odell 

Job Vincent 


Paddy  Miles     .     .     .      James  Pilgrim 
Mrs.  Fidget      ....     Mrs.  Monell 

Henry Holmes 

Jane Miss  May 

A  dance  by  Miss  La  Folle  was  done,  after  which  came  "  Michael 
Erie":  Michael  Erie,  Harry  Watkins;  Philip  D'Arville,  Griffiths; 
David  Gilliflower,  Weaver;  Andrew,  Holmes;  Jackson,  Thomas; 
Dame  Stapleton,  Mrs.  Monell ;  Julia  Spring,  Julia  Pelby ;  Stephen 
Gerard,  Vincent;  Miles,  Seymour;  Bates,  Odell;  Mary,  Miss 
Allen.  This  was  followed  with  a  song,  after  which  "The 
Widow's  Victim  "  was  played : 


Jeremiah  Clip  . 
Jane  Chatterly 
Mrs.  Rattleton 


Mrs. 


Wm.  Goodall 
C.  R.  Thorne 
.  Miss  Pelby 


Podge Griffiths 

Twitter Holmes 

Mrs.  Twitter       ....     Miss  Allen 


The  performance  closed  with  "  The  Ourang  Outang. "  George  Lea 
bought  this  house  from  Charley  White  in  1854,  and  managed  it  for 
a  few  months  as  a  novelty  theatre,  after  which  it  became  a  German 
theatre  until  Jan.  i,  1855.  I*  was  then  closed,  and  on  March  11, 
1855,  was  sold  at  auction  and  converted  into  stores. 


THE  OLD  STUYVESANT. 

THE  "  Old  Stuyvesant "  was  situated  at  663  Broadway,  opposite 
Bond  Street,  and  afterwards  variously  known  as  Academy 
Hall,  Donaldson  Opera  House,  and  Mozart  Hall.  Mons.  L.  Poz- 
nanski  appeared  here  in  concert  Dec.  20,  1852.  R.  H.  Sliter,  the 
clog  dancer,  was  seen  Sept.  11,  1852.  John  E.  Owens  began  a 
summer  season  here  July  25,  1853,  with  his  polyphonic,  myrio- 
graphic  monologue,  founded  on  his  ascent  of  Mont  Blanc.  Sept. 
28  there  was  exhibited  what  was  considered  a  wonderful  curiosity, 
—  Cornelius  Vroman,  aged  57  years,  a  native  of  Munroe  County, 
N.  Y.,  who  had  been  in  apparent  pleasant  and  profound  sleep  for 
five  years.     Perham's  "Seven  Mile  Mirror"   was  seen  Oct.   31, 

1853.  Sam  S.   Sanford's    Opera  company  were  heard  Aug.  28, 

1854.  Perham's  Burlesque  opera  troupe  appeared  Oct.  16,  1854, 
in  "The  Rabble  Family's"  comic  pantomime  "Sam  Patch,"  ar- 


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ranged  by  Edwin  Marden,  being  a  burlesque  on  the  Ravel  Family. 
The  house  closed  Jan.  5,  1855,  for  two  months.  Perhara's  same 
company  returned  in  March,  and  remained  until  July.  The  next 
occupants  were  Christy's  Minstrels,  who  commenced  Dec.  10  for 
twelve  nights.  E.  H.  Pierce,  J.  B.  Donniker,  Ben  Mallory,  J.  W. 
Raynor,  Lewis  Manns,  W.  P.  Collins,  N.  W.  Gould,  T.  Christian, 
H.  Huntington,  S.  Condit,  and  Jos.  Murphy  were  members  of  the 
company.  The  name  of  the  theatre  was  now  changed  to  Donald- 
son's Opera  House.  Tom  Thumb  and  Dr.  Valentine  appeared 
April  28,  1856. 

Mme.  Anna  de  La  Grange  gave  a  concert  here  Nov.  10,  1857,  for 
the  benefit  of  Henrietta  Simon.  The  name  of  the  house  was  again 
changed,  this  time  to  The  Canterbury,  and  was  opened  by  Fox 
&  Curran  July  16,  i860,  as  a  variety  theatre.  Charley  White 
appeared  Aug.  27.  J.  H.  Odgen,  the  English  comic  singer,  made 
his  American  debut  Sept.  3.  Marietta  Ravel,  the  tight-rope 
dancer,  the  Carlo  Family,  Cool  Burgess,  and  Kate  Pennoyer  were 
added  to  the  company  Oct.  22.  David  Braham  was  the  musical 
director.  Adah  Isaacs  Menken  appeared  Dec.  17  as  a  singer  and 
dancer.  George  Christy's  Minstrels  appeared  June  10,  1861;  the 
principals  were  George  Christy,  Cool  White,  George  Fox,  Ed. 
Haslam,  W.  Marks,  J.  A.  Herman,  W.  Wrightman,  J.  Bayley, 
T.  McNally,  J.  Clairville,  F.  Cardella,  J.  Kelk,  F.  Boniface, 
Blanque,  Lynes,  and  Masters  Bobby  and  Leon.  Fox  &  Sharpley's 
minstrels  took  possession  of  the  hall  Oct.  7,  and  remained  for 
three  weeks.  In  this  company  were  Sam  Sharpley  and  Dave  Reed. 
They  were  succeeded  Oct.  28  by  Hooley's  minstrels,  Hooley  & 
Griffin,  proprietors,  who  remained  until  May,  1862,  during  which 
time  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  Charles  Fox,  Billy  Gray,  Melville,  Mar- 
lowe, Reed,  Childs,  J.  C.  Reeves,  Rollin  Howard,  Asche,  McNally, 
R.  M.  Hooley,  Morley,  Currie,  and  Smitze  appeared.  In  May, 
1862,  the  Alleghanians  appeared. 

FRANCONI'S   HIPPODROME. 

DURING  the  winter  of  1852-53  there  was  formed  a  syndicate 
of  showmen  (eight  Americans),  including  Avery  Smith, 
Richard  Sands,  Titus  and  Seth  B.  Howes,  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
troducing the  hippodrome  to  America.  Corporal  Thompson's  lot, 
situated  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Twenty-third  Street  and  Broadf 
way  (now  occupied  by  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel)  —  also  once  known 
as  a  hostelrie,  a  sort  of  stopping-place  for  turfmen  and  other 
sportive  gentlemen,  —  was  secured,  and  a  large  structure  erected. 
Although  at  that  time  the  location  was  out  of  town,  it  was  con- 
sidered the  most  convenient.  It  was  a  little  yellow  wooden  hoyse, 
originally  built  as  a  country  residence  by  Christopher  Mildeberger. 


20         A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1853 

At  the  time  referred  to,  fast  trotting  horses  and  light  wagons  were 
very  popular,  and  Corporal  Thompson's  house  was  a  favorite  stop- 
ping place  for  the  gilded  youth,  the  fast  men,  and  the  better  class 
of  sporting  characters  of  the  period.  The  land  belonged  to  the 
Rowland  estate.  It  did  not  bring  in  much  income,  and  when 
Monnot  made  an  offer  for  the  property,  his  proposition  was  ac- 
cepted. The  little  yellow  house  soon  disappeared  to  make  room 
for  the  Hippodrome,  where  the  sports  of  the  Roman  circus,  the 
chariot  races,  and  gladiatorial  contests  and  other  performances 
were  presented.  The  structure  was  built  of  brick  walls,  two 
stories  high,  while  the  auditorium  was  covered  with  a  tin  roof,  the 
inside  of  the  walls  being  covered  with  canvas.  The  first  exhibi- 
tion was  given  May  2,  1853.  The  performers  were  Mme.  Franconi, 
Henry  Franconi,  Mme.  Chiarini,  Les  Freres  Siegrist,  Mme.  Sie- 
grist,  Sylvester,  Mme.  Ricard,  Mile.  Mason,  Angelina,  Caroline 
Vidal,  Leontine  Geilhard,  Adeline  Pigett,  Euggnie  Maria,  Mons. 
Ferdinand  Maria,  Eugenie  Cerf,  Mons.  Mason,  Mons.  and  Master 
Nicolo.  H.  Franconi  was  director  of  hippodrome.  The  prices  of 
admission  were:  Boxes,  50  cts. ;  reserved  seats,  $1;  pit,  25  cts. ; 
season  tickets,  ^50.  Long  before  the  performance  commenced  the 
sale  of  tickets  was  stopped,  and  many  thousand  were  disappointed 
in  obtaining  admission.  The  amphitheatre  held  an  audience  of 
4,000,  which  was  the  capacity  of  the  place.  The  circle  was  700  ft. 
in  circumference. 

Franconi's  Hippodrome  was  conducted  in  a  style  unknown  in 
equestrian  performances.  It  was  a  vast  amphitheatre,  having  no 
stage,  but  enclosing  a  stadium,  over  which  were  run  chariot  races, 
and  upon  which  other  exciting  displays  were  made.  The  contor- 
tionist, Mons.  Deverne,  and  the  Sylvester  Family,  in  the  spiral 
globe  act  (for  the  first  time  in  America),  were  also  seen.  Franconi 
introduced  his  performing  "  manage  "  and  race  horses  and  racing 
ostriches.  The  latter  were  driven  in  harness  and  were  rode  under 
saddle  by  small  boys  around  the  race  track.  There  were  male  and 
female  characters,  racing  camels,  elephants,  and  reindeers.  The 
stag  hunt  was  done  with  horses  and  hounds,  leaping  barricades  and 
ditches  filled  with  water,  twelve  feet  wide.  James  M.  Nixon  was 
manager  of  the  performance;  he  also  did  an  act  with  two  boys,  on 
a  platform  on  wheels,  while  being  driven  around  the  ring.  Each 
performance  commenced  with  "The  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold." 
In  the  tournament  knights  on  horseback  fought  a  combat  with 
battle-axes  and  spears,  finishing  the  act  with  one  horse  and  rider 
supposed  to  be  killed.  The  entertainment  was  continued  for  about 
three  weeks,  when  the  American  artists,  with  their  horses,  together 
with  Chiarini  and  his  performing  horses,  started  for  a  summer  tour. 

J.  A.  Dumbolton  took  a  benefit  Aug.  12,  1853,  when  a  trotting 
match  took  place  between  Lady  Suffolk,  entered  by  Hiram  Wood- 


18533  WASHINGTON  CIRCUS  21 

ruff,  and  Mac,  entered  by  William  Whelan.  The  first  season 
closed  Nov.  26,  1853,  and  the  company  went  to  Boston.  The 
second  and  last  season  opened  June  26,  1854.  The  Fifth  Avenue 
hotel  was  built  on  the  Hippodrome's  site  and  opened  in  1859. 

EMPIRE  HALL 

EMPIRE  HALL  was  situated  at  596  Broadway,  and  adjoined 
the  Metropolitan  Hotel.  In  February,  1853,  it  was  occupied 
by  Banvard's  Pilgrimage  to  Jerusalem  and  Holy  Land.  May  12, 
1856,  the  Keller  troupe  commenced  with  tableaux  and  musical 
soirees.  Gustave  Dedas  appeared  with  regular  dramatic  perform- 
ances in  September,  with  a  French  company.  A  series  of  paint- 
ings, representing  scenes  in  Dr.  Kane's  Arctic  voyages,  were  on 
exhibition  Oct.  12,  1857.  The  place  was  afterward  known  as  The 
Santa  Claus,  and  R.  W.  Williams  was  the  manager.  He  re- 
mained here  until  the  lease  expired,  January,  1859,  when  he 
removed  to  72  Prince  Street. 

THE  MAZE  GARDEN 

WHAT  was  known  as  The  Maze  Garden  was  situated  on  Fifth 
Avenue,  near  Forty-second  Street,  opposite  the  entrance  to 
the  Croton  Reservoir.  The  Garden  occupied  two  acres  of  ground, 
covered  with  a  large  growth  of  deciduous  and  evergreen  trees  and 
shrubs,  adorned  with  arbors  and  fountains,  and  surrounded  by 
glossy  slopes,  effectively  combining  the  beauties  of  nature  and  art. 
In  the  main  building  were  two  refreshment  saloons  with  commo- 
dious piazzas.  The  most  attractive  feature  of  the  Garden  was  the 
maze  or  labyrinths,  constructed  after  the  plan  of  the  one  in  Hamp- 
ton Court,  London,  formed  in  the  early  part  of  King  William  IV.  's 
reign,  and  the  only  one  in  the  country.  Ice  cream  and  other  re- 
freshments were  served.  No  spirituous  or  intoxicating  liquors 
were  sold.  It  was  open  every  day,  commencing  July  i,  1853,  from 
8  A.  M.  until  sunset.  The  entrance  to  the  Garden  was  free. 
Mitchell  &  Co.  were  managers. 

WASHINGTON   CIRCUS 

A  CANVAS  show  known  as  the  Washington  Circus  was  situ- 
ated on  the  corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and  Thirty-ninth  Street, 
in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  Crystal  Palace.  It  was  opened 
June  IS,  1853,  by  Col.  Alvah  Mann,  formerly  manager  of  the  old 
Broadway  Theatre.  Mme.  Tourniaire,  the  Antonio  Family, 
W.  H.  Carroll  and  Mrs.  and  Miss  Carroll  (afterwards  Mrs.  Ben 
Maginley)  were  in  the  company. 


22         A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Ci854 

THE   CRYSTAL   PALACE 

THE  Crystal  Palace  was  situated  in  Forty-second  Street  and 
Sixth  Avenue,  and  was  opened  July  14,  1853.  It  covered 
five  acres.  Its  sides  were  composed  of  glass,  supported  by  iron. 
There  were  two  military  bands, — Dodworth's  and  Bloomfield's 
U.  S.  Band,  and  an  orchestra  and  Noll's  Military  Band,  —  a  grand 
chorus,  and  an  immense  organ.  There  were  present  about  20,000 
people  on  the  opening  day.  The  U.  S.  Band  struck  up  "Hail 
Columbia,"  and  finished  with  "Yankee  Doodle."  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  prayer  by  Bishop  Wainwright.  Then  came  the  hymn, 
"Old  Hundred,"  by  the  Second  Harmonic  society,  with  Geo. 
Bristow  as  conductor;  Mr.  Timm  was  director  of  the  musical  ar- 
rangements. Theodore  Sedgwick,  president  of  the  Crystal  Palace 
association,  then  addressed  Franklin  Pierce,  President  of  the 
United  States.  June  15,  1854,  there  was  "a  musical  congress." 
M.  Jullien  was  the  conductor.  This  artist  took  a  benefit  here  and 
made  his  last  appearance  in  America  June  26,  being  his  first  and 
only  benefit  in  America.  Oct.  31  the  place  was  closed. f[  During 
the  removal  of  the  goods  and  the  sales  by  auction,  visitors  were 
admitted  at  twelve  and  a  half  cents  each.  This  edifice  started  in 
its  delicate  beauty  from  the  earth  like  the  "  'magining  of  happy 
vision."  Viewed  at  a  distance,  its  burnished  dome  resembled  a 
half-disclosed  balloon,  as  large  as  a  cathedral,  but  light,  brilliant, 
and  seemingly  ready  to  burst  its  bands  and  soar  aloft.  Nothing 
like  this  building,  in  shape  or  size,  material  or  effect,  was  ever 
before  seen  in  America.  It  was  two  stories  high.  The  first  was 
in  the  form  of  an  octagon,  the  second  of  a  Greek  cross.  The  centre 
of  this  was  a  dome,  148  ft.  high.  The  four  corners  of  the  octagon 
were  furnished  each  with  two  towers,  70  ft.  high.  These  towers 
supported  flagstaffs.  The  construction  of  the  building  was  similar 
to  that  of  the  original  in  London.  The  29th  annual  fair  of  the 
American  Institute  was  opened  here  Sept.  15,  1857.  It  was 
destroyed  by  fire  Oct.  5,  1858.  The  site  is  now  called  Bryant 
Park.  ' 

BROADWAY  MUSEUM  AND   MENAGERIE 

THE  Broadway  Museum  and  Menagerie  was  situated  at  337 
_  Broadway,  and  was  opened  Nov.  21,  1853,  with  a  collection 
of  living  wild  animals,  including  the  rhinoceros,  elephant  Hanni- 
bal, lions,  tigers,  leopards,  bears,  and  zebras,  also  Herr  Driesbach, 
the  lion  king.  The  Siamese  twins,  Chang  and  Eng,  and  Mr. 
Nellis,  the  man  without  arms,  were  to  be  seen.  This  place  closed 
April  IS,  1854. 


18543  WHITE'S  OPERA  HOUSE  23 

WASHINGTON  HALL 

WASHINGTON  HALL  was  situated  at  103,  105,  107  Eliza- 
beth Street,  near  Grand  Street,  and  was  occupied  Nov.  6, 
1853,  by  a  German  opera  company  under  the  direction  of  Adolphus 
Liberati,  who  opened  with  the  opera  of  "Das  Nachblager  in 
Grenada. " 

APOLLO   ROOMS 

APOLLO  ROOMS  were  situated  on  the  east  side  of  Broadway, 
below  Canal  and  opposite  Lispenard  Street.  They  were 
used  for  various  exhibitions,  such  as  concerts,  lectures,  and  pano- 
ramas. It  was  at  one  time  called  the  American  Art  Union.  It 
was  afterwards  converted  into  a  concert  and  ball-room,  and  so  con- 
tinued until  it  was  torn  down. 

WORLD  HALL 

A  PLACE  of  amusement  known  as  "  World  Hall  "  was  situated 
at  377  and  379  Broadway,  corner  of  White  Street.  Prof. 
Hart's  panorama  and  diorama  of  the  whole  world  was  on  exhibi- 
tion here  April,  1854. 

FRANKLIN  MUSEUM 

THE  Franklin  Museum  was  situated  at  127  Grand  Street, 
upstairs,  one  door  from  Broadway.  It  was  owned  by  James 
Mulligan,  who  kept  a  liquor  store  next  door.  He  also  carried  on 
horseshoeing  in  the  basement  of  127  Grand  Street.  The  first  floor 
was  tenanted  by  a  Mr.  Parmelee,  who  kept  a  concert  saloon.  The 
entire  upper  part  of  the  building  was  occupied  by  Geo.  Lea,  who 
leased  the  place  at  the  close  of  his  management  of  53  Bowery 
(April,  1854),  and  named  it  the  Franklin  Museum.  The  princi- 
pal attractions  were  model  artists.  On  Dec.  7,  1857,  there  were 
twenty-seven  "  ladies, "  under  the  direction  of  Mme.  Wharton,  who 
appeared  afternoon  and  evening  each  day  in  the  week  (except 
Sunday)  in  fourteen  living  representations  of  statuary.  The  ad- 
mission was :  Orchestra  seats,  50  cts. ;  boxes,  25  cts.  George  Lea 
continued  here  until  the  close  of  the  season  of  1859-60.  No 
entertainment  of  any  nature  was  given  here  after  Mr.  Lea  left,  but 
the  first  floor  was  used  as  a  restaurant. 

WHITE'S  OPERA  HOUSE 

WHITE'S  OPERA  HOUSE  was  situated  at  49  Bowery,  oppo- 
site the  Old  Bowery  Theatre,  and  was  opened  Aug.  7,  1854, 
by  Charley  White.     Here,  also,  R.  M.  Carroll  made  his  d^but  as 


24         A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Ci8S4 

"  Master  Marks. "     In  fact,  no  similar  place  ever  introduced  one- 
third  of  the  comic  material  during  its  whole  existence  as  this  same 
establishment.     Dan  D.  Emmett,  Frank  Stanton,  Billy  Coleman, 
John  Murray,  Pic  Butler,  M.  Turner,  W.  Roark,  J.  T.  Huntley, 
L.  Donnelly,  M.  Lewis,  G.  White,  W.  N.  Smith,  Master  Juba, 
Boston   Rattler,  Wm.  Donaldson,  Wm.   Quinn,  J.   Carroll,  Tim 
Norton,   Tom  Briggs,   Hi  Rumsey,  James  Budworth,  Wra.  Bud- 
worth,  Dan  Gardner,  Joe  Brown,  Mike  Mitchell,  T.  D.  Rice,  John 
Mulligan,  Luke  West,  Johnny  Pell,  Sam  Wells,  Billy  Newcomb, 
Charley  Fox,  Dave  Wambold,  Ned  Deaves,  Pierce,  and  Warren, 
all  appeared  here.     One  of  the  favorites  at  this  house  was  William 
N.  Smith,  the  champion  bone  soloist.     He  was  compelled  to  retire 
from  the  profession  about  1866,  in  consequence  of  an  abscess  that 
formed  in  his  right  breast,   which,   after  being  operated   upon, 
affected  him  in  his  right  arm,  drawing  it  up  so  that  it  was  impos- 
sible for  him  to  shake  the  bones  any  more.     He  went  to  the  hospi- 
tal, and,  while  under  the  influence  of  ether,  the  doctors  forced  his 
arm  back,  making  it  straight,  but  in  doing  so  snapped  some  of  the 
tendons,  from  which  up  to  his  death  (which  occurred  in  this  city 
Feb.   4,   1869)   he  suffered  constant  pain.     Mr.  White  kept  the 
house  going  for  a  short  time,  and  was  joined  in  the  management  by 
Geo.  Lea.     White's  Serenaders  was  the  entertainment  presented 
until  Mr.   Lea,  finding  it  was  not  the  success   anticipated,  took 
possession  of  the  entire  building  and  converted  it  into  a  kind  of 
a  "sideshow,"  which  paid  better. 

This  theatre  was  destroyed  by  fire  Jan.  20,  1857. 

THE  AMERICAN  VARIETIES 

A  LARGE  room  formerly  occupied  as  an  "  American  Ice  Cream 
Saloon,"  at  7  Chatham  Square,  was  refitted  and  opened  by 
Prof.  Leon  Sept.  3,  1854,  and  called  "The  American  Varieties." 
A  stage  was  erected  and  performances  were  given  in  magic,  per- 
forming canary  birds,  together  with  a  negro  minstrel  troupe,  con- 
sisting of  J.  M.  Keese,  guitar;  H.  Mestayer,  violin;  J.  A.  Flynn, 
bones;  S.  Coleman,  tambourine;  B.  Herrmann,  banjo;  scenes  in 
ventriloquism.  The  admission  was  12%  cts. ;  reserved  seats, 
25  cts. 

THE  ACADEMY   OF  MUSIC 

AN  historical  house  in  the  annals  of  New  York  theatres  is  "  The 
Academy  of  Music,"  located  on  the  north  side  of  Fourteenth 
Street  between  Third  Avenue  and  Irving  Place.  It  was  estimated 
that  ;^20o,ooo  would  be  ample  for  building  such  a  theatre.  Of 
this  amount,  ;J!  195, 000  was  subscribed  and  paid  in.     Instead  of 


iSssD  THE  ACADEMY  OF  MUSIC  25 

;?200,ooo  the  house  cost  ;^335,ocx);  $60,000  for  the  ground  and 
^^275,000  for  the  building.  It  was  erected  in  1854,  in  accordance 
with  the  plans  and  directions  of  Alexander  Saeltzer,  architect. 
There  were  4,600  seats.  The  house  and  stage  was  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  country.  Max  Maretzek  was  the  first  lessee,  and  he 
tented  it  to  James  H.  Hackett,  who  gave  the  initial  performance 
Oct.  2,  1854,  of  "Norma,"  by  the  Grisi  and  Mario  opera  com- 
pany. The  prices  of  seats  were  considered  exorbitant  then. 
Three  dollars  was  asked  for  parquet  seats,  and  from  ;^I2  to  $40 
for  the  boxes.  The  public  resented  these  high  prices,  and  the 
opening  of  the  Academy  was  a  failure  in  every  sense  of  the  word. 
Only  fifteen  hundred  persons  were  present,  and  the  next  day  the 
prices  were  reduced  one  half. 

Oct.  9  "  I  Puritani "  was  sung,  with  the  first  appearance  in  this 
city  of  Bernardi,  the  baritone,  as  Ricardo.  The  house  was  closed 
Oct.  23,  and  continued  dark  for  one  week,  in  consequence  of  the 
illness  of  Mario,  but  he  recovered  to  reopen  Nov.  14  in  "  I  Puri- 
tani." Dec.  14  "Norma"  was  sung,  and  Sig.  Lorini,  late  first 
tenor  of  the  Havana  Opera  company,  made  his  first  appearance  in 
New  York  in  four  years.  He  sang  the  r61e  of  Pollione,  Mario 
being  again  indisposed.  The  season,  which  had  been  a  disastrous 
one,  with  a  loss  of  ;?8,ooo,  closed  Dec.  29  with  a  benefit  to  J.  H. 
Hackett.  Grisi  and  Mario  appeared  in  "  La  Traviata. "  Previous 
to  the  opera,  Mr.  Hackett  came  before  the  curtain,  thanked  the 
audience  for  their  generosity  on  the  occasion  of  his  benefit,  and 
announced  that  Grisi  and  Mario,  as  well  as  other  members  of  the 
company,  had  tendered  their  services  for  a  benefit  to  be  given  in 
relief  of  the  poor  of  this  city.  It  took  the  form  of  a  concert  on 
Jan.  II,  1855,  at  this  house.  Ole  Bull  was  the  next  lessee  who 
had  silent  partners.  A  prize  of  $1,000  was  offered  by  them  for 
the  best  original  opera  by  an  American  composer,  and  upon  a 
strictly  American  subject.  Then  the  stockholders  took  a  turn, 
with  Chevalier  Wikoff  as  manager,  and  lost  about  $28,000.  Al- 
together the  first  year  of  the  Academy  cost  about  $50,000. 

The  reopening  under  the  new  management  occurred  Feb.  19, 
1855,  with  "Rigoletto."  The  company  consisted  of  Beagie  Bol- 
cioni  and  Ettore  Barili  (their  first  appearance  in  America), 
Cesare  Badiali,  Domenico  Lorini,  Luigo  Rocco,  Bertucca  Maret- 
zek, Patti-Strakosch,  Coletti,  Avogadro,  Muller,  Puinto,  Leonardi, 
and  Baratini.  Max  Maretzek  was  musical  director.  The  prices 
were:  Parquet,  circle,  and  dress  circle,  $1;  second  circle,  50 
cts, ;  gallery,  25  cts. ;  reserved  seats  50  cts.  "  II  Trovatore  "  was 
brought  out  for  the  first  time  in  this  country  April  30,  with 
Vestvali,  Steffanone,  Brignoli,  and  Amodio  in  the  cast.  A  testi- 
monial benefit  to  James  W.  Wallack,  Sr. ,  took  place  afternoon  and 
evening  of  May  29.     This  was  the  programme :  — 


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Monsieur  Jacques  .     .     Morris  Barnett 

Melanie Kate  Reignolds 

Antonio Mr.  Burke 


Afternoon  Performance. 
"MONSIEUR  JACQUES." 
Vivid 


Mr.  Levere 

Sequence J.  Stoddart 


After  which  came  the  following  Concert. 

THE  SKYLARK Louisa  Pyne 

HUNTING  TOWER  (Scotch  ballad) Miss  Pyne 

DUETT,  "  Tornaine,"  from  "  Don  Pasquale,"  by  Louisa  Pyne  and  W.  Harrison 
ARIA  QUI   IDEGNO Borrani 

This  was  followed  by 

"A  MORNING   CALL." 

Sir  Edward  Ardent F.  B.  Conway 

Mrs.  Chillington Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway 

SCENA Isidora  Clark 

SONG Marion  Macarthy 

SONG  "  La  Seranata  " Miss  Duckworth 

PAS   DE   DEUX Ducy  Barre  and  G.  W.  Smith 

After  which  came 

"DELICATE   GROUND." 

Citizen  Sangfroid     .    .     CM.  Walcot  I  Alphonse Grosvenor 

Pauline Mrs.  Hoey  I 

The  whole  concluded  with  a  comic  medley  clog  dance  by  Ben  Yates. 

Evening  Performance. 
"DAMON  AND   PYTHIAS." 


Pythias     ....      E.  L.  Davenport 

Dyonisius John  Dyott 

Damocles Chippendale 

Procles Bernard 

Arria Miss  Carman 


Damon Edwiu  Forrest 

LucuUus Grosvenor 

Philistius Wm.  Norton 

Calanthe Fanny  Vining 

Hermione Mrs.  Buckland 

Child Miss  Wallis 

PAS    DE   DEUX Mile.  Zoe  and  Mons.  WiethoflE 

OVERTURE Orchestra,  led  by  M.  Chatel 

This  was  followed  by 

"THE  POOR  GENTLEMAN," 

compressed  for  this  occasion,  but  the  principal  portions  of  the  play  retained. 


Frederick  Bramble 
Dr.  Olapod  .  . 
Corporal  Foss  .  . 
Lucretia  Mac  Tab 


Lester  (Wallack) 

John  Brougham 

Chippendale 

.    .  Mrs.  Blake 


Sir  Robert  Bramble  .  .  W.  R.  Blake   Frederick  Bramble   J. 

Humphrey  Dobbin    .  .  .     .  H.  Hall 

Lieut.  Worthington   .  .       John  Dyott 

Sir  Charles  Cropeland  .  Mr.  Stewart 

Emily  Worthington   .  .  Rosa  Bennett 

The  whole  concluded  with 
"A  LADY  AND   GENTLEMAN   IN   A  PECULIARLY  PERPLEXING 

PREDICAMENT." 

The  Gentleman VVm.  Davidge 

The  Lady Mrs.  Stephens 

Mme.  Jobarde Miss  Carman 


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Mr.  Wallack,  on  being  called  before  the  curtain,  made  a  graceful 
speech,  and  closed  by  saying  "  this  affair  was  a  free-will  offering 
to  him  by  his  company  and  others  of  his  profession,  and  he  accepted 
it,  not  as  some  journals  had  hinted,  as  a  mendicant  (it  having  been 
so  represented  in  several  of  the  newspapers  of  the  day),  but  as  a 
gentleman."  In  "The  Poor  Gentleman "  Rosa  Bennett  was  billed 
for  Emily  Worthington,  but  did  not  appear,  owing  to  illness,  and 
Mrs.  John  Hoey  was  substituted  for  the  r61e.  The  prices  of  ad- 
mission were:  For  the  afternoon,  ^i ;  no  seats  reserved.  Evening, 
the  prices  were :  Gallery,  25  cts. ;  every  other  portion  of  the 
house  $1,  with  50  cts.  extra  for  reserved  seats.  The  private 
boxes  were  sold  at  auction. 

Max  Maretzek  was  the  manager  season  of  1855-56.  On  Oct.  30 
"Semiramide"  was  presented  for  the  first  time.  A  benefit  was 
given  to  George  H.  ("Gentleman  George")  Barrett  Nov.  20, 
being  the  final  retirement  from  the  stage  of  this  veteran  actor. 
The  programme  was  as  follows :  Trial  scene  from  "  The  Merchant 
of  Venice,"  J.  W.  Wallack  as  Shylock  (his  first  appearance  in 
twelve  months);  Harry  Placide  as  Launcelot  Gobbo;  Frazer  as 
Lorenzo  (in  which  character  he  introduced  the  serenade  of  "  When 
Rosy  Daylight  Flies,"  and,  with  Georgiana  Hodson,  the  duet,  "I 
Love  Thee ") ;  Lanergan  was  the  Bassanio ;  A.  W.  Fenno,  Grati- 
ano;  Sandford,  the  Duke;  H.  B.  Phillips,  Antonio;  Stoddart, 
Tubal;  David  Whiting,  Old  Gobbo;  Cutter,  Salanio;  Hodges, 
Salarino;  Ringgold,  Balthazar;  Walters,  Leonado;  Mme.  Ponisi, 
Portia;  Mrs.  Stephens,  Nerissa;  and  Georgiana  Hodson,  Jessica, 
with  the  song,  "  Scenes  That  are  Brightest. "  This  was  followed 
by  a  concert,  in  which  Dodworth's  Band  gave  several  of  their 
compositions.  Henrietta  Behrend  and  Borani  sang  several  songs. 
The  performance  closed  with  the  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  acts  of 
"  The  School  for  Scandal, "  cast  as  follows : 


Sir  Peter R.  Blake 

Moses T.  Placide 

Sir  Benjamin C.  Clarke 

Crabtree D.  Whiting 

Trip Grosvenor 

Charles J.  Lester 

Lady  Teazle  .  .  Julia  Dean  Hayne 
Mrs.  Candour  .  .  .  Mrs.  Brougham 
Maria Mrs.  Warren 


Lady  Sneerwell     .    .   Mrs.  Thompson 

Joseph C.  Fisher 

Sir  Oliver    ....    John  Brougham 

Careless F.  Lyster 

Snake B.  T.  Ringgold 

Sir  Harry Walters 

Rowley Henry 

Joseph's  Servant       .     .    L.  J.  Vincent 


Previous  to  the  comedy  Mr.  Barrett  appeared  before  the  curtain 
having  his  children  by  the  hand,  and  took  leave  of  the  public  in  a 
short  and  feeling  address.  He  died  in  this  city  Sept.  5,  i860. 
Who  shall  tell  the  privations  he  silently  endured  ?  Who  picture 
the  anguish  of  his  sensitive  feelings  as  he  gasped  away  his  life, 
sometimes  in  actual  want,  and  rarely  in  the  possession  of  the  com- 


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monest  domestic  comforts  ?  When  the  Dramatic  Fund  was  com- 
pelled by  its  bad  management  to  curtail  its  annuities,  Barrett  was 
thrown,  with  his  interesting  family,  almost  entirely  upon  the  kind- 
ness of  his  friends.  How  few  actors  have  the  prudence  to  "lay 
up  "  in  the  sunshine  a  store  for  a  rainy  day !  How  very  few  can 
get  rid  of  the  self-conceit  which  whispers,  when  they  are  making 
money  abundantly,  that  they  shall  ever  do  it  —  that  the  golden  tide 
will  never  turn  —  that  no  darkness  of  night  shall  ever  follow  the 
noonday  of  their  prosperity.  George  Horton  Barrett  was  familiarly 
known  as  "Gentleman  George."  He  was  born  at  Exeter,  Devon, 
England,  Jan.  9,  1794,  and  made  his  first  appearance  on  the  Amer- 
ican stage,  1796,  as  a  child,  in  "Pizarro,"  at  the  Federal  Street 
Theatre,  Boston.  In  June,  1806,  he  appeared  at  the  Park  Theatre, 
New  York,  as  Young  Norval  in  "Douglas."  In  1829  he  was  co- 
manager  with  Gilfert  of  the  Bowery  Theatre.  In  1847,  he  returned 
to  England  for  the  purpose  of  engaging  actors  for  the  opening  of 
the  Broadway  Theatre,  and  in  September  he  became  acting  and 
stage  manager  of  that  theatre.  On  Feb.  15,  1858,  he  opened  a 
school  of  acting  at  213  Bleecker  Street,  New  York.  He  had 
scarcely  an  equal  as  a  light  comedian  in  America. 
"  Hamlet "  was  played  here  Nov.  27,  with  this  cast : 


Hamlet C.  T.  P.  Ware 

Ghost       ....      Isaac  Clark  Pray 
Polonius  .     .     Thaddeus  W.  Meighan 

Horatio Fredk.  I.  King 

Marcellus A.  Joceline 

Bernardo      .     .    .     .     W.  J.  Deloyne 


Guildenstern  .  .  .  D.  C.  Morehead 
First  Gravedigger  .  Jas.  H.  Cafferty 
Second  Gravedigger .  E.  F.  Underbill 
Queen  .  .  .  Emily  P.  Lesdernier 
Osric  .  .  .  i  ,  .  Fred  M.  Edge 
Ophelia Ada  Clare 


A  season  of  Italian  opera  commenced  March  12,  1856,  under  the 
direction  of  W.  H.  Payne,  with  "II  Trovatore."  The  cast  included 
Brignoli,  Amodio,  Mme.  de  La  Grange,  and  Mile.  Aldini,  in  the 
chief  r6Ies.  Adelaide  Phillips  was  announced  to  appear,  but  was 
prevented  by  illness.  "II  Trovatore"  was  repeated  March  17, 
when  Adelaide  Phillips  made  her  dgbut  as  Azucena.  The  ninth 
annual  benefit  of  the  American  Dramatic  Fund  occurred  here  Aug. 
18,  when  the  following  was  the  programme: 

"TAMING  OF   THE  SHREW." 


Petrucio Robert  Johnston 

Biondello P.  C.  Byrne 

Music  Master McDouall 

Katharina Mrs.  Abbott 

Bianca Miss  Carman 


Baptista Bowes 

Hortensio Cranshawe 

Grumio H.  Jordan 

The  Tailor  , Fuller 

The  Cook Church 


H.  L.  Bateman  read  Schiller's  "Hymn  to  Joy,"  and  was  followed 
by  "The  Widow's  Victim,"  cast  thus: 


Clip F.  S.  Chanfrau 

Mrs.  Rattleton  .     .     .       Mrs.  E.  Place 
Jane  Chatterly  .     .     .     Miss  Albertine 


Twitter C.  Warwick 

Tremaine S.  Browne 

Mrs.  Twitter    .     .     .     Mrs.  McDouall 


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After  this  came  songs  by  Mrs.  Duffield  and  Julia  Miles,  followed 
by  "  Faint  Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady " :  Mrs.  McLean  as  the 
Duchess ;  Mary  Gannon  as  King  Charles ;  Robert  Johnston  as  Ruy 
Gomez;  John  Ellsler  as  the  Marquis;  Leighton  as  Don  Giovanni, 
and  Mrs.  Henry  as  the  Duenna.  After  which  came  a  dance  by 
Ernestine  and  Annie  Henrade,  selections  from  "The  Hunchback," 
with  Annette  Ince  (first  appearance  in  New  York)  as  Julia; 
Fleming  as  Master  Walter  and  Charles  Loveday  as  Sir  Thomas. 
The  performance  closed  with  "  A  Kiss  in  the  Dark. "  This  was 
the  first  appearance,  since  his  European  tour,  of  Robert  Johnston. 
James  H.  Hackett,  with  a  dramatic  company,  appeared  here  Sept. 
2  in  "Henry  IV." 


FalstafE Hackett 

Hotspur  .  .  .  .  J.  W.  WaUack,  Jr. 
Prince  of  Wales      .    .    .   Geo.  Jordan 

Hostess Mrs.  Vernon 

King  Henry H.  Farren 

Prince  John  .  .  .  Miss  Duckworth 
Earl  of  Northumberland  .  C.  L.  Allen 
Earl  of  Worcester  .     .    .     H.  Howard 


Earl  of  Westmoreland     F.  C.  Wemyss 

Francis Geo.  Holland 

Ned  Poins Reid 

Bardolph J.  B.  Fuller 

Lady  Percy Kate  Saxon 

Sir  Walter  Blunt    ....    Haviland 
Sir  Richard  Vernon    .     .    .    H.  Bland 


On  Sept.  4  a  dramatic  benefit  performance  took  place  for  W. 
M.  Fleming,  the  old  manager,  not  the  William  Fleming  at  present 
before  the  public.     The  programme  was : 

"ROB  ROY  MACGREGOR,  OR  AULD   LANG  SYNE." 


(Second  and  Third  Acts.) 


Rob  Roy  Macgregor  Campbell 

John  Dyott 
Rashleigh  Osbaldistone  G.  K.  Dickinson 
Bailie  Nicol  Jarvie     .    .    Charles  Hale 

Dougal James  Seymour 

Major  Galbraith  .  W.  M.  Leffingwell 
Francis  Osbaldistone  M.  V.  Lingham 
Captain  Thornton  .  .  A.  A.  Reed 
Sir  Frederick  Vernon,  Mr.  Cheesebrough 


MacStuart  .... 
Saunders  Wylie  .  . 
Andrew  Fairservice  . 
Sergeant  .... 
Helen  Macgregor 
Diana  Vernon  .     Mrs. 

Martha 

Jean  McAlpine     .     . 


.     .  Sam  Ryan 

.     Mr.  Jackson 

Mr.  Nicholson 

.    Geo.  Edeson 

.     Mme.  Ponisi 

W.  M.  Fleming 

Miss  Wilson 

Mrs.  J.  Seymour 


Followed  by  the  Musical  Extravaganza, 


"THE   INVISIBLE  PRINCE,  OR  THE   ISLAND   OF  TRANQUIL 

DELIGHTS." 


Don  Leander    (first  appearance  in  New 

York) Mrs.  John  Wood 

Blousabella     .     .    .      Mrs.  Carpenter 
Don  Moustachez  de  Harry  Barbos 

Mr.  Cheesebrough 
Countess  Cajola  .  .  .  Miss  Ryerson 
Countess  Caba     ...     Miss  Wilson 

Wink-i Mr.  Ryan 

Noo-del  Thickhead  .     .      Mr.  Edeson 


Sambo Mr.  Nicholson 

The  Fairy Helen  Minturn 

Diego Mr.  Henry 

Marquis     .....     T.  E.  Morris 

Abricotina Fanny  Deane 

Stiletto Mr.  Williams 

Xquisitelittlepet  .     .     .     Mrs.  Fleming 
Taxalatotittletattle  .     .     Miss  Jackson 


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After  which,  third  act  of 

"THE  LADY  OF   LYONS." 

Pauline Jane  Coombs  I  Widow  Melnotte      Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 

Claude  Melnotte  .     .     W.  M.  Fleming  I  Song  —  "  Annie  Laurie  "    Mrs.  Fleming 

"ALL  THE  WORLD'S   A  STAGE." 


Diggory T.  B.  Johnston 

Charles  Stanley  .  Mr.  Cheesebrough 
Sir  Gilbert  Pumpkin  .  .  T.  E.  Morris 
Miss  Bridget  Pumpkin 

Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 
Scene  from 

"THE  WIDOW'S  VICTIM." 

Jane  Chatterly  .     Mrs.  James  Seymour  |  Jeremiah  Clip    . 


Harry  Stukely   ....    A.  A.  Reed 
Miss  Kitty  Sprightly  .      Miss  Minturn 

Simon Chas.  Parsloe 

"  Stick  " James  Seymour 


M.  W.  Leffingwell 


"The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor"  was  acted  Sept.  9,  with  Clara 
Fisher  Maeder  as  Mrs.  Page;  Sept.  18,  for  the  benefit  of  Hackett, 
and  last  appearance  of  the  company,  "  Rip  Van  Winkle  "  and  "  The 
Kentuckian  "  were  given.  John  Brougham  and  Henry  C.  Jarrett 
rented  the  house  for  one  night,  Nov.  20,  for  the  purpose  of  present- 
ing "The  Drunkard,  or  the  Fallen  Saved."  The  following  an- 
nouncement was  made:  "One  thousand  children  on  the  stage;  a 
new  quadrille  by  forty-eight  lads  and  lasses,  under  ten  years  of 
age,  and  a  Scotch  Strathspey,  by  eight  young  ladies,  under  the 
direction  of  Ben  Yates. "     The  cast  of  "  The  Drunkard  "  was : 


Edward  Middleton     .     Harry  Watkins 
Lawyer  Cribbs  .     .   M.  W.  Leffingwell 

Old  Johnson Wilson 

Arden  Rencelaw    ....     T.  Cline 
Mary  Wilson     ....     Kate  Saxon 


Miss  Spindle  ....  Eliza  Place 
Mrs.  Wilson  ....  Mrs.  Hield 
Bill  Dowton  ....  J.  G.  Burnett 
Julia Lora  Gordon  Boon 


Mrs.  McMahon,  an  amateur  actress  from  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  made 
her  New  York  debut  Jan.  17,  1857,  as  Juliet  in  "Romeo  and 
Juliet,"  when  Mrs.  Coleman  Pope  acted  Romeo  for  the  first  time 
in  New  York.  Mrs.  McMahon  had  made  her  debut  in  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  Dec.  16,  1856,  and  the  critics  of  that  city  were  severe  to 
her,  but  the  critics  of  this  city  attacked  her  most  unmercifully. 

Marietta  Gazzaniga  made  her  American  d6but  at  the  Academy  of 
Music,  Philadelphia,  Feb.  23,  1857,  as  Leonora  in  "II  Trovatore." 

She  was  first  heard  in  this  city  April  13,  following  as  Violetta 
in  "  La  Traviata. "  She  sang  in  Havana,  Cuba,  in  the  winters  of 
1857  and  1858,  during  the  first  season  sharing  public  favor  with 
Mme.  Frezzolini,  and  being  overshadowed  by  Signora  Gassier 
during  the  last.  She  then  toured  the  country  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Jacob  Grau  and  Don  Diego  de  Vivo.  May  21,  1866, 
she  sang  Rachel  in  "La  Juive"  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  this 


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city.  In  1877  she  again  sang  Leonora  in  the  Academy  of  Music, 
Philadelphia.  She  died  in  Italy  in  December,  1833.  During  the 
last  few  years  of  her  public  life  she  sang  the  contralto  r61es  in 
many  of  the  operas  in  which  she  had  previously  been  heard  as  a 
soprano.  After  retiring  from  the  stage  she  taught  music  in  this 
city  for  several  years,  assisted  by  Sig.  Albites,  her  second  hus- 
band, her  first  having  died  during  one  of  her  visits  to  Havana.  In 
1879  she  returned  to  Italy.  Gazzaniga  was  an  admirable  lyrical 
actress.  There  was  in  her  voice  a  certain  purity  and  sweetness  of 
tone  which  charmed  all.  It  was  a  clear,  silvery,  sonorous,  power- 
ful voice,  and  of  a  capacity  I  have  seldom  heard  in  a  soprano. 
She  was  a  prima  donna  who  never  got  a  cold,  and  never  disap- 
pointed the  American  public. 

The  season  closed  March  21,  when  Mme.  D'Angri  and  Mme. 
Johannsen  made  their  first  appearance  at  this  house.  The  occasion 
was  the  appearance  of  the  Italian  and  German  opera  companies 
on  the  same  night.  The  programme  was:  First  act  of  "Norma," 
Teresa  Parodi  in  the  title  r61e,  followed  by  a  concert  in  which 
Thalberg  and  Mme.  d'Angri  were  heard.  Second  act  of  "Don 
Giovanni,"  with  Teresa  Parodi  as  Donna  Anna;  Cora  de  Wilhorst 
as  Zerlina;  Amelia  Patti-Strakosch  as  Donna  Elvira;  Tiberini  as 
Don  Ottavio;  Morelli  as  Don  Giovanni;  Dubreuil  as  Leporello, 
and  Morinni  as  Musetto.  This  was  followed  by  the  second  act 
of  "Fidelio,"  Mme.  Johannsen  as  Leonora;  Beutler  as  Florestan; 
Weinlich  as  Pizarro,  and  Oehlin  as  Rocco.  The  last  act  of  "  II 
Trovatore"  was  given,  with  Teresa  Parodi  as  Leonora;  Mme.  Patti- 
Strakosch  as  Azucena;  Tiberini  as  Manrico,  and  Morelli  as  Count 
de  Luna. 

A  benefit  to  John  Lester  occurred  May  4,  when  "  Rob  Roy  "  was 
given  with  this  cast : 


Hamish 

Helen  Macgregor 
Diana  Vernon    . 
Mattie .... 
Jean  McAlpine  . 


"ROB  ROY,  OR  AULD   LANG  SYNE." 

Bailie  Nicol  Jarvie Blake 

Dougal Brougham 

Owen J.  C.  Whiting 

Galbraith C.  Walcot 

Thornton Reynolds 

Frederick G.  S.  Lee 

Sergeant De  Silveria 


Rob  Roy Wallack 

Rashleigh  Osbaldistone     .    .     .  Dyott 
Francis  Osbaldistone     A.  H.  Davenport 


Kate  Pennoyer 

.     Mrs.  Hoey 

Julia  Daly 

Mary  Gannon 

Mrs.  Sylvester 


This  was  followed  by  a  new  comedietta,  by  John  Brougham, 
entitled  "A  Decided  Case,"  after  which  Shelton's  Cornet  Band 
performed,  succeeded  by  the  farce  "  Jenny  Lind, "  with  John  Drew 
as  Leatherlungs,  and  Mrs.  John  Wood  in  the  title  rdle.  "Day 
After  the  Wedding  "  terminated  the  performance.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
E.  L.  Davenport  acted  Col.  and  Lady  Freelove. 


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The  house  was  reopened  May  i8,  by  Sig.  Morelli,  .for  three 
nights,  in  order  to  introduce  Mr.  Jacobi,  a  young  American  tenor, 
who  had  been  studying  in  Italy.  "  II  Trovatore  "  was  sung,  with 
Jacobi  as  Manrico  and  Cora  de  Wilhorst,  her  first  appearance,  as 
Leonora.  May  20,  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor; "  May  22,  "La  Figlia 
del  Reggimento,"  when  Mile.  Aldini  sang  the  part  of  the  tenor. 
A  benefit  was  given  to  E.  A.  Marshall,  manager  of  the  Broadway 
Theatre,  this  city,  June  3.  The  programme  was  the  farce  "  Simp- 
son &  Co.  " :  Mme.  Ponisi  as  Mrs.  Simpson,  Lizzie  Weston 
Davenport  as  Mrs.  Bromley,  A.  H.  Davenport  as  Bromley.  "II 
Trovatore,"  with  Gazzaniga  as  Leonora,  Mile.  Phillips  as  Azucena, 
Brignoli  as  Manrico,  Amodio  as  Count  de  Luna,  followed.  Then 
came  the  French  company  (first  appearance  in  this  city),  under 
the  management  of  Gustave  Debos,  in  the  vaudeville,  "Edgard 
Bonne,"  with  Mons.  Edgard,  Sage,  Victor,  Mme.  Gonthier,  Dedos, 
Mme.  D'Aire,  and  Mile.  Victor  in  the  cast. 

Mme.  Anna  de  La  Grange  leased  this  house  for  six  performances 
of  Italian  opera.  She  commenced  June  29  with  "I  Puritani,"  with 
herself,  Brignoli,  Amodio,  and  Coletti  in  the  leading  r61es.  July 
I,  20,  "Norma;"  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor;"  July  8,  "La  Som- 
nambula;"  July  10,  17,  "II  Trovatore;"  July  15,  "I  Puritani." 
The  house  was  then  leased  by  William  Stuart  and  Dion  Bourcicault 
for  summer  concerts.  The  season  opened  Aug.  6,  and  among  the 
artists  were  Agnes  Robertson,  Mrs.  John  Wood,  Mile.  Spinola, 
M.  Guilemette,  Sig.  Arnoldi,  Henrietta  Simon.  Robert  Stoepel 
was  musical  director.  The  prices  of  admission  were  2$  cts., 
reserved  seats  50  cts.  Elder  Hyde,  "One  of  the  Seventies"  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  related  his  personal  and  religious  experi- 
ences of  the  Prophet  Brigham  Young  and  the  Mormons  Sunday 
night,  Aug.  16.  Annie  Milner,  soprano,  and  Henry  C.  Cooper, 
violinist,  first  appeared  in  America  and  at  this  house  Aug.  17. 
Ermini  Frezzolini  made  her  American  debut  Sept.  7  as  Amina  in 
"La  Somnambula."  Also  the  same  night  Labocetta,  Gassier,  and 
Carl  Anschutz  were  heard.  Mme.  d'Angri  made  her  debut  in 
opera  Nov.  2,  as  Arsace  in  "Semiramide,"  with  Mme.  de  La 
Grange  in  the  title  r61e.  Sig.  Bignardi,  tenor,  made  his  American 
debut  Nov.  2,  in  "Rigoletto,"  then  acted  for  the  first  time  here. 
"II  Trovatore"  was  sung  Nov.  9,  Mme.  d'Angri  as  Azucena  for 
the  first  time  in  America.  Bignardi  was  Manrico,  and  Sig.  Arda- 
vini  (his  American  debut)  was  Count  de  Luna.  The  season  closed 
Nov.  24  with  "  La  Somnambula. " 

The  season  was  resumed  Nov.  30,  when  Karl  Formes  made  his 
American  ddbut  as  Bertram,  in  "Robert  le  Diable."  This  opera 
was  a  success  at  the  Astor  Place  Opera  House  in  December,  1851, 
under  the  management  of  Max  Maretzek.  I  give  the  casts  then 
and  as  it  was  done  here  under  B.  Ulmann's  direction: 


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Alice 

Isabella 

Robert   . 

Raimbaut 

Bertram 

Prioress 


Dec,  1851.  Dec,  1857. 

Signora  StefEanone Mme.  de  La  Grange 

Signora  Bosio Mile.  Cairoli 

Sig.  Bettini Sig.  Bignardi 

Sig.  Vietti Sig.  Labocetta 

Sig.  Marini Herr  Formes 

Mme.  Celeste Signorina  RoUa 


Mme.  Anna  de  La  Grange  and  Karl  Formes  first  appeared  in 
oratorio  in  America,  December  19,  in  Haydn's  "The  Creation." 
Mme.  Anne  Caradori  first  appeared  in  America,  Christmas  night, 
in  "The  Messiah,"  in  conjunction  with  Karl  Formes  and  Mile. 
d'Angri.  Mme.  Caradori  first  sang  in  opera  in  America,  Decem- 
ber 30,  as  Leonora  in  "Fidelio."  Thalberg's  farewell  took  place 
Jan.  2,  1858. 

B.  Ulmann  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Feb.  28,  with 
"I  Puritani,"  with  this  cast: 


Elvira    ....     Anna  de  La  Grange 

Arthur  Talbot Tiberini 

Sir  George      ....      Karl  Formes 
Sir  Brunno Baratini 


Sir  Richard Gassier 

Henrietta Mme.  Morra 

Walter  Walton Dubreuil 


On  Feb.  24  "Don  Giovanni"  was  sung,  and  three  orchestras 
were  presented.  The  one  on  the  right  side  of  the  stage  played 
"La  Gavote,"  while  on  the  left  another  orchestra  played  "The 
Lander,"  and  the  regular  orchestra  executed  "The  Minuet;"  the 
three  different  melodies  composed  in  three  different  movements 
and  played  by  the  three  orchestras  at  the  same  time.  March  i 
"  Otello  "  was  given  for  the  first  time  here.  Anna  de  La  Grange 
sang  Desdemona,  Tiberini  was  the  Otello,  Labocetta,  Roderigo; 
Gassier  as  lago ;  and  Karl  Formes  as  Elmero.  "  The  Huguenots  " 
was  presented  for  the  first  time  here  March  8,  and  the  cast  was : 


Valentina  .     .     .     Anna  de  La  Grange 

Marguerita Siedenburg 

II  Conte  Di  San  Bris    .     .     .      Gassier 
II  Conte  De  Nevers     .    .     .  Taffanelli 


Urbana Elena  d'Angri 

Raoul Tiberini 

Marcel Formes 


The  performance  commenced  at  7.30.  This  opera  was  given  once 
before  in  New  York,  at  the  Astor  Place  Opera  House,  in  1850,  by 
the  Havana  Opera  company,  under  the  direction  of  Marty,  when 
Salvi,  StefEanone,  and  Bosio  sang  the  principal  parts. 

Karl  Formes  took  a  benefit  March  26,  and  made  his  last  appear- 
ance but  one  this  season.  The  great  basso  appeared  as  Marcel,  in 
"The  Huguenots."  For  the  matinee,  March  27,  Karl  Formes  and 
Mme,  Johannsen  appeared  in  "Martha."  Formes  was  a  superb 
artist  in  every  respect.  He  made  many  enemies  among  the 
Italians,  who  conspired  and  intrigued  against  him,  but  in  vain. 
He  was  supported  by  the  Germans  and  opera  goers  of  all  nations, 

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34         A   HISTORY  OF   THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       L'Sss 

and  was  a  great  favorite  with  the  native  portion  of  the  opera  audi- 
ence. "  Leonora,"  a  new  American  opera,  by  William  Henry  Fry, 
was  produced  for  the  first  time  March  29,  De  La  Grange  as  Leo- 
nora, D'Angri  as  Tiberini,  Rocco  as  Gassier,  and  Sig.  Baratini 
were  the  principals.  The  opera  was  in  the  repertoire  of  the 
Seguins,  who  sang  it  in  Philadelphia  in  1845.  "Leonora"  was 
not  altered  from  what  it  was  in  old  times,  except  that  it  was  trans- 
lated into  Italian  and  a  new  air  introduced  for  Elena  d'Angri  and 
a  new  duet  for  her  and  Sig.  Tiberini.  The  casts  of  characters  here 
and  at  the  original  representation  were  as  follows : 


Philadelphia,  1845. 

Valdo Peter  Richings 

Mantalvo Edward  Seguin 

Alferez Mr.  Brunton    . 

Julio Mr.  Frazer .     . 

Leonora Mrs.  Seguin     . 

Mariana Miss  I  nee    . 


New  York,  1858. 

.  .  .  Sig.  Rocco 
.  .  .  Sig.  Gassier 
.  .  .  Sig.  Baratini 
.  .  .  Sig.  Tiberini 
Mme.  de  La  Grange 
.     .    Mme.  d'Angri 


The  season  closed  April  i,  with  the  tenth  performance  of  "The 
Huguenots."  From  the  opening  night  over  seventy  performances 
took  place,  and  several  new  operas  were  produced  in  grand  style. 
"The  Huguenots,"  "Robert  le  Diable,"  and  "Don  Giovanni" 
saved  the  season. 

The  first  dal  masque  was  given  here  April  12,  under  the  direction 
of  Bernard  Ulmann.  The  orchestra  consisted  of  one  hundred  and 
thirty  performers  directed  by  Musard.  The  rules  were  that  ladies 
must  be  masked,  and  not  admitted  unless  accompanied  by  a  gentle- 
man not  masked.  The  ladies  could  wear  fancy  costumes,  or  domi- 
nos.  Gentlemen  could  appear  in  fancy  costumes  or  plain  clothes, 
as  they  chose.  The  price  of  admission  was  50  cts.,  reserved 
seats  so  cts.  extra.  In  concert  Juliana  May  made  her  first 
appearance  April  26.  Carl  Anschutz  and  M.  Musard  were^'the 
conductors.  The  Associated  Artists  began  a  summer  season  May 
31.  They  consisted  of  Amodio,  Brignoli,  Gassier,  Dubreuil,  and 
Max  Maretzek,  conductor.  "  Sappho  "  was  sung  for  the  first  time 
at  this  house  June  21,  with  Gazzaniga,  Adelaide  Phillips,  Brignoli, 
and  Gassier  in  the  cast.  The  opera  was  first  produced  in  this  city 
at  Castle  Garden,  for  the  benefit  of  Signorina  Tedesco.  The 
season  closed  June  26,  but  the  house  continued  open  one  week 
longer,  when  several  of  the  artists  took  benefits.  Theo.  Moss 
had  a  benefit  June  29,  and  a  host  of  volunteers  appeared,  including 
Matilda  Heron,  as  Medea. 

The  eleventh  annual  benefit  of  the  American  Dramatic  Fund 
took  place  Aug.  2,  and  the  bill  was  "  The  Rivals. "  Sir  Anthony 
Absolute,  Mark  Smith;  Captain  Absolute,  George  Jordan;  Mrs. 
Malaprop,  Mrs.  Vernon;  Bob  Acres,  T.  B.  Johnston;  Sir  Lucius 


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O'Trigger,  George  Boniface;  Lydia  Languish,  Mary  Gannon.  A 
dance  by  Ben  Yates ;  a  selection  from  "  Richelieu "  with  Edwin 
Booth  as  the  Cardinal;  a  selection  from  "The  Love  Chase,"  cast 
thus: 

Widow  Green    .      Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 

Constance Jane  Coombs 

Lydia Amelia  Parker 

Phebe Miss  Francis 

This  was  followed  by  a  pageant,  by  John  Brougham,  entitled 
"Shakespeare's  Dream":  J.  Prior  as  Chronas,  H.  Ryner  as 
Genius.  In  the  tableau  many  prominent  professionals  appeared. 
"The  Review,  or  The  Wags  of  Windsor,"  came  next  with  this 
cast: 


Sir  William  Fondlove .     .  S.  W.  Glenn 

Wildrake C.  Wheatleigh 

Master  Waller Hamilton 

Trueworth     ....       J.  W.  Collier 


Deputy  Bill      .     . 
Looney  McTwotter 
Caleb  Quotem 
Grace  Gaylove 


W.  R.  Blake 

.    Brougham 

.    C.  Walcot 

Ada  Clifton 


John  Lump John  Sefton 

Capt.  Beaugard    ....    Jas.  Dunn 

Dobbs Lingard 

Lucy Mrs.  John  Sefton 


This  was  John  Sefton' s  first  appearance  in  five  years.  "A 
Pleasant  Neighbor  "  was  also  acted,  with  Cranshawe  as  Sir  George 
Howard,  Miss  A.  Cushman  as  Lady  Howard,  Fanny  Herring  as 
Nancy  Strop,  Geo.  L.  Fox  as  Christopher  Strop,  and  Bruce  as 
Thomas.     "  The  Dumb  Girl  of  Genoa  "  closed  the  entertainment : 


Strappado F.  Watkins 

Justin W.  Taylor 

Moco H.  Jordan 


Count  Corvosie Duncan 

Desperetto E.  F.  Taylor 

Julietta Julia  TurnbuU 


Max  Maretzek  began  a  season  of  opera  Aug.  30  with  "La  Som- 
nambula  " : 


Amina Pepita  Gassier 

Lisa Goldoni 

Count  Rudolfo Gassier 


Elvino Perring 

Teresa Avogadro 


The  conductors  were  Angelo  Torriani  and  Maretzek.  This  was 
the  first  appearance  in  America  of  Pepita  Gassier.  Sept.  3 
"  Rigoletto  "  was  sung,  with  the  first  appearance  in  New  York  of 
Sig.  Steffani,  as  the  Duke.  Sig.  Garibaldi  also  made  his  New 
York  debut  singing  Sparafucile.  Adelaide  Phillips  appeared  as 
Magdalen.  Oct.  4  "La  Traviata"  was  sung,  and  was  the  first 
appearance  of  Sig.  Striglia.  The  annual  benefit  for  the  Roman 
Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  of  this  city  occurred  afternoon  and  even- 
ing Oct.  14,  under  the  direction  of  John  Brougham.  The  pro- 
gramme was:  Matinee — "Swiss  Swains"  by  the  Wren  Juvenile 
comedians,  followed  by  "A  Morning  Call,"  in  which  Geo.  C. 
Boniface  and  Mme.  Ponisi  had  the  principal  r61es ;  after  this  came 
a  musical   entertainment,   in   which   Mme.   Lovarney  sang,   Ed. 


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Mollenhauer  executed  a  violin  solo,  Wood's  Minstrels  appeared, 
and  James  E.  Dunn  sang,  the  bill  concluding  with  "A  Conjugal 
Lesson,"  by  A.  W.  Young  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones.  In  the  evening, 
"A  Pretty  Piece  of  Business,"  introducing  Chas.  Walcot,  John 
Brougham,  Amelia  Parker,  Mrs.  H.  Bland,  and  Miss  Miller. 
This  was  followed  by  Herr  Cline  on  the  tight-rope;  duet  by 
Walter  Ralyea  and  Rosita  Goldoni;  "The  Old  Guard,"  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mark  Smith  and  Mr.  Briggs  in  the  cast;  Mme.  Lovarney 
sang  "Kathleen  Mavourneen;"  the  farce,  "Sketches  in  India," 
by  Geo.  L.  Fox,  James  Lingard,  T.  S.  Cline,  John  Moore,  Bruc- 
ciani,  Mrs.  H.  Moore,  Fanny  Herring,  and  Mrs.  Seymour;  comic 
song  by  Little  Fred  Wren,  the  programme  concluding  with  "  The 
Irish  Tutor,"  by  J.  Seymour,  Bellamy,  White,  Mrs.  Seymour,  and 
Annie  White. 

B.  Ulmann  began  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  20,  with  the 
American  debut  of  Piccolomini ;  also  Sig.  Muzio,  musical  director. 
"La  Traviata"  was  the  initial  performance,  Piccolomini  making 
her  debut  as  Violetta.  Senorita  Soto,  danseuse,  appeared  in  the 
ballroom  scene.  The  Academy  was  crowded  to  suffocation,  and 
the  receipts  were  four  thousand  dollars.  Piccolomini  took  the 
house  by  storm ;  she  was  petite,  not  absolutely  handsome,  but 
pretty,  had  a  pair  of  dancing  eyes,  a  charming  naiveti  of  manner, 
a  great  talent  for  dramatic  action  of  the  most  effective  character, 
and  a  pure  soprano  voice,  not  very  powerful,  but  sympathetic  and 
sweet.  On  Oct.  27  Piccolomini  and  Karl  Formes  appeared  as 
Marie  and  Sergeant  Sulpizio,  in  "The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment; " 
Nov.  8,  "Don  Giovanni,"  with  Gazzaniga  as  Donna  Anna,  Mile. 
Ghioni  (her  first  appearance  in  America)  as  Donna  Elvira,  Piccolo- 
mini as  Zerlina,  and  Karl  Formes  as  Leporello.  Mme.  Laborde 
made  her  American  debut  Nov.  13,  as  Norma,  Mile.  Ghioni  acting 
Adalgisa.  The  comic  opera,  "La  Serva  Padrona"  ("The  Domi- 
neering Housemaid  "),  with  Piccolomini  as  the  petulant  housemaid, 
was  sung  on  the  same  date.  "  Le  Nozze  di  Figaro  "  was  first  sung 
in  America  Nov.  23.  The  English  version  of  this  opera  was  given 
in  New  Orleans,  September  1836,  with  Charlotte  Cushman  as  the 
Countess.  This  opera  was  also  heard  about  the  same  time  at  the 
old  National  Theatre,  Leonard  and  Church  streets.  The  cast  on 
the  present  occasion  at  the  Academy  was : 


Susanna 
The  Countess 
Cherubun    . 
Marcelline  . 
Don  Curzio 


.  Piccolomini 
Mme.  Ghioni 
Mme.  Berkel 
.  Mme.  Mora 
Sig.  Baratini 


Figaro Herr  Formes 

The  Count      ....    Sig.  Florenza 

Bartolo Weinlich 

Don  Basilic Mullet 


^^  Gazzaniga  took  a  benefit   and   her  farewell   Nov.    26  and   27. 
"Robert   le  Diable"  was  sung,  with  Laborde  and   Gazzaniga  as 


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Isabella  and  Alice,  Nov.  26,  and  "  II  Trovatore "  Nov.  27,  Picco- 
lomini  as  Leonora;  also  the  second  act  of  "La  Somnambula," 
Laborde's  first  appearance  as  Amina.  Mile.  Poinsot  made  her 
American  debut  Dec.  3  as  Valentine  in  "  The  Huguenots. "  The 
season  closed  Dec.  8. 

A  mammoth  series  of  entertainments  took  place  Dec.  18-21,  22, 
in  aid  of  the  Mount  Vernon  Association  for  the  Preservation  of 
Washington's  Home,  composed  of  dramatic  performances,  operatic 
concerts,  tableau  vivants,  a  ball,  and  concert  d  la  Musard.  Prob- 
ably one  of  the  greatest  dramatic  entertainments  ever  given  in  this 
country  was  that  of  Dec.  18,  when  the  attraction  was  "Faint 
Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady":  Wayne  Olwine  as  Ruy  Gomez, 
John  Moore  as  Marquis  de  Santa  Cruz,  Ada  Clifton  as  Charles 
II.,  Lawson  as  Pedro,  James  Ward  as  Guzman,  Fanny  Morant  as 
the  Duchess,  and  Mrs.  H.  Moore  as  the  Duenna,  followed  by 
"Medea":  Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen  as  Creusa,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan  as 
lanthe,  J.  H.  Allen  as  Jason,  H.  Howard  as  Creen,  J.  J.  Prior  as 
Orpheus,  Viola  and  Adele  Plunkett  as  Lycaon  and  Melanthus. 
This  was  succeeded  by  a  musical  tnilange,  in  which  Pauline  Col- 
son,  Lucy  Escott,  Mme.  Caradori  and  Arthur  Napoleon  appeared. 
"The  Maid  With  the  Milking  Pail"  followed,  with  Agnes  Robert- 
son as  Milly,  W.  Reynolds  as  Algernon,  Whiting  as  Lord  Phil- 
ander, Sloan  as  Diccon.  "  A  Morning  Call "  came  next,  and 
introduced,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  for  six  years,  Catharine 
Sinclair  Forrest,  as  Mrs.  Chillington.  Henry  Sedley  also  made 
his  first  appearance  in  New  York,  acting  Sir  Edward  Ardent. 
Then  came  John  Brougham's  burlesque  of  "Columbus,"  with 
additional  lines  appropriate  to  the  occasion.  After  this  came 
Brougham's  "A  Decided  Case": 


Capt.  Dudley   .    .     .     Lester  Wallack 

Percival Levere 

Mrs.  St.  Leger      .    .    .    Mrs.  Reeves 


Stubbs John  Sloan 

Lady  Angela    .     .     .   Mrs.  John  Hoey 


The  Campbell  Minstrels  concluded  the  entertainment.  On  Tues- 
day, Dec.  21,  the  second  day  of  the  festival,  a  dress  ball  was 
given.  Mons.  Musard,  with  his  orchestra,  made  his  first  appear- 
ance in  America  as  conductor  of  a  ball.  On  Wednesday,  Dec.  22, 
the  third  and  last  day  of  the  festival,  a  concert  was  given  under 
the  direction  of  Mons.  Musard  and  Carl  Bergmann. 

Ulmann  commenced  a  series  of  six  performances  of  Italian  opera 
Jan.  6,  1859,  when  "Martha"  was  given  Jan.  7,  with  Brignoli, 
Laborde,  and  Formes  in  the  cast;  Jan.  8,  "Don  Giovanni,"  Picco- 
lomini  as  Zerlina,  Poinsot  as  Donna  Anna,  and  Ghioni  as  Elvira. 
"La  Zingara"  ("The  Bohemian  Girl")  Jan.  10.  "  Martha"  and 
"  La  Serva  Padrona  "  (matinee),  and  evening,  concert  and  oratorio 
of  "The  Creation."     A  version  of  "The  Bohemian^Girl"  was  first 


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given  at  Her  Majesty's  Theatre,  London,  February,   1857.     The 
casts  in  London  and  at  the  Academy,  this  city,  were  as  follows: 


Arline    .     .     . 
Thaddeus   .     . 
Count  Arnheim 
Devilshoot 
Gypsy  Queen  . 


London.  New  York,  1859. 

Piccolomini Piccolomini 

.      Guiglini Brignoli 

Belletti Florenza 

.      Vialetti Coletti 

Lannier Ghioni 


In  July  the  "  Gypsy  Queen  "  was  sung  by  Alboni.  The  opera  was 
originally  produced  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London,  in  1843, 
when  Alfred  Bunn  was  the  manager.  Piccolomini  announced  her 
farewell  July  13, in  "La  Traviata,"  when  Brignoli  and  Piccolomini 
appeared  for  the  first  time  together  in  this  opera.  The  season 
closed  Jan.  15,  but  Piccolomini  gave  a  performance  of  Norina  in 
"Don  Pasquale,"  matinee  Feb.  12,  stopping  over  in  New  York, 
en  route  for  another  city.  March  7  a  concert  was  given  for  the 
benefit  of  George  F.  Bristow.  J.  B.  Brown  took  a  benefit  March 
ri,  when  he  recited  several  pieces  and  appeared  in  scenes,  assisted 
by  Victoria  Randolph,  her  first  appearance  in  public.  Prof.  M. 
Colburn  and  a  lady  from  private  life,  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  J.  O'Brien,  gave 
gems  from  the  opera.     Geo.  F.  Bristow  presided  at  the  piano. 

Gazzaniga  reappeared  April  11,  as  Violetta  in  "La  Traviata." 
Mile.  Caroline  Alimo  made  her  American  d6but  April  22  as 
Norma. 

An  amateur  performance  was  given  April  28,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  American  Dramatic  Fund.  It  was  an  extraordinary  theatrical 
performance,  the  scheme  of  which  originated  with  John  Brougham. 

In  the  programme  was  a  new  play  by  Brougham  and  Goodrich, 
called  "The  Dark  Hour  Before  the  Dawn,"  cast  as  follows: 


Alfred  De  Sonneville     C.  P.  Rosenberg 
Vicomte  De  Rosierre  •     .     J.  S.  Keese 

Laforce Alfred  Carroll 

Baron  De  Trop  .     .     .     .  E.  M.  Curtis 


Cecile Miss  Elliott 

Joseph       .     .     .     .    J.  H.  Wainwright 
Papa  Chauve      ....  Jas.  CafEerty 


There  were  also  in  the  cast  J.  A.  Page,  J.  Alstyn,  Marsh,  Dris- 
coU,  Remsen,  F.  Bellew,  Norton,  Browne,  and  Addison.  There 
were  operatic  selections,  and  a  recitation  by  W.  Taylor.  Mme. 
La  Comtesse  Ferussac  made  her  first  and  only  appearance  June  14, 
in  grand  opera,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Woman's  Hospital  Associa- 
tion. "  I  Puritani "  was  presented,  with  La  Comtesse  as  Elvira, 
Brignoli  as  Antonio,  Amodio  as  Riccardo,  Sig.  Junca  as  Geofgi, 
and  Barili  as  the  Gouverneur.  One  of  the  greatest  drawbacks  to 
the  success  of  the  Academy  was  the  free  stockholder  seats.  One 
share  entitled  the  owner  to  one  seat,  and  those  who  owned  four 
shares  or  more  were  entitled  to  a  box.  For  thirty  years,  almost 
without  exception,  the  building  was  rented   only  upon  condition 


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that  the  seats  and  boxes  owned  by  the  stockholders  should  belong 
to  them  for  every  performance.  During  the  years  from  1854  until 
1 86 1  the  rent  demanded  was  1^24,000  a  year,  to  which  must  be 
added  the  cost  of  losing  most  of  the  best  boxes  and  the  best  seats. 

The  next  operatic  season  opened  Sept.  10,  1859,  with  the 
nucleus  of  three  Italian  Opera  companies,  among  whom  were 
Mme.  Gassier,  Mme.  Adelaide  Cortes,  Mme.  Strakosch,  Sig. 
Brignoli,  Sig.  Stefani,  Sig.  Amodio,  and  Sig.  Junca.  Max  Maretzek 
was_  the  director,  and  B.  Ulmann  general  superintendent.  "II 
Poliuto,  or  The  Martyrs  "  was  the  opening  opera,  with  Cortesi  and 
Brignoli  in  the  leading  rSles.  Mme.  Gassier  appeared  Sept.  14 
in  "La  Somnambula;"  Brignoli,  Elvino;  Amodio,  the  Count. 
"Norma"  was  sung  Sept.  15,  Adelaide  Cortesi  in  the  title  r61e. 
"Barber  of  Seville,"  Sept.  16,  with  Mme.  Gassier,  Rocco,  Amodio, 
and  Brignoli  in  the  cast.  In  the  lesson  scene,  Mme.  Gassier  sang 
the  Venzane  Waltz,  also,  with  Sig.  Gassier,  a  Spanish  duet ;  "  Lucia 
di  Lammermoor,"  matinee,  Sept.  17,  with  Gassier  in  title  r61e, 
Stefani  as  Edgardo,  and  Sig.  Gassier  as  Ashton.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  second  act  of  "Norma,"  with  Cortesi,  Strakosch,  and 
Stefani  in  the  cast.  The  last  act  of  "II  Trovatore,"  with  Cortesi 
as  Leonora,  Brignoli  and  Amodio  in  the  cast,  closed  the  perform- 
ance. "II  Poliuto"  was  sung  Sept.  19,  Brignoli,  Cortesi,  and 
Amodio  in  the  principal  r61es.  "II  Trovatore,"  Sept.  21,  with 
Cortesi  as  Leonora,  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "I  Puritan i," 
Sept,  22,  with  Mme.  Gassier  as  Elvira  (first  time  in  America), 
Brignoli  as  Arturo,  Amodio  as  Riccardo;  "Traviata,"  Sept.  23, 
Cortesi  as  Violetta ;  Brignoli,  Alfredo ;  Amodio,  Germont ;  "  Lucia 
di  Lammermoor,"  matinee,  Sept.  24.  The  fourth  act  of  "II  Tro- 
vatore," the  fifth  act  "Barber  of  Seville,"  Mme.  and  Sig.  Gassier 
as  Rosina  and  Figaro,  the  duet  from  the  second  act  of  "  I  Puri- 
tani,"  Amodio  as  Riccardo,  Sig.  Junca  as  Georgio.  Arthur  Napo- 
leon, pianist,  appeared,  for  the  first  time  in  this  house.  One 
dollar  was  the  admission  fee  to  all  parts  of  the  house.  "  II  Tro- 
vatore" was  sung  Sept.  26;  "Ernani,"  Sept.  28,  Mme.  Gassier  as 
Elvira,  Stefani  as  Ernani,  and  Amodio  as  Carlos.  "Don  Gio- 
vanni," Sept.  30,  Cortesi  as  Anna;  Mme.  Strakosch  as  Elvira; 
Brignoli,  Ottavio;  and  Sig.  Mueller,  Commandatore.  "Ernani" 
was  sung  matinee,  Oct.  i,  also  third  act  of  "II  Poliuto,"  scenes 
from  "The  Barber  of  Seville,"  and  a  concert  by  Mr.  Mills,  the 
pianist,  and  others. 

The  regular  operatic  season  opened  Oct.  26,  1859,  with  "II 
Poliuto"  cast  thus:  Pauline,  Mme.  Gazzaniga;  Severus,  Amodio; 
Nearous,  Rubio;  Polyutus,  Brignoli;  Felix,  Shelo;  Calisthenes, 
Mueller. 

"La  Traviata"  was  sung  with  Mile.  Speranza  as  Violetta;  Brig- 
noli, Alfredo;  Amodio,  Germont;  Oct.  27,  "Rigoletto;"  Oct.  28, 


40  A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1859 

Mme.  Gazzaniga  sang  Pauline  in  "II  Poliuto;"  matinee,  Oct.  29, 
also  the  first  act  of  "  La  Traviata,"  with  Adelaide  Speranza  in  the 
chief  r61e,  and  the  fourth  act  of  "Rigoletto,"  with  Colson,  Gaz- 
zaniga, and  Speranza,  and  Ferri  in  the  cast.  "  Maria  de  Rohan  " 
was  sung  Oct.  31,  with  Gazzaniga  in  the  title  r61e  for  the  first  time 
in  America.  Sig.  Beaucarde,  tenor,  made  his  American  d^but  Nov. 
2,  as  Fernando  in  "La  Favor ita,"  with  Gazzaniga  as  Leonora, 
Amodio  as  Alphonso.  "  Lucrezia  Borgia  "  was  sung  Nov.  4,  with 
Beaucarde  as  Genaro,  and  Gazzaniga  as  Lucrezia.  For  the 
matinee,  Nov.  $,  the  fourth  act  of  "  La  Favorita "  was  given  with 
Gazzaniga  as  Leonora.  The  operetta  "Never  Judge  by  Appear- 
ances" was  given  Nov.  6,  when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Dayton 
appeared,  also  "Rigoletto."  "Sicilian  Vespers"  was  sung  Nov.  7, 
for  the  first  time  in  America;  Elena,  Mme.  Colson;  Governor, 
Ferri;  Arrigo,  Brignoli;  Procida,  Junca. 

Mme.  Albertine  made  her  American  d^but  Nov.  17,  as  Leonora 
in  "II  Trovatore,"  with  Beaucarde  as  Manrico.  For  the  matinee, 
Nov.  19,  Albertine,  Colson,  and  Gazzaniga,  the  three/irime  donne, 
appeared  in  "Sicilian  Vespers,"  and  the  fourth  act  of  "La  Tra- 
viata" was  given.  "The  Magic  Flute,"  first  heard  in  America 
Nov.  21,  with  Queen  of  the  Night,  Mme.  Colson;  Papagena,  Mme. 
Strakosch;  Pamina,  Gazzaniga.  On  Thanksgiving  matinee,  Nov. 
24,  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  was  heard  in  "Tancredi,"  and  also  sang 
Casta  Diva  from  "  Norma. "  Mme.  Albertine  appeared  as  Leonora 
in  "  II  Trovatore. "  Adelina  Patti  sang  Lucia  in  "  Lucia  di  Lam- 
mermoor,"  with  Brignoli  as  Edgardo;  Patti  also  sang  Lucia  at 
matinee,  Nov.  26,  Amina  in  "La  Somnambula,"  Dec.  i.  "The 
Huguenots"  was  sung  Dec.  2,  and  the  season  closed  Dec.  3, 
with  Patti  as  Amina  in  "  La  Somnambula. "  The  house  reopened 
Dec.  21,  with  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor,"  and  "Ernani,"  Dec.  26; 
Adelina  Patti  sang  Zerlina,  Dec.  27,  in  "Don  Giovanni,"  and  for 
her  farewell  benefit,  Dec.  29,  was  heard  in  "La  Somnambula;"  the 
first  act  of  "  La  Favorita "  was  also  sung,  and  the  second  act  of 
"  Lucrezia  Borgia, "  with  Susini  as  the  Duke,  Gazzaniga  as  Lucrezia 
Borgia.  The  season  closed  Dec.  30  with  "Don  Giovanni,"  Gaz- 
zaniga as  Donna  Anna  and  Patti  as  Zerlina. 

Adelina  Patti  was  born  at  Madrid,  Spain,  on  Feb.  19,  1843. 
The  certificate  of  her  baptism  has  been  discovered,  and  has  been 
published  by  the  Spanish  papers.  It  is  dated  April  8,  1843,  and 
certifies  that  on  that  day  Don  Jose  Losada,  vicar  of  the  Parish  of 
Saint  Louis,  Madrid,  baptized  a  child  born  in  Fuencarral  Street, 
in  the  same  city,  daughter  of  Salvator  Patti,  professor  of  music,  a 
native  of  Catania,  in  Sicily,  and  of  Caterina  Patti,  nh  Chiesa, 
a  native  of  Rome.  The  child's  godparents  gave  her  the  name  of 
Adele  Jeanne  Marie.  The  family  settled  in  New  York  when 
Adelina  was  about  a  year  old,  which  gave  rise  to  the  belief  that 


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she  is  a  native  of  this  city.  The  father  of  Patti,  Salvator  Patti, 
was  a  tenor  of  repute  in  Italy.  Probably  Patti  has  received  a 
larger  salary  than  any  living  person.  She  was  engaged  for  a  tour 
of  eight  months  in  America,  commencing  in  September,  1871,  and 
was  to  sing  either  at  concerts,  in  opera,  or  in  oratorio  one  hundred 
times,  receiving  for  each  performance  ;£400,  or  ;£40,ooo  for  eight 
months,  exclusive  of  all  the  travelling  expenses  of  her  husband 
and  suite,  to  be  paid  by  Strakosch,  who  was  to  deposit  with  the 
Rothschilds  in  Paris  ;£20,ooo  as  a  guarantee. 

Nilsson  received  ^1,000  a  night  in  England,  and  when  she  came 
to  America  this  was  increased  to  ;?i,Soo  a  night.  Mile.  Tietjens 
(in  America  in  1875)  had  $800  a  night  guaranteed  her,  besides  half 
the  receipts  over  a  certain  sum.  Mme.  Patti,  during  her  last  visit 
to  this  country,  was  paid  $5,000  a  night,  payable  in  advance  at  noon 
on  the  day  she  sang. 

"II  Poliuto"  was  sung  Sept.  5,  i860,  with  Cortesi  as  Paolina, 
Musiani  as  Polyutus,  and  Amodio  as  Severus. 

"  Lucia  "  was  given  Sept.  6,  with  Patti  and  Musiani ;  "  II  Tro- 
vatore,"  Sept.  7,  with  Cortesi,  Mme.  Strakosch,  Musiani,  and 
Amodio,  and  at  a  matinee  on  Sept.  8,  "  La  Somnambula  "  was  re- 
peated. "  II  Barbiere "  was  sung  Sept.  10,  with  Patti  as  Rosina, 
Brignoli  as  Count  Almaviva,  E.  Barili  as  Figaro,  Susini  as  Dr. 
Bartolo,  and  Mme.  Fischer  as  Bertha ;  "  II  Trovatore, "  Sept.  1 1 ; 
"I  Puritani,"  Sept.  12,  with  Patti  as  Elvira;  Brignoli,  Arturo; 
Amodio,  Riccardo;  and  Susini,  Georgio.  Owing  to  a  difificulty 
with  Cortesi,  she  did  not  appear  Sept.  1 3,  in  "  La  Traviata, "  but 
withdrew,  and,  organizing  a  Cortesi  company,  appeared  at  Niblo's 
Garden.  "Martha"  was  sung  Sept.  14;  "Norma,"  Sept.  15,  with 
Parodi  taking  Cortesi's  position.  Mme.  Inez  Fabbri  appeared 
Sept.  17,  in  "Lucrezia  Borgia;"  "Sicilian  Vespers"  was  heard 
Sept.  ig,  with  Pauline  Colson  (first  appearance)  as  Princess  Elena, 
Sig.  Stigelli  (first  appearance)  as  Arrigo,  Sig.  Ferri  as  Governor, 
and  M.  Genebrel  (first  appearance)  as  John  of  Procida.  Barili  died 
in  Philadelphia,  1885. 

B.  Ulmann  opened  a  season  Oct.  24,  when  Karl  Formes  reap- 
peared as  Bertram  in  "  Robert  le  Diable,"  with  Fabbri  as  Alice,  and 
Stigelli  as  Robert.  "  Martha  "  was  sung  Oct.  26,  with  Fabbri  as 
Lady  Henrietta,  and  Mme.  Martini  D'Ormy  as  Nancy.  "Les 
Huguenots "  was  heard  Oct.  29,  by  Mme.  Fabbri,  Mme.  Maretzek, 
Mme.  Fanny  Natalie,  and  Signors  Stigelli,  Formes,  Abelli,  and 
Weinlich.  Karl  Formes  sang  Caspar  in  "Der  Freischiitz,"  Oct. 
31.  The  season  closed  Nov.  i,  with  "  Martha. "  Another  season 
commenced  Nov.  26,  with  Sig.  Stefani,  tenor,  Sig.  Florenza,  and 
Mme.  Anna  Bishop  added  to  the  troupe.  "  La  Juive  "  was  given. 
Fabbri  was  La  Juive,  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  the  princess  Eudaxia, 
Sig.   Stigelli,  Eleazar,  and   Herr  Formes  the  Cardinal.     It  was 


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repeated  Nov.  28  and  30,  Dec.  i  and  3,  and  was  announced  for  the 
7th,  but  on  the  latter  day  Mr.  Ulmann  published  a  card,  announc- 
ing that,  through  want  of  public  support,  he  was  compelled  to  give 
up  the  management.  Mme.  Fabbri,  Sig.  Stigelli,  and  Herr  Formes 
appeared  Dec.  7  in  "Masaniello,"  followed  by  "Stradella,"  Dec.  8, 
and  "The  Child  of  the  Regiment,"  Dec.  12,  when  the  theatre  was 
closed.  For  the  benefit  of  Karl  Formes,  Jan.  i,  1861,  "Martha" 
was  sung,  with  Bertha  Johannsen  (first  time  in  four  years)  as  Lady 
Henrietta;  Jan.  11,  "La  Juive"  was  heard  for  Stigelli's  benefit. 

Another  season  of  Italian  opera  began  Jan.  21,  under  the  man- 
agement of  the  Associated  Artists.  Muzio  was  the  conductor, 
Jacob  Grau,  director,  and  D.  de  Vivo,  manager.  The  company 
included  Pauline  Colson,  Isabella  Hinckley,  Mile.  Elena,  a  dgbu 
tante,  Adelaide  Phillips,  and  Signori  Brignoli,  Ferri,  Susini, 
Stefani,  Ippolito,  and  Coletti.  Their  first  production  was  "II 
Giuramento. " 


Elgira Pauline  Colson 

Viscardo Signor  Brignoli 


[  Bianca      ....      Adelaide  Phillips 
Manfredi Signor  Ferri 


Miss  Hinckley  made  her  debut  Jan.  23,  in  "Lucia."  Miss 
Hinckley  was  married  to  Sig.  Susini,  and  gave  birth  to  a  daughter 
June  2,  1862.  Her  confinement,  however,  was  followed  by  puer- 
peral fever,  which,  turning  to  typhoid,  terminated  fatally  July  6, 
1862.  This  lady  sang  twice  at  Court  at  The  Hague,  and  received 
a  most  flattering  mark  of  attention  from  Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of 
Holland,  who  took  her  by  the  hand,  complimented  her  highly  upon 
her  voice,  and  shortly  after  presented  her  with  a  handsome  bracelet. 
"  II  Trovatore  "  was  given  Jan.  29,  with  Miss  Hinckley  as  Leonora 
and  Miss  Phillips  as  Azucena.  Jan.  31,  Signorina  Elena  made 
her  d^but  as  Lucrezia  Borgia.  Feb.  2,  the  Philharmonic  Society 
gave  another  concert.  "  II  Barbiere "  was  sung  Feb.  4,  and 
"Martha,"  Feb.  6.  Feb.  11,  Verdi's  opera,  "Un  Ballo  in  Mas- 
chera  "  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with  this  cast : 


Amelia Pauline  Colson 

Oscar Isabella  Hinckley 

Ulrica      ....      Adelaide  Phillips 


Riccardo Signor  Brignoli 

Renarto Signor  Ferri 


It  was  repeated  Feb.  13,  16,  18,  20,  when  President-elect  Lin- 
coln attended,  and  Feb.  22  and  25.  Clara  Louise  Kellogg  made 
her  public  operatic  d6but  in  New  York,  Feb.  27,  as  Gilda  in 
"Rigoletto."  "Don  Giovanni"  was  sung  March  i.  Miss  Kel- 
logg again  appeared  as  Gilda,  March  2 ;  "  Un  Ballo  "  was  repeated 
March  4-8;  "II  Poliuto,"  March  8.  Miss  Kellogg  first  essayed 
the  r6le  of  Linda  in  "Linda  di  Chamounix,"  matinde,  March  9. 
This  closed  the  season.     "  Un  Ballo  in  Maschera  "  had  a  greater 


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success  than  any  opera  since  "  II  Trovatore. "  While  in  the  height 
of  its  popularity  it  was  withdrawn  in  order  to  permit  Miss  Kellogg 
to  make  her  ddbut  in  "Rigoletto,"  Stigelli  making  his  rentr^e  in 
the  tenor  part. 

Clara  Louise  Kellogg  began  her  professional  career  as  a  concert 
singer,  and  soon  acquired  the  highest  position  in  opera  and  in 
oratorio.  As  a  singer  she  did  not  astonish  you  —  she  delighted 
you.  She  was  so  natural,  so  sympathetic  in  voice  and  manner,  so 
nearly  faultless  in  method,  and  exquisitely  happy  in  imparting  the 
sentiment  of  a  song,  or  in  illustrating  the  dramatic  purport  of  a 
scene. 

The  thirteenth  annual  benefit  of  the  American  Dramatic  Fund 
took  place  March  21,  when  "Macbeth"  was  acted  with  this  phe- 
nomenal cast : 


Macbeth Edwin  Booth 

Macduff Charles  Fisher 

Duncan  ....       C.  Kemble  Mason 

Malcolm O.  B.  Collins 

Banquo A.  W.  Fenno 

Lenox T.  Wemyss 

Rosse T.  Hamblin,  Jr. 

Seward Haviland 

Seton Jeffries 

Physician Bridgman 

First  Officer Mr.  Wine 

Second  Officer H.  Daly 

First  Murderer  .     .     J.  C.  Williamson 


Second  Murderer Cook 

Bleeding  Soldier  .  .  F.  L.  Rodgers 
First  Apparition      .     .    Mr.  Thompson 

Donalbain Miss  Cook 

Fleance Miss  Douglas 

Hecate George  Rea 

Lady  Macbeth  .  .  Charlotte  Cushman 
First  Singing  Witch  Mme.  Anna  Bishop 
Second  Singing  Witch  .  Mrs.  Reeves 
Gentlewoman  ....  Mrs.  France 
First  Witch  ....  Harry  Pearson 
Second  Witch  ....  John  Sefton 
Third  Witch  .     .     .  James  W.  Lingard 


After  the  tragedy  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  sang  "  The  Flag  of  Our 
Union,"  words  by  Gen.  G.  P.  Morris.  L.  J.  Vincent  was  stage 
manager.  The  receipts  were  $2,040,  and  netted  to  the  Fund  abbut 
;$i,700,  — the  largest  benefit  the  Fund  had  ever  received. 

The  Associated  Operatic  Artists  returned  April  8,  for  one  week. 
"Moses  in  Egypt"  was  sung  April  14,  with  Hinckley,  Phillips, 
Stigelli,  Ferri,  and  Susini  in  the  cast.  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  took 
a  benefit  April  19,  when  "  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  given.  Mons. 
and  Mme.  Blondin  appeared,  for  the  last  time  in  America,  April 
20,  Philharmonic  concert;  Thursday,  April  25,  benefit  of  Harry 
Pearson,  prior  to  his  departure  for  the  war,  when  "Henry  IV." 
was  played  by  Messrs.  Conway,  Harkins,  Hall,  Chester,  Martin, 
Andrews,  and  Pearson,  and  the  Misses  Beck,  Taylor,  Ellis,  Gold- 
ing,  and  Le  Brun.  May  17,  Military  Festival  of  the  First  German 
Rifle  Regiment;  May  25,  benefit  of  the  Regiment  Fund  of  the 
U.  S.  Guard;  July  4,  dramatic  entertainments  by  Mr,  and  Mrs. 
Barney  Williams,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence,  and  a  host  of  as- 
sistants. This  was  the  first  time  the  Florences  and  the  Williamses 
appeared  together.  The  bill  was  "Customs  of  the  Country,"  "The 
Irish  Tiger,"  and  "Irish  Lion."     Owen  S.  Fawcett  made  his  first 


44         A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Ci86a 

appearance  in  New  York,  on  this  occasion  as  Mr.  Wadd,  in  "  The 
Irish  Lion." 

B.  Ulmann  assumed  the  management  of  this  house  Sept.  i6, 
1861,  when  Professor  Herrmann,  the  prestidigitateuf,  made  his 
American  debut.  Theo.  Thomas'  Italian  Opera  Orchestra  was 
also  engaged.  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera"  was  given  Oct.  17-21, 
and  matinee,  Oct.  26,  with  Miss  Kellogg,  Miss  Hinckley,  Mme. 
Strakosch,  and  Signori  Brignoli,  Mancusi,  Dubreuil,  and  Barili, 
in  the  cast,  and  Signor  Muzio  as  director;  Oct.  28,  the  opera,  "Le 
Noces  de  Jeannette"  (Jeannette's  Marriage)  was  sung  for  the  first 
time  in  New  York;  also  Donizetti's  opera,  "Betly."  The  prin- 
cipal characters  in  "  Betly  "  were  sustained  by  Miss  Hinckley  and 
Signori  Brignoli  and  Susini.  "  Les  Noces  de  Jeannette  "  was  sung 
in  French,  Miss  Kellogg  enacting  the  r61e  of  the  heroine,  sup- 
ported by  Dubreuil,  Elena,  and  Mazzini.  Oct.  31,  a  grand  union 
concert  was  given  by  the  Mesdames  Johannsen  and  Von  Berkel, 
Messrs.  Quint,  Linsheim,  Mueller,  and  Weinlich,  and  the  members 
of  the  Harmonic  Society.  Nov.  i,  a  concert  was  given  by  Carlotta 
Patti,  Madame  Strakosch,  Signori  Macaferri,  Barili,  Adam  Tou- 
hay,  and  Theodore  Thomas,  in  aid  of  the  families  of  the  volunteers. 
Dec.  7,  the  Twenty-second  Regiment  band  concert  took  place, 
with  Madame  Johannsen,  Madame  Vollandt,  S.  C.  Campbell,  J. 
R.  Thomas,  Carl  Berghman,  Robert  Goldbeck,  and  Messrs.  Saul, 
Dietz,  Gewait,  and  Deusch  as  the  additional  artists. 

Geo.  L.  Fox  and  James  W.  Lingard  leased  this  house  and 
opened  Dec.  9,  with  William  Hanlon  in  his  aerial  act,  entitled 
"Zampillaerostation,"  also  a  pantomime  troupe.  A  short  season 
of  Italian  opera  was  opened  Jan.  15,  1862,  under  the  management 
of  Jacob  Grau.  The  company  was  made  up  as  follows :  Miss 
Kellogg,  Miss  Hinckley,  Madame  Strakosch,  Signori  Brignoli, 
Manchesi,  and  Barili.  The  operas  given  were  as  follow:  Jan.  15, 
"La  Traviata;"  Jan.  17,  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera."  Max  Maret- 
zek,  having  returned  from  Havana,  joined  forces  with  Mr.  Grau, 
and  a  two  weeks'  season  commenced  under  their  joint  manage- 
ment, Jan.  29,  with  Miss  Kellogg,  Madame  Strakosch,  and  Brig- 
noli, Susini,  and  Barili  in  "Martha."  Jan.  31,  "II  Trovatore;" 
Feb.  3,  was  the  dibut  of  Signor  Ippolita  as  Germont,  in  "  La 
Traviata;"  Feb.  5,  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera;"  Feb.  7,  "Linda  di 
Chamounix;"  Feb.  10,  "La  Somnambula;"  Feb.  15,  matinee, 
"Martha;"  Feb.  21,  military  festival  of  the  Regiment  des  Enfants 
Perdu ;  Feb.  24,  Prof.  Adrien,  the  magician ;  Feb.  28,  Kellogg  in 
"Lucia,"  and  L.  M.  Gottschalk,  the  pianist;  matinee,  Feb.  28, 
"  Betly  "  and  Gottschalk. 

Mr.  Grau  commenced  another  season  March  19,  with"  Un  Ballo 
in  Maschera;"  March  20,  "Masaniello,"  with  Isabella  Hinckley 
as  Elvira,  Isabella  Cubas  as  Fenella,  Susini  as  Pietro,  Brignoli  as 


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Masaniello,  and  Barili  as  Bonello;  March  21,  "Martha;"  March 
22  (matinee)  and  March  24,  "Masaniello;"  March  26,  Mme.  de 
Lussan  made  her  debut  in  "La  Favorita".  Her  voice  was  a 
pure  soprano,  reaching  from  G  to  C  in  alt.  March  28,  Mme. 
Elena  d'Angri  appeared  as  Rosina,  in  "II  Barbiere;"  March  29, 
"Linda;"  April  10,  the  Academy  was  given  up  to  a  reception  to 
the  officers  of  the  frigates  Cumberland  and  Congress,  and  on  the 
three  first  nights  of  the  following  week  the  Brothers  Lubin  ap- 
peared in  magical  stances. " 

Grau  returned  with  his  company  April  21.  Sig.  Tombesi  (tenor) 
sang  the  Duke  in  "Rigoletto."  Kellogg  was  Gilda;  D'Angri, 
Magdalen;  Barili,  Sparafucile;  and  Ferri,  Rigoletto;  April  23, 
"La  Figlia  del  Reggimento,"  with  Kellogg  as  Marie;  April  25, 
D'Angri  as  Leonora  in  "La  Favorita." 

Billy  Birch  and  Ben  Cotton's  minstrels  took  a  benefit  here  May 
13.  Emilie  J.  Boughton,  a  society  lady,  made  her  debut  May  22, 
as  Violetta,  in  "  La  Traviata. " 

Mme.  Comte  commenced  a  new  opera  season  June  1 1,  at  popular 
prices,  singing  "Lucrezia  Borgia."  Ulmann  had  a  benefit  June  18, 
when  the  season  closed. 

Mme.  Herrmann  made  her  debut  as  a  pianist  Oct.  23,  on  which 
occasion  Carlotta  Patti  made  her  first  appearance  at  this  house. 
William  Fleming,  formerly  manager  of  the  Winter  Garden,  took 
a  benefit  here  Sept.  8,  1862.  The  programme  consisted  of  "The 
Soldier's  Return,"  "The  Maid  of  Croissy,"  "A  Conjugal  Lesson," 
"A  Rough  Diamond,"  and  a  concert.  Among  those  participating 
were  W.  M.  Fleming,  John  T.  Raymond,  Harry  Pearson,  J.  R. 
Thomas,  Miranda,  Willie  Pape,  Dr.  C.  W.  Beames,  Ada  Clifton, 
Evelyn  Lyon,  Mrs.  L.  Hill,  George  Christy's  minstrels,  Mile. 
Annetta  Galetti,  and  a  ballet  company.  On  Sept.  22,  James  M. 
Nixon  took  this  house  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  Carlotta 
Patti  in  opera.  She  appeared  as  Amina,  in  "La  Somnambula," 
supported  by  Sig.  Sbriglia  as  Elvino,  Susini  as  the  Count,  and 
Fanny  Stockton  as  Lisa,  the  other  parts  being  sustained  by 
Messrs.  Mancusi  and  Ximenes,  and  Mme.  Arogardo.  Sept.  24,  "  La 
Somnambula"  was  repeated;  "Lucia,"  with  Carlotta  Patti  in  the 
title  r61e,  and  Brignoli  as  Edgardo ;  "  Lucia  "  was  repeated  at  the 
matinee,  Sept.  27,  when  Isabel  Cubas  and  Ximenes  appeared  in 
ballet.  Patti 's  last  appearance  was  in  the  opera  of  "I  Puritani," 
Oct.  3. 

Jacob  Grau  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Nov.  10,  1862, 
introducing  Mile.  Genevra  Guerrabella  as  Violetta,  in  "La  Tra- 
viata," supported  by  Sig.  Amodip  and  Barili.  This  lady's  right 
name  is  Genevieve  Ward.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Samuel  Ward 
of  this  city.  In  1858  she  went  to  Paris,  where  she  made  her  first 
appearance  on  the  stage,  in  April,  1859,  ^s  Elvira,  in  the  opera  of 


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"Don  Giovanni."  She  married  a  Russian  count,  who  soon  grew 
weary  of  his  wedded  bliss  and  abandoned  her;  but,  on  her  appeal 
to  the  Czar,  the  marriage  was  legalized,  and  the  faithless  husband 
was  banished  to  Siberia.  In  1862  she  returned  to  America  and 
travelled  as  a  dramatic  star.  She  made  her  debut  at  Booth's 
Theatre,  in  the  fall  of  1878,  and  played  a  successful  engagement 
under  Jarrett  &  Palmer's  management. 

Mme.  Lorini,  daughter  of  David  Whiting,  reappeared  Nov.  14-17 
in  the  title  r61e  of  "Norma,"  Mile.  Morensi  as  Adelgisa,  Sig. 
Macaferri  as  Pollione,  Susini  as  Oroveso.  "La  Traviata,"  an  act 
of  "  Norma, "  and  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner  "  were  sung  matinee, 
Nov.  22.  There  were  present  Mrs.  President  Lincoln  and  Mrs. 
McClellan.  "Dinorah"  had  its  first  performance  in  this  city, 
Nov.  24. 


Dinorah  (first  appearance)  Mile.  Cordier 

Corenti Signer  Brignoli 

Hunter Signer  Susini 


Hoel Signer  Amodio 

First  Goatherd   .     .     .     Mile.  Morensi 
Second  Goatherd    .     .  Fanny  Stockton 


"  Dinorah  "  was  repeated  Nov.  26  and  28,  Dec.  i,  6,  and  8 ;  Nov. 
27,  "Lucrezia  Borgia;"  Dec.  3-5,  "La  Favorita;"  Dec.  9, 
"Norma;"  Dec.  10  and  14,  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera;"  Dec.  12, 
"Ernani,"  fourth  act  of  "La  Favorita,"  and  shadow  song  from 
"Dinorah."  The  season  closed  on  Dec.  15,  with  "I  Puritani." 
Dec.  4,  16,  18,  Mason  Jones,  an  English  lecturer,  occupied  the 
Academy.  Dec.  22,  a  benefit  was  given  to  the  child  pianist,  Teresa 
Carreno,  when  Madame  d'Angri,  W.  Castle,  S.  C.  Campbell, 
Theodore  Thomas,   Signor  Abilla,  and  Mr.   Eben  assisted. 

After  having  been  redecorated  and  improved  this  house  was  re- 
opened Sept.  12,  1864,  by  Leonard  Grover,  for  a  season  of  German 
opera.  The  company  was  a  strong  one,  numbering  in  all  no  fewer 
than  one  hundred  persons,  many  of  the  principals  being  artists  of 
eminence.  Carl  Anschutz  was  the  conductor,  and  among  the 
singers  were  Mme.  Marie  Frederici-Himmer,  Mile.  Marie  Hollman 
from  the  Royal  Opera  House,  Berlin,  Mme.  Bertha  Johannsen, 
Mile.  Sophie  Dziuba,  Mile.  Pauline  Canissa,  and  Mmes.  Ernest 
La  Roche  and  Pauline  Berger;  Herr  Franz  Himmer,  Theo. 
Habelmann,  Arnot  Quinta,  Isidore  Lehman,  from  the  Royal 
Opera  House,  Berlin;  Heinrich  Steinecke,  Joseph  Herrmann, 
Joseph  Kreutzer,  Anton  Graff,  Edouard  Haimer,  Zinsheim,  Otto 
Lehman,  and  Alphonse  Urchs,  with  Adoph  Neuendorff  as  chorus 
master.  The  opening  opera  was  "Faust,"  given  thus:  Faust, 
Signor  Tomaro;  Mephisto,  Herr  Herrmann;  Valentine,  Herr 
Steinecke;  Wagner,  Herr  Graff;  Marguerite,  Mme.  Frederici- 
Himmer;  Siebel,  Mme.  Bertha  Johannsen.  Signor  Tomaro  was 
called  upon  at  short  notice  to  take  the  place  of  Herr  Himmer,  who 
was  announced  to  appear  as  Faust,  but  who  was  suddenly  attacked 


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with  a  severe  illness.  Sept.  14,  "Martha"  was  sung  by  Mmes. 
Johannsen  and  Frederici-Himmer,  and  Herren  Habelmann,  Stein- 
ecke,  Graff,  and  Otto  Lehman.  Sept.  16,  "Der  Freischiitz"  was 
given,  with  Joseph  WeinUch  as  Caspar ;  and  "  Faust "  was  repeated 
at  a  matinee,  Sept.  17,  with  the  same  gentleman  as  Mephisto. 
Sept.  19,  Karl  Fbrmes  made  his  first  appearance  in  opera  in  this 
city  in  six  years.  The  opera  was  "Robert  le  Diable,"  and  the 
cast  was  a  notable  one: 


Bertram Karl  Formes 

Robert Herr  Himmer 

Raimbaud    ....  Herr  Habelmann 
Albert! ,    Herr  Haimer 


Alice  ....    Mme.  Johanna  Rotter 
Isabella  .    .     Mme.  Bertha  Johannsen 
Elena  (first  appearance  in  New  York) 
Theresa  Wood 


"Faust"  was  repeated  Sept.  21;  "Martha"  was  sung  Sept.  22, 
with  Herr  Formes  as  Plunkett.  Sept.  23,  Halevey's  "La  Juive" 
was  heard,  and  at  a  matinee  the  following  day,  "  Robert  le  Diable  " 
was  repeated.  "  La  Juive  "  was  again  given  Sept.  26.  On  the  last 
night  of  the  season,  Sept.  27,  Mile.  Sophie  Dziuba  made  her 
American  debut  as  Zerlina,  in  "Don  Juan,"  and  Isidore  Lehman 
also  appeared,  for  the  first  time  in  this  country,  as  Don  Juan. 
Presentation  concerts  were  given  Sept.  28,  29,  and  30,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Jewellers'  Association,  the  artists  being  William 
Castle  and  S.  C.  Campbell,  Signor  Abella,  Madame  d'Angri, 
Fanny  Stockton,  and  an  orchestra  under  John  P.   Cook. 

Karl  Formes  died  at  San  Francisco,  of  pneumonia,  Dec.  15, 
1889.  His  full  name  was  Charles  John  Formes,  and  he  was  born 
at  Muhlheim,  Germany,  Aug.  7,  18 10.  He  received  his  early 
musical  education  in  Cologne  and  Vienna,  and  sang  in  church 
choirs  until  1841,  when  he  attracted  attention  in  Cologne  as  a 
concert  singer.  Soon  afterwards  he  appeared  in  opera.  In  1843 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Mannheim  Theatre  company,  and  in 
1844  he  joined  the  opera  in  Vienna.  Unguarded  expressions  of 
sympathy  with  revolutionary  movements  caused  his  sudden  retire- 
ment, and  in  1849,  after  an  engagement  in  Hamburg,  he  formed 
the  German  Opera  company,  at  the  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London. 
In  1850  he  became  a  member  of  the  Italian  Opera  company  at 
Covent  Garden,  and  in  the  same  year  he  sang  in  the  Philhar- 
monic concerts.  His  last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  on  Dec.  12 
(three  days  prior  to  his  death),  in  "The  Barber  of  Seville,"  at  San 
Francisco,  where  he  had  resided  for  fifteen  years,  teaching  vocal 
music. 

Max  Maretzek's  new  Italian  Opera  company  commenced  a  season 
Oct.  3,  1864.  The  following  were  the  artists:  Carlotti  Carozzi- 
Zucchi,  Elvira  Brambilla,  Laura  Harris,  Jenny  Van  Zandt  (her 
first  appearance  in  opera),  Signora  C.  Morensi,  Mile.  Freda  di 
Gebel,  Adeline  Motte  (first  appearance  in  opera),  Fanny  Stockton, 


48         A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1864 

Bernardo  Massimilliani,  Guglielmo  Lotti,  J.  Reichardt,  Fernando 
Bellini,  Francisco  Pierrini,  Susini,  Amati  Dubreuil,  Joseph  Wein- 
lich,  and  W.  Mullen  The  opening  opera  was  "II  Trovatore,"  in 
which  Carozzi-Zucchi  made  her  first  appearance  in  America  as 
Leonora.  Massimilliani  made  his  first  bow  to  an  American  audi- 
ence in  the  part  of  Manrico.  Oct.  4,  Signora  Elvira  Brambilla 
made  her  first  appearance  in  America  as  Violetta  in  "  La  Traviata  " 
Mile.  Ernestine  appeared  in  the  ballet  incidental  to  "  La  Traviata." 
"  Lucrezia  Borgia "  was  given  Oct.  5,  when  Susini  reappeared  as 
Alfonso.  A  jewellers'  presentation  concert  was  given  Oct.  6, 
Master  Richard  Croker,  of  Trinity  Choir,  appeared,  and  the  Maret- 
zek  company  gave  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor,"  Laura  Harris  as 
prima  donna.  "II  Trovatore"  was  repeated  Oct.  10,  and  Oct.  12 
Mile.  Frederica  di  Gebel  made  her  d^but  as  Ulrica  in  "  Un  Ballo 
in  Maschera;"  Oct.  14,  "Lucrezia  Borgia;"  Oct.  18,  matinde,  "La 
Traviata;"  evening.  Jewellers'  Association  concert.  Oct.  17-19- 
26,  Clara  Louise  Kellogg  reappeared  as  Marguerita  in  "Faust." 
"  Un  Ballo  "  was  again  given  Oct.  18,  and  on  Oct.  20  representa- 
tives from  the  various  places  of  amusement  in  town  gave  a  benefit 
to  the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum.  Oct.  21,  "II  Poliuto;" 
Oct.  22,  jewellers'  presentation  concert;  Oct.  24,  "Martha,"  with 
Kellogg  and  Morensi;  Oct.  25  and  28,  "II  Poliuto;"  Oct.  31,  "II 
Trovatore."     Nov.  2,  "Don  Giovanni"  with  this  cast: 

Doana  Anna Zucchi  I  Don  Giovanni Bellini 

Donna  Elvira Kellogg   Leporello    .......       Susini 

Zerlina Morensi   Commendatore     ....      Weinlich 

Don  Ottavio Lotti  |  Massetto Dubreuil 

Nov.  4,  Jenny  Van  Zandt  made  her  operatic  debut  as  Gilda  in 
"Rigoletto."     Maretzek  closed  the  season  Nov.  5. 

John  B.  Gough,  the  temperance  lecturer,  appeared  here  Nov. 
10,  followed  by  Maretzek,  who  commenced  another  season  Nov.  14, 
with  "II  Poliuto;"  Nov.  15,  "Linda  di  Chamounix;"  Nov.  16, 
"Lucrezia  Borgia;"  Nov.  17,  James  W.  Lingard  of  the  New 
Bowery  Theatre  took  a  benefit,  when  "  The  Wept  of  the  Wish-ton- 
Wish,"  "Sketches  in  India,"  and  Bryant's  Minstrels  formed  the 
programme;  Nov.  18-21,  "Don  Giovanni;"  Nov.  22,  "Rigoletto;" 
Nov.  23,  "Martha."  Thanksgiving  night,  Nov.  24,  a  dramatic 
performance,  consisting  of  "All  That  Glitters  is  not  Gold"  — 
Lawrence  P.  Barrett  (his  first  appearance  in  fifteen  months)  as 
Stephen  Plum,  Thos.  E.  Morris  as  Jasper  Plum,  W.  R.  Floyd  as 
Toby  Twinkle,  J.  S.  Wright,  J.  Whiting,  J.  C.  Williamson, 
Madelaine  Henriques,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd,  and  Mrs.  France  in  the 
cast— and  "Handy  Andy"  were  acted;  Nov.  25,  Maretzek's  com- 
pany presented,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Donizetti's  opera  of 
"Don  Sebastian,"  and  with  this  cast: 


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49 


Zaida    .     .     .    Signora  Carozzi-Zucchi 
Sebastian       .     .     .    Sig.  Massimilliani 

Camoeno Sig.  Bellini 

Giovanni Sig.  Susini 

Danseuse     Miles.  Ernestine  and  Auriol 


Abadialos  . 
Don  Selim 
Don  Antonio 
Don  Luigi 
Don  Enrico 


Sig.  Lorini 
.  Sig.  MuUer 
Sig.  Reichardt 
.  .  Ximenes 
.  Sig.  Lacion 


Carl  Bergmann  was  the  conductor.  The  opera  was  repeated  Nov. 
28,  29,  Dec.  2,  6,  9,  14,  17,  19,  24.  Nov.  30,  "Faust;"  Dec.  5, 
"The  Child  of  the  Regiment;"  Dec.  7,  "II  Poliuto." 

Dec.  8,  a  matinde  and  evening  benefit  was  given  to  Charles 
Peters,  who  had  been  disabled  by  being  run  over  by  a  Third 
Avenue  car.  At  the  matinee,  "London  Assurance,"  was  given 
with  this  cast: 


Charles  Courtley 
Sir  Harcourt  Courtley 
Dazzle  .     .     . 
Mark  Meddle 
Dolly  Spanker 
Max  Harkaway 
Cool      .     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 
.  C.  Walcot 
Charles  Fisher 
.  G.  L.  Fox 
.  W.  Holston 
.  J.  G.  Burnett 
W.  H.  Norton 


James Harry  Pearson 

Martin W.  R.  Floyd 

Isaacs C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Lady  Gay  Spanker  .  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Grace  Harkaway  Madelaine  Henriques 
Pert      ....      Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 


In  the  evening,  "  The  School  for  Scandal "  was  played,  with  this 
cast: 


Joseph  Surface    .     .  J. 
Sir  Peter  Teazle .    . 
Sir  Oliver  Surface   .     . 
Charles  Surface  .     .     . 

Crabtree 

Sir  Benjamin  Backbite 

Moses 

Trip 


W.  WaUack,  Jr. 

F.  B.  Conway 

.  Mark  Smith 
J.  K.  Mortimer 

J.  W.  Lingard 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
Harry  Pearson 

Edward  Lamb 


Careless    .    . 
Rowley     .     .     , 
Snake  ... 
Lady  Teazle 
Mrs.  Candour    . 
Maria .     .     . 
Lady  Sneerwell 


.  .  J.  E.  Whiting 
.  .  G.  F.  Browne 
.  .  .  Frank  Rea 
.  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway 
Mrs.  George  Farren 
Mrs.  C.  M.  Walcot,  Jr. 
Mrs.  Emma  Skerrett 


Nearly  every  theatre  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn  was  represented, 
and  no  less  than  six  managers  and  lessees  of  theatres  performed 
in  the  plays  presented,  viz.  :  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conway,  of  the  Park 
Theatre,  Brooklyn;  Mr.  J.  W.  Lingard,  of  the  New  Bowery; 
Lester  Wallack,  of  Wallack's  Theatre;  Mrs.  John  Wood,  of  the 
Olympic;  and  G.  L.  Fox,  of  the  Old  Bowery.  The  benefit  realized 
a  very  handsome  sum.  Dec.  21,  Auber's  opera  of  "Fra  Diavolo," 
which  had  always  previously  been  given  in  English,  was  now 
rendered,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  in  Italian,  and  with  this 
cast : 


Zerlina Miss  Kellogg 

Pamela Mile.  Morensi 

Fra  Diavolo       ....    Signor  Lotti 
Lord  Rochbourg    .    .     .      Sig.  Bellini 


Lorenzo Signor  Lorini 

Beppo Signor  Dubreuil 

Giacomo Signor  Weinlich 

Matheo Signor  MuUer 


It  was  repeated  Dec.  23,  26,  and  28. 

A  jewellers'  presentation  concert  was  given  Dec.  24.  Carozzi- 
Zucchi  presented  "  Norma  "  for  her  benefit,  Dec.  27.  "  Fra  Dia- 
volo "  was  sung  for  the  benefit  of  the  French  Benevolent  society, 

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50         A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE        L^^^S 


Dec.   29,  and  "Norma"  was  repeated  on  Dec.  30,  the  last  night 
of  the  season.     Feb.  2,  1865,  Maretzek's  company  again  returned 

■■  '*  Fra  Dia- 
La 
La 
Forza  Del  Destino,"  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  thus  cast: 


Donna  Leonora  Signora  Carozzi-Zucchi 
Preziosilla  .  .  .  Signora  Morensi 
Don  Alvaro     .     .     .  Sig.  Massimilliani 

Don  Carlos Sig.  Bellini 

Abbot Sig.  Susini 


Militone Sig.  Lorini 

Marquis  of  Calatrava    .     Sig.  Dubreuil 

Trabucco Sig.  Reichardt 

Spanish  Surgeon      .     .      Sig.  Ximenes 
Alcalde Sig.  Muller 


This  opera  was  repeated  Feb.  28,  March  3,  6,  8,  10,  18,  1865.  March 
4,  matinee,  "Martha,"  evening,  concert  of  pupils  of  National  Con- 
servatory; March  11,  matinee,  "Ernani;"  March  13,  "Don  Gio- 
vanni;" March  15,  "Fra  Diavolo;"  March  16,  "Norma;"  March 
17,  "I  Puritani;"  March  20,  "La  Figlia  del  Reggimento,"  and 
fourth  act  of  "Rigoletto;"  March  21,  last  night  of  the  season, 
"Don  Sebastian,"  and  March  23,  matinee,  and  close  of  the  season, 
"Fra  Diavolo." 

L.  M.  Gottschalk  gave  a  matinee  entertainment,  April  i ;  April 
1 1,  Maretzek  took  a  benefit,  when  "  II  Poliuto  "  was  given,  with 
selections  from  "La  Forza."  The  beneficiary  was  presented  with 
$7,000.  The  Theatrical  Mechanical  association  had  a  matinee 
benefit  April  12,  and  the  companies  of  Wallack's,  Winter  Garden, 
Old  and  New  Bowery,  Barnum's,  Olympic,  Niblo's,  Brooklyn 
Park,  and  Hooley's  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Minstrels,  and  Theo- 
dore Moss,  John  McCul  lough,  the  Dobson  Brothers,  and  others, 
participated.  The  bill  comprised  "  London  Assurance, ""  Shamus 
O'Brien,"  recitation,  "Day  After  the  Wedding,"  banjo  duets  and 
minstrel  entertainments.  A  benefit  was  given  April  12,  for  the 
soldiers  and  sailors,  followed  April  26  by  Leonard  Grover's  German 
opera  company,  which  in  "Robert  le  Diable,"  "Faust,"  "Martha," 
"Fidelio,"  "The  Magic  Flute,"  "The  Huguenots,"  closed  May  8 
with  "La  Juive."  May  15,  Juignet's  French  company  appeared 
and  remained  until  June  12,  after  which  Prof.  Macallister,  magi- 
cian, was  the  attraction.  A  benefit  was  given,  afternoon  and  eve- 
ning of  July  21,  to  the  company  and  attaches  of  Barnum's  Museum, 
who  were  thrown  out  of  employment  by  the  fire  there.  Among 
those  who  assisted  were  Kate  Reignolds,  L.  J.  Mestayer,  the  San 
Francisco  Minstrels,  Emily  Melville,  W.  Davidge,  M.  B.  Pike, 
Carrie  Moore,  Jenny  Engel,  Mme.  Martinetti,  Mons.  Baptistin, 
G.  C.  Davenport,  Mitchell,  Wm.  Connolly,  Mary  Estelle,  Hattie 
Walby,  J.  J.  Prior,  J.  E.  Nagle,  Gustavus  Geary,  G.  L.  Fox,  and 
his  pantomime  company  from  the  Old  Bowery  Theatre,  George 
Christy,    M.    Bryan,    Kate   Pennoyer,   Mrs.   H.   Chapman,   Jenny 


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THE  ACADEMY  OF   MUSIC 


Cleaver,  Nannie  Hook,  W.  P.  Smith,  Welsh  Edwards,  B.  Porter, 
and  the  Hanlon  Brothers.  The  entertainment  comprised  the  "  Jenny 
Lind"  burletta,  "A  Morning  Call,"  "Barney  the  Baron,"  "Handy 
Andy,"  "Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  White,"  an  olio  and  a  speech  by 
P.  T.  Barnum. 

Prof.  Herrmann  opened  the  season  of  1865-66,  Sept.  12.  It  was 
at  this  time  that  the  trouble  took  place  between  the  managers 
of  the  different  theatres  in  this  city,  and  The  New  York  Herald. 
Maretzek  was  the  prime  mover  in  this  battle.  The  Herald  made  a 
savage  onslaught  on  him,  saying  that  the  company  engaged  was  a 
very  poor  one,  and  that  Maretzek  cared  very  little  about  the  New 
York  public.  Maretzek  published  a  card  in  the  other  papers  of 
this  city,  charging  The  Herald  with  interference  in  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  opera,  alleging  that  the  editor  and  many  of  the  staff  of 
that  journal  were  persistent  "  deadheads,"  and  detailing  many  griev- 
ances too  long  endured,  and  pluckily  refusing  to  be  either  dictated 
to  or  influenced  by  any  such  mode  of  procedure.  The  result  was 
that  at  a  meeting  of  the  managers  it  was  resolved  to  stop  advertis- 
ing in  The  Herald,  and  several  of  the  managers  had  at  the  top  of 
all  their  advertisements,  programmes,  and  posters  the  line :  "  This 
establishment  does  not  advertise  in  The  New  York  Herald. "  The 
following  named  theatres  were  among  those  who  did  not  advertise 
in  The  Herald:  Academy  of  Music,  Winter  Garden,  Olympic,  New 
York  Circus,  Barnum's  Museum,  Fox's  Old  Bowery,  Niblo's,  Wal- 
lack's,  and  New  Bowery.  Those  who  did  advertise  were  Wood's 
Theatre,  opposite  St.  Nicholas  Hotel  (afterwards  Josh  Hart's 
Theatre  Comique),  Wood's  (Broadway  and  Broome)  Theatre,  Lucy 
Rushton's  (opposite  New  York  Hotel),  and  Bryant's  Minstrels. 
The  fight  lasted  all  through  the  season.  Mr.  Bennett  then  cried 
peccavi,  sent  to  the  several  managers,  promised  to  be  a  good  boy 
in  future  if  they  would  "return  to  the  fold,"  and  the  consequence 
was  that  all  resumed  their  advertising  in  The  Herald. 

Maretzek  commenced  the  season,  Sept.  25,  with  an  admirable 
organization.  The  artists  new  to  America  were  Enrichetta  Bosisio, 
Bine  de  Rossi,  Ettore  Irfre,  Guiseppa  Mara,  G.  B.  Antonucci,  and 
Julius  Sesselsberg.  Of  established  favorites  there  were  Carozzi- 
Zucchi,  Clara  Louise  Kellogg,  Ortalani-Brignoli,  Adelaide  Phil- 
lips, Fanny  Stockton,  Mrs.  Reichardt,  Massimilliani,  Francesco 
Mazzoleni,  Ardavani,  Rovere,  Dubreuil,  Lorini,  Herren  Muller 
and  Reichardt.  Carl  Bergmann,  Max  Maretzek,  and  Torriani  were 
the  conductors;  Appy  and  Noll  the  leaders;  Signor  Dubreuil,  the 
stage  manager;  Ronzani,  mattre  de  ballet,  and  M.  Calyo,  scenic 
artist.     The  opening  opera  was  "  Faust  " : 


Marguerite    Miss  Clara  Louise  Kellogg 

Siebel Madame  Fischer 

Martha       .     .       Mile.  Freda  di  Gebel 


Faust  (his  first  appearance  in  America) 
Sig.  Ettore  Irfre 

Valentine Signor  Bellini 

Mephisto   ....   Signor  Antonucci 


52         A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D86s 

Sig.  Achilla  Ardavani  died  in  this  city  May  28,  1889,  aged  sixty- 
three  years.  He  came  here  under  engagement  with  Bernard 
Ulmann  in  the  season  of  1857-58,  and  made  his  d6but  in  "II 
Trovatore,"  as  Count  di  Luna,  with  marked  success.  For  twenty 
years  he  had  been  a  music  teacher  in  New  York  and  Boston. 

Sept.  27,  "  II  Poliuto  "  was  sung  with  Caro2zi-Zucchi,  Massi- 
milliani,  and  Bellini  as  the  principals ;  Adelaide  Phillips  appeared, 
for  the  first  time  in  four  years,  as  Maffeo  Orsini  in  "Lucrezia 
Borgia,"  the  remainder  of  the  cast  including  Zucchi,  Irfre,  and 
Antonucci.  A  "  Faust "  matinee  took  place  Sept.  30.  Herrmann, 
the  magician,  appeared.  Petrella's  opera,  "lone,"  was  revived 
Oct.  2,  introducing  to  an  American  audience  a  pupil  of  the  com- 
poser in  the  person  of  Mile.  Bosisio,  who  sustained  the  title  part, 
"lone"  was  repeated  on  the  following  night.  Sig.  Mara,  bari- 
tone, made  his  first  appearance  in  America,  Oct.  4,  as  Don  Carlos 
in  "Ernani. "  Oct.  9,  Signora  B.  de  Rossi,  contralto,  made  her 
debut  as  Azucena  in  "  II  Trovatore. "  "  I  Puritani  "  was  given 
Oct.  10;  "Martha"  on  Oct.  13;  "La  Traviata,"  Oct.  16.  Carlotta 
Patti  died  in  Paris,  France,  June  27,  1889.  In  Sept.,  1890,  a  monu- 
ment was  erected  in  Montmarte  cemetery,  that  city,  to  Carlotta 
Patti  de  Munck.  Her  last  appearance  here  in  opera  was  Oct.  3  in 
"I  Puritani." 

A  season  of  opera  and  concert  began  Oct.  17,  when  Mile. 
Parepa,  Carl  Rosa,  and  Mr.  Danreuther  made  their  first  appear- 
ances in  the  Academy,  and  Jules  Levy,  the  cornet  player,  his  first 
appearance  in  America.  Mile.  Parepa  sang  "  The  Shadow  Song  " 
from  "Dinorah,"  an  aria  from  "Robert  le  Diable,"  and  the  ballad, 
"Five  O'clock  in  the  Morning."  Carl  Rosa  performed  violin 
solos;  Mr.  Danreuther,  piano  accompaniments,  and  Theodore 
Thomas  conducted  the  orchestra.  Mr.  Levy  performed  "The 
Whirlwind  Polka"  and  "Carnival  de  Venice"  on  the  cornet,  and 
the  Maretzek  company  sang  the  entire  opera  of  "  Lucrezia  Borgia. " 
Mile.  Parepa  was  billed  to  appear  Oct.  18,  but  sickness  prevented 
her,  and  Miss  Kellogg  played  her  r61e  in  "Lucia."  Oct.  20, 
"Norma;"  Oct.  23.  "II  Trovatore;"  Oct.  24,  "Crispino  e  la 
Comare ;  "  for  the  first  time  here.  The  cast  was :  Annetta,  Clara 
Louise  Kellogg;  Fairy,  Madame  Fischer;  Crispino,  Signor  Rovere 
(first  appearance  in  several  years);  Fabrizio,  Sig.  Irfre;  Mirabo- 
lando,  Sig.  Bellini;  Count,  Sig.  Mara.  Nov.  3,  "Roberto  II 
Diavolo;"  Nov.  8,  "Rigoletto;"  Nov.  10,  "Fra  Diavolo;"  Nov. 
20,  "Don  Giovanni;"  Nov.  24,  " La Somnambula ; "  Dec.  i,  Meyer- 
beer's opera,  "L'Africaine,"  was  presented  for  the  first  time  in 
America;  Selika,  Mme.  Carozzi  -  Zucchi ,  Inez,  Mile.  Ortalani- 
Brignoli;  Vasco  di  Gama,  Sig.  Mazzoleni;  Don  Pedro,  Sig.  An- 
tonucci; Nelusko,  Sig.  Bellini;  Dec.  13,  "I  Puritani"  was 
announced,  but,  in  consequence  of  the  death  of  Sig.  Rovere,  no 


18663  THE  ACADEMY  OF   MUSIC  53 

performance  was  given.  Rovere  came  to  this  country  with  Alboni, 
in  1853.  He  died  suddenly  of  affection  of  the  throat,  in  this  city, 
aged  sixty  years.  Dec.  14,  a  memorial  concert  was  given  in  aid 
of  the  widow  and  children  of  the  composer,  William  Vincent 
Wallace.  Among  the  artists  who  gave  their  services  were  Clara 
Louise  Kellogg,  Adelaide  Phillips,  W.  Castle,  S.  C.  Campbell, 
Richard  Hoffman,  S.  B.  Mills,  G.  W.  Morgan,  John  A.  Kyle, 
Wm.  Berge,  E.  J.  Browns,  Theodore  Thomas,  and  the  members  of 
the  Liederkranz,  Arion,  Harmonic,  Mendelssohn  Union,  and  New 
York  Singing  Academy  societies.  Dec.  15  was  the  last  night  of 
the  season,  the  opera  being  "  L'Africaine,"  and  at  the  close  of  the 
third  act,  Maretzek  was  called  to  the  front  and  presented  by  L.  W. 
Gerome,  on  behalf  of  many  citizens,  with  a  handsome  service  of 
silver  and  an  address.  The  season  closed  with  a  matinee  of 
"L'Africaine,"  Dec.  16.  Fifty  representations  had  been  given, 
divided  as  follows:  "  Faust, "  three ;  "II  Pol  into,"  one;  "Lucrezia 
Borgia,"  two;  "lone,"  three;  "Ernani,"  three;  "Un  Ballo  in 
Maschera,"  two;  "II  Trovatore,"  three;  "I  Puritani,"  one; 
"Martha,"  one;  "Traviata,"  one;  "Lucia,"  one;  "Norma,"  two; 
"Crispino,"  ten;  "Roberto,"  two;  "Rigoletto,"  one;  "Fra  Dia- 
volo,"  three;  "Don  Giovanni,"  one;  "La  Somnambula,"  one; 
"L'Africaine,"  nine. 

Dec.  25,  a  concert  was  given  by  Clara  M.  Brinkerhoff,  Mrs.  J. 
H.  Barclay,  George  Simpson,  Signor  Fosati,  J.  N.  Patterson,  G. 
W.  Colby,  and  Grafulla's  Seventh  regiment  band.  Dec.  27,  MM. 
P.  Juignet  and  C.  Drivet's  French  dramatic  company  played 
Scribe's  "Bataille  des  Dames"  and  Villeneuve's  "La  Fille  de 
Dominique."  Dec.  30,  the  same  company  gave  Bayard  and 
Dumanoir's  "  Les  Premiers  Ans  de  Richelieu "  and  Fournier's 
"Le  Partie  de  Piquet,"  well  known  since  as  "A  Game  of  Cards." 

Jan.  6,  8,  g,  1866,  the  Bateman  concert  company,  comprising 
Parepa,  Carl  Rosa,  Levy,  S.  B.  Mills,  Carl  Anschutz,  and  orches- 
tra were  heard.  Juignet  &  Drivet's  French  company  sang  Halevy's 
"L'ficlair  "  and  Victor  Masse' s  "Les  Noces  de  Jeannette,"  Mile. 
Naddie  and  M.  Armand  making  their  first  appearance  in  America. 
The  Bateman  company  were  heard  again  Jan.  1 1 ;  the  French  com- 
pany gave  "  La  Ligne  Droite  "  and  "  Les  Domestiques  Peints  par 
Eux-m^mes,"  Jan.  13;  "Nos  Intimes,"  Jan.  17  and  19.  The 
Philharmonic  society  gave  a  concert  Jan.  27,  and  the  Annual 
Charity  Ball,  Jan.  29.  Feb.  i,  1866,  the  Maretzek  company  sang 
"L'Africaine."  "Don  Sebastian"  was  revived  Feb.  13,  and  at  a 
matinee,  Feb.  17,  Sig.  Brandini  made  his  first  appearance  in  New 
York  as  Don  Carlos  in  "Ernani."  Night  of  Feb.  17,  Anna  Lacoste 
appeared  in  a  new  play  by  Isaac  C.  Pray,  entitled  "Virginia  of 
Rome."  Mr.  Clercpret,  Archer,  Isaac  C.  Pray,  Hannah  and  H. 
C.  Stuart  were  in  the  cast.     Miss  Lacoste's  next  appearance  was 


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A     HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1866 


at  the  French  Theatre,  Aug.  30,  as  Deborah.  She  then  devoted 
herself  to  dramatic  readings.  Without  book  or  pamphlets,  she 
recited  the  whole  of  "Julius  Caesar,"  "King  John,"  and  "Romeo 
and  Juliet,"  in  a  manner  that  not  only  attracted  considerable  atten- 
tion, but  gave  her  a  reputation  for  possessing  a  remarkable  memory. 
In  the  height  of  her  popularity  she  contracted  a  cold,  which  finally 
settled  into  rheumatism  of  the  heart,  and  she  died  in  this  city,  July 
6,  1868. 

Feb.  26,  Carmelina  Poch  made  her  first  appearance  in  New  York 
as  Leonora  in  "La  Favorita."  "Don  Pasquale"  was  sung  for  the 
first  time  in  seven  years  at  a  matinee,  March  3,  Sig.  Sarto  mak- 
ing his  first  appearance  in  the  title  r61e.  Juignet  &  Drivet's 
French  dramatic  company  played  Dennery's  "L'Aieule,"  "Le 
Gamin  de  Paris,"  and  "  Les  Enfants  Terribles"  the  evening  of 
March  7.  "L'Etoile  du  Nord  "  was  revived  March  9,  with  Kel- 
logg, Bosisio,  Antonucci,  Irfre,  Sarta,  and  Barili  in  the  cast. 
March  13,  for  her  benefit,  Zucchi  presented  "  L' Africaine  "  and  sang 
the  Italian  hymn,  "  II  Garibaldino. "  March  1 5,  Mme.  Larmet,  of 
the  French  dramatic  company  had  a  benefit,  presenting  "Les 
Amours  Maudit "  and  "  Les  Zuaves  de  Palestro. "  March  23,  the 
same  company  played  "  Les  Enfer  de  Paris."  April  5,  a  bal  d' opera 
was  given,  the  Academy  being  decorated  with  caricatures  of  promi- 
nent people,  from  the  brush  of  Thomas  Nast.  The  operatic  season 
closed  April  14,  with  a  matinde  of  "Les  Huguenots."  During  this 
second  season  "  L' Africaine  "  had  been  represented  nine  times; 
"Crispino  e  la  Comare,"  four  times;  "Norma,"  once;  "I  Puri- 
tani,"  once;  "Faust,"  four  times;  "Martha,"  once;  "Don  Sebas- 
tian," three  times;  "Fra  Diavolo,"  twice;  "Ernani,"  once; 
"Poliuto,"  once;  "lone,"  once;  "La  Favorita,"  five  times;  "La 
Somnambula,"  once;  "Don  Pasquale,"  twice;  "II  Trovatore," 
once;  "L'fitoiledu  Nord,"  six  times;  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera," 
once;  "Don  Giovanni,"  once;  "Les  Huguenots,"  three  times,  and 
"Lucrezia  Borgia,"  twice  ;  in  all  fifty  representations. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Kean  took  their  farewell  of  America,  April 
16,  when  "  Louis  XL  "  and  "  The  Jealous  Wife  "  were  acted : 


Louis  XI Chas.  Kean 

The  Dauphin     .     .     .    Miss  Chapman 
Tristam Geo.  Everett 


Martha Mrs.  C.  Kean 

De  Nemours     .     .     .     .  J.  F.  Cathcart 


In  "The  Jealous  Wife,"  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kean  played  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Oakley. 

Leonard  Grover's  German  opera  company  began  a  season  April 
17,  1866,  with  "Faust,"  the  cast  embracing  Himmer,  Joseph  Herr- 
mann, Heinrich  Steinecke,  Miles.  Johanna  Rotter  and  Sophie 
Dziuba.  April  18,  "  William  Tell  "  was  given  for  the  first  time  in 
eleven  years,  Wm.   Formes  making  his  first  appearance  in  opera 


1867:  THE  ACADEMY  OF   MUSIC  55 

in  New  York  as  the  hero.  Herr  Himmer  was  the  Arnold,  Herr 
Habelmann  the  Jacques;  Herr  Weinlich,  Gessler;  Mile.  Johanna 
Rotter,  Mathilde.  Several  of  the  German  societies  aided  in  the 
chorus.  April  19,  "  La  Dame  Blanche  "  was  sung,  with  Bertha 
Johannsen  as  Anna  and  Mme.  Berger  as  Margaret.  "  Fra  Diavolo  " 
was  heard  at  amatinde,  April  21,  "The  Huguenots,"  April 23,  and 
"  Tannhauser  "  was  announced  April  27,  but,  owing  to  the  illness 
of  Mme.  Rotter  and  Herr  Weinlich,  only  one  act  was  sung,  and 
"  The  Magic  Flute  "  was  substituted.  This  closed  an  unsuccessful 
season. 

Jacob  Grau  came  May  7,  with  his  company  from  Havana  and  gave 
"La  Traviata,"  with  Leonilda  Boschetti  as  Violetta;  May  9,  "II 
Trovatore "  was  sung,  with  Mme.  Noel-Guidi  as  Leonora,  Mme. 
Cash-PoUini  as  Azucena,  Musiani  as  Manrico ;  May  10,  "  Faust ; " 
May  II,  "  Saffo, "  for  the  reappearance  of  Mile.  Gazzaniga;  "Faust," 
"Un  Ballo"  and  "La  Juive "  followed ;  May  18,  "L'Africaine;" 
matinee.  May  19,  "Emani"  and  "Faust"  (third  act).  May  21, 
1866,  the  last  performance  in  the  old  Academy  of  Music  was 
given,  the  opera  being  "  La  Juive,"  thus  cast:  Rachel,  Mme.  Gaz- 
zaniga; Eudoxia,  Mile.  Boschetti;  Prince  Leopold,  Signer  Anas- 
tasia;  Eleazar,  Signor  Musiani ;  Cardinal,  Signor  Milleri.  Jarrett 
&  Palmer  had  leased  this  house  for  the  production  of  "  La  Biche 
au  Bois,"  but  early  on  the  morning  of  May  22  the  house  was  en- 
tirely destroyed  by  fire.  Flames  were  discovered  in  the  basement, 
fronting  on  Irving  Place.  The  performance  had  been  closed  only 
a  short  time,  and  a  number  of  persons  attached  to  the  theatre  were 
still  in  the  building.  In  the  short  space  of  thirty  minutes  the 
whole  building  was  a  massive  sheet  of  flames.  At  half-past  one 
o'clock  the  interior  of  the  Academy  had  been  totally  destroyed. 
Shortly  after  the  fire,  a  meeting  of  the  shareholders  was  held,  and 
it  was  resolved  to  reljuild  on  the  same  site.  The  foundations  were 
put  in  condition  in  August,  1866,  and  the  building  was  ready  for 
occupancy  in  February,  1867.  It  cost  1^300,000.  Thomas  R.  Jack- 
son was  the  architect  and  contractor. 

The  first  entertainment  of  any  nature  given  in  the  new  house 
was  a  ball  for  the  widows  and  orphans  of  the  members  of  the  Old 
Fire  department,  Feb.  28,  1867.  A  bal  d'opera,  directed  by  Max 
Maretzek,  took  place  the  following  evening. 

A  season  of  Italian  opera  opened  March  7  by  Mr.  Maretzek,  with 
the  following  company:  Miss  Kellogg,  Isabella  Ronconi,  Mile. 
Carmelina  Poch,  Fanny  Stockton,  Natalie  Testa,  Mile.  A.  M. 
Hauck,  Isabella  McCulloch  (afterwards  Mme.  Brignoli),  Ronconi, 
Baragli,  Barili,  Antonucci,  Mazzoleni,  Bernardi,  Dubreuil,  Fossati, 
Bellini,  Mara,  Fleury,  Reichardt,  Riccardi,  Muller,  Testa,  and 
Bacelli,  and  Miles.  Kruger  and  Theresa,  dancers.  The  repertory 
consisted  of   "II  Barbiere,"  "Fra  Diavolo,"  "Lucrezia  Borgia," 


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"L'fitoile  du  Nord,"  "La  Traviata,"  "Faust,"  "Crispmo  e  la 
Comare."  "II  Trovatore,"  "Norma,"  "Martha,"  "Don  Giovanni, 
"Emani,"  "La  Somnambula,"  and  Petrella's  new  opera.  La 
Carnival  de  Venice."  Carl  Bergmann  and  Sig.  Torriani  were  the 
conductors.  At  the  matinee,  March  i6,  in  addition  to  the  opera, 
"Elisir  d'Amore,"  Florence  Noble  read  the  balcony  scene  from 
"Romeo  and  Juliet."  March  i8,  Parepa-Rosa  made  her  first  ap- 
pearance in  opera  in  America,  playing  Leonore  in  "  II  Trovatore," 
and  on  the  same  evening  Bacelli,  a  basso,  made  his  first  appear- 
ance in  New  York  as  Ferrando.  Parepa-Rosa  sang  in  "Norma," 
March  19  and  23.  "  Don  Giovanni "  was  given  March  26,  with  the 
following  fine  cast : 

.  .  .  Sig.  Bacelli 
Miss  C.  L.  Kellogg 
.  .  .  Sig.  Bellini 
.     .      Sig.  Fossati 


Comtnendatore 
Zerlina  .  .  . 
Don  Giovanni  . 
Masseto       .     . 


Donna  Anna  ....  Parepa-Rosa 
Donna  Elvira  .  .  Isabella  McCulloch 
Don  Ottavio  ....  Sig.  Baragli 
Leporello Sig.  Ronconi 

Parepa-Rosa  closed  with  the  matinde  of  "II  Trovatore,"  March 
30.  April  3,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Petrella's  opera,  "La 
Carnival  de  Venice  "  was  sung,  and  with  this  cast : 


Orestes Sig.  Baragli 

Pylades Sig.  Mara 

Count Signor  Bacelli 

Master  Cola      ....    Sig.  Ronconi 


Albina     .     .     .     Clara  Louise  Kellogg 

Romella Signora  Ronconi 

Signora  Muzio  .     .  Mile.  Natalie  Testa 


A  benefit  was  given,  April  4,  for  the  sufferers  by  the  burning  of 
the  Winter  Garden  Theatre.  "  Hamlet "  was  presented,  with  this 
cast: 


Hamlet    .     . 
Gravedigger 
Player  Kmg 
The  Queen  . 
Ophelia    .     . 
Player  Queen 


.  .  Edwin  Booth 
.  W.  S.  Andrews 
W.  A.  Donaldson 
.  .  Ida  Vernon 
Mme.  Scheller 
Miss  Andrews 


Laertes C.  Barton  Hill 

The  Ghost  ....      J.  N.  Gotthold 
The  King     .     .     .     M.  W.  Leffingwell 

Polonius W.  Davidge 

Horatio J.  DuflF 


Orlandini  and  Ortalani  appeared  in  "  L'Africaine  "  April  15,  and 
Angela  Peralta,  a  Mexican  prima  donna,  made  a  most  successful 
d6but  April  25,  in  "La  Somnambula."  The  season  closed  May  4, 
and  May  6  Thomas  Maguire  &  Richard  Risley's  company  of 
Japanese  contortionists,  magicians,  and  balancing  artists  took 
possession  of  the  Academy,  remaining  until  June  15.  A  Masonic 
ovation  was  held  June  27,  in  aid  of  the  widows  and  orphans  of  the 
Masons  of  the  South,  the  artists  being  Mile.  Hauck,  Sigs.  Bellini 
and  Mara,  Edward  Hoffmann,  Henry  Mollenhauer,  D.  L.  Down- 
ing, and  band.  During  the  evening  an  address  was  delivered  by 
Hon.  James  T.  Brady.  The  Japanese  company  returned  on  July 
I,  and  remained  until  July  10.     A  new  collection  of  Orientals, 


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under  the  same  management,  appeared  July  15,  for  that  night 
only. 

Mr.  Maretzek  began  an  Italian  opera  season  Sept.  23,  with  the 
following  company;  Parepa-Rosa,  Angela  Peralta,  Minnie  A. 
Hauck,  Ronconi,  Natalie  Testa,  Louise  Kapp- Young,  Jenny 
Kempton,  Emilio  Pencani,  Baragli,  Testa,  Anastasia,  Georgio 
Ronconi,  Bellini,  Orlandini,  Antonucci,  and  Paulo  Medini.  Max 
Maretzek,  Carl  Bergmann,  and  A.  Torriani  were  the  conductors. 
"  Don  Giovanni "  was  the  first  opera  sung,  with  this  cast : 

Donna  Anna     ....    Parepa-Rosa   Donna  Elvira    .     .     .      Mile.  Ronconi 

Zerlina Miss  Hauck   Leporello Sig.  Ronconi 

Don  Giovanni  ....      Sig.  Bellini   Donna  Octavio      .    .     .     Sig.  Baragli 

"Otello"  was  heard  Sept.  25,  when  Emilio  Pencani  made  his 
American  debut,  acting  the  title  r61e,  with  lago,  Bellini ;  Desde- 
mona,  Parepa-Rosa;  Roderigo,  Baragli.  Sept.  27,  "II  Barbiere" 
was  sung,  with  Angela  Peralta  as  Rosina ;  Ronconi  was  the  Figaro, 
and  Paulo  Medini  made  his  American  d^but  as  Barilio.  Oct.  7, 
Orlandini  was  heard  as  Carlos  in  "  Ernani. " 

Oct.  9,  Mme.  Janauschek  made  her  first  appearance  in  America, 
acting  "Medea."  The  version  was  Grillpainseu's  translation. 
Francesca  Roraana  Magdalena  Janauschek  was  supported  by  a 
company  brought  from  Europe.  "  Medea  "  was  presented  with  this 
cast:  Jason,  Herr  Scherenberg;  King  of  Corinth,  Herr  Kleinart ; 
Creusa,  Miss  Teitz;  Herold,  Herr  Crelinger;  Cora,  Miss  Singer; 
Medea,  Janauschek.  Oct.  12,  Janauschek  played  "Deborah;" 
Oct.  17,  "Mary  Stuart."  Oct.  18,  Cagnoni's  opera,  "Don  Bucef- 
alo,  "  was  given,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Ronconi  was  the 
Don  Bucefalo.  Oct.  19,  Janauschek  played  "  Brunhild ; "  and  Oct. 
24,  "Adrienne;"  Oct.  30,  Louise  Kapp- Young  made  her  Ameri- 
can debut  as  Selika  in  "L'Africaine,"  Bellini  as  Neluska;  Nov. 
2,  Janauschek  was  seen  in  the  dual  rSle  of  Emelia  Galotti  and 
Countess  Orsini,  in  Lessing's  drama  of  "Emelia  Galotti,"  followed 
by  "The  Gladiator  of  Ravenna."  "Don  Carlos,"  Nov.  8;  and 
Nov.  II,  selections  were  given  from  "Die  Carisschueller,"  "Don 
Carlos,"  and  other  works;  Nov.  14,  Janauschek  was  seen  as  Mari- 
anna  in  "A  Woman  of  the  People."  "Romeo  e  Giulietta"  was 
sung,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Nov.  15,  and  with  this  cast: 


Romeo Sig.  Pencani 

Mercutio Sig.  Orlandini 

Capulet Sig.  Antonucci 

Friar  Lawrence     .     .     .      Sig.  Medini 

Tybalt Sig.  Testa 

Gregory Sig.  Barili 

Janauschek  closed  Nov.  30,  with  "The  Gladiator  of  Ravenna." 
She  had  given  twenty-two  performances,  appearing  in  "Medea," 
three   times;    "Deborah,"   three  times;   "Mary   Stuart,"   twice; 


Duke Herr  MuUer 

Paris Herr  Velden 

Benvolio  ....  Herr  Reichardt 
Juliet  ....  Mile.  M.  A.  Hauck 
Nurse Mme.  Flurry 


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"Brunhild, "once;  "Adrienne,  the  Actress, "  three  times ;  "Emelia 
Galotti,"  twice;  "Gladiator  of  Ravenna,"  twice;  "Don  Carlos," 
once;  " Marianna, "  twice ;  "Romeo  e  Giulietta,"  and  " Macbeth, " 
once,  and  "Egmont,"  once. 

Dec.  6,  "Linda  di  Chamounix"  was  sung.  March  18,  1867,  the 
sufferers  by  Barnum's  Museum  fire  took  a  benefit  afternoon  and 
evening.  The  attractions  in  the  afternoon  were  an  address  by  Mr. 
Barnum  and  a  performance  of  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  with  Mrs. 
Howard  as  Topsy.  In  the  evening  "  Pale  Janet "  was  performed, 
and  Mile.  Diani  and  others  contributed  to  the  entertainment.  The 
principal  event  of  the  following  week  occurred  on  Friday.  It 
was  the  performance  between  the  second  and  third  acts  of 
Brignoli's  new  symphony,  "A  Sailor's  Dream,"  under  the  com- 
poser's direction. 

"Un  Ballo  in  Maschera,"  March  30,  i868,  was  acted  by  the 
De  La  Grange  and  Brignoli  company,  Mme.  de  La  Grange  in 
the  title  r61e.  Miss  McCulloch,  Stella  Bonheur,  Brignoli,  and 
Orlandini  in  the  cast.  Mile.  Bonheur  sang  Orsini  in  "  Lucrezia 
Borgia ; "  "  Robert  le  Diable  "  was  given  on  Friday,  with  Joseph 
Herrmann  as  Bertram. 

The  Artists'  Union  gave  a  week  of  Italian  opera,  commencing 
April  13,  1868,  with  Carl  Bergmann  as  conductor.  Janauschek 
returned  with  her  German  company  and  gave  six  performances, 
commencing  April  22.  E.  L.  Davenport  took  a  benefit  April  30, 
when  he  played  "Hamlet,"  with  the  following  people  supporting 
him :  D.  H.  Harkins,  Lewis  Baker,  Harry  Hawk,  John  Huntley, 
Ryer,  George  Clarke,  F.  G.  Maeder,  W.  James,  J.  Wilson,  H.  H. 
Pratt,  T.  E.  Morris,  W.  S.  Higgins,  Claude  Burroughs,  J.  Turner, 
S.  Drake,  Irene  Gay,  Kate  Ryner,  and  Isabella  Preston.  H.  L. 
Bateman  had  a  benefit  May  2.  At  the  matinee  "  La  Belle  H61fene  " 
was  given,  and  in  the  evening  the  first  two  acts  of  "  La  Grande 
Duchesse  "  were  sung  with  the  second  act  of  "  La  Belle  H61^ne  " 
and  the  drama  of  "The  Old  Guard,"  in  which  Mr.  Bateman 
appeared,  for  the  first  time  in  many  years,  acting  Haversack. 

Dan  Bryant  played  "Handy  Andy"  and  "The  Irish  Emigrant," 
May  7.  The  proceeds  of  the  performance  Mr.  Bryant  gave  to  the 
American  Dramatic  Fund.  The  opera  season  terminated  May  6. 
During  its  progress  the  following  operas  had  been  sung:  "Don 
Giovanni,"  three  times;  "I  Puritani,"  once;  "Otello,"  once;  "II 
Barbiere,"  four  times;  "Norma,"  three  times;  "Crispino,"  three 
times;  "II  Trovatore,"  three  times;  "Faust,"  three  times; 
"Ernani,"  once;  "Lucia,"  once;  "Huguenots,"  five  times;  "Don 
Bucefalo,"  threetimes ;  " L'Africaine,"  twice;;" Romeo  e  Giulietta," 
four  times ;"  Don  Pasquale,"  once,  and  "Linda,"  once;  in  all  thirty- 
nine  representations. 

Dec.  3,  De  Pol's  spectacular  sensation,  "The  Golden  Branch,  or 


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the  Devil's  Auction"  was  transferred  from  Banvard's  Museum  to 
the  Academy,  and  was  played,  with  the  exception  of  the  opera 
nights,  until  Dec.  17.  Guiseppina  Morlacci,  Eliza  Blasina, 
Augusta  Sohlke,  Ermesilda  Diani,  Eugenie  Lupo,  Aurelia  Ricci, 
L.  Barretta,  and  Mons.  Giovani  Lupo,  were  the  principal  dancers, 
with  Sig.  D.  Ronzani  as  maitre  de  ballet.  In  the  dramatic  com- 
pany were  Annie  Wood,  Hattie  Thome,  and  others.  A.  Pedigam 
was  musical  director.  Auber's  opera,  "La  Bayadere,"  was  given 
Dec.  16,  for  the  first  time  here  in  sixteen  years.  H.  L.  Bateman's 
Opera  Bouffe  company  performed  "  La  Grande  Duchesse, "  Dec. 
20,  for  the  benefit  of  the  French  Benevolent  Society.  Janauschek 
reappeared  Dec.  23,  in  "Deborah;"  Dec.  25,  "Marianna"  and 
"Come  Here;  "  Dec.  27,  "Faust"  was  sung;  Dec.  28,  Janauschek 
was  seen  in  "Iphigenia  in  Tauris."  The  Caroline  Richings 
Opera  troupe  began  a  season  Dec.  30,  in  "Crown  Diamonds;" 
Dec.  31,  "Martha."  Jan.  i,  1868,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city, 
Benedict's  opera,  "The  Lily  of  Killarney,"  was  sung,  cast  as 
follows : 


Eily  O'Connor  . 
Anne  Chute 
Mrs.  Cregan    . 
Hardress  Cregan 
Danny  Mann   . 


Caroline  Richings 

Mrs.  E.  Seguin 

Mrs.  James  Arnold 

.     .      Wm.  Castle 

S.  C.  Campbell 


Myles-na-Coppaleen .  Pierre  Bernard 
Father  Tom  .  .  .  .  H.  G.  Peakes 
Bertie  O'Moore  ....  Mr.  Wylie 
Corrigan     ....    James  A.  Arnold 


This  opera  was  received  so  coolly  that  it  had  only  one  other  re- 
production. "  Maritana, "  "  The  Doctor  of  Alcantara, "  "  The  Bohe- 
mian Girl,"  "  Fra  Diavolo,"  "  La  Somnambula,"  and  "  Faust "  were 
given  in  succession.  W.  Vincent  Wallace's  opera  of  "The  Desert 
Flower  "  was  sung,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Jan.  1 5 :  Captain 
Maurice,  W.  Castle;  Major  Hector  Van  Pumpernickle,  E.  Seguin; 
Sergeant  Peterman,  J.  A.  Arnold;  Casgan,  Mr.  S.  C.  Campbell; 
Oanita,  Caroline  Richings;  Eva,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Arnold.  "Fra  Dia- 
volo "  closed  the  season.  The  Hah  Yah-Ta-Kee  troupe  of  Japs 
commenced  Jan.  24,  and  continued  until  Jan.  29.  Feb.  12,  the 
De  La  Grange-Brignoli  Italian  opera  company,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Max  Strakosch,  took  possession  of  the  Academy.  In  this 
company  were  Anna  de  La  Grange,  Adelaide  Phillips,  Isabella 
McCulloch,  Rita  Sangalli  (danseuse),  Brignoli,  Massimilliani, 
Sarti,  Coletti,  Baragli,  Susini,  and  Nicolao,  musical  director. 
They  remained  until  Feb.  28,  giving  "La  Traviata,"  "Lucia," 
"Un  Ballo  in  Maschera,"  "Rigoletto,"  "La  Favorita,"  "Norma," 
and  "Roberto  el  Diavolo."  This  company  returned  March  16, 
Stella  Bonheur  having  meantime  joined  them,  and  they  remained 
for  one  week. 

May  II,  Mme.  Janauschek  gave  selections  from  "Mary  Stuart" 
and  "  Deborah, "  and  the  Italian  artists  were  heard  in  a  concert  for 
the  benefit  of  the  American  Dramatic  Fund.     Wendell  Phillips 


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lectured  on  "Daniel  O'Connell,"  May  12,  and  Camilla  Urso,  S.  B. 
Mills,  and  Carl  Bergmann  gave  a  concert  for  the  benefit  of  the 
widow  of  A.  Hirschman,  May  16.  Jerome  Hopkins  directed  the 
annual  concert  of  the  Orpheon  Free  choral  schools,  May  26. 

The  B.  P.  O.  Elks  gave  their  first  matinee  benefit  enter* 
tainment  June  8,  when  volunteers  from  all  the  variety  and  minstrel 
establishments  in  town  assisted.  Lucille  Tostee  had  a  farewell 
benefit  June  25,  presenting  the  first  act  of  "  La  Grande  Duchesse," 
the  second  act  of  "  La  Belle  Hdlene,"  and  the  operetta  of  "  Litschen 
and  Fritzschen."  This  house  was  opened  Sept.  21,  1868,  for  the 
production  of  a  play  called  "  1868,  or  the  Bride  of  a  Politician,"  by 
George  Marlow.     It  had  two  performances  only.     This  was  the  cast : 

Gay  Eldred  .     .     .     .    W.  H.  Meeker  Davis S.  B.  Villa 

Pierce  Brown     .     .     .  Theo.  Hamilton  Florence   ....       Henrietta  Irving 

George  Burke    .     .     .     .    F.  C.  Bangs  Maude Miss  Noemie 

Squire  Fairfield      .     .     .  W.  Hamblin  Mme.  Ven  Kelmeyer  .     .  Mrs.  Wilkins 

Lynn W.  Harley  Hans  Ven  Kelmeyer    .     S.  W.  Ashley 

Janauschek,  having  returned  from  Europe,  began  a  season  of 
German  tragedy,  Oct.  6.  Herren  Guttman,  Bennemann,  Rhine- 
hardt,  and  Miss  Kuchle  were  her  principal  supporters.  Janauschek 
played  seven  times,  and  her  repertory  consisted  of  Donna  Isabella 
in  "Bride  of  Messina,"  Phaedra,  Deborah,  Mary  Stuart,  Katharina, 
in  Albert  Lindner's  five-act  drama,  "Katharine,  the  Second,  Em- 
press of  Russia,"  first  time  in  America,  Oct.  14,  and  Medea. 

Max  Strakosch  commenced  a  season  of  opera,  Oct.  19.  Clara 
Louise  Kellogg  was  the  star,  having  just  returned  from  Europe. 
Mile.  Freda  de  Gebel,  Alida  Topp  (pianist),  Sig.  Lotti,  Petrelli, 
Susini,  Mons.  Caesar  Alard,  Carl  Bergmann,  and  Giorza;  Oct.  29, 
M.  Jules  Leotard,  trapezist,  made  his  American  d6but  under  the 
direction  of  Jerome  Ravel.  The  farce  "  The  Governor's  Wife  " 
was  also  acted.  Leotard  continued  for  three  performances.  Max 
Maretzek  took  possession  Nov.  16,  with  "II  Trovatore,"  sung  in 
Italian  by  Agatha  States,  Cellini,  Brignoli,  Orlandini,  and  Barili; 
"  Fidelio  "  was  given  in  German,  Nov.  17,  by  Miles.  Johanna  Rotter 
and  Cellini,  and  Herren  Habelmann,  Reichardt,  Formes,  and  Her- 
mann. Mme.  de  La  Grange,  Isabella  McCulloch,  Mile.  Wes- 
mael,  and  Signori  Brignoli,  Habelmann,  and  Hermann  sang 
"Roberto  el  Diavolo."  "Der  Freischiitz "  was  sung  in  German, 
Nov.  19,  with  De  La  Grange  as  Agatha  and  Karl  Formes  as 
Caspar.  "Sicilian  Vespers,"  "Ernani,"  and  "Don  Giovanni" 
were  then  given,  Louise  Durand  making  her  debut  as  Zerlina,  in 
the  latter,  Nov.  23.  "Fra  Diavolo"  and  "Un  Ballo  in  Maschera" 
followed,  and  Alessandro  Boetti  made  his  first  appearance  as  Al- 
fredo, in  "La  Traviata,"  Nov.  27,  the  season  closing  with  a 
matinee,  Nov.  28.  Wm.  Horace  Lingard  company,  then  occupying 
the  Theatre  Comique  (Broadway  and  Spring  Street),  gave  an  en- 


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tertainment  here  Nov.  30.  Grau's  Opera  Bouff6  company,  from 
the  French  Theatre,  gave  "Barbe  Bleue,"  Dec.  17,  with  Desclauzs 
as  Bulotte,  for  the  benefit  of  the  French  Benevolent  society. 
"Genevieve  de  Brabant"  was  also  sung. 

Maretzek  commenced  an  Italian  opera  season  Feb.  11,  1869. 
The  company  consisted  of  De  La  Grange,  States,  Kellogg,  McCul- 
loch.  Rotter,  Cellini,  Durand,  Wesmael,  Brignoli,  Orlandini, 
Antonucci,  Boetti,  and  Habelmann.  The  operas  given  were 
"Sicilian  Vespers,"  "Norma,"  "II  Trovatore,"  "L'Africaine," 
"Belisario,"  "Robert  le  Diable,"  "L'fitoile  du  Nord,"  "Ernani," 
"La  Favorita,"  "La  Traviata,"  "Crispino,"  "Don  Giovanni," 
"Faust,"  and  "Fra  Diavolo."  Giovanni  Reina  made  his  d^but  as 
Carlos  in  "Ernani,"  Feb.  24,  and  "Le  Prophete  "  was  produced 
March  1 1.  It  was  repeated  four  times,  the  season  closing  March 
27.     On  March  30,  a  bal  d' opera  was  given. 

Janauschek,  with  her  German  company,  returned  here  March  29, 
in  "Deborah."  "Elizabeth"  and  "Marianna,"  filled  out  the  first 
week.  Sig.  Susini  had  a  matinee  benefit,  April  3,  presenting  "  II 
Barbiere,"  with  Adelaide  Phillips  as  Rosina  and  Alida  Topp,  the 
pianist.  Janauschek,  during  the  remainder  of  her  season,  played 
in  "Angelo,"  "Medea,"  "Mary  Stuart,"  "Phaedra,"  "The  Gladi- 
ator of  Ravenna,"  "Iphyginia,"  and  "The  Bride  of  Messina,"  the 
latter  being  given  for  the  benefit  of  the  German  hospital  fund, 
April  21.  She  gave  her  farewell  performance  April  23,  appear- 
ing in  four  different  characters,  viz.,  Lady  Milford,  in  an  act  of 
"Love  and  Intrigue;"  the  Princess  Eboli  in  "Don  Carlos;"  the 
Actress  in  Elzholz's  "Come  Here,"  and  the  Countess  Orsini  in 
"Emelia  Galotti." 

Rossini's  "Messe  Solennelle"  was  sung  April  29  and  30,  by 
Kellogg,  Fannie  Natalie  Testa,  Boetti,  and  Antonucci,  Max 
Maretzek  directing  the  orchestra.  It  was  also  repeated  at  a 
matinee.  May  8.  Tostee,  the  French  singer,  had  a  benefit.  May 
I,  when  "Le  Marriage  aux  Lanternes,"  an  act  from  "La  Belle 
H61^ne,"  and  "Mons.   Chouf  Levry"  were  sung. 

A  combination  of  English  and  Italian  opera  singers  appeared 
on  alternate  nights,  beginning  May  13,  when  "Lurline"  was  sung, 
for  the  first  time  in  Italian ;  May  1 5,  it  was  given  in  English. 
The  two  casts  were: 


Italian. 

Lurline Agatha  States 

Ghiva Mile.  F.  N.  Testa 

Liba Mrs.  Reichardt 

Count  Rudolph  .     .     Herr  Habelmann 

Rhineberg Antonucci 

Zelleck W.  Formes 

Baron  Truenfels Barili 

Wilhelm Reichardt 


English 
Lurline       ....      Miss  Mc.CuUoch 
Ghiva   ....     Anne  Kemp  Bowler 

Liba Miss  F.  Kimball 

Count  Rudolph  .     Brookhouse  Bowler 

Rhineberg Orlandini 

Zelleck       G.  F.  Hall 

Baron  Truenfels Lorini 

Wilhelm A.  Mathison 


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Bonfanti  led  the  ballet.  Maretzek  and  Torriani  were  the  con- 
ductors. The  season  closed  May  26.  A  company  of  French 
artists,  with  Mile.  Moreau,  acted  Sardou's  "Seraphine,"  May  25. 
Tostee  bid  one  farewell  to  the  United  States  May  29,  but  made 
another  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,  May  31.  The  Cuban  patri- 
ots had  a  benefit  July  20.  The  entertainment  consisted  of  or- 
chestral performances  directed  by  Carl  Anschutz;  ballets  led  by 
the  Miles.  Diana,  Baretta,  Lucille,  Therese,  and  Mathilde;  piano- 
forte solos  by  Harry  Sanderson ;  singing  by  Arthur  Mathison,  and 
French  vaudeville  by  Francis,  Benedick,  Cellini,  and  Aberle.  At 
the  close  of  the  performance  the  Marseillaise  was  sung  by  the  com- 
pany and  twenty  Cuban  soldiers  in  uniform.  The  affair  was  under 
the  management  of  Starr  Morrissey,  Sam  Genese,  and  Edmund 
Gerson. 

Sept.  10,  a  benefit  was  tendered  by  Edwin  Booth  to  the  family  of 
J.  G.  Hanley,  formerly  stage  manager  of  the  Winter  Garden  and 
Wallack's  Theatre.  The  play  was  "Othello,"  John  McCuUough, 
the  Moor;  Edwin  Booth,  lago;  W.  E.  Sheridan,  Cassio;  Mrs. 
Emma  Waller,  Emilia;  and  Blanche  de  Bar,  Desdemona;  the 
other  characters  were  sustained  by  Edward  Lamb,  W.  R.  Floyd, 
A.  W.  Fenno,  and  John  L.  Matthews.  Prof.  Herrmann,  magician, 
appeared  Sept.  15  (his  first  appearance  in  five  years),  the  proceeds 
being  for  the  benefit  of  the  Avondale  sufferers.  Herrmann  contin- 
ued for  two  evenings  each  week  until  Oct.  18.  Dryane  and  company 
commenced  a  season  of  French  opera  Sept.  22,  with  "La  Juive," 
cast  as  follows : 


Eleazar M.  Tabardi 

Cardinal  Brogni       ...      M.  Tasson 

Leopold M.  Girrebeuck 

Albert M.  Mestre 


Ruggiero M.  Haesler 

Officer       M.  Bles 

Rachel  .    .     .      Mme.  Faye-Fanschetti 
Princesse  Edoscie     Mme.  G.  Devillers 


The  ballets  were  led  by  Miles.  Wesmael,  Billon,  and  M.  Van 
Hamme,  and  M.  Van  Ghele  was  the  musical  director.  "  Les  Mous- 
quetaires  de  la  Reine  "  was  given  Sept.  24,  when  Euphemie  Bleau, 
from  the  Imperial  Opera  House,  Paris,  made  her  first  appearance 
as  Athenais  De  Solanges.  "  La  Juive  "  was  repeated  on  Sept.  29, 
and  "Les  Mousquetaires, "  Sept.  27.  The  B.  P.  O.  Elks  had  their 
annual  benefit  matin6e,  Sept.  28,  when  most  of  the  variety  theatres 
and  minstrel  establishments  in  town  were  represented.  "Robert 
le  Diable"  was  announced  for  Oct.  i,  but  the  collapse  of  the 
season  prevented  its  performance.  It  was,  however,  subsequently 
given  by  the  French  artists,  for  their  own  benefit,  Oct.  8,  and  at 
a  matinee,  Oct.  9,  "  Lucia  di  Lammermoor "  was  sung  in  French. 
Nov.  I,  a  variety  entertainment  for  the  benefit  of  the  Ladies'  Aid 
society  and  German  hospital,  among  those  assisting  being  Jim 
Mace,  James  Taylor,  Tony  Pastor,  J.   K.   Emmet,    Leopold   and 


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63 


Geraldine,  Hutchinson,  Abner  S.  Brady,  Leggett,  and  Allen,  and 
others. 

Max  Maretzek  commenced  an  Italian  opera  season,  Nov.  3,  with 
"II  Trovatore,"  in  which  Mile.  Carolina  Briol  and  Lefranc  made 
their  American  debuts  as  Leonore  and  Manrico;  Rose  Cellini, 
Azucena;  Reyna  was  the  Di  Luna,  and  Barili,  the  Ferrando.  Nov. 
5,  "  Linda  di  Chamounix  "  was  sung,  Miss  Kellogg,  Sig.  Ronconi 
and  Herr  Habelmann  sustaining  the  principal  rdles ;  and  "  II  Tro- 
vatore" was  repeated  at  a  matinee,  Nov.  6.  Miss  Kellogg  and 
Sig.  Ronconi  were  heard  in  "Crispino,"  Nov.  8;  "II  Trova- 
tore," Nov.  10;  "Fra  Diavolo,"  Nov.  12,  and  at  a  matinee, 
Nov.  13,  "Linda."  "Norma"  was  sung  Nov.  15,  with  Mile.  Briol 
in  the  title  r61e,  and  Louise  C.  Treuer  made  her  debut  on  the 
stage  as  Adelgisa;  Massimilliani  was  the  Pollio,  and  Coletti, 
Oroveso.  Kellogg  and  Lefranc  sang  in  "II  Poliuto"  Nov.  17 
and  19,  and  at  a  matinde,  Nov.  20.  "  William  Tell "  was  given 
Nov.  23.  Lefranc  was  Arnoldo,  and  Mme.  Briol,  Matilda;  the 
remainder  of  the  cast  included  Mme.  Lami  and  Signori  Reyna, 
Coletti,  Barili,  Fosatti,  Reichardt,  and  Diehm.  In  the  fourth  act, 
the  aria  for  the  tenor,  usually  omitted,  was  sung  by  Lefranc.  The 
trio  in  the  second  act  was  also  sung  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
"  William  Tell "  was  repeated  Nov.  24,  26,  29,  Dec.  i  and  6.  A 
concert  was  given  Nov.  6,  in  aid  of  the  American  Dramatic  Fund, 
by  Mrs.  Charles  Moulton,  Marie  Putnam,  Anna  Mehlig,  W.  R. 
Augur,  M.  Tabardi,  Sig.  Gariboldi,  J.  Levy,  Max  Maretzek,  and 
C.  Van  Ghele.  "  Crispino "  was  sung  Nov.  27,  and  "  Lucrezia 
Borgia,"  Dec.  3,  Mile.  Briol  being  the  heroine,  and  Jenny  Lands- 
man making  her  operatic  debut  as  Orsini  on  the  latter  occasion, 
and  Ronconi,  for  the  first  time,  appeared  as  the  Duke  Alphonso. 
Errani  was  the  Gennaro.  "  La  Somnambula  "  was  heard  at  the 
matinee,  Dec.  4,  and  "William  Tell"  in  the  evening,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Ladies'  Hebrew  Benevolent  society.  Ferrari's 
opera,  "Pipele,"  had  its  first  American  representation  Dec.  10, 
and  with  this  cast : 


Rigoletto   ....    Clara  L.  Kellogg 

Maddalena Mile.  Lami 

Pipele Sig.  Ronconi 

Cabrion Sig.  Reyna 


Jacques  Ferrand 
Duresnel   .     .     . 


.     .       Sig.  Barili 
Massimilliani 
Usher Sig.  Reichardt 


The  ballets  were  led  by  Miles.  Sand  and  Vestre,  and  M.  Marwig. 
"Pipele"  was  repeated  on  Dec.  13  and  18.  The  other  perform- 
ances were  "William  Tell,"  Dec.  11  (matinee);  "Elisir  d'Amore," 
Dec.  15,  Mile.  Pauline  Canissa  making  her  first  appearance  as 
Amina,  in  "Un  Ballo"  on  Dec.  17,  the  season  closing  with  the 
performance  of  Dec.  18. 

Professor  Herrmann,  assisted  by  Mme.  Herrmann  and  M.  Leon, 


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reappeared  Dec.  20  and  continued  Dec.  21,  23,  25,  27,  28,  Jan.  3, 
4,  5,  1870.  "Der  Freischutz,"  in  German,  Jan.  21  and  29,  by  W. 
Candidus,  F.  Remmertz,  Dehnhoff,  Herder,  Ely,  Schwickardy, 
Apfelbaum,  Mmes.  Frederici-Himmer,  and  Rotter-Dieffenbach, 
assisted  by  the  chorus  of  the  Arion  and  New  York  singing 
Academy  Societies. 

Maretzek's  Italian  company  returned  Feb.  i,  Eliza  Lumley- 
Bath,  being  now  with  it,  and  gave  "II  Trovatore,"  "William 
Tell,"  "Masaniello,"  "Linda,"  "Un  Ballo,"  "Fra  Diavolo," 
"Faust,"  and  "Rigoletto."  In  "Un  Ballo,"  Feb.  11,  Dr.  Valen- 
tine, an  amateur  of  this  city,  appeared  as  Renato.  "  Robert  le 
Diable  "  was  announced  for  Feb.  23,  but  the  season  came  to  an 
abrupt  termination.  "Der  Freischutz"  was  again  sung  March  11, 
with  Mme.  Johannsen,  Mile.  Canissa,  and  the  Arion  and  New 
York  singing  societies. 

The  Parepa-Rosa  English  Opera  company,  under  the  direction  of 
Carl  Rosa  and  C.  D.  Hess  &  Co.,  began  a  season  May  14.  This 
company  embraced  Parepa-Rosa,  Mrs.  Seguin,  Mrs.  Frank  Boudi- 
not,  Rose  Hersee,  Miss  Isaacson,  Nordblom,  Laurence,  Campbell, 
Castle,  G.  F.  Hall,  De  Solla,  Howard,  and  Edward  Seguin.  They 
sang  "The  Marriage  of  Figaro,"  March  14,  15,  16,  19,  and  25; 
"Martha,"  March  18,  and  "Der  Freischutz,"  in  English,  for  the 
first  time  by  them,  March  21,  Parepa-Rosa  being  the  Agatha,  Miss 
Hersee  the  Anna,  Castle,  Max,  and  Campbell,  Caspar.  "Fra 
Diavolo"  was  sung  March  22,  "II  Trovatore,"  March  23,  and 
"Martha,"  at  a  matinee,  March  26.  Geraldine  Warren  made  her 
ddbut  March  26  as  the  Gypsy  Queen  in  "The  Bohemian  Girl." 
"  Maritana "  was  heard  March  28. 

Carl  Maria  Von  Weber's  "  Oberon  "  was  sung  for  the  first  time 
in  New  York,  in  English,  March  29,  and  with  this  cast : 


Reiza Parepa-Rosa 

Fatima Mrs.  E.  Seguin 

Sir  Huron W.  Castle 

Sherasmin     ....      Mr.  Laurence 


Almanzor Mr.  Hall 

Oberon Mr.  De  Solla 

Puck Geraldine  Warren 


It  was  repeated  April  i.  Rose  Hersee  took  a  benefit  March  30, 
when  an  act  of  "II  Trovatore"  and  "The  Black  Domino"  formed 
the  bill.  "The  Bohemian  Girl"  closed  the  season,  matinee, 
April  2. 

Max  Strakosch  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  April  19, 
with  Carlotta  Patti  as  his  prima  donna.  She  appeared  as  the 
Queen  of  Night,  in  "II  Flauto  Magico,"  supported  by  Herr 
Habelmann,  as  Tamino,  Herr  W.  Formes  as  Papageno,  Canissa 
as  Pamina,  Mile.  D'Zuiba  as  Papagena  and  Herr  Weigan  as 
Monostatos.  Theo.  Ritter  was  musical  director.  On  April  22, 
23,  25,  27,  matinee,  April  30,  "II  Flauto  Magico"  was  repeated; 


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April  29,  "Faust,"  with  Herren  Habelmann,  Formes,  Miles. 
Canissa  and  D'Zuiba  in  the  cast.  Patti  closed  the  season  April 
30.  The  Parepa-Rosa  company  reappeared  in  "Don  Giovanni 
April  13,  16,  and  matinde,  April  17;  "Oberon,"  evening,  April 
14;  Sig.  Albites  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  April  16. 
His  principal  artists  were  Miss  Kellogg,  Gazzaniga,  Miss  Freda  di 
Gebel,  Brignoli,  Petrelli,  Sarti,  and  Fossati,  the  opening  opera 
being  "II  Trovatore."  Isabella  McCulloch  reappeared  as  Lady 
Henrietta  in  "Martha,"  Clara  Perl,  contralto,  from  the  Imperial 
Opera  House,  Vienna,  on  the  same  occasion  making  her  New 
York  debut  as  Nancy.  "  Lucia  "  was  sung  April  20  and  "  Trova- 
tore," (matinee),  April  21.  In  the  evening  the  American  Musical 
Fund  Society  gave  a  concert.  Miss  Kellogg  and  Signor  Lefranc 
appeared  in  "  II  Poliuto,"  April  23,  and  April  24  Mrs.  Imogene  Brown 
made  her  debut  in  opera  in  "  Un  Ballo. "  Lefranc  was  ill,  and  his 
place  was  taken  at  short  notice  by  Sig.  Phillippe.  "  II  Trovatore  " 
was  repeated  April  25,  and  the  season  closed  with  a  matinee  April 
28  of  "  Linda. "  Jenny  Willmore  took  a  benefit  April  28,  when  the 
following  was  the  programme :  "A  Morning  Call"  —  C.  Allerton 
as  Edward  Ardent  (first  appearance  in  America),  Mrs.  Chas.  Ed- 
monds as  Mrs.  Chillington;  Boucicault's  drama,  "The  Mad  Boy;" 
third  act  of  "Camille,"  with  Matilda  Heron  as  Camille,  Ida  Ver- 
non as  Nichette,  Ed.  Thome  as  Armand,  and  John  Jack  as  Mons. 
Duval.  Jenny  Hughes  sang  Killarney,  and  the  entertainment 
closed  with  Ada  Harland  as  Pygmalion  in  the  burlesque  of  "  Pyg- 
malion," Lizzie  Willmore  as  Cupid,  Felix  Rogers  as  Cambyses, 
Emily  and  Mary  Pitt  as  Venus  and  Psyche,  and  Jenny  Willmore 
as  the  Statue. 

In  May,  1870,  I  resigned  my  position  as  dramatic  editor  of  TAe 
New  York  Clipper — which  place  I  held  from  May,  1863  —  to  em- 
bark in  the  dramatic  agency  business.  A  complimentary  benefit 
was  tendered  me  by  all  the  managers  of  the  city  theatres,  also 
Charles  A.  Dana,  editor  of  The  Sun,  Joseph  Howard,  Jr.,  and 
George  Bartholomew,  editor  of  The  Daily  News.  The  affair  took 
place  at  this  house  afternoon  and  evening  of  May  31.  The  after- 
noon programme  was  this :  Hooley's  minstrels  in  a  first  part,  fol- 
lowed by  G.  Swaine  Buckley  (his  first  appearance  in  New  York  in 
eight  years),  in  his  "Act  of  All  Acts,  or  Musical  Moments,"  in 
which  he  performed  on  twelve  different  instruments,  viz.  :  violin, 
concertina,  bones,  cornet,  banjo,  Chinese  fiddle,  melophone,  zolo- 
phone,  guitar,  flageolet,  and  piccolo;  and  many  specialty  actors, 
closing  with  a  walk  around  by  one  hundred  and  twenty-three 
minstrel  performers.  The  evening  programme  began  with  "  Nan 
the  Good  for  Nothing:"  Nan,  Lotta;  Dribbles,  Robert  McWade; 
Mr.  Simpson,  W.  Chapman,  followed  by  an  olio  entertainment, 
many  specialty  acts,  and  the  farce  "Don't  Judge  by  Appear- 
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ances:"  Diana,  Rose  Massey;  John  Plump,  O.  S.  Fawcett;  and 
others.  There  were  more  performers  on  the  stage  at  one  time 
than  ever  before  or  since  witnessed  in  America  in  a  first  part 
minstrel  scene.  In  the  walk  around  in  the  afternoon  there  ap- 
peared Dan  Bryant,  Dave  Reed,  Eugene  Unsworth,  G.  W.  Rocke- 
feller, Little  Mac,  Frank  Kerns,  Nelse  Seymour,  Tony  Pastor, 
Add  Ryman,  Cool  White,  Archy  Hughes,  Billy  Rice,  Cooper  and 
Fields,  John  Mulligan,  Billy  Emmett,  Johnny  Queen,  Bobby  New- 
comb.  Billy  West,  Johnny  Wild,  Sheridan  and  Mack,  Frank  Brower, 
Kelly  and  Leon,  S.  S.  Purdy,  and  many  other  prominent  per- 
formers. The  entire  orchestras  of  Kelly  &  Leon's,  Bryant's  and 
Hooley's  minstrels  appeared  in  the  afternoon.  The  receipts  were: 
Afternoon,  ^632.50;  evening,  ;^9i8;  from  contributions,  1^285; 
making  the  gross  receipts,  1^1,835.50. 

Dan  Bryant  had  a  benefit  June  2  and  the  programme  was :  First 
act  of  "The  Colleen  Bawn,"  with  this  cast: 


Myles  na  Coppal 
Father  Tom  . 
Kyrle  Daly  . 
Eily  .  .  . 
Anne  Chute  . 
Shelah      .     . 


.    Dan  Bryant 

W.  D.  Shiels 

Fred  Maeder 

Effie  Germon 

Bella  Pateman 

Marion  Mordaunt 


Danny  Mann 
Hardress  Cregan 
Corrigan    .     .    . 
Dennis      .     .     . 
Mrs.  Cregan 


W.  R.  Floyd 

.Oliver  Byron 

.    Dan  Myron 

G.  F.  Carlisle 

Carrie  Jamison 


Bryant's  Minstrels  were  seen  in  a  first  part;  Charles  Brooke,  the 
lawyer,  recited  "Shamus  O'Brien,"  and  the  performance  closed 
with  "Handy  Andy": 


Handy  Andy 
Squire  Egan 
Mr.  Murphy 
Dick  Dawson 
Mr.  Furlong  . 


.  Dan  Bryant 
W.  D.  Shiels 

Willie  Edouin 
.      I.  L.  Street 

Chas.  Newton 


Ed.  O'Connor 
Barney  .  . 
Oonah  .  . 
Mad  Nance  . 
Fanny  Dawson 


.  F.  G.  Carlisle 
.  .  Little  Mac 
.  Jennie  Hughes 
Mrs.  H.  Godfrey 
.     .   Mary  Sayers 


A  benefit  occurred  June  8,  for  the  Masonic  Hall  and  Asylum 
Fund,  under  the  auspices  of  Raymond  Lodge,  No.  644  F.A.M. 
"Robert  Macaire "  was  acted,  with  Chas.  K.  Fox  as  Robert 
Macaire,  G.  L.  Fox  as  Jacques  Strop;  and  Fox's  pantomime 
company.  This  was  followed  by  a  musical  entertainment,  and 
concluded  with  "Sketches  in  India,"  cast  thus: 


Tom  Tape  ....  Felix  Vincent 
Sir  Matthew  Scraggs  .  .  .  John  Jack 
Lady  Scraggs  .  Mrs.  E.  B.  Holmes 
Sallie  Scraggs      Mrs.  Claude  Hamilton 


Milton jas.  Tighe 

Count  Glorieaux  .  .  Fred  Maeder 
Capt.  Dorrington  .  George  A.  Archer 
Poplin Lizzie  Mahon 


Clara  Louise  Kellogg  gave  a  concert  here  Oct.  8,  and  was 
assisted  by  F.  Filippi,  tenor;  A.  Randolfi,  baritone;  James  M. 
Wehli,  pianist ;  George  W.  Colby,  conductor,  and  the  members  of 
the  New  York  Philharmonic  orchestra,  under  the  conductorship 
of  Carl  Bergmann. 


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Janauschek  began  a  season  here  under  the  management  of 
Augustin  Daly,  Oct.  10,  in  "Deborah,"  which  was  repeated  Oct. 
II,  12,  and  matinee,  Oct.  15;  Oct.  13,  i4,"Mary  Stuart,"  and  Oct.  15, 
"  Come  Home. "  In  the  company  were  Walter  Montgomery,  Fred- 
eric Robinson,  Mark  Smith,  John  B.  Studley,  Fanny  Morant, 
George  F.  Devere,  A.  H.  Davenport,  James  Dunn,  Thomas  J. 
Hind,  T.  F.  Egbert,  Fred  Munroe,  H.  R.  Rendle,  lone  Burke, 
Nellie  Mortimer,  Amy  Ames,  and  Mme.  De  les  Derniers.  Oct. 
17,  "Macbeth"  was  acted,  with  Walter  Montgomery  as  Macbeth, 
and  Janauschek  as  Lady  Macbeth.  Montgomery's  Macbeth  was  a 
great  performance. 

The  Strakosch  Italian  Opera  company  began  a  season  here  in 
December,  and  closed  Jan.  10,  1871,  with  "Lucia,"  Christine 
Nilsson  in  the  title  r61e.  Barre  sang  Ashton ;  Brignoli,  Edgardo ; 
Coletti,  Raimondo;  and  Richardt,  Arturo.  The  George  Holland 
Testimonial  took  place  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening,  Jan.  21, 
and  the  entertainment  was  as  follows:  Recitation,  "The  Actor," 
Sidney  WooUett;  ballad,  Emma  Howson;  recitation,  Goethe's 
"Erl-King,"  Mme.  Marie  Seebach;  piano  recital,  J.  M.  Wehli; 
romance,  Alberto  Lawrence;  recitation,  "The  Poor  Player  at  the 
Gate,"  Geo.  Vandenhoff;  song,  "Loving  Hearts,"  Sig.  Ran- 
dolfi;  recitation,  "20,  30,  40,"  Mme.  Seebach;  polacca,  from 
"Mignon,"  Clara  Louise  Kellogg;  "A  Model  of  a  Wife,"  char- 
acters by  Chas.  Wheatleigh,  James  Rooney,  Sol  Smith,  Helen 
Tracy,  Georgie  (Dickson)  Rowe;  song  by  Sig.  Randolfi;  "The 
Buzzards,"  by  J.  B.  Curran  and  Wm.  Davidge,  J.  C.  Williamson, 
Louisa  Eldridge,  Marian  Mordaunt.  This  constituted  the  after- 
noon performance.  In  the  evening  the  programme  was  the  curse 
scene  from  "Deborah,"  by  Fanny  Janauschek;  the  forest  scene 
from  "Ingomar,"  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  as  Parthenia  and 
Ingomar;  recitation,  "The  Vagabonds,"  by  Frederic  Robinson; 
"  Lend  Me  Five  Shillings,"  with  Joseph  Jefferson,  Thos.  E. 
Morris,  James  Dunn,  Frank  Chapman,  J.  W.  Leonard,  J.  Peck, 
Effie  Germon,  and  Blanche  de  Bar  in  the  cast;  scenes  from 
"  Hamlet, "  by  E.  L.  Davenport,  Agnes  Ethel,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Daven- 
port, and  D.  C.  Anderson;  sleep  walking  scene  from  "Macbeth," 
by  Isabella  Glyn  (her  first  appearance  in  America),  E.  B.  Holmes, 
and  Mrs.  L.  E.  Seymour ;  "  The  Latest  from  New  York, "  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Barney  Williams,  Sol  Smith,  and  Mr.  Peck;  "Box  and 
Cox,"  by  Harry  Beckett,  Geo.  L.  Fox,  and  Mrs.  L.  E  Seymour. 
James  Schonberg  was  the  stage  manager.  The  receipts  were 
$1,270. 

A  season  of  English  opera  began  Feb.  5,  1871,  with  "Un  Ballo 
in  Maschera "  ("A  Masked  Ball "),  sung  for  the  first  time  in  Eng- 
lish in  New  York.  The  artists  were:  Parepa-Rosa,  Mme.  Vanzini 
(Van  Zandt),  Clara  Doria,  Zelda  Seguin,  Mrs.  Cook,   Miss  Scho- 


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field,  Castle,  Karl,  Whiffin,  Campbell,  Cook,  Seguin,  Hall,  Ryse, 
Bartleman.  A.  Dubreuil  was  stage  manager.  S.  Behrens  and  Carl 
Rosa  were  conductors.  This  opera  was  translated  expressly  for  the 
Parepa-Rosa  company,  and  was  produced  with  gorgeous  scenery 
and  costumes.     The  cast  was : 


Oscar Mrs.  Van  Zandt 

Ulrica Mrs.  Seguin 

Samuel Hall 


Amelia Parepa-Rosa 

Ricardo Wm.  Castle 

Renato Aynsley  Cook 

Tom Ryse 

Feb.  6,  "La  Gazza  Ladra"  ("Maid  and  the  Magpie")  was  sung 
for  the  first  time  in  English;  Feb.  7,  Mozart's  "Marriage  of 
Figaro;"  Feb.  8  the  company  played  in  Brooklyn;  Feb.  9 
(matinee),  "The  Bohemian  Girl,"  with  Parepa-Rosa  as  Arline; 
Feb.  12,  Charles  Santley,  the  English  baritone,  made  his  operatic 
debut  in  Herold's  "Zampa,  or  the  Marble  Bride."  In  the  cast 
were  Jennie  Van  Zandt,  Mrs.  Seguin,  Aynsley  Cook,  Karl,  and 
Whiffin;  Feb.  13,  "Don  Giovanni;"  Feb.  15  Santley  and  com- 
pany appeared  in  Brooklyn  in  "Zampa;"  Feb.  16  Zelda  Seguin 
took  her  first  benefit  in  New  York,  when  "Martha"  was  sung. 
The  season  closed  Feb.  17.  "II  Trovatore"  was  sung  Feb.  ig, 
with  Parepa-Rosa,  Gazzaniga,  Theo  Wachtel,  the  famous  German 
tenor,  and  Laurence  in  the  cast.  The  receipts  were  ;^9,200.  The 
prices  of  admission  were:  Orchestra  and  circle,  ^5;  boxes,  $25; 
gallery,  $2. 

Madame  Marie  Seebach  gave  two  farewell  performances  in 
America  here.  April  26  she  played  "Adrienne  Lecouvreur," 
and  "  Mary  Stuart "  April  28.  A  season  of  ten  subscription  nights  was 
announced  May  i.  "The  Martyrs"  was  revived  for  the  reappear- 
ance of  Clara  Louise  Kellogg,  and  the  debut  of  Sig.  Villani  tenor; 
"  Severus  "  was  sung  by  Sig.  Regna,  baritone ;  May  3,  "  La  Travi- 
ata,"  when  Sig.  Caroselli,  a  new  tenor,  made  his  debut.  He  pos- 
sessed a  voice  of  agreeable  quality  and  pure  when  not  forced,  but 
of  the  most  fragile  timbre.  Alberto  Laurence,  originally  intro- 
duced here  by  Parepa,  took  the  r61e  of  Germont;  May  8,  "Un 
Ballo  in  Maschera,"  with  Mile.  Tontanesi  as  Ulrica  (her  debut), 
Mme.  States,  Sig.  Villani,  and  Sig.  Laurence  in  the  cast.  "La 
Traviata  "  was  sung  (matinde)  May  7 ;  "  Rigoletto,"  May  15,  Parepa- 
Rosa  as  Gilda;  "Martha,"  Kellogg  as  Lady  Henrietta,  Sig.  Caro- 
selli as  Lionel,  Susini  as  Plunkett.  Dan  Bryant  took  his  annual 
benefit  June  8.     "The  Colleen  Bawn  "  was  played  with  this  cast:    ' 


Eily lone  Burke 

Father  Tom Mark  Smith 

Danny  Mann  .  .  .  .  W.  R.  Floyd 
Corrigan  ....  J.  C.  Williamson 
Hardress  Cregan    .     .  Theo.  Hamilton 


Mrs.  Cregan     ....    Mme.  Ponisi 

Anne  Chute Ida  Vernon 

Sheelah Mary  Wells 

Kyrle  Daly  ....     Owen  Marlowe 
Myles Dan  Bryant 


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This  was  followed   by  Bryant's  Minstrels,  after  which   "Barney 
the  Baron  "  was  acted. 

Professor  Herrmann,  the  magician,  came  Sept.  15;  Wachtel 
appeared  Sept.  18.  Another  season  of  English  opera  by  Parepa- 
Rosa  was  commenced  Oct.  2,  1871.  The  company  consisted  of 
Parepa-Rosa,  Madame  Vanzini,  Clara  Doria,  Zelda  Seguin,  Mrs. 
Aynsley  Cook,  Miss  Schofield,  William  Castle,  Tom  Karl,  Thomas 
Whiffin,  S.  C.  Campbell,  Aynsley  Cook,  Gustavus  Hall,  Bartle- 
man,  Edward  Seguin,  Ellis  Ryse,  A.  Dubreuil,  stage  manager; 
Carl  Rosa,  conductor.  Clara  Doria  was  the  daughter  of  the  Eng- 
lish composer,  John  Barnett,  who  had  made  a  reputation  under  a 
foreign  name  in  Italy  and  Germany,  independent  of  her  father's 
celebrity.  Tom  Karl  was  the  favorite  tenor  of  Italy.  His  last 
engagement  before  coming  to  America  was  at  the  Theatre  la 
Scala,  Milan,  where  Petrelia,  the  composer  of  "lone,"  chose  him 
for  Renzo  in  his  new  opera,  "  I  Promessi  Sposi. "  The  following 
repertory  was  announced  by  the  management:  "Anna  Bolena," 
"Gazza  Ladra"("Maid  and  Magpie"),  "Lucrezia  Borgia,"  "Sa- 
tanella "  (first  time  in  America  as  an  opera),  "  Un  Ballo  in  Mas- 
chera,"  "Columella"  (first  time  in  America),  "Lurline,"  and 
Cherubini's  "The  Water  Carrier."  The  initial  opera  was  "The 
Daughter  of  the  Regiment,"  in  which  Tom  Karl  made  his  Ameri- 
can debut  as  Tonio.  Aynsley  Cook  as  the  Sergeant ;  Oct.  4,  Clara 
Doria  made  her  American  debut  as  Arline  in  "The  Bohemian 
Girl. "     Oct.  9  "  Satanella"  was  produced  with  this  cast : 

LeKa Clara  Doria 

Count  Rupert    ....    Wm.  Castle 

Stella Mrs.  Aynsley  Cook 

Hortensius E.  Seguin 

Pracacio G.  Hall 

Arimanes     .     .     .     .    S.  C.  CampbeU 

The  opera  was  produced  with  a  completeness  of  detail  and  mis- 
en-sckne  quite  unlooked  for.  I  can  recall  no  instance  where  an 
opera  has  been  more  richly  and  artistically  mounted  at  the  Acad- 
emy than  in  the  case  of  "  Satanella. "  This  was  the  first  produc- 
tion this  opera  ever  had  in  this  city  in  its  entirety. 

"  Don  Giovanni "  was  sung  Oct.  16,  with  Mme.  Parepa-Rosa  as 
Donna  Anna,  Mme.  Vanzini  as  Zerlina,  Clara  Doria  as  Donna 
Elvira,  Tom  Karl  as  Don  Ottavio,  S.  C.  Campbell  as  Don  Gio- 
vanni, Aynsley  Cook  as  Leporello,  E.  Seguin  as  Masetto,  Ellis 
Ryse  as  Commendatore;  Oct  17,  "  Lucrezia  Borgia ; "  Oct.  18, 
"  Maritana ; "  Oct.  19,  the  company  appeared  in  Brooklyn  in 
"Satanella;"  Oct.  20,  "Don  Giovanni;"  Oct.  21  (matinee), 
"  Satanella. "  With  the  performance  of  Mozart's  "  Don  Giovanni " 
the  Parepa-Rosa  company  concluded  the  most  brilliant  and  in 
every  sense  the  most  truly  gratifying  season  of  opera  in  English 


Karl Thomas  Whiffin 

The  Vizier    ....     Mr.  Bartleman 
Bertha      .     .     .    Mrs.  Frank  Boudinot 

First  Pirate Mr.  Kenross 

Satanella      ....    Mrs.  Van  Zandt 


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whereof  record  has  been  made.  Parepa-Rosa,  aided  by  the  scholarly 
taste,  large  experience  and  remarkable  executive  ability  of  her 
husband,  accomplished  a  revolution  in  the  operatic  world.  An 
extra  performance  of  "  II  Trovatore  "  was  given  by  the  Parepa-Rosa 
company,  Oct.  21,  when  Wachtel,  who  had  been  singing  in  opera 
at  the  Stadt  Theatre,  appeared  here  as  Manrico,  Parepa-Rosa  as 
Leonora,  Gazzaniga  as  Azucena,  Laurence  as  Count  de  Luna,  and 
Hall  as  Fernando.  Some  idea  of  the  interest  excited  by  the  d^but 
of  Wachtel  at  the  Academy  and  the  simultaneous  appearance  of 
Parepa-Rosa  in  "II  Trovatore  "  may  be  gathered  from  the  fact  that 
the  receipts  were  the  largest  ever  represented  at  the  Irving  Place 
house,  being  but  a  trifle  less  than  ;S!9,ooo,  while  the  actual  amount 
disbursed  by  the  public  can  be  surmised  from  the  illustrative  inci- 
dent that  a  well-known  ticket  speculator  realized  nearly  one  thou- 
sand dollars  from  taking  the  chances  in  balcony  seats  and  boxes. 
Many  private  boxes  commanded  $y$  and  upward.  The  prices  of 
admission  were:  Boxes,  $^,  $4,  $3  and  $2,  and  gallery  $1.  At 
7.30  o'clock  the  sale  of  admission  tickets  had  to  be  suspended. 
The  performance  was  listened  to  with  profound  attention,  in  spite 
of  the  uncomfortable  pressure  felt  in  every  part  of  the  house.  A 
chorus  of  seventy  and  an  orchestra  of  sixty,  led  by  Carl  Rosa,  filled 
out  the  measure  of  an  evening's  enjoyment  that  must  remain  mem- 
orable to  all  who  were  lucky  enough  to  experience  it. 

Carl  Rosa  commenced  a  spring  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  25 
with  the  debut  of  Mile.  Christine  Nilsson  in  "  Lucia  di  Lammer- 
moor."  It  was  boldly  stated  that  the  mantle  of  Jenny  Lind  had 
fallen  upon  the  shoulders  of  her  fair  young  countrywoman,  and  that 
Nilsson  would  renew  the  triumphs  of  the  Swedish  nightingale. 
As  it  turned  out,  Nilsson's  genius  was  pent  up  in  the  narrow 
limits  of  the  concert  room.  It  needed  the  larger  expanse  of  the 
lyric  stage  upon  which  its  first  efforts  had  been  made  —  its  first 
victory  achieved.  Her  voice,  although  it  contained  high  notes  of 
extraordinary  sweetness,  purity,  and  carrying  power,  was  justly 
found  somewhat  wanting  in  strength.  Her  mechanism  in  florid 
passages  was  imperfect,  and  her  style  at  times  uneasy  and 
vague,  as  if  the  idea  had  not  fully  ripened  in  the  artist's  brain. 
Strakosch  paid  her  $1,000  a  night,  one-half  the  receipts  in  excess 
of  $3,000  and  all  her  expenses  and  her  companion  from  the  time 
she  left  Paris  until  her  return  thereto. 

The  annual  benefit  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  oc- 
curred Oct.  24.  It  was  under  the  direction  of  Augustin  Daly, 
and  the  programme  was  as  follows :  Afternoon,  the  comedy  called 
"California  Diamonds,"  cast  thus: 

Kerr  Mudgeon      .     .     .    Chas.  Foster   Danby  Squires       .     .     Harry  Holmes 

Mrs.  Kerr  Mudgeon  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones   Barney L.  R.  Willard 

Mrs.  Danby  Squires  .     .     Polly  Booth    Betsey Anna  Mortimer 


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This  was  followed  with  a  violin  solo  by  Sig.  Padovanni  and  an 
Irish  ballad  by  Emma  Howson.  "  London  Assurance  "  (third  act) 
followed : 


Lady  Gay  Spanker  .  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Sir  Harcourt  Courtley  W.  J.  Lemoyne 
Charles  Courtley  .  .  George  Clarke 
Grace  Harkaway  .  .  .  Mary  Carr 
Max  Harkaway      .    .  Geo.  H.  GriflSths 


Dazzle John  Brougham 

Cool Edmund  Pierce 

James W.  Beekman 

Dolly  Spanker  .    .     Owen  S.  Fawcett 


The  performance  closed  with  Dan  Bryant's  Minstrels  in  a  first 
part.  The  evening's  performance  commenced  with  "Taming  of 
the  Shrew,"  which  had  this  cast: 

Katharina Clara  Morris  Biondello Frank 

Bianca      ....    Emma  Rawlinson  Music  Master Chapman 

Curtis Mrs.  Le  Brun  Nathaniel Stevens 

Petrucio Louis  James  Gregory Jones 

Baptista Geo.  F.  Devere  Adam Thompson 

Grumio     ....     Owen  S.  Fawcett  Ralph Williams 

Hortensio Al.  G.  Enos  The  Cook Webster 

Next  came  "The  Day  After  the  Wedding:" 


Col.  Freelove  . 
Lady  Elizabeth  . 
Davies     .    .     . 


.     .  Neil  Warner 

Emma  Rawlinson 

Mrs.  Le  Brun 


Lord  Rivers  .  .  .  .  S.  C.  France 
James  ....  Owen  S.  Fawcett 
Groom F.  Chapman 


This  was  followed  by  "  The  Returned  Volunteer : " 


Bill  Williams  .  .  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Betsy  Parsons  .  .  | .  .  .  Jenny  Lee 
Amelia    .     .     .    .    \   Fannie  Hayward 


Pickaninny  .     . 
James  Smith 
Mrs.  Pickaninny 


.   Welsh  Edwards 

Henry  Montgomery 

Phyllis  Glover 


Then  came  Tony  Pastor,  Jennie  Yeamans,  and  Sheridan  and  Mack 
in  songs,  Blanche  Selwyn  in  male  personations;  and  the  enter- 
tainment closed  with  "Box  and  Cox,"  W.  Davidgeas  Cox,  Edward 
Lamb  as  Box,  and  Miss  Griffiths  as  Mrs.  Bouncer.  Oct.  25  "II 
Barbiere "  was  given.  "  Faust "  had  been  announced,  but  post- 
poned, in  consequence  of  Mile.  Nilsson's  hoarseness.  Mile.  Duval 
appeared  as  Rosina,  M.  Capoul  as  Almaviva,  Ronconi  as  Figaro, 
Barili  as  Basilio,  and  Coletti  as  Bartolo.  The  Amaranth  ama- 
teurs, of  Brooklyn,  acted  "  She  Stoops  to  Conquer  "  Oct.  30 : 

Sir  Chas.  Marlow  .    .    .     Mr.  Bestow  Diggory G.  H.  Whipple 

Young  Marlow .     .     .     .  C.  Bamburgh  Kate  Hardcastle    .    .     .    Miss  Beadle 

Hastings S.  Edson  Miss  Neville      ....      Miss  Allen 

Old  Hardcastle  .  T.  E.  Hardenburg  Mrs.  Hardcastle  .  .  Mrs.  St.  George 
Tony  Lumpkin      .     .     .     John  Oakey 

"Box  and  Cox"  followed,  with  Pope  as  Cox,  Whipple  as  Box,  and 
Miss  Hall  as  Mrs.  Bouncer.  The  entertainment  was  given  for 
charity,  and  tickets  were  sold  at  $2  each. 

Nov.  ^i  "Martha"  was  sung,  when  Anna  Louise  Cary  made  her 


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Lothario  7 
Laertes  3 
Giarno CoUetti 


Jamet 


ddbut.  M.  Jamet,  basso,  also  made  his  American  debut;  Nov.  8 
Christine  Nilsson  appeared  as  Marguerite,  Capoul  as  Faust,  Barre 
as  Valentine,  Miss  Carey  as  Siebel,  Jamet  as  Mephistopheles, 
Miss  Cary  as  Martha,  and  Coletti  as  Wagner  in  the  opera  of 
"Faust."  Nov.  17  "La  Somnambula"  was  sung,  with  Mile. 
Cooney  as  Lisa,  Miss  Duval  as  Amina,  Capoul  as  Elvino,  and 
Sig.  Buongiorno  as  the  Count ;  Nov.  22  "  Mignon  "  was  heard  for 
the  first  time  in  this  country.     The  cast  was : 

Mignon Mile.  Nilsson 

Filina Mile.  Duval 

Frederic Mile.  Ronconi 

Wilhelm Capoul 

The  Metropolitan  ball,  in  honor  of  the  Grand  Duke  Alexis  of 
Russia,  took  place  Nov.  29.  "La  Traviata  "  was  sung  Dec.  15, 
Nilsson  as  Violetta,  Capoul  as  Alfredo;  Dec.  14  "La  Fille  du 
Regiment "  and  fourth  act  of  "  La  Traviata "  were  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  French  Benevolent  society;  Dec.  15,  "Lucia,"  and 
matin6e,  Dec.  16,  "Fra  Diavolo;"  Dec.  20,  "II  Trovatore,"  Nils- 
son  as  Leonora,  Anna  Louise  Cary  as  Azucena,  and  Bartolini  as 
the  Count.  The  season  closed  Jan.  10,  1872,  when  Nilsson  said 
farewell  in  the  r61e  of  Lucia.  Barre  appeared  as  Ashton,  Brignoli 
as  Edgardo,  Colletti  as  Raimonde,  Reichardt  as  Arturo.  Herr 
Johann  Strauss  made  his  New  York  debut  March  4. 

Christine  Nilsson  began  her  farewell  season  in  New  York  with 
the  Strakosch  Italian  Opera  company  .  Since  the  days  of  Jenny 
Lind  no  singer  so  thoroughly  and  quickly  won  all  hearts  as  Nils- 
son,  and  succeeded  in  fascinating  large  and  brilliant  audiences 
wherever  she  performed.  Her  matchless  voice  and  lovely  per- 
sonality gathered  about  her  a  host  of  friends,  and  not  one  admirer 
of  standard  music  in  this  city  but  regretted  her  departure  from 
our  midst.  In  1888  she  acquired  the  title  of  Countess  de  Casa- 
Miranda  by  her  marriage  with  a  Spanish  nobleman  at  Madrid. 
She  possessed  light  blue  eyes,  flaxen  hair,  and  a  winning  smile, 
with  a  high  soprano  voice. 

On  April  i  an  Italian  opera  season  opened  for  twelve  subscription 
nights  with  "II  Trovatore."  It  was  the  Parepa-Rosa-Wachtel  com- 
bination, with  Santley,  Adelaide  Phillips  in  the  company.  In 
eighteen  performances,  including  one  in  Brooklyn,  the  receipts  were 
;^i22,ooo.  De  Vivo  was  the  manager.  Parepa-Rosa's  last  appear- 
ance in  this  city  was  April  30,  1872,  as  Valentina  in  "Les  Hugue- 
nots," Herr  Wachtel  being  the  Raoul,  and  Santley,  Conte  De  St. 
Bris.  She  died  at  Maida  Vale,  London,  England,  Jan.  22,  1874,  after 
a  brief  illness.  She  was  born  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  in  1839. 
Under  her  mother's  fostering  care  she  became  an  apt  student,  and 
learned  to  speak  English,  French,  Italian,  German,  and  Spanish 
with  fluency.     When  eighteen  years  of  age  she  made  her  d^but  in 


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opera  at  Malta,  singing  Amina  in  "  La  Somnambula. "  In  the  early 
part  of  i860  she  first  sang  in  English  opera  with  the  Pyne  &  Har- 
rison troupe,  with  whom  she  continued  three  winters.  In  1863 
she  was  married  to  Captain  Carril,  an  officer  of  the  East  India  ser- 
vice, who  had  just  then  retired.  Seven  months  after  the  bridal 
day  he  went  to  Lima,  and  his  wife  never  saw  him  again,  as  he 
died  there  in  April,  1865.  The  issue  of  this  marriage  died  shortly 
after  its  birth,  and  the  mother,  to  divert  her  mind,  returned  to  the 
stage.  In  1865  she  was  engaged  by  H.  L.  Bateman  for  a  concert 
tour  in  America,  and  made  her  first  appearance  on  this  side  of  the 
water  at  Steinway  Hall,  Sept.  11,  of  that  year.  After  two  success- 
ful concert  seasons  in  this  country  she  married  Carl  August  Nicolas 
Rosa.  After  this  marriage  she  sang  for  two  seasons  in  English 
opera,  and  for  some  weeks  in  Italian. 

Carl  Rosa  came  to  America  with  Bateman 's  company,  as  solo 
violinist,  and  during  his  first  tour  in  the  United  States  he  met  and 
married  Mme.  Parepa,  who  was  the  prima  donna.  In  1869  the 
company  went  to  California  over  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  return- 
ing by  coach  across  the  continent.  Carl  Rosa  died  at  Paris,  France, 
April  30,  1889. 

This  house  was  reopened  Sept.  2,  for  the  farewell  of  the  Yokes 
Family.  "  Black  Eyed  Susan  "  and  "  Belles  of  the  Kitchen  "  were 
acted.  Among  the  volunteers  were  Charles  R.  Thorne,  Welsh 
Edwards,  and  Harry  Josephs.  Mrs.  Macready  commenced  a  one 
week's  engagement  Sept.  9.  She  appeared  as  Shylock  in  "The 
Merchant  of  Venice,"  and  acted  it  four  evenings.  Friday  and 
Saturday  evenings,  Sept.  13  and  14,  she  played  Cardinal  Richelieu. 
In  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  she  acted  Shylock.  She  died  at 
Marshall,  near  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Sept.   20,   1873. 

Pauline  Lucca  made  her  American  ddbut  Sept.  30,  1872,  singing 
Selika  in  "L'Africaine." 

The  dramatic  agency  business  has  been  attempted  by  a  great 
many  disappointed  actors,  in  New  York;  finding  their  "talent" 
not  that  way  inclined,  they  soon  gave  it  up.  Wardle  Corbyn  was 
the  pioneer  dramatic  agent.  He  died  in  England,  Nov.  7,  1880. 
He  was  the  father  of  "  Sherry  "  Corbyn.  Charles  Thomas  Parsloe, 
father  of  Charles  Parsloe,  Jr.,  was  the  next  one.  He  had  offices 
in  or  adjoining  the  Chambers  Street  Theatre  in  1850.  He  after- 
ward smoved  to  410  Broadway,  between  Walker  and  Canal  streets. 
On  May  i,  1859,  he  removed  to  429  Broadway,  corner  of  Howard 
Street.  In  May,  1861,  he  removed  to  15  East  Houston  Street.  His 
next  move  was  in  the  summer  of  1863,  to  14  West  Bleecker  Street, 
next  to  566  Broadway,  corner  of  Prince  Street.  He  died  in  this 
city,  Sept.  12,  1870.  Thomas  Grattan  Riggs,  George  Thompson, 
and  John  Wild  opened  an  agency  on  the  second  floor  of  Military 
Hall,  Bowery,  opposite  Spring  Street.     Harry  Cunningham  was 


74         A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C'Sj* 

the  next  one,  situated  on  the  east  side  of  Broadway  near  Bleecker 
Street. 

Harry  Wall  and  "  Sherry  "  Corbyn  established  a  dramatic  agency 
on  the  west  side  of  Broadway,  between  Bleecker  and  Amity  Streets. 
They  called  it  the  International  Agency,  which  they  conducted 
for  about  two  years.  Mr.  Corbyn  retired  in  1867  and  Morris 
Simmonds  purchased  from  Wall  the  business,  and  with  Ben 
Lowell  opened  offices  at  609  Broadway.  In  1874  they  dissolved 
copartnership,  and  Mr.  Simmonds  removed  to  No.  10  Union 
Square,  where  he  remained  for  five  years. 

The  writer  of  this  was  the  next  dramatic  agent.  I  leased  the 
first  floor  of  the  building,  northwest  corner  of  Bleecker  Street  and 
Broadway,  and  began  business  May  i,  1870.  I  removed  to  718 
Broadway,  May  i,  1871,  where  I  remained  until  Nov.  28,  1872, 
when  the  building  and  Lina  Edwin's  Theatre  (located  directly  in 
the  rear),  were  destroyed  by  fire.  I  then  opened  at  9  West  Fourth 
Street,  and  remained  there  until  May  i,  1877,  when  I  left  the 
business  to  go  on  the  road  as  business  manager  for  Dion  Bouci- 
cault's  "Shaughraun"  company. 

Matt.  W.  Canning  and  Ben  Lowell  established  an  agency  on 
Broadway,  near  Amity  Street,  in  the  fall  of  1871.  J.  Alexander 
Brown  and  James  Barnes  next  came  into  the  field,  and  opened  an 
office  at  854  Broadway  (below  Fourteenth  Street),  May  15,  1877. 
They  continued  nearly  two  years,  when  Mr.  Barnes  retired  from 
the  business,  and  Mr.  Brown  removed  to  Fourth  Avenue  and 
Fourteenth  Street. 

Mrs.  Fernandez  started  an  agency  for  children,  east  side  of 
Broadway,  below  Thirtieth  Street.  She  next  moved  to  north  side 
of  Thirtieth  Street  near  Broadway,  and  her  next  move  was  to  the 
Holland  Building,  Broadway  and  Fortieth  Street. 

Charles  R.  Gardiner  opened  an  agency  for  a  brief  term  at  12 
Union  Square.  John  Sandford  had  a  variety  agency  on  the  north- 
east corner  of  Amity  and  Mercer  streets  for  several  years.  Harry 
Wall  took  a  lease  of  an  office  in  the  Union  Square  Hotel,  Union 
Square  and  Fifteenth  Street,  and  Martin  W.  Hanley  became  asso- 
ciated with  him  for  a  few  months. 

J.  J.  Spies  and  Harry  Smart  bought  out  C.  R.  Gardiner's  inter- 
est at  12  Union  Square,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Broadway,  above 
Seventeenth  Street.  Mr.  Smart  withdrew  from  the  business  about 
two  years  afterwards,  and  Mr.  Spies  continued  alone. 

On  May  7,  1879,  I  became  a  partner  with  Morris  Simmonds  and 
opened  offices  at  863  Broadway  above  Seventeenth  Street,  remov- 
ing May  I,  1881,  to  1,166  Broadway,  above  Twenty-seventh 
Street.  Here  we  remained  until  April  25,  1889,  when  we  removed 
to  the  Broadway  Theatre  building.  Forty-first  Street  and  Broad- 
way.   We  next  removed  to  Broadway  and  Thirtieth  Street,  April 


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20,  1893.  Morris  Simmonds  died  in  this  city,  May  20,  1896,  and 
I  moved  to  1,358  Broadway,  southwest  comer  of  Thirty-sixth 
Street,  April  27,  1898.  The  writer  is  at  present  the  oldest  dramatic 
agent  living  in  point  of  service.  Mrs.  Beaumont  Packard  was  the 
next,  after  whom  came  R.  A.  Roberts  and  Thomas  Egbert ;  then 
John  Ince  and  R.  A.  Roberts,  after  whom  came  the  Actors' 
Society,  with  a  dramatic  agency  of  their  own.  Maze  Edwards 
opened  a  musical  agency  at  41  Union  Square  in  the  summer  of 
1887.  The  first  "booking  agency"  was  opened  by  Joseph  Brookes 
and  James  Dickson,  at  44  West  Twenty-third  Street.  "Book- 
ing agents  "  are  men  who  obtain  "  dates  "  for  "  combinations  "  and 
"  stars  "  at  the  theatres  throughout  the  country. 

Charles  Frohman  and  W.  W.  Randall  opened  a  booking  agency 
at  1,225  Broadway,  below  Thirtieth  Street,  summer  of  1887.  Mr. 
Randall  withdrew  in  the  winter  of  1888-89,  and  Mr.  Frohman 
continued  alone,  until  he  was  joined  by  Arthur  Miller. 

Wm.  R.  Hayden,  N.  D.  Roberts  and  James  B.  Dickson  opened  an 
agency  at  1,162  Broadway,  above  Twenty-seventh  Street,  in  the 
summer  of  1887.  The  next  to  embark  in  the  business  was  the 
Actors'  Fund,  which  established  a  theatrical  registry  in  1885.  J. 
L.  Saphore  was  put  in  charge  of  the  business. 

Klaw  and  Erlanger  bought  out  Harry  Taylor,  who  had  an 
agency  on  Fourteenth  Street,  between  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues 
and  established  themselves  in  Thirtieth  Street,  near  Broadway, 
and  finally  removed  to  the  Holland  Building,  Broadway  and  For- 
tieth Street. 

A  benefit  for  the  relief  of  the  company  and  attaches  of  the 
Barnum  Circus  (which  had  been  burned  out)  occurred  Jan.  7, 
1873.  The  Lydia  Thompson  Burlesque  company  began  a  week's 
engagement  May  5.  The  following  was  the  repertory:  "Blue 
Beard,"  " Kenilworth, "  "Lurline,"  "Robin  Hood,"  and  "Alad- 
din." A  matinee  performance  for  the  benefit  of  the  Foundling 
Asylum  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  was  given  on  June  12, 
under  the  direction  of  Augustin  Daly.  "  Hamlet "  was  played 
with  this  cast:  Hamlet,  C.  Fechter;  Polonius,  Geo.  Griflfith; 
First  actor,  Chas.  Wheatleigh;  Guildenstern,  Geo.  Devere;  The 
Queen,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport;  King,  Milnes  Levick;  Rosen- 
crantz,  B.  T.  Ringgold.  "As  You  Like  It"  followed,  by  Ade- 
laide Neilson  and  her  company;  "A  Regular  Fix"  by  E.  A. 
Sothern,  Davidge,  and  others;  "Madelein  Morel"  (third  act)  by 
Daly's  company;  "Humpty  Dumpty"  by  Geo.  L.  Fox  and  others, 
and  Bryant's  Minstrels.  The  receipts  reached  nearly  ^10,000. 
At  an  auction  sale  of  the  private  boxes,  Albert  Weber,  the  piano 
maker,  bought  one  of  the  lower  proscenium  boxes,  paying  $800. 

Tomaso  Salvini,  with  an  Italian  company,  made  his  Ameri- 
can debut  Sept.    16,  under  the   management  of   Maurice  Grau, 


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in  "Othello,"  supported  by  Alessandro  Salvini  as  lago;  Sept. 
20-22  he  played  "Ingoraar;"  Sept.  23,  "La  Morte  Civile" 
was  announced,  but  in  consequence  of  not  being  ready  the  house 
was  closed,  and  reopened  Sept.  24,  with  "Othello;"  Sept.  26 
"La  Morte  Civile"  was  acted  for  the  -first  time  in  America; 
matinee,  Sept.  27,  "Othello;"  Oct.  2,  "Hamlet,"  for  the  first 
time  in  America;  "Hamlet"  was  repeated  Oct.  4;  "Francesca 
da  Rimini,"  with  Salvini  as  Paoli,  for  the  first  time  in  America; 
"The  Gladiator  "  was  given  Oct.  9;  matinee,  Oct.  11,  he  acted  with 
his  company  at  Wallack's  Theatre  (Broadway  and  Thirteenth 
Street)  in  "Othello;"  Oct.  14,  "The  Gladiator"  at  the  Acad- 
emy; Oct.  16,  "Othello;"  at  Wallack's  Theatre;  matinee,  Oct. 
18,  "David  Garrick."  Salvini  gave  four  performances,  as  follows: 
Oct.  21,  "David  Garrick;"  matinee,  Oct.  22,  Union  Square  Thea- 
tre; Oct.  23,  Academy,  "Othello;"  matinee,  Oct.  25,  "Hamlet," 
at  the  Lyceum  Theatre. 

Strakosch  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Sept.  29,  with 
"La  Traviata,"  Victor  Capoul  and  Sig.  Del  Puente  in  the  cast. 
Mile.  Maresi  made  her  American  d6but  Oct.  i,  as  did  Sig.  Italo 
Campanini  as  Genarro  in  "Lucrezia  Borgia."  Anna  Louise  Cary 
appeared  for  the  first  time  in  the  r61e  of  Maffeo  Orsini,  Sig.  Nan- 
netti  (first  appearance  in  America)  as  the  Duke.  M.  Maurel  made 
his  New  York  debut  Oct.  3,  as  Valentino  in  "  Faust. "  Oct.  6  was 
the  joint  appearance  of  Christine  Nilsson  and  Campanini  in  "  Lucia 
di  Lammermoor;"  Oct.  8  Nilsson  appeared  in  "II  Trovatore;" 
Oct.  10  she  sang  Marguerite  in  "Faust."  Oct.  13  she  appeared 
in  "Mignon,"  and  the  season  closed  (matinee)  Dec.  6  with 
"Mignon." 

Maurice  Strakosch  died  at  Paris,  Oct.  9,  1887.  He  came  to 
America  in  1848,  as  manager  of  the  Salvatore  Patti  company,  and 
appeared  in  concert  in  this  city  Oct.  2  of  that  year.  He  married 
Amalia  Patti,  sister  of  Adelina.  He  was  Adelina  Patti 's  manager 
in  all  her  concert  tours  from  that  time  until  her  marriage  with  the 
Marquis  of  Caux.  His  opera  "Don  Giovanni  di  Napoli "  was 
sung  in  this  city  in  1857.  He  played  in  concerts  throughout  the 
United  States  with  Ole  Bull.  He  was  the  impresario  of  Chris- 
tine Nilsson,  of  Carlotta  Patti,  Mario,  Mme.  Gabrielle  Kraus,  and 
Marie  Heilbron.  He  was  manager  at  Paris,  Vienna,  and  Rome, 
and  with  Albert  Fischhoff  "discovered"  Sigfried  Arnoldson,  a 
Swedish  singer,  and  Miss  Nikita,  fourteen  years  of  age,  whom 
he  regarded  as  a  second  Patti. 

Tomaso  Salvini  reappeared  Dec.  8,  1873,  and  acted,  for  the  first 
time  in  this  city,  Orosmanes  in  "  Zaira. "  "  Samson  "  was  given  (first 
time  here)  Dec.  10;  "David  Garrick,"  Dec.  12;  " Samson, "  mati- 
nee, Dec.  13;  and  his  fiftieth  performance  in  America  took  place 
Dec.  15,  for  his  benefit,  when  "Othello"  was  acted.     "Samson," 


1874] 


ACADEMY   OF   MUSIC 


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was  given  Dec.  17.  Signorina  Piamonti,  Salvini's  leading  lady, 
took  a  benefit  Dec.  19,  when  "Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England,"  was 
given,  Salvini  as  Robert,  Earl  of  Essex,  and  Piamonti  as  Eliza- 
beth. This  same  bill  was  repeated  (matinee)  Dec.  20,  when  Sal- 
vini closed  his  engagement. 

Max  and  Maurice  Strakosch  gave  three  evenings  and  one  matinee 
of  Italian  opera,  as  follows:  Dec.  24,  "Les  Huguenots,"  Christine 
Nilsson  as  Valentina,  Anna  Louise  Cary,  Campanini,  and  Del 
Puente  in  the  cast;  Dec.  25,  "Aida;"  Dec.  26,  "Lucia  di  Lam- 
mermoor,"  Victor  Capoul  as  Edgardo,  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city,  and  "Ai'da,"  matinee,  Dec.  2T. 

The  Kellogg  English  Opera  company,  under  C.  D.  Hess  and 
Maurice  Grau's  direction,  began  an  engagement  here  Jan.  21, 
1874,  in  "Lucia,"  which  they  followed  with  "Martha,"  "Mari- 
tana,"  "The  Bohemian  Girl,"  "The  Marriage  of  Figaro,"  "Rigo- 
letto,"  and  "Faust,"  when  the  season  closed. 

The  Strakosch  Italian  Opera  company  reappeared  Feb.  23  with 
the  announced  farewell  appearance  in  America  of  Christine  Nils- 
son,  Mile.  Torriani,  Maresi,  Annie  Louise  Cary,  Signors  Capoul, 
Campanini,  M.  Maurel,  Del  Puente,  Scolari,  Nannetti ;  E.  Muzio, 
conductor.  "Lucia"  was  sung  Feb.  23-27;  "Mignon,"  Feb.  25; 
"Ai'da"  (matinee),  Feb.  28;  "Mignon,"  March  2,  7;  "Aida,"  March 
4;  "II  Trovatore,"  March  6;  "Les  Huguenots,"  March  9.  The 
first  representations  in  America  of  "  Lohengrin  "  were  given  with 
this  cast,  March  23-25 : 


Elsa Nilsson 

Ortruda Anna  L.  Cary 

Lohengrin Campanini 


Frederick Del  Puenta 

Henry Nannetti 

King's  Herald Blum 


On  March  26  a  charity  benefit  performance,  "La  Fille  de 
Madame  Angot "  ("  The  Daughter  of  Mme.  Angot ")  was  pre- 
sented with  this  cast: 


Clairette  Angot ....  Marie  Aimee 

Mile.  Lange Mile.  Stani 

Amaranthe     ....    Mile.  Cantrelle 

Javotte Mile.  Gerzey 

Cydalise Mile.  Juteau 

Mile,  du  Condray   .     .       Mile.  Duplan 

Hersilie Mile.  Vandame 

Babet Mile.  Perant 

Manon      ....      Mile.  Deschamps 

Th^r&se Mile.  Nardin 

Herbelin Marie  Nardin 

Ange  Pitou  ....       Mons.  Juteau 


Larivaudiere 

Trenitz 

Pomponnet 

Louchard 

Cadet 

Buteux     . 

Guillaume 

Un  Encroyable 

Un  Officier  . 

Un  Cabaretier  . 

Musical  Conductor 


Mons.  Duchesne 

.     Mons.  Lecuyer 

Mons.  Deschamps 

Mons.  Duplan 

Mons.  Benedick 

.    Mons.  Julien 

Mons.  Nardin 

Mons.  Salvator 

Mons.  Davalis 

Mons.  Perrault 

.  C.  VanGhele 


The  lima  Di  Murska  Italian  Opera  company  commenced  a 
week's  stay  April  6,  when  "  La  Somnambula  "  was  given,  Di  Murska 
as  Amina;  April  8  "Linda  di  Chamounix  "  was  sung;  April   10, 


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A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       1:1875 


"Dinorah;"  and  matinee,  April  11,  "Martha."  Professor  Herr- 
mann (the  younger)  reappeared  in  America  May  11.  A  matinee 
performance,  Oct.  20,  was  given  for  the  Foundling  Hospital  and 
the  attraction  was  "  School  for  Scandal "  (fourth  act) ;  Fred 
Maccabe,  ventriloquist;  the  Bent  Bros,  in  cornet  solo;  "The 
Sphinx,"  by  the  Union  Square  Theatre  company;  "Partners  for 
Life,"  by  Wallack's  Theatre  company;  Harrigan  and  Hart,  and 
"The  Critic  "  by  Daly's  company.  The  season  closed  May  4,  with 
a  benefit  to  Capoul.  Max  Strakosch  took  a  benefit  May  5.  Char- 
lotte Cushman  gave  a  reading  May  30  for  the  benefit  of  the  Shelter- 
ing Arms.     Salvini  gave  a  performance  of  "  Othello  "  June  22. 

The  regular  season  of  Italian  opera  opened  Sept.  28  with  "  La 
Traviata,"  Marie  Heilbron  as  Violetta,  Benfratelli  as  Alfredo,  Del 
Puente  as  Germont ;  "  Aida  "  was  sung  Sept.  30 ;  "  Faust, "  Oct.  2, 
10;  "II  Trovatore,"  Oct.  5,  Vittona  Potentini  as  Leonora,  Anna 
Louise  Cary  as  Azucena,  Carlo  Carpi  as  Manrico,  Del  Puente  as 
Count  di  Luna,  Scolaroas  Ferrando;  "La  Figliadel  Reggimente," 
Oct.  7,  and  "Arda,"  Oct.  9.  Emma  Albani  made  her  American 
debut  Oct.  21,  as  Amina  in  "La  Somnambula;"  Nov.  9  she  sang 
in  "Ernani."  Verdi's  "Requiem  Mass"  was  given  for  the  first 
time  in  America  Nov.  17. 

C.  D.  Hess  commenced  a  brief  season  of  English  opera  Jan.  25, 
187s,  with  Kellogg,  in  "II  Trovatore,"  Miss  Beaumond  (first  ap- 
pearance in  New  York)  as  Azucena,  William  Carleton  as  Count  di 
Luna,  Hamilton  as  Ferrando,  Joseph  Maas  as  Manrico.  "  Mignon  " 
was  rendered  Jan.  29  for  the  first  time  in  English.  "  The  Talis- 
man," by  Balfe,  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America  Feb.  10. 
E.  Muzio  took  a  benefit  March  5,  when  "  Lohengrin  "  and  a  con- 
cert were  presented. 

The  Kellogg  troupe  reappeared  March  29  for  one  week.  Max 
Maretzek  produced  "L'Ombra"  ("The  Shadow")  April  9,  10. 
The  cast  was:  Adelaide  Randall,  Gina;  Tagliapietra,  Mironet; 
Miss  M.  Hoffman,  Vespina;  Benfratelli,  Fabrizio.  Mile.  G. 
Morali  made  her  d^but  April  21  as  Ernani. 

The  benefit  for  the  family  of  the  late  Dan  Bryant  took  place 
April  29,  1875,  and  the  receipts  were  1^1,918.50.  The  programme 
was: 

"A   GENTLEMAN    FROM    IRELAND." 

Grip C.  Collins 


Gerald  Fitzmaurice  John  Brougham 
Mr.  Clover  ....  Welsh  Edwards 
Hugh  Savage  .  .  .  C.  Burroughs 
Charles  Clover   .     .     .    .    C.  Rockwell 


Servant O.  Montague 

Agnes  Clover     ....      Ada  Monk 
Lucy  Clover  .     .     .     Miss  A.  Leonard 


This  was  foUowed  by :  "  It  is  the  Custom  of  the  Country,  or  Yan- 
kee Help  '  —  Melissa,  with  Yankee  song,  Mrs.  Barney  Williams :  Mrs.  Pliant 
Manners  Mary  Wells;  MiUy  Manners,  Meta  Bartlett;  Mr.  Pliant  Manners, 
Welsh  Edwards;  Mortimer  Sparkle,  James  J.  Bartlett;  Frank  T.  R.  Davis 
After  this  was  given  ■*  "<»v». 


18763  ACADEMY  OF  MUSIC  79 


"SIMPSON  &  CO." 


Mrs.  Simpson      .     .  Mrs.  John  Drew 

Mrs.  Bromley .     .    .  Kitty  Blancliard 

Madame  La  Trappe  .  .  Fanny  Morant 

Mrs.  Fitzallen      .     .  .    Rose  Massey 


Mr.  Simpson  ....  Frank  Mackay 

Mr.  Bromley G.  F.  Rowe 

Foster F.  W.  Sanger 

Servant C.  W.  Collins 


Followed  by  the  second  and  third  acts  of  Flotow's  new  opera,  "  L'Ombra  "  — 
Gina,  Adelaide  Randall;  Vespina,  Miss  M.  HoSmann;  Fabrizio,  Sig.  Benfratelli ; 
Miraut,  Sig.  Tagliapietra.  The  performance  to  conclude  with  a  minstrel  enter- 
tainment by  Dan  Bryant's  Minstrels,  in  which  W.  Dwyer,  Dave  Reed,  W.  Ray- 
mond, J.  W.  McAndrews,  C.  Templeton  and  J.  J.  Kelly  appear. 

"  Amos  Clarke  "  was  acted  here  June  10  by  a  dramatic  company, 
and  Mrs.  Geo.  Rignold  (n^e  Maria  Henderson)  made  her  American 
debut. 

The  Kiralfy  Brothers  appeared  here  Aug.  28,  with  "  Around  the 
World  in  Eighty  Days."  Owen  Marlowe  acted  Phineas  Fogg; 
Harry  Rainforth,  Passepartout;  Minnie  Conway,  Aouda;  John 
W.  Jennings,  Fix;  Alex.  Fitzgerald,  O'Pake;  Dora  Goldthwaite, 
Nemea;  and  Kate  Fraser  Fox,  Nakahira.  Owen  Marlowe  made  his 
last  appearance  on  the  New  York  stage  Sept.  11,  1875,  as  Phineas 
Fogg.  He  then  went  to  the  Globe  Theatre,  Boston,  and  was  a 
member  of  that  company  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  made 
his  last  appearance  on  the  stage  in  the  Academy  of  Music, 
Chelsea,  Mass.,  April  i,  1876,  acting  Talbot  Champneys  in  "Our 
Boys."  He  died  May  19  of  that  year,  in  the  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital,  Boston. 

The  opera  season  began  Oct.  18,  with  "Les  Huguenots," 
Wachtel  as  Raoul,  and  Mme.  Pappenheim  as  Jeannette.  Emma 
Kerster,  Bruno  Guenzburger,  Adolph  Fanosch,  Josef  Fassben- 
der,  and  Julius  Milden  were  also  in  the  cast.  Wachtel  appeared 
Oct.  20  as  Chaplon  in  "Le  Postilion  de  Lonjumeau;"  Oct. 
25,  "The  Jewess"  ("La  Juive")  was  sung;  Nov.  4  benefit  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  was  given.  The  season 
closed  Dec.  4. 

Mile.  Terese  Tietjens  made  her  first  appearance  in  Italian  opera 
in  America  Jan.  24,  1876,  as  Norma,  Miss  Beaumont  as  Adelgisa, 
Sig.  Baccie  (first  appearance  in  New  York)  as  Pollio,  Sig.  Rajna 
as  Oroveso.  Brignoli  (after  an  absence  of  three  years)  appeared 
Jan.  31,  as  Genarro  in  "  Lucrezia  Borgia. "  Tietjens  appeared  as 
Leonora  in  "La  Traviata,"  Feb.  11,  for  the  first  time  in  America; 
Feb.  14,  "II  Barbiere  di  Seviglia,"  with  Adelaide  Phillips  as 
Rosina,  Signorina  Lamberti  (first  appearance)  as  Rosta,  Tom  Karl 
as  Almaviva,  Ferranti  (first  appearance)  as  Figaro.  The  season 
closed  Feb.   19. 

Clara  Louise  Kellogg  commenced  with  an  English  opera  com. 


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pany  Feb.  28,  1876,  in  "Martha."  "The  Star  of  the  North"  had 
its  first  representation  here  in  English,  March  3,  Kellogg  as  Cat- 
tarina;  Mme.  Julia  Rosewald  (first  appearance),  Miss  Lancaster, 
Conly,  Peakes,  Allen,  and  Maas  were  in  the  company.  They 
closed  March  11,  with  "The  Rose  of  Castile." 

The  French  company  opened  for  three  nights  March  21.  Eu- 
genie Pappenheim  made  her  debut  in  Italian  opera  April  7,  as 
Violetta,  in  "La  Traviata."  Terese  Tietjens  took  her  farewell 
benefit  April  10,  when  selections  were  given  from  Italian,  Ger- 
man, and  English  operas.  Anna  de  Bolocca  made  her  American 
debut  April  17,  as  Rosina,  in  "II  Barbiere  di  Seviglia,"  with  Tom 
Karl  as  Almaviva.  "Cinderella,"  by  children,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Women's  Centennial  Union,  was  given  (matinee),  April  20. 
The  season  closed  April  26,  when  Anna  de  Bolocca  appeared  as 
Mignon  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Fanny  Kellogg  then 
made  her  first  appearance  on  any  stage  as  Filina. 

A  performance  of  "  Hamlet "  took  place  April  24,  with  the 
Count  Joannes  as  the  melancholy  Dane.  The  house  was  the 
scene  of  unprecedented  confusion  and  excitement,  noise,  ridicule, 
and  laughter.  There  were  about  one  thousand  persons  present 
who  were  resolved  to  be  amused,  and  although  mischievous  enough, 
they  were  good-natured,  applauded  ironically,  condemned  kindly, 
encouraged  insincerely,  recalled  the  Ghost  cruelly.  The  house  was 
convulsed  with  incessant  laughter.  Instead  of  bouquets,  foot- 
stools were  thrown  on  the  stage.  So  exuberant  were  the  auditors 
that  Count  Joannes  advanced  to  the  footlights,  just  before  the 
fencing  scene  in  the  fifth  act,  and  said :  "  Remember,  this  is  the 
Academy  of  Music.  Prove  yourselves  gentlemen."  The  com- 
pany was  about  the  worst  ever  collected,  and  seemed  to  have  per- 
sonal grievances  against  Shakespeare.  So  far  as  the  Count  was 
concerned,  those  that  came  to  scoff  remained  to  praise,  for  his 
performance  of  Hamlet  possessed  intelligence,  sincerity,  earnest- 
ness, and  gentleness,  and  there  was  nothing  in  his  personation 
that  deserved  ridicule.  He  acted  as  a  scholar,  and,  in  despite  of 
much  provocation,  behaved  himself  as  a  gentleman.  Blanche 
Osborne  was  the  Ophelia. 

A  season  of  English  opera  commenced  June  5,  with  Jeffries  & 
Co.  as  the  managers.  The  occasion  was  the  debut  of  Gertrude 
Corbett  as  Norma.  Alice  Hosmer  as  Adelgisa,  Christine  Fritsch 
as  Pollio,  Alcain  Blum  as  Oroveso ;  Caryl  Florio  was  conductor. 
The  "  season  "  terminated  June  8.  On  July  8  a  benefit  was  given 
for  the  Central  Dispensary  of  this  city.  George  Rignold  came  all 
the  way  from  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  play  Romeo,  and  he  returned 
to  that  city  in  time  to  sail  July  16  for  Australia.  He  travelled 
a  distance  of  nearly  7,000  miles  to  keep  his  word  for  charity. 
"Romeo  and  Juliet"  was  acted,  with  this  cast: 


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8l 


Romeo Geo.  Rignold 

Nurse Mary  Wells 

Balthazar H.  J.  Hayward 

Mercutio Louis  Aldrich 

Friar  Lawrence  .     .     .     .     H.  Weaver 

Benvolio H.  B.  Bradley 

Capulet G.  B.  Waldron 


Juliet Sara  Jewett 

Lady  Capulet      .     .     Mrs.  H.  Weaver 
Apothecary     ....     Chas.  Bansley 

Page Kate  Livingstone 

Peter J.  M.  Herbert 

Tybalt  ^ E.  K.  Collier 

Paris James  H.  McGee 


A  season  of  Italian  opera  commenced  Oct.  2,  with  "Norma." 
Mme.  Maria  Palraieri  made  her  New  York  debut,  and  it  was  also 
the  first  appearance  in  this  city  of  Persiani  as  Adelgisa;  Sig. 
Palmieri  was  the  Pollione;  Conly  made  his  first  appearance  in 
Italian  opera  as  Oroveso.  The  season  terminated  Oct.  7.  Marie 
Aimee  appeared  Oct.  23  in  "La  Jolie  Parfumeuse,"  which  was 
repeated  Oct.  24  and  (matinee)  Oct.  25.  She  also  introduced  her 
English  song  and  dance,  "Pretty  as  a  Picture."  "La  Fille  de 
Mme.  Angot "  was  given  Oct.  25.  The  Roman  Catholic  Orphan 
Asylum  had  a  benefit,  afternoon  and  evening,  Nov.  26.  The  attrac- 
tion was  "The  Two  Orphans,"  "Forbidden  Fruit,"  "Jenny  Lind," 
"The  Irish  Lion,"  Kelly  &  Leon's  Minstrels,  Harrigan  and  Hart 
and  several  specialty  artists.  A  concert  season  opened  Nov.  27, 
under  the  management  of  James  W.  Morrissey,  withTheo.  Thomas' 
orchestra;  Emma  Thursby,  Mme.  Gulager,  Anna  Drasdil,  Brig- 
noli,  Chas.  Fritsch,  Ferranti,  Madeline  Schiller,  Carreno  Sauret, 
Gustave  Satter,  and  S.  B.  Mills  were  the  artists.  A  performance 
on  Thanksgiving  night  was  for  the  benefit  of  the  new  Church  of 
St.  Agnes. 

The  Clara  Louise  Kellogg  English  Opera  company  commenced 
Jan.  23,  1877,  in  "The  Bohemian  Girl;"  Jan.  24,  "Faust;"  Jan. 
26,  27,  (first  times  in  English),  "The  Flying  Dutchman;"  Jan.  29, 
"Martha;"  Jan.  31,  "The  Star  of  the  North;"  Feb.  6,  "Lucia;" 
Feb.  9,  "Mignon,"  and  closed  (matinee)  Feb.  10,  with  "Faust." 
The  organization  consisted  of  Clara  Louise  Kellogg,  Julia  Rose- 
wald,  Joseph  Maas,  Geo.  A.  Conly,  C.  H.  Turner,  Zelda  Seguin, 
William  Carleton,  Henry  Peakes,  Edward  Seguin,  Cayla,  Holland, 
Tams,  Misses  Lancaster  and  Howard.  What  was  termed  a  Wagner 
festival  commenced  March  12,  under  the  management  of  J.  C. 
Fryer,  with  "The  Flying  Dutchman,"  Eugenie  Pappenheim  as 
Senta,  Miss  Cooney  as  Mary,  Christine  Fritsch  as  Eric,  FelixT 
Preusser  as  Daland,  A.  Blum  as  the  Flying  Dutchman;  March  14 
"  Lohengrin  "  was  sung,  with  the  American  d6but  in  opera  of  G. 
Werrengrath  as  Lohengrin.  Clara  Pou  joined  the  company. 
"The  Flying  Dutchman  "was  repeated  March  16;  "Lohengrin" 
(matinle)  March  17;  "  Tannhauser "  was  sung  March  19,  21,  23. 
"  Die  Walkiire  "  was  given  April  2  for  the  first  time  in  America, 
and  with  this  cast : 

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Brunnhilde     .    .  Eugenie  Pappenheim 
Sleglinde    ....     Pauline  Canissa 

Siegmund A.  BischofE 

Wotan Felix  Preusser 


Fricka Mme.  Listner 

Gerhilde Frida  de  Gebel 

Hundling A.  Blum 


The  festival  closed  April  3.  Adolph  Neuendorff  was  musical 
conductor. 

The  Havana  Opera  company  opened  April  6,  1877,  in  "IlTrova- 
tore,"  under  Albites  &  Palmieri.  Mme.  Palmieri,  Mile.  Rambelli, 
Signori  Celado,  Bartolasi,  and  D'Al  Negro,  and  Mile.  March  were 
in  the  company.  Max  Maretzek  was  conductor.  They  closed  April 
21.  Maurice  Grau  took  a  benefit  June  18,  when  Aimee  sang,  in 
English,  "  Pretty  as  a  Picture ; "  the  second  act  of  Offenbach's 
"  La  Boulangere  a  des  ficus ; "  third  act  of  "  La  Vie  Parisienne  " 
("Life  in  Paris"),  and  second  act  of  "La  Fille  de  Mme.  Angot," 
with  an  exceptionally  novel  and  remarkable  cast,  all  the  characters 
being  reversed.  The  female  characters  were  performed  by  the 
gentlemen,  the  male  characters  by  the  ladies.     The  cast  was : 


Ange  Pitou Aimee 

Larivaudure  .  .  .  Mile.  Gueymard 
The  Officer  ....  Mile.  Letillier 
Clairette Mr.  Raoult 


Pomponnet Dupan 

Lonchard Desiree 

Trenitz Vaudame 

Mile.  Lange Duplan 


A  testimonial  matinee  was  given  Oct.  12  for  the  benefit  of  the 
widow  of  Edwin  Adams,  and  the  following  was  the  programme: 
Overture,  "William  Tell,"  Gilmore's  Band;  recitation  by  Regina 
Dace;  comic  songs,  Tony  Pastor;  piano  solo,  S.  B.  Mills;  "The 
School  for  Scandal "  (screen  scene) :  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  John  Gil- 
bert; Charles  Surface,  Edward  Arnot;  Joseph  Surface,  Geo.  F. 
Devere;  Lady  Teazle,  Rose  Coghlan;  Joseph's  servant,  Mr.  Peck. 
Musical  selections  by  the  Eagle  Theatre  orchestra,  directed  by 
Henry  Wannemacher;  duet,  William  Castle  and  Henry  Peakes 
(orchestra  directed  by  Sig.  Operti);  the  midget.  General  Mite; 
imitations,  Charles  Backus;  first  act  of  "Struck  Oil":  John 
Stoffel,  James  C.  Williamson;  Lizzie  Stoffel,  Maggie  Moore 
(Mrs.  J.  C.  Williamson);  Susan  Stoffel,  Mrs.  Sol  Smith;  Eben 
Skinner,  H.  A.  Weaver,  Sr. ;  Sergt.  Flynn,  J.  J.  Sullivan ;  Cor- 
poral Sharp,  Sol  Smith.  Popular  airs  of  the  period,  by  the  Union 
Square  Theatre  orchestra,  directed  by  H.  Tissington ;  "  Chanson- 
ette  Nouvelles."  "Les  Legons  D'Anglais"  (English  Lessons); 
Marie  Aimee's  orchestra,  conducted  by  M.  Almeras;  "Camille" 
(fourth  act):  Camille,  Clara  Morris;  Armand  Duval,  McKee 
Rankin;  De  Varville,  J.  W.  Carroll;  Gaston,  Wm.  R.  Floyd; 
Gustave,  E.  M.  Holland;  Prudence,  Mrs.  John  Sefton;  Olympe, 
Josephine  Baker.  Next  came  the  third  act  of  "Othello":  the 
Moor,  E.  A.  Sothern;  lago,  W.  J.  Florence;  Cassio,  H.  Crisp; 
Desdemona,  Lotta;  Emelia,  Mrs.  John  Drew.     The  sketch  called 


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"The  Crushed  Actors,"  by  Harrigan  and  Hart;  Bryant's  Min- 
strels, in  a  first  part;  Dutch  sketch,  songs  and  dances  by  Bobby 
Newcomb;  the  singing  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne"  closed  the  enter- 
tainment. The  treasurer  was  Theo.  Moss;  stage  manager,  Leon 
J.  Vincent.  The  ushers  were  Henry  E.  Abbey,  W.  R.  Deutsch, 
Jas.  H.  Meade,  H.  Wall,  J.  G.  Peakes,  Morris  Simmonds,  J.  J. 
Sullivan,  Chandos  Fulton,  S.  F.  McGraw,  Thos.  E.  Morris,  Louis 
Aldrich,  and  Stanley  McKenna.  The  total  amount  received  by 
the  committee  was  110,099.17;  the  amount  of  expenses  paid  by 
them,  ^718.16;  and  the  sum  paid  to  Mrs.  Adams,  1^9,381. 01.  Mrs. 
Edwin  Adams  received  the  following  donations:  T.  W.  Davey's 
combination,  ;^ioo;  B.  McCauley,  Cincinnati,  1^250;  J.  W. 
Albaugh  from  benefit  performance  in  Albany,  $^2^.  $0.  Many  of 
the  New  York  newspapers  advertised  the  benefit  without  charge. 
The  Domestic  Sewing  Machine  company  sent  to  Mrs.  Adams  a 
sewing  machine  valued  at  ^70.  It  will  be  perceived  that  a  fund 
of  over  ;^io,ooo,  clear  of  all  expenses,  was  raised  for  Mrs.  Adams 
by  this  benefit.  W.  J.  Florence,  ;$ioo;  E.  A.  Sothern,  $560;  box 
donated  and  resold  for  ;?I25,  making  a  total  of  1^685;  Theo.  Moss, 
$7$;  E.  Lanouette,  1^50;  Maggie  Mitchell,  ^100;  Judge  Curtis, 
$SO;  Dr.  Charles  Phelps,  $2$;  E.  A.  Buck,  $$0;  Tony  Pastor, 
^160;  check  from  Elmira,  ^100;  Henry  E.  Abbey,  $100;  W.  R. 
Deutsch,  box  donated  and  resold  for  ^55;   E.   G.   Gilmore,   ;gso; 

check  (an  admirer,  Mr.  S ),  $50;  Robert  Heller,  box  donated 

and  resold,  $50;  William  Van  Tassell,  $■^0;  eight  hundred  and 
eighty  seats  at  $5  each,  1^2,640;  thirty -one  first  row  boxes  at  ;^20 
each,  ;^620;  thirty-eight  second  and  third  row  boxes  at  $15  each, 
and  less  exchanges  and  seats  sold  at  $1  each,  ;^  187. 83;  eighteen 
boxes  at  ;^ip,  ;^i8o;  fifty-two  boxes  at  1^2.50,  $130;  four  hundred 
and  fifty-eight  gallery  seats  at  ^1.50,  ^687;  eleven  hundred  and 
seventeen  admissions,  ^1,117;  premiums  on  seats,  $24;  J.  C. 
Williamson  (two  gallery  seats),  jjlioo;  Arthur  Cheney,  ;^ioo; 
W.  G.  Fargo  (four  orchestra  seats),  |Sioo;  Frank  Mayo,  ^50;  E. 
L.  Anderson,  ^50;  Mrs.  Morrison's  company,  Toronto,  Ont., 
;^27;  Charles  E.  Leland,  $2$;  Milton  Nobles'  combination,  $2$; 
William  Winter,  $5;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Buckland,  $$;  "Luke  Fielding," 
$S;  "Donation,"  $2$;  Chestnut  Street  Theatre  benefit,  Phila- 
delphia, Oct.  12,  $722;  Thomas  B.  McDonough,  $2^;  Dwight 
Amsden,  Detroit,  Mich.,  $s;  Henry  Ashley  (one  admission 
ticket),  ;^20;  Dominick  Murray,  ;jSio;  Grand  Opera  House  (C.  J. 
Whitney),  Detroit,  Mich.,  1^50.30;  Flower-stand  in  Academy  on 
day  of  performance,  the  Misses  Jean  Burnside  and  Nellie  Morti- 
mer, ^^52.87;  Alice  Oates  Opera  Bouffe  company,  ;^ioo;  satin  pro- 
grammes, j^iSi;  Pittsburg  Opera  House  benefit,  Oct.  17,  1^805. 

"Bobby"  Newcomb,  who  appeared  at  the  Adams  benefit,  died  at 
Tacoma,  W.  T.,  June  i,  1888,  of  pneumonia.     His  right  name  was 


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Robert  Hughes,  and  he  was  born  in  England  in  1843.  He  took 
the  name  of  Newcomb  in  i860,  being  the  protege  of  William  New- 
comb,  the  well-known  minstrel  performer.  He  wrote  many  popu- 
lar songs,  among  them  "  The  Big  Sunflower, "  "  Where  the  Tansies 
Grow,"  "The  Ivy  Leaf,"  etc.,  and  he  was  the  author  of  a  poem 
called  "Dorkin's  Night." 

On  Oct.  13,  1877,  there  was  presented  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  A.  F.  Leiss'  American  comedy,  "Married  and  Not 
Married,"  with  this  cast. 

Capt.  Vander  Smissen Walter  Adrian 

Frank  Merit  >   ~    .    R.-thprs  J Mr.  Carrington 

Fred  Merit    ^  Twin  Brothers  | Geo.  Talbot 

Mimosa  Vander  Smissen Miss  E.  Sommers 

Ching  Cliung Frank  Tannehill,  Jr. 

White  Feather Geo.  Fredericks 

Lucy  Daly Imogene  Vandyke 


The  Hen  Skeleton  . 
Prof.  Tapir 
Thomas  . 
Pompy 
Crazy  Male 
Maria  .  . 
Jane      .     . 


A.  G.  Ford 

John  E.  Ince 

.      J.  W.  Burton 

.    Geo.  T.  James 

.     .   F.  Thornton 

Lizzie  McCall 

Miss  L.  Dickinson 


Giocomo J.  F.  deGez 

Benaventura       .     .     .     Thos.  Whiffen 
Father  Ortel      .     .     .     .  T.  E.  Morris 

Tuck Edwin  Nalord 

Sappho Kate  Singleton 

Katherine Georgie  Lee 


The  play  was  a  bad  one,  and  one  performance  ended  its  career. 

Emma  Thursby  gave  a  concert  Oct.  29.  Brignoli,  S.  B.  Mills, 
Theo.  Thomas'  orchestra,  and  Geo.  W.  Colby,  accompanist,  appeared. 

Nov.  I  the  annual  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  benefit  took 
place : 


Benito  .  .  .  . 
Walter  .  .  . 
Montgomery 
Isabella  .  .  . 
Miss  Montague 
Miss  Frazer  .  . 
Miss  Lippincott 


H 


C.  J.  FyfFe 
B.  Bradley 
.  .  E.  Locke 
.     Kate  Byron 

Miss  Ellis 
Miss  Williams 
.    Miss  Telbin 


Leonard  .  .  .  .  ^  .  Fred  Percy 
Daniel  Webster  ...  E.  Marble 
Hero    ....       Oliver  Doud  Byron 

Sallie Minnie  Gray 

Miss  Casethire  ....  Miss  Laird 
Miss  Jenkins     ....    Miss  Bogart 


The  evening  performance  commenced  with  Harry  Clarke  in 
Irish  eccentricities,  followed  by  Murphy  and  Shannon  in  Dutch 
specialties;  Louise Murio,  balladist;  Clarke  Bros,  in  musical  act; 
Will  H.  Morton,  comic  songs;  Harrigan,  Hart,  and  Billy  Gray  in 
sketch  of  "The  Bradys,"  with  Dave  Braham  as  leader  of  the  or- 
chestra; Lotta  in  "Nan  the  Good  for  Nothing;"  Tom  Porter  in 
comic  songs,  S.  B.  Mills,  pianist;  the  farce  of  "The  Rough  Dia- 
mond," with  Sydney  Cowell  as  Margery  and  Ed.  Lamb  as  Cousin 
Joe.  Next  came  a  pantomime,  "Robert  Macaire,"  Jas.  F.  Mafflitt 
as  Robert,  W.  H.  Bartholomew  as  Bertrand,  and  the  other  char- 
acters by  the  Olympic  Theatre  company.  After  this  "A  Regular 
Fix     was  done,  with  this  cast : 


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Hugh  de  Brass 
Surplus     .     . 
Mrs.  Carter  . 
Abel  Quick    . 


.    E.  A.  Sothern 

George  Holland 

.  Alice  Mansfield 

.   Ed.  L.  Marble 


Emily  .  .  .  . 
Charles  Surplus  . 
Matilda  Jane 


This  was  followed  by  the  first  act  of  "  Fanchon ' 


Fanchon  ....  Maggie  Mitchell 
Father  Barbeaud  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Didier Geo.  Becks 


Mother  Barbeaud 
Landry  Barbeaud 
Mother  Fadet    . 


Mabel  Jordan 

.    Harry  Lacy 

Marie  Bingham 


.     .     Mary  Wells 

.     .  J.  W.  Collier 

Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind 


The  trial  scene  from  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  was  given  with 
this  cast : 


Shylock Edwin  Booth 

Salarino W.  R.  Floyd 

Portia Agnes  Booth 

Salanio J.  B.  Polk 

Nerissa Jeffries  Lewis 


Antonio John  Gilbert 

Bassanio Chas.  Coghlan 

The  Duke      ....      John  Parselle 
Gratiano James  O'Neill 


The  third  act  of  "  Monte  Cristo  "  was  seen  and  cast  thus : 


Edmond  Dantes 
Nortier  .  ^  . 
Caderousse  .  . 
Brigadier  .     .    . 


.  Chas.  Fechter 
.  .  F.  B.  Warde 
.  Chas.  Leclercq 
C.  D.  Bainbridge 


Albert  De  MorcefE      .   B.  T.  Ringgold 

Villefort W.  G.  Cogswell 

Carconte Alice  Gray 


The  balcony  scene  from  "  Romeo  and  Juliet "  came  next :  Juliet, 
Modjeska;  Romeo,  W.  F.  Burroughs.  Concluding  with  the  farce 
"To  Oblige  Benson":  Trotter  Southdown,  Harry  Beckett;  Mr. 
Benson,  J.  W.  Shannon;  Mrs.  Southdown,  EfSe  Germon;  Mr. 
Meredith,  W.  A.  Eytinge ;  Mrs.  Benson,  Stella  Boniface.  Lester 
Wallack  was  director,  W.  R.  Floyd,  stage  manager,  and  Theo. 
Moss,  treasurer. 

The  evening  performance  commenced  with  "A  Sheep  in  Wolf's 
Clothing  " : 


Master  Jasper  Carew 
Col.  Percy  Kirke    . 
Kester  Chedzoy 
Col.  Lord  Churchill 


Eben  Plympton 
J.  W.  Shannon 
E.  M.  Holland 
W.  J.  Leonard 


Corporal  Flintoff    .     .     .  D.  Vanderen 

Anne  Carew Ada  Dyas 

Dame  Carew      ....  Mme.  Ponisi 
Keziah Effie  Germon 


Next  came  the  first  act  of  "  Jane  Eyre  " : 


Jane  Eyre Clara  Morris 

Prof.  Brocklehurst      .    .     J.  C.  Dunn 
Mrs.  Reed     ....      Jenny  Carroll 


Bessie Helen  Vincent 

Capt.  Whitfield  .     .     .  Geo.  F.  Browne 
John  Reed     .     .     .     .   H.  Pearson,  Jr. 


Sig.   Brignoli  followed  with  a  romanza  from  "Martha;"   the 
Kernell  Brothers  and  Watson  and  Ellis  did  specialty  acts.     The 


third  act  of  "  Othello ' 


Othello     ....    John  McCuUough 

Cassio Eben  Plympton 

Emilia Rose  Coghlan 


lago Frank  Mayo 

Desdemona  ....    Maud  Granger 


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First  act  of  "  Micawber  "  was  the  next  attraction : 


WUkins  Micawber  .  .  Geo.  F.  Rowe 
Traddles  ....  Geo.  F.  Giddens 
Betsy  Trotwood      Mrs.  Julia  Chapman 


Uriah  Heap  .     . 
David  Copperfield 
Mrs.  Micawber  . 


F.  F.  Mackay 
W.  A.  Eytinge 
.  Mrs.  Thorpe 


The  dagger  scene  from  "The  Wife"  was  seen:  Julien  St.  Pierre, 
Frederic  Robinson;  Duke,  Eben  Plympton.  After  this  was  an 
olio,  in  which  Prof.  S.  Murdoch  recited  (in  costume)  Burk's  "  Have 
at  Ye  All." 

The  tenth  annual  benefit  of  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks  took  place  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  Nov.  15;  Frank  Girard  and  Leon  J.  Vincent  were 
stage  managers.  The  programme  consisted  of  Bryant's  Min- 
strels; fourth  act  of  "Camille;"  Clara  Morris  as  the  heroine, 
James  O'Neill  as  Armand;  Lotta  in  the  first  act  of  "Musette;" 
Mary  Anderson  in  the  potion  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet." 
"The  Toodles  "  closed  the  entertainment: 


Toodles  .  . 
George  Acorn 
Farmer  Acorn 
Landlord  .  . 
Mary  Acorn  . 
Farmer  Acorn 


John  T.  Raymond 
.  .  Frank  Mayo 
.  W.  H.  Bailey 
John  McCuUough 
.  Lillie  Eldridge 
.  C.W.Couldock 


Charles  Fenton 
First  Farmer 
Second  Farmer 
Third  Farmer 
Mrs.  Toodles     . 


.  G.  F.  Rowe 
D.  H.  Harkins 
J.  W.  Collier 
.  J.  B.  Polk 
Sydney  Cowell 


Two  performances  were  given  Thanksgiving  (Nov.  29)  for  the  bene- 
fit of  St.  Cecilia  church.  Janauschek,  Rose  Eytinge,  Rose  Coghlan, 
James  O'Neill  and  Emma  Waller  were  among  the  volunteers. 

John  Brougham  had  a  benefit  afternoon  and  night  of  Jan.  17, 
1878,  which  netted  him  ;^9,394.4i;  another  benefit  occurred  at 
Wallack's  Theatre,  (matinee),  Feb.  14,  which  netted  ;^884.is. 
These  amounts  were  invested  in  an  annuity  for  Mr.  Brougham, 
from  which  he  received  ;^28  per  week,  and  of  this  sum  he  paid 
James  Ship  ^10  weekly,  which  left  only  ;^i8  to  defray  the  weekly 
expenses  of  his  household  —  two  persons  besides  himself.  The 
annuity  was  payable  quarterly,  and  the  last  quarter  he  did  not 
receive,  as  he  died  before  it  had  become  due  — July  i.  He  had 
been  a  poor  man  and  in  distress  for  some  months  prior  to  his  death, 
but  these  facts  he  studiously  concealed  from  his  friends.  It  is 
generally  thought  that  the  investing  of  the  ;^  10,000  benefit  fund  in 
an  annuity  was  an  unwise  proceeding  considering  Brougham's  age. 
He  received  only  about  ;^2,ooo,  and  the  remainder  became  the 
property  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  company  at  his  death, 
which  occurred  June  7,  1880. 

A  season  of  opera  commenced  Feb.  11,  with  Eugenie  Pappen- 
heim,  Chas.  Adams,  Miss  Alexandre  Human,  Mme.  E.  Ruders- 
dorff,  Adelaide  Phillips,  Miss  E.  Grimminger,  Miss  M.  Cooney, 
C.^l<ntsch,  A.  Blum,  H.  Wiegand.  and  the  Minzelli  Sisters,  pre- 
miere danseuses  in  the  company.  "  Les  Huguenots  "  was  the  first 
opera  sung,  Alexandre  Human  making  her  New  York  dgbut  in  the 


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r61e  of  the  Queen,  and  Mme.  Rudersdorff  (first  appearance)  as 
Ortrud.  "The  Jewess,"  Feb.  15;  " Lohengrin  "  (matinge),  Feb. 
16,  27,  Pappenheim  as  Elsa;  Feb.  18,  "  Tannhauser ; "  "II  Trova- 
tore,"  Feb.  20,  23,  Adelaide  Phillips  as  Azucena;  "Der  Flie- 
gende  Hollander,"  Feb.  25;  "Faust,"  March  i;  "Les  Huguenots," 
matinde,  March  2 ;  "  Rienzi, "  March  4,  with  Pappenheim  as  Adrian 
Colonna,  Miss  Human  as  Irene,  Chas.  Adams  as  Cola  Rienzi,  A 
Blum  as  Paolo,  H.  Wiegand  as  Steffano,  and  the  season  closed 
March  9. 

"The  Wife's  Appeal "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage, 
April  29.  Fred  Chippendale,  Archie  Cowper,  H.  W.  Mitchell, 
Marion  Talbot  (her  debut),  Madame  Ivan  Michels,  and  Clara  Cole 
in  the  cast. 

Eugenie  Pappenheim  gave  a  "  farewell "  concert  May  30.  Thomas 
Donaldson  took  a  benefit  June  25.  J.  H.  Mapleson  commenced 
a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  16,  with  "La  Somnambula,"  Cam- 
panini  as  Elvino,  Foli  as  Conte  Rodolfi.  Minnie  Hauck  appeared 
Oct.  18  as  Violettain  "La  Traviata." 

Bizel's  "Carmen"  was  first  sung  in  America  Oct.  23,  with 
Minnie  Hauck  in  the  title  r61e. 

Etelka  Gerster,  the  Hungarian  prima  donna,  made  her  Ameri- 
can debut  Nov.  11  as  Amina  in  "La  Somnambula;"  Nov.  9 "The 
Talisman "  was  presented,  and  the  season  closed  Dec.  28.  A 
matinee  performance,  Feb.  21,  1879,  was  for  the  benefit  of  Neil 
Bryant,  and  the  following  was  the  entertainment  presented :  The 
closet  scene  from  "Hamlet,"  Master  N.  S.  Wood  as  Hamlet, 
Harry  Colton  as  the  Ghost,  Mrs.  Louisa  Eldridge,  the  Queen;  the 
farce,  "To  Oblige  Benson,"  with  Effie  Germon,  Kate  Bartlett,  J. 
W.  Shannon,  and  J.  Farland  in  the  cast.  The  San  Francisco 
Minstrels  came  next,  led  by  Wm.  Birch,  Charles  Backus,  and 
George  Thatcher;  "Her  Majesty's  Ship  Pinafore":  Josephine, 
Blanche  Corelli;  Little  Buttercup,  Miss  Gurney;  Hebe,  Ida  Foy; 
Sir  Joseph,  J.  H.  Burnett ;  Captain  Corcoran,  J.  H.  Peakes ;  Ralph 
Rackstraw,  Henri  Laurent;   Dick  Deadeye,  A.   D.  Barber. 

A  season  of  opera  commenced  Feb.  24,  with  "  Lucia  di  Lam- 
mermoor,"  Campanini  as  Edgardo,  Etelka  Gerster  as  Lucia. 
"Ruy  Bias"  was  produced  March  14.  The  season  terminated 
April  5. 

Max  Maretzek  reopened  the  house  Sept.  25,  for  the  production 
of  his  American  opera,  "Sleepy  Hollow,"  with  this  cast: 


Katrina  .  . 
Brom  Bones  . 
Ichabod  Crane 


Miss  A.  Montague 

.     .      Chas.  Turner 

.  W.  C.  Gardion 


Frau  Spuyten     .    .      Mrs.  Rice- Knox 
Van  Ness H.  Fink 


This  opera  kept  the  stage  until  Oct.   i,  when  Bianca  Lablanche 
(Blanche  Davenport)  made  her  operatic  d^but  in  America,     "  The 


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Two    Peters"    was   first    acted    here    Oct.    6,    and    the    season 
terminated. 

The  season  of  1879-80  opened  Oct.  20,  with  "La  Traviata" 
Runcio  (first  appearance)  as  Alfredo,  Galassi  as  Germont,  Monti 
as  Medico,  and  Emilie  Ambre  (first  appearance)  as  Violetta. 
"  Carmen  "  was  produced  Oct.  27,  with  Selina  Dolaro  as  Carmen 
(her  first  appearance  in  this  city).  This  lady  died  in  New  York, 
Jan.  23,  1889,  of  consumption.  "Fashion,"  the  only  play  ever 
produced  in  this  country  by  Mme.  Dolaro,  was  first  performed 
Dec.  19,  1887,  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre.  It  was  played 
again  at  Wallack's  Theatre,  Dec.  28,  1887.  In  addition  to 
being  an  opera  bouffe  singer,  Mme.  Dolaro  was  an  authoress  of 
considerable  merit,  and  not  only  a  singer  of  capacity  and  culture, 
but  she  was  an  effective  and  instructive  actress. 

The  annual  benefit  of  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks  took  place  Nov.  13,  1879. 
The  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  whose  "benefits"  are  so  often  recorded  here, 
came  into  existence  in  this  simple  manner.  One  stormy  afternoon 
(early  in  1868)  a  few  friends  met  in  the  house  of  one  of  their  num- 
ber, in  the  Bowery,  and  spent  a  pleasant  afternoon.  Among  the 
party  were  John  F.  Poole,  Thomas  Grattan  Riggs,  George  F. 
McDonald,  Tony  Pastor,  Billy  Sheppard,  and  Claude  Goldie. 
When  they  separated  they  agreed  to  meet  the  following  Sunday 
afternoon,  at  the  same  place.  They  met,  and  their  number  so 
increased  with  each  succeeding  meeting  that  they  formed  them- 
selves into  an  organization,  and  called  it  the  Benevolent  Pro- 
tective Order  of  Elks.  On  Feb.  16,  1868,  the  order  was  formally 
instituted.  Among  the  earliest  members  were  Henry  P.  O'Neil, 
Hugo  O'Neil,  Gen.  Joseph  Pinckney,  and  Thomas  Gayner.  It 
was  decided  that  the  sessions  should  be  divided  into  two  parts,  the 
one  business  and  the  other  social.  The  meetings  were  held  Sunday 
evenings.  The  first  presiding  officer  was  Charles  Vivian,  the 
comic  singer,  formerly  a  member  of  "  The  Jolly  Corks, "  of  Phila- 
delphia. Feb.  16,  1868,  they  received  a  charter  from  the  New 
York  Legislature  as  a  corporate  society.  The  order  at  that  time 
held  their  meetings  every  Sunday  evening  at  Military  Hall,  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Bowery,  near  Spring  Street.  Their  next  place  of 
meeting  was  over  Helmbold's  drug  store,  594  Broadway,  where 
they  were  burned  out  early  in  the  summer  of  1872.  The  writer 
of  this  tendered  the  order  the  free  use  of  his  two  parlors  in  his 
private  residence,  718  Broadway,  and  there  the  order  held  its  meet- 
ings for  some  time.  Their  next  rendezvous  was  Masonic  Hall,  in 
Thirteenth  Street,  near  Fourth  Avenue,  and  now  known  as  Claren- 
don Hall.  From  there  they  went  to  the  hall  over  Koster  &  Bial's, 
Twenty-third  Street,  a  few  doors  west  of  Sixth  Avenue.  They 
took  possession  Sunday,  Nov.  2,  1879.  Their  next  move  was  to 
1,227  Broadway,  northeast  corner  of  Twenty-seventh  Street,  and 


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next  to  Tuxedo  Hall,  Fifty-ninth  Street  and  Madison  Avenue, 
and  in  October  1902,  to  Pabst  building,  Fifty-eighth  Street  and 
Eighth  Avenue,  where  they  still  remain. 

Among  the  presiding  officers  of  the  New  York  Lodge  have  been 
Chas.  Vivian,  Geo.  W.  Thompson,  Geo.  J.  Green,  Henry  P.  O'Neil, 
Frank  Girard,  Louis  C.  Waehner,  John  J.  Tindale,  A.  C.  More- 
land,  Michael  Malone,  John  J.  Spies,  James  J.  Armstrong,  Thomas 
P.  Brogan,  Henry  P.  Mulvaney,  Edward  Leach,  and  Champe  S. 
Andrews.  They  purchased  a  large  burial  plot  in  Evergreens  cem- 
etery, which  they  dedicated  June  i,  1879.  The  Elks'  Mutual  Benefit 
Association  was  organized  Dec.  29,  187S.  The  objects  of  the 
order  are  the  "  relief  of  the  sick  and  needy,  and  the  burial  of  the 
dead." 

Mme.  Marimon,  the  French  prima  donna,  made  her  American 
debut  in  opera  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  Dec.  3,  and  the  operatic 
season  closed  Dec.  27,  with  "  Faust. "  The  annual  benefit  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  took  place  Dec.  11.  The  enter- 
tainment was  under  the  management  of  L.  J.  Vincent,  and  was 
afternoon  and  evening.  It  consisted  of  the  following:  For  the 
matinee,  "Poor  Jo,"  by  N.  S.  Wood  and  others;  J.  K.  Emmet 
and  company,  in  "  Fritz  in  Ireland ;  "  "  Miss  Multon  "  (third  act), 
by  Clara  Morris;  Harrigan  and  Hart  in  "The  Mulligan  Guards' 
Christmas;"  the  Merritt  Bros.,  Wilkinson  Bros. ,  and  Flora  Moore; 
"The  Strategists,"  by  Clinton  Hall's  company.  The  evening's 
entertainment  was  the  farce  of  "Did  You  Ever.'"  "Richelieu" 
(fourth  act),  by  Edwin  Booth  and  others ;  "  Camille "  (fourth  act), 
by  Mme.  Majeroni;  recitation  of  "Shamus  O'Brien,"  by  George 
Clarke ;  ballad  by  Ella  Montezo ;  balcony  scene, "  Romeo  and  Juliet," 
Helen  Ottolengui  (first  appearance  in  New  York),  Juliet;  Gus- 
tavus  Levick,  Romeo.  Harry  Osborne  and  wife  in  Irish  sketch ; 
the  Irish  bagpipes  by  Thos.  F.  Kerrigan;  reel  dance  by  Wm. 
Cronin,  concluding  with  "  The  Galley  Slave "  (second  act),  intro- 
ducing Emily  Rigl,  Maud  Granger,  and  others. 

P.  S.  Gilmore's  new  anthem,  "Columbia,"  was  first  given  here 
(matinee)  Dec.  25.  Emma  Thursby  was  the  soloist;  Algernon  S. 
Sullivan,  orator;  Geo.  VandenhofE,  elocutionist.  There  was  the 
orchestra,  composed  of  Mapleson's  Opera  company,  Koster  & 
Bial's,  and  Gilmore's  Bands,  together  with  a  powerful  chorus, 
Levy,  solo  cornetist,  and  others.  After  an  encore  Mr.  Sullivan 
came  forward  and  suggested  that  the  last  verse  of  "Columbia,"  — 
"the  prayer"  —  should  be  sung  by  the  entire  audience,  and  in- 
stantly three  thousand  persons  rose  to  their  feet,  and  joining  with 
the  orchestra  and  chorus,  rolled  out  with  magnificent  effect  the 
stirring  strain.  The  Martha  Washington  Reception  of  St.  John's 
Guild,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Seaside  Nursery  occurred  Jan.  20, 
1880.     The  attraction  was  a  historical  representation  of  Benjamin 


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Franklin  at  the  Court  of  France,  in  four  tableaux,  arranged  by 
L.  J.  Vincent.  P.  S.  Gilmore  appeared  with  his  band,  and  gave 
"Columbia." 

A  spring  season  of  Italian  opera  commenced  March  i,  with 
"  Lucia  di  Lammermoor,"  Mile.  Marie  Marimon  (first  appearance 
in  New  York  in  the  character)  as  Lucia.  A  dramatic  and  musical 
entertainment,  organized  by  Edwin  Booth  and  directed  by  Henry 
E.  Abbey,  took  place  March  4,  in  aid  of  The  Herald  Irish  Relief 
Fund.  Ole  Bull,  Annie  Louise  Cary,  Campanini,  Edwin  Booth, 
(in  third  act  of  "  Hamlet,"  third  act  of  "  Othello,"  and  the  whole  of 
"The  Taming  of  the  Shrew ")  was  the  programme.  " II  Trovatore" 
was  given  March  22,  with  Brignoli  as  Manrico,  Mile.  Alwina 
Valeria  (first  appearance  in  that  character  in  New  York)  as  Leonora. 
"  La  Forza  Del  Destino  "  was  sung  March  23,  with  Campanini  as 
Don  Alvaro  (first  appearance  in  that  character) ;  Mme.  Marie  Swift 
as  Leonora  (first  appearance).  "  Dinorah  "  was  given  March  24, 
and  the  season  closed  April  17,  with  "Les  Huguenots." 

Maurice  Grau's  French  Opera  company  reappeared  May  3,  in 
"Mignon,"  and  closed  May  28.  "La  Princesse  de  Trebizonde" 
was  given  May  7,  for  the  first  time  in  seven  years.  A  final  season 
of  eight  nights  and  one  matinee  commenced  May  18,  with  "La 
Vie  Parisienne."  "Pomme  D'Api "  had  its  first  production  in 
America  May  20,  when  "Les  Chevaliers  Du  Pince-Nez,"  with 
Mile.  Angele  as  Fauvette  (first  time),  was  also  revived.  "La 
Camaigo  "  was  given  (matinde)  May  22 ;  "  Les  Cloches  De  Corne- 
ville  "  was  sung  May  24.  M.  Capoul  took  a  farewell  benefit  May 
25,  when  was  presented  first  act  "Le  Pr6s  Aux  Clercs,"  second  act 
"Le  Postilion  de  Lonjumeau"  and  second  and  third  acts  of  "Mig- 
non." Constantine  Sternberg,  Russian  pianist,  assisted  by  Gott- 
hold  Carlberg's  orchestra,  made  his  American  debut  Oct.  7. 

Mapleson  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  18,  with 
"Lucia  di  Lammermoor."  Ravelli  made  his  debut  as  Edgar; 
Gerster  (first  appearance  in  two  years)  as  Lucia.  Oct.  22  "  Faust " 
was  sung,  when  Franco  Novara  made  his  New  York  debut  as  Meph- 
istopheles.  "Carmen"  was  given  Oct.  27.  "Un  Ballo  in  Mas- 
chera,"  Nov.  3,  with  the  first  appearance  of  Marie  L.  Swift  in  the 
character  of  Oscar,  and  the  first  appearance  of  Mme.  Bianca  Mon- 
tesini  as  Amelia.     The  season  closed  Nov.  24,  with  "Lucia." 

The  annual  benefit  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  took 
place  Nov.  16.  The  matinee  performance  consisted  of  Rice's  Sur- 
prise Party  in  "Revels;"  "The  Mulligan  Guard  Picnic,"  byHarri- 
gan  and  Hart  and  company;  Gilmore's  Band;  "As  You  Like 
It,"  by  Wallack's  Theatre  company;  Harry  Kennedy,  ventrilo- 
quist; violin  solo,  by  Carl  Langer;  cornet  solo,  the  Bent  Bros.; 
the  French  Twin  Sisters  in  songs  and  dances,  and  finished  with 
the  farce,  "Two  Gentlemen  in  a  Fix,"  by  W.   F.  Owen  and  W. 


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Davidge,  Jr.  The  evening  programme  was  "  East  Lynne  "  (fourth 
act),  with  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  as  Mme.  Vine ;  "  Cool  as  a  Cucum- 
ber;" recitation,  "Mother  and  Poet,"  by  Julia  Evarts;  "Marble 
Heart;"  recitation  by  Harry  Edwards;  "Macbeth"  (sleep  walking 
scene),  by  Julia  Evarts;  recitation  of  "Lochinvar,"  by  John  J.  Car- 
dan ;  monologue  entertainment  by  little  Allie  Dorrington ;  humor- 
ous songs  by  S.  A.  L.  Bentley,  and  the  first  act  of  "Tony  O'Dowd," 
by  Wm.  J.  Scanlan  and  company. 

The  house  was  now  rented  by  Rial  &  Draper,  for  "Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin,"  commencing  at  the  matinee,  Dec.  25. 

The  Shakespeare-Poe  Festival  was  an  entertainment  given  April 
23,  1881,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Poe  Memorial  Fund.  Blanche 
Roosevelt  appeared ,  with  song ;  recitation  of  "At  Poe's  Grave,"  by 
Willie  Winter,  was  given  by  Sara  S.  Rice,  of  Baltimore;  "The 
Wonder,"  by  Wallack's  Theatre  company;  harp  solo  by  Maud 
Morgan ;  recitations  by  Miss  N.  V.  Wickham,  Mary  F.  Thompson, 
and  Genevieve  Stebbins,  and  an  address  by  Algernon  S.  Sullivan. 

Tomaso  Salvini  reappeared  May  9  in  "dthello;"  May  11,  "Mac- 
beth;" May  13,  "The  Gladiator;"  matinee,  May  14,  "Othello." 
H.  Weaver,  Ellie  Wilton,  Marie  Prescott,  and  Harry  Crisp 
were  members  of  his  company.  This  house  was  reopened,  Sept.  3, 
by  the  Kiralfy  Bros.,  with  "Michael  Strogoff,"  which  had  this 
cast: 


The  Czar  ....      Harry  Gwynette 

Feofar Geo.  Harmon 

Grand  Duke F.  Munroe 

Ezekiah    ....       Geo.  R.  Edeson 

Harry  Blunt A.  Thomas 

Dr.  Massili S.  Morton 

Gen.  Kissolf      .     .     .  H.  Montgomery 
Sangarre       Ada  Neilson 


Michael  Strogoff     .     .     .    W.  Rignold 

Ivan Chas.  Chappelle 

Dombroosky  .     .     .     .    A.  H.  Denham 

Muravieff -J-  Cox 

Telegraph  Operator     .  J.  W.  Bankson 

Vladimir L.  Steele 

High  Priest    .    .     .     .     D.  H.  Adams 

Nadia Ellie  Wilton 

Marfa Mrs.  J.  L.  Carhart 

This  was  the  American  d^but  of  William  Rignold  and  Ada 
Neilson.  Mapleson  commenced  his  opera  season  Oct.  17,  with 
"Lohengrin."  In  the  company  were  Marie  Varpot,  Alvina 
Valeria,  Virginia  Ferri,  Miles.  Salviati,  Dotti,  Valerga,  Ricci, 
Climence  Kalas,  Mme.  Lablache,  Mile.  Lauri,  Minnie  Hauck 
(first  appearance  in  three  years),  Signors  Ravelli,  Bielette,  M. 
Prevost,  Runcio,  Rinaldini,  Campanini,  Del  Puente,  Morini, 
Glassi,  Novara,  Monti,  Moro,  Corsini,  Costa,  and  Sig.  Arditi, 
conductor.  The  B.  P.  O.  Elks  took  a  benefit  matinde,  Nov.  17. 
The  opera  season  closed  at  the  matinee,  Dec.  24. 

Sig.  Rossi  appeared  Jan.  17,  1882,  in  "King  Lear."  He  deliv- 
ered a  portion  of  his  lines  in  English  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York.  Jan.  18  he  was  seen  in  a  new  version  of  "Edmund  Kean," 
acted  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  by  him : 


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Edmund  Kean Rossi  A  Servant S.  Jackson 

H.  R.  H Leslie  Gossin  Helen Louise  Muldener 

Count  Kcefeld   ...      H.  A.  Weaver  Anna  Danby      .     .     .      Carrie  Turner 

Lord  Melville     .     .    Harry  Weaver,  Jr.  Amy     ....      Constance  Hamblin 

Solomon E.  A.  Eberle  Gidsa    ....      Mrs.  H.  A.  Weaver 

Pistol W.  J.  Shea  The   Manager  of  Drury  Lane 

A  Constable      ....      Chas.  Kent       Theatre       .     .     .     .     W.  V.  Ranous 
Peter  Patt T.  F.  Kelly 

A  professional  matinee  was  given  Jan.  24  of  "Edmund  Kean;" 
Jan.  25,  "King  Lear;"  Jan.  26,  "Othello;"  Jan.  27,  "Hamlet," 
when  he  closed  his  engagement.  Rossi  was  unquestionably  a 
great  artist.  The  critics  of  this  city  differed  as  to  his  Othello. 
Some  characterized  his  performance  as  brutal,  others  as  a  wonder- 
ful performance.  Rossi's  Hamlet  was  another  great  performance. 
For  many  years  James  E.  Murdoch  was  considered  the  best  Hamlet 
of  the  American  stage.  Edwin  Forrest,  though  perhaps  to  the 
scholarly  critic  the  greatest  who  ever  played  the  part,  never 
achieved  popularity  in  it  anywhere,  save  at  Edinburgh,  Scotland. 
In  public  favor,  next  to  Mr.  Murdoch,  came  Edwin  L.  Davenport, 
and  next,  in  point  of  time  and  far  greater  in  general  appreciation, 
was  Edwin  Booth.  Murdoch's  Hamlet  was  a  graceful  and  digni- 
fied •Prince.  He  was,  however,  a  Hamlet  whose  scholastic  affec- 
tions deprived  him  of  anything  like  sympathy,  and  the  pedantry  of 
Mr.  Murdoch's  pronunciation  did  much  to  lessen  the  effect  of  his 
otherwise  artistic  elocution.  It  was  a  cold,  courtly  and  gentle 
Hamlet. 

The  Hamlet  of  Forrest  was  gentle,  but  only  by  contrast  with  his 
more  fiery  moods  of  despair,  doubt,  hate,  love,  and  anger.  That  E. 
L.  Davenport's  Hamlet  was  a  wonderfully  clever  performance  no 
one  could  deny.  It  had  the  grace  of  Murdoch's  Hamlet,  many  of 
the  traditionary  beauties  of  that  of  Betterton  and  much  of  the  fire 
of  Kean.  It  was  finished  in  execution.  His  interview  with  the 
grave-digger  at  Ophelia's  grave  has  never  been  surpassed  for  easy, 
natural  delivery  of  raillery  and  satire.  Edwin  Booth's  Hamlet 
was  scholastically  accurate.  The  very  ideal  of  the  sad  Prince  was 
realized  in  his  broad  brow,  bright  yet  thoughtful  eye,  his  luxurious 
masses  of  dark  hair,  and  figure  of  beautiful  proportion  and  grace. 
The  whole  of  his  delineation  of  this  character  was  gemmed  with 
radiant  beauties.  He  made  the  Prince  a  confiding,  tenderly  affec- 
tionate, amiable  young  man,  with  no  strength  of  will  and  no  par- 
ticular intentions,  with  all  the  keen  perceptions  of  a  sensitive 
heart,  of  liberal  and  refined  culture,  of  noble  and  courteous 
breeding. 

Henry  Irving  is  one  of  the  worst  Hamlets  I  ever  saw.  He  is 
nothing  if  not  melodramatic.  He  is  awkward,  ungainly,  and  con- 
stantly on  the  verge  of  being  grotesque.  That  he  is  a  legitimate 
tragedian,  as  Americans  understand  the  word,  I  deny.     That  he  is 


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not  such  a  tragedian  as  Shakespeare  would  have  selected  to  play 
Hamlet,  I  affirm.  Mr.  Irving  mutilated  the  text,  rearranged  sev- 
eral scenes,  utterly  and  completely  changed  the  order  of  certain 
passages,  omitting  lines  of  inestimable  value  as  depicting  the 
almost  hysterical  condition  of  the  Prince  after  his  first  interview 
with  the  Ghost,  and  ending  the  "play  scene"  with  a  climax  which 
I  think  would  have  astonished  if  not  shocked  Shakespeare. 

E.  S.  Willard  is  another  very  poor  representative  of  Hamlet. 
His  Hamlet  was  fretful  rather  than  melancholy,  choleric  rather 
than  passionate.  E.  H.  Sothern  is  among  the  latest  who  have 
attempted  this  wonderful  part.  With  all  his  training  and  experi- 
ence as  an  actor  Mr.  Sothern  cannot  yet  play  Hamlet. 

Mapelson  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  March  6,  1882, 
with  "  Mignon.  "  Campanini,  Del  Puente,  Frederic,  Corsini, 
Monti,  Minnie  Hauck,  Emma  Juch,  and  Mile.  Lauri  were  in  the 
company.  "Les  Huguenots"  was  rendered  March  8;  "Fidelio," 
March  10;  "Carmen,"  matinee,  March  11;  when  the  subscription 
season  terminated,  a  new  term  at  popular  prices  commenced,  which 
closed  April  29,  with  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor. "  Campanini  took 
a  farewell  May  29,  when,  in  addition  to  the  melodrama  of  "  The 
World,"  Campanini  appeared  in  gems  of  Italian  opera.  There 
were  several  volunteers,  including  Eben  Plympton  and  Jeffreys 
Lewis  in  the  balcony  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet;"  Minnie 
Palmer  was  seen  in  "  My  Sweetheart. "  A  benefit  was  given  (matinee) 
June  10  for  the  family  of  George  A.  Conly,  the  baritone,  who  was 
drowned.  Among  those  who  appeared  were  Clara  Louise  Kellogg 
(her  first  appearance  here  in  three  years),  Emma  Juch,  Emma 
Abbott,  Sig.  Tagliapietra,  John  T.  Raymond,  and  Laura  Don. 

Mapleson  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  16,  with  "  I 
Puritani."  Laura  Zagury  made  her  debut  as  Elvira.  Ravelli  acted 
Arturo  and  Glassi,  Ricardo.  Sig.  Mierzwinski  made  his  debut 
Oct.  18,  as  Rhadames  in  "A'ida. "  Mile.  Philomena  Savio  made 
her  debut  in  the  title  rdle  of  "Lucrezia  Borgia;"  Oct.  21  "I 
Puritani"  was  sung;  Oct.  23,  "Rigoletto;"  Oct.  27,  "L'Afri- 
caine  "  (first  appearance  of  Sig.  Clodio  as  Vasco  di  Gama ;  also 
first  appearance  this  season  of  Paolina  Rossini).  Nov.  i  and 
matinee,  "  Les  Huguenots  "  was  given ;  Nov.  3,  10,  20,  "  La  Tra- 
viata;"  matinee,  Nov.  4,  8,  "L'Africaine,"  and  Nov.  6,  "Lucia 
di  Lammermoor,"  for  the  first  appearance  this  season  of  Adelina 
Patti  as  Lucia,  and  Nicolini  as  Edgardo.  Gabrielle  Boema,  mezzo 
soprano,  made  her  first  appearance  Nov.  8.  Patti  acted  Marguerite, 
in  "Faust,"  Nov.  13.  Olga  Berghi  and  Jessie  Bartlett  made  their 
debuts  Nov.  18,  in  "Faust;"  "II  Barbiere  di  Seviglia"  was  sung 
Nov.  24,  27,  and  Dec.  8. 

Mme.  Fursch-Madi  made  her  New  York  debut  Dec.  i  as  Valen- 
tina  in  "Les  Huguenots."     Her  debut  in  opera  was  in  1871,  at  the 


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Grand  Opera  House,  Paris,  as  Marguerite  in  "Faust."  At  the 
close  of  her  second  season  at  the  Grand  Opera,  she  was  chosen  by 
Verdi  to  create  the  title  r61e  in  "  Aida,"  in  the  French  language. 
The  management  of  the  grand  opera  were  afraid  to  attempt  the 
opera,  which  was  originally  produced  in  Cairo,  Egypt,  and  Verdi 
gave  the  work  to  the  Theatre  Royal,  Brussels,  where  Mme.  Fursch- 
Madi  achieved  one  of  the  greatest  triumphs  of  her  career.  The 
opera  was  given  seventy-two  times  without  interruption.  In  1874 
she  came  to  this  country  and  sang  in  French  opera,  but  sang  only 
in  New  Orleans,  La.  She  reappeared  in  America  at  the  Metro- 
politan Opera  House,  this  city,  in  1894.  Her  last  appearance  in 
opera  was  at  the  Metropolitan  on  Feb.  6,  as  Ortruda  in  "  Lohen- 
grin. "  She  was  married  three  times,  her  last  husband  surviving 
her,  together  with  a  grown  son  and  a  daughter  fourteen  years  of 
age.  She  was  directress  of  Mrs.  Thurber's  American  School  of 
Opera  for  two  years,  but  at  the  end  of  that  time  she  became  in- 
volved in  a  dispute  with  the  directors  of  that  institution,  and 
finally  sued  them  for  ;^io,ooo  arrears  of  salary  and  recovered 
judgment.  She  was  considered  one  of  the  greatest  of  dramatic 
sopranos.  William  Barry  and  Hugh  Fay,  engaged  the  Academy 
of  Music  for  Thanksgiving  Day  (Nov.  30)  and  presented  "Irish 
Aristocracy. " 

Adelina  Patti  appeared  (matinde)  Dec.  2,  in  "  La  Traviata. "  Dec. 
4  "  William  Tell "  was  sung ;  Dec.  6  "  La  Traviata,"  matinee,  Dec.  9, 
12;  matinee,  Dec.  23,  Minnie  Hauck  in  the  title  r61eof  "Carmen," 
Galassi  as  Escamillo.  "  Dinorah  "  was  acted  Dec.  11;  "LaSom- 
nambula,"  Dec.  13;  "Ai'da,"  Dec.  15,  Patti  as  Lucia;  matinee, 
Dec.  16,  "Lohengrin,"  Dec.  18,  20,  29;  first  appearance  of  Mme. 
Scalchi  as  Arsace  in  "  Semiramide ; "  Dec.  22,  "  Linda  di  Cha- 
mounix;"  matinee,  Dec.  30,  "  L'Africaine,"  and  the  season  closed 
(evening)  Dec.  30,  with  "  II  Trovatore. "  Mme.  Albani  was  an- 
nounced to  appear  at  the  matinee,  Jan.  12,  1883,  at  the  third  public 
rehearsal  of  the  New  York  Symphony  Society,  but  she  did  not 
arrive  from  Europe  until  late  that  evening.  She,  however,  sang 
the  following  evening. 

Minnie  Hauck  was  born  in  this  city,  Nov.  16,  1853,  and  made 
her  debut  at  twelve  years  of  age,  in  concert  in  New  Orleans,  La. 
She  first  sang  in  opera  in  this  city,  at  the  Union  League  Club 
Theatre.  The  French  government  conferred  upon  her  the  title 
and  insignia  of  Officier  de  1' Academic  (March  4,  1887),  in  rec- 
ognition of  her  distinguished  services  for  French  musical  art 
abroad.  This  refers  principally  to  her  interpretation  of  "  Carmen," 
"Manon,"  "Mignon,"  and  other  French  operas  in  a  number  of 
European  and  American  capitals.  She  is  the  first  American  artist 
upon  whom  this  distinction  has  been  conferred.  Tomaso  Salvini 
reappeared  Feb.  19,  28  and  matinee,  Feb.  24,  in  "Othello;"  Feb. 


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21,  26,  and  matinee,  March  3,  "King  Lear;"  Feb.  23,  March  2, 
"The  Gladiator."  He  was  supported  by  Marie  Prescott,  Lewis 
Morrison,  and  an  English  speaking  company. 

Mapleson  commenced  an  opera  season  March  12,  1883,  with 
Adelina  Patti,  Fursch-Madi,  Paolina  Rossini,  Mme.  Dotti,  Sofia 
Scalchi,  Galassi,  Valerga,  Mme.  Albani,  Signors  Ravelli,  Clodio, 
Bieletto,  Frapolli,  Rinaldini,  Nicolini,  Ciampeiellaj,  Caravatti, 
Galassi,  Monti,  Ronconi,  Corsini,  Costa,  and  Durat.  "  Faust "  was 
sung  March  12;  "Linda  di  Chamounix,"  March  14;  "Lucia  di 
Lammermoor,"  March  16;  "Semiramide,"  March  19;  "Rigo- 
letto,"  March  26;  "La  Favorita,"  March  28;  "L'Africaine," 
March  30;  "Semiramide,"  matinee,  March  31;  "Flying  Dutch- 
man," April  2.  Third  act  of  "  II  Trovatore,"  first  scene  " Norma," 
second  act  "Dinorah,"  was  the  programme,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Washington  and  Lee  University;  "Semiramide,"  April  4;  "Don 
Giovanni,"  April  5,  with  Patti  as  Zerlina,  her  first  and  only  ap- 
pearance in  the  character;  "Martha,"  matinee,  April  7;  "L'fitoile 
du  Nord,"  April  9;  "Lohengrin,"  April  11,  Albini  as  Elsa,  her 
first  appearance  in  that  character;  April  13,  "L'fitoile  du  Nord," 
and  the  season  closed  (matinee)  April  14,  with  "Faust."  A  bene- 
fit was  given  to  Mapleson,  April  23,  with  Paolina  Rossini  in  the 
title  r61e  of  "  Aida. "  Albani  was  born  in  Montreal,  and  her  par- 
ents were  Canadian-French.  Her  name  is  Lajeunesse,  She  spent 
her  early  youth  in  Albany,  N.  Y. ,  from  which  city  she  took  her 
name  of  Albani.  A  novel  entertainment  was  given  here  June  26, 
consisting  of  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  together  with  selections  from 
Berlioz's  dramatic  smyphony  of  the  same  title.  It  was  a  so-called 
private  performance,  and  was  arranged  by  Sig.  A.  Carrano,  the 
flute  player,  who  made  his  first  appearance  on  any  stage  as  Romeo. 
This  was  the  first  time  this  dramatic  symphony  had  ever  been 
given  in  conjunction  with  the  play.  There  was  an  orchestra  of 
sixty  and  a  full  chorus.     The  cast  was : 


Romeo      ....       Sig.  A.  Carrano 
Mercutio    ....      Hamilton  Harris 

Benvolio Geo.  S.  Gray 

Tybalt Harry  Weaver 

Peter W.  J.  Shea 

Juliet Louise  Muldener 

Nurse Louisa  Eldridge 


Paris Harry  Gale 

Capulet     ....      John  Sutherland 

Apothecary L  M.  Schay 

Page Laura  Rose 

Friar H.  A.  Weaver 

Balthazar W.  D.  Stone 

Lady  Capulet     .     Mrs.  H.  A.  Weaver 


Mapleson  commenced  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  22,  with 
Adelina  Patti,  Eugenie  Pappenheim,  Raphela  Pattini  (first  ap- 
pearance), Emilia  Viannetti  (first  appearance).  Mile.  Dotti,  Jose- 
phine Yorke  (first  appearance),  Mme.  Lablache,  Valerga,  Etelka 
Gerster,  Signors  Bettini,  Perugini,  Rinaldini,  Nicolini,  Vasselli, 
Sivori,  Bellati,  Del  Puente,  Galassi,  Cherubini,  Caracciolo,  Monti', 
Griffanti,  De  Vaschetti,  and  Lombardelli.     Mile.  Brambilla  was 


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premiere  danseuse.  "  La  Somnambula  "  was  given  Oct.  22,  with 
Gerster  as  Amina.  Gerster  was  in  particularly  good  voice  that 
night,  and  when  she  began  to  sing  the  house  was  absolutely 
silent.  In  fact,  the  stillness  seemed  to  increase  as  she  sang,  and 
when  she  got  to  the  higher  notes  people  seemed  to  have  stopped 
breathing.  Clear  as  a  bell  her  voice  continued  to  mount,  until 
finally  it  had  struck  the  high  F.  It  was  such  a  wonderful  feat 
that  when  she  stopped  the  house  remained  silent.  People  were 
so  overwhelmed  that  they  could  not  recover  in  time  to  applaud. 
While  this  death-like  stillness  prevailed  a  German  in  the  top  gal- 
lery, aroused  beyond  his  self-control,  shouted  out,  "Gott  in 
Himmel,  dot  vas  der  high  F!"  That  brought  down  the  house, 
broke  the  spell  under  which  we  were  all  enthralled,  and  a  whirl- 
wind of  laughter  and  applause  followed.  With  her  face  wreathed 
in  smiles  Gerster  ran  off  the  stage. 

That  was  not  the  climax,  however,  for,  enthusiasm  being  now 
let  loose,  the  entire  audience  arose  and  shouted  and  insisted  upon 
the  singer's  return.  She  came  back,  flushed  with  triumph,  and 
began  to  sing  again.  Again  her  voice  mounted  up  as  high  as  it 
had  before,  and  this  time  the  suspense  was  even  greater,  because 
it  seemed  impossible  that  she  could  accomplish  such  a  wonderful 
performance  twice  in  the  same  night ;  but  she  was  in  magnificent 
voice  and  never  faltered  once.  In  fact,  the  second  trial  resulted 
in  a  greater  triumph  than  the  first;  and  the  second  high  F  was 
clearer,  fuller,  and  more  beautiful  than  the  other. 

Etelka  Gerster  now  lives  secluded  from  the  world  in  a  castle 
situated  on  the  summit  of  a  mountain  near  the  city  of  Bologna. 
There  she  passes  her  days  in  superintending  the  education  of  her 
children,  in  reading  and  in  needlework.  Her  voice  is  said  to  have 
lost  none  of  its  brilliant  qualities,  but  the  precarious  condition  of 
her  health  prevents  her  from  even  thinking  of  ever  appearing  again 
in  public. 

"  Rigoletto  "  was  sung  Oct.  24.  Mme.  Eugenie  Pappenheim  re- 
appeared Oct.  26  in  "Norma,"  with  Sig.  Falletti,  a  newcomer,  as 
Pollione.  Mme.  G.  Tiozzo  made  her  first  appearance  here  Oct.  31 
as  Azucena  in  "II  Trovatore."  Oct.  2  Mile.  Pattini,  Josephine 
Yorke,  and  Sig.  Sivori  were  debutants,  in  "Faust,"  with  Giovanni 
Perugini  (Chatterton)  in  the  title  r61e.  Patti  made  her  first  ap- 
pearance this  season  Oct.  g.  Ovide  Muzin,  violinist,  made  his 
debut  here  Oct.  17  at  a  symphony  concert.  Mme.  Giglio 
Nordica  made  her  debut  here  Oct.  26  as  Marguerite  in  "Faust." 
Her  right  name  was  Lillian  Norton.  She  went  to  Paris,  France, 
and  made  her  ddbut  at  the  Opera  House,  that  city,  June  24,  1884,  as 
Marguerite.  She  was  married  to  Frederick  A.  Gower,  a  Providence, 
R.  I.,  journalist,  who  went  abroad  for  the  Bell  Telephone  company. 
It  is  said  that  he  lost  his  life  by  a  balloon  ascension  in  France. 


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An  amateur  performance  of  "  lolanthe  "  took  place  March  29  by 
the  Ladies'  Dramatic  Union.  The  proceeds  were  for  the  erection 
of  a  home  for  chronic  invalids.  Minnie  Seligman  appeared  as 
lolanthe.  Mapleson  began  another  season  April  14  with  "  Linda 
di  Chamounix,"  Vicini  as  Carlo,  Galassi  as  Antonio,  Cherubini  as 
Prefetti,  Caracciolo  as  Marchese,  and  Adelina  Patti  as  Linda, 
Arditi  was  conductor.  "Elisir  d'Amore,"  with  Gerster  as  Adina, 
was  sung  April  16;  "  Romeo  e  Giulietta,"  April  18,  Nicolini  as 
Romeo  and  Patti  as  Giulietta.  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor,"  matinee, 
April  19.  The  season  closed  with  the  matinee,  April  26,  when 
Gerster  sang  Marguerite  in  "  Faust. "  A  second  performance  of 
"lolanthe,"  by  the  amateurs,  was  given  May  8  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Sheltering  Arms. 

The  season  of  1884-85  was  opened  Nov.  10  by  Mapleson,  with 
Adelina  Patti,  Ida  Ricetti,  Dotti,  Maria  Calvelli,  Emma  Nevada, 
Emma  Steinbach,  Laruggia,  Mme.  Lablache,  Scalchi,  Signors  Car- 
dinali,  Bassetti,  Bieletto,  Vicini,  Emile  Engel,  Rinaldini,  Nicolini, 
De  Anna  Vaselli,  Pruetti,  De  Pasqualis,  Cherubini,  Nazzaro 
Manni,  De  Vaschetti,  and  Caracciolo.  Arditi  was  conductor; 
Malvina  Cavallazzi  and  Guiseppina  Baretta,  premieres  danseuses. 
Mile.  Steinbach  made  her  debut  Nov.  17  as  Violetta  in  "La  Tra- 
viata. "  The  Thalia  Theatre  company  appeared  Nov.  18  in  "Boc- 
caccio," for  the  benefit  of  the  Kindergarten  of  the  Hebrew  Free 
Schools.  The  Astor  Place  colored  tragedy  company  gave 
"Damon  and  Pythias"  Nov.   20. 

Emma  Nevada  made  her  American  debut  Nov.  24  as  Amina  in 
"La  Somnambula."  The  Actors'  Dramatic  Fund  took  a  benefit 
matinee  Dec.  4,  and  the  attraction  was  Joseph  Jefferson  and  com- 
pany in  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings,"  Henry  Irving,  Ellen  Terry, 
and  the  London  Lyceum  company  in  the  fourth  act  of  "  The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice,"  Fanny  Davenport  and  company  in  "Fedora,"  and 
Henry  E.  Dixey  and  company  in  "Adonis."  A  benefit  was  given 
Dec.  18  to  A.  J.  Murphy,  the  superintendent  of  the  house,  when 
an  operatic  concert  was  presented.  Clara  Louise  Kellogg  (her 
first  appearance  here  in  six  years)  and  members  of  the  Mapleson 
opera  troupe,  appeared.  Patti  closed  her  engagement  Dec.  19  as 
Annetta  in  "Crispino  e  la  Comare."  In  March,  1885,  this  house 
was  leased  by  William  Austin,  and  opened,  with  cheap  prices,  on 
March  23.  In  the  evening  the  Corinne  Opera  company  (without 
Corinne)  sang  "The  Mascot."  The  balance  of  the  week  the  troupe 
appeared  afternoon  and  evening.  Mayor  Grace  felt  compelled  to 
interfere  with  Mr.  Austin's  plans  so  far  as  to  refuse  Corinne  per- 
mission to  sing  in  the  opera  proper,  while  allowing  her  to  appear 
between  the  acts.     His  season  closed  April  9. 

Mapleson  gave  six  extra  performances,  beginning  April  20  with 
"Semiramide,"   Patti   in   the  title  rdle;    April   21,    "La   Som- 

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nambulaj"  April  22,  "Der  Freischutz;"  April  23,  "Mirella," 
final  appearance  of  Adelina  Patti ;  April  24,  "  La  Figlia  del  Reg- 
gimento,"  Emma  Nevada's  last  appearance  here;  matinde,  April 
25,  "Lucia."  Martha  Morton's  travesty  on  "May  Blossom  "was 
given  May  4  by  amateurs,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Montefiore  Home 
for  chronic  invalids. 

Edwin  Booth  and  Madame  Ristori  appeared  May  7  in  "  Macbeth  " : 


Lady  Macbeth 
Macduff  .  . 
Duncan  .  . 
Gentiewoman 
First  Witch  . 
Second  Witch 
Third  Witch 
Lennox     .    . 


.  .  .  Ristori 
.  Edmund  Tearle 
Harry  A.  Langdon 
.  .  Kate  Clinton 
.  .  Frank  Little 
.  Marion  Clifton 
.  Fanny  Gillette 
Geo.  GriflSth 


Macbeth Edwin  Booth 

Banquo Walter  Kelly 

Drunken  Porter      .     .       Edwin  Cleary 

Malcolm Ivan  Shirley 

Donalbain     .     .     .    Katherine  Linyard 
Fleance    .    .     .  Master  Chas.  Thropp 

Rosse Chas.  A.  Norris 

Seyton J.  B.  Kaye 


Mecca  Temple,  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  the  largest  secret 
organization  in  America,  took  a  benefit  June  15 ;  the  following  was 
the  programme : 

"Captain  Mishler,"  with  Gus  Williams  in  title  r61e;  recitation, 
"The  Wreck  of  the  Hesperus,"  by  Robert  Mantell;  piano  solo  by 
Henrietta  Markstein;  Gus  Phillips  in  German  eccentricities. 
Frank  E.  McNish  in  "  Silence  and  Fun ; "  recitation,  Little 
Bertie  Boswell,  only  three  and  a  half  years  of  age;  "The  Old 
Kentucky  Home"  (one  act),  with  Frank  Weston,  EfBe  Ellsler, 
and  her  company;  recitation,  Frank  Mayo;  song,  Vernona  Jarbeau; 
Henry  T.  Bryant,  in  scene  of  ventriloquism;  George  S.  Knight, 
in  "  Dutch  reminiscences ; "  recitation,  Harriet  Webb ;  tumbleroni- 
con  and  zither  by  D.  W.  Robertson  and  H.  J.  Schmalixl  The 
receipts  were  $3,789. 50.  ' 

James  W.  Collier  was  tendered  a  benefit  afternoon  and  evening 
of  June  24,  and  the  following  was  the  programme:  afternoon,  "A 
Conjugal  Lesson,"  by  John  T.  Raymond  and  Ida  Vernon;  Bar- 
tholdi  Grand  March,  Solomon,  orchestra  conducted  by  the  com- 
poser; Lillian  Russell  in  song,  "The  Silver  Line;"  Charles  T. 
Ellis  in  a  selection  of  songs,  assisted  by  Baby  Blanche,  followed 
by  scenes  from  the  fifth  act  of  "Richard  III.,"  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr., 
Richard ;  John  A.  Mackay  as  Richmond ;  the  trio,  "  Read  the  An- 
swer in  the  Stars,"  Digby  Bell,  Mathilde  Cottrelly,  and  De  Wolf 
Hopper;  orchestra  conducted  by  Sig.  De  Novellis;  Lillian  Con- 
way in  musical  morceaux.  The  performance  concluded  with  a 
scene  from  "Adonis,"  introducing  Henry  E.  Dixey.  In  the  even- 
ing Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  in  "  Fanchon ; "  J.  H.  Stoddart  in 
"The  Long  Strike;"  the  fourth  act  of  "Richelieu,"  by  Thomas 
W.  Keene  and  company.  During  the  summer  many  alterations 
were  made  in  the  house. 


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.    .     Sig.  Ravelli 

.     .      Del  Puente 

.     .      Mile.  Dotti 

Mile.  Bauermeister 

Minnie  Hauck 


II  Dancairo Caracciolo 

II  Remendado Rinaldini 

Zuniga De  Vaschetti 

Mercedes     ....    Mme.  Lablache 


The  opera  season  was  opened  by  Colonel  Mapleson,  Nov.  2,  with 
"  Carmen, "  cast  thus : 

Don  Jose 
Escamillo 
Michaela 
Paquita    . 
Carmen    . 

This  was  Minnie  Hauck's  first  appearance  in  three  years.  Felia 
Litvinoff  made  her  American  debut  Nov.  6  as  Leonora  in  "II 
Trovatore."  Mile.  Alma  Fohrstrom  first  appeared  on  the  Ameri- 
can stage  Nov.  9  in  the  title  r61e  of  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor." 
The  season  closed  matinee  of  Nov.  28  with  "Faust."  Leonore 
Gordon  Hussey,  an  amateur,  appeared  Dec.  10  in  "Leah." 

An  Italian  operatic  entertainment  was  given  Dec.  19  by  Mme. 
Murio-Celli  and  several  of  her  pupils,  with  the  assistance  of 
Mapleson's  principal  artists.  Sig.  Salvini  and  his  company  ap- 
peared Dec.  21  in  "The  Gladiator."  The  performance  was  to 
benefit  the  New  York  Exchange  for  Women's  Work.  J.  H. 
Mapleson's  benefit  took  place  Dec.  23,  when  Jules  Massenet's 
opera,  "  Manon, "  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America. 

The  American  Opera  company  under  the  conductorship  of  Theo. 
Thomas,  commenced  Jan.  4,  1886,  with  the  first  performance  in 
America  of  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew."  In  it  Pauline  I'Alle- 
mand  made  her  American  debut,  and  Kate  Bensberg  her  operatic 
debut.  This  opera  was  repeated  Jan.  6,  and  matinee,  Jan.  9. 
Gluck's  "  Orpheus  and  Eurydice  "  was  sung  Jan.  8,  for  the  first 
time  in  its  entirety  since  1863.  It  was  repeated  Jan.  18.  "Lohen- 
grin "  was  sung  Jan.  20  for  the  first  time  in  English,  when  Wil- 
liam Candidus  made  his  debut  in  opera;  Myron  Whitney  appeared 
for  the  first  time  with  this  company.  Emma  Juch  joined  the 
organization  as  Elsa;  Helen  Hastreiter  made  her  first  appearance 
as  Ortrud,  Alonzo  Stoddard  (first  appearance)  as  Telramund,  and 
E.  J.  O'Mahony  as  the  Herald.  "The  Magic  Flute"  was  sung 
Jan.   27.     "The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor,"  Feb.    10-12. 

"  Lakme  "  was  sung  for  the  first  time  in  America  March  i,  with 
this  cast: 


Rose .  .  . 
Mrs.  Benson 
Malika  .  . 
Hadji     .     . 


Helen  Dudley  Campbell 

.     .    .    .    May  Fielding 

Jessie  Bartlett  Davis 

.    .    .  W.  H.  Fessenden 


Lakme    ....    Pauline  I'Allemand 
Nilakantha  ....     A.  E.  Stoddard 

Gerald W.  Candidus 

Frederick W.  H.  Lee 

Ellen Charlotte  Walker 

"The  Flying  Dutchman  "  was  heard  March  17,  with  William  Lud- 
wig  as  the  Dutchman.  Whitney  Mockridge  also  made  his  d6but 
as  Eric.  The  different  operas  given  by  the  American  Opera  com- 
pany, and  the  number  of  times  each  was  performed,  are  as  follows : 
"The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  five  times;  "The  Magic  Flute," 


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five;  "Marriage  of  Jeannette,"  and  "Sylvia,"  five  each;  "The 
Flying  Dutchman,"  seven;  "The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor," 
nine;  "Lohengrin,"  ten;  "Lakme,"  eleven;  and  "Orpheus  and 
Eurydice,"  thirteen. 

John  A.  Mackay  took  a  benefit  afternoon  of  April  22,  when  H. 
E.  Dixey  appeared  with  the  beneficiary  in  a  travesty,  by  Sydney 
Rosenfeld,  of  the  dagger  scene  in  "Macbeth."  Others  who  ap- 
peared were,  Marie  Aimee  and  her  company,  R.  C.  Hilliard,  Frank 
Lincoln,  Mae  St.  John,  Francis  Wilson,  Tony  Hart,  Courtice 
Pounds,  Rosina  Yokes,  Victoria  Schilling,  George  Thome,  and 
Elsie  Cameron. 

The  Booth-Salvini  company  appeared  April  26  in  "  Othello  " : 


Othello Tomaso  Salvini 

lago Edwin  Booth 

Emilia  ....  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers 
Desdemona  .  .  Marie  Wainwright 
Brabantio  .  .  .  .  C.  W.  Couldock 
The  Doge  of  Venice  .  .  Barton  Hill 
Cassio Alexander  Salvini 


Montano John  A.  Lane 

Roderigo G.  W.  Wilson 

Lodovico James  Wallis 

Gratiano Alfred  Hearn 

Paulo E.  E.  Delamater 

A  Herald Stuart  Clarke 

A  Messenger  ....     Royal  Roche 


Salvini's  Othello  showed  the  softness  of  the  dove  at  one  time,  and 
the  savagery  of  the  tiger  at  the  other.  In  its  rage  it  was  animal 
and  African,  and  in  its  calm  it  was  manly  and  human.  The  tragedy 
was  given  at  somewhat  greater  length  than  usual  here.  Othello 
struck  Desdemona  in  the  face  with  the  letter  scroll,  and  the  kill- 
ing of  that  lady  was  done  first  by  smothering,  and  finished  with 
the  dagger. 

"  Othello  "  thus  cast  was  a  performance  which  must  be  recorded 
as  one  of  the  greatest  dramatic  events  of  the  age.  Edwin  Booth 
was  "  incapacitated  "  while  acting  lago.  May  5. 

A  musical  and  dramatic  matinee  was  given  May  6  in  aid  of  the 
Bartholdi  Fund  to  erect  the  Statue  of  Liberty.  Among  the  volun- 
teers were  Mrs.  James  Brown-Potter,  Marie  Wainwright,  A.  Sal- 
vini, Mme.  Fursch-Madi,  Louis  James,  Helen  Dauvray,  and  Fanny 
Davenport.  The  latter  lady  sang  the  Marseillaise  with  the  French 
choral  societies. 

"The  Sultan  of  Zanzibar"  was  presented  May  8  for  the  first 
time  on  any  stage  in  French,  by  Chevalier  De  Kontski :  Mme. 
Isadore  Martinez,  Mile.  Ida  Covani,  Mr.  Richard,  M.  Vicarino,  P. 
Cleck,  and  H.  Rykers  in  the  dast.  A  "  season  "  of  Italian  opera 
under  the  direction  of  Sig.  Angelo  opened  Oct.  18  with  "lone," 
an  old  opera  by  Petrilla.  In  the  cast  were  Sig.  Giannini,  Mme. 
Mestres,  Blanche  Montaldo,  Pogliano,and  Sig.  Pinto,  basso.  Nov. 
I  "  Un  Ballo  in  Maschera  "  was  sung  by  the  same  company.  Nov. 
S  the  season  closed  prematurely.  "Rigoletto"  had  been  an- 
nounced for  that  night.  It  was  not  sung,  nor  was  "La  Juive" 
given  Nov.   3  as  billed.     Business  had  been  bad  from  the  start, 


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and  there  was  a  quarrel  between  Angelo  and  Julia  Valda,  the 
backers  of  the  venture.  Adelina  Patti  appeared  in  concert  Nov. 
18.  Sig.  Guille,  a  new  tenor,  was  among  those  who  assisted  her. 
At  the  second  concert,  afternoon  of  Nov.  20,  Patti  sang  the  jewel 
song  from  "  Faust. " 

A  charity  entertainment  was  given  afternoon  and  evening,  Feb. 
17,  1887,  in  aid  of  a  fund  for  the  new  La  Salle  Institute  of  the 
Christian  Brothers.  On  the  afternoon  of  April  21  William  Dav- 
idge  took  a  "  testimonial  benefit  "  to  celebrate  his  fiftieth  year  of 
constant  service  upon  the  stage, — thirty-seven  years  in  America 
and  thirteen  years  in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland.  The  following 
was  the  programme:  Dockstader's  Minstrels;  Screen  scene  from 
"The  School  for  Scandal,"  John  Gilbert  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  Kyrle 
Bellew  as  Charles  Surface,  Herbert  Kelcey  as  Joseph  Surface, 
Annie  Robe  as  Lady  Teazle;  Mme.  Janauschek  and  company  in 
the  death  scene  of  "Meg  Merrilies,"  with  this  cast: 

Dirk  Hattrick  . 


Meg  Merrilies  ....  Janauschek 
Dandie  Dinmont  .  .  Geo.  D.  Chaplin 
Henry  Bertram  .  .  Alex.  H.  Stuart 
Colonel  Guy  Mannering  James  Garden 
Diiminie  Sampson  .  .  E.  A.  Eberle 
Bailie  Bearcliff  .  .  .  .  T.  Beverly 
Gilbert  Glosson    ....  Giles  Shine 


Beverly  W.  Turner 

Jacob  Tabos M.  Brewer 

Gabriel Louis  Bresn 

Julia  Mannering  .  .  .  Marston  Leigh 
Lucy  Bertram  .  .  .  Lavinia  Shannon 
Mrs.  McCandlish  .  .  Kate  Fletcher 
Flora      ....  Josephine  C.  Bailey 

After  this  came  one  scene  from  "  The  Love  Chase  " : 


Sir  William  Fondlove 

Charles  Wheatleigh 

Wildrake E.  H.  Sothem 

Waller Frank  Rodney 

Trueworth  .     .     .     Joseph  E.  Whiting 
Humphries       ....  Henry  Clayton 


Lash Claude  Brooke 

Servant W.  Pembroke 

Widow  Green Ida  Vernon 

Lydia Adeline  Stanhope 

Phoebe Percy  Haswell 

Constance   ....      Helen  Dauvray 


Next  came  second  act  of  "  Saints  and  Sinners  "  : 


Letty  Fletcher 
Jacob  Fletcher 
Capt.  Eustace . 


Marie  Burroughs 

.  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Robert  Hilliard 


Ralph  Kingsmill 
Jack  Raddles   . 
Leeson    .    .     . 


.     .    L.  F.  Massen 

Henry  J.  HoUiday 

.      H.  S.  Millward 


Mr.  Davidge  then  addressed  the  audience  and  was  followed  by 
the  second  act  of  "The  Golden  Giant": 


Alexander  Fairfax     .      McKee  Rankin  I 
Jack  Mason     .     .     .      Robert  Hilliard 
Bixby Charles  Stanley  | 


Bessie  Fairfax      .  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin 
Ethel  Gray Daisy  Dorr 


Then  Loie  Fuller  and  Carrie  Coote  gave  vocal  selections,  and 
the  performance  concluded  with  the  farce  of  "The  Wandering 
Minstrel":  ^ 


Jim  Baggs  .  . 
Mr.  Crincum  . 
Herbert  Carol  . 
Mr.  Tweedle   . 


William  Davidge 
Henry  Holliday 
.  Henry  Hallam 

.  C.  P.  Flockton 


Mrs.  Crincum  .     .    Mrs.  E.  G.  Phillips 

Julia Vernona  Jarbeau 

Peggy Marie  Greenwald 


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The  Academy  property  was  sold  to  W.  B.  Dinsmore  April  27, 
1887,  for  ^300,000.  It  was  put  up  at  the  Real  Estate  exchange 
and  knocked  down  to  Director  Dinsmore,  subject  to  a  mortgage 
of  1^195,000,  because  nobody  else  would  make  a  bid.  At  that  time 
Mr.  Dinsmore  stated  that  he  bought  the  property  on  the  impulse 
of  the  moment  as  an  investment.  It  comprised  about  ten  lots  in 
the  very  heart  of  the  city.  A  few  weeks  afterwards  W.  P. 
Douglas  bought  the  property,  paying  ;^32S,cxdo  for  it.  The  deed 
was  recorded  in  the  Registrar's  Office  Aug.  31.  The  property  was 
sold  subject  to  a  mortgage  to  secure  the  payment  of  ^195,000  to 
the  executors  of  John  Schenck.  Mr.  Douglas,  by  a  mortgage  re- 
corded Aug.  30  borrowed  ^300,000  from  the  Connecticut  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  company,  to  enable  him  to  buy  the  property. 

This  house  was  first  opened  as  a  combination  theatre  —  that  is, 
it  was  rented  to  travelling  companies  for  two  or  more  weeks  at  a 
time  — Sept.  19  with  the  "Tank"  play,  "A  Dark  Secret,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


James  Norton  ....    Harry  Ashton 

Stephen Hudson  Liston 

Nat Chas.  Cumraings 

Arthur  Loates  ....     Geo.  Backus 


Nelly  .  . 
Cecil  Rayner 
May  Joyce  . 
Emilia    .     . 


.  Virginia  Nelson 
.  Clarence  Heritage 
.  Dora  Goldthwaite 
Gabrielle  du  Sauld 


Eugene  Tompkins  and  Ed.  G.  Gilmore  commenced  as  managers 
of  this  house  Nov.  28.  The  spectacle  of  "  The  Arabian  Nights  " 
opened  Dec.  5  for  two  weeks.  Week  of  Dec.  19  the  theatre  was 
closed,  but  reopened  Dec.  26  with  the  Booth-Barrett  company  in 
"Julius  Caesar."  Most  of  the  orchestra  seats  sold  for  ;^2.so,  a 
few  for  $2,  and  all  the  balcony  back  of  the  first  two  rows  for 
;^i.  50.     The  cast  was : 


Brutus    .     .  . 

Decius    .     .  . 

Casca     .     .  . 
Metellus  Cimber 

Trebonius    .  . 

Cinna     .     .  . 

Calphurnia  .  . 


.  Edwin  Booth 
Charles  Collins 

.     B.  G.  Rogers 

L.  J.  Henderson 
Chas.  B.  Hanford 

.  Edwin  Royle 
Elizabeth  Robbins 


Cassius  .  .  . 
Julius  Caesar  . 
Octavius  CcEsar 
Popilius  Lena  . 
Titanius .  .  . 
Portia     .     .     . 


Lawrence  Barrett 
.  John  A.  Lane 

Lawrence  Hanley 

Frederic  Vroom 

.     J.  L.  Finney 

Minna  K.  Gale 


March  19  Bamay,  the  German  tragedian,  appeared  as  King  Lear 
with  this  cast : 


Koenig  von  Frankreich  Carl  Mueller 
Herzog  von  Burgund  Alexis  Schoenlank 
Herzog  von  Cornwall  Heinrich  Zilzer 
Herzog  von  Albanien  .  .  Julius  Metz 
Graf  von  Gloster  .  .  Reinhold  Bojok 
Graf  von  Kent  .  .  .  Gustav  Kober 
Koenig  Lear  ....  Herr  Barnay 
Edgar Arthur  Meyer 


Edmund  . 
Curan 
Der  Narr 
Oswald  . 
Goneril  . 
Regan  . 
Cordelia  . 


Hugo  Ranzenberg 
.  .  .  M.  Hoppe 
.  .  Moritz  Moritz 
.  Hermann  Haack 
.  Antonie  Ziegler 
Auguste  Burmester 
Hermine  Reichenbach 


.i^ugcu niuiui  ivieyer 

Barnay's  Lear  lacked  grandeur  of  conception   and  dignity  of 
mien.      It  was   neither  picturesque   nor  pathetic.       It   did    not 


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touch  the  heart,  neither  did  it  fill  the  imagination  or  satisfy  the 
intellect.  March  21,  22,  an  act  each  of  "Richard  III.,"  "Wil- 
liam Tell,"  and  "Julius  Caesar"  were  given;  March  23  and  24, 
"Uriel  Acosta;"  matinee,  March  24,  "Othello."  This  closed 
Barnay's  engagement  at  this  house,  also  with  Conreid  &  Herr- 
mann, his  managers,  and  "  Julius  Cassar  "  was  played  during  the 
engagement  of  two  weeks.  The  pantomime  of  "  Mazulm,  or  the 
Night  Owl,"  Jan.  9,   1888: 

Mazulm A.  H.  Denham 

Spirits  of  Purity  .    .      Hattie  Grinnell 

Clown T.  S.  Dare 

Harlequin  .     .    ...  Albert  Martinetti 


Policeman Wm.  Eunice 

Pantaloon  .    .    .  W.  H.  Bartholomew 
Columbine Louise  Allen 


Ludwig  Barnay,  the  German  actor,  was  announced  to  make  his 
debut  March  12,  under  the  management  of  Conreid  &  Herrmann. 
But  the  audience  was  so  small  that  it  was  dismissed  by  the  man- 
agement. The  slim  attendance  was  owing  to  the  memorable  bliz- 
zard—  a  snowstorm  long  to  be  remembered.  Very  few  of  the 
theatres  were  able  to  open  their  doors,  as  the  streets  were  almost 
impassable.  The  following  night  there  was  another  small  sized 
house,  occasioned  by  the  storm,  but  March  15  Barnay  appeared  in 
"Kean,"  a  play  made  familiar  by  him  during  his  first  American 
engagement  at  the  Thalia,  in  1883.  The  cast  of  "Kean"  was  as 
follows : 


George,  Prinz  von  Wales 

Hugo  Ranzenberg 
Graf  von  Coefeld  .  Hermann  Haack 
Graefin  Helena  .  .  Antonie  Ziegler 
Graefin  Amy  von  Goswill 

Auguste  Burmester 
Lady  Sarah  Brighton,   Eugenie  Schmitz 


Sir  Arthur  Neville  Alexis  Schoenlank 
Anna  Danby  .  Hermine  Reichenbach 
Edmund  Kean  .  .  Ludwig  Barnay 
Lord  Melvill  ....  Arthur  Meyer 
Darius    ......    Moritz  Moritz 

Salomon Gustav  Kober 

Pistol Lili  Petri 


On  March  16  and  17  he  appeared  in  "Othello,"  with  this  cast: 


Der  Doge  von  Venedig,  Heinrich  Zilzer 
Desdemona  .  Hermine  Reichenbach 
Brabantio   ....      Reinhold  Bojok 

Gratiano Julius  Metz 

Lodovico  .  .  .  Alexis  Schoenlank 
Othello Ludwig  Barnay 


Cassio Hugo  Ranzenberg 

Yago Gustav  Kober 

Roderigo Arthur  Meyer 

Montana     ....    Hernlann  Haack 
Emilia Antonie  Ziegler 


This  was  his  first  performance  of  the  character  in  this  country. 
Barnay  was  wonderfully  picturesque  and  romantic  —  a  little  too 
much  in  color  —  the  negro  rather  than  the  Moor,  perhaps,  but  a 
stalwart  and  impressive  Moor. 

Tony  Hart  had  a  benefit  here  matin6e  of  March  15,  when  the 
following  programme  was  offered :  Overture  by  an  enlarged  volun- 
teer band  of  fifty  pieces,  comprising  members  of  the  orchestras 
of  the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre,  the  People's  Theatre,  and  the 


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Grand  Opera  House  by  the  courtesy  of  their  respective  leaders, 
under  the  direction  of   Wm.    Lloyd  Bowron  of  the   Fourteenth 
Street  Theatre;   Ferguson  and  Mack  in  their  specialties;  Frank 
Mayo  and  company  in  the  first  act  of  "  The  Royal  Guard ; "  cast : 
D'Artagnan,  a  Gascon  adventurer,  Frank  Mayo;  Captain  de  Tre- 
ville,  Ralph  Howard ;  Athos,  Wm.  Harcourt ;  Porthos,  D.  Hanchett; 
Aramis,   Robert  Neil;  Count  Rochefort,  a  spy  of  Richelieu's,  E. 
Parish;    Brissac,    Captain   of   Richelieu's   Guard,    L.    Johnstone; 
Mons.   Bonacieux  of  the  Lion  d'Or,  D.   Rivers;  Jaques,  J.   Lori- 
mer;   Perrott,    T.    H.   Conly;   Lady  de  Winter,    Alice   Fischer; 
Constance,    Frances   Graham;    Nannette,    Gladys   Graves;    peas- 
ants, guards,  etc.      Charles   Reed,   comic  recitation;   Arthur  L. 
Oswald,  aria,  "  Lend  Me  Your  Aid ; "  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  origi- 
nal sketch  (accompanied  by  Morris  Phillips);  W.  J.  Scanlan  and 
company  in  the  second  act  of  "Shane-na-Lawn;"  cast:  Shane-na- 
Lawn,  with  songs,  W.  J.  Scanlan ;  John  Power,  C.  H.  Thompson ; 
Gerald  Power,  George  W.  Deyo;  Harry  Redmond,  Charles  Dade; 
Mat  Kerwin,  W.  R.   Ogden;  Ronald,  Thaddeus  Shine;  Buckley, 
C.  R.  Webster;  Agent  Dillon,  Albert  Morrell;  Rose  Redmond, 
Kate  Blancke;    Peggy   O'Moore,    Kitty   O'Shea;    Mrs.    Powers, 
Millie  Sackett;  Marie  Jansen,  ballad;  Harry  Edwards,  recitation, 
"A    Manager's   Story "  (E.   Collier);   Warning  and   assassination 
scenes   of   "Julius   Caesar;"    cast:    Julius  Csesar,   Charles  Kent; 
Brutus,    Wm.    H.    Crane;    Marc   Antony,    N.    C.    Goodwin,   Jr.; 
Cassius,     Stuart    Robson;    Decius,     Henry    Bergman;     Flavins, 
Francis  Wilson;  Soothsayer,  J.   B.   Mason;  Casca,  Frank  Mayo; 
Trebonius,  Osmund  Tearle;  Metellus,  Steele  Mackaye;  Popillius, 
Robert  E.  Hilliard;  Calphurnia,  Selina  Fetter;  senators,  priests, 
lictors,  guards,  citizens,  etc.,   by  prominent  professional  people, 
assisted  by  the  supernumerary  forces  from  "Paul  Kauvar;  "  Dave 
Reed,  end  man  and  bone  soloist,  assisted  by  Eugenie  Reed,  and 
Mrs.   Dave  Reed  in  "Hydrophobia,  or  a  Dish  of  Reed  Birds;" 
Mabel  Stillman,  whistling;  Clarence  Worrall,  cornet  solo;  John 
and  Edna  Vidocq,  in  "Rehearsal."     Stage  director,  Henry  Flohr. 
Satin  programmes   were   sold   by   Mrs.    G.  W.   Floyd   and   Mrs. 
Louise  Eldridge,  who  realized  ^200  in  this  way.     The  total  re- 
ceipts of  the  benefit  were  about  ^10,500.     An  auction  sale  of  seats 
for  the  benefit  took  place  March  8,  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre. 
N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  was  the  auctioneer.     He  was  playing  an  en- 
gagement in  Philadelphia  that  week,  but  came  on  to  attend  the  sale, 
and  returned  in  time  for  the  evening  show. 

Daniel  E.  Bandmann  began  an  engagement  March  26,  for  one 
week,  in  "  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde. "  The  National  Opera  com- 
pany was  heard  April  2  in  "Nero;"  April  3,  Goldmark's  "Queen 
of  Sheba,"  with  Chas.  O.  Bassett  as  Assad,  Mme.  Pierson  as  Sula- 
mith.  Miss   Fabris   as  Astaroth,  and  Mrs.   Poole  as  the  Queen. 


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The  rest  of  the  cast  included  Messrs.  Vetta,  Stoddard,  and  Merton ; 
April  4  "Tannhauser"  was  sung,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  in 
English;  April  $,  "Faust,"  with  Barton  McGuckin,  the  tenor, 
in  the  title  r61e,  Amande  Fabris  as  Margherita,  Vetta  as  Meph- 
istopheles,  and  Stoddard  as  Valentine;  April  6,  "The  Flying 
Dutchman." 

Campanini  began  a  short  season  April  16  with  Verdi's  opera, 
"Otello,"  originally  produced  at  La  Scala,  Milan,  one  year  pre- 
viously.    Here  it  had  this  cast: 


Roderigo Barberis 

Montano Maina 

Desdemona  (first  appearance) 

Signora  Tertrazzini 
Emilia Signora  Scalchi 


Otello  (first  appearance  in  America) 

Marconi 
Cassio  (first  appearance  in  America) 

De  Comis 

lago Galassi 

Lodovico Bologna 

Marconi,  the  new  tenor,  was  a  failure,  and  did  not  sing  after 
April  18.  Campanini  appeared  as  Otello  April  20.  The  season 
closed  disastrously  matinee,  April  28,  with  "Otello,"  and  it  is 
doubtful  if  a  worse  business  was  ever  done  at  this  house  with 
Italian  opera.  Marconi,  of  whom  so  much  was  expected,  disap- 
pointed every  one.  No  opera  that  has  ever  been  produced  on  this 
side  of  the  Atlantic  had  received  such  an  amount  of  gratuitous 
advertising  as  "Otello."  Yet,  even  at  the  first  performance  here, 
the  opera  was  a  complete  and  melancholy  failure. 

The  Howard  Athenaeum  Specialty  company  came  for  one  week, 
commencing  April  30. 

"The  Mystery  of  a  Hansom  Cab  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in 
New  York  city.  May  7.  It  was  originally  produced  in  this  country 
at  the  Amphion  Theatre,  Brooklyn.     The  cast  here  was : 


Mark  Fretelby 
Brian  Fitzgerald 
Roger  Moreland 
Kilsip  .  .  . 
Gorby  .  .  . 
Oliver  Whyte  . 
Felix  RoUeston 
Mr.  Calton 
Dr.  Chinston  . 
Inspector  of  Police 
Cabman  No.  1,104 
Policeman  X  No.  43 


Frank  C.  Bangs 

Wm.  Morris 

W.  S.  Harkins 

.    Henry  Lee 

E.  D.  Lyons 

Wm.  Lee 

Herbert  Ay  ling 

Edmund  Grace 

Henry  Vernon 

John  Swinburn 

Jos.  Mitchell 

Wm.  Johnson 


Ben  Morgan    .     .     , 

Servant 

Newsboy  .  .  .  . 
Madge  Fretelby  .  . 
Mother  Guttersnipe  , 
Mrs.  Sampson  .  , 
Mrs.  Felix  RoUeston, 
Rosanna  Moore,  Sal 

Mrs.  Morgan  .  .  . 
Eliza 


.     .     .  Littleton 

.    Mr.  Sylvester 

Chas.  Delacker 

Bijou  Heron 

.     Marion  Bond 

.  Carrie  Jamison 

Florence  Windram 

Rawlins 

Helen  Bancroft 
.  Sallie  Hinston 
.     .  Carrie  Allen 


Frank  Mayo  played  here  one  week  in  "The  Streets  of  New 
York,"  opening  May  14.  Week  of  May  21  the  house  was  closed. 
Sunday  night.  May  27,  a  benefit  for  the  New  York  Press  Club 
building  fund  took  place. 

Louis  James  and  Marie  Wainwright,  with  their  travelling  com- 
pany, began  a  week's  engagement  May  28  in  "Virginius": 


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Virginius Louis  James  Titus E.  Y.  Backus 

Appius  Claudius  .    .    •      Wm.  Harris  Marcus ^^"7  Leighton 

Caius  Claudius     .     .    .  Erroll  Dunbar  First  Soldier A.  Clemens 

Dentatus     ....      H.  A.  Langdon  Servia Kate  Meek 

Icilius F.  C.  Mosley  Female  Slave  ....  Aurelia  Samer 

Numitorius      .     .     .   Edward  N.  Ho3ft  Virginia ....      Marie  Wainwright 

Lucius Willis  Granger 

"Othello"  and  "Ingomar"  were  also  played  during  the  week. 
John  L.  Sullivan,  the  pugilist,  took  a  "benefit"  June  4.  The 
house  reopened  Aug.  30,  with  Eugene  Tompkins  and  E.  G.  Gil- 
more  as  managers,  and  with  Denman  Thompson  as  the  star,  in 
"The  Old  Homestead,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Joshua  Whitcomb 
Frank  Hopkins 
John  Freeman 
Rickety  Ann    . 
Annie  Hopkins 
Cy.  Prime  .     . 


Den  Thompson 

Chauncy  Olcott 

Frank  Thompson 

Annie  Thompson 

Venie  Thompson 

.  Geo.  A.  Beane 


Happy  Jack Walter  Gale 

Eb.  Ganzey  ....  J.  L.  Morgan 
Aunt  Matilda  ....  Louisa  Morse 
Nellie  Freeman  .  .  .  Lillian  Stone 
Maggie  ....      Minnie  Luckstone 


A  benefit  for  the  German  Press  Club  took  place  Sunday  night, 
Oct.  28.  Mme.  Herbert -Foerster,  Max  Alvary,  Bertha  Ricci, 
Helen  Von  Doenhoff,  Emil  Fischer,  Isabelle  Urquhart,  Alice 
Maydue,  Conrad  Ansorge,  Max  Bendix,  Gus  Williams,  Richard 
Pitrot,  and  a  number  of  German  singing  societies  gave  their  ser- 
vices. Dockstader's  Minstrels  were  heard  in  white  face  Sunday 
evening,  Dec.  30.  Jas.  Blamphin,  the  harpist,  and  Jules  Levy, 
cornetist,  also  appeared.  A  testimonial  benefit  was  tendered 
May  26,  1889,  to  the  family  of  the  late  Hon.  Michael  Norton, 
when  a  host  of  voluntary  artists  appeared,  including  Charles 
O.  Bassett,  Maud  Powell,  Georgine  Von  Januschowsky,  Conrad 
Ansorge,  Blanche  Walsh,  Alice  J.  Shaw,  and  others.  The  affair 
was  given  under  the  auspices  of  Mayor  Hugh  J.  Grant  and  other 
city  officials.  The  amount  raised  by  the  testimonial  was  about 
^20,000.  "The  Old  Homestead"  terminated  its  first  run  Saturday 
evening,  June  i,  1889,  when  the  house  closed  for  one  week,  and 
reopened  June  10  with  Bartholomew's  Equine  Paradox.  Their 
stay  was  very  brief,  and  the  house  closed  until  Thursday  evening, 
Sept.  25,  when  Mr.  Thompson  commenced  another  season  of  "The 
Old  Homestead."  The  season  closed  May  10,  1890.  James  C.  Duff's 
opera  company  appeared  here  May  12  in  "  Pinafore  "  :  Sir  Joseph 
Porter,  Digby  Bell;  Captain  Corcoran,  W.  H.  Clarke;  Ralph  Rack- 
straw,  Chauncey  Olcott ;  Dick  Deadeye,  Frank  Pearson ;  Boatswain, 
W.  H.  MacLaughlin;  Josephine,  Gertrude  Sears;  Hebe,  Katie  Gil- 
bert; Little  Buttercup,  Laura  Joyce  Bell.  "The  Mikado"  was 
sung  June  2  :  Digby  Bell,  Ko  Ko ;  Chauncey  Olcott,  Nanki  Pooh; 
Laura  Joyce  Bell,  Katisha;  Yum  Yum,  Gertrude  Sears;  and  Pooh 
Bah,  William  MacLaughlin ;  Jos.  C.  Fay,  Leona  Clarke. 

The  next  dramatic  season  opened  Aug.  23  with  the  following 


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English  specialty  company:  The  Montague  troupe  of  acrobats, 
Stebb  and  Trepp,  Rodo  Leo  Rapoli,  equilibrist;  Dan  Emerson, 
vocalist;  the  Hulines,  the  Waterbury  Family,  the  Hanlon  Volters 
(not  the  original  Hanlon  Bros.),  the  Paul  Martinetti  pantomime 
company.  The  gymnastic  act  of  Zampillaerostation  was  done  by 
the  Hanlon  Volters,  and  the  afterpiece  was  "A  Terrible  Night." 
All  of  the  specialty  acts  had  been  performed,  and  when  the  Hanlon 
Volters  had  about  finished  their  gymnastic  act,  while  William  was 
doing  the  "giant  swing"  on  a  single  trapeze  suspended  from  the 
dome  of  the  theatre,  one  of  the  wire  cables  supporting  the  bar 
broke,  and  he  fell  head  foremost  to  the  parquet,  striking  one  of 
the  ropes  holding  the  net,  thus  breaking  his  fall.  He  was  taken 
to  the  New  York  Hospital,  where  he  remained  for  several  days. 
He  reappeared  Sept.  6,  but  took  no  part  in  the  performance  other 
than  to  bow  his  acknowledgments  to  the  audience. 

The  B.  P.  O.  Elks  had  a  benefit  afternoon  Sept.  4,  when  the 
McCaull  Opera  company  appeared  in  "The  Seven  Suabians." 
"The  Nuptial  Chimes"  came  next.  Others  on  the  bill  were  the 
Hanlon  Volters,  Selma  Koert-Kronold,  Carl  Streitmann,  and  Gil- 
bert Sarony.  William  Hanlon  reappeared  Sept.  25  in  his  trapeze 
act.  This  company  closed  Oct.  2.  Den  Thompson  returned  Oct. 
6  in  "The  Old  Homestead."  Edward  Gilmore  and  Eugene  Tomp- 
kins purchased  Nilsson  Hall  in  East  Fifteenth  Street,  adjoining 
the  Academy  for  ^78,000.  "The  Old  Homestead"  was  revived 
Oct.  6  and  closed  Jan.  10,  1891.  "Joshua  Whitcomb  "  was  pro- 
duced Jan.  12  for  two  weeks.  "The  Old  Homestead"  was  revived 
Jan.  26  and  continued  until  April  25.  The  house  was  closed 
week  of  April  27,  except  May  2,  when  the  "Mask  and  Wig 
Club,"  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  appeared  in  the  bur- 
lesque of  "Miss  Columbia"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city. 

"Home,  Sweet  Home,"  a  rural  play,  was  acted  May  4,  1891,  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage.  In  the  company  were  Robert  Fischer, 
George  A.  Beane,  Louis  R.  Grissel,  John  R.  Maner,  Sidney  Drew, 
Mason  Mitchell,  John  Morgan,  Louisa  Morse,  Louise  Sylvester, 
Hattie  Harvey,  and  Kate  Chester.  The  theatre  was  closed  May  9 
and  reopened  Aug.  26  with  "The  Shaughraun,"  by  amateurs.  The 
next  season  began  Sept.  3,  1891,  with  "The  Soudan,"  which  had 
this  cast : 


Captain  Temple  .  .  .  Louis  James 
Matthew  Hawker  .  .  S.  E.  Springer 
Paul  de  Vigne ....  Frank  Losee 
Stephen  Mardyke  .  Stanislaus  Stange 
Rev.  Arthur  Lul  worth 

Lawrence  Eddinger 
Horatio  Spofkins  .  .  Dan  Collyer 
Joe  Lambkins  ....  Harry  Hawk 
Father  Donini      .     .     Russell  Hunting 


Nellie  Temple 
Cora  Gray  .    . 
Maggie  Wilkins 
Mrs.  Lambkins 
Mrs.  Lulworth 
Mrs.  Buton 
Frank     . 
Dick  .     . 


.    .  Emma  Vaders 

Eleanor  Moretti 

.    Kate  Oesterle 

.  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Jeannie  Harold 

.     .     .     .  Marie  Bellville 

.     .     Master  Jack  Ferris 

Master  Wallie  Eddinger 


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This  closed  Nov.  21,  1891.  "Cinderella"  was  presented  Nov.  24 
and  closed  Dec.  26.  On  Dec.  29  "  A  Country  Circus  "  was  pre- 
sented. In  the  company  were  Nat.  D.  Jones,  Mrs.  Eugene  A. 
Eberle,  Chas.  B.  Hawkins,  Frank  A.  Tannehill,  Jr.,  Henry 
Lynn,  Lottie  Alter,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Sands,  Lon  Morris,  and  James 
A.  Heme  (stage  director).  There  was  a  ring  on  the  stage  with 
reflecting  mirrors.  The  circus  performers  were  the  Meers  Sisters, 
Katie  HoUoway,  Wm.  Conrad  and  dogs,  Thos.  S.  Dare,  Leon 
Morris  and  ponies,  the  Glinserettis  and  George  Kline.  The 
"Country  Circus"  closed  March  26,    1892. 

Adele  Sandrock,  announced  as  the  German  Bernhardt,  made  her 
American  debut  March  28,  1892,  in  "Eva,"  supported  by  a  Ger- 
man company  from  the  Thalia  Theatre.  "  Marie  Stuart "  was 
given  April  8  with  Marianne  Bedocovies  in  the  title  r61e.  Sand- 
rock  was  to  have  acted  that  r61e,  but  at  the  last  moment  refused, 
stating  that  she  had  not  sufficient  time  to  study  it.  "Sophie 
Dorothea "  was  seen  April  12  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
Sandrock  acted  April  15  in  "Die  Hochzeit  von  Valeni."  The 
house  was  closed  week  of  April  18.  Mme.  Siseretta  Jones,  an- 
nounced as  the  Black  Patti  (who  first  appeared  in  New  York, 
April  26  at  the  Madison  Square  Garden),  sang  here  April  30  and 
May  I.  The  burlesque  "Blue  Eyed  Susan,"  by  Sims  and  Pettit 
was  done  May  2  with  a  cast  made  up  of  amateurs.  The  Hi  Henry 
burlesque  company  came  May  9  in  "  Our  Vassar  Girls. "  Princess 
Dolgorouky,  solo  violinist,  made  her  American  debut  May  28. 
William  Muldoon  gave  a  boxing  exhibition  June  4. 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  5,  1892,  with  "The  Black  Crook," 
and  this  cast :  Count  Wolfenstein,  Geo.  K.  Robinson ;  Rudolphe, 
Nestor  Lennon ;  Von  Puffengruntz,  W.  H.  Bartholomew;  Hertzog, 
S.  E.  Springer;  Greppo,  Sam  Collins;  Dragonfin,  James  Marba; 
Zamiel,  Russell  Hunting;  Stalacta,  Elise  Gray;  Amina,  Gertrude 
Wood ;  Dame  Barbara,  Mrs.  Selden  Irwin ;  Carline,  Sadie  Mac- 
Donald.  In  the  ballet  were  Zole  Tornaghi,  Sig.  Nicola  Guerra, 
Amalia  Maveroffer,  and  Marie  Rizzi,  their  first  appearance  in 
America.  The  four  French  quadrille  dancers  from  Paris  made 
their  American  debut  in  the  dance  known  as  "The  Split."  The 
French  equilibrist  Kins-Ners  made  his  American  debut  Sept.  10. 
Sig.  Biancifiore,  male  dancer,  and  Elena  Salmorraghi,  premiere 
danseuse,  first  appeared  March  24. 

Mrs.  Louisa  Eldridge  had  a  benefit  afternoon,  April  6,  1893. 
Rose  Pompon,  French  eccentric  dancer,  made  her  American 
debut  April  10.  "  The  Black  Crook  "  closed  May  20,  after  three 
hundred  and  six  consecutive  performances.  The  Columbia  College 
boys  gave  "Ivanhoe"  May  26,  1893.  Dr.  Carver  appeared  here 
July  4  in  "The  Scout,"  and  suddenly  closed  July  22.  The  house 
reopened  Aug.  14  with  "  The  Black  Crook  "     Bartoletti,  premiere 


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danseuse,  made  her  American  d6but.  Leonella  Staccione  reap- 
peared, and  Sig.  Salvaggi,  male  dancer,  made  his  American  d6but, 
Aug.  21.  "The  Black  Crook"  closed  Sept.  23.  The  Academy  was 
dark  until  Oct.  23,  1893,  when  it  was  opened  with  "In  Old  Ken- 
tucky," which  had  this  cast:  Frank  Layson,  Wm.  Courtleigh; 
Col.  Sandusky  Doolittle,  Burt  G.  Clarke;  Joe  Lorey,  George  W. 
Deyo;  Brutus,  Scott  Williams;  Madge  Brierly,  Bettina  Gerard; 
Alathea  Layson,  Ethel  Graybrooke.  This  drama  ran  until  March 
12,  1894,  when  "The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me"  was  presented.  It 
was  by  David  Belasco  and  Franklyn  Fyles.  The  next  season  opened 
August  30  with  "  Shenandoah. "  "  The  Cotton  King  "  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  in  America  Dec.  3,  and  the  cast  was : 


Jack  .    . 
Shillinglaw 
Stockley 
Fonseca . 
Ponder    . 


Eben  Plympton 

.  Dominick  Murray 

.     Cuyler  Hastings 

Edward  R.  Mawson 

.     .     .  Edward  See 


Tupper Dan  Collyer 

Hetty May  Wheeler 

Mrs.  Drayson .  .  .  Mrs.  Selden  Irwin 
Kittie  ....  Amelia  Summerville 
Elsie Bijou  Fernandez 


There  was  a  benefit  performance  here  and  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  afternoon  of  Jan.  17,  1895,  for  the  relief  of  the  families 
of  the  firemen  who  lost  their  lives  on  Dec.  29.  "Rory  of  the 
Hills"  was  first  played  here  Jan.  28,  1895,  and  had  this  cast: 


Squireen  Darley  .  .  .  Jos.  A.  Wilkes 
Barry  L'Estrange  .  Emmet  Corrigan 
Lawyer  McSlime  .  .  .  Harry  Hawk 
The  Mask  ....  Henry  E.  Walton 
Con  Cregan,  a  Madman  J.  F.  Wheelock 
Corney  IDelaney  ....  Ben  Lodge 
The  Hon.  Percy  WagstafE 

Richard  Ganthony 
Mr.  Decourcy  ...      T.  C.  Hamilton 


Adolphus  .  . 
Mike  Dooley  . 
Norry  Cavanagh 
Decourcy  .  . 
Grace  Darley  . 
Esmond .  .  . 
Widow  Kilduff 
Widow  O'Mally 
Rory  O'Mally  . 


Emmet  Devoy 
Harry  Scarborough 
.  Patsy  Brannigan 
.  T.  C.  Hamilton 
.  Nellie  Braggins 
.  .  Kate  Lester 
.  May  Thompson 
Mrs.  Chas.  Peters 
.   James  C.  Roach 


"Rory  of  the  Hills"  closed  April  6,  1895.  The  house  reopened 
April  IS  with  Prof.  Alex  Herrmann,  the  magician,  for  a  fortnight. 
"  The  Fatal  Card  "  was  presented  April  29  and  ran  until  June  i, 
when  the  house  closed,  and  reopened  Aug.  29  with  the  first  produc- 
tion in  America  of  "The  Sporting  Duchess,"  called  in  England 
"The  Derby  Winner,"  by  Augustus  Harris,  Cecil  Raleigh,  and 
Henry  Hamilton.     The  drama  had  this  cast : 


Douglas E,  J.  RatclifFe 

Harold Roy  Richardson 

Donnelly Alfred  Fisher 

Mostyn Francis  Carlyle 

Lord  Chisholm      .     .      W.  D.  Harbury 

Bagot Francis  Neilson 

Guy  Beamish   ....    Rhynas  Jones 

Rupert William  Harcourt 

Cyprian  Streatfield    .    .   R.  A.  Roberts 


Joe  Alymer .     .     . 
Maria      .     .     .     . 
Muriel    .    .     .    . 
Mrs.  Donnelly 
Annette  Donnelly 
May  Aylmer 
Vivian  Darville     . 
Frances  Collonby 


.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
.  .  Agnes  Booth 
.  .  Cora  Tanner 
Agnes  Proctor 
.  .  Jessie  Busley 
Margaret  Robinson 
.  .  Alice  Fischer 
.     .  Louise  MuUer 


no      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D896 

J.  H.  Stoddart  was  the  recipient  of  a  loving  cup  Jan.  30,  1896,  after 
the  close  of  the  performance  of  "  The  Sporting  Duchess. "  The 
cup  was  presented  to  him  by  the  management  of  the  play  and  the 
members  of  the  company,  and  commemorated  the  sixty-third  anni- 
versary of  Mr.  Stoddart's  debut  on  the  stage.  The  presentation 
speech  was  made  by  A.  M.  Palmer,  to  which  Mr.  Stoddart  re- 
sponded. Mrs.  Agnes  Booth  Schoeffel  also  presented  him  with  a 
silver  pitcher,  a  gift  from  Joseph  Jefferson.  In  consequence  of 
the  illness  of  Cora  Tanner  Feb.  12,  1896,  Agnes  Booth  acted 
Muriel,  and  Agnes  Proctor  appeared  as  Maria.  This  play  con- 
tinued until  Feb.   29. 

Grand  Opera  was  once  more  heard  in  the  Academy  on  March  2, 
1896.  Mr.  Damrosch's  company  began  their  season  with  "  Fidelio," 
when  Katharina  Klafsky  sang  Leonora,  and  Gruening  and  Popovici 
were  received  with  enthusiasm.  "  Lohertgrin  "  was  sung  March 
5:  Lohengrin,  Wilhelm  Gruening;  Elsa,  Milka  Ternina;  Ortrud, 
Katharina  Klafsky;  King  Henry,  Emil  Fischer;  Telramund, 
Demeter  Popovici;  Herald,  Wilhelm  Mertens.  Frau  Klafsky 
sang  Ortrud  as,  perhaps,  no  one  has  ever  sung  it  here  before. 
What  a  magnificent  voice  hers  was,  to  be  sure!  What  a  volume, 
what  richness,  beauty,  and  splendor  of  tone !  "  The  Scarlet  Letter," 
composed  by  Walter  Damrosch,  was  sung  March  6  for  the  first 
time  with  this  cast: 


Hester  Prynn  .  .  .  Johanna  Gadski 
Arthur  Dimmesdale  .  Baron  Berthold 
Governor  Bellingham     Conrad  Behrens 


Rev.  John  Wilson  .  Gerard  Stehman 
Roger  Chillingworth .  .  W.  Mertens 
Jailer Julius  von  Putlitz 


"Siegfried"  was  sung  matinee,  March  7,  introducing  Max  Alvary; 
" Tannhauser, "  March  9;  "Die  Walkiire,"  March  11,  with  Katha- 
rina Klafsky  as  Brunhilde ;  matinee,  March  12,  "Fidelio":  Frau- 
lein  Terulma  as  Leonora,  Gruening  as  Florestan,  Fischer  as 
Rocco,  Herr  Popovici  as  Pizarro,  and  Behrens,  the  Minister; 
"Die  Meistersinger "  was  sung  March  13  with  this  cast:  Hans 
Sachs,  Emil  Fischer;  Veit  Pogner,  Conrad  Behrens;  Eva,  Jo- 
hanna Gadski;  Magdalene,  Marie  Maurer.  "Tristan  and  Isolde" 
was  heard  matinee,  March  14;  "Lohengrin,"  March  16;  "Sieg- 
fried," March  17;  "Tannhauser,"  March  18;  "Der  Freischiitz, " 
March  20:  Agatha,  Johanna  Gadski;  Anna,  Augusta  Vollmar; 
Prince  Ottokar,  Wilhelm  Mertens;  Samiel,  Julius  von  Putlitz; 
Hermit,  Conrad  Behrens.  "  Gotteidammerung  "  was  heard  matinee, 
March  21,  and  night,  March  25;  "Die  Walkure,"  March  23; 
"Tristan  and  Isolde,"  March  27,  and  the  season  closed  matinee, 
March  28,  with  "Die  Meistersinger," 

"  Cuba  Free  "  was  a  play  by  James  Arthur  MacKnight,  acted 
(March  26)  for  one  night  only.  «  Humanity  "  .was  played  March 
30:  Bevis  Cranbourne,  Joseph  Grismer;  Felix  Cranbourne,  John 


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III 


S.  Hale;  Lady  Cranbourne,  Mary  Davenport;  Vera  Cranbourne, 
Belle  Bucklin;  Fordyce  Dangerfield,  Hardee  Kirkland;  Baby 
Bembrose,  Arthur  Livingston;  Matthew  Penn,  E.  R.  Mawson; 
Lesbia,  Ramie  Austin;  Keziah,  Julia  Batchelder;  Manassas,  Dore 
Davidson;  Alma  Dunbar,  Phoebe  Davis.  This  was  followed  by 
"After  Dark":  Old  Tom,  Wm.  A.  Brady;  Medhurst,  Ross  O'Neal; 
Chumley,  E.  R.  Mawson ;  Dicey  Morris,  Dore  Davidson ;  Belling- 
ham,  Hardee  Kirkland;  Peter  Small,  Sadie  Price;  Eliza,  Marie 
Rene ;  Rose,  Helen  Robertson.  "  Trilby  "  was  seen  here  May  9, 
and  the  house  closed  to  reopen  matinee  and  night  of  May  30,  when 
"  The  Rivals  "  was  acted  by  the  same  company  that  played  it  a  few 
nights  previously  at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre. 

The  house  was  opened  for  the  season  Aug.  20,  1896,  with  the 
first  performance  of  Clay  Greene's  "Under  the  Polar  Star,"  which 
had  this  cast : 

Rodman Charles  Kent  Doctor  Bacon  ....    Neil  Warner 

Harry  Carleton     .     .      Francis  Carlyle  O'Regan Felix  Haney 

William  Brandon .     .     Cuyler  Hastings  Helen  Blaine    -     .       Grace  Henderson 

Achille  Rabon      .     .   Leo  Dietrichstein  Mrs.  Carleton  .     .     .   Mary  Davenport 

Washington  Post .    .    .  Theo  Babcock  Flora  Heath     .     .    .   Bijou  Fernandez 

Alexy W.  H.  Thompson 

There  was  a  benefit  afternoon  of  Oct.  8  for  the  Edwin  Forrest 
Lodge,  Actors'  Order  of  Friendship.  The  performance  began 
about  noon  and  continued  until  nearly  nightfall.  Prominent 
among  those  who  appeared  were  Joseph  Jefferson  as  Mr.  Go- 
lightly,  in  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings,"  Wm.  H.  Crane  and  Stuart 
Robson  in  the  "quarrel  scene"  from  "Julius  Caesar,"  Francis 
Wilson  in  an  act  of  "Half  a  King,"  and  Georgia  Cayvan,  in  a 
scene  from  "Mary  Pennington,  Spinster." 

J.  H.  Mapleson  began  a  season  of  Italian  opera  Oct.  26  with 
"Aida":  Rhadames,  Sig.  Durot;  Amonasro,  Sig.  de  Anna; 
Ramfis,  Sig.  Pinto;  the  King,  Sig.  Dado;  Amneris,  Mme.  Parsi; 
Sacerdotessa,  Mile,  du  Bedat;  Aida,  Mme.  Bonaplata-Bau.  With 
the  exception  of  one  member  of  the  cast,  Sig.  de  Anna,  there  was 
not  a  singer  upon  the  stage  who  was  known  to  New  York.  "  La 
Traviata "  was  announced  for  Oct.  28,  but  owing  to  the  illness  of 
Sig.  Randaccio  there  was  a  change  of  bill,  and  "  Aida  "  was  again 
performed;  also  Oct.  30,  the  cast  being  the  same  at  each  perform- 
ance. "II  Trovatore"  was  given  matinee,  Oct.  31.  Mme.  Bona- 
plata  was  announced  for  Leonora,  but  Mme.  Dotti  took  her  place. 
Mme.  Scalchi  was  the  Azucena;  "The  Huguenots"  was  sung  Nov. 
4;  Sig.  de  Marchi  sang  Raoul  in  "The  Huguenots,"  Mile.  Pergozzi- 
Albini,  Margherita  de  Valois. 

"La  Somnambula"  was  sung  Nov.  6:  Elvino,  Sig.  Betti;  Conte 
Rodolfo,  Sig.  Dado;  Alessio,  Sig.  Borelli;  Un  Notaro,  Sig.  Oli- 
ver! ;  Lisa,  Mme.  du  Bedat ;  Theresa,  Mme.  Meysenheym ;  Amina, 


112      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1897 


Mme.  Huguet.  This  was  the  first  appearance  here  of  Mile.  HugueL 
"  Aida"  was  sung  matinee,  Nov.  7.  The  prices  were  reduced  Nov. 
9  from  $4  to  $s.  "  Faust "  was  heard  Nov.  9  with  Susan  Strong 
as  Margherita  and  Sig.  Randaccio  as  Faust.  This  was  Miss 
Strong's  first  appearance,  and  also  the  American  debut  of  Randac- 
cio; "La  Somnambula"  was  heard  Nov.  ii,  with  Huguet  as  Amina; 
Nov.  13,  for  the  first  time  in  America  "Andrea  Chenier  "  was  sung, 
libretto  by  Luigi  Illica  and  music  by  Umberto  Giordano.  The 
opera  had  this  cast: 


Andrea  Chenier 
Carlo  Gerard  . 
Maddalena  .     . 


.    .     .     .    Sig.  Durot 

.     .     .     Sig.  Ughetto 

Mme.  Bonaplata-Bau 


La  Mulatta  Bersi .   Mme.  Meysenheym 
La  Contessa  di  Coigny  .     .  Mme.  Parsi 


"  Faust "  was  sung  matinee,  Nov.  14;  "Andrea  Chenier,"  Nov.  16- 
18;  "Lucia  di  Lammermoor,"  matinee,  Nov.  21;  "Lohengrin," 
Nov.  20;  the  season  closed  Saturday  night  Nov.  21  with  "II  Tro- 
vatore."  The  matinde  drew  a  large  audience  and  in  the  evening 
the  house  was  filled  at  the  low  prices  which  Mapleson  tried  as  an 
experiment. 

Nov.  23,  1896,  was  given,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  "Two 
Little  Vagrants,"  adapted  from  the  French  of  Pierre  Decourcelle's 
" Les  Deux  Gosses,"  by  Charles  Klein.     It  had  this  cast: 


George  d'Armont 
Robert  d'Albert 
St.  Henri 
Le  Renard 
Mulct      . 
Fadart    . 
Brisquet . 
Dr.  Vernier 
Humbert 


Edward  J.  Ratcliffe 

Thomas  Kingston 

.     .  Giles  Shine 

Dore  Davidson 

George  Fawcett 

Eugene  Sanger 

Edward  Morgan 

Thaddeus  Shine 

William  Farnum 


Goguelin Thomas  Story 

Sexton    ....    Henry  T.  Harrison 

Helen Annie  Irish 

Fan-fan Jessie  Busley 

Claude Minnie  Dupree 

Carmen Frances  Gaunt 

Zephyrine Alice  Fischer 

Sister  Simplice     .     .     .     Mabel  Eaton 
Marraine  Goguelin    .      Lizzie  Rochelle 


On  the  afternoon  of  Dec.  17  there  was  an  entertainment  for  the 
fund  for  the  endowment  of  free  hospital  beds  for  members  of  the 
National  Guard.  An  act  of  "A  Milk  White  Flag,"  one  of  "My 
Friend  from  India,"  and  a  scene  from  "Two  Little  Vagrants,"  were 
given.  Music  was  contributed  by  Bayne's  Sixty-Ninth  regiment 
band.  Werner  and  Rieder,  Williams  and  Walker,  Donnelly  and 
Girard,  and  Lew  Dockstader  furnished  specialties.  Miss  Marget 
and  Fred  M.  Marston  sang,  and  Rose  Coghlan,  supported  by  W. 
H.  Crompton  and  Bijou  Fernandez,  presented  "Nance  Oldfield." 
The  house  was  closed  Monday  night,  Jan.  25,  1897,  and  reopened 
Jan.  26  with  the  first  performance  in  America  of  "  Straight  from 
the  Heart,"  by  Sutton  Vane  and  Arthur  Shirley.  The  play  had 
this  cast:  ^    •' 


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113 


David  Walton .  . 
Captain  Nugent  . 
Ventry  Fox  .  . 
Frazer  Fry  -  .  . 
Louis  Raymond  • 
Hawkshaw  Dixon 


George  Paxton 
Charles  A.  Smiley 
.  W.  A.  Whitecar 
Edward  L.  Walton 
.  .  Charles  Kent 
.    .     .  Bert  Coote 


Gloster Samuel  Edwards 

De  Lorme  .    .    .    .  De  Witt  Jennings 

Harold    }•    •    •    •      Blanche  Walsh 
Lalotte Bijou  Fernandez 


"In  Old  Kentucky"  revived  Feb.  22.  "At  Piney  Ridge,"  pre- 
viously seen  at  the  American  Theatre,  came  March  29;  "The 
Heart  of  Maryland,"  April  5;  "  Brian  Boru,"  April  12;  James  Cor- 
bett,  the  pugilist,  April  19,  in  "A  Naval  Cadet;"  "The  Sporting 
Duchess,"  April  26,  and  the  season  closed  May  i.  It  reopened 
August  26,  1897,  with  the  spectacular  play,  "Nature,"  by  William 
Deverna  and  James  Schonberg,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  It 
had  this  cast : 


John  Hampton 
Schultz  .  .  . 
HughBassett  . 
King  Rap    .     . 


.      Edwin  W.  Ho£E 

Joseph  Cawthorne 

Lloyd  M.  Bingham 

.  Frederick  Clifton 


Nature Amelia  Bingham 

Psyche Elaine  Gryce 

Katrina Merri  Osborne 


William  Deverna  died  in  this  city  two  weeks  before  the  play  was 
produced.  The  production  was  a  failure,  and  was  followed  Oct. 
II  by  James  Corbett  in  "A  Naval  Cadet."  Denman  Thompson 
came  Oct.   18  in  "The  Old  Homestead." 

Nov.  22  "The  White  Heather,"  by  Cecil  Raleigh  and  Henry 
Hamilton,  was  given,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  It  had  this 
cast: 


Lady  Jane Rose  Coghlan 

Marion Amelia  Bingham 

Mollie  Fanshaw  ....  Olive  May 
Hermonie  de  Vaux  .  Madeline  Bouton 
Blanche  Rossiter  .     .     .     Alice  Arnold 

Donald Gray  Scott 

Mrs.  Andrews  ....  Annie  Adams 
Angus  Cameron    .     .      Francis  Carlyle 


Edgar  Trefusis  . 
Alec  Maclintock  . 
James  Hume  .  . 
Dewar  Gay  .  . 
Duke  of  Shetland 
Jackson 


.  Robert  Cotton 

Miller  Kent 

Harry  Harwood 

Lewis  Baker 

Frank  Burbeck 

P.  A.  Nannery 


Craven Douglas  Lloyd 

Hudson E.  Y.  Backus 


"The  White  Heather "  ran  until  April  30,  1898.     "Shenandoah" 
returned  here  May  17  and  continued  until  June  11. 

The  next  season  began  August  15,  1898,  with  Denman  Thomp- 
son in  "The  Old  Homestead,"  which  ran  until  Sept.  26,  when 
"Sporting  Life,"  by  Cecil  Raleigh  and  Seymour  Hicks  was  seen 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with  this  cast : 


Reginald  Molyneux  .  Charles  Walcot 

Braybourne      .     .     .  Beresford  Webb 

Dudley  Stanhope  .     .  H.  G.  Lonsdale 

Isidore Frank  Burbeck 

Dan  Doxey      .     .     .  .    R.  A.  Roberts 

Pilgrim R.  Baton  Gibbs 


Joe  Lee William  Bonelli 

Malet  de  Carteret      .    .  Frazer  Coulter 

Jordan Fred  Strong 

Olive Elita  Proctor  Otis 

Earl  of  Woodstock   .     Robert  Hilliard 


Hilliard  withdrew  from  the  cast  after  Oct.  16,  but  reappeared  Nov 
21.      During  his  absence  William  Courtleigh  acted  the  Earl  of 

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Woodstock.  Andrew  Mack  appeared  Jan.  i6,  1899,  in  "The 
Ragged  Earl,"  by  Joseph  Humphrey,  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city.     The  drama  had  this  cast : 


Gerald  Fitzgerald      .    .  Andrew  Mack 

Patrick W.  J.  Mason 

Larry James  Vincent 

Maurice Thomas  Jackson 

Father  Barry    .     .     .      John  C.  Fenton 
Henry  Hardcastle     .      Henry  Herman 


Ralph  Forester  .  .  .  Edwin  Brandt 
Lord  Wildbrook  .  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Mrs.  Fitzmaurice  .  .  .  Minnie  Monk 
Kathleen  Fitzmaurice,  Josephine  Lovett 
Una  Fitzmaurice,  Georgia  Florence  Olp 
Sarah  McHugh     .  Annie  Ward  Tiffany 


"Her  Atonement,"  a  war  melodrama,  was  produced  by  Anson 
Pond  Feb.  13,  and  had  this  cast: 


Martha  West  . 
Mrs.  Morton  . 
Nora  .  .  . 
Little  Rose 
Mrs.  Moriarty 
Colonel  Swift  . 
Charles  Le  Roy 


.  .  .  Annie  Irish 
Kate  Denin  Wilson 
Nora  Dunblane 
Ricca  Scott 
.  Ethel  Bland 
.  Louis  Aldrich 
Richard  Bennett 


James  Morton 
Louis  Preterre 
James  Doolittle  . 
Patrick  Mulligan  . 
Johnny  Springfield 
Mr.  Phillips  .  . 
Henry  Wright 


.  .  Orrin  Johnson 

.  Frederick  Perry 
Thomas  McGrath 

.  .     Henry  Dixey 

.  .     Jessie  Busley 

.  .    John  F.  Cook 

.  .       Harry  Rose 


Den  Thompson  came  once  more,  March  27,  with  "  The  Old  Home- 
stead." On  May  8  "King  of  the  Opium  Ring"  was  seen,  and  the 
season  closed  June  3.  The  next  season  began  Aug.  31  with  "  The  Last 
of  the  Rohans,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.     It  had  this  cast: 


Clifford Andrew  Mack 

Kerrigan  ....  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Neil  McNeil  ....  Edwin  Brandt 
Father  Bernard    .     .  George  W.  Deyo 


McCarthy James  Vincent 

Kelly      ....   Thomas  E.  Jackson 

Shelah Georgia  Olp 

Rosie  Bantry  .     .     .     Jennie  Satterlee 


Den  Thompson  returned  Oct.  9  in  "  The  Old  Homestead. "  "  Way 
Down  East"  was  presented  Nov.  13  and  closed  May  10,  1900, 
with  the  two  hundred  and  sixth  performance  at  this  house,  which, 
added  to  a  hundred  and  fifty-five  performances  at  the  Manhattan 
Theatre,  this  city,  made  three  hundred  and  sixty-one  in  New  York. 
"Woman  and  Wine"  was  seen  here  May  12  and  closed  June  9. 

The  house  reopened  August  20  with  "The   Rebel,"  by  James 
B.  Fagan: 


Jack  Blake  .     .    . 
Squire  Bagenall   . 
Bagenall     .     .     . 
Captain  Armstrong 
Father  Teeling     . 


.  Andrew  Mack 

George  W.  Deyo 

John  C.  Ince,  Jr. 

.  Edwin  Brandt 

John  C.  Fenton 


Jimmy  Keogh 
Michael  .     . 
Andy       .     . 
Lame  Shann 
Bridget  .     . 


Thomas  Jackson 
.     .  Giles  Shine 

Ben  T.  Ringgold 
Charles  Walton 
.      Clara  Knott 


"The  Rebel"  ran  until  Sept. 20,  and  the  house  was  closed  Sept. 
22,  and  reopened  Sept.  23  with  "Monte  Cristo,"  James  O'Neill 
playing  Edmund  Dantes;  Nortier,  Fred  de  Belleville.  "Quo 
Vadis"  was  seen  here  Dec.  31,  with  Petronius,  Wilton  Lackaye; 
Vinicius,  Aubrey  Boucicault;  Nero,  Samuel  Edwards;  and  Lygia, 
Bijou  Fernandez.     "Barbara  Frietchie"  came  Jan.  28,   1901,  with 


1857:  BUCKLEY'S   HALL  II5 

Effie  Ellsler  in  the  title  r61e.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  pro- 
duced March  4:  Uncle  Tom,  Wilton  Lackaye;  Phineas  Fletcher, 
Odell  Williams;  Simon  Legree,  Theo.  Roberts;  Geo.  Harris, 
Wm.  Harcourt;  Marks,  L.  R.  Stockwell;  Eliza,  Mabel  Amber; 
Topsy,  Maud  Raymond;  Cassie,  Emily  Rigl;  Aunt  Ophelia, 
Annie  Yeamans;  Mrs.  St.  Clair,  Georgie  Florence  Olp;  Eva, 
Alice  Evans;  Aunt  Chloe,  Dora  Lane.  There  was  a  "cake 
walk,"  introducing  Luke  Pulley,  B.  H.  Butler,  and  many  others. 
John  E.  Kellerd  commenced  as  Uncle  Tom  March  21.  Sunday 
night,  April  14,  a  miscellaneous  performance  was  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund.  May  6  Frank  Hatch  commenced  as 
Phineas  Fletcher.     Season  closed  May  18. 

THE  BROADWAY  ATHEN^UM 

FIFTY  years  ago  one  of  the  most  popular  places  of  amusement 
in  New  York  was  the  Broadway  Athenaeum,  situated  at  654 
Broadway,  between  Bleecker  and  Bond  streets,  originally  the  site  of 
Astor  mansion.  It  was  a  hall,  fitted  with  stage  and  scenery,  and 
performances  of  a  light  order  were  given.  In  August,  1856,  Fanny 
Deane  commenced  a  series  of  "  Drawing  Room  Entertainments. " 
Each  night's  performance  closed  with  "The  Actress  of  All  Work, 
or  My  Country  Cousin. "  This  lady  made  her  first  appearance  on 
the  stage  Dec.  12,  1853,  at  Wallack's  Theatre  (Broadway  and 
Broome  Street),  in  "The  Game  of  Life."  On  April  26,  1857,  she 
was  married  to  Henry  P.  Halsey.  Her  body  was  found  floating 
in  New  York  Bay  Sunday  afternoon,  June  5,  1859.  The  National 
American  Historical  Paintings  were  on  exhibition  here  Dec.  15, 
1856. 

BUCKLEY'S  HALL 

DIRECTLY  opposite  the  Metropolitan  Hotel  and  Niblo's  Gar- 
den, at  585  Broadway,  stood  the  house  made  famous  by  the 
Buckley  Serenaders.  It  was  called  Buckley's  Hall,  and  was 
opened  by  Buckley's  minstrels  Aug.  25,  1856.  Negro  minstrelsy 
and  opera  burlesques  composed  the  entertainment.  "II  Trova- 
tore  "  was  one  of  the  most  popular  of  the  many  travesties.  In  it 
George  Swaine  Buckley  acted  Man-nigger-o  (Manrico).  Encour- 
aged by  the  success  which  had  attended  their  production  of  these 
burlesques,  they  gave  them  with  uncorked  faces.  The  novelty 
attracted  for  a  time,  but  the  absence  of  the  negro  dialect  and 
"make  up"  rendered  them  spiritless;  business  fell  off,  and  the 
company  went  on  a  travelling  tour.  They  returned  Jan.  5,  1857. 
The  season  closed  June  27. 


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The  house  was  then  opened  as  a  regular  theatre,  June  29,  by 
Thaddeus  W.  Meighan,  and  called  The  New  Olympic  Theatre. 
The  first  company  to  appear  here  included  F.  S.  Chanfrau,  also  A. 
F.  Blake,  T.  Baker,  T.  Chandler,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan,  Mrs.  Chas. 
Howard,  J.  Seymour,  Mr.  France,  Harry  Hall,  Kate  Pennoyer,  Kate 
Connor,  and  Mrs.  Stephens.  The  admission  was  twenty-five  cents; 
orchestra  seats,  fifty  cents.  The  opening  pieces  were  "  Grist  to  the 
Mill,"  "The  Stage  Struck  Barber,"  and  "Mother  and  Child  are 
Doing  Well."  July  6  "Don  Caesar  de  Bazan"  was  acted,  with 
F.  S.  Chanfrau  in  the  title  r61e,  and  Mrs.  Charles  Howard  as 
Maritana.  July  13  Charles  Gayler's  extravaganza  "Olympiana, 
or  a  Night  with  Mitchell "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage, 
Mrs.  Charles  Howard,  Kate  Pennoyer,  Sarah  Howell,  Harry  Hall, 
Thomas  B.  Johnston,  and  James  Seymour  in  the  cast.  July  27 
"  Rip  Van  Winkle  "  preceded  "  Olympiana,"  with  Chanfrau  as  Rip, 
and  Seymour  as  Knickerbocker.  "The  King  of  Coney  Island" 
was  played  July  30,  when  the  season  closed.  Buckleys'  Sere- 
naders  returned  Aug.  1 1  for  five  nights.  The  next  manager  was 
Wm.  B.  Moore,  who  commenced  Aug.  24  with  "  Lola  Montez,  or 
Catching  a  Governor,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Michael T.  B.  Johnston 

KutsofiE Hays 

Galopski Leslie 

Gripenhoff Havelock 

Stiffenbach Edson 

Rathburn Julia  TurnbuU 

Mme.  Kybosk       .     .     .    Miss  Weaver 


Mme.  Volkerschaulks  Mrs.  J.  R.  Scott 

Count Bellamy 

Ryboski Wm.  Denham 

Hickwitz McDonald 

Tittlebatz Miss  Louise 

Zepherine Miss  Stanton 

Lola  Montez    .     .     .    Mrs.  C.  Howard 


This  was  followed  by  a  dance  by  Mile.  Ernestine  de  Faibre, 
and  "  P.  P. ,  or  Man  and  the  Tiger ; "  James  Canoll,  Fanny  France, 
and  Mrs.  Dixon  were  in  the  cast  of  the  farce.  After  this  came  a 
dance  by  Ernestine  de  Faibre  (this  lady  afterwards  married  Mr. 
Pougette,  and  died  at  Philadelphia,  Feb.  24,  1875),  and  the  bill 
concluded  with  "The  Alpine  Maid,"  in  which  Mr.  Vincent,  Mrs. 
Charles  Howard,  Young,  and  Julia  Turnbull  appeared.  Tony 
Rieff  was  the  musical  director.  Rose  Thorn  first  appeared  as 
Sally  Scraggs,  in  "Sketches  in  India,"  Aug.  28.  Kate  Saxon  in 
"Faint  Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady,"  Sept.  5.  Mrs.  Charles 
Howard  was  seen  Sept.  9  in  "The  Devil  in  Paris,"  assuming  six 
characters.  George  Lea  had  now  become  the  lessee  of  the  house. 
Julia  Turnbull  took  a  benefit  Oct.  2,  when  Fanny  Herring  acted 
Fanny  Dribbles,  in  "An  Object  of  Interest,"  and  Julia  Turnbull 
the  title  r61e  in  "  Esmeralda." 

The  local  musical  extravaganza,  "King  Lager,  or  Ye  Sons  of 
Malt,"  written  by  Chas.  T.  P.  Ware  ("Sylvester  Silverquill "),  was 
acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  Oct,  5,  and  had  this  cast : 


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117 


Shampayne  koktayl,  Mrs  Chas.  Howard 
Brandesmasha  .  Mrs.  T.  B.  Johnston 
Hopsydoodudo    .     .       Mile.  Ernestine 


Eggnogg 
Sherriandyce 
Mornin  kawl  . 
Konyak     .     . 
Frothiana .     . 


Miss  de  Faibre 

.     Miss  Hays 

Miss  Barnell 

Miss  Brindel 

Julia  TurnbuU 


Mairfernando 
Sherri  koblah. 
Monongahela 
Minjulipa 
Jinni  koktayl  . 
Absynthe  .     . 
King  Lager 


Geo.  Brooks 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Scott 
.  Fanny  France 
.  Miss  Wilkinson 
.  Ida  St.  Clair 
Miss  Murray 
T.  B.  Johnston 


There  was  a  line  on  the  bill  as  follows:  "Temptation  of  ye 
Metropolitan  Magician,  Mairfernando."  Fernando  Wood,  who  was 
at  the  time  mayor  of  the  city,  threatened  to  stop  the  performance ; 
but  nothing  of  the  kind  was  done.  Mrs.  Howard  sang  a  parody 
on  the  scene  from  "La  Favorita,"  "Oh,  Mio  Fernando!"  This 
was  one  of  the  features  of  the  extravaganza,  and  no  one  enjoyed 
it  more  heartily  than  Mayor  Fernando  Wood  himself,  who  was 
present  at  the  first  performance.  Mrs.  Charles  Howard  took  her 
benefit  Oct.  9  and  appeared  as  Paul  in  "The  Pet  of  the  Petti- 
coats," and  in  "King  Lager."  Mrs.  Howard  closed  her  engage- 
ment Oct.  12.  "The  Honeymoon"  was  acted  Oct.  12  when  N. 
St.  Clair  made  his  first  appearance  in  America  as  Rolando,  and 
Kate  Ludlow  her  d^but  as  Juliana;  Oct.  13  came  "The  Lady  of 
Lyons;"  Oct.  14,  "The  Hunchback"  and  "King  Lager."  The 
theatre  closed  Oct.  15  with  "The  Rough  Diamond,"  "  Day  After 
the  Wedding,"  and  "Stage  Struck  Barber."  This  ended  Mr. 
Lea's  management. 

After  being  closed  a  few  nights,  the  house  was  reopened  by  T. 
B.  Prendergast,  with  a  minstrel  company,  Oct.  19.  The  members 
were:  T.  B.  Prendergast,  Herr  Stockel,  W.  W.  Snow,  R.  Mont- 
gomery, H.  Wilson,  J.  H.  Budworth,  Jas.  Carroll,  Wash  Norton, 
Charley  White,  L.  Donnelly,  J.  Bulkley,  Tom  Waddee,  J.  Wil- 
liams, M.  Gallagher,  and  C.  Rentz.  This  company  closed  Nov. 
14.  The  house  was  reopened  Dec.  7  for  dramatic  performances 
with  "All  that  Glitters  is  not  Gold,"  "Sketches  in  India,"  "A 
Kiss  in  the  Dark,"  and  a  dance  by  Louise  Taglioni  and  Ernestine. 
The  company  was :  Kate  Ludlow,  Miss  Flynn,  Mrs.  Geo.  Jordan, 
Mrs.  G.  Lingard,  Harry  Jordan,  L.  P.  Roys,  H.  McDouall,  J. 
Herbert,  George  Brooks,  Harcourt,  and  Louisa  Eldridge;  Dec. 
14  Charles  M.  Walcot  began  an  engagement  in  "  Charles  XII.  " 
"The  Man  Without  a  Head,"  and  "The  Day  After  the  Wedding.'" 
The  Buckleys  returned  Dec.  21,  producing  their  burlesque  operas 
for  a  time;  but  they  failed  to  attract,  and  old  style  minstrel  per- 
formances were  given.  George  Holland,  the  well-known  come- 
dian, joined  the  minstrel  profession  at  this  time,  appearing  with 
Wood  &  Christy's  minstrels  at  Wood's  Marble  Hall,  Broadway 
and  Prince  Street,  on  the  same  night  the  Buckleys  commenced 
their  season.  Holland  published  a  "card,"  saying  that  legitimate 
managers  were  unable  to  give  him  a  living  salary,  and  in  conse- 


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quence,  he  would  hereafter  be  seen  in  such  characters  as  he  had 
been  identified  with;  but,  instead  of  coloring  his  face  with  red 
paint,  he  should  blacken  it  with  burnt  cork,  and  hoped  his  friends 
and  the  public  would  appreciate  his  efforts  to  please  them.  R. 
Bishop  Buckley  published  a  "card"  the  following  day  which  said: 
"In  consequence  of  the  high  tariff  put  on  champagne  corks,  he 
had  been  compelled  to  desert  his  family  and  join  the  Buckley 
Serenaders,  and  instead  of  using  cork  he  would  soil  his  face  with 
lamp  black,  it  being  a  much  cheaper  article,  and,  like  our  national 
flag,  was  warranted  never  to  run. " 

Buckleys  closed  in  January,  1858,  and  went  to  >j/|/)  Broadway, 
where  they  appeared  Jan.  11.  Pierce  &  Marston's  Illuminated 
Panorama  of  the  Arctic  Regions  was  put  on  exhibition  here  Jan. 
6,  1858.  The  Burton  Dramatic  Association  took  a  benefit  May 
26,  when  "  Othello  "  and  "  All  That  Glitters  is  not  Gold "  were 
played.  The  name  of  this  house  was  changed  June  19  to  The 
Academy  of  the  Drama  when  Mr.  Fred  Widdows  became  the 
manager,  and  presented  M.  Adonis,  the  magician.  June  28  Kate 
Pennoyer  took  a  benefit,  when  "  Who  Speaks  First  >  "  "  Sketches 
in  India,"  and  "Richard  III.,  "  were  played;  John  R.  Scott  was 
Richard.  The  French  company  occasionally  acted  here,  commenc- 
ing May  II.  They  opened  a  summer  season  July  27  and  called 
the  place  The  Metropolitan  Music  Hall.  The  Ronzani  Ballet 
troupe  joined  the  French  company.  Edgar  Trelawney,  son  of  the 
English  author,  and  pupil  of  Charles  Kean,  appeared  Aug.  31  in 
"The  Raven,"  in  costume,  and  with  scenery.  The  French  com- 
pany appeared  Sept.  23.  Agnes  Sutherland  and  Cecile  Rush  were 
seen  in  a  miscellaneous  entertainment,  the  latter  giving  dramatic 
readings.  Oct.  18,  1858,  a  dramatic  company  alternated  with  the 
French  company,  under  the  management  of  F.  C.  Wemyss.  Mrs. 
John  Sefton,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  Smith,  Mrs.  Duffield  (Kate 
Wemyss),  Mrs.  Archibald,  Mrs.  John  R.  Scott,  Tom  Wemyss, 
Cranshaw,  Cunningham,  Bruciani,  Sol  Smith,  E.  F.  Taylor,  and 
Briggs  were  of  the  company.  "Simpson  &  Co.,"  "Ladies,  Be- 
ware!" and  "Box  and  Cox"  were  the  opening  plays.  Nov.  12 
Boothroyd  Fairclough  was  seen  in  "  Hamlet. "  The  afterpiece  was 
"  The  Two  Buzzards. " 

On  Dec.  i  Lizzie  May,  an  amateur  actress,  made  her  debut  as 
Lady  Gay  in  "London  Assiirance."  T.  S.  Nims  was  Meddle,  and 
Josephine  Sinclair,  Grace.  Boothroyd  Fairclough  took  a  benefit 
Dec.  2,  when  he  played  Shylock  in  "The  Merchant  of  Venice." 
The  farce  "  The  Two  Queens  "  followed,  with  Miss  E.  Robinson 
as  Christine  of  Sweden,  and  Millie  Corey  as  Margaret  of  Denmark. 

In  January,  1859,  the  interior  of  the  house  was  entirely  re- 
modelled, and  reopened  by  Fred  Widdows  and  Sage,  with  French 
dramatic  performances.    In  March  it  was  leased  by  Josh  Hart,  and 


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called  the  Olympic,  but  his  management  lasted  only  one  week,  as 
his  financial  backer  lost  heart,  and  Hart  lost  his  backer.  Mr. 
Hart  introduced  Budworth's  minstrels,  and  played  "The  Widow's 
Victim,"  acting  Jerry  Clip  himself,  and  giving  imitations  of  noted 
actors.  Hart  also  gave  the  delirium  scene  from  "The  Drunk- 
ard," appearing  as  Edward  Middleton. 

On  March  12  the  French  company  reappeared  in  "Les  Premiers 
Ans  de  Richelieu."  July  11,  1859,  Buckleys'  Serenaders  ap- 
peared. Oct.  12  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henri  Drayton  came  with  their 
parlor  operas,  "  Never  Judge  by  Appearances  "  and  "  Diamond  Cut 
Diamond."  H.  L.  Bateman  presented  Sam  Cowell  in  comic  draw- 
ing-room concerts,  Nov.  28.  The  French  company  withdrew  Dec. 
17  and  Sam  Cowell  continued.  June  4,  i860,  Edmond  Pillett 
took  a  benefit  in  "Richelieu."  Pillett  was  the  Cardinal;  Wm. 
Hamblin,  Baradas;  and  Mrs.  Frank  Drew,  Julie  de  Mortimer. 
Hooley  &  Campbell's  minstrels  began  here  June  25.  S.  C. 
Campbell,  Eugene,  J.  C.  Reeves,  A.  J.  Talbot,  T.  J.  Peel,  L. 
Condit,  J.  J.  Hilliard,  J.  Unsworth,  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  John  B. 
Donniker,  Melville,  A.  J.  Hobbs,  G.  V.  Larkin,  R.  M.  Hooley, 
Asche,  and  Louis  Zwisler  formed  the  company.  Ben  Cotton, 
Add  Weaver,  and  Master  Barney  soon  after  joined  them.  Henry 
Wood's  minstrels,  from  their  hall,  561-563  Broadway  (Wood  hav- 
ing sold  the  building  to  the  bank)  appeared  here  Sept.  8  for  a  few 
nights  only,  as  they  went  to  444  Broadway  soon  afterwards. 

Hooley  &  Campbell's  minstrels  were  heard  here  Aug.  13,  i860 
R.  M.  Hooley,  S.  C.  Campbell,  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  Billy  Birch. 
Unsworth,  and  Eugene,  were  in  the  company.  On  Oct.  16  this  hall 
was  opened  as  The  German  Theatre  by  Otto  Hoym  and  E.  Har- 
mann,  from  the  Stadt  Theatre.  After  being  closed  for  several 
months  the  house  was  reopened  Jan.  16,  1861,  with  "Our  Union 
Saved,  or  Marion's  Dream,"  with  this  cast: 


President D.  J.  Maguire 

Herbert A.  L.  Cooke 

Jacob  Jones  ....  A.  Glassford 
Pat'k  Morris  .  .  .  Robert  McWade 
Lady  Egerton  .    .    .  Mrs.  J.  R.  Scott 


Sir  Edward E.  S.  Wise 

Wm.  Canning  ...     E.  L.  Mortimer 

Marion Agnes  Cameron 

Miss  L .     .     Mrs.  A.  Glassford 

Kitty Miss  A.  Hayes 


The  old  English  play,  "The  Romp,"  was  also  acted,  for  the  first 
time  in  this  city  in  thirty  years.  Charles  Dillon  appeared  here 
as  Belphegor  Feb.   11  for  one  night.      Gerald   O'Neil,  an   Irish 

wizard,  was  seen  for  a  few  nights.  A  French  company  then 
played  until  April  15,  when  the  establishment  became  known  as 
The  Canterbury  Hall. 

Robert  Fox  and  Curran  had  been  managing  663  Broadway  but 
being  burnt  out,  they  took  this  place  and  expended  considerable 
money  in  improvements.     It  was  called  The  Palace  of  Mirrors 


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In  the  dramatic  company  were  Lionel  Goldsmid,  Agnes  Suther- 
land, J.  H.  Ogden,  and  Marietta  Ravel.  James  Dunn,  the  well 
known  actor,  was  seen  here  June  24.  Hooley  &  Campbell's  min- 
strels appeared  all  through  the  summer  of  1862  and  up  to  the  end 
of  November.  In  the  company  were  Geo.  Christy,  Billy  Arling- 
ton, Wm.  Reeves,  Cooper,  Corwin,  Moreland,  Dick  Sands,  Eugene 
Florence,  Jules  Stratton,  W.  H.  Lewis,  Walter  Birch,  and  Billy 
Allen;  Professor  Napoleon,  prestidigitateur,  was  seen  Jan.  14, 
1863.  He  gave  a  miscellaneous  entertainment,  assisted  by  Hi 
Rumsey,  banjoist;  Mile.  Camille,  danseuse;  Mile.  Napoleon, 
vocalist;  Edouville,  pantomimist;  J.  C.  Wallace,  Irish  comedian; 
Leon  and  John  Allen,  Ethiopian  comedians. 

The  name  of  this  house  was  again  changed  and  it  was  known 
for  a  few  months  as  The  Broadway  Theatre.  It  was  reopened 
Sept.  7,  1863,  under  the  management  of  Mrs.  Emma  Robertson 
(Mrs.  John  Brougham),  formerly  of  Laura  Keene's  company. 
This  lady,  to  quote  her  own  words,  "not  being  able  to  secure 
even  a  bench  to  work  on  elsewhere,"  concluded  to  take  a  theatre 
of  her  own,  and  opened  this  house  with  the  following  company: 
Stuart  Robson,  Owen  Marlowe,  Frank  Gossin,  F.  Florence,  C.  H. 
Wilson,  Mrs.  Robinson,  Kate  Butler,  Mary  Pritchard,  Clara  Hil- 
ton, and  Sadie  Cole.  The  opening  bill  was  Rodolphino  Lacy's 
"Doing  for  the  Best,"  and  T.  J.  Williams'  farce,  "Ici  on  Parle 
Frangais."  A  second  performance  was  given  the  following  night, 
with  such  poor  success  that  the  house  was  closed.  On  the  morn- 
ing of  the  third  day  a  bill  was  posted  in  front  of  the  theatre  saying 
that  owing  to  the  severe  indisposition  of  Mrs.  Emma  Robertson 
the  house  would  be  "closed  for  a  short  time."  The  place  was 
leased  by  Richard  M.  Hooley,  and  opened  March  9,  1864,  by 
George  Christy's  minstrels,  consisting  of  George  Christy,  E. 
Bowers,  S.  S.  Purdy,  R.  Lindley,  M.  J.  A.  Keane,  T.  Simpson, 
J.  Turner,  J.  C.  Kempe,  T.  B.  Stevens,  D.  L.  Hargrave,  E.  Flor- 
ence, B.  Thompson,  F.  Boniface,  T.  Trogg,  W.  Randolph,  C. 
Hammond,  P.  Gillen,  and  T.  B.  Prendergast.  The  business  be- 
came so  very  bad  that  they  closed  Jan.  4,  1865. 

This  unlucky  house  next  got  the  name  of  St.  Nicholas  Hall, 
which  was  again  changed,  April  18,  to  Heller's  Salon  DlA- 
BOLIQUE,  when  Robert  Heller  took  possession  of  it.  The 
Wizard's  season  lasted  until  May  6,  1865.  On  May  8,  Messrs. 
Billy  Birch,  Chas.  Backus,  Wm.  H.  Bernard,  and  David  Wambold, 
with  their  company  of  San  Francisco  minstrels  became  lessees, 
and  luck  visited  the  house,  and  it  was  henceforth  known  by  the 
title  of  its  occupants,  San  Francisco  Minstrels.  The  company 
consisted  of:  Billy  Birch,  Chas.  Backus,  W.  H.  Bernard,  David 
Wambold,  Cooper  and  Fields,  W.  S.  Mullaly,  Richard  Sands,  E. 
Haslam,  Hays,  Shattuck,  W.  H.  Rice,  J.  B.  Donniker,  Ainsley, 


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Scott,  and  Templeton.  The  first  season  closed  July  7,  1866. 
Their  second  commenced  Aug.  12,  1867,  and  closed  June  27, 
1868.  Their  company  was  much  the  same  as  during  the  previous 
season,  including  D.  S.  Wambold,  Charles  Backus,  William  Birch, 
W.  H.  Bernard,  W.  H.  Rice,  Fowler,  Templeton,  W.  P.  Grier, 
Williams,  and,  at  intervals  afterward.  Master  George,  Bobby 
Newcomb,  Lew  Brimmer,  J.  Ackerman,  J.  H.  Hilton,  Ainsley 
Scott,  and  Joe  Brown.  Their  next  season  commenced  Aug.  31, 
1868,  with  the  following  company:  Birch,  Backus,  Bernard, 
Wambold,  W.  H.  Rice,  Bobby  Newcomb,  E.  Templeton,  Ainsley 
Scott,  J.  B.  Donniker,  Cooper,  and  Fields.  On  Oct.  5  Mr.  Harry 
Raynor  joined;  Dec.  7,  Billy  Emmett;  Jan.  11,  Master  Jerry,  jig 
dancer;  and  during  the  season  Messrs.  Fowler,  Corrister,  Claren- 
don, Williams,  and  Jukes  also  assisted.  The  season  closed  Satur- 
day, June  12,  1869.  Their  next  season  began  Aug.  30,  1869,  with 
the  following  company :  Billy  Birch,  Charley  Backus,  W.  H.  Ber- 
nard, D.  S.  Wambold,  John  Mulligan,  John  Queen,  Billy  Emmett, 
Bobby  Newcomb,  Frank  Kent,  W.  Richards,  W.  Blakeny,  E.  J. 
Hartigan,  J.  Juch,  G.  Clarendon,  W.  D.  Corrister,  Ainsley  Scott, 
Ira  Paine,  William  West,  C.  F,  Shattuck,  and  J.  Oberist.  Leg- 
gett  and  Allen,  two  clog  dancers  on  pedestals,  from  Europe,  opened 
Sept.  19;  Henry  Norman,  tenor,  made  his  first  appearance  in 
America  Feb.  21,  1870.  Mr.  Lavallee  made  his  debut,  and  on 
the  same  night  Rollin  Howard  and  Master  Fink,  April  1 1.  They 
closed  May  14,  1870.  J,  B.  Donniker  died  in  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y., 
July  17,   1902,  aged  sixty-six  years. 

George  Swaine  Buckley  began  here  with  his  minstrels  on  July 
II,  1870,  for  a  short  season.  The  Satsuma  Japanese  company 
made  their  New  York  debut  at  this  house  in  April,  1872. 

Charles  T.  White  was  the  next  manager.  He  began  a  season 
Aug.  12  and  christened  the  house  White's  Athen^um. 

A  minstrel  and  variety  performance  was  given.  In  the  company 
were  Mons.  Langlois,  juggler;  John  Stewart,  Andy  McKee,  Charles 
Henry,  Wash  Norton,  Nelse  Seymour,  Sevey,  Rodgers,  Geo.  H. 
Coes  (stage  manager),  Sergeant  Burke,  Carl  Rudolph,  Chester 
Nichols,  W.  Schwicardi,  E.  Harding,  Prof.  E.  Cornu  (musical 
director),  C.  W.  Schwab,  J.  K.  Campbell,  Joe  Lang,  Prescott, 
Charles  Stevens,  Frank  Beeler,  and  T.  Deverell.  Venturoli,  pre- 
miere danseuse,  and  Jennie  Kimball,  serio-comic  singer,  appeared 
Aug.  9.  On  March  10,  1873,  the  Worrell  Sisters  —  Sophie,  Irene, 
and  Jennie — made  their  appearance  in  the  burlesque,  "Ernani." 
Charley  White  continued  until  June,  when  he  closed.  On  Aug. 
18  this  house  was  opened  by  Robert  W.  Butler,  and  called  The 
Metropolitan  Theatre.  He  presented  a  company  which  in- 
cluded Nelse  Seymour,  Geo.  F.  Ketchum,  Luke  Schoolcraft,  Geo. 
H.  Coes,  Add  Ryman,  J.  F.  Howard,  Joe  Lang,  the  Reynolds,  the 


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Le  Clairs,  Harry  Ward,  Belle  Howitt,  Nully  Pieris,  and  Marian 
Blande.  No  further  change  occurred  until  May  30,  1874.  A 
summer  season,  with  "  Can-can  "  dancers,  followed,  and  closed  Octo- 
ber, 1874.     Luke  Schoolcraft  died  in  Cincinnati,  March  12,  1893. 

On  Nov.  9  Harry  Clifton  and  James  Campbell  became  man- 
agers. The  nightly  performance  of  what  was  termed  the  "  Pari- 
sian Can-can  "  had  for  months  been  a  disgrace  to  the  city.  During 
the  first  weeks  of  this  performance  the  place  was  raided  by  Cap- 
tain Williams,  then  commanding  the  Eighth  Precinct,  and  James 
Campbell  was  arrested.  The  result  of  this  raid  was  that  Samuel 
Shapter,  lawyer,  who  held  the  lease  of  the  theatre  property, 
assumed  the  management.  A  real  French  dancer,  who  had  the 
stage  name  of  Mme.  de  Rochefoucauld,  was  engaged,  and  the 
Can-can  developed  in  all  its  details.  Numerous  complaints  were 
made  to  the  police  regarding  the  character  of  the  place ;  another 
raid  was  made  Dec.  23,  1874.  John  Le  Favre  Manning  took  the 
management  of  this  house  Jan.  25,  1875.  M.  C.  Campbell,  the 
"old  time"  minstrel  performer,  assumed  charge  Feb.  15.  During 
the  week  commencing  March  i  James  E.  Smith  gave  vaudeville 
entertainments,  and  Chas.  Shay  opened  the  place  as  The  Grand 
Central  Theatre,  with  variety,  closing  early  in  April.  It  was 
reopened  by  Wally  Ward  on  May  3  with  a  sketch  entitled  "The 
Female  Bathers."  The  house  was  closed,  and  reopened  as  The 
Metropolitan  Theatre. 

The  Society  for  the  Relief  of  Juvenile  Delinquents  interfering 
on  the  ground  of  unpaid  taxes,  the  house  was  closed,  and  on  Aug. 
2  was  opened  by  Billy  Pastor  and  M.  B.  Leavitt.  Among  the 
many  attractions  that  appeared  Aug.  16  were  Kate  Raymond  and 
O.  B.  Collins,  in  "Dick  the  Newsboy." 

N.  D.  Roberts'  Pantomime  company  commenced  Aug.  23,  in 
"Jack  and  Jill."  Fanny  Herring,  supported  by  Ed.  Lay,  appeared 
Aug.  30  in  "The  French  Spy."  Tony  Pastor  became  manager 
Oct.  4,  and  presented  a  variety  entertainment.  He  continued 
here  until  April  11,  1881,  when  he  retired  from  active  manage- 
ment of  this  hall.  After  a  few  weeks  of  very  questionable  enter- 
tainments the  house  was  closed,  and  altered,  June  20,  1883,  into 
stores.  The  vicinity  in  which  this  house  of  many  names  was  situ- 
ated has  a  peculiar  and  historical  interest.  Bill  Poole,  politician 
and  pugilist,  was  murdered  by  Lew  Baker  in  a  saloon  on  the 
block.  Harry  Hill's  was  in  Houston  Street  near  by,  and  Harry 
Clifton's  and  the  "House  of  Lords,"  famous  for  their  roast  beef 
and  English  glee  singing,  were  opposite  Hill's  dance  house.  Fire- 
men's Hall  was  just  back  of  the  theatre,  in  Mercer  Street. 

Tony  Pastor's  reign  at  No.  585  will  live  in  the  dramatic  annals 
of  the  town  on  account  of  the  number  of  actors  and  actresses  who 
started  there  and  are  now  in  the  front  rank  of  their  profession. 


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123 


The  song  and  dance  team  of  Mackin  and  Wilson  appeared  with 
great  frequency  then.  Mackin  is  dead,  but  Francis  Wilson  is  now 
the  most  famous  of  all  the  comic  opera  comedians. 

Lillian  Russell  began  her  career  as  a  singer  by  warbling  "  Kiss 
Me,  Mother,  Ere  I  Die,"  and  kindred  melodies  on  this  stage,  and 
Nat  Goodwin  made  his  metropolitan  ddbut  a  year  or  so  earlier, 
with  imitations  of  Booth,  Raymond,  and  other  well-known  actors. 
Evans  and  Hoey  and  the  French  twins  played  frequent  engage- 
ments, and  so  did  May  and  Flo  Irwin. 


LAURA  KEENE'S  VARIETIES 

THE  theatre  which  Laura  Keene  managed  so  long  and  made  so 
famous  was  situated  on  the  east  side  of  Broadway  (624), 
above  Houston  Street.  It  had  a  handsome  exterior  and  a  seating 
capacity  of  eighteen  hundred.  When  completed,  it  cost  ;^ 74, 000. 
It  was  erected  on  ground  leased  by  Mr.  Trimble  for  a  period  of 
twenty-one  years,  and  the  theatre  proper  was  leased  by  Laura 
Keene,  at  an  annual  rental  of  ;^  12, 000,  for  seven  years.  H.  Hall 
was  stage  manager ,  and  Thomas  Baker  musical  director.  The  open- 
ing occurred  Tuesday,  Nov.  18,  1856,  with  the  following  company: 
George  C.  Jordan,  C.  Wheatleigh  (from  the  Princess  Theatre, 
London),  G.  K.  Dickinson,  F.  C.  Wemyss,  J.  A.  Smith  (from  the 
Boston  Theatre),  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Napoleon  W.  Gould,  H.  Hayes, 
W.  Reeve,  Mr.  Cecine,  C.  Young,  H.  Hall,  Mr.  Burnett,  T.  B. 
Johnston,  M.  V.  Lingham,  Mr.  Alleyne,  B.  Ringgold,  Mr.  Mac- 
Rae,  Mr.  Harcourt,  Mr.  Evarts,  Mr.  Colfield,  Mr.  Andros,  J.  T. 
Austin,  Mr.  Chester,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Smith  (her  first  engagement  in 
this  city),  Julia  Gould  (her  first  appearance  since  her  return  from 
California),  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Ada  Clifton,  Jessie  McLean, 
Josephine  Manners,  Mrs.  H.  R  Grattan,  Mrs.  Stephens,  Mrs. 
Atwood,  Mrs.  T.  B.  Johnston,  Cornelia  Jefferson,  Emma  Hall, 
Miss  Alleyne,  Stella  Mairs,  Louisa  Paine,  Rose  Archer,  and 
Laura  Keene.  The  performance  commenced  with  "The  Star 
Spangled  Banner,"  sung  by  the  whole  company,  followed  by  "As 
You  Like  It,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Duke  in  Exile  .     .     .     .  F.  C.  Wemyss 
Duke  Frederick    .     .     .    S.  K.  Chester 

Le  Beau J.  A.  Smith 

Oliver M.  V.  Lingham 

Jaques Mr.  MacRae 

Orlando Geo.  Jordan 

Adam Mr.  Burnett 

Lord H.  Hayes 

Touchstone      ...       C.  Wheatleigh 
Corin J.  H.  Stoddart 


Amiens Julia  Gould 

Jaques G.  K.  Dickinson 

Charles  the  Wrestler     .   Mr.  Harcourt 

Silvius B.  Ringgold 

William W.  Reeve 

Rosalind Laura  Keene 

Celia Mrs.  Stoddart 

Phoebe    ....    Josephine  Manners 
Audrey  ....    Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 


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The  performance  concluded  with  "Ladies,  Beware  I"  Colonel 
Vavasour,  J.  G.  Burnett;  Sir  Charles,  M.  V.  Lingham;  Matilda, 
Josephine  Manners;  Lady  Beauchamp,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan;  Grace 
Peabody,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Smith.  Admission  was :  Dress  Circle  and 
Parquet,  50  cents;  Balcony  Seats,  75  cents;  Family  Circle,  25 
cents;  Orchestra  Stalls,  $1  each;  Private  Boxes,  $6. 

The  house  was  crowded,  and  the  receipts  amounted  to  1^940. 

"  Young  New  York  "  was  acted,  Nov.  24,  for  the  first  time,  and 
kept  the  stage  until  Dec.  8.  "  Second  Love  "  was  played  for  the 
first  time  here  Dec.  8.  "Camille,"  Dec.  18,  with  Geo.  Jordan  as 
Armand,  J.  G.  Burnett  as  Duval,  and  Laura  Keene  as  Camille. 
Dec.  25.  "The  Love  Chase"  and  the  extravaganza,  "First  Night, 
or  the  Life  of  an  Actress;"  Dec.  26,  "The  Marble  Heart;"  Jan. 
S,  1857,  for  the  first  time  "Young  Bacchus,  or  Spirits  and  Water." 
This  was  a  musical  extravaganza,  and  had  this  cast : 


Bacchus Laura  Keene 

Jupiter J.  G.  Burnett 

Momus Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Hymen   ....       Cornelia  Jefferson 

Mars Mr.  Hayes 

Silenus H.  McDouall 

Pan B.  Yates 

Mercury      .     .     .     Josephine  Manners 

Apollo Miss  Stella 

Cadmus J.  H.  Stoddart 

Ampuleas Mr.  AUeyne 

Vulcan Mr.  Donelson 


Juno Mrs.  W.  H.  Smith 

Ariadne Julia  Gould 

Venus Miss  AUeyne 

Dirce T.  B.  Johnston 

Flora      ....  Mrs.  T.  B.  Johnston 

Hebe Miss  Howell 

Calliope Miss  Minnie 

Diana Miss  Gray 

Jola Mrs.  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Ceres Miss  Mairs 

Olio Mrs.  Harry  Wall 

Cupid Clara  Taylor 


"  Rachel  the  Reaper  "  was  played  for  the  first  time  Jan.  12.  "  She 
Stoops  to  Conquer  "  was  given  with  "  Young  Bacchus  "  until  Jan. 
29.     "  Mary's  Birthday  "  was  first  seen  Feb.  2,  and  with  this  cast : 


George  Lordly  .  .  .  C.  Wheatleigh 
Vernon  Lordly  .  .  .  .  J.  A.  Smith 
Beale Mr.  Reeve 


Mr.  Hawthorne    .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Alice Ada  Clifton 

Mary Laura  Keene 


George  Jordan  took  his  first  benefit  Feb.  7  as  Evelyn  in 
"Money."  For  T.  B.  Johnston's  benefit,  Feb.  14,  "David  Cop- 
perfield"  was  presented  with  Johnston  as  Uriah  Heep;  Viola 
Plunkett,  Wilkins  Micawber,  Jr. ;  J.  G.  Burnett,  Micawber; 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan,  Betsy  Trotwood;  and  Laura  Keene,  Martha. 
Camomille"  was  the  afterpiece,  with  T.  B.  Johnston  as  Camo- 
mille.  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing  "  was  played  Feb.  19.  E.  G. 
P.  Wilkins,  the  author  of  "Young  New  York"  and  "My  Wife's 
Mirror,"  had  a  benefit  Feb.  21,  when  those  two  plays  were  acted; 
Feb.  23,  "Faust  and  Marguerite,"  for  the  first  time  here.  The 
translation  was  by  Jonathan  Birch.  "Love  in  '76"  was  also 
given  for  the  first  time  Feb.  28.  "Rose  Elsworth  "  was  acted 
by  Laura  Keene  until  March  3,  when  Kate  Reignolds  made  her 


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125 


first  appearance  in  the  character.  "  The  Black  Book  "  was  first  pro- 
duced in  this  country  March  12;  Fred  M.  Kent  made  his  d^but 
here  as  Peter  Zitterschenkel.  The  hit  of  the  season  was  Charles 
Selby's  fairy  drama,  "The  Elves,  or  the  Statue  Bride,"  presented 
March  16,  and  thus  cast: 

Prince  Pomp  .  .  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Prince  Lubin  .  .  .  Kate  Reignolds 
Count  Coldstreamer  .     .  C.  Wheatleigh 

Toadyler J.  A.  Smith 

Soft  Sawder AUeyne 

Chringis Hayes 

Hyacinthe McDouall 

Colin T.  B.  Johnston 

Corin Jackson 

Arcader Ben  Yates 


Colantha Harcourt 

Melantha Miss  Alford 

Sylva Laura  Keene 

Princess Miss  Manners 

Phillis C.  Jefferson 

Eoline     ....  Mrs.  T.  B.  Johnston 
Mme.  Chloe     .     .    Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 

Daphne Mrs.  Stoddart 

Phoebe Miss  Alleyne 

Ifis Julia  Gould 


"  The  Wicked  Wife,  or  A  Reign  of  Terror,"  was  seen  for  the  first 
time  in  America  March  23.  "Living  Too  Fast,"  first  time  here 
April  6.  Charles  Gayler's  "  Love  of  a  Prince,"  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage,  April  13.     It  had  this  cast: 

Count  Saxendorf  .     .     .  F.  C.  Wemyss 
Queen  Sophia  .     .  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 

Stolbach McDouall 

Jean F.  M.  Kent 

Elizabeth Julia  Manners 

Louise Ada  Clifton 

Cristin C.  Jefferson 


Prince  Charles  .  .  .  Laura  Keene 
Baron  Hoppen  .  .  T.  B.  Johnston 
Count  Gustave      ....       Lingham 

Gen.  Sturmer Stoddart 

Gen.  Baumer jBenson 

Col.  Brunner Harcourt 

King  Frederick     .     .     .     J.  G.  Burnett 

April    27,  for  the   first   time  in  America,    Alex.   Dumas  fils' 
comedy,  "The  Money  Question,"  was  seen,  and  with  this  cast: 


R6ne  De  Charzay      .       C.  Wheatleigh 
Jean  Girdud     ....      Geo.  Jordan 

De  Rencourt McDouall 

Mme.  Durieu   ....    Mrs.  Grattan 
Mathilde Miss  Manners 


Durieu Burnett 

De  CayoUe Stoddart 

Eliza Kate  Reignolds 

La  Comtesse    ....      Ada  Clifton 


For  the  benefit  of  Laura  Keene,  May  2,  "  Like  and  Unlike  "  was 
given  for  the  first  time  at  this  theatre.  May  11,  first  time,  a  semi- 
burlesque,  "Variety,  or  the  Picture  Gallery"  was  done,  and  the 
new  comedy,  "  Nature  and  Art. "  The  season  closed  June  i  with 
a  benefit  to  T.  B.  Johnston.  A  summer  term  began  June  3  with 
"She  Stoops  to  Conquer"  and  "Variety,  or  the  Picture  Gallery." 
"Life's  Troubled  Tides"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  June  8. 
"Plot  and  Passion"  had  its  first  hearing  here  June  17.  The  cast 
was: 


Fouchd Burnett 

Mens.  Desmarets      .    .  C.  Wheatleigh 
The  Marquis     ....      J.  A.  Smith 

Berthier Mr.  Hayes 

Cecile Miss  Alleyne 


Henri Lingham 

Jabot McDouall 

Grisboulle W.  M.  Reeve 

Mme.  De  Fontaques  .     .    Laura  Keene 


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"Love's  Telegraph,"  a  new  play,  was  seen  June  24: 

Princess Laura  Keene 

Alice  ....      Mrs.  T.  B.  Johnston 
Marguerite       .     •   Josephine  Manners 


The  Prince Lingham 

Arthur C.  Wheatleigh 

Baron Burnett 

Gentleman  Usher       ....   Benson 


"Where's  the  Police? "  was  played  for  the  first  time  in  America 
July  4,  on  the  closing  night  of  the  summer  season. 

The  Marsh  Troupe  Juvenile  Comedians,  under  the  management 
of  R.  G.  Marsh,  commenced  Aug.  3.  On  their  first  appearance 
they  were  arrayed  in  their  travelling  costumes,  in  a  tableau  illus- 
trative of  "Home  Again."  This  was  followed  by  the  Marseillaise, 
sung  by  Master  Alfred  Stewart,  his  first  appearance  before  the  New 
York  public;  this  was  succeeded  by  a  tableau  and  music  entitled 
"Hail  Columbia."  Little  Jennie  followed  with  a  dance,  and 
"  Toodles  "  closed  the  performance.  "  The  Naiad  Queen "  was 
presented  by  the  Marsh  company  Aug.   13  with  this  cast: 


Sir  Rupert Carrie 

Schnapps G.  W.  Marsh 

Rinaldo Georgiana 

Carnelle Francis 

Rodolphe Master  Ames 

Ronaldo Amelia 

Manfredi Adelaide 

The  Naiad  Queen      ....    Louise 

Idex Mary  Marsh 

Fulvia Julia  Melville 


Sparkle Jennie 

Dewdrop Selma 

Spray Anna 

Coral  Shew Matilde 

Sprinkle Proler 

Limpid Rabauz 

Amphibeo R.  G.  Marsh 

Finbach Master  Charley 

Goggle  Eye      .     .     .       Master  Henry 
Phantom  Face  .     .     .     .   M.  Frederick 


The  season  of  1857-58  opened  Aug.  31.  "The  Heir  at  Law" 
and  "A  Ghost  in  Spite  of  Himself  "  formed  the  programme.  The 
comedy  had  this  cast : 


Lord  Duberly  . 
Dick  Dowlas  . 
Zekiel  Homespun 
Dr.  Pangloss  . 
Mr.  Stedfast  . 
Henry  Moreland 


.    J.  G.  Burnett 

A.  H.  Davenport 

C.  Wheatleigh 

.  Jos.  Jefferson 

J.  H.  Stoddart 

Carlton  Howard 


Kenwick C.  Peters 

John Harcourt 

Waiter Brown 

Lady  Duberly  ....  Mary  Wells 
Caroline  .  .  .  Charlotte  Thompson 
Cicely Laura  Keene 


"A  Ghost  in  Spite  of  Himself  ": 

Nicodemus Stoddart  |  Squire  Aldwinkle Burnett 

Capt.  Vauntington      .     .     .       Duncan   Diggory Jos.  Jefferson 

Paul Chas.  Peters   Georgiana     ....     Mrs.  C.  Peters 

Lavinia     .     .     .     Charlotte  Thompson 

Joseph  Jefferson's  comic  talent  and  powers  of  characterization 
were  recognized  from  the  first  night  of  his  engagement,  and  he  left 
here  two  seasons  later  an  established  favorite.  Sept.  I  "Ange- 
line  "  and  "  A  Conjugal  Lesson  "  were  acted.  In  the  latter  Jeffer- 
son played  Mr.   Lullaby,   Laura  Keene   being  his  long-suffering 


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127 


wife.  During  this  season  some  of  Mr.  Jefferson's  other  characters 
were  Joshua  Butterby  in  "The  Victims,"  Major  Lumley  in  "An 
Affair  of  Honor,"  Scout  in  "The  Village  Lawyer,"  Maximilian 
Muddle  in  "Nothing  to  Nurse,"  Camera  Facsimile  Catchmug  in 
"  The  Siam  Light  Guard, "  in  which  he  danced  in  the  lancers  and 
imitated  a  tight-rope  walker ;  Pierre  Rouge  in  "  The  Husband  of  an 
Hour,"  Barnaby  Bibbs  in  "A  Quiet  Family,"  Diggory  in  "The 
Spectre  Bridegroom,"  Golightly  in  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings," 
Septimus  Smith  in  "My  Son  Diana,"  Barabas  in  "The  Sea  of 
Ice,"  Botcherby  in  "An  Unequal  Match,"  Dard  in  "White  Lies," 
Clod  Meddlenot  in  Durivage's  burlesque,  "The  Lady  of  the  Lions," 
Joliquet  in  "The  Courier  of  Lyons,"  Graves  in  "Money,"  Colin 
in  "The  Elves"  and  Seth  Hope  in  "Blanche  of  Brandywine." 

Sept.  5  "Rachel  the  Reapsr,"  "A  Conjugal  Lesson,"  and  the 
first  act  of  "  Robert  Macaire "  formed  the  bill.  Charles  Wheat- 
leigh  was  the  Robert  Macaire,  and  Jos.  Jefferson,  Jacques  Strop. 
Sept.  7,  for  the  first  time  in  this  country,  Tom  Taylor's  comedy, 
"The  Victims,"  was  thus  cast: 


Mr.  Merryweather  . 
Mr.  Rowley  .  . 
Herbert  Fitzherbert 
Joshua  Butterby  . 
Mr.  Curdle  .  .  . 
Mr.  Middlemist 
Mr.  Homblower  . 
Carfluffle  .... 


C.  Wheatleigh 
.  J.  G.  Burnett 
Geo.  Stoddart 
.  .  Jefferson 
J.  H.  Stoddart 
Carlton  Howard 
.  Hardenbergh 
.     .    Harcourt 


Skinner C.  Peters 

Mrs.  Merryweather     .     .  Laura  Keene 

Miss  Crane Mary  Wells 

Mrs.  Fitzherbert     Charlotte  Thompson 

Satchell Annie  Walters 

Mrs.  Sharp  ....  Mrs.  Thompson 
Mary  Bustle Miss  Bell 


Sept.  16  "Judith  of  Geneva  "  was  presented : 


Mons.  St.  Val  .  Frank  Hardenbergh 
Henry  St.  Val  .  .  .  Carlton  Howard 
Le  Launy  ....  J.  H.  Stoddart 
La  Vogue      .     .     .     .    C.  Wheatleigh 

Nicholas Jos.  JefEerson 

Robert Harcourt 


Footman Evans 

Cook Numerett 

Countess Laura  Keene 

Amy     ....     Charlotte  Thompson 

Rose Mary  Wells 

Gardener Burke 


Sept.  21  "Eustache  Baudin"  was  given  here,  with  this  cast: 


Eustache  Baudin  .  .  C.  Wheatleigh 
Alphonse  ....  F.  Hardenbergh 
Mons.  Poncelot       ...     C.  Howard 

Marcel  Coulet JefEerson 

Paul  Jardin Burke 

Gregory Frank  Evans 

Countess  ......    Mary  Wells 

Louise  (aged  4)  .  Little  May  Bullock 
Louise  (aged  17)    .    Cornelia  JefEerson 


Delbois J.  G.  Burnett 

Duke  DeBrisac  .     .     .     J.  H.  Stoddart 
Henri  De  Brisac     ....      Duncan 

Mons.  Manclerc Brown 

Sergeant C.  Peters 

Pierre Burke 

Louise  ....    Charlotte  Thompson 
Manon Annie  Taylor 


"  She  Stoops  to  Conquer "  was  played  Sept.  24,  with  George 
Jordan  as  Young  Marlowe;  Sept.  28,  "Living  Too  Fast,"  and,  for 
the  first  time,  E.  G.  P.  Wilkins'  "The  Siam  Light  Guard,"  the 
latter  having  this  cast : 


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Patchouli  .  . 
Cartevocha  . 
Schako 

.     Charlotte  Thompson 

.     .     .     .     Mary  Wells 

Annie  Taylor 

Dodo  .  .  . 
Dahlia .     .     . 

.     .   Mrs.  Chas.  Peters 
.     .     .  Mrs.  Thompson 

Sonofagongo      ...      J.  G.  Burnett 
Camera  Facsimile  Catchmug 

J.  Jefferson 

Knappkin Chas.  Peters 

Mrs.  Catchmug  ....  Laura  Keene 
Babee C.  Jefferson 

Incidental  to  the  piece  was  the  quadrille  "Les  Landers,"  pre- 
sented for  the  first  time  on  the  American  stage.  C.  M.  Walcot's 
farce,  "Nothing  to  Nurse,"  was  the  afterpiece.  Falconer's  drama, 
"  Husband  for  an  Hour  "  was  acted  Oct.  5. 

"Splendid  Misery,"  by  C.  T.  P.  Ware,  was  produced  for  the 
first  time  Oct.   19,  and  with  this  cast : 


Chas.  Glitter 
Hal  Highflyer     . 
Hon.  Geo.  Prindle 
Koskiusko      .     . 
Mrs.  Chas.  Glitter 
Mrs.  Crinoline  Hoopley 


.  J.  Jefferson 
C.  Wheatleigh 
J.  H.  Stoddart 
J.  G.  Burnett 
.  Laura  Keene 
Mary  Wells 


Silky George  Jordan 

Frank C.  Peters 

Bob Carlton  Howard 

Jenkins T.  Duncan 

Cabman Burke 

Julia      ....       Miss  C.  Thompson 


Angeline Annie  Taylor 

"  Birds  of  Prey "  was  done  for  the  first  time  Oct.  26.  It  was 
written  by  Mr.  Wray  for  the  Haymarket  Theatre,  London.  Here 
it  had  this  cast : 


Charles  de  Rennepout      .   Geo.  Jordan 
Viscount  George  Darmenonville 

C.  Wheatleigh 
Mons.  Lalonette  ....  J.  Burnett 
Henry  De  Clamarius  Geo.  W.  Stoddart 
Mile.  Th^rfese  Bernard     .  Laura  Keene 


Duchess  de  Guerand  .  .  Mary  Wells 
Helen  de  Guerand  .  .  Annie  Taylor 
Mile.  Georgina  .  Charlotte  Thompson 
Mons.  Maugiron     .     .     .      T.  Duncan 

Eustace     . Brown 

Gustave Burke 


Nov.  5  "  The  Sea  of  Ice  "  was  produced  and  thus  cast : 


Henri  De  Lascours     Chas.  Wheatleigh 
Louise  De  Lascours    .     .  Laura  Keene 

Carlos Geo.  Jordan 

Medoc C.  Peters 

Pasquin Burke 

Marie        Mary  Bullock 

Horace G.  W.  Stoddart 


Don  Josd       ....  Carlton  Howard 
Mile.  Diana  De  Theringe 

Charlotte  Thompson 

Barabas Jos.  Jefferson 

Jano F.  Evans 

Georges T.  Duncan 

Countess Mary  Wells 


Ice  scenes  were  witnessed  on  the  stage  as  early  as  1818.  There 
was  produced  at  Birmingham,  Eng.,  that  year,  "The  North  Pole, 
or  the  Arctic  Expedition."  The  final  scene  was  described  on  the 
bills  as  follows : 

"A  ship  of  immense  size,  fully  rigged,  with  a  crew  of  forty  per- 
sons, commanded  by  a  naval  officer,  will  effect  her  passage  through 
floating  islands  of  ice,  which,  on  separating,  will  show  an  expanse  of 
ocean  covering  the  whole  stage.  She  will  sail  down  to  the  foot- 
lights with  her  bowsprit  over  the  pit,  producing  as  novel  and  pow- 
erful an  effect  as  can  be  exhibited  on  the  stage." 

Benjamin  Webster  produced  a  version  of  "  The  Sea  of  Ice "  at 


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the  Adelphi  Theatre,  London,  Eng.,  in  October,  1853,  entitled 
"Thirst  of  Gold."  The  success  of  this  piece  evoked  another 
adaptation  early  in  1854,  at  the  Marylebone  Theatre,  London, 
in  which  a  Danish  vessel  was  brought  on  the  scene,  simultane- 
ously with  the  breaking  up  of  the  ice,  to  rescue  the  immersed. 
Although  scenes  of  this  nature  are  of  comparatively  recent  date, 
ordinary  nautical  effects  must  be  of  very  considerable  antiquity. 
So  far  back  as  the  year  171 3  a  piece  was  produced  at  Paris,  called 
"Les  Amours  Deguises,"  in  which  a  fully  rigged  ship  sailed  on 
the  stage  with  her  decks  covered  with  sailors  and  passengers. 

"The   Sea  of   Ice"  ran  until   Dec.   21,   when  "The  Corsican 
Brothers  "  was  produced  with  this  cast : 


The  Twin  Brothers  .  George  Jordan 
Chateau  Renaud  .  .  C.  Wheatleigh 
Alfred  Meynard  .  .  Geo.  Stoddart 
Le  Baron  De  Montgiron  .  Duncan 
Le  Baron  Giordano  Martelli  .  Howard 
Mme.  Savila  Dei  Franchi  Mary  Wells 
Servants  .  .  .  Sadler  and  Churchill 
Emilia  de  Lesparre 

Charlotte  Thompson 
Orlando Wise 


Colonna Burke 

M.  Beauchamp Munerett 

M.  Verner Dowton 

Griffo E.  K.  Burke 

Antonio Brown 

Boissec C.  Peters 

Marie Mrs.  Thompson 

Coralie Miss  Lang 

Celestine Miss  Walters 

Estelle      .    .     .     Mrs.  G.  W.  Stoddart 


"  Take  Care  of  Dowb  "  was  acted  the  same  night,  and  Josephine 
Manners  made  her  first  appearance  this  season,  as  Mrs.  Wallop. 
Henrietta  Lang  was  the  Fanny.  Dec.  24,  in  addition  to  "The 
Corsican  Brothers,"  the  comic  pantomime,  "  Harlequin  Blue  Beard, 
or  the  Good  Fairy  Triumphant  over  the  Demon  of  Discord  "  was 
produced.  Sallie  Bishop  was  the  Columbine ;  Mons.  Leon,  Sprite; 
Ben  Yates,  Harlequin;  W.  Kennedy  (his  first  appearance  in  this 
city  in  fifteen  years).  Pantaloon;  C.  Henry,  Clown.  Tom  Taylor's 
comedy,  "  An  Unequal  Match  "  was  played  for  the  first  time  Jan. 
4,  1858,  and  had  this  cast: 

Harry  ArnclifEe      .     .     .     Geo.  Jordan 
Sir  Sowerby  Honeywood 

G.  W.  Stoddart 

Blenkensop C.  Peters 

Heyduk Burke 

Miss  Leech Miss  Everett 

Lady  Honeywood  .     .  Mrs.  Thompson 

"The  Muleteer  of  Toledo,"  was  acted  Jan.  15,  and  Jan.  25  Wilkie 
Collins'  drama,  "The  Lighthouse."  For  the  benefit  of  Laura 
Keene,  Jan.  30,  "White  Lies,"  dramatized  from  Chas.  Reade's 
novel  of  that  name,  was  produced.  Feb.  4,  the  burlesque  of  "  The 
Lady  of  the  Lions, "  Jefferson  as  Clod  Meddlenot.  "  The  Courier 
of  Lyons "  was  done  Feb.  6  for  the  benefit  of  George  Jordan. 
Joseph  Jefferson's  first  benefit  in  New  York  took  place  Feb.  13, 
when  he  played   Toby  Twinkle   in   "All   That  Glitters   is  not 

VOL.  II.  —  9 


Bessie  Hebblethwaite       Miss  Manners 
Hester  Grazebrook     .     .   Laura  Keene 

Dr.  Botcherby Jefferson 

Grazebrook Burnett 

Chillingham  ....     Frank  Hodges 
Mrs.  Montressor     .     .     .     Mary  Wells 


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Gold;"  Mr.  Brown  in  the  farce  "My  Neighbor's  Wife,"  and 
Diggory  in  "The  Spectre  Bridegroom."  John  Courtney's  comedy 
"Double  Faced  People"  was  seen  Feb.  26;  "Mind  Your  Own 
Business  "  was  done  the  same  night.  For  Stage  Manager  J.  G. 
Burnett's  benefit,  Feb.  27,  "Mind  Your  Own  Business,"  and  an 
original  sketch  called  "  A  Steamboat  Disaster  "  were  given.  Polly 
Marshall  first  appeared  at  this  house  March  i  as  Polly  Crisp  in 
the  farce  "  Unprotected  Female, "  and  as  Captain  Charlotte  in  the 
farce  of  that  name.  March  2  "The  Heir  at  Law"  was  acted,  when 
Virginia  C.  Howard  made  her  d^but  here  as  Caroline  Dormer. 
"  Green  Bushes  "  was  seen  March  3,  with  H.  F.  Daly,  his  first  ap- 
pearance, as  Connor  O' Kennedy.  Harry  A.  Perry  was  added  to 
the  company  March  13  and  opened  as  Alfred  Evelyn  in  "Money." 
March  15  "Flowers  of  the  Forest"  was  done  for  the  first  time 
here.  March  22,  "  Jonathan  Bradford " :  H.  F.  Daly  played 
Jonathan;  Harry  Perry,  Dan  Macraisy;  and  Jos.  Jefferson,  Caleb 
Scrimmidge. 

"The  Elves,  or  the  Statue  Bride,"  March  27;  "Flowers  of  the 
Forest "  was  revived  April  7.  "  Plot  and  Passion  "  was  revived 
April  12.  s 

The  theatre  was  closed  Wednesday  evening,  April  21,  for  a 
dress  rehearsal  of  "Blanche  of  Brandywine,"  which  had  its  first 
representation  April  22.  The  scenery  was  painted  by  Minard 
Lewis  (his  first  effort  in  this  city).     This  was  the  cast: 

General  Washington   .      Edwin  Varrey  Col.  Frazier J.  Burnett 

General  Green McDouall  Seth  Hope     ....      Jos.  Jefferson 

Sampson W.  Denham  Krout C.  Peters 

Gilbert  Gates  (first  appear-  Clerewood      ....    Arthur  AUeyne 

ance  in  this  city  .     .     .  Frank  Bangs  Rose  Frazier      ....  Miss  AUeyne 

Blanche  of  Brandywine     .  Laura  Keene  Sally Miss  Warde 

Randulph H.  F.  Daly  Gen.  Howe Mr.  Martin 

John  Walford     .    .     .     C.  Wheatleigh  Geo.  Percy    ....     Milnes  Levick 

On  this  occasion  a  new  drop-curtain  was  shown,  painted  by  Del- 
amane,  and  representing  a  fac-simile  of  Leutze's  picture  of  "  Wash- 
ington Crossing  the  Delaware."  "Blanche  of  Brandywine"  was 
played  for  the  last  time  May  12;  also  "An  Unequal  Match,"  for 
the  benefit  of  Joseph  Jefferson.  E.  A.  Sothern  made  his  first 
appearance  here  acting  Harry  ArnclifEe  in  "An  Unequal  Match." 
Geo.  W.  Stoddart  died  July  9,  1888,  at  the  residence  of  his  father- 
in-law,  Neil  Burgess,  at  Atlantic  Highlands,  N.  J.  He  came  to  this 
country  in  1853,  and  made  his  American  debut  in  Boston  at  the 
National  Theatre.  His  best  work  was  as  a  leading  comedian  with 
the  elder  Booth,  Edwin  Forrest,  Macready,  Charlotte  Cushman, 
and  Chas.  Kean.  His  last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  as  the 
Elder  in  "  The  Widow  Bedott. "  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers  appeared  May 
17,  1858,  in  "The  Lady  of  Lyons."     In  the  company  were:  Sara 


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131 


Hemple,  F.  B.  Conway,  George  Boniface,  L.  R.  Shewell,  Fred 
Dubois,  W.  B.  Chapman,  W.  Davidge,  Anna  Cruise,  Sara  Stevens, 
Mrs.  Josh  Silsbee,  and  Cornelia  Jefferson.  "Camille"  was  acted 
May  18.  William  Davidge  first  appeared  here  as  John  Small  in 
"The  Two  Buzzards."  May  20,  "The  Jealous  Wife;"  May  21, 
"Fazio,  the  Italian  Wife;"  May  22,  "The  Willow  Copse;" 
May  23,  24,  "Leap  Year;"  May  25,  26,  "The  Hunchback;" 
May  27,  28,  "The  King's  Rival;"  May  29,  "Love  and  Loyalty," 
when  Mrs.  Bowers'  engagement  ended.  J.  H.  Hackett  com- 
menced May  31  as  Sir  John  Falstaff,  in  "The  Merry  Wives  of 
Windsor,"  which  he  repeated  June  i,  2.  C.  Walcot  acted  Sir 
Hugh  Evans  and  Mrs.  Walcot,  Mrs.  Page.  June  3  Hackett  acted 
Mons.  Mallett  in  the  comedy  of  that  name,  and  O'Callaghan  in 
"His  Last  Legs."  Mrs.  Bowers  took  a  benefit  June  5,  and  played 
Margaret  Elmore  in  "Love's  Sacrifice."  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  acted 
Hermione;  E.  A.  Sothern  was  also  in  the  cast.  Matilda  Her- 
on's new  play,  "Mathiide,"  was  seen  June  7  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city.  The  theatre  closed  very  suddenly  June  10.  E.  A. 
Sothern  came  before  the  curtain  and  said : 

"  Ladies  and  gentlemen  —  I  am  under  the  painful  necessity  of 
announcing  to  you  that  there  will  be  no  performance  this  evening. 
(A  voice  — '  Because  of  the  smallness  of  the  audience,  I  suppose.' ') 
No,  sir,  Matilda  Heron  and  the  rest  of  the  company  are  dressed 
for  their  parts,  but  I  have  this  moment  been  notified  by  two  parties 
to  pay  the  rent,  both  of  whom  claim  it,  and  if  I  pay  it  to  one  party 
I  am  threatened  with  a  prosecution  by  the  other.  Under  these 
circumstances,  therefore,  I  think  it  better  to  close  the  establish- 
ment, and  the  audience  will  receive  their  money  at  the  box  office." 

It  was  rumored  that  a  fracas  took  place  in  the  greenroom 
between  the  respective  allies  of  Laura  Keene,  Matilda  Heron  and 
Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers,  and  that  during  the  mel6e  Mr.  Sothern  rushed 
forward  and  made  the  above  announcement  to  prevent  an  expose. 

The  next  season  opened  Aug.  25,  1858,  with  "The  Willow 
Copse,"  and  this  cast: 


Sir  Richard  ....  E.  A.  Sothern 
Luke  Fielding  .  .  C.  W.  Couldock 
Arthur  Apsley    .     .     .     .    W.  Marden 

Augustus Jos.  JeSerson 

Bubblemere H.  Wharton 

Fungus Mr.  Clinton 

Lucy Sara  Stevens 

Meg Mrs.  Sothern 


Col.  Vanguard 
Dick  Hulks  . 
Staggers  .  . 
Lady  Apsley  . 
Rose  Fielding 
Georgiana 
Miss  Apsley  . 


J.  G.  Burnett 
Edwin  Varrey 
.  .  C.  Peters 
.  Mary  Wells 
.  Laura  Keene 
Eliza  Couldock 
Lillie  Marden 


There  were  two  additions  to  the  company  this  season.  Charles 
W.  Couldock,  who  had  not  been  in  America  for  nine  years,  was 
one  of  them,  and  William  R.  Blake  the  other.  After  the  drama 
Louise   Lamoureux   and   George   Smith   did   a  dance.      Sept.    2 


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Plunkett's  drama,  "The  Advocate,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time 
here,  and  in  honor  of  the  telegraph  celebration  "  Love  and  Light- 
ning, or  the  Telegraph  Cable  "  was  played.  In  the  cast  were  Kate 
and  Maria  Duckworth.  "  The  Rivals  "  was  seen  Sept.  6,  and  in- 
troduced here  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Blake : 


Sir  Anthony W.  R.  Blake 

Falkland Frank  Bangs 

David Chas.  Peters 

Fag Milnes  Levick 

Mrs.  Malaprop   .     .   Mrs.  W.  R.  Blake 
Lydia  Languish  .     .     .       Laura  Keene 


Lucy     .     .     . 
Capt.  Absolute 
Sir  Lucius 
Bob  Acres 
Julia      .     .     . 


Mrs.  Sothern 
E.  A.  Sothern 
J.  G.  Burnett 
Jos.  Jefferson 
Sara  Stevens 


On  Sept.  7,  "Louis  XI.,"  with  Charles  W.  Couldock  in  the 
title  r61e,  and  Laura  Keene  as  the  Dauphin.  "The  School  for 
Scandal"  had  this  cast  Sept.   13: 


Sir  Peter  Teazle 
Sir  Oliver  Surface 
Joseph  Surface  . 
Charles  Surface 
Crab  tree    .     .     . 


Wm.  Rufus  Blake 

J.  G.  Burnett 

C.  W.  Couldock 

.     E.  A.  Sothern 

Joseph  Jefferson 


Sir  Benjamin  Backbite    Charles  Peters 
Careless Frank  Bangs 


Rowley William  Marden 

Moses Edwin  Varrey 

Trip Milnes  Levick 

Lady  Teazle Laura  Keene 

Lady  Sneerwell  ....  Mary  Wells 
Mrs.  Candour  .  Mrs.  Wm.  R.  Blake 
Maria Sara  Stevens 


It  will  be  seen  that  this  comedy  was  revived  with  the  smaller 
parts  filled  by  excellent  artists,  while  the  principal  characters  were 
sustained  by  eight  acknowledged  stars.  Sept.  20  "  Old  Heads  and 
Young  Hearts  "  was  done;  Sept.  27,  "The  Road  to  Ruin  "  and  the 
farce  "  Jenny  Lind, "  in  which  Marion  Macarthy  appeared  as  "  Jenny 
Leatherlungs.     Oct.  4,  "London  Assurance,"  had  this  cast: 


Sir  Harcourt  Courtley  (first 

appearance  this  season)  J.  S.  Browne 
Dazzle  (first  appearance  this 

season) Chas.  Walcot 

Charles  Courtley     .     .     E.  A.  Sothern 

Meddle Wm.  R.  Blake 

Max  Harkaway  -     .     .       J.  G.  Burnett 


James 

Solomon  Isaacs  .     . 
Lady  Gay  Spanker 
Dolly  Spanker    .     , 

Cool 

Grace  Harkaway     . 


.  .  B.  Brown 
Mr.  Wharton 
Laura  Keene 
Chas.  Peters 

Milnes  Levick 
Sara  Stevens 


Benjamin  Brown  died  in  this  city  Sept.  22,  1890,  of  consump- 
tion. He  left  a  widow  and  one  child.  He  was  buried  in  the 
Actors'  Fund  plot.  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer"  was  revived  Oct. 
8,  and,  for  the  first  time,  the  burlesque  English  opera  "  Fra  Dia- 
volo,"  in  which  Effie  Germon  made  her  bow  as  Zerlina.  Jefferson 
played  Beppo. 

"Our  American  Cousin,"  by  Tom  Taylor,  was  first  produced 
Oct.  18,  1858.  After  the  reading  of  the  comedy  to  the  company, 
and  before  the  characters  were  cast,  Charles  W.  Couldock  was  asked 
if  he  would  play  Coyle,  the  lawyer,  or  Abel  Murcott,  his  clerk. 


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133 


He  declined  to  play  either  of  them.  Sothern  was  cast  for  Lord 
Dundreary,  a  fourth-rate  old  man,  with  only  forty-seven  lines  to 
speak.  He  also  refused  the  part,  but  he  and  Couldock  finally 
agreed  with  Mr.  Burnett,  the  stage  manager,  to  play  on  the  condi- 
tion that  both  Dundreary  and  Abel  Murcott  should  be  rewritten. 
In  writing  up  Dundreary,  Sothern  threw  into  it  everything  that 
struck  him  as  wildly  absurd.  He  added  "  business  "  and  words,  and 
sneezes,  and  hops,  skips  and  jumps,  until  it  became  the  most  attrac- 
tive part  in  the  piece.  He  may  really  be  said  to  have  invented  the 
part.  He  cut  out  the  "cellar  scene,"  a  "drunken  act,"  and  so  re- 
arranged the  play  that  instead  of  seventeen  scenes,  which  it  had 
when  it  came  from  the  hands  of  Tom  Taylor,  Sothern  gave  it  in 
four  acts  of  one  scene  each.  On  the  first  night  no  one  knew  what 
Sothern  was  going  to  do,  and  the  reading  of  Sam's  letter  was  a 
surprise  to  everybody,  although  the  part  was  by  no  means  a  pro- 
nounced success.  In  fact,  it  was  two  or  three  weeks  before  the 
people  began  to  understand  what  Sothern  meant.  "  Our  American 
Cousin  "  proved  a  great  favorite  with  the  public.  Without  having 
any  particular  merit  as  a  literary  work,  it  was  the  most  successful 
comedy  produced  here  in  many  years.  This  was  the  original 
cast: 


Asa  Trenchard  .  .  Joseph  Jefferson 
Sir  Edward  Trenchard,  Edwin  Varrey 
Lord  Dundreary  .  .  E.  A.  Sothern 
Lieut.  Vernon     .     .     .    Milnes  Levick 

Capt.  De  Boots Clinton 

Coyle Burnett 

Abel  IVIurcott      .     .      C.  W.  Couldock 

Binney Chas.  Peters 

Buddicombe McDouall 


Rasper Wharton 

John  Whicker  ....  B.  Brown 
Florence  Trenchard  .  Laura  Keene 
Mrs.  Mountchessington     .  Mary  Wells 

Augusta Efifie  Germon 

Georgiana  .  .  .  Mrs.  E.  A.  Sothern 
Mary  Meredith    .     .     .      Sara  Stevens 

Sharpe Miss  Flynn 

Skillet Mrs.  Levick 


A  matinde  performance  of  "  Our  American  Cousin  "  took  place 
Dec.  25.  Laura  Honey  became  a  member  of  the  company  Dec.  27, 
making  her  ddbut  as  Gertrude  in  "A  Loan  of  a  Lover."  Laura 
Honey  was  afterwards  known  as  Laura  Church  Honey  Stevenson. 
She  died  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  Dec.  25,  1884.  Wednesday,  Dec.  29, 
a  matinee  performance  was  for  the  benefit  of  the  Mount  Vernon 
Fund.  Feb.  5,  1859,  a  display  of  fireworks  was  given.  In  com- 
memoration of  Washington's  Birthday,  a  series  of  tableaux  illus- 
trative of  the  life  of  the  father  of  his  country  were  given.  They 
showed  Washington  as  a  surveyor,  a  farmer,  a  son,  and  as  a  gen- 
eral. Charles  Peters'  benefit  took  place  March  12  when  Master 
Fred  W.  Peters  made  his  first  appearance  on  any  stage  as  Master 
Peter  White  in  "Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  White."  R.  C.  Carpenter 
was  succeeded  as  prompter  by  F,  S.  Reignolds  Dec.  6,  who  in  turn 
gave  way  Feb.  17  to  L.  J.  Vincent.  1  April  i  "The  Heir  at  Law" 
was  revived : 


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Zekiel  Homespun 
Lady  Duberly 
Caroline  Dormer 
Cicely  Homespun 
Lord  Duberly 


,     .    E.  A.'  Sothern 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Blake 

Sara  Stevens 

,     .      Laura  Keene 

,     .      W.  R.  Blake 


Steadfast Edwin  Varrey 


Henry  Moreland 
Dick  Dowlas 
Dr.  Pangloss 
Kenrick 
James    .     . 
John      .     . 


Wm.  Harden 

Milnes  Levick 

Jos.  Jefferson 

Chas.  Peters 

F.  Evans 

B.  Brown 


"  Our  American  Cousin  "  was  played  for  the  last  time  April  15, 
1859. 

"La  Femme  Forte,"  produced  in  Paris  in  1847,  contained  a 
character  similar  to  that  of  Asa  Trenchard.  On  the  occasion  of 
the  appearance  of  Josh  S.  Silsbee  in  London,  it  occurred  to  Tom 
Taylor  that "  La  Femme  Forte  "  could  be  adapted  to  suit  him.  The 
adaptation  was  made  by  Taylor,  according  to  the  instructions  of 
Mr.  Josh  Silsbee,  and  the  piece  was  paid  for  by  Benjamin  Webster, 
manager  of  the  Adelphi  Theatre,  London,  where  Mr.  Silsbee  was 
then  playing.  Finding  it  impossible  to  produce  it  during  Mr. 
Silsbee's  stay,  Mr.  Webster  made  it  over,  with  all  rights  to 
Silsbee,  who  shortly  afterwards  returned  to  America  and  died  in 
California,  Dec.  22,  1855.  On  his  death,  Mrs.  Silsbee  disposed 
of  the  play  to  William  Wheatley  and  John  S.  Clarke.  Tom 
Taylor,  although  already  paid  for  his  work,  had  written  another 
version,  and  disposed  of  it  to  Laura  Keene  for  ;^i,ooo,  and,  during 
that  lady's  production  of  it,  it  had  undergone  many  alterations  and 
improvements,  particulars  of  which  had  been  furnished  to  John  S. 
Clarke  by  Mr.  Jefferson.  On  the  production  of  the  play  in  Phila- 
delphia Clarke  had  paid  Laura  Keene  for  the  use  of  it,  and  therein 
alone  was  he  in  error,  as  the  original  had  become  his  property,  and 
imitations  or  adaptations  of  any  kind  could  have  been  suppressed. 
The  question  occurs,  what  right  had  Tom  Taylor  to  sell  to  Laura 
Keene  the  property  of  another?  This  play  proved  to  E.  A.  Sothern 
the  most  successful  of  any  he  ever  acted  in.  He  played  it  about 
one  thousand  times  in  this  country,  and  in  London  and  the  provin- 
cial towns  over  twenty-six  hundred  times.  The  great  charm  in  his 
acting  lay  in  the  polished  ease  and  finished  style  so  peculiarly  his 
own.  In  Lord  Dundreary  these  attributes  were  more  conspicuous 
than  in  any  other  of  the  long  list  of  characters  which  he  made 
famous,  E.  A.  Sothern  died  in  London,  Eng.,  Jan.  20,  1881.  In 
August,  1894,  a  memorial  was  erected  over  his  grave  in  Southamp- 
ton cemetery  by  his  son,  E.  H.  Sothern.  As  nearly  as  possible 
it  is  a  duplicate  of  the  memorial  erected  to  the  memory  of  Ade- 
laide Neilson  in  Kensal  Green  cemetery.  The  inscription  on  the 
memorial  says :  "  Edward  Askew  Sothern  (comedian),  born  April 
I,  1826;  died  January  20,  1881." 

Sothern  made  his  American  debut  at  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1852, 
under  the  name  of  Douglas  Stewart.  He  then  came  to  New  York 
and  was  a  member  of  Barnum's  Museum  company.     He  next  ap- 


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peared  at  the  old  Broadway;  afterwards  at  Wallack's  (Broadway 
and  Broome  Street),  where  Colin  Stuart  was  a  memher  of  the  com- 
pany, and  this  caused  Sothern  to  resume  his  real  name.  From 
Wallack's  he  came  to  this  theatre. 

The  theatre  was  closed  May  16  for  a  dress  rehearsal  of  "A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream,"  which  was  given  May  18  with  this  cast: 


Theseus      ....     C.  W.  Couldock 

Lysander E.  A.  Sothern 

Demetrius Milnes  Levick 

Egeus Wm.  Harden 

Philostrate      ....     Frank  Evans 

Hippolyta Mary  Wells 

Hermia Sara  Stevens 

Helena Ada  Clifton 

Nick  Bottom  ....      W.  R.  Blake 
Quince Edwin  Varrey 


Snug B.  Brown 

Flute Chas.  Peters 

Snout J.  Henry 

Oberon Marion  Macarthy 

Titania  .....       Eliza  Couldock 

Puck Laura  Keene 

Peas  Blossom      .     .     .    Miss  J.  Henrv 

Moth Mrs.  McDouall 

Cobweb Miss  Taylor 

Mustard  Seed      .     .    .     Mrs.  Marden 


C.  W.  Couldock's  benefit  occurred  June  2,  when  Felix  A.  Vin- 
cent made  his  first  appearance  in  this  city  in  four  years,  acting 
Bobtail  in  "My  Precious  Betsy,"  and  Mr.  Ferment  in  "School 
of  Reform."  The  season  closed  June  4  with  a  benefit  to  Laura 
Keene.  The  bill  consisted  of  "  All  that  Glitters  is  not  Gold  "  and 
"  Pet  of  the  Petticoats. "  A  summer  season  was  commenced  June 
6  with  Adelaide  and  Josey  Gougenheim  as  the  stars  in  "  Court  and 
Stage."  Adelaide  Gougenheim  played  her  farewell  engagement 
at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  the  following  season  she  left  the  stage  and 
married  Mr.  Frisbie,  a  gentleman  from  London.  Josey  continued 
on  the  stage. 

The  season  of  1859-60  commenced  Aug.  29  with  Laura  Keene, 
Ada  Clifton,  Marion  Macarthy,  Mary  Wells,  Mrs.  Mark  Smith, 
Annie  Deland,  Miss  C.  Henry,  Florence  Bell,  Miss  Mortimer, 
Ada  James,  Mary  Everett,  Messrs.  Jeffries,  George  Jordan,  Mark 
Smith,  Charles  Wheatleigh,  J.  G.  Burnett,  Felix  A.  Vincent,  H. 
F.  Daly,  Chas.  Peters,  J.  A.  Smith,  Leon  J.  Vincent,  Milnes 
Levick,  Henry,  and  Mortimer,  as  the  company.  "House  and 
Home, "  by  Tom  Taylor,  was  acted  with  this  cast : 


Horace  Chetwood  .  .  .  Geo.  Jordan 
Gen.  Witherington  .  .  J.  G.  Burnett 
Fred  Morton H.  F.  Daly 


Lady  Helen Ada  Clifton 

Harriet  Wardour     .     .     Laura  Keene 
Hopwood Florence  Bell 


The  afterpiece  was  "Our  Clerks,  or  Suppose  War  were  De- 
clared. "  Mark  Smith  first  appeared  Sept.  5  as  Joseph  Ironsides 
in  "  Nine  Points  of  the  Law. "  First  time  in  America  of  Palgrave 
Simpson's  comedy  of  "World  and  Stage"  was  Sept.  12.  It  had 
this  cast: 


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Fanny  Kelly  ....      Laura  Keene 
Lady  Castlecrag  ....  Ada  Clifton 

Miss  Lipglue Mary  Wells 

Col.  Gabble J.  A.  Smith 

Trimmer Florence  Bell 

Buzzard F.  A.  Vincent 

Harry  Malpas      ....  Geo.  Jordan 
Leonard  Ashton  .     .     .     .   H.  F.  Daly 


Dazzey  Browser  .  .  .  Chas.  Peters 
Hon.  Mrs.  Cruickshanks  Annie  Deland 
Norman  Castlecrag  .  .  J.  G.  Burnett 
Hetty  Stubbs  .  .  .  Marion  Macarthy 
Daniel  Dunlap  (first  appear- 
ance in  New  York)  W.  H.  Stephens 
Lady  Fanny  Gabble  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 
Morcea Chas.  Wheatleigh 


"The  Sea  of  Ice"  was  revived  Sept.  29.  "A  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream"  was  given  Oct.  21,  with  Mark  Smith  as  Bottom. 
For  the  first  time  in  America  "The  Election,"  by  Tom  Taylor, 
was  seen  Oct.  6,  and  with  this  cast: 


Dodgson     . 
Wapshott    . 
Gathercole  . 
Spatchcock 
Trundle 
James     .     . 


Geo.  Jordan 

.   H.  F.  Daly 

J.  G.  Burnett 

J.  A.  Smith 

Milnes  Levick 

F.  Evans 


Honeybun Mark  Smith 

Peckover Chas.  Peters 

Topper Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Clara Annie  Deland 

Mrs.  Honeybun  .     .    .     Laura  Keene 


The  farce  "Antony  and  Cleopatra"  was  also  acted.  "The 
Wife's  Secret"  was  produced  for  the  first  time  here  Nov.  9  and 
cast  thus : 


Sir  Walter Geo.  Jordan 

Richard Henry 

James Evans 

Robert Munerett 

Neville Marion  Macarthy 

Maud Mary  Wells 


Lady  Evelyn   ....     Laura  Keene 

Lord  Arden H.  F.  Daly 

Jabez  Sneed    .     .     .     .    J.  G.  Burnett 

Brouillard C.  Wheatleigh 

Lieut.  Harrington     .     .     .     M.  Levick 
Harry Jeffries 


This  play  was  originally  brought  out  at  the  old  Park  Theatre  by 
Charles  Kean  and  Ellen  Tree. 

Dec.  I  the  burlesque  of  "  Norma "  was  seen  :  Signora  Markini 
Smitherini  as  Norma,  Madame  Felixcia  A.  Vincentio  as  Adelgisa. 
For  Mark  Smith's  benefit,  Dec.  10,  "Still  Waters  Run  Deep," 
with  Mrs.  Plunkett  as  Mrs.  Mildmay;  Charles  Wheatleigh  played 
John  Mildmay,  Mark  Smith  was  the  Potter,  George  Jordan,  Capt. 
Hawksley;  and  the  new  American  comedy  "Distant  Relations" 
was  also  given  with  this  cast: 


John  Arkright  ....  Mark  Smith 
Chas.  Dashwell  .  .  .  .  J.  A.  Smith 
Julian  Fitz  Glitter  .  .  F.  A.  Vincent 
Edwin  Modeville      .     .  Milnes  Levick 

Tompkins C.  Peters 

Jemmy        .     .     .     Master  Fred  Wren 

Search L.  J.  Vincent 

Adam Henry 

Mrs.  Modeville  .  .  Marion  Macarthy 
John  Arkright,  Jr.    .     .    Mary  Bullock 


Mrs.  Dashwell     .     .     .   Annie  Deland 

Bridget Josephine  Henry 

Mrs.  Dr.  Rackendsack 

Mrs.  Mark  Smith 


Mrs.  Dobbs    .     . 
Anna  Maria  Dobbs 
Geo.  Arkright 
Tolly      .... 
Paddy  Murphy    . 
Deacon  Smooth   . 


.  Mary  Wells 
Laura  Keene 
.  H.  F.  Daly 
J.  G.  Burnett 
C.  Wheatleigh 
Dan  Leeson 


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"  Green  Bushes "  was  played  Dec.  30,  and  continued  until  Jan. 
9,  i860i  when,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  Boucicault's 
"Jeannie  Deans,"  a  dramatization  of  Scott's  "Heart  of  Midlo- 
thian," was  seen.  Dion  Boucicault  had  been  at  the  Winter  Gar- 
den Theatre,  but,  having  some  difficulty,  he  and  his  wife,  Agnes 
Robertson,   left,  and  joined  Laura  Keene's  forces. 


The  Duke  of  Argyle     .       Mark  Smith 
David  Deans  (expressly  engaged) 

Charles  Fisher 
Laird  of   Dumbiedikes 

(expressly  engaged)  .  Dan  Leeson 
Geordie  Robertson  .  .  .  H.  F.  Daly 
Reuben  Butler  .  .  .  Milnes  Levick 
Madge  Wildfire  .  .  Marion  Macarthy 
Jeannie  Deans     .     .  Agnes  Robertson 


Counsel  for  the  Crown 

Chas.  Wheatleigh 
Counsel  for  the  Defence 

Dion  Boucicault 

Ratcliffe J.  G.  Burnett 

Archibald Chas.  Peters 

Meg Mary  Wells 

The  Queen     .     .     .  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 
Effie  Deans     ....     Laura  Keene 


This  is  the  first  cast  in  which  Dion  Boucicault's  name  ever  ap- 
peared in  this  country  without  an  r  in  it.  From  his  first  appear- 
ance in  America,  on  all  programmes,  posters,  advertisements,  and  on 
all  of  his  play  books,  his  name  was  spelled  "  Bourcicault. "  So  it 
was  when  "Jeannie  Deans"  was  first  announced  (Jan.  7,  i860),  but 
when  the  above  cast  appeared  the  r  was  dropped  from  his  name, 
and  continued  so  till  his  death.  "  Vanity  Fair,  or  Vain  of  their 
Vices"  was  next  done  with  this  cast: 


Virginie  Pate  . 
Rose .... 
Edgar  Lambert 
Old  Lambert  . 
Hector  Pate  . 
Chicken  .  .  . 
Maxine  Latour 


.  Laura  Keene 
Agnes  Robertson 
Dion  Boucicault 
.  J.  G.  Burnett 
.  Felix  Vincent 
.  Chas.  Peters 
Chas.  Fisher 


The  Duke  de  Calatrava 

Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Jerome Dan  Leeson 

Balaclava Annie  Deland 

Mile.  Celeste   ....       Mary  Wells 
Francine Mrs.  Fox 


The  theatre  was  closed  March  28  for  a  dress  rehearsal  of  "  The 
Colleen  Bawn,"  which  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage 
March  29  and  ran  until  the  close  of  the  season  on  May  12,  having 
been  performed  thirty-eight  nights.  The  following  card  appeared 
in  the  programme : 

Laura  Keene  :  My  dear  Madame,  —  Here  is  another  drama  —  my  last  for 
this  season.  It  was  written  in  five  days,  and  the  labor  has  rather  overtaxed  me, 
as  this  makes  the  seventh  I  have  written  within  the  space  of  twenty-eight  weeks 
—  one  five  act  play,  five  three  act  dramas,  and  a  burlesque.  This  piece  is  called 
"  The  Colleen  Bawn,"  and  is  Irish  to  the  backbone.  It  is  the  first  time  I  have 
taken  a  subject  from  my  native  country,  and,  quickly  as  the  work  has  been 
executed,  I  am  not  the  less  satisfied  with  it.  'T  will  be  found  to  be,  I  think,  the 
best  constructed  of  any  of  my  works.  Whatever  demerits  it  may  liave,  it  is  my 
happiest  efEort  in  that  particular.    The  public  must  determine  the  rest. 

Dion  Boucicault. 


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'The  Colleen  Bawn  "  had  this  cast: 


Eily  O'Connor  .  .  Agnes  Robertson 
Myles-na-Coppaleen  .  Dion  Boucicault 
Mrs.  Cregan  (first  appearance  here) 

Mme.  Ponisi 
Ducie  Blennerhassett  Josephine  Henry 
Kyrle  Daly  .  .  .  Charles  Fisher 
Danny  Mann  .    .    .     .  C.  Wheatleigh 


Hardress  Cregan 
Corrigan  .  . 
Sheelah  .  . 
Father  Tom  . 
Hyland  Creagh 
Bertie  O'Moore 
Anne  Chute    . 


.  H.  F.  Daly 
J.  G.  Burnett 
.  Mary  Wells 
.  Dan  Leesoa 
.  M.  Levick 
.  Mrs.  Henry 
Laura  Keene 


The  season  of  1860-61  opened  Sept.  10,  with  T.  B.  De  Walden's 
drama,  "  The  Monkey  Boy,"  adapted  from  the,"  Le  Petite  Prologue." 
It  had  this  cast : 


Pierre  Renaud  .  .  C.  W.  Couldock 
Jacques  Renaud  .  .  .  Laura  Keene 
Joseph  Rouquet  .  .  .  J.  G.  Burnett 
Hon.  S.  Spooner  .  .  T.  B.  Johnston 
Lucien  Girard      .     .     .     .   H.  F.  Daly 

Picket Charles  Peters 

Taupin Dan  Leeson 

Maurice Milnes  Levick 


Gervaise 

Paul       . 

Raoul    . 

Le  Noir 

Fauvette 

Rose 

Madame  Mignonette 

Coralie 


Mr.  Bernard 
.  .  Mr.  Barton 
Geo.  W.  Lingard 
Josephine  Henry 
.  Polly  Marshall 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 
Mrs.  H.  Vinine 
.     Lotty  Hough 


James  G.  Burnett  died  in  Chicago,  111.,  March  19,  1870.  The 
company  for  this  season  consisted  of :  Laura  Keene,  Polly  Marshall, 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen,  Mrs.  H.  Vining,  Lotty  Hough,  Josephine  Henry, 
Miss  Oswald,  Miss  Francis,  Miss  Everett,  Miss  Bullock,  Eliza 
Couldock,  Miss  Bleecker,  C.  W.  Couldock,  J.  G.  Burnett,  H.  F.  Daly, 
T.  B.  Johnston,  C.  Peters,  Dan  Leeson,  Milnes  Levick,  George 
Lingard,  Henry,  Wren,  Clinton,  Arthur,  Markham,  Wall,  Gledhill, 
Bernard,  Goodrich,  Barton,  Miss  Melvin,  Miss  Willoughby,  Miss  C. 
Engel,  Miss  Hattie  Engel,  Lizzie  Murphy,  G.  F.  Browne,  B.  G. 
Rogers,  Mr.  de  Little,  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Leighton.  Laura  Keene 
offered  $1,000  to  any  American  dramatist  for  the  best  three-act 
comedy,  to  be  entitled  "  Our  American  Cousin  at  Home." 

Oct.  I,  "Aileen  Aroon,  or  the  Lady  of  Glenmire,"  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  here.  It  was  founded  on  "  La  Dame  de  St.  Tropez," 
and  had  this  cast : 


Father  McPaudeen  . 
Barnaby  Blenkinsop 
Aileen  Barradan  .  . 
Kathleen  Barradan  . 
Mrs.  Blenkinsop 


.  .  D.  Leeson 
.  .  C.  Peters 
Laura  Keene 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 
.  Polly  Marshall 


Milly  Maginnis  .  .  .  Lotty  Hough 
Gorman  Barradan  .  .  .  .  H.  Daly 
Philip  Warner     .     .     .     .    M.  Levick 

Lang  Mulligan Burnett 

Nelly Eliza  Couldock 


On  Oct.  9  B.  A.  Baker  became  prompter.  "  Physic  and  Fancy,  or 
the  Hypochondriac,"  an  adaptation  from  Moliere's  "  La  Malade  Im- 
aginaire,"  by  Charles  Reade,  was  produced  Nov.  5,  with  this  cast : 


Argan J.  G.  Burnett 

Arnolde Harry  Wall 

Poinette Laura  Keene 

Louison      ....    Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 

Belline        Lotty  Hough 

Thos.  Diaforius   ....      C.  Peters 


Bercalde,  first  appearance  here 

Geo.  F.  Browne 
Angelique,  first  appearance 

on  the  stage      .     .  Miss  Willoughby 
Dr.  Pargon D.  Leeson 


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139 


Gay's  "  Beggars'  Opera,"  condensed  into  one  act,  was  also  sung. 
Miss  Melvin  making  her  first  appearance  as  Captain  Macheath. 
"  The  Unprotected  Female  "  was  seen  Nov.  3,  with : 

.    .    Mr.  Goodrich 


Polly  Crisp 
Tim  Temple 


Polly  Marshall  I  Nicodemus  Crisp 
.  Harry  Wall  | 


"  Toodles  a  Father,"  a  farce  by  T.  B.  De  Walden,  was  first  played 
Nov.  12.  The  theatre  was  closed  for  rehearsal,  Nov.  24,  of  "  The 
Seven  Sisters,"  first  acted  Nov.  26.  It  was  founded  upon  the  old 
German  play,  "  The  Seven  Daughters  of  Satan,"  and  had  this  cast: 

MORTALS 

Arthur  Stunner    .     .     .     .   H.  F.  Daly  1  Catchem Mr.  Wren 

Snail Mr.  Barton  |  Mary  Springleaf  ....    Mrs.  Allen 

IMMORTALS 


Pluto Dan  Leeson 

Astaroth T.  B.  Johnston 

Demonos Milnes  Levick 

Cuffee J.  G.  Burnett 

Mrs.  Pluto Mr.  C.  Peters 

Diavoline Laura  Keene 


Plutilla Polly  Marshall 

Farcinella  ....       Eliza  Couldock 
Spirit  of  Arthur's  Sister     Miss  Francis 

Tartarina Lotty  Hough 

Sulphurina  ....      Mrs.  H.  Vining 


During  the  spectacle  a  burlesque  drama,  entitled  "  The  Murderous 
Mother,"  was  acted.  George  F.  Browne  represented  the  remorseless 
tyrant  Mrs.  G.  F.  Browne  (formerly  Louisa  Pray,  sister  of  Mrs. 
Barney  Williams  and  Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Florence)  danced.  This  pro- 
duction was  so  successful  that  it  served  to  fill  Laura  Keene's  Theatre 
for  one  hundred  and  seventy-seven  nights.  The  transformation 
scene,  painted  by  James  Roberts,  from  the  Theatre  Royal,  Covent 
Garden,  London,  was  "The  Birth  of  the  Butterfly  in  the  Bower 
of  Ferns."  It  was  one  of  the  most  beautiful  pictures  ever  attempted 
on  the  American  stage.  Ben  G.  Rogers  was  engaged  Jan.  21,  1861, 
and  a  Yankee  part  was  introduced  for  him,  called  Doubtful  Towrail. 
Feb.  1 1  Mr.  Miles,  the  author  (of  Baltimore),  introduced  a  second 
act  of  national  tableaux,  entitled  "  Uncle  Sam's  Magic  Lantern," 
and  introduced  the  following  new  characters : 

South  Carolina     .     .     .  Polly  Marshall 

Ohio Miss  Willoughby 

Virginia Hattie  Engel 

Columbia    ....   Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 
Liberty Mrs.  H.  Vining 


Uncle  Sam  .  . 
Disunion  .  . 
Diogenes  .  . 
Massachusetts 
Maine    .    .    . 


.  .  B.  G.  Rogers 
.  .  G.  F.  Browne 
T.  B.  Johnston 
.  .  Lotty  Hough 
Mrs.  G.  F.  Browne 


Feb.  27  was  the  one  hundredth  night  of  "The  Seven  Sisters;" 
a  display  of  fireworks  was  seen  in  front  of  the  theatre.  April  22 
Laura  Keene  made  further  alterations  in  the  second  act.  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Leighton  acted  Laura  Keene's  r61e  of  Diavoline,  while  that 
lady  went  to  the  country.  April  29  the  receipts  were  devoted  to  the 
relief  of  the  families  of  the  New  York  Volunteers.    J.  G.  Burnett  took 


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his  benefit  May 4;  Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen,  May  6;  T.B.  Johnston,  May  ri ; 
Thos.  Baker,  May  15;  Charles  Peters,  May  18;  and  Lotty  Hough, 
May  20.  This  was  the  last  appearance  on  the  stage  of  T.  B.  John- 
ston, an  actor  of  great  talent.     He  died  May  27. 

July  8  Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen  retired  from  the  company  and  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Leighton  "  doubled  "  Columbia  with  Diavoline.  After  a  run  of  eight 
months  and  fourteen  days  (consecutively),  "The  Seven  Sisters" 
was  played  for  the  last  time  Aug.  10,  i86r.  When  the  season 
closed  George  Lingard  retired  from  the  theatre  and  went  to  his 
brother's  New  Bowery  theatre,  where  he  commenced  July  15, 1861, 
and  remained  until  the  theatre  was  burned  down.  His  last  appear- 
ance on  the  stage  was  at  the  Arch  Street  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  in 
Oct.,  1876,  acting  in  "  Davy  Crockett."  He  died  in  this  city  Oct.  28, 
1876. 

The  season  of  1861-62  commenced  Sept.  23.  In  the  company 
were  Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen,  Mrs.  Owen  Marlowe,  Lotty  Hough,  Mrs.F.  S. 
Chanfrau,  Laura  Keene,  Sara  Stevens,  lone  Burke,  Francis  Dillon, 
Robertson,  J.  G.  Burnett,  Milnes  Levick,  H.  F.  Daly,  Owen  Marlowe, 
J.  H.  Stoddart,  C.  Burnett,  C.  Peters,  Richardson,  and  Bilby.  The 
opening  play  was  "  The  Seven  Sons,"  and  had  this  cast : 


Diavoline Laura  Keene 

Columbia  ....    Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 

Satanella Sara  Stevens 

Tartarus Lotty  Hough 

Asmodeus  .     .     .  Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau 

Diavolus lone  Burke 

Molasses Miss  Francis 


Sulphurus   .     .     .  Mrs.  Owen  Marlowe 
Mephistopheles    .     .     Miss  Robertson 

Pluto J.  G.  Burnett 

Caesar Milnes  Levick 

Jake  Butt H.  F.  Daly 

Fred  Flutter    .     .     .      Owen  Marlowe 
Mrs.  Pluto C.  Peters 


It  proved  to  be  a  spectacular  burlesque  and  had  a  run  of  nearly  one 
hundred  nights.  Nov.  18  it  was  altered  and  rewritten.  Dec.  24 
"  Little  Tom,  or  a  Christmas  Carol,"  written  expressly  for  this  theatre 
by  Mercer  Morris,  was  produced.  "  Robinson  Crusoe  "  was  acted  the 
same  night.  These  plays  continued  until  Jan.  g,  1862,  when  "Our 
American  Cousin  "  was  revived,  and  the  cast  was :  Asa  Trenchard 
(first  appearance  in  that  character),  John  T.  Raymond,  Sir  Edward, 
Owen  Marlowe  ;  Lord  Dundreary,  Milnes  Levick.  This  play  held 
the  boards  until  Feb.  22,  when  Laura  Keene's  adaptation,  entitled 
"  The  Macarthy  or  Peep  o'  Day,"  was  given  with  this  cast : 

The  Macarthy 
Nelly  Brady     . 
Mary  Kelly 
Father  Peter    . 
Peery  Riordon 
Darby  Kelly     . 
The  Babby .     . 
Capt.  Macneary 


.  .  D.  W.  Waller 
Mrs.  D.  W.  Waller 
.  Laura  Keene 
.  J.  G.  Burnett 
.  .  .  Dillon 
.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
J.  T.  Raymond 
Owen  Marlowe 

This  was  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waller' 
Laura  Keene  was  taken  ill  March 


Terrence  McGown 
Aleck  Purcell  . 
Capt.  Howard  . 
Larry  Macdade 
John  Gaul  .  . 
Helen  Macneary 
Patsey  Moore  . 
Mrs.  Mulrooney 

s  first  appearance  at  this  theatre. 
17,  and  Sara  Stevens  acted  Mary 


.      C.  Peters 
.  H.  F.  Daly 
Milnes  Levick 
.  lone  Burke 
Miss  Marks 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Allen 
.     .  lone  Burke 
Mrs.  Owen  Marlowe 


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141 


Kelly,  in  "The  Macarthy."  March  24  Mrs.  Allen  was  taken  ill, 
when  Mrs.  Marlowe  played  Helen  and  Mrs.  Dillon  "  doubled " 
Widow  Mulrooney  and  Mrs.  Molloy.  This  play  ran  until  April 
30,  when  the  house  closed  until  May  5,  when  "Reason  and  Folly," 
adapted  from  the  French  for  this  house,  had  its  first  production. 
In  it  Laura  Keene  played  nine  different  characters,  and  Mrs.  Waller 
enacted  seven  different  r6Ies.  May  26,  "  Half  a  Dollar "  and  the 
burlesque  of  "  The  Elves,  or  the  Fairy  Bride  "  was  seen.  May  29, 
John  Nickinson  appeared  (for  the  first  time  in  ten  years)  as 
Haversack,  in  "  The  Old  Guard."  Isabella  Nickinson  played 
Melanie.  "  The  Post  Boy  "  was  played  June  2,  with  Nickinson  as 
Spurrit.  Tom  Baker  had  a  benefit  June  4,  when  Seiiorita  Isabel 
Cubas  and  Don  Ximenes  appeared  for  the  first  time  at  this 
theatre. 

A  summer  season  began  June  9  with  the  first  production,  under 
the  direction  of  Maggie  Mitchell,  in  New  York,  of  "  Fanchon," 
adapted  from  the  German  of  Charlotte  Birch-Pfeiffer  by  A.  Wildeur. 
It  had  this  cast : 

Fanchon      ....    Maggie  Mitchell 
Father  Barbeaud  .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Landry J.  W.  Collier 

Didier A.  H.  Davenport 

Pierre C.  T.  Parsloe 

Colin Bilby 

July  7  "  The  Young  Prince,  or  the  Frolics  of  a  King's  Son,"  was 
presented  with  this  cast: 


Father  Caliard  .  .  .  .  T.  J.  Hind 
Old  Fadet  ....  Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind 
Mother  Barbeaud,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan 
Madelon  .  .  .  Mrs.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Marietta      .     .  Adele  Plunkett  Grattan 


.    Maggie  Mitchell 

.     .     Mrs.  Grattan 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Stoddart 


King  Frederick     .  .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart  Prince  Frederick  . 

Count  RenderofF  .  .     .     .    T.  J.  Hind  Queen  of  Prussia 

Captain  Rosenberg  .     .      J.  W.  Collier  Dorothea    .     .     . 

Carl  Aldeshott      .  .  A.  H.  Davenport 

"  Katty  O'Sheal "  was  played  the  same  night,  when  Miss  Nelson 
made  her  first  appearance,  acting  Florence  O'Connor.  July  1 1 
"  Margot,  the  Poultry  Dealer,"  was  seen. 

Margot Maggie  Mitchell  I  Burgomaster    .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Count  de  Newburg  .   A.  H.  Davenport  |  Herman J.  W.  Collier 

"  The  Little  Treasure "  and  "  The  Pet  of  the  Petticoats "  was 
seen  July  13  ;  July  18,  for  the  benefit  of  Miss  Mitchell,  "  Fanchon  " 
was  played,  and  the  season  closed  July  19. 

For  the  season  of  1862-63  the  company  was  thus  composed:  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wm.  R.  Blake,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind,  Charles  Wheat- 
leigh,  Chas.  Walcot,  Jr.,  John  T.  Raymond,  Walter  Lennox,  Stuart 
Robson,  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  Laura  and  Clara  Leigh,  Ada  Clifton, 
Isabella  Nickinson,  Emma  Taylor,  Mary  Everett,  C.  Peters,  Bilby, 
B.  A.  Baker,  Richardson,  Lotty  Hough,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau,  Mr. 
and   Mrs.  Owen   Marlowe,  Laura  Keene,  and  lone  Burke.    The 


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season  commenced  Sept.  22,  1862,  with  "  Old  Heads  and  Young 
Hearts."  Chas.  Wheatleigh  played  Tom  Coke ;  W.  R.  Blake,  Jessie 
Rural;  Charles  Walcot,  Jr.,  Lyttleton  Coke;  Laura  Keene,  Lady 
Alice;  Stuart  Robson  (first  appearance  in  New  York)  as  Bob. 
Sept.  24,  John  T.  Raymond  was  seen  as  Tony  Lumpkin,  and  W.  R. 
Blake  as  Hardcastle,  in  "  She  Stoops  to  Conquer."  Oct.  20,  "  No 
Rest  for  the  Wicked,"  had  its  first  performance  in  New  York  with 
this  cast : 


Genet W.  R.  Blake    Madame  Bidant 

Fernand       ....  Chas.  Walcot,  Jr.  Mrs.  Robertson  (Brougham) 

Pomaire Stuart  Robson   Madame  Clarie  Genet    .     Laura  Leigh 

Courtaine     ....       J.  H.  Stoddart   Montar Walter  Lennox 

Castelle Owen  Marlowe   Antoine Charles  Peters 

Mme.  Fernand     .     .     .    Laura  Keene 

Nov.  12,  "  Rachel  the  Reaper,"  was  acted  at  this  theatre,  Charles 
Wheatleigh  resuming  his  original  character  of  Corporal  Patrick. 
Laura  Keene  as  Rachel,  and  the  remaining  characters  were  distrib- 
uted as  follows :  Mr.  Hathorne,  J.  H.  Stoddart ;  Robert  Hathorne, 
H.  F.  Daly;  Paddy,  John  T.  Raymond;  Dick  Hickman,  Milnes 
Levick ;  Dame  Hathorne,  Mrs.  Robertson  ;  and  Rose  Mayfield,  lone 
Burke.  Nov.  17,  18,  19,  "No  Rest  for  the  Wicked"  was  repeated; 
Nov.  20  and  21  "Masks  and  Faces"  was  presented;  Nov.  22  and 
24  the  house  was  closed  for  rehearsal,  and  Nov.  25  an  extravaganza 
entitled  "  Blondette,  or  the  Naughty  Prince  and  the  Pretty  Peasant " 
was  seen  with  this  cast : 


Lubln     .    .  . 

Cainbille      .  . 

Trufio     .     .  . 

King  Merlin  . 

Prince  Merlin  . 


John  T.  Raymond 
Walter  Lennox 
Stuart  Robson 
J.  H.  Stoddart 

.     .  Emma  Taylor 


Blondette 
Uria  .     . 
Rosette  . 
Mignonette 
Rampage 


Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

Isabella  Nickinson 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Stoddart 

.     .     .  lone  Burke 

.     Mrs.  Robertson 


Jan.  4,  1863,  Mrs.  John  Wood  appeared  here  as  Victoire  in 
"The  Invincibles,"  and  Jenny  Leatherlungs  in  "Jenny  Lind  at 
Last;  "  Jan.  11, in  "  The  Pride  of  the  Market"  and  "  Betsy  Baker;  " 
Jan.  26,  in  "  The  Pet  of  the  Petticoats  "  and  "  Mr.  and  Mrs.  White." 
Jan.  30  Mrs.  Wood  took  a  benefit  in  "  The  Pride  of  the  Market  " 
and  "A  Loan  of  a  Lover."  During  the  week  commencing  Feb. 
2,  "  The  Invincibles  "  and  "  A  Loan  of  a  Lover "  formed  the  bill, 
and  Feb.  9,  the  Planch^  extravaganza  "  The  Fair  One  with  the 
Golden  Locks "  was  produced,  with  Mrs.  Wood  in  the  three  parts 
of  Lucidora,  Pitchin,  and  the  Original  Jacobs.  Chas.  Walcot  played 
King  Lachrymoso,  and  Galiform  was  acted  by  the  giant  Col. 
Goshen.  Mrs.  John  Wood  closed  March  14,  and  March  16  Laura 
Keene  returned,  and  commenced  a  series  of  farewell  appearances, 
prior  to  her  withdrawal  from  the  management  of  this  house.  The 
engagements  of  John  T.  Raymond  and  Walter  Lennox  had  been 
abruptly  terminated. 


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143 


An  original  drama,  written  expressly  for  Laura  Keene,  entitled 
"  Jessy  McLane  "  was  produced  March  23  with  this  cast : 


John  McLane  . 
Arthur  Marsden 
Mrs.  Gimp  .     . 
Marker  .     .     . 
Martin    .     .     . 


Chas.  Wheatleigh 
.  Chas.  Walcot  Jr. 
Isabella  Nickinson 
.  .  Charles  Peters 
.    .  Milnes  Levick 


Doctor J.  H.  Stoddart 

Jessy  McLane ....  Laura  Keene 
Polly  Wright  .  .  .  Mrs.  Robertson 
Betsy  Brown lone  Burke 


April  6  "Bantry  Bay,  or  Ireland  in   1798  "was  presented  cast 
thus: 


Billy  Bluff W.  R.  Blake 

Bryce  Farley    .     .     .  Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Maurice Milnes  Levick 

Nellie  O'Donohue     .     .    Laura  Keene 


Fennie  Dorgan     .     Isabella  Nickinson 

Phadrig Chas.  Peters 

Judith Mrs.  Rouse 

Mr.  Hammond      .     .     .     .  H.  F.  Daly 


This  was  a  new  version  of  the  play  known  as  "  St.  Mary's  Eve." 
W.  R.  Blake  took  his  farewell  benefit  April  16,  and  made  his  last 
appearance  on  the  New  York  stage  as  Sir  Anthony  Absolute  in 
"The  Rivals,"  and  Geoffry  Dale  in  "The  Last  Man."  April  29 
"  Our  American  Cousin  "  and  "  Our  Gal "  were  seen  for  the  benefit 
of  Milnes  Levick.  The  theatre  was  closed  April  28  and  29.  From 
April  30  until  May  2  "  Our  American  Cousin  "  was  acted,  and  May 
4  a  new  burlesque,  entitled  "  Tib,  or  Our  Cat  in  Crinoline,"  was 
produced  with  this  cast : 

Tib Laura  Keene   Molkees Wm.  Rouse 

Frederick H.  F.  Daly   Alice       Laura  Leigh 

Christian     ....       Stuart  Robson   The  Donkey  7  j^j^g  Burke 

Hans Chas.  Peters    Jenny  J 

Duke Chas.  Walcot   Titania   ....     Isabella  Nickinson 

Fritz J.  H.  Stoddart   Oberon Miss  Tyrrell 

May  8  marked  the  close  of  the  season  and  of  Laura  Keene's  man- 
agement. "  Second  Love  "  and  "Nature  and  Art"  formed  the  bill 
of  the  night.  For  her  benefit  May  9  Matilda  Heron  appeared  for 
the  first  time  in  "  Phaedra  "  (first  time  in  English),  with  this  cast : 


Phsedra  . 

Theseus 

Aricia 


.Matilda  Heron 

.     .  T.  E.  Mills 

Mrs.  Clara  Leigh 


Hippolytus J.  H.  Allen 

Obereve Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind 


The  third  and  fourth  acts  of  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  followed, 
with  Daniel  E.  Bandmann  as  Shylock,  George  Becks  as  Gratiano, 
Owen  Marlowe  as  Bassanio,  T.  E.  Mills  as  Antonio,  and  Matilda 
Heron  as  Portia  (first  time).  Isabel  Cubas,  the  Spanish  danseuse, 
was  seen,  and  "  The  Spectre  Bridegroom  "  was  the  afterpiece. 

Laura  Keene  seemed  to  have  lost  her  hold  upon  the  New  York 
public.  The  war  excitement  had  unsettled  theatrical  matters  as  well 
as  every  other  branch  of  business.  But  from  the  first  there  had 
been  no  settled  line  of  policy  at  Laura  Keene's ;  all  sorts  of  plays 
had  been  given,  and  the  random  playgoer  never  knew  just  what  to 


144      A   HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       L1S63 

expect.     Shakespearean  comedy,  domestic  drama,  comic  opera,  and 
burlesque  were  jumbled  together  as  if  the  hand  that  controlled  the 
affairs  of  the  house  had  been  swayed  by  a  capricious  fancy.     As  for 
Laura  Keene  herself,  she  would  undoubtedly  have  been  a  better 
artist  if  she  had  confined  herself  to  a  more  limited  field.     The  record 
of  the  theatre  during  Laura  Keene's  management  is  remarkable. 
Many  players  who  have  since  won  lasting  fame  wherever  the  English 
spoken  drama  has  supporters  played  under  her  management,  among 
whom  were:    Charles  Couldock,  Harry  Perry,  Thos.  B.  Johnston, 
James    S.   Browne,    Chas.    Walcot,   Joseph   Jefferson,   Edward  A. 
Sothern,  John  T.  Raymond,  Milnes  Levick,  Stuart  Robson,  Frank 
C.  Bangs,  Effie  Germon,  lone  Burke,  Ben  G.  Rogers,  Walter  Lennox, 
Charlotte  Thompson,  Eliza  Couldock,  and  Rose  Eytinge.     During 
her  managerial  career  Miss  Keene   determined   to   introduce   the 
English  style  of  running  pieces  for  weeks,  and  possibly  months  — 
a  custom  then  unknown  to  the  American  stage.      The  idea  was 
derided  by  other  managers.    She,  however,  was  successful,  and  the 
completeness  of  detail  as  regards  scenic  mounting  and  costuming 
as  well  as  acting  seen  at  this  theatre  was  due  solely  to  her  persist- 
ent efforts.     She  died  at  Montclair,  N.  J.,  Nov.  4,  1873,  aged  forty- 
three  years.     Her  last  appearance  was  at  Tidioute,  Pa.,  July  4,  1873, 
while  with   her  own  travelling  company,  as  Mrs.  Chillington   and 
Jane  Chatterley,  in  " The  Morning  Call"  and  "  The  Stage  Struck 
Barber." 

It  is  a  part  of  our  national  history  that  Laura  Keene  was  acting 
Florence  Trenchard  in  "  Our  American  Cousin,"  at  the  National 
Theatre,  Washington,  D.  C,  the  night  Abraham  Lincoln  was  assas- 
sinated in  one  of  the  stage  boxes  of  that  house,  April  14,  1865. 
Laura  Keene  came  to  America  in  1852,  and  opened  at  Wallack's 
Theatre,  Broadway  and  Broome  Street.  Some  time  in  January,  1854, 
she  left  the  theatre,  and  went  with  John  Lutz  to  California.  Some 
months  afterwards  intelligence  reached  her  of  her  husband's  death, 
and  she  gave  Mr.  Lutz  her  hand  in  marriage.  She  was  unques- 
tionably the  most  refined  and  finished  of  the  English-speaking 
actresses  of  her  time.  In  appearance  she  bore  a  strong  resem- 
blance to  Sarah  Bernhardt,  possessing  the  same  elegance  and  grace, 
the  same  nose,  so  touched  with  character,  and  the  same  wealth  of 
hair,  crowded  in  golden  sheaves  around  her  head.  She  had,  too, 
strange  to  say,  many  of  Mile.  Bernhardt's  peculiarities,  especially 
the  flutter  of  the  eyelids,  which  is  peculiarly  French.  Without  being 
a  person  of  high  mental  power,  she  was  one  of  very  agreeable 
presence  and  of  great  buoyancy  and  elasticity  of  temperament  — 
such  a  person  as  you  would  call  a  woman  of  cleverness,  rather  than  a 
woman  of  genius.  When  Laura  Keene  played  Camille,  the  lightness 
of  her  movements  and  grace  of  her  appearance,  made  us  admire  the 
sinful  Camille.    At  the  time  of  her  demise  she  was  so  terribly  ema- 


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ciated  that  her  most  intimate  friends  would  not  have  recognized  her. 
Being  painfully  aware  of  that  fact,  she  made  a  particular  request,  just 
before  her  death,  that  her  funeral  should  be  strictly  private,  and  that 
no  notice  of  her  demise  should  be  given  to  the  newspapers  until  just 
before  her  funeral,  so  that  her  theatrical  friends  might  not  know  of  her 
death  until  she  had  been  buried.  On  the  morning  of  Nov.  7,  about 
the  hour  of  nine,  a  hearse  and  one  carriage  drove  up  to  the  little  cot- 
tage on  the  outskirts  of  the  town  of  Montclair,  whence  her  spirit  had 
winged  its  flight.  The  undertaker  and  his  assistants  bore  the  coffin 
to  the  hearse.  Laura  Keene's  two  daughters,  accompanied  by  two 
friends,  entered  the  carriage,  and  followed  the  remains  to  the  little 
Catholic  church.  After  the  coffin  had  been  deposited  in  front  of 
the  altar,  and  the  few  mourners  had  seated  themselves,  Father  Joslin 
said  a  requiem  mass,  after  which  the  remains  were  buried. 

No  braver,  steadier,  abler  soldier  ever  battled  in  the  ranks  of  art 
than  Laura  Keene ;  no  captain  ever  planned  better  or  labored  more 
perseveringly  or  with  more  success.  Her  inflexible  energy  and  per- 
severance had  few  equals  in  any  walk  of  life.  It  is  a  fact,  not 
heretofore  published,  that  she  declined  a  public  testimonial  headed 
by  General  Sherman,  purely  from  a  self-sacrificing  sensibility. 

The  following  tribute  to  this  lady  I  published  in  The  New  York 
Clipper  November  loth,  1873  : 

"  Obituary.  —  In  the  death  of  Laura  Keene  there  is  a  befitting  occasion  for  a 
tribute  of  mournful  respect.  It  is,  indeed,  difficult  to  realize  the  solemn  fact  that 
this  lady  is  now  so  early  numbered  among  the  silent  dead.  She,  who  in  life  was 
so  cheerful,  and  whose  benign  influence  shed  such  a  kindly  radiance  round  the 
social  circle,  winning  all  hearts  by  her  genial  qualities,  alas !  now  '  sleeps  the 
sleep  that  knows  no  waking.'  Well  may  the  monarch  of  the  tomb  defer  his 
impartial  work  for  a  season,  and  recline  beneath  the  laurels  he  has  won,  for  he 
has  robbed  the  stage  of  one  of  its  brightest  and  most  valued  jewels,  the  profes- 
sion of  one  of  its  most  sparkling  gems.  Hers  was  no  ordinary  character.  She 
was  gifted  with  a  nature  exquisitely  rare  and  gentle  of  unusual  delicacy  and  cul- 
tivation, to  which  were  added  the  graces  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit.  She 
possessed  a  character  of  mind  peculiar  from  the  many,  in  that  it  was  always  stern 
and  inflexible  for  the  right,  unwavering  and  jealous  of  the  prospects  of  the  suc- 
cess of  whatever  she  might  be  engaged  in.  It  is  only  those  who  knew  her  well 
and  intimately  that  could  estimate  and  properly  appreciate  her.  The  world 
generally  supposes  that  goodness  is  more  frequently  extolled  and  appreciated  in 
the  dead  than  in  the  living.  In  one  sense  ttiis  is  true,  because  we  do  not  fully 
and  plainly  see  the  many  noble  and  generous  traits  in  the  character  and  lives  of 
our  friends  until  they  are  taken  from  us.  Laura  Keene  was  a  woman  of  fine 
person  and  superior  conversational  powers.  Her  intercourse  was  full  of  dignity, 
and  remarkable  for  its  constant  display  of  intelligence,  good  sense,  and  judgment. 
She  was  animated,  witty,  and  agreeable.  She  well  understood  matters  of  business, 
and  upon  questions  of  conduct,  the  line  of  rectitude,  and  the  adaptation  of  the 
best  means  to  the  highest  ends,  she  was  expert.  Indeed,  her  solid  qualities  and 
knowledge  of  the  perfect  workings  of  the  stage  equaled  those  of  any  other  living 
professional.  Her  wisdom  was  not  greater  than  her  energy  and  tenacity  of 
purpose.  She  was  so  strict  in  business,  so  decided  and  so  candid  with  every  one, 
that  she  could  never  be  misunderstood..   The  charms  of  mind  and  her  firmness 

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of  purpose  were  crowned  by  a  love  of  justice,  and  made  acceptable  by  that 
nobleness  and  disinterestedness  which  ran  throughout  all  her  actions.  As  an 
actress,  Laura  Keene  was  possessed  of  great  talent.  Her  voice  was  remarkably 
plaintive,  yet  capable  of  all  the  firmness  and  exertion  which  the  intrepidity  of 
fortitude  or  the  impulse  of  sudden  rage  demands.  Her  eye  was  remarkably 
effective,  her  brow  capable  of  disdain,  or  of  dilating  with  the  emotions  of 
sympathy  or  pity.  So  entirely  was  she  mistress  of  her  art,  so  collected,  and  so 
determined  in  her  gestures,  tone,  and  manner,  that  she  seldom  erred.  When  she 
first  appeared  in  this  city,  she  soon  was  acknowledged  as  one  of  the  most  finished 
actresses  that  ever  trod  the  boards.  She  was  great  in  all  her  parts,  and  in  her 
readings,  perfect.  Her  natural  talents  were  enhanced  by  diligent  study.  She 
not  only  comprehended,  but  she  knew  all  the  parts  she  undertook.  She  knew 
the  old  comedies  and  standard  plays  so  thoroughly  as  to  be  enabled  to  prompt 
any  one  on  the  stage  who  needed  momentary  assistance.  Her  comedy  was 
richly  imbued  with  the  essence  which  constitutes  the  principal  charm  of  this 
delightful  department  of  the  drama.  It  would  be  difficult  to  select  any  one  or 
two  parts  as  being  superior  to  others  in  the  long  range  of  characters  she  assumed; 
many,  before  considered  unimportant,  she  elevated  into  respectability  by  the 
mere  force  of  her  acting.  Her  conceptions  required  not  the  fostering  hand  of 
study;  they  were  not  as  the  flower  that  grows  in  the  dull  earth,  and  matures  by 
parts;  they,  indeed,  owned  a  richer  soil,  and,  while  you  looked,  the  peerless 
flower  was  up,  consummate  in  the  birth.  Her  style  was  different  from  that  of 
other  actresses  —  it  was  marked  by  a  noble  simplicity,  of  that  chaste  and  quiet 
character  which,  although  critically  correct,  was  neither  cold  nor  artificial,  dis- 
daining for  the  sake  of  mere  effect  to  sacrifice  sense  and  outrage  propriety.  Her 
personations  were  rich,  buoyant,  and  racy  —  never  overstepping  the  modesty  of 
nature,  yet  strongly  drawn  —  and  marked  as  being  entirely  separate  and  char- 
acteristic portraits,  and  with  an  entire  absence  of  mannerism." 

JANE  ENGLISH'S   THEATRE. 

MRS.  JANE  ENGLISH,  the  mother  of  Lucille  and  Helen 
Western,  next  rented  this  house  for  a  summer  season,  which 
began  May  11,  1863;  and  among  her  attractions  were  the  St. 
Dennis  troupe,  Alex.  Zanfretta,  Mile.  Rosita,  Signors  Agouste, 
Caron,  Alexander,  and  Montevari,  and  Miles.  Hortense,  Donetti, 
Louise  and  Josephine,  the  child  Angelo,  August  Muller,  viohnist, 
and  Mile.  Zoe,  and  subsequently  the  Milner  operatic  company. 

A  dramatic  company,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chapman,  was  added  to 
the  attraction  May  25,  by  Mrs.  English.  John  Duff,  the  well-known 
restaurateur,  then  became  the  lessee,  and,  after  spending  considera- 
ble money  in  decorating  the  interior,  as  well  as  in  many  improve- 
ments behind  the  curtain,  the  theatre  was  reopened  Oct.  8,  1863, 
under  the  management  of  Mrs.  John  Wood. 

MRS.  JOHN  WOOD'S  OLYMPIC, 

MRS.  WOOD'S  first  company  at  her  Olympic  Theatre  was  com- 
posed of  the  following  persons:  Wm.  Davidge,  Sr.,  George 
Jamison,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  H.  B.  Phillips,  George  Becks,  Thomas 
Owens,  Frank  Rea,  G.  H.  Clarke,  Charles  Wyndham,  C.  T.  Parsloe, 


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Jr.,  J.  Hurley,  Gledhill,  Evans,  Jones,  Williams,  Shields,  Dale,  Wells, 
Brogan,  Taylor,  Bruciani,  and  Charles  Walcot;  Mrs.  John  Wood, 
Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  Mrs.  Wilkinson,  Mrs.  Walcot,  Mrs.  Frank  Rea, 
Viola  Plunkett  Grattan,  Adele  Plunkett  Grattan,  Elsie  Folsom, 
Louisa  Carman,  Jennie  Walters,  Morton,  Elinore,  Gilmer,  Evans, 
Lloyd,  A.  Henrie,  M.  Henrie,  Prestige,  Augustin,  Harris,  and  Jack- 
son. John  H.  Selwyn  was  stage  manager  and  Thomas  Baker  musi- 
cal director. 

The  season  opened  Oct.  8,  1863,  with  "  Married  Daughters"  and 
"  Brothers  and  Sisters."  This  was  the  first  performance  of  "  Married 
Daughters,"  and  it  was  cast  as  follows : 


Mr.  Gadbury  . 
Mathew  Fagg  . 
Digby  Spooner 
Alfred  Vail  .  . 
Wee  .... 
Mrs.  Carey  .  . 
Mrs.  Fagg  .     . 


.  .  Geo.  Jamison 
Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
.  .  .  Geo.  Becks 
.  .  G.  H.  Clarke 
.  C.  T.  Parsloe  Jr. 
.  Mrs.  Wilkinson 
Jennie  Walters 


Mrs.  Spooner 
Anna .  .  . 
Sophia  .  . 
Jane  .  .  . 
Mary  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Dander 


Louisa  Carman 

Miss  V.  P.  Grattan 

Miss  A.  P.  Grattan 

.     .    Miss  Morton 

.    Mrs.  Frank  Rea 

.     .    Mrs.  Wilmot 


Mrs.  John  Wood  acted  Rosanthe,  in  the  burletta  of  "  Brothers  and 
Sisters," 

Charles  Wyndham,  when  he  first  came  to  this  country,  entered 
the  Union  army.  After  a  brief  military  service,  he  came  North,  and 
was  engaged  at  this  theatre,  but  was  discharged  after  the  first  week 
for  incompetency.  He  then  returned  to  the  army,  and  remained 
until  1865,  when  he  went  back  to  England  and  reappeared  on  the 
stage.  He  was  present  at  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville,  Fredericks- 
burg, Gettysburg,  and  all  through  the  Red  River  campaign,  under 
General  Banks.  He  reappeared  in  America,  at  Wallack's  Theatre, 
where  he  was  for  one  season,  after  which  he  organized,  and  travelled 
as  manager  with,  one  of  the  first  dramatic  combinations  on  the  road. 
It  consisted  of  John  Parselle,  J.  H.  Fitzpatrick,  Belvil  Ryan,  George 
Giddens  and  wife  (Sydney  Cowell),  Florence  Cowell,  Margaret  Young, 
and  Anne  Goodall. 

Oct.  19,  1863,  "Pocahontas"  was  revived,  and  the  farce  "My 
Preserver  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America,  cast  as  follows : 


Philips         Mr.  Evans 

Enoch  Malable     .    .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Dolly Mrs.  Frank  Rea 

Mrs.  Banter      ....      Miss  Harris 
Miss  Banter      ....   Miss  Carman 


Estelle  Fitzwater  .     .   Mrs.  John  Sloan 
Mary  Walker  (first  appearance  here) 

Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

Wm.  Bury G.  H.  Clarke 

Dr.  Pulford      ....    Thos.  Owens 
Bilberry Geo.  Jamison 

Nov.  I,  "Miles  O'Reilly,"  a  local  absurdity,  by  Chas.  Walcot,  Jr., 
was  acted  for  the  first  time.  On  Nov.  9  Byron's  burlesque,  "  The 
Motto,  I  Am  All  There,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
It  was  cast  thus : 


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Henri  Lagadere    . 
Duke  Gonzagues  . 
Duke  de  Nevers   . 
Elderly  Gypsy  Party 
Carricicfergus 


Mrs.  John  Wood 

.   G.  H.  Clarke 

N.  C.  Lapaugh 

.     .  Frank  Rea 

Miss  Harris 


Regent Jennie  Walters 

jEsop C.  T.  Parsloe  Jr. 

Blanche  ....  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

Pepita Mrs.  Frank  Rea 

Princess Wm.  Davidge 


On  the  same  night  Geo.  Jamison's  one  act  comedietta,  "  There 
Is  No  Such  Word  As  Fail,"  was  acted.  Geo.  Jamison  played  the 
Irishman,  Arthur  Fitzheron.  After  a  long  absence,  Lotty  Hough 
appeared  Nov.  30,  as  Mehitable  Ann  in  "The  Yankee  Legacy." 
Dec.  7,  1863,  "  As  You  Sow,  So  You  Reap"  was  acted  for  the  first 
appearance  of  John  Dyott.  Dec.  28  "Camilla's  Husband"  was 
played  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  the  cast  was  as  follows : 


Sir  Philip  Hailstone  .  .  Geo.  Jamison 
Captain  Shrimpton  .  .  G.  H.  Clarke 
Maurice  Warner  (his  first 

appearance)  .  .  .  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Lady  Camilla  Hailstone,  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Miss  Placida  Poyntz .     .   Mrs.  Howard 

Chas.  Mathew's  farce,  "A  Bull  in  a  China  Shop,"  was  given  for 
the  first  time  in  America  Jan.  11,  1864,  and  with  this  cast : 


Lady  Roseville 
Major  Lumley  . 
Hyacinth  Jonquil 
Dogbrier      .     , 
Sloeberry     .     . 
Red  Judy     .     . 


.  Jennie  de  Lacey 
.  N.  C.  Lapaugh 
.  .  .Geo.  Becks 
Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
.  Jennie  Walters 
.     .      Miss  Harris 


Mr.  Bagshot  .  .  .  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Bellamy  Brownsjohn  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Emily  Tipthorpe  .  .  Mrs.  John  Sloan 
Lucy  Tipthorpe  .  .  Jennie  de  Lacey 
Arabella  Fitzkensington      Miss  Harris 


Mr.  Tipthorpe  .     .    Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 

Mr.  Flitter George  Becks 

Mr.  Piper T.  Owens 

Susan Jennie  Walters 


Mrs.  John  Wood  appeared  the  same  evening  as  Cousin  Cherry  in 
the  farce  of  that  name.  Jan.  18  Frank  Drew  made  his  reappearance 
in  this  city  in  Byron's  burlesque,  "  Mazeppa,"  acting  the  title 
r61e,  while  Mrs.  John  Wood  played  Olinska.  Feb.  8  Byron's 
burlesque  "  111  Treated  II  Trovatore  "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  with  this  cast : 


Manrico Mrs.  John  Wood 

Azucena Frank  Drew 

Count  di  Luna  .     .    Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
Ferrando      .     .     .    .     N.  C.  Lapaugh 


The  Kinchin     .     .      C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Ruiz Mr.  Walton 

Leonora  ....  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
Inez Miss  Harris 


Henrietta  Irving  made  her  first  appearance  on  this  occasion,  acting 
the  Duchess  De  Chartres  in  "The  Follies  of  a  Night;  "  Feb.  15 
the  farce  "  A  Curious  Case  "  and  "  The  Pride  of  the  Market "  were 
acted.  Feb.  24,  for  the  benefit  of  the  U.  S.  Sanitary  commission, 
"  The  Pride  of  the  Market "  and  "  111  Treated  II  Trovatore "  were 
repeated. 

"  Taming  a  Butterfly  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage 
Feb.  25.  It  was  an  adaptation  from  the  French,  by  Aug.  Daly  and 
Frank  Wood.     It  was  cast  as  follows : 


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Constance     . 

.     .  Henrietta  Irving 

Finette     .     . 

.  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

Elodie      .    . 

.    .     Jennie  Walters 

Angelique    . 

.     .      Amelia  Harris 

Mignonne    . 

.    .    Fanny  Prestige 

Beau  Beau-jolais    .     .     .    Frank  Drew 

Dandrey J.  K.  Mortimer 

Riverol         G.  H.  Clarke 

Morlac J.  H.  Stoddart 

Polydore  ....    Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
Jacmthe Mrs.  John  Wood 

"Leap  Year,"  was  given  March  21.  "Our  Wife"  was  produced 
April  II.     J.  Maddison  Morton  was  the  author.    The  cast  was  : 

Rosine  (first  appearance  Count  de  Brissac  .     .    J.  K.  Mortimer 

in  New  York)    .     Mrs.  E.  C.  Winter  Marquis  de  Ligny      .     .   G.  H.  Clarke 

Mariette       .     .     .  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown   Pomaret J.  H.  Stoddart 

Mrs.  Winter  was  the  wife  of  William  Winter,  the  dramatic  editor 
of  The  New  York  Tribune.  "  Loyalina,  or  Brigadier  General  For- 
tunio  and  His  Seven  Gifted  Servants,"  dramatized  by  A.  Oakey 
Hall,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  here  April  1 1  and  had  this  cast : 


Princess  Vindicta .    .    .     Miss  Harris 

Florida Mrs.  Young 

Lightfoot      ...      C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Strongback Mr.  Neel 

Boisterer      .    .     .      Harold  Forsburg 

Gourmand Mr.  Boys 

Sharpshooter    ....  Mr.  Edwards 
'Fineear Mr.  Hill 


Ex-Alderman  Gotham    Thomas  Owens 
Loyalina  and  Fortunio  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Emperor  Shoddy    .    Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
Princess  Violante  (first  appear- 
ance here)     .     .  Mrs.  G.  F.  Browne 

Pertina Mrs.  Grener 

Flirtina Jennie  Walters 

Fairy Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

King  Alwayryle     .    .     .    Frank  Drew 

April  23,  1864,  being  the  three  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  birth 
of  Shakespeare,  the  occasion  was  duly  celebrated  at  all  the  theatres. 
The  foundation  stone  of  the  Central  Park  statue  in  honor  of  Shake- 
speare was  laid  by  James  H.  Hackett,  appropriate  addresses  being 
delivered  by  Judge  Charles  P.  Daly,  Mayor  Gunther,  William 
Wheatley,  and  others.  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown's  benefit  (this  lady  is 
now  known  as  Mrs.  Sol  Smith)  took  place  May  11.  May  23  "  Paul's 
Return,"  Watts  Phillips'  play,  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America 
with  this  cast : 


Paul  Goldsworthy .  .  Charles  Barron 
Richard  Goldsworthy  George  Jamison 
Beatrice  Goldsworthy  Henrietta  Irving 
Blanche  Wilton  .  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
Mrs.  Clampit  .  .  .  Isabella  Preston 
Mrs.  Geoflfrey  Goldsworthy 

Miss  Walters 


Geoffirey T.  Owens 

Abel  Honeydew    .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Howard  Flintskin  ....    Mr.  Berry 

Herbert G.  H.  Clarke 

Beeswing Mr.  Bruciani 

Zenobia Mrs.  Vining 


"  Aladdin "  was  revived  June  6,  and  ran  until  the  season  closed 
July  2.  Mrs.  John  Wood  played  the  title  role ;  William  Davidge 
was  the  magician ;  J.  H.  Stoddart,  the  Widow ;  and  Miss  Walters, 
the  Princess.  Annetta  Galetti,  danseuse,  and  Mons.  Tophoff  were 
added  to  the  spectacle  June  13. 


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A  summer  season  commenced  July  4,  with  the  following  English 
opera  company :  Mme.  Comte-Borchard,  Louisa  Myers,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Burroughs,  S.  C.  Campbell,  Walter  Birch,  J.  W.  Neil,  William  Castle, 
Warren  White,  and  J.  Clark.  Antony  Reiff  was  the  conductor. 
"  Maritana"  was  the  opening  opera,  followed  by  "  Fra  Diavolo,"  "  The 
Bohemian  Girl,"  and  July  27  "  Rose  of  Castile,"  for  the  first  time 
given  in  its  entirety,  the  following  being  the  original  cast  in  this 
country : 


Elvira     .     .     .  Mme.  Comte-Borchard 
Don  Florio  (his  first  appear- 
ance in  opera)   .     .    .     W.  H.  Leak 
Donna  Cormon     .     .     .  Louisa  Myers 
Beatrice  .     .     .  Mrs.  M.  E.  Burroughs 


Manuel Wm.  Castle 

Don  Pedro  .  .  .  .  S.  C.  Campbell 
Don  Fallust  ....  Walter  Birch 
Pablo J.  Clark 


The  season  terminated  July  30,  1864. 

The  season  1864-  5  commenced  Sept.  5,  with  the  following  com- 
pany: J.  K.  Mortimer,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  W.  Holston,  Edward  Lamb, 
C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  T.  B.  Berry,  A.  Odell,  Wm.  Davidge,  B.  T.  Ring- 
gold, C.  H.  Rockwell,  Thomas  J.  Hind,  Peck,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert, 
Mrs.  John  Wood,  Eliza  Newton,  Henrietta  Irving,  Amelia  Harris, 
Louisa  Myers,  E.  Couran,  Gorilla  Young,  and  Gilmer.  Craven's 
drama,  "  Miriam's  Crime,"  was  the  opening  play,  cast  thus : 


Bernard B.  T.  Ringgold 

Biles  (first  appearance 

in  America)  ....      W.  Holston 
Miriam Henrietta  Irving 


Mrs.  Raby Amelia  Harris 

Huffin T.  J.  Hind 

Scumley J.  H.  Stoddart 


"  A  Comical  Countess"  was  the  afterpiece,  with  this  cast : 

Chevalier  de  Vilbrac      J.  K.  Mortimer  I  Countess  L'Espalier  .  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Baron  De  Bergonce  .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart  | 

Sept.  12,  "  Jenny  Lind  at  Last,"  followed  Sept.  19  with  "  Finesse," 
a  comedy  written  by  the  Countess  of  Giffard,  better  known  as  Lady 
Duflferin,  granddaughter  of  Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan.  The  cast 
was : 


Baroness  (her  first  appearance 

in  New  York)  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Laura  Brandon  .  .  Miss  E.  Couran 
Captain  Mortimer  .  .  T.  B.  Berry 
Baron J.  H.  Stoddart 


Dr.  Bertrant    .     .     .     .   J.  H.  Selwyn 
John  Poppleton    .     .     .      Edw.  Lamb 

Jules B.  T.  Ringgold 

St.  Clair T.  J.  Hind 

Fillippi C.  H.  Rockwell 


"Martin  Chuzzlewit,"  a  dramatization  by  Stephen  Fiske  from 
Dickens'  novel,  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America  Sept.  26. 
The  cast  was  as  follows : 


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Old  Martin  Chuzzlewit 

Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
Young  Martin  Chuzzlewit 

B.  T.  Ringgold 
Jonas  Chuzzlewit  .  .  Humphrey  Bland 
Anthony  Chuzzlewit  .  .  .  Mr.  Peck 
George  Chuzzlewit  .  .  C.  P.  Ashley 
Montague  Tigg  .  .  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Master  Bailey  .  .  .  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Mrs.  Ned  Chuzzlewit  Mrs.  R.  Adams 
Sairey  Gamp  .  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
John  Westlock  .  .  C.  H.  Rockwell 
Augustus  Mobble  .  .  J.  H.  Selwyn 
Pecksniff     ....      J.  H.  Stoddart 

Oct  31  Eliza  Newton  made  her  first  appearance  in  America,  as 
Helen  in  the  comedietta  of  "  Marguerite's  Colors."  Nov.  2  the 
opera  "  The  Rose  of  Castile,"  and  "  Middy  Ashore,"  were  given. 
Nov.  8  "  Time  Works  Wonders  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  this 
theatre.    The  cast  was : 


Tom  Pinch  . 
Chivy  Slyme 
Mark  Tapley 
Spottletoe    . 
Gandere  .     . 
Jenkins    .     . 
Mary  Graham 
Mercy      .     . 
Charity    .     . 
Ruth  Pinch  . 
Mrs.  Lupin  . 
Mrs.  Spottletoe 
Mrs.  Todgers 
Betsy  Prig   . 


.  T.  J.  Hind 

T.  B.  Berry 

E.  Lamb 

.  Mr.  Gillett 

.    C.  Nelson 

.      Mr.  Otis 

Miss  E.  Couran 

Henrietta  Irving 

Amelia  Harris 

Miss  Hendricks 

.  Gorilla  Young 

.      Miss  Elliott 

Miss  Mowbray 

C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 


Florentine  . 
Bessy  Tulip 
Chicken  .  . 
Miss  Tucker 
Goldthumb  . 
Bantam  .  . 
Clive  t.     .     . 


.  Henrietta  Irving 
.  .  Eliza  Newton 
.  .  Louisa  Myers 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
.  .  .  E.  Lamb 
.     .     .    Mr.  Berry 


Jugby  .... 
Mrs.  Goldthumb  . 
Sir  Gilbert  Norman 
Clarence  Norman . 
Felix  Goldthumb  . 
Professor  Truffles  . 


C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 
Amelia  Harris 
.  Thomas  G.  Hind 
.  B.  T.  Ringgold 
.  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 


"Court  Cards"  was  acted,  for  the  first  time  here,  Nov.  15,  and 
the  cast  was  the  following  : 


Dowager  Duchess  of  Altenfels 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Princess  Amelia  .  .  Henrietta  Irving 
Herminie  von  Waldeck     Eliza  Newton 


"Milky  White,"  a 
acted  Nov.  21. 


Prince  Max  .  .  . 
Baron  von  Babbelberg 
Conrad  von  Rosenthal 


Mr.  Ringgold 
Mr.  Stoddart 
Mr.  Mortimer 


two-act  drama,  by  H.  T.  Craven,   was  first 


Daniel  White   . 
Dicky  Dugs 
Archibald  Good 


.     .      W.  Holston 

C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

.     .      T.  B.  Berry 


Mrs.  Sadrip 
Anne  White 


Mrs. 


G.  H.  Gilbert 
Louisa  Myers 


Mrs.  John  Wood  appeared  Nov.  28,  as  the  Marquis  St.  George  in 
the  comedietta,  by  John  Sefton,  entitled  "  St.  George  and  the 
Dragon."  Dec.  12  "The  Streets  of  New  York"  was  revived,  and 
ran  until  April  i,  1865.  April  3  a  benefit  was  tendered  to  Mrs.  John 
Wood,  when  she  appeared  as  Lady  Gay  Spanker  in  "London 
Assurance."  April  7  "  The  Honeymoon  "  was  acted  for  the  benefit  of 
J.  H.  Selwyn.  Chas.  H.  Morton  made  his  debut  as  Duke  Aranza. 
The  theatre  was  closed  from  April  1 5  to  April  26,  in  consequence  of 
the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  It  reopened  April  26,  with 
the  spectacular  extravaganza,  "  The  Sleeping  Beauty  in  the  Wood," 
with  the  following  cast : 


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Thomas,  King  of  Noland,  Harry  Pearson 


Princess  Isabelle 
Factotum     .     . 
Teetotum     .     . 
Larry  O'Log 
Colin  Clump 
Queen  Serena  . 
Fairy  Antidota 
Dewdrop      .    . 


Mrs.  John  Wood 
Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 
.  .  £.  Lamb 
.  .  E.  Gillett 
Miss  Mowbray 
.  Corilla  Young 
Miss  Hendricks 


Lady  Abigail 
Gossamer  . 
Eleganta 
Rosebud .  . 
Philamel 
Choramusica 
Baneful  .  . 
Prince  Perfect 


Louisa  Myers 

Miss  Elliott 

Louisa  Miller 

.   Miss  Lord 

Miss  Busteed 

Annie  Wood 

Amelia  Harris 

Eliza  Newton 


Lucia  Deane,  a  young  lady  from  Philadelphia,  made  her  first 
appearance  on  the  stage  May  22,  acting  Kate  O'Brien  in  "  Perfec- 
tion." The  theatre  was  closed  June  20,  and  reopened  June  22,  with  a 
revival  of  "  Jessie  Brown,"  cast  as  follows : 


Nana  Sahib  .  .  .  .  C.  H.  Morton 
Randal  McGregor  .  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Geordie  (his  first  appearance) 

G.  W.  Garrison 
Rev.  David  Blount  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Sweeny H.  Pearson 


Cassidy  .  .  . 
Achmet  .  .  . 
Jessie  Brown  . 
Amy  Campbell 
Alice  .  .  .  . 
Mary  .     .     .     . 


E.  Lamb 

T.  B.  Berry 

Eliza  Newton 

Lucia  Deane 

Louisa  Myers 

Miss  Hendricks 


"  Jessie  Brown  ''  ran  until  the  close  of  the  season,  July  8,  and  the 
house  remained  dark  for  the  summer  months. 

Mrs.  John  Wood  commenced  the  third  and  last  season  of  her 
management  Sept.  14, 1865,  with  the  following  company:  J.  K.  Mor- 
timer, J.  H.  Stoddart,  James  Lewis,  G.  W.  Garrison,  Harry  Pearson, 
C.  H.  Morton,  T.  J.  Hind,  C.  H.  Rockwell,  J.  Blake,  E.  Gillett, 
G.  F.  Kenway,  and  Mr.  Peck,  Mrs.  John  Wood,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert, 
Kate  Newton,  Eliza  Newton,  Louisa  Myers,  Amelia  Harris,  Lucia 
Deane,  Emma  Hendricks,  Lee,  Warren,  Sinclair,  Fox,  and  Smith. 
John  H.  Selwyn  was  stage  manager;  Thomas  Baker,  musical 
conductor;  James  Hayes,  scenic  artist.  "The  Captain  of  the 
Watch  "  and  the  burlesque  "  Pocahontas,"  was  the  initial  programme, 
with  Mrs.  John  Wood  as  Pocahontas,  Eliza  Newton  as  Captain  John 
Smith,  Harry  Pearson  as  Powhattan,  and  Charles  H.  Morton  as 
Mynheer  Rolff.  James  M.  Lewis  made  his  first  appearance  in  this 
city  Sept.  18,  as  John  Strong,  in  "  Your  Life 's  in  Danger."  "  London 
Assurance  "  was  seen  Sept.  25.  Mrs.  John  Wood  acted  Lady  Gay, 
and  James  Lewis,  Dolly  Spanker.  Lucy  Rushton  made  her  Ameri- 
can debut  Oct.  2,  in  a  drama  called  "  Lolah,"  cast  as  follows : 


Capt.  Sternhold     .     .     .     .  C.  Morton 

Rattlin E.  Gillett 

Splicer J.  S.  Brown 

Martin J.  Peck 

Peter  Pugnashus   .     .     .     .   Jas.  Lewis 
Miss  Craven     ....  Lucy  Rushton 

Lucy Miss  M.  Phelps 

Pololosko T.  J.  Hind 

Oranko G.  F.  Kenway 


Chiakee  .  .  . 
Lieut.  Osmond 
Mrs.  Somerton 
Adele  Craven  . 
Lord  Ravenscore 
Newell  Bertam 
Godfrey  Chattenbuck 
James      .     .     .     .  \ . 


...       J.  Blake 

G.  F.  Fawcett 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

.     .  Kate  Newton 

.     .  Chas.  Morton 

.     C.  H.  Rockwell 

G.  W.  Garrison 

.     .      A.  Odell 


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It  was  a  very  bad  play,  and  it  was  found  advisable  to  change  the  bill, 
Oct.  9,  to  "  As  You  Like  It,"  when  Miss  Rushton  played  Rosalind, 
with  C.  Kemble  Mason  as  Jaques.  "  The  Streets  of  New  York  " 
was  revived  Oct.  12,  with  J.  H.  Stoddart  as  Adam  Fairweather; 
T.  J.  Hind  as  Gideon ;  J.  K.  Mortimer  as  Badger ;  G.  W.  Garrison, 
Paul;  C.  H.  Rockwell,  Mark  Livingston;  Harry  Pearson,  Puffy; 
C.  H.  Morton,  Dan ;  James  H.  Budworth  (his  first  appearance  in 
New  York  in  nine  years),  Bob;  and  Amelia  Harris  as  Mrs.  Puffy. 
Nov.  13  "The  Sleeping  Beauty"  was  revived,  and  the  cast  was  as 
follows :  Thomas,  Chas.  Peters ;  Queen  Serena,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert ; 
Baron,  C.  Morton;  Nurse,  Miss  Sinclair;  Fairy  Baneful,  Amelia 
Harris ;  Princess  Is-a-Belle,  Mrs.  John  Wood ;  Lady  Aurora,  Louisa 
Myers,  and  Larry  O'Log,  James  Lewis.  Mile.  Augusta  executed 
several  dances. 

The  first  week  in  December  "  Monte  Cristo  "  was  acted  with  this 


cast: 

Edmond  D  antes  . 
Andrea  Benedetto 
M.  De  Boville 
Danglars 
Villefort  .  . 
Fernand  .  . 
Caderouse    . 


E.  L.  Davenport 
.  J.  H.  Selwyn 
C.  H.  Rockwell 
.  C.  H.  Morton 
.  .  T.  J.  Hind 
G.  W.  Garrison 
.     .  Jas.  Lewis 


Abbd  Faria J.  H.  Stoddart 

Morell Mr.  Scott 

Governor Mr.  Stanley 

Albert Louisa  Myers 

Mercedes Kate  Newton 

Haydee Eliza  Newton 


Giulietta  Bronner  and  Elise  Scott  led  the  ballet,  assisted  by  Cardella, 
Leon,  and  W.  Conrad.  Jan.  15,  1866,  E.  L.  Davenport  appeared  as  St. 
Marc,  with  J.  B.  Studley  as  Gismondo,  and  Kate  Newton  as  Dianora. 
Mr.  Davenport  pjayed  Sir  Giles  Overreach  in  "  A  New  Way  to  Pay 
Old  Debts,"  Jan.  25.  "London  Assurance  "  was  presented  Jan.  29, 
for  the  reappearance  of  Mrs.  John  Wood,  after  an  absence  of  two 
months.     It  had  this  cast : 


Sir  Harcourt  . 
Max  Harkaway 
Chas.  Courtley . 
Dazzle  .  .  . 
Lady  Gay    .     . 


J.  H.  Stoddart 

.     .  T.  J.  Hind 

G.  W.  Garrison 

E.  L.  Davenport 

Mrs.  John  Wood 


Grace  Harkaway  .  .  .  Eliza  Newton 
Dolly  Spanker  ....  James  Lewis 
Mark  Meddle  .     .     .     .  C.  H.  Morton 

Cool C.  H.  Rockwell 

Pert Amelia  Harris 


In  consequence  of  severe  indisposition,  Mr.  Davenport  was  unable 
to  appear  for  several  nights. 

Feb.  5,  "  Who  Killed  Cock  Robin  .' "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  with  "  Black  Eyed  Susan."  In  the  comedy  E.  L.  Daven- 
port played  Jack  Raggett,  and  Mrs.  John  Wood,  Miss  Satanella 
Tinkle ;  E.  L.  Davenport  played  William  and  sang  "  A  Yankee  Ship 
and  a  Yankee  Crew,"  and  "  Columbia  the  Pride  of  the  Ocean,"  in  the 
drama.  Louisa  Myers  enacted  Blue  Peter  and  sang  the  ballad 
"  Black  Eyed  Susan."  Mrs.  John  Wood  played  Dolly  Mayflower. 
Feb.  26,  Geo.  Fawcett  Rowe  first  appeared  in  America,  and  played 
Sir  Charles  Coldstream,  in  "  Used  Up,"  and  Clorinda,  in  the  burlesque 


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of  "  Cinderella  e  la  Comare,"  Mrs.  John  Wood  acting  Cinderella. 
March  12  "Doing  for  the  Best,"  by  Lacy,  was  acted  for  the  first 
time  in  America.  Mr.  Rowe  was  the  Dick  Stubbs ;  Lewis,  Bill 
Hawkins ;  Mrs.  Gilbert,  Betsy  Stubbs  ;  Alice  Placide,  Jane,  and 
Louisa  Myers,  Emily. 

Geo.  C.  Davenport  and  Geo.  C.  Boniface  appeared  March  16,  in 
"  The  Married  Rake,"  for  Kate  Newton's  benefit.  "  The  Foundling," 
by  C.  H.  Morton,  was  produced  for  his  benefit  March  21.  Mr.  Hols- 
ton,  of  Wallack's  Theatre,  played  Biles,  in  "  Miriam's  Crime,"  Feb. 
23,  for  Eliza  Newton's  benefit.  March  30,  1866,  G.  W.  Garrison 
took  a  benefit,  and  presented,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York, 
"  Woodcock's  Little  Game,"  with  Garrison  as  Mr.  Woodcock,  Amelia 
Harris,  Mrs.  Carver;  H.  L.  Hinton,  David;  C.  H.  Morton,  Adol- 
phus  Swansdown  ;  Louisa  Myers,  Mrs.  Woodcock,  and  Rockwell, 
Christopher  Larkins.  The  burlesque  "  Cinderella  "  was  also  given. 
April  2,  "  The  Three  Guardsmen,  or  the  Queen,  the  Cardinal,  and 
the  Adventurer,"  was  produced  with  this  cast : 


Anne  of  Austria,  Mme.  Methua  Scheller 
Constance  ....  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Lady  Winter  ....  Kate  Newton 
D'Artagnan  ....  G.  F.  Rowe 
Athos J.  B.  Studley 


Porthos G.  C.  Boniface 

Aramis C.  H.  Rockwell 

Buckingham     .     .     .     .  C.  H.  Morton 

Fouchet James  Lewis 

De  Treville  ....  Thomas  J.  Leigh 


"  David  Copperfield,"  dramatized  from  Dickens  by  George  Fawcett 
Rowe,  was  given  May  2 1  with  this  cast : 

David  Copperfield 
Betsy  Trotwood    . 
Clara  Peggotty 
Wilkins  Micawber 


.  G.  W.  Garrison 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.     .  Amelia  Harris 


Steerforth  .  . 
Daniel  Peggotty 
Ham  .... 


G.  F.  Rowe   Uriah  Heap 


G.  C.  Boniface 
.  J.  B.  Studley 
.  C.  H.  Morton 

J.  H.  Stoddart 


May  28  another  dramatization  of  Dickens  by  Rowe,  entitled  "  Our 
Mutual  Friend,"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with 
this  cast: 


Rokesmith  (his  first  appear-  Mrs.  Wilfer  .     . 

ance  here)     .     .  J.  W.  Albaugh,  Sr.  Silas  Wegg  .     . 

Lavinia  (her  first  appearance)  Reginald  Wilfer 

Marie  Glover  Gaffer  Hexham 

Nicodemus  Bofiin .     .      J.  H.  Stoddart  Mr.  Venus   .     . 

Eugene  Wrayburn     .     G.  C.  Boniface  George  Sampson 

Mortimer  Lightgood  .     C.  H.  Rockwell  Bella  Wilfer.     . 

Bradley  Headstone    .    G.  W.  Garrison  Lizzie  Hexham 

Rogue  Riderhood  .     .     .    J.  B.  Studley  Mrs.  BofSn  .     . 
Charley  Hexham  .     .     .  Louisa  Myers 

The  last  appearance  of  Mrs.  John  Wood  at  this  house,  and  the 
closing  night  of  her  management,  was  June  30.  The  occasion  was 
marked  by  the  presentation  by  A.  Oakey  Hall,  on  the  part  of  many 
admirers,  of  a  splendid  gold  watch.    Mrs.  Wood  was  fairly  embedded 


Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  .  G.  F.  Rowe 
.  .  G.  S.  Karnes 
.  .  C.  H.  Morton 
.  .  .  T.  J.  Hind 
.  .  .  E.  Gillett 
Mrs.  John  Wood 
.  .  Kate  Newton 
Amelia  Harris 


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in  bouquets,  and  the  whole  occasion  was  one  not  easily  to  be  for- 
gotten and  fitly  closed  this  lady's  memorable  reign  at  the  Olympic 
Theatre.  Mrs.  John  Wood  was  a  very  pretty  woman,  possessing  a 
fine  figure  and  an  attractive  face.  Her  style  was  excellent  in  every- 
thing she  attempted.  She  read  well,  had  a  melodious  voice,  was 
affecting  in  pathetic  scenes  and  lively  in  those  of  a  cheerful  character, 
was  a  graceful  dancer,  and,  although  her  voice  was  not  very  strong,  it 
was  melodious  and  well  cultivated.  She  possessed  the  artistic  talent 
which  satisfied  every  demand  that  could  be  made  by  the  most  rigid 
stickler  for  a  high  degree  of  merit  in  a  theatrical  artist.  Mrs.  Wood 
sailed  for  London  June  30,  1866.  Her  first  appearance  in  America 
was  at  the  opening  of  the  Boston  Theatre,  Sept.  1 1,  1854,  as  Gertrude 
in  "  A  Loan  of  a  Lover." 

Leonard  Grover  commenced  a  summer  season  here  July  2  with 
"  Aurora  Floyd,"  which  had  this  cast : 

Mrs.  Archibald  Floyd 

Mrs.  Humphrey  Bland 
Aurora  Floyd  ....  Emily  Jordan 
Archibald  Floyd    .     .     .  A.  W.  Fenno 

"  The  Octoroon  "  was  acted  July  7  for  the  first  time  at  this  house. 
"  The  Ice  Witch,"  by  Buckstone,  was  produced  July  23.  Emma  and 
Ada  Webb  and  Mark  Smith  were  specially  engaged.  "  The  Ice 
Witch's"  cast  was  thus: 


John  Mellish  . 
Capt.  Bulstrode 
Lieut.  Walden  . 
Grimstone     .     . 


Frank  Lawlor 
.  G.  H.  Clarke 
C.  H.  Rockwell 

E.  T.  Sinclair 


Dame  Margery      .    .     Mrs.  Saunders 

Julia Ada  Webb 

Lady  UUa Emma  Webb 

Elga Miss  Bond 

Edda Miss  Glover 

Finna Miss  Powers 

Druda Kate  Newton 

Hecia Therese  Wood 

Preyr Alice  Harrison 

Norno Georgie  Telbin 

Solden     ,. Miss  Browne 

Telda Miss  Carlysle 


Magnus  Snora  ....     Mark  Smith 

Harold G.  H.  Clarke 

GruthiofE J.  M.  Ward 

Tycho E.  T.  Sinclair 

Sweno J.  E.  Whiting 

Sterno Mr.  Burke 

Runic J.  T.  Ward 

Edric Mr.  Peck 

Ice  Fiend  > 
Polar  Bear  ) 

Luke Mr.  Henderson 

Thrysa Mr.  Mortimer 


Frank  Foster 


The  summer  season  closed  Sept.  i. 

The  fall  and  winter  season  opened  Sept.  3  with  Leonard  Grover 
as  manager.  The  company  consisted  of  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Charles 
Peters,  W.  Barron,  M.  C.  Daly,  T.  J.  Hind,  E.  T.  Sinclair,  Mrs. 
Saunders,  Kate  Newton,  and  others.  "  Rip  Van  Winkle  "  was  the 
opening  attraction,  with  Joseph  JeflFerson  as  Rip  Van  Winkle.  "  Our 
American  Cousin  "  was  revived  Oct.  4,  with  Jefferson  as  Asa  Trench- 
ard  and  Charles  Vandenhoff  (his  first  appearance  in  America)  as 
Lord  Dundreary.  "  The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth  "  was  produced  Oct. 
17,  Jefferson  as  Caleb  Plummer,  Vandenhoff  as  John  Perrybingle, 
and  Blanche  Gray  as  Bertha.     This  was  her  first  appearance  here. 


156      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1866 

"  Woodcock's  Little  Game,"  Oct.  22,  23,  24,  and  27,  with  "  The  Spit- 
fire," Jefferson  as  Tobias  Shortcut.  Jefferson  terminated  his  engage- 
ment Oct.  27,  and  "  Our  American  Cousin  "  was  revived  Oct.  29. 
Charles  Wheatleigh  played  Asa  Trenchard.  Boucicault's  drama, 
"  The  Long  Strike,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America  Oct.  30, 
and  with  this  cast : 


Noah  Learo3rd  .     .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Johnny  ReiUey  (his  first  appear- 
ance here)      .     .     .     McKee  Rankin 
Gentleman  from  headquarters 

E.  T.  Sinclair 
Sir  John  Fairfield  .     .     .    Mr.  Thomas 


Thorrock 

John  O'Dick  . 

James  Staley  . 
Richard  Radley 
Mr.  Aspinall 

Mr.  Armitage  . 

Mr.  Brook    .  . 


Mr.  Harmon 
Mr.  Strasse 
Mr.  Parshall 
Wm.  Barron 
Mr.  Kenway 
.  T.  J.  Hind 
C.  H.  Burke 


Jem  Starke  . 
Crankshaw  . 
Moneypenny 
Mr.  Wigley  . 
Mr.  Spurrier 
Slack  .  . 
Capt.  Wolfe 
Jack  O'Bob  . 
Tom  O'Bill  . 
Jane  Leaioyd 
Maggie  .  . 
Susan  .  . 
Betsy  .     .     . 


C.  H 


J 


VandenhofE 

J.  T.  Ward 

.  H.  Stoddart 

John  Moore 

Mr.  Preston 

Alfred  Becks 

Mr.  Gillett 

M.  C.  Daly 

Mr.  Peterson 

Kate  Newton 

Georgie  Telbin 

Alice  Harrison 

Therese  Wood 


Nov.  22  Robert  Craig's  burlesque,  "  Hamlet,  or  Wearing  of  the 
Black,"  with  Stuart  Robson  and  Amelia  Harris  as  Hamlet  and 
Ophelia ;  Nov.  29  James  M.  Ward  appeared  in  "  Handy  Andy." 
"  The  Bride  of  Lammermoor  "  was  produced  Dec.  10  under  the  title 
of  "The  Master  of  Ravenswood,"  with  this  cast: 


Edgar  of  Ravenswood 
Sir  William  Ashton  . 
Capt.  Douglas  Ashton 
Hayston  of  Bucklaw, 
Captain  Craiggelt .  . 
Lucy  Ashton  ^er  first 
ance  here)  .  .  . 
Caleb  Balderstone 
Lady  Ashton     .     .     . 


George  Jordan 

.  T.  J.  Hind 

Wm.  Barron 

C.  H.  Vandenhoff 

Stuart  Robson 

appear- 

.  Rose  Eytinge 

J.  H.  Stoddart 

Caroline  Carson 


Henry  Ashton  .     .     .      Therese  Wood 
Bide  the  Bent  .     .     .     .  E.  T.  Sinclair 

Norman J.  T.  Ward 

Robert Mr-  Kenway 

Ramsay J.  M.  Ward 

Murray J.  Daly 

Melville C.  H.  Burke 

Alice Mrs.  Saunders 

Mysie Florence  Lee 


Trouble  was  anticipated  on  the  appearance  of  Geo.  Jordan,  who 
had,  in  the  earlier  days  of  the  war,  associated  himself  in  New  Or- 
leans with  an  organization  known  as  "  The  Cocktail  Guards,"  which 
expressed  open  sympathy  with  the  Rebels ;  and  for  this  reason  it  was 
feared  that  his  reappearance  in  New  York  would  be  attended  with 
disturbance,  and  so  a  force  of  police  was  held  in  attendance ;  but  the 
good  sense  of  the  people  prevailed,  and  the  services  of  the  authorities 
were  not  called  upon.  The  drama  was  handsomely  mounted  and 
well  acted,  but  it  was  played  to  empty  benches.  Its  failure  was 
attributed  to  the  fact  of  Jordan  joining  the  Cocktail  Guards.  He 
returned  to  England,  but  revisited  America  with  Miss  Bateman. 
He  died  of  apoplexy  in  his  dressing-room  in  London,  Eng.  He  was 
playing  Pygmalion  in  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea,"  Nov.  15,  1873. 


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The  Cocktail  Guards,  about  whom  so  much  has  been  written,  had 
this  list  of  officers  and  other  members  : 


Rank 


Name 


Line 


Captain  .  . 
1st  Lieutenant 
2d  Lieutenant 
1st  Sergeant  . 
2d  Sergeant  . 
1st  Corporal  . 
2d  Corporal  . 
Surgeon  .  . 
Quartermaster 
Vivandiere     . 


John  E.  Owens Low  Comedy 

George  Jordan Leading  Business 

Mark  Smith First  Old  Men 

E.  Fenelon Utility 

A.  H.  Davenport Juvenile  Business 

T.  B.  MacDonough    ....  Stage  Manager 

M.  W.  Leffingwell      ....  Utility 

Dr.  G.  Collins Utility 

W.  H.  Leighton Utility 

Miss  Francis Danseuse 


Privates.  —  W.  H.  Chippendale  (treasurer),  Oscar  F.  Amy  (scene 
painter),  L.  Schoolcraft,  L.  Sharp,  Paul  Brillant  (dancer),  C.  H. 
Morton,  Alfred  Howell,  Frank  Paige,  Thomas  Owens,  W.  H.  Riley, 
W.  A.  Thomas,  Carlo  Patti,  T.  M.  St.  Clair,  J.  Biddies,  R.  McGuire,  W. 
B.  Douglas,  J.  M.  Brucciani,  Francis  Lance,  Harry  Hawk,  G.  H. 
Wallack,  D.  F.  Grove,  Thos.  M.  Smith,  Fred  Maeder,  T.  Davey,  John 
L.  Phillips,  J.  Guerling,  also  very  nearly  all  the  scene  shifters, 
musicians,  and  small  people  in  the  Varieties  Theatre,  New  Orleans,  La. 
During  the  secession  excitement.  New  Orleans  seems  to  have  been 
infected  with  the  fever,  and,  in  anticipation  of  a  brush  with  the 
North,  military  companies  were  organized  in  that  city.  January  21, 
1861,  a  meeting  was  held  on  the  stage  of  John  Owens'  Varieties 
Theatre  to  form  a  military  company  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up 
arms  in  the  cause  of  secession.  Mark  Smith  was  chief  spokesman, 
W.  H.  Chippendale  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  T.  B.  MacDonough 
acted  as  secretary.  After  the  proper  discussion,  they  proceeded  to 
elect  officers,  Mr.  Smith  insisting  on  a  viva  voce  vote,  so  that  there 
should  be  no  skulking.     The  election  resulted  as  stated  above. 

The  theatre  was  closed  for  rehearsal  Dec.  24,  and  at  a  matinee, 
Dec.  25,  "  The  Huguenot  Captain  "  was  first  produced,  with  Charles 
Barron  as  Rene  de  Pardillon,  Mr.  Stoddart  as  Sergeant  Locust. 
In  the  second  act  Young  America,  the  pupil  of  Gabriel  Ravel,  ap- 
peared as  Punchinello.  E.  de  Mondion  took  a  benefit  Jan.  8,  1867, 
and  appeared  as  Hamlet.  A  season  of  English  opera  commenced 
Jan.  14,  with  the  Caroline  Richings  company  as  the  stars.  "  Martha  " 
was  given  for  the  first  time  here  in  English,  and  had  this  cast : 


Lady  Henrietta      .      Caroline  Richings 

Plunkett S.C.Campbell 

Nancy Mrs.  E.  Seguin 


Lionel W.  Castle 

Tristan H.  C.  Peakes 

Sheriff W.  Costello 


This  was  followed  by  "Maritana,"  "  Fra  Diavolo,"  "Don  Pas- 
quale,"  "  La  Somnambula,"  "  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment,"  "  The 
Rose  of  Castile "   and  "  Linda  di   Chamounix."     For  her  benefit, 


158       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisey 

Feb.  I,  Caroline  Richings  offered  "The  Blind  Man's  Daughter,"  one 
act  of  "  Martha,"  and  the  Druid  scene  from  "  Norma."  Peter  Rich- 
ings appeared  on  this  occasion.     The  season  closed  Feb.  2. 

A  season  of  German   opera  opened  Feb.  4,  with   the   following 
artists :    Mile.  Elvira  Naddi,  Mile.  Marie  Frederici,   Mile.   Johann 
Rotter,   Mile.   Johannsen,   and    Herren   Joseph    Herrmans,    Franz 
Himraer,  Wilhelm    Formes,  Joseph    Chandon,   William    Groschell, 
John  Armand,  Alphonse  Urch,  and  Otto  Lehman.     Their  repertory 
consisted  of  "  William  Tell,"  "  Faust,"  "  The  Magic  Flute,"  "  The 
Marriage  of  Figaro,"  "Martha,"  "The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor," 
"  Tannhauser,"  "  The  Czar  and  Carpenter,"  "  Der  Freischiitz  "  and 
"  Alessandro  Stradella."    Feb.  18  the  dramatic  season  was  resumed, 
with  a  revival  of  "  The  Streets  of  New  York,"  with  John  K.  Morti- 
mer as   Badger.     March    18   the    Caroline   Richings  company  re- 
turned for  six  weeks.     Their  repertory  was  :  "  The  Bohemian  Girl," 
"  La  Somnambula,"  "  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment,"  "  Martha," 
"Doctor  of  Alcantara,"  "  Fra   Diavolo,"    "The  Rose  of   Castile," 
"  Linda,"  "  Maritana,"  "  The  Crown  Diamonds,"  and  "The  Enchant- 
ress."    This  last  opera  was  given  twelve  times.     W.  S.  Andrews, 
formerly  of  the  Winter  Garden  Theatre,  took  a  benefit  April  26. 
The    programme    was :    "  Our    American    Cousin "    and    "  Jenny 
Lind." 

For  John  Brougham's  benefit,  Aug.  30,  "  The  Serious  Family  " 
and  "  Pocahontas,"  were  played.  The  season  closed  Aug.  31,  and 
Leonard  Grover  retired  from  the  management. 

Jas.  E.  Hayes  was  announced  as  the  new  manager,  but  John  A. 
Duff  was  in  reality  the  director.  The  season  opened  Sept.  9,  1867, 
with  Joseph  Jefferson  as  Rip  Van  Winkle.  Geo.  L.  Fox  was  stage 
manager,  and  Clifton  W.  Tayleure  business  manager.  W.  Davidge, 
J.  J.  Wallace,  Harry  Wall,  Owen  Marlowe,  T.  J.  Hind,  G.  L.  Fox, 
Willie  Seymour,  Mrs.  Edmonds,  the  Misses  McCormack,  Alice 
Harrison,  and  Bessie  Foote  were  in  the  opening  play.  For  eight 
weeks  "Rip  Van  Winkle"  attracted  crowded  houses. 

"  A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream  "  was  revived  Oct.  28,  with  this 
cast: 


Lysander  (his  first  appearance 

in  New  York)    .     .     .     Fred  Franks 
Hermia  (first  appearance  in 

New  York)   .     .     Mrs.  J.  J.  Wallace 
Peasblossom  (first  appearance  in 

New  York)    ....     Clara  Fisher 
Puck  (first  appearance  in  New  York) 

Master  Willie  Young 
Singing  Fairy  .     .     .       Alice  Harrison 

Theseus Harry  Wall 

Demetrius J.  J.  Wallace 

Egeus T.  J.  Hind 


Philostrate E.  T.  Sinclair 

Hippolyta    .     .     .      Mrs.  C.  Edmonds 
Helena    ....     Louise  Hawthorne 

Oberon Fanny  Stockton 

Titania    ....       Cornelia  JeflFerson 

Bottom G.  L.  Fox 

Quince W.  Davidge,  Sr. 

Snug C.  K.  Fox 

Flute Owen  Marlowe 

Snout Mark  Quinlan 

Starveling    ....      J.  B.  Howland 


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Dec.  15  Rosa  Cooke  played  Oberon.  The  play  ran  until  Feb.  i, 
1868,  having  been  represented  one  hundred  consecutive  times. 
Feb.  3  Maggie  Mitchell  appeared,  supported  by  James  W.  Collier. 

This  house  was  closed  March  9,  for  rehearsal  of  "  Humpty 
Dumpty,"  produced  for  the  first  time  March  10.  It  was  in  seven- 
teen scenes,  and  engaged  sixty  persons.  The  opening  burlesque 
prologue  was  written  by  A.  Oakey  Hall.  In  it  Alice  Harrison  per- 
sonated Burlesque ;  Mrs.  C.  Edmonds,  Romance ;  and  E.  T.  Sinclair, 
New  Jersey.  The  principal  dancers  were  Rita  Sangalli,  Betty  Rigl, 
and  M.  Baptistan,  with  the  Miles.  Schell,  Laurent,  Lillie  Whiting, 
and  Blake  and  M.  Cellini  as  seconds.  M.  Jourbon  was  master  of 
ballet.  In  the  harlequinade,  G.  L.  Fox  was  Clown,  C.  Fox,  Pan- 
taloon, Frank  Lacey,  from  the  London  theatres.  Harlequin,  and 
Emily  Rigl,  Columbine.  Incidental  to  the  pantomime,  Carrie  A. 
Moore,  John  Engle,  and  C.  E.  Lovett  performed  a  skating  act,  and 
several  other  specialties  were  introduced. 

Mile.  Leah,  dancer,  appeared  March  17,  and  March  31  Little 
Viola  Rand,  a  child  dancer,  was  seen.  The  next  addition  was  that 
of  Mr.  Goodrich,  champion  skater.  June  6  the  one  hundredth  per- 
formance took  place,  and  the  season  terminated.  The  summer 
season  was  commenced  June  8,  the  pantomime  still  running,  and 
June  15  it  was  reconstructed.  A  new  ballet  was  introduced.  June 
18  Mr.  Goodrich  broke  his  arm,  and  his  place  was  taken  for  a  time 
by  Mr.  Swift.  A  new  burlesque  opening  by  A.  Oakey  Hall  was 
substituted  July  6,  and  July  20  Charles  and  Annie  Austin,  Zouave 
drill  performers,  appeared.  M.  Cochon,  a  tenor  singer,  appeared 
Aug.  3,  and  Louis  Zanfretta,  a  gymnast  and  pantomimist,  Aug.  31. 

The  summer  season  closed  Sept.  4,  and  the  fall  and  winter 
season  commenced  Sept.  6,  "  Humpty  Dumpty  "  having  reached  its 
one  hundred  and  ninety-eighth  performance.  Lena  Edwin  and 
Irene  Gay  now  joined  the  company.  Oct.  12,  1868,  a  new  ballet 
corps,  including  M.  Costa,  the  Miles.  Pagani,  Letto,  Kurtz,  the 
Sisters  Negra,  Betty  Remmelsberg,  and  others  were  added.  Oct.  26, 
Millie  Sackett  took  the  place  of  Irene  Gay  as  Romance.  The  latter 
lady  was  afterwards  known  as  Mrs.  Fred  Maeder. 

The  following  I  obtained  from  Clifton  W.  Tayleure:  "The  box 
office  received  ^1,406,000,  during  the  run  of  '  Humpty  Dumpty.' 
'The  Black  Crook'  was  running  at  Niblo's  Garden,  and  principal 
dancers  were  not  easily  to  be  found.  A  quarrel  between  Vestvali 
and  Sangalli  enabled  me  to  secure  the  latter.  Betty  and  Emily 
Rigl,  who  had  previously  seceded  from  Niblo's,  were  also  secured. 
Sangalli  received  ;^i8o  a  week.  The  two  Rigls  received  jointly  the 
same  amount.  The  entire  ballet  cost,  with  the  extra  music,  cory- 
phees, and  figurantes,  ;^943  a  week." 

Mr.  Tayleure  retired  from  the  business  management  of  this  house, 
Jan.  4,  1869,  and  was  succeeded  by  Dan  Symons.     A  litigation  now 


l6o      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1869 

ensued  as  to  the  introduction  of  a  comic  railroad  effect  into  one 
of  the  scenes  of  "  Humpty  Dumpty,"  which  was  objected  to  by 
Augustin  Daly  as  a  violation  of  his  rights,  and  an  injunction  was 
obtained  by  that  gentleman.  The  affair,  however,  was  compromised 
by  a  modification  of  the  scene  and  the  payment  of  a  fee  to  Mr. 
Daly. 

The  pantomime  was  finally  withdrawn  May  15,  1869,  having 
been  acted  four  hundred  and  eighty-three  times ;  matinees  were 
given  every  Wednesday  and  Saturday.  The  house  was  closed 
May  17,  for  rehearsal  of  "  Hickory  Dickory  Dock,"  which  was 
produced  May  18,  with  this  cast: 


Hickory  Dickory  Dock  and  Clown 

G.  L.  Fox 
Mrs.  Ancientry  Spratt  and  Pan- 
taloon        C.  K.  Fox 


Jack  of  the  Bean  Stalk  and  Harle- 
quin     Frank  Lacey 

Little  Red  Riding  Hood  and  Col- 
umbine   ....   Mile.  A.  Laurent 


The  Kiralfy  troupe  of  Hungarian  dancers  made  their  American 
ddbut  May  31.  There  were  in  this  party  Imre,  Bolossy,  Haniola, 
Emelie  and  Katie  Kiralfy,  and  others.  Haniola  was  the  principal, 
Emelie  and  Katie  the  seconds.  Haniola  (afterwards  the  wife  of 
A.  L.  Parkes)  died  in  this  city  Dec.  26,  1889.  Emelie  married  a 
non-professional  of  this  city  and  retired  from  the  stage.  Katie  is 
the  wife  of  Edmund  Gerson  the  amusement  agent.  "  Hickory 
Dickory  Dock "  was  withdrawn  after  Sept.  4. 

Edmund  Falconer,  the  author  and  actor,  made  his  American  debut 
May  29,  in  his  own  drama,  "  A  Noble  Revenge."  "  The  Peep  0' 
Day  "  was  acted  June  2,  with  the  author,  Mr.  Falconer,  as  Barney 
OToole.  Mr.  Falconer  closed  June  4.  John  Brougham  appeared 
June  6,  in  "  O'Donnell's  Mission,"  with  Thos.  E.  Morris,  George 
Clarke,  Stuart  Robson,  A.  W.  Fenno,  J.  M.  Boyd,  H.  Bland,  Harry 
Wall,  Kate  Newton,  and  Lillie  Eldridge  in  the  cast.  "  Dombey 
and  Son"  was  done  June  9,  "  David  Copperfield  "  and  "  Pocahontas" 
June  10,  with  Kate  Reignolds  as  the  heroine.  "  Treasure  Trove,  or 
Buried  Gold,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  June  22, 
and  had  this  cast: 


Allen  Pierce    ....  George  Clarke 
Miss  Anne  Matchieson    Lillie  Eldridge 
Vice  President  Board  of  Share- 
holders      Chas.  Foster 

Mrs.  Matchieson  .  .  .  Amelia  Harris 
Hon.  Mrs.  Solicitous  Louisa  Eldridge 
Mrs.  Harpaway    .     .  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 


Larry  Barnes 
Hastings 
Mr.  Suydam 
Mr.  Jenkins 
Mr.  Lindell 
Miles  McCarthy 


.  Stuart  Robson 
W.  H.  Whalley 
.  .  Mr.  Fenno 
Belvil  Ryan 
.  .  C.  J.  Fyffe 
.      J.  M.  Ward 


Thomas  B.  de  Walden's  "  British  Neutrality  "  was  first  seen  here 
July  I,  and  had  this  cast: 


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Admiral  Farragut     .     .  Charles  Foster 

Commandant  of  Fortress  Monroe 

C.  J.  FyfEe 

Reuben  Graydon  (his  first  appear- 
ance here)    .      Chas.  R.  Thorne,  Jr. 

Vernon  Birkwood  (first  appear- 
ance here)    .    .     .      Owen  Marlowe 


Nance  Crane  (her  first  appearance 
in  New  York)  .    .    .  Mrs.  Williams 


Pat  Donnely 
Jack  Hawser  . 
Pierre  Boncour 
John  Benjamin 
Rose  Graydon 


.  J.  M.  Ward 
Harry  S.  Murdoch 
.  W.  H.  Bland 
.  A.  W.  Fenno 
.     Kate  Newton 


This  play   was   taken  from  T.  P.  Cooke's  prize  drama,  "  True  to 
the  Core." 

July  8  a  band  of  Arabs,  called  the  Beni  Zoug  Zoug,  appeared  in 
conjunction  with  the  dramatic  company;  July  15  a  Japanese  com- 
pany appeared ;  July  22  John  Brougham  was  seen  in  "  Columbus  Re- 
constructed," assisted  by  Emily  Thorne.  "  The  Post  Boy  "  was  also 
played.     "  Dombey  and  Son  "  was  seen  Aug.  19.    The  cast  was : 

Capt.  Cuttle Brougham  Edith      ... 

Susan  Nipper  ....    Emily  Thorne  Joe  Bagstock  7 

Carker H.  S.  Murdoch  Jack  Bunsby  j 

Dombey Chas.  Foster 


Mrs  Kate  Meek 
W.  E.  Sheridan 


"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  was  produced  Sept.  6,  with  this  cast : 


Topsy    .    . 
Aunt  Ophelia 
Deacon  Perry 
Geo.  Harris 
Skeggs   .     . 
Uncle  Tom 


Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard 

Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind 

Geo.  L.  Fox 

J.  K.  Mortimer 

.  E.  T.  Sinclair 

.  Asa  Cushman 


Eliza Ida  Vernon 

Eva Minnie  Jackson 

Lawyer  Marks  .  .  .  .  C.  K.  Fox 
Simon  Legree  ....  J.  B.  Studley 
St.  Clair       Geo.  Becks 


Minnie  Jackson  was  Mrs.  Asa  Cushman.  This  was  succeeded 
Oct.  4  by  "  The  Streets  of  New  York,"  with  John  K.  Mortimer  and 
Eliza  Newton  as  Badger  and  Alida  Bloodgood ;  J.  B.  Studley  played 
Capt.  Fairweather.  Harry  Hotto  made  his  first  appearance  as  Mr. 
Pufiy.  This  play  had  a  run  of  five  weeks  and  was  followed,  Nov. 
8,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  by  F.  W.  Robinson's  "  Poor  Hu- 
manity."    The  cast  was : 


Rev.  Theobald  Gifford   J. 
Horace  Essenden  .    .  H. 


Augusta  GifEord 
George  Carr 
Paul  Essenden 
Dr.  Rivers  . 
Pottleton  . 
Mr.  Bates  . 
Roger  Hodge 


K.  Mortimer 
Cunningham 


Florence  Noble 

.    J.  B.  Studley 

Geo.  Becks 

J.  M.  Charles 

G.  F.  Ketchum 

.     .   S.  Wright 

Mr.  Bolton 


Mrs.  Wiseby    ....     W.  Holston 

Nella  Carr Eliza  Newton 

Laura  Gifford   ....      Lily  Vining 

Sallie Minnie  Jackson 

Mrs.  Carr     .     .     .       Miss  F.  Andrews 

Mary Miss  E.  Germaine 

Banks'  Widow  ....    Miss  Fenton 
Mrs.  Mudgeson     .     .    Mrs.  E.  Wright 


"  Under  the  Gaslight "  was  presented  Dec.  6,  with  J.  K.  Mortimer 
as  Snorkey,  and  Chas.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  as  Bermudas.  There  were  also 
in  the  cast:  J.  B.  Studley,  M.  C.  Daly,  George  Becks,  Harry  Cunning- 
ham, J.  M.  Charles,  Asa  Cushman,  Ketchum,  Hotto,  Conolly,  Wright, 
Bolton,  Masters  Dan  and  Hearne,  Ida  Vernon,  Lily  Vining,  Marie 


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Longmore,  Peach   Blossom   (her  first  appearance  here),  Florence 
Noble,  M.  Andrews,  S.  Germaine,  and  Mrs.  E.  Wright. 

Geo.  L.  Fox  returned  Jan.  3,  1870,  as  Ferguson  Trotter,  in  "  The 
Writing  on  the  Wall."  Harry  C.  Ryner  first  appeared  on  this 
occasion,  acting  Richard  Oliver.  Jan.  17,  G.  L.  Fox  was  seen  as 
Paul  Pry  and  Jacques  Strop,  in  "Robert  Macaire;"  Jan.  31,  as 
Aminadab  Sleek,  in  "  The  Serious  Family,"  and  Tobias  Shortcut,  in 
"  The  Spitfire."  T.  C.  de  Leon's  burlesque  of  "  Hamlet,"  was  seen 
Feb.  14: 

Hamlet G.  L.  Fox  Marcellus G.  A.  Beane 

Claudius Ben  Maginley  Bernardo Laura  Queen 

Polonius       .     .     .      Lester  Cavendish  Ghost Mrs.  E.  Wright 

Horatio    ....    Blanche  Bradshaw  First  Actor  .     .     .     .   H.  Cunningham 

Laertes Marie  Longmore  Second  Actor S.  Wright 

Rosencrantz      ...       J.  M.  Charles  Actress Asa  Cushman 

Guildenstern     .     .     .    G.  F.  Ketchum  Gravedigger      ....      Julia  Queen 

Osric Fanny  Queen  Gertrude       ....     Mrs.  Bradshaw 

Priest Mr.  ConoUy  Ophelia Belle  Howitt 

This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Ben  Maginley, 
Lester  Cavendish,  Blanche  Bradshaw,  Fanny,  Laura,  and  Julia 
Queen,  and  Belle  Howitt.  The  burlesque  held  the  boards  for 
several  weeks,  and  was  followed,  April  18,  by  "  Macbeth,"  a  travesty, 
with  all  of  Locke's  original  music. 

Duncan J.  M.  Charles  Lady  Macbeth  .     .     .  Marie  Longmore 

Malcolm Julia  Queen  Gentlewoman   .     .     .    Sarah  Germaine 

Macbeth G.  L.  Fox  Seward W.  Eunice 

Banquo    .     .     .     .  ,  .    H.  Cunningham  Seyton Lulu  Prior 

Macduff C.  K.  Fox  Physician J.  L.  Lewis 

Rosse Fanny  Queen  First  Witch       .     .     .     G.  F.  Ketchum 

Monteith Miss  Newton  Second  Witch  ....    Mrs.  Wright 

Angus Miss  Lawson  First  OfBcer      .     .     .     .    G.  A.  Beane 

Fleance Master  Topack  Second  Officer  ....      Mr.  Knight 

First  Singing  Witch  .     .    Laura  Queen  Hecate Herr  Staudt 

Second  Singing  Witch     Mme.  Pozzone 

The  house  closed  May  7,  and  reopened  May  16,  with 
One  With  the  Golden  Wig,"  which  had  this  cast : 


The  Fair 


Princess  Ba-be-bi-bo-bu  .  H.  T.  Allen 
Prince  Huckaback  .  .  M.  W.  Fiske 
Marquis  Very-so-so  .  .  M.  B.  Snyder 
Count  Prettilittleman  .  Jenny  Gilmer 
Hon.  Sambofromsingsing,  J.  H.  Jones 
Queen  Titum-tilly-silly  .  Hattie  O'Neil 
Fairy  Lucidora  .  .  Pauline  Hayden 
Graceful ....    Mrs.  Jas.  A.  Gates 


Leander  . 
Callposh . 
Drinkhard 
Eatquick 
Paynone  . 
Graball  . 
Sugarall  . 
Honeydew 


J.  H.  Chatterton 
.  J.  T.  Walters 
W.  R.  Hayden 
.  H.  H.  Pratt 
Mr.  Renard 
.  .  P.  Berger 
.  Ida  D'Soyer 
Miss  H.  Sloan 


In  addition  to  a  ballet,  there  appeared  A.  M.  ("  Tony  ")  Hernandez, 
Leon  Brothers,  and  Prof.  M.  O'Reardon,  the  tumbleronicon performer. 
June  6  G.  W.  Jester,  ventriloquist,  made  his  bow. 


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Stephen Miss  Germaine 

Valet Miss  Watson 

Little  Corporal .     .     .      Mile.  D'Soyer 
Marchioness  De  Berkenfeldt 

Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 
Duchess  de  Grandtete 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Hayden 


"  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment,  or  the  Eight  Hundred  Fathers," 
was  produced  June  13,  with  this  cast : 

Josephine     .     .     .    Mrs.  Jas.  A.  Gates 
Sergeant  Scalade  ...     H.  T.  Allen 

Guillot J.  H.  Chatterton 

Purapemickle    .     .     .     .   M.  W.  Fiske 
Duke  de  GrandtSte    .     .      H.  H.  Pratt 

Bernard W.  R.  Hayden 

Pierre J.  H.  Jones 

£tienne P.  Berger 

Incidental  to  this  was  a  comic  ballet,  in  which  Willie  Edouin  gave 
an  imitation  of  Mile.  Bonfanti,  and  H.  H.  Pratt  of  Sig.  Novissimo, 
while  the  Hernandez  troupe  gave  their  "  Boston  Peace  Jubilee  "  acts. 

"  The  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold  "  was  given  June  20,  with  Alice 
Gates  as  Earl  Darnley,  Georgie  Dickson,  (her  first  appearance)  as 
Lady  Constance,  Lulu  Prior  as  Anne  Boleyn,  and  J.  Dunn  (his  first 
appearance)  as  Henry  VIII.     July  2  the  season  terminated. 

The  pantomime,  "Wee  Willie  Winkle,"  was  produced  Oct.  5, 
1870,  and  ran  until  Feb.  6,  1871,  when  Schonberg  and  T.  B.  de 
Walden's  burlesque  "  G.  L.  Richelieu,"  was  produced  for  the  first 
time,  with  G.  L.  Fox  as  G.  L.  Armand  Des  Etats  Unis  (Riche- 
lieu) ;  Ada  Harland  as  Secretary  of  Hymen  (De  Mauprat) ;  Lillie 
Eldridge  as  Secretary  of  Venus  (Julie  de  Mortimer) ;  Jennie 
Yeamans  as  Secretary  of  Momus  (Frangois) ;  Edward  Coleman  as 
Secretary  of  Hades  (Baradas). 

Daly's  new  play,  "Horizon,"  was  produced  March  21,  1871.  It 
had  this  cast: 


Sundown  Rowse  .  .  .  .  G.  L.  Fox 
John  Loder  ....     J.  K.  Mortimer 

Rocks O.  B.  Collins 

Mackenzie  .  .  .  .  J.  L.  de  Bonay 
Salaeratus  Bill  .  .  .  .  F.  S.  Wilbur 
Wannamucka    .     .     .     C.  Wheatleigh 

Wahcotah W.  H.  Pope 

Alleyn  Van  Dorp  .  .  .  Hart  Conway 
Heathen  Chinee  .  .  .  Harry  Pratt 
The  Unattached    .     .    H.  R.  Teesdale 


Sergt.  Crocker .     .     .     .    F.  Chapman 

Meddie Agnes  Ethel 

Big  Spider Geo.  Sands 

Coke  Ballen  ....    Chas.  Warwick 
Wolf  Van  Dorp     .     .     .  J.  B.  Studley 

Uncle  Billy Geo.  Beane 

Judge  Scott  ....       E.  T.  Sinclair 

Guide Geo.  Atkins 

Ceephus  John  Pendy 


There  were  also  in  the  cast  Jennie  Yeamans,  Mrs.  Ed.  S.  Tarr,  Mrs. 
J.  J.  Prior,  Mrs.  Annie  Yeamans,  and  Lulu  Prior. 

After  being  in  the  courts  for  many  years,  the  ligitation  as  to  the 
ownership  of  this  theatre  was  settled  at  this  time.  John  Duff  was 
sued  by  the  heirs  of  Mr.  Trimble,  for  the  repossession  of  the 
Olympic  Theatre  property,  valued  at  ;^400,ooo.  It  was  argued  by 
the  claimants  that  Mr.  Duff  never  bought  the  property,  but  that  it 
was  placed  in  his  hands  to  pay  certain  claims  due  certain  creditors 
of  Mr.  Trimble,  while  Mr.  Duff  as  firmly  protested  that  the  property 
was  his.    This  led  to  a  litigation,  and,  the  case  being  tried  in  this 


164       A   HISTORY   OF   THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       [1873 

city,  Mr.  Duff  was  beaten.  He  carried  the  case  to  the  Court  of 
Appeals.  This  court  also  decided  in  favor  of  the  Trimbles.  This 
ended  the  case,  and  gave  the  property  to  the  claimants.  By  the 
will  of  Mr.  Trimble,  the  entire  property  went  to  his  four  daughters. 
"  Jack  Sheppard  "  was  produced  on  Feb.  15  :  Geo.  L.  Fox  as  Owen 
Wood;  John  K.  Mortimer,  Darrell;  J.  B.  Studley,  Sir  Rowland; 
Harry  Pearson,  Blueskin;  Ada  Harland,  Jack;  and  Jennie  Yeamans, 
Stimkid.  Lucille  Western  appeared  June  5,  in  "  East  Lynne,"  sup- 
ported by  James  A.  Heme  and  Frank  Mordaunt.  "The  Child 
Stealer  "  was  seen  June  19.  Miss  Western  narrowly  escaped  being 
one  of  the  great  actresses  of  her  generation,  but  escape  it  she  did. 
Her  emotional  powers,  her  occasional  characterizations  were  the 
offspring  of  intuition.  The  public  saw  in  her  a  woman  of  great 
natural  powers,  lacking  only  great  cultivation ;  and  yet  it  is 
possible   that   cultivation   would   have   spoiled   her  altogether. 

Rose  and  Harry  Watkins  appeared  here  June  26  in  "  Kathleen 
Mavourneen."  A  matinde  performance  was  given  June  29  for  the 
benefit  of  the  widow  and  family  of  Dan  Symons.  The  programme 
was,  "Delicate  Ground,"  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings,"  and  "State 
Secrets."  Among  the  artists  who  appeared  were,  Joseph  Jefferson, 
Mrs.  James  A.  Oates,  Blanche  de  Bar,  Grace  Rawlinson,  Nellie 
Young,  Mrs.  Annie  Yeamans,  Neil  Warner,  Hart  Conway,  H.  L. 
Bascomb,  Frank  Mordaunt,  Geo.  L.  Fox,  H.  A.  Weaver,  Sr.,  Geo.  A. 
Beane,  and  E.  T.  Sinclair. 

"  Under  Two  Flags,  or  Trodden  Down,"  by  Harry  Watkins,  was 
given  July  3.  Mrs.  Watkins  took  a  benefit  July  14,  when  "  It  Takes 
Two  to  Quarrel "  and  "  The  Pioneer  Patriot "  were  acted.  Johnny 
Allen  appeared  July  17  in  "  Schneider,  or  Dot  House  Von  der  Rhine." 
He  continued  until  Aug.  12,  when  the  season  closed. 

"  Humpty  Dumpty  "  was  revived  Aug.  31  and  was  withdrawn  June 
II,  1872,  having  been  performed  three  hundred  and  thirty-three 
times.  G.  L.  Fox,  on  that  night,  for  his  benefit  and  last  night  of 
the  season,  performed  the  title  r61e  for  the  one  thousand  ~  and  first 
time.  The  Marie  Aimee  Opera  Bouffe  company  appeared  here  Oct. 
4.  Nov.  1 1  the  Lydia  Thompson  company  commenced,  and  closed 
Dec.  7.  Samuel  Colville  and  Alex.  Henderson  were  now  the  mana- 
gers of  this  house,  but  they  retired  Feb.  8, 1873.  "  Humpty  Dumpty  " 
was  revived  Feb.  17,  and  was  withdrawn  June  7,  after  one  hundred 
and  twenty-seven  performances.  This  was  followed  by  the  Coleman 
Sisters,  Clara  and  Louise,  in  a  drama  called  "  Driven  from  Home." 

The  next  season  commenced  August  31,  with  the  Lydia  Thomp- 
son company  in  "  Mephisto  and  the  Four  Sensations."  John  Duff 
was  the  sole  lessee  and  manager,  George  Tyler,  acting  manager,  J. 
J.  McCloskey,  stage  manager.  Sept.  i  M.  Collodion,  French  cari- 
caturist, made  his  American  d^but.  He  closed  on  Sept.  6.  "  Sinbad 
the  Sailor  "  was  revived  Sept.  8,  and  during  the  performance  Lydia 


1873]  MRS.  JOHN   WOOD'S  OLYMPIC  165 

Thompson  and  Henry  Taylor  performed,  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city,  a  musical  duet  and  dance  entitled  "  The  Dancing  Quakers." 
Sept.  22,  the  first  act  of  "  Aladdin,"  preceded  by  "  Sinbad."  "  Madame 
Angot's  Child,"  an  English  version  of  "  La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot," 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  Sept.  29,  by  Mrs.  James  A.  Oates  and 
her  company.  It  was  withdrawn  after  the  performance  of  Oct.  11. 
"The  Grand  Duchess"  was  presented  Oct.  13.  "  Mons.  Choufleuri," 
preceded  by  "  An  Alarming  Sacrifice,"  was  seen  Oct.  20,  and  ran 
until  Friday,  when  on  that  and  the  following  evening  "  Mons.  Chou- 
fleuri "  and  the  third  act  of  "  Mme.  Angot's  Child  "  were  given,  and 
the  Oates  company  closed.  Robert  McWade  commenced  Oct.  27 
in  his  own  version  of  "  Rip  Van  Winkle,"  which  ran  until  Nov.  24, 
when  Edwin  Adams  appeared  in  "  Enoch  Arden."  Dec.  3  "  The 
Marble  Heart "  was  acted  and  ran  until  Dec.  1 1 ,  when  "  Richard  III." 
was  given,  and  repeated  Dec.  13.  "Enoch  Arden"  was  repeated 
Dec.  12  and  at  the  matinee  Dec.  13.  "The  Dead  Heart"  was  pro- 
duced Dec.  15,  and  acted  during  the  week,  save  on  Dec.  19,  when 
"  Dreams  of  Delusion  "  and  "  Wild  Oats  "  were  given. 

Edwin  Adams  was  the  original  in  America  of  Robert  Landry  in 
"  The  Dead  Heart,"  and  of  Ivan  Khorvitch  in  "  The  Serf."  This 
was  his  last  engagement  in  this  city.  His  last  appearance  on  the 
stage  as  an  actor  was  at  the  California  Theatre,  San  Francisco,  May 
27,  1876,  when  he  played  lago,  to  the  Othello  of  John  E.  McCuUough. 
His  last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  in  the  California  Theatre,  Feb. 
12,  1877,  ^t  a  benefit  yielding  him  about  ;?2,700.  He  was  unable  to 
act,  but  occupied  a  chair  in  the  centre  of  the  stage.  The  song  of 
"  Auld  Lang  Syne  "  was  taken  up  by  little  Alice  Harrison,  the  com- 
pany joining  in  the  chorus,  when,  during  the  singing,  Mrs.  Judah  — 
the  oldest  of  San  Francisco's  actresses,  and  not  then  in  good  health, 
who  was  feebly  standing  with  the  rest  —  was  led  by  Barton  Hill 
towards  Mr.  Adams.  The  actor  arose,  embraced  and  kissed  the  lady, 
and,  in  his  fine,  old,  gallant  way,  offered  her  his  chair.  She  declined 
with  a  simple  movement  of  the  hands,  in  motherly  tenderness  pressed 
him  to  his  seat  again,  and,  taking  her  place  behind  him,  wept  bitterly 
until  the  curtain  fell.  The  scene  was  deeply  affecting,  and  touched 
the  heart  more  keenly  than  anything  that  has  ever  been  seen  in  the 
fiction  of  the  drama.  After  lingering  for  over  three  weeks  at  Phila- 
delphia, and  having  for  the  prior  forty-eight  hours  been  unable  to 
take  any  nourishment  whatever,  Edwin  Adams  died  Oct.  28,  1877. 
Mr.  Adams  was  born  in  Medford,  Mass.,  Feb.  3,  1834.  His  first 
appearance  on  the  stage  was  August  29,  1853,  as  Stephen  in  "The 
Hunchback,"  at  the  National  Theatre,  Boston,  Mass. 

"Humpty  Dumpty"  was  revived  Feb.  17,  1873,  and  withdrawn 
June  7,  after  one  hundred  and  twenty-seven  performances.  The 
total  number  of  performances  at  this  theatre  was  nine  hundred  and 
forty-three.    It  was  revived  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  Nov.  25,  1873, 


1 66       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       DSys 

where  it  was  acted  seventy-nine  times,  and  was  withdrawn  after  Feb. 
7,  1874.  G.  L.  Fox  performed  "  Humpty-Dumpty  "  in  the  Bowery 
one  hundred  and  eighty-five  times,  making  his  total  number  of  per- 
formances of  that  character,  up  to  the  date  last  mentioned,  one  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  seven.  In  all,  then,  "  Humpty  Dumpty" 
was  played  in  New  York  alone,  with  Mr.  Fox,  one  thousand  two 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  times. 

Dec.  22  the  theatre  was  closed,  and  on  Dec.  23  "Gabriel  Grub" 
was  produced,  preceded  by  "An  Object  of  Interest,"  which  gave 
place  on  Dec.  29  to  "  Family  Jars."  The  house  was  reopened  as  a 
variety  theatre  Jan.  19,  1874,  with  George  H.  Tyler  as  manager,  who 
continued  until  March  9,  when  he  retired.  The  next  season  com- 
menced Aug.  21,  1874,  under  the  management  of  John  F.  Poole. 
A  specialty  entertainment  was  presented.  Howard  Paul  appeared 
Sept.  20,  and  during  the  season  some  of  the  best  artists  in  the  busi- 
ness were  seen  at  intervals,  including  Sol  Smith  Russell,  Nov.  15,  in 
his  original  characterizations.  Mr.  Poole  retired  from  the  manage- 
ment July  8,  1876. 

William  E.  Sinn  was  the  next  manager.  He  commenced  Aug.  14, 
1876,  with  specialty  performances.  He  surrendered  the  lease  Jan.  i, 
1877. 

Augustin  Daly  was  the  next  manager.  He  reopened  the  theatre 
Jan.  30,  1877,  with  "The  Big  Bonanza."  Harry  S.  Sanderson  was 
business  manager.  In  the  company  were,  Alice  Grey,  Julia  Brutone, 
Ada  Gilraan,  Elsie  Moore,  Miss  Post,  Charles  Leclercq,  J.  H.  Ring, 
George  Parkes,  Owen  S.  Fawcett,  Maurice  Barrymore,  and  C.  D. 
Bainbridge.  "  'Round  the  Clock"  was  given  Feb.  12.  A.  Tomasi's 
Juvenile  English  opera  company  appeared  March  5,  in  "The  Fairy 
and  the  Cobbler."  N.  D.  Roberts'  Pantomime  troupe  were  seen  in 
"Jack  and  Jill."  Charles  Almonte  was  Pantaloon ;  Chas.  H.  Adams, 
Clown ;  Louise  Boshell,  Columbine  and  wire  walker ;  William  Eunice, 
Harlequin ;  and  Minnie  French,  Fairy  Queen.  The  Almonte  Bros., 
Frankie  Howard,  and  the  French  Twin  Sisters  were  among  the 
"specialty"  people. 

The  next  manager  was  Thomas  Canary,  who  opened  the  house 
Oct.  I,  1877,  as  a  variety  theatre.  Gus  Williams  was  associated 
with  the  management.  George  H.  Tyler  was  business  manager. 
Billy  Emerson  assumed  the  management  Jan.  14,  1878.  Gus  Phillips 
was  business  manager.  Billy  Emerson's  California  minstrels  were 
the  attraction.  Gus  Phillips,  well-known  as  "  Oofty  Gooft,"  became 
manager  Jan.  21,  1878.  Emerson's  minstrels  continued  the  attrac- 
tion until  Feb.  11.  Then  came  a  vaudeville  company,  after  which 
Texas  Jack's  company  for  two  weeks  commencing  Feb.  18.  On 
March  4,  the  drama,  "A  Great  Encounter,  or  Heenan  and  Sayers  at 
Farnborough,"  was  produced.  John  Dwyer,  champion  of  America, 
and  Joe  Goss,  champion  of  England,  appeared  during  the  play  in  a 


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167 


fistic  encounter.  On  March  11  Jenny  Morton,  with  a  company, 
acted  "Idlewild,"  supported  by  R.  C.  Gardner.  Charles  Foster's 
play,  "  Saved  at  Seven,"  was  done  March  18,  Imogene  week  of 
March  25,  in  "The  Shepherdess  of  Jura."  April  i  "Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin,"  was  seen,  followed  April  8  by  George  C.  Boniface,  Sen.,  in 
"  The  Soldier's  Trust."  The  house  soon  afterwards  closed,  but  was 
reopened  Sept.  30,  1878,  as  a  variety  theatre,  with  Martin  W.  Hanley 
as  manager. 

On  Dec.  23,  Gardner  &  Hallock,  who  had  been  managing  for  a 
brief  period  Niblo's  Garden,  opened  this  house,  with  W.  J.  Fleming 
as  the  acting  manager  and  leading  man.  The  initial  performance 
was  "The  Brides  of  Garryowen"  ("The  Colleen  Bawn"),  with 
W.  J.  Fleming  as  Danny  Mann,  supported  by  Florence  Ellis  and  a 
full  dramatic  company.  The  curtain  was  rung  up,  and  the  play  had 
proceeded  but  a  few  minutes,  when,  as  the  scene  between  Hardress 
Cregan  and  Danny  Mann  opened,  a  young  man  sprang  from  one 
of  the  stage  boxes  to  the  stage,  and,  walking  up  to  Chas.  A.  Sted- 
man  (mistaking  him  for  W.  J.  Fleming),  handed  him  the  legal 
papers  of  a  temporary  injunction  granted  by  the  Supreme  Court  at 
the  instance  of  Dion  Boucicault,  restraining  Fleming  from  perform- 
ing the  play.  Learning  his  mistake,  the  young  man  handed  the 
papers  to  Fleming,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  confusion  that  followed 
the  curtain  was  rung  down  and  the  audience  dismissed. 

"  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  was  played  Dec.  25  and  for  the 
week,  with  Fleming  as  Bob  Brierly  and  Florence  Ellis  as  May 
Edwards.  "  Ingomar "  was  given  Dec.  30,  for  the  week,  Fleming 
as  Ingomar,  Florence  Ellis  as  Parthenia. 

The  Count  Joannes  appeared  here  Jan.  7,  1879,  in  "  Richard  III.," 
supported  by  Avonia  Fairbanks. 

"It's  Never  Too  Late  to  Mend,"  was  produced  Jan.  20,  with 
Geo.  D.  Chaplin  in  the  cast. 

A  matinee  performance  was  given  March  1 7  for  The  Herald  Irish 
Relief  Fund.  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  was  the  bill.  Martha 
Fairfield  made  her  first  appearance  on  any  stage  as  Evadne,  April  14, 
and  repeated  the  performance  April  15,  16,  17.  "Evadne"  had 
this  cast: 


Evadne Martha  Fairfield 

King  of  Naples      .     .     .  J.  B.  Browne 
Olivia Jennie  Carroll 


Ludovico J.  B.  Studley 

Colonna   .     .  Frank  A.  Tannehill,  Sen. 
Vicentio Louis  Barrett 


cast: 


'  The  Assommoir  "  ("  Drink  ")  was  produced  April  30,  with  this 


Mme.  Boche 
Nina  at  fifteen 
Nina  at  eight 


Mrs.  Sedley  Smith 

Laura  Thropp 

.      Belle  Wharton 


Nina,  at  four  ....  Jessie  Story 
Daddy  Bazouge  .  Edward  Coleman 
Gervaise Maud  Granger 


Gouget    .    .     . 

.     .    Clinton  Hall 

Poissons  .     .     . 

Frank  W.  Sanger 

Bee  Sale  .    .     . 

.     .    Frank  Drew 

Bijald  .... 

.     .     John  Moore 

Lorilleux       .     . 

.     .      E.  M.  Day 

Virginie   .     .     . 

.     .       Emily  Rigl 

Big  Clemence    . 

.     .      Ada  Rehan 

Mme.  Lorilleux 

.     .     Nina  Freith 

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Corpeau Harry  Meredith 

Lantier B.  T.  Ringgold 

My  Boots Harry  Hawke 

Bibi C.  H.  Bradshaw 

Pap S.  B.  Duffield 

Pierre John  Swinburne 

Joseph Chas.  Hogan 


The  play  was  a  failure,  and  was  withdrawn  May  17.  After  the 
first  week,  Emily  Rigl  retired  on  account  of  illness,  and  her  r61e 
was  acted  by  Ada  Rehan.  "  Benighted  "  was  acted  July  22,  by 
Isadore  Davidson.  It  was  originally  called  "  Grip,  or  the  Moral 
Bootblack."  S.  B.  Duffield,  a  member  of  the  company  died  sud- 
denly at  Jersey  City  Heights,  N.  J.,  May  5,  1879. 

Mr.  Hofele  commenced  his  management  of  this  house  Sept.  8, 

1879,  with  cheap  prices, —  50,  35  and  25  cts. 

The  attraction  was  Jennie  Yeamans,  supported  by  J.  W.  Summers, 
in  a  play  called  "  Mitt,"  which  had  this  cast :  Mitt,  Jennie  Yeamans ; 
Alice  Malvern,  Helen  Adell;  Mrs.  Ashcroft,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones; 
Ned  Wilton,  J.  W.  Summers;  Luke  Martin,  Edwin  Brink,  Bob 
Ashcroft,  Walter  Fessler.  Previous  to  the  drama  "The  Young 
Widow"  was  acted. 

"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  was  acted  Oct.  20,  with  J.  B.  Studley  as 
Uncle  Tom;  Jennie  Yeamans  as  Topsy;  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Aunt 
Ophelia. 

On  Jan.  17,  1880,  two  performances  were  given  for  the  relief  of 
the  famine  suffering  Irish.  "The  Colleen  Bawn"  was  seen,  with 
William  B.  Cahill  as  Myles. 

The  next  and  last  manager  this  house  had  was  Frank  Mayo,  who 
began  Jan.  31, 1880,  and  continued  until  Saturday  evening,  April  17, 

1880,  when   the  closing  performance  occurred.      It   consisted  of 
"  Richard  III."    The  cast  was : 


King  Henry  .     .     .     .    F.  Chippendale 

Buckingham H.  Colton 

Tressel Tony  Roache 

Catesby John  Swinburne 

RatclifEe W.  Richardson 

Stanley R.  C.  White 

Lord  Mayor Oscar  Wolf 

Lieut,  of  the  Tower    .     .     .  R.  Brooks 
Blunt Joseph  Howard 

The  building  was  soon  after  torn  down  and  business  houses  were 
erected  on  its  site. 


Richmond  .  . 
Duke  of  York  . 
Prince  of  Wales 
Duchess  of  York 
Richard  .  .  . 
Oxford  .  .  . 
Lady  Anne  .  . 
Queen  Elizabeth 
Norfolk    .     .     . 


Frank  A.  Tannehill 
Henry  Bascombe 
Genevieve  Mills 
Ray  Alexander 
Frank  Mayo 
.    H.  White 
Laura  Don 
Mary  Bryer 
Edwin  Mayo 


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HITCHCOCK'S   SUMMER  GARDEN 

A  LITTLE  place  of  amusement  known  as  Hitchcock's  Summer 
Garden  was  situated  at  172  New  Canal  Street,  and  opened 
June  5,  1857,  with  a  variety  show  company  consisting  of  James 
Fraser,  comic  singer ;  M.  Lyons  ;  T.  Burns,  Irish  vocalist;  T.Ellis; 
W.  Hitchcock;  Prof.  Kennedy,  pianist.  The  admission  was  six 
cents,  which  included  refreshments.  Celia  Morley,  vocalist,  opened 
July  2 1 ;  Jerry  Merrifield,  July  30.  Eva  Brent,  soprano  vocalist, 
made  her  American  debut  Dec.  13. 

PETE  MORRIS'  VARIETIES 

PETE  MORRIS'  VARIETIES   was   situated   at   210  William 
Street,  at  what  was  formerly  known  as  the  Coliseum.     It  was 
opened  June  27,  1857. 

HENRY   WOOD'S  MARBLE  HALL 

A  FAMOUS  Minstrel  Hall  forty  years  ago  was  "  Wood's  Marble 
Hall "  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Broadway,  near  Prince 
Street,  Nos.  561  and  563,  built  of  white  marble.  The  entrance  was 
from  Broadway.  The  auditorium  had  a  parquet  and  two  galleries, 
capable  of  seating  2,000  persons.  The  opening  occurred  Oct.  15, 
1857,  with  the  following  company:  Sylvester  Bleecker,  stage  man- 
ager; Henry  Woods,  proprietor;  Jack  Herrman,  Geo.  Christy, 
G.  Gardner,  Chas.  H.  Fox,  J.  Whittaker,  Master  Eugene,  G.  W.  H. 
Griffin,  C.  Keene,  L.  Meyer,  M.  Lewis,  E.  Bowers,  Master  Gus 
Howard,  and  C.  Haslam.  Geo.  Holland,  the  comedian  of  Mitchell's 
Olympic  and  Wallack's  theatres,  became  a  member  of  this  minstrel 
company,  appearing  Dec.  21  as  Black  George  in  the  local  farce 
"  My  Friend,  Black  George,  from  White  Plains."  He  published 
the  following  card  in  the  newspapers  of  the  day : 

George  Holland  respectfully  informs  his  friends  and  the  public  that  in  conse- 
quence of  the  unfortunate  state  of  the  times  —  which  has  prevented  the  managers 
of  what  are  termed  the  legitimate  theatres  from  fulfilling  their  contracts,  and  thus 
caused  him  to  be  unable  to  provide  those  comforts  for  his  family  as  heretofore  — 
he  has  made  an  engagement  with  Wood  &  Christy's  minstrels,  which  will  not 
only  enable  him  to  support  his  family  as  usual,  but  also  enable  him,  in  a  short 
time,  to  resume  specie  payments,  and  settle  all  his  little  accounts  which  have 
been  rendered  with  so  much  kindness.  He  also  begs  to  assure  his  friends  and 
the  public  that  he  will  appear  before  them  in  the  same  capacity  —  in  the  same  or 
similar  pieces  —  in  the  line  of  low  comedy  —  the  only  difference  will  be  that 
instead  of  coloring  his  face  with  red  paint  it  will  appear  black;  which,  when 
washed  oflf,  he  hopes  they  will  perceive  the  same  honest  countenance  he  has 
hitherto  maintained. 


170      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       CiSss 

The  company  closed  the  house  week  of  March  15,  1858,  and 
appeared  at  Brooklyn,  as  the  entrance  had  to  be  considerably  altered. 
It  reopened  March  22.  Frank  Brower,  Charles  Fox,  James  Budworth, 
and  Charley  White  put  in  an  appearance  here  May  17.  T.  D.  Rice, 
Eph.  Horn,  and  E.  Bowers  were  added  to  the  forces  Aug.  2.  Julia 
Daly  joined  the  company  Oct.  18,  and  appeared  in  the  protean 
sketch,  "  In  and  Out  of  Place,"  in  which  she  gave  French,  Irish, 
Dutch,  and  Yankee  delineations.  Frank  Brower  was  seen  here 
Dec.  13.  Cool  White  came  for  the  first  time  Jan.  3,  1859.  The 
house  closed  Sept.  3,  1859,  when  the  premises  were  altered  to  the 
Merchants  and  Manufacturers'  bank. 

The  company  went  to  585  Broadway  Sept.  8,  for  a  few  nights, 
then  to  444  Broadway,  Sept  12.  The  entrance  by  way  of  a  long 
flight  of  stairs  operated  to  its  disadvantage,  and  the  building  was 
soon  after  taken  possession  of  for  the  bank.  Ths  entire  structure 
was  torn  down  in  July,  1877. 

THE   ADELPHI. 

THE  old  medical  college  situated  at  the  corner  of  Spring  and 
Crosby  streets  was  turned  into  a  place  of  amusement  and, 
called  The  Adelphi,  was  opened  Jan.  4,  1858.  "  The  Wizard  of 
the  North  "  appeared,  with  Viola,  danseuse,  and  Frazer,  vocalist. 
The  admission  was  12  cts.,  which  included  a  refreshment  ticket. 
This  place  was  afterwards  devoted  to  musical  entertainments  of 
various  kinds. 

HOYM'S   THEATRE. 

AT  199  and  201  Bowery,  nearly  opposite  to  Spring  Street,  was  a 
place  of  amusement  called  "  Hoym's  Theatre,"  named  after 
its  proprietor.  Otto  Von  Hoym.  It  was  opened  August  5,  1858. 
In  addition  to  a  ballet  corps  with  Louise  Lamoureux,  Geo.  Smith 
and  Mons.  Szollosy  as  the  principals,  there  was  a  vaudeville  enter- 
tainment. 

Aug.  14  Geo.  W.  Smith  took  a  benefit,  and  had  a  host  of 
volunteers.  Sept.  13  the  Zavistowski  Juvenile  Ballet  troupe 
appeared.  Mons.  Zavistowski  was  the  ballet  master,  Christine 
Ludlam  (Mrs.  Zavistowski)  premiere,  and  Alice  and  Emeline 
Zavistowski  were  the  stars.  Robert  Johnston  and  T.  C.  Steers 
were  the  next  managers,  with  this  company:  J.  W.  Wallack,  Jr., 
Robert  Johnston,  J.  J.  Prior,  S.  H.  France,  Joseph  O.  Sefton,  Wall, 
Humphrey  Bland,  Wright,  J.  L.  Wallace,  Jones,  M.  B.  Pike,  Wray, 
Stevens,  John  Walsh,  Ameha  Parker,  Sallie  Partington,  Nelse 
Waldron,  and  others.  The  initial  play  was  "  Werner,"  also  "  Rent 
Day."     James  Wallack  acted  Werner,  and  Robert  Johnston  Ulric  in 


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the  first  play,  and  Amelia  Parker  was  the  Rachel  Heywood  in  the 
latter;  Oct.  4,  "The  Stranger,"  Wallack  as  the  Stranger,  and 
R.  Johnston  as  Reuben  Glenroy  in  "Town  and  Country;"  Oct.  5, 
"  King  of  the  Commons ;  "  Oct.  6  "  Macbeth  "  was  given. 


Macbeth 
Macduff 
Malcolm 
Ross    . 


.  J.  W.  Wallack 
.  .  R.  Johnston 
Humphrey  Bland 
.     .      M.  B.  Pike 


Lady  Macbeth  .    .     .     Amelia  Parker 

Seyton John  Sefton 

Third  Witch     .     .     .     .  S.  H.  France 
Hecate     ....       Sallie  Partington 


"  Paul  Pry  "  was  the  afterpiece.  Oct.  11"  Lucrezia  Borgia  "  was 
acted,  with  Amelia  Parker  as  Lucrezia ;  also,  "  The  Cross  of  Gold," 
Robert  Johnston  as  Austerlitz.  J.  M.  Belmont  took  a  benefit  April 
25,  1859,  when  "King  Henry  IV."  was  acted  by  amateurs.  The 
French  dramatic  company,  which  had  been  playing  at  585  Broadway, 
under  Fred  Widdow's  management,  came  Dec.  26, 1859.  This  place 
remained  untenanted  for  a  long  time,  but  was  reopened  by  S.  C.  Camp- 
bell, June  27,  1864,  with  a  minstrel  company.  On  Jan.  16,  1865, 
R.  M.  Hooley  became  associated  with  Mr.  Campbell  in  the  manage- 
ment, Hooley's  Brooklyn  Opera  House  having  been  burned  (May 
16).  James  H.  Bud  worth,  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  Frank  Hussey,  Fred 
Abbot,  Geo.  Clinton,  Geo.  Parkinson,  and  J.  Stanwood  appeared, 
remaining  until  the  close  of  the  season.  May  27,  1865.  S.  S. 
Sharpley,  "who  had  a  minstrel  company  known  as  the  "  Ironclads," 
became  the  manager  June  12,  1865.  He  opened  with  his  minstrels, 
and  closed  June  29. 


TONY   PASTOR'S   OPERA   HOUSE. 

SAMUEL  S.  SHARPLEY  and  Tony  Pastor  rented  the  house  for 
two  weeks  and  brought  together  the  following  company,  open- 
ing July  31 :  John  Wild,  Bertha,  Sheridan  and  Mack,  James  Gaynor, 
Willis  Armstrong,  Bob  Butler,  Ernestine  de  Faber,  Blanche  Stanley, 
Amelia  Wells,  Ellen  Collene  and  John  Braham,  leader  of  the  orchestra. 
Among  others  who  appeared  during  the  season  were,  Alf  Moe,  the 
skater ;  Charles  Winter,  the  infant  Ravel ;  Sam  Ryan ;  Laura  Taylor, 
an  English  vocalist ;  El  Nino  Eddie,  Bob  Hart,  Billy  Reeve,  Maggie 
Vernon,  Lizzie  Donaldson,  Geo.  Warren,  Master  Barry,  Lew  Brim- 
mer, T.  G.  Riggs,  Jenny  Engel,  Milly  Warren,  Lottie  La  Point,  and 
Josh  Hart.  Sharpley  and  Pastor's  success  was  so  great  that  Tony 
Pastor  bought  out  Richard  M.  Hooley,  who  had  a  lease  of  the 
premises.  The  new  manager  gave  a  first-class  variety  performance, 
one  to  which  ladies  might  go  with  their  families,  and  which  omitted 
the  smoking  and  drinking  features  of  the  other  variety  houses.  The 
first  season  closed  June  9,  1866.  Tony  Pastor  then  made  a  short 
tour  with  a  company,  and  Sam  Sharpley  took  possession,  opening 
with  the  following  people :  Sam  Sharpley,  Frank  Kerns,  Billy  Pastor, 


172      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1872 

Johnny  Thompson,  Robert  Butler,  Amelia  Wells,  Carrie  Byron,  Walter 
Eaton,  Frank  Pell,  and  Robert  Delany,  gymnast.  Sharpley  closed 
July  7.  Tony  Pastor  commenced  his  second  season  July  30,  1866, 
and  in  his  organization  were,  Tony  Pastor,  T.  G.  Riggs,  Mack,  John 
Wild,  G.  F.  McDonald,  Masters  Barry  and  Warren,  King,  Ford, 
Armstrong,  Marcellus  Szollosy,  Jenny  Engel,  Florence  McDonald, 
Bertha,  Florence  Wells,  the  Walby  Sisters,  Hattie  Engel,  the 
Gorenflo  Sisters,  Nellie  Gray,  Sallie  Loudon,  and  Carrie  Carner. 
During  the  season  the  following  players  appeared  from  time  to  time : 
Mrs.  Frank  McDonald,  a  troupe  of  Bedouin  Arabs,  Frank  Hussey, 
Sig.  Monteverde.  Jenny  Benson,  clog  dancer,  from  the  Dublin 
theatres ;  Mons.  La  Thorne,  James  Gaynor,  Billy  Emerson,  Denny 
Gallagher,  Senorita  Lopez,  and  infant  gymnasts,  Harry  Burchard, 
Eugene  Martini,  Herr  Harl ;  Dave  Hawley,  gymnast,  Barry  O'Neil, 
Irish  comedian;  G.  W.  Thompson,  Billy  Sheppard,  Kate  Partington, 
Sam  Collyer  and  sons,  J.  W.  Collins,  Johnny  Allen,  Nellie  Whitney ; 
Sig.  Bueno  Core,  fire  king;  Naomi  Porter,  a  Japanese  troupe, 
Melinda  Nagle,  and  Sig.  Jos^  Bastiglioni,  contortionist.  The  season 
closed  June  i,  1867. 

A  summer  season  opened  June  3  with  Walter  Brown,  the  champion 
oarsman  and  athlete,  Prof.  Tanner  and  company  of  performing  dogs, 
Lew  Brimmer,  Dick  Carroll,  Pete  Lee,  and  others.  They  closed 
June  29.  After  having  been  reconstructed  the  house  reopened 
July  29,  1 867,  with  the  following  attractions :  Sam  Collyer  and  sons, 
Sally  Swift,  Billy  Emmett,  J.  A.  Graver,  Prof.  Logrenia,  John  Pearce, 
Prof.  Doebler,  G.  R.  McDonald,  John  Collins,  Jenny  Engel,  Billy 
Sheppard,  John  Wild,  Robert  Nickle,  the  Leon  Brothers,  Dave 
Hawley,  and  others.  The  house  was  then  occupied  for  four  weeks 
by  Emerson,  Allen  &  Manning's  minstrels. 

The  next  season  commenced  Aug.  3,  1868,  with  the  company  as 
follows:  Tony  Pastor,  Johnny  Thompson,  Frank  Kerns,  G.  W. 
Thompson,  Billy  Sheppard,  T.  G.  Riggs,  J.  A.  Graver,  Billy  Emmett, 
Robt.  Delancey,  Jas.  Bradley,  Pete  Conners,  J.  W.  Collins,  Jenny 
Engel,  Addie  Le  Brun,  Helene  Smith,  Nellie  Gray,  and  Marie 
Gorenflo.     The  season  closed  June  26,  1869. 

Mr.  Pastor's  next  season  began  Aug.  2  with  the  following  com- 
pany: Frank  Kerns,  G.  W.  Thompson,  T.  G.  Riggs,  Bobby  New- 
comb,  Jas.  W.  Collins,  D.  L.  Morris,  Geo.  Warren,  J.  A.  Graver,  R. 
Connors,  H.  Clifford,  Sam  Collyer  and  sons,  J.  W.  McAndrews,  and 
Tony  Pastor,  Mile.  Irma,  danseuse,  the  Gorenflo  Sisters,  Sallie 
Mason,  Jenny  Benson,  Helene  Smith,  and  Addie  Le  Brun.  Harrigan 
and  Hart  made  their  first  appearance  here  Sept.  16,  1872,  in  "The 
Little  Fraud."  The  next  week  they  played  "  The  Big  and  Little  of 
It."  The  next  week  they  appeared  in  "  After  the  War."  On  Oct. 
7  they  introduced  an  act  called  "Sweet  Summer."  They  played 
until   Nov.  3,    1872.     Ladies  were   admitted   free   on   Fridays.     A 


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benefit  for  the  Dan   Bryant   Fund   occurred  Aug.  29,  1875.     In 
addition  to  the  regular  company  engaged  for  the  week,  the  following 
volunteered:  Alvardo,  Adah  Richmond,  Rickey  and  Barney,  Nelly 
St.  John,  John  Denier,  the  Devere  Brothers,  Jennie  Hughes,  King 
Sarbro,  and  Maggie  Denier.     Tony  Pastor  for  ten  years  conducted  ; 
this  house  as  an  attractive  variety  theatre,  enjoying  the  utmost 
prosperity  and  popularity.     In  October,  1875,  he  retired.     Paul  Falk 
opened  the  house  at  cheap  prices  in  the  fall  of  1875.     Harry  Miner 
was  business  manager.     During  the  summer  of  1883  the  building 
was  torn  down,  and  Harry  Miner  at  once  commenced  the  erection 
of  a  theatre  to  be  devoted  to  dramatic  attractions,  called  The  People's 
Theatre,  which  opened  Sept.  3,  1883,  with  Shook  and  Collier's 
"  The  Lights  o'  London  ; "    Sept.    10,  Roland  Reed  in  "  Cheek  ; " 
Sept.  17,  "Fun  on  the  Bristol;"  Sept.  24,  J.  B.  Studley  in  "Rose 
Michel;"    Oct.    i,  J.  K.  Emmet  in  "Fritz   in   Ireland;"  Oct.  8, 
"Pop;  "  Oct.  IS,  "New  Flying  Dutch  Man,"  with  C.  P.  Flockton, 
Miss  Helen  Bancroft,  and  Thomas  Glenney  in  the  cast ;  The  Wilbur 
opera   company  came  Oct.   22   in    "  lolanthe "  for   three   nights ; 
"  Pirates  of  Penzance,"  Oct.  25  ;  Oct.  29, "  The  Silver  King ;  "  Nov. 
S  Ada  Gray  was  seen  in  "  East  Lynne ;  "  Nov.  12,  Frank  Mayo  in 
"  Davy  Crockett ;  "  Baker  and  Farren  in  the  new  play  "  Govern- 
ment House  "  Nov.  19,  for  four  nights,  and  "  Chris  and  Lena"  Nov. 
23  and  24 ;   Nov.  26,  "  Her  Atonement ; "  Dec.   3  M.  B.  Curtis 
came  in  "  Sam'l  of  Posen  ;  "  Dec.  10,  "  The  Silver  King  ; "  Dec.  17, 
Haverly's   minstrels ;    Dec.  24,   Charles   Bowser  in  "  A  Bunch  of 
Keys ;  "  Dec.  31,  Kate  Claxton  in  "  The  Two  Orphans ;  "  Jan.  7, 1884, 
"  In  the  Ranks ;  "  Jan.  14,  Barry  and  Fay  in  "  Irish  Aristocracy ;  " 
Jan.  21,  Thatcher,  Primrose  and  West's  minstrels;  Jan.  28,  Buffalo 
Bill  in  "The  Prairie  Waif;"  Feb.  4,  "The  Stranglers  of  Paris;" 
Feb.  II,  Dion  Boucicault  in  "The  Shaughraun;"  Feb.  18,  Agnes 
Booth  in  "  Pique;  "  Feb.  25,  "  Esmeralda;  "  March  3,  Hanlon  Broth- 
ers with  "Le  Voyage  en  Suisse;"  March   10,  "Lights  o' London;" 
March  17,  B.  Macauley  in  "A  Messenger  from  Jarvis  Section;" 
March  24, "  Romany  Rye ;  "  March  31,"  Black  Flag ;  "  April  7, "  Or- 
pheus and  Eurydice;  "  April  14,  Neil  Burgess  in  "Vim ;  "  April  21, 
"  The  White  Slave ;  "  April  28,  "  Only  A  Farmer's  Daughter ;  "  May 
5,  "The  Silver  King;  "  May  12,  "  Hazel  Kirke;  "  May  19,  Wallack's 
company  in  "  Lady  Claire ;  "  May  26,  "  Devil's  Auction  ; "  June  2, 
Chas.  L.  Davis  in  "  Alvin  Joslin ;  "    June  9,  "  The  Stranglers  of 
Paris;"  June  16,  "The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief."     The  season 
closed  June  20.     The  next  season  opened  Aug.  16  with  "  The  Silver 
King ; "  Fred  de  Belleville  playing  Wilfred  Denver ;  Eleanor  Carey, 
Nelly  Denver;  and  John  Jennings  as  Jaikes;  Aug.  23,  "The  White 
Slave ;  "  Sept.  i, "  Siberia  ; "  Sept  8,  Roland  Reed  in  "  Cheek ;  "  Sept. 
IS,  Edwin  Thorne  in  "The  Black  Flag;  "  Sept.  22,  "The  Pulse  of 
New  York ;  "  Sept.  29, "  Hearts  of  Oak ;  "  Oct.  6,  "  Storm  Beaten  ; " 


174      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D886 


Oct.  13,  Augustin  Daly's  company  in  "7.20-8;"  Oct.  20,  Lester 
Wallack's  company  in  "  Moths ;  "    Oct.  27,  "  The  Galley  Slave ;  " 
Nov.  3,  "Blue  and  Gray;"  Nov.   10,  "In  the  Ranks;"  Nov.   17, 
"Her  Atonement;"  Nov.  24,  "The  Silver  King;"   Dec.   i.  The 
Wilbur   opera  company  in  "  Girofle  Girofla,"  "  Little   Duke,"  and 
"  Estrella  "  for  the  week  ;  Dec.  8,  "  Shadows  of  a  Great  City ;  "  Dec. 
15,  The  Bijou  opera  company  in  "Orpheus  and  Eurydice;"  Dec. 
22,  "  Called  Back ; "  Dec.  29,  Barlow  and  Wilson's  minstrels ;  Jan. 
5,  1885,  "The  Devil's  Auction;  "  Jan.  12,  Gus  Williams  in  "Capt. 
Mishler;"  Jan.  19,  Lotta  in  "Little  Detective;"  Jan.  26,  "Wages 
of  Sin ;  "  Feb.  2,  "A  Bunch  of  Keys;  "  Feb.  9,  "  Michael  Strogofif;  " 
Feb.  16,  "Romany  Rye;"  Feb.  23,  Louis  Aldrich  in  "My  Part- 
ner;"   March   2,   "A   Midnight    Marriage;"    March    9,   "Hazel 
Kirke;"  March  16,  Boucicault  in  "The  Shaughraun;"  March  23, 
Salsbury's    Troubadours ;    March   30,    "  Youth ;  "    April   6,   "  May 
Blossoms;"  April    13,  Louis   Harrison   and  Gourlay  in  "  Skipped 
by  the  Light   of   the  Moon  ; "  April  20,  "  Le  Voyage  en  Suisse ;  " 
April  27,  "  Only  a  Farmer's  Daughter ;  "  May  4,  Oliver  Doud  Byron 
in  "Across  the  Continent;"  May  11,  "The  Stranglers  of  Paris." 
Wm.  E.  Sheridan  came  May   18,  19,  and  20  as  King  Lear,  matinee 
May    20    as    Ingomar,  and   balance  of  the  week  in  "  Louis  XL ;  " 
May  25,  Milton  Nobles  in  "Love  and  Law."     Season  closed  May  30, 
and  reopened  Aug.  10, 1885,  with  Roland  Reed,  Alice  Harrison,  and 
others  in  "The  Mikado;"  Aug.  17,  Barlow,  Wilson,  and  Rankin's 
minstrels ;    Aug.  24,  "  The  World ;  "    Sept.  7,  "  Storm  Beaten ;  " 
Sept.  14,  "  Alone  in  London  ; "  Sept.  21,  W.  J.  Scanlan  in  "  Shane 
Na  Lawn;"    Sept.   28,  "Michael  Strogoff;"    Oct.    5,    "Nobody's 
Claim  "  was  given ;   Oct.  12,  EfSe  Ellsler  came  in  "  Woman  Against 
Woman;"  Oct.  19,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "Inside  Track;"  Oct. 
26,  Edwin  Thorne  in  "  Crimes  of  Paris ;  "  Nov.  2,  Mme.  Janish  in 
"  Anselma  ; "  Nov.  9,  "  Her  Atonement ; "  Nov.  16,  Lizzie  Evans  in 
"Fogg's   Fairy;"  Nov.    23,  F.  C.  Bangs   in  "The    Silver   King;" 
Nov.  30,  Fanny  Davenport  in  "Fedora;"  matinee  Dec.  2,  Maud 
Granger  in  "  American  Marriage ;  "  Dec.  7,  Evans  &  Hoey  in  "  A 
Parlor  Match ;  "  Dec.  13,  Lillian  Lewis  in  "Article  47;"  Dec.  20, 
Standard  Theatre  company  in  "  The  Mikado ;  "  Dec.  25,  Effie  Ellsler, 
in  "  Woman  Against  Woman  ; "  Jan.  4,  1886,  "  A  Bunch  of  Keys;  " 
Jan.  II,  "The  Wages  of  Sin;"  Jan.  18,  Kate  Claxton  in  "The  Sea 
of  Ice;"  Jan.  25,  "Blackmail;"  Feb.   i   the  new  play  "  A  Great 
Wrong  Righted,"  by  John  M.  Morton,  was  acted  with  this  cast : 


Richard  Bright 
Frederick      .     . 
Moses      .     .     . 


John  A.  Stevens 

Harry  Colton 

W.  P.  Sheldon 


Eliza Adelaide  Stanhope 

Milly  Graham    ....  Emily  L3rtton 


Loudan   McCormack   and  Maude  Muller  were  also  in  the  cast. 
Feb.  8  Gus  Williams  came,  in  "One  of  the  Finest;  "  Feb.  15  Fred 


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Warde  acted  Virgihius;  Feb.  16,  "Othello;"  Feb.  17,  "Lady  of 
Lyons;  "  Feb.  18,  "Damon  and  Pythias;  "  Milton  Nobles  was  seen 
in  "Love  and  Law"  Feb.  22  ;  March  i,  "Romany  Ryfe;"  March  8, 
N.  C.  Goodwin  in  "  Skating  Rink  ;"  March  15,  Wm.  A.  Mestayer 
and  Theresa  Vaughn,  in  "  We,  Us  &  Co. ; "  March  22,  "  The  World  ; " 
March  29,  J.  B.  Studley  in  "A  Prisoner  for  Life;"  April  5,  Marie 
Aimee  in  "Mam'zelle;"  April  12,  "  A  Rag  Baby;"  April  19,  "A 
Midnight  Marriage,"  with  Wm.  Redmund  and  Mrs.  Barry  in  the 
cast;  April  26,  Cora  Tanner  in  "Alone  in  London  ;"  May  3,  Tony 
Hart  in  "A  Toy  Pistol;"  May  10,  "Private  Secretary"  by  the 
Madison  Square  Theatre  company;  May  17,  Murray  and  Murphy 
in  "  Our  Irish  Visitor ; "  May  24,  George  Clarke's  new  play,  "  A 
Strange  Disappearance,"  for  the  first  time;  May  31,  Barry  and  Fay 
in  "  Irish  Aristocracy ;  "  June  7,  "  One  of  the  Bravest ;  "  June  14, 
Milton  Nobles. 

"Zitka"  was  done  for  the  first  time  June  21.  Gustave  Levick, 
John  W.  Jennings,  Charlotte  Behrens,  Edith  Crolius,  A.  H. 
Forrest,  Henry  Aveling,  Percy  Meldon,  Matt  Snyder,  Rose  Snyder, 
Edith  Jordan,  and  Barbara  Eyre  were  in  the  cast.  "  Zitka  "  was  re- 
peated week  of  June  28,  and  the  season  closed  July  3.  Reopened 
Aug.  33  with  "  Zitka ;  "  Aug.  30,  Edmund  Collier  in  "  Jack  Cade ;  " 
Sept.  6,  first  time  in  this  city  of  James  A.  Heme's  play,  "  The  Minute 
Men;"  Sept.  13,  "Blackmail;"  Sept.  20,  "Shadows  of  a  Great 
City;  "  Sept.  27,  "A  Rag  Baby;  "  Oct.  4,  Ada  Gray  in  a  "A  Ring 
of  Iron;  "  Oct.  11,  Efifie  EUsler  in  "Woman  Against  Woman;" 
Oct.  18,  "A  Wall  Street  Bandit;"  Oct.  25,  "A  Great  Wrong 
Righted." 

Kate  Claxton  appeared  Nov.  i,  1886,  in  "The  Two  Orphans." 
In  her  company  were  C.  A.  Stevenson,  Alice  Leigh,  Dollie  Pike, 
Lillian  Vance,  James  Edwards,  Joseph  A.  Wilkes,  Heaton  Manice, 
Floride  Abell,  Emilie  Edwards,  G.  S.  Robinson,  Gertrude  Cameron, 
and  others.  Robson  and  Crane  came  Nov.  8,  in  "  The  Comedy  of 
Errors;"  "The  Silver  King,"  Nov.  15;  Frank  Mayo,  Nov.  22,  in 
"Nordeck;  "  Nov.  29,  "  Held  by  the  Enemy;  "  Dec.  6,  Gus  Williams 
in  "  Oh,  What  a  Night !  "  Dec.  13,  Tony  Hart  in  "  Donnybrook;  " 
Dec.  20,  Evans  and  Hoey  in  "  A  Parlor  Match ;  "  Fanny  Davenport 
Dec.  27,  in  "Fedora;  "  Edmund  Collier  Jan.  3,  1887,  as  Metamora; 
Jan.  10  and  17,  "  Hoodman  Blind;  "  "Private  Secretary"  Jan.  24; 
"A  Tin  Soldier"  Jan.  31;  Feb.  7,  "The  Banker's  Daughter;" 
Feb.  14,  "  We,  Us  &  Co  ;  "  "  The  Wages  of  Sin  "  Feb.  21 ;  Robert 
L.  Downing  Feb.  28  in  "  The  Gladiator ; "  March  7,  Milton  and 
Dolly  Nobles  in  "  Love  and  Law  ; "  "  Passing  Shadows "  March 
14;  Marie  Aimee  March  21,  in  "Mam'zelle."  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers 
appeared  March  28-29,  and  April  i  in  "  Queen  Elizabeth ;  "  March 
30,  "Mary  Stuart;  "  March  31,  "Macbeth;"  for  the  Wednesday 
and  Saturday  matinees  she  acted   "  Lady  Audley's   Secret "  and 


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"Mary  Stuart;"  "  Hoodman  Blind"  April  4;  "Gypsy  Baron" 
April  11;  Mrs.  John  Drew  as  Mrs.  Malaprop  in  "The  Rivals" 
April  18;  The  Madison  Square  Theatre  company  April  2$,  in 
"  The  Main  Line,  or  Rawson's  7 ;  "  May  2,  Wm.  J.  Scanlan  in 
"  Shane  Na  Lawn  ;  "  James  O'Neill  May  9,  in  "  Monte  Cristo ;  " 
Lillian  Olcott  May  16,  in  "  Theodora ; "  Nat  Goodwin  May  23,  in 
"Little  Jack  Sheppard ; "  "On  The  Rio  Grande"  May  30;  Frank 
Mayo  June  6,  for  two  weeks  in  "  Royal  Guard ; "  June  20,  Robert 
McWade  in  "  Rip  Van  Winkle ;  "  and  the  season  closed  June  25 ,  to 
reopen  Aug.  22,  with  Kate  Claxton  in  "  The  Two  Orphans  ; "  "  The 
Dominie's  Daughter "  Aug.  29  ;  J.  K.  Emmet,  Sept.  S,  in  "  Our 
Cousin  German;"  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers  commenced  Sept.  12,  in 
"  Mme.  Croesus,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  cast  as  follows : 


Pierre W.  G.  Beach 

Maurice Sidney  Bowkett 

Nadia Mittens  Willett 

Mme.  Desvarennes,   Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers 
Mons.  Rosenberg  .  Geo.  W.  Thompson 


Mons.  de  Trembley 
Mons.  Michaud 


Percy  Hunting 
.     Carl  Ahrend 

Prince Henry  Aveling 

Anatole Arthur  Giles 

Clarice     ....      Alice  Fairbrother 


This  same  work  of  Ohnet  had  been  previously  produced  in  this 
city  under  the  title  of  "  Serge  Panine."  "  Our  Jennie  "  had  its  first 
New  York  representation  Dec.  26,  cast  as  follows : 


Larry  Fogarty  . 
James  Walton  . 
Bridget  Fogarty 
Our  Jennie  .     . 


John  T.  Burke 

J.  J.  Macready 

.    Emily  Stowe 

Jennie  Yeamans 


Jinks J.  W.  Summers 

Frank  Farr Fred  Mayer 

Mrs.  Farr Addie  Eaton 

Willie  Wilkie    ....  Collin  Varrey 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  this  city  of  Eugenia  Jennie 
Yeamans  as  a  star. 

Jan.  2,  1888,  Thatcher  and  West's  minstrels;  Jan.  9,  for  two 
weeks,  J.  K.  Emmet;  Jan.  23,  Kate  Claxton  was  announced  to  open, 
but  the  death  of  her  father  prevented  it.  "  The  Two  Orphans  "  was 
given  for  three  nights,  with  Sadie  Deane  as  Louise.  Kate  Claxton 
commenced  Jan.  26,  in  Frank  Harvey's  melodrama,  "  The  World 
Against  Her."  It  had  its  first  performance  in  New  York,  cast  as 
follows : 


Madge  Carlton 
Lucy  Dauvers 
Liz  Markland    . 
James  Carlton   , 
Simon  Clegg 
Harold  Vernon  . 
Jenney  Clegg     , 
Sally  Millet  .     . 


.  .  .  Kate  Claxton 
.  .  .  Leslie  Tillson 
.  .  Maud  Hosford 
Charles  A.  Stevenson 
.  .  Palmer  Collins 
Payson  Mackaye 
.  .  .  Esther  Lyon 
.     .     .     Alice  Leigh 


Annie Little  Daisey 

Gilbert  Blair  ...  A.  H.  Forrest 
Robert  Danvers  ...  Ed.  T.  Hall 
Bob  Millet  .  .  .  .  Ed.  E.  Egleton 
Dick  Markland .     .     .     .    R.  Hickman 

Heslop Theo.  Williams 

Thwaites Ed.  Short 

Ned     ....      Master  Frank  Dean 


It  was  acted  week  of  Jan.  30;    Feb.  6,  "Silver  King";  Feb.  13, 
Frank  Daniels  in  "  Little  Puck ;  "    Feb.  20,  Maggie   Mitchell  in 


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177 


"Jane  Eyre"  and  "Little  Barefoot;"  Feb.  27,  "A  Tin  Soldier;" 
March  5,  James  O'Neill  in  "Monte  Cristo;"  March  12,  N.  C. 
Goodwin  in  "  Turned  Up ;  "  March  19,  "  A  Rag  Baby ;  "  March  26, 
"Hoodman  Blind;  "  April  2,  Frank  Mayo  in  "The  Royal  Guard;  " 
April  9,  "  Harbor  Lights  ; "  April  16,  W.  J.  Scanlan. 

Edwin  F.  Mayo's  New  York  debut  as  a  star  was  at  this  theatre 
April  23,  in  "  Davy  Crockett."  Chas.  T.  Ellis  made  his  New  York 
d6but  as  a  star  April  30,  in  "Caspar  the  Yodler;  "  May  7,  "Drift- 
ing Apart,"  by  James  Heme,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  for  two 
weeks,  with  this  cast : 


Jack  Hepburne  .    .     .  James  A.  Heme 
Percy  Seward    ....      H.  M.  Pitt 

Silas C.  W.  Butler 

Mary  Miller  -     .      Katherine  C.  Heme 

Hestor Vic  Reynolds 

Harry James  Oliver 

Alec Phineas  Leach 


Josh Robert  Alexander 


Mrs.  Seward . 
Miss  Stanley 
Little  Margaret  . 
Miss  Esterbrook 
Miss  Fairchild  . 


Henrietta  Bert 

.     Maude  Jeffries 

Little  Dot  Winters 

.  Lucille  Pearson 

Adelaide  Nelson 


"  Among  the  Pines  "  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  New  York 
June  II,  with  this  cast: 


Capt.  Allen  Heartly    .  Eben  Plympton 
Mike  Leggett     .     .   P.  Aug.  Anderson 


Hopgood 
Hettie .    .     . 
Howard  Gale 
Pat  Mahoney 


Thos.  J.  Herndon 
.  Maggie  Fields 
Thos.  L.  Coleman 
.     John  F.  Ward 


John  Dalton  .     .     .     R.  F.  McClannin 

Joey Wallie  Eddinger 

Minnie Libby  Noxon 

Marion Helen  Windsor 

Jerusha Louisa  Eldridge 

Solon Sheridan  Tupper 


The  next  season  commenced  Aug.  20  with  "Judge  Not,"  E.  H. 
Vanderfelt,  F.  C.  Bangs,  Frank  Weston,  Mme.  Ponisi,  Helen  Ban- 
croft, and  EflSe  Ellsler  in  the  cast.  This  was  followed  Aug.  27  by 
"The  Golden  Giant,"  Kate  (Mrs.  McKee)  Rankin  as  the  star; 
Sept.  3,  F.  A.  Tannehill,  Jr.'s  musical  comedy,  "  Struck  Gas,"  with 
Carrie  Tutein  (Mrs.  Harry  Pepper)  as  the  star;  Sept.  10-17,  t^e 
"  tank  play,"  "  Lost  in  New  York ; "  Sept.  24  Kate  Claxton  appeared 
in  «  The  World  Against  Her."  The  "  tank  "  drama,  "  A  Dark  Secret," 
commenced  a  fortnight's  stay  on  Oct.  i.  A  benefit  for  the  yellow- 
fever  sufferers  Sunday  night,  Oct.  7. 

Sept.  3,  Frank  A.  Tannehill's  play,  "  Struck  Gas,"  when  Carrie 
Tutein  made  her  debut  as  a  star.  This  play  was  originally  called 
"Nan's  Acre."  Sept.  10,  for  two  weeks,  "Lost  in  New  York;" 
Sept.  24,  Kate  Claxton  in  "The  World  Against  Her;  "  Oct.  i,  for 
two  weeks,  "  A  Dark  Secret." 

Frank  Daniels  began  in  "Little  Puck"  Oct.  15,  followed  Oct.  22 
by  F.  B.  Warde.  Walter  Standish's  version  of  Sardou's  "  Theodora  " 
was  done  Oct.  29,  with  Phosa  McAllister  as  the  star.  "  Shadows  of 
a  Great  City"  Nov.  5.     The  Gillette  company  Nov.  12,  in  "A  Legal 

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178       A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cissg 

Wreck,"  followed  Nov.  19  by  "  Paul  Kauvar,"  with  Steele  Mackaye, 
Carrie  Turner,  Edmund  Collier,  and  Charles  Vandenhoff  in  the  cast. 
The  Madison  Square  Theatre  company,  in  "  Jim  the  Penman,"  Nov. 
26;  James  O'Neill  in  "  Monte  Cristo,"  Dec.  3  ;  Frank  Mayo,  in  "The 
Royal  Guard  "  and  "  Nordeck,"  week  of  Dec.  10. 

Gillette's  version  of  "  She  "  was  done  Dec.  17,  followed  Dec.  31  by 
Johnson  &  Slavin's  minstrels.  "The  Still  Alarm"  came  Jan.  7, 
1889  for  two  weeks;  Jan.  21,  Daniel  E.  Bandmann  in  "Austerlitz" 
(Tom  Taylor's  old  play,  "  Dead  or  Alive  ")  ;  "  Paul  Kauvar  "  Jan.  28, 
Joseph  Haworth  in  the  title  r61e;  Feb.  4,  Robert  Mantell,  in 
"  Monbars,"  followed  Feb.  1 1  for  two  weeks  by  "  The  Tigress," 
Selina  Fetter  as  the  star: 


Lord  Noddy 
Servant   .     .     . 
Count  Beaudry 
Count  Barrotti  . 
Stella  Barrotti  . 


.  Eugene  Sanger 
Joseph  Conlyn 
Frank  Karrington 
.  Ramsay  Morris 
.     .    Selina  Fetter 


Angela  Romano  .  .  Blanche  Weaver 
Countess  Beaudry  .  .  Nellie  Taylor 
Madame  Lanine  .  .  .  Nina  Freith 
Etienne Mamie  Ryan 


Minnie  Palmer  Feb.  25,  in  "My  Sweetheart,"  R.  A.  Roberts  as 
Tony.  Mrs.  Langtry  March  11,  in  "Macbeth,"  repeated  March 
12  and  13,  Duncan  B.  Harrison,  who  appeared  here  week  of 
March  4,  in  "The  Paymaster,"  returned  March  15,  as  Mrs.  Langtry 
had  to  retire  in  consequence  of  illness. 

J.  Charles  Davis,  business  manager  of  the  theatre,  took  a  benefit 
afternoon  of  March  14.  Louis  Aldrich,  Ida  Mulle,  Amy  Lee, 
Minnie  Palmer,  R.  A.  Roberts,  R.  B.  Mantell  and  his  "  Monbars  " 
the  Spanish  Students,  "The  Paymaster"  company,  "The  Cavalier" 
company,  Florence  Thropp,  Dot  Clarendon,  Elsie  Leslie,  W.  H. 
Gillette,  and  others  appeared.  "  The  Stowaway  "  was  seen  March  18 ; 
"  Held  by  the  Enemy  "  March  25. 

April  I  E.  H.  Sothern  came  with  "  The  Highest  Bidder."  April 
8,  the  Lyceum  Theatre  company,  in  "  The  Wife."  April  ij,  "The 
Cavalier,"  Henry  Lee  as  the  star.  April  22,  the  "tank  play," 
"  Lost  in  New  York."  April  29  Thomas  W.  Keene  began  an  en- 
gagement in  " Richelieu,"  and  during  the  week  was  seen  in  "The 
Merchant  of  Venice,"  "  Othello,"  "  Hamlet,"  "  Richard  III.,"  and 
"Julius  Caesar."    The  season  closed  May  15. 

The  season  of  1889-90  opened  Aug.  17,  with  "  Myrtle  Ferns," 
Mai  Estelle  the  star.     The  cast  was: 


Emma  Myrtle  ....      Mai  Estelle 

Chick Mollie  Thompson 

Edith Lizzie  Emerson 

Mrs.  Myrtle      ....     Kate  Estelle 

O'Grady Arthur  Sprague 

Nelson  Oak  .     .     .     Frank  De  Vernon 


Larry W.  J.  Russell 

Robert  Myrtle  .     .     .    Edwin  Maynard 

Jake  Worth F.  R.  Butler 

Dan Andrew  Peterson 

Morgan Geo.  Caron 


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179 


"  Silver  Age  "  was  produced  Aug.  26.    The  cast : 


Capt.  John  Caton 
Harry  Flint . 
Stephen  Wray 
James  Parker 
Dan  Hyde    . 
Lona  Wilder 


Edwin  F.  Mayo 

Louis  Hendricks 

.    James  Blake 

.     Daniel  Lacy 

Harry  Underbill 

Jennie  Williams 


Barbara  Wray 
Groggy    .     . 
McCartT  •     • 
Bill     .     .     . 
Tender  Foot 


.  Kitty  Presser 
Marvin  Ashley 
J.  B.  Donovan 
Harry  Phillips 
.    Luke  Martin 


The  Redmund-Barry  company  played  "  Herminie "  week  com- 
mencing Sept  2, followed  Sept.  9  by  "  She;  "  Sept.  16,  "  Mankind;  " 
Sept.  23,  John  A.  Stevens  in  "  Wife  for  Wife ; "  Sept.  30,  "  Paul 
Kauvar;  "  Oct.  7,  "The  Suspect;  "  its  first  New  York  production, 
and  with  this  cast : 


Duke  de  Pressles  ^ 
Gaspard  Simon     >■ 
Lieut.  Simon         ) 
Jacques  Fanon 
Count  d'Assol 
Capt.  Louis  Robert 


.     .  Henry  Lee 

Harry  Mainhall 
.  William  Lee 
Alex.  Kearney 


Doctor  Pajol     ...      De  Loss  King 
Gilbert  d'Arrennes     .  Minnie  Seligman 

Blanche Helen  Ottolengui 

Gen.  Robert      ....     Ferd.  Hight 
Bonasse  ....     Charles  Bradshaw 


"  Jim  the  Penman  "  was  produced  Oct.  14,  by  the  Madison  Square 
Theatre  company;  Oct.  21,  "  Sweet  Lavender;  "  Oct.  28,  "  Captain 
Swift;"  Nov.  4,  "The  Paymaster;"  Nov.  11  "Almost  a  Life" 
had  this  cast: 


Walter  Osmond 
.  Louis  Miller 
.  Joseph  Daly 
W.  J.  Leonard 
J.  F.  Corrigan 
.  DoUie  Brooks 


Avisie  Doranche    .     .      Maud  Granger  Collinet   .  . 

Jules  de  Bonneval       .       David  Murray  Mons.  Jerome 

Monsieur  Manuel  Phillipe    .  . 

Arthur  Falkland  Buchanan  Doumat  .  . 

Count  Ernest  Clairnot     J.  Clinton  Hall  Berincourt  . 

Dr.  Saumaise   .     .     .    James  Bradbury  Francine .  . 
Countess  Melanie  Clairnot 

Judith  Berrolde 

"  Ferncliff  "  was  seen  Nov.  18 ;  "A  Dark  Secret "  Nov.  25  ;  "  Fas- 
cination," Dec.  2 ;  "  The  Tourists  in  a  Pullman  Car,"  Dec.  9.  Geo. 
C.  Staley  made  his  New  York  debut  Dec.  16,  in  "A  Royal  Pass." 
Dec.  23,  "  Hands  Across  the  Sea ; "  Dec.  30,  "  My  Jack  ;  "  Jan.  6, 
1890,  "After  Dark;  "  Jan.  13,  "  The  Still  Alarm,"  for  two  weeks; 
Jan.  27,  "  Roger  La  Honte,"  by  the  Terriss-Millward  company ; 
Robert  Mantell  Feb.  3,  in  "The  Corsican  Brothers;"  Feb.  10, 
"Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York,"  with  Emily  Rigl  in  the  cast. 

"  Held  by  the  Enemy "  company  Feb.  24,  followed  March  3  by 
Prof.  Herrmann;  March  10,  "The  Stowaway;"  March  17,  "The 
Wife;"  March  24,  "The  Exiles,"  with  Ralph  Delmore,  Nestor 
Lennon,  W.  S.  Harkins,  Harry  Bradley,  Adele  Belgarde,  Keith 
Wakeman,  and  C.  H.  Bradshaw  in  the  cast.  March  31,  "The 
Burglar ;  "  April  7,  Effie  Ellsler  and  company  in  "  The  Governess." 
The  cast:    Jarvis   Coulter,   Frank   Weston;    Jack  Rogers,    Orrin 


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Johnson ;  Job  Monckton,  John  A.  Ellsler  ;  Adolph  Honore  Segrist, 
Paul  R.  Everton ;  Jimmy  Needles,  Joseph  Wheelock,  Jr. ;  Mr.  Tate, 
G.  H.  Pickman;  Mr.  Jones,  E.  Legant ;  Sam,  T.  A.  Hetley;  Mrs. 
Hamilton,  Emma  Butler;  Lenny,  Little  Rica;  Chrissy  Rogers, 
Lucille  La  Verne;  Helen  Talbot,  Pearl  Means;  Zorah  Warden, 
Effie  Ellsler. 

"  Hands  Across  the  Sea  "  April  14.  "  Guilty  Without  Crime  "  April 
21.  This  was  an  adaptation  of  "Aurora  Floyd."  Robert  Mantell 
appeared  April  28  in  "  Monbars,"  followed  May  5  by  "  Bootle's  Baby," 
in  which  Kate  Claxton  appeared.  Mattie  Vickers  came  May  12,  in 
"  Jacquine,  or  Paste  and  Diamonds."  This  was  her  stellar  appearance 
in  New  York.  "  The  Dead  Heart,"  Walter  H.  Pollock's  revised 
version  of  Watts  Phillips'  play,  was  done  May  19  for  the  week. 
Adfele  Payn,  a  lady  who  had  had  some  little  experience  in  acting, 
having  been  with  George  Miln,  was  the  head  and  front  of  the  spec- 
ulation. The  cast  was :  Robert  Landry,  Joseph  Wheelock ;  The 
Abb6  La  Tour,  Henry  Aveling;  The  Count  de  St.  Valery,  Thos.  J. 
Branick ;  Arthur  de  St.  Valery  (his  son),  Walter  Pleugh ;  Legrand, 
W.  J.  Hurley;  Toupet,  Harry  N.  Dowley;  Reboul,  J.  H.  Black; 
Michael,  Floyd  Minot;  Jean,  Edgar  S.  Mackay;  Pierre,  T.  A. 
Richards;  Jocrisse,  J.  J.  Holland;  Guiscard,  M.  Archer;  A.  Smith, 
Phil.  Raynor;  A  Crier,  Robt.  V.  Percy;  A  Woman,  Miss  Mont- 
gomery ;  Cerisette,  Lizzie  May  Ulmer ;  Rose,  Stella  Bar ;  Catharine 
Duvall,  Adele  Payn.  The  week's  business  was  disastrous,  financially. 
Mr.  Wheelock  had  his  salary  of  three  hundred  dollars  deposited,  and 
was  secure.  May  26,  "  One  of  the  Bravest;"  June  2,  Frank  Mayo 
opened  in  "  Nordeck,"  and  during  the  week  played  "  Davy  Crock- 
ett." "  The  Paymaster "  followed  June  9,  for  one  week,  and  the 
company  gave  a  performance  June  16  for  the  benefit  of  Duncan  B. 
Harrison. 

The  next  season  (1890-91)  opened  Aug.  18  with  "Eugenie  Le 
Tour."  The  cast :  Pierre  Le  Tour,  Elmer  Grandin ;  Louis  Romaine, 
J.  T.  Burke;  Maurice  de  Franco,  Myron  Leffingwell;  Count  de 
Treville,  Chas.  Mortimer ;  Victor  Le  Croix,  Martin  Hayden ;  Paul 
Bazinne,  Thomas  McGrath ;  M.  Gilberte,  E.  D.  Tannehill ;  Lucette 
Le  Croix,  Marion  A.  Earle;  Mme.  Roche,  Mrs.  May  N.  Drew; 
Alline  Regey,  Louise  Van  Linden ;  Nannine,  Marie  Monck ;  Eugenie 
Le  Tour,  Eva  Montford. 

Wm.  Redmund  opened  Aug.  25  in  "Herminie,"  followed  Sept.  i 
by  "  The  Bottom  of  the  Sea."     The  cast : 


Alexis  Banalli  . 
Henri  de  Sartene 
Ernest  le  Brun  . 
Barney  Doyle  . 
Admiral  de  Give 
Captain  le  Clair  . 
Gibson,  first  officer 


George  W.  Barnum 
.  Adolph  Jackson 
J.  H.  Fitzpatrick 
Eugene  O'Rourke 
.  Frederick  Starr 
B.  J.  Murphy 
.    James  Bernard 


Orderly  for  the  Court 
Madame  le  Brun  . 
Madame  de  Sartene 
James  Norton  .  . 
Boatswain  .  .  . 
Emile  le  Brun  .  . 
Denizette      .     .     . 


W.  S.  Weathers 
.  Rita  O'Neill 
Belle  Douglass 
David  Murray 
.  J.  W.  Sibler 
Lillian  Lee 
Fanny  Cohen 


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J.  K.  Emmet  commenced  Sept.  8  in  "  Uncle  Joe,"  followed  Sept. 
15  by  "An  Irish  Arab;"  Sept.  22,  John  A.  Stevens  in  "  Wife  for 
Wife;"  Sept.  29,  "Paul  Kauvar;"  Oct.  6,  "The  Governess;"  Oct. 
13,  "My  Jack;"  Oct.  20,  "  One  of  the  Bravest;"  Oct.  27,  Oliver 
Doud  Byron  in  "  The  Plunger."  Nov.  3,  Hallen  and  Hart  came  in 
"Later  On;  "  Nov.  10,  "  Mask  of  Life;"  Nov.  17,  "Hands  Across 
the  Sea;"  Nov.  24.  M.  B.  Curtis  and  "The  Shatchen;"  Dec.  i, 
Kate  Claxton  in  "  The  Two  Orphans ;  "  Dec.  8  Cora  Tanner  pro- 
duced "  The  Refugee's  Daughter  "  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  under 
that  title,  it  having  previously  been  acted  by  Clara  Morris  under  the 
title  of  "  Helene." 

Amy  Lee  was  seen  Dec.  1 5  in  "  The  Clipper,"  with  Rose  Watkins  as 
Mother  Ridlaw;  "  Money  Mad"  came  Dec.  22  for  two  weeks  ;  "A 
Dark  Secret"  was  done  Jan.  5,  1891  ;  "Mankind"  Jan.  12;  "Mr. 
Barnes  of  New  York  "  Jan.  19 ;  Effie  Ellsler  Jan.  26  in  "  Hazel  Kirke," 
with  Charles  W.  Couldock  in  the  cast ;  "  After  Dark"  Feb.  2 ;  Min- 
nie Palmer  Feb.  9,  in  "  A  Mile  A  Minute ;  "  "  Still  Alarm  "  Feb.  16 ; 
"  The  Inspector  "  Feb.  23  ;  "  Clemenceau  Case  "  March  2  ;  Prof. 
Alex.  Herrmann,  magician,  March  9;  Kate  Claxton  March  16,  in 
"  A  Woman's  Glory  ; "  "  The  Burglar  "  March  23 ;  Robert  Mantell 
March  30,  in  "  The  Marble  Heart,"  repeated  March  3 1  and  matinee 
April  I ;  "  Monbars "  and  the  "  Corsican  Brothers "  filled  out  the 
week.  J.  K.  Emmet  came  April  6,  in  "  Uncle  Joe  ; "  "  Bottom  of 
the  Sea"  April  13 ;  "Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  April  20,  with  Joseph 
Wheelock  as  Bob  Brierly ;  W.  J.  Scanlan  was  seen  in  "  Myles  Aroon  " 
April  27 ;  "The  Witch  "  came  May  4,  for  the  first  time  to  this  city  ; 
Jane  Coombs  appeared  May  1 1,  in  "  Bleak  House ;  "  "  Kidnapped  " 
came  May  18  for  two  weeks,  and  the  season  closed  May  30. 

The  house  reopened  Aug.  15,  1891,  with  "  Fabio  Romani ; "  Agnes 
Herndon  was  seen  Aug.  24  in  "  La  Belle  Marie ; "  "  Through  by 
Daylight "  Aug.  31,  with  James  M.  Ward  as  the  star;  "  Danger  Sig- 
nal "  Sept.  7.  This  play  was  previously  known  as  "  The  Main  Line." 
Eva  Montford  came  Sept.  14  in  "  East  Lynne ; "  John  A.  Stevens 
Sept.  21  in  "  Unknown ;  "  "  Paul  Kauvar  "  Sept.  28 ;  "  Patrol "  Oct. 
5 ;  Cora  Tanner  Oct.  12,  in  "  Will  She  Divorce  Him  .? "  "  My  Jack  " 
Oct  19;  "A  Fair  Rebel "  Oct.  26  ;  Hallen  and  Hart,  with  "  Later 
On,"  Nov.  2 ;  "  One  of  the  Bravest "  Nov.  9 ;  Oliver  Doud  Byron 
Nov.  16,  in  "The  Plunger;"  "Jack  Royal  of  the  92,"  with  Harry 
Lacy  as  the  star,  Nov.  23 ;  Carroll  Johnson  Nov.  30,  in  the  "  Gos- 
soon." Clara  Morris  appeared  in  "  Odette  "  Dec.  7 ;  "  Power  of  the 
Press  "  came  Dec.  14  for  two  weeks  ;  "  After  Dark  "  was  done  Dec. 
28,  in  the  fourth  act  of  which  James  J.  Corbett,  the  pugilist,  appeared. 
"A  Royal  Pass"  was  given  Jan.  4,  1892;  Robert  L.  Downing  Jan. 
II,  also  matinde  and  night  of  Jan.  16  in  the  "  Gladiator  ;"  "  Taming 
of  the  Shrew  "  and  "  French  Marriage  "  (first  time  in  this  city)  mat- 
inee Jan.  13;  "Virginius"  night  of  Jan.  13;  "Damon  and  Pythias" 


1 82      A   HISTORY  OF   THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1893 

Jan.  14;  "Julius  Csesar,"  Jan.  15.  Robert  Mantell  came  Jan.  18,  in 
"  The  Louisianian ;  "  Effie  Ellsler  Jan.  25,  in  "  Hazel  Kirke,"  C.  W. 
Couldock  as  Dunstan ;  "  Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  "  Feb.  i  ;  Joseph 
Murphy  Feb.  8,  in  "  The  Donogh "  for  three  nights,  and  "  Kerry 
Gow"  the  balance  of  the  week  ;  Kate  Claxton  Feb.  15,  in  "Two 
Orphans  ; "  "  Eight  Bells  "  Feb.  22  ;  "  Still  Alarm  "  Feb.  29  ;  "  The 
Bells  "  March  7,  with  Joseph  Haworth  as  the  star ;  "  Jack  Royal " 
March  14;  Katie  Emmett  March  21,  in  "  The  Waifs ;  "  "  Clemenceau 
Case  "  March  28 ;  "A  Midnight  Alarm  "  April  4,  for  the  first  time 
in  New  York ;  Prof.  Alex.  Herrmann  was  seen  April  1 1 ;  Evans  and 
Hoey  came  April  18,  in  "  A  Parlor  Match ;  "  "  Kidnapped  "  April  25  ; 
"  Dangers  of  a  Great  City  "  May  2 ;  "  The  Colleen  "  May  9 ;  Mattie 
Vickers  May  16,  in  "  Edelweiss ;  "  "  Irish  Inspiration  "  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage  May  23.  The  season  closed  June  4  with 
"  The  House  on  the  Marsh." 

The  next  season  began  August  13,  1892,  with  "Fabio  Romani;" 
Sadie  Scanlan  was  seen  Aug.  22,  in  "  Nora  Machree;  "  "  The  Ven- 
detta "  Aug.  29 ;  "  Police  Patrol "  Sept.  S  ;  "  Paul  Kauvar  "  Sept.  12 ; 
Eva  Montford,  in  "  East  Lynne,"  Sept.  19 ;  "  Larry  the  Lord  "  Sept. 
26,  with  R.  E.  Graham  as  the  star ;  "  Wide,  Wide  World  "  Oct.  3 ; 
"My  Jack"  Oct.  10;  "  Power  of  the  Press"  Oct.  17;  Carroll  John- 
son Oct.  24,  in  "The  Gossoon;"  "The  Black  Detective"  Oct.  31, 
with  Wash  Melville  as  the  star ;  Oliver  Doud  Byron  Nov.  7  in  "Across 
the  Continent ;  "  "  Fire  Patrol  "  Nov.  14 ;  "  Gentleman  Jack  "  Nov. 
21,  with  James  J.  Corbett,  the  pugilist,  as  the  star.  "The  Power  of 
Gold"  was  given  Nov.  28  for  the  first  time  in  America.  It  was 
originally  entitled  "  Man  to  Man."  "  Danger  Signal "  came  Dec.  5 ; 
"The  Silver  King"  Dec.  12;  Evans  and  Hoey  Dec.  19;  "White 
Squadron  "  Dec.  26 ;  "  Eight  Bells "  opened  with  the  matinee  of 
Jan.  2,  1893.  "At  the  Carnival"  came  Jan.  9,  for  the  first  time  in 
New  York.  It  was  originally  called  "  Beatrice."  "  The  Span  of 
Life "  was  seen  Jan.  16,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York.  It  was 
originally  acted  in  America  at  Philadelphia  the  week  previous. 
"  Hazel  Kirke  "  came  Jan.  23  with  Effie  Ellsler  and  C.  W.  Couldock 
in  the  cast.  "  Midnight  Bell "  Jan.  30.  "  Across  the  Potomac " 
Feb.  6;  "Flag  of 'Truce"  Feb,  13;  "Blue  Jeans"  Feb.  20;  "A 
Night  at  the  Circus  "  Feb.  27,  with  Nellie  McHenry  as  the  star. 
"  Killarney  "  came  March  6,  with  Katie  Emmett  as  the  star.  "  Sport 
McAllister"  was  done  March  13;  "Power  of  Gold"  March  20; 
"  Operator "  March  27,  the  Newell  Brothers  as  the  stars.  "  Ma- 
vourneen"  was  seen  April  3,  with  Chauncey  Olcott  as  the  star. 
"The  Planter's  Wife"  came  April  10;  John  T.  Kelly  April  17,  in 
"  McFee  of  Dubhn."  "  Jane,"  preceded  by  "  Chums,"  was  seen  April 
24,  with  Johnstone  Bennett  as  the  star.  Vernona  Jarbeau  appeared 
May  I  in  "Starlight."  "Lost  Paradise"  May  8;  "Belle  Marie" 
May  15,  with  Agnes  Herndon  as  the  star.     "  A  Girl  with  a  Temper" 


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was  given  May  17,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.  "  My  Colleen" 
came  May  22 ;  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  May  29  ;  and  the  season  closed 
June  3. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  12,  with  Milton  Nobles  in  "The 
Phoenix."  "  The  Silver  King  "  was  seen  Aug.  21:"  McFee  of  Dub- 
lin" Aug.  28;  "Eight  Bells"  Sept.  4;  "Old  Kentucky"  Sept.  11; 
"Powerof  Gold"  Sept.  18;  "  Mavourneen  "  Sept.  25  ;  "Blue  Jeans" 
Oct.  2  ;  "  Across  the  Potomac  "  Oct.  9 ;  "  Power  of  the  Press  "  Oct. 
16;  "  Lost  Paradise"  Oct.  23  ;  "Ensign"  Oct.  30;  Hallenand  Hart  in 
"  The  New  Idea  "  Nov.  6 ;  "  The  White  Squadron  "  Nov.  13 ;  "  Police 
Patrol"  Nov,  20;  "  Span  of  Life"  Nov.  27;  "Flag  of  Truce"  Dec. 
4;  "A  Nutmeg  Match"  Dec.  11;  "Struggle  of  Life"  Dec.  18; 
"  Patent  Applied  For"  Dec.  25  ;  "New  South"  Jan.  i,  1894;  Oliver 
Doud  Byron  Jan.  8,  in  "  The  Hero  of  Africa."  In  England  this  play 
was  called  "The  Dark  Continent."  Effie  EUsler  came  Jan.  15,  in 
"  Doris."  Gus  Hegee  Jan.  22,  in  "  Yon  Yonson ;  "  "  District  Fair  " 
Jan.  29 ;  "  My  Jack  "  Feb.  S  ;  "  Paul  Kauvar  "  Feb.  12 ;  J.  K.  Emmet 
Feb.  19,  in  "Fritz;  "  "Blue  Grass"  Feb.  26,  with  this  cast; 


Mary  Brand  .  .  .  Mrs.  Cjfril  Norman 
John  Brand  ....  R.  A.  Roberts 
Col.  Nicholas  Decatur  Joseph  Brennan 
Louis  Berthelot  .  .  .  Emmett  C.  King 
J.  Fitzclarence  Jones  .  [Albert  Roberts 
Hercules John  Watson 


SheriflF  Brown  .  .  .  .  J.  H.  Ready 
Deputy  Jim  ....  H.  A.  Morton 
Mrs.  Violet  Raymond 

Florence  Ashbrooke 
Lydia  Brand  .  .  .  Gerome  Edwardy 
Aunt  Dinah   .     .     .  Polly  Poland  King 


March  5,  Jennie  Yeamans  was  the  star;  "Poor  Girls"  was  seen 
March  12.  Henry  Chanfrau  March  19,  in  "Kit;"  "Lady  Win- 
dermere's Fan "  March  16 ;  "A  Man  Among  Men "  March  23 ; 
"  Hoodman  Blind  "  March  30,  with  Frederick  de  Belleville,  as  the 
star.  "  The  Rising  Generation  "  came  May  7.  The  theatre  was 
closed  May  11  and  12,  owing  to  the  death  of  Mrs.  Henry  Miner. 
"The  Diamond  Breaker"  was  given  May  14;  "Midnight  Alarm" 
May  21.     The  season  closed  May  26. 

The  next  season  began  August  20  with  "  Derby  Mascot "  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city.  "  Men  and  Women  "  was  played  Aug.  27 ; 
"The  Limited  Mail"  Sept.  3.  "Fantasma"  Sept.  10;  J.  K.  Emmet, 
Jr.,  Sept.  17,  in  "Fritz  in  a  Madhouse;  "  "Silver  King"  Sept.  24; 
Florence  Bindley  Oct.  i,  in  "The  Captain's  Mate;  "  "The  Girl  I 
Left  Behind  Me"  Oct.  8;  "A  Ride  for  Life"  Oct.  15;  "Steve" 
Brodie  appeared  Oct.  22,  in  "On  the  Bowery;"  "Struck  Oil"  was 
done  with  this  cast  Oct.  29 : 

John  Stofel,  Al.  H.  Wilson ;  Lizzie  Stofel,  Jane  Stuart ;  Mrs. 
Susan  Stofel,  Emma  Maddern  Stevens;  Eben  Skinner,  William 
Herbert;  Flynn,  George  M.  Brennan;  William  Pearson,  Milton 
Lipman.  Hallen  and  Hart  came  Nov,  5  in  "  Later  On ;  "  Primrose 
and  West's  minstrels  Nov.   12;    "Paul  Kauvar"  Nov.  19;    "Rose- 


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dale"  Nov.  26,  with  Joseph  S.  Haworth  as  Elliot  Grey;  Isabelle 
Evesson,  Rosa  Leigh  ;  Louis  Foy,  Bunberry  Kobb ;  Charles  Abbott, 
Miles  McKenna ;  and  Charles  B.  Hanford  as  Matthew  Leigh. 
"  Old  Glory  "  was  seen  Dec.  3  ;  "  The  Rising  Generation  "  Dec.  10 ; 
"In  the  Tenderloin"  Dec.  17;  "  Man  without  a  Country"  Dec.  24  ; 
Chauncey  Olcott  Dec.  3 1,  in  "  The  Irish  Artist ;  "  "  Darkest  Russia  " 
Jan.  7,  1895 ;  Effie  Ellsler  Jan.  14,  in  "  Doris ; "  "  Shaft  No.  2."  Jan. 
21 ;  "  Power  of  the  Press"  Jan.  28;  "On  the  Mississippi,"  Feb.  4. 

Oliver  Doud  Byron  was  seen  Feb.  11,  in  "  Ups  and  Downs  of 
Life  ; "  "  Yon  Yonson  "  came  Feb.  18  ;  "  Rush  City"  Feb.  25  ;  "  On 
the  Bowery  "  with  Steve  Brodie  as  the  star,  March  4 ;  "  Charley's 
Aunt "  March  11 ;  "  Cross  Roads  of  Life"  March  18,  with  Edmund 
Collier  as  the  star.  "The  Cotton  King"  came  March  25,  "Spider 
and  the  Fly"  April  i;  "Friends"  April  8;  "Police  Inspector" 
April  15;  "  Fallen  Among  Thieves  "  April  22,  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  with  Andrew  Robson,  Edward  Maynard,  John  Bonnelli, 
John  Gourlay,  Margaret  Feeley,  Lillian  Lamson,  Nina  Freith,  and 
Nellie  Sheldon  in  the  cast.  Walter  Kennedy  the  "  strong  man  "  first 
appeared  on  the  stage  as  an  actor  April  29,  in  "  Samson."  "  Special 
Delivery"  came  May  6;  Mme.  Janauschek  appeared  with  Kate 
Claxton  in  "  The  Two  Orphans  "  May  13  ;  "  Two  Sisters  "  were  seen 
May  20 ;  Agnes  Herndon,  May  27,  in  "  La  Belle  Marie ; "  "  Logan's 
Luck"  was  done  June  3,  first  time  on  any  stage.  The  season  closed 
June  8. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  10,  with  Walter  Lawrence  in 
"Fabio  Romani;"  "The  Engineer"  was  seen  Aug.  19;  "The 
Great  Brooklyn  Handicap  "  Aug.  26 ;  "  Span  of  Life  "  Sept.  2 ; 
"Captain  Paul"  Sept.  9;  "White  Rat"  Sept.  16;  "Land  of  the 
Living  "  Sept.  23 ;  "  Slaves  of  Gold  "  Sept.  30  ;  "  Humanity  "  Oct.  7 ; 
"Ride  for  Life,"  Oct.  14;  "Struggle  of  Life,"  Oct.  21;  "Sons  of 
the  Night "  Oct.  28 ;  "  In  a  Big  City "  was  seen  Nov.  4,  with 
"Bobby"  Gayler  as  the  star.  Florence  Bindley  came  Nov.  11,  in 
"The  Captain's  Mate;  "  Oliver  Doud  Byron  Nov.  18,  in  "  Ups  and 
Downs  of  Life ;  "  "  Old  Glory  "  Nov.  25  ;  "  The  Man-of-War's-Man  " 
Dec.  2;  "Eight  Bells  "Dec.  9;  "Galley  Slave"  Dec.  16;  Joseph 
Callahan  in  "  Faust "  Dec.  23 ;  "  Human  Hearts  "  (previously  called 
"  Logan's  Luck")  was  done  Nov.  30;  "The  Cotton  King"  Jan.  6, 
1896.  "A  Romance  of  Coon  Hollow"  was  produced  Jan.  13,  with 
Lizzie  Evans  as  the  star.  "  In  sight  of  St.  Paul's  "  came  Jan.  20 ; 
"  Down  on  the  Suawanee  River  "  Jan.  27 ;  "  Bonnie  Scotland  "  Feb. 
3;  "On  the  Bowery"  Feb.  10;  "Saved  from  the  Sea"  Feb.  17; 
«  Arm  of  the  Law"  Feb.  24;  "  Silver  King"  March  2 ;  "  Tornado" 
March  9;  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown"  March  16;  A.  H.  Sheldon 
retired  from  the  business  management  of  this  theatre  March  9, 
and  Thomas  W.  Miner  succeeded  him  on  that  date.  "Darkest 
Russia"  was  seen   March  23;  Prof.  Herrmann   came   March  30; 


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185 


"  Lion's  Heart "  April  6,  with  Carl  Haswin  as  the  star.  "  The 
Trolley  Party"  came  April  13;  "The  Diamond  Breaker"  April  20; 
"The  White  Slave"  April  27;  "Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun" 
May  4.  "  The  World  Against  Her "  May  1 1 ;  and  the  season 
closed  May  16. 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  5,  with  "  Saved  from  the  Sea ; " 
"Sidewalks  of  New  York"  was  seen  Sept.  14;  "  Human  Hearts" 
Sept.  21;  "A  Happy  Little  Home"  Sept.  28;  "Land  of  the 
Living"  Oct.  5;  "  Hogan's  Alley"  Oct.  12;  "The  Great  Train 
Robbery"  Oct.  19;  "A  Temperance  Town  "  Oct.  26;  "The  Great 
Northwest "  Nov.  2 ;  "  Nihilists  "  Nov.  9,  for  the  debut  in  this  city 
of  Theo  Kremer  the  author.  "  Fatal  Card  "  Nov.  16 ;  "  Turn  of  the 
Tide"  Nov.  23,  with  Oliver  Doud  Byron  as  the  star;  "  Down  in 
Dixie  "  Nov.  30  ;  "  A  Bowery  Girl  "  Dec.  7 ;  "  When  London  Sleeps  " 
Dec.  14;  "Darkest  America"  Dec.  21;  "Under  the  Polar  Star" 
Dec.  28;  "  Fatal  City  "  Jan.  4,  1897,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage 
with  George  C.  Boniface,  Sen. ;  George  M.  Kidder,  Geo.  A.  D.  John- 
son ;  Charles  Charters,  Lillian  Harper,  and  Adelaide  Fitz  Allen  in 
the  cast.  "  The  Power  of  the  Press  "  was  seen  Jan.  11;"  On  the 
Bowery  "  Jan  18  ;  "  Sporting  Duchess  "  Jan.  25  ;  "A  Night  in  New 
York"  Feb.  i,  with  Nelly  McHenry  as  the  star;  "The  Span  of 
Life"  came  Feb.  8;  "  Midnight  Bell"  Feb.  15;  "  Eight  Bells"  Feb. 
22 ;  "  Fallen  Among  Thieves  "  March  i ;  "  A  Boy  Wanted  "  March 
8;  "  Brother  for  Brother  "  March  1$  ;  Maggie  Cline  in  "  On  Broad- 
way "  March  22  ;  Edward  Harrigan,  March  29,  in  "  Old  Lavender ;  " 
"Superba"  April  5;  "Hogan's  Alley,"  April  12;  and  the  season 
closed  April  17. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  16,  1897,  with  A.  H.  Sheldon  as 
lessee  and  manager.  "  Fabio  Romani "  was  the  opening  attraction, 
with  Aiden  Benedict  in  the  title  r61e.  "  Side  Tracked  "  was  done 
Aug,  23  ;  "  New  York  Day  by  Day  "  Ai^g.  30 ;  "  The  Indian  "  Sept. 
6,  with  Al  Lipman  as  the  star.  "  The  Great  Train  Robbery  "  came 
Sept.  13;  Katie  Emmett  Sept.  20  in  "Waifs  of  New  York;" 
"  McFadden's  Row  of  Flats  "  Sept.  27  ;  "  The  Sidewalks  of  New 
York  "  Oct.  4  ;  "  Coon  Hollow  "  Oct.  11;"  The  Burglar  "  Oct.  18 ; 
Oliver  Doud  Byron  Oct.  25  in  "  The  Plunger  " ;  Lillian  Lewis  Nov.  i 
in  "  For  Liberty  and  Love."  "  Old  Money  Bags  "  Nov.  8 ;  "  Always 
on  Time"  Nov.  15  with  this  cast: 

Dick  Sturdy  .  .  .  .  W.  R.  Walters 
Sidney  Cuthbert  .  .  Taylor  Carroll 
Parson  Dwight  .  .  .  .  J.  S.  Stewart 
Jim  Sawyer  ....  William  Turner 
Larry  Sullivan  .  .  .  .  C.  Jay  Smith 
Jack  Davis     ....  Mac  M.  Barnes 

"  Cherry  Pickers  "  Nov.  22  ;  "A  Guilty  Mother  "  Nov.  29  ;  "  Made- 
line of  Fort  Reno,"  with  Adelaide  Fitz  Allen  as  the  star,  Dec.  6. 


Ned  Ballard  .  .  .  Daniel  F.  McCoy 
Ling  Ling  ....  W.  H.  St.  James 
Belle  Cuthbert  Laura  Dacre  St.  James 
Miss  Abigail  Prince  .  Minnie  Wilson 
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Charles  Leonard  Fletcher  was  seen  Dec.  13,  in  "Dr.  Jekyl  and  Mr. 
Hyde  ; "  a  pantomime  show  Dec.  20 ;  "  The  Fast  Mail "  Dec.  27  ; 
"  Shannon  of  the  Sixth"  Jan.  3,  1898  ;  "Heart  of  Chicago"  Jan.  10; 
" Humanity  "  Jan.  17;  "The  Tornado"  Jan.  24;  W.  S.  Hart,  Jan. 
31  in  "  The  Man  with  the  Iron  Mask  ; "  Leon  and  Adelaide  Herrmann, 
magicians,  Feb.  7;  "  A  Parisian  Romance,"  also  "  The  Violin  Maker 
of  Cremona"  Feb.  14,  with  Charles  Fletcher  as  the  star.  "The 
Last  Stroke"  was  given  Feb.  21;  "A  Midnight  Trust"  Feb.  28; 
Rachel  Renard  in  "Leah  "  March  7;  "Tennessee's  Pardner"  March 
14 ;  "  The  Inside  Track  "  March  2 1 ;  the  Indian  actress  Go-won-Go- 
Mohawk,  came  in  a  play,  with  her  own  name  March  28 ;  Creston 
Clarke  April  4,  in  "  The  Last  of  His  Race  "  by  Creston  Clarke : 


Prince  Okolski  > 
Ivan  Okolski     |      '     ' 
Father  Antoine  Pascal 
Nicolai  KarachefF 
Doctor  Dimitri   . 
Vassali  DromirofF 
Niclovitch      .     . 
Petroff  .... 
Lucien  de  Veaujour 
Emile  de  la  Fallaise 


Creston  Clarke 

.    John  Carter 

G.  D.  Parker 

J.  J.  Sambrook 

R.  Burton 

.  P.  S.  Barratt 

L.  D.  Wharton 

.   W.  Percival 

G.  Eversleigh 


Baron  de  Floriac     .     .     .     L.  B.  Grey 

Baptiste W.  Chessman 

Pol C.  Yorke 

Clovis Alice  Gale 

Madelon Lucy  Stone 

Melanie  de  Beaulieu,  Jessie  M.  Fisher 
Louise  de  St.  Cyr  .  .  Bessie  Gattlin 
Comtesse  de  Champcey  .  Edith  Gale 
Marie  de  Neuville   .     .  Adelaide  Prince 


"  The  Westerner  "  April  11;"  Cruiskeen  Lawn  "  April  18  ;  "  Gettys- 
burg "  April  25  ;  Jessie  Mae  Hall  appeared  May  2,  in  "  Princess  of 
Patches  "  by  Mark  Swan  ;  "  At  Fort  Bliss  "  May  9  ;  "  A  Spy  of 
Spain  "  May  17,  by  Willis  Arden  ;  "  A  Union  Soldier  "  May  23,  by 
David  Higgins.  This  was  the  old  play  of  "  Burr  Oaks  "  with  a  new 
title.  The  "  Cuban's  Vendetta  "  came  May  30 ;  "  Shadows  of  the 
Past,"  an  adaptation  of  Mark  Twain's  "  Tom  Sawyer,"  June  6.  The 
season  closed  June  11. 

The  next  season  began  August  15,  with  "The  Midnight  Flood;  " 
"Gettysburg"  August  22;  "The  Light  on  the  Point"  Aug.  29; 
"  McSorley's  Twins  "  Sept.  S  ;  "  A  Factory  Waif  "  Sept.  12  ;  "A 
Daughter  of  Cuba  "  Sept.  19,  by  Jean  Mawson,  "  Killarney  and  the 
Rhine"  Sept.  26;  "Cuba's  Vow"  Oct.  3;  "The  Secret  Enemy" 
Oct.  10;  "Down  on  the  Farm  "  Oct  17;  "The  Sleeping  City,"  by 
Octavius  Cohen,  Oct.  24  with  this  cast : 


Jack  Morton  .     . 
Lou  Morton    .     . 
Charles  Creston  . 
Bill  Wattles    .     . 
Michael  Mulcahey 
Fritz  Dinkewinkle 
Sam  Harris     .     . 
Doctor  Grubb 
Jim 


.    Rogers  Barker 

.Lester  A.  Davis 

Randolph  Murray 

George  T.  Meech 

.  James  F.  Casey 

.    Fred  Mendoza 

.  J.  B.  Boardman 

Frank  A.  Auburne 

.    Edward  Hurly 


The  Whistling  Comedian 

Harry  F.  Winsman 

Foxey E.  F.  Tabor 

Slim George  Flint 

Ethel  Baintree  .  .  Lazette  Du  Brock 
Cora  Creston  .  .  Florence  Courtney 
Widow  Riley  .  .  Maggie  Le  Clair 
Maggie  Riley      ....     Belle  Gold 


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"A  Celebrated  Case  "  with  Maja  Spencer  (May  Nunez)  as  Madeline 
and  Adrienne  Oct.  31 ;  "The  Wheel  of  Fortune"  was  seen  Nov.  7; 
"Tom  Edison  the  Electrician  "  Nov.  14;  "John  Martin's  Secret" 
Nov.  21 ;  "Tempest  Tossed"  Nov.  28  ;  "The  Two  Wanderers,"  by 
Wm.  H.  Rightmire,  Dec.  5  ;  "Under  the  Dome"  Dec.  12;  "  Chain 
of  Destiny  "  Dec.  19 ;  a  new  version  of  "  The  Courier  of  Lyons." 
"  Remember  the  Maine  "  was  done  Dec.  26  ;  "  When  London  Sleeps  " 
Jan.  2,  1899;  Jos.  Callahan  came  in  " Faust  "  Jan.  9 ;  "Chattanoo- 
ga "  Jan.  16  ;  "  The  Shadow  Detective  "  Jan.  23  ;  "  The  Heart  of  Chi- 
cago "  Jan.  30 ;  "  Knobs  of  Tennessee  "  Feb.  6  ;  "  Land  of  the  Living  " 
Feb.  13  ;  "  On  the  Wabash  "  Feb.  20 ;  "  The  Dawn  of  Freedom,"  Feb. 
27 ;  "The  Victorian  Cross  "  March  6 ;  "  A  High-born  Lady  "  March 
13;  "The  World  Against  Her"  March  20;  "Outcasts  of  a  Great 
City  "  March  27 ;  J.  E.  Toole,  in  "  Rip  Van  Winkle  "  April  3  ;  Murray 
and  Mack  in  "  Finnigan's  400  "  April  10  ;  "  Kidnapped  "  April  17 ; 
"  The  Burglar  "  April  24 ;  "  An  American  Hero  "  May  i  ;  "  Police  In- 
spector" May  8.  The  season  closed  May  13.  The  house  reopened 
Sunday  night,  Aug.  6,  1899,  under  the  management  of  Messrs. 
Adler,  Edelstein,  and  Thomasch  as  a  Hebrew  theatre,  and  it  con- 
tinues as  such  up  to  the  present  date. 


PALACE  GARDEN 

A  FAMOUS  place  of  amusement  forty-odd  years  ago  was  the 
"  Palace  Garden."  It  was  situated  on  the  north  side  of 
Fourteenth  Street,  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  the  22d  Regiment  Armory,  adjoining  the  lot  in 
which  the  Fourteenth  Street  theatre  is  built.  It  was  fitted  up  and 
opened  July  i,  1858,  as  a  promenade  garden.  Miscellaneous  con- 
certs were  given  nightly,  and  occasionally  there  was  a  display  of 
fireworks.  De,  Forrest  &  Teesdale  were  proprietors.  Thomas 
Baker  had  a  large  orchestra,  and  the  establishment  was  popular  in 
the  summer  months.  Thomas  Baker  took  his  first  benefit  in 
America  here  Aug.  24.  Carl  Formes  and  several  other  singers 
appeared.  During  the  summer  months  C.  V.  De  Forrest  was  the 
manager,  and  concerts  were  given.  Carl  Bergman,  Harvey  Dod- 
worth,  and  G.  F.  Bristow  were  the  musical  directors.  J.  Van  Am- 
burgh  &  Co's  menagerie  was  on  exhibition  Nov.  21.  The  Holman 
Opera  company  commenced  Aug.  27,  i860. 

Miscellaneous  concerts  and  various  entertainments  were  given 
during  the  season  of  1860-61.  From  this  building  down  to  and 
including  the  Fourteenth  Street  theatre,  was  an  open  lot,  running 
through  to  Fifteenth  Street.  Early  in  the  summer  of  1862,  Mr. 
De  Forrest  leased  the  entire  property  for  the  purpose  of  converting 
it  into  a  summer  resort  similar  to  the  Cremorne  Gardens,  London 


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Commencing  at  the  lot  nearest  to  Sixth  Avenue  was  a  canvas  top, 
beneath  which  a  regular  equestrian  performance  was  given  ;  adjoining, 
to  the  west,  was  a  fantastic  edifice,  called  Floral  Hall,  furnished  with 
trees,  flowers,  and  shrubbery.  The  main  garden  itself  was  rich  in 
flower-pots,  fountains,  statuary,  pleasant  walks,  and  tables  and  rustic 
chairs  for  the  convenience  of  those  who  wished  to  revel  in  ices, 
creams,  and  refreshments,  but  no  intoxicating  drinks  were  permitted 
on  the  premises. 

NIXON'S  CREMORNE  GARDENS 

THE  Garden  was  open  at  7.30  every  evening,  and  the  enter- 
tainment commenced  with  a  performance  of  about  one  and 
a  half  hours  in  the  Palace  of  Music.  This  consisted  of  a  pantomime, 
ballet,  opera,  or  concert,  a  change  being  made  every  week.  Then  the 
visitor  took  a  promenade  in  the  Garden,  and  listened  to  the  music 
of  Baker's  orchestra,  or  partook  of  some  refreshments ;  after  about 
thirty  minutes'  concert,  they  repaired  to  Floral  Hall,  after  which  the 
equestrian  performances  of  about  one  and  one  half  hours  took  place. 
Frequently  a  brilliant  display  of  fireworks  was  given  at  the  close. 
The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  opening  programme: 

Manager,  James  M.  Nixon ;   business  manager,  Col.  T.  AUston  Brown. 

A  beautiful  Chinese  Pagoda  adorns  the  centre,  and  the  rear  of  the  spacious 
area  is  ornamented  with  a  magnificent  Japanese  tower  scene ;  beyond  which  is 
the  Turkish  Pavilion,  under  which  will  be  given,  every  afternoon  and  evening, 
equestrian  performances.  First  afternoon  opening  on  Wednesday,  June  9,  1862, 
and  then  every  afternoon  and  evening,  except  Sunday,  during  the  season.  The 
miniature  men.  Com.  Foote  and  Col.  Small. 

The  musical  department  under  the  direction  of  Thomas  Baker.  The  stage 
entertainments  will  consist  of  opera,  ballet,  and  pantomime,  for  which  the  best 
artists  in  the  country  have  been  engaged.  The  opera  will  be  led  by  Carlotta 
Patti.  The  ballet  will  be  led  by  Isabel  Cubas.  In  the  operatic  department  are 
already  engaged:  Carlotta  Patti,  Sig.  Sbriglia,  Mme.  Strakosch,  Sig.  Ardavani, 
and  many  others,  under  the  direction  of  Sig.  Debreuil.  For  the  ballet,  there 
will  be,  at  present,  Signorita  Cubas,  Sig.  Ximines,  Carolina  Theleur.  The  Palace 
of  Music  will  be  open  for  evening  performances  at  7^  P.  M.,  Mr.  Baker  leading  a 
promenade  concert.  The  opera  and  ballet  will  be  given  at  8  o'clock,  after  which 
the  concerts  in  the  Cremorne  Gardens  and  equestrian  performances  in  the 
Turkish  Pavilion.  Admission  to  Palace  of  Music,  Cremorne  Gardens,  and 
Equestrian  School,  25  cts.  only;  reserved  armchairs  in  Palace  of  Music,  25  cts. 
extra;  orchestra  armchairs,  25  cts.  extra. 

Harvey  Dodworth  led  the  orchestra  here  Aug.  23.  Several 
representatives  of  the  Iroquois  Indians  gave  exhibitions  in  dancing 
Aug.  30.  Nixon  &  Kemp's  Equestrian  troupe  appeared  Oct.  25. 
James  Melville  and  family,  Rentz,  Durand,  Painter,  Geo.  Ross, 
Adelaide  and  Frank  Nixon,  G.  W.  Sergeant  and  Mons.  Gregoire 
were  the  equestrians  and  acrobats,  and  the  clowns  were  William  Lake, 


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189 


Sig.  Blitz,  Mons.  Frangois,  and  Tom  Linton.  Performances  were 
given  afternoon  and  evening.  "  Cinderella  "  was  presented  Nov.  10, 
by  children.  On  Nov.  16,  William  Pastor,  equestrian,  and  Emeline 
Loyal,  equestrienne,  appeared.  For  the  benefit  of  W.  H.  Kemp, 
Nov.  23,  Tony  Pastor,  "The  American  Clown,"  appeared.  Prof. 
Starr  with  his  party  of  living  animals  were  seen  Nov.  25,  and  the 
season  terminated  Nov.  27.  Stage  and  equestrian  performances 
combined  were  given,  the  Checini  troupe  of  juvenile  pantomimists 
and  dancers  appeared.  Among  the  circus  performers  were  Philo 
Nathans,  Tony  Pastor,  and  W.  Donaldson,  the  black  clown. 

Mrs.  T.  B.  Phelps  rented  this  place  for  one  week  for  a  Horticul- 
tural Festival,  May  9.  There  were  addresses  by  Henry  Ward 
Beecher,  Rev.  Dr.  Tyng,  Wendell  Phillips,  and  W.  H.  Fry. 

The  Garden  was  closed  on  the  approach  of  cold  weather.  It 
failed  to  pay.  It  was  started  too  soon.  If  it  was  in  operation  now, 
probably  it  would  be  a  money-making  place  of  amusement  during 
the  summer  months.  M.  C.  Campbell  reopened  the  Palace  Music 
Hall  Nov.  10,  1862,  with  a  minstrel  company,  but  business  did  not 
warrant  him  continuing  after  Dec.  6.  Buckley's  Serenaders  ap- 
peared Dec.  22,  and  closed  Jan.  3,  1863,  and  that  was  about  the 
last  entertainment  given  there.  The  Sanitary  Commission  erected 
buildings  on  this  site  in  April,  1864,  and  held  a  fair  there.  The 
ground  is  now  occupied  by  the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre  and  the 
22d  Regiment  Armory. 


NEW   BOWERY   THEATRE 

UNTIL  the  year  1859,  the  Old  Bowery  Theatre  had  practically 
the  East  side  of  the  city  as  a  field  entirely  of  its  own.  But 
in  that  year  a  formidable  rival  appeared  in  the  shape  of  the  New 
Bowery  Theatre,  which  was  opened  Sept.  5,  1859,  by  Geo.  L.  Fox 
and  James  W.  Lingard.  Its  exterior  dimensions  were  75  feet  on 
the  Bowery,  204  feet  in  depth  and  100  feet  on  Elizabeth  Street. 
The  auditorium  was  capable  of  seating  2,500  persons.  The  stage 
was  85  feet  deep  and  50  wide  at  the  proscenium.  The  house  was 
situated  between  New  Canal  and  Hester  streets,  two  blocks  north 
of  the  Old  Bowery,  and  on  the  same  side  of  the  way.  The  entrance 
on  the  Bowery  was  through  a  colonnade,  supported  by  Corinthian 
pillars  of  iron.  A  full  view  of  the  stage  was  to  be  had  from  almost 
every  seat  in  the  auditorium.  The  programme  with  which  this 
theatre  opened  consisted  of  "  The  Orange  Girl  of  Venice "  and 
"  The  Four  Lovers."  The  cast  of  "  The  Orange  Girl  of  Venice " 
was: 


Visconti  Galliano  .  .  .  J.  E.  Nagle 
Jacopi  Foscari  .  .  Welsh  Edwards 
Leonard  Foscari      .     .     .     .J-  Nunan 


Guido  Uberini  . 
Vasquez  Spadillo 
Eugenia  Coletti  . 


J.  J.  McCloskey 
.  Chas.  K.  Fox 
Cordelia  Cappell 


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Nicoletti G.  L.  Fox 

Manuel  Coletti    ....     D.  Oakley 

Genario James  Dunn 

Spoletti S.  Bradshaw 

Paulo M.  B.  Pike 


Rugini Mr.  Stanton 

Odo W.  Mitchell 

Pietro Mr.  Montgomery 

Isabel Mrs.  J.  E.  Nagle 

Juanetta Kate  Fisher 


In  "  The  Four  Lovers,"  Asa  Cushman  acted  Rithcraft,  and  Minnie 
Jackson  was  the  Lauretto. 

J.  J.  McCloskey  remained  here  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil 
War,  when  he  enlisted  and  went  South.  The  company,  in  addition 
to  those  seen  in  the  above  cast,  included  the  following  people :  J.  G. 
Hanley,  James  Pilgrim  (dramatist),  James  Lingard,  C.  Wilkinson 
(who  died  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  March  2,  1888),  Mrs.  France,  and 
others. 

J.  G.  Hanley  appeared  Sept.  8,  as  Ben  Bowling  in  "  Ben  the 
Boatswain."  "  Garibaldi,  or  the  Invasion  of  Sardinia, "  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  Sept.  24.  It  ran  until  Oct.  6,  when 
Boucicault's  drama,  "  The  Phantom,"  was  done.  "  The  Hunter  Spy 
of  Virginia,  or  the  Ocean  Martyr  "  was  a  new  drama  by  Pilgrim, 
first  acted  Oct.  10.  "  New  York  and  Brooklyn,  or  the  Poor  Sewing 
Girl,"  was  produped  Oct.  17.  "The  Man  with  the  Iron  Mask"  was 
played  Oct.  19,  with  J.  E.  Nagle  as  Gaston.  "  Stella  Delorme,  or 
the  Comanche  Chief,"  a  dramatization  by  Pilgrim,  was  seen  Oct.  24, 
when  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  made  her  first  appearance  here,  acting  Ada 
McAlpine. 

"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  was  done  here  Oct.  31,  with  J.  W.  Lingard 
as  Uncle  Tom,  G.  C.  Howard  as  St.  Clair,  G.  L.  Fox  as  Phineas 
Fletcher,  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  as  Topsy,  and  Cordelia  Howard  as 
Eva.  "  Fast  Women  of  the  Modern  Time,  or  Life  in  the  City  and 
Suburbs,"  was  presented  Nov.  14,  when  Fanny  Herring  made  her 
first  appearance  in  this  theatre,  acting  seven  characters.  Mrs.  W. 
G.  Jones  assumed  six  characters.  Billy  O'Neil  first  acted  here 
Nov.  19  in  "  The  Limerick  Boy." 

A.  J.  Neafie  was  seen  Nov.  26,  as  Macbeth,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as 
Lady  Macbeth.  Nov.  29  he  acted  in  "  Richard  III. ;  "  Nov.  30, 
"The  Corsican  Brothers;"  Dec.  5,  in  "Faust;"  Dec.  10,  in  "Wil- 
liam Tell."  ''''Harolde,  or  The  Maniac's  Leap,"  by  Neafie,  was  first 
produced  here  Dec.  12.  A.  H.  Purdy  received  a  benefit  Dec.  14. 
On  Dec.  23  "The  People's  Lawyer,"  "Why  Don't  She  Marry?" 
"Whirligig  Hall,"  and  "The  Happy  Man"  made  up  the  bill. 
"  Pocahontas,  or  the  Gentle  Savage,"  was  seen  Dec.  24,  with  G.  L. 
Fox  as  Powhatan,  James  Dunn  as  Capt.  John  Smith,  Fanny  Herring 
as  Pocahontas.  John  Brougham's  national  drama,  "  The  Miller  of 
New  Jersey,"  was  done  Dec.  28.  Eph  Horn  and  Charley  White 
came  Jan.  4,  i860,  and  appeared  between  the  pieces,  giving  "Old 
Bob  Ridley "  and  Woman's  Rights  Lecture. 

Geo.  C.  Boniface  made  his  first  appearance  here  Jan.  7,  as  Luke 


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Fielding  in  "  The  Willow  Copse,"  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Rose  Field- 
ing. "  Lord  of  the  Isles  "  was  played  Jan.  9.  "  Halvei  The  Un- 
known," Jan.  13,  with  Boniface  in  the  title  r61e.  Jan.  16  "The  Man 
of  the  Red  Mansion  "  had  its  first  representation.  "  The  Octoroon, 
or  Life  in  Louisiana,"  with  lone  Burke  as  Paul,  Geo.  Boniface  as 
Wah-no-tee,  was  given  Jan.  23.  J.  J.  Prior  took  a  benefit  Feb.  i, 
and  acted  Macduff  to  Boniface's  Macbeth.  "  The  Octoroon "  was 
also  played.  Lucille  and  Helen  Western  first  appeared  here  Feb.  6, 
in  "  The  Three  Fast  Men."  Johnny  Forbes,  the  trick  drummer, 
made  his  New  York  debut  on  this  occasion.  On  Feb.  13  Lucille 
acted  "Jack  Sheppard;"  Feb.  14,  "The  French  Spy;"  Feb.  15 
"  Polly  Jordan,  the  Vermont  Girl's  Visit  to  New  York,"  by  W.  B. 
English,  was  produced ;  Feb  16,  "  Actress  of  Padua  "  with  Lucille  as 
La  Tisbe,  Helen  as  Catarina;  Feb.  18,  "Jack  Sheppard,"  Lucille  as 
Jack;  also  " Wept-of-the-Wish-ton-Wish,"  Helen  as  Naramattah. 
"  Wolfgang,  or  The  Wrecker's  Daughter,"  by  John  F.  Poole,  was 
presented  Feb.  20. 

A.  J.  Neafie  appeared  Feb.  27,  acting  Wi-com-i-ket  in  Conway's 
Indian  drama  of  that  name,  written  expressly  for  him.  Mons. 
Deruth  K.  Goshon,  the  giant,  was  first  seen  here  March  i,  as  Cousin 
Joe  in  "  The  Rough  Diamond."  "  The  Dancing  Feather,  or  Amateur 
Freebooters,"  a  melodrama,  was  first  played  March  5.  Geo.  C.  Bon- 
iface acted  the  Dane,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  Queen  Gertrude,  in 
"  Hamlet,"  March  9.  C.  W.  Tayleure's  "  Horseshoe  Robinson  "  was 
first  seen  here  March  12.  C.  W.  Taylor  appeared  in  "Belphegor" 
March  15.  J.  G.  Arnold  made  his  first  appearance  in  this  city  in 
three  years,  acting  Jerry  Clip  in  "  The  Widow's  Victim"  March  16. 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren  and  her  daughter,  Fanny  Fitz-Farren,  appeared 
March  19,  in  "  Love's  Venom,  or  the  Heart's  Mysteries  ;  "  March  22, 
"Lucrezia  Borgia;  "  March  23,  "The  Wrecker's  Daughter;"  March 
24,  "  Jane  Shore  ; "  March  26,  "  Venetian,  or  the  Bravo's  Oath  ; " 
March  29,  "Pizarro;"  and  March  30,  "The  Queen  and  the 
Mechanic,"  with  Mrs.  Farren  as  Mary  Tudor.  Cordelia  Howard 
and  her  parents  reappeared  April  2,  in  "Dred,  or  the  Dismal 
Swamp;"  April  3,  "Ida  May;"  April  5,  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin." 
C.  W.  Taylor  as  Uncle  Tom,  G.  C.  Boniface  as  Geo.  Harris.  For 
the  benefit  of  Cordelia  Howard,  April  6,  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin," 
"Oliver  Twist,"  —  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  as  Nancy  Sikes,  Cordelia 
Howard  as  Oliver  Twist,  G.  C.  Boniface  as  Bill  Sikes, — and  the 
trick  pantomime  "  Magic  Trumpet "  formed  the  bill.  The  Howards 
terminated  their  engagement  April  7,  with  "Little  Katy,  The  Hot 
Corn  Girl."  A  complimentary  benefit  was  tendered  Fox  &  Lingard, 
April  II.  In  the  afternoon  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  and  "Mother 
Goose  "  were  given,  and  the  evening  bill  was  made  up  of  "  The  Page 
of  History;  "  "Betsy  Baker,"  —  J.  M.  Ward  as  Crummy,  and  Chas. 
Hale  as  Marmaduke  Mouser,  — the  Denier  Brothers  in  an  act ;  Anna 


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France  with  song ;  "  Fortune's  Frolic,"  Harry  Pearson  as  Robin 
Roughhead  ;  a  dance  by  Minnie  Jackson  ;  the  farce,  "  Slasher  and 
Crasher ;  "  song  by  J.  A.  Herman ;  ballad  by  Kate  Leslie ;  the  Ethio- 
pian farce, "  Negro  Blunders ;  "  and  "  The  Bride  of  the  Old  Frontier." 
The  testimonial  was  continued  the  following  night,  and  the  pro- 
gramme was:  "The  Page  of  History,"  "Lola  Montez,"  "The 
Veteran  and  his  Progeny,"  "The  Maid  of  Munster,"  "Box  and 
Cox,"  and  "Tom  Cringle's  Log."  In  "Lola  Montez,"  Caroline 
Chapman  acted  Katherine  Kloper,  Robert  Johnston,  Philip  Gar- 
bois,  in  "  The  Veteran."  Emily  Mestayer  was  the  Kate  O'Brien, 
and  C.  W.  Clarke  the  Charles,  in  "  The  Maid  of  Munster."  Cordelia 
Howard  reappeared  April  13,  in  "  Old  and  Young,"  in  which  she 
assumed  three  characters,  and  danced  a  hornpipe.  "  Robin  Hood,  the 
Bold  Outlaw,"  was  first  acted  April  16.  "  The  Track  in  the  Snow," 
April  28.  "Harry  Blake,  the  Man  that  Travels  on  his  Muscle," 
dramatized  by  G.  L.  Aiken,  had  its  first  hearing  May  7.  "  King  of 
the  Commons  "  with  J.  W.  Wallack,  Jr.,  as  King  James,  and  "  Grand- 
father Whitehead  "  were  played  May  18,  with  Geo.  Jamison  in  the 
title  r61e. 

J.  W.  Wallack  Jr.,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  appeared  May 
21,  in  "Othello": 

Othello  ....      J.  W.  Wallack,  Jr. 

lago F.  B.  Conway 

Cassio J.  G.  Hanley 

Roderigo G.  L.  Fox 

May  22,  "  Macbeth  "  was  given  with  Geo.  Boniface  as  Banquo, 
Wallack  as  Macbeth,  Conway  as  Macduff,  and  Mrs.  Conway  as 
Lady  Macbeth.  May  24,  "  London  Assurance,"  was  seen, 
with  Conway  as  Sir  Harcourt,  Wallack  as  Dazzle,  Boniface  as 
Charles,  Mrs.  Conway  as  Lady  Gay,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as 
Grace;  May  25,  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  Wallack  as  Romeo,  Conway 
as  Mercutio,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Juliet ;  May  26,  "  Richard 
III.;"  May  28,  "Julius  Caesar,"  Conway  as  Brutus,  Wallack  as 
Cassius,  Boniface  as  Marc  Antony,  Mrs.  Conway  as  Portia,  and 
Kate  Fisher  as  Calphurnia;  May  29,  "  King  of  the  Commons  "  and 
"Pizarro,"  Conway  as  Rolla  in  the  latter  play;  May  31,  "  Ingomar," 
Conway  as  Ingomar;  also,  "Black  Eyed  Susan,"  with  Wallack  as 
William.  For  their  farewell  appearance,  June  2,  Wallack  and  the 
Conways  played  in  "  William  Tell,"  "  The  Jealous  Wife,"  and  "  El 
Hyder."  "  New  York  in  i860,  or  a  Hit  at  the  Times,"  by  W. 
Petrie,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  June  18. 

The  season  closed  July  7,  but  a  summer  term  began  July  16, 
with  Edward  Eddy  as  the  star.  The  company  was  Geo.  C.  Boniface, 
J.  B.  Howe,  G.  L.  Fox,  C.  K.  Fox,  J.  W.  Lingard,  Asa  Cushman, 
J.  Nunan,  Harry  Hotto,  Wm.  Marden,  J.  J.  McCloskey,  J.  Newman, 


Duke     .     .     . 

.     .     .   J.  W.  Lingard 

Desdemona     . 

.     .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Emelia  .     .     . 

.    Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway 

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Pierre  de  Renais      .     .     .     .    E.  Eddy 

Henricois G.  L.  Fox 

Louise  de  Renais      .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 


Mitchell,  Wright,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Mrs.  Henry,  Josephine  Henry, 
Fanny  Herring,  Lillie  Marden  (afterwards  Mrs.  Charles  Wilkinson) 
and  Minnie  Jackson.  Mr.  Eddy  remained  two  months,  during  which 
time  he  was  seen  in  a  round  of  his  favorite  characters.  He  played 
"  Macbeth  "  July  16,  and  Fanny  Herring  appeared  the  same  night 
as  Sally  Scraggs,  in  "  Sketches  in  India,"  and  Charles  K.  Fox  as 
Gregory  Thimblewell  in  "  State  Secrets."  July  30,  a  new  drama, 
"  The  Artisan  of  Lyons,"  was  produced,  with  this  cast : 

Catherine  de  Marley     .  Fanny  Herring 

Valazy J.  B.  Howe 

Count  De  Vandome      ...  J.  Nunan 

Aug.  24,  Lee's  tragedy  of  "  Alexander  the  Great,"  was  presented. 
The  principal  attractions  of  the  season  were  the  melodramas  for 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Geo.  C.  Boniface,  and  Mr.  Howe,  and  farces  and 
pantomime  for  G.  L.  and  C.  K.  Fox  and  Fanny  Herring.  "  The 
Cataract  of  the  Ganges"  was  acted  Jan.  5,  1861.  Spalding  & 
Rogers'  circus  troupe  was  added  to  the  programme  Jan.  7.  F.  S. 
Chanfrau  appeared  Jan.  21,  in  "  The  Mysteries  and  Miseries  of  New 
York."  Feb.  4,  the  pantomime, "  Harlequin  Jack,"  was  seen.  Prof. 
J.  H.  Anderson,  the  "  Wizard  of  the  North,"  acted  Rob  Roy  March  4. 
He  was  assisted  by  his  three  daughters  —  Eliza,  Flora,  and  Louisa 
Anderson.  "  The  Cock  of  the  Walk "  was  produced  March  1 1  ; 
"  Owlet,  or  the  Royal  Highwayman,"  March  18 ;  Cordelia  Howard  and 
her  parents  appeared  May  20,  in  "  Ten  Nights  in  a  Barroom." 
Chanfrau  returned  June  1 7,  as  Mose  in  "  A  Glance  at  New  York." 
Geo.  L.  Fox,  who  left  with  his  regiment  for  the  war,  April  22,  re- 
turned in  July,  and  again  appeared. 

There  was  no  material  change  of  any  kind  in  the  company  or  the 
staff  of  the  theatre  during  the  season  of  1861-62.  G.  L.  Fox  and 
J.  W.  Lingard  were  again  the  managers,  but  before  the  season 
closed  their  business  connections  were  dissolved.  The  opening 
night  was  July  15,  1861,  and  the  bill  consisted  of  "The  Pirates  of 
the  Savannah,"  "  Hunting  a  Turtle,"  and  a  tight-rope  dance  by  John 
Denier.  Aug.  12  C.  W.  Clarke  appeared,  and  during  an  engagement 
of  twelve  nights  played  in  the  dramas  of  "John  Paulding,"  "  Charlotte 
Temple,"  "  The  Lime  Kiln  Man,"  and  others,  supported  by  Mrs. 
W.  G.  Jones,  George  C.  Boniface,  J.  Nunan,  G .  A.  Lingard,  James 
Dunn,  G.  L.  Fox,  and  Fanny  Herring. 

Chas.  Gayler's  military  drama  "  Bull  Run,  or  the  Sacking  of  Fair- 
fax Court  House,"  was  presented  Aug.  15,  with  this  cast  : 


UNION 


Lieut.  G.  L.  Fox  of  the  8th,    C.  K.  Fox 
Hank  Bunlcer      .     .     Geo.  C.  Boniface 

Gen.  McDowell J.  Nunan 

Rolf  Ironsides     ....      G.  L.  Fox 

VOL.  n.  — 13 


Jupiter Geo.  Beane 

Col.  Corcoran     ....       Bradshaw 

Brownell Johnson 

Col.  Ellsworth     .     .     .     .    M.  B.  Pike 


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SECESSIONISTS 


Beauregard Ferden 

Gen.  Bunhatn      ....   W.  Harden 

Sergt.  Bigelow Wright 

Maj.  Ebleigh Pyne 


Col.  Tompkins Magrath 

Jackson Samuel 

Mrs.  Jackson  .     .     .      Miss  Hathaway 
Juno Louisa  Eldridge 


The  Eighth  Regiment  drum  corps  was  engaged  to  appear  in 
"  Bull  Run,"  which  had  an  uninterrupted  run  of  four  weeks,  and  was 
frequently  revived  during  the  season.  James  Dunn  appeared  Sept. 
30,  as  Frederick  in  "  No."  Oct.  7,  Mr.  Eddy  returned,  and  at  the 
close  of  his  engagement  with  Fox  &  Lingard,  leased  the  theatre  for 
six  nights,  during  which  he  played  "  Jack  Cade,"  "  Norman  Leslie," 
"  Robert  Macaire,"  "  Pizzaro,"  "  The  Happy  Man,"  and  other  char- 
acters. The  theatre  was  closed  from  Oct.  28  until  Nov.  2,  when  a 
spectacular  drama,  by  Charles  Gayler,  entitled  "  Hatteras  Inlet,  or 
Our  Naval  Victories,"  was  presented.  This  was  followed  by  "  Fast 
Women  of  Modern  Times,"  "  A  Sword  of  Honor,  or  a  Father's 
Legacy,"  and  "  Mary  Price." 

Dec.  9,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jas.  W.  Wallack,  Jr.  and  E.  L.  Davenport 
began  an  engagement  that  lasted  until  Dec.  21,  during  which  time 
they  played  in  "  Othello," —  Davenport  as  the  Moor,  Mr.  Wallack, 
lago;  Mrs.  Wallack,  Emilia,and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  IDesdemona,— 
"  Macbeth,"  "  Hamlet,"  and  "  Richard  III."  Dec.  13  they  appeared 
in  "  Julius  Caesar,"  with  Davenport  as  Brutus,  Wallack  as  Cassius, 
Boniface,  Marc  Antony,  and  Mrs.  Wallack  as  Portia.  "  Damon  and 
Pythias,"  "  Black  Eyed  Susan,"  "  William  Tell,"  "  Douglas,"  and 
"  Brutus,  or  the  Fall  of  Tarquin,"  were  also  played  during  this 
engagement. 

C.  W.  Clarke  appeared  Jan.  13,  1862,  as  Adolph  Hudson  in  "  The 
Last  Nail,  or  the  Drunkard's  Vision,"  when  Annie  Hathaway  acted 
Patty,  and  Louisa  Browne,  the  Dancing  Fairy.  Jan.  15  "The  Old 
Folks  at  Home"  was  presented.  Jan.  16  "  Eustache  Baudin,"  was 
seen,  with  C.  W.  Clarke  in  the  title  r61e.  Robert  Jones'  drama, 
"  Scotto,  or  the  Scout  and  the  Spy,"  was  first  acted  Jan.  20.  A  bene- 
fit was  tendered  to  Capt.  Robert  Johnston,  the  popular  actor,  Jan.  22, 
previous  to  his  return  to  the  seat  of  war.  The  programme  was  "  The 
Iron  Mask,"  R.  Johnston  as  Gaston ;  John  Mulligan  and  Andy  J. 
Leavitt  did  a  negro  sketch ;  the  drama  "  Rafaelle,"  and  the  farce  "  Rais- 
ing the  Wind."  "  The  Seven  Escapes  of  Adelaide  of  Dresden  "  was 
given  Jan.  27,  also  a  medley  duet  and  double  cracovienne  by  Geo.  L. 
Fox  and  Fanny  Herring  ;  followed  by  "  G.  L.  Fox  worried  by  Geo. 
Boniface."  « Dominique  the  Deserter,"  "  Cherry  and  Fair  Star," 
(first  time  in  this  theatre),  and  "  The  Seven  Escapes,"  formed  the 
bill  Feb.  i.  "  Mabel,  or  the  Child  of  the  Battle  Field,"  was  first 
seen  Feb.  4. 

Fox  and  Lingard  took  a  benefit  Feb.  5,  when  "Fox  Worried  by 


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Boniface,"  "Faint  Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady,"  "  Cherry  and  Fair 
Star,"  "Boots  at  the  Swan,"  and  "The  Young  Widow"  made  up 
the  programme.  Harry  Pearson  and  James  W.  Collier  appeared  in 
"  Boots  at  the  Swan,"  and  A.  H.  Davenport  and  Fanny  Browne  in 
"  The  Young  Widow."  Geo.  C.  Boniface  and  G.  L.  Fox  were  seen  as 
Robert  Macaire  and  Jacques  Strop.  Feb.  7  G.  L.  Fox  acted  Paddy 
Murphy  in  "  The  Happy  Man ;"  Feb.  17  "  The  Capture  of  Fort  Don- 
elson,"  by  Harry  Seymour,  was  played  for  the  first  time  Feb.  22. 
"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  was  revived  Feb.  26,  with  James  Lingard  as 
Uncle  Tom,  S.  Bradshaw  (first  time)  as  Tom  Loker,  Fanny  Herring 
as  Topsy,  Fanny  Beane  as  Eva,  G.  L.  Fox  as  Deacon  Perry,  and  C. 
K.  Fox  as  Gumption  Cute.  On  March  13,  the  burlesque,  "Co-lean 
Borne  "  was  produced  with  Fanny  Herring  as  Miles,  Nunan  as  Danny 
Mann,  G.  L.  Fox  as  Eily.  Fox  and  Lingard  dissolved  partnership 
March  22,  and  the  latter  gentleman  became  sole  lessee  of  the  house. 
Fox  acted  Solon  Shingle  in  "  The  People's  Lawyer,"  March  26,  and 
retired  March  29.  Sam  Ryan  and  Kate  Denin  Ryan  appeared  here 
March  31,  in  "The  Hidden  Hand,"  and  "The  New  Footman." 
"The  Fire  Raiser,  or  the  Prophet  of  the  Moor,"  was  first  acted 
April  5.  For  S.  Bradshaw's  benefit,  April  9,  George  Lingard 
appeared  as  Richard  in  "  Vision  of  the  Dead."  W.  Petrie  had  a 
benefit  April  11,  when  Edward  Lamb,  Harry  Seymour,  James  Dunn, 
J.  J.  Prior,  and  Rachel  Denvil  were  seen.  E.  Eddy  began  an 
engagement  April  14,  in  a  play  written  for  him  by  T.  B.  de  Walden, 
entitled  "The  Man  of  Destiny,"  which  had  this  cast : 

Joseph  Faveau E.  Eddy 

Anatole  Decoomer  ....  J.  Nunan 
Flageolet S.  Ryan 


Marie Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Diana Kate  Denin  Ryan 


"Faustus"  was  played  April  21,  with  Eddy  as  Mephistopheles. 
An  afternoon  and  evening  performance  took  place  April  25,  for  the 
benefit  of  James  W.  Lingard.  The  programme  was :  Afternoon  — 
"Cramond  Brig,"  Prof.  J.  H.  Anderson  as  Jock  Howieson,  and  Miss 
L.  S.  Anderson  as  Marion ;  accordeon  solo  by  Prof.  J.  Jacobs,  his 
first  appearance  in  seven  years ;  dance  by  Louisa  Browne,  ballad  by 
S.  C.  Campbell,  comic  song  by  Tony  Pastor ;  "  Faint  Heart  Never 
Won  Fair  Lady,"  Harry  Parson  as  Ruy  Gomez ;  song  by  James 
Dunn ;  negro  sketch,  "  Young  Scamps,"  by  Bob  Hart,  Lew  Sim- 
mons, and  Master  Tommy,  concluding  with  "The  Villagers."  In 
the  evening  the  bill  was,  "  La  Tour  De  Nesle,"  Eddy  as  Capt. 
Buridan,  Mrs.  Farren  as  Margaret  of  Burgundy;  dance  by  Fanny 
Beane,  song  by  Lillie  Eldridge,  the  nautical  drama,  "  Anchor  of 
Hope,"  Harry  Seymour  as  Topreef ;  Eph  Horn  with  his  Woman's 
Rights  lecture,  T.  J.  Peel,  jig,  accompanied  on  the  banjo  by  Frank 
Converse,  dance  by  Galetti  and  Mons.  Tophoff",  and  concluded  with 
"  The  Young  Widow."    Joseph  E.  Nagle  as   Mandeville,  Geo.  C. 


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Boniface  as  Splash,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior  as  Aurelia  and  Mrs.  J.  E.  Nagle 
as  Lucy.  On  May  10  Eddy  acted  Damon,  to  Boniface's  Pythias,  in 
"Damon  and  Pythias,"  Paddy  Murphy,  in  "The  Happy  Man," 
and  Casper  in  "  Der  Freischiitz."  N.  B.  Clarke's  original  drama 
"  Dare  Devii  Pete,  or  the  Death  of  Tecumseh  "  was  first  acted  May 
12,  with  Eddy  in  the  title  r61e ;  Geo.  C.  Boniface  was  Tecumseh,  and 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Kate  Lane.  May  14  Eddy  played  Claude  Mel- 
notte,  in  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  and  Looney  McTwolter,  in  "  The 
Army  Review  ;"  May  17  "Zanthe,"  and  "Jack  Sheppard  "  formed 
the  bill.  Louisa  Browne  danced  between  the  pieces.  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Farren  appeared  May  26,  as  did  Tommy  Peel  the  jig  dancer,  with 
Frank  B.  Converse  on  the  banjo. 

"  Coriolanus,"  was  first  seen  in  this  theatre  May  30,  with  Eddy  as 
Caius  Marcius  Coriolanus,  Geo.  Boniface  as  Tullus  Aufidius,  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Farren  as  Volumnia,  Mrs.  Howard  Rogers  as  Virgilia.  Mrs. 
Farren  as  Katharina,  to  Eddy's  Petruchio,  in  "  The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew."  Adah  Isaacs  Menken  began  an  engagement  June  9, 
assuming  nine  characters  in  "  The  Three  Fast  Women,  or  the 
Female  Robinson  Crusoes."  In  the  minstrel  scene  she  appeared  on 
the  "  bones  end ;  "  June  1 1  she  was  seen  in  "  Joan  of  Arc,"  and  "  The 
French  Spy;"  June  12  she  appeared  as  Sixteen  String  Jack,  and 
in  the  burlesque,  "Lola  Montez."  For  her  benefit,  June  13,  she 
acted  in  "  The  Whistler,  or  the  Fate  of  the  Lily  of  St.  Leonard's," 
as  Corinthian  Tom  in  "  Tom  and  Jerry,"  and  Polly  Crisp  in  "  An 
Unprotected  Female,"  in  which  she  sang  "  The  Captain  with  his 
Whiskers  "  and  several  French  and  Italian  songs,  in  the  tenor  and 
soprano  voice,  also  giving  her  imitations  of  Charlotte  Cushman, 
Mme.  Fabbri,  Edwin  Forrest,  and  Edwin  Booth.  On  June  14 
Menken  personated  five  characters  in  "  A  Day  in  Paris,"  and  acted 
Corinthian  Tom  in  "  Tom  and  Jerry ;  "  "  Mazeppa  "  was  produced  June 
16,  with  Menken  as  Mazeppa.  For  her  benefit,  June  20,  in  addition 
to  "  Mazeppa,"  she  appeared  in  the  fourth  act  of  "  The  Three  Fast 
Women,"  and  the  fifth  act  of  "  Richard  III,"  with  Harry  Seymour  as 
Richard,  on  horseback;  Menken  as  Richmond.  For  her  farewell 
benefit,  June  27,  she  was  seen  as  Mazeppa,  and  Jack  Sheppard,  on 
horseback.  Her  engagement  terminated  June  28,  when,  in  addition 
to  "  Mazeppa,"  "  The  Happy  Man "  was  played,  with  Thomas 
Donnelly  as  Paddy  Murphy.     The  season  closed  July  5. 

The  next  season  opened  with  N.  B.  Clarke  as  stage  manager,  and 
Harvey  Blessenherz  as  musical  director.  Edward  Eddy  presented 
July  14  "  The  Fighting  Brothers  of  Rome,"  and  "  The  Idiot  of  the 
Mountain ;  "  Thomas  L.  Donnelly  appeared  between  the  pieces,  and 
sang  Irish  songs.  For  Eddy's  benefit,  Aug.  i,  Edward  L.  Tilton 
played  Robert  Emmet  in  the  drama  of  that  name.  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Farren  was  seen  as  Margery,  and  John  T.  Raymond  as  Cousin  Joe, 
in  "  The  Rough  Diamond."     Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  L.'Davenport  appeared 


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Aug.  4  in  "  Hamlet,"  "  Othello  "  Aug.  5,  "  St.  Marc  "  Aug.  6,  7, 
"  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  Aug.  8,  when  Mrs.  Alford  appeared  as  Mme. 
Deschapelles,  and  in  "  Black  Eyed  Susan  ; "  Aug.  9  "  Richard  IH." 
Aug.  II,  12,  13.  "  The  Scalp  Hunters  "  was  produced  Aug.  14,  when 
Geo.  C  Boniface  acted  Jack  Sheppard  for  the  first  time;  Aug.  15, 
"  Damon  and  Pythias."  For  Lingard's  benefit,  Isabel  Cubas  and 
her  corps  de  ballet  apppeared  in  a  Spanish  ballet.  Edward  Lamb 
acted  Granby  Gag,  and  Mollie  Williams,  Jennie  Leatherlungs,  in 
"  Jenny  Lind  at  Last,"  Aug.  16. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  were  seen  Aug.  18,  in  "  Peep  o'  Day," 
for  the  first  time  in  New  York.  "  The  Sea  of  Ice  "  was  done  Sept. 
2.  Fanny  Denham  appeared  Sept.  6  as  Caroline  Morton  in  "  Our 
Gal."  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  given  Sept.  10  for  George  C. 
Ryer's  benefit,  when  he  acted  Uncle  Tom,  Lillie  Eldridge  being  the 
Topsy.  Menken  reappeared  Sept.  15  in  James  Pilgrim's  drama, 
"  The  Warrior  Shepherd,"  acting  a  shepherd  boy.  "  Eagle  Eye  " 
was  produced  Sept.  22,  with  Menken  as  Otahontas.  Harry  Pearson 
had  a  benefit  Sept.  29,  when  Mrs.  Cool  White  acted  Margery,  and 
Harry  Pearson  Cousin  Joe,  in  "  The  Rough  Diamond,"  followed  by 
the  quarrel  scene  from  "Julius  Caesar,"  Thos.  W.  Keene  as  Brutus 
and  E.  S.  Kean  as  Cassius. 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  took  her  benefit  Oct.  3,  and  presented  "  Outlaw 
of  the  Adriatic,  or  the  Female  Spy  and  the  Chief  of  the  Ten,"  fol- 
lowed by  Fanny  Beane  with  a  Highland  Fling,  and  a  comic  song  by 
Thomas  Donnelly,  after  which  came  the  minstrel  scene  from  the 
"  Three  Fast  Women,"  followed  by  "  The  Wizard  Skiff"  and  "  Jack 
Sheppard."  There  were  three  Jacks  during  the  piece.  In  the  first 
act,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones ;  second  act,  Fanny  Denham ;  third  act,  Geo. 
C.  Boniface.  The  performance  was  over  at  quarter  to  two  A.M. 
Oct.  6  the  Webb  Sisters  —  Emma  and  Ada  —  made  their  debut 
here,  Emma  appearing  as  Parthenia  in  "  Ingomar,"  and  Ada  in  the 
farce  "In  and  Out  of  Place,"  in  which  she  sustained  five  characters, 
sang  four  songs,  and  danced  a  jig.  "  Raymond  and  Agnes  "  was  the 
afterpiece.  Ada  Webb  retired  from  the  stage  several  years  ago, 
marrying  William  Conner,  who  was  once  proprietor  of  the  St. 
James  Hotel,  this  city.  Oct.  7  "  Orphan  of  Dowray,  or  the  Soldier's 
Trials,"  "  Actress  of  All  Work,"  and  "  Wizard  Skiff  "  were  acted ; 
Oct.  8  "  Bride  of  Lammermoor  "  was  presented,  with  Emma  Webb 
as  Lucy  Ashton,  "  The  Manager's  Daughter,"  followed  with  Ada 
in  five  characters,  and  the  farce  "  Milly ;  "  Oct.  9,  Emma  as  Juliana 
in  "  The  Honeymoon,"  Ada  in  "  In  and  Out  of  Place,"  and  the 
drama  entitled  "Incendiary;"  Oct.  10,  Emma  as  Smike,  in 
"Nicholas  Nickleby,"  to  G.  C.  Boniface's  Mantilini,  and  the  first 
appearance  of  Miss  M.  Clare  as  Kate  Nickleby.  Ada  Webb  acted 
Mrs.  Hardress  Cregan,  and  Thomas  Donnelly  Myles-na-Coppaleen, 
in  the  farce  of  "  The  Colleen  Bawn  ; "  Ada  Webb  also  played  six 


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characters  in  the  protean  farce,  "  A  Day  Too  Late."  "  The  Irish 
Doctor  "  was  the  closing  farce.  "  Kitty,  or  Out  of  the  Street,"  was  a 
drama  written  for  the  Webb  Sisters  by  Charles  Gayler,  and  acted 
for  the  first  time  Oct.  13.  "  Jocrisse  the  Juggler,"  with  Geo, 
Boniface  in  the  title  r61e,  and  "  The  Irish  Doctor  "  made  up  the 
programme.  Miss  E.  James,  danseuse,  made  her  d^but  Oct.  17  in 
a  national  medley  dance.  The  Webb  Sisters,  closed  Oct.  18,  when 
four  pieces  were  offered,  viz. :  the  protean  farce,  "  Four  in  One," 
with  Emma  in  four  characters ;  the  burletta,  "  Woman's  Whims," 
with  Ada  in  five  characters ;  "  The  Blacksmith  of  Antwerp ;  "  and 
the  nautical  drama  "  Ben  Bolt." 

Oct.  20,  the  oriental  spectacular  drama  entitled  "  The  Armorer  of 
Tyre "  was  produced,  with  Geo.  Boniface  as  Gio ;  the  burlesque, 
"  Beauty  and  the  Beast,"  followed,  with  Fanny  Denham  as  Beauty; 
and  "  The  Limerick  Boy  "  finished  the  bill.  The  performance  was 
over  at  half-past  twelve  o'clock.  Oct.  22  "  Walter  Brand,  or  the 
Mendicant  of  St.  Paul's  "  was  seen  here  for  the  first  time ;  Oct.  23 
"  The  Three  Guardsmen,"  was  presented,  with  Boniface  as  D'Arta- 
gnan.  Saturday  night,  Oct.  25,  there  were  four  pieces,  as  follows: 
the  three  act  drama  "  Nautical  Jack ;  "  Rosa  Cerito,  Parisian  dan- 
seuse ;  first  and  second  tableaux  of  "  The  Sea  of  Ice ;  "  Irish  songs, 
by  Thos.  L.  Donnelly;  "Robert  Macaire;"  and  the  comic  drama 
"One  Glass  More."  The  historical  drama,  written  expressly  for 
this  house  by  G.  L.  Aiken,  entitled  "  Claude  Duval,"  was  first  acted 
Oct.  27,  Boniface  as  Claude  Duval.  The  farce  of  "  Our  Girl "  was 
the  afterpiece,  in  which  Fanny  Denham  acted  Caroline  Morton  and 
sang  "  Annie  Laurie  "  and  "  My  Johnny  was  a  Shoemaker."  The 
melodrama,  "  The  Monk,  the  Mask,  and  the  Murderer  "  was  given 
in  addition  to  "  Claude  Duval  "  Nov.  3.  "  The  Idiot  of  the  Moun- 
tain "  and  the  French  drama  "  Halvei  the  Unknown  "  were  acted  for 
the  first  time  Nov.  5.  "  Zincali's  Revenge,"  "  The  Flying  Dutch- 
man," and  "  The  Irish  Tutor  "  were  played  Nov.  6.  Another  half- 
past  twelve  o'clock  bill  was  that  of  Nov.  7,  —  "  The  Sea  of  Ice,"  "  The 
French  Spy,"  and,  for  the  first  time  here,  "  The  Bath  Road."  A 
pictorial  advertising  curtain,  illustrating  all  professions  and  trades, 
was  shown  for  the  first  time  Nov.  7.  "  Blueskin,"  a  new  drama  by 
John  F.  Poole,  was  first  acted  Nov.  8.  Geo.  Boniface  played  Jack 
Sheppard ;  J.  W.  Lingard,  Blueskin;  J.  Nunan,  Jonathan  Wild; 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Edgeworth  Bess.  Nov.  10  Theodore  Edward 
Hook's  drama,  "  The  Hungarian  Chief,  or  the  Heroine  of  Mootgatz," 
was  given  in  addition  to  "  Blueskin."  "  The  Death  Plank,"  a  nautical 
drama  by  G.  A.  Somerset,  was  first  acted  Nov.  17.  Julia  Christine 
(afterwards  Mrs.  Harry  Miner)  commenced  an  engagement,  dancing 
between  the  pieces.  The  spectacular  drama,  "  The  Naiad  Queen," 
rewritten  by  Joseph  C.  Foster,  was  first  acted  Nov.  24,  and  cast  as 
follows : 


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Colman D.  Oakley 

Rodolph W.  Stanton 

Farcuas J.  Winter 

Grimalkine Page 

Baron Lanagan 

Lady  Una Mrs.  Boniface 

Flavia Louisa  Eldridge 

Cora  Shell Miss  Clare 


Count  Rupert ....   Geo.  Boniface 

Rinaldo T.  Donnelly 

Winkleman G.  Lingard 

Schnapps Geo.  Brooks 

Amphibio  ....  Hernandez  Foster 

Lurline Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Coraline     ....      Fanny  Denham 

Ibex Miss  Adair 

Bridget Miss  Hathaway 

"  Knights  of  the  Mist,  or  Jack  Sheppard  from  His  Cradle  to  His 
Grave,"  was  acted  Nov.  29.  John  F.  Poole's  dramatization,  "  The 
Scourge  of  Damascus,"  was  first  seen  Dec.  i.  Tony  Denier,  the 
inimitable  clown,  appeared  Dec.  8  in  Joseph  C.  Foster's  comic 
pantomime,  "  Harlequin  Jack  Sheppard,  or  All  Right,  My  Covey." 
It  was  cast  as  follows  :  Jack  Sheppard  (afterwards  Clown),  Tony 
Denier;  Jonathan  Wild  (afterwards  Sprite),  Hernandez  Foster; 
Thames  Darrell  (afterwards  Harlequin),  W.  Stanton;  Winny  Wood 
(afterwards  Columbine),  Julia  Christine ;  Joe  Blueskin  (afterwards 
Pantaloon),  George  Brooks. 

Anthony  (familiarly  known  as  Tony)  Denier  is  one  of  the  oldest 
living  representatives  of  the  pantomimic  art  in  America,  and  has 
been  connected  with  the  stage  in  an  active  and  managerial  capacity 
for  more  than  half  a  century.  Mr.  Denier  is  a  resident  of  Chicago, 
has  lived  in  that  city  since  1876,  and,  aside  from  his  profession,  is 
known  in  the  community  as  one  of  the  few  representatives  of  the 
stage  who  have  devoted  the  results  of  theatrical  enterprise  to  the 
substantial  growth  of  the  city.  Endowed  with  a  reputation  that  is 
national  in  his  peculiar  line,  he  also  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being 
one  of  the  richest  retired  actors  in  the  West,  and  his  varied  career 
leading  up  to  this  histrionic  and  business  success  possesses  many 
points  of  general  interest.  He  travelled  with  the  Ravel  company 
for  several  years,  and  in  1855  went  to  England,  and  for  two  years 
played  at  European  theatres.  Returning  to  America  in  186 1,  he  ap- 
peared in  a  star  part  at  the  Cremorne  Garden,  this  city.  At  the  Old 
Bowery  Theatre,  he  met  George  L.  Fox,  and  got  up  several  panto- 
mimes with  him.  He  then  went  to  Barnum's  Museum,  and  in  1866 
removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  a  year,  engaged  in  manag- 
ing the  spectacular  play  of  "  The  Black  Crook."  He  made  his  first 
appearance  in  Chicago  at  McVicker's  Theatre,  in  1867.  Returning 
to  this  city,  he  and  Mr.  Fox  constructed  the  great  novelty  of 
"Humpty  Dumpty,"  which  was  first  presented  at  the  Olympic 
Theatre,  on  March  10,  1868.  In  July  Mr.  Denier  went  to  Cleveland, 
and  with  John  Ellsler  organized  a  pantomime  company,  with  which 
he  travelled  two  years.  He  managed  various  enterprises  until  1876, 
took  "  Grimaldi "  on  the  road  for  two  years,  and,  later,  Charles  W. 
Ravel,  the  clown.  During  these  years  he  played  not  only  in  his  own 
specidties  of  pantomime,  but  also,  at  Albany,  under  his  own  man- 


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ageraent  of  the  Capital  Theatre,  took  part  in  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin," 
"  The  Octoroon,"  "  Rob  Roy,"  and  appeared  as  the  demon  and 
other  characters  in  spectacular  and  comic  representations.  After 
organizing  a  company  for  "Jack  and  Jill"  in  California,  in  1876, 
Mr.  Denier  went  to  Chicago  and  began  a  permanent  managerial 
career.  Here  he  formed  a  partnership  with  J.  H.  Haverly,  and  was 
manager  of  the  old  Adelphi  Theatre  for  one  year.  He  then  leased 
Wood's  Museum,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  October,  1877. 
He  purchased  a  residence  at  Englewood,  but  in  1876  returned  to 
Chicago,  and  for  three  years  managed  a  pantomime  combination 
with  George  H.  Adams,  the  clown.  When  that  engagement  ter- 
minated, Mr.  Denier  decided  to  take  up  a  permanent  residence  at 
Chicago,  and,  having  accumulated  a  fortune,  set  about  its  judicious 
investment.  His  shrewd  business  capacity  made  these  ventures 
exceedingly  profitable,  and  he  now  owns  nineteen  pieces  of  fine 
improved  property  and  a  large  amount  of  unimproved  real  estate  in 
that  city.  Tony  Denier  was  married  on  Jan.  24,  1861,  to  Mile. 
Auriol,  the  danseuse,  and  niece  of  the  noted  French  clown  of  that 
name.  Mrs.  Denier  died  in  Chicago,  June  6,  1899.  As  a  panto- 
mimist  Mr.  Denier  took  rank  with  any  in  the  country,  and  as  a 
gymnast  he  had  few  superiors. 

Wm.  McFarland  made  his  debut  at  this  theatre  in  "  The  Stran- 
ger "  Dec.  9,  it  being  his  first  appearance  in  New  York  in  eighteen 
years.  "  Robert  Emmet "  was  also  played,  with  Mr.  McFar- 
land in  the  title  r61e,  and  the  first  appearance  on  the  stage  of  a 
young  lady  billed  as  Mary  Curran,  also  occurred.  Wm.  McFarland 
was  found  dead  in  the  County  Jail  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Jan.  31, 
1888.  He  was  an  old  actor,  and  had  supported  Macready,  the  elder 
Booth,  Edwin  Adams,  and  Edwin  Forrest.  He  had  been  confined 
in  jail  for  intemperance.  N.  B.  Clarke  took  a  benefit  Dec.  20,  when 
five  plays  were  acted,  and  the  performance  was  over  at  12.15.  The 
entertainment  Was  as  follows :   "  The  Wraith  of  the  Lake,  or  Brownie 

of  the  Brig;  "  the  drama  "The  King,  the  D ,and  the  Deserter," 

followed  by  the  burlesque  of  "  Othello,"  by  Frank  Brower  and  Eph 
Horn,  scenes  from  "  Harlequin  Jack  Sheppard,"  and  the  farce 
"  The  Illustrious  Stranger."  "  Ivanhoe  "  was  acted  for  the  first 
time  here  Dec.  22.  Tony  Denier  reappeared  in  the  pantomime 
"Harlequin  Jack  Sheppard."  Tony  played  Jack  Sheppard,  and 
Julia  Christine,  Winny  Wood.  Dec.  3 1  Tony  Denier  produced  his 
Chinese  pantomime,  "Kim  Ka."  Jan.  6,  1863,  Mons.  Marzetti, 
Mme.  Marzetti,  and  Mons.  Tophoff  began  an  engagement  in  "Jocko, 
or  the  Brazihan  Ape."  Jan.  12  was  the  first  night  of  Harry  Sey- 
mour's dramatization  of  Hugo's  "  Les  Miserables,"  entitled  "  Jean 
Valjean,"  with  Geo.  C.  Boniface  in  the  title  r61e.  "The  Two 
Drovers"  and  "The  Dumb  Belle"  were  also  performed,  and  the 
performance  was  over  at  12.30.     Joseph  C.  Foster  took  his  benefit 


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Jan.  i6,  and  his  drama  of  "  Bob  Covey,  the  Newgate  Jester,  or  the 
Daring  Housebreaker  of  1798,"  was  seen  for  the  first  time,  cast  as 
follows : 


Norman  Fitzhazard 
Stephen  Stoneheart 
Dr.  Thurston  .     . 
Bob  Covey      .     . 
Robt.  Kidman 
Martin  Filewood  . 


G.  C.  Boniface 
M.  Lanagan 
.  D.  Oakley 
Geo.  Brooks 
.  P.  Connelly 
.      J.  Winter 


Tim  Meagles  ....  T.  Donnelly 
Miles  the  Beylock  .  Hernandez  Foster 
Dick  the  Tramper     .     .    Frank  Foster 

Drag J.  Nunan 

Eaton Wm.  Marden 

Emily     ....      Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 


Jan.  17  the  bill  offered  was  "  Bob  Covey,  or  Harlequin  Jack  Shep- 
pard,"  cast  as  follows : 


Industry      ....  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Knowledge  .     .     .    Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface 

Idleness Miss  Hathaway 

Ignorance    ....     Louisa  Eldridge 
Jack  Sheppard,  afterwards  Clown 

Tony  Denier 
Thames  Darrel,  afterwards  Har- 
lequin   W.  Stanton 

Joe  Blueskin,  afterwards  Panta- 
loon      Geo.  Brooks 


Jonathan  Wild,  afterwards  Sprite 

Hernandez  Foster 
Winny  Wood,  afterwards  Colum- 
bine      Julia  Christine 

Owen  Wood     ....      M.  Lanagan 
Sir  Roland  Trenchard    .     .  G.  Lingard 

Mendez J.  Winter 

Mrs.  Wood      ...      T.  L.  Donnelly 
Edgeworth  Bess  ....  Miss  Adair 


"  Olympia,  or  the  Brigands  of  Alrizi "  was  the  next  production, 
with  this  cast :  Olympia  Cigniani,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones ;  Spalatro,  J. 
Nunan ;  Salvator  Rosa,  W.  Marden ;  Corney  Brady,  T.  L.  Donnelly ; 
Tommaso,  P.  Connelly ;  Bianca,  Miss  Adair ;  and  Glanina,  Mrs.  Boni- 
face. This  was  followed  by  the  farce  "  Hide  and  Seek " :  Quake, 
Mr.  Lanagan ;  Simon,  George  Brooks ;  Charles,  J.  Winter ;  Rose, 
Miss  Hathaway;  Lucretia,  Mrs.  Boniface;  Sophia,  Miss  Denham. 
The  engagement  of  Geo.  C.  Boniface  for  three  years  at  this  house, 
as  leading  man,  terminated  with  a  complimentary  benefit  Jan.  24, 
when  the  following  bill  was  presented :  the  four  act  play,  "  Retribu- 
tion; "  the  petite  comedy,  "  Married  Rake  ; "  dance  by  Julia  Chris- 
tine; first  act  of  "Robert  Macaire;"  and  the  comic  drama  "The 
Sky  Rocket." 

Edward  Eddy  began  an  engagement  Jan.  26,  1863,  as  Myles-na- 
Coppaleen,  in  "  The  Colleen  Bawn,"  with  Fanny  Denham  as  Anne 
Chute  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Eily  O'Connor.  The  burletta  by 
John  F.  Poole,  called  "  The  Twenty-seventh  Street  Ghost,"  was  also 
acted  for  the  first  time.  Frank  Brower,  the  old  minstrel  performer, 
had  a  benefit  Jan.  30,  when  the  programme  consisted  of  "  The  Col- 
leen Bawn,"  an  olio  by  Dan  Bryant,  Little  Mack,  RoUin  Howard,  G. 
W.  H.  Griffin,  and  W.  W.  Newcomb,  followed  by  the  negro  extrav- 
aganza, "  The  Virginny  Mummy,"  with  Frank  Brower  as  Ginger  Blue, 
and  "  The  Twenty-seventh  Street  Gho^t."  "  The  Last  Days  of  Pom- 
peii "  was  produced  Feb.  7,  with  Mr.  Eddy  as  Arbaces.     Mr.  Eddy 


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closed  Feb.  14,  1863,  with  "Pizarro,  or  the  Death  of  Rolla,"  cast 
thus: 


Rolla E.  Eddy 

Pizarro J.  Nunan 

Alonzo W.  Harden 

Cora Miss  Hathaway 

Elvira     ....     Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 


Atalba N.  B.  Clarke 

Blind  Man D.  Oakley 

Boy Lillie  Eldridge 

High  Priest      ....       G.  Lingard 


The  nautical  drama  "  Paul  Jones  "  followed,  with  this  cast : 


Griffith Geo.  Lingard 

Kate  Plowden  .  .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Cecelia  ....  Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface 
Irish  Woman   .     .     .    Thos.  Donnelly 


Long  Tom  Coffin  ....      E.  Eddy 

The  Pilot J.  Nunan 

Barnstable Marden 

Sergt.  Drill Geo.  Brooks 

Col.  Hervaro     .     .     .     .     M.  Lanagan 

This  was  succeeded  by  "The  Happy  Man,"  Eddy  as  Paddy 
Murphy,  with  the  songs,  "The  True  Born  Irishman,"  and  "The 
Bold  Soldier  Boy ;  "  and  "  Warlock  of  the  Glen,"  with  Fanny  Beane 
as  Adelbert,  finished  the  night's  bill.  Geo.  C.  Boniface  reappeared 
Feb.  16,  in  "  The  Idiot  of  the  Mountain  "  and  "  Yankee  Jack,"  and 
Tony  Denier  acted  in  the  pantomime,  "  Kim  Ka." 

Tony  Denier  took  a  benefit  Feb.  27,  when  he  offered :  "  Hand- 
some Jack ;  "  trapeze  act  by  the  Delevanta  Brothers ;  "  Michael  Earle, 
the  Maniac  Lover,"  with  Wm.  McFarland  as  the  hero ;  James  Mel- 
ville and  his  children  in  acrobatic  performances ;  "  The  Magic  Flute," 
Tony  as  the  Clown ;  after  which  came  the  carnival  scene  from  "  Gus- 
tavus  III."  and  the  drama  "  Sky  Rockets."  "  Pauvrette  "  was  first 
seen  here  Feb.  28,  with  Boniface  as  Bernard.  John  F.  Poole  took  a 
benefit  March  6,  when  he  offered  a  bill  which  began  with  "  East 
Lynne ;  "  Charley  White  and  Thos.  G.  Riggs  in  the  sketch  "  Pilgrim 
Fathers ;  "  H.  W.  Penny,  the  gymnast ;  trial  scene  from  "  The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice ;  "  followed  by  an  olio  introducing  Frances  Le  Roy 
in  a  medley,  Tony  Denier  with  a  comic  dance  on  stilts,  Thomas 
Donnelly,  comic  songs,  Charles  Gardner,  song  and  dance;  "Hop 
Lite  Loo,"  the  Foster  Brothers,  acrobatic  act,  Chas.  E.  Dobson, 
banjo  solo,  and  Caroline  Edgal  in  a  dance,  followed  by  the  farce, 
"  The  Dry  Goods  Clerks,"  Master  Gibbs  in  a  song  and  dance,  the 
protean  farce  "  In  and  Out  of  Place,"  with  Fanny  Denham  in  five 
characters,  and  finished  with  "  No  Irish  Need  Apply."  James  W.  Lin- 
gard, for  his  benefit,  March  13,  presented  "  Laugh  When  You  Can," 
"  The  Colleen  Bawn,"  "  Binks  the  Bagman,"  "  Der  Freischutz,"  and 
an  olio  by  Frank  Brower,  Cool  White,  J.  W.  Glenn,  Charley  Fox,  C. 
Henry,  and  Nelse  Seymour  of  Wood's  minstrels.  "  The  Chevalier  de 
Maison  Rouge,  or  the  Man  of  the  Red  Mansion,"  was  played  March 
18.  Edward  Eddy  played  Damon  in  "Damon  and  Pythias,"  for 
Geo.  Lingard's  benefit,  March  31.  Fanny  Denham  had  her  benefit 
April  3,  when  the  following  was  offered :  "The  Greek's  Revenge," 
dance  by   Little  Amelia,   the   farce  of  Jenny  Lind,  fiutina  .solo  by 


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R.  E.  Clarke  of  Buckley's  serenaders,  "  The  Dumb  Girl  of  Genoa," 
J.  H.  Budworth  in  negro  acts,  "  B  B,  or  the  Benicia  Boy,"  and  "  Jack 
Sheppard,"  with  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Fanny  Denham,  and  Miss  Hath- 
away as  Jack  Sheppard  (one  act  each).  "Satanus,  or  the  Spirit  of 
Beauty,"  by  Sterling  Coyne,  acted  in  Paris  under  the  title  of  "  La 
Diable  Amoureux,"  was  first  seen  here  April  6;  also  "Delicate 
Ground,"  Helen  Osgood  making  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage 
in  the  latter  piece  as  Pauline.  E.  Eddy  commenced  April  27  in  the 
drama,  "The  Police  Spy."  "The  Star  Spangled  Banner,  or  the 
Yankee  Tar  and  Benevolent  Jew,"  was  first  acted  April  30. 
"  Rienzi "  was  produced  here  May  5 ,  with  this  cast : 


Cola  de  Rienzi E.  Eddy 

Randulto Stone 

Luigi Geo.  Brooks 

Stephen  Colonna      ...       J.  Winter 

Stephanello G.  Lingard 

Nina Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Sir  Walter J.  Nunan 


Benedette      .    .     .       Louisa  Eldridge 
Cecco  del  Veechie  .     .      N.  B.  Clarke 

Angelo Mrs.  Marden 

Irene Mrs.  Boniface 

Adrian W.  Marden 

John D.  Oakley 

Teresa Miss  Hathaway 


Eddy  acted  Charles  de  Moor  in  "The  Robbers,"  and  Ben  Bow- 
ling in  "  Ben  the  Boatswain  "  May  9.  "  La  Tour  de  Nesle "  was 
given,  with  the  "Cribb"  scene  from  "Tom  and  Jerry,"  May  11,  in 
which  Joe  Coburn  gave  an  exhibition  of  the  "  manly  art  of  self-defence." 
"  Richard  III."  was  played  May  23,  with  Eddy  as  Richard,  Geo.  Bon- 
iface as  Richmond,  and  Kate  Newton  as  Lady  Anne.  "  Monte 
Cristo  "  was  presented  May  25,  with  Eddy  as  Edmund  Dantes ;  May 
27  "  The  Three  Guardsmen,"  Eddy  as  Athos ;  May  29  "  Jean  Remy." 
"The  Duke's  Signal,  or  the  Hunchback  of  Paris"  ("The  Duke's 
Motto"),  for  the  first  time  in  America,  June  i,  with  Boniface  as 
Lagardere,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Blanche  de  Caylus,  Kate  Newton 
as  Pepita,  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface  as  Blanche  de  Nevers.  A.  M. 
Hernandez,  Lizzie  Whelply,  Mons.  Franklin,  and  Hugh  Clarke  ap- 
peared June  S,  for  the  benefit  of  R.  S.  Smith,  the  scenic  artist. 
"O'Neal  the  Great"  was  played  June  13.  N.  B.  Clarke  took  his 
benefit  June  26,  and  among  the  volunteers  were  Edward  Eddy,  Tony 
Pastor,  A.  H.  Davenport,  Geo.  W.  Thompson,  Mickey  Warren  the 
jig  dancer,  J.  M.  Smith  the  bone  player,  and  G.  W.  Fleming,  banjoist. 
"The  Colleen  Bawn,"  "The  Young  Widow,"  "King  and  Free 
Booter,"  and  "  La  Zingara  "   were  acted.     The  season  closed  July  4. 

A  summer  season  opened  July  6  with  Campbell's  minstrels.  Ned 
Davis,  Johnny  Booker,  and  Geo.  Gray  were  in  the  company.  M.  C. 
Campbell  took  a  benefit  July  24,  when  J.  E.  Greene  made  his  first 
appearance  in  this  city,  and  sang  "  The  Mocking  Bird  "  song. 

The  next  season,  of  1863-64,  began  Aug.  i.  J.  W.  Lingard  con- 
tinued in  the  management,  N.  B.  Clarke  being  stage  manager.  The 
company  included  Geo.  C.  Boniface,  W.  Marden,  J.  Nunan,  Geo. 
Lingard,  George  Beane,  George  Brooks,  Andrew  Glassford,  Mrs. 


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W.  G.  Jones,  Kate  Newton,  and  Emma  Gardiner.  The  opening  stars 
were  E.  Eddy  and  Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren,  who  appeared  in  "  Brutus,  or 
the  Fall  of  Tarquin,"  Eddy  as  Brutus,  and  Mrs.  Farren  as  Tullia ; 
Aug.  3, 4,  "  Macbeth ;  "  Aug.  7,  "  Bertram ;  "  Aug.  11, 12,  "  Faustus;" 
Aug.  13,  "  Last  Days  of  Pompeii;  "  Aug.  14,  "  Hamlet,"  Eddy  as  the 
Dane,  Kate  Newton  as  Ophelia;  Aug.  15,  "  Richard  III.,"  Mrs.  Far- 
ren as  the  Queen,  Eddy  as  Richard.  Aug.  17,  "The  Temple  of 
Death "  was  produced  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  the  ghost 
illusion.  "  Macbeth "  was  given  Aug.  22.  Monk  Lewis'  super- 
natural drama,  "  The  Spectre,"  was  acted  Aug.  26,  with  the  ghost 
illusion.  Aug.  27  "  Hamlet "  was  done,  with  the  illusion  in  ghost 
scenes.  Aug.  29  "  Vampire,  or  the  Ghost  of  the  Flood,"  another 
ghost  drama,  was  seen,  and  Aug.  31  came  another  ghost  drama, 
"  Glencoe,  or  the  Ghost  of  the  Highlands."  Sept.  4,  for  Mr.  Eddy's 
benefit,  twenty  ghosts  were  introduced  in  the  tableaux  of  "The 
Corsican  Brothers."  "Guy  Fawkes"  was  done  Sept.  7,  8.  For 
Lingard's  benefit,  Sept.  11,  "The  Carpenter  of  Rouen,"  "The  Jolly 
Cobbler,"  "  Robert  Macaire,"  "  Love  and  Crockery,"  and  "  The 
Bedouin  Arabs"  constituted  the  entertainment. 

Shakespeare's  "  Tempest "  was  acted  Sept.  14,  when  all  the  char- 
acters but  Prospero  were  given  with  the  ghost  effect.  E.  Eddy 
played  Caliban  for  the  first  time,  Boniface  was  Prospero,  Kate  Denin 
was  Ariel.  Sept.  21  another  ghost  drama,  entitled  "The  Night 
Demon,  or  the  Dream  Spectre,"  was  played  for  the  first  time  in 
America.  Mons.  Verrecke,  the  trapeze  performer,  made  his  debut 
here  on  this  occasion.  Sept.  25  "The  Wizard  Priest,"  a  ghost 
drama,  was  seen.  "  The  Devil  in  the  Bowery "  was  the  title  of  a 
local  ghost  drama  by  John  F.  Poole,  acted  Sept.  28.  A  benefit  was 
given  to  Thomas  Hyer,  the  champion  pugilist,  Oct.  7,  when  Dan 
Bryant  gave  his  stump  speech,  "  Dat  's  What 's  de  Matter."  "  The 
North  Pole  "  and  "  The  Devil  in  the  Bowery  "  were  also  acted.  "  Eva, 
the  Irish  Princess,"  was  played  for  the  first  time  Oct.  12.  Charles 
Collins,  the  comic  singer,  appeared  in  his  act  entitled  "  The  Cure," 
and  did  a  clog  dance  Oct.  16.  For  his  benefit,  Oct.  30,  Boniface 
acted  Mose  in  "A  Glance  at  New  York"  for  the  first  time.  That 
same  night  he  played  The  Stranger,  Vapid,  in  "  The  Dramatist," 
and  Paddy  Murphy  in  "The  Happy  Man."  Jackson  Haines,  the 
skater,  appeared  here  Oct.  26,  also  at  Christy's  Minstrel  Hall  the 
same  night.  Oct.  31,  first  time  in  America,  the  new  drama  by  Ed- 
ward Sterling,  "  The  Jew  of  Southwark,  or  the  Mendicant's  Son." 
This  was  followed  by  "The  Flying  Dutchman,"  and  Emma  Gardiner 
did  a  dance  between  the  pieces.  John  F.  Poole's  drama,  "  The  Soap 
Fat  Man,"  was  given  Nov.  7,  with  "The  Angel  of  the  Attic,"  "The 
Knights  of  the  Mist,"  and  "  Robbers  of  the  Heath."  Leo  Hudson 
made  her  first  appearance  in  this  city  Nov.  9  in  "  Mazeppa,"  with 
this  cast : 


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The  Castellan Seabert 

Count  Premislaus     .     .     .   W.  Harden 

ReedzlofF D.  Oakley 

Drolinsko Geo.  Brooks 

Mazeppa Leo  Hudson 

Thamar Geo.  Lingard 


Zemba P.  Connelly 

Olinska      ....    Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Agatha      ....      Louisa  Eldridge 

Zemila Kate  Newton 

Abder  Kahn  ....       N.  B.  Clarke 
Oneiza       .     .     .     Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface 


For  N.  B.  Clarke's  benefit,  Nov.  17,  in  addition  to  "Mazeppa" 
(for  the  first  time  in  New  York),  "  The  New  York  Pilot  of  1792,"  was 
presented.  Leo  Hudson  took  her  benefit  Nov.  20,  when  "  Mazeppa," 
"  Warlock  of  the  Glen,"  "  My  Fellow  Clerk,"  and  an  olio  made  up  the 
bill.  For  the  week  commencing  Nov.  23,  in  addition  to  Leo  Hudson, 
Edwin  Blanchard  and  his  trained  dogs.  Carlo  and  Bruin,  appeared 
in  "The  Rover  and  His  Dog."  Blanchard  had  just  returned  from 
Europe  after  an  absence  of  five  years.  Leo  Hudson,  for  her  benefit, 
Nov.  27,  acted  "  Jack  Sheppard  "  and  "  The  French  Spy ;  "  Blanch- 
ard appeared  in  "  The  Rover  and  His  Dog,"  and  Fred  Lubin,  the 
magician,  gave  his  entertainment.  Mr.  Lubin  retired  from  the  pro- 
fession many  years  ago,  and  managed  Clarendon  Hall,  this  city. 
He  died  in  this  city  March  3,  1900.  "  The  Carrier  and  His  Dog " 
and  "  Rookwood  "  were  given  Nov.  30.  Dec.  4  Leo  Hudson  acted 
Narramattah  in  "  Wept  of  the  Wish- ton-Wish,"  and  Geo.  Davenport 
made  his  first  appearance  here,  as  Content  Heathcote.  Mr.  Blanchard 
continued  the  star  the  following  week,  and  appeared  in  "  The  Dumb 
Boy,  or  the  Dogs  of  the  Ferry,"  "  The  Carrier  and  his  Dog,"  and 
"  Felon's  Death."  "  Dog  of  the  Old  Stone  Cross,  or  the  Vision  of 
Death  "  was  played  for  the  first  time  Dec.  14.  "  Paul  Clifford  "  was 
also  acted,  with  Geo.  Boniface  as  the  hero.  For  Blanchard's  benefit, 
Dec.  18,  there  were  given :  "  Dumb  Man  of  Manchester,"  "  Richard 
Cceur  De  Leon,"  "  Tom  and  Jerry,"  a  dance  by  Miss  Gardiner  and 
J.  M.  Smith,  and  Wm.  Adams  did  a  banjo  and  bone  solo.  The  pan- 
tomime "  Harlequin  Almighty  Dollar,  or  the  Coins  of  America," 
was  seen  Dec.  21,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Dec.  28,  "The 
Surgeon  of  Paris,  or  the  Queen  and  Mask,"  "  Idiot  of  the  Shannon, 
or  The  Harper  and  His  Dog,"  and  "  The  Sky  Rockets,"  were  given. 
Boniface  acted  Mose  in  "A  Glance  at  New  York,"  Jan.  i,  1864,  for 
the  matinee,  and  at  night  the  bill  was  "  The  Devil  in  the  Bowery," 
"  Valentine  and  Orson,"  the  local  drama  "  Scamps  of  New  York," 
and  "  A  Balloon  Ascension."  Kate  Fisher  appeared  in  "  Mazeppa  " 
Jan.  4,  and  Blanchard  entered  upon  the  seventh  week  of  his  engage- 
ment, acting  for  the  first  time  "  The  Dumb  Boy."  Kate  Fisher  took 
her  benefit  Jan.  15,  on  which  occasion  Yankee  Robinson  made  his 
first  appearance  in  this  city  as  Darius  Dutton  in  "  The  Unionist's 
Daughter,  or  Life  in  the  Border  States."  Kate  Fisher  is  at  present 
living  at  Bath  Beach,  L.  I.,  having  retired  from  the  profession  some 
years  ago.  She  is  the  wife  of  John  G.  Magle.  She  was  born  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  April  16,  1840,  and  had  been  on  the  stage  since  1852, 


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having  made  her  d^but  Oct.  6,  as  a  danseuse,  at  Burton's  Chambers 
Street  Theatre.     Her  first  husband  was  Gaines  Clark. 

"  Cato,  or  a  Slave's  Revenge  and  the  Dog  of  the  Plantation," 
was  acted  Jan.  18  (for  the  first  time  in  America),  with  "  Mazeppa." 
Kate  Fisher  commenced  her  fifth  week  Feb.  i,  with  "  Rookwood," 
and  Blanchard  his  sixty-first  night,  in  "  The  Shipwrecked  Mariner." 
The  afterpiece  was  "  The  Three  Fast  Men,  or  the  Female  Robinson 
Crusoes,"  in  which  Kate  Fisher  assumed  eight  characters.  J.  W. 
Lingard  had  a  benefit  Feb.  5,  prior  to  his  departure  for  Europe,  and 
the  attraction  presented  consisted  of  "  Rookwood,"  Campbell's 
minstrels  in  an  olio  by  Eddy  Hughes,  Frank  Gerard,  Ned  Davis, 
Johnny  Booker,  J.  H.  Whiting,  E.  Glover,  and  Mert  Sexton,  the  drama 
of  "  Blueskin,"  Donovan  and  Charles  A.  Madigan  in  an  acrobatic 
act,  and  "The  Three  Fast  Men."  The  curtain  dropped  at  one 
o'clock.  Wm.  B.  English's  drama,  "  Mike  Martin,  the  Terror  of  the 
Highway,"  was  given  Feb.  8,  with  Kate  Fisher  as  Mike  Martin; 
Feb.  15  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man"  was  produced,  with  Edward 
Eddy  as  Bob  Brierly,  G.  C.  Boniface  as  Hawkshaw,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
as  May  Edwards,  George  Brooks  as  Green  Jones,  Kate  Newton  as 
Sam  Willoughby,  Wm.  Marden  as  Dalton,  Annie  Hathaway  as 
Emily  St.  Evremond,  Andy  Glassford  as  Melter  Moss,  and  Louisa 
Eldridge  as  Mrs,  Willoughby.  Edwin  Blanchard's  engagement  came 
to  a  close  Feb.  17.  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man"  kept  the  stage 
until  March  3,  when  "  The  Colleen  Bawn  "  was  revived,  with  this  cast : 


Myles-na-Coppaleen     .     .     .    E.  Eddy 
Hardress  Cregan     .     .     .    W.  Marden 

Corrigan A.  Glassford 

Hyland  Creagh  ....        J.  Winter 
Mrs.  Cregan      .     .        Miss  Hathaway 

Kyrle  Daly G.  Lingard 

Ducie  Blennerhasset    .         Miss  Bowes 


Eily  O'Connor   .         Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Sheelah Louisa  Eldridge 

Father  Tom Geo.  Brooks 

Danny  Mann      ....      D.  Nourse 

Dennis P.  Connelly 

Bertie Seabert 

Anne  Chute   ....      Kate  Newton 


Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  sang  "  The  Cruiskeen  Lawn,"  and  "  The  Pretty 
Maid  Milking  her  Cow."  "  The  Police  Spy "  was  acted  March  7. 
It  was  written  expressly  for  Edward  Eddy.  March  18  Eddy  played 
Rip  Van  Winkle,  and  Capt.  Buridan  in  "  La  Tour  de  Nesle,"  for 
his  benefit.  "  Jerry  Ledrew,  or  the  American  Jack  Sheppard,"  was 
the  title  of  a  drama  by  John  F.  Poole,  first  acted  March  28.  It  was 
cast  as  follows : 


PART  FIRST.     PARIS  1761.  — PROLOGUE. 

Jerry  Ledrew,  a  highwayman  of  Paris Geo.  Boniface 

Keggs,  his  companion Geo.  Brooks 

Rupert  Northdale D  Nourse 

Welton F.  Evans 

Gabrielle  Bertin,  the  Deserted       Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 


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ScENE — New  York. 


AMERICA,  1796. 


Jack  Keggs  .  . 
Van  Driecks  .  . 
Francis  Darrand . 
Florence  .  .  . 
Jack  Sheppard    . 


.  Geo.  Brooks 
G.  Davenport 
.  Jos.  Winter 
Mrs.  Boniface 
Gec.Boniface 


Capt.  Rupert      .     .     .     .     D.  Nourse 

Skinner A.  Glassford 

Spight F.  Evans 

Gabrielle    ....  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Mrs.  Van  Driecks    .     Louisa  Eldridge 


Marie  Zoe,  "  The  Cuban  Sylph,"  began  an  engagement  here  April 
4  in  "  The  French  Spy."  The  oriental  tale  of  enchantment  entitled 
"  Thalaba  the  Destroyer,  or  the  Burning  Sword  of  Hodeisa,"  was 
given  here  the  same  night.  For  Geo.  C.  Boniface's  benefit,  April  8, 
the  bill  was :  "  The  Iron  Chest,"  Boniface  as  Sir  Edward  Mortimer ; 
the  "  Flying  Dutchman,"  Zoe  as  Vanderdecken ;  the  nautical  drama 
"Jack's  the  Lad,"  Boniface  as  the  noble  tar;  Sailors'  Hornpipe  by 
Katie  Glassford ;  and  the  farce  "  Hibernian,"  with  G.  C.  Davenport 
as  Dennis  Murphy.  The  performance  was  over  at  ten  minutes  past 
one.  "  Cudjo  Cave,"  a  drama  by  John  F.  Poole,  was  seen  April  11. 
The  three  hundredth  anniversary  of  Shakespeare's  birth,  April  23, 
1864,  was  observed  by  a  benefit  for  the  American  Dramatic  Fund  Asso- 
ciation. "  The  Sea  of  Ice  "  was  presented  April  27,  with  Geo.  Bon- 
iface as  Marquis  del  Monte,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Ogarita.  Kate 
Vance  appeared  May  2,  in  "  Mazeppa."  For  John  F.  Poole's  benefit, 
May  6,  Kittie  Fyffe  (wife  of  Charles  J.  Fyffe)  made  her  debut  here 
as  Nancy  Strap,  in  "A  Pleasant  Neighbor."  "  Rookwood  "  was 
played  May  9,  with  Kate  Vance  as  Dick  Turpin.  For  James  Clute's 
benefit.  May  20,  Kaite  Vance  appeared  in  "  The  Three  Fast  Men." 
"Tom  and  Jerry"  was  also  acted,  and  John  Heenan,  the  pugilist. 
Prof.  Whitney,  and  Millage  Cornell  appeared  in  the  "  Cribb  "  scene, 
in  a  display  of  the  art  of  self-defence.  "  Heme  the  Hunter  "  was 
acted  May  23,  with  Kate  Vance  as  Heme. 

N.  B.  Clarke  took  his  benefit  May  24,  1864,  when  "Barney  the 
Baron,"  Barney  Williams  in  the  title  r61e ;  "  Happy  Man,"  Barney 
Williams  as  Paddy  Murphy ;  Frank  Brower,  in  his  "  Happy  Uncle 
Tom"  act,  accompanied  on  the  banjo  by  W.  S.  Budworth;  the 
French  drama  "  Duel  in  the  Snow ;  "  and  "  The  Lost  Son  "  formed 
the  bill.  Edwin  Blanchard  reappeared  May  30,  with  his  dog,  in 
"  The  Forest  of  Bondy."  A  benefit  was  given  to  Samuel  P.  Mills 
June  3,  when  "  The  Cattle  Stealers,"  Aynsley  Cook  in  a  ballad, "  Will 
Watch,  or  the  Black  Phantom  of  the  ClifF,"  Masters  Goodwin  and 
Collins  in  a  clog  dance,  the  drama  of  the  "  Toodles,"  with  Edward 
Lamb  as  Toodles,  scenes  from  "  The  Lady  of  the  Lake,"  by  Frank 
Evans  and  T.  W.  Keene,  and  the  farce  "  Your  Life 's  in  Danger," 
made  up  the  programme. 

Edward  Eddy  returned  here  June  6,  as  Badger  in  "  The  Poor  of 
New  York."     "  The  Old  House  on  the  Bridge  "  was  seen  for  the  first 


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time  June  20.  "  Calderoni "  was  also  acted,  with  Geo.  W.  Thompson 
(first  appearance)  in  the  leading  character.  George  Boniface  and 
Kate  Newton  took  a  benefit  June  21,  when  "  Laugh  When  You  Can," 
Boniface  as  Geo.  Gossamer ;  recitation  of  "  Shamus  O'Brien,"  by 
James  M.  Ward ;  "  Toodles,"  with  Edward  Lamb  in  the  title  r61e ; 
a  song  by  Marie  Boniface ;  Frank  Brower  and  Cool  White  in  a  negro 
act ;  Kate  Newton  as  the  French  spy,  for  the  first  time,  "  Dolly  " 
Davenport  as  Col.  Bernelle ;  and  the  farce  "  The  Irish  Doctor  "  were 
offered.  James  Lingard  had  another  benefit  June  28,  with  Eddy, 
as  Capt.  O'Brallahan  in  the  "Irish  Dragoon;"  Bryant's  minstrels  in 
a  first  part;  "  The  Married  Rake;"  Tony  Pastor  with  comic  songs; 
Charles  E.  Collins,  "  The  Cure ;"  "  Slasher  and  Crasher ;"  and  "  All 
the  World 's  a  Stage "  made  up  the  bill.  It  was  over  at  half-past 
twelve.  "The  Cataract  of  the  Ganges"  was  presented  July  11,  with 
Kate  Fisher  as  Zamine,  Kittie  Fyffe  as  Ubra,  and  Geo.  W.  Thomp- 
son as  Mokarra. 

J.  Burdette  Howe  appeared  July  18  as  Phidias  in  "The  Marble 
Heart."  This  was  followed  by  "Ella  Rosenberg,"  and  "Young 
America;"  July  20  "Wallace,  the  Hero  of  Scotland,"  and  "Black 
Eyed  Susan,"  formed  the  bill,  with  Howe  as  Wallace  and  William 
in  the  latter  drama.  July  21  "Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  "Tom 
Cringle's  Log  House,"  and  "  The  Artful  Dodger,"  were  given ;  July 
22,  "  Vision  of  the  Dead ;"  July  23,  "  The  New  York  Fireman,"  with 
Howe  as  Frederick  Jerome.  Aug.  i,  for  the  first  time  in  America, 
was  seen  "  Such  is  Life,  or  a  Glance  at  the  Times."  Frank  Brower 
had  a  benefit  Aug.  3,  when  the  nautical  drama  "  My  Poll  and  ray 
Partner  Joe;"  the  burlesque  "Mazeppa,  or  the  Untamed  Rocking 
Horse,"  Frank  Drew  as  Mazeppa,  Robert  H.  Craig  as  Abder  Kahn ; 
Mabel  Giffert  in  a  dance ;  Henry  Lockwood  Glenn,  and  Schwicardi, 
of  Wood's  minstrels,  in  "  Come  Where  my  Love  Lies  Dreaming;" 
Cool  White  and  Frank  Brower  in  a  negro  act  and  "  The  Dumb  Girl 
of  Genoa,"  with  Frank  Mordaunt  as  Strapado ;  and  La  Belle  Oceana 
as  Julietta,  formed  the  programme,  which  closed  at  half-past  twelve. 
The  season  ended  Aug.  6,  with  "  The  Reprobate's  Son,"  "  Don 
Caesar  de  Bazan,"  "The  Pirate's  Legacy,"  and  "The  Mogul  Tale." 

Annie  Hathaway  made  her  last  appearance  on  the  New  York  stage 
with  the  close  of  this  season.  She  was  married  to  Harvey  Blessenherz, 
leader  of  the  orchestra  of  the  theatre,  and  from  this  city  she  went 
West,  and  died  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Feb.  2,  1894. 

J.  W.  Lingard  had  many  important  improvements  effected  in  this 
theatre  during  the  summer  recess.  N.  B.  Clarke  was  stage  manager, 
and  among  the  members  of  the  company  were :  J.  B.  Howe,  George 
Brooks,  Geo.  W.  Thompson,  Geo.  Lingard,  G.  C.  Davenport, 
W.  Marden,  A.  Glassford,  Phillips,  Seabert,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Mrs. 
Geo.  Boniface,  Mrs.  Alice  Brooks,  and  Kittie  Fyffe.  The  season 
began  Aug.  20,  1864,  with  "  The  Surgeon  of   Paris,"  "  A  Glance  at 


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New  York,"  and  "  Young  America;"  Aug.  22  and  23,  "The  Sightless 
Bride;"  Aug.  24  and  25,  "The  Iron  Mask,"  with  J.  B.  Howe  as 
Gaston ;  Aug.  26,  "  Richard  HI. ; "  Aug.  29, "  Cartouche,  the  Great 
Highwayman  of  Paris;"  Sept.  4,  "Vidocq,  the  Thief  Taker  of 
Paris;  "  and  Sept.  12,  "  Macbeth,"  E.  Eddy  as  Macbeth,  J.  B.  Howe 
as  Macduff,  Geo.  W.  Thompson  as  Banquo,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
as  Lady  Macbeth.  Sept.  15  "Hamlet"  was  played,  with  Eddy  as 
the  Dane ;  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Ophelia ;  J.  B.  Howe,  the  Ghost.  Sept. 
16,  "  Damon  and  Pythias,"  Eddy  as  Damon,  and  Howe  as  Pythias ; 
Sept.  17,  "Nick  of  the  Woods;"  Sept.  26  and  27,  "  Monte  Cristo," 
Eddy  as  Dantes;  Sept.  28,  "The  Dead  Heart,"  Eddy  as  Robert 
Landry.  For  his  benefit,  Oct.  7,  Eddy  acted  Shylock  in  "  The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice,"  O'Callahan  in  "  His  Last  Legs,"  and  Patrick 
Donovan  in  "The  Greek  Spy."  "The  Artful  Dodger"  was  the 
afterpiece.  "  Bessy  Wild,  or  the  Thief  Taker's  Daughter,"  by  J.  B. 
Howe,  was  first  given  Oct.  10.  J.  B.  Howe's  drama  "  The  Merry 
Wives  of  New  York"  was  first  seen  Oct.  17;  "The  Convict  Mar- 
quis," and  "  The  Charcoal  Burner,  or  the  Dripping  Well  of  Knares- 
borough,"  Oct.  24 ;  Mollie  Williams  and  Felix  A.  Vincent  appeared 
Oct.  31  in  "Cricket,  or  the  Wild  Flower  of  Normandy,"  and  the 
farce  "Jenny  Lind  at  Last."  Miss  M.  Douglass  made  her  d^but 
here  Nov.  7,  as  Nora  O'Brien  in  "  The  Irishman's  Heart."  "  Old 
Phil's  Birthday,"  was  presented  Nov.  11,  with  Felix  Vincent  as  Old 
Phil  Stapleton,  and  Jenny  Fisher  as  Marion  Hardress. 

Manager  Lingard  took  a  benefit  at  the  Academy  of  Music 
Nov.  17.  Felix  Vincent  and  Mollie  Williams  closed  their  engage- 
ment Nov.  19  with  "  The  French  Spy,"  "  The  Wizard  Skiff,"  and 
the  farces  "Honest  John"  and  "The  Two  Buzzards."  "Fabian 
the  Serf,  and  Pauline  of  Bourbon"  were  first  acted  Nov.  21.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  Gomersal  made  their  first  appearance  in  this 
theatre  Nov.  28,  as  Blinkey  Brown  and  Sarah  Sawyer  in  "  Waiting 
for  the  Verdict."     The  drama  had  this  cast: 

Lieut.  Fleuville  .  .  .  .  W.  Marden 
Humphrey  Higson  ....  Connelly- 
Lady  Emily  ....  Mrs.  Boniface 
Viscount  Elmore  .  .  G.  W.  Mitchell 
Martha  Roseblade  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Sarah  Sawyer  Mrs.  Wm.  Gomersal 
Rev.  Owen  Hylton       ...  J.  Winter 

Dec.  7  "  Rob  Roy,"  was  produced,  with  J.  B.  Howe  in  the  title 
r6le,  and  Gomersal  as  Dougal.  Dec.  9  "  The  Workhouse  Boy,  or 
the  Scamps  of  the  Seven  Dials,"  was  given,  with  Mrs.  Gomersal  as 
Oliver  Twist,  Gomersal  as  the  Dodger ;  also  the  same  night  "  The 
Child  of  the  Regiment,"  in  which  Mrs.  Gomersal  acted  Josephine, 
the  afterpiece  was  "  Blondin  on  the  Low  Rope,"  with  Gomersal  as 
Blondin ;  "  The  Charcoal  Man,"  by  John  F.  Poole,  and  "  The  Black 

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Grafton G.  Lingard 

Jonas G.  W.  Thompson 

Jonathan  Roseblade  .  .  A.  Glassford 
Earl  of  Milford  ...  N.  B.  Clarke 
Mrs.  Burnley  ....  Mrs.  Bowes 
Jasper  Roseblade     .     .    .    J.  B.  Howe 


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Bag"  an  extravaganza,  by  J.  B.  Howe,  were  seen  Dec.  12.  For 
William  Post's  (officer  of  the  house)  benefit,  Dec.  22,  "  The  Muleteer 
of  Toledo ;  "  "  Presumptive  Evidence ;  "  "  The  Artful  Dodger ; "  Wal- 
lace's Brass  Band  ;  Marietta  Ravel  on  the  tight  rope ;  songs  by 
Tommy  Shields  and  Fred  Shaw ;  Prof.  Whitney  and  Millage  Cornell 
in  a  set-to  with  the  boxing-gloves;  Francis  Siegrist  and  Master 
George  Siegrist,  trapeze  act;  Nelse  Seymour  and  Master  Tommy 
in  a  song  and  dance;  and  John  Engler  in  a  skating  act,  made  up  the 
bill.  Dec.  26  J.  B.  Howe's  drama  "  Jerry  Abbershaw  "  was  pre- 
sented ;  also  "  The  Cross  of  Death,"  with  G.  W.  Thompson  in  the 
leading  rdle. 

Addie  Anderson  commenced  an  engagement  Jan.  30,  1865,  in 
"  Mazeppa."  She  died  in  Chicago,  June,  17,  1884.  Feb.  3,  James 
M.  Nixon  had  a  benefit,  and  the  same  ring  used  at  Niblo's  Garden 
for  Cooke's  Royal  Circus  was  brought  into  requisition.  In  addition 
to  "  The  Steel  Cap,"  an  equestrian  entertainment  was  given  by  the 
following:  George  Brooks  appeared  as  a  clown  for  the  first  time; 
James  Melville  and  his  Australian  family ;  Chas.  Sherwood,  Joe  Pent- 
land,  Madigan  and  Donovan,  Mme.  Louise  Tourniaire,  Robert 
Stickney,  M.  Carron,  F.  Siegrist,  J.  Barry,  John  Foster,  F.  Burt, 
J.  Hawkins,  T.  Stewart,  Young  Chillian,  H.  Metcalf,  Master  George, 
Master  Sherwood,  Nat  Austin,  and  others.  Feb.  6  Mollie  Williams 
and  Felix  A.  Vincent  reappeared.  "  The  Organ  Grinder,  or  Nannie 
the  Street  Singer,"  by  Auguste  Waldauer,  was  produced  Feb.  13. 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Leighton  and  Yankee  Locke  were  seen  Feb.  20  in 
"  Little  Devil,"  Sam  Patch  in  "  France "  and  "  The  Fool  of  the 
Family."  J.  B.  Howe  disappeared  very  suddenly  Feb.  23,  and  was 
arrested  on  board  the  steamer  just  as  he  was  about  sailing  for  Eng- 
land. He  was  arrested  at  the  suit  of  James  Lingard  for  a  debt 
of  ^268,  and  was  conveyed  to  Ludlow  Street  Jail.  It  appears  that 
Mr.  Howe  was  engaged  in  England  by  Mr.  Lingard  for  three  years  at 
a  salary  of  ^8  per  week  and  two  half-clear  benefits.  After  signing 
the  contract  he  discovered  "  dollars  "  inserted  instead  of  "  pounds," 
and  having  previously  been  here,  he  knew  the  difference,  par- 
ticularly just  after  the  war  times.  But  he  was  assured  by  the  agent 
(Lingard  having  left  London)  that  the  error  would  be  rectified  on 
his  arrival  in  New  York.  Mr.  Howe  was  also  to  be  paid  for  what- 
ever dramas  he  should  write  and  were  produced  here.  He  claimed 
that  his  salary  was  so  small  that  he  had  to  borrow  the  amount  of 
money  from  Mr.  Lingard;  furthermore,  that  Lingard  owed  him 
;^200  for  two  dramas.  Mr.  Howe  secured  a  lawyer,  and  on  the 
ground  of  false  imprisonment  he  was  discharged  after  being  incar- 
cerated twenty-four  hours.  He  was  advised  to  arrest  Mr.  Lingard 
for  false  imprisonment,  but  he  preferred  getting  to  England  as  soon 
as  possible,  as  he  had  a  very  good  offer  of  a  star  engagement  await- 
ing him.     His  salary  here  amounted  to  less  than  five  pounds  (in- 


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stead  of  eight),  as  "  shin  plasters  "  were  worth  about  forty-five  cents 
to  the  gold  dollar. 

George  C.  Boniface  and  Kate  Newton  began  a  round  of  Shake- 
spearian characters,  Feb.  26.  March  8  a  complimentary  benefit  was 
given  to  T.  B.  De  Walden,  and  March  13,  Walter  Grisdale  made  his 
first  appearance  in  America  as  Virginius.  William  Marden  acted 
Icilius ;  Geo.  W.  Thompson,  Appius  Claudius ;  and  Annie  Hyatt, 
Virginia.  March  14,  "A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts,"  "  King 
Lear,"  "Mountaineers."  March  18,  "Richard  III."  March  20, 
"  Gaelic  Chief,"  which  ran  until  April  7,  when  Geo.  Brooks  took 
a  benefit,  which  was  not  over  until  12.50  o'clock.  Geo.  C,  Charles, 
and  Emilie  Melville  March  10,  in  "  Ireland  and  America,"  "  Jenny 
Lind,"  and  "  The  Irish  Lion."  In  consequence  of  the  assassination 
of  President  Lincoln,  the  house  was  closed  from  April  14  to  April 
25,  inclusive.  It  reopened  April  26,  with  Walter  Grisdale  as  Ethel- 
wood,  in  "The  Tomb!  the  Throne!  and  the  Scaffold!"  May  i, 
"Hamlet,"  Grisdale  as  Hamlet.  May  5,  "Macbeth,"  Grisdale  as 
the  Thane.  E.  Eddy  returned  May  8,  as  Jean  Remy.  May  10, 
"The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii."  May  11,  the  Indian  tragedy,  "  Man- 
tinimo."  May  22  Henry  Leslie's  play,  "  The  Mariner's  Compass," 
was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America,  cast  as  follows : 


Silas  Engleheart  .  .  .  .  E.  Eddy 
Trafalgar  Joe  ...  A.  Glassford 
Jonathan  Scoaley  ....  Seabert 
Raby  Deverell     .     .     .     Wm.  Marden 


Hetty  Arnold       .     .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Selina Annie  Hyatt 

Little  Annie     .     .     .      Eliza  Glassford 


"The  Mariner's  Compass"  after  being  transformed  by  James  A. 
Heme  into  his  "  original "  drama  "  Hearts  of  Oak "  was  acted  by 
that  gentleman  for  many  seasons.  Edward  Eddy  closed  a  six 
weeks'  stay  June  10,  with  "  Pizarro,"  "  The  Greek  Spy,"  and  "  Alice 
May."  "  The  Accusing  Sprit,  or  Three  Travellers  of  the  Tyrol," 
June  12.  "The  Mysterious  Marriage,  or  Camilla's  Husband,"  with 
Mrs.  Jones  as  Lady  Camilla,  June  16,  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York.  Lizzie  Wood  was  the  next  "  Mazeppa  "  star,  who  commenced 
June  26.  Once  more  Manager  James  Lingard  made  a  begging 
appeal,  in  the  shape  of  a  benefit,  June  27.  The  regular  season 
closed  July  8,  with  "Jack  Sheppard  on  Horseback,"  the  national 
drama,  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  "  The  King  and  Deserter," 
and  "  Fortune's  Frolic." 

A  summer  season  commenced  July  10,  under  the  management  of 
G.  C.  Boniface,  Kate  Estelle,  and  G.  C.  Davenport  joining.  "  Ham- 
let" was  the  initial  performance,  with  Boniface  as  the  Prince,  Kate 
Estelle  as  the  Queen,  Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface  as  Ophelia,  Geo.  C. 
Davenport  as  the  Gravedigger, and  N.  B.  Clarke  the  Ghost;  July  11, 
Boniface  played  Claude  Melnotte.to  Kate  Estelle's  Pauline;  July  12, 
Romeo ;  July  13,  Richelieu  ;  July  14,  Sir  Harcourt  Courtley  in  "  Lon- 


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don  Assurance  " :  F.  A.  Tannehill  first  acted  in  this  city  as  Dazzle ; 
Kate  Estelle  was  the  Lady  Gay ;  Mrs.  Boniface,  Grace ;  G.  C.  Daven- 
port, Mark  Meddle;  Marden  as  Charles  Courtley;  Seabert,  Dolly 
Spanker ;  and  J.  P.  Winter  as  Cool.  "  The  Widow's  Victim,"  with  G. 
C.  Davenport  as  Jerry  Clip,  in  which  he  gave  imitations  of  Wm. 
Wheatley,  Barney  Williams,  Barry  Sullivan,  and  G.  C.  Boniface; 
July  15,  "Wallace,  the  Hero  of  Scotland,"  with  Boniface  in  the  title 
r61e,  "Yankee  Jack"  (Boniface  as  Jack),  and  "The  Happy  Man;" 
July  17,  for  the  first  time  in  five  years,  Boniface  as  Luke  Fielding  in 
"The  Willow  Copse;  "  July  13,  "St.  Mary's  Eve"  and  "  Lucrezia 
Borgia"  were  played;  July  19,  "The  Sea  of  Ice;  "  July  20,  "Wild 
Oats;"  July  21,  "Laugh  When  You  Can;  July  22,  "La  Tour  de 
Nesle,"  "  Tom  Cringle,"  and  "  Ireland  As  It  Was."  Ellen  Grey  was 
specially  engaged  for  Margaret  of  Burgundy  —  her  first  appearance 
in  five  years.  The  summer  season  closed  July  24,  with  a  benefit  to 
Geo.  Boniface,  when  "  Macbeth"  was  acted. 

The  theatre  closed  after  this  performance,  and  reopened  July  29, 
1865,  with  the  following  company:  Walter  Grisdale,  Geo.  Brooks, 
Geo.  W.  Thompson,  Geo.  Lingard,  James  W.  Lingard,  N.  B.  Clarke, 
J.  Winter,  Stanton,  Seabert,  DeMall,  R.  Smith,  Wilson,  Annie  Hyatt, 
Marion  Willis,  Mrs.  Harry  Jordan,  Mrs.  Geo.  Brooks  (now  Mrs. 
Hart  Conway)  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones.  The  opening  programme  was 
"  Kathleen  Mavourneen,"  "  The  Wandering  Minstrel "  and  "  The 
King  and  Freebooter."  Aug.  4  "  Richard  III."  was  played,  Walter 
Grisdale  as  Richard;  Aug.  5,  "  Claude  Duval;  "  Aug.  7,  first  time, 
"  Dream  of  Destiny."  James  C.  Dunn  took  a  benefit  Aug.  9,  and 
the  bill  was:  "  Pizarro,"  J.  B.  Studley  as  Rolla;  "  The  French  Spy" 
was  acted,  Kate  Pennoyer  as  Mathilde  (for  the  first  time),  Jas.  C. 
Dunn  as  Col.  Bernelle ;  the  fifth  act  of  "  Richard  III.,"  Sam  Glenn  as 
the  crooked-backed  tyrant  in  Dutch ;  and  "  Barney,  the  Irish  Tinker," 
James  M.  Ward  as  Barney.  It  was  just  one  o'clock  when  the  perform- 
ance was  over.  Aug.  12,  the  old  spectacle,  "  Gio,  the  Armorer  of 
Tyre,"  "The  Maid  of  Croissy,"  and  "The  Wandering  Minstrel;" 
Aug.  19,  "  Hawk,  the  Highwayman,"  in  which  James  W.  Lingard 
acted  Sir  John  Boyes,  also  the  drama  "  Vampire,"  and  (for  the  first 
time)  "  The  Midnight  Banquet ;  "  Aug.  21,  an  adaptation  of  Le  Bossu, 
entitled  "  The  Duke's  Signal,"  the  drama  of  "  The  Robber  of  Scio," 
and  "  The  Jolly  Cobbler  "  were  played ;  Aug.  26,  "  The  Blue  Dwarf, 
or  Love  and  Crime,"  followed  by  "  The  Yankee  Cobbler;  "  "Chain 
of  Guilt "  was  played,  and  "  Landsharks  and  Seagulls ;  "  Aug.  28  was 
the  first  night  of  "  Money  and  Misery."  In  the  first  piece  Little 
Lulu  (Lulu  Jordan)  played  Hester. 

Geo.  C.  Boniface  returned  Sept.  4,  in  "  Othello,"  Boniface  as  lago, 
Grisdale  as  the  Moor;  Sept.  5,  "Macbeth,"  Boniface  as  Macbeth, 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Lady  Macbeth ;  Sept.  6,  "  Julius  Caesar,"  Boni- 
face as  Marc  Antony ;  Sept.  7,  "  Macbeth,"  Grisdale  as  Macbeth, 


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Boniface  as  Macduff.  There  were  also  played  the  same  night 
"  Buried  Alive,"  and  "  The  Strike."  For  Geo.  Boniface's  benefit, 
Sept.  8,  "Robert  Macaire,"  Boniface  in  the  title  r61e;  Geo.  C. 
Davenport,  with  songs  and  dances ;  the  comedy  "  Perfection,"  Harry 
Pearson  and  A.  H.  Davenport  as  Sir  Lawrence  Paragon  and  Charles 
Paragon ;  "  Sketches  in  India,"  Florence  La  Fond  (first  appearance 
in  New  York)  as  Sally  Scraggs,  J.  H.  Jack  as  Sir  Mathew  Scraggs, 
and  Nelly  Taylor  as  Lady  Scraggs  ;  also  "  Blueskin,"  in  three  acts 
and  twenty  tableaux,  Boniface  as  Jack  Sheppard,  James  W.  Lingard 
as  Blueskin,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Edgeworth  Bess,  composed  the  bill. 
Mr.  Boniface's  engagement  closed  Sept.  9,  and  the  programme  was : 
Louisa  Medina's  (Mrs.  Thomas  Hamblin)  drama,  "Nick  of  the 
Woods,"  Boniface  as  Jibbenainosay  ;  the  new  three-act  drama  "  The 
Life  and  Adventures  of  Cartouche,  the  Great  Highwayman  of  Paris," 
and  "The  Chain  of  Guilt."  Sept.  11  Edward  Eddy  appeared  in 
"The  Wizard  of  the  Wave ;  "  Sept.  15,  in  "  Pizarro,"  Eddy  as  RoUa; 
Sept.  i6,  "  William  Tell,"  "  Paul  Jones,"  and  "  A  Glance  at  New 
York,"  Eddy  played  William  Tell  and  Long  Tom  Coffin.  Sept.  18, 
the  new  historical  five-act  drama  translated  from  the  French  by  Fred 
Schwab, "  The  Life  and  Times  of  Richard  IIL"  The  national  drama, 
"  False  Colors  "  and  "  Buried  Alive  "  were  also  played  the  same 
evening.  Sept.  25,  "  The  Six  Degrees  of  Crime,"  "  Blue  Dwarf,"  and 
the  farce  "  Brown  and  Smith."  Sept.  26,  "  The  Courier  of  Lyons," 
"Cartouche,"  and  "The  Robber  of  Scio;"  Sept.  27  Eddy  acted 
Robert  Landry  in  "  The  Dead  Heart;  "  Sept.  28,  "  The  Rag  Picker 
of  Paris,"  "  Blacksmith  of  Antwerp,"  and  "  Brown  and  Smith ;  " 
Sept.  29  Eddy  played  Jacob  Odet  in  the  French  drama  of  that 
name.  A  lengthy  bill  was  that  of  Saturday,  Sept.  30,  viz.,  the 
Scotch  drama,  "  Wallace,"  "  The  Game  Cock  of  the  Wilderness," 
"The  Irish  Haymaker,"  and  the  nautical  drama  "  Larboard  Fin." 
Mr.  Eddy  acted  Wallace  and  Sampson  Hardhead  in  the  first  two 
plays. 

E.  Eddy  opened  the  last  week  of  his  engagement  1865,  Oct.  2, 
with  the  spectacular  drama,  "  Faustus,"  and  "  The  Blue  Dwarf." 
Oct.  5  Eddy  did  Damon,  to  the  Pythias  of  Geo.  W.  Thompson, 
and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  was  Calanthe.  For  his  farewell  benefit,  Oct.  6, 
"  Hamlet,"  "  His  Last  Legs,"  and  "  A  Glance  at  New  York  "  were 
played.  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  was  the  Ophelia.  "  La  Tour  de  Nesle," 
"The  Irish  Dragoon,"  " The  Greek  Spy,"  and  "The  Dutchman's 
Ghost "  were  given  for  Mr.  Eddy's  farewell  appearance  Oct.  7. 

A  benefit  performance  took  place  Oct.  13  in  aid  of  the  widow  and 
children  of  Francis  B.  O'Keefe.  Three  dramas  were  played  Oct.  14: 
"  Jerry  Abershaw,"  "  Ireland  and  America,"  and  "  The  Soldier's 
return."  Oct.  16  was  the  first  night  of  "  Orion  the  Goldbeater." 
" The  Convict's  Vengeance"  Oct.  18,  in  addition  to  " Orion."  Oct. 
21,  "Love,  Ambition,  and  Retribution,"  with  " Dick  the  Newsboy" 


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and  "A  Chain  of  Guilt  "  were  given  Oct.  23,  with  Walter  Grisdale 
and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  in  the  leading  r61es.  "  Vidocq,"  "  Harry 
Blake,"  and  "  Cavaliers  and  Roundheads  "  Oct.  28.  Kate  Fisher 
appeared  Oct.  30  in  "Mazeppa;"  "Shandy  Maguire"  and  the 
"  King's  Gardener "  were  played  the  same  night. 

A  strike  took  place  among  the  musicians  Nov.  i.  The  following 
night  there  was  no  orchestra,  the  only  music  being  from  a  piano. 
Kate  Fisher  in  "The  Female  American  Spy."  "Vidocq"  and 
"  Brian  O'Lynn  "  were  also  acted.  The  musicians  in  all  the  theatres 
had  been  getting  ^14  a  week,  and  struck  for  $20.  The  strike  ended 
in  a  compromise.  A  new  orchestra  was  secured  for  Nov.  15,  when 
"The  Octoroon,"  "Our  Neighbors,"  and  "Harry  Blake"  were 
played.    The  cast  of  "  The  Octoroon  "  was : 


Wah-no-tee  .  . 
Mrs.  Peyton  .  . 
Geo.  Peyton  .  . 
Jacob  McCluskey 
Salem  Scudder    . 


Walter  Grisdale 

.  Mrs.  H.  Jordan 

Geo.  Lingard 

.     .      J.  Winter 

Geo.  Brooks 


Pete      ....    Geo.  W.  Thompson 

Zoe Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Dora Annie  Hyatt 

Paul      ....       Mrs.  Geo.  Brooks 


Walter  Grisdale  took  a  benefit  Nov.  17,  when  "Lavater  or  Not  a 
Bad  Judge,"  was  acted,  with  Grisdale  as  Lavater,  and  James  Lingard 
as  Betman.  "  Never  Too  Late  to  Mend  "  was  also  acted,  for  the  first 
time  in  America,  with  this  cast : 


Tom  Robinson     .     , 
Isaac  Levy      .     . 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Eden 


Walter  Grisdale 
G.  W.  Thompson 
,     .     N.  B.  Clarke 


Susan  Merton      .       Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
John  Meadows    ....      J.  Winter 


After  this  drama  Albert  Braham  sang  "  Vive  L'  America," 
J.  Bogan  danced  an  Irish  jig,  Jake  Smith  did  a  bone  solo,  and  J.  T. 
Collins  executed  a  clog  dance.  N.  B.  Clarke's  drama,  "  O'Neal  the 
Great,"  "Sixteen  String  Jack,"  and  "The  Smuggler"  were  given 
Nov.  18.  Harry  Leslie,  the  tight-rope  walker,  appeared  Nov.  20, 
and,  in  addition  to  playing  Tom  in  "  The  Dumb  Man  of  Man- 
chester," made  an  ascent  and  descent  on  a  single  rope  from  the 
back  of  the  stage  to  the  extreme  height  of  the  theatre,  performing 
several  tricks  at  the  same  time.  "  Yankee  Jack  "  and  "  Sixteen 
String  Jack"  were  also  acted.  The  performance  closed  at  one 
o'clock.  "The  Blue  Dwarf"  was  played  Nov.  22.  For  his  benefit, 
Nov.  24,  Leslie  appeared  as  Mushapug,  a  monkey,  in  "  Jack  Robin- 
son." N.  B.  Clarke's  drama,  "  Kenneth,"  was  given  Nov.  25.  "  Peep 
o'Day"  Nov.  27,  and  thus  cast: 


Kathleen  Kavanagh 
Mr.  O'Cleary  .  . 
Mrs.  Kavanagh  .  . 
Barney  O'Toole  .     . 


Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Geo.  Thompson 

Mrs.  H.  Jordan 

Geo.  Brooks 


Harry  Kavanagh      ....   Grisdale 

Stephen J.  Winter 

Mary  Grace     ....      Annie  Hyatt 
Widow Mrs.  Johnson 


Nov.  28,  "  Claude  Duval,  the  Highwayman  of  1666."    Walter  Gris- 
dale played  Claude,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Nell  Gwynne.   "  Capt.  Kyd" 


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was  acted  Dec.  2,  followed  by  "  The  Three  Cracksmen,"  and  con- 
cluding with  "  The  Wreckers  of  Normandy."  Dec.  4,  "  Robin  Hood, 
the  Bold  Outlaw."  Dec.  7,  for  the  afternoon  performance,  the  spec- 
tacle of  "  The  Forty  Thieves,"  "  War  in  China,"  and  "  Jack  Sheppard 
on  Horseback,"  with  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Jack.  In  the  evening, 
"  George  Barrington,  the  Gentleman  Highwayman,"  "  The  Three 
Cracksmen,"  and  "  Yankee  Tars  in  China."  Saturday  night,  Dec. 
9,  for  Robert  Johnston's  benefit,  "  The  Rag  Picker  of  New  York," 
"  Jacques  Strop  "  ("  Robert  Macaire  "),  "  Dick  Turpin,"  and  "  Tom 
King."  "  Grant's  Campaign,  or  Incidents  of  the  Rebellion,"  by 
John  F.  Poole,  Dec.  11.  "The  Death  Plank"  Dec.  15,  for  Geo. 
Brooks'  benefit ;  also  "  Le  Solitaire,"  "  Nora  Creina,"  and  "  Robber 
of  Scio."  For  Saturday  night,  Dec.  16,  three  dramas  were  given, 
viz. :  "  Knights  of  the  Mint,"  "  Blacksmith  of  Antwerp,"  and  "  Mid- 
night Banquet."  "  The  Gunmaker  of  Moscow,  or  Valdimir  the 
Monk,"  by  Geo.  L.  Aiken,  Dec.  18.    The  cast  was  : 

Ruric  Nevel     .     .     .     Walter  Grisdale  Olga Winter 

Valdimir     ...       G.  W.  Thompson  Count  DamanofE Seabert 

•Paul Annie  Hyatt  Rosalind      .     .     .      Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Zenobia Mrs.  Brooks 


"  The  Spirit  of  the  Fountain  "  and  Yankee  Hill's  drama,  "  Hiram 
Dodge,"  Dec.  20.  For  Geo.  Thompson's  benefit,  Dec.  22,  "  Capt. 
Kyd,"  "  Calderoni,"  and  "  Jacques  Strop."  "  Moll  Pitcher,"  Yankee 
Tars  in  China,"  and  "  A  Glance  at  New  York,"  Saturday  night,  Dec. 
23 ;  Arrah  na  Pogue  Dec.  25. 


Major  Coffin Seabert 

Michael  Feeny    ....       J.  Winter 
Fanny  Power      .     .     .   Miss  Simmons 

Katty Annie  Hyatt 

Secretary N.  B.  Clarke 


Arrah  Meelish     .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Col.  O'Grady       .  .  G.  W.  Thompson 

Beamish  McCoul  .     .      Geo.  Lingard 

Shaun  the  Post  .  .     .  T.  H.  Glenney 


Jan.  I,  1866,  "Horseshoe  Robinson,"  "Aladdin,"  and  "Land- 
sharks  and  Seagulls,"  made  up  the  bill,  and  for  the  evening,  "  Arrah 
na  Pogue,"  "  Turn  Him  Out,"  and  "  Bandit  of  the  Blind  Mine."  Mr. 
Glenney  took  a  benefit  Jan.  5  :  "Arrah  na  Pogue,"  Bryant's  minstrels, 
including  Nelse  Seymour,  Dave  Reed,  Little  Mac,  and  Mickey  War- 
ren; "The  Colleen  Bawn,"  with  Glenney  as  Miles-na-Coppaleen  (for 
the  first  time  in  America),  was  the  programme.  For  Saturday  night, 
Jan.  6,  first  act  "  Arrah  na  Pogue,"  "  Jonathan  Bradford,"  "  Knights 
of  the  Mint,"  and  "  Poor  John  Smidt."  "  Blue  Lights  of  the  Devil 
HoU,"  by  Edward  Fitzball,  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America : 


Mary  Glastonbury     Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Ernest Walter  Grisdale 

Galen  Fog Stanton 

Lucy Annie  Hyatt 


Patience  . 
Frank  .  . 
Dr.  Aristotle 


Mrs.  H.  Jordan 

G.  W.  Thompson 

Geo.  Brooks 


21 6      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D866 


This  was  the  coldest  night  that  had  been  experienced  in  New  York 
in  thirty-five  years.  Steam  could  not  be  had  in  the  theatre,  the  pipes 
being  all  frozen.  Andrew  Glassford  made  his  first  appearance  this 
season  Jan.  13,  as  Titus  Oates  in  "  Claude  Duval."  "  Seven  Poor 
Travellers"  was  given  Jan.  15.  William  Post,  officer  of  the  theatre, 
had  a  benefit  Jan.  18.  Thos.  Q,  Riggs  acted  Bill  Williams  in  "  Home 
from  the  War,"  for  the  first  time  in  New  York.  Harry  Leslie,  the 
rope  walker,  did  his  knee-dance ;  the  Twenty-second  Regiment  drum 
corps  played ;  John  Barry,  in  a  clog  dance  ;  the  comedy  of  "  Perfec- 
tion," and  a  comic  song  by  Billy  Holmes ;  jig  dance  by  Mickey  War- 
ren, accompanied  on  the  violin  by  Larry  Dunn ;  Geo.  Thompson  and 
Little  Mac  in  a  sketch,  and  Prof.  Heintz  and  his  pupils  L.  Frederick 
and  Emil  Rosenbaum  with  the  foils ;  A.  P.  Walcott,  roller-skating 
act ;  Francois  Siegrist  and  his  son  George,  in  a  posturing  act,  and 
"  Barney  the  Baron,"  G.  C.  Davenport  acting  Barney.  The  receipts 
were  $1,2^2.  "  The  Death  Plank,  or  The  Child  of  the  Ocean,"  "  The 
Persecuted  Dutchman,"  and  "  George  Barrington,"  were  seen  Jan.  19. 
"  The  Convict  Marquis "  was  done  Jan.  20,  with  "  The  Soap  Fat 
Man ;  "  Jan.  22  "  Captain  Macheath,  or  the  Black  Rivers  of  Houn- 
slow  Heath,"  the  Scotch  drama,  "  Gilderoy,"  and  "  Brian  O'Lynn," 
were  given.  The  new  London  burletta,  "  Mrs.  Green's  Snug  Little 
Business,"  was  acted  Jan.  27.  "  Raoul  the  Knight,  or  the  Magician 
of  Grenada,"  was  first  seen  here  Jan.  29. 

For  James  W.  Lingard's  next  benefit,  Feb.  i,  the  bill  was :  "The 
Rival  Dutchmen,"  W.  J.  Thompson  as  Bimblebeck,  Geo.  Thompson 
as  Vatchell ;  the  Hanlon  Brothers  in  gymnastic  and  acrobatic  acts ; 
"  The  Hole  in  the  Wall,"  J.  W.  Lingard  as  Thomas ;  Billy  Birch  and 
Charley  Backus,  of  the  San  Francisco  minstrels,  in  their  Othello 
and  Macbeth  sketch ;  Little  Mac  in  "  The  Essence  of  Ole  Virginny ;  " 
Rollin  Howard,  Nelse  Seymour,  Dan  Bryant,  Tony  Pastor,  in  comic 
songs ;  Harry  Leslie,  with  his  knee-dance ;  A.  P.  Walcot,  on  roller 
skates ;  song  by  Pat  McGowan ;  and  the  drama,  "  A  Thumping 
Legacy.'  For  Saturday  night,  Feb.  3,  "The  Highwayman  of  1776, 
or  the  American  Jack  Sheppard,"  by  John  F.  Poole ;  "  The  Charcoal 
Man,  or  New  York  Fast  Life,"  and  "  False  Colors,"  were  seen.  T. 
H.  Glenney  returned  here  Feb.  5  in  "  Arrah  na  Pogue."  Geo.  C. 
Boniface  reappeared  here  Feb.  12,  as  Carlos  in  "The  Sea  of  Ice," 
with  this  cast : 


Carlos Boniface 

Henri  de  Lascours      G.  W.  Thompson 
Jean Stanton 


Louise  de  Lascours  and  Ogarita 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Barabas Geo.  Brooks 


On  Feb.  15  Boniface  acted  Edward  Middleton  in  "  The  Drunkard," 
and  Jolly  Jack  in  "Jack's  the  Lad."  For  Saturday  night,  Feb.  17, 
Boniface  appeared  as  Julio  Dormilly  in  "  The  Six  Degrees  of  Crime," 
and  Vanderdecken  in  "  The  Flying  Dutchman."     The  farce  of  "  The 


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Irish  Doctor"  was  also  acted.  "  Macbeth"  was  done  Feb.  19,  Boni- 
face as  Macbeth,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Lady  Macbeth ;  Feb.  20, 
"Richelieu;"  Feb.  21,  "The  Stranger;"  and  Feb.  22,  "Jocrisse 
the  Juggler."  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  took  a  benefit  Feb.  23,  when 
"  Medea,"  "  Esmeralda,"  and  "  The  Rival  Dutchmen  "  were  played. 
Matilda  Heron  was  Medea.  It  was  the  first  and  only  appearance  of 
that  actress  at  this  house.  Mrs.  Jones  played  Creusa;  Walter  Gris- 
dale,  Jason.  Feb.  24,  Boniface  acted  Sir  WilUam  in  "  Wallace  the 
Hero  of  Scotland,"  and  Jibbenainosy  in  "  Nick  of  the  Woods."  "  A 
Glance  at  New  York  "  finished  the  bill.  Feb.  27  the  entertainments, 
afternoon  and  evening,  were  for  the  benefit  of  the  sufferers  by  the 
burning  of  the  American  Theatre  at  No.  444  Broadway.  A  regular 
variety  performance  by  the  company  from  the  late  "  /i/|/)  "  establish- 
ment, and  "  Home  from  the  War,"  was  the  matinee  bill.  The  even- 
ing show  commenced  with  Charley  White's  farce,  "  The  Mischievous 
Nigger,"  with  Charley  White,  C.  B.  Reynolds,  T.  G.  Rigg,  A.  Glass- 
ford,  and  Annie  Hyatt  in  the  cast.  This  was  followed  by  a  series  of 
sketches  and  acts  by  Johnny  Thompson,  Frank  Kerns,  J.  Morrissey, 
W.  F.  Bush,  Florence  Wells,  Andy  Leavitt,  Charley  White,  Fanny 
Forrester,  Emma  Ross,  Lucy  and  Sallie  Clinetop,  and  concluded  with 
the  drama  "  Trial  by  Battle." 

George  Boniface  took  a  benefit  March  2  and  presented  "The 
Lady  of  Lyons."  Agnes  Perry  (afterwards  Agnes  Booth)  was  the 
Pauline;  Jas.  Lingard,  Col.  Damas;  and  Mr.  Boniface,  Claude 
Melnotte.  "  Sketches  in  India  "  introduced  Mrs.  Geo.  Boniface  as 
Sally  Scraggs.  The  legendary  drama,  "  Der  Freischiitz  "  (Boniface 
as  Caspar),  "Blueskin"  (Boniface  as  Jack  Sheppard),  and  "Le 
Solitaire,"  was  the  closing  programme  of  Boniface's  engagement, 
March  3.  The  company  burned  out  at  Butler's  Theatre,  444 
Broadway,  commenced  a  two  weeks'  engagement  in  conjunction 
with  "Brian  Boroihme."  "The  Forest  Keeper  "  was  first  acted  in 
America  at  this  house  March  19.  "  The  Sphinx  Mystery  "  March 
26.  "The  Bohemians,  or  the  Rogues  of  Paris"  was  seen  for  the 
first  time  in  America  March  29.  "  Bessie  Wild,  the  Thief  Taker's 
Daughter, "  March  31.  Walter  Grisdale  was  seen  for  the  first  time  as 
Jack  Sheppard ;  andj.  W.  Lingard,  Joe  Blueskin.  "  Edgeworth  Bess 
or  Jack  and  His  Bride, "  was  played  April  2.  A  benefit  was  given  to 
the  Workingmen's  Union  April  3,  when  Bryant's  and  the  San  Fran- 
cisco minstrels,  Tony  Pastor's  Opera  House  company,  T.  G.  Nolan, 
jig  dancer,  and  H.  C.  Dobson,  banjoist,  appeared,  the  dramatic 
company  playing  "The  Rent  Day."  N.  B.  Clarke  took  a  benefit 
April  6,  and  "  The  French  Spy  "  was  given.  Marietta  Ravel  as  the 
Spy,  P.  Connelly  as  Mohammed ;  double  song  and  dance,  by  John- 
son and  Prendergast;  "The  Butcher  Dog  of  Ghent;"  double  clog 
dance  by  the  Lancashire  Boys;  and  "Ireland  As  It  Was."  Frank 
Evans  played  Neil  O'Carolan;  Jenny  Walters,  Judy  O'Trot;  and 
Geo.   Davenport,  Pat. 


21 8      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D866 

At  four  years  of  age  Marietta  Ravel  made  her  first  appearance 
before  the  public,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  in  company  with  the  Ravels, 
and  gave  a  performance  on  the  tight  rope.  She  continued  one  of 
the  principal  features  of  the  Ravel  Family  for  several  years,  visit- 
ing France,  England,  and  other  countries.  After  several  years  of 
retirement  she  reappeared  in  public  during  the  war,  at  the  Palace 
Garden  in  this  city  (Fourteenth  Street  and  Sixth  Avenue),  on  the 
tight  rope.  She  was  next  seen  at  the  Canterbury  Music  Hall, 
where,  as  a  premUre  danseuse,  she  continued  for  some  time.  It 
was  while  here  that  she  married  Martin  W.  Hanley,  at  that  time 
in  the  orchestra  of  that  establishment,  and  who  for  some  time  has 
been  the  manager  for  Edward  Harrigan  and  Robert  Mantell. 
On  March  13,  1865,  she  acted  "The  French  Spy,"  at  Pittsburg, 
for  the  first  time. 

George  Davenport  was  an  Irish  comedian  of  great  promise.  He 
died  in  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  this  city,  Jan.  25,  1884,  when  a  little 
over  forty  years  of  age.  He  was  married  to  Kate  Newton  (sister- 
in-law  to  George  Boniface),  Oct.  8,  1865.  She  afterwards  became 
the  wife  of  Charles  Backus,  the  minstrel  performer. 

Leo  Hudson  appeared  here  in  "  Mazeppa  "  April  9,  with  George 
W.  Thompson  as  Abder  Khan.  This  lady  was  formerly  the  wife 
of  Charles  Backus.  She  appeared  April  14 as  Otapontas,  in  "Eagle 
Eye."  Leo  Hudson  died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  2,  1873.  Her 
last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  at  Wakefield's  Opera  House,  that 
city.  May  10,  of  the  same  year.  While  performing  "Mazeppa"  at 
a  matinee  performance,  she  received  serious  internal  injuries  by 
her  horse.  Black  Bess,  missing  her  footing,  and  falling  to  the 
stage,  while  Miss  Hudson  was  bound  to  her  back.  She  was  bom 
at  London,  England,  while  her  parents  were  on  a  visit  to  that 
country. 

Imogene  Tracy  made  her  first  appearance  here  April  9,  as  Eosetta 
in  "  The  Swiss  Swains. "  "  The  Cataract  of  the  Ganges  "  was  pre- 
sented April  16,  with  Leo  Hudson  as  Zamine,  Walter  Grisdale  as 
Mokarra.  For  her  farewell  benefit,  April  20,  Miss  Hudson  acted 
Don  Csesar,  in  "Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  and  Gen.  Putnam,  in 
"Putnam,  the  Iron  Son  of  '^6."  "Phorty  Thieves,  or  ye  Robbers 
on  Basket  Horses,"  by  John  F.  Poole,  was  given  April  23  for  the 
first  time.  Prof.  W.  Tanner  and  his  performing  dogs  and  monkeys 
appeared  April  30.  "The  Scottish  Chiefs"  was  seen  May  4  for 
Grisdale' s  benefit.  Among  the  volunteers  were  Albert  Braham  in 
songs,  and  Louise  Carman  (from  Wallack's)  in  a  dance.  G.  W. 
Thompson  had  a  host  of  volunteers  for  his  benefit  May  1 1.  They 
were  as  follows:  Kathleen  O'Neil,  Albert  Braham,  R.  W.  Smith 
(tambourine  solo),  assisted  by  Tom  Wadde,  Johnny  Mack,  Master 
Morissey,  Lew  Brimmer,  Georgina  Tracy,  Charles  and  George 
Dobson,  Harry  King,  Profs.  Whitney  and  Cornell,  Mickey  Warren, 


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and  Cronin  and  Collins.  Edward  Eddy  and  Henrietta  Irving  ap- 
peared May  21  as  Claude  Melnotte  and  Pauline  in  "The  Lady  of 
Lyons."  May  22  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  Eddy  as  Shylock 
and  Miss  Irving  as  Portia,  was  played;  May  23,  "Hamlet"  and 
"The  Day  After  the  Wedding;"  May  24,  "The  Stranger,"  Eddy 
in  the  title  r61e,  Miss  Irving  as  Mrs.  Haller.  Also  "  Black  Eyed 
Susan,"  Eddy  as  William,  and  Miss  Irving  as  Susan.  "La  Tour 
de  Nesle,"  "Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  "The  Irish  Haymaker,"  and 
"The  Rendezvous"  formed  the  bill  for  Eddy's  benefit,  May  25, 
when  he  acted  Capt.  Buridan,  Petruchio,  and  Looney  McTwolter. 
For  Miss  Irving's  benefit.  May  26,  "Nick  of  the  Woods,"  "Tam- 
ing of  the  Shrew,"  and  "Ben  the  Boatswain "  were  given. 

Mme.  Celeste  began  an  engagement  May  28  in  "The  Woman  in 
Red,"  which  kept  the  stage  all  the  week.  June  4  Celeste  acted 
the  dual  r61e  in  "The  House  on  the  Bridge  of  Notre-Dame,"  Mr. 
Grisdale  playing  Torquerolles. 

Walter  Grisdale  died  in  England,  Feb.  13,  1883,  of  inflamma- 
tion of  the  lungs,  aged  fifty-nine  years.  For  Celeste's  benefit  and 
last  appearance,  June  8,  the  programme  was:  "The  Child  of  the 
Wreck,"  Celeste  as  Maurice,  followed  by  "Customs  of  the  Coun- 
try," Barney  Williams  and  George  Becks  as  Melissa  and  Mortimer 
Sparkle;  after  which  "Barney  the  Baron,"  Barney  Williams  in  the 
title  rdle,  and  concluded  with  "Green  Bushes,"  Mme.  Celeste  as 
Miami.  June  9  "  Captain  Macheath,"  "  Yankee  Jack,"  and  "  State 
Secrets,"  made  up  the  bill,  when  the  season  closed,  and  George 
Brooks  retired  from  the  theatre.  Probably  no  low  comedian  that 
has  ever  appeared  in  the  Bowery  enjoyed  a  more  extended  or  better- 
earned  reputation  than  Mr.  Brooks.  His  widow  is  now  known  as 
Mrs.  Hart  Conway.  Charles  F.  Seabert  died  in  this  city  Oct.  29, 
1887,  aged  fifty-one  years.  A  summer  season  commenced  June 
16,  with  Sheridan  Corbyn  as  manager,  and  James  Schonberg  as 
stage  director.  The  attraction  was  the  Buislay  Family  of  acro- 
bats, pantomimists,  and  gymnasts,  comprising  fitienne,  Adolphe, 
Auguste,  Julio,  Greuet,  Justin,  Joaquin  Buislay,  and  Mile.  Louise. 
With  them  was  a  dramatic  company,  for  the  presentation  of  come- 
dies and  farces.  It  included  Sallie  A.  Hinckley,  Alicia  Thorne, 
Fred  Woodhull,  L.  R.  Benneaux,  George  Roundy,  J.  W.  Pember- 
ton,  George  and  Alfred  Becks,  Wright,  Williams,  M.  Grossi,  Mme. 
Strebinger,  Blanche  Chapman,  and  Carrie  A.  Moore,  skater  (the 
latter' s  first  appearance  in  New  York). 

The  last  season  of  this  house  commenced  Aug.  4,  1866.  James 
W.  Lingard  was  manager,  N.  B.  Clarke,  stage  manager,  and  Ben- 
jamin Dean,  musical  director.  Geo.  W.  Herbert  was  prompter, 
and  had  been  so  from  the  first  night  the  theatre  opened.  The 
principals  of  the  company  were :  James  W.  Lingard,  N.  B.  Clarke, 
W.  H.  Whalley,  G.  W.  Thompson,  Belvil  Ryan,  George  Lingard, 


220      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisee 


Stanton,  Andrew  Glassford,  Violet  Campbell  (Mrs.  Belvil  Ryan), 

A.  Glassford,  Jr. ,  E.  and  A.  Powell,  and  Sarah  Steele.  The  open- 
ing bill  was  "Damon  and  Pythias,"  "Wilful  Murder,"  and  "Bach- 
elor's Buttons."  This  was  William  H.  Whalley's  first  appearance 
in  this  house  (as  Damon),  Violet  Campbell's  (Mrs.  Belvil  Ryan) 
first  appearance  in  the  United  States,  and  Belvil  Ryan's  American 
debut.  Violet  Campbell  and  Belvil  Ryan  played  Sam  Daisy  and 
Fanny  Wilton  in  "Bachelor's  Buttons."  Aug.  6  "Macbeth"  was 
given,  with  Whalley  as  Macbeth,  G.  W.  Thompson  as  Macduff,  N. 

B.  Clarke  as  Banquo;  Violet  Campbell,  Lady  Macbeth;  and  Belvil 
Ryan,  First  Witch.  "  The  Phantom  of  Tormenar  "  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  Aug.  8.  Saturday  night,  Aug.  ii,  "Six  Degrees  of 
Crime"  "The  Flying  Dutchman,"  and  "Brian  O' Lynn,"  formed 
the  bill.  "  The  Mysteries  of  Carrow  Abbey  "  was  presented  Aug. 
13;  "The  Three  Red  Men,  or  the  Brothers  of  Bluthaupt,"  Aug. 
20.  Edward  Eddy  and  Henrietta  Irving  reappeared  Aug.  27,  in 
"The  Jewess"  and  "Handsome  Husband."  Rachel  Denvil  made 
her  first  appearance  here  Aug.  27  as  Rachel  the  Jewess.  "  Roc- 
ambole "  was  first  seen  here  Sept.  3,  cast  thus : 


Bacaret  ) 

Mme.  Charmetl 
Joseph  Flippart  > 
Rocambole  i 


Henrietta  Irving 
....  Eddy 


Andrea G.  W.  Thompson 

Jean Belvil  Ryan 

Count A.  Glassford 

Valentine Asbury  Dowd 


Sept.  7  Eddy  acted  Chas.  de  Moor  in  "The  Robbers,"  and 
Petruchio  in  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew. "  He  appeared  as  Belphegor 
Sept.  10.  He  was  the  original  of  this  character  in  America.  Sept. 
13  Eddy  was  seen  in  "The  Dead  Heart;"  Sept.  14,  "The  Streets 
of  New  York,"  Eddy  as  Badger,  Henrietta  Irving  as  Dan;  Sept. 
20,  for  Lingard's  benefit,  "The  Serious  Family,"  Eddy  as  Captain 
Murphy  Maguire,  Henrietta  Irving  as  Widow  Delmaine;  Tony 
Pastor,  in  comic  songs;  "All  the  World's  a  Stage;"  ballad  by 
Charles  Henry;  Frank  Brower  and  Eph  Horn,  in  a  negro  sketch; 
bone  solo  by  John  Smith,  and  the  Dutch  farce,  "Moses  Wokkle." 
"  The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii "  was  done  Sept.  22.  "  Osanore  "  by 
Edwin  F.  de  Nyse  (who  afterwards  married  Lulu  Prior),  was  acted 
Sept.  24;  Oct.  I  "Paul  Clifford"  was  given,  with  William  Whalley 
as  Paul  Clifford. 

William  H.  Whalley  died  in  St.  Francis'  Hospital,  this  city, 
April  7,  1876.  He  was  born  in  County  Donegal,  Ireland,  Aug. 
28,  1837.  He  came  to  America  at  an  early  age,  and  made  his 
debut  on  the  stage  at  the  Arch  Street  theatre,  Philadelpha,  Pa., 
acting  a  minor  character  in  "Speed  the  Plough."  His  last  public 
performances  were  at  the  Stadt  Theatre,  this  city,  during  a  brief 
season  in  November,  1875.  His  remains  were  interred  in  Calvary 
cemetery. 


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221 


John  F.  Poole's  "  Gaelic  Chief  "  was  first  acted  Oct.  8.  There 
were  nearly  two  hundred  "supers,"  and  they  made  a  lively  scene 
at  the  gathering  of  the  Clans  of  Scotland  when  Wm.  Cleland 
and  Peter  Bowman,  Scotch  bagpipers,  were  first  heard  in  this 
city.  The  Irish  drama,  "Eva  the  Irish  Princess,"  was  first  seen 
Oct.  27.  John  F.  Poole's  prize  drama,  "Captain  Heron,  or  the 
Highwayman  of  Epping  Forest,"  Oct.  31 ;  "The  Gunmaker  of  Mos- 
cow," and  "  Jonathan  Bradford  "  were  acted  Nov.  3.  "  The  Black  Cat 
of  Coventry  "was  done  Nov.  12.  "Mazeppa."  Nov.  23,  "  Cataract 
of  the  Ganges;"  Nov.  24,  "Jack  Sheppard  on  Horseback;"  Nov. 
26,  "The  Three  Fast  Men,"  with  Kate  Fisher  in  eight  characters; 
Nov.  30  she  appeared  in  "The  French  Spy  on  Horseback,"  and 
"The  Young  American  Actress."  Dec.  i,  "Handsome  Jack  on 
Horseback;"  Dec.  4  the  pantomime  of  "Tom,  Tom,  the  Piper's 
Son"  was  acted  for  two  weeks.  Harlequin,  W.  Stanton;  Clown, 
Little  Mac ;  Pantaloon,  Andrew  Glassford ;  and  Columbine,  Katie 
Glassford.  "  Crohoore  na  Bilhoge  "  was  played  Dec.  14.  Augus- 
tin  Daly's  "Griffith  Gaunt"  was  first  seen  here  Dec.  17  with  the 
following  cast : 

Griffith  Gaunt  .  .  W.  H.  Whalley 
Geo.  Neville  .  .  G.  W.  Thompson 
The  Attorney  General .  .  Ashbury 
Lawyer  Houseman  .  .  .  G.  Lingard 
Manager  of  the  Royal  Timbuctoo 

Pearson 
Manager  of  the  Royal  Princess  Baker 
Prof,  of  Royal  Game   ....      Hall 


Crier  of  the  Court 
Kate  Peyton   . 
Mercy  Vint     . 
Caroline  Ryder 
A  Pretty  Gypsy 
Squire  Peyton 


,     .      Wilson 

.    Rachel  Denvil 

Violet  Campbell 

Mrs.  A.  Glassford 

Miss  Francis 

A.  Glassford 


Father  Francis Wright 

Brother  Leonard Dowd 

Chief  Justice Seabert 

Ned  Galton Wheeler 

Tom  Leicester     ....  Belvil  Ryan 

Paul  Carrick Stanton 

Old  Vint J.  B.  Mason 

John  Noakes Davis 

Thos.  Styles Starr 

Hayes Pearson 

Dame  Vint Mrs.  Bowes 

Jane  Frost Miss  Farwell 

Betty Miss  Fenton 

Meg Miss  Davenport 


"  The  Middy  Ashore "  was  also  acted.  The  same  bill  was  an- 
nounced for  Dec.  18,  but  on  the  afternoon  of  that  day  the  house 
was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  scenery  in  the  theatre  at  the  time  of  its 
destruction  came  from  the  old  Broadway,  Burton's  Chambers  Street 
theatre,  the  Chatham  and  Old  Bowery  theatres.  The  property 
was  owned  by  ex-Judge  James  R.  Whiting,  and  was  leased  for 
several  years  by  James  W.  Lingard.  In  general  appearance  the 
house  resembled  the  Old  Bowery  theatre.  Messrs.  Fox  and 
Lingard  held  it  at  an  annual  rental  of  ;jS7,ooo,  with  the  privilege 
of  purchasing  it  at  ;^i6o,ooo,  with  the  term  of  lease  ten  years. 
The  fire  broke  out  about  half-past  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon, 
and  was  discovered  under  the  stage.  In  twenty  minutes  after  the 
fire  was  seen  the  rear  wall  in  Elizabeth  Street  fell  out  with  a  terri- 
ble crash.     The  loss  was  ^150,000,  partly  covered  by  insurance. 


222      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisee 


THE  NEW   SANTA  CLAUS 

THE  NEW  SANTA  CLAUS  was  a  place  of  amusement  located 
at  72  Prince  Street,  opposite  the  Metropolitan  Hotel,  three 
doors  east  of  Broadway.  It  was  opened  Jan.  15,  1859.  The  man- 
ager (H.  Williams)  had  been  running  a  Santa  Claus  at  596  Broad- 
way, but  his  lease  expired,  and  he  located  here.  Josephine  West, 
Eva  Brent,  Miss  Franklin,  Ed.  Warden,  Jerry  Merrifield  (stage 
manager),  and  Julia  Barton  were  among  the  attractions  of  the 
place. 

HARRY   WHITBY  &  GO'S   CIRCUS 

THE  vacant  lots  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and 
Fifteenth  Street  were  often  used  for  open  air  entertainments, 
and  here  Harry  Whitby  &  Go's  circus  appeared  under  canvas  for 
a  season  beginning  June  i,  1859. 

JOE   PENTLAND'S   CIRCUS 

AT  the  junction  of  Broadway  and  Thirteenth  Street  were  other 
open  spaces,  and  here  Joe  Pentland's  circus  began  a  season 
under  canvas  June  6,  1859.  Mons.  De  Bach,  Richard  Hemmings, 
Tom  King,  Painter,  and  Durand  were  in  the  organization.  Sam 
Long  was  clown,  Frank  Whittaker  ringmaster,  and  John  G.  Sloat 
proprietor  and  manager. 

IRVING   HALL 

A  HOUSE  with  a  varied  and  picturesque  career  is  Irving 
Hall,  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Irving  Place,  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Fifteenth  Street.  The  first  entertainment  here  was  a  ball 
on  Dec.  20,  i860.  George  Christy's  minstrels  opened  May  21,  1861. 
For  a  long  time  the  house  was  used  for  balls,  lectures,  concerts, 
and  miscellaneous  entertainments  of  a  high  character.  It  had  no 
stage,  but  a  flat  floor  with  a  small  gallery.  Nully  Pieris  gave  a 
concert  here  Sept.  10,  1864,  assisted  by  Mme.  d'Angri,  Barnetchie, 
Sig.  Abella,  Sher.  C.  Campbell,  and  William  Castle.  Fallon's 
stereopticon  was  on  exhibition  Sept.  12  to  Oct.  i.  Mr.  Oscanyan 
lectured  here  Oct.  3;  concerts  by  Jerome  Hopkins  Oct.  11,  and 
Gustave  Geary  Oct.  13.  Cordova  gave  his  series  of  lectures  for 
one  week,  commencing  Nov.  19,  1865;  Theodore  Thomas'  concerts 
took  place  Dec.  3,  Jan.  3,  7,  17,  1866,  and  March  30;  Strakosch 
gave  a  concert  April  i.  Artemus  Ward  commenced  a  series 
of  lectures  Aug.  28,  and  his  last  appearance  here  was  Sept.  5. 
Mme.  Parepa  (afterwards  Parepa-Rosa)  made  her  American  d^but 


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here  Sept.  1 1  in  concert  under  the  management  of  H.  L.  Bateman, 
Carl  Rosa,  violinist,  and  E.  Danreuther,  pianist,  made  their 
American  debut  at  the  same  time.  Theodore  Thomas'  orchestra 
also  appeared.  Parepa  sang  an  aria  from  "Ernani,"  "The  Night- 
ingale's Trill,"  and  the  waltz,  "II  Baccio. "  For  three  weeks  in 
September,  1866,  Prof.  M.  Hartz,  the  magician,  appeared  here. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Paul  came  Oct.  i,  making  their  American 
debut  in  an  entertainment  consisting  of  a  sketch,  "  Ripples  on  the 
Lake ; "  the  song,  "  Ship  on  Fire ; "  "  The  Dream  of  the  Reveller ;  " 
and  imitations  of  Sims  Reeves.  This  was  Mrs.  Paul's  part  of  the 
programme.  Howard  Paul  sang  "When  George  III.  was  King" 
and  "  Napoleon  III."  After  a  few  months  they  returned  to  Europe. 
They  revisited  this  country  in  October,  1869.  Mr.  Paul  has  visited 
America  frequently  since  then,  but  not  professionally.  Mrs.  Paul 
did  not  return  after  her  second  visit.  These  artists  danced  the 
Can-can  in  an  entertainment  at  Philadelphia,  at  Concert  Hall  — 
the  first  time  it  was  ever  done  in  this  country. 

Mrs.  Paul  was  formerly  Miss  Featherstone.  One  of  her  great- 
est successes  was  achieved  as  Capt.  Macheath,  in  "The  Beggar's 
Opera,"  at  the  Strand  Theatre,  London,  in  1853,  and  she  repeated 
it  in  the  same  r5le  at  the  Haymarket  Theatre,  in  1854.  In  that 
year  she  married  Howard  Paul.  A  prominent  feature  in  their  en- 
tertainment, called  "  Patchwork, "  was  the  "  Living  Photograph  of 
Sims  Reeves,"  given  by  Mrs.  Paul,  which  was  an  astonishing  re- 
production of  that  great  tenor's  voice,  style,  manner,  and  personal 
appearance,  without  any  degree  of  caricature.  Her  voice  was  a 
pure  contralto,  with  a  compass  of  three  octaves,  ranging  from  A  in 
the  bass  clef  to  A  in  alt,  and  her  lower  tones  were  very  rich  and 
powerful.  Mrs.  Paul  returned  to  the  dramatic  stage  in  1869,  at 
Drury  Lane,  London,  Eng.,  acting  in  "Macbeth,"  Mr.  Phelps  and 
Charles  Dillon  playing  Macbeth  on  alternate  nights.  She  died  at 
London,  England,  June  6,  1879.  Howard  Paul  was  born  at  Phila- 
delphia, and  made  his  first  appearance  on  the  stage  at  Bath,  Eng- 
land, in  1854,  in  a  farce  written  by  himself,  entitled  "  My  Neighbor 
Opposite."  As  an  actor  and  mimic,  he  hits  off  his  characters  with 
a  ready  liveliness  and  ease  of  manner  that  at  once  places  him  on 
good  terms  with  his  audience.  He  has  written  various  plays  of  a 
light  character  for  the  stage. 

During  this  season  Irving  Hall  was  occupied  by  H.  L.  Bateman 
with  a  series  of  concerts,  and  among  the  artists  who  appeared  were 
Richard  Croker,  the  Formes  Brothers,  Jehin  Prume,  A.  H.  Pease, 
Mrs.  Emma  Gillingham  Bostwick,  Zelda  Harrison,  Mme.  La 
Comtesse  de  Ferussac,  St.  Ann's  Sunday-school,  Maria  Brain- 
erd,  Blind  Tom,  Mme.  De  Lussan,  George  Simpson,  Theodore 
Thomas,  Kate  McDonald,  G.  W.  Morgan,  W.  R.  Johnston, 
Trinity    Choir,    Robt.   Elder,    the    Beethoven    society    of    Yale 


224      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Cissg 

College,  the  Mendelssohn  Union,  Olive  Logan,  and  De  Cordova 
in  lectures. 

During  the  season  of  1867-68  concerts  were  given  by  Charles 
Henry,  the  minstrel  performer,  Budworth's  minstrels,  Lafayette 
Harrison,  Mrs.  Agnes  de  Vere,  Mme.  Eugenie  de  Lusan,  Ignatz 
Pollak,  Wenzel  Kapta,  Mrs.  Anna  Payne,  Mrs.  Jenny  Busk,  J.  H. 
Warwick,  Mina  Geary,  Fred  Bergener,  Mile.  Ghioni,  W.  J.  Hill, 
the  Mendelssohn  Union,  Blind  Tom,  Fanny  Landsman,  and  Henry 
Sanderson,  and  other  entertainments  by  Arthur  Sketchley,  Walter 
Hope  Wallack,  Mrs.  Theresa  Yelverton,  and  George  VandenhofE. 
Kinney's  diorama,  illustrative  of  Lincoln's  funeral  ceremonies, 
was  unrolled  Aug.  31,  1868,  and  continued  for  three  weeks.  Dur- 
ing this  season  concerts  were  given  by  Ignatz  Pollack,  Edward 
Hoffman,  Jenny  Kempton,  the  Mendelssohn  Union,  C.  Henry, 
Signora  Filomena,  W.  K.  Bassford,  Mina  Geary,  Henry  Sander- 
son, and  Sig.  Manzocchi.  Professor  Cromwell  gave  his  lecture 
here  with  success.  A  Lodge  of  Sorrow  was  held  here  Sunday 
afternoon,  March  14,  1875,  by  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks.  The  committee 
of  arrangements  were:  Geo.  J.  Green,  Henry  P.  O'Neil,  Tony 
Pastor,  Frank  Gerard,  Charles  T.  White,  Joseph  F.  Waring, 
Robert  J.  Martin,  and  the  writer  of  these  pages.  Nothing  of 
note  occurred  here  until  Oct.  i,  1877,  when  the  hall  was  opened 
by  John  Wild  as  a  variety  theatre.  It  was  christened  the  Grand 
Central,  but  business  was  so  bad  that  it  existed  just  one  week. 
As  a  concert  hall  this  place  lost  caste  as  soon  as  Steinway  Hall 
was  opened,  and  Irving  Hall  gradually  fell  into  disuse.  The  hall 
was  demolished  in  July,  1888,  in  order  to  erect  a  new  German 
theatre.  Gustav  Amberg,  who  had  been  managing  the  Thalia 
(Old  Bowery)  Theatre,  with  German  dramatic  performances,  was 
the  builder.  The  first  performance  in  the  new  house,  which  was 
called  "The  Amberg  Theatre,"  occurred  Dec.  i,  1888. 

Theodore  G.  Stein  designed,  and  John  and  L.  Weber  built  the 
Amberg  Theatre.  It  has  a  total  seating  capacity  of  twelve  hundred 
and  fifty.  The  stock  company  consisted  of  one  hundred  and  twenty 
members.  "  Ein  Erflog  "  was  the  initial  performance,  repeated 
Dec.  3.  "  Tilly  "  was  done  Dec.  4,  5.  "  Farinelli  "  had  its  first 
American  production  Dec.  20,  with  Ferdinand  Schultz  in  the  title 
r81e.  Max  Lube  was  seen  as  Don  Coschambo,  Herr  Friese  as 
Pancho,  Fraulein  Englander  as  Manuela,  and  Frau  Habrich  as 
Donna  Elvir. 

Jan.  I,  1889,  "Prince  Methusalem  "  was  seen.  August  Junker- 
mann  opened  Jan.  4  in  "Onkel  Braesig."  "Unser  Doctor"  was 
sung.  Jan.  28  Sadie  Martinot  made  her  first  appearance  on  the 
German  stage,  when  she  acted  Bettina  in  "  La  Mascotte."  August 
Junkermann  appeared  Jan.  29,  31,  and  evenings  Feb.  2,  4,  6,  7, 
in  "Unser  Doctor."     For  Junkermann's  benefit,  Feb.  7,  "Aus  der 


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225 


Franzosenzeit,"  "Vorn  Juristentag. "  Sadie  Martinet  appeared  as 
Bettina  Feb.  5,  8.  A  professional  matinee  of  "  The  Mascot "  oc- 
curred Feb.  7.  Mathilde  Cottrelly  made  her  debut  here  Feb.  9 
in  "Die  Salon  Tyrolerin. "  On  Feb.  13,  the  "Grand  Opera,"  by 
Tannhauser,  music  by  Binder.  Junkermann  closed  his  engage- 
ment Feb.  27.  Thessa  Klinkhammer  made  her  American  debut 
Feb.  28  as  Cyprienne,  in  the  German  version  of  "Divorcons;" 
March  i  and  2  she  appeared  in  Benedix's  "  Aschenbroedel. "  The 
season  of  1889-90  opened  Sept.  ig  with  "Hans  Fourchambault. " 
On  Sept.  20  Karl  Streitmann,  the  Vienna  tenor,  made  his  Ameri- 
can debut  in  "The  Gypsy  Baron,"  and  on  Sept.  21  Ling  Bendel, 
a  new  soubrette,  was  seen  in  "  The  Seamstress. " 

Henrik  Ibsen's  drama,  "Die  Stuetzen  der  Gesellschaft "  ("The 
Pillars  of  Society  "),  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America  Oct. 
26.     This  was  the  cast : 


Consul  Bernick    .     .     .      Frl.  Weinert 

Oscar Frl.  Sterneck 

Johann  Tonnsea  .  .  Herr  Eisfeld 
Ailmar  Tonnsen  .  .  .  Herr  Walter 
Oberleh  Lund      .     .     .      Herr  Ottbert 

Rummel Herr  Meyer 

Wigland Herr  Rauk 

Sandstadt Herr  Linnhold 

Krapp Herr  Bach 


Auner    .... 
Fraulein  Bernick 
Dina  Dorp      .     . 
Frau  Rummel 
Frau  Dr.  Lange   . 
Fraulein  Rummel 
Fraulein  Holt 
Frau  Holt  .     .     . 
Fraulein  Lonahesse! 


Herr  Kierschner 
.  Frl.  Christien 
.  .  Frl.  Burg 
.  Frl.  Schmitr 
Frl.  V.  Varndal 
.  Frl.  Schroeder 
.  .  Frl.  Bella 
.  .  Frl.  Kuhn 
Frl.  Leithner 


It  was  repeated  Oct.  27  and  28.  The  week  was  otherwise  filled 
by  Ernst  Possart,  who  gave  a  performance  Oct.  25  in  "Drei 
Braeute  auf  Einmal,"  and  by  matinees  Oct.  25,  26,  27,  and  28, 
of  "Snow  White,"  and  "Cinderella,"  etc.  The  house  was  dark 
Oct.  23. 

Herr  Possart  reappeared  in  America  Oct.  29  in  Lindau's  sombre 
tragedy,  "  Die  Bluthochzeit ; "  Oct.  30,  in  "  Friend  Fritz ; "  Nov.  r, 
as  Shylock,  in  "The  Merchant  of  Venice."  He  appeared  every 
evening,  except  Nov.  5,  of  the  week  of  Nov.  4,  as  follows:  Nov. 
4,  "Bluthochzeit;"  Nov.  6,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Nov.  7, 
9,  "  The  Judge  of  Zalamea ;"  Nov.  8,  "  Friend  Fritz. "  Possart  acted 
"Drei  Braeute  auf  Einmal"  ("Three  Brides  at  Once"). 

The  first  American  performance  of  "  Der  Richter  von  Zalamea  " 
was  given  Nov.  17  with  this  cast:  Pedro  Crespo,  Ernst  Possart; 
the  King,  Herr  Meyer;  Don  Lope  de  Figuersa,  Herr  Kierschner; 
Don  Alvaro,  Herr  Hillman;  Don  Mendo,  Herr  Friese;  Juan, 
Herr  Eisfeld;  Nuno,  Herr  Rauk;  Isabel,  Frl.  Christien;  Ires, 
Frl.  Schroeder ;  Chispa,  Ling  Bendel.  "  Martha  "  was  sung  Dec. 
3  when  Herr  Goosky  made  his  American  debut  as  Lionel.  Otto 
Hegner,  the  pianist  prodigy,  gave  recitals  afternoon  of  Dec.  9  and 
II  assisted  by  members  of  Mr.  Amberg's  company.  On  the  night 
of  Dec.  8  Johann  Strauss'  three-act  comic  opera,  "  Venetianische 

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226      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW   YORK   STAGE       CiSgo 


Nachte,"  was  sung.  Its  English  version,  "A  Night  in  Venice," 
was  made  familiar  to  New  Yorkers  by  the  Duff  opera  company  at 
Daly's  theatre  a  few  years  before. 

Mme.  Hermine-Claar-Della,  wife  of  the  director  of  the  opera 
and  theatre  at  Frankfort  on  the  Main,  a  favorite  actress  of  Berlin, 
made  her  American  d^but  on  the  night  of  Jan.  i6,  1890,  as  Coun- 
tess d'Autreval,  in  "Der  Damenkrieg"  (Herr  Olfers'  German 
translation  of  Scribe's  "Une  Bataille  des  Dames  "),  known  to  us 
as  "The  Ladies'  Battle,"  and  as  Frangoise  Dumesnil,  in  "Die 
Schauspielerin  "  (W.  Friedrich's  adaptation  of  M.  Fournier's  one- 
act  comedy,  "The  Actress").  "Fernande,"  the  German  version 
of  Victorien  Sardou's  drama  of  that  name,  was  acted  Jan.  22,  with 
Mme.  Claar-Della  as  Clotilde,  and  Else  Hoffmann  in  the  title  r61e. 

"Der  Fall  Clemenceau  "  was  presented  Jan.  27.  Feb.  12  was 
the  first  American  performance  of  Carl  Millocker's  three-act  comic 
operetta,  "  Die  Sieben  Schwaben  "  ("  The  Seven  Suabians  "),  cast 
as  follows : 


Junker  Otmar      .     .      Karl  Streitmann 

Stickel Herr  Meyer 

Kathchen  .     .      Fraulein  Zimmermann 
Emerenzia      ....     Frau  Habrich 

Bombastus Herr  Rotter 

Spakle Herr  Schmitz 

Hannele      .     .     .  Fraulein  Englaender 


Nicodemus  .  . 
Erasmus  .  .  . 
AUgauerle  .  .  . 
Gelbfukle  Schwab 
Knopfle  Schwab  . 
Spiegle  Schwab  . 
Blitz  Schwab  .     . 


Herr  Sinnhold 
Herr  Horwitz 
.  Herr  Friese 
.  Herr  Korn 
Herr  Walter 
Herr  Ceroid 
.    Herr  Rauk 


On  Saturday  night,  Feb.  15,  Herr  Schubert's  German  version 
of  "Belle-Maman,"  called  "Die  Gute  Mama,"  was  acted  for  the 
first  time  in  this  country. 

Herr  Possart  and  Frau  Claar-Della  were  the  stars  for  the  week 
commencing  March  3.  For  his  benefit,  March  5,  Herr  Possart 
played  "King  Lear."  Evening  of  March  8  saw  the  first  perform- 
ance in  this  city  of  "Familie  Meyer,"  a  four-act  musical  farce,  by 
F.  Berent,  with  music  by  Herr  Wegirn.  Herren  Walter  Friese, 
Ottbert,  and  others  were  in  the  cast.  Ernst  Possart  did  not  appear 
March  10,  though  billed  in  "King  Lear."  "The  Meyer  Family" 
was  substituted.  On  March  12  was  presented  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  "  Die  Ehre  "  ("  Honor  "),  a  four-act  drama  by  Hermann 
Sundermann. 

On  April  10  Franz  von  Suppe's  comic  opera,  "  Die  Jagd  Nach 
dem  Glueck, "  for  the  first  time  in  America  in  its  original  German 
form.  The  English  version  of  it  is  known  as  "Clover."  Karl 
Streitmann  sang  the  r61e  of  Rudolf;  Fraulein  Zimmermann,  Stella; 
Fraulein  Englaender,  the  Foster  Sister;  Herr  Friese,  Jr.,  Casimir; 
and  Fraulein  Von  Varndal,  Florine.  On  April  17,  for  August 
Walter's  benefit,  "Die  Nachbarinnen "  and  "Im  Puppenladen" 
were  given,  and  were  also  seen  April  18  and  19.  "Die  Nach- 
barinnen "  is  from  the  French,  and  was  here  played  for  the  first 


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time  in  this  country.  "  Die  Amazone,"  by  Von  Moser  and  Thurn, 
was  given  April  29  for  the  benefit  of  Herr  Ottbert.  It  had  this 
cast :  Plumicke,  Herr  Rauk ;  Grunlich,  Herr  Friese,  Sr.  ;  Arthur 
Prinz,  Herr  Ottbert;  Vorberg,  Herr  Horwitz;  Julie,  Frl.  Kuhn; 
Rika,  Frl.  Burg;  Marie,  Frl.  Bella;  Frau  Schnabel,  Frl.  Schmitz. 
"  Morilla  "  was  sung  for  the  first  time  here  on  May  2,  for  the  bene- 
fit of  Carola  Englaender.  "Der  Verschwender  "  was  given  May  7. 
"Der  Zigeuner  Baron"  was  seen  May  8,  in  which  Herr  Streit- 
mann  appeared.  At  the  beginning  of  the  performance,  Carola 
Englaender,  cast  for  Arsena,  became  suddenly  ill.  As  it  was  too 
late  to  replace  her,  the  young  singer  volunteered  to  appear,  though 
unable  to  sing.  After  the  first  act,  Herr  Friese,  the  stage  man- 
ager, appeared  in  front  of  the  curtain  and  requested  the  audience's 
indulgence.  At  the  matinee  May  10  "Morilla"  was  presented. 
The  week's  novelty  was  found  in  "Das  Gefaehrliche  Maedchen," 
which  was  done  for  the  first  time  in  this  country  May  9  as  a  benefit 
to  Ellen  Burg,  and  was  repeated  May  10.  Ernst  Possart  made  his 
last  appearance  in  this  city  May  19,  as  "King  Lear." 

The  next  season  commenced  Sept.  18,  with  "Das  Bild  des  Sig- 
norelli,"  by  Richard  Jaffe,  performed  for  the  first  time  in  America: 


Oscar  Waede  ....      Herr  Tauber 
Fritz  Waede   ....      Herr  Stengel 

Dr.  Keil Herr  Meyer 

Professor  Waede      .    Herr  Kierschner 
Kammerherr  von  Grothe    Herr  Morway 


Ella  von  Seeben  .     .    .    Frl.  Leithner 

PfeifEer Herr  Walter 

Frau  Waede     ....     Frl.  Schmitz 
Kaethe Frl.  Burg 


"  Der  Fall  Clemenceau "  was  given  Sept.  19  with  Fraulein 
Neumann  as  Iza  —  her  first  appearance  in  America.  Frau  Moser- 
Sperner  and  Walter  Heydt  also  made  their  American  debut  on  this 
occasion.  Paula  Loewe  made  her  American  debut  Sept.  20  as 
"Drei  Paar  Schute."  On  Sept.  24  Karl  Streitmann  made  his 
reappearance  in  "Der  Zigeuner  Baron,"  and  Sept.  25  he  was  heard 
in  "Die  Fledermaus."  On  that  date  also,  Emma  Seebold  appeared, 
after  a  long  absence  in  Germany.  "  Der  Bethel  Student,"  Sept.  27, 
was  the  other  opera  of  the  week.  The  comedy  performances  were 
Sept.  26  and  matinee  of  Sept.  27,  when  Paula  Loewe,  the  new  sou- 
brette,  was  seen.  "Der  Bethel  Student,"  night  of  Sept.  27,  served 
to  introduce  Mr.  Amberg's  new  tenor,  Adolph  Phillip,  to  the  New 
York  public.  "Die  Novize,"  a  musical  comedy  by  F.  Zeil,  was 
given  Oct.  i  for  the  first  time  in  America,  with  this  cast : 


Gustav Herr  Horwitz 

Timoethea Frl.  Schmitz 

Dr.  Mobius  von  Ingenhof  Herr  Walter 
Frau  von  Giesback  Frau  Trautmann 
Severin  Holberg,  Kapellmeister 

Herr  Friese,  Sr. 


Frau  Langhofer  ....  Frl.  Werner 
Fraulein  Schneitzhofer  .  Frl.  Varndal 
Fraulein  Reitzenbeck  .  Frl.  Blanche 
Fraulein  Sivori   .     .      Frl.  Englaender 

Kuhne Herr  Rauk 

Leontine    ....  Frl.  Paula  Loewe 


228      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1890 

Carl  Schultz  and  three  other  members  of  the  company  which 
bears  his  name  made  their  first  bow  in  America  Oct.  6  in  "  Ham- 
burger Pillen."  Those  who  made  their  d^but  here  were  Carl 
Schultz,  Herr  Mansfield,  Fraulein  Schultz,  and  Fraulein  Hell- 
wig.  Night  of  Oct.  9,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Julius  Ernst's 
musical  farce,  "  Hamburger  Leiden  "  was  played.  Fraulein  Leith- 
ner  was  unable  to  appear.  Her  part  was  taken  at  the  last  moment 
by  Fraulein  Werner.  Oct.  15  "Villa  Friedrichsrue,"  by  Herren 
Hirschel  and  Schreirer,  was  performed  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
It  was  repeated  Oct.  16,  when  the  Schultz  company  made  their 
farewell  appearance.  Night  of  Oct.  17  Ludwig  Fulda's  "Die 
Wilde  Jagd,"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Oct.  21 
"  Urial  Acosta  "  was  acted,  with  Herr  Morrison  in  the  title  r61e, 
his  second  appearance,  his  American  debut  having  occurred  Oct. 
20  in  "Kean."  Oct.  23  "Froment,  Jr.,  and  Risler,  Sr.,"  trans- 
lated from  the  French,  was  produced.  "  Das  Verwunschene  Schloss  " 
("The  Haunted  Castle"),  a  comic  opera,  was  sung  Oct.  28  for  the 
first  time  in  nine  years,  in  this  city.  "Eva,"  a  drama  by  Voss, 
was  done  Oct.  31,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with  this 
cast: 


Graf  Duren    .     .    .     Herr  Kierschner 

Elimar Herr  Ditrichstein 

Hartwig Herr  Kruger 

Past  Schoeller    .     .    .      Herr  Stengel 

Hempel Herr  Rauk 

Braun Herr  Braun 

Wolf Herr  Morway 


Dr.  Weller      . 
A  Doctor  .     . 
Frau  Hartwig 
Frau  Schoeller 
Frau  Hempel 
Toinette    .     . 
Eva      .     .     . 


Herr  Walter 
Herr  Ei chert 
Frl.  Schmitz 
Frl.  Werner 
Frl.  Varndal 
Frl.  Neumann 
Frl.  Leithner 


The  Muenchener,  Munich's  Germany  company  of  actors  and 
actresses,  arrived  in  America  Oct.  31.  The  company  numbered 
thirty-four.  Its  best  known  members  were  Herr  Amand  Kolbe, 
Herr  Sageder,  Fraulein  Amelie  Schoenchen,  Herr  Karl  Swoboda, 
Herr  Adolph  Ernst,  Fraulein  Kathie  Thaller,  Fraulein  Bertha 
Weber,  Fraulein  Marie  Nebauer,  Herr  Baleither,  Herr  Fischer, 
and  Herr  Weyrauther.  Their  first  American  performance  occurred 
Nov.  5  in  "Der  Herrgottschnitzer  von  Ammergau."  This  con- 
tinued until  Nov.  24,  when  "Almonrausch  und  Edelweiss"  was 
presented,  with  this  cast : 


Der  Buhelbauer    .     .     .  Amand  Kolbe 

Mentl Karl  Ernst 

Reinthaler Max  Selus 

Gaberl Franz  Ressner 

Der  Hies  von  Buhel  .      Max  Hofpener 
Der  Brigadier   .     .     Alois  Weyrauther 


Quasi Robert  Balatha 

Der  Prugel  Peterl      .     .  Karl  Swoboda 

Evi Betty  MuUer 

Kordi Kathie  Thaller 

Vroni Marie  Nebauer 

Margareth    .     .    .  Amelie  Schoenchen 


"Der  Pfarrer  von  Kirchfeld  "  had  its  first  American  perform- 
ance Dec.  4.     "  In  Austragetubschen  "  was  presented  Dec.  8  for 


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229 


the  opening  of  the  last  week  of  the  Muenchener  company.  It  was 
its  first  American  representation.  The  play  translated  into  Eng- 
lish would  be  "The  Old  Homestead."     The  cast  was: 


Der  Alte  Lehurhofbauer,   Karl  Swoboda 
Waterl     ....  Amelie  Schoenchen 


Mattl  . 

Wally 

Natzel 

Plauer 

Der  Stiglschuster 


.  .  .  Karl  Ernst 
.  .  Betty  Muller 
.  .  Emil  Hoefer 
Alois  Weyrauther 
Max  Hofpener 


Die  Schusternaudle   .      Kathie  Thaller 
Der  Lercheubauer     .     .      Karl  Meyer 

Evi Leni  Scheller 

Veri Max  Selus 

Moni Emma  Grimm 

Girgl Alfonse  Fischer 

Michl Karl  Paschner 


"Der  Prozesshaus'l "  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
The  Muenchener  closed  Dec.  13.  "Die  Beste  Kur"  was  played 
Dec.  15,  in  which  the  regular  company  of  the  Amberg  made  their 
re-entree.  "The  Lost  Paradise"  was  seen  Dec,  18  for  the  first 
time  in  America.     The  cast  was : 


Kraus Herr  Rauk 

Franke Herr  Meyer 

Frau  Bernardi .     .     .      Fr.  Trautmann 

Frau  Heideck Frl.  Bella 

Reeke Fr.  Dobers 

Edith Frl.  Neumann 


Julius  Bernardi     .     .  Herr  Kierschner 
Richard  von  Ottendorf, 

Herr  Ditrichstein 
Hans  Arndt  ....  Herr  Kruger 
Dr.  Heideck     .    .     .     Herr  Reischert 

Weber Herr  Morway 

Muhlberg Herr  Walter 

"The  Lost  Paradise  "  was  repeated  Dec.  22,  23,  "  Cinderella  " 
was  given  Dec.  25.  Dec.  28  Josef  Brackl,  tenor,  from  Munich, 
Bav.,  made  his  American  debut  in  "The  Haunted  Castle;"  Dec. 
29,  "Nanon"  was  sung;  Dec.  30,  "Belle  H61^ne;"  Dec.  31, 
" Fledermaus ; "  Jan.  i,  1891,  "Three  Pair  of  Shoes,"  with  Paula 
Loewe  in  the  cast,  was  presented. 

Matinees  were  given  every  afternoon  (except  Friday)  during  the 
week  of  Dec.  29.  "  Poor  Jonathan  "  (called  here  "  Der  Arme 
Jonathan  ")  was  sung  in  its  original  German  form,  for  the  first 
time  in  America,  Jan.   2  and  had  this  cast: 


Vandergold 
Jonathan  Tripp 
Tobias  Quikly  . 
Catalucci  .  . 
Prostolone  .  . 
Prof.  Dryander 
Graf  Nowalsky 
Holmes   .     .     . 


,    Herr  Philipp 

Herr  Brakl 

.     .  Herr  Rauk 

Herr  Geleng 

Herr  Meyer 

Herr  Sinnhold 

.  Herr  Horwitz 

.  Herr  Morway 


Billy Herr  Gerold 

Franpois Herr  Hirsch 

Molly Frl.  Loewe 

Big Frl.  Koenig 

Hunt Frl.  Hecht 

Grant Frl.  Lina 

Arabella Frl.  Kuhn 

Harriet Frl.  Seebold 


On  Jan.  21  "Oh,  Diese  Maenner!"  was  given  for  the  benefit 
of  Fraulein  Eugenie  Schmitz.  The  Muenchener  ensemble  reap- 
peared Jan.   22. 

Karl  Streitmann  reappeared  Jan.  26,  when  "  Der  Doppelgaenger, " 
a  comic  opera,  had  its  first  performance  in  America,  "  Der  Huet- 
tenbesitzer"  ("The  Iron  Master")  was  produced  Feb.  3.     "Ul- 


230       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D891 

timo"  was  given  Feb.  5.  "Hanns  in  Glueck,"  by  Max  Grube 
and  Franz  Koppel-Ellfeld,  Feb.  12.  "Der  Meineidfauer,"  Feb. 
17;  "Der  Verschwender "  ("The  Spendthrift")  Feb.  23;  "Der 
Kriegeplan,"  Feb.  25.  The  German  Press  Club  had  a  benefit 
Feb.  27.  The  performance  began  with  "Die  Journalisten,"  in 
which  Herr  von  der  Osten  played  the  principal  part.  After  the 
first  act  of  the  play  Frau  Herbert  Forster  sang  "Gestaudniss," 
Fraulein  Jahn  gave  "Meine  Liebist  grun  wie  de  Fliederbusch, " 
and  Herren  Ruchmann,  Gudehus,  and  Behrens  sang  selections. 
An  act  of  "  Einlagen  "  was  also  given  by  Herren  Streitmann  and 
Philipp  and  Fraulein  Loewe. 

"Das  Maedel  Mit  Geld,"  for  the  first  time  in  America,  March 
16.  "Sodom's  Ende"  ("the  End  of  Sodom")  was  produced  March 
20,  first  time  in  America,  with  Herren  Preschtler,  Frau  Janikow, 
and  Frl.  Burg  in  the  principal  r61es. 

Adele  Epstein  made  her  d^but  March  24  as  Harriet  in  "Der 
Arme  Jonathan;"  "Gespenster"  ("The  Ghost")  March  27;  Frau 
Trautmann,  Fraulein  Burg,  Herr  Kierschner,  Herr  Walter,  and 
Herr  Preschtler  were  also  in  the  cast.  "Silly  Wives"  (Flotte 
Weiber)  was  seen  March  31.  "Die  Hauben-lachen  "  was  given 
April  4,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Langenthal,  Herr  Kruger; 
Herrmann,  Herr  Ditrichstein ;  Schmalenbach,  Herr  Rauk;  Paul 
Ihlefeld,  Herr  Reischert;  Juliane,  Frl.  Leithner;  Schmalenbach, 
Frl.  Schmitz;  Lene,  Frl.  Burg.  The  final  performance  of  the 
Muenchener  company  was  on  April  11  in  "  Der  Meineidfauer^ " 
"Die  Sonne,"  April  16,  first  time  in  this  country.  Clemens, 
Herr  Meyer;  Arnold,  Herr  Sinnhold;  Gregor,  Herr  Kruger; 
Victor,  Herr  Ditrichstein;  Mathilde,  Frl.  Leithner;  Mariette, 
Frl.  Marie  Vetti;  Sabine,  Frl.  Burg;  Dora,  Frau  Trautmann. 
"Das  Alte  Lied"  ("The  Old  Story")  was  presented  April  24, 
for  the  first  time  in  America:  Eduard  Rahden,  Herr  Ditrichstein; 
Wehlan,  Herr  Sinnhold;  Fritz  Nicolai,  Herr  Stengel;  Luckhard, 
Herry  Meyer;  Anna  Nowack,  Frl.  Paula  Loewe.  "  Girofle-Girofla" 
was  sung  April  30.  The  season  closed  May  9  but  the  house  re- 
opened May  16  for  a  benefit  to  Amberg,  when  "  Gasparone "  was 
produced. 

In  June,  Mr.  Amberg  was  adjudged  bankrupt,  and  his  creditors 
met  to  discuss  his  affairs.  After  considerable  negotiation  a  deci- 
sion was  reached  on  July  14.  Papers  were  signed  by  Gustav  Am- 
berg on  one  side  and  Leo  Von  Raven  and  Max  Mansfield  on  the 
other,  by  which  Amberg  made  over  to  the  other  gentlemen  all  his 
rights,  title,  and  interests  in  the  lease  of  the  Amberg  Theatre,  and 
all  the  equipment  and  personal  property  in  payment  of  the  entire 
arrears  of  rent  and  taxes  up  to  Aug.  i.  The  new  lessees  attended 
to  the  financial  arrangements  and  Mr.  Amberg  was  left  as  the  man- 
ager.     The  theatre  reopened   Oct.    i,    1891,   with   "Romeo  and 


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1890  THE  AMBERG  THEATRE  231 

Juliet. "  This  was  the  American  debut  of  Josef  Kanitz  as  Romeo. 
"Die  Ehre"  ("  Honor")  was  given  Oct.  S ;  "Der  Huettenbesitzer " 
was  seen  Oct.  7,  when  Seraphine  Detschy  made  her  American 
d6but.  "  Galeoto  "  was  played  Oct.  9  for  the  first  time  in  America 
with  Kanitz  as  Ernesto ;  "  Die  Shone  Ungarin  "  was  given  Oct. 
19;  "Der  Menonete,"  Oct.  22;  "Kabaleund  Liebe "(" Love  and 
Intrigue"),  Oct.  26,  27,  and  matinee,  Oct.  31;  Kanitz  as  Ferdi- 
nand; and  "Falsache  Helige,"  Oct.  29,  31.  Emma  Moerdes  first 
appeared  here  Nov.  2  in  "  The  Gypsy  Baron ; "  "  The  Beggar  Stu- 
dent "  was  sung  Nov.  3 ;  and  "  Fledermaus, "  Nov.  4. 

Herr  Adalbert  Matkowsky,  of  the  Court  Theatre,  Berlin,  first 
acted  in  America  Nov.  5  in  "  Die  Raeuber  "  ("  The  Robbers  "),  as 
Karl  Moor.  "Das  Lebeneen  Traum  "  ("Life's  Dream  "),  Nov.  7, 
Matkowsky  as  Sigismund;  "Maria  Stuart,"  Nov.  9,  Matkowsky  as 
Mortimer;  "Anna  Lisa,"  Nov.  11  and  matinde,  Nov.  14;  "Uriel 
Acosta,"  Nov.  12;  "Othello,"  Nov.  13;  "Die  Karlsochueler," 
Nov.  14;  "Die  Schauspieler  des  Kaisers,"  Nov.  16-17,  ^^^  the 
first  time  in  this  city.  The  afterpiece  was  "  Cavalleria  Rusti- 
cana ; "  "  Anna  Lise  "  and  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana  "  were  given  Nov. 
18;  "Taming  of  the  Shrew"  and  "Cavalleria,"  Nov.  19-20,  and 
matinde,  Nov.  21;  "The  Emperor's  Players,"  Nov.  21;  "Clarigo," 
Nov.  23;  Matkowsky  and  Kanitz  acted  in  "Julius  Caesar,"  Nov. 
24;  and  "Der  Neue  Herr"  was  seen  Nov.  27,  for  the  first  time 
in  America.  "The  Emperor's  Players"  was  repeated  Dec.  2. 
Herr  Kirch,  was  cast  for  the  part  of  Maurice  Bernard  Dec.  2,  but 
he  did  not  appear,  although  his  name  was  on  the  programme.  At 
the  last  moment  Herr  Weigel  was  substituted  for  him.  This  was 
the  culmination  of  a  dramatic  breeze  which  had  been  blowing 
around  the  Amberg  Theatre  stage  ever  since  Fraulein  Moerdes, 
whose  name  in  private  life  is  Frau  Kirch,  failed  to  meet  the  man- 
agerial expectations  of  her  work  in  "  The  Gypsy  Baron. "  She  had 
an  opportunity,  however,  to  redeem  herself  as  Lola  in  "  Cavalleria 
Rusticana,"  but  she  did  even  worse  then  than  before.  "Hamlet" 
was  given  Dec.  4,  and  "Pension  Schoeller,"  Dec.  5.  Herr  Mat- 
kowsky took  his  farewell  Dec.  7,  when  "  Katchen  Von  Heilbronn  " 
was  acted.  "  Am  Tage  des  Gerichts  "  was  seen  Dec.  14,  when 
Fraulein  Brentano  first  acted  here.  "  Die  Carbonari "  was  done 
Dec.  16-17;  "Von  Stufe  Zu  Stufe,"  Dec.  18.  The  theatre  was 
closed  Dec.  24.  "The  Seven  Ravens"  was  given  Dec.  25,  when 
the  Excelsior  ballet  and  pantomime  company,  also  Maxoli  and  the 
Olivier' s  Gypsy  dancers  appeared.  Matindes  were  given  Dec.  26, 
28,  29,  30,  31,  and  Jan.  i,  1892.  Mile.  Amelia  Bossignang  was 
premihe  danseuse.  Joseph  Kanitz  reappeared  Dec.  26  in  "The 
Juedin  Von  Toledo."  Von  Raven  and  Mansfield  now  bought  the 
lease  of  the  property.  Kanitz  closed  Dec.  31  with  "Sodom's 
Ende. "     Mr.  Amberg  was  able  to  cast  the  play  with  three  of  the 


232      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       CiSga 

artists  who  "  originated  "  their  parts  when  the  play  was  first  given 
in  Berlin  —  Herr  Kanitz  as  Willy  Janilsow,  Herr  Ranzenberg  as 
Kramer,  and  Frl.  Detschy  as  Adah. 

Frl.  Marie  Barkany  appeared  here  Jan.  4,  1892,  for  the  first 
time  in  America,  acting  Fedora  in  the  play  of  that  name.  "  Die 
Waise  Von  Lowood"  ("Jane  Eyre")  was  given  Jan.  6;  "Fedora," 
Jan.  7;  "Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  Jan,  8;  "Francilla,"  Jan.  9; 
"Der  Vereins  Praesident,"  first  time,  Jan.  11;  "Adrienne  Le- 
couveur,"  Jan.  13,  Frl.  Barkany  in  title  r61e,  one  of  her  strongest 
parts.  "Faust"  was  given  Jan.  14;  "Dora,"  Jan.  16;  "Mary 
Stuart,"  Jan.  18;  "Die  Schulreiterin "  (" The  Circus  Rider"),  and 
"Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  Jan.  19;  "Die  Jung  Frau  Von  Orleans," 
was  seen  Jan.  20;  "Fifi,"  Jan.  29.  This  was  a  German  version 
of  MM.  Meilhac  and  Halevy's  "La  Boule."  The  play  had  been 
seen  in  English  in  this  city  under  the  title  of  "  Husbands  and 
Wives."  "Phillipine  Welser,"  was  produced  Feb.  4;  "Deborah," 
Feb.  10;  "Die  Bluthochzeit, "  Feb.  12,  for  A.  Eggeling's  benefit. 
Marie  Barkany  closed  her  engagement  Feb.  13,  in  "Alexandria." 

Anna  Haverland  made  her  d^but  Feb.  16  as  Brunhilde.  "  Hedda 
Gabler"  was  first  acted  here  Feb.  17.  Paula  Loewe  had  a  benefit 
Feb.  19  in  "Poor  Jonathan,"  when  Marie  Forrest  made  her  d^but 
as  Harriet.  Herr  Emil  Thomas  appeared  March  2  in  "  Mein  Leo- 
pold." "  Der  Kunst-Bacillus  "  was  given  March  3  for  the  first  time 
in  America.  "Der  Milliened-Bauer "  ("Millionaire  Peasant") 
was  played  March  10.  It  was  written  for  Emil  Thomas.  A  bene- 
fit for  the  widow  of  Richard  Koenig  was  given  March  14.  The 
programme  was:  The  Standard  Quartet.  "The  Salt  Cellar," 
"Little  Tuesday,"  Jennie  Yeamans,  Emil  Thomas,  Lydia  Yea- 
mans,  Judith  Berolde,  a  scene  from  "Blue  Jeans,"  Loie  Fuller,  the 
second  act  of  "  Die  Fledermaus,"  and  a  new  one-act  play  by  Eleanor 
Merron,  "The  Last  Rehearsal,"  then  acted  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage,  with  Miss  Merron  (Mrs.  Archie  Cowper)  in  the  cast; 
"Unruhige  Leiten  oder  Litze  Memoiren,"  a  farce  by  Emil  Poht, 
was  first  acted  in  America  March  17;  "Der  Compagnon"  was  seen 
March  24;  "Die  Himmelsleiter,"  April  6;  "Der  Volksfeind," 
April  8;  "Georgette,"  April  15.  Week  of  April  18  the  house 
was  closed.  Frl.  Brentone  first  acted  in  this  city  April  2$  in 
"  Der  Bethel  Student ; "  "  Sein  Bester  Freund"  ("  His  Best  Friend  ") 
was  done  May  7;  "Der  Ratzenf anger, "  an  operetta  by  A.  Neuen- 
dorf? was  sung  May  10.  The  season  closed  May  14,  with  a  benefit 
to  Gustav  Amberg.  Among  the  attractions  were  a  one-act  comedy, 
"Ein  delikater  Auftrag,"  in  which  Herr  Ditrichstein  appeared, 
and  Loie  Fuller,  in  dances;  Frl.  Georgine  v.  Janauschousky's 
singing  in  "Der  Freischiitz"  was  the  feature  of  the  evening. 
"Der  Arme  Jonathan,"  in  which  Herr  Phillip,  Herr  Lube,  Herr 
Sinnhold,  and  Frl.  Paula  Loewe  were  seen,  closed  the  programme. 


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For  Neuendorff's  benefit,  May  16,  his  opera  "Der  Ratzenfanger 
von  Hamoln  "  was  presented.  Neuendorf!  himself  led  the  orches- 
tra. The  first  performance  on  any  stage  of  a  three-act  operetta, 
"Der  Minstrel,"  the  music  by  Herr  Neuendorf! and  the  libretto  by 
Heinrich  Urban,  also  took  place  with  this  cast : 


Meredith,  Graf  von  Aberdeen 

Herr  Ceroid 
Lady  Cathaleen  ....  Frl.  Boner 
Nancy     .  Georgine  von  Janauschousky 

Betsy Frl.  Schmitz 

Duncan Herr  Phillip 

Sir  Tom  TuUamore    .      Herr  Sinnhold 


Hiram  McFarland     .     .     .  Herr  Lube 

Mawdlin Frl.  Reichardt 

Barnaby Herr  Runk 

Robin  Peabody     .     .     .    Herr  Walter 

Mey Frl.  Schlag 

Owen  O'Neale  ....  Herr  Gelleng 


Paula  Loewe  was  seen  in  the  title  r61e  of  "Nanon,"  May  27. 
Loie  Fuller  did  her  serpentine  dance.  "  The  Black  Hussar  "  was 
sung  June  3  for  the  benefit  of  Ludwig,  who  in  consequence  of  ill 
health  had  retired  from  the  stage.  Mathilde  Cottrelly  appeared 
June  13  in  "Di  Nabterin  "  ("The  Seamstress"). 

The  next  season  opened  Saturday  night,  Oct.  i  with  "Die 
Cameliendame  "  ("  Camille  ").  A  benefit  was  given  Oct.  3  for  the 
Hamburg  sufferers  from  the  cholera.  "  Hamlet "  was  presented 
Oct.  4  with  this  cast:  Claudius,  Herr  Sinnhold;  Hamlet,  Herr 
Morisson;  Polonius,  Herr  Walter;  Horatio,  Herr  Weigel;  Laertes, 
Herr  Hillman;  Ghost,  Herr  Meyer;  Queen,  Frl.  Burmeister; 
Ophelia,  Frl.  Leithner.  "Die  Memoiren  des  Teufels,"  Oct.  6. 
Emil  Thomas  with  his  company  from  Berlin  commenced  Oct.  10 
in"Unsere  Don  Juans,"  cast  thus:  Hugo  Schwalbe,  Emil  Thomas; 
Clarchen,  Olga  Walburg;  Lena,  Margarethe  Gallus;  Krewitz, 
Fritz  Behrend.  "  Leute  von  Heute  "  ("  People  of  the  Day  ")  was  seen 
Oct.  21,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  "  Ein  Verdachtiger  Schwie- 
gershon"  ("A  Suspected  Son-in-law")  was  played  Oct.  27,  first 
time  in  America.  It  is  well  known  in  English  as  "  The  Family 
Circle."  "  Schmitterlinge "  ("Butterflies")  was  first  acted  in 
America  Nov.  3  with  this  cast: 


Kuntze Siefried  Basch 

Martha    ....     Hermine  Heinrich 

Foppel Max  Walden 

MuUer Adolf  Alfredo 

Jacob Karl  Koenig 

Muthing  ....     Franz  von  Metsch 
Ella Heta  Lange 


Hector  Kanaper    .     .     .  Emil  Thomas 

Emmeline Sofie  Urban 

Flora Margarethe  Gallus 

Petrowitsch  Lasarowitsch,     Emil  Berla 

Salina Willy  Walden 

Naschka Olga  Walburg 

Hans  Heller      .     .     .      Richard  Georg 
Leo  Lerche Fritz  Behrend 

"Goldfische"  ("The  Railroad  of  Love")  was  played  Nov.  10; 
"Lachelnde  Gesichter  "  ("Smiling  Faces")  was  given  Nov.  14- 
15,  also  "We  Take  in  Foreigners  Too,"  and  "Viennese  in 
Berlin."  "Die  Kinder  der  Excellenz"  was  seen  Nov.  16,  for  the 
first  time   in   America.      "Mam'zelle    Nitouche"  was  presented 


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Nov.   18,  and  "Heisses  Blut,"  Dec.  2,  also  for  the  first  time   in 
America. 

"Die  Reise  Durch  Marchenland"  ("A  Trip  Through  Fairy- 
land ")  was  given  Dec.  14  with  Doctor  Gotthard  Hansen  as  Otto 
Meyer.  Lucier  Veidler,  first  soprano,  from  the  Theatre  an  der 
Wien,  Vienna;  Charlotte  Tischler,  first  soprano  from  the  Royal 
Opera  House,  Vienna;  Julia  Wallner,  first  soprano,  from  Berlin 
Opera  House;  Mathilde  Severin,  Helen  Land,  and  Mina  Agte, 
sopranos;  Wilhelm  Bauer,  first  tenor,  from  the  Theatre  an  der 
Wien ;  Carl  Schulz,  comedian  and  first  tenor,  from  the  Friedrich 
Wilhelm  Stadt  Theatre,  Berlin;  Joseph  Greven,  first  tenor,  Carl 
Bartl,  first  baritone,  from  Berlin;  Leopold  Deutsch,  first  come- 
dian, from  the  Wallner  Theatre,  Berlin,  and  Ernst  Peterson,  with 
a  chorus  of  twenty-four  women  and  twenty-four  men,  made  their 
debut  Dec.  26  in  the  comic  opera  "Der  Vogelhaendler. "  The 
fiftieth  performance  occurred  Feb.  13,  1893.  "Das  Sonntags- 
kind  "  followed,  March  2.  This  opera  was  heard  at  the  Casino 
as  "Under  the  Child  of  Fortune."  The  German  Press  Club 
benefit  took  place  March  20  when  Manager  Conried  appeared  as 
"Gringoire."  "Die  Fledermaus "  was  sung  March  21-22,  and 
"  Gasparone "  March  23,  24,  25.  Ludovica  Wallner  made  her 
American  d6but  in  "  Fledermaus ;  "  "  Der  Vogelhaendler  "  was 
given  March  27;  "Madame  Angot,"  April  7;  "Poor  Jonathan," 
April  10;  "  Die  Sorglosen,"  April  13  ;  Carl  Grube  made  his  Ameri- 
can d^but  April  15  in  "Die  Sternschuppe "  ("The  Shooting  Star"). 
"  The  Man  in  the  Moon  "  was  presented  April  26.  The  season  closed 
April  29.  On  May  i  the  management  changed  hands  and  the  name 
of  the  theatre  was  changed  to  The  Irving  Place  Theatre. 


IRVING   PLACE   THEATRE 

THE  Columbia  College  dramatic  club  opened,  their  spring  per- 
formances May  8  at  the  house  now  known  as  the  Irving 
Place  Theatre,  with  "Ivanhoe,"  by  Benj.  Aymar  and  John  Regi- 
nald Blake,  Columbia  Law  School,  '92.  The  burlesque  had  this 
cast: 


Sir  Brian      .     .      Albert  La  Montague 
Cedric      .     .       George  Newell  Hamlin 

Ivanhoe William  F.  Wall 

Isaac  of  York     Giles  Augustus  Taintor 

Wamba Joseph  G.  Lamb 

Oswald     .     .     .     John  Reginald  Blake 
King  Richard 

Richard  Stockton  Emmet,  Jr. 


Prince  John  .  Arthur  Middleton  Balke 
De  Bracy      ....    John  B.  Brazier 

Athelstane Torre  Bueno 

Rowena  ....  Edward  Rush  Duer 
Rebecca  .  .  Melvin  Henry  Dalberg 
Premifere  Danseuse,  Louis  Fitzgerald,  Jr. 
Second  Danseuse 

Bertram  de  Lancey  Drake 


The  regular  season  opened  Oct.    2  with  Heinrich  Conried  as 
manager.     The  programme  contained  an  open  letter  in  which  Mr. 


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Conried  philosophized  over  past  failures  in  the  attempt  to  success- 
fully maintain  in  this,  "the  third  German  city  of  the  world,"  a 
permanent  German  theatre.  "  Grosstadtluft  "  ("  The  Air  of  the 
Metropolis"),  adapted  by  Augustin  Daly  and  called  "A  Test 
Case,"  was  the  initial  performance.  "Heimath"  was  produced 
Oct.  9;  "Die  Strohwittwe"  ("Grass  Widow")  was  given,  fol- 
lowed by  the  farce  "Der  Sechste  Sinn;"  "Lolo's  Father"  came 
Oct.  26;  "Der  Lebemann,"  Nov.  2;  "Gefallen  Engel,"  Nov.  9; 
"Unser  Frauen,"  Nov.  16,  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Gefal- 
len Engel  "  ("  Fallen  Angels  "),  Nov.  20.  "  Der  Vogelhaendler  " 
was  sung  Dec.  4  by  the  Ferenczy  opera  company.  The  cast  was 
the  same  as  before  except  that  Ernst  Monti  appeared  as  Stanislaus ; 
"Matteo  Falcone,"  a  one-act  comic  opera  was  done  Dec.  18;  and 
was  followed  by  "  I  Pagliacci. "  "  Gasparone  "  was  given  for  the 
balance  of  the  week.  "  Lachelnde  Erben  "  ("  Laughing  Heirs  ") 
was  played  Dec.   25  for  the  first  time  in  America. 

The  Ferenczy  company  commenced  the  last  week  of  their  stay 
on  Jan.  i,  1894,  with  "Lachelnde  Erben."  " Das  Letzte  Wort " 
("The  Last  Word")  was  presented  Jan.  8  for  the  first  time  in 
America  in  German.  "Schuldig"  ("Guilty")  was  seen  Jan.  15 
for  the  first  time  in  America.  "  Weilchen  Presser  "  was  given 
matinee  and  night  of  Jan.  26.  "  Gefallen  Engel "  was  seen  Jan. 
22,  and  matinee  Jan.  27;  "Wohlthatige  Frauen"  ("Charitable 
Women  ")  Jan.  3,  and  matinee,  Feb.  3,  for  the  first  time  in  four- 
teen years.  "  Der  Schwabenstreiche  "  (7-20-8)  and  Feb.  3.  "  Der 
Talisman,"  by  Ludwig  Fulda,  was  given  Feb.  7;  "Zwei  Glueck- 
liche  Tage"  ("Two  Happy  Days");Feb.  22.  "The  Perjurer," 
for  the  matinee,  Feb.  22.  Heinrich  Conried  appeared  March  8  in 
"Der  Prozesshansel. "  " The  Crucifix-Carver  of  Ober-Ammergau  " 
was  seen  March  15,  20,  21,  with  Herr  Strausmann  in  the  title 
r61e.  "  The  Talisman  "  was  repeated  March  23 ;  "  Cyprienne  " 
("Divorcons"),  March  25;  "Sauvian  Pranks,"  March  26;  "Two 
Happy  Days,"  March  27-30  and  April  2;  "Tender  Relations," 
March  28,  and  matinee,  March  31;  "Fallen  Angels,"  March  29, 
and  "Dr.  Klaus,"  March  31;  Grete  Gallus  first  appeared  here 
April  3  in  "A  Night  Off;"  Conried's  last  appearance  was  April 
4  in  "Dr.  Klaus."  "Die  ArmeLowin"  (" Les  Lionnes  Pauvres") 
was  given  April  $,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  An  American 
version  of  this  comedy  called  "  Our  Country  Cousins  "  was  seen  at 
the  Lyceum  Theatre ;  "  Die  Arme  Lowin  "  was  repeated  April  9, 
10,  11;  "Das  Heirathsnest "  was  seen  April  12,  13,  14,  for  the 
first  time  in  America.  "  Ein  Schritt  Vom  Wege  "  ("  A  Step  from 
the  Road  "),  April  26.  The  season  closed  April  30  with  "  Das 
Stiftungfest." 

The  next  season  opened  Saturday  night,  Sept.  29,  with  "Die 
Karlschueler,"  Oct.  i.     "Der  Andere"("The  Other  Man")  was 


236       A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1895 

played  for  the  American  d6but  of  Max  Bira  as  Dr.  Hallers. 
"  Mauerbluemchen  "  ("  A  Wall  Flower  ")  was  seen  Oct.  4  for  the 
American  debut  of  Max  Hanseler  as  Justus  Woermann.  "  Heimath  " 
was  given  Oct.  11,  when  Lucie  Freisinger  made  her  American  d^but 
as  Magda.  "Wohlthaet  er  der  Menscheit "  ("Mankind's  Bene- 
factor  ")  was  produced  Oct.  18,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Its 
author  was  Felix  Phillippi.  The  fourth  centennial  Hans  Sachs 
celebration  was  arranged  by  Manager  Conried  for  Nov.  $.  Anton 
Seidl  led  the  orchestra,  strengthened  for  the  occasion.  Emil 
Fisher,  William  Stephens,  Paul  Siegel,  Ida  Klein,  and  Marie 
Maurer  sang  solos.  The  overture  of  "Die  Meistersinger  von 
Nurnberg,"  opened  the  festival.  "Von  der  Lisabetha,  Eines 
Kaufherrn  Tochter,"  was  presented.  The  solos  from  "  Die  Meister- 
singer" were  rendered  by  Messrs.  Fisher,  Stephens,  and  Siegel 
and  the  Misses  Ida  Klein  and  Marie  Maurer.  "Der  Fahrende 
Schueler  "  was  produced  in  the  original,  and  with  the  same  early 
methods:  Rudolf  Senius  playing  the  title  r61e;  Max  Hanseler,  the 
farmer;  and  Adolph  Link,  the  farmer's  wife. 

"  Der  Compagnon "  was  given  Nov.  8  with  Adolph  Link  as 
August  Voss.  Nov.  9  was  Schiller's  birthday,  and  it  was  cele- 
brated by  a  performance  of  his  "  Marie  Stuart. "  "  Der  Herr  Sen- 
ator," by  Schoenthan  and  Kadelburg,  was  seen  Nov.  19,  and  ran 
all  the  week,  except  Nov.  20,  when  Minna  von  Barnhelm  appeared 
in  "Die  Karl  Schuler,"  matinee,  Dec.  i.  "Der  Veilchen  Presser" 
was  given  at  the  matinde,  Nov.  29  and  "  Der  Unglaubige  Thomas  " 
("  Doubting  Thomas  ")  was  played  Nov.  29.  "  Das  Zweite  Ge- 
sicht"  ("The  Second  Farce"),  the  original  of  "Miss  Million," 
was  seen  Dec.  6  for  the  first  time  in  America.  "Jugend,"  by 
Max  Halbe,  Dec.  13,  also  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Die 
Kleine  Frau  "  ("  Little  Wife  "),  by  F.  Phillippi,  was  played  Dec. 
27,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  It  had  this  cast :  Robert  Larum, 
Max  Bira;  Charlotte,  Charlotte  Durand;  Lothar  von  Roggenbach, 
Herman  Schmelzer;  Martin  Schluter,  Adolf  Link.  "Heimath" 
was  repeated  Dec.  28  at  popular  prices;  "Blau,"  Dec.  31,  also 
"  Der  Hofmeister  in  One  Thousand  Aengsten  "  ("  The  Headmaster 
in  a  Thousand  Difficulties  "),  and  "  Eine  Verkommene  Frau  "  ("  An 
Ideal  Wife").  "Mit  Vergnuegen,"  by  Gustav  von  Moser,  was 
seen  Jan.  7,  1895;  "Die  Kleine  Frau,"  Jan.  .8;  "Jugend,"  Jan. 
9;  "Die  Orientreise,"  ("Trip  to  the  East"),  by  Blumenthal  and 
Kadelburg,  was  played  Jan.  10,  first  time  in  America;  as  "The 
Orient  Express  "  this  comedy  was  produced  by  Augustin  Daly  at 
his  theatre  here.  "  Wilhelm  Tell  "  was  given  Jan.  1 1  and  matinee 
Jan.  12  at  popular  prices;  "  Vasantasena, "  from  Emil  Pohl's  "King 
Sudraka "  was  presented  Jan.  24  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
"Papageno,"  by  Rudolf  Kneisel  came  Feb.  7;  "Goldfische" 
("Railroad  of  Love"),  Feb.   21;  "Ein  Palast  Revolution"  ("A 


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Home   Rebellion")  was  given    Feb.  28,   for   the   first   time    in 
America. 

"Ohne  Geleut"  ("Without  Bellringing "),  March  7,  1895; 
"Niobe,"  a  German  version  of  that  play,  March  21 ;  Hilma  Schue- 
ten  made  her  d^but  March  29  in  " Die  Waise  Von  Lowood  "  ("Jane 
Eyre").  "Sedan  Friedrichsrul, "  by  John  Weiman,  was  seen  April 
I  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage :  Wilhelm  I.,  Emil  Otto;  Napo- 
leon III.,  Mathieu  Pfeil.  "Liebe  Vonhuete  "  ("The  Love  of  a 
Day  "),  by  Robert  Misch,  was  acted  April  1 1,  and  "  Die  Librente," 
by  Gustav  von  Moser,  April  22 ;  the  season  closed  April  30  with 
"  Die  Journalisten. "  During  the  evening  news  came  that  the  author 
of  this  play  had  died  in  Wiesbaden.  The  Metropolitan  amateur 
club,  together  with  the  Metropolitan  amateur  orchestra,  gave  a 
performance  of  the  opera  of  "  Patience  "  here  May  14. 

The  next  season  began  Oct.  i  with  "Graf  Essex,"  when  Bruno 
Geidner  first  acted  in  America;  "Der  Herr  Senator"  came  Oct. 
2,  and  "  Der  Schmetterling-krieg  "  ("  Battle  of  the  Butterflies  "), 
Oct.  6.  This  was  the  American  debut  of  Gusti  Forst ;  "  Ferreol  " 
was  seen  Oct.  10.  An  adaptation  of  this  play  was  seen  at  the 
Lyceum  Theatre  in  this  city  as  "The  Marquis;"  "Graf  Essex" 
was  repeated  Oct.  11;  "Ferreol"  Oct.  12,  with  the  American 
d^but  of  Marie  Reichardt ;  "  Barfuessige  Fraulein  "  was  seen  Oct. 
17;  and  "Der  Hexenkessel"  ("Wizard's  Ravine"),  Oct.  24,  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage.  Franziska  Huss  then  made  her  first 
appearance  on  any  stage.  "  Zwei  Waff  enschilder  "  ("  Two  Coats  of 
Arms")  was  presented  Nov.  7,  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Die 
Rauber  "  came  Nov.  9,  with  the  reappearance  of  Heinrich  Conried 
as  Franz  Moor;  "Zwei  Waffen"  was  given  Dec.  2  for  the  twenty- 
fifth  time,  and  "Die  Sternschnuppe "  ("The  Shooting  Star"),  by 
G.  von  Moser  and  O.  Girndt,  with  Max  Bird  as  Dr.  West,  Frl. 
Von  Romanowsk  as  his  wife,  and  Hubert  Reusch  as  Hugo.  "  Ge- 
fallen  Engel"  was  seen  Dec.  7;  "Drei  Engel  im  House"  ("A 
Home  with  Three  Angels  "),  Dec.  12,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 

"Zum  Wohlthaetigen  Zweck"  ("For  Charity's  Sake")  was  pre- 
sented Dec.  19,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Amateurs  acted 
"  Heinrich  Heine  "  Dec.  20,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Heine  Monument 
Fund;  "Die  Fledermaus"  was  sung  Dec.  25,  26,  and  28.  Adolf 
Link,  who  was  the  original  Franke  in  Vienna,  was  in  the  cast  here; 
"Fernan's  Ehecontract"  ("Fernand's  Marriage  Contract")  was 
given  Dec.  31;  "Der  Dornenweg "  ("Thorny  Path"),  by  Felix 
Phillippi,  was  seen  Jan.  9,  1896,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
"Glueck  Bei  Frauen "  ("Luck  in  Love")  was  played  Jan.  16; 
"William  Tell"  was  done  Jan.  17  at  popular  prices,  with  Mathieu 
Pfeif  in  the  title  r61e;  "  Sie  Wird  Gekuesst "  ("  She  Gets  a  Kiss  ") 
was  seen  Jan.  23;  "Die  Ueberzaehligon "  ("Superfluous  Ones"), 
Jan.  30.     "Nachruhm,"   Feb.   6,  for  the  first  time  in  America; 


238       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D897 

"Comtesse  Gucki,"  Feb.  27,  with  Adolf  Link  as  Alois.  This 
was  its  first  performance  in  America  in  German.  "Der  Grosse 
Komet"  ("The  Great  Comet"),  came  March  19;  "Das  Hunger- 
loos"  ("Starvation")  was  given  March  26,  for  the  first  time  in 
America;  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  was  played  March  27;  "Lottery 
Ticket,"  March  28.  "  Die  Weber  "  ("  Weavers  ")  was  acted  April 
i;  "Der  Militaerstaat,"  April  2;  "Der  Herr  Senator,"  April  9, 
when  Geo.  Engels  made  his  American  debut  in  the  title  r61e. 
"  Die  Kinder  der  Excellenz  "  came  April  13 ;  "  Krieg  Im  Friesden," 
April  14;  and  "College  Crampton,"  April  20,  for  the  first  time  in 
America.  Geo.  Engels  gave  his  last  performance  here  May  2,  in 
"  Dr.  Klaus. "     The  season  closed  May  9. 

The  next  regular  season  began  Oct.  i,  1896,  with  "Die  Offizielle 
Frau,"  an  adaptation  of  " My  Official  Wife."  Adele  Hartwig  made 
her  American  ddbut  on  this  occasion.  "  Goldregen  "  ("  Gold  Rain  ") 
was  seen  Oct.  15;"  Seine  Gewesene  "  ("  His  Late  Wife")  was  played 
Oct.  22,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  "  Maria  Stuart "  was  seen 
Oct.  23;  "Die  Erste,"  Oct.  29;  and  "Papa  Nitsche,"  Nov.  $,  for 
the  first  time  in  America;  "Die  Beruehmte  Frau"  ("Famous 
Woman "),  Nov.  19.  This  play  had  been  done  in  English  as 
"The  Great  Unknown."  "Gebildete  Menschen"  ("Educated 
People")  was  done  Nov.  25,  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Der 
Weg  Zum  Herzen"  ("The  Way  to  the  Heart"),  by  Adolph  L. 
Aronge,  was  seen  Dec.  17;  "Love  and  Intrigue"  came  Dec.  18; 
"Der  Rabenvater"  ("His  Absent  Boy"),  Dec.  31;  "Das  Einmal- 
eins,"  by  Oscar  Blumenthal,  was  presented  Jan.  14,  1897,  for  the 
first  time  in  America,  with  Adolf  Link,  Hubert  Reusch,  and 
Jenny  Loibel  in  the  cast.  Heinrich  Conried  appeared  Jan.  15  in 
"  Die  Raueber. "  "  Wer  War  s  "  ("  Who  was  it  ? "),  by  Felix  Phil- 
lippi,  was  produced  Jan.  21 ;  "  Das  Eigene  Blut "  ("  His  Own  Flesh 
and  Blood  "),  by  F.  von  Zobelitz,  was  done  Jan.  28;  "  Das  Lampen- 
gesindel"  ("Bohemians"),  by  Ernst  von  Wolzogen,  Feb.  4,  and 
"  Tata-Totoa, "  adapted  from  the  French  by  Victor  Leon,  with 
music'  by  Banes.  "Die  Wilde  Jagd"  ("The  Wild  Chase"),  by 
Brentano  and  Tellheim,  had  its  first  American  production  March 
6;  "Graefin  Fritz,"  by  Blumenthal,  came  March  13,  for  the  first 
time  in  this  country;  "Neues  Leben"  was  seen  March  16,  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage;  " Brockspruenge "  ("Funny  Capers") 
came  March  25  for  the  first  time  in  America. 

Frau  Agnes  Sorma  made  her  American  debut  at  this  theatre 
April  12,  in  "Nora"  ("Doll's  House");  "Liebelei"  ("Flirta- 
tion") followed;  "Dora"  ("Diplomacy")  was  played  April  19; 
"Chic"  was  seen  April  22  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Die 
Versunckene  Glocke"  ("  The  Sunken  Bell "),  by  Gerhart  Haupt- 
raann,  was  presented  April  29,  with  Rauteuderlein,  Agnes  Sorma; 
Heinrich,   Herman  Schmelzer,    and  Magda,  Auguste  Burmeister. 


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Frau  Sorma  took  her  farewell  May  4,  as  Lorle  in  "Dorf  und 
Stadt." 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  30,  1897,  with  "Die  Goldene  Eva" 
("  The  Golden  Eva "),  in  rhymed  verse,  by  Franz  von  Schoenthan 
and  F.  Koppel-Ellfeld.  Camilla  Marbach  as  Eva,  and  Herr 
Hanno  as  Von  Schwetzingen  made  their  New  York  ddbut.  "  Kabale 
und  Liebe"  ("Love  and  Intrigue")  was  played  Oct.  8;  Oct.  11 
"  Jourfix  "  ("  A  Day  at  Home  "),  an  old  German  play,  was  produced. 
In  the  second  act  of  this  play  Manager  Conried  introduced  the 
members  of  his  comic  opera  company,  consisting  of  Milla  Barry, 
Olga  D'Estree,  Martha  Glueck,  Riesa  Stella,  Jean  Felix,  Edmund 
Hanno,  and  Alfred  Liehan,  all  of  whom  were  heard  here  for  the 
first  time.  "Jane  Eyre"  was  seen  Oct.  13,  Ednard  Posanski  mak- 
ing his  American  debut  as  Lord  Rochester;  Oct.  14,  and  balance 
of  the  week  "  Mme.  Sans  Gene "  was  given,  with  Anna  Braga  in 
the  title  r61e,  and  Emil  Marx,  as  Napoleon ;  "  Die  Mutter  "  ("  The 
Mothers")  was  presented  Oct.  26  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
Heinrich  Conried  appeared  Oct.  30  as  Murzelsepp  in  "  Der  Pfarrer ; " 
Nov.  4,  "  Die  Lachtaube "  ("  The  Cooing  Dove "),  an  operetta  by 
Eugen  von  Taund,  libretto  by  Alexander  landesberg  and  Leo  Stein, 
was  sung  for  the  first  time.  In  this  Julie  Kopacsy,  Adolf  Perius, 
and  Riesa  Stella  made  their  first  appearance  in  America.  Nov. 
10  "Die  Lachtaube"  was  given  with  Kopacsy  as  Helena  and  Perius 
as  Marjau;  "  Waldmeister,"  by  Gustave  Davis,  music  by  Johann 
Strauss,  was  sung  Nov.  29. 

On  Dec.  20  "Die  Einzige"  ("The  Only  One"),  by  M.  Petzold, 
was  presented;  "Hans  Huckebein,"  by  O.  Blumenthal  and  G.  von 
Kadeburg,  which  is  the  original  of  "  Number  Nine,  or  the^,  Lady  of 
Ostend,"  was  played  Jan.  6,  10,  12,  and  14,  1898;  "Die  Fleder- 
maus"  was  sung  Jan.  ii,  13,  and  15,  with  Julie  Kopacsy  as  Adele; 
"The  Passing  Regiment"  was  seen  matinee,  Jan.  15;  "Die  Giger- 
-lin  von  Wien  "  ("  The  Vienna  Dudes  ")  was  done  Jan.  20;  "  Ascher- 
mittwoche  "  ("  Ash  Wednesday  ")  was  played  first  time  in  this  city 
Feb.  8;  "Die  Bruder"  ("The  Brothers"),  by  Paul  Lindau;  "Die 
Logenbruder "  ("  Lodge  Members  "),  by  Lauss  and  Kraatz,  were 
given  Feb.  17  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Conried's  benefit  and 
twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  his  stage  debut  took  place  Feb.  23, 
when  he  acted  De  Banville  in  "  Gringoire ; "  also  appearing  in 
the  second  act  of  "  The  Bat "  and  "  The  Strike  of  the  Smiths ; " 
"Die  Rothe  Brieftasche  "  ("The  Red  Wallet"),  by  Franz  Csep- 
reghgi,  German  adaptation  by  Alex.  Rosen,  was  produced  March 
9.  Agnes  Sorma  reappeared  March  14  in  "The  Doll's  House,"  and 
March  17,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  in  " Madchentraum  "  ("A 
Maiden's  Dream"),  by  Max  Bernstein;  "Untreu,"  by  Roberto 
Bracco,  German  version  by  Otto  Eisenschultz,  was  given  March 
21.     Sorma  acted  Rauteuderlein  March  24  in  "Die  Versunckene 


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Glocke  "  ("  The  Sunken  Bell ") ;  "  Divorcons  "  was  acted  March  28, 
with  Sorma  as  Katherine;  March  31,  "Taming  of  the  Shrew;" 
"Die  Kleinen  Laemmer "  ("The  Little  Lambs"),  for  the  first 
time  in  America,  April  2.  "Die  Wettshwimmer "  was  offered 
April  20  for  the  first  time  in  America ;  "  The  Sunken  Bell "  was 
repeated  April  26;  "Konigs  Kinder"  ("King's  Children  ")  was 
seen  April  29  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Agnes  Sorma  took 
her  farewell  May  9  as  Jane  Eyre  in  Charlotte  Birch-Pfeiffer's 
dramatization  of  Charlotte  Bronte's  novel. 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  15,  1898,  with  "The  Golden  Horse- 
shoe," by  Robert  Breitenbach,  and  thus  cast: 

Harry  Tall Max  Walter 

Will  B.  Gay      .    .     .    Selma  Goemer 

Rosa Toni  Meister 

Sharpe Herrmann  Ring 

Eva     ....   Mrs.  Elise  Ebert  Lau 


McKee Kraft  Walton 

Rob Adolf  Zink 

Bob Franz  Ebert 

Eulailie Bertha  Jaeger 

Tootsie Helene  Linder 


" Circusleute "  ("Circus  People"),  by  Franz'^von  Schoenthan, 
was  played  Nov.  14;  "Im  Weissen  Roess'l,"  by  Blumenthal  and 
Kadelburg,  was  also  produced,  and  Dec.  26  "  Bruder  Martin, "  by 
Carl  Costa,  was  given.  Dec.  26  the  Tegernseer  peasant  players, 
a  company  from  the  Swiss  mountains,  made  their  first  appearance 
in  this  country.  They  presented  "Der  Herr  Gottschnitzer  von 
Ammergau  "  ("  The  Crucifix  Carver  of  Ammergau  "),  by  S.  Gang- 
hofer  and  Hans  Neuert.  Jan.  5,  1899,  "Das  Erbe"  ("The  Inheri- 
tance) "  was  seen,  when  Eugene  Schady  made  his  American  debut. 
On  Jan.  9  "  Jaegerblut, "  by  Benno  Rauchenegger,  was  presented. 
The  Bavarian  peasant  actors  were  seen  Jan.  20  in  "Almenrauch 
und  Edelweiss,"  by  Hans  Neuert.  "  Im  Schwarzen  Roess'l "  ("At 
the  Black  Horse  Tavern  Inn  "),  a  dramatization  of  Fred.  Hilpert's 
novel,  and  "Berghexen,"  by  Gustav  Amberg,  were  produced  Jan. 
24  by  the  company  of  peasant  actors.  On  Feb.  2  "Busch  und 
Reichenbach,"  by  Heinrich  See  and  Wilhelm  Meyer  Forster,  was 
given  for  the  first  time  in  America;  "Der  G'sunde  Kern,"  by  Jos. 
Kellerer,  was  acted  Feb.  3.  "  Jugenf reunde  "  ("  Comrades"),  by 
Ludwig  Fulda,  was  presented  Feb.  9;  "D'Z'widerwurzen,"  a 
peasant  play,  with  singing  and  dancing,  was  given  by  the  Tegern- 
seer peasants,  Feb.  17.  "Auf  Der  Sonnenseite  "  ("The  Sunny- 
side"),  by  Blumenthal  and  Kadelburg,  was  seen  Feb.  21 ; "  Freiwild" 
("  Free  Game  "),  by  Arthur  Schnitzler,  was  done  Feb.  16,  for  the 
first  time  in  America.  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac,"  the  German  ver- 
sion of  Rostand's  play,  by  Ludwig  Fulda,  was  presented  March 
13,  with  Eugen  Schady  as  Cyrano. 

Adolph  von  Sonnenthal  reappeared  in  America  April  6  in  Les- 
sing's  "Nathan  der  Weise,"  at  increased  prices;  Larder's  "Alte 
Junggesellen  "  was  acted  April  8;  "  Wallenstein's  Death,"  April 
11;   "The  Daughter  of  Fabricius,"  and  "Fuhrmann   Henschel," 


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241 


by  Gerhard  Hauptmann,  April  25.  Marie  Geistinger  returned  to 
this  country  April  3  and  was  seen  as  Rose  in  Ferdinand  Ray- 
mond's "  Verschwender  j  "  "  Die  Kindsfrau, "  a  musical  farce  adapted 
from  the  French,  was  played  April  25  with  Geistinger  as  Kathe. 
The  stock  company  appeared  May  11  in  "Der  Veilchenfresser  " 
("The  Flatterer").  Sonnenthal  appeared  in  "The  Iron  Master" 
April  29.  His  last  appearance  here  was  May  i  in  the  same  r61e, 
when  the  Hungarian  societies  of  New  York  bestowed  a  silver 
laurel  wreath  upon  him,  and  Heinrich  Conried  presented  him  with 
a  silver  toilet  set. 

The  next  regular  season  began  Sept.  30,  1899,  with  Schiller's 
"Maria  Stuart,"  cast  as  follows: 


Elizabeth      ....      Slava  Roberts 
Maria  Stuart     .     .     .   Martha  Schiffel 

Dudley Paul  Faber 

Talbot Carl  Bender 

Cecil A.  Meyer-Eigen 

Kent F.  Hitzigrath 

Davidson Julius  Strobi 


Amias  Paulet  .  .  .  Max  Hanseler 
Mortimer  .  Rudolph  Klein-Rhoden 
Aubespine  ....  Jacques  Horwitz 
Drugeon  Drury      .     .     .  Carl  Frischer 

Melvil George  Le  Bret 

Hanna  .  .  .  Wilhelmine  Schluter 
Margarethe    .     .     .     Ruscha  Michaelis 


Oct.  3,  "Renaissance,"  by  Schoenthan  and  Koppel-Ellfeld  was 
played.  On  this  occasion  Anna  Leonard!  and  Emma  Schroth  made 
their  American  ddbut.  On  Oct.  16  "  Maedel  als  Rekrut "  ("  The 
Girl  Recruit "),  by  Kurt  Kraatz  and  Heinrich  Stobitzer,  was  pro- 
duced. On  Nov.  8  "  Das  Opferlamman  "  ("  The  Scapegoat ")  was 
acted  and  was  also  played  at  the  Germania  Theatre  in  this  city  on 
the  same  night.  It  had  already  been  done  at  the  Bijou  Theatre 
in  this  city  as  "The  Purple  Lady;"  on  Nov.  21,  "Die  Herren 
Sohne,"  by  Oskar  Walther  and  Leo  Stein,  was  produced  with  this 
cast: 


Lotte Meta  Buenger 

Else Frida  Brandt 

Roschen  Himmer  .     .     .  EUy  CoUmer 

Jettchen Marie  Corti 

Jerome Jacques  Lurian 

Ein  Schlachtergeselle .    .  Carl  Frischer 


Friedrich  Rommel .     .     Max  Hanseler 
Johanna    .     .     .     Wilhelmine  Schluter 

Wilhelm Gustav  Olmar 

Gusti Anna  Leonardi 

Gimpem C.  Bender 

Rudolf Rudolph  Senius 

Range A.  Meyer-Eigen 

Nov.  30  "Hofgunst"  ("Court  Favor"),  by  Thilo  von  Trotha, 
which  had  a  run  of  more  than  three  hundred  nights  in  Berlin, 
was  presented  here.  Dec.  1 1,  "  Das  Recht  Auf  Sich  Selbst " 
("The  Right  of  the  Individual"),  by  Friedrich  von  Wrede,  was 
given  with  this  cast : 


Dr.  Philipp Paul  Faber 

Karl Kleiner  Wilke 

Anina Martha  Schiffel 

Hans  Lutz     .     .     .     Franz  Kierschner 
Fritz  Hart     .     Rudolph  Klein-Rhoden 
Professor  Brause    .     .  Fritz  Hitzigrath 
VOL.  11.  — 16 


Professorin  Brause 

Wilhelmine  Schluter 
Ein  Hauptmann  .  .  George  Le  Bret 
Der  Pastor  .  .  .  Semmy  Herzmann 
Ein  altes  Fraulein  .     .     Lina  Hanseler 


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"Haubenlerche,"  Dec.  14;  "Ein  Blitzmaedel"  ("A  Telegraph 
Girl "),  by  Costa  and  Millocker,  was  also  given,  when  Herr  Felix 
Schweighofer,  the  German  character  comedian,  made  his  Ameri- 
can d^but,  as  Leo  Bruller.  This  bill  was  repeated  Jan.  i,  2,  3, 
1900.  "  Pension  Schoeller  "  ("  Schoeller's  Boarding  House  "),  by 
Carl  Laufus,  was  also  acted,  with  Schweighofer  as  Philipp  Klapp- 
roth.  He  appeared  Jan.  4,  5,  and  6,  as  Stocker  in  "  Die  Gypsfigur  " 
("The  Statuette").  On  Jan.  11  Schweighofer  varied  his  enter- 
tainment by  appearing  as  a  monologuist  in  a  series  of  descriptive 
stories  illustrating  every-day  life  in  Vienna.  He  was  alone  on  the 
stage  for  forty-five  minutes.  He  gave  three  sketches,  in  which  he 
impersonated  various  widely  different  characters  with  remarkable 
skill.  The  remainder  of  the  performance  consisted  of  a  one-act 
comedy  "  Unter  Vier  Augen, "  in  which  Anna  Braga  was  the  prin- 
cipal figure,  and  "  Ein  Vereinsschwester  "  ("A  Female  Lodge  Mem- 
ber"), a  musical  comedy  in  which  Herr  Schweighofer  again  displayed 
his  skill.  Jan.  15  "Mathias  Gollinger"  was  played  with  Schweig- 
hofer in  the  title  r61e;  Jan.  18,  "Gebildete  Menchen"  ("Educated 
People  "),  Schweighofer  as  Adolf.  He  appeared  Jan.  23  in  a  one- 
act  comedy  "Scheu  vor  dem  Minister"  ("Timidity  Before  the 
Minister"),  a  short  farce  called  "Othello's  Erfolg"  ("Othello's 
Success"),  and  the  second  act  of  "Blitzmaedel,"  for  his  farewell. 
On  Jan.  22  "Eine  Karnevals-Posse, "  arranged  by  Gustav  von 
Seyffertitz,  was  produced  with  this  cast: 


Carl  Rogler     .     Gustav  von  Seyffertitz 

Ludmila Meta  Buenger 

Melan Frida  Brandt 

Fritzi Yona  Grahn 

August  Linde      .     Eugen  Hohenwarth 
Arthur  Bogen      .   Vladimir  Schamberg 

Resi Gussie  Frankel 

Marie Eugenie  Lehmann 

Frau  Bernauer    .     .     .      Anna  Sander 
Frau  Artner      Johanna  Claussen-Koch 

Clara Adele  Sauer 

Mucki Ida  Frey 


JuUer,  Concipient    .     .      Adolf  Teleky 

Hubler Emil  Sievert 

Ein  Sicherheitswach-Inspektor 

Heinrich  Habrich 

Janker Jacques  Lurian 

Simon  Dalles  .  .  .  Herr  Kronau 
Jakob  Reis     ....     Julius  Ascher 

Sali Adele  Liansky 

Prokop  Janitschek  .  .  .  Willy  Frey 
Dovidl  ....  Ferdinand  Ries 
Moritz Jacques  Horwitz 


Jan.  31,  "Am  Spieltisch  des  Leben"  ("Game  of  Life")  was  given 
for  the  first  time  in  America.  Feb.  6  "Als  Ich  Wiederkam" 
("  When  I  Came  Again  "),  by  Von  Blumenthal  and  Kadelburg,  and 
sequel  to  "Im  Weissen  Ress'l"  was  produced.  The  other  part  of 
the  programme  was  "  Der  Tugendhof  "  ("  The  Court  of  Virtue  "). 

Oct.  2  Goethe's  "Egmont"  was  produced,  with  the  American 
d^but  of  Karl  Emmerich  and  Adolph  Zimmerman ;  Oct.  8  was  the 
d6but  of  Marie  Eisenhart  as  Lominie  in  "Wildfeuer,"  by  Frederic 
Halm;  Oct.  11  was  the  first  time  of  "Der  Probepfeil  "  ("The  Trial 
Shot"),  by  Blumenthal;  "Der  Probekandidat "  ("The  Trial  Can- 
didate "),  by  Max  Dreyer,  was  seen  Oct.  25.     Nov.  5  "  Von  Stufe 


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Zu  Stufe "  ("  From  Step  to  Step  "),  by  Hugo  Mueller,  was  given. 
"Das  Vermaechtriss "  ("The  Legacy"),  Nov.  10;  "Die  Gold- 
grube "  ("  The  Gold  Mine "),  by  Karl  Lauf  and  Wilhelm  Jacoby, 
was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America  Nov.  14;  "Die  Gypsfigur  " 
was  played  Jan.  4,  1901 ;  "Am  Spieltisch  des  Leben"  ("The 
Game  of  Life  "),  by  Klaus  Arsen,  repeated  its  original  success  at 
this  house  Jan.  31 ;  and  "  Als  Ich  Wiederkam  "  Feb  7.  "  Ultimo  " 
was  also  presented  Feb.  7,  "Der  Letzte  Brief"  ("The  Last 
Letter "),  by  Victorien  Sardou,  was  produced  Feb.  14.  This  play 
is  well  known  in  America  as  "The  Scrap  of  Paper;"  Feb.  18, 
"Der  Goldbauer."  by  Charlotte  Birch-Pfeiffer,  was  played.  Miss 
Hedwig  Lange  took  a  benefit  Feb.  20  in  "Fedora;"  Feb.  26  "Die 
Falscher,"  by  Barriere  and  Capender,  translated  into  German  by 
Heinrich  Laube,  was  seen;  Feb.  28  "Der  Herr  Im  Hause,"  by 
Paul  Lindau,  had  its  first  presentation. 

On  March  i  "  Hans, "  by  Max  Dreyer,  was  seen  for  the  first  time 
in  America;  Karl  Wagner  first  appeared  in  this  country  as  Hein- 
rich in  "Die  Versunckene  Glocke,"  March  5;  March  12,  for  the 
first  time  in  America,  "  Der  Goldene  Kafig  "  ("  The  Golden  Cage  "), 
by  Felix  Phillippi,  was  played;  March  19  Karl  Wagner  appeared 
in  "Maria  Stuart;"  March  21  the  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  the  birthday  of  Goethe  was  celebrated  with  "  Iphigenie 
auf  Tauris,"  Karl  Wagner  as  Orestes,  and  Martha  Schiffel  as 
Iphigenie;  March  22  "Das  Funfte  Rad"("The  Fifth  Wheel"), 
a  very  light  comedy  by  Hugo  Lubliner,  was  seen ;  March  28,  "  Cor- 
nelius Voss,"  by  Franz  von  Schoenthan;  and  April  3,  "The 
Journalists,"  by  Gustav  Freytag;  Mme.  Schumann  Heink  ap- 
peared April  14,  in  "Das  Verspricken  Hinter'm  Herd;"  April  16 
Fraulein  Leonardi  sang  the  title  r61e  in  Meilhac  and  Millaud's 
comic  opera,  "Mile.  Nitouche."  The  season  closed  April  30  with 
scenes  from  "Maria  Stuart,"  third  act  of  "Die  Ehre,"  third  act  of 
"Dr.  Klaus,"  third  act  of  "Kreig  und  Frieden,"  and  second  act  of 
"Maedel  als  Rekrut." 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  29,  with  Heinrich  Conried  as  man- 
ager, and  "Die  Sittliche  Forderung  "  ("A  Moral  Demand")  as 
the  opening  play,  in  which  Fraulein  Lange  and  Herr  Ottbert  ap- 
peared. "  Der  Hochzeitstag  "  ("  The  Wedding  Day  "),  by  Herren 
Walters  and  Konigsbrunschaup,  was  produced  March  5.  "  Frauen 
von  Heute  "  ("  Women  of  To-day  "),  by  Benno  Jacobson,  was  seen 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  March  18,  for  the  benefit  of  Herr 
Von  Seyfifertitz,  who  appeared  as  Herr  Ottbert;  Fraulein  Merito 
as  his  wife.  "  Faust "  was  given  March  26,  with  Karl  Emmerich 
in  the  title  rdle.  The  second  part  of  "  Faust "  was  acted  March 
29,  when  Ada  Merito  appeared  as  Marguerite.  "Die  Bernehute 
Frau"  ("A  Celebrated  Woman")  was  given  here  April  8  as  a  sub- 
stitute for  "  The  Battle  of  Froschweiler,"  which  had  been  announced, 


244      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1861 

but  had  to  be  abandoned,  owing  to  the  sudden  illness  of  Ada  Merito. 
Helen  Odilon,  a  Viennese  "star,"  made  her  American  ddbut  April 
15  in"Lona  Ladinser;"  she  appeared  April  18  for  the  first  time 
in  America  as  Camille.  On  April  22  "  Die  Zwillingsschwester  " 
("The  Twin  Sister"),  by  Ludwig  Fulda,  was  produced,  with  Otto 
Ottbert  as  Orlando  della  Torre.  May  8,  for  her  farewell  and  the 
last  night  of  the  season,  Madame  Odilon  appeared  in  a  "  curtain 
raiser,"  "A  Modest  Wooing,"  by  Otto  Erich  Hartleber;  Mme. 
Odilon  as  Rita  Revera,  brought  down  the  house  by  singing  "  I  love 
you,  honey,  yes  I  do,"  in  fairly  good  English.  Roberto  Bracco's 
"  Untreu  "  ("  Faithless  ")  followed,  in  which  the  famous  Vienna 
actress  appeared  in  the  r61e  of  Countess  Sangiorgi. 

THE  CALIFORNIA  MENAGERIE 

ONE  of  P.  T.  Barnum's  little  experiments  was  an  exhibition 
known  as  the  "California  Menagerie,"  which  was  given 
under  canvas  at  the  corner  of  Fourth  Avenue  and  Thirteenth 
Street.  It  was  managed  by  P.  T.  Barnum  and  James  M.  Nixon. 
The  initial  performance  took  place  April  30,  i860.  In  addition 
to  a  collection  of  wild  beasts,  J.  C.  Adams,  styled  "  The  California 
Trapper  of  '49,"  exhibited  a  collection  of  trained  wild  animals. 

FIFTH  AVENUE  MUSIC   HALL 

SITUATED  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-third  Street  and 
Broadway  was  the  "Fifth  Avenue  Music  Hall."  The  en- 
trance for  gentlemen  was  954  Broadway;  for  ladies,  948.  It  was 
opened  Dec.  25,  i860.  Its  name  was  changed  to  Union  MusiC 
Hall  "  Jan.  16,  1867,  and  it  was  opened  with  a  panorama  of 
Bunyan's  "Pilgrim's  Progress."  Griffin  &  Christy's  minstrels 
took  possession  July  29,  1867.  E.  Perceval,  George  Christy,  and 
Otto  Burbank  were  in  the  organization.    They  closed  on  Aug.  10. 

EUSTACHE'S   THEATRE 

A  HALL  known  as  "Eustache's  Theatre"  was  situated  on 
Fourth  Street,  near  First  Avenue.  Miscellaneous  enter- 
tainments were  given  here  during  the  season  of  1860-61.  On 
Feb.  18,  1861,  E.  L.  Malhaban  gave  performances  in  magic,  and 
the  place  was  called  "The  Theatre  Oriental."  It  passed  out 
of  existence  in  a  few  months. 

WALLACK'S   THEATRE 

FOR  something  more  than  twenty  years  the  most  famous  theatre 
in  the  United  States  was  that  of  James  W.  Wallack,  situ- 
ated on  the  northeast  corner  of  Broadway  and  Thirteenth  Street. 


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245 


It  was  erected  in  i86r.  Thomas  R.  Jackson  was  the  architect.  It 
was  in  this  house  the  name  of  Wallack  won  its  proudest  laurels. 
J.  W.  Wallack  was  its  first  manager,  but  he  never  played  there, 
and  to  all  intents  and  purposes  J.  Lester  Wallack,  with  Theo.  Moss 
in  the  business  department,  was  from  the  first  head  and  front  of 
the  theatre.  In  this  house  there  appeared  at  intervals  Charles 
Fisher,  John  Sefton,  Mark  Smith,  John  Gilbert,  James  William- 
son, J.  W.  Wallack,  Jr.,  E.  L.  Davenport,  Wm.  Holston,  Frederic 
Robinson,  J.  B.  Polk,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Owen  Marlowe,  George 
Clarke,  Chas.  Mathews,  George  Boniface,  Sen.,  Harry  Becket,  E.  M. 
Holland,  Edward  Arnot,  Eben  Plympton,  H.  J.  Montague,  Dion 
Boucicault,  Steele  Mackaye,  Charles  Coghlan,  Charles  Barron, 
Harry  Edwards,  Maurice  H.  Barrymore,  Gerald  Eyre,  Osmond 
Tearle,  William  Elton,  Harry  Pitt,  Fanny  Morant,  Mrs.  John 
Sefton,  Mary  Gannon,  Mrs.  John  Hoey,  lone  Burke,  Mrs.  Clara 
Jennings,  Rose  Eytinge,  Emily  Mestayer,  Effie  Germon,  Mrs. 
Thomas  Barry,  Helen  Tracy,  Katharine  Rogers,  Rose  Coghlan, 
Mme.  Ponisi,  Jeffreys  Lewis,  Ada  Dyas,  Rose  Wood,  Stella  Boni- 
face, Maud  Granger,  Adelaide  Detchon,  and  Mrs.  Vernon  and 
Madeline  Henriques. 

The  company  engaged  consisted  of  Lester  Wallack,  W.  R. 
Blake,  W.  R.  Floyd,  G.  F.  Browne,  Norton,  Reynolds,  Chas. 
Parsloe,  A.  W.  Young,  Charles  Fisher,  Winters,  Hardy,  Willis, 
St.  John,  Charles,  Parkes,  John  Sefton,  Geo.  Holland,  Mrs.  John 
Hoey,  Mrs.  Vernon,  Mrs.  Reeves,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Mrs.  Sloan, 
Mary  Gannon,  Fanny  Morant,  Madeline  Henriques,  Viola  Crocker, 
Mary  Miller,  and  Carman.  The  musical  director  was  Robert 
Stoepel,  treasurer,  Theo.   Moss;  scenic  artist,  Mr.   Hillyard. 

The  initial  programme  was  "The  New  President,"  by  Tom 
Taylor,  Sept.   25,   1861,  with  this  cast: 


De  La  Rampe  .  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
Grand  Duke  Kleinstadt  Charles  Fisher 
Count  Wetterhaum  .  .  W.  H.  Norton 
Landgrave  of  Braunsback 

Mr.  Reynolds 
Baron  Von  Dampfnoodel  W.  R.  Blake 
General  Fraunsback  .  Chas.  Parsloe 
Mile.  Von  Gridenheim .  Mrs.  Vernon 
Colombe  .  .  .  Madeline  Henriques 
Mile  Gironnette  .  .  .  Viola  Crocker 
Princess  Wilhelmina  .  Mary  Miller 
Baronness  Von  Dampfnoodel 

Mary  Gannon 


Fraulein  Von  Pfeffier 

Belcour 

Vaubelle    . 

Ragoutin    . 

Griboulard 

Linda     .     . 

Toupet 

Col.  Krebs 

Herduk 

La  Jaconde 

Mile.  Roncoulle 


Miss  Carman 

W.  R.  Floyd 

Mr.  Winters 

Mr.  St.  John 

Geo.  Browne 

.    Mr.  Hardy 

.     Mr.  Willis 

A.  W.  Young 

.  Mr.  Charles 

Mrs.  John  Hoey 

Mrs.  Reeves 


Previous  to  the  comedy,  James  W.  Wallack  addressed  the  audi- 
ence.    This  was  the  last  time  he  ever  appeared  on  any  stage. 
"The  King  of  the  Mountains  "  was  produced  here  Oct.  15  : 


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Hadji  Stavrus  .  . 
Sophocles  .... 
Capt.  Pericles  .  . 
Christophonos  .  . 
Capt.  Walter  Harris 
John  Joseph  Jerramis 
Herman  Schultz  .     . 


Chas.  Fisher 

A.  W.  Young 

W.  R.  Floyd 

Mr.  Browne 

Lester  Wallack 

W.  R.  Blake 

■    Mr.  Reynolds 


Miss  Porcupine  .     .     .      Mrs.  Vernon 
Mary  Ann  Melton   .       Miss  Henriques 

Dimitri Chas.  Parsloe 

Tambouris Mr.  Parkes 

Vasili Mr.  Hardy 

Photini Mrs.  Hoey 


Nov.  21,  "The  Magic  Marriage,"  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage, 
and  the  cast  was : 


Count  Faletti      .     .     .    Mr.  Reynolds 
Signor  Malfridi  ....    Mr.  Fisher 

Foscolo Mr.  Floyd 

The  Chevalier  Monte  Celleni 

Lester  Wallack 


Marchioness  de  Volterra  .     Mrs.  Hoey 

Barettri Mr.  Parkes 

Belmonte Mr.  Parsloe 

Zillah Fanny  Morant 


'  The  Scapegoat "  was  given  the  same  evening,  cast  thus : 


Old  Eustace  (first  appearance  here) 

Geo.  Holland 
Master  Frederick  .  .  Master  Reeves 
Molly  Maggs      .     .   Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Charles  Eustace  ...     W.  R.  Floyd 
Ignatius  Polyglot     .     .      W.  R.  Blake 

Robin Mr.  Young 

Harriet Viola  Crocker 


Tom  Taylor's  drama,  "Up  at  the  Hills,"  was  presented  Dec.  19, 
with  this  cast : 


Major  Stonehurst  . 
Mrs.  Colonel  McCann 
Mrs.  Eversleigh  .  . 
Captain  Black  .  . 
Lieut.  Greenway.  . 
Tunstall  .... 
Dr.  Macrivet  .     .     . 


Chas.  Fisher 
.  Mrs.  Hoey 
Fanny  Morant 
.  Mr.  Norton 
.  Mr.  Floyd 
Mr.  Reynolds 
.  John  Sefton 


NabishuU 
Kharmmah 
Dheva  Singh 
Kate  Neil  . 
Margaret  . 
Monee  .  . 
Mahlee 


Geo.  Browne 
.    Mr.  Parkes 
C.  Parsloe 
Viola  Crocker 
.  Mary  Miller 
Madeline  Henriques 
.     .      Miss  Carman 


"You  Can't  Marry  Your  Grandfather"  was  seen  for  the  first  time 
in  addition  to  " Up  at  the  Hills."     It  had  this  cast : 


Sir  Rose  Bloomly    .     .      W.  R.  Blake 
Algernon  Bloomly    .     .  Wm.  Reynolds 
Emma  Melville  (first  appear- 
ance here)  .     .     .     Mrs.  John  Sloan 


Tom  Small 
Ready  .  . 
Susan  Trim 
Mrs.  Pickle 


Geo.  Holland 
.  Mr.  Young 
Miss  Gannon 
Miss  Carman 


Standard  comedies  were  produced  from  Dec.  30  to  June  9,  1862, 
and  included  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  given  Dec.  30: 


Young  Marlowe  .     .       Lester  Wallack 

Richard Johnston 

Hardcastle Blake 

Aminadab C.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Hardcastle       .     .      Mrs.  Vernon 
Miss  Hardcastle  ....    Mrs.  Hoey 

Miss  Neville Mrs.  Sloan 

Tony  Lumpkin    .     .     George  Holland 
Diggory A.  W.  Young 


Sir  Charles      ....     Geo.  Browne 

Roger Converse 

Mat  Muggins Burke 

Hastings Wm.  Reynolds 

Jeremy John  Sefton 

Stingo Parkes 

Ralph Smith 

Tim  Twist Smith 

Dolly Mrs.  Reeves 


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247 


John  Brougham's  "Playing  with  Fire"  was  seen  Dec.  31,  with 
this  cast: 


Dr.  Savage  .  . 
Herbert  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Dr.  Savage 
Widow  Crabstick 
Perkins      .     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 

W.  H.  Norton 

Mary  Gannon 

Mrs.  Vernon 

Viola  Crocker 


Uncle  Timotliy 
Pinchbeck 
Mrs.  Waverly 
Richard     .     . 
Mary  Ann 


.    .     .    Blake 

W.  R.  Floyd 

.     Mrs.  Hoey 

C.  Parsloe  Jr. 

Miss  Carman 


Jan.  I,  1862,  "The  School  for  Scandal"  was  presented,  with 
Lester  Wallack  as  Charles,  Blake  as  Sir  Peter,  Norton  as  Oliver, 
Chas.  Fisher  as  Joseph,  Geo.  Holland  as  Moses,  Mrs.  Hoey  as 
Lady  Teazle,  Madeline  Henriques  as  Maria,  Mrs.  Sloan  as  Lady 
Sneerwell,  and  Mrs.  Vernon  as  Mrs.  Candour.  On  Jan.  2  "  She 
Stoops  to  Conquer"  was  repeated;  Jan.  6  "London  Assurance" 
was  played,  with  this  cast: 

Charles Lester  Wallack  Dazzle Reynolds 

Sir  Harcourt  ....      Chas.  Fisher  Max       Norton 

Cool Young  Dolly  Spanker     ....      W.  Floyd 

Pert Mrs.  John  Sefton  Lady  Gay Mrs.  Hoey 

Meddle Blake  Grace Mary  Gannon 

On  Jan.  7  "Love  for  Love"  was  seen;  Jan.  8,  "The  Road  to 
Ruin;"  Jan.  21,  "A  Cure  for  the  Heartache;"  Jan.  22,  "A  Bold 
Stroke  for  a  Husband;"  Jan.  23,  "The  Honeymoon;"  Jan.  24, 
"A  Cure  for  the  Heartache; "  and  Feb.  5,  "The  Poor  Gentleman," 
with  this  cast : 


Sir  Robert Blake 

Dr.  OUapod Young 

Sir  Charles Floyd 

Valet Parkes 

Emily Mrs.  Hoey 


Humphrey  Dobbins  .  .  .  G.  Holland 
Lieut.  Worthington  .  .  .  C.  Fisher 
Lucretia  MacTab  .  .  Mrs.  Vernon 
Frederick  ....  Lester  Wallack 
Corporal  Foss Moore 

"  Town  and  Country  "  was  given  Feb.  5  with  the  following  cast : 

Cosey Blake 

Capt.  Glenroy C.  Fisher 

Trot Geo.  Holland 

Taffline Viola  Crocker 


Rosalie  Somers       Madeline  Henriques 

Reuben Lester  Wallack 

Plastic Wm.  Floyd 

Mrs.  Glenroy Mrs.  Hoey 

Mrs.  Trot    .     .     .       Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Mrs.  Moreen 


Mrs.  Vernon 


"Speed  the  Plough"  was  played  Feb.  6;  Feb.  12,  "The  Irish 
Heiress;"  Feb.  13,  "The  Wonder;"  Feb.  24,  "Wild  Oats;"  Feb. 
26,  "The  Belle's  Stratagem;  "  and  March  17  "The  Love  Chase" 
was  presented  with  this  cast: 


Sir  William  (first  appearance 

here) Mark  Smith 

Wildrake      ....     Lester  Wallack 

Constance Mrs.  Hoey 

Widow  Green   ....  Mary  Gannon 
Lydia  ....      Madeline  Henriques 

Alice Mrs.  Reeves 

Phoebe Miss  Green 


Amelia Miss  Carman 

Master  Waller C.Fisher 

Trueworth Reynolds 

Humphries Geo.  Browne 

Neville Parkes 

Lash Parsloe 

George Turner 


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"The  Way  to  Get  Married"  was  done  March  20;  March  29, 
"The  Jealous  Wife;"  March  31,  the  first  time  here,  "Old  Heads 
and  Young  Hearts,"  with  this  cast : 

Jesse  Rural W.  R.  Blake 

Earl  of  Pompion Moore 

Charles  Roebuck Floyd 

Col.  Rocket Norton 

Lady  Alice Mrs.  Hoey 

Miss  Rocket      .     .     .       Mary  Gannon 


Littleton  Coke C.  Fisher 

Tom  Coke Mark  Smith 

Bob Young 

Stripe Parkes 

Russel Turner 

Countess Mrs.  Vernon 

April  2,  "The  Rivals;"  April  7,  "  Secrets  Worth  Knowing;"  and 
April  14,  "Love  and  Money,"  cast  thus: 


Lord  Fipley  ....    Lester  Wallack 
The  MacDunnun  of  Dunnun 

C.  Fisher 

Helen Mrs.  Hoey 

Rose Mary  Gannon 

Mrs.  Fox Mrs.  Vernon 

Matilda Viola  Crocker 


Sally Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Claude Mark  Smith 

Sykes Norton 

Craven  Acton Reynolds 

Withers Young 

William Turner 

Mrs.  Warren      .     .     .      Miss  Carman 


"  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  presented  April  21,  with  Wallack  as 
Claude,  Mark  Smith  as  Col.  Damas,  Fisher  as  Glavis,  and  Mrs.  Hoey 
as  Pauline ;  "  Everyone  Has  His  Fault "  was  seen  April  28 ;  May  5, 
"  Love  in  a  Maze,"  for  the  benefit  of  Lester  Wallack ;  and  May  19, 
"  The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time 
and  with  this  cast: 


Manuel Lester  Wallack 

Dr.  Desmarets   ....  Mark  Smith 

Marguerite Mrs.  Hoey 

Mad.  Aubrey     .     .     .      Mary  Gannon 
Mad.  Laroque     ....  Mrs.  Vernon 

Alain Young 

Louise  Van  Berger     Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Mile.  Helouin     .     .     .     Fanny  Morant 

M.  Nouret '.      Browne 

Bevannes Reynolds 

Caspar Chas.  Fisher 

Yvionett C.  Parsloe 

Christine Fanny  Reeves 


May  24,  "John  Bull"  was  seen,  with  Blake  as  Job  Thornberry; 
May  26,  "  Everybody's  Friend ;  "  June  2,  "  The  Love  Chase  "  was 
given,  with  Smith  as  Sir  William  Fondlove.  Fanny  Morant  took  her 
benefit  June  4,  and  the  season  closed  June  9,  with  a  benefit  to 
Theo.  Moss,  when  "The  Little  Treasure"  and  "Rural  Felicity" 
were  acted. 

A  summer  season  opened  June  10,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  J. 
Florence  as  the  "stars."  "  Orange  Blossoms "  was  played  July  2, 
and  cast  thus : 


Septimus  Symmetry 
Isabel  Clarence 


W.  J.  Florence 
Emma  Skerrett 
Clarence Wm.  Davidge 


Violet  Hope  . 
Louisa  Dudley 
Falcon  Hope 


Mrs.  D.  Myron 
Viola  Crocker 
.  J.  L.  Barrett 


"Dombey  and  Son"  was  acted  July  7,  with  Florence  as  Capt.  Cuttle 
and  Mrs.  Florence  as  Susan  Nipper.    The  Florences  had  a  benefit 


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249 


July  21,  when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barney  Williams  and  Geo.  F.  Browne 
appeared.  "  Eily  O'Connor,"  a  burlesque  on  the  "  Colleen  Bawn," 
was  given  Aug.  6,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 


Myles-na-Coppaleen  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Danny  Mann  .  William  Davidge,  Sr. 
Sergeant  O'Tooralooral  G.  F.  Browne 
Eily  O'Connor  .  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 
Kyrle  Daly J.  L.  Barrett 


Hardress Viola  Crocker 

Corrigan J.  Martin 

Ann  Chute     ....  Emma  Skerrett 
Mrs.  Cregan  .    .     .     Mrs.  Dan  Myron 


The  summer  season  closed  Sept.  6.  Mrs.  John  Sloan  retired  from 
the  stage  about  this  time. 

The  second  regular  season  opened  Sept.  18,  with  the  following 
company:  Mrs.  Hoey,  Mrs.  Vernon,  Fanny  Morant,  Mrs.  Reeves, 
Miss  Green,  Miss  Schlemm,  Mary  Gannon,  Madeline  Henriques, 
Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Miss  Carman,  Miss  La  Forrest,  Miss  Gimber, 
Lester  Wallack,  Charles  Fisher,  Mark  Smith,  Young,  W.  Norton, 
Reynolds,  Geo.  Browne,  Parkes,  John  Gilbert,  Geo.  Holland,  Wm. 
Floyd,  John  Sefton,  Moore,  C.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  and  Turner.  The  opening 
play  was  "  The  Love  Chase."  Sept.  19,  "  London  Assurance  "  was 
given ;  Sept.  20,  "  The  Wonder ;"  and  Sept.  22,  for  the  d6but  of 
John  Gilbert,  "The  School  for  Scandal,"  in  which  he  played  Sir 
Peter  Teazle ;  Sept.  23,  "  Money  "  was  produced.  The  old  comedies 
were  continued  until  Oct.  20,  when  "  Bosom  Friends,"  an  adapta- 
tion of  Sardou's  "  Nos  Intimes,"  was  acted  with  this  cast : 


Mr.  Union  .  . 
Mr.  Yielding .  . 
Frederick  Fervid 
Mr.  Borrowwell . 
Capt.  Donoghue 
Theodore  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Meanley    . 


.  Lester  Wallack 
.  .  John  Gilbert 
William  Reynolds 
.  .  John  Sefton 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
.  Miss  F.  Reeves 
.     .  Mrs.  Vernon 


Gimp  .  . 
Dr.  Bland . 
Mr.  Meanley 
Doyley .  . 
Mrs  Union 
Amy      .     . 


.     .  Mrs.  Reeves 

.    Charles  Fisher 

A.  W.  Young 

.     .    Mr.  Turner 

Mrs.  John  Hoey 

Madeline  Henriques 


"The  Jealous  Wife"  was  played  Nov.  i;  "Speed  the  Plough," 
Nov.  4,  when  Mary  Barrett,  daughter  of  G.  H.  Barrett,  made  her 
debut  as  Miss  Blandford.  Lester  Wallack's  comedy,  "  Central 
Park,"  was  played  here  Nov.  12,  with  this  cast: 


Wyndham  Otis Wallack 

Mrs.  Kerr  Flamberry  .  Mary  Gannon 
Flora  ....  Madeline  Henriques 
Bridget      ....    Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Dobson Hudson 

Kerr  Flamberry  ....  John  Gilbert 
Myrtle Norton 


Robert Young 

Skeesicks C.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Mittens Mrs.  Reeves 

Graffles George  Browne 

Harry Reynolds 

Bayley Parkes 

William Turner 


Jan.  5,  1863,  "Pauline"  was  presented;  Jan.  17  "The  Pro- 
voked Husband,  or  A  Journey  to  London,"  was  given,  with  this 
cast: 


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Lord  Townley  .  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Sir  Francis  Wronghead,  John  Gilbert 
Lady  Wronghead     .     .    Fanny  Morant 


John  Moody 
Mr.  Manly.     . 
Squire  Richard 
Count  Basset  . 
Poundage  .     . 
Constable  .     . 


Geo.  Holland 
Mr.  Reynolds 
.  Mr.  Young 
.  Wm.  Floyd 
Chas.  Parsloe 
George  Browne 


James W.  H.  Pope 

Williams Mr.  Turner 

Lady  Townley  .  .  Mrs.  John  Hoey 
Miss  Jenny  ....  Mary  Gannon 
Lady  Grace    .     .     .      Miss  Henriques 

Trusty Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Myrtilla Miss  Barrett 

Mrs.  Motherly     .     .     .      Miss  Carman 


"  The  School  for  Scandal  "  was  revived  Jan.  27  with  this  cast : 


Charles  Surface  .     .     .  Lester  Wallack 
Lady  Sneerwell   .     .    Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Sir  Peter John  Gilbert 

Sir  Oliver Mark  Smith 

Sir  Benjamin Reynolds 

Joseph Charles  Fisher 

Lady  Teazle Mrs.  Hoey 

Maria    ....    Madeline  Henriques 
Mrs.  Candour      .     .     .   Fanny  Morant 


Crabtree John  Sefton 

Moses Geo.  Holland 

Trip Young 

Careless Floyd 

Rowley Browne 

Snake Parker 

Richard C.  Parsloe 

William Turner 


Feb.  10  a  translation  from  the  French  by  E.  G.  P.  Wilkins  called 
"Henrietta"  was  produced.  For  Mrs.  Hoey's  benefit,  Feb.  17, 
"  Magic  Marriage,"  "  Captain  of  the  Watch,"  and  "  Masl^  and 
Faces"  formed  the  bill.  Feb.  21,  "Ernestine"  was  played;  Feb. 
24,  "Americans  in  Paris;  "  Feb.  27,  "  The  Fine  Old  English  Gentle- 
man;" March  2,  "  Faint  Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady"  and  "  The 
Youthful  Queen  "  were  presented.  March  9  "  A  Wonderful  Woman  " 
and  "Blue  and  Cherry"  were  acted;  March  13,  "Spring  and 
Autumn  "  and  "  Sketches  in  India."  On  April  7  "  My  Noble  Son- 
in-Law,"  an  adaptation  from  the  French,  was  given  for  the  first 
time,  and  with  this  cast : 


Lord  de  Vere  .  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
Hector,  Duke  de  Myran,  Charles  Fisher 
Mr.  Thomas  Tompkins  John  Gilbert 
Mr.  Tony  Wilkins   .     .     .  Mark  Smith 


Lady  Isabella  de  Vere  .     .     Mrs.  Hoey 

Vatel A.  W.  Young 

Solomons G.  F.  Browne 


"Follies  of  a  Night"  was  presented  April  18  for  the  benefit  of 
Theo.  Moss,  also  "Sweethearts  and  Wives."  "Lost  and  Won" 
was  first  seen  here  May  4,  and  had  this  cast: 


Marquis  de  la  Tour  . 
Marshal  Gaucher  . 
Marquis  Cinq  Mars 


Chas.  Fisher 
.  Mark  Smith 
W.  R.  Floyd 


Hdloise  de  la  Tour  .  Mrs.  John  Hoey 
Duchess  de  Villers  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Jdreme W.  H.  Pope 


"  The  Stranger  "  was  played  May  9  for  Lester  Wallack 's  benefit. 
The  Wife  "  was  first  seen  here  May  26,  and  cast  thus : 


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251 


Julian  St.  Pierre  . 
Leonardo  Gonzaga 
Ferardo  Gonzaga 
Antonio 
Lorenzo 
Bartolo  .     . 
Count  Flurio 
Hugo     .     . 


Advocate Mr.  Browne 

Courier Mr.  Turner 

Cosino Mr.  Charles 

First  Officer Mr.  Halford 

Second  Officer     ....    Mr.  Harris 

Carlo Mr.  Williams 

Marianna Mrs.  Hoey 

Floribel Miss  Barrett 

June  II"  Knights  of  the  Round  Table  "  was  presented,  with  this 
cast: 


Lester  Wallack 
.  Charles  Fisher 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
.  John  Gilbert 
William  Reynolds 
George  Holland 
.  .  Mr.  Parkes 
.     .     .  Mr.  Pope 


TomTittler Wallack 

Capt.  Cozens C.  Fisher 

Leonard Floyd 

Count  Livenwertz     ....     Browne 

Peggy Mary  Gannon 

Perdita Miss  Henriques 

Smith Mark  Smith 


Sir  Ralph W.  Norton 

Gen.  Grantley     ....  John  Moore 

Baron C.  Parsloe 

Chevalier Parker 

Vernon Turner 

Landlord Pope 


The  season  closed  June  22. 

On  Aug.  6  a  summer  season  opened  under  the  management  of 
Theo.  Moss  with  the  ghost  illusion  brought  to  this  country  several 
years  before  by  Harry  Watkins,  who  introduced  it  in  "  The  Bride 
of  an  Evening"  at  Barnum's  Museum.  At  Wallack's  the  title  of 
the  play  was  changed  to  "  True  to  the  Last,"  and  was  thus  cast : 


Honora  Paul  .  . 
Godfrey  Dulaine 
Mme.  Auderly  . 
Agnes  Darke  .  . 
Dr.  Henry  Haws 
Col.  Shahanon  . 
Mr.  Willoughby  . 
Wardom     .     .     . 


Mrs.  Harry  Watkins 
.  Harry  Watkins 
Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.  .  H.  F.  Daly 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.     Geo.  Holland 


Gov.  Sterne J.  F.  Hagan 

Hugh  Farquier  .  .  .  .  T.  J.  Hind 
Ernest  Stern  .  .  .  Jas.  Williamson 
Kurrubabel  ....  Chas.  Parsloe 
Mr.  Harrison  ....      Geo.  Browne 

Tom  Turner C.  Pope 

Lily  Auderly M.  Green 


The  regular  season  of  1863-64  commenced  Sept.  30  with  the  fol- 
lowing company:  Lester  Wallack,  John  Gilbert,  Charles  Fisher, 
Mark  Smith,  Geo.  Holland,  Young,  Wm.  R.  Floyd,  John  Sefton,  H. 
F.  Daly,  W.  H.  Norton,  John  Moore,  Geo.  Browne,  J.  C.  Williamson, 
Parkes,  W.  H.  Pope,  Palmo,  Mrs.  John  Hoey,  Mary  Gannon,  Mrs. 
Vernon,  Madeline  Henriques,  Fanny  Morant,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  lone 
Burke,  Clara  Jennings,  Misses  M.  Barrett,  Green,  Carman,  and 
Gimber.  "  Rosedale,  or  the  Rifle  Ball,"  was  the  opening  bill,  and 
had  its  first  performance  on  any  stage.     This  was  the  cast : 

Elliot  Grey      ....  Lester  Wallack   Sir  Arthur  May 
Matthew  Leigh    .     .     .      Chas.  Fisher  Sarah  Sykes   . 
Col.  Cavendish     .     .     .     .   H.  F.  Daly   Dicksy  .     .     . 

Romany  Rob John  Sefton   Robert  .     .     . 

Lady  Adela  ....  Fanny  Morant  Lady  May  .  . 
Farmer  Green  .  .  .  Geo.  Browne  Rosa  Leigh  . 
Corporal  Daw  ...  W.  H.  Pope  Tabitha  Stork 
Miles  McKenna  .  .  .  John  Gilbert  Primroe  .  . 
Bunberry  Kobb  .     .     .     Geo.  Holland   Mother  Mix    . 


Emma  Le  Brun 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

.     .      Parkes 

.     .     .  Palmo 

.    Mrs.  Hoey 

Mary  Gannon 

Mrs.  Vernon 

Mary  Barrett 

Miss  Carman 


252       A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1864 


It  had  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  performances  during  the 
season. 

The  author  of  "  Rosedale  "  was  not  Lester  Wallack,  as  the  play- 
bills always  said.  At  a  dinner  given  in  this  city  in  1890  it  was 
stated  by  Charles  Gayler  that  Fitz  James  O'Brien  (who  was  killed 
in  the  war  of  the  rebellion)  was  paid  $100  by  Lester  Wallack  to 
write  it.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  Lester  Wallack  was  credited 
with  the  authorship  of  that  drama.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  neither  of 
these  gentlemen  wrote  it.  It  is  a  close  dramatization  of  the  novel, 
"  Lady  Lee's  Widowhood,"  which  appeared  in  Blackwood's  Maga- 
zine.    Even  the  names  of  the  characters  are  retained. 

"The  Clandestine  Marriage"  was  played  Nov.  17;  Dec.  i  "A 
Bachelor  of  Arts  "  was  seen ;  Dec.  23  "  The  Invisible  Husband  " 
had  its  first  presentation  here,  with  this  cast : 


Gil  Perez Geo.  Holland 

Don  Japhet Mark  Smith 

Giralda Mary  Gannon 


Don  Phillip Wallack 

Isabella Fanny  Morant 

Don  Manuel     ....    Chas.  Fisher 
Captain  of  the  Guard     .     .     .    Parkes 

Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins  made  her  American  d6but  Dec.  17,  1863,  as 
the  Widow  Green  in  "  The  Love  Chase."  "  Married  Life "  was 
produced  Dec.  19,  with  the  first  appearance  on  any  stage  of  Clara 
Jennings  as  Mrs.  Lynx.  lone  Burke  appeared  Jan.  6,  1864. 
"  Rosedale  "  was  given  tri-weekly,  the  other  nights  being  set  apart 
for  old  comedies.  On  Feb.  2  the  gross  receipts  of  the  house  were 
given  to  the  Sanitary  Commission.  "  Pure  Gold  "  was  acted  for  the 
first  time  in  America  on  Feb.  9.  "  Rosedale "  received  its  one- 
hundredth  representation  March  11.  J.  C.  Williamson  (now  a  man- 
ager in  Australia)  joined  the  company  in  February,  and  was  here 
continuously  until  1871,  when  he  went  to  San  Francisco  and  married 
there  charming  Maggie  Moore,  with  whom,  as  an  artistic  as  well  as 
a  domestic  partner,  he  quickly  found  wide  fame  and  substantial 
fortune. 

Jane  Coombs  made  her  debut  here  as  leading  lady  (Mrs.  John 
Hoey  having  retired)  April  27,  as  Lady  Teazle  in  "  The  School 
for  Scandal;"  April  29  she  played  Lady  Gay  Spanker  in  "  London 
Assurance,"  and,  April  30,  Mrs.  Haller  in  "  The  Stranger."  The 
features  of  her  acting  were  ease,  grace,  and  refinement;  a  clear, 
distinct,  and  judicious  enunciation,  and  an  accurate  appreciation  of 
character.  The  season  closed  June  3,  but  the  house  was  opened  for 
a  summer  term  July  5  with  Fillmore's  play,  "  The  Winning  Suit," 
produced  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  thus  cast : 


Don  Pedro Chas.  Fisher 

Josef Geo.  Holland 

Don  Alphonso  ...      W.  H.  Norton 

Sebastian H.  F.  Daly 

Hostess  ....      Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Count  Roderic       .      A.  H.  Davenport 
Villa  Nober      .     .    .  J,  C.  Williamson 

Orelia Avonia  Jones 

Francesco lone  Burke 


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253 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  this  theatre  of  Avonia  Jones  and 
A.  H.  Davenport. 

The  next  season  commenced  Sept.  19,  with  the  following  com- 
pany :  Lester  Wallack,  Mark  Smith,  John  Gilbert,  John  Sefton,  G.  F. 
Browne,  George  Holland,  Wm.  R.  Floyd,  J.  E.  Whiting,  J.  C.  Will- 
iamson, A.  W.  Young,  W.  Parkes,  Charles  Fisher,  J.  S.  Wright, 
Nicol  Mclntyre,  James  McGee,  Wayne,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Mrs. 
Clara  Jennings,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd,  Mrs.  Maurice,  Mary  Gannon, 
Madeline  Henriques,  Fanny  Morant,  lone  Burke,  Mary  Barrett, 
Carman,  A.  Maurice,  and  Green.  Boucicault's  comedy,  "  The  Fox 
Chase  "  was  the  first  production,  and  had  this  cast : 


Tom  Waddy 
Mr.  Mordaunt 
Mr.  Twining 
Mr.  St.  Leger 
Link  .  .  . 
Dr.  Peawit . 
Dr.  Cavil  . 
Laura  St.  Leger 


Lester  Wallack 
.     Chas.  Fisher 

John  Gilbert 
.  Mark  Smith 
.    A.  W.  Young 

John  Sefton 
.  C.  W.  Parkes 
.  Mary  Gannon 


Mrs.  Reckless      .  Madeline  Henriques 
Athenia  Verdita    .     .       Fanny  Morant 

Call  Boy G.  Browne 

Face J.  C.  Williamson 

Dryden W.  H.  Pope 

Brown James  McGee 

Miss  Peawit     ....  Mrs.  Maurice 


This  comedy  had  been  originally  produced  at  Burton's  Chambers 
Street  Theatre,  but  was  rewritten  for  this  house.  "  Look  Before  You 
Leap,"  was  given  Sept.  28,  with  this  cast : 


Mr.  Oddington  . 
Jack  Spriggs  .  . 
Tom  Tilley  .  . 
Charles  Rashlugh 
Henry  Brandon  . 
Fanny  Hardman  . 


,  John  Gilbert 
,  Charles  Fisher 
A.  W.  Young 
.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.  J.  E.  Whiting 
.   Mary  Gannon 


Clara  Oddington, 
Elenor  Mortimer 
Richard  .  .  . 
Miss  Brown  .  . 
Mary  Oddington  , 
Mrs.  Noggs     . 


Madeline  Henriques 
.  .  Mrs.  Jennings 
.  .  W.  H.  Pope 
.  .  Mrs.  Vernon 
.  .  .  Mrs.  Floyd 
.     .    Miss  Carman 


This  was  the  first  appearance  of  J.  E.  Whiting,  Mclntyre,  and 
Wright.  "  She  Stoops  to  Conquer  "  was  next  done,  with  Geo.  Hol- 
land as  Tony  Lumpkin  and  Mary  Gannon  as  Miss  Hardcastle.  Oct. 
3  "  Money "  was  seen ;  Oct.  5  "  Follies  of  a  Night "  and  "  My 
Wife's  Maid  "  made  up  the  bill.    The  farce  had  this  cast : 


Captain  Crackthorpe 
Mr.  Pottles,  Sr.  .  . 
Lysimachus  Pottles  . 


Mark  Smith 
Geo.  Holland 
A.  W.  Young 


Master  Sprouts  . 
Barbara  Perkins  . 
Lucinda  Whiffleton 


"  Look  Before  You  Leap  "  was  repeated  Oct.  6 ; 
Stoops  to  Conquer;"  Oct.  12,  "  Money;"  Oct.  13,  " 
for  the  first  time,  and  cast  thus  : 


J.  C.  Williamson 
.  .  lone  Burke 
.     Mary  Barrett 

Oct.  II,  "She 
The  Compact," 


Juan  Ravages  .  .  . 
Don  Manuel  Velasco, 
Josef  de  Galvan 
Gil  Zote  . 
Marco  .  . 
Lope  Mendez 
Don  Carlos  . 
Roque     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 

Charles  Fisher 

John  Gilbert 

George  Holland 

A.  W.  Young 

.    W.  R.  Floyd 

.  J.  E.  Whiting 

John  Moore 


Pepe  .... 
Marquis  de  Luna 
Pequillo  .  .  . 
Donna  Isabella 
Margarita  .  . 
Captain  Perez  . 
Jacinta    .     .     . 


.  .  John  Sefton 
.  .  Geo.  Browne 
.  J.  C.  Williamson 

Fanny  Morant 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.     .     W.  H.  Pope 

Mary  Gannon 


254       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D865 


Oct.  24,  29,  and  Nov.  3  "The  Busybody"  was  played;  Oct. 
25  and  28,  "The  Compact;"  Oct.  26,  "Follies  of  a  Night"  and 
"  My  Wife's  Maid  ;"  Oct.  27,  "  Look  Before  You  Leap  ;"  Oct.  31, 
"Rosedale  ; "  Nov.  i,  "  Wonder,  a  Woman  Keeps  a  Secret ; "  Nov.  5, 
"Americans  in  Paris  "  and  "  My  Wife's  Maid  ; "  Nov.  16,  "  The  School 
of  Reform,"  with  Gilbert  as  Gen.  Tarragon,  Chas.  Fisher  as  Fer- 
ment, Mark  Smith  as  Robert  Tyke,  Mary  Gannon  as  Mrs.  Ferment, 
Mrs.  Vernon  as  Mrs.  Nicely,  Mrs.  Jennings  as  Julia,  and  lone  Burke 
as  Shelah.  Nov.  28  "  To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry "  was  given ; 
Dec.  7,  "  Masks  and  Faces,"  with  Chas.  Fisher  as  Triplet,  Madeline 
Henriques  as  Peg  Woffington,  and  Mrs  Jennings  as  Mabel  Vane. 
"  Rural  Felicity  "  and  "  To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry  "  were  seen  Dec. 
13.  Boucicault's  "  How  She  Loves  Him  "  was  acted  here  for  the 
first  time  Dec.  12,  and  with  this  cast : 


Vacil  .... 
Dick  Heartly  .  . 
Capt.  Yawley  .  . 
Diogenes  .  .  . 
Dr.  Minimum 
Dr.  Zkwertz  .  . 
Sir  Ricliard  English 


Lester  Wallaclc 

.     Chas.  Fisher 

.    W.  R.  Floyd 

W.  H.  Norton 

John  Sefton 

John  Moore 

.     John  Gilbert 


Sir  Jericho  Maximum  .  Geo.  Browne 
Atalanta  Cruiser  .  .  .  Mary  Gannon 
Mrs.  Vacil .  .  .  Madeline  Henriques 
Lady  Selina  RafiBeticket,  Fanny  Morant 
Dr.  Sparks  .  .  .  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Handicap W.  H.  Pope 


"  Married  Life  "  was  played  Dec.  24.  James  W.  Wallack  died  in 
this  city  Dec.  25,  1864. 

The  theatre  was  closed  until  Dec.  28,  when  it  was  reopened  with 
Lester  Wallack  as  manager,  John  Gilbert  as  stage  manager,  J.  S. 
Wright,  prompter.  "  The  Wife's  Secret "  was  acted,  with  John 
Gilbert  as  Jabez  Sneed,  Charles  Fisher  as  Sir  Walter  Amyot,  Fanny 
Morant  as  Launcelot,  Madeline  Henriques  as  Lady  Amyot,  and  lone 
Burke  as  Maud.  "  The  Clandestine  Marriage  "  was  seen  Dec.  30, 
with  Gilbert  as  Lord  Ogleby. 

Lester  Wallack  made  his  first  public  appearance  since  the  death 
of  his  father,  Jan.  3,  1865,  acting  Alfred  Evelyn  in  "  Money,"  with 
Madeline  Henriques  as  Clara  Douglas. 

Edmund  Falconer's  "  Men  of  the  Day  "  was  produced  here  Jan. 
23,  with  this  cast : 


Frank  Hawthorn  . 
Sir  Lionel  Norman 
Robin  Wildbriar  . 
Jenny  Wildbriar  . 
Lucy  Vavasour 
Mrs.  Wildbriar      . 


Charles  Fisher 

W.  H.  Norton 

.  A.  W.  Young 

Mary  Gannon 

Madeline  Henriques 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Dr.  Playfair      ....     Mark  Smith 

James Geo.  Holland 

Everard  Digby  .  .  .  J.  E.  Whiting 
Augustus  ....  Nichol  Mclntyre 
Euphemia Mary  Barrett 


It  had  been  played  at  Wallack's  Broadway  and  Broome  Street 
Theatre,  May  6,  1859.  Charles  Walcot  took  a  farewell  prior  to  his 
European  tour,  Feb.  i,  and  played  Major  Wellington  De  Boots  in 
"Everybody's  Friend."  "The  Game  of  Life"  was  seen  Feb.  17; 
"  Still  Waters   Run   Deep  "  was  given  Feb.  2 1  for  the  benefit  of 


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255 


Chas.  Fisher,  when  he  acted  John  Mildmay,  and  Mr.  Graham 
appeared  here  for  the  first  time  as  Langford.  Miss  Henriques 
acted  Julia  in  "  The  Hunchback,"  Feb.  24,  for  her  benefit.  John 
Gilbert  was  the  Master  Walter,  and  Charles  Fisher  Sir  Thomas 
Clifford.  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  was  presented  here  Feb.  27 
with  this  cast : 


Bob  Brierly 
Hawkshaw  . 
Green  Jones 
Melter  Moss 
James  Dalton 
Mr.  Gibson 
Sam  Willoughby 


Charles  Fisher 

A.  W.  Young 

,    W.  R.  Floyd 

Geo.  Holland 

W.  H.  Norton 

,     .     .    Wright 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd 


Emily  St.  Evremond .       Mary  Gannon 


May  Edwards  .       Madeline  Henriques 
Mrs.  Willoughby       .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Maltby Browne 

Burton Graham 

Sharpe W.  H.  Pope 

Joe Mr.  Ward 

Henry Mr.  Quigley 

Spriggins Mr.  Caslin 


"  The  Man  of  Many  Friends  "  was  first  seen  here  March  7  for  the 
benefit  of  Fanny  Morant.  "  An  Unequal  Match "  was  played 
March  14  for  Mrs.  John  Sefton's  benefit,  and  had  this  cast: 

Hester     .     .     .      Madeline  Henriques 

Arncliff W.  R.  Floyd 

Bessy      ....       Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Mrs.  Monfressor  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Herr  Dummkoff  .  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Grazbrook Mark  Smith 


The  assassination  of  President  Abraham  Lincoln  occurred  April 
14.  At  a  meeting  of  the  managers  of  the  New  York  theatres,  the 
following  day,  it  was  decided  to  close  all  places  of  amusement  until 
Wednesday,  April  26.  This  house  reopened  with  "  Bosom  Friends." 
William  Holston  made  his  first  appearance  here  May  3  in  "  The 
Black  Sheep,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Lady  Barbican  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Tom  Shorter  .  .  .  .  A.  W.  Young 
Smithers      .     .     .     .  J.  C.  Williamson 


Bunny Holston 

Herbert Whiting 

Ethel Madeline  Henriques 

Mrs.  Todhunter    .      Mrs.  John  Sefton 

"  A  Prisoner  of  War  "  was  acted  April  28.  Lester  Wallack  made 
his  first  appearance  in  four  months  March  9,  and  acted  Don  Felix 
in  "The  Wonder;"  March  10  "  How  She  Loves  Him"  was  seen; 
March  11,  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer;"  March  15,  "To  Marry  or 
Not  to  Marry,"  Lester  Wallack  as  Sir  Oswin;  March  23,  "Central 
Park."  "  To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry "  was  repeated  March  24 ; 
March  26,  "Love  and  Money;"  March  29,  "How  She  Loves 
Him;"  March  31,  "Heir  at  Law;  "  June  i,  "The  Game  of  Life;" 
June  2,  "  Leap  Year ; "  June  6,  "  Everyone  Has  His  Fault ; "  June  7, 
"  Still  Waters  Run  Deep ;  "  June  8,  "  The  Poor  Gentleman  ; "  June 
9,  "  The  Irish  Heiress."  The  season  closed  June  10  with  "  All  that 
Glitters  is  Not  Gold,"  and  the  farce,  "  High  Life  Below  Stairs." 

A  summer  season  was  opened  June  12  by  the  Wallack-Davenport 
combination,  consisting  of  J.  W.  Wallack,  Jr. ;  E.  L.  Davenport,  and 
Rose  Eytinge.    The  company  was  :  Joseph  Whiting,  W.  C.  Forbes, 


256      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1865 

Chas.  Warwick,  Geo.  Holland,  Stanton,  Geo.  Browne,  James  William- 
son, Graham,  Maxwell,  Pope,  Ward,  Quigley,  Benschoten,  Mrs.  John 
Sefton,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Floyd,  Mrs.  Maurice,  and  Miss  Green.  They 
opened  in  "The  Iron  Mask,"  played  for  two  weeks,  followed  June  26 
by  "  Oliver  Twist,"  with  Wallack  as  Fagan,  Davenport  as  Bill  Sikes, 
lone  Burke  as  Oliver,  and  Rose  Eytinge  as  Nancy  Sikes.  This 
combination  appeared  July  15,  and  Dan  Bryant  commenced  July 
17  in  "  Handy  Andy  "  and  "  The  Irish  Emigrant."  Charles  Fisher 
and  Clara  Jennings  now  reappeared.  "The  Colleen  Bawn"  was 
produced  July  29,  when  Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren  and  John  Nunan  were 
added  to  the  company.  "  Shamus  O'Brien"  was  announced  to  be 
acted,  but  the  success  of  the  "  Colleen  Bawn "  prevented  it  from 
being  produced.     The  season  closed  Aug.  26. 

The  fifth  regular  season  opened  Sept.  21,  1865.  John  Gilbert 
continued  as  stage  director.  The  initial  performance  was  Tom 
Taylor's  drama,  "  The  Serf,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Ivan E.  L.  Davenport 

Khor John  Gilbert 

Steinhardt  ....  George  Holland 
Count  Fedor  KaralofE,  W.  H.  Norton 
Prince  Vladimir  Khovalenski 

J.  C.  Williamson 


Mistigris  .... 
Countess  De  Mauleon, 
Princess  Bariatinski  . 

Jatchka 

Osif 


Charles  Fisher 
Miss  Henriques 
.    Mary  Barrett 

G.  F.  Browne 
.    W.  H.  Pope 


Acoulini lone  Burke 


This  drama  was  not  first  played  in  America  on  this  occasion,  as 
announced  on  the  bills,  but  was  acted  some  days  before  at  Philadel- 
phia by  Edwin  Adams.  The  company  consisted  of  Lester  Wallack, 
John  Gilbert,  Mark  Smith,  Young,  B.  T.  Ringgold,  W.  Norton,  Geo. 
Browne,  W.  H.  Pope,  Ward,  Mary  Gannon,  Mrs.  Vernon,  lone 
Burke,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Miss  Green,  Kate  Bartlett,  Miss  St.  Clare, 
Miss  Day,  E.  L.  Davenport,  Chas.  Fisher,  W.  Holston,  Geo.  Holland, 
John  Sefton,  J.  S.  Wright,  J.  C.Williamson,  Graham,  Eugene,  Made- 
line Henriques,  Fanny  Morant,  Clara  Jennings,  Mary  Barrett,  Miss 
Carman,  Mrs.  Timony,  Miss  Vale,  Miss  Edwards.  Stage  director, 
John  Gilbert ;  prompter,  J.  S.  Wright ;  musical  director,  Edward 
Mollenhauer.  "  The  Double  Gallant,"  by  Colley  Cibber  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  in  America  Sept.  2  9: 


Atall  .... 
Careless  .  .  . 
Clerimont  .  . 
Saunter  .  .  . 
Capt.  Strutt .  . 
Sir  Harry  Atall 
Finder  .  .  . 
Supple  .  .  . 
Dr.  Bolus  .  . 
Sir  Solomon  Sadlife 
Old  Mr.  Wilford   . 


E.  L.  Davenport 
Charles  Fisher 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
.  John  Sefton 
W.  H.  Norton 
G.  F.  Browne 

J.  C.  Williamson 
.  W.  H.  Pope 
.  Mr.  Graham 
.  John  Gilbert 
George  Holland 


Sir  Squabble  Splithour  .     Mr.  Wright 
Maid  to  Clarinda  .     .     .  Kate  Bartlett 

Apothecary Mr.  Ward 

Clarinda       ....   Miss  Henriques 
Lady  Dainty     ....    Miss  Morant 

Sylvia Miss  Burke 

Wishwell     .     .     .      Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Lady  Sadlife    .     .    .      Clara  Jennings 

Situp Miss  Green 

Messenger Miss  St.  Clare 


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"  Miriam's  Crime  "  was  presented  Oct.  9,  with  this  cast ; 


Scumley      ....      Charles  Fisher 

Biles W.  Holston 

Berrard B.  T.  Ringgold 

Huffin W.  H.  Norton 


Daniel J.  C.  Williamson 

Miriam Miss  Henriques 

Mrs.  Raby   .    .    .      Mrs.  John  Sefton 


"  King  and  Comedian  "  was  given  the  same  night,  and  thus  cast : 


Stolbach Mark  Smith 

Brochette A.  W.  Young 

Aide-de-camp  ....  W.  H.  Pope 
Frederick  the  Great  .  .  John  Gilbert 
Baron  Kirserwasser  .      W.  H.  Norton 


Capt.  Niddermaunersteinchuean- 

choningen      .     .     .    B.  T.  Ringgold 
Countess  Plotzen   .     .      Mrs.  Jennings 

Kreutzner Mr.  Ward 

Camilla lone  Burke 


"Still  Waters  Run  Deep"  was  seen  Oct.  16,  with  E.  L.  Daven- 
port as  Capt.  Hawksley,  Charles  Fisher  as  John  Mildmay,  Mark 
Smith  as  Potter,  Williamson  as  Gimlet,  Miss  Henriques  as  Mrs. 
Mildmay,  and  Fanny  Morant  as  Mrs.  Sternhold.  On  the  same 
evening  Mr.  Holston  appeared  as  Spriggins  in  "  Ici  on  Parle 
Frangais."  Craven's  comedy  of  "  The  Needful "  had  its  first  Amer- 
ican representation  Oct.  26,  with  this  cast : 


Abraham  Store    .     .     .      Mark  Smith 
Mr.  Meek  ....     George  Holland 

Job  Lax A.  W.  Young 

Jacob  Scriplie      .     .     .      John  Sefton 

Ester Miss  F.  Green 

Amelia  McHaughty  .       Clara  Jennings 
Mrs.  Tabitha  Store    Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Ernest  Otway .  .  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Capt.  Feargus  Daly  E.  L.  Davenport 
Ensign  McHaughty  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Yellowchase  .  .  .  .  W.  H.  Norton 
Kate  Harley  ....  Mary  Gannon 
Mrs.  Meek  ....  Mrs.  Vernon 
Anna  Meek lone  Burke 


"The  Needful"  was  acted  until  Nov.  11,  when  Mr.  Davenport 
appeared  as  Sir  Giles  Overreach  in  "A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old 
Debts."  His  engagement  closed  Nov.  22,  and  Nov.  23  J.  W. 
Wallack,  Jr.,  appeared  for  the  first  time  this  season,  as  Job  Armroyd 
in  "  Lost  in  London,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Mary  Barrett 
Fanny  Green 
G.  F.  Browne 

Mr.  Graham 
.     Mr.  Ward 

W.  H.  Pope 


Job  Armroyd   .    James  W.  Wallack,  Jr.  Florence     .     .     . 

Gilbert  Featherstone,       Charles  Fisher  Signori  Simondi  . 

Sir  Frederick  Loader,    Charles  Roberts  Topps    .... 

Benjamin  Blinker      .     .    A.  W.  Young  Dick  Raine     .     . 

Jack  Longbones   .     .    J.  C.  Williamson  Noah  Moorhead  . 

Nelly  Armroyd     .     .     Miss  Henriques  Thomas      .     .     . 
Tilly  Dragglethorpe  .     .     Miss  Morant 

Frederic  Robinson  made  his  American  ddbut  Dec.  12  as  Sir 
Bernard  Harleigh  in  "Dreams  of  Delusions,"  and  Francis  Fron- 
tignac  in  "  A  Wonderful  Woman."  The  cast  of  "  Dreams  of  De- 
lusion "  wa^ : 


Sir  Bernard  Harleigh  .  F.  Robinson 
Lady  Viola  .  .  Madeline  Henriques 
Lord  Arthur    ...      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Maunder W.  Norton 

'vol.  II.  — 17 


Bobby J.  C,  Williamson 

Dr.  Pungent    ....      John  Gilbert 
Amabel lone  Burke 


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"  Secrets  Worth  Knowing "  was  given  Dec.  26,  with  Frederic 
Robinson  as  Rostrum.  Jan.  4,  1866,  "A  Poor  Gentleman"  was 
seen ;  "  Henry  Dunbar,"  a  dramatization  of  Miss  Braddon's  novel 
by  Tom  Taylor,  was  first  acted  in  this  country  Jan.  10,  and  had  this 
cast: 


Henry  Dunbar 
The  Major 
Henry  Carter  . 
Jerrams  .     .     . 
Arthur  Lovell 
Balderly      .     . 


J.  W.  Wallack 
Chas.  Fisher 
.  A.  W.  Young 
.  Geo.  Holland 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
.    G.  F.  Browne 


Clement  Austin  .  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Margaret  Wentworth,  Miss  Henriques 
Hartogg  .  .  .  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Mary  Tighty  ....  Mary  Gannon 
Laura  Dunbar      ....  lone  Burke 


Jas.  M.  Wehli,  the  pianist,  Mme.  Fleury  Urban,  R.  HofFman,  and 
S.  C.  Campbell  gave  matinee  concerts  here  Jan.  17,  20,  and  24. 
"  The  Rivals "  was  presented  Jan.  24.  Jas.  Wehli  and  Mme. 
Agosta  gave  a  matinde  concert  Jan.  31.  Feb.  6  "The  King  of 
the  Commons  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  this  house,  and  with 
this  cast : 

King  James     .     .     .  .  J.  W.  Wallack 

Mungo  Small       .     .  .     A.  W.  Young 

Malcolm     ....  B.  T.  Ringgold 

George  Weir  .    .    .  Charles  Fisher 


Madeline    .    •    .  Madeline  Henriques 

Lord  Seton W.  Norton 

Sir  Adam John  Gilbert 

Said  Small      ....       Mark  Smith 


"The  Iron  Mask"  was  done  Feb.  13  for  the  benefit  of  J.  W. 
Wallack.  Robertson's  comedy,  "  Society,"  was  acted  Feb.  22  for 
the  first  time  in  America,  and  had  this  cast : 


Tom  Styles     . 
John  Chodd,  Jr. 
O'SuUivan 
Moses  Aaron  . 
Mac  Usquebagh 
Sidney  Daryl   . 
Lord  Ptarmigant 
John  Chodd,  Sr. 


.  .  Charles  Fisher 

.  .     .  W.  Holston 

.  .   W.  H.  Norton 

.  .   G.  F.  Browne 

.  .     W.  H.  Pope 
Frederic  Robinson 

.  .       Mark  Smith 

.  .    Geo.  Holland 


The  Swiffel  Lamb  . 
Maud  Hetherington, 
Lady  Ptarmigant 
Little  Maud  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Churton .  .  . 
Dr.  Makores  .  .  . 
Scargill 


J.  C.  Williamson 
Miss  Henriques 
Mrs.  Vernon 
Emma  Le  Brun 
.  Mrs.  Timony 
.  .  Mr.  Ward 
.  James  McGee 


Several  members  of  the  company  took  benefits  as  follows :  John 
Gilbert's  was  Feb.  26,  when  "  The  Clandestine  Marriage "  was 
given  with  this  cast: 


Lord  Ogleby J.  Gilbert 

Canton John  Sefton 

Lovewell C.  Fisher 

Sterling Mark  Smith 

Sir  John  Melville      .      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Mary  Gannon's  benefit  took  place  Feb.  28,  when  "  Romance  and 
Reality  "  was  given  with  this  cast : 


Mrs.  Heidelberg      .     .     Mrs.  Vernon 
Miss  Sterling  .     .     .      Miss  Henriques 

Fanny Clara  Jennings 

Betty lone  Burke 


Asper  Manley 
Tom  Badger   . 
Oliver    .     .     . 
Rosabella   .     . 
Blossom      .     . 


.  John  Gilbert 
.  A.  W.  Young 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
.  Mary  Gannon 
Miss  Henriques 


Frank F.  Robinson 

Jack Charles  Fisher 

Lavender     ....      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Barbara Mrs.  Vernon 

Betty Miss  Clark 


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259 


March  2  was  Mark  Smith's  benefit  night,  when  "  The  Old  English 
Gentleman  "  and  "  Americans  in  Paris  "  were  seen.  Frederic  Rob- 
inson offered  "  The  Rent  Day  "  March  6,  with  this  cast : 


Martin  Heywood 
Silver  Jack  .  . 
Bullfrog  .  .  . 
Polly      .     .     .     . 


F.  Robinson 

Chas.  Fisher 

A.  W.  Young 

Mary  Gannon 


Toby B.  T.  Ringgold 

Hyssop W.  Norton 

Grantley     .     .     .     .    J.  C.  Williamson 

Rachel M.  Henriques 

Old  Crumbs    ....      John  Gilbert 

For  her  benefit,  March  8,  Madeline  Henriques  presented  "  An 
Unequal  Match  "  in  which  she  acted  Hester  Grazebrook.  Fanny 
Morant  gave  "  Married  Life "  and  "  The  Eton  Boy "  March 
12 ;  Charles  Fisher  acted  Tom  Tittler  in  "  Knights  of  the  Round 
Table  "  March  14  for  his  benefit ;  and  "  The  Serious  Family  "  was 
played  March  19  for  Mr.  Young's  benefit,  with  this  cast : 


Aminadab  Sleek  ...     A.  W.  Young 

Charles B.  T.  Ringgold 

Capt.  Murphy  Maguire,      F.  Robinson 
Mrs.  Ormsby  Dalmaine,    Mary  Gannon 


Mrs.  Charles  Torrens,      M.  Henriques 
Emma  Torrens     .     .     .     Mary  Barrett 

Frank J.  C.  Williamson 

Lady  Creamly      .     .     .     Mjrs.  Vernon 


"The Laughing  Hyena"  was  also  given.  For  the  benefit  of  Clara 
Jennings  "  Second  Love "  and  "  High  Life  Below  Stairs "  were 
produced  March  21.  "Paul  Pry"  and  "Deaf  as  a  Post"  for 
George  Holland's,  March  23,  and  March  26  Mrs.  John  Sefton  pro- 
duced "  Dombey  and  Son  "  with  this  cast : 


Dombey 
Capt.  Cuttle 
Toots      .    . 
Joe  Bagstock 
Jack  Bunsby 
Carker    .     . 
Walter  Gay 
Susan  Nipper 


Chas.  Fisher 

Mark  Smith 

.  W.  Holston 

W.  H.  Norton 

John  Sefton 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

J.  C.  Williamson 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Flowers Miss  Clarke 

Bob Graham 

Sol  Gills W.  H.  Pope 

Brozley Ward 

The  Native Cashin 

Mrs.  Skewton      .     .     .     Mrs.  Vernon 

Edith Fanny  Morant 

Florence Miss  Barrett 


For  his  benefit,  March  28,  W.  Norton  offered  "  John  Bull."  For 
Mrs.  Vernon's  benefit  "  Single  Life  "  was  produced  March  31,  with 
this  cast : 


David  Damper 
Charles  .  .  . 
Kitty  Skylark  . 
Maria  Macaw  . 
Caroline  Coy  . 


.  John  Gilbert 
J.  C.  Williamson 

.    Mary  Gannon 

Mrs.  Vernon 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 


John  Niggle 
Peter  Pinkey 
Narcissus    . 
Sarah  Snare 
Jessy      .     . 


lyiark  Smith 
.  A.  W.  Young 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
.  Fanny  Morant 
.  Clara  Jennings 


"Ladies  at  Home"  was  also  acted.    For  lone  Burke's  benefit 
"  The  Wife's  Secret "  was  revealed ;  W.  Holston,  for  his  appeal, 
presented  "The  Porter's  Knot,"  never  before  acted  here,  and  the 
farce,  "  Boots  at  the  Swan."    The  cast  of  the  first  piece  was : 
Stephen  Scatter   .     .     .     Chas.  Fisher 


Smoothly  Smirk  .  .  .  A.  W.  Young 
Augustus  ....  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Mrs.  Burr Mrs.  Vernon 


Samson  Burr  ....       W.  Holston 

Oakhum Geo.  Holland 

Alice Clara  Jennings 


26o      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1866 


April  9   Lester  Wallack   made  his  first   appearance  in  twelve 
months  in  "  She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Young  Marlowe 
Hardcastle  .  . 
Charles  Marlowe 
Tony  Lumpkin 
Diggory .  .  . 
Hastings  .  . 
Jeremy    .     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 

John  Gilbert 

.     Geo.  Browne 

.    Geo.  Holland 

.    A.  W.  Young 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

J.  C.  Williamson 


Stingo    .     .     . 
Roger     .     .     . 
Tim  Twist 
Miss  Hardcastle 
Miss  Neville    . 
Mrs.  Hardcastle 


W.  H.  Pope 
.  .  Graham 
.  .  .  Ward 
Mary  Gannon 
M.  Henriques 
Mrs.  Vernon 


"The  Wonder  "  was  given  April  11  ;  "How  She  Loves  Him" 
March  12 ;  and  April  16,  "  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  when  Linda 
Windell,  danseuse,  with  Louise  Carman,  appeared  in  a  pas  de  deux. 
A  matinde  performance  of  "  Norma,"  in  Italian,  was  sung  April  21 
for  the  benefit  of  Sig.  Massimilliani.     It  had  this  cast : 


Norma   . 
Adelgisa 


Miss  McCuIlough  I  PoUione 
,     .     .  Mile.  Stella '  Oroveso 


Sig.  Massimilliani 
,    .     .  Sig.  Bellini 


Chas.  Reade's  "  It 's  Never  Too  Late  to  Mend  "  had  its  first  per- 
formance in  America  May  7,  and  with  this  cast : 


George  Fielding  .  .  .  F.  Robinson 
Thomas  Robinson  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
William  Fielding  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Little  Savage  .  .  Master  McCormick 
Susan  Merton  ,  .  Miss  Henriques 
Mr.  Meadows       .     .     .       Mark  Smith 

Josephs Mary  Barrett 

Evans Mr.  Graham 

Terry Mr.  Leonard 

Black  Bill Mr.  Barnes 


Ralph Mr.  Wilson 

Sarah Miss  Barrett 

Jackey A.  W.  Young 

Peter  Crawley  ...  W.  Holston 
Mr.  Eden  ....  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Gable  Girton   ....  Mr.  Wilkinson 

Mr.  Merton Mr.  Pope 

Hitchen Mr.  Ward 

Josh Mr.  Cashin 

Isaac  Levi John  Gilbert 


The  first  version  of  "  It's  Never  Too  Late  to  Mend,"  by  Charles 
Reade,  was  played  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London,  under  the  title 
of  "  Gold/'  on  Jan.  10,  1853.     The  cast  was: 


Geo.  Sandford 
William  Sandford 
Henry  Winchester 
Isaac  Levi  .     .     . 


Mr.  Davenport 
.  .  Moorhouse 
.  .  .  Hughes 
Edward  Stirling 


Tom  Robinson 
Crawley  .  . 
Susan  Merton 


Henry  Wallack 

Chas.  Selby 

.   Fanny  Vining 


The  season  closed  June  9,  and  the  summer  term  commenced  June 
1 1,  with  Dan  Bryant  in  "  Born  to  Good  Luck,"  and  "  Handy  Andy." 
July  28  the  theatre  closed  for  rehearsal  of  "  Shamus  O'Brien,  the 
Bould  Boy  of  Glengall,  or  A  Tale  of  '98,"  written  by  Thomas  B.  Mac- 
donough  and  Fred  G.  Maeder,  and  produced  July  30  for  the  first 
time  on  any  stage,  and  with  this  cast  - 


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261 


Shamus  O'Brien  "l 

Owney  Dugan       1 

Denny  Doyle         [    ' 

Higheen  O'LearyJ 

Sir  Derry  Downs 

Lieut.  Lovell  Kennedy, 

Miles  O'Halloran 

Mrs.  Kate  O'Connor,  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 


Dan  Bryant 

,  W.  R.  Floyd 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
W.  J.  Leonard 


Widow  O'Brien 
Father  Malone 
Col.  Tarleton  . 
Corney  Ryan  . 
Capt.  Darcy  . 
Darby  the  Blast 
Mary  Kennedy 


Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Chas.  Fisher 

Geo.  Holland 

J.  F.  Hagan 

C.  Williamson 

G.  F.  Browne 

Rosa  Cooke 


The  season  of  1866-67  commenced  Sept.  18.  The  company  was 
composed  of  J.  W.  Wallack,  John  Gilbert,  Geo.  Holland,  B.  T.  Ring- 
gold, J.  S.  Wright,  C.  H.  Rockwell,  Frederic  Robinson,  Charles 
Fisher,  A.  W.  Young,  W.  H.  Norton,  J.  C.  Williamson,  Geo.  Browne, 
W.  H.  Pope,  Mr.  James,  Roberts,  W.  J.  Leonard,  Lester  Wallack, 
Madeline  Henriques,  Mrs.  Vernon,  Fanny  Morant,  Mrs.  John  Sefton, 
Fanny  Green,  Mary  Gannon,  Clara  Jennings,  lone  Burke,  Mary 
Barrett,  Miss  Carman,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Timony,  Misses  Day,  Clarke, 
and  Chapman.  Edward  Mollenhauer  was  leader  of  the  orchestra ; 
John  Gilbert,  acting  manager ;  John  Selwyn,  stage  director ;  J.  S. 
Wright,  prompter ;  and  Theo.  Moss,  treasurer.  "  The  Fast  Family," 
an  adaptation  of  Sardou's  "  Le  Famille  Benoiton,"  by  Benj.  Webster, 
was  the  initial  play,  and  had  this  cast : 


Mons.  Benoiton  . 
Mons.  Didier  .  . 
Francois  .  .  . 
M.  de  Vicompte  . 
Prudent  Fomichel 
Blanche  Didier     . 


John  Gilbert 

Chas.  Fisher 

C.  H.  Rockwell 

F.  Robinson 

.    A.  W.  Young 

.    M.  Henriques 


Fanfan  Benoiton  . 
Rose  Benoiton 
Camille  Benoiton 
Clotide  .... 
Adolphine  .  .  . 
M.  Fornichel  .     . 


.  Ella  Chapman 
Clara  Jennings 
.  Fanny  Green 
.  Fanny  Morant 
Mrs.  John  Sefton 
.    Geo.  Holland 


This  was  Mr.  Rockwell's  first  appearance  here.  Dr.  Westland 
Marston's  comedy,  "  The  Favorite  of  Fortune,"  was  first  presented 
in  America  Oct.  8,  and  thus  cast : 


Frank  Annerly  . 
Tom  Sutherland  . 
Mr.  Fox  Bromley 
Lucy  Dorrington 
Hester  Lorington 
Mrs.  Lorington    . 


Frederic  Robinson 
Chas.  Fisher 
.  A.  W.  Young 
.  Mary  Gannon 
.  M.  Henriques 
.  Fanny  Morant 


Euphemia  Witherby  (first  appear- 
ance here)    .     .     Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
Mrs.  Witherby     .     .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Camilla  Price  ....     Fanny  Green 
Major  Price    ....      John  Gilbert 


"  The  Fast  Family  "  was  repeated  Oct.  10.  H.  J.  Byron's  comedy, 
"  ;^ioo,ooo,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America  Oct.  22,  and 
with  this  cast: 


Joe  Barlow 
Mr.  Fluker 
Pyefinch      .     . 
Gibbons      .     . 
Gerald  Goodwin 
Mr.  Pennythorne 


.  .  John  Gilbert 
.  .  A.  W.  Young 
.  J.  C.  Williamson 
.  .  W.  H.  Pope 
Frederic  Robinson 
.     .    Chas.  Fisher 


Sir  Rumsey  Waters 
Maj.  Blackshaw 
Mrs.  Barlow    . 
Alice  Barlow    . 
Jane  Plover 
Arabella  Pell    . 


,  G.  F.  Browne 
W.  H.  Norton 
,  Mrs.  Vernon 
.  M.  Henriques 
.  Mary  Barrett 
Mary  Green 


262      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D867 


A  musical  matinee  was  given  Oct.  30,  when  Mme.  Marietta 
Gazzaniga,  Adelaide  Phillips,  Sig.  Anastasi,  Herr  Mollenhauer  (vio- 
linist), and  Geo.  W.  Colby  appeared.  Nov.  5  "  The  Rivals "  was 
played,  with  the  first  appearance  this  season  of  B.  T.  Ringgold. 
The  comedy  had  this  cast : 


Sir  Anthony  Absolute  .  John  Gilbert 
Capt.  Absolute  .  Frederic  Robinson 
Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger     .  W.  H,  Norton 

Acres Chas.  Fisher 

Faulkland   ....      B.  T.  Ringgold 

David Geo.  Holland 

Fag A.  W.  Young 


Thomas Mrs.  Pope 

Boy Mr.  Cashin 

Lydia      ....    Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 

Julia Madeline  Henriques 

Mrs.  Malaprop      .     .     .     Mrs.  Vernon 
Lucy Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Mme.  Gazzaniga  gave  a  second  and  last  matinde  Nov.  7.  "  The 
Double  Gallant"  was  acted  Nov.  12.  "Dreams  of  Delusion"  and 
"Rural  Felicity"  was  the  programme  Nov.  24.  "Married  Life," 
Nov.  27;  "Dreams  of  Delusion"  and  "Poor  Gentleman,"  Dec.  i. 
Lester  Wallack  first  appeared  this  season  Dec.  3  as  Young  Marlowe 
in  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer;"  "The  Wonder"  was  seen  Dec.  4; 
Dec.  S,  "Central  Park;"  Dec.  10,  "To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry" 
and  "Rural  Felicity;"  Dec.  11,  "Irish  Heiress;"  Dec.  12,  "  She 
Stoops  to  Conquer  ;"  Dec.  15,  "To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry"  and 
"Deaf  as  a  Post."  "Ours,"  T.  W.  Robertson's  comedy,  with 
Artemus  Ward  as  joint  author  for  copyright  purposes  only,  was 
seen  for  the  first  time  in  America  Dec.  19,  with  this  cast : 


Bradley  .... 
Benson  .... 
Hugh  Chalcote  . 
Angus  McAllister 
Sir  Alex.  Shendryn 


.      W.  H.  Pope 

.     .     Mr.  Ward 

Lester  Wallack 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

John  Gilbert 


Prince  Perovsky 
Sergeant  Jones 
Blanche  Haye 
Lady  Shendryn 
May  Netley 


Chas.  Fisher 
.  W.  H.  Norton 
Miss  Henriques 
.  Fanny  Morant 
.  Mary  Gannon 


Jan.  21,  1867,  a  benefit  was  given  for  the  families  of  the  seamen 
who  were  lost  in  the  ocean  yacht  race.  "  A  Dangerous  Game,"  an 
adaptation  of  Sardou's  "  Nos  Bon  Villageois,"  by  A.  W.  Young,  was 
given  Feb.  4,  with  this  cast : 


Gringoire    ....     George  Holland 

Floupin A.  W.  Young 

Mons.  Boutille      .     .     .     .  T.  Graham 

Dr.  Piver T.  Ward 

Courtcuisse E.  Cashin 

Jean W.  H.  Pope 

Baron  De  Villepreux 

Jas.  W.  Wallack,  Jr. 
Monsieur  Morrison  .  .  John  Gilbert 
Henri  Morrison    .     Frederic  Robinson 


Mons.  Grandmeul  .  W.  J.  Leonard 
Madame  Boutille  .  .  Mrs.  Timony 
Tetillard     .     .     .     .    J.  C.  Williamson 

Genevieve M.  Henriques 

Pauline Clara  Jennings 

Mariotte      ....     Miss  M.  Barrett 

Maguelon Fanny  Green 

Yveline Miss  M.  Scott 

Perrette Miss  Day 


The  Southern  Relief  Association  had  a  matinde  benefit  March  2, 
and  "  Ours "  was  acted.  Watts  Phillips'  new  comedy,  "  Invest- 
ment," was  seen  March  5,  with  this  cast: 


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Sir  Arthur  Plynlimmon,  J.  W.  Wallack 
Mr.  Jonathan  Garroway  .  C.  Fisher 
Sir  Paul  Pantile  .  .  .  Geb.  Holland 
Owen  Percival  .  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Alderman  Fungus  .  .  G.  F.  Browne 
Blanche  Plynlimmon,       Clara  Jennings 


William  Kite  .     .    .     .    A.  W.  Young 

Flimsey J.  C.  Williamson 

Transfer W.  J.  Leonard 

Mrs.  Chicane   .     .     .       Fanny  Morant 

Tawdry Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Jane Mrs.  Timony 


"  Henry  Dunbar,  or  the  Outcast,"  was  revived  March  12.  A 
concert  was  given  March  16  by  Parepa-Rosa,  Carl  Rosa,  W.  J.  Hill, 
Sig.  Fosati,  Herr  Honig,  and  Wm.  Dressier.  John  Gilbert  offered 
"The  Fast  Family"  for  his  benefit  March  18;  Mary  Gannon  pre- 
sented "Paul  Pry"  and  "Rural  Felicity"  March  20;  for  his  benefit, 
March  22,  Chas.  Fisher  gave  "  The  Wife's  Secret ; "  for  Madeline 
Henriques'  benefit,  March  25,  "Masks  and  Faces"  was  done,  with 
this  cast : 


Colley  Cibber       ...    Geo.  Browne 
Hernsdown      .     .     .       W.  J.  Leonard 

CoUander T.  Graham 

James  Burdock     ...      W.  H.  Pope 

Call  Boy E.  Cashin 

Pompey       .     .     .  Master  McCormack 
Mabel  Vane     .     .     .      Clara  Jennings 

Kitty  Clive Mary  Barrett 

Maid Miss  Carman 


Sir  Charles  Pomander,  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Lysimachus  Triplet,  Miss  E.  Le  Brun 
Peg  WofBngton  ,  .  .  M.  Henriques 
Mrs.  Triplet  .  .  .  Miss  F.  Green 
Roxalana     .     .      Miss  D.  McCormack 

Triplet Chas.  Fisher 

Quin Geo.  Holland 

Ernest  Vane    ...      W.  H.  Norton 

Snarl A.  W.  Young 

Soaper J-  C.  Williamson 

Frederic  Robinson  acted  Sir  Giles  Overreach  in  "  A  New  Way  to 
Pay  Old  Debts,"  March  27,  for  his  "  appeal."  Fanny  Morant  had  a 
benefit  March  29,  and  played  Mrs.  Ormsby  Delmaine  in  "The 
Serious  Family ;  "  "  High  Life  Below  Stairs  "  was  also  given.  Geo. 
Holland  took  his  benefit  April  i,  when  "  Paul  Pry"  and  "The 
Secret "  were  acted.  Boucicault's  "  Hunted  Down,  or  the  Two 
Lives  of  Mary  Leigh,"  was  seen  April  2  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  and  with  this  cast: 


Porter T.  Ward 

Roberts E.  Cashin 

Clara Clara  Jennings 

Fanny Miss  M.  Barrett 

John  Leigh       .     .     Frederic  Robinson 
Rawton  Scudamore  .     .     Chas.  Fisher 


Lady  Glencarrig  .     .     .  Fanny  Morant 
Mary  Leigh     .     .     .     .  M.  Henriques 

Eliza Miss  M.  Scott 

Jane Mrs.  Timony 

Willie     .     .     .      Miss  Emma  Le  Brun 
Maud     .     .     .      Miss  D.  McCormack 


"The  Laughing  Hyena"  was  given  the  same  night.  Clara 
Jennings,  for  her  benefit,  April  3,  played  Mrs.  Charles  Bromley  in 
"  Simpson  &  Co.,"  and  Emily  Worthington  in  "  The  Poor  Gentle- 
man." A.  W.  Young  acted  Billy  Lackaday  and  sang  "Sure, 
Mortal  Man  was  Born  for  Sorrow,"  in  "  Sweethearts  and  Wives,"  for 
his  benefit,  April  5.  "  Americans  in  Paris  "  was  also  acted.  "  An 
Unequal  Match "  and  "  Simpson  &  Co."  were  played  April  8  for 
Mrs.  John  Sefton's  benefit.  Madeline  Henriques  took  her  "fare- 
well "  April  20,  as  Peg  Woffington  in  "  Masks  and  Faces."    This 


264      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisey 


was  announced  as  her  last  appearance  on  the  stage,  but  she 
reappeared  here  in  September,  1869.  Boucicault's  "Flying  Scud, 
or  a  Four- Legged  Fortune,"  was  first  acted  April  24,  and  with  this 
cast: 


Tom  Meredith     .      Frederic  Robinson 
Capt.  Grindley  Goodge,   B.  T.  Ringgold 


Colonel  Mulligan 
Bob  Buckskin 
Fred  Lanaghan 
Julia  Latimer  . 
Lady  Woodbie 
Sam  Wobbler  . 
Mo  Davis  .  . 
Nat  Gosling  . 
Lord  Woodbie 
Quail  .  .  . 
Chouser  .  . 
Dorling  .     .     . 


W.  H.  Norton 

J.  C.  Williamson 

.  Miss  Talfourd 

Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

.  Joseph  Curran 

Charles  Fisher 

.    A.  W.  Young 

.     Mary  Barrett 

.    G.  F.  Browne 

.  W.  J.  Leonard 

Mr.  Graham 


Tittums Mr.  Ward 

Jenkins W.  H.  Pope 

Bailiff Mr.  Roberts 

Dicky  Brush E.  Cashin 

Neb  Compo     ....     Fanny  Green 

Harry  Stofel Miss  Scott 

Jim  Titler Miss  Day 

Hall  Hoffer  .  .  .  Mrs.  M.  Timony 
Tom  Butler      .     .     .       Miss  Williams 

Jack  Lyle Miss  Clark 

Joe  Hiram Miss  Timony 

Jerry  Lemon  ....  Miss  Graham 
Tony  Grimsaw  .  .  .  Miss  Thomas 
Katey  Rideout      .     .     .    Agnes  Elliott 


This  was  Agnes  Elliott's  American  debut.  This  sporting  drama 
closed  the  season  June  8.  Agnes  Elliott  retired  from  the  stage  and 
married  John  W.  Keller,  a  gentleman  connected  with  the  New  York 
press,  and  also  Commissioner  of  Charities  and  Correction.  Dan 
Bryant  began  a  summer  season  June  10,  during  which  "  The  Irish 
Emigrant,"  "  Handy  Andy,"  "  Born  to  Good  Luck,"  "  How  to  Pay 
the  Rent,''  "Barney,  the  Baron,"  "  Shamus  O'Brien,"  and  "The 
Bells  of  Shandon  "  were  played.  This  last  drama  was  written  for 
him  by  John  Brougham  and  Henry  L.  Morford.  Bryant  closed  his 
engagement  July  27,  and  was  followed  July  29  by  Lotta. 

Charlotte  Crabtree  (Lotta)  had  been  engaged  by  Clifton  W. 
Tayleure.  The  following  account  of  her  appearance  was  given  to 
me  by  Mr.  Tayleure : 

"Lotta  had  no  specialty,  and  selected  as  the  opening  bill  'The  Pet  of  the 
Petticoats '  and  the  farce  of '  Family  Jars.'  In  both  pieces  she  played  the  banjo 
and  danced  a  jig.  '  Little  Nell,'  a  dramatization  of  '  Old  Curiosity  Shop,'  by 
John  Brougham,  was  first  acted  Aug.  14.  Lotta  played  the  title  r61e.  Edward 
Coleman  was  the  Quilp;  J.  C.  Williamson,  Dick  SwiveUer;  W.  J.  Leonard,  Brass; 
and  Mrs.  E.  C.  Winter,  Mrs.  Quilp.  The  engagement  lasted  seven  weeks  (ter- 
minating Sept.  12),  and  was  broken  off  to  receipts  averaging  nearly  $1,100  each 
performance.  Lotta  realized  for  her  share  about  |io,ooo.  Matindes  were  not  in 
order  in  1867.  The  two  matindes  a  week  custom  of  the  present  time  would  then 
have  paid  her,  upon  the  usual  terms,  nearly  $6,000  more.  The  understanding 
was  that  the  engagement,  which  was  simply  verbal,  should  continue  for  two 
years.  For  personal  reasons  I  was  extremely  anxious  to  terminate  it  at  the  end 
of  the  New  York  term.  One  afternoon  I  hastened  to  the  little  house  on  Amity 
street  which  Lotta  had  recently  purchased  for  a  residence,  to  interview  her  upon 
the  subject.  To  my  astonishment,  and  equally  to  my  delight,  the  little  lady  met 
my  opening  hint  with  the  laughing  assertion  that  she  had  looked  upon  the  two 
years  '  suggestion  '  simply  as  a  joke  of  mine,  and  had  made  other  arrangements. 
She  does  not  to  this  hour  know  that  I  was  prepared  to  pay  very  liberally  for 
a  release  from  that '  joke.' " 


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The  regular  season  of  1867-68  commenced  Sept.  25,  with  the 
following  company:  Lester  Wallack,  John  Gilbert,  Jas.  W.  Wal- 
lack,  Mark  Smith,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Geo.  Holland,  Charles  Fisher, 
J.  B.  Polk,  J.  C.  Williamson,  G.  F.  Browne,  W.  H.  Pope,  A.  W. 
Young,  Chas.  H.  Rockwell,  B.  T.  Ringgold,  W.  J.  Leonard,  T. 
Ward,  J.  Curran,  C.  Sherman,  E.  Cashin,  J.  S.  Wright,  B.  Durand, 
Mrs.  Clara  Jennings,  Mrs.  Vernon,  Mrs.  Wm.  Winter,  Mrs.  John 
Sefton,  Mary  Gannon,  Annie  Ward  (now  Tiffany),  Emily  Mes- 
tayer,  Fanny  Morant,  Mary  Scott,  Fanny  Green,  Mary  Barrett, 
Jennie  Day,  T.  Timony,  Carman,  Homer,  Monell,  Kate  Ranoe. 
Thos.  Baker,  musical  director;  John  Gilbert,  acting  manager;  J.  G. 
Hanley,  stage  director;  J.  S.  Wright,  prompter;  Theo.  Moss, 
treasurer.  The  following  was  the  opening  bill :  "  Meg's  Diver- 
sion," and  Burnand's  burlesque,  "The  Latest  Edition  of  Black- 
Eyed  Susan,  or  the  Little  Bill  that  Was  Taken  Up,"  both  of  which 
were  produced  for  the  first  time  in  America.  "  Meg's  Diversion  " 
was  cast  as  follows : 

Jeremy  Crow    ....      John  Gilbert  Margaret     ....       Clara  Jennings 

Ashley  Merton     .     .      B.  T.  Ringgold  Cornelia      ....    Mrs.  W.  Winter 

Jasper  Pidgeon     .     .     .    A.  W.  Young  Mrs.  Netwold  ....     Annie  Ward 
Roland  Pidgeon   .     .    .     .    J.  B.  Polk 

This  was  J.  B.  Polk's  debut  at  this  theatre.  In  the  burlesque 
Kate  Ranoe  made  her  American  d6but,  and  the  cast  was : 


William Kate  Ranoe 

Capt.  Crosstree  .  .  .  Mark  Smith 
Doggrass  ....  George  Holland 
Hatchett G.  F.  Browne 


Shaun  Ploughshare  J.  C.  Williamson 
Black  Eyed  Susan  .  .  Mary  Gannon 
Dolly  Mayflower  -  .  .  Fanny  Green 
Raker Mary  Barrett 


Oct.  14  "  The  Rent  Day  "  and  the  petite  comedy,  "  40  and  50," 
were  played.  E.  L.  Davenport  and  Fanny  Morant  appeared  Oct. 
21  in  "Still  Waters  Run  Deep."  Rose  Eytinge  made  her  first 
appearance  Oct.  28,  as  Margaret  Wentworth  in  "  Henry  Dunbar." 
"A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts,"  Nov.  i,  introduced  for  the  first 
time  in  this  theatre  J.  H.  Stoddart  as  Marrall.  "The  Honeymoon  " 
was  given  Nov.  7,  and  "  Belle's  Stratagem "  was  seen  Nov.  14. 
Watts  Phillips'  new  play,  "  Maud's  Peril,"  was  given  for  the  first 
time  in  New  York  Nov.  25,  and  with  this  cast: 

Toby  Taperloy  .  James  W.  Wallack  James  Burrell  .  .  .  G.  F.  Browne 
Sir  Ralph  Challoner  .  J.  H.  Stoddart  Susan  Taperloy  .  .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Gerald  Gwynn     .     .      B.  T.  Ringgold 

"  Dr.  Dilworth,"  by  John  Oxenford,  was  seen  Dec.  4,  with  this 
cast: 

Mr.  Paddington  .  .  .  G.  W.  Browne 
Second  Officer  ....  Mr.  White 
Mrs.  Dilworth  .  .  .  Mrs.  Vernon 
Zoe Miss  Ranoe 


Dr.  Dilworth  ....      John  Gilbert 

Syntax Mr.  Young 

First  Officer Mr.  Ward 

Terentius  O'Loughlin,  J.  C.  Williamson 


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"Town  and  Country"  had  this  cast  Dec. 9,  being  the  first  time  it 
was  acted  here  in  five  years : 


Reuben  Glenroy 
Jerry  Hawbuck 
Rosalie  Somers 
Goody  Hawbuck 
Cosey     .     .     . 
Trot  .... 
Capt.  Glenroy 
Plastic    .     .     . 
Owen  Glenroy 
Armstrong .     . 


J.  W.  Wallack 

A.  W.  Young 

Clara  Jennings 

Miss  Carman 

John  Gilbert 

Mark  Smith 

.     J.  B.  Polk 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

W.  J.  Leonard 

.     W.  H.  Pope 


Ross  .     .     . 
Williams 
Evans     .     . 
Robin     .     . 
Dwindle 
Waiter    .     . 
Mrs.  Glenroy 
Mrs.  Moreen 
Mrs.  Trot   . 
Taffline  .     . 


Fagin J.  W.  Wallack   Charley E.  Cashin 

Bill  Sikes  .     .     .     .     E.  L.  Davenport   Policeman G.  White 

Oliver  Twist    ....     Mary  Barrett   Tailor W.  H.  Pope 

Bumble Geo.  Holland    Barney B.  Durand 

Brownlow G.  F.  Browne    Officer C.  Sherman 

Monks C.  H.  Rockwell  Nancy  Sikes    ....    Rose  Eytinge 

Artful  Dodger      ...    A.  W.  Young  Mrs.  Corney     ....     Mrs.  Vernon 

Fang J.  C.  Williamson    Rose  Maylie Mary  Scott 

Noah  Claypole Leonard  Mrs.  Baldwin  ....    Miss  Carman 

Vellum T.  Ward  Charlotte     ....    Mrs.  T.  Timony 

Toby  Crackett      .     .      E.  M.  Holland    Susan Mrs.  Monell 

Butcher  Boy J.  Curran 

Lester  Wallack,  after  an  absence  of  twelve  months,  appeared  Jan. 
13,  1868,  as  Viscount  de  Ligny  in  "The  Captain  of  the  Watch," 
and  in  "  Woodcock's  Little  Game  "  (produced  for  the  first  time  in 
this  theatre).    "  Ours  "  was  revived  Jan.  27,  and  cast  as  follows : 


George  Browne 

E.  Milton  Holland 

.      T.  Ward 

.     E.  Cashin 

.      G.  White 

.   B.  Durand 

Fanny  Morant 

Mrs.  Vernon 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

.     .  Mary  Scott 


Hugh  Chalcote    .     .      Lester  Wallack 
Col.  Sir  Alexander  Shendryn 

John  Gilbert 
Lieut.  Angus  McAllister 

B.  T.  Ringgold 
The  Prince  Perovsky  .  .  J.B.Polk 
Major  Samprey    .     .    .  W.  J.  Leonard 


Lady  Shendryn 
Sergeant  Jones 
Bradley  .  .  . 
Benson  .  .  . 
Mary  Netley  . 
Blanche  Haye  . 
Ellen      .     .    . 


Fanny  Morant 

A.  W.  Young 

W.  H.  Pope 

.  T.  J.  Ward 

Mary  Gannon 

Kate  Ranoe 

.  Mary  Scott 


This  was  Mary  Gannon's  last  appearance  on  the  stage. 
"Pauline"  was  revived  Feb.  11,  with  Lester  Wallack  as  Count 
Horace  de  Beauval,  Rose  Eytinge  as  Pauline,  and  Kate  Ranoe 
as  Gabrielle.     "  Rosedale  "  was  revived  March  9. 

April  6  J.  W.  Wallack  and  E.  L.  Davenport  reappeared  in 
"Oliver  Twist;"  "The  Honeymoon"  was  played  April  13  with 
J.  W.  Wallack  as  Duke  Aranza,  E.  L.  Davenport  as  Rolando,  and 
Rose  Eytinge  as  Juliana.  "The  Belle's  Stratagem"  was  given 
April  14  with  J.  W.  Wallack  as  Doricourt,  Davenport  as  Flutter, 
John  Gilbert  as  Hardy,  and  Rose  Eytinge  as  Letitia  Hardy ;  "  Still 
Waters  Run  Deep,"  April  15:  J.  W.  Wallack  as  John  Mildmay, 


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267 


E.  L.  Davenport  as  Capt.  Hawksley,  Fanny  Morant  as  Mrs.  Stern- 
hold,  and  Kate  Ranoe  as  Mrs.  Mildmay.  Charles  Fisher  made 
his  first  appearance  this  season  April  20,  as  the  Major  in  "  Henry 
Dunbar."  J.  W.  Wallack  played  Henry  Dunbar.  "Love's  Sac- 
rifice" was  played  April  30;  May  i,  "The  Rivals;"  May  6,  "Town 
and  Country ; "  May  11"  Masks  and  Faces  "  was  acted,  with  Rose 
Eytinge  as  the  heroine. 

"Town  and  Country"  was  given  May  12;  "The  White  Cock- 
ade" was  seen  May  14  for  the  first  time, and  with  this  cast: 


Sir  Andrew  Silverton       J.  W.  Wallack 
Capt.  Hector  Kilruddock 

B.  T.  Ringgold 
Sergt.  GufEoge  .  .  J.  C.  Williamson 
Sir  Wm.  Ashford  .  W.  J.  Leonard 
Corporal  Weatherspoon  B.  Durand 
Isabel  Ashford      .     .       Clara  Jennings 


Enoch  Flicker 
Evan  Mcjan  . 
Cyril  Silverton 
Chasseloup  .  . 
Highland  Kate 
Hanover  Bess  . 
Jessie  McLeod 


J.  H.  Stoddart 
Chas.  Fisher 
.  J.  B.  Polk 
Jas.  McGee 
Kate  Ranoe 
Annie  Ward 
Mary  Barrett 


"  The  Stranger  "  was  played  June  i  for  the  first  time  in  four 
years.  Clara  Fisher  made  her  first  appearance  here  as  Annette, 
Rose  Eytinge  was  Mrs.  Haller,  and  J.  W.  Wallack,  the  Stranger. 
The  season  closed  June  6. 

A  summer  term  began  June  8  under  the  direction  of  Theo.  Moss. 
Brougham's  "  Lottery  of  Life  "  was  presented  for  the  first  time,  and 
with  this  cast: 


Terry John  Brougham 

Bob  IVtawley  .  .  .  Edward  Lamb 
Sir  Wm.  Downe  .  .  .  .  T.  J.  Hind 
Oil  Tommy ....      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Dodgers W.  J.  Leonard 

Dummy  Dennis    ....    J.  Quigley 

DufEy E.  Cashin 

Hawkeye E.  Menturn 

Sam G.  White 

Mordie  Solomons      .     .    Chas.  Fisher 


Robert  Mordaunt       .     C.  H.  Rockwell 

Frank James  McGee 

Polly EfRe  Germon 

Miss  Tartar     ....  Fanny  Morant 

Judy George  Holland 

Emily Miss  M.  Barrett 

Marx Miss  F.  Carman 

Biddy Miss  C.  Carman 

Lucy Miss  E.  Monell 

Jenny Miss  J.  Day 


Lotta  commenced  on  Aug.   10  in  the  new  drama,  by  Edmund 
Falconer,  "Fire  Fly,  or  the  Fiend  of  the  Flag": 


Fire  Fly      . 

Harold  Cecil 

Rake .     .     . 

Sadrick  Levi 

Beauchamp 

Millbank 

The  Duke  of  Lyonnaise 


.  .  .  Lotta 
Chas.  Fisher 
E.  Lamb 
T.  McWade 
W.  J.  Leonard 
W.  H.  Pope 


Berkley  Cecil  . 
Ben  Arslan  .  . 
Col.  Chateauroy 


B.  T.  Ringgold 

C.  H.  Rockwell 
George  Holland 
Theo.  Hamilton 


Marshal  McDonald  .     .     .    T.  J.  Hind 
Marquise  de  Renardire,      Mary  Barrett 

Venetia Laura  Phillips 

Barbe  Grise H.  George 

Arab  Sheik      .     .     .     .   L.  J.  Williams 

1st  Arab P.  H.  Wilson 

Officer H.  Jacobs 

Orderly J.  McGee 

Aide-de-camp  ....     J.  F.  Quigley 
Tata  Leroux J.  T.  Ward 


"Little   Nell  and  the  Marchioness"  was  given  Sept.   6  with 
Lotta  as  the  two  heroines,  and  Chas.  Fisher  as  Dick  Swiveller. 


268      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Cises 


The  next  regular  season  opened  Sept.  23.  The  company  con- 
sisted of  J.  W.  Wallack,  Charles  Fisher,  A.  W.  Young,  J.  B. 
Polk,  J.  L.  Matthews,  Geo.  F.  Browne,  C.  H.  Rockwell,  W.  J. 
Leonard,  E.  Cashin,  J.  Curran,  John  Gilbert,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  J. 
G.  Hanley,  Geo.  Holland,  B.  T.  Ringgold,  J.  S.  Wright,  E.  M. 
Holland,  J.  Sherman,  T.  Ward,  B.  Durand,  Lester  Wallack,  Rose 
Eytinge,  Mrs.  Vernon,  Clara  Jennings,  Emily  Mestayer,  Annie 
Ward  Tiffany,  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  Fanny  Green,  Mrs.  John  Sefton, 
Mary  Barrett,  Misses  Carman,  Clayton,  A.  Clarke,  J.  Engel,  E. 
Monell,  Jenny  Day,  and  Mrs.  Timony.  "  Simon  Bernard  "  was 
given,  with  this  cast: 

Corporal     .     .     .      E.  Milton  Holland 
Mary  Betrand      .     .       Mrs.  E.  Fisher 

Luzanne Fanny  Green 

Lizette Miss  E.  Monell 


Simon  Bernard 
Crux       .     .     . 
George  Bernard 
Matthew  Dorvel 


.  J.  W.  Wallack 
.  Charles  Fisher 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
.    G.  F.  Browne 


This  was  Mrs.  E.  Fisher's  first  appearance  here.   ' 
Life  "  was  also  played  this  night,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Dearer  than 


Michael  Garner  ....  J.  Gilbert 
Uncle  Ben  ....  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Bob  Gasset  .  .  .  .  A.  W.  Young 
Old  Bolter  (first  appearance 

here) J.  L.  Matthews 

Mr.  Kedgely  .  .  .  .  W.  J.  Leonard 
Mr.  Armstrong    ....  J.  Sherman 


Mrs.  Garner  (first  appear- 
ance here)    .     .     .      Emily  Mestayer 
Mrs.  Bridget  Pellet,  Annie  Ward  Tiffany 
Mrs.  Mingle   .     .     .     Miss  E.  Carman 
Charley  Garner  ....      J.  B.  Polk 

Lucy Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  Chigley  .     .    .       Miss  E.  Monell 


"Love's  Sacrifice"  was  presented  Oct.  8,  with  Rose  Eytinge  as 
Margaret  Elmore,  J.  W.  Wallack  as  Mathew  Elmore,  Chas.  Fisher 
as  Paul  Lafont,  and  Clara  Jennings  as  Herminie.  "Masks  and 
Faces "  was  done  Oct.  i;  "The  Stranger,"  Oct.  13.  "The  Lan- 
cashire Lass  "  was  first  acted  Oct.  26,  and  had  this  cast : 


Kate  Garston  .  .  .  Clara  Jennings 
Fanny  Danville  .  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
Mr.  Danville  .     .     .     .  C.  H.  Rockwell 

Kirby G.  F.  Browne 

Milder J.  L.  Matthews 

Ruth  Kirby    ....      Rose  Eytinge 


A  Party  by  the  Name  of 

Johnson      .     .     .     .   J.  W.  Wallack 
Robert  Redburn      .     .       Chas.  Fisher 

Jellick Geo.  Holland 

Spotty A.  W.  Young 

Neb  Clayton J.  B.  Polk 

Sergeant  Donovan  .     .   W.  J.  Leonard 

Lester  Wallack  made  his  first  appearance  this  season  Dec.  14,  in 
"  Two  Can  Play  at  That  Game, "  which,  acted  for  the  first  time  here, 
had  this  cast : 

Howard  Leslie   .     .     .   Lester  Wallack  I  Charles  Arundel      .     .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Lucy Clara  Jennings  | 

"Follies  of  a  Night  "  was  done  the  same  night,  with  this  cast: 

Mile.  Duval  .     . 
Count  De  Brissac 
Pierre  Palliott    . 


Mary  Barrett 
E.  M.  Holland 
Lester  Wallack 


Dr.  Druggendraft   . 
Duchess  de  Chartres 
Duke  de  Chartres  . 


,   John  Gilbert 

Rose  Eytinge 

.  Chas.  Fisher 


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"Speed  the  Plough"  was  presented  Dec.  15,  and  thus  cast: 


Bob  Handy  .  . 
Sir  Abel  Handy- 
Farmer  Ashfield 
Henry .... 
Morrington  .  . 
Gerald      .     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 
.  .J.  Gilbert 
.     G.  Holland 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

C.  H.  Rockwell 
John  L.  Matthews 


Sir  Philip  Blandford 
Miss  Blandford 
Evergreen     .     .     . 
Dame  Ashfield 
Susan  .     .     . 
Lucy  Handy 


.  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Mary  Barrett 
.  .  Geo.  F.  Browne 
.  .  .  Mrs.  Vernon 
Annie  Ward  Tiffany 
.    .     Mrs.  J.  Sefton 


"  Captain  of  the  Watch,"  "Woodcock's  Little  Game,"  "  Two  Can 
Play  at  That  Game,"  "The  Wonder,"  and  "Follies  of  a  Night" 
were  played  until  Dec.  28,  when  "Money"  was  given  with  this 
cast: 


Dudley  Smooth  .  .  .  .  J.  B.  Polk 
Sir  Frederick  .  .  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Servant  to  Sir  John  .  .  .  T.  Ward 
Servant  to  Evelyn  ....    J.  Curran 

Stout John  Gilbert 

Graves Chas.  Fisher 

Alfred  Evelyn   .     .     .    Lester  Wallack 


Lord  Glossmore 
Clara  Douglass 
Lady  Franklin  . 
Georgina  Vesey 
Sir  John  .  .  . 
Sharpe     .     .     . 


.  C.  H.  Rockwell 
Clara  Jennings 
.  Emily  Mestayer 
Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
.  John  Matthews 
.  Geo.  F.  Browne 


The  theatre  closed  Jan.  30,  1869,  for  a  rehearsal  of  "Much  Ado 


About  Nothing,"  presented  Feb. 
Benedick      ....    Lester  Wallack 


Dogberry 
Leonato 
Verges  . 
Don  Pedro 
Don  John 
Claudio  . 
Antonio    . 


.  John  Gilbert 
Charles  Fisher 
J.  H.  Stoddart 
.  .  J.  B.  Polk 
C.  H.  Rockwell 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
G.  F.  Browne 


I,  with  this  cast : 

Borachio J.  L.  Matthews 

Margaret  .  .  .  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
Conrade  .  .  .  .  E.  Milton  Holland 
The  Friar     ....      W.  J.  Leonard 

The  Sexton E.  Cashin 

Beatrice^ Rose  Eytinge 

Hero Clara  Jennings 

Ursula      .     .     .      Annie  Ward  Tiffany 


Incidental  to  the  second  act  the  madrigal,  "  Sigh  No  More,  Ladies," 
sung  by  Carrie  Spier,  Mrs.  L.  Dallimore,  W.  Dallimore,  G.  How- 
ard, and  H.  HoUoway.  The  comedy  was  played  continuously  for 
seven  weeks.  During  its  "run"  Rose  Eytinge  was  ill  for  a  few 
nights,  and  Clara  Jennings  played  Beatrice,  March  13. 

"School"  was  first  acted  in  this  country  here  March  15,  and 
had  this  cast : 


James E.  Cashin 

Noami  Tighe    ....  Effie  Germon 

Bella Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  Sutcliffe  ....    Mrs.  Vernon 


Jack  Poyntz  .  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
Dr.  Sutcliffe  ....  John  Gilbert 
Beau  Farintosh  .  .  .  .  C.  Fisher 
Mr.  Krux  ....  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Lord  Beaufoy    .     .     .     Owen  Marlowe 

Mrs.  Vernon  made   her   last 
theatre  April   5,    1869,   as  Mrs. 
stage  until  May  i. 

"Caste"  was  acted  May  3,  for  the  first  time  here 


appearance  on  the  stage  at  this 
Sutcliffe.      "School"  kept  the 


Hon.  George  d'AIroy  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Sam  Gerridge  .  .  .  .  A.  W.  Young 
Capt.  Hawtree  .  .  .  Owen  Marlowe 
Marquise  de  St.  Maur,  Emily  Mestayer 


Eccles      .     . 
Esther  Eccles 
Polly  Eccles 


J.  H.  Stoddart 
.  Rose  Eytinge 
.   Effie  Germon 


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It  was  played  for  one  month.     The  season  closed  on  June  4. 

"Old  Mother  Hubbard,  or  Harlequin  Bo  Peep  and  Boy  Blue," 
was  the  attraction  for  the  summer  season,  which  began  June  5  under 
the  direction  of  the  Lauri  Pantomime  company.    It  had  this  cast : 


Boy  Blue Rose  Massey 

Bo  Peep EfiSe  Germon 

Pipsy Emily  Lewis 

Wipsy Miss  E.  Geddes 

Fairy  Queen  ....  Lizzie  Mahon 
Virtuous  Rustic  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Mother  Hubbard  .     .     .      Henri  Lauri 


Betsy  Jane   . 
Baron  Wolf 
Chickaleary . 
Her  Dog 
Her  Monkey 
Her  Cat  .    . 


Fanny  Prestige 
.  .  G.  Beckett 
Graham  Elliott 
.  Charles  Lauri 
Edward  Lauri 
Master  Martinetti 


HARLEQUINADE. 

Harlequin John  Lauri  I  Policeman Edward  Lauri 

Clown Charles  Lauri    Columbine Mile.  Lauri 

Pantaloon Henri  Lauri  | 


The  burlesque  of  "  Coralline  "  followed  June  26  for  one  week, 
and  was  succeeded  July  5  by  the  Selwyn  dramatic  and  burlesque 
company,  in  "Dora"  and  "Black  Eyed  Susan."  H.  F.  Daly, 
Frederic  Robinson,  C.  H.  Vandenhoff,  Stuart  Robson,  Harry  Pear- 
son, Lizzie  Price,  Kitty  Blanchard  (Mrs.  McKee  Rankin),  and 
Jacobs  were  in  the  organization.  "  The  Long  Strike  "  was  played 
June  26.  W.  R.  Floyd,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Ringgold,  C.  H.  Morton, 
Matthews,  Rockwell,  Cashin,  Porter,  Curran,  Leonard,  Holland, 
Germon,  Carman,  and  Clayton  were  in  the  cast.  This  was  the 
debut  here  of  C.  H.  Morton,  and  the  first  appearance  of  W.  R. 
Floyd  in  two  years.  John  E.  Owens  appeared  Aug.  2  as  Unit,  in 
Mrs.  H.  L.  Bateman's  "  Self. "  "  Self  "  was  played  for  three  weeks, 
and  was  followed  by  "Solon  Shingle,"  "The  Live  Indian,"  and 
"The  Victims."  The  season  closed  Sept.  11  with  a  matinee  per- 
formance for  the  benefit  of  the  family  of  J.  G.  Hanley,  formerly 
stage  manager  here. 

The  next  regular  season  opened  Sept.  15,  i86g,  with  "The 
School  for  Scandal,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Chas.  Surface  .  . 
Sir  Benjamin  .  . 
Sir  Harry  Bumper 
Lady  Teazle 
Mrs.  Candour  .  . 
Lady  Sneer  well 
Maria 


Sir  Peter John  Gilbert 

Joseph J.  W.  Wallack 

Sir  Oliver Chas.  Fisher 

Crabtree      ....      J.  H.  Stoddart 

Careless C.  H.  Rockwell 

Moses J.  C.  Williamson 

Trip E.  M.  Holland 

This  was  the  debut  here  of  Chas.  Wyndham,  and  the  first  appear- 
ance in  two  years  of  Madeline  Henriques.  The  first  production  in 
America  of  Robertson's  comedy,  "Progress,"  took  place  Sept.  27, 
with  this  cast : 


.  Chas.  Wyndham 

Owen  Marlowe 

.     .     A.  Mathison 

Madeline  Henriques 

.    Emily  Mestayer 

.       Mrs.  J.  Sefton 

Laura  Phillips 


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John  Feme  ....      J.  W.  Wallack 

Dr.  Brown John  Gilbert 

Lord  Mompesson  ....  W.  Hield 
Hon.  Arthur  Mompesson  .  C.  Fisher 
Mr.  Bunnythome  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Bob  Bunnytliorne  .       J.  C.  Williamson 


Eva  (her  first  appearance 

at  this  theatre)  .  .  .  Louisa  Moore 
Mrs.  Myrnie  .  .  .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Mr.  Danley  ...  E.  M.  Holland 
Wykham      ....      W.  J.  Leonard 


Oct.  II  "  An  Unequal  Match "  was  revived  with  Madeline 
Henriques  as  Hester  Grazebrook.  Charles  Hale  made  his  bow 
here  as  Sam  Gerridge  in  "Caste,"  Oct.  12;  "The  School  for 
Scandal  "  was  done  Oct.  13;  "The  Heir  at  Law"  was  played  Oct. 
23;  Nov.  I,  "Still  Waters  Run  Deep;"  Nov.  2,  "The  Heir  at 
Law."  "Home"  was  done  Nov.  8  for  the  first  time  in  America, 
and  had  this  cast : 


Colonel  John  White  .  Lester  Wallack 
Capt.  MountrafEe  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Bertie  Thompson  .  .  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Mrs.  Pinchbeck    .  Madeline  Henriques 


Lucy  Dorrison 
Dora  Thornbaugh 
Mr.  Dorrison  .     . 


Effie  Germon 

Laura  Phillips 

John  Gilbert 


"Home"  was  originally  called  "Across  the  Atlantic."  Joseph 
Jefferson  got  it  from  T.  W.  Robertson,  intending  to  produce  it  in 
this  country.  He  put  it  in  rehearsal  at  the  Varieties  Theatre,  New 
Orleans,  La.,  during  the  season  of  1867,  but  being  dissatisfied 
with  the  r61e  of  Col.  White  (which  he  was  to  play),  he  returned 
the  play  to  Mr.  Robertson  with  a  draft  for  £100,  and  Mr.  Robert- 
son, after  slightly  altering  it,  sold  it  to  Edward  A.  Sothern,  who 
produced  it  at  the  Haymarket,  London.  On  Nov.  20,  "Henry 
Dunbar "  was  revived ;  Dec.  6  "  The  Wonder  "  was  seen ;  Dec.  7, 
"Captain  of  the  Watch"  and  "Woodcock's  Little  Game;"  Dec. 
13,  "  Ernestine  "  and  "  Trying  It  On ; "  Dec.  23,  "  Wild  Oats ; "  and 
Dec.  27,  "Central  Park,  or  the  House  with  Two  Doors." 

Jan.  10,  1870,  "Ours"  was  presented,  with  Louisa  Moore  as 
Blanche,  originally  played  by  her  in  London.  Boucicault  and 
Byron's  drama,  "Lost  at  Sea,"  was  first  acted  in  America  Feb. 
28,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Mr.  Franklyn Mr.  Hield 

Walter  Coram      .     .     .  J.  W.  Wallack 

Mr.  Rawlings C.  Fisher 

Jos.  Jessop       .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Smyly EfEe  Germon 

Griffiths  ....  E.  M.  Holland 
Farmer  Green  .  .  .  J.  F.  Quigley 
Lord  Alfred  Colebrooke,  Owen  Marlowe 
Laura  Franklyn    .     .     .  Laura  Phillips 


McKay  .  . 
Bidder  .  . 
Dr.  Thorpe 
Newsboy  . 
Katey  .  . 
Mrs.  Jessop 
Mrs.  Pybus 
Miss  Bruce 
Child      .     . 


.     .     .  Leonard 
.     .     .    Durand 
.    .    .     Bowen 
.     .  Miss  Rowe 
Miss  M.  Henriques 
.  Mrs.  J.  Seiton 
Miss  Fowler 
Miss  Clayton 
Jennie  Timony 


It  was  withdrawn  April  6,  and  Tom  Taylor's 
Old  Acres"  was  acted,  with  this  cast: 


'New  Men  and 


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Mr.  Vavasour 
Samuel  Brown 
Mr.  Bunter  .  . 
Seeker  .... 
Gantry  .... 
Bertie  Fitz  Urse  . 
Berthold  Blasenburg, 


C.  H.  Rockwell 
.  J.  W.  Wallack 
.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
E.  M.  Holland 
.  .  Mr.  Peck 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
J.  C.  Williamson 


Lady  Matilda  Vavasour 

Emily  Mestayer 
Lilian  Vavasour  .  Miss  M.  Henriques 
Mrs.  Bunter  .  .  .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Fanny  Bunter  .  .  .  Laura  Phillips 
Mrs.  Brill Miss  Rowe 


For  the  matinee  April  16  Lester  Wallack  reappeared  in  "Ours." 
A  special  matinee  performance  occurred  April  20  for  the  benefit 
of  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  when  was  acted  "  A  Gentleman  from  Ire- 
land," with  John  Brougham  as  Gerald  Fitzmaurice  (his  first  ap- 
pearance in  New  York  this  season);  Laura  Phillips  as  Lucy; 
Edmund  Falconer  recited  his  own  poem,  "Anne  Hathaway;" 
"  The  Robgh  Diamond  "  followed,  with  John  S.  Clarke  as  Cousin 
Joe,  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown  as  Margery,  Owen  Marlowe  as  William 
Evergreen,  and  T.  J.  Hind  as  Lord  Plato;  Clara  Fisher  sang;  A. 
Sedgwick  did  a  concertina  solo,  and  the  entertainment  closed  with 
"  The  Debutante  "  :  Charles  Wheatleigh  as  Mons.  Achille,  Blanche 
Gray  as  Arabella. 

May  6  "  The  Love  Chase  "  and  "  Married  Life  "  were  presented ; 
May  9  Leicester  Vernon's  drama,  "The  Lancers,"  was  given  for 
the  first  time  in  America  with  this  cast : 

Col.  Frank  Epee  ....      C.  Fisher  Estelle  Duvernay      .     .  Louisa  Moore 

Blanquet     .     .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart  Mme.  d' Aplomb   .     .     Emily  Mestayer 

Eugene B.  T.  Ringgold  Mme.  Pomponne       .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Victor  de  Courcy       .     .     C.  Wyndham  Jeanette Fanny  Green 

Troop  Sergt.  Major  Mustache 

J.  C.  Williamson 

May  23  "  The  Rent  Day  "  and  "  Is  He  Jealous .'  "  were  given ; 
May  24,  28,  "The  Love  Chase;"  May  25,  27,  "Americans  in 
Paris"  and  "Trying  It  On;"  May  30,  "The  Honeymoon;"  and 
May  31,  "Married  Life;"  June  i  "Love's  Sacrifice"  was  revived; 
June  3,  "The  Rent  Day"  and  "Is  He  Jealous.?  "  matinee  June  4, 
"Americans  in  Paris"  and  "Trying  It  On."  The  season  closed 
evening  June  4  with  "Love's  Sacrifice."  June  6  John  Brougham 
began  a  summer  term  under  Theo.  Moss'  management,  in  "The 
Red  Light,  or  the  Signal  of  Danger,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Edmund  Macdermot,  John  Brougham 
Paul  Maynard  (first  appearance 

here) C.  W.  Barry 

Dr.  Bayne Chas.  Fisher 

Jehoshaphat  Sharkey  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
John  Steele  (first  appearance 

here) Joseph  Sefton 


Martin W.  J.  Leonard 

Annie  Steele Lizzie  Price 

Lady  Arlington    .     .     .    Annie  Deland 
Mrs.  Holmes   .     .     .     Emily  Mestayer 

Servant J.  Peck 

Mary  Steele     .     .     .      Carrie  Jamison 


A  matinee   performance  was  given  June  7  for  the   benefit  of 
Edmund  Falconer,  dramatist  and  actor.     The  bill  consisted  of  the 


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second  act  of  "Hamlet,"  with  Chas.  Fechter  as  the  Prince,  John 
Brougham  as  Polonius,  Falconer  as  the  First  Actor,  Milnes  Levick 
as  the  King,  Mrs.  Melinda  Jones  as  Gertrude,  and  Carlotta  Leclercq 
as  Ophelia;  "Customs  of  the  Country,"  by  Mrs.  Barney  Williams, 
Marion  Mordaunt,  John  Jack,  C.  H.  Vandenhoff ,  and  Fred  Maeder ; 
a  scene  from  "As  You  Like  It,"  by  J.  W.  Wallack,  George  Clarke, 
Alex  Fitzgerald,  and  James  Dunn;  a  recitation,  "Anne  Hathaway," 
by  Mr.  Falconer,  and  "A  Sheep  in  Wolf's  Clothing."  The  last 
named  was  cast  as  follows:  Percy  Kirk,  Milnes  Levick;  Lord 
Churchill,  M.  W.  Haviland;  Jasper  Carew,  L.  R.  Shewell; 
Kester  Chedzoy,  Robert  Pateman;  Corp.  Flintoff,  E.  T.  Sin- 
clair; John  Hayland,  M.  Daly;  Anne  Carew,  Carlotta  Leclercq; 
Keziah  Mapletop,  Emma  Skerrett.  "Minnie's  Luck,  or  the  Ups 
and  Downs  of  City  Life,"  by  Brougham,  written  for  Leona  Cav- 
ender,  was  first  acted  June  27,  and  had  this  cast : 


Horatio  Pryer  .  . 
Melchezedeck  Moggs, 
Barney  O'Flynn  .  . 
Clara  Willoughby 
Mrs.  Horatio  Pryer  - 
Mrs.  Willoughby 
Cleopatra  .  . 
Lawyer  Goodwin 
Philip  Wrexford 
Inkey  Dick 


John  Brougham 

J.  H.  Stoddart 

.  Joseph  Sefton 

Leona  Cavender 

.  Annie  Deland 

Emily  Mestayer 

Marion  Mordaunt 

.     .      C.  Fisher 

.      C.  W.  Barry 

Lizzie  Price 


Comey  Ryan Leonard 


Mike  Mulligan Quigley 

Denis  Doolan Blankman 

Bart  HoUigan Josans 

Mat  Maguffin Williams 

Hans  Wiegleman      .     ,     .     Gambring 

Matthew Peck 

Patrick Curran 

The  Kitten      ....      Miss  Fowler 

Jane Miss  Hayden 

Bridget Miss  Rowe 


Leona  Cavender  closed  July  9,  and  was  followed  July  11  by 
Joseph  K.  Emmet,  who  began  his  first  New  York  engagement  as 
a  dramatic  star.  He  was  under  engagement  to  Charles  Gayler, 
who  wrote  a  play  for  him  called  "Fritz,  Our  Cousin  German." 
It  had  the  following  cast:  Col.  Crafton,  Chas.  Fisher;  Robbit, 
B.  T.  Ringgold;  Bloker,  J.  C.  Williamson;  Smasher,  W.  J. 
Leonard ;  Adolphus  Jenkins,  E.  M.  Holland ;  Judge  Griffin,  J.  C. 
Padgett ;  Lawyer  Grim,  Charles  Rockwell ;  Emmet  as  Fritz  Van- 
derblinkinsloffen,  Minnie  Maddern  as  Little  Fritz,  Georgie  Langley 
as  Katrina,  Gussie  Chambers  as  Moppy,  and  Emily  Mestayer  as 
Metzler. 

The  season  of  1870-71  commenced  Sept.  20.  The  company  was 
John  Brougham,  John  Gilbert,  George  Clarke,  Chas.  Fisher,  J.  H. 
Stoddart,  Owen  Marlowe,  B.  T.  Ringgold,  Chas.  Rockwell,  J.  C. 
Wiliamson,  M.  Lanagan,  W.  J.  Leonard,  J.  Curran,  E.  M.  Hol- 
land, J.  Peck,  Lester  Wallack,  Madeline  Henriques,  Effie  Germon, 
Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Annie  Deland,  Mrs.  Thomas  Barry,  Emily 
Mestayer,  Helen  Tracy,  Flora  Clayton,  the  Misses  Rowe,  McCor- 
mack,  James  Fowler,  Hayden,  and  Blaisdell.  "  The  Rivals  "  was 
given  for  the  opening  bill  of  the  season  with  this  cast : 

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274      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D871 


Sir  Anthony  Absolute  .  John  Gilbert 
Capt.  Absolute  (first  appearance 

here) Geo.  Clarke 

Lydia  Languish  .  Madeline  Henriques 
Mrs.  Malaprop  .  .  Emily  Mestayer 
Julia  (first  appearance  at  this 

theatre) Helen  Tracy 


Faulkland 
Boy    .     . 
Lucy  .     . 
Sir  Lucius 
Acres 
David 
Fag    .     . 


B.  T.  Ringgold 

.  Master  Heme 

.  Annie  Deland 

John  Brougham 

J.  H.  Stoddart 

J.  C.  Williamson 

E.  M.  Holland 


'The  Two  Roses,"  was  produced  Oct. 


James  Alberry's  comedy, 
10,  and  thus  cast: 

Our  Mr.  Jenkins  .  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Ida  (first  appearance  in  this 

city)  ....  Mrs.  Thomas  Barry 
Furnival  (first  appearance 

here) M.  Lanagan 

Mrs.  Jenkins    .     .     .     Emily  Mestayer 

This  play  proving  a  failure,  gave  place,  Nov.  2  to  "  The  Serious 
Family, "  with  this  cast : 


Mrs.  Cupps 
Digby  Grant 
John  Wyatt 
Caleb      .     . 
Lottie     .     . 


Mrs.  John  Sefton 

.     Chas.  Fisher 

Geo.  Clarke 

Owen  Marlowe 

.    EfiSe  Germon 


Capt.  Murphy  Maguire 

John  Brougham 
Chas.  Torrens  .  .  .  George  Clarke 
Aminadab  Sleek  .  .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Widow  Dalmaine,  Madeline  Henriques 


Lady  Sowerby  Creamley 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Mrs.  Chas.  Torrens,    Mrs.  Thos.  Barry 

Frank C.  Rockwell 

Emma Helen  Tracy 


Mme.  Seebach  gave  a  matinee  performance,  Nov.  5  of  "Adri- 
enne  Lecouvreur;"  "The  Road  to  Ruin"  was  done  Nov.  14;  Nov. 
21,  "  The  School  for  Scandal ; "  and  Nov.  28,  "  Caste. "  The  comedy, 
" croquettes,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America  Dec.  7.  It 
was  originally  produced  in  England  as  "The  Two  Thorns;"  the 
cast  here  was : 


Sir  Kid  Parkhouse 
Arthur  Minton 
Bates  Curling  .  . 
Frank  Parkhouse 
Mrs.  Minton  .  . 
Lord  Leyton  .  . 
Adolphus  .  .  . 
Jones      .... 


.     .  E.  Coleman 

John  Brougham 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

Chas.  Rockwell 

Miss  Henriques 

M.  Lanagan 

Chas.  Fisher 

Owen  Marlowe 


Servant J.  Peck 

Charmian Miss  Hayden 

Mrs.  Crome     ....      Miss  Fowler 

Lillian Helen  Tracy 

Fanny Effie  Germon 

Gardner J-  F.  Quigley 

Rogers W.  J.  Leonard 


It  was  a  failure,  and  was  shelved  Dec.  27  and  the  old  comedies 
resumed.  "The  Heir  at  Law"  was  given  Dec.  27.  "War"  (T. 
W.  Robertson's  play)  was  first  acted  in  this  country  Jan.  3,  1871, 
and  had  this  cast : 


Col.  de  Rochevannes 
Herr  Karl  Hartmann 
Lotte  Hartmann  .     . 


Chas.  Fisher 

John  Gilbert 

Miss  Henriques 


Oscar Geo.  Clarke 

Capt.  Sound    .     .    .    John  Brougham 
Blanche Helen  Tracy 


Lester  Wallack's  first  appearance  this  season  was  made  Jan.  16 
as  Ruy  Gomez  in  "Faint  Heart  Never  Won  Fair  Lady,"  and  Sir 
Charles  Coldstream  in  "  Used  Up. "     This  little  comedy  was  first 


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produced  by  William  Mitchell  at  the  Old  Olympic,  in  1846,  Charles 
Walcot  playing  Sir  Charles  as  it  never  has  since  been  played  in 
this  country,  excepting,  of  course,  by  Mr.  Charles  Mathews. 

Jan.  19  a  benefit  matinee  performance  was  given  for  the  widow 
and  children  of  George  Holland.  "  The  Clandestine  Marriage  " 
was  played  Feb.  4.  Geo.  Clarke  retired  from  the  theatre  Feb.  8. 
"Home"  was  revived  Feb.  21,  and  "Blue  Devils"  was  given  the 
same  night ;  March  2  "  Romance  and  Reality  "  was  presented  with 
M.  Lanagan  as  Oliver;  John  Gilbert,  Asper;  Owen  Marlowe, 
Frank  Meredith;  Brougham,  Jack  Swift;  Mrs.  Thos.  Barry, 
Rosabel;  Emily  Mestayer,  Barbara,  and  Effie  Germon,  Blossom. 
Robertson's  comedy,  "Birth,"  was  first  acted  in  this  country 
March  27,  and  had  this  cast: 

Earle  of  Eagledyffe  .     .     .      C.  Fisher  Adeliza  Stormont  .     .      Helen  Tracy 

The  Duke  .     .     .     .   J.  C.  Williamson  Sara  Hewitt    .     .  .  Mrs.  Thos.  Barry 

Stanton W.  J.  Leonard  Jack  Randall   .    .  .      Lester  Wallack 

Paul  Hewitt    ...      B.  T.  Ringgold 

"The  Nervous  Man  "  was  produced  April  i,  with  this  cast: 

Aspen John  Gilbert  McShane    ....      John  Brougham 

Capt.  Burnish      .     .     .       C.  Rockwell  Vivian M.  Lanagan 

Lord  Lounge   ...      B.  T.  Ringgold  Biggs      .     .     .     .     .,    .  E.  M.  Holland 

Emily Flora  Clayton  Mrs.  Clarkett  ....  Annie  Deland 

Lady  Leech     .     .     .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 

This  comedy  at  one  time  was  very  popular,  but  of  late  years 
is  seldom  acted.  Its  popularity  was  due  chiefly  to  that  of  the 
comedian  personating  McShane,  the  Man  of  Nerve,  who  generally 
was  a  star  Irish  comedian.  It  is  associated  in  the  memory  of  the 
old  playgoer  with  the  names  of  Tyrone  Power,  Leonard,  John 
Collins,  Hudson,  and  John  Drew.  When  these  artists  played  in 
it,  the  part  of  Aspen,  the  Nervous  Man,  was  secondary,  and  I  be- 
lieve it  was  reserved  for  Wm.  Rufus  Blake  to  make  it  the  one  of 
primary  importance,  in  spite  of  the  talent  of  Mr.  Brougham,  who 
played  McShane. 

Foote's  comedy,  "The  Liar,"  was  first  seen  here  April  13  and 
had  this  cast : 


Sir  James  .  . 
Papillion  .  . 
Miss  Grantham 
Miss  Godfrey  . 

This  was  followed 


Old  Wilding  ....  John  Gilbert 
Young  Wilding  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
William J.  F.  Quigley 


Owen  Marlowe 

J.  C.  Williamson 

Clara  Jennings 

Emily  Mestayer 

by  "His  Last  Legs,"  with  John  Brougham  as 


O'Callaghan.     W.  S.  Gilbert's  "Randall's  Thumb,"  was  first  seen 
here  May  8,  and  thus  cast : 


Scantlebury     ....     John  Gilbert 

Randall Chas.  Fisher 

Flamboys  ....  Owen  Marlowe 
Joe  Bangles  ...  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Mrs.  Flamboys    .     .    .    Effie  Germon 


Superintendent     . 
Edith  Temple 
Miss  Scantlebury 
Reginald     .     .     . 
Miss  Spin  .    .     . 


W.  J.  Leonard 

Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

Emily  Mestayer 


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Brougham's  "Playing  with  Fire"  was  produced  May  22,  and  had 
this  cast : 


Herbert  Waverly .  .  .  C.  Rockwell 
Doctor  Savage  .  .  John  Brougham 
Mrs.  Waverly .  .  .  Mrs.  Thos.  Barry 
Mrs.  Doctor  Savage .     .    Effie  Germon 


Uncle  Timothy     .     .     .      John  Gilbert 

Pinchback J.  H.  Stoddart 

Widow Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Perkins Miss  Blaisdell 


'  Rosedale  "  was  revived  May  29,  and  thus  cast : 


Elliott  Gray     . 
Miles  McKenna 
Bunberry  Cobb 
Mathew  Leigh 
Cavendish  May 
Sir  Arthur  .     . 
Romany      .     . 
Farmer  Green 
Corporal  Daw . 


Lester  Wallack 

John  Gilbert 

.  J.  H.  Stoddart 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

C.  H.  Rockwell 
.  Nellie  Kurd 
•  J-  F.  Quigley 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 
.  E.  M.  Holland 


Tabitha  Stork 
Sarah  Sykes 
Lady  Adelia 
Primrose    . 
Docksey     . 
Robert  .     . 
Rosa  Leigh 
Lady  Mary 
Mother  Mix 


Emily  Mestayer 
Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Annie  D  eland 
Miss  Benton 
.     .    .    Peck 
.     .    Danvers 
EiEe  Germon 
Clara  Jennings 
Miss  Blaisdell 


"The  Long  Strike"  commenced  the  summer  season  June  21, 
with  Mr.  Stoddart  as  Moneypenny  and  Effie  Germon  as  Jane  Lea- 
royd.  "  Elfie,  or  the  Cherry  Tree  Inn  "  was  first  seen  here  July 
10,  and  had  this  cast : 


Aircastle    (first    appear- 
ance here)     .     .     .     .C.   Wheatleigh 
Ledley  Deepcar    .     .     .      C.  Rockwell 
Bob  Evans  (first  appear- 
ance here) Teesdale 

Warkinshaw     ....  W.  J.  Leonard 

Elfie Effie  Germon 

Rose  Aircastle      .     .     .      Lizzie  Price 


Filey B.  T.  Ringgold 

Sadlove J.  H.  Stoddart 

Joe  Chirrup C.  Fisher 

Shelby Quigley 

Parker J.  Peck 

Pemberton Jones 

Blacksmith Princeps 


Aug.  14  witnessed  the  first  appearance  at  this  house  of  the 
Lydia  Thompson  burlesque  company,  consisting  of  Hetty  Tracy, 
Camille  Dubois,  Carlotta  Zerbini,  Tilly  Earl,  Lotta  Mira,  Kate 
Egerton,  Kate  Heathcote,  Nellie  Cooke,  Harry  Beckett,  Willie 
Edouin,  H.  Montgomery,  John  Edouin,  John  Bryer,  and  Lydia 
Thompson.  Michael  Connolly  was  the  musical  director.  Sept. 
11"  The  Princess  of  Trezibonde  "  was  produced,  and  was  followed 
by  "Bluebeard,"  Sept.  18,  for  Lydia  Thompson's  benefit.  "Lur- 
line,  or  the  Knight  and  the  Naiads  "  and  "  A  Day  in  Paris  "  were 
acted  Sept.  22.  The  same  bill  was  repeated  Sept.  23,  when  the 
season  closed. 

The  next  regular  season  opened  Sept.  30,  1871.  The  company 
consisted  of  Charles  Mathews,  Lester  Wallack,  John  Brougham, 
Chas.  Fisher,  J.  B.  Polk,  John  Gilbert,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  W.  H. 
Montgomery,  Chas.  Rockwell,  W.  J.  Leonard,  J.  Peck,  J.  Curran, 
B.  T.  Ringgold,  Geo.  F.  Browne,  E.  M.  Holland,  J.  F.  Quigley, 
Plessy  Mordaunt,  Clara  Jennings,  Emily  Mestayer,  Helen  Tracy, 
Effie  Germon,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Mary  Lenoyle,  Estelle  Rowe, 


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Blanche  Hayden,  Flora  Clayton,  Miss  L.  McCormick,  and  Miss 
Langdon.  John  Gilbert  was  acting  manager,  and  James  Schonberg 
stage  director.     "  The  Rivals  "  was  the  initial  performance. 


Sir  Anthony 
Bob  Acres 
David     . 
Fag   .     . 
Thomas  . 
Sir  Lucius 


.  .  John  Gilbert 
.  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
W.  H.  Montgomery 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
W.  J.  Leonard 
.     John  Brougham 


Mrs.  Malaprop  .  .  Emily  Mestayer 
Lydia  Languish  .  .  .  Clara  Jennings 
Captain  Absolute  ...  J.  B.  Polk 
Faulkland   ....      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Julia Helen  Tracy 

Lucy Estelle  Rowe 


Oct.  3  "The  Heir  at  Law"  was  played,  and  Oct.  4,  "The 
Serious  Family."  Miss  Plessy  Mordaunt,  leading  lady,  made 
her  American  d6but  Oct.  9  as  Mrs.  Oakley,  in  "The  Jealous 
Wife."  Charles  Mathews'  first  appearance  in  this  theatre  oc- 
curred Oct.  16  in  "A  Curious  Case,"  the  cast  of  which  was: 
Twiggleton,  Chas.  Mathews;  Mr.  Aubrey,  Chas.  Fisher;  Charles 
Stanton,  Charles  Rockwell;  Edward,  E.  M.  Holland;  and  Mrs. 
Aubrey,  Clara  Jennings.  "A  Game  of  Speculation,"  by  Chas. 
Mathews,  was  also  played,  with  Mathews  as  Affable  Hawk.  "  Ag- 
gravating Sam"  and  "The  Nervous  Man"  were  seen  Oct.  23. 
"The  Busybody"  was  given  Oct.  30  for  the  first  time  in  many 
years,  and  had  this  cast: 

Marplot Chas.  Mathews  Miranda      ....    Plessy  Mordaunt 

Sir  Jealous  Troffick  .      John  Brougham  Sir  George J.  B.  Polk 

Sir  Francis  Gripe     .     .      John  Gilbert  Charles B.  T.  Ringgold 

Isabinda  (her  first  appearance  Whisker     ....       E.  M.  Holland 

at  this  theatre)  .     Henrietta  Osborne  Patch Effie  Germon 


Nov.  I  a  matinee  performance  took  place  for  the  benefit  of  those 
suffering  from  the  Chicago  fire.  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  acted, 
and  thus  cast : 


Claude  Melnotte  . 
Mme.  Deschapelles 
Widow  Melnotte . 
M.  Deschapelles  . 
Col.  Damas      .     . 


.   Chas.  Fechter 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Mme.  Ponisi 

.  W.  J.  Leonard 

John  Gilbert 


Pauline Lizzie  Price 

Beauseant C.  Rockwell 

Glavis B.  T.  Ringgold 

Gaspard      .     .     .  W.  H.  Montgomery 
Landlord     ....    Geo.  F.  Browne 


"The  Critic,  or  A  Tragedy  Rehearsed"  was  presented  Nov.  6, 
and  thus  cast : 


Sir  Fretful  and  Puff  .     Chas.  Mathews 

Tilburina Effie  Germon 

Confidante  ....  Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Sneer C.  Rockwell 

Sir  Christopher    .  W.  H.  Montgomery 


Earl  of  Leicester 
Mrs.  Dangle    . 
Dangle  .     .     . 
Governor     .     . 
Beefeater    .    . 


.  .  W.  B.  Polk 
.  Miss  Blaisdell 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
Geo.  F.  Browne 
E.  M.  Holland 


"A  Nice  Firm"  was  acted  Nov.  7  and  continued  throughout 
the  week.  "Rosedale"  was  revived  Nov.  13,  with  Mme.  Ponisi 
as  Tabitha  Stork,  and  Isidore  Cameron  as  Lady  Adela  Gray,  and 


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her  first  appearance  at  this  house.  "  John  Garth, "  by  John  Brougham, 
founded  on  T.  W.  Robertson's  novel,  "True  to  Herself, "was  acted 
for  the  first  time  Dec.  12,  and  had  this  cast: 


Gregory  Deerham 
Hester  Deerham  . 
Minnie  Garth  .     . 
Mere  Charmarante, 
John  Garth .     .     . 


,     .     John  Gilbert 

,  Plessy  Mordaunt 

Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Lester  Wallack 


Maria     .     . 
Paulo      .     . 
Bartholomew 
Owen      .     . 


Lillie  McCormack 
.  .  .  C.  Fisher 
.  .  .  J.  B.  Polk 
.       E.  M.  Holland 


During  the  first  week  of  January,  1872,  John  Gilbert  had  an 
attack  of  the  gout,  and  his  r61e  was  played  by  John  Brougham. 
In  a  few  days  Brougham  was  similarly  attacked,  and  the  r61e  was 
taken  by  Chas.  Rockwell.  This  play  was  taken  off  on  Feb.  12 
and  after  a  long  and  elaborate  preparation  Lester  Wallack' s  drama, 
in  six  tableaux,  entitled  "The  Veteran,"  was  revived  for  the  first 
time  in  thirteen  years.     It  was  thus  cast : 

Eugene  Leslie J.  B.  Polk 

Capt.  Belmont Jenson 

Lieut.  Morton Thomas 

Lieut.  Lorimer Barton 

Sergt.  Simpson Peck 

Seyd Arnold 

Osman James 

Ogion W.  J.  Leonard 

Mustapha Geo.  Browne 

Zaida Miss  Burroughs 


Leon  Delmar  .  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
The  Emir  Mohammed  .  .  C.  Fisher 
Col.  Delmar     ....     John  Gilbert 

Blanche Effie  Germon 

Mrs.  McShake     .     .     .     Mme.  Ponisi 

Amineh Clara  Jennings 

The  Sultan C.  Rockwell 

Off-an-Agan     ....     J.  Brougham 

Hassan E.  M.  Holland 

Gulnare Helen  Tracy 

Bison     .     .     .     Master  Geo.  Goodwin 


Sir  Harcourt    ....     John  Gilbert 

Dazzle Chas.  Mathews 

Spanker J.  B.  Polk 

Mark  Meddle  .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Lady  Gay    ....   Plessy  Mordaunt 


Charles  Mathews  reappeared  April  18  in  "London  Assurance:" 

Grace Helen  Tracy 

Max John  Brougham 

Charles Lester  Wallack 

Cool E.  M.  Holland 

Pert Mrs.  John  Sefton 

May  8  a  matinee  benefit  was  given  in  aid  of  the  Homoeopathic 
Surgical  Hospital  fund;  Fanny  Foster  made  her  first  appearance 
on  any  stage  May  9  as  Grace  Harkaway.  "  London  Assurance  " 
was  kept  on  the  boards  to  large  audiences  until  May  27,  when 
"Home"  and  "The  Critic"  were  acted.  For  his  farewell  benefit 
Charles  Mathews  presented  "  The  Captain  of  the  Watch "  and 
"Not  Such  a  Fool  as  He  Looks."  He  acted  Simple  Simon  in 
the  latter  play.     This  closed  the  season. 

The  manner  in  which  Charles  Mathews  was  engaged  to  play  in 
the  regular  company  is  worthy  of  mention.  While  acting  at  Daly's 
Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  he  came  to  Wallack  and  said :  "  I  want  an 
appearance  at  your  theatre."  "  But  you  know  we  never  star  people 
at  our  house,"  replied  Mr.  Wallack.  "I  don't  care;  I  want  to 
appear,  and  I  atn  willing  to  go  in  your  regular  company.     Make 


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me  an  offer,"  persisted  Mathews.  "Oh,  I  can't  do  that,"  said 
Wallack.  "  How  much  do  you  want  ?  "  "  I  will  leave  it  entirely 
to  you,"  replied  Mathews,  and  subsequently  it  was  arranged  that 
he  should  be  paid  a  salary  of  ^500  a  week.  This  salary  was  paid 
him  a  number  of  weeks  before  it  was  possible  to  give  him  an  ap- 
pearance. It  is  memorable  that  in  "  London  Assurance, "  he,  Lester 
Wallack,  and  John  Gilbert  appeared  together  on  one  stage. 

June  3  a  summer  season  was  opened  with  "The  Long  Strike,"  J. 
H.  Stoddart  as  Moneypenny,  Welsh  Edwards  as  Crankshaw,  and 
Efifie  Germon  as  Jane  Learoyd.  Watts  Phillips'  "On  the  Jury" 
was  first  seen  here  June  17,  and  had  this  cast: 


Dexter  Sanderson  .  .  .  Brougham 
Robert  Sanderson  .  .  .  Ringgold 
Edith  (first  appearance  here) 

Ella  Burns 
Miss  Nippingale  .     .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Miss  Winch  (first  appearance 
at  this  theatre)  .     .     .    Carrie  Martin 


Rosa  (first  appearance  here) 

Frankie  McClellan 
Tibbetts     ....        Charles -Fisher 

Prof.  Schmidt Stoddart 

Curlett Rockwell 

Waterman Holland 

Tilda Effie  Germon 


"The  Last  Trump  Card"  had  its  first  hearing  here  July  i,  and 
with  this  cast : 


Vicompte  De  Noirmount  .  C.  Fisher 
Sir  Slingsby  Sorrell,  W.  H.  Montgomery 
Lady  Sorrell  .  .  .  Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Alice  Walsingham  .  .  .  Ella  Burns 
Cecillia  Thornton  .  Mrs.  Thos.  Barry 
Cecil  Seagift   ...      B.  T.  Ringgold 


Rebecca  Beak      .     .     .    Eflie  Germon 
Jabez  Jubal     .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Sykes C.  Rockwell 

Chickweed       .     .     .     .  E.  M.  Holland 

Hopper W.  J.  Leonard 

Martha Miss  Blaisdell 


"The  Long  Strike"  July  15,  1872,  and  continued  throughout 
the  week.  A  summer  season  commenced  July  22  with  the  Lydia 
Thompson  burlesque  company,  consisting  of  Harry  Beckett, 
Willie  Edouin,  Eliza  Weathersby,  Amy  Sheridan,  Louise  Beverly, 
Camille  Dubois,  Tilly  Earle,  Harriet  Courtney,  Pauline  Leslie, 
Mrs.  Brier,  Fanny  Leslie,  and  Lydia  Thompson.  Michael  Con- 
nolly was  musical  director.  "  Robin  Hood  "  was  the  opening  bur- 
lesque. "  Ixion  "  was  revived  Sept.  2,  with  the  first  appearance  of 
Rose  Coghlan  as  Jupiter.  The  comedietta,  "A  Happy  Pair,"  pre- 
ceded the  burlesque,  in  which  Rose  Coghlan  made  her  American 
ddbut,  acting  Mrs.  Honeyton,  with  Edmund  Leathes  as  Mr. 
Honeyton.  "Kenilworth"  was  done  Sept.  21,  and  the  season 
closed  Sept.   28. 

The  regular  season  of  1872-73  opened  Oct.  i.  The  company 
was:  Geo.  Boniface,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  J.  B.  Polk,  E.  M.  Holland, 
Geo.  F.  Browne,  Katharine  Rogers,  Edith  Challis,  Mrs.  Fanny 
Foster,  Mme.  Ponisi,  E.  A.  Sothern,  W.  J.  Leonard,  J.  Peck,  John 
W.  Carroll,  C.  E.  Edwin,  Rose  Coghlan,  Miss  Blaisdell,  Miss 
McCormack,  John  Gilbert,  Efifie  Germon,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Thomas 
Baker,   musical   director,  John   Gilbert,   acting  manager,   James 


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Schonberg,  stage  director,  J.  S.  Wright,  prompter,  and  Theo.  Moss, 
treasurer.  W.  S.  Gilbert's  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea,"  given  for 
the  first  time  in  America,  was  the  opening  bill,  and  had  this 
cast: 


Pygmalion  (first  appearance 

at  this  theatre)  .  .  .  G.  Boniface 
Galatea  (first  appearance 

in  this  city)  .  .  Katharine  Rogers 
Cynisca  (first  appearance  at 

this  theatre)      .     .     .     Edith  Challis 


Chrysos J.  H.  Stoddart 

Myrine Fanny  Foster 

Leucippe J.  B.  Polk 

Agensimos       .     .     .     .  E.  M.  Holland 

Mimos Geo.  F.  Browne 

Dophine Mme.  Ponisi 


This  was  not  Katharine  Rogers'  d6but  in  America,  as  she  had 
appeared  at  Philadelphia  as  Georgina,  in  "Our  American  Cousin," 
Sept.  2,  1872,  at  the  Walnut  Street  Theatre,  in  E.  A.  Sothern's 
company.  Max  Maretzek  commenced  a  series  of  concerts  Sunday 
evening,  Nov.  3.  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea"  was  played  until 
Nov.  II,  when  E.  A.  Sothern  appeared  in  "Our  American 
Cousin,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Lord  Dundreary  . 
Asa  Trenchard    . 
Lieut.  Vernon 
Capt.  De  Boots    . 
May  Meredith 
Sir  Edward  Trenchard 
Florence  Trenchard 


.  .  Sothern 
.     J.  B.  Polk 

E.  M.  Holland 
.  .  J.  Peck 
Rose  Coghlan 

W.  J.  Leonard 
Fanny  Foster 


Mrs.  Montchessington  .      Mme.  Ponisi 

Coyle John  W.  Carroll 

Abel  Murcott .     .     .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Binney Geo.  F.  Browne 

Buddicombe    ....      C.  E.  Edwin 
Georgina    ....  Katharine  Rogers 


Dec.  21  "Brother  Sam  "  was  produced: 


Hon.  Sam  Slingsby  ....  Sothern 
Jonathan  Rumbelow  .  John  Gilbert 
Trimbush J.  B.  Polk 


Mrs.  Trimbush 
Alice      .     .     . 


EfBe  Germon 
Rose  Coghlan 


"David  Garrick  "  was  seen  Feb.  8,  1873 : 


Ada  Ingot       .     .     .   Katharine  Rogers 
Araminta  Brown      .     .     .  Mrs.  Sefton 

David  Garrick Sothern 

Mrs.  Smith     ....      Mme.  Ponisi 


Simon  Ingot   ....       John  Gilbert 
Squire  Chivey     ....      J.  B.  Polk 

Smith Geo.  F.  Browne 

Jones E.  M.  Holland 


April  3  "  David  Garrick  "  and  "  Dundreary  Married  and  Settled  " 
were  presented.     The  latter  play  had  this  cast : 


Lord  Dundreary      ....     Sothern 
D.  R.  Boots  .     .     .     .    E.  M.  Holland 

Buggins G.  F.  Browne 

Abel  Murcott  (first  appear- 
ance here)  ....       C.  B.  Bishop 


Sir  Edward    .     . 
Lady  Dundreary- 
Lady  Trenchard 
Asa  Trenchard   . 


J.  W.  Carroll 

Rose  Coghlan 

Mme.  Ponisi 

.      J.  B.  Polk 


"  David  Garrick  "  was  acted  for  the  eighty-fifth  time  (matinee) 
May  3.  At  night  "The  Squire's  Last  Shilling"  was  first  played, 
and  with  this  cast : 


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Charles  Chuckles  .  .  E.  A.  Sothern 
Roderick  Gresham  ...  J.  B.  Polk 
Jabez  Grindrod  .  .  .  .  C.  B.  Bishop 
Farnier  Hodges  .  .  G.  F.  Browne 
Malvina  (first  appearance 
here)      ....   Imogene  Vandyke 


Rachel  Grindrod     .    Katharine  Rogers 

David  Brandon J-  Carroll 

Clinch E.  M.  Holland 

Polly  Greville     .     .     .      EflSe  Germon 
Lady  Logwood  ....  Mme.  Ponisi 


After  May  2 1  there  was  a  constant  change  of  bill,  as  follows : 
May  22,  "Our  American  Cousin,"  which  had  eight  performances; 
May  29,  "Brother  Sam"  and  " Dundreary  Married  and  Settled," 
four  times,  and  Sothern  closed  his  engagement  May  31.  "Mora, 
or  the  Golden  Fetters, "  by  Boucicault,  was  acted  June  3  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage,  and  had  this  cast : 


Mora Katharine  Rogers 

Paul  Schuyler Allerton 

Bella  Guppy  ....  Efiie  Germon 
Judge  Cutts  ....  O.  S.  Fawcett 
Philo  Guppy  (d^but  here),  A.  D.  Bradley 
Ex-Judge  Conover  .     .     .   W.  H.  Pope 


Chancey  Sickfold   .     .     Milnes  Levick 
Larry  Suydam    ...      G.  H.  Griiifith 

Sally Miss  Blaisdell 

Ophelia Mary  Wells 

Lisha Joseph  Wheelock 


"Mimi,"  one  of  Boucicault's  "emotional"  plays,  was  produced 
for  the  first  time  early  in  July,  and  was  thus  cast : 


Maurice Boucicault 

Durosel A.  D.  Bradley 

Max  Porleson    .     .     .     .  W.  H.  Crisp 
Schneider      ....      John  Howson 

Collinet B.  T.  Ringgold 

Clicot Ed.  Lamb 


Mme.  Darblay  .     .    .      Fanny  Foster 

Second  Officer G.  Clarke 

Mimi Katharine  Rogers 

Rigolette Effie  Germon 

Salope Miss  Vandyke 

Rosalie Mary  Wells 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  W.  H.  Crisp  and 
John  Howson. 

The  season  of  1873-74  opened  Sept.  15.  The  company  was  as 
follows:  John  Gilbert,  W.  R.  Floyd,  J.  W.  Carroll,  T.  E.  Mills, 
W.  J.  Leonard,  J.  Peck,  Harry  Beckett,  J.  B.  Polk,  E.  M.  Hol- 
land, George  Browne,  C.  E.  Edwin,  J.  Curran,  Mrs.  John  Sefton, 
Mme.  Ponisi,  Rose  Coghlan,  Dora  Goldthwaite,  Kate  Bartlett, 
McCormack,  Burroughs,  Effie  Germon,  Blaisdell,  Estelle  Rowe, 
Everette,  Jeanie  Ross,  Clara  Bate;  acting  manager,  John  Gilbert; 
stage  director,  W.  R.  Floyd;  prompter,  J.  S.  Wright;  treasurer, 
Theo.  Moss;  and  musical  director,  Thomas  Baker.  Mr.  Sothern 
was  the  star  attraction,  and  the  opening  plays  were  "Barwise's 
Book"  and  "The  Burrampooter. "  Oct.  11  Salvini  and  his  Italian 
company  performed  "Othello"  at  the  matinee.  Salvini  appeared 
in  "Francesca  da  Rimini"  at  the  matinee,  Oct.  18.  In  the  even- 
ing "  Our  American  Cousin  "  was  revived,  and  ran  until  Oct.  27, 
when  Lester  Wallack  made  his  first  appearance  in  two  years,  act- 
ing in  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  which  gave  place  on  Nov.  10  to 


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"Ours,"  in  which  Edward  J.  Arnott,  from  the  Haymarket  Theatre, 
London,  made  his  American  d6but,  playing  Lieut.  Angus  McAl- 
lister. "  Ours  "  was  withdrawn  after  the  matinde  of  Nov.  22,  and 
in  the  evening  "  The  Liar  "  was  revived,  and  Miss  Jeffreys  Lewis, 
who  had  been  added  to  the  company,  made  her  first  appearance  as 
Miss  Grantham.  The  comedy  was  preceded  by  "  To  Oblige  Ben- 
son." On  the  evenings  of  Nov.  9,  16,  and  30,  concerts  were  given 
by  members  of  the  Strakosch  Italian  opera  company. 

On  Dec.  8  "Home"  and  "Ici  I'On  Parle  Frangais"  were  seen, 
and  ran  throughout  that  week ;  Dec.  15,  19,  "She  Stoops  to  Con- 
quer;" Dec.  16,  "Ours;"  Dec.  17,  "The  Liar;"  Dec.  18,  "Home" 
and  "Ici  I'On  Parle  Frangais."  Boucicault's  new  comedy  of  "  A 
Man  of  Honor"  had  its  first  hearing  Dec.  22.  On  Jan.  17,  1874, 
"The  Man  of  Honor"  was  withdrawn,  and  Jan.  17  "Money"  — 
with  the  gambling  scene  restored  —  was  revived,  in  which  John 
Brougham  made  his  first  appearance  in  two  years.  March  7  "  The 
Heir  at  Law"  was  announced,  for  the  reappearance  of  John  Gil- 
bert after  a  long  illness;  but,  owing  to  the  indisposition  of  John 
Brougham,  "  Money  "  was  continued,  and  John  Gilbert  acted  Stout. 
"The  Heir  at  Law"  was  produced  March  9,  and  acted  during  the 
week.  "The  Rivals  "  was  seen  March  16,  and  ran  during  the  week. 
"  Central  Park  "  was  revived  March  23,  and  ran  until  April  4,  when 
at  the  matinee  "  The  Veteran  "  was  revived.  John  Brougham  was 
taken  ill  April  11,  and  on  that  night  and  until  April  20,  when 
Mr.  Brougham  reappeared,  Harry  Beckett  acted  Off-an-Agan. 
"  School "  was  produced  April  30  and  ran  until  May  22,  when 
"The  Clandestine  Marriage"  was  revived,  which  gave  way  May 
26  to  "  Woodcock' s  Little  Game  "  and  "  The  Nervous  Man. "  These 
comedies  were  repeated  May  28,  29,  and  matinee.  May  30.  "  Money  " 
was  revived  May  27  and  repeated  May  30,  when  the  season  closed. 

J.  L.  Toole,  the  English  comedian,  made  his  American  debut 
Aug.  17  in  "Wig  and  Gown,"  written  expressly  for  him  by  James 
Alberry,  and  a  comic  drama  by  Thomas  Haynes  Bayley,  called 
"  The  Spitalfields  Weaver. "     "  Wig  and  Gown  "  had  this  cast : 


Hammond  Coote  .  .  .  J.  L.  Toole 
Sorbyson  Siel  .  .  .  .  W.  Herbert 
Dr.  Dallet  .  .  Q.  C.  H.  Westland 
Fred  Fairfoot  .  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Mr.  Justice  Jones  .  .  H.  A.  Weaver 
Edward  Albert  Wellington 

Coote Agnes  Michell 


Edward  Albert  Nelson 


Coote  .... 
James  Strickett  .  . 
Samuel  Marigold  . 
Decimal  Two-five  . 
Hon.  Miss  Kenruetie 
Mrs.  Coote     .     .     . 


Sadie  Vivian 

Eben  Plympton 

W.  J.  Leonard 

J.  F.  Josephs 

.  Mme.  Ponisi 

Eliza  Johnstone 


The  cast  of  "  The  Spitalfields  Weaver  "  was : 


Simmons J.  L.  Toole 

Brown        H.  Westland 

Darville Eben  Plympton 


James J.  F.  Josephs 

Adele Minnie  Bell 


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283 


The  performance  was  a  lamentable  failure,  the  peculiar  talent 
of  Mr.  Toole  not  being  appreciated  by  an  American  audience. 
Toole  was  announced  as  having  met  with  "  an  accident " ;  and  four 
nights  of  his  engagement  were  filled  by  Dan  Bryant,  who  acted  in 
" Handy  Andy "  and  "Irish  Emigrant."  This  was  Dan  Bryant's 
last  engagement  in  Irish  comedy. 

The  next  season  commenced  Tuesday,  Oct.  6,  1874,  with  Byron's 
comedy,  "Partners  for  Life,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Horace  Mervyn 
Tom  Gilroy    . 
Goppinger 
Fanny  Smith 
Priscilla     .     . 
Emily   .     .     . 


.  John  Gilbert 
H.  J.  Montague 
W.  J.  Leonard 
Jeffreys  Lewis 
.  Mme.  Ponisi 
Dora  Goldthwaite 


Darbyshire  . 
Muggles  .  . 
Ernest  .  .  . 
Major  Billeter 
Sir  Archibald 


Kate  Bartlett 
Harry  Beckett 
.      J.  B.  Polk 

J.  W.  Carroll 
G.  F.  Browne 


The  company  engaged] was:  H.  J.  Montague  (first  appearance  in 
America),  John  Gilbert,  Harry  Beckett,  J.  B.  Polk,  John  W.  Car- 
roll, Geo.  F.  Browne,  W.  J.  Leonard,  Jeffreys  Lewis,  Mme.  Ponisi, 
Dora  Goldthwaite,  Kate  Bartlett,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  E.  M.  Hol- 
land, C.  E.  Edwin,  J.  Peck,  J.  F.  Josephs,  Thos.  Atkins,  Ada 
Dyas,  Effie  Germon,  lone  Burke,  Mabel  Leonard,  Dion  Bouci- 
cault,  Edward  Arnott,  and  Miss  C.  Bate.  John  Gilbert  was  the 
acting  manager;  W.  R.  Floyd,  stage  director;  J.  S.  Wright, 
prompter;  and  Theo.   Moss,  treasurer. 

"The  Rivals"  was  revived  Oct.  14,  with  Edward  Arnott  as  Cap- 
tain Absolute.  "  The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man  "  was  seen 
Oct.  21,  with  this  cast: 


Marguerite  (first  appear- 
ance at  this  theatre)       .      Ada  Dyas 
Manuel      ....       H.  J.  Montague 

Louise Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Caspar J.  W.  Carroll 

Alain E.  M.  Holland 

M.  Nouret      .     .     .     .     G.  F.  Browne 


Mme.  Laroque 
Christine    .     . 
Mme.  Aubrey 
Mile.  Helouin 
Dr.  Desmarets 
M.  De  Brevannes 


Mme.  Ponisi 
Mabel  Leonard 
Effie  Germon 
.  lone  Burke 
.  John  Gilbert 
.      J.  B.  Polk 


Nov.  14  Boucicault's  "The  Shaughraun  "  was  played  for  the  first 
time  on  any  stage,  and  had  this  cast : 


Capt.  Molineux 
Arte  O'Neale 
Robert  Ffolliott 
Father  Dolan 
Corry  Kinchela 
Harvey  Duff  . 
Conn     .     .     . 


H.  J.  Montague 
Jeffreys  Lewis 
.  J.  B.  Polk 
.  John  Gilbert 
E.  Arnott 
.     H.  Beckett 

Dion  Boucicault 


Sergt.  Jones   .     .     .     .    W.  J.  Leonard 

Reilly E.  M.  Holland 

Claire  Ffolliott    ....       Ada  Dyas 
Mrs.  O'Kelly  ....       Mme.  Ponisi 

Moya lone  Burke 

Bridget Mrs.  Sefton 


"The  Shaughraun"  was  withdrawn  on  April  i,  1875,  for  "The 
Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man ; "  April  10  "  Rafael "  was  seen 
for  the  first  time.     This  was  a  new  adaptation  of  "Les  Filles  de 


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Marbre  "  ("  The  Marble  Heart ").  "  The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young 
Man"  was  revived  April  17;  "The  Road  to  Ruin,"  with  H.  J. 
Montague  as  Harry  Dornton,  was  seen  April  24. 

A  matinee   benefit   was  given   April    29  for  the   Dan    Bryant 
Benefit  Fund.     The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  programme : 


Mr.  Honeyton      .     . 
After  which  — 


"A   HAPPY   PAIR." 
H.  J.  Montague  |  Mrs.  Honeyton 

"THE   RIVALS." 


Sir  Anthony  Absolute  .  John  Gilbert 
Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger  .  W.  R.  Floyd 
Capt.  Absolute     ....     E.  Arnott 

Bob  Acres H.  Beckett 

Faulkland J.  W.  Carroll 


David  .  .  . 
Lydia  Languish 
Mrs.  Malaprop 
Julia  .... 
Lucy  .... 


Ada  Dyas 


.  E.  M.  Holland 
.  .  Jeffreys  Lewis 
.  .  Mme.  Ponisi 
Dora  Goldthwaite 
.     .     Kate  Bartlett 


The  following  is  the  Treasurer's  report  of  the  several  benefits 
and  donations  in  behalf  of  the  family  of  the  late  Dan  Bryant : 


RECEIVED   FROM   MANAGERS, 


Wallack's  Theatre    . 

.      $1,305.50 

Union  Sq.  Theatre   . 

1,088.50 

Booth's  Theatre   .     . 

926.00 

Theatre  Comique 

.     .           801.75 

Olympic  Theatre 

335-25 

Lyceum  Theatre  .     . 

263.50 

Park  Theatre  .... 
Bowery  Opera  House  . 
San  Francisco  Minstrels 
Academy  of  Music  .     . 


FROM   BENEFIT   GIVEN   AT 
Chicago,  under  auspices  of  Danl.  O'Hara,  City  Treasurer 
FROM    SALE   OF   PICTURE 
Donated  by  Lysander  Thompson,  Jr 


DONATIONS. 


W.  J.  Florence     . 
Thos.  J.  Creamer 
Dion  Boucicault 
A.  Oakey  Hall 
J.  J.  O'Donohue 
J.  T.  Raymond 
L.  L.  L.       .     . 


Arthur  Cheney  (Globe 
Theatre,  Boston)  . 
Wright  Sanford  .  . 
Miss  Neilson  .  .  . 
H.  J.  Montague  .  . 
Richard  O'Gorman  . 
J.  Murphy,  Comedian 
J.  L.  Toole       .     .     . 


$250.00 
200.00 
150.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
50.00 
50.00 
50.00 
50.00 


Geo.  A.  Dickerson  . 
Dan's  friend  "  M."  . 
Miller,  Morrison  &  Co. 
Dominick  Murray  . 
"  Mark  Twain  "  .  . 
George  Loveday  -  . 
George  Tyson  .  . 
W.  A.  Seaver  .  .  . 
Dan  Shelby,  Buffalo 
Anonymous,  by  Mr. 
H.  J.  Montague  . 
Count  Joannes  .  . 
A  Friend     .... 


$148.50 
44.80 
71.00 

1,918.50 

$6,903.30 
$652.00 
$128.00 


$50.00 
50.00 
30.00 
30.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 

25.00 

10.00 

1. 00 

$1,821.00 


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285 


NEW  YORK  STOCK  EXCHANGE,  BY  MR.  M.  MITCHELL. 


W.  R.  Travers $100.00 


C.  J.  Osborn 
George  George 
S.  V.  White    . 
H.  A.  Patterson 
M.  S.  Prentiss 


50.00 
50.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 


W.  S.  Neilson $25.00 

C.  F.  Woerishoffer    ....        25.00 
Soutter  &  Co z5-oo 


NEW  YORK  SUN,   BY  C.  A.  DANA. 


George  Wilkes $100.00 

Harry  Hill 100.00 

Samuel  Wilkeson      ....        20.00 


NEW  YORK  TIMES, 

G.  VandenhofE $25.00 

L.  J.  Jennings 25.00 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Dykers     ....  10.00 

G.  C.  Martin 10.00 

M.  T.  P 5-00 


A  Friend 
Plus  .     . 


BY   L.   J.   JENNINGS. 
F.  Navarro     .     .     . 


Jos. 
"  F." 
F.  C. 


Winkle 


$350.00 


$9.00 
1. 00 

$230.00 


$5.00 
5.00 
5.00 


From  sale  of  boxes $168.84 

From  sale  of  general  admission  tickets 4^1 5-95 

From  J.  C.  Williamson,  comedian,  Australia 56.00 

From  John  McCuUough,  proceeds  of  benefit  given  at  California 

Theatre  San  Francisco,  Cal 948.90 

Grand  total $16,163.99 

New  York,  July  21,  1875. 

This  is  to  certify  that  Messrs.  Josh  Hart,  W.  R.  Floyd,  and  A.  M.  Palmer  have 
this  day  paid  to  me,  as  trustee  for  myself  and  Marie  Bryant,  Jeremiah  Bryant, 
Daniel  Bryant,  and  Teresa  Bryant,  the  children  of  the  late  Daniel  Bryant,  sixteen 
thousand  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  99-100  dollars,  being  the  proceeds  realized 
and  received  by  the  said  Josh  Hart,  W.  R.  Floyd,  and  A.  M.  Palmer,  as  the  com- 
mittee of  the  associated  managers  of  the  City  of  New  York,  from  individual  dona- 
tions, and  from  the  performances  given  by  the  theatres  of  New  York,  Chicago,  and 
San  Francisco,  for  the  benefit  of  myself  and  children. 

$16,163.99  ^^^-  ^^^  Bryant. 

Witness:  Fred  A.  Lovecraft. 

"  A  Happy  Pair  "  and  "  The  Rivals  "  were  played  May  8 ;  "  The 
Irish  Heiress,"  May  12,  matinee,  May  22,  and  the  rest  of  the  week. 
The  season  closed  May  29,  when  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  given : 


Claude  Melnotte  . 
Mons.  Deschapelles 
Mme.  Deschapelles 
Widow  Melnotte  . 
Col.  Damas 


H.  J.  Montague 

.     J.  W.  Carroll 

.     Mme.  Ponisi 

Mrs.  John  Sefton 

John  Gilbert 


Glavis J.  B.  Polk 

Beauseant E.  Plympton 

Pauline Ada  Dyas 


Gaspard 

Landlord  . 

Major     .  . 
Capt.  Dupont 

Gervais  .  . 

Notary    .  . 

Jeannette  . 

Marian   .  . 


C.  E.  Edwin 
G.  F.  Browne 
J.  F.  Josephs 
.  .  J.  Peck 
.  T,  Atkins 
G.  Comstock 
.  Clara  Bate 
Miss  J.  Francis 


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A  summer  season  began  May  31  by  Harrigan  and  Hart,  in 
"The  Donovans,"  with  the  following  company:  W.  E.  Sheridan, 
Welsh  Edwards,  J.  W.  Jennings,  Geo.  L.  Stout,  John  W.  Norton, 
Walter  Eytinge,  C.  E.  Edwin,  J.  Curran,  Mme.  Ponisi,  Bessie 
Vivian,  W.  J.  Leonard,  J.  Peck,  E.  M.  Holland,  J.  F.  Josephs, 
Ada  Monk  (first  appearance  at  this  theatre),  and  Alice  Clayton. 
The  Peak  Family  of  Bellringers,  Charles  and  Carrie  Austin,  the 
"Zoua^e  Drill"  artists,  Nellie  St.  John,  balladist,  and  Baby 
Bindley  appeared  in  the  play. 

The  next  regular  season  commenced  Oct.  5,  1875,  with  this 
company :  H.  J.  Montague,  Harry  Beckett,  Chas.  Stevenson,  Wm. 
Herbert,  Harry  Gwynette,  W.  J.  Leonard,  Geo.  C.  Jordan,  Jr.,  J. 
Peck,  John  Gilbert,  W.  R.  Floyd,  E.  M.  Holland,  J.  W.  Shannon, 
Chas.  Rosene,  C.  E.  Edwin,  T.  Atkins,  J.  F.  Josephs,  EfEe  Ger- 
mon,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Nina  Varian,  Miss  C.  Blaisdell,  Miss 
Foster,  Miss  C.  Bate,  Kate  Bartlett,  Geraldine  Maya,  lone  Burke, 
Mme.  Ponisi,  and  Ada  Dyas.  Thomas  Baker  was  musical  con- 
ductor; John  Gilbert,  acting  manager;  W.  R.  Floyd,  stage  di- 
rector; J.  S.  Wright,  prompter;  and  Theo.  Moss,  treasurer. 
"  The  Overland  Route  "  was  the  opening  play,  and  had  this  cast : 


Tom  Dexter    . 
Solomon  Frazer 
Lovibond     .     . 
Moleskin     .     . 
Capt.  Smart 
Mrs.  Lovibond 
Mrs.  Colepepper 
Miss  Grimwood 


H.  J.  Montague 
.  John  Gilbert 
.  Harry  Beckett 
E.  M.  Holland 
.  H.  Gwynette 
.  Effie  Germon 
Geraldine  Maye 
.     Kate  Bartlett 


Colepepper 
Major  McTurk 
Capt.  Clavering 
Hardistry  .  . 
Tottle  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Seabright 
Mrs.  Rabbits  . 


.  .  W.  Herbert 
J.  W.  Shannon 
.  .  C.  Rosene 
Geo.  Jordan,  Jr. 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 
.  .  Ada  Dyas 
Miss  C.  Blaisdell 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  J.  W.  Shannon, 
C.  Rosene,  Harry  Gwynette,  Geo.  C.  Jordan,  Jr.,  and  Geraldine 
Maye's  first  appearance  on  any  stage.  "  Caste  "  was  played  Nov. 
8,  with  the  first  appearance  in  New  York  of  George  Honey,  in  his 
original  character  of  Eccles : 


George  D'Alroy  .  .  H.  J.  Montague 
Capt.  Hawtree  .  .  C.  A.  Stevenson 
Sam  Gerridge  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Eccles Geo.  Honey 


Dixon     .     .     . 
Esther  Eccles 
Polly  Eccles     . 
The  Marquise 


J.  F.  Josephs 

.    Ada  Dyas 

Effie  Germon 

Mme.  Ponisi 


Dec.    9   "  Bosom   Friends,  "   adapted  by  Horace  Wigan  from 
Sardou's  "Nos  Intimes,"  was  given,  with  this  cast: 


Doctor  Bland  ...     H.  J.  Montague 

Yielding John  Gilbert 

Donoghue Harry  Beckett 

Union Edward  Arnott 

Mrs.  Meanley      .     .     .      Mme.  Ponisi 
Amy Geraldine  Maye 


Gimp Miss  Thornton 

Frederick    .     .     .     .    C.  A.  Stevenson 

Meanley W.  Herbert 

Barravell E.  M.  Holland 

Mrs.  Union Ada  Dyas 


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"Caste"  was  repeated  Dec.   31: 
1876,  and  had  this  cast: 


"Home"  was  revived  Jan.  3, 


Col.  John  White  .     .      Lester  Wallack 
Capt.  MountrafEe      .     .    J.  W.  Carroll 

Dorrison John  Gilbert 

Dora Kate  Bartlett 


Bertie Willie  Seymour 

Mrs.  Pinchbeck   ....    Ada  Dyas 
Lucy Geraldine  Maya 


This  was  Lester  Wallack's  first  appearance  in  two  years.  "  A 
Quiet  Family"  was  also  acted  on  this  occasion.  Byron's  comedy, 
"Married  in  Haste,"  was  first  seen  in  this  city  Jan.  12,  and  had 
this  cast: 


Gibson  Greene  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
Percy  Pendragon .  .  .  John  Gilbert 
Augustus  Vera  .  .  C.  A.  Stevenson 
Josiah  Grainger  .  .  J.  W.  Shannon 
Mrs.  Grainger  (first  appear- 
ance at  this  theatre)  .     .   Rose  Lisle 


Ethel Ada  Dyas 

Rackstraw W.  Herbert 

Pritchard     ....     Ethel  Thornton 

Baffles J.  W.  Carroll 

Munchance       .     .     .     .  G.  F.  Browne 


Feb.  7  "  John  Garth "  was  revived,  with  Alex.  Fitzgerald  as 
Paulo  Barretti  and  Nina  Varian  as  Minnie  Garth,  their  first  ap- 
pearance at  this  theatre.  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  Feb.  21; 
March  3,  "  Caste ;  "  matinde,  March  4,  "  The  Romance  of  a  Poor 
Young  Man;"  March  13,  "The  Wonder;"  March  28,  "The  Cap- 
tain of  the  Watch"  and  "Woodcock's  Little  Game,"  matinee  and 
evening ;  April  g,  "  Tears,  Idle  Tears, "  with  H.  J.  Montague  in  his 
original  character  of  Wilfred  Cumberledge.  A  new  comedy 
drama  by  A.  C.  Wheeler  and  J.  Steele  Mackaye,  entitled  "Twins," 
was  produced  April  12,  and  had  this  cast: 


Chester  Delafield  / 
Mark  Delafield  S 
Magnus  Rounse  . 
Hubert  Vince  .  . 
Doctor  Puddiphat 
Victoria  Golden  . 


Lester  Wallack 

.  John  Gilbert 
C.  A.  Stevenson 
.  .  W.  Herbert 
.    Effie  Germon 


May  Delafield 
Mrs.  Amiable 
Richard  Wylde 
Wolfe     .     .     . 
Mrs.  Delafield 
Mrs.  Clift    .     . 


Geraldine  Maye 
Miss  C.  Blaisdell 
.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
.  .  Ada  Dyas 
Mrs.  John  Sefton 


"  London  Assurance  "  was  given  April  26 : 


Charles  (first  time) 
Dazzle    .... 
Sir  Harcourt   .     . 
Mark  Meddle  .     . 
Dolly  Spanker 


H.  J.  Montague 

Lester  Wallack 

John  Gilbert 

.  Harry  Beckett 

.     W.  R.  Floyd 


Lady  Gay Ada  Dyas 

Pert Effie  Germon 

Max J.  W.  Shannon 

Cool E.  M.  Holland 

Grace lone  Burke 


May  16  "How  She  Loves  Him"  was  revived,  and  the  season 
closed  May  27.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence  began  a  summer 
term  May  29  with  "The  Mighty  Dollar,"  which  had  this  cast: 


288       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1877 


Roland  Vance  .  .  .  Frank  Weston 
Lord  Clairngorm  .  .  W.  J.  Ferguson 
Washington  Skidmore,  E.  M.  Holland 
Senator  Hogwhistle  .  G.  C.  Sherman 
Bardwell  Slote  .  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Charley  Brood      .     .     .    W.  R.  Floyd 

Arthur J.  W.  Carroll 

Tom  Dart   ....      J.  W.  Shannon 


Geo.  Saville    .     .     .    W.  A.  Whitecar 

Libby Josephine  Baker 

Laura Ethel  Thornton 

Lafayette C.  E.  Edwin 

Tarquinious     .     .     .     .     C.  Townsend 
Mrs.  Gilflory    ....  Mrs.  Florence 

Clara  Dart May  Howard 

Blanche lone  Burke 


The  season  closed  Sept.  30,  when  "The  Mighty  Dollar"  was 
acted  for  the  one  hundred  and  eighteenth  time  at  this  theatre, 
and  the  two  hundred  and  twenty-second  time  in  this  city. 

On  Oct.  3,  1876,  the  next  regular  season  opened  with  Harry 
Beckett,  H.  J.  Montague,  Ed.  Arnott,  Wm.  Herbert,  Joseph 
Shannon  (right  name  Sendlebeck),  Walter  Eytinge,  C.  E.  Edwin, 
T.  Wilson,  J.  Peck,  W.  J.  Leonard,  C.  A.  Stevenson,  John  Gil- 
bert, Dion  Boucicault,  E.  M.  Holland,  Ada  Dyas,  Rose  Wood, 
Mme.  Ponisi,  Josephine  Baker,  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  Miss  Blaisdell, 
Effie  Germon,  Clara  Bate,  Ethel  Thornton,  and  Florence  Villiers. 
"Forbidden  Fruit"  was  the  initial  performance,  and  was  thus 
cast: 


Sergeant  Buster 
Cato  Dove 
Capt.  Derringer 
Dodd.  .  .  . 
Swalbach  .  . 
Victor      .     .     . 


.  Harry  Beckett 
H.  J.  Montague 
.  .  E.  Arnott 
.  W.  Herbert 
J.  W.  Shannon 
W.  Eytinge 


Joseph     .     .     . 
Mrs.  Cato  Dove 
Mrs.  Buster     . 
Zulu  .... 
Julia  Cripps     . 


C.  E.  Edwin 
.  Ada  Dyas 
Mme.  Ponisi 
Effie  Germon 
Miss  Blaisdell 


Nov.  g  "  The  Shaughraun "  was  revived,  with  Boucicault  as 
Conn,  Montague  as  Molineax,  Rose  Wood  as  Arte  O'Neale,  and 
Josephine  Baker  as  Moya.  A  benefit  for  the  Brooklyn  Theatre 
fire  sufferers  was  given  Dec.  21,  when  "Caste"  was^  acted,  and 
also  "Forty  and  Fifty."  Jan.  8,  1877,  "Forbidden  Fruit"  was 
revived;  Palgrave  Simpson  and  Herman  Merivale's  drama,  "All 
For  Her,"  was  produced  Jan.  22,  and.had  this  cast: 


Richard  Radford  (first  appearance 
at  this  theatre)      .     Steele  Mackaye 


Hugh  Trevor 
Capt.  Mervale 
Alice      .     . 
Mary  Rivers 


Lester  Wallack 

.  George  Clarke 

.     .     Ada  Dyas 

Rose  Wood 


Geystone     ....  Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Col.  Darner E.  Arnott 

Maurice C.  A.  Stevenson 

Laurence      ....      E.  M.  Holland 

Donald C.  E.  Edwin 

Edgar J.  W.  Shannon 


Feb.  7  "A  Morning  Call"  and  "Married  Life"  were  seen,  and 
Feb.  12  "Wild  Oats"  was  played,  with  this  cast: 


Sir  George  Thunder 
Ephraim  Smooth 
Harry  Thunder  . 
Jennie  Gammon  . 
Rover  .... 
John  Dory  .  . 
Tim 


John  Gilbert 

.  Harry  Beckett 

C.  A.  Stevenson 

.    Effie  Germon 

Lester  Wallack 

Edward  Arnott 

E.  M.  Holland 


Farmer J.  W.  Shannon 

Banks W.  J.  Leonard 

Lamp C.  E.  Edwin 

Trap James  Curran 

Lady  Amaranth    .     .     .       Rose  Wood 
Amelia Mrs.  John  Sefton 


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"  She  Stoops  to  Conquer  "  was  given  Feb.  26 ;  March  6,  "  The 
Rivals;"  "My  Awful  Dad"  had  its  first  American  presentation 
March  10,  and  was  thus  cast : 

Adonis  Evergreen     .      Lester  Wallack  Mrs.  Biggs 

Dick  Evergreen   .     .     .  Harry  Beckett  Evangeline 

Baron  Kotcliberg      .      J.  W.  Shannon  Matilda  .     . 

Humphrey E.  M.  Holland  Emma    .     . 

Dibs C.  Edwin  Charlotte    . 

Cruets W.  J.  Leonard 

In  consequence  of  the  indisposition  of  Lester  Wallack,  "The 
Rivals  "  was  revived  the  second  week  in  April.  "  Rosedale  "  was 
revived  May  14,  and  had  this  cast : 


Mrs.  John  Sefton 

Ethel  Thornton 

Rose  Wood 

Josephine  Baker 

.     .    Clara  Bate 


Miles  McKenna  . 
Bunberry  Cobb    . 
Mathew  Leigh 
Col.  Cavendish  May 
Farmer  Green 
Lady  Adela      .     . 
Corporal  Daw 
Romany  Robb 
Robert    .... 


John  Gilbert 

Harry  Beckett 

Edward  Arnott 

Cyril  Searle 

W.  J.  Leonard 

Florence  Villiers 

W.  Eytinge 

C.  Edwin 

.     T.  Atkins 


Doxy  .  .  . 
Sir  Arthur  .  . 
Lady  Florence 
Rosa  Leigh 
Tabitha  Stork 
Sarah  Sykes  . 
Mother  Mix  . 
Primrose  .  . 
Elliot  Grey 


...     J.  Peck 

AUie  Dorrington 

Ada  Dyas 

Effie  Germon 

Mrs.  Farren 

Mrs.  J.  Sefton 

Miss  Blaisdell 

.     Miss  Bate 

Lester  Wallack 


Ada  Dyas  took  a  benefit  June   7,  when  "A  Wolf  in  Sheep's 
Clothing"  was  acted,  with  this  cast: 


Jasper  Carew 
Dame  Carew 
Sybil      .     . 


.  H.  J.  Montague 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.    AUie  Dorrington 


Kester  Chedzoy  .    .     .     .  W.  Herbert 

Ann  Carew Ada  Dyas 

Keziah Effie  Germon 

This  was  followed  by  a  recitation  of  "The  Bridge  of  Sighs," 
by  Jeffreys  Lewis;  and  the  quarrel  scene  from  "The  School  for 
Scandal,"  John  Gilbert  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle  and  Fanny  Davenport 
as  Lady  Teazle. 

The  fourth  act  of  "  Love's  Sacrifice  "  was  next  given  by  Marie 
Wainwright  and  Frederick  B.  Warde,  and  the  performance  closed, 
with  the  fourth  act  of  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  George  Rignold  as 
Claude  and  Ada  Dyas  as  Pauline.  A  summer  season  commenced 
June  II  with  Lettie  Allen,  in  a  drama  called  "Waves,"  which  had 
this  cast : 


Arthur  Leslie  . 
Hubert  Leslie 
Leonard  Gordon 
Garner   .     .     . 
Caroline  Shirley 
Mrs.  Brightless 
Kittie  Brightless 
Alphonso  Howard 


J.  B.  Atwater 

Cyril  Searle 

W.  Eytinge 

W.  J.  Leonard 

Effie  Germon 

Mrs.  A.  F.  Baker 

Blanche  Galton 

.     W.  R.  Floyd 


Capt.  Walton  . 
Jerry  Timpkins 
Sidney  Morton 
Edna  Gordon . 
Mrs.  Leslie 
Mrs.  Stacey  . 
Mrs.  Warren  . 


Theo.  Hamilton 

.  Thos.  WhifEen 

Lewis  Baker 

Lettie  Allen 

Mme.  Ponisi 

Marion  P.  Clifton 

Ethel  Thornton 


This  was  the  first  appearance  here  of  Thomas  Whiffen,  Mrs. 
Alexina  Fisher  Baker,  and  Blanche  Galton  (Mrs.  Thomas  Whif- 
fen), also  the  New  York  debut  of  Marion  P.  Clifton. 

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290      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D877 


June  28  Henry  Morford's  play,  "  Crabbed  Age  "  was  given,  and 
introduced  for  the  first  time  at  this  theatre  May  Roberts  and  May 
Gallagher,  who  acted  Mme.  Dumonlin  and  Juliette.  July  2,  Philip 
Stoner's  drama,  "Woodleigh,"  introducing  for  the  first  time  at 
this  theatre  Marie  Bates,  who  acted  Abigail  Wildron.  For  J.  B. 
Atwater's  benefit,  July  20,  "The  Stranger"  was  played,  with 
Atwater  as  the  Stranger,  Lettie  Allen  as  Mrs.  Haller,  Mary 
Davenport  as  Countess  Wintersen,  and  E.  B.  Holmes  as  Solomon. 
Aug.  20  the  Lydia  Thompson  company  appeared  in  "Bluebeard," 
with  this  cast : 


Selim Lydia  Thompson 

Bluebeard Fred  Marshall 

Abrahim Horatio  Saker 

Fatima Alice  Burville 

O'Shacabac     ....    Ella  Chapman 
Corporal  Zoug  Zoug      .    Willie  Edouin 


Hassan Marie  Williams 

Sister  Anne    ....     Lina  Merville 

Fez Emily  Duncan 

Zaid Kate  Everleigh 

Beda Marion  Elmore 


Reece  and  Farnie's  burlesque  of  "Oxygen"  was  seen  Aug.  27: 


Prince  Fritz 
Van  Fricasse 
Gretchen  . 
Nilclause  . 
Franz  .  . 
Van  Blazen 
Hermance 


Lydia  Thompson 
.  Fred  Marshall 
.  Marion  Elmore 
.  Wm.  Forrester 
.  Willie  Edouin 
.  Kate  Everleigh 
.  Alice  Atherton 


Hanserl Emily  Duncan 

Otto Marie  Williams 

Dr.  Ox Horatio  Saker 

Tarantula Ella  Chapman 

Suzel Alice  Burville 

Lotchen Lina  Merville 


Alexander  Henderson,  husband  of  Lydia  Thompson,  and  man- 
ager of  this  company,  died  at  Cannes,  France,  Feb.  i,  1886. 
Sept  12,  "Robinson  Crusoe,"  with  Lydia  Thompson  in  the  title 
r61e.  The  next  regular  season  opened  Oct.  i,  1877,  with  Bouci- 
cault's  play  "Marriage,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Silas  Auldjo  ....  John  Gilbert 
Walter  Auldjo  .  .  Eben  Plympton 
Constant  Tiffe  .  .  .  Edward  Arnott 
Mrs.  Constant  Tiffe  .  Rose  Coghlan 
Mrs.  Tarbox  ....      Mme.  Ponisi 

Fannie Stella  Boniface 

Archibald  ....      H.  J.  Montague 


Persimmons H.  Beckett 

Virginia Effie  Germon 

Mudgeon E.  M.  Holland 

Josephine Meta  Bartlett 

Rosalie Pearl  Eytinge 

Miss  SnifEe     .     .     .    Mrs.  John  Sefton 
Celia Miss  Thornton 


A  matinee  benefit  was  given  Nov.   8  for  the  Custer  Monument 
fund,  when  "Jane  Eyre"  was  acted  with  this  cast: 


Judith J.  L.  Carhart 

Rochester  ....  McKee  Rankin 
Mrs.  Reed  ....  Jenny  Carroll 
Lady  Clarens Emily  Rigl 


Grace Miss  Watson 

Adele Grade  Wade 

Bessie Emily  Lewis 

Jane  Eyre  (first  time)  .      Clara  Morris 


Frank  Marshall's  comedy  drama,  "False  Shame,"  was  first  seen 
here  Nov.  12,  and  had  this  cast: 


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291 


Earl  of  Dashington 
Hon.  Chas.  Ewart 
Arthur    .... 
Ernest  Bragleigh 
Col.  Howard    .     . 
Lieut.  Gray      .     . 


J.  W.  Shannon 

C.  E.  Edwin 

H.  J.  Montague 

.     .     E.  Arnott 

.      John  Gilbert 

W.  A.  Eytinge 


Mary      .     . 
Philip      .     . 
Magdalen    . 
Mrs.  Howard 
Constance   . 


.    Meta  Bartlett 

E.  M.  Holland 

.  Rose  Coghlan 

.     Mme.  Ponisi 

Stella  Boniface 


"  Won  at  Last, "  by  Steele  Mackaye,  was  first  played  here  Dec. 
10,  when  Gabrielle  du  Sauld  made  her  first  appearance  at  this 
theatre.     It  was  thus  cast : 


John  Fleming  .     . 
Major  Bunker 
Sophie  Bunker     . 
Baron  Von  Spiegel 
Prof.  Tracy      .     . 
Dr.  Sterling     .     . 


.  H.  J.  Montague 
.  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Gabrielle  du  Sauld 
J.  W.  Shannon 
.  .  John  Gilbert 
.     .     W.  R.  Floyd 


Will Eben  Plympton 

Mrs.  Tracy      ....      Mme.  Ponisi 

Mandle W.  A.  Eytinge 

Driscol G.  F.  Browne 

Grace Rose  Coghlan 

Flora Mrs.  John  Sefton 


Lester  Wallack's  first  appearance  this  season  was  Jan.  14,  1878, 
as  Adonis  Evergreen  in  "My  Awful  Dad."  "School"  was  acted 
Jan.  25,  and  continued  for  two  weeks.  For  John  Brougham's 
benefit  (matin6e  Feb.  14).  "A  Sheep  in  Wolf's  Clothing,"  the 
third  act  of  "School,"  and  "Kerry"  were  given.  In  the  latter 
play  Katharine  Rogers  acted  Blanche  Desmond;  George  Clarke, 
Captain  Desmond;  and  Dion  Boucicault,  Kerry.  "Money"  was 
revived  Feb.  18,  when  John  Brougham  made  his  first  appearance 
here  in  four  years,  acting  Benjamin  Stout;  Lester  Wallack  as 
Alfred  Evelyn;  H.  J.  Montague,  Capt.  Dudley  Smooth,  and 
John  Gilbert  (for  the  first  time  in  this  city).  Sir  John  Vesey. 
"London  Assurance"  was  done  March  18.  "Diplomacy"  had 
this  cast  for  its  first  production  April  i : 

Henry  Beauclercq  .  Lester  Wallack 
Julian  Beauclercq  .  H.  J.  Montague 
Countess  Zicka  .  .  .  Rose  Coghlan 
Lady  Fairfax  (first  appearance 

at  this  theatre)  .  .  Sara  Stevens 
Dora  (first  appearance  at  this 

theatre) Maud  Granger 


OrlofF     .  . 

Marquise  . 

Algie       .  . 
Baron  Stein 

Craven    .  . 

Antoine  .  . 

Minon     .  . 


Frederic  Robinson 

Mme.  Ponisi 

.     W.  R.  Floyd 

J.  W.  Shannon 

W.  A.  Eytinge 

.     .    H.  Ayling 

.  Pearl  Eytinge 


This  comedy  ran  until  the  close  of  the  season,  June  16,  and  the 
next  season  commenced  Sept.  10,  1878.  The  company  consisted 
of  John  Gilbert,  C.  F.  Coghlan,  J.  A.  Kennedy,  Charles  Rock- 
well, Charles  Barron,  Wm.  R.  Floyd,  Harry  Beckett,  J.  W.  Shan- 
non, E.  M.  Holland,  W.  J.  Leonard,  Mme.  Ponisi,  Rose  Coghlan, 
Mrs.  William  Lindsay  (Mrs.  John  Sefton),  Effie  Germon,  Miss 
Blaisdell,  John  Brougham,  C.  E.  Edwin,  W.  A.  Eytinge,  H. 
Pearson,  Meta  Bartlett,  Stella  Boniface,  Nellie  Bingham,  Vin- 
cent Hogan,  Pearl  Eytinge,  Mamie  and  Alice  McCOrtttack,  and 
Miss  E.  Grant.  "  Clarissa  Harlowe "  was  the  opening  bill,  and 
received  this  cast: 


292      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       CiSyS 


Col.  Harlowe  . 
Lovelace  .  . 
The  Professor 
Chaffinch  .  . 
James  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Harlowe  . 
Clarissa       .     . 


John  Gilbert 
.  C.  F.  Coghlan 
J.  W.  Shannon 
.  E.  M.  HoUand 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 

Mme.  Ponisi 
.   Rose  Coghlan 


Capt.  Solmer 
Geo.  Harlowe 
Jack  Belcher 
Sir  Giles 
Jacob  Budd 
Gurtha  .     . 
Jennie     .     . 


Chas.  Rockwell 

J.  A.  Kennedy 

Chas.  Barron 

W.  R.  Floyd 

Harry  Beckett 

Mrs.  Lindsay 

Effie  Germon 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  C.  F.  Coghlan, 
J.  A.  Kennedy,  and  Charles  Barron.  The  Mrs.  Lindsay  who 
played  Mrs.  Gurtha,  was  formerly  Mrs.  John  Sefton,  who  had  been 
married  to  William  Lindsay,  turf  reporter  of  The  New  York  Clipper. 
"The  School  for  Scandal  "  was  presented  Sept.  21,  and  had  this 
cast: 

Lady  Sneerwell    .     .     .    Pearl  Eytinge 

Rowley W.  J.  Leonard 

Trip C.  E.  Edwin 

Lady  Sneerwell's  Servant, 

Harry  Pearson 

Sir  Peter John  Gilbert 

Sir  Oliver    ....     John  Brougham 

Charles Chas.  F.  Coghlan 

Sir  Benjamin   ....    Chas.  Barron 

Oct.  7  "  The  Road  to  Ruin  "  was  seen,  when  Genevieve  Rogers 
appeared  as  Sophia  Freelove;  Oct.  21,  "The  Jealous  Wife;"  a 
matinee  performance  Oct.  23  of  "The  Road  to  Ruin,"  for  the 
benefit  of  the  yellow  fever  sufferers;  Oct.  28,  "The  Rivals,"  with 
Chas.  Coghlan  as  Capt.  Absolute;  matinee,  Nov.  11,  Burnand's 
comedy,  "  Our  Club, "  was  first  acted,  and  had  this  cast : 


Crabtree      .     .     . 

.     W.  R.  Floyd 

Moses     .... 

E.  M.  Holland 

Careless       .     .     . 

.  Harry  Beckett 

Sir  Harry    .     .     . 

Vincent  Hogan 

Snake     .... 

W.  A.  Eytinge 

Lady  Teazle     .     . 

.   Rose  Coghlan 

Mrs.  Candour  .     . 

.     Mme.  Ponisi 

Maria      .... 

Stella  Boniface 

Stanislaus    . 
Alphonse     . 
Henry     . 
Capt.  Ranger 
Baffley    .     . 
Doctor  Stanmore 
Capt.  Farrborough 
Tom  Rippendale  . 


.  W.  R.  Floyd 
.  C.  F.  Coghlan 
.     Chas.  Barron 

W.  A.  Eytinge 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 

J.  W.  Shannon 
Chas.  Rockwell 

E.  M.  Holland 


Richard  Frobisher 
Mrs.  Dubuisson 
Nellie  Gourdon 
Amanda      .     . 
Lady  Ethel 
Mrs.  Wray 
Polly       .     .     . 


.  Harry  Beckett 
.  Effie  Germon 
Stella  Boniface 
.  Minnie  Vining 
.  Rose  Coghlan 
.  Mrs.  Lindsay 
Nellie  Bingham 


Dec.  4,  an  adaptation  from  the  German  of  "Mein  Leopold,"  by 
Dr.  F.  Harris  and  Fred  Williams,  entitled  "My  Son,"  had  its 
first  representation,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Herr  Mehlmeyer 
HerrWillner  .  . 
Herr  Schwalbach 
Herr  Weigel  .  . 
Leopold  .  .  . 
Rudolph  .  .  . 
Sandor    .     .     .     . 


.  .  H.  Beckett 
John  Brougham 

J.  W.  Shannon 
John  Gilbert 

Chas.  Rockwell 
.    Chas.  Barron 

E.  M.  Holland 


Hemple W.  J.  Leonard 

Clara Rose  Coghlan 

Mina Effie  Germon 

Frau  Willner   ....      Mme.  Ponisi 

Emma Stella  Boniface 

Anna Meta  Bardett 

Marie Pearl  Eytinge 


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293 


A  matinee  benefit  was  tendered  John  Gilbert  Dec.  5,  in  honor 
of  the  completion  of  his  fiftieth  year  upon  the  stage.  The  pro- 
gramme was:  Third  act  of  "Almost  a  Life,"  with  this  cast: 


.  Maud  Granger  Phillipe B.  Maginley 

Eben  Plympton  Jerome Gus  Levick 

.  Rose  Osborne  Manuel B.  T.  Ringgold 

Henry  Eytinge  Colinet Chas.  Leclercq 

Carlotta  Evelyn  M.  Doranche  .     .    .     .  E.  H.  Stevens 

.  H.  A.  Weaver  Madelaine Sadie  Bigelow 

A  recitation  by  George  S.  Knight  came  next,  and  was  followed 
by  "Kerry,"  with  this  cast: 


Avisie  Doranche  . 
Jules  De  Bonneval 
Countess  Clairnot 
Count  Clairnot  . 
Frincine  .  .  . 
Dr.  Saumire    .     . 


Blanche  Desmond 
Gerald  Desmond 
Capt.  Coldham 


Agnes  Booth 

A.  Stevenson 

C.  Rockwell 


Kerry Dion  Boucicault 

Dr.  Mellish     ...       J.  W.  Shannon 
Kate Stella  Boniface 


"A  Morning  Call,"  with  Lester  Wallack  as  Sir  Edward  Ardent 
and  Ada  Dyas  as  Lady  Chillington,  was  the  next  item  on  the  pro- 
gramme, and  was  succeeded  by  the  screen  scene  from  "  The  School 
for  Scandal " : 


Sir  Peter     . 
Lady  Teazle 


John  Gibbs  Gilbert 
.     .   Rose  Coghlan 


Charles C.  F.  Coghlan 

Joseph Chas.  Barron 


The  third  act  of 


Count  Vladimer 
Anna      .     .     . 


W.  Ramsey 
.  Sara  Jewett 


After  this  Mr.  Gilbert  addressed  the  audience. 
"The  Danicheffs"  was  next  seen,  with  this  cast: 

Ossip      .     .    .       Chas.  R.  Thome,  Jr. 

Nickifor H.  F.  Daly 

Countess  Danichefii  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

Then  came  the  "bagatelle  "  called  "The  Chinese  Question  "  : 

Billy J.  C.  Williamson 

Kitty      .     .     .     Mrs.  J.  C.  Williamson 
Nellie Leonore  Bigelow 


Harry  .  .  . 
Fred  .  .  .  , 
Mrs.  Freewell 


W.  S.  Harkins 

.     A.  H.  Stuart 

Miss  A.  Eaton 


The  entertainment  closed  with  the  negro  sketch,  "Society 
Actors,"  by  Billy  Birch  and  Charley  Backus. 

John  G.  Gilbert  was  born  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Feb.  27,  1810,  and 
was  one  of  the  few  American-born  actors  connected  with  Wallack's 
Theatre.  His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  at  the  Tremont 
Theatre,  in  his  native  city,  Nov.  28,  1828,  as  Jaffier,  in  "Venice 
Preserved."  His  first  appearance  in  this  city  was  at  the  Old 
Bowery  Theatre  in  June,  1839,  as  Sir  Edward  Mortimer,  in  "The 
Iron  Chest."  He  had  prior  to  this  been  in  the  Southern  theatres. 
It  was  at  the  old  Camp  Street  theatre,  New  Orleans,  La. ,  that  he 
played  small  business.  Being  cast  for  Sir  Frederick  Vernon,  in 
"Rob  Roy,"  he  resolved  to  make  his  mark.  Just  before  going  on 
for  the  part  that  night  (he  was  letter  perfect  at  rehearsal)  he  was 
anxiously  waiting  for  his  cue;  but  when  it  came  and  took  him  on 


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the  stage  he  grew  faint,  dizzy,  hot,  and  cold,  by  turns;  in  fact, 
he  was  taken  with  "stage  fright,"  and  was  speechless.  He  was 
roundly  hissed,  which  brought  him  to  his  senses,  and  he  managed 
to  get  through  the  performance  after  a  fashion.  In  April,  1847,  he 
went  to  England,  and  appeared  at  the  Princess'  Theatre,  London, 
as  Robert  Bramble,  in  "The  Poor  Gentleman."  He  returned  to 
this  country,  and  appeared  at  the  old  Park  Theatre  here,  Sept.  30, 
1848,  in  "The  Rivals."  He  remained  at  that  theatre  until  its  de- 
struction by  fire,  Dec.  16,  1848.  He  spoke  the  "tag"  in  "Naval 
Engagements,"  the  last  piece  performed  there,  and  had  the  last  word 
on  the  stage.  He  first  appeared  at  Wallack's  Theatre  (Thirteenth 
Street  and  Broadway)  Sept.  22,  1862,  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  and 
continued  with  Mr.  Wallack  until  the  end  of  that  gentleman's 
management.  His  first  wife  died  in  this  city,  Oct.  27,  1866. 
His  second  wife  (a  non-professional  lady)  was  Sarah  H.  Gavett, 
to  whom  he  was  married  in  June,  1867.  He  was  one  of  the  best 
representatives  of  old  men  ever  seen  on  the  American  stage.  He 
died  at  Boston,  Mass.,  June  17,  1889,  where  he  had  been  lying  ill 
since  May  22.  Mr.  Gilbert's  ailment  was  Bright's  disease  of  the 
kidneys.  He  had  long  been  troubled  with  that  malady,  but  had 
concealed  the  fact  from  his  most  intimate  friends.  He  was  con- 
scious until  within  three  minutes  of  the  end.  On  his  seventy- 
eighth  birthday,  Feb.  27,  1888,  he  was  given  a  dinner  at  the  Lambs' 
club,  this  city.  His  last  appearance  on  any  stage  was  made 
with  Joseph  Jefferson's  company,  which  concluded  a  two  weeks' 
engagement  in  "The  Rivals,"  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,  this 
city,  on  Nov.  10,  1888,  Mr.  Gilbert  playing  Sir  Anthony;  Mr. 
Jefferson,  Bob  Acres;   and  Mrs.  John  Drew,  Mrs.  Malaprop. 

Some  of  Mr.  Gilbert's  greatest  impersonations  were:  King 
John,  Hubert,  King  Philip,  Cardinal  Pandulph,  Sir  Peter  Teazle, 
Sir  Oliver  Surface,  Crabtree,  Rowley,  Sir  Anthony  Absolute,  Kit 
Cosey,  Sir  William  Dorrilon,  Lord  Pleony,  Sir  William  Fondlove, 
Sir  John  Falstaff,  Justice  Woodcock,  Malvolio,  Polonius,  the  Ghost 
of  King  Hamlet,  Dogberry,  Adam,  Leontes,  Antigonus,  Autoly- 
cus,  Mr.  Simpson,  Lord  Duberly,  Tom  Noddy,  Captain  Copp, 
Colonel  Hardy,  Governor  Heartall,  Sir  Bashful  Constant,  Lord 
Ogleby,  Dr.  Cantwell,  Sir  Robert  Bramble,  Sir  Francis  Gripe, 
Squeers,  Mr.  Dombey,  Justice  Greedy,  Colonel  Damas,  Admiral 
Kingston,  Don  Manuel,  Old  Hardcastle,  Shylock,  Sir  Edward 
Mortimer,  Dr.  Dilworth,  Sir  Paul  Pagoda,  Sir  Paladin  Scruple, 
Sir  Harcourt  Courtley,  Sarcasm,  Dominie  Sampson,  Bailie  Nicol 
Jarvie,  Sir  Alexander  Shendryn,  Penruddock,  Adrastus,  lago, 
Master  Walter,  Matthew  Elmore,  Henry  VIII.,  Cardinal  Wolsey, 
Jacques,  Adam  Brock,  Old  Norval,  Job  Thornberry,  Jesse  Rural, 
Menenius,  Adam  Winterton,  Old  Rapid,  Mr.  Aspen,  and  Coddle. 
He  completely  identified  himself  with  his  many  characters,  whether 


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295 


as  the  choleric  Sir  Anthony  Absolute,  the  polished  old  fop,  Sir 
Harcourt  Courtley,  sturdy  and  tender  Job  Thornberry,  or  the  aged 
and  tottering  Lord  Ogleby,  in  "The  Clandestine  Marriage," 
which  was  a  faultless  performance.  Roderick  Penruddock,  in 
"The  Wheel  of  Fortune,"  was  another  capital  impersonation  of 
his.  His  Caleb  Plummer,  in  "The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth,"  was 
a  perfect  gem,  — a  thoroughly  artistic  realization  of  the  part,  and 
his  Col.  Damas,  in  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  was  a  fine  dramatic  pic- 
ture of  the  bluff  and  brave  old  soldier. 

The  first  time  on  any  stage  of  Paul  Merritt's  play,  "At  Last," 
was  Dec.  30,  and  with  this  cast : 


John  Garlan    .  .  .  Lester  Wallack 

Richard  Roxby  .  .  .  C.  F.  Coghlan 

Austin  Granby  .  .  Chas.  Rockwell 

Fitzroy  Smith .  .  .  ,    W.  R.  Floyd 


Magnum  ....  J.  W.  Shannon 
Mrs.  Sharkleigh  .  .  .  Effie  Germon 
Cissy  Granby  .  .  .  Stella  Boniface 
Annie Rose  Coghlan 


"Ours"  was  revived  Jan.  13,  1879.  -^  matinee  benefit  was 
given  Feb.  14  for  the  farewell  of  Sig.  Brignoli,  when  the  opera 
"Don  Pasquale"  was  sung;  Mile.  lima  De  Murska  as  Norina, 
Brignoli  as  Ernest,  Ferranti  as  Dr.  Malatesta,  Susini  as  Don 
Pasquale. 

Boucicault's  adaptation  from  Dumas'  "  Spellbound "  was  first 
acted  Feb.   24,     The  cast: 

Louis  De  La  Roche      .     .    Henry  Lee 
Mariette      ....  Miss  E.  Blaisdell 

Remy C.  E.  Edwin 

Notary G.  C.  Sherman 

Gabrielle Rose  Coghlan 

Mrs.  Robinson     .     .     .    Mabel  Jordan 

Suzanne Pearl  Eytinge 

Marthe Minnie  Vining 


Count  Raoul    .     .     .      Lester  Wallack 

Victor W.  R.  Floyd 

Charles Joseph  Holland 

Ali Chas.  Rockwell 

Mondor W.  A.  Eytinge 

Brissac W.  J.  Leonard 

George  De  Sonneval     .  E.  M.  Holland 
Mme.  De  La  Roche, 

Mrs.  G.  C.  Boniface 

This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Henry  Lee  and 
Mabel  Jordan,  and  the  New  York  debut  of  Joseph  Holland.  "  A 
Scrap  of  Paper"  was  first  played  at  this  house  March  10,  and  re- 
ceived this  cast: 

Prosper  Couramount,      Lester  Wallack   Louise^ de  La  Glaciere,    Stella  Boniface 
M.  Brisemouche  .     .     .      John  Gilbert 
Baron  de  La  Glaciere,    Chas.  Rockwell 
Suzanne  de  Ruseville     .    Rose  Coghlan 
Mile.  Mathilde  de  Merival, 

Kate  Bartlett 
Mme.  Dupont      .     .  Miss  E.  Blaisdell 

"The  Snowball"  had  its  first  hearing  here  April  28,  and  was 
thus  cast: 


Mile.  Zenolie  .    . 

.    .    EiBe  Germon 

Anatole  .... 

.     .      N.  S.  Wood 

Baptiste      .     .     . 

.     .      C.  E.  Edwin 

Frangois     .    .    . 

.    .     .     .    J.  Peck 

Pauline  .... 

.     .   Pearl  Eytinge 

Felix  Featherstone  . 
Harry  Prendergast  . 
Arabella  Featherstone 


C.  F.  Coghlan 

W.  R.  Floyd 

Rose  Coghlan 


Uncle  John      ....      John  Gilbert 

Ethel Stella  Boniface 

Penelope Effie  Germon 


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"  Delicate  Ground  "  preceded  the  comedy,  with  Katharine  Rogers 
as  Pauline,  and  Mr.  Coghlan  as  Citizen  Sangfroid.  A  novel  and 
unique  representation  of  "Pinafore"  in  miniature  commenced  May 
5  by  a  company  of  juvenile  actors.  They  gave  a  series  of  family 
matinees.  The  company  was  under  the  management  of  John  T. 
Ford  and  E.  E.  Zimmerman.  The  performances  were  given  each 
day  in  the  week.     "  Pinafore  "  had  this  juvenile  cast : 

Sir  Joseph  Porter      .  Harry  Davenport  Phoebe Ida  Gallagher 

Ralph  Rackstraw       .     .       Miss  Jennie  Bill  Bobstay R.  Schmidt 

Tom  Tucker    .      Baby  Belle  Goodman  Bob  Becket C.  Minchin 

Tom  Bowline  .     .     .       Ijarry  Wagner  First  Marine    .     .     .     B.  C.  Anderson 

Dick  Deadeye      .     .    F.  W.  Haedrich  Buttercup    ....     DoUie  Williams 

Capt.  Corcoran     .     .     .    .  J.  B.  Smith  Hebe Lillie  Parslow 

Josephine NeUie  Everest 

The  season  closed  May  17,  and  a  summer  term  commenced  May 
19  with  "As  You  Like  It,"  Miss  Ada  Cavendish  being  the  star: 


Rosalind      .     . 
Duke  Frederick 
Jaques    .     . 
Orlando 
Adam     .     . 
Touchstone 
Oliver     .     . 
Corin      .     . 
Amiens  .     . 
Celia      .     . 
Le  Beau 


Ada  Cavendish 

F.  A.  Tannehill 
Fred.  Robinson 

.  Jos.  Wheelock 
John  Gilbert 

.  Harry  Gilbert 
Chas.  Rockwell 
E.  M.  Holland 

.  .  Jas.  Peakes 
Stella  Boniface 
W.  A.  Eytinge 


Banished  Duke    .     .     .  H.  A.  Weaver 

Sylvius J.  A.  Kennedy 

William C.  E.  Edwin 

Jaques  De  Bois    .     .     .     .   M.  Wilson 

Charles R.  Warren 

Denis J.  Peck 

Louis Frank  Lull 

Eustace J.  Carter 

Audrey Effie  Germon 

Phebe Laura  Wallace 


"The  Hunchback,"  Miss  Cavendish  as  Julia,  June  4;  "Miss 
Gwilt,"  dramatized  from  Wilkie  Collins'  novel  of  "Armadale," 
was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America  June  5,  with  this  cast : 


Allen  Armadale 
Midwinter 
Major  Milroy 
Police  Detective 
Mr.  Darch       .     , 


.  Henry  Lee 
Jos.  Wheelock 
E.  M.  HoUand 

.  .  F.  LuU 
C.  Rockwell 


Francis       .     .     . 
Miss  Milroy     .     . 
Dr.  Downward     . 
Tradesmen's  Boy      .     . 
Louisa  (first  appearance 

here)        .     .    . 
Miss  Gwitt       .     . 


C.  E.  Edwin 

Stella  Boniface 

H.  A.  Weaver 

H.  Pearson 

Helen  Vincent 
Ada  Cavendish 


Captain  Manuel  (first  appearance 
here) F.  Hardenbergh 

"  Woolfert's  Roost,  or  a  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow,"  by  George 
Fawcett  Rowe,  was  first  acted  on  the  stage  here  August  18,  with 
this  cast: 


Dolf  Haverstraw 
Katrina  .  . 
John  .  .  . 
The  Ghost  .  . 
Phoebe  .  .  . 
Ichabod  Crane 


.  .  .  Henry  Lee 
.  .  Kate  Forsyth 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
.  P.  A.  Anderson 
Connie  Thompson 
John  T.  Raymond 


Brom  Van  Brunt  .  .  F.  Hardenbergh 
Baltus  Van  Tassel  .  J.  W.  Shannon 
Dame  Haverstraw    .    .     Mme.  Ponisi 

Emma Courtney  Barnes 

Mrs.  Perkins   ....      Josie  Myers 


The  Maurice  Grau  French  opera  company  began  a  short  season 
Sept.  15,  in  "La  Fille  de  Mme.  Angot,"  which  had  this  cast: 


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Clairette 
Amaranthe 
Javotte  .     . 
Therese 
Manon    .     . 
Babet     .    . 
Cydalise 
Delaunay    . 
Herbelin     . 
Hersilie 
Mile.  Lange 


Paola  Marie 

Mile.  Delorme 

.    Mile.  Sylla 

Mile.  Berthe 

Mile.  Armand 

Mile.  Duparc 

.    Mile.  Sylla 

Mile.  Estradere 

Mile.  J.  Debray 

Mile.  A.  Bazin 

.     Mile.  Angele 


Pomponnet 
Larivaudiere 
Louchard 
Trenitz  . 
Cadet     . 
Guillaume 
Buteux  . 
Un  Incroyable 
Un  Garcon 
Ange  Pitou  (first 
French  opera) 


.  Mr.  Juteau 
.  Mr.  Jouard 
Mr.  Duplan 
Mr.  Vilano 
Mr.  Terancle 
Mr.  Dupuis 
.  .  Mauriez 
.  Mr.  Terbel 
Mr.  Moreau 
appearance  in 
.     .  M.  Victor  Capoul 


The  next  regular  season  opened  Oct.  4,  1879,  when  "Contempt 
of  Court "  was  seen  for  the  first  time,  and  with  this  cast : 


Clicquot 
Fanny  . 
Louise  . 
ClairviUe 
Galouette 
Mizas 


Harry  Beckett 

.     .     Ada  Dyas 

Rose  Wood 

.     W.  R.  Floyd 

E.  M.  Holland 

j.  W.  Shannon 


MarioUe  ....  Miss  E.  Blaisdell 
Leopold  ....  W.  J.  Leonard 
Mr.  Delacour  .  Frank  Hardenbergh 
Col.  Lucenay  .  .  .  Chas.  Rockwell 
Giraud  (first  appearance  at 
this  theatre).     .     .     .   J.  H.  Gilmour 


After  thirty-two  consecutive  performances,  it  was  withdrawn 
-Nov.  6,  when  Byron's  "Our  Girls"  was  acted  for  the  first  time, 
receiving  this  cast : 


Josiah  Clench 
Lord  Aspland 
Tony  Judson    . 
Clara  Merton 
Plantagenet 


.     Henry  Edwards 

.     .    J.  H.  Gilmour 

Maurice  Barrymore 

Stella  Boniface 

Harry  Beckett 


Thomas C.  E.  Edwin 

Mallet W.  J.  Leonard 

Mrs.  Clench  ....  Mme.  Ponisi 
Mabel  Clench  .  .  .  Rose  Wood 
Jane Emma  Loraine 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  this  theatre  of  Harry  Edwards, 
Maurice  Barrymore,  and  Emma  Loraine.  Albert  Lancaster's 
"Estelle,  or  False  and  True,"  followed.  It  was  founded  on 
Cherbuliez's  novel,  "Samuel  Brohl  and  Company,"  and  cast 
thus: 


Barwood  Beech 
Blair  .  . 
Lord  Milroy 
Dr.  MoncrifE 
Millington  . 
Nicolo  .  . 
Giacomo 


.  .  H.  Beckett 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
,  J.  H.  Gilmour 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 
G.  C.  Sherman 
.  .  T.  Morgan 
H.  Pearson 


Count  Petrovsky  .  .  Gerald  Eyre 
Arthur  Morton  .  Frederic  Robinson 
Horace  Chantrey  .  Harry  Edwards 
Levi  Rosenthal     .     .     .     C.  E.  Edwin 

Estelle Ada  Dyas 

Princess Rose  Wood 

Mrs.  Blair EfBe  Germon 

"  Old  Heads  and  Young  Hearts "  was  presented  Dec.  24,  with 
the  first  appearance  this  season  of  John  Gilbert,  who  had  been 
ill  for  a  long  time.  He  acted  Jesse  Rural;  J.  H.  (jilmour,  Charles 
Roebuck;  Maurice  Barrymore,  Littleton  Coke;  and  Ada  Dyas, 
Lady  Alice.  "  She  Stoops  to  Conquer  "  was  given  Dec.  29,  with 
Lester  Wallack  as  Charles  Marlowe.  Con.  T.  Murphy  made  his 
ddbut  here,  acting  Jeremy.  Lester  Wallack  had  but  just  returned 
from  a  Western  starring  tour.  This  comedy  was  acted  for  one 
week,  and   the  receipts  were  ;^io,ooo;  for  the  matinee,  ^1,589. 


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"A  Scrap  of  Paper"  was  acted  Jan.  5,  1880,  when  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son (son  of  Joseph  Jefferson)  made  his  first  appearance  here. 
"London  Assurance"  was  given  Jan.  12;  "She  Stoops  to  Con- 
quer," Jan.  19;  "My  Awful  Dad,"  Jan.  26.  "The  Shaughraun  " 
was  revived  Feb.   2,  and  had  this  cast: 


Capt.  Molineux  . 

Robert  Ffolliott  . 

Claire  Ffolliott  , 
Bridget  Madigan 

Father  Dolan  .  . 

Corry  Kinshela  . 

Harvey  Duff    .  . 


Maurice  Barrymore 
.    J.  H.  Gilmour 
.     .     Ada  Dyas 
Miss  £.  Blaisdell 
John  Gilbert 
Gerald  Eyre 
.  Harry  Beckett 


Conn      .     .     . 

.    Dion  Boucicault 

Moya      .     .     . 

Stella  Boniface 

Reilly     .     .     . 

.    Con.  T.  Murphy 

Arte  O'Neal    . 

.     .       Rose  Wood 

Mrs.  O'Kelly   . 

.     .      Mme.  Ponisi 

Nancy     .     .     . 

.     .     .  Minnie  Vining 

"The  Colleen  Bawn  "  was  produced  Feb.  24;   March  8  "The 
Liar  "  was  revived,  with  this  cast : 


Young  Wilding  .  .  Lester  Wallack 
Sir  James  Elliott,  Maurice  Barrymore 
Old  Wilding  ....  John  Gilbert 
Papillion Harry  Beckett 


John".  .  .  . 
Miss  Grantham 
Miss  Godfrey  . 


H, 


Pearson,  Jr. 

Ada  Dyas 

Mme.  Ponisi 


"How  She  Loves  Him  "  was  produced  March  15,  with  this  cast: 


Tom  Vacil  .     . 
Diogenes     .     . 
Dr.  Maximum 
Dr.  Skwertz     . 
Sir  Richard  Hotspur 


Lester  Wallack 
Dion  Boucicault 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 

J.  W.  Shannon 
John  Gilbert 


Dick  Hartley  .  .  Maurice  Barrymore 
Capt.  Yawley  .  .  .  .  J.  H.  Gilmour 
Dr.  Minimum  .     .     .      Harry  Edwards 


Atalanta  Cruiser  .  .  Stella  Boniface 
Lady  Selina  Raffleticket,  Mme.  Ponisi 
Mrs.  Tucker  .  .  .  Annie  Myrtelle 
C.  E.  Edwin 
Rose  Wood 
Minnie  Vining 


Dr.  Sparks 
Mrs.  Vacil  . 
Tippet    .     . 
Miss  Dilwyn 


Jenny  Boyd 


This  was  the  first  time  Lester  Wallack  and  Dion  Boucicault 
were  seen  together  in  the  same  play.  A  matinee  benefit  was  given 
March  1 7  in  aid  of  The  Herald  Relief  fund  for  the  famine-stricken 
people  in  Ireland,  when  "  How  She  Loves  Him  "  was  played  to 
;^S9i.50;  "Old  Heads  and  Young  Hearts"  was  seen  March  29; 
April  5  "  To  Marry  or  Not  to  Marry  "  was  played,  and  thus  cast : 


Sir  Oswin  Mortland, 
Mr.  Willowear     .     . 
Lady  Susan  Courtly 
Lord  Danberry     .     . 


Lester  Wallack 

.  Harry  Beckett 

.    Effie  Germon 

John  Gilbert 


Thomas H.  Pearson,  Jr. 

Hester Stella  Boniface 

Sarah  Mortland    .     .    .     Mme.  Ponisi 


George  Hoey's  drama,  "A  Child  of  the  State,"  had  this  cast  for 
its  first  production  April  21 : 

The  Count  Maurice  de  Lancy, 

Maurice  Barrymore 
Frederich  Von  Helmich,  John  Gilbert 
Louise  Von  Helmich     .     .  Rosa  Rand 

Christian Gerald  Eyre 

Heinrich     ....      Harry  Edwards 
Gros  Ren^  ....      Lester  Wallack 


Fritz W.  J.  Leonard 

Bidoche George  Ulmer 

Hans  Verner   .     .     .     .     C.  E.  Edwin 

Carl H.  Pearson 

Gertrande Emily  Rigl 

Marie Marion  Booth 

Carline Stella  Boniface 


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"  My  Awful  Dad  "  was  revived  May  24 


Adonis  Evergreen 
Baron  Kotchbery 
Fibs  .  .  .  .  . 
Emma  .... 
Charlotte  .  .  . 
Evangeline      .     . 


Lester  Wallack 

J.  W.  Shannon 

Con.  T.  Murphy 

.     Kate  Bartlett 

Minnie  Vining 

.  Miss  K.  Smith 


Dibs 
Nibs  . 
Cruets 
Matilda 
Mrs.  Biggs 


.  C.  E.  Edwin 
.  .  H.  Pearson 
.  W.  J.  Leonard 
Stella  Boniface 
.     Mme.  Ponisi 


Geo.  F.  Devere,  who  was  in  the  cast,  made  his  debut  here.  The 
closing  performance  of  the  season  was  May  31,  for  the  benefit  of 
W.  R.  Floyd,  when  the  following  bill  was  offered:  "To  Oblige 
Benson,"  the  third  act  of  "Othello": 

John  E.  McCuUough 
.     .     .  Marion  Booth 


Othello   .     . 
Desdemona 


lago Edwin  Booth 

Cassio Chas.  Rockwell 

Emelia   ....  Genevieve  Reynolds 

After  this  came  "A  Morning  Call,"  Lester  Wallack  as  Sir 
Edward  and  Ada  Dyas  as  Mrs.  Chillington.  This  was  succeeded 
by  the  third  and  fourth  acts  of  "  London  Assurance,"  Rose  Coghlan 
as  Lady  Gay  Spanker,  and  the  entertainment  closed  with  "The 
Irish  Lion,"  EUie  Wilton  playing  Mrs.  Fitzgig.  A  special  per- 
formance occurred  June  i  for  the  farewell  benefit  of  Harry  Beckett. 
"The  Household  Fairy,"  one  act  of  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  one 
act  of  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  "Married,"  and  Professor  Herrmann 
made  up  the  programme. 

A  summer  season  commenced  June  5,  with  F.  S.  Chanfrau  in 
"Kit,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Kit Chanfrau 

Judge  Snuggs  ....  Leslie  Allen 
Major  Squigs  .  .  .  .  H.  A.  Weaver 
Washington  Stubbs  .  .  S.  H.  Verney 
Manuel  Bond  .  .  .  Fulton  Russell 
Lord  Fitzfoley  .  .  .  J.  H.  Gilmour 
James  Temple       .     .     .  B.  F.  Horning 

George  Conquest,  with  a  burlesque  and  pantomime  troupe,  ap- 
peared Aug.  5,  in  "Grim  Goblin,"  a  two-act  extravaganza,  with 
this  cast: 


Caesar  Smith  . 
Capt.  Wheeler 
Alice  Redding 
Mrs.  Stubbs  . 
Mrs.  Temple  . 
Frau  Pedders  . 
Sir  Parker  .     . 


.    Geo.  Woodward 

W.  J.  Leonard 

Stella  Boniface 

,     .   Marion  Booth 

Victoria  Cameron 

.     .     J.  McDonald 

.  W.  V.  Ranous 


Hie  Hac 

Prince  Pigmy 

Nix  y  .  George  Conquest 

Rokoko 

The  Vampire  Bat  _ 

The  Widow  Grizzlegrief,      Harry  Allen 

Tallbones    .     .      George  Conquest,  Jr. 

The  Fairy  Honeydew    .     Mile.  Etheria 

Princess  Melodia      .     Laura  Conquest 

Shakeigh  Shank  .     .     .  R.  H.  Nichols 

Boohbeigh M.  W.  Fiske 

Hopeful      ....     Maude  Stafford 
Gobble A.  W.  Maflin 


Guzzle Ed.  Chapman 

Waspino     ....  Lillian  Lancaster 

Venomio H.  Ricketts 

Poisano  .     .     .  '  .     .     .     .  G.  Ricketts 

Agonus W.  Elliott 

Stingono E.  Havens 

Beppo Elsie  Deane 

Peppo Bessie  Temple 

Leppo Alice  Wright 

Zeppo Louise  Loring 

Sancho Susie  Parker 

Pedro Sophie  Hummel 


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On  the  opening  night,  while  doing  his  act,  the  "  Flying  Fairy 
and  Phantom  Flight,"  in  taking  the  flight,  Geo.  Conquest  fell 
from  the  flies  to  the  stage  and  sustained  a  compound  fracture  of 
his  left  leg.  He  did  not  afterwards  perform  in  this  country,  and 
his  characters  were  played  by  his  son.  This  feat  of  the  Flying 
Fairy  consisted  of  the  performer  flying  from  floor  to  ceiling,  where 
he  grasped  a  swinging  trapeze,  to  which  a  rope  was  thrown,  and  by 
which  he  descended  to  the  stage  as  quickly  as  possible.  The  ac- 
cident was  caused  by  the  breaking  of  a  rope.  The  engagement  of 
this  troupe  was  a  failure,  and  it  terminated  Sept.  ii. 

The  twenty-ninth  season,  and  the  last  of  Wallack's  company  at 
this  house,  opened  Sept.  30,  1880,  with  the  following  company: 
Osmond  Tearle,  Wm.  Elton,  Harry  M.  Pitt,  John  Gilbert,  W.  R. 
Floyd,  Gerald  Eyre,  W.  J.  Leonard,  W.  H.  Pope,  Rose  Coghlan, 
Stella  Boniface,  Adelaide  Detchon,  Kate  Bartlett,  Misses  E. 
Blaisdell,  M.  Vining,  and  A.  Elliott,  Emma  Loraine,  Marion 
Booth,  Mme.  Ponisi,  Effie  Germon,  Harry  Pearson,  Jr.,  C.  E. 
Edwin,  J.  H.  Gilmour,  John  W.  Jennings,  and  Harry  Edwards. 
John  Gilbert  was  acting  manager;  W.  R.  Floyd,  stage  director; 
J.  S.  Wright,  prompter;  Theo.  Moss,  treasurer;  and  Thomas 
Baker,  musical  director.  "  As  You  Like  It "  was  the  opening 
production : 


Jaques Osmond  Tearle 

Adam John  Gilbert 

Orlando Harry  M.  Pitt 

Oliver Gerald  Eyre 

Le  Beau J.  H.  Gilmour 

Amiens James  G.  Peakes 

Corin W.  J.  Leonard 

Sylvius Albert  Roberts 

Touchstone      ....  William  Elton 


The  Banished  Duke,  Harry  Edwards 
Duke  Frederick  .  .  James  Harrison 
Charies,  the  Wrestler    .      J.  M.  Laflin 

Denis H.  Pearson,  Jr. 

Rosalind Rose  Coghlan 

Celia Stella  Boniface 

Audrey Effie  Germon 

Phebe Marion  Booth 


Harry  Pitt,  William  Elton,  and  Osmond  Tearle  made  their 
American  d^but  on  this  occasion.  It  was  also  the  first  appear- 
ance at  this  theatre  of  James  Harrison  and  Albert  Roberts. 

"The  Guv'nor"  was  first  acted  Oct.  19,  and  marked  the  first  ap- 
pearance here  of  Conway,  Adelaide  Detchon,  and  W.  L.  Gleason. 
"The  Guv'nor"  had  this  cast: 


Butterscotch    ....     John  Gilbert 

Freddy Osmond  Tearle 

Gregory       ....       W.  L.  Gleason 

Cantle Albert  Roberts 

Aurelia EiHe  Germon 

Theodore  Macclesfield,     William  Elton 
Mrs.  Macclesfield     .     .     Mme.  Ponisi 


The  MacToddy    .     .    .      Gerald  Eyre 
Carrie     ....       Adelaide  Detchon 

Theodore Harry  M.  Pitt 

Cab  Driver      ....      C.  E.  Edwin 

Ullage George  Conway 

Kate Stella  Boniface 


"Forget  Me  Not"  was  first  seen  here  Dec.   18,  and  was  thus 
cast: 


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301 


Sir  Horace  Welby    .      Osmond  Tearle 
Prince  Malleotti  .     .      Harry  Edwards 

Stephanie Rose  Coghlan 

Rose,  Vicomtesse  de  Brissac, 

Agnes  Elliott 


Alice  Verney 
Barrato  .     . 
Roberts  .     . 
Luigi      .     . 
Mrs.  Foley 


Stella  Boniface 

Gerald  Eyre 

Harry  J.  HoUiday 

H.  Pearson,  Jr. 

.     Mme.  Ponisi 


Extra  matinees  on  Wednesday  of  "The  Guv'nor"  commenced 
Dec.  22  and  continued  for  four  weeks.  "  The  School  for  Scandal " 
was  revived  Jan.  24,  1881.  "Forget  Me  Not"  had  to  be  withdrawn 
in  obedience  to  an  order  of  the  Superior  Court,  an  injunction  having 
been  applied  for  by  Genevieve  Ward,  who  claimed  the  sole  right  to 
the  play.  The  last  performance  was  Jan.  13.  "Where 's  the  Cat.' " 
a  comedy  by  James  Alberry,  was  first  seen  here  Feb.  5,  when  Rose 
Wood  made  her  first  appearance  this  season.     It  was  thus  cast : 


Garroway  Fawn 
Scott  Ramsay 
Geo.  Smith 
Stella     .     .     . 
Nan  .... 


Osmond  Tearle 

.  Horatio  Saker 

.     .   Wm.  Elton 

Rose  Wood 

Emma  Loraine 


Percival  Gay 
First  Guide 
Mrs.  Smith 
Dagmar 
Madge    .    . 


.     .     .    H.  M.  Pitt 

Harry  HoUiday 

.     .     EfBe  Germon 

Adelaide  Detchon 

Stella  Boniface 


Byron's  comedy,  "The  Upper  Crust,"  was  heard  Feb.  23,  and 
had  this  cast : 


Lord  Hesketh       .     .  Harry  Edwards 

Robert  Boobleton     .  Osmond  Tearle 

Barnaby  Doublechick  .   Wm.  Elton 

Kate Stella  Boniface 


Lady  Boobleton   .     .     .     Mme.  Ponisi 

Walter H.  M.  Pitt 

Nora      ....      Adelaide  Detchon 


March  1 1  "  The  Rivals  "  was  given ;  March  24,  "  Old  Heads  and 
Young  Hearts; "  "  A  Scrap  of  Paper  "  was  given  March  29  and  ran 
until  April  11,  when  Lester  Wallack  made  his  last  appearance  at 
this  house  as  Prosper  Couramount.  "  The  World  "  was  first  pro- 
duced in  America  under  the  management  of  Samuel  Colville,  April 
12,  at  this  house,  and  cast  thus : 


Mo.  Jewell William  Elton 

Blackstone       ....     Wilmot  Eyre 

Lumley D.  Leeson 

Owen W.  J.  Leonard 

Ned Emma  Loraine 

Dr.  Wyndham  ...  C.  E.  Edwin 
Clement  Huntingford  Osmond  Tearle 
Harry  Huntingford  .  .  Harry  M.  Pitt 
Martin  Bashford  .     .     .      Gerald  Eyre 


Dr.  Hawkins    .     .    George  W.  Conway 
Commissioner  in  Lunacy, 

H.  Pearson,  Jr. 


Detective  .  .  . 
Mabel  Huntingford 
Mary  Blythe  .  . 
Locksley  .  .  . 
Lawrence  .  .  . 
Joe 


Robert  Warren 

Stella  Boniface 

Adelaide  Detchon 

.    Harry  Gwynette 

Albert  Roberts 

.       H.  HoUiday 


The  lime  light  has  proved  an  important  factor  in  all  melodramas 
produced  of  late  years.  I  have  searched  many  authorities  to  as- 
certain when  it  was  first  used  in  a  theatre.  When  Charles  Kean 
revived  "Henry  VIH."  at  the  Princess'  Theatre,  London,  in  1855, 
this  mode  of  lighting  the  stage  was  said  to  be  its  first  adoption. 
But  it  had  already  been  used  by  James  R.  Anderson  in  the  Drury 


302      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cissi 

Lane  Theatre  spectacle  of  "Azrael  the  Prodigal."  Desiring  to 
obtain  "further  light"  on  this  subject,  I  wrote  to  Mr.  Anderson, 
who  says  that  the  lime  light  was  very  much  improved  in  1851-52, 
when  "  Azrael "  was  brought  out,  but  that  within  his  own  personal 
knowledge  it  had  been  used  so  far  back  as  the  season  of  1837-38. 

At  that  time  it  was  the  exclusive  property  of  Fred  Gye  (after- 
wards the  Italian  opera  manager).  It  was  secured  by  Wm.  Macready 
to  give  effect  to  certain  views  in  the  Covent  Garden  pantomime  of 
"  Peeping  Tom  of  Coventry. "  Notwithstanding  its  great  effect  in 
the  moonlight  views,  Mr.  Macready  thought  the  expense  of  hire 
(^7.25  a  night)  too  great,  and  he  did  not  use  it  after  the  first  week. 

Rose  Coghlan's  first  benefit  in  America  took  place  on  the  after- 
noon of  June  I,  when  "Camille"  was  acted.  The  season  closed 
July  2,  and  Mr.  Lester  Wallack  retired  from  the  management  of 
the  theatre.  Some  of  the  notable  performances  in  the  old  days, 
not  only  on  account  of  their  artistic  quality,  but  on  account  of  the 
then  large  receipts,  were  "The  Poor  Gentleman,"  which  drew  on 
its  opening  night  $6$^  5  "The  Provoked  Husband,"  which  averaged 
^553  for  several  performances;  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  which 
played  seven  times  in  one  season  to  an  average  of  1^780;  "Still 
Waters  Run  Deep,"  which  averaged  ;^8oo;  "School  for  Scandal," 
the  same;  and  "Captain  of  the  Watch,"  ;^500.  Many  of  the 
habitues  of  the  old  Wallack's  will  recall  a  favorite  play  entitled 
"Central  Park."  That  was  down  to  average  receipts  of  1^480. 
Five  performances  of  "The  Belle's  Stratagem,"  another  old  time 
Wallack's  favorite,  averaged  ^450.  The  first  performance  of  "The 
Rivals,"  during  the  season  of  1863,  was  a  red  letter  night,  the  re- 
ceipts having  been  ;^900.  But  the  great  run  of  those  days  was 
made  by  "Rosedale,"  in  which  Lester  Wallack  was  a  singularly 
graceful,  handsome,  and  attractive  hero.  The  r61e  fitted  him  ad- 
mirably. The  play  ran  in  1863  for  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
nights,  something  almost  unprecedented,  and  brought  in  average 
receipts  of  $710,  which  at  present  theatre  prices  for  seats  would 
be  ;^i,482.  When  the  play  was  revived  in  1865,  it  had  nineteen 
performances  to  average  receipts  of  ^900.  The  most  phenomenal 
run  at  the  house  occurred  during  the  following  decade,  when  Dion 
Boucicault  produced  "  The  Shaughraun, "  which  had  one  hundred 
and  forty-three  performances,  with  total  receipts  of  $220,076.50. 
The  evening  performances  averaged  $1,617;  the  matinees,  $1,390. 
"The  World,"  an  English  melodrama,  made  one  of  the  "runs"  of 
the  old  house.  It  was  given  eighty-four  times  to  a  total  of  $65,000. 
"Youth,"  another  English  melodrama,  was  produced  the  following 
season,  and  made  even  a  better  run,  —  seventy-seven  performances 
to  $73,000.  As  in  1861,  the  trend  was  again  up  town,  and  if 
Lester  Wallack  resorted  to  melodrama  to  attract  his  patrons,  it 
was  because  the  old   comedies  which   had   been  so  delightfully 


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303 


given  at  his  house  were  no  longer  potent  enough  to  draw  audiences 
like  those  of  its  earlier  days. 

After  Lester  Wallack's  retirement  the  name  of  this  house  was 
changed  to  "The  Germania  Theatre,"  Sept  15,  1881.  The 
manager  was  Adolph  Neuendorff. 

Feb.  23,  1882,  Henry  E.  Abbey  commenced  a  brief  season  of 
Italian  opera,  with  Adelina  Patti  in  "La  Traviata."  "II  Bar- 
biere,"  Feb.  27;  "Faust,"  March  2-6;  "II  Trovatore,"  March  9, 
Patti  as  Leonore;  "Lucia,"  March  13;  and  Patti's  last  appearance 
March  16,  in  "La  Traviata,"  when  the  season  closed.  The  prices 
of  admission  were:  Orchestra,  ;^8;  first  three  rows  in  balcony,  $8; 
remaining  rows,  ;^5;  first  three  rows  second  balcony,  $4;  remain- 
ing rows,  ^3.  On  the  "  off "  nights  German  plays  were  seen.  An 
extra  performance  was  given  prior  to  Patti's  departure  for  Europe, 
April  3,  when  she  sang  "Lucia."  German  performances  were 
then  resumed  by  Mr.   Neuendorff 

A  season  of  English  opera  commenced  May  8,  by  the  I.  W. 
Norcross  company,  with  "The  Mascot,"  which  ran  for  over  a 
month.  "The  Merry  War"  was  produced,  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage  in  English,  June  26,  and  had  this  cast: 


Umberto  Spinola 
Fortunato  Franchetti 
Violetta      .     .     , 
Riccardo  Surraza 
Van  Scheelen 
Biffi   .     .     .     . 
Artemisia    .     . 
Theresa      .     . 
Gioranini    .     . 


W.  T.  Carleton 

Mr.  Ross 

.  Dora  Wiley 

.     Mr.  Jones 

Mr.  Schmidt 

Mr.  Canard 

.     Bella  Cole 

Miss  Arlington 

Miss  Lincoln 


Bettina Miss  Power 

Carlo  Spuizzi Mr.  Hunt 

Balthasar  Groot  ....    Mr.  Adolfi 

Gini Rose  Wilson 

Elsa Louise  Paullin 

Camilla Miss  Elbon 

Agnese Miss  Wisdom 

Francesca Campbell 


Lester  Wallack  resumed  possession  of  this  house  Jan.  10,  1883, 
it  having  failed  as  a  German  theatre.  It  was  reopened  March  26 
as  the  "  Star  Theatre,  "  by  which  name  it  was  known  until  it 
ceased  to  exist. 


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T 


HE  first  production  at  the  Star 
Vice  Versa, "  and  the  cast  was : 


Theatre  was  Boucicault's 


Phenix  O'Flattery  .  Dion  Boucicault 
Mrs.  Clingstone  Peach,  Sadie  Martinot 
Angelina  Hyde  .  .  Therese  Waldron 
Jeremiah  Dodge  .    .  Owen  S.  Fawcett 

Madge Sara  Von  Leer 

Count  Popoir  ....  J.  J.  Wallace 
Count  Kickemoff      .     .     .     .    D.  Ellis 


Baron  Jugowiski  ...       P.  S.  Cooke 
John  Hyde       .     .     .      Benj.  Maginley 

Alexander G.  Gilmore 

Isidor Mr.  Bland 

Joe Reynolds 

Wilkinson G.  Clarke 

Mrs.  Cudley    ....      Miss  Bowen 


The  house  was  closed  April  11  for  a  rehearsal  of  "The  Shau- 
ghraun,"  produced  matinee  of  April  12  for  the  Actors'  Fund  benefit. 
The  cast  was : 


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Capt.  Molineux    .     .     .    Wm.  Herbert 
Corry  Kinchela    .     .     P.  A.  Anderson 

Nancy Miss  Myers 

Robert  FfoUiott    .     .     .     .  C.  W.  Day 
Harvey  Duff   ....        Wm.  Elton 

Reilly G.  Reynolds 

Sullivan King 

Donovan Newton 


Claire  FfoUiott 
Biddy     .     . 
Father  Dolan 
Sergt.  Jones 
Arte  .     .     . 
Mrs.  O'Kelly 
Moya      .     . 


.      EUie  Wilton 

Miss  L.  Langdon 

Ben.  Maginley 

.     .  J.  E.  Bland 

Therese  Waldron 

Mme.  Ponisi 

Sadie  Martinet 


Boucicault's  play,  "The  Amadan,"  was  seen  April  19,  with  this 
cast: 


Colley    .    .    . 
Michael  O'Leary 
Owen  Darrell 
Boyle  Carew 
Ted  Carew 
Dr.  Fogarty 
Elfie  Carew 


Dion  Boucicault,  Jr. 

.  Dion  Boucicault 

.  .    Wm.  Herbert 

.  .      Chas.  Foster 

.  .  Arthur  Forrest 

.  .  Ben.  Maginley 

.  .    Lillian  Cleves 


Rooney Walton 

Foxey Joseph  A.  Wilkes 

Col.  O'Keefe Clarke 

Clancey Reynolds 

Mulligan King 

Dora Sadie  Martinot 

Miss  Dodd      .     .      Mrs.  Mary  Barker 


"The  Colleen  Bawn"  was  revived,  with  Dion  Boucicault  as 
Myles  ne-Coppaleen,  Dion  Boucicault,  Jr.,  as  Danny  Mann,  Sadie 
Martinot  as  Eily,  and  Lillian  Cleves  as  Anne  Chute.  Matinee, 
May  31  William  Elton  took  a  farewell  benefit,  when  "Hamlet" 
was  acted,  with  Osmond  Tearle  as  Hamlet,  Rose  Coghlan  as 
Ophelia,  and  Mr.  Elton  as  the  First  Grave-digger.  The  next 
season  commenced  Aug.  27,  1883,  with  Lawrence  Barrett  in 
"Francesca  da  Rimini,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Lanciotto  ....  Lawrence  Barrett 
Cardinal  Malespini  .  .  Errol  Dunbar 
Lodovico  .  .  Master  Eugene  Sanger 
Marco  ....  Herman  Groneberg 
Francesca  .  .  .  Marie  Wainwright 
Count  Paolo     ....     Otis  Skinner 

Malatesta B.  G.  Rogers 

Beppo  Pepe     ....      Louis  James 

Oct.  18  a  matinee  performance  of  "  Richelieu  "was  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  St.  Vincent's  Hospital.  Oct.  29  was  the  American 
debut  of  Henry  Irving  and  his  London  company  in  "The  Bells," 
cast  as  follows : 


Rene 
Lucentio 
Vicentio 
TorelU  . 
Captain  . 
Officer  . 
Ritta 


.  .  Percy  Winter 
Wilton  A.  Lackaye 
.  W.  F.  Gerald 
.  A.  T.  Riddle 
.  .  S.  Du  Bois 
.  W.  S.  Ward 
Addie  Plunkett 


Mathias Mr.  Irving 

Walter Mr.  Carter 

Hans Mr.  Johnson 

Christian Mr.  Terriss 

Dr.  Zimmer     ....    Mr.  Haviland 
Notary Mr.  Harbury 


Mesmerist 
Catherine 
Sozel 
Annette 


President  of  the  Court 
Clerk  of  the  Court    . 


.     .        Mr.  Archer 

.     Mrs.  Pauncefort 

Miss  Harwood 

Miss  A.  Coleridge 


.     Mr.  Tyars 
Mr.  Harwood 


The  prices  for  this  engagement  were  fixed  as  follows :  Orchestra 
and  balcony,  ^3  each;  back  balcony,  $2;  family  circle,  reserved, 
^1.50,  and  general  admission,  $1.  Speculators  were  asking  from 
$7  to  $8  for  the  best  orchestra  seats.     Mr.  Irving  was  called  before 


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the  curtain  several  times  after  each  act.  "Charles  I."  was  pro- 
duced Oct.  30,  and  in  it  Ellen  Terry,  Mr.  H.  Howe,  Mr.  Lyndall, 
Miss  De  Sylva,  and  Miss  F.  Holland  made  their  first  appearances. 
The  entire  organization  was  brought  to  this  country  from  Europe 
by  Mr.  Irving.  H.  J.  Loveday  was  stage  manager;  J.  Meredith 
Ball,  musical  director.  Bram  Stoker  was  the  acting  manager. 
"Charles  I."  was  acted  Oct.  30  for  one  week,  except  evening 
Nov.  3,  when  "The  Bells"  was  first  given,  with  Mr.  Irving  as 
Mathias ;  Nov.  5,  "  Louis  XL  ; "  Nov.  6,  7,  8,  9,  matinee  Nov, 
10,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Nov.  12,  13,  "The  Lyons  Mail;" 
Nov.  14,  IS,  16,  17,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Nov.  19,  20, 
"The  Belle's  Stratagem." 

A  professional  matinee  was  given  Nov.  20,  when  "Louis  XI." 
had  this  cast : 


Due  de  Nemours 

.  W.  Terriss 

Sieur  de  Commines  . 

Harbury 

Jacques  Coitier    .     . 

T.  Wenman 

Monseigneur  de  Lude 

.    .     Dwyer 

The  Count  de  Dunois 

.     .     Marion 

Louis  XI 

Henry  Irving 

The  Dauphin  .     .     . 

A.  Andrews 

Tristan  I'Ermite  .     . 

.     .     .       Tyars 

Oliver  de  Dain 

.     .     Archer 

Francis  de  Paule 

.       T.  Mead 

Cardinal  D'Alby  -     .     .     .      Helmsley 

Count  de  Dreux Louther 

Montjoie Lyndall 

Marcel Johnson 

Richard Harvey 

Didier Epitaux 

Marie Millward 

Jeanne Harwood 

Martha Payne 


"Louis  XL"  was  repeated  Nov.  21;  Nov.  22,  "The  Lyons 
Mail;"  Nov.  23,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  matinee  Nov.  24, 
"The  Bells"  and  "The  Belle's  Stratagem;"  and  Mr.  Irving  and 
company  closed  evening  Nov.  24,  with  the  first  act  of  "  Richard 
IIL,"  Irving  as  Gloster,  "The  Belle's  Stratagem,"  and  Mr. 
Irving  recited  Hood's  poem,  "The  Dream  of  Eugene  Aram." 

Robson  and  Crane  followed  commencing  Nov.  26  in  "  The  Board- 
ing House."  Their  company  was  composed  of  A.  S.  Lipman, 
Chas.  S.  Dickson,  M.  B.  Snyder,  Herbert  Ayling,  J.  K.  Morti- 
mer, Jr.,  Frank  E.  Ambrose,  Mainswaring,  Swift,  Sam  Wright, 
Emily  E.  Baker,  Mary  Myers,  Leonora  Bradley,  Georgie  Dickson, 
Flora  May  Henry,  Mattie  Snyder,  Belle  Chapman,  Rose  Snyder. 

Edwin  Booth  commenced  an  engagement  Dec.  10,  in  "  Riche- 
lieu." Dec.  12,  13,  14,  "Leah."  Evening  Dec.  15,  W.  E.  Sheri- 
dan acted  Sir  Giles  Overreach  in  "  A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts." 
He  died  at  Sydney,  Aus.,  May  15,  1887.  His  first  wife  was  Sarah 
Hayes,  who  was  drowned  by  the  sinking  of  the  propeller  Metis  in 
Long  Island  Sound,  in  the  fall  of  1872.  She  was  on  her  way  to 
join  her  husband.  Mr.  Sheridan's  last  appearance  in  this  city  was 
at  the  People's  Theatre.  During  the  war  he  served  with  the  Sixth 
Ohio  Regiment,  and  with  the  Signal  Corps.  He  held  the  rank 
of  captain,  and  was  severely  wounded  in  the  arm  at  the  battle  of 


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Resaca,  Ga.  His  determination  to  die  rather  than  submit  to  ampu- 
tation preserved  to  him  that  important  member  of  his  body.  On 
Dec.  17,  18,  matinee,  Dec.  22,  Booth  appeared  as  Hamlet;  Dec. 
ig,  20,  21,  Bertuccio  in  "The  Fool's  Revenge;"  Saturday  even- 
ing, Dec.  22,  W.  E.  Sheridan  acted  "  Louis  XI. ; "  Dec.  24  Booth 
acted  lago;  Christmas  matinee  and  night,  Sheridan  repeated  "  Louis 
XL  ;"  Dec.  26,  29,  Booth  as  lago,  Sheridan  as  Othello;  Dec.  27, 
28,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and  "Taming  of  the  Shrew," 
Booth  as  Shylock  and  Petruchio;  matinee  Dec.  29,  "Othello;" 
evening  Dec.  29,  Sheridan  as  Louis  XI.;  Dec.  31,  Jan.  i,  and 
matin6e,  Jan.  s,  1884,  "Macbeth,"  Booth  as  the  hero,  Eben 
Plympton  as  Macduff;  Jan.  2,  3,  4,  "Hamlet;"  matinee,  Dec.  5, 
"Macbeth;"  evening  Jan.  5,  Sheridan  as  Ingomar,  Louise  Daven- 
port (Mrs.  W.  E.  Sheridan)  as  Parthenia;  Jan.  7,  8,  Booth  as 
Richelieu;  Jan.  9,  10,  "The  Fool's  Revenge;"  Jan.  11,  matinee, 
Jan.  12,  "King  Lear;"  evening,  Jan.  12,  D.  H.  Harkins  as 
Richard  III. ;  Jan.  14  and  matinee,  Jan.  19,  Booth  as  Hamlet; 
Jan.  15,  "King  Lear;"  Jan.  16,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and 
Petruchio  in  "Taming  of  the  Shrew;"  Jan.  17,  "Macbeth;"  Jan. 
18,  "Richelieu,"  and  Booth  closed  with  "Hamlet,"  matinee,  Jan. 
19;  evening,  Jan.  19,  D.  H.  Harkins  as  Richard  III. 

Emma  Latham  made  her  debut  Jan.  21  as  Constance  in  "The 
Love  Chase."     The  cast: 


Wildrake Barton  Hill 

Waller Wilmot  Eyre 

Trueworth  ....     J.  C.  Buckstone 

Neville John  Germon 

Lash Mr.  Johns 

Widow  Green  ....    EfRe  Germon 


Alice Miss  E.  Blaisdell 

Phcebe    ....       Miss  C.  Edgerton 

Lydia Anita  Fallon 

Sir  William  Fondlove,    Harry  Edwards 
Humphreys      .     .     .  Marcus  Moriarty 


This  lady  closed  her  engagement  Jan.  26  with  this  programme : 
I.  Hunting  scene  from  "The  Love  Chase."  2.  The  murder  scene 
from  "Macbeth."  3.  Recitation,  "The  Old  Church  Organ,"  W. 
Carleton.  4.  Curse  scene  from  "Leah."  5.  Recitation,  "The 
Polish  Boy."  6.  Balcony  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet."  7. 
Potion  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet."  Jan.  28,  Mestayer  & 
Barton's  company,  consisting  of  Harry  Bloodgood,  Robert  E. 
Graham,  John  Gilbert,  James  B.  RadclifEe,  C.  A.  Steadman,  H. 
A.  Cripps,  W.  A.  Mestayer,  Kate  Foley,  Lisle  Riddell,  Helen 
Lowell,  and  Sophie  Hummel,  appeared  Jan.  28  in  "Wanted,  a 
Partner."  Feb.  11,  Modjeska  began  an  engagement  in  "Nad- 
jezda,"  by  Maurice  H.   Barrymore: 


THE   PROLOGUE 


Nedjezda Modjeska 

Praxeda      .     .      Mrs.  M.  A.  Pennoyer 
Khorvitch   ....     Frank  Clements 


lanoush Edwin  Cleary 

Little  Nadine  .     .    Little  Winnie  Reed 


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THE   PLAY 


Khorvitch,  under  the  name  of 

Baron  Barsh  .  .  Frank  Clements 
Prince  ZabaroufF  -  .  .Ian  Robinson 
Lord  Alsager  ...  T.  L.  Coleman 
Paul  Devereux,  Maurice  H.  Barrymore 


lanoush  Bolski     .     .     .    Edwin  Cleary 
Honorable  Miles  O'Hara 

Forbes  Dawson 
Eureka  Grubb  .  .  .  Georgie  Drew 
Nadine Modjeska 


Feb.  23  Modjeska  acted  Viola  in  "Twelfth  Night;"  Feb.  25, 
28,  "Nadjezda;"  Feb.  26,  and  matinee,  Feb.  30,  "Camille;" 
Feb.  27,  30,   "As  You  Like  It;"  Feb.   29,    "  Frou  Frou." 

During  the  season  of  1884-85,  the  name  of  Lester  Wallack  was 
removed  from  the  programmes  of  this  theatre,  and  Theo.  Moss' 
appeared  as  manager  and  proprietor. 

John  E.  McCullough  commenced  his  last  New  York  engagement 
March  3,  in  "  Virginias  "  : 


Lucius Frank  Little 

Marcus William  Haworth 

Titus      .     .     1     .     .     Edward  Wilson 

Servius John  V.  Dailey 

Cneus Edward  Spencer 

Soldier Edward  Goodwin 

Virginia Viola  Allen 


Virginius     ....  John  McCullough 

Servia Augusta  Foster 

Female  Slave  ....       Cora  Leslie 

Icilius Joseph  Haworth 

Appius  Claudius  ....  Mark  Price 
Caius  Claudius  .  .  .  H.  C.  Barton 
Dentatus  ....  H.  A.  Langdon 
Numitorius      .     .     .     .    J.  H.  Shewell 

Two  weeks  were  devoted  to  "Virginius,"  which  was  followed, 
March  17,  by  "The  Gladiator"  for  one  week.  During  the  week 
beginning  March  24,  "Brutus,  or  the  Fall  of  Tarquin,"  "Othello," 
"Virginius,"  "The  Gladiator,"  and  "Richard  HI.,"  were  given. 
McCullough's  last  appearance  on  any  stage  was  made  Sept.  29^  1884, 
as  Spartacus  in  "The  Gladiator,"  at  McVicker's  Theatre,  Chicago. 
His  acting  on  his  last  night  clearly  showed  his  great  physical  and 
mental  weakness.  He  required  frequent  prompting,  and  in  the 
death  scene  he  nearly  broke  down.  Some  of  the  audience  hissed 
and  jeered.  Mr.  McCullough  came  before  the  curtain  at  the  close, 
and,  looking  around  ironically  and  with  a  half-dazed  expression 
that  would  have  moved  to  pity  a  more  intelligent  gathering,  fal- 
tered out:  "This  is  the  best-mannered  audience  I  ever  saw.  If 
you  had  suffered  as  I  have,  you  would  not  have  done  this."  On 
June  27,  1885,  he  was  placed  in  Bloomingdale  Insane  Asylum, 
this  city.  He  remained  there  until  Oct.  2$  of  the  same  year,  when 
he  was  removed  to  his  home  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  Nov. 
8,  1885.  His  remains  were  taken  to  Monument  cemetery,  and 
temporarily  buried. 

An  autopsy  was  made  Nov.  17  and  the  physicians  found  that 
there  was  a  disease  of  the  blood  vessels  of  the  brain,  diie  to  blood 
poison. 

John  E.  McCullough  was  not  a  great  actor.  But  off  the  stage 
he  was  a  favorite  —  a  man  of  genial  temperament  and  warm  heart. 


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His  kindness  of  disposition  knew  no  limits,  and  his  many  chari- 
ties, unostentatious  and  sincere,  will  keep  his  memory  green 
for  years  to  come.  His  list  of  parts  and  plays  was  as  follows: 
Virginius,  Othello,  Lucius  Brutus  in  "Brutus,  or  the  Fall  of 
Tarquin,"  Brutus  in  "Julius  Caesar,"  lago,  Macbeth,  King  Lear, 
Coriolanus,  Spartacus  in  "The  Gladiator,"  Benedick  in  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing,"  Shylock  in  " The  SlVlerchant  of  Venice," 
Petruchio  in  "Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  Faulconbridge  in  "King 
John,"  Richard  IH.,  Cardinal  Wolsey  in  "Henry  VIH.,"  Hamlet, 
Pierre  in  "Venice  Preserved,"  Richelieu,  Jack  Cade,  The  Stranger, 
St.  Pierre  in  "The  Wife,"  Damon,  Metamora,  Claude  Melnotte  in 
"The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  Duke  Aranza  in  "The  Honeymoon,"  Ingo- 
mar,  Rolla  in  "Pizarro,"  Alfred  Evelyn  in  "Money,"  Master 
Walter  in  "The  Hunchback,"  and  Febro  in  "The  Broker  of  Bo- 
gota." Mr.  McCullough  went  to  Europe  three  times.  He  sailed 
from  this  city,  June  5,  1880,  on  a  pleasure  trip  in  company  with 
E.  A.  Sothern,  John  T.  Raymond,  and  Rose  Coghlan.  He  did 
not  act  that  time,  but  when  he  revisited  England  in  April,  1881, 
he  opened  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  London,  in  "  Virginius. "  The 
engagement  continued  till  May  21,  and  he  was  seen  also  in 
"Othello."  Pecuniarily  it  was  not  successful.  He  again  crossed 
the  water  June  29,  1884,  and  went  to  the  Springs  of  Carlsbad, 
Germany,  for  his  health.  It  was  while  acting  at  Cincinnati,  O., 
at  the  Dramatic  Festival,  that  he  began  to  show  signs  of  serious 
illness.  He  acted  Brutus,  Othello,  and  Master  Walter.  This  was 
from  April  29  to  May  4,  1884.  The  will  of  John  E.  McCullough 
proved  that  he  was  worth  ;^28,ooo.  His  widow  died  at  Philadel- 
phia in  July,  1888.  A  monument  to  his  memory  was  unveiled  at 
Mount  Moriah  cemetery,  near  Philadelphia,  Nov.  28,  1888.  It 
represents  in  bronze  McCullough  as  Virginius.  On  the  face  of 
the  base  is  a  design  of  crossed  foils  and  fasces  of  the  Roman  lictors 
with  the  masks  representing  Tragedy  and  Comedy.  It  cost  $2, 200, 
and  the  total  cost  of  the  monument  and  grounds  was  589,300.  The 
inscriptions  upon  the  monument  are  as  follows : 

His  life  was  gentle,  and 'the  elements 

So  mixed  in  him,  that  Nature  might  stand  up 

And  say  to  all  the  world  :  "  This  was  a  man." 

Manliness  and  weakness  in  him  were  so  allied  that  they  who  judged  him  by  his 
strength  or  weakness  saw  but  a  single  side. 

Erected  to  the  memory  of  the  eminent  tragedian,  John  E.  McCullough,  by  his 
friends  John  W.  Mackey,  William  H.  Thomson,  William  M.  Conner,  William  F. 
Johnson,  John  B.  Carson,  W.  J.  Florence,  Mary  Anderson,  and  others. 

Henry  Irving  and  company  reappeared  March  31  in  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing."  April  22,  "Louis  XI.;"  April  23,  24, 
"The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  April  25,  "Charles  I.;"  April  26, 


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the  trial  scene  from  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  fourth  act  of 
"Louis  XL,"  third  act  of  "Charles  I.,"  and  fourth  act  of  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing,"  with  Irving  in  all  these  plays,  and  his  en- 
gagement closed.  Mme.  Janauschek  came  April  28  for  two  weeks. 
"  Zillah,  the  Hebrew  Mother  "  was  the  opening  piece,  and  her  com- 
pany was:  Geo.  D.  Chaplin,  Jas.  H.  Taylor,  Ogden  Stevens, 
Henrietta  Irving,  Lavinia  Shannon,  Alex  H.  Stuart,  Joseph 
Adelman,  Giles  Shine,  Louis  Bresn,  Frank  McDonald,  Geo. 
Conner,  Emmie  Wilmot,  Virginia  Brooks,  and  Evelyn  Cooke. 
Janauschek  acted  Lady  Dedlock  in  "Bleak  House"  May  5  and 
all  the  week. 

"The  Pulse  of  New  York,"  by  R.  G.  Morris,  had  its  first  per- 
formance May  10,  and  the  cast  was : 


Fanny  Gainsborough 
Walter  Harding,  Jr.  . 
Walter  Harding,  Sr. 
Charles  Howard  .     . 
Hannibal  Pinetop     . 
Van  Renssalaer    .     . 
Mr.  Minthorne     .     . 
Inspector  Barnes 
Sergeant  O'Malley    . 
Adelina  Murphy  > 
Kitty  McGonigle  J     * 
Judge  Brandenburg  - 
Clerk  Toppins      .     . 
Doorman  Mahone     . 


.     Caroline  Hill 

.    A.  S.  Lipman 

Edw.  S.  Coleman 

.    L.  F.  Massen 

Frank  Lane 

.  Henry  Tarbon 

W.  L.  Denison 

Geo.  Clarke 

.    H.  D.  Clifton 

Ada  Deaves 

.    Max  Freeman 

Edw.  Pancoast 

.     Frank  Green 


Edward  Golden 
Tramp    .     .     . 
Joe  Simpson     . 
Martin  Adams 
Youth     .     .     . 
Pete  .... 
Turnkey  Farr  . 
Lucy  Golden    . 
Thomas  Smith 
Peter  Hannock 
Patrolman  .     . 
Mrs.  Friery 
Crier  Hogan    . 
Deputy  Feilly  - 


Gerald  Eyre 

.    Nick  Long 

Fred'k  Barry 

Oscar  Todd 

John  March 

.  Chas.  Frew 

.     Rich.  Fox 

.  Viola  Allen 

Jas.  Maxwell 

J.  C.  Arnold 

Stanley  Macy 

.     Lida  Lacy 

Geo.  Mathews 

.    Wm.  Rose 


Edward  H.  Sothern  appeared  May  26  in  a  farce  called  "  Whose 
Are  They? "  which  had  this  cast : 


Theophilus  Pocklinton 

Melchisidec  Flighty, 
Peter  Maudlin      .    . 


Joseph  Haworth 
Edward  Sothern 
.    J.  R.  Shewell 


Gertie  Mooney 
Amelia  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Griffin  . 
Seraphina    .     . 


.    Lizzie  Jeremy 

Eva  Sothern 

Annie  Douglas 

Eva  Barrington 


A  matinee  performance  took  place  May  29  for  the  benefit  of 
Professor  Goldberg,  the  magician,  when  "Leah,  the  Forsaken" 
was  acted,  with  this  cast: 


Lorenz Thomas  Morris 

Pastor Geo.  Jordan 

Peter Gus  Reynolds 

Abraham     ....      John  Matthews 
Little  Leah       .     .     .     Tommy  Russell 

Reuben Walter  Bronson 

Schoolmaster  .     .    J.  Winston  Murray 


Joseph Arthur  Forrest 

Leah Sara  Neville 

Anna Anna  Boyle 

Martha  ....  Mrs.  Geo.  Jordan 
A  Jewess  ....  Marie  Hilforde 
Rose Bettie  Frobescher 


Aug.  18  the  spectacle  "Sieba"  was  produced  in  elaborate  style, 
and  with  this  cast : 


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Sieba Odette. Tyler 

Puck Vernona  Jarbeau 

Sybilla Amy  Lee 

Savanta Olga  Brandon 

Electra Ethel  Brandon 

Theora  ....      Mrs.  Selden  Irwin 


Prince  Harold  .  .  A.  S.  Lipman 
Countess  Ruperta  .  Emmie  Wilmot 
Nicodemus       ...      M.  A.  Kennedy 

Cadmo John  Jack 

Surtur     ....  Frank  Tannehill,  Jr. 


The  Cambaggio-Sieni  Italian  opera  company  opened  Oct.  21 
for  two  weeks.  Henry  Irving  returned  with  Ellen  Terry  and  his 
company  Nov.  10  in  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;  "  Oct.  13,  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing;"  Oct.  15,  "Louis  XI.;"  Oct.  17,  "The 
Lyons  Mail;"  Oct.  18,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  "Twelfth 
Night ; "  Oct.  26,  first  time  in  this  city,  "  Hamlet ;  "  Dec.  4,  "  Shy- 
lock;"  Dec.  5,  "Charles  I.;"  Dec.  6  Irving  closed.  Charlotte 
Thompson  appeared  Dec.  8  in  "Jane  Eyre,"  and  Dec.  10,  "East 
Lynne;"  Adelaide  Ristori  opened  Dec.  22  in  "Elizabeth,"  the 
cast  of  which  was: 


Elizabeth  ....  Adelaide  Ristori 
Lady  Sarah  Howard,  Augusta  Foster 
Lady  Anna  Burleigh,  Marion  P.  Clifton 
Marquis  .  .  .  G,  Herbert  Leonard 
Sir  Francis  Drake     .     Walter  C.  Kelly 


Lord  Hudson 
Robert    .     . 
James  VI.    . 
Cecil  .     .     . 
Lord  Howard 


Walter  Granville 

Edmund  Tearle 

Ivan  Shirley 

.     Louis  Grissel 

.   John  A.  Lane 


"Mary  Stuart"  was  played  Dec.  28  and  "Marie  Antoinette" 
Dec.  29.  Jan.  5,  1885,  Lawrence  P.  Barrett  reappeared  in 
"Julius  Caesar,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Cassius Lawrence  Barrett 

Brutus Louis  James 

Marc  Antony   .     .     .     .     F.  C.  Mosley 
Julius  Caesar    .     .     .     .  S.  E.  Springer 

Decius Chas.  M.  Collins 

Casca Ben  G.  Rogers 


Titinius  .  .  . 
Trebonius  .  . 
Octavius  Caesar 
Popilius  Lenas 
Portia  .  .  . 
Calphurnia 


.  .  James  Watson 
J.  M.  Sturgeon 
Charles  Hawthorne 
.  .  Percy  Winter 
Marie  Wainwright 
.     .    Minnie  Monk 


"A  Blot  on  the  'Scutcheon,"  by  the  poet  Robert  Browning,  was 
first  acted  in  this  city  Feb.  9;  also  "The  King's  Pleasure,"  an 
adaptation  by  Alfred  Thompson,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Florence  came  Feb.  16  in  "Our  Governor": 


Pinto  Perkins  .  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Victor  Newman  .  .  .  T.  L.  Coleman 
Hon.  Beverly  Outram  .  Earle  Stirling 
Robert  King  .  .  .  Davenport  Bebus 
Miss  Matilda  Starr  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 


Emma  Kingsley   .     . 
Mrs.  Munro  Jennings 

Stella  Perkins 


Hattie  Russell 

Nellie  Fitzpatrick 
Minnie  Radcliffe 


Henry  Irving  and  company  reappeared  March  9  in  "Eugene 
Aram"  —  first  time  in  New  York,  Irving  in  the  title  r61e,  and 
Ellen  Terry  as  Ruth  Meadows. 

Mary  Chippendale,  the  first  old  woman  of  Irving's  company,  died 
in  London,  Eng.,  May  26,  1888.     This  lady  was  the  second  wife 


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of  W.  H.  Chippendale.  Helen  Dauvray,  whose  right  name  is  Ida 
Louisa  Gibson,  appeared  April  27  in  "Mona,"  adapted  from  a 
novel  called  "Mrs.  Geoffrey."     It  had  this  cast: 


Paul  Rodney   .    .  .  Frederick  Bryton 

Arthur  Broome     .  .      C.  P.  Flockton 

Geoffray  Rodney,  Clarence  Handyside 

Frank  Rodney      .  .     .    Hart  Conway 

KnoUy  Cameron  .  .     .  E.  H.  Sothern 

Job  Sterling     .     .  .      Charles  Rosene 


Violet  Cameron    .     .    Leonora  Bradley 

James Luke  Martin 

I.  Nobles J.  B.  HoUis 

Lady  Rodney Ida  Vernon 

Baines Ada  Oilman 

Lady  Mona      .     .     .      Helen  Dauvray 


Helen  Dauvray's  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  as  Eva  in 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  at  Maguire's  Opera  House,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  She  afterwards  played  Topsy  to  John  E.  McCullough's  Uncle 
Tom.  She  afterwards  travelled  as  a  star  and  was  known  as  "  Little 
Nell,  the  California  Diamond. " 

A  benefit  given  to  Gustavus  Levick  and  Eben  Plympton,  March 

13- 

The  forum  scene  from  "Julius  Cassar  "  was  done: 


Brutus    .    . 
Marc  Antony 


E.  Plympton  1  First  Citizen 
T.  W.  Keene  I 


Ben  Maginley 


The  following  ladies  and  gentlemen  appeared  as  citizens :  Edwin 
Thorn  e,  Fred  Bryton,  Ben  Ringgold,  J.  W.  Norton,  A.  S.  Lipman, 
John  Matthews,  Harry  Lacy,  Alex  Salvini,  John  Mitchell,  Kate 
Forsyth,  Selina  Dolaro,  and  Louisa  Eldridge. 

This  was  followed  by  the  comedietta,  "Reading  a  Tragedy," 
written  for  Mme.  Dolaro: 


Edith  De  Lisle     .     .    .   Selina  Dolaro 

Jane Annie  EUsler 

Arthur  Brown,        F,  McCuUough  Ross 


Doctor  Smith  ....    Harry  Clarke 
Mr.  Jones J.  W.  Pigott 


This  was  succeeded  by  the  third  act  of  "  King  Lear  " : 


King  Lear 
Fool  .     . 


.  Geo.  Edgar  I  Edgar Eben  Plympton 

Chas.  Coote    Duke  of  Gloster   ....    Frank  Rea 


A  scene  from  "  The  Hunchback  "  came  next,  with  Kate  Forsyth 
as  Helen  and  W.  J.  Ferguson  as  Modus,  and  finished  the  pro- 
gramme.   F.  McCullough  Ross  died  in  New  York  Aug.  21,  1890. 

A  Mexican  band  of  musicians  called  the  Typical  Orchestra 
commenced  June  ig,  but  was  a  failure.  Adelaide  Moore  rented 
the  house  for  two  weeks,  and  appeared  as  Juliet  June  17,  with 
Atkins  Lawrence  as  Romeo  and  Joseph  Wheelock  as  Mercutio; 
"The  Hunchback"  was  given,  Atkins  Lawrence  as  Sir  Thomas 
Clifford,  Loduski  Young  as  Helen,  and  Adelaide  Moore  as  Julia; 
"  As  You  Like  It "  was  played  June  27,  with  this  cast : 


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Orlando 
Adam 
Oliver     . 
Le  Beau 
Celia 
Audrey  . 
Rosalind 


.  Atkins  Lawrence 
W.  J.  Constantine 
.  .  Fred  G.  Ross 
Walter  Eytinge 
Loduski  Young 
.  .  Effie  Germon 
.    Adelaide  Moore 


Jacques  .  .  . 
Duke  in  Exile  . 
Touchstone 
Amiens  .  .  . 
Corin  .  .  , 
Phoebe    .    .    . 


.  .  E.  L.  Tilton 
G.  H.  Leonard 
.  .  Chas.  Stanley 
.  .  .  Jas.  Dunn 
Fred  Chippendale 
.  Josephine  Bailey 


Robson  and  Crane  began  a  season  Sept.  7,   1885,  with  "The 
Comedy  of  Errors,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Dromio  of  Syracuse  .  Stuart  Robson 
Dromio  of  Ephesus  .  .  W.  H.  Crane 
Antipholus  of  Ephesus  .  Wm.  Harris 
Antipholus  of  Syracuse 

Clarence  Handyside 

Solinus C.  H.  Riegel 

yEgeon  ....  Chas.  B.  Hanford 
Angelo  ....  Harry  A.  Langdon 
Balthazar Wm.  Haworth 


Doct.  Pinch 
Officer    . 
Cleon 
Adriana  . 
Luciana 
Phryne   . 
Emilia   . 
Blousabella 


Wm.  H.  Young 
.  George  Clare 
.  Chas.  Wilton 
.  Selina  Fetter 
Kate  McKinstry 
Carrie  Reynolds 
Annie  Douglas 
Mrs.  F.  C.  Wells 


Mary  Anderson  reappeared  in  America  Oct.  12  as  Rosalind  in 
"As  You  Like  It."  J.  Forbes  Robertson  as  Orlando;  Henry 
Vernon,  F.  H.  Macklin,  Zeffie  Tilbury,  Sidney  Harris,  Arthur 
Lewis,  Mrs.  John  Billington,  F.  A.  Gaytie,  T.  C.  Bindloss, 
Kenneth  Black,  C.  Stewart,  I.  Gillespie,  and  H.  Salisbury  all 
made  their  American  debut  on  this  occasion.  Gilbert's  "Comedy 
and  Tragedy "  was  acted  Oct.  22  for  the  first  time  in  America  by 
Mary  Anderson  and  her  company ;  "  Pygmalion  and  Galatea "  was 
played  the  same  night,  and  had  this  cast : 


Pygmalion 
Leucippe 
Chrysos 
Mimos    . 
Agesimos 


J.  Forbes  Robertson 
.  .  Jos.  Anderson 
.  .  J.  G.  Taylor 
•  .  Arthur  Lewis 
.     Rudolph  Strong  I 


Cynisca Zeffie  Tilbury 

Daphne       ....  Mrs.  J.  Billington 

Myrine Miss  M.  Ayrton 

Galatea Mary  Anderson 


"As  You  Like  It"  was  played  Oct.  31  and  Nov.  6;  Nov.  2,  3, 
4,  7,  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons ; "  Nov.  5,  and  matinee,  Nov.  7,  "  Pygma- 
lion and  Galatea,"  and  "Tragedy  and  Comedy."  The  house  was 
closed  Nov.  10  for  a  dress  and  scenic  rehearsal  of  "  Romeo  and 
Juliet,"  produced  Nov.  11,  and  played  two  weeks. 

Frederick  Mitterwurzer,  an  actor  of  much  distinction  in  Ger- 
many, and  a  fellow  player  of  Sonnenthal  in  the  Imperial  Theatre 
at  Vienna,  made  his  American  debut  Nov.  23  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Gustav  Amberg,  and  was  supported  by  the  dramatic  divi- 
sion of  the  Thalia  Theatre's  forces.  Herr  Mitterwurzer  appeared 
in  the  one-act  play,  "Tabarin,"  the  one-act  comedy  by  Bernstein, 
"  Mein  Neuer  Hut "  ("  My  New  Hat "),  and  the  farce  by  Pulitz, 
called  "  Das  Schwert  des  Damocles  "  ("  The  Sword  of  Damocles  "). 

The  Russian  drama  "Iwan,"  by  B.  Alexegew,  was  played  Nov. 


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24,  25,  28,  for  the  first  time  in  this  country,  Herr  Mitterwurzer 
appearing  as  Iwan  Prokopowitsch ;  Nov.  26,  27,  28,  "  Kean ; "  Nov. 
30  and  all  the  week,  "  Die  Leibrente. "  McCauU's  "  Black  Hussar  " 
company  opened  a  four  weeks'  engagement  Dec.  7.  Mark  Smith 
sang  Friedrich;  Geo.  C.  Boniface,  Jr.,  Piffkow;  Lilly  Post,  Minna; 
Marie  Jansen,  Rosetta;  and  Mme.  Mathilde  Cottrelly,  Barbara. 

Modjeska  appeared  Jan.  4,  1886,  in  "Camille,"  when  E.  H. 
Vanderfelt  made  his  New  York  debut  as  Armand.  "  Marie  Stuart " 
was  acted  Jan.  5  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  by  Modjeska ;  Jan. 
6,  7,  9,  "  As  You  Like  It ; "  Jan.  8,  "  Mary  Stuart ; "  matinee  Jan. 
9,  "Camille."  Modjeska  appeared  Jan.  11,  in  " Adrienne  Lecou- 
vreur;"  Jan.  12  and  13,  "Mary  Stuart;"  Jan^  14,  "Donna  Diana," 
for  the  first  time.  She  used  Westland  Marston's  version  of  the 
old  Spanish  comedy  by  Moreto.     It  had  this  cast: 


Donna  Diana Modjeska 

Don  Caesar      .     .     .   E.  H.  Vanderfelt 

Perin Frank  Clements 

Don  Gaston    ....    James  Cooper 
Don  Luis    ....     L.  J.  Henderson 


Don  Diego 
Donna  Fenisa 
Donna  Laura  . 
Floretta      .     . 


ErroU  Dunbar 

Evelyn  Shaw 

Daisy  Dorr 

Kitty  Wilson 


Modjeska  also  played  in  "Twelfth  Night"  and  "Odette,"  which 
closed  her  engagement  Jan.  30.  Frank  Clements  was  killed  by 
being  run  over  by  a  railway  train  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  May  8,  1886. 

Lawrence  Barrett  and  company  opened  Feb.  i  in  "Hernani," 
which  was  acted  until  Feb.  17,  when  "Francesca  da  Rimini"  was 
done.  A  matinee  performance  Feb.  18,  of  "As  You  Like  It," 
with  Modjeska  and  company,  was  for  the  benefit  of  the  Polish 
exiles.  "Julius  Caesar"  was  played  by  Barrett  and  company  Feb. 
22  with  Barrett  as  Cassius  and  W.  E.  Sheridan  (specially  en- 
gaged) as  Brutus;  Feb.  25,  "The  King's  Pleasure "  and  "The 
Wonder;"  Feb.  26,  "Yorick's  Love"  and  "David  Garrick;" 
matinee,  Feb.  27,  "Hernani;"  evening,  Feb.  27,  "Julius  Caesar." 
Mme.  Judic  and  company  opened  March  2  in  "  La  Femme  a 
Papa ; "  March  3,  "  La  Grande  Duchesse ; "  March  4,  "  La  Cosaque ;  " 
March  5,  "La  Mascotte;"  matinee,  March  6,  "La  Grande  Duch- 
esse;" and  evening,   March  6,   "Divorgons." 

The  "Guv' nor"  March  8  was  revived  for  one  week  by  the  Wal- 
lack's  Theatre  company,  with  this  cast: 


Theodore  Macclesfield 
Butterscotch 
Freddy  .     . 
Theodore    . 
MacToddy 
Jellicoe  .    . 

Cab  Dnver 
Mrs.  Macclesfield 


.  Wm.  Elton 

John  Gilbert 

.  George  Clarke 

,     Fred  Corbett 

,     .      C.  E.  Edwin 

Harry  Gwynette 

Roland  Buckstone 

.    James  Holbroke 

,    .     .     Mary  Hill 


Cantle Edward  White 

VuUem W.  H.  Pope 

Ullage W.  L.  Dennison 

Gunnel E.  A.  Bigelow 

Carrie Theresa  Butler 

Kate Kate  Bartlett 

Aurelia Josephine  Bailey 

Barbara Lillie  Walter 

Susan Miss  Mathews 


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Boucicault's  comedy,  "The  Jilt,  or.  Thundercloud's  Year,"  was 
seen  March  15  — first  time  in  this  city,  and  had  this  cast: 


.  .  Helen  Bancroft 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Pennoyer 
.  .  John  P.  Sutton 
.  .  Mary  E.  Barker 
.     .     .      Bijou  Heron 


Myles  O'Hara      .     .     Dion  Boucicault  Lady  Millicent 

Sir  Budleigh  Woodstock,   Henry  Miller  Mrs.  Pincott    . 

Lord  Marcus  Wylie  .     .  F.  M.  Burbeck  Colonel  Tudor 

Mr.  James  Daisy      .     .   Frank  Wright  Mrs.  Welter     . 

Rev.  Mr.  Spooner     Donald  Robertson  Phyllis  Welter 
Kitty  Woodstock  .      Louise  Thorndyke 

The  farewell  appearances  in  America  of  Mme.  Judic  commenced 
April  5  and  continued  for  two  weeks,  and  her  repertory  was :  April 
S,  "La  Belle  Hdlene;"  April  6,  "La  Roussotte  "  (first  time  in 
America);  April  7,  "La  P6richole;"  April  8,  "Niniche;"  April 
9,  "La  Mascotte;"  matinee,  April  10,  "La  Belle  H61^ne;" 
evening,  April  10,  "La  Cosaque;"  April  12,  "La  Vie  Parisi- 
enne;"  April  13,  "La  FemmeaPapa;"  April  14,  "Divorgons;" 
April  15,  for  the  benefit  of  A.  Durand,  the  business  manager,  "La 
Grande  Duchesse,"  and  the  monologue,  "Clary  vs.  Clary;"  April 
16,  for  the  benefit  of  Judic  the  second  act  of  "Lili,"  the  one-act 
operetta,  "Josephine,"  and  the  second  act  of  "  La  Femme  a  Papa; " 
matinee,  April  17,  "La  Perichole,"  and  Judic  closed  her  unprofit- 
able engagement  evening  of  April  17  with  "La  Jolie  Parfumeuse." 
Judic  was  brought  to  this  country  by  Maurice  Grau,  and  pecuni- 
arily she  was  a  failure,  but  artistically  a  great  success.  She  was 
not  only  a  very  great  artist,  but  one  of  the  most  delightful  of  ac- 
tresses ever  heard  on  the  American  stage.  Her  manner  was  re- 
fined, and  her  voice  sweet,  cl^ar,  and  well  modulated. 

Dion  Boucicault  returned  April  19  in  "The  Jilt."  Fanny 
Davenport  followed  April  26  in  "Fedora,"  with  this  cast: 


Loris  Ipanoff  .  .  .  .  R.  B.  Mantell 
Gretch  ....  Eugene  O.  Jepson 
Jean  ....  Melbourne  McDowell 
Doctor's  Assistant  ...  A.  Aktar 
The  Swiss R.  F.  Loom 


Dimtri  . 
Baroness 
Nicolas  . 
Cyrille  . 
TichbefF 


.  .  Nettie  Irving 
.  .  Alma  Aiken 
Sheldon  Kinnecon 
.  .  W.  J.  Hurley 
Frank  Willard 


Dr.  Loreck K.  Sheldon 

Dr.  MuUer E.  Pembroke 

Basile J.  Williams 

Ivan P.  Drake 

Marka Jennie  Shore 

Fedora Fanny  Davenport 

Mons.  Rouvrel  .  .  Frank  McDonald 
Countess  Olga  .  .  .  Marie  Sheldon 
Mme.  De  Fourne,  Miss  A.  V.  Kindrop 
Desire     .     .     .       Edgar  L.  Davenport 


May  10  W.  S.  Gilbert's  burlesque  comedy  "Engaged"  was  pro- 
duced, and  thus  cast : 

Agnes  Herndon 
Ethel  Douglas 
John  Matthews 


Belinda  .     .     . 
Mrs.  McFarlane 
Symperson  .     . 


Cheviot  Hill     ....      Cedric  Hope 

Minnie Alice  Butler 

Maggie Addie  Cummings 

Belvawney Henry  Dalton 

Mary  Anderson  began  an  engagement  May  17  in  "Pygmalion 
and  Galatea,"  and  "Comedy  and  Tragedy;"  May  18,  20,  "Ingo- 


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mar;"  May  19  and  matinee,  May  22,  "The  Lady  of  Lyons;"  May 
21,  "As  You  Like  It;"  May  22,  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea."  May 
31  Harry  Edwards  took  a  benefit.  June  3  a  benefit  was  given  to 
the  widow  and  children  of  the  late  Bartley  Campbell,  dramatist, 
under  the  auspices  of  B.  P.  O.  Elks  and  the  Actors'  Fund.  The 
entertainment  consisted  of  the  Japanese  scene  from  "The  Little 
Tycoon,"  Myra  Goodwin  in  specialty,  Helen  Hooker  (first  appear- 
ance in  New  York)  and  C.  G.  Craig  in  "Ingomar,"  W.  J.  Scanlan 
in  Irish  songs,  a  party  of  "Coon  Jubilee"  singers,  Frank  Mayo 
and  company  in  the  second  act  of  "Nordeck,"  W.  Henry  Rice  in 
burlesque  ballads,  Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers  and  company  in  "  Elizabeth  " 
(first  act),  F.  F.  McNish  in  "Silent  Fun,"  and  the  second  act 
"The  Whiteslave." 

On  June  24,  Millocker's  opera,  "The  Maid  of  Belleville,"  for 
the  first  time  in  English,  was  advertised  with  Mile.  Aimee  (first  ap- 
pearance in  English  opera)  as  the  star.  George  W.  Lederer  and 
Charles  Byrne  were  the  managers.  As  this  lady  was  under  con- 
tract to  Simmonds  &  Brown  for  the  season  of  1886-87,  ^^'^  was  to 
open  her  season  in  this  city,  those  gentlemen  refused  to  allow  her 
to  appear,  and  the  consequence  was  that  Roberta  Crawford  ap- 
peared in  the  r61e  announced  for  Aimee.  In  it  Frank  David  made 
his  New  York  d6but;  the  opera  was  a  failure.  The  orchestration 
was  bad,  the  chorus  was  weak,  save  as  to  numbers,  and  only  one 
or  two  of  the  principals  sang  well.  Charles  J.  Gould  and  Berry 
Jarrett  took  a  benefit  Sunday  evening,  Aug.  15.  Lester  &  Allen's 
minstrels  commenced  Aug.  16.  Lawrence  Barrett's  company  ap- 
peared in  "  Yorick's  Love,"  Aug.  30,  with  this  cast: 


Master  Yorick       .     . 

Lawrence  Barrett 

Thomas .     .     . 

.     .      J.  M.  Sturgeon 

Master  Heyward  . 

-  Newton  Gotthold 

Philip     .     .     . 

.     .     .      J.  L.  Finney 

Master  Edmund    . 

Charles  Welles 

Tobias    .     .     . 

.     .    Kendall  Weston 

Master  Walton      .     . 

S.  E.  Springer 

Alice  .... 

.     .      Minna  K.  Gale 

Master  Woodford 

Chas.  M.  Collins 

Dorothy      .     . 

.     .    Miriam  O'Leary 

Gregory  .... 

.     Ben.  Rogers 

Sept.  2  Barrett  acted  "  Richelieu ; "  Sept.  3,  "Hamlet;"  matinee, 
Sept.  4,  "Yorick's  Love;"  eyening,  "Julius  Caesar;"  Sept.  6,  7, 
and  matinee,  Sept.  11,  "Francesca  da  Rimini;"  Sept.  8,  "Ham- 
let;" Sept.  10,  II,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and  "David  Gar- 
rick;"  Sept.  13,  14,  IS,  16,  and  matinee,  Sept.  18,  "Harebell,  or 
the  Man  o'  Airlie;"  Sept.  17,  "Yorick's  Love"  and  "David  Gar- 
rick;"  evening,  Sept.  18,  "Richard  III.  ;"  Sept.  20,  "Richelieu;" 
Sept.  21,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  and'  "The  King's  Pleasure; " 
Sept.  22,  and  matinee,  Sept.  25,  "Francesca  da  Rimini;"  Sept.  23, 
"  Julius  Cassar ;  "  Sept.  24,  "  Hamlet. "  The  Barrett  company  closed 
Sept.  25  with  "Yorick's  Love"  and  "David  Garrick."  Genevieve 
Ward  appeared  here  Sept.  27  in  "The  Queen's  Favorite": 


3l6      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       [isss 


Henry  St.  John 
Queen  Anne  . 
Officer     .     .     , 


W.  H.  Vernon 

Gertrude  Kellogg 

,     .    Percy  Winter 


Duchess      ....  Genevieve  Ward 

Marquis John  Wilks 

Abigail Eleanor  Tyndale 


This  was  Mr.  Vernon's  and  Eleanor  Tyndale's  American  debut. 
Genevieve  Ward  was  formerly  known  as  Genevra  Guerrabella,  a 
popular  opera  singer.  Since  1873  she  has  been  on  the  dramatic 
stage.  "The  Queen's  Favorite"  was  an  adaptation  of  Scribe's 
"Le  Verre  d'Eau."  "Forget  Me  Not"  was  produced  by  Miss 
Ward  Oct.  4,  with  this  cast: 


Prince  Maleotti 
Alice  Verney    . 
Horace  Welby 
Barratto .     .     . 


J.  W.  Summers 

Eleanor  Tyndale 

W.  H.  Vernon 

.  D.  G.  English 


Porter Mr.  Edwards 

Stephanie    ....   Genevieve  Ward 

Servant Percy  Winter 

Mrs.  Foley .     .    .       Gertrude  Kellogg 


Wilson  Barrett  made  his  American  d^but  Oct.  11,  in  ' 
supported  by  his  English  company.     The  cast  was : 


Claudian," 


CHARACTERS  IN  THE  PROLOGUE: 


Claudian 
The  Holy 
Theorus  . 
Zosimus 
Therena 
Volpas    . 


Wilson  Barrett 

Charles  Fulton 

H.  Cooper-ClifFe 

A.  H.  Bernage 

.  Alice  Belmore 

Langley  Russell 


Symachus S.  M.  Carson 

Sesiphon W.  A.  Elliott 

Demos H.  Evans 

Caris Evelyn  Howard 

Captain  of  the  Scythians,     Mr.  Aubrey 


CHARACTERS   IN   THE  PLAY: 


Claudian  Andiates  .  Wilson  Barrett 
Officer  of  the  Herculeans,  G.  Maxwell 
Goths  of  the  Tetrarch's  Guards 

Howard  and  Belton 

Almida Miss  Eastlake 

Alcardes      ....      Austin  Melford 

Belos George  Barrett 

Eddessa Lily  Belmore 

Threne Miss  Medway 


Clia Miss  Thompson 

Galena Alice  Cooke 

Thareogalus     ....  Chas.  Hudson 

Agaziel J.  H.  Clynds 

Rhamantes Warren 

Hera Lila  Garth 

Sabella Miss  Woode 

Gratia     ......       Miss  Wilde 

Cloris Mr.  Percyval 


The  prices  of  admission  were  raised  to:  Orchestra  seats  and 
front  rows  of  the  balcony,  $2;  a  portion  of  the  gallery,  $1.  At 
nine  o'clock  the  speculators  were  offering  those  seats  at  less  than 
half  price.  Mr.  Barrett  saw  spaces  in  the  house  every  night  dur- 
ing his  first  week,  which  ended  Oct.  16.  One  actor  in  the  cast  — 
Charles  Hudson  —  astonished  some  and  incensed  others  of  the  audi- 
ence because  he  strongly  suggested  Henry  Irving  in  his  voice,  gait, 
and  actions.  Hisses  finally  broke  forth,  not  because  the  man  was 
incompetent,  but  rather  because  it  seemed  to  be  understood  by  the 
house  fhat  his  imitation  purposely  sought  to  ridicule  Mr.  Irving. 
This  demonstration  of  disapproval  was  renewed  Tuesday  night.  A 
special  matinee  of  "  Claudian  "  was  given  Oct.  20,  the  proceeds  of 
which  went  to  the  Charleston,  S.  C,  sufferers.     Barrett's  three 


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weeks'  engagement  terminated  Oct.  30.  Matinee  30,  "  The  Color 
Sergeant,"  "A  Clerical  Error,"  and  "Chatterton"  formed  the  pro- 
gramme. For  the  evening,  "  Claudian  "  was  acted  for  the  farewell 
of  Mr.  Barrett. 

Considerable  talk  was  caused  by  the  "wonderful"  earthquake 
scene  in  "Claudian,"  as  if  it  had  never  before  been  witnessed  in 
this  country.  It  was  much  better  done  many  years  ago  at  the  Old, 
Bowery  Theatre  and  by  Bartley  Campbell  in  his  play  "  Clio."  This 
"  sensation  "  was  introduced  four  centuries  ago  by  the  Italians  —  in 
1480.  They  had  intricate  machinery  for  the  simulation  of  such 
phenomena  as  thunderbolts,  earthquakes,  falling  stars,  and  angels 
descending  in  clouds.  As  early  as  1692,  the  first  attempt  in  Eng- 
land to  mimic  an  earthquake  was  made  at  Southwark,  London. 
Early  in  December,  1828,  Fitzball's  melodrama  of  "The  Earth- 
quake, or  the  Phantom  of  the  Nile,"  was  produced  at  the  Adelphi 
Theatre,  London.  It  was  founded  on  Moore's  strange  tale  of  "The 
Epicureans,"  which  bears  a  remarkable  resemblance  in  general 
structure  to  "She."  In  fact,  Rider  Haggard  has  been  accused  of 
plagiarism  in  writing  his  novel.  About  the  first  stage  earthquake 
ever  witnessed  in  England,  however,  was  at  Covent  Garden  Theatre, 
London,  in  18 12,  in  Reynolds'  opera  of  "The  Virgin  of  the  Sun." 
The  walls  and  columns  of  the  temple  scene  in  the  first  act  were 
arranged  in  cubical  forms,  and  when  thrown  down  by  the  violent 
agitation  of  the  ground  rolled  over  the  boards  with  the  illusion  of 
solidity. 

Edwin  Booth  appeared  Nov.  3,  with  the  following  company: 
Charles  Barron,  John  T.  Malone,  Carl  Ahrendt,  John  T.  Sullivan, 
Chas.  Hanford,  H.  C.  Barton,  Edwin  Royle,  Chas.  Abbe,  John 
Doud,  F.  K.  Harte,  J.  Brown,  Thos.  L.  Coleman,  Walter  Thomas, 
Owen  S.  Fawcett,  L.  J.  Henderson,  Volney  Streamer,  Mrs.  Augusta 
Foster,  Emma  Vaders,  and  Kate  Maloney.  "  Hamlet "  was  the 
opening  play,  with  this  cast: 


Hamlet Edwin  Booth 

Ghost Charles  Barron 

Ophelia Emma  Vaders 

Bernardo     ....  Francis  K.  Harte 

Osric C.  S.  Abbe 

Polonius Carl  Ahrendt 

Laertes John  T.  Sullivan 

King  Claudius ....     J.  T.  Malone 


Horatio  .  . 
Rosencrantz 
Guildenstern 
Marcellus  . 
First  Actor 
Queen  Gertrude 
Player  Queen  . 
First  Gravedigger 


Chas.  B.  Hanford 
.  .  H.  C.  Barton 
.  .  E.  M.  Royle 
.     .     .  John  Doud 

Thos.  L.  Coleman 
.  Augusta  Foster 
.  .  Kate  Maloney 
.    .  O.  S.  Fawcett 


The  prices  of  admission  were  not  advanced,  the  best  seats  being 
1^1.50,  fifty  cents  less  than  for  Wilson  Barrett  and  ;^i.So  less  than 
for  Irving.  Nov.  6  "The  Fool's  Revenge  "  was  presented.  Booth 
did  not  appear  the  second  week  after  Monday  night.  His  inabil- 
ity to  act  was  announced  late  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  when  a 
physician's  certificate  was  sent  out  to  the  press.    Booth  reappeared 


31 8      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cissy 


Florus W.  D.  Ingram 

Enomaus T.  F.  McCabe 

Gellius Harry  Willard 

Centurion G.  D.  Farnum 

Scropha E.  W.  Hillard 

Artificer P.  A.  Clinton 

Child Master  Dinnie 

The  Fighting  Gaul   .       Wm.  Muldoon 


Nov.  15,  acting  lago  in  "Othello;"  Nov.  18,  20,  "Richelieu;" 
Nov.  23,  26,  "Fool's  Revenge;"  Nov.  24-27,  "Merchant  of 
Venice "  and  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew ; "  matinee,  Nov.  27,  as 
lago. 

Joseph  Jefferson  began  an  engagement  Nov.  29,  in  "Rip  Van 
Winkle."  In  his  company  were  Edwin  Varrey,  Geo.  W.  Den- 
ham,  Lin  Hurst,  Geo.  W.  Lynch,  Joseph  Warren,  Lizzie  Hudson, 
Gertie  Foster,  Bessie  Leslie,  Charlie  Duval,  James  McCann,  W.^ 
A.  Whitecar,  May  Woolcott,  and  Dora  Leslie.  Dec.  13,  "Cricket 
on  the  Hearth  "  and  "  Lend  Me  Five  Shillings  "  were  acted,  with 
Jefferson  as  Caleb  Plummer  in  the  first  play  and  Golightly  in  the 
other.  Robert  Downing  made  his  New  York  debut  as  a  star  Dec. 
20,  as  Spartacus  in  "The  Gladiator,"  which  had  this  cast: 

Spartacus R.  Downing 

Phasarius     ....       Henry  Aveling 

Crassus Frank  Lane 

Bracchius    ....    John  Swinburne 

Lentulus Chas.  Nevins 

Jovius Royal  Roche 

Senona Mittens  Willett 

Julia Gail  Forrest 

Crixus L.  A.  Wagenhalls 

Lillian  Olcott  appeared  here  Jan.  3,  1887,  as  the  heroine  in 
Sardou's  "Theodora."  J.  H.  Gilmour  played  Andreas.  John 
Howson  took  a  benefit  matinee,  Jan.  13,  and  the  programme  was 
composed  of  songs  by  Ada  Melrose,  Willis  Sweatnam  in  a  negro 
act,  Fred  Warde  and  company  in  the  forum  scene  from  "Vir- 
ginius,"  recitation  by  Helen  Marr,  assault  at  arms  by  Alex.  Sal- 
vini  and  Mens.  Regis  Senac,  N.  C.  Goodwin  and  company  in  the 
first  act  of  "Turned  Up,"  violin  solo  by  Michael  Banner;  Francis 
Wilson  and  Mark  Smith  in  the  Thieves'  Duet  from  "Erminie," 
the  idyllic  play  "The  Violin  Maker  of  Cremona,"  for  the  first 
time  in  this  city,  acted  by  Hudson  Liston,  J.  H.  Gilmour,  Marie 
Jansen,  and  John  Howson;  imitations  of  actors,  by  John  M.  Young; 
the  pool  scene  from  "The  O'Reagans,"  with  John  Wild  and  mem- 
bers of  Harrigan's  company;  song  by  Victor  Dangon;  the  curse 
scene  from  "Deborah,"  by  Sarah  Neville;  and  Frank  Richmond 
in  cowboy  stories. 

John  Howson  died  suddenly  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  16,  1887.  He 
was  born  at  Hobart  Town,  Tasmania,  Nov.  17,  1844.  In  1864,  he, 
two  sisters  (Emma  and  Clelia),  and  his  brother  (Frank),  came  to 
the  United  States,  and  travelled  as  the  Howson  Family.  The 
company  disbanded  in  San  Francisco  about  1866.  In  1872  he 
came  to  this  city  to  play  in  "Mimi,"  at  this  theatre  (then  Wal- 
lack's).  In  1883  he  joined  Lester  Wallack's  stock  company, 
remaining  two  seasons.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  with 
Lotta's  travelling  company 


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319 


Jan.  17  "Indiana"  was  given  for  the  first  time  in  New  York, 
when  the  John  A.  McCaull  company  opened  a  season  of  comic 
opera.     This  was  the  cast: 


Nan   .... 

Maud  .  .  . 
Matt  o'  the  Mill 
Lord  Dayrell  . 
Philip  Jervaux . 
Sir  Mulbery  MuUit 
Annette  .... 


Annie  Meyers 
Adine  Drew 
.  DigbyBell 
.    Geo.  Olmi 

E.  W.  Hoff 
.    Ellis  Ryse 

Ida  Eissing 


Madge Celie  Eissing 

FoUiet C.  Blanchard 

Cosmo G.  HoUingsworth 

Indiana  Greyfaunt  .  .  .  Lilly  Post 
Lady  Prue  ....  Laura  Joyce  Bell 
Capt.  Hazzard  .     .     .   Bessie  Fairbairn 


The  second  annual  benefit  concert  in  aid  of  the  Sick  Relief 
Fund  of  United  Council  American  Legion  of  Honor  took  place 
Jan.  30.  Salsbury's  Troubadours  appeared  here  Feb.  7,  in  "The 
Humming  Bird,"  acted  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.  The  cast 
was: 


Sally Nellie  McHenry 

Fanny Leonora  Bradley 

Matilda Marie  Beckel 

Biddy Emma  Gilbert 


Joseph  Brass     .     .     .       Nate  Salsbury 
Honeymoon      ....     Geo.  Backus 

Rackett John  Webster 

McLaughlin F.  B.  Blair 

Tramp F.  Bowman 

Feb.  28  was  the  first  production  here  of  the  opera  "Lorraine," 
by  the  McCaull  Opera  company.  Sig.  Perugini  gave  way  to  a  bad 
cold,  and  retired  after  night  of  March  3,  Herndon  Morsell  singing 
his  r61e  the  rest  of  the  week,  and  E.  T.  Steyne  (stage  manager) 
taking  Mr.  Morsell's  part.  Gertrude  Griswold  (the  Madelaine), 
also  on  account  of  illness,  was  out  of  the  cast  after  March  i.  Josie 
Knapp  sang  the  Madelaine  r61e  March  2.  On  March  3  Alida 
Varna,  from  McCaull's  "Black  Hussar"  company,  took  the  part. 
"  Lorraine  "  was  first  produced  by  this  company  at  Chicago. 

Sarah  Bernhardt,  after  an  absence  of  six  years,  reappeared  in 
this  city  March  14  in  "Fedora;"  March  15,  19,  matinee,  March 
26,  "La  Dame  aux  Camelias;"  March  16,  18,  matinees,  March 
19,  22,  "Fedora;"  March  17,  23,  "Frou  Frou;"  March  21,  "Le 
MaJtre  de  Forges ; "  special  matinee,  March  24,  "  Fedora ; "  even- 
ing, March  24,  "Adrienne  Lecouvreur;"  March  25,  "Fedora;" 
evening,  March  26,  "Le  MaJtre  de  Forges;"  March  28,  "Theo- 
dora." April  4  Wilson  Barrett  commenced  a  return  engagement 
in  "  Hamlet,"  which  he  repeated  April  5.  "  Clito  "  was  done  April 
6  for  the  first  time  here;  April  13,  14,  "Claudian;"  April  15  and 
matinee,  April  16,  "Hamlet;"  evening,  April  16,  "The  Lady  of 
Lyons."  Dion  Boucicault  appeared  April  18  with  "Kerry"  and 
"Fin  MacCool."  His  company  consisted  of  Louise  Thorndyke, 
Julia  Stuart,  J.  C.  Padgett,  Fred  Corbett,  H.  J.  Lethcourt,  l5ion 
Boucicault,  Georgia  Cayvan,  Helen  Bancroft,  Lulu  Pendleton,  W. 
J.  Ferguson,  Dan  Maguinnis,  Fritz  Williams,  Walter  Treville, 
Herbert   Colby,   Joseph   W.    Walsh,    Marion   Elmore,   and   Mary 


320      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1887 


Barker.  It  is  doubtful  if,  in  all  his  New  York  engagements, 
Dion  Boucicault  had  ever  met  with  a  more  discouraging  reception 
from  the  critics  than  that  which  greeted  "  Fin  MacCool "  during 
his  opening  week.  The  drama  was  assailed  almost  brutally,  in  at 
least  one  instance,  and  in  no  case  was  it  received  with  favor.  The 
audiences  naturally  were  small,  and  on  April  23  the  actor  changed 
his  bill  to  "The  Jilt."  Owing  to  Boucicault's  illness  the  house 
was  closed  the  week  of  April  28.  He  played  the  following  week 
in  "The  Shaughraun." 

Charles  W.  Couldock  had  a  benefit  the  afternoon  of  May  10,  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  first  appearance  on  the  stage.  The 
programme  was  as  follows:  Third  act  of  "Hamlet": 


Hamlet  .  . 
The  Ghost  . 
Polonius 
Horatio  .  . 
Rosencranz . 
Guildenstern 
Marcellus    . 


.  Edwin  Booth 
Charles  Barron 
.  Carl  Ahrendt 
Charles  Hanford 
.  H.  C.  Barton 
.  Edwin  Boyle 
.     .  John  Doud 


Bernardo 
First  Actor  . 
Ophelia   .     . 
King  Claudius 
Second  Actor 
Queen  Gertrude 
Player  Queen   . 


.  F.  K.  Harte 
T.  L.  Coleman 
Emma  Vaders 
John  T.  Malone 
Walter  Thomas 
Augusta  Foster 
.    Kate  Malony 


The  screen  scene  from  "  The  School  for  Scandal " :  Lady  Teazle, 
Fanny  Davenport;  Sir  Peter  Teazle,  John  Gilbert;  Charles  Sur- 
face, R.  B.  Mantell;  Joseph  Surface,  J.  H.  Barnes;  recitation, 
Trowbridge's  "Vagabonds,"  C.  W.  Couldock.  The  quarrel  scene 
from  "Julius  Caesar":  Cassius,  Lawrence  Barrett;  Brutus,  John 
Malone;  Decius,  C.  M.  Collins;  Casca,  B.  G.  Rogers;  Trebonius, 
E.  Springer;  Metellus,  K.  Weston;  Pindarus,  J.  Albaugh,  Jr.; 
the  third  act  of  "The  Rivals":  Bob  Acres,  Joseph  Jefferson;  Sir 
Lucius  O'Trigger,  James  O'Neill;  Captain  Absolute,  Kyrle  Bel- 
lew;  David,  G.  W.  Denham;  Mrs.  Malaprop,  Mrs.  John  Drew; 
Lydia  Languish,  Annie  Robe.  The  prices  of  admission  were: 
Orchestra  and  dress  circle,  reserved  seats,  $^;  family  circle,  re- 
served seats,  $2;  general  admission,  $1. 

May  16  an  opera  called  "  The  Pyramid  "  had  its  first  representa- 
tion on  any  stage,  and  with  this  cast : 


Albert  Leroy   .     .     .       Harry  Hilliard 
William  Dodge    .     .     .      Paul  Arthur 

Ramses Frank  David 

Rhea Addie  Cora  Reed 


Tai Helen  Standish 

Natasu Rosa  Cook 

Sabako Ellis  Ryse 


Sarah  Bernhardt  returned  here  June  1 5,  appearing  as  Fedora ; 
June  16,  "Theodora;"  matinee,  June  17,  "Theodora;"  night  of 
June  17,  "Hernani,"  in  which  she  acted  Dona  Sol  for  the  first 
time  in  this  city. 

This  house  opened  under  the  management  of  Henry  Abbey, 
John  Schoeffel,  and  Maurice  Grau,  Aug.  22,  with  McNish,  John- 
son &  Slavin's  minstrels.     The  dramatic  season  began  Aug.  27, 


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1887,  with  Gillette's  "Held  by  the  Enemy."  French  Opera  com- 
pany made  their  American  debut  Sept.  19.  "Le  Grand  Mogul," 
by  Audran,  was  heard  for  the  first  time  in  this  country  in  its 
original  French  form.  "Fatinitza"  was  sung  Oct.  14,  for  the  first 
time  in  this  country  in  French. 

Joseph  Jefferson  appeared  Oct.  17  as  Bob  Acres,  in  "The 
Rivals,"  with  Mrs.  John  Drew  as  the  Mrs.   Malaprop. 

Henry  Irving  reappeared  in  America  Nov.  7,  in  G.  W.  Wills' 
version  of  "Faust,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Faust G.  Alexander 

Valentine    .     .     .     .     .     .  C.  Glenney 

Frosch Harbury 

Bessy Miss  Mathews 

The  Witch  of  the  Kitchen 

Thomas  Mead 


Mephistopheles    .     .     .    Henry  Irving 
Martha  ....       Mrs.  Chippendale 

Altmayer Haviland 

Brander Harvey 

Siebel Johnson 

Margaret Ellen  Terry 


The  programme  for  Nov.   12   was  "The  Bells"  and  the  farce 
"Jingle,"  taken  from  "Pickwick  Papers,"  with  this  cast: 


Alfred  Jingle    ....     Henry  Irving 

Wardle S.  Johnson 

Tupman Harbury 

Nupkins Wenman 

Perker ^     .      J.  Carter 

Sam  Weller     .     .     .       Martin  Harvey 
Miss  Arabella       .      Miss  F.  Harwood 


Nathaniel  Winkle     . 
Augustus  Snodgrass 
Pickwick     . 
Job  Trotter 
Fat  Boy 
Miss  Rachel 
Miss  Emily 


Mr.  Emery 
Haviland 
H.  Howe 
Mr.  Archer 
Mr.  Gurner 
Mrs.  Pauncefort 
.  Miss  Mathews 


The  last  performance  of  "  Faust "  by  Mr.  Irving's  company  was 
given  Dec.  5.  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  was  played  Dec.  6,  7, 
8,  9,  and  matinee  of  Dec.  10;  night  of  Dec.  10,  "Jingle"  and 
three  acts  of  "  Louis  XI. "  closed  the  Irving  engagement. 

Julia  Marlowe  began  an  engagement  here  Dec.  12  in  "Romeo 
and  Juliet" : 

Romeo Joseph  Haworth  Nurse     ....     Elizabeth  Andrews 

Friar Leslie  Allen  Mercutio Chas.  Norris 

Tybalt Howard  Kyle  Prince Chas.  J.  Fyffe 

Benvolio E.  J.  Radcliffe  Capulet John  Sutherland 

Peter Geo.  Gaston  Paris Nestor  Lennon 

Lady  Capulet  .     .     .    Blanche  Weaver  Juliet Julia  Marlowe 

Miss  Marlowe  was  seen  as  Parthenia  in  "Ingomar"  Dec.  13,  and 
Viola  in  "  Twelfth  Night "  Dec.  14.  Joseph  Haworth  acted  Mal- 
volio;  Leslie  Allen,  Sir  Toby  Belch;  Blanche  Weaver,  Olivia. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J.  Florence  returned  here  Dec.  19  in  "  Our 
Governor. " 

Frau  Hedwig  Niemann-Raabe  made  her  American  debut  Jan.  2, 
1888,  as  Lorle  and  Lenore  in  "Dorf  und  Stadt."  Her  support  in- 
cluded the  following,  all  save  Ottilie  Genee  making  their  Ameri- 
can bow  on  this  occasion :  Arthur  Meyer,  Adolph  Meyer,  Antonie 
Ziegler,  Auguste  Burmester,  Julius  Metz,  Hermann  Haak,  Hugo 

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322       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D888 


Ranzenberg,  Alexis  Schonlank,  Gustav  Kober,  Karl  Muller.  The 
same  bill  was  repeated  Jan.  3;  "  Ein  Tropfen  Gift,"  Jan.  4,  5; 
"Cyprienne"  ("  Divorgons "),  Jan.  6,  7,  and  matinee,  Jan.  7;  the 
lady  acted  "Dora,"  Jan.  9,  10;  Richard  Voss'  "Alexandra,"  Jan. 
II,  12,  for  the  first  time  in  America.  This  is  the  German  ver- 
sion of  Sardou's  drama,  known  variously  in  English  as  "Agnes," 
"Andrea,"  "Anselma,"  and  "In  Spite  of  All."  Frau  Niemann- 
Raabe  closed  her  engagement  Jan.  14.  The  cast  of  "  Alexandra  " 
was:  Frau  Prasidentin  v.  Elberti,  Ottilie  Genee;  Erwin,  Hugo 
Ranzenberg;  Alexandra,  Hedwig  Niemann-Raabe;  Dr.  Andrea, 
H.  Haak;  Anton  Moell,  Gustav  Kober;  Bauer  Gerland,  Moritz 
Moritz;  Frau  Lemm,  Auguste  Burmester.  Her  engagement  may 
be  briefly  summed  up  as  a  complete  artistic  success  and  a  financial 
disappointment  to  her  manager,  who  was  compelled  to  increase 
the  price  of  seats  owing  to  his  expensive  contract  with  his  star. 

William  Mestayer's  company  was  seen  in  "Check  44"  Jan.  16, 
and"Francillon,"  by  Alex.  Dumas,  had  its  first  American  hearing 
Feb.  13:  Marquis  De  Riverolles,  Gustav  Kober;  Lucien,  Hugo 
Ranzenberg;  Franziska,  Hedwig  Niemann-Raabe ;  Annette,  Lilli 
Petri ;  Stanislas  de  Grandredon,  Hermann  Haak ;  Henry  De  Symeur, 
Alexis  Schonlank;  Jean  De  Carillac,  Moritz  Moritz;  Therese 
Smith,  Antonie  Ziegler;  Colestin,  Karl  Muller;  Ein  Anderer 
Diener,  Heinrich  Zilzer;  Elise,  Auguste  Burmester;  Pinguet,  A. 
Meyer.  Hedwig  Niemann-Raabe' s  return  engagement,  and  her 
final  one  in  America,  opened  Feb.  17  with  "Die  Hagelstolzen " 
and  one  act  of  "Jane  Eyre."  For  her  return  engagement  the  best 
seats  were  reduced  in  price  to  ^1.50.  Heinrich  Conreid,  her 
manager,  made  his  reappearance  on  the  stage,  matinee  and  even- 
ing, Feb.  18  (Hedwig  Niemann-Raabe  having  sailed  for  Germany 
that  day),  in  the  title  r61e  of  "  Dr.  Klaus"  (known  in  English  as 
"Dr.  Clyde,"  "The  Doctor,"  "Dr.  Klaus,"  etc.).  This  was  his 
first  appearance  on  the  stage  since  January,   1883. 

Henry  Irving  and  company  began  a  five  weeks'  engagement  Feb. 
20  in  W.  G.  Wills'  "Olivia."  This  play,  which  is  a  dramatiza- 
tion of  Goldsmith's  "Vicar  of  Wakefield,"  had  been  done  in  this 
city  in  1878  by  Fanny  Davenport  and  her  company.  The  cast 
here  was: 


Dr.  Primrose 
Moses    .    . 
Mr.  Burchell 
Sophia    .     . 
Squire  Thornhill 
Farmer  Flamborough 
Polly  Flamborough  . 


.    Henry  Irving 

.     .      Haviland 

.     .       Wenman 

Miss  D.  Harwood 

.     Alexander 

H.  Howe 

Miss  Coleridge 


Gypsy  Woman     .     .     .     Miss  Barnett 
Mrs.  Primrose      .     .    Mrs.  Pauncefort 

Olivia Ellen  Terry 

Leigh Tyars 

Phoebe Miss  Mills 

Dick Miss  M.  Holland 


"The  Lyons  Mail"  was  given  Feb.  25-27,  with  Linda  Dietz  as 
Jeannette;   March  3,  "Olivia;"  March  5,  "Faust"  was  revived 


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and  continued  up  to  March  10,  when  Ellen  Terry  took  a  brief  rest 
and  "Louis  XI."  was  presented.  The  Star  was  one  of  the  few 
theatres  open  in  this  city  on  what  was  known  as  "The  Blizzard 
Night,"  March  12.  Irving  and  his  company  paid  a  visit  to  West 
Point  afternoon  of  March  19,  1888,  and  gave  a  fully  costumed  per- 
formance of  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  in  the  cadets'  mess  hall 
of  the  Military  Academy.  The  Star  Theatre  was  closed  that 
night. 

March  24  Mr.  Irving  closed  his  engagement  with  "Olivia,"  and 
the  company  sailed  for  England  after  the  performance.  Mr.  Irving 
did  not  leave  New  York  until  the  following  week.  Henry  Irving 
was  at  his  best  in  melodrama,  for  his  cunning  and  rare  knowledge 
of  stage  artifice  enabled  him  to  focus  upon  himself  the  strength  of 
his  admirably  drilled  company.  As  far  as  his  individual  methods 
as  an  actor  go,  Mr.  Irving  is  as  old-fashioned  and  conventional  as 
were  the  players  of  a  half-century  ago.  The  mouthings,  the  strut- 
ting, the  ranting,  the  mad  tearing  of  passion  into  tatters,  —  are  we 
not  familiar  with  them  all,  either  by  hearsay  or  through  the  work 
of  some  derelict  of  good  old-time  tragedy  ?  Prof.  Alexander  Herr- 
mann was  the  attraction  week  of  April  2. 

James  Owen  O'Connor  appeared  here  April  9  in  "Hamlet,"  hav- 
ing rented  the  house  for  two  weeks.  This  was  the  New  York  debut 
of  Jessie  Villars  as  Ophelia,  also  that  of  Emmie  Young,  a  daughter 
of  Brigham  Young,  as  the  Queen.  During  the  two  weeks,  O'Connor 
was  seen  in  the  "Marble  Heart,"  "Merchant  of  Venice,"  "Riche- 
lieu," and  "Othello,"  as  well  as  in  "Hamlet."  His  engagement 
closed  April  21.  A  professional  matinee  occurred  April  19.  No 
stage  exhibition  that  I  have  seen  has  possessed  all  the  disagreeable 
features  of  the  O'Connor  engagement.  His  audiences  were  almost 
exclusively  composed  of  males,  who  were  to  be  amused  as  the  Count 
Johannes  and  Dr.  Landis  once  amused  this  city.  They  found  no 
excuse  too  trifling  for  their  merriment,  no  jest  too  coarse,  no  uproar 
too  loud.  A  dozen  or  more  auditors  were  ejected  by  the  police  at 
various  times.  O'Connor's  Hamlet  was  so  indescribably  bad  in 
speech,  action,  and  appearance  that  his  audience  burst  into  laughter 
before  he  had  been  on  the  stage  five  minutes.  In  his  interview  with 
Rosencrantz,  he  was  so  absurd  that  the  audience  broke  through  all 
restraint  and  the  dialogue  was  lost  in  peals  of  laughter.  He  made 
a  speech  to  his  audience  telling  them  that  he  would  furnish  them 
with  a  hilariously  insane  Hamlet  if  they  would  give  him  a  chance. 
This  was  received  with  three  cheers  for  O'Connor.  His  perform- 
ance of  Shylock  in  "The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  nearly  brought  about 
a  riot  in  the  theatre.  All  through  the  performance  the  audience 
"talked  back"  to  Shylock.  Every  time  the  curtain  went  down, 
there  were  torrents  of  cheers,  howls,  "  cat-calls, "  roars,  screeches, 
whistling,  and  Indian  war-whoops.     A  posse  of  police  stopped  the 


324       A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisss 

disturbance  for  a  time.  In  the  trial  scene,  when  Shylock  begins  to 
scrape  his  knife  on  the  floor,  Bassanio  asks,  "  Why  dost  thou  whet 
thy  knife  so  keenly?"  A  voice  in  the  gallery  answered,  "He's 
going  to  shave  off  them  whiskers,"  referring  to  the  absurd  hirsute 
ornaments  O'Connor  wore  about  his  face.  He  finished  the  play 
by  making  Shylock  commit  suicide  at  the  end  of  the  trial  scene. 
He  was  seen  in  "  Hamlet "  at  the  professional  matinee.  On  the 
night  he  played  "Richelieu,"  an  enthusiastic  admirer  threw  a 
bouquet  of  pie-plant  upon  the  stage.  The  play  was  stopped 
short,  the  curtain  rung  down,  and  O'Connor  made  the  following 
speech : 

"I  hereby  offer  a  reward  of  $ioo  cash,  to  be  paid  behind  the 
scenes,  to  any  person  who  detects  another  in  the  act  of  throwing 
missiles  upon  the  stage.  I  have  some  dignity  as  a  man,  as  a 
lawyer,  and  as  the  star  of  this  company.  There  is  nobody  in  this 
house  that  can  play  Richelieu  as  well  as  I  can,  and  yet  you  deride 
me.  I  have  a  loaded  musket  behind  the  scenes  which  you  may 
force  me  to  use.  At  the  next  performance  I  shall  have  a  sufficient 
force  of  policemen  behind  the  scenes  to  preserve  order.  You  can- 
not drive  me  from  this  theatre."  When  as  Phidias  in  "The  Marble 
Heart "  he  fell  dead  at  the  end  of  the  first  act,  some  one  cried, 
"No  fall;  bring  an  ambulance."  On  his  closing  night  two  large 
cabbages  were  thrown  at  him. 

James  Owen  O'Connor's  father  was  a  cousin  of  Charles  O'Connor, 
the  distinguished  jurist.  There  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  fact  that 
some  mental  derangement  induced  him  to  adopt  the  stage  as  a 
profession.  He  was  taken  to  an  insane  asylum  at  Morris  Plains, 
N.  J.,  August  25,  1893,  where  he  died  March  31,  1894.  His  last 
engagement  was  in  a  variety  theatre  in  Jersey  City  in  the  winter  of 
1891.  His  audience  pelted  him  with  decayed  fruit  and  vegetables 
so  unmercifully  that  he  abandoned  the  stage.  At  a  variety  theatre 
in  the  West,  where  he  performed,  a  wire  curtain  was  used  to  pre- 
vent his  being  struck  by  flying  missiles.  Two  weeks  prior  to  his 
confinement  in  the  asylum  he  wandered  away  from  his  home  and 
was  found  in  a  vacant  lot,  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  house. 

Appropriately  enough  Brockman's  Monkey  show  followed,  April 
24,  but  business  was  so  bad  that  the  house  soon  closed  for  the  sea- 
son. Reopened  for  the  season  with  Johnson  &  Slavin's  minstrels, 
on  Aug.  27.  Robert  Downing,  with  his  dramatic  company,  fol- 
lowed. He  played  Spartacus  in  the  "  Gladiator "  Sept.  3,  4,  and 
8,  "  Virginius,"  matinee  of  Sept.  5  and  evening  of  Sept.  7,  and  "In- 
gomar,"  Sept.  6  and  matinee  of  Sept.  8.  "The  Paymaster"  came 
Sept.  17  for  two  weeks.  "Zigzag,"  a  musical  comedy,  came  Oct. 
I.  Lydia  Thompson,  with  her  burlesque  company,  opened  Oct. 
15  in  a  very  weak  "sketch,"  called  "Penelope,"  which  had  this 
cast: 


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325 


Icarius  •  .  .  Charles  Horace  Kenny 
Agrippa  ....  Master  Fritz  James 
Hermes  ....  Christine  Blessing 
Philander    ....      Brenda  Harper 

Arctos Minnie  Sannon 

Carthos Vivian  Bromley 

Nevera Lillie  AUiston 

Tektoe Louis  Kelleher 

Glaucus Harry  Starr 


Ulysses Lydia  Thompson 

Endymion  ....     Marie  Williams 

Penelope Aida  Jenoure 

Cupid Millie  Marion 

Daphne Ella  Carrington 

Glyke     ....      Florence  Brandon 

Hamax Rose  Newham 

Calypso  ....  Florence  Bankhardt 
Mr.  Waiter  .  Miss  Belle  Raymond 
Cymon   ....     J.  Bolton  RadclifEe 

Gustav  Amberg  presented  his  German  company  in  "  Mit  Fremden 
Federn,"  by  C.  Schoenfeld,  Oct.  22  and  23;  "Sie  Weiss  Etwas," 
Oct.  24  and  25 ;  and  "Tilli,"  by  F.  Stahl,  Oct.  26  and  27.  Among 
the  American  d6buts  made  were  those  of  Fraulein  Herrman,  Frau- 
lein  Sandow,  Herr  Becker,  and  Herr  Schoelermann.  "  A  Midsum- 
mer Night's  Dream  "  was  produced  Oct.  29  by  John  W.  Albaugh's 
travelling  company,  and  had  this  cast : 

Theseus  ....  William  Morris 
Lysander  ....  Edw.  J.  Henley 
Demetrius  ....    Chas.  H.  Sutton 

Egeus Adolph  Bernard 

Oberon Carrie  Daniels 

Titania Lillie  Post 

Puck Hattie  Harvey 

Singing  Fairy  ....     Ada  Somers 

Flute William  Lee 

Snout Charles  Rosene 

Peas  Blossom   .    .     Bertie  Sutherland 


Nick  Bottom     .     . 

Edmund  D.  Lyons 

Starveling    .     . 

John  H.  Mitchell 

Philostrate   .     . 

.    Chas.  Kaufman 

Hippolyta     .     . 

.     .    Harriet  Ford 

Hermia    .     .     . 

Minnie  Seligman 

Helena    .     .     , 

Katharine  AlVord 

Cobweb   .     .     . 

Louie  Stevens 

Moth  .... 

Mustard  Seed  . 

Walter  Lewis 

.     .     Ferd.  Hight 

Snug  .... 

.     .    Louis  R.  Grisel 

This  ran  two  weeks,  and  was  followed  Nov.  12  by  H.  E.  Dixey 
in  "Adonis,"  for  two  weeks;  then  came  "The  Crystal  Slipper,  or 
Prince  Prettiwitz  and  Little  Cinderella. "  The  new  text  was  by 
Capt.  Alfred  Thompson  and  Harry  B.  Smith.  The  cast:  Baron 
Anthracite,  R.  E.  Graham;  Yosemite,  Edwin  Foy;  Cinderella, 
Marguerite  Fish;  Prince  Prettiwitz,  May  Yohe;  Mardi  Gras, 
Daisy  Remsden;  Fairy  Graciosa,  Homie  Weldon;  and  Fiorde- 
fuma,  Topsy  Venn.  Sig.  Novissimo,  the  ballet  master  of  this 
company,  died  in  Bellevue  Hospital,  Aug.  16,  1890.  May  Yohe 
retired  from  the  cast  after  the  first  night,  and  the  Prince  was  acted 
by  Mamie  Cerbi. 

Annie  Pixley  appeared  here  Dec.  24  in  "  The  Deacon's  Daughter," 
and  "Zara,"  Dec.  31.  The  Louis  James-Marie  Wainwright  com- 
pany came  Jan.  7,  1889,  with  "As  You  Like  It,"  which  had  this 
cast: 


Banished  Duke     .     .      Erroll  Dunbar 
Duke  Frederick     .     .    Harry  Leighton 

Orlando Louis  James 

Jaques F.  C.  Mosley 

Adam H.  A.  Langdon 

Oliver H.  E.  Chase 


Touchstone E.  Y.  Backus 

Charles J.  M.  Laflin 

Rosalind      .     .    .    Marie  Wainwright 

Celia Anita  Harris 

Audrey Kate  Meek 

Phebe Alma  Aiken 


326      A   HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       D889 


This  play  was  repeated  Jan.  8,  9;  "Virginius"  was  given  Jan. 
10-12;  "Much  Ado  About  Nothing,"  Jan.  11,  and  matinee,  Jan. 
12,  with  Marie  Wainwright  as  Beatrice  and  Louis  James  as  Bene- 
dick. They  were  followed  Jan.  14  by  Fanny  Davenport  and  com- 
pany in  "La  Tosca,"  which  was  thus  cast: 


Le  Baron  Scarpia, 

Melbourne  MacDowell 
Mario  Cavaradossi, 

F.  McCullough  Ross 
Cesare  Angellotti  .  Theodore  Roberts 
Schiarone  ....  Joseph  Weldon 
Le  Marquis  Attavanti     .    Bruce  Hayes 


Vicomte  de  Trevillac,  Arthur  A.  Lotto 
Colonetti  .  .  .  Jean  H.  Williams 
Reine  Marie  Caroline,  Eleanor  Merron 
Princess  Orlonia  ....  May  Diel 
Gennarino    ....     Marie  Merriam 

Luciana Olivia  Warren 

Floria  Tosca     .     .      Fanny  Davenport 


An  entertainment  was  given  Sunday  evening,  Jan.  20,  in  aid  of 
the  Sick  Relief  Fund  of  United  Council  1,035  Legion  of  Honor. 

John  Wild  first  appeared  in  this  city  as  a  dramatic  star  Jan.  21 
in  "Running  Wild,"  which  had  this  cast: 

Cardamon  Moxie   .     .       Will  H.  Dietz  Dollie Gertrude  Fort 

D'Oily  Float )  t  u    -iii-u  The  Lady  who  does  the  clean- 

Joe  King        I       •     •     ■     •  John  Wild       ing  .....     .  St.  Geo.  Hussey 

Barry  Cassidy        .     .  Theo.  M.  Brown  Penelope  Podd      .     .     .      Adele  Bray 

Daniel  Dodge   .     .     .   F.  M.  Kendrick  Flora Julia  Mackey 

The  Gentleman  who  removes  Dora Ada  Jones 

the  ashes  ....     Harry  Brinsley  L  Malone T.  B.  Butler 

The  Howard  Athenaeum  specialty  company  came  Jan.  28  for 
one  week.  The  Lyceum  Theatre  company  appeared  Feb.  4  in 
"The  Wife,"  by  Bilasco  and  De  Mille,  which  was  thus  cast: 


John  Rutherford  .  Nelson  Wheatcroft 
Matthew  Culver  .  .  Henry  Hermon 
Major  Homer  Q.  Putnam, 

James  O.  Barrows 
John  Dexter  .  .  Charles  S.  Dickson 
Robert  Gray    ....  Frank  Carlyle 


Silas  Truman  ....  John  Flood 
Helen  Truman  .  Mrs.  Berlan-Gibbs 
Lucile  Ferrant  .  Adeline  Stanhope 
Mrs.  Belamy  Ives,     Adelaide  Thornton 

Kitty  Ives Hattie  Schell 

Mrs.  Amory     ....      Eliza  Logan 


"Later  On"  was  seen  Feb.  11,  "The  Stowaway,"  Feb.  18; 
Richard  Stahl's  comic  opera,  "Said  Pasha,"  was  sung  for  the  first 
time  in  this  city  Feb.  2,  and  had  this  cast: 

Said  Pasha  .     .     .     .    Francis  Gaillard  Hassan  Bey     ...       R.  N.  Dunbar 

Hadad Edwin  Stevens  Terrano Hubert  Wilke 

Nockey Stanley  Felch  Rajah      ....       Jos.  Greensfelder 

Serena Helen  Dingeon  Queen  Alti  ....      Carrie  Godfrey 

Balah  Sojah     ....  Alice  Gaillard 

"Evangeline"  was  seen  March  11  for  two  weeks,  followed  by 
M.  Coquelin  for  one  week,  commencing  March  25,  in  "  Le  Mariage 
de  Figaro;"  March  26,  "Le  Juif  Polonais;"  matinee,  March  27, 
"  Le  Mariage  de  Figaro ; "  evening,  "  Les  Surprises  du  Divorce ; " 
March  28,  "  Le  Voyage  de  M.  Perrichon "  and  monologues ; 
matinee,  March  30,  "Le  Juif  Polonais;"  evening,  "LeGendrede 
M.   Poirier;"   for  Coquelin's  benefit,   March  29  "Jean   Dacier " 


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327 


and  "The  Silent  System"  received  their  first  public  performances 
in  this  country.     The  cast  of  the  first  play  was: 


Jean  Dacier     ....     M.  Coquelin 

Berthaut M.  Duquesne 

Baudru    ....      M.  Jean  Coquelin 
Le  Comte M.  Abel 


De  Puylaurens      .     .     .     .    M.  Mayer 

Antonia Mme.  Kerwich 

La  Comtesse    ....      Mme.  Patry 


In  "The  Silent  System"  Coquelin  acted  wholly  in  pantomime 
the  part  of  a  henpecked  husband  who  did  not  even  get  a  chance  to 
utter  a  word. 

M.  Coquelin's  first  American  tour  closed  March  30  with  a  re- 
vival of  "Le  Gendre  de  M.  Poirier." 

Rose  Coghlan  began  a  two  weeks'  engagement  April  i,  in 
"Jocelyn,"  a  play  by  her  brother,  Chas.  Coghlan,  produced  for 
the  first  time  in  New  York.     The  cast  was: 


Louis  Xin.  .  .  Chas.  F.  Gotthold 
Prince  Saviani  .  .  Wilton  Lackaye 
Philip  de  Boissac  .  Frank  Lander 
Charles  de  Boissac,  Conway  Carpenter 
Henry  de  Boissac  .  Albert  Roberts 
Gaston  Marcel      .     .  James  E.  Wilson 

Agenor Harry  Gwynette 

Marfiso  ....  Charles  W.  Morgan 


Volatil Albert  Roberts 

Narcisse      .     .     .      Charles  E.  Edwin 

Captain William  Ranous 

Michael E.  Tom  Webber 

Blaisois Verner  Clarges 

Mme.  de  Mortaigne, 

Mrs.  Charles  Watson 
Jocelyn Rose  Coghlan 


Mrs.  Chas.  Watson  died  in  this  city  May  4,  1889. 

Robson  and  Crane  appeared  in  "The  Henrietta,"  April  15,  and 
closed  May  1 1,  which  was  also  the  date  of  the  termination  of  their 
partnership  as  joint  stars.  They  had  been  together  for  twelve 
years.  Ullie  Akerstrom  made  her  metropolitan  d^but  May  13,  act- 
ing in  "Annette  the  Dancing  Girl,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Pete Frank  Hewitt 

Richard James  Homer 

Cuban  Guard  ...  T.  H.  Tolway 
Mrs.  Weldon  .  .  .  Maggie  Harold 
Madge Hattie  Morris 


Annette Ullie  Akerstrom 

Sanford  Weldon  .  .  Alfred  Hudson 
Herbert  Ashton  .  .  .  Frank  Lander 
Dandy  Dick  .  .  J.  K.  Applebee,  Jr. 
Florence  Markley      .      Jennie  Nichols 


The  season  of  1889-90  opened  Sept.  9  with  Theo.  Moss  as  man- 
ager. Bronson  Howard's  war  play  "Shenandoah"  was  acted  for 
the  first  time  in  New  York,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Gen.  Haverill  .  .  .  Wilton  Lackaye 
Col.  Kerchival  West  .  Henry  Miller 
Capt.  Heartsease  .  .  Morton  Selton 
Lieut.  Frank  Bedloe  .  G.  W.  Bailey 
Maj.  Gen.  Francis  Buckthorn, 

Harry  Harwood 
Sergt.  Barket  .  .  James  O.  Barrows 
Col.  Robert  EUingham, 

Lucius  Henderson 
Capt.  Thornton  .  .  John  E.  Kellard 
Lieut,  of  Signal  Corps  .  Harry  Thorn 
Lieut,  of  Infantry      .    .  Geo.  Maxwell 


Mrs.  Constance  Haverill,  Dorothy  Dorr 
Gertrude  EUingham  .  .  .  Viola  Allen 
Madeline  West  .  Nanette  Comstock 
Jenny  Buckthorn  .  .  .  Effie  Shannon 
Mrs.  Edith  Havferill  .  Alice  B.  Haines 
Hardwick  .  .  .  .  W.  L.  Dennison 
Capt.  Lockwood  .  .  .  C.  C.  Brandt 
Corp.  Dunn     .     .     .  W.  J.  Cummings 

Benson Wm.  Barnes 

Old  Margery  ....  Mrs.  Haslam 
Jannette Esther  Drew 


328      A  HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       D890 


On  Oct.  14  the  Jefferson-Florence  company  appeared  in 
Rivals,"  with  this  cast: 


'The 


Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger,  W.  J.  Florence 
Sir  Anthony  Absolute  .  Edwin  Varrey 
Captain  Absolute  .  Frederick  Paulding 
Faulkland  .  .  Geo.  Frederick  Nash 
Mrs.  Malaprop      .    .   Mrs.  John  Drew 


Bob  Acres  ....   Joseph  Jefferson 
David      ....     Geo.  W.  Denham 

Fag Joseph  Warren 

Lydia  Languish     .     .     .       Viola  Allen 
Lucy Agnes  Miller 


W.  J.  Scanlan  was  seen  here  Nov.  11  in  "Myles  Aroon."  The 
Redmund-Barry  company  appeared  Dec.  9  in  "Herminie;" 
"Twelve  Temptations"  was  seen  for  two  weeks  beginning  Dec. 
16.  A  special  matinee  performance  took  place  Dec.  19  of  "A  Fair 
Rebel."  On  Dec.  30  Fanny  Davenport  returned  with  "La  Tosca" 
for  a  fortnight.  William  H.  Crane  produced  "The  Senator,"  by 
David  Lloyd,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  Jan.  13,  1890,  and  with 
this  cast : 


Senator  Hannibal  Rivers, 


Alex  Armstrong  . 
Count  Von  Strahl 
Baron  Ling  Ching 
Richard  Vance 
Lieut.  Schuyler  . 
Isaiah  Sharpless  . 


William  H.  Crane 
George  F.  Devere 
.  .  H.  Bergman 
.  .  .  H.  Braham 
.  .  James  Neill 
.  T.  D.  Frawley 
Wra.  Herbert 


Mabel  Denman,  Lizzie  Hudson  Collier 
Mrs.  Schuyler  -  .  .  Augusta  Foster 
Mrs.  Armstrong  .  .  Jennie  Karsner 
Josie  Armstrong  .  .  .  Jane  Stuart 
Mrs.  Hilary,  Georgia  Drew  Barrymore 
Silas  Denman  .  .  .  .  J.  C.  Padgett 
Erastus    ....      John  J.  Gilmartin 


Jane  Stuart  was  the  daughter  of  Maurice  F.  Hollahan,  Deputy 
Commissioner,  Department  of  Public  Works  of  this  city.  Her 
first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  made  in  April,  1886,  in  the 
"Lily  of  Yeddo,"  at  the  Criterion  Theatre,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Her 
New  York  d^but  was  made  Oct.  24,  1887,  at  the  Fourteenth  Street 
theatre,  as  Ernestine  in  "Baron  Rudolph."  She  next  appeared  as 
Sylvaine  in  "Helene,"  Oct.  18,  1888.  She  joined  Crane's  com- 
pany at  Decatur,  111.,  in  September,  1889,  acting  Sallie  Harmony 
in  "On  Probation."  During  the  season  of  1891-92  she  was  in 
Aug.  Pitou's  company.  She  retired  from  the  stage  and  married 
Gen.  Louis  Auer  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Feb.  25,  1895.  On  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  Feb.  9,  an  entertainment  was  given  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Horace  Greeley  statue  fund.  "Bill  Nye,"  James  Whitcomb 
Riley,  the  Courtney  Quartet,  and  others,  appeared. 

The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "The  Senator"  took  place 
April  22 ;  Stuart  Robson,  who  was  playing  "  The  Henrietta  "  at 
Proctor's  Twenty-third  Street  theatre,  this  city,  rode  from  there 
to  the  Star  in  order  to  congratulate  Mr.  Crane.  The  second  act 
was  on  when  Mr.  Robson  entered  the  theatre,  but  he  went  down 
the  aisle,  mounted  the  stage,  and  in  a  humorous  speech,  assured 
Mr.  Crane  of  his  delight  at  the  success  of  "The  Senator." 

Georgie  Drew  Barrymore  was  ill  the  night  of  May  i,  and  her 
place   in   the  cast  was   filled   by  Lizzie   Hudson   Collier,   while 


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Leonora  Bradley  played  Mabel.  Mrs.  Barrymore,  resumed  her 
part  on  the  afternoon  of  May  3. 

Georgie  Emma  Drew  Barrymore  died  at  Santa  Barbara,  Cal., 
July  2,  1893,  of  consumption.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  John 
Drew,  and  wife  of  Maurice  Barrymore,  to  whom  she  was  married 
Dec.  31,  1876. 

"The  Senator"  closed  May  10.  "The  Shatchen,"  written  by 
Henry  Doblin  and  his  brother  for  Charles  S.  Dickson,  was  pro- 
duced May  12,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.  The  cast  was: 
Joseph  Lewis,  Lewis  Morrison;  Meyer  Petowsky,  M.  B.  Curtis; 
Jack  Ransome,  Charles  Dickson;  Leo  Lewis,  Russ  Whytal; 
James  Nickerson,  C.  F.  Montaigne;  Edith,  Florence  Roberts; 
Alice,  Rosabel  Morrison;  Fanny  Morton,   Sophie  Eyre. 

In  consequence  of  the  illness  of  Mr.  Morrison,  Geo.  Osborne 
acted  Joseph  Lewis,  and  Mr.  Montaigne,  Nickerson,  commencing 
matinee.  May  24. 

This  theatre  was  the  only  one  that  did  not  give  a  matinee  on 
Decoration  Day,  May  30.  Lewis  Morrison  did  not  appear  week 
ending  May  31.  Rosabel  Morrison  retired  from  the  cast  May  29, 
and  her  r61e  was  played  by  Gertrude  Dawes.  Stanislaus  Stange 
replaced  Russ  Whytal  June  2,  and  the  house  closed  June  7.  It 
was  reopened  for  a  brief  season  Aug.  4,  under  the  management  of 
Joseph  Brooks,  with  "A  Woman  of  the  World,"  which  had  this 
cast: 


Mr.  Ten  Broek 
Mr.  Kavana 
Mr.  Deane  .     . 
Miss  Prentiss   . 


.  Geo.  F.  Devere 
.  .  Wm.  Herbert 
Livingstone  Morse 
.    Lillian  Florence 


Mrs.  Wakefield, 

Georgie  Drew  Barrymore 
Mr.  Wakefield  .  .  .  Edwin  Bethel 
Mrs.  Copeland Ada  Crisp 


This  was  followed  by  the  farcical  comedy,  "The  Balloon,"  cast 
thus: 


Dr.  Glynn   ....       Robt.  Hilliard 
Dr.  Boyton       .     .     .    Geo.  F.  Devere 

David Wm.  Herbert 

Miss  Vera Jane  Stuart 

Mr.  Aubrey  Fitzjohn  (first  appear- 
ance in  America)    .    .  Alfred  Maltby 


Captain  Cameron  .  .  .  Sidney  Drew 
Policeman  .  .  .  John  J.  Gilmartin 
Mrs.  Ripendale, 

Georgie  Drew  Barrymore 
Mrs.  Fitzjohn  .  Mrs.  Augusta  Foster 
Grace  Wentworth,   Katharine  Florence 


The  next  season  began  Sept.  8  with  Wm.  H.  Crane  as  the  star, 
in  "The  Senator." 

A  matinee  performance  was  given  Sept.  4  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  Elks.  An  entertainment  the  same  after- 
noon took  place  at  the  Academy  of  Music.  The  result  was  a  great 
disappointment,  as  the  attendance  at  both  theatres  was  very  bad. 
The  price  fixed  for  orchestra  seats,  and  the  best  seats  in  the  or- 
chestra circle  and  balcony,  at  the  testimonial  performances,  was 


330      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D891 

$2.50  each,  with  an  admission  charge  of  $1.  One  ticket,  however, 
admitted  the  holder  to  both  the  Academy  and  the  Star.  Each 
performance  began  at  one  o'clock,  and  the  curtains  in  both  houses 
were  rung  up  on  probably  the  smallest  audiences  that  ever  greeted 
such  elaborate  programmes. 

At  the  matinee  performance  of  Nov.  15  W.  H.  Crane  fainted 
and  fell  to  the  stage  during  the  third  act.  The  last  act  was  played 
with  Geo.  F.  Devere  in  Crane's  r61e.  Mr.  Crane  played  that  night. 
"  On  Probation  "  had  its  first  New  York  production  matinee,  Nov. 
19.  It  was  originally  acted  Sept.  9,  1889,  at  Decatur,  111.  The 
cast  here  was : 


Jonathan  Silsbee    .     .     Wm.  H.  Crane 
Maurice  Fitzmaurice, 

William  Harcourt 
Prince  Ivan  KaroskofE,  T.  D.  Frawley 
Senhor  Pedro  Oliveira,  Henry  Bergman 
Dr.  Benj.  Cox  .     .     .      Henry  Braham 


Eugene William  Herbert 

Lady  Frank  Brooke  .  Hattie  Russell 
Mary  Marlowe  .  .  .  Esther  Lyon 
Mrs.  Harmony,  Mrs.  Augusta  Foster 
Sadie  Harmony  .  .  .  Jane  Stuart 
Senhora  Oliveira  .  Katharine  Florence 


The  two-hundredth  performance  of  "The  Senator"  occurred 
Nov.  26. 

An  author's  matinee  took  place  Dec.  11,  when  was  produced,  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage,  three  one-act  plays  —  "  The  Haunted 
Room  " : 


Captain  Packenham  Walsh, 

Wilton  Lackaye 
Col.  Robert  Benton    .    Henry  Bergman 

"A  Woman": 


Peter  .     .     .     . 
Lady  Carrolton 


George  Morrison 
.     .   Caroline  Hill 


Godsend  .     .     .     Jennie  O'Neil  Potter  I  Edward  Livingstone,      Henry  Bergman 
John  Harper  .     .     .   George  F.  Devere  | 

"  Grimsby's  Dilemma  "  : 


Caleb  Grimsby 
Helen       .     .     . 
Sidney  Brown  . 
Dr.  Campbell    . 


.  Wra.  Herbert 

Minnie  Palmer 

F.  L.  Sylvester 

Louis  B.  Darling 


Wm.  Waley      .     .    .   Cecil  Kingstone 

Jane Mrs.  Britton 

James Geo.  Morrison 


Mrs.  Maraquita  Hewitt,  who  wrote  the  three  plays,  was  the  wife 
of  a  well-known  newspaper  writer  of  this  city.  Jennie  O'Neill 
Potter,  who  made  her  first  appearance  on  any  stage  on  this  occa- 
sion, was  a  well-known  reader  of  Western  dialect  stories,  and  the 
niece  of  James  O'Neill,  the  actor.  "The  Senator"  closed  its  stay 
here  Jan.  31,  1891. 

"Mr.  Potter  of  Texas"  was  presented,  first  time  in  this  city, 
Feb.  2,  and  had  this  cast : 


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The  Hon.  Sampson  Potter, 

Frank  Mordaunt 
Baron  Lincoln  .  .  .  Henry  Holland 
The  Hon.  Arthur  Lincoln, 

Hugo  Toland 
The  Hon.  Teddy  Lincoln,  Louis  Haines 
B.  Sydney  Van  Cott  .     .    Sidney  Drew 


Doctor  Von  Lambrith     .  Franz  Reinau 
Lady  Sarah       .     .       Minnie  Seligman 


Charlie  Errol 
Ralph  Errol 
Lubbins   .     . 
Brackett  .     . 
Ethel  Lincoln 


Louis  Massen 
.  King  Hedley 
Thos.  Jackson 
Cecil  Kingston 
.     May  Haines 


Hugo  Toland  played  Sampson  Potter;  P.  S.  Reynolds,  Brackett; 
Cecil  Kingston,  Sir  Arthur,  Feb.  7.  Louis  Massen  withdrew  from 
the  cast  Feb.  9,  and  Charles  Errol  was  played  by  Clarence  Handy- 
sides.  Frank  Mordaunt  resumed  his  original  r61e  Feb.  11,  and 
continued  until  the  closing  week,  except  the  matinee  of  Feb.  14. 
"  Mr.  Potter  of  Texas  "  was  played  for  the  last  time  evening  of  Feb. 
14. 

Henry  Holland  died  at  Bellevue  Hospital  March  26.  He  was 
thirty-nine  years  of  age,  and  an  Englishman  by  birth. 

"The  Power  of  the  Press,"  by  Geo.  Jessop  and  Aug.  Pitou,  was 
seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  March  16,  and  had  this  cast : 


Stephen  Carson  . 
Turner  Morgan  . 
De  Witt  Norwood 
Harold  Norwood  . 
Sam  Freeborn  .  , 
Sidney  Varian  .  . 
Mr.  Hosford  .  . 
Joe  Hawes    .     .     . 


.  Wilton  Lackaye 
.  .  Myron  Calice 
.  .  C.  G.  Craig 
.  John  E.  Kellerd 
.  Charles  Dickson 
Lorimer  Stoddard 
William  Davidge 
.     .    Gus  Frankel 


Tom  Wyatt .     . 
Mike  O'Callaghan 
Mr.  Warner 
Dan     .     .     . 
Annie  Carson 
May  Hosford 
Julia  Seymour 


.     C.  H.  Leonard 

John  Matthews 

.     .  Charles  Dade 

Josie  Wilmere 

Minnie  Seligman 

Madeline  Lucette 

AdeUne  Stanhope 


Maximillian       .     .     .     William  Friend 

Wilkins Julian  Reed 

MoUie      ....     Genevra  Ingersoll 

Mabel Edna  Wallace 

Filbert Roland  Reed 


Mrs.  O'Callaghan,  Mrs.  John  D.Findlay 

The  play  was  withdrawn  after  the  forty-ninth  performance. 
"The  Envoy"  was  produced  for  the  first  time  May  4  with  James 
O'Neill  as  the  star.  The  next  season  began  Aug.  31,  1891,  with 
Roland  Reed  in  "The  Club  Friend,"  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city: 

Percival George  F.  Nash 

Abraham  Oaks      .     Charles  S.  Smiley 

Evelyn Isadore  Rush 

Sylvia Percy  Haswell 

Makepeace  .     .     .       William  Davidge 
Margaret      .     .     .     Mrs.  Mary  Myers 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal  reappeared  in  America  Oct.  12  in  "Still 
Waters  Run  Deep  " :  John  Midmay,  Kendal ;  Captain  Hawksley, 
Mr.  Bucklaw;  Potter,  J.  E.  Dodson;  Dunbilk,  A.  M.  Dennison; 
Langford,  H.  Nye  Chart;  Mrs.  Mildmay,  Violet  Raye;  Mrs. 
Sternhold,  Mrs.  Kendal.  The  comedy  was  originally  produced 
at  the  Royal  Olympic  Theatre,  London,  May  14,  1855,  with 
George  Vining  as  Capt.  Hawksley,  Alfred  Wigan  as  John  Mild- 
may,  Miss  Maskell  as  Mrs.  Mildmay,  Mrs.  Alfred  Wigan  joined 
the  cast  May  28  to  play  Mrs.  Sternhold.  It  was  first  seen  in 
America  Feb.   10,    1855,   at  Barnum's  Museum  this  city.     Two 


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evenings  after  this,  it  was  acted  at  Burton's  Chambers  Street 
theatre.  Its  next  production  was  at  Cincinnati,  at  the  National 
Theatre,  Oct.  15,  1855,  with  Harry  Watkins  as  John  Mildmay, 
Benj.  Maginley  as  Gimlet,  Marcus  Elmore  as  Hawksley,  and 
Mrs.  Elmore  as  Mrs.  Mildmay.  It  was  acted  at  Niblo's  Garden, 
this  city,  Oct.  13,  1858,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  as  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Mildmay.  It  was  produced  at  Wallack's  Theatre,  Oct. 
16,  1865,  with  E.  L.  Davenport  as  Hawksley,  Charles  Fisher  as 
John  Mildmay,  Mark  Smith  as  Potter,  J.  C.  Williamson  as  Gimlet, 
Madelaine  Henriques  as  Mrs.  Mildmay,  and  Fanny  Morant  as 
Mrs.  Sternhold.  Laura  Keene  produced  this  comedy  at  her  own 
theatre,  acting  Mrs.  Sternhold  herself,  with  George  Jordan  as 
Hawksley,  and  Chas.   Wheatleigh  as  John  Mildmay. 

"Home"  was  played  Oct.  19  with  W.  H.  Kendal  as  Col. 
White,  and  Mrs.  Kendal  as  Mrs.  Pinchbeck;  A.  M.  Dennison 
was  to  have  played  Dorrison,  but  had  intermittent  fever.  "  The 
Iron  Master  "  was  given  Oct.  26.  There  was  no  performance  Oct. 
27,  owing  to  the  sudden  death  that  day  of  Mr.  Dennison.  "  Still 
Waters  Run  Deep "  was  done  Oct.  28 ;  "A  Scrap  of  Paper "  was 
played  Oct.  29-30,  and  matinee,  Oct.  31.  The  theatre  was  closed 
night  of  Nov.  2  and  reopened  Nov.  3,  with  "Miss  Helyett,"  which 
had  this  cast:  Paul  Grahame,  Mark  Smith;  Todder  Bunnythorne, 
M.  A.  Kennedy ;  Bonnefoy,  Gilbert  Sarony ;  Senora  Carmen,  Kate 
Davis;  Manuela,  Laura  Clement;  Miss  Helyett,  Mrs.  Leslie 
Carter.  The  fiftieth  performance  occurred  Dec.  17.  Laura 
Bellini  appeared  Dec.  28  as  Manuela,  and  George  Lyding  was  seen 
Dec.  28  as  Shaughnessy.  The  theatre  was  closed  Jan.  11,  1892, 
and  reopened  Jan.  12  with  "For  Money,"  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city,  and  with  this  cast : 


Wilfield  Farragut  Gurney, 

William  H.  Crane 

Newton  Stow James  Neil 

Norman  Stewart  .  .  .  T.  D.  Frawley 
Hilton  Willard  .  .  Adolph  Jackson 
Mr.  Redfern-Bell,  George  F.  Devere 
Otto  Bruning  .     .     .     Henry  Bergman 


Mr.  Choate      .     .     .    William  Herbert 
Mrs.  Rittinghouse-Webb 

Hattie  Russell 
Beverly  Dale  .  .  Katharine  Florence 
Winona  Gurney  .  .  .  Anne  O'Neill 
Mrs.  Redfern-Bell  .  Augusta  Foster 
Violet  Bell Gladys  Wallis 


"The  American  Minister,"  by  Paul  M.  Potter,  was  seen  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage  April  4.     The  cast : 

Major  Philpot  Wart,  William  Herbert 
Pietro  di  Ferrara,  Mr.  Joseph  Shannon 
General  Cristoforo  Colombo, 

George  F.  Devere 


Hon.  Benjamin  Franklin  Lawton, 

William  H.  Crane 
Thomas  Jefferson  Lawton  .  Jas.  Neil 
Quincy  Adams  .  .  Adolph  Jackson 
Dr.  Pierre  Carondglet   .    J.  C.  Padgett 


Harry  Braham  and  Gus  Devere  were  also  in  the  cast. 
The  next  season  began  August  22,  1892,  with  "Killarney,"  for 
the  first  time  in  this  city,  in  which  Katie  Emmet  played  Kitty 


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Burke,  and  Terry  Doyle.  Roland  Reed  appeared  Sept.  5  in 
"Lend  Me  Your  Wife."  The  Howard  Athenseum  specialty  or- 
ganization came  August  28.  The  members  of  this  company  who 
made  their  first  appearance  in  America  were  Cain  and  Abel,  trapeze 
artists;  Kate  Cohen,  vocalist;  and  Albert  Christian,  balladist. 
Lottie  Collins  reappeared  in  America  in  the  musical  sketch  "A 
Naughty  Substitute,"  singing  for  the  first  time  in  America  "Mar- 
guerite." The  Fred  Warde-Louis  James  combination  began  an 
engagement  of  two  weeks  Sept.  11  in  "The  Lion's  Mouth,"  with 
this  cast : 

Paul  di  Novara    .     .  Frederick  Warde 

Julio H.  A.  Langdon 

Claudio H.  C.  Barton 

Bonatesta    ....   Charles  Charters 

Marco Howard  Kyle 

Gregorio Charles  Clark 

Francesco Louis  James 

Ugolini CD.  Herman 

Dionysio James  Cooper 

Solomon John  Hickey 

Ghetto R.  V.  Percy 

"Julius  Caesar"  was  presented  Sept.  25,  26,  27,  and  Oct.  2  and  8; 
"  Othello  "  was  seen  Sept.  29,  30,  and  Oct.  6.  "  Virginius  "  was 
done  Oct.   3  and  matinee,   Oct.   7. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal  returned  Oct.  9  in  "The  Second  Mrs. 
Tanqueray,"  by  Arthur  Pinero,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and 
with  this  cast : 


Simon     . 

.  G.  A.  Watson 

Giacomo 

.     .  H.  D.  Bird 

Antonio  . 

.     .    R.  Willing 

Caredo    . 

Robert  Harland 

Fabia 

.     Miss  Everett 

Linora    . 

Edythe  Chapman 

Marcella 

Fanny  Bowman 

Fianchetta 

Dora  Grundman 

Julia  .     . 

.     Flora  Gaines 

Lucia 

Miss  Raymond 

Aubrey  Tanqueray  . 
Sir  George  Orreyd  . 
Captain  Hugh  Ardale 
Cayley  Drummle  .  . 
Frank  Misquith    .     . 


.  Mr.  Kendal 

G.  P.  Huntley 

Oscar  Adye 

J.  E.  Dodson 

.  James  East 


Gordon  Jayne  . 
Lady  Orreyd  . 
Mrs.  Cortelyou 
Ellean  .  .  . 
Paula      .     .     . 


George  H.  Gray 

Nellie  Campbell 

.    Mary  Talbott 

Annie  Irish 

Mrs.  Kendal 


"  The  Silver  Shell "  was  presented  Oct.  30  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  and  was  thus  cast : 


Gen.  Prince  Karatoff     .     .    .    Kendal 
Sir  Richard  Stanhope    .      Oscar  Ayde 

Valdor Cecil  M.  York 

Banham James  East 

Herr  Schmidt  ...       G.  P.  Huntley 

MourofE C.  Walker 

Borrs  Ivanitch ....    George  Gray 

Vasili Howard  Sturge 

Juge  d'Instruction      ....  Walters 
Agent  of  Police     ...       A.  Howton 

Constantin Harrison 

Vladimir Gaysford 

Joseph  Jefferson  appeared  Nov,  6  in  "Rip  Van  Winkle,"  with 
this  cast:   Rip,  Joseph  Jefferson;   Derrick  von  Beekman,  Edwin 


Adolf I.  Deane 

Andre A.  White 

Ivan  Petrovitch Daly 

Ladislas H.  Walford 

Lady  Armytage  .  .  .  Annie  Irish 
Mrs.  Ladd  .  .  .  Florence  Bennett 
Mrs.  Verl  ....  Barbara  Huntley 
Lucille     ....    Adrienne  Dairolies 


Jack  I 
Maggie  f 
Katherine  Vail . 


.    Valentine 
Mrs  Kendal 


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Varrey;  Cockles,  Joseph  Warren;  Hendrick,  George  F.  Nash; 
Gretchen,  Annie  Mack;  Meenie,  Blanche  Bender;  Little  Hend- 
rick, Nanon  Fowler.  Alex.  Salvini  began  an  engagement  of  two 
weeks  Nov.  27,  in  "The  Three  Guardsmen,"  with  this  cast: 


Louis  XIII.  .  .  .  Paul  Cazeneuve 
Cardinal  Richelieu  .  .  Ben  Johnson 
George  Villiers  .  .  .  John  A.  Lane 
Count  de  Rochefort,  Elmer  Delamater 
De  Treville  .     .     .   Clement  St.  Martin 

Aramis J.  D.  Murfree 

Athos  ....  William  Redmund 
Porthos William  Harris 


Pouchet  .  .  . 
Captain  de  Jussac 
Seadrift  .  .  . 
Anne  of  Austria 
Lady  de  Winter 
Constance  .  . 
Philippe  d'Artagnan, 


.  .  George  Clare 
Charles  Richards 
Max  Mazzanovich 
.  Eleanor  Moretti 
.  Augusta  Forrest 
.  .  Maud  Dixon 
Alexander  Salvini 


"Zamar,"  by  Paul  Kester,  was  first  acted  in  this  city  Dec.  11. 
"Ruy  Bias"  was  played  Dec.  18,  with  William  Harris  as  Don 
Salluste;  Wm.  Redmund,  Don  Caesar;  Eleanor  Moretti,  Marianne; 
and  Alex.  Salvini  in  the  title  r61e.  "  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan  "  was 
seen  Dec.  20-21 ;  "Zamar,"  Dec.  22,  and  matinee  and  night,  Dec. 
23.    "Africa"  Dec.  25,  with  this  cast: 


Maurice  Merrill  . 
Matthew  Miller  . 
Moses  Merrill  .  . 
Menander  Mudge . 
Maggs 


John  A.  Coleman 

Chas.  H.  Hopper 

Chas.  J.  Stine 

.    H.  W.  Frillman 

R.  J.  Jose 


Miggs Thos.  Lewis 

Muggs John  Daly 

Menelaus  McAllister      .    Wm.  Vidocq 
Mike  Milligan       .    .    .    E.  C.  Jobson 


Marion  Morton 
Mabel  Merrill  . 
Maude  Merrill  . 
Millicent  Merrill 
Minerva  Mudge 
Melissa  Maddox 
Mark  Mansfield 
Mr.  Merkus 


.  .  Hilda  Rollins 
.  .  Helen  Byron 
.  Henrietta  Byron 
.  Blanche  Hayden 
Florence  Raymond 
.  .  Madge  Ellis 
.  .  Otis  Harlan 
.  George  Thatcher 


Mrs.  John  Drew  appeared  here  as  Widow  Warren  Jan.  15,  1894, 
in  "The  Road  to  Ruin,"  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew  as  Mr. 
Oakley  and  Harriet  Russet.  "  The  Jealous  Wife  "  was  played  Jan. 
22  for  one  week  except  the  night  of  Jan.  27,  when  "  The  Rivals  " 
was  given.  W.  H.  Crane  returned  Jan.  29  in  "The  Senator." 
Agnes  Booth  was  Mrs.  Hillary,  and  Fred  de  Belleville,  Count 
von  Strahl;  "On  Probation,"  March  $;  and  Mr.  Crane's  engage- 
ment closed  March  10.  "  Rosedale"  was  presented  March  21,  with 
this  cast : 


Elliot  Gray       .    . 
Bunbernr  Cobb     . 
Miles  McKenna    . 
Matthew  Leigh 
Col.  Cavendish  May 


.  Joseph  Haworth 

William  Mestayer 

.  Frank  J.  Keenan 

Howard  Gould 

Mark  Price 


Lady  Florence  May 
Rosa  Leigh  .     .     . 
Tabitha  Stork  .     . 
Lady  Adela  Gray  . 
Sarah  Sykes      .     . 


.  Annie  Clarke 
Isabella  Evesson 
.  .  Kate  Ryan 
.  Belle  Stokes 
.  Helen  Dayne 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal  reappeared  April  2  in  "The  Second  Mrs. 
Tanqueray,"  for  one  week;  "The  Iron  Master  "  was  seen  April  9-1 1, 
and  matinee,  April  14;  "Still  Waters  Run  Deep,"  April  10-12; 
"A  White  Lie,"  April  13;  and  the  Kendals  closed  April  14, 
with  "A  Scrap  of   Paper,"  "The   Mouse  Trap,"  and  "A  Pair  of 


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Lunatics."  "  A  Play  in  Little,"  and  " Faithful  James  "  were  given 
afternoon  April  13  by  the  Kendals  and  other  volunteers  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund.  Joseph  Jefferson  returned  April  16 
for  two  weeks  in  "  Rip  Van  Winkle ;  "  "  The  Crust  of  Society  "  was 
played  April  30 ;  "  Musotte, "  by  de  Maupassant,  was  first  acted  in 
America  May  7,  and  had  this  cast :  John  Martinel,  Nelson  Wheat- 
croft  ;  Leo  de  Petitpre,  Edward  J.  Radcliffe ;  M.  Martinel,  Joseph 
W.  Shannon ;  Madame  de  Ronchard,  Sarah  McVicker ;  Ruth  Mar- 
tinel, Carrie  L.  Keeler. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  27,  with  Edmund  Collier  in  "  The 
Cross  Roads  of  Life,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.  "Rosedale" 
followed  Sept.  10  for  two  weeks  with  Joseph  S.  Haworth,  Elliot 
Gray;  M.  A.  Kennedy,  Bunberry  Cobb;  Chas.  Abbott,  Miles 
MciCenna;  and  Charles  B.  Hanford,  Matthew  Leigh.  William  H. 
Crane  produced  "The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor,"  Sept.  24,  with 
this  cast: 


Sir  John  Falstaff  .     .    Wm.  H.  Crane 

Fenton William  Lewers 

Justice  Shallow  H.  A.  Weaver,  Sen. 
Master  Slender  .  Jos.  Wheelock,  Jr. 
Sir  Hugh  Evans  .  James  O.  Barrows 
Dr.  Caius Percy  Brooke 


Bardolph       Gus  Devere 

Pistol Geo.  F.  Devere 

Mistress  Ford  .     .     .      FfoUiott  Paget 
Mistress  Page  .    Lizzie  Hudson  Collier 

Anne  Page Anne  O'Neill 

Dame  Quickley     .  Kate  Denin  Wilson 


Joseph  Jefferson  appeared  Oct.  10  in  "Rip  Van  Winkle,"  and 
remained  for  two  weeks. 

Rose  Coghlan  presented  a  revival  of  "  Diplomacy "  Oct.  24, 
which  had  this  cast:  Henry  Beauclerc,  Charles  Coghlan;  Captain 
Julian  Beauclerc,  John  T.  Sullivan ;  Count  Orloff,  Frederic  Rob- 
inson; Baron  Stein,  Robert  Fischer;  Algie  Fairfax,  Grant  Stew- 
art; Markham,  John  S.  Marble;  Antoine,  Edwin  James;  Shepard, 
E.  R.  Lester;  Francois,  Ernest  Auporz;  Dora,  Sadie  Martinot; 
Marquise  de  Rio  Zares,  Ida  Von  Trautman ;  Lady  Henry  Fairfax, 
Beatrice  Moreland;  Mion,  Mabel  Eaton;  Countess  Zicka,  Rose 
Coghlan.  E.  S.  Willard  was  seen  here  Nov.  21  in  "The  Middle- 
man;" "Judah"  Dec.  S;  "John  Needham's  Double,"  Dec.  8;  and 
"A  Fool's  Paradise,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  Dec.  12;  the 
farce,  "My  Wife's  Dentist,"  was  played  the  same  night;  "The 
Professor's  Love  Story"  was  produced  Dec.  19,  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city,  and  was  thus  cast : 


Goodwillie Mr.  Willard 

Agnes  Goodwillie  .  .  Ethel  Douglas 
Sir  George  Gilding  .  .  Louis  Massen 
Lady  Gilding    .     .    .      Maxine  Elliott 


Dowager  Lady  Gilding 

Nannie  Craddock 

Dawson Arthur  Tiffany 

Lucy  White      .    .      Marie  Burroughs 


Minna  Gale  Haynes  appeared  as  a  "  star "  for  the  first  time  in 
New  York,  and  played  Julia  in  "The  Hunchback,"  Dec.  26,  with 
John  Malone  as  Clifford,  Milnes  Levick  as  Master  Walter,  Eben 


336      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1893 


Plympton  as  Modus,  Owen  S.  Fawcett  as  Fathom,  and  Mary  Shaw 
as  Helen.  "As  You  Like  It"  was  seen  Jan.  2,  1893,  with  Eben 
Plympton  as  Orlando;  Milnes  Levick,  Jaques;  Owen  S.  Fawcett  as 
Touchstone;  and  Minna  Gale  Haynes  as  Rosalind.  "Romeo  and 
Juliet "  was  played  Jan.  9  for  two  weeks :  Romeo,  Eben  Plympton ; 
Mercutio,  Milnes  Levick  ;  Nurse,  Mrs.  Sol  Smith;  Lady  Capulet, 
Lizzie  Goode;  Juliet,  Minna  Gale  Haynes.  Eben  Plympton  was 
out  of  the  cast  Jan.  10,  11,  12,  when  Arthur  Lewis  acted  Romeo 
and  Frederick  Vroom  was  the  Tybalt.  "The  Hunchback"  was 
repeated,  Jan.  23;  "Ingomar,"  Jan.  24-28,  with  Miss  Haynes  as 
Parthenia,  and  Plympton  as  Ingomar;  "As  You  Like  It,"  Jan.  25; 
"The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  given  Jan.  26  and  matinee,  Jan  28; 
"Romeo  and  Juliet,"  Jan.   27. 

Wm.  H.  Crane  reappeared  Jan.  30  in  "  On  Probation  " :  Jona- 
than Silsbee,  William  H.  Crane;  Lady  Brooke,  Hattie  Russell; 
Senhora  Olviera,  Anne  O'Neil;  Mary  Marlow,  Amy  Busby;  Mrs. 
Harmony,  Augusta  Foster.  "Brother  John,"  by  Martha  Morton, 
was  produced  March  20,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  It  had 
this  cast: 


Hettie  Rolan  .  Lizzie  Hudson  Collier 
Maggie  Rolan  .  .  .  Gladys  Wallis 
Mrs.  Van  Sprague  .  .  Marie  Dantes 
Helen  Van  Sprague  .  .  Amy  Busby 
Maria Idalene  Cotton 


John  Hackett  .  .  William  H.  Crane 
Bobby  Hackett,  Joseph  Wheelock,  Jr. 
Henry  De  Ruyter  .  J.  H.  Gilmour 
Wolf  Hopkins  ...  J.  C.  Padgett 
Beckey  Hackett  .  .  Augusta  Foster 
Sophie  Hackett     .     .     .    Anne  O'Neil 

George  F.  Devere  took  a  benefit  afternoon  of  April  18  to  cele- 
brate his  fiftieth  year  upon  the  stage.  Mrs.  Harriet  Holman  took 
a  benefit  the  afternoon  of  April  25.  The  first  act  of  "The  Grand 
Duchess  "  was  given,  with  Wm.  H.  Crane  as  Gen.  Boum,  Villa 
Knox  as  the  Grand  Duchess,  Madge  Lessing  as  Wanda,  Frederick 
Solomon  as  Baron  Puck,  Max  Figman  as  Nepomuc.  "  The  Open 
Gate"  was  played  by  Eugene  Ormonde,  Fritz  Williams,  Maude 
Harrison,  and  Bessie  Tyree;  and  "Old  Love  Letters"  by  Agnes 
Booth,  Eugene  Ormonde,  and  John  Findlay.  H.  E.  Dixey,  J.  T. 
Powers,  Harry  Conor,  May  Robson,  and  May  Irwin  also  appeared. 
James  T.  Powers  appeared  here  in  "A  Bad  Bargain,"  May  i: 
Arthur  Jones,  James  T.  Powers;  Albert  Jones,  Peter  F.  Dailey; 
Rose  Robinson,  Rachel  Booth;  Mrs.  Timothy  Tracey,  Louise 
Sylvester. 

The  season  of  1893-94  opened  August  14  with  "The  Player," 
by  Blanche  Marsden,  with  Lawrence  Hanley  as  Hamlet  and  Russ 
Whytall  as  Claudius.  On  August  21  Lawrence  Hanley  changed 
his  programme  to  two  acts  of  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  and  "Othello," 
acting  the  title  r61e  in  the  latter  play.  "The  Pacific  Mail,"  an 
adaptation  by  Paul  M.  Potter  from  Tom  Taylor's  "  Overland  Route," 
was  given  Oct.  22,  first  time  on  any  stage,  and  thus  cast : 


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337 


Sylvanus  Urban 
Mrs.  Urban 
Capt.  Weatherby 
Colin-Croft  .     . 
Sir  Barnaby  Bruce 


Wm.  H.  Crane 
Ffolliott  Paget 
Orrin  Johnson 

.  Boyd  Putnam 
H.  A.  Weaver 


Ida  Bruce Anne  O'Neill 

Mr.  Winks       ...        G.  F.  Devere 
Humphrey  Cossett 

Joseph  Wheelock,  Jr. 
Lucilla  Cossett     Lizzie  Hudson-Collier 


Judge  Yancey  .  .  .  Geo.  F.  Devere 
Amoret  Yancey  .  .  Mary  Saunders 
Mrs.  Chiverly  ....  Ida  Burrows 
Harvey  Packlemerton  H.  A.  Langdon 
Euphemia  Packlemerton 

Kate  Denin  Wilson 

Milly Vallie  Egar 

Major  Fogarty  .  .  .  Percy  Brooke 
Montague  Carlton.  .  D.  J.  Fingleton 
Coolidge  Brothers,    James  O.  Barrows 


An  afternoon  performance  Oct.  25  was  for  the  benefit  of  Little 
Ruby  the  child  dancer.  "To  Nemesis,  or  Love  and  Hate,"  by 
Mrs.  Romaldo  Pacheco,  was  played  Dec.  3  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage: 


Count  Ogareff  .  Frederick  de  Belleville 
Marquis  d'Aramale  .  Henry  Jewett 
Hon.  Tom  Abington  Smythe 

Cecil  M.  York 
Sr.  Stuyvesant  Smith  J.  W.  Shannon 
Henri  d'Alembert .  .  Mason  Mitchell 
Dr.  Marteau  .  H.  W.  Montgomery 
Capt.  Renaud  .    .     Franklyn  Roberts 


Nikifor Harry  Courtaine 

Mile.  WalanofE     .    .       Rose  Coghlan 
Baroness  de  la  Bruyere   Maxine  Elliott 


Alixe  Flaubert 
Mme.  Froissart 
Mme.  Ipanoff   . 
Mme.  Grangelieu 
Nadine    .    .    . 


Eifie  Shannon 

Hattie  Russell 

Ida  Von  Trautman 

.     Blanche  Burton 

Gertrude  Elsmere 


f  "London  Assurance"  was  produced  Dec.  20,  21,  22,  and  matinee, 
Dec.  25,  26,  also  night  of  Dec.  28,  with  Fred  de  Belleville,  Sir 
Harcourt;  John  T.  Sullivan,  Dazzle;  Harry  Jewett,  Charles  Court- 
ley;  Rose  Coghlan,  Lady  Gay  Spanker;  and  Maxine  Elliott,  Grace 
Harkaway.  "  Diplomacy  "  was  repeated  Dec.  24-27,  and  matinee, 
Dec.  29.  "Forget  Me  Not"  was  given  the  nights  of  Dec.  25-29. 
Harry  Hawk  acted  Mark  Meddle  in  "London  Assurance,"  matinee, 
Dec.  25,  and  nights  of  Dec.  26-28.  Denman  Thompson  appeared 
here  Dec.  31  in  "The  Old  Homestead,"  and  continued  until  April 
27,  1895.  On  Saturday  night,  Jan.  6,  1895,  Den  Thompson's  en- 
tertainment of  songs,  illustrated  and  illuminated,  was  seen  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city.  Den  Thompson  was  too  ill  to  appear  Jan. 
15-16,  andhisr61e  in  "The  Old  Homestead  "  was  assumed  by  Odell 
Williams.  Afternoon  of  April  19  a  performance  was  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Manhattan  Hospital  and  Infirmary.  An  English 
opera  company  commenced  April  27,  in  "The  Bohemian  Girl," 
with  this  cast:  Count  Arnheim,  Arthur  Seaton;  Arline,  Helen 
Bertram;  Buda,  Leona  Cardona;  Queen  of  the  Gypsies,  Lucille 
Saunders;  Devilshoof,  Albert  McGuckin;  Florestein,  Maurice 
Abbey;  and  Thaddeus,  Charles  O.  Bassett.  This  opera  was  re- 
peated May  I ;  "II  Trovatore  "  was  sung  April  30  and  May  3,  with 
Mile.  Lindh,  Leonora;  Clodio,  Manrico;  McGuckin,  Ferrando; 
Seaton,  Count  di  Luna;  and  Miss  Mattfield  as  Azucena.  "Faust" 
was  given  May  2.  Shortly  after  the  audience  had  assembled  Sat- 
urday night.  May  4,  they  were  informed  that  there  Would  be  no 

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338      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       E1897 

performance  and  that  their  money  would  be  returned  at  the  box 
office.  The  cause  was  a  strike  of  the  orchestra  for  salaries.  Elita 
Proctor  Otis  appeared  here  May  13  in  "Oliver  Twist"  for  a  few 
nights,  after  which  the  theatre  was  closed,  when  Neil  Burgess  be- 
came lessee. 

The  Star  Theatre  was  now  extensively  altered,  particularly  behind 
the  curtain.  The  old  stage  which  sloped  perceptibly  to  the  foot- 
lights, a  relic  of  the  days  when  the  ballet  had  to  be  considered, 
was  taken  out  and  a  new  stage  built.  A  new  and  elaborate  system 
of  electric  lighting  was  introduced,  which  operated  two  thousand 
incandescent  lamps.  Twenty-two  new  dressing-rooms  were  built 
beneath  the  stage. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  Saturday  night,  Nov.  2,  1895,  with 
"The  Year  One,"  by  Charles  Barnard,  with  this  cast:  Caesar  Oc- 
tavius  Augustus,  Emperor  of  Rome,  Neil  Burgess ;  Curius  Cinna, 
John  A.  Lane  ;  C.  Manlius  Gallius,  Edgar  L.  Davenport ;  Geth- 
airius,  Cuyler  Hastings;. Startori,  Percy  Smith;  Gabbylaria,  Neil 
Burgess.  It  was  a  great  failure.  On  Nov.  14  the  play  was  re- 
vised, and  given  at  a  professional  matinee.  The  house  was  closed 
Dec.  5  and  continued  dark  until  Dec.  9,  when  Neil  Burgess  ap- 
peared in  "The  County  Fair,"  and  remained  until  Jan.  25,  1896. 

The  next  manager  of  this  house  was  Walter  Sanford,  who  took 
charge  Jan.  27,  and  presented  Joseph  Murphy  as  the  star  in  "  Shaun 
Rhue  "  for  the  first  week,  and  in  "  Kerry  Gow  "  the  second  week. 
"The  War  of  Wealth"  came  here  Feb.  10;  "The  Last  Stroke," 
March  23 ;  "  Law  of  the  Land,"  April  27.  The  season  closed  May 
2  and  reopened  Saturday  night,  August  29,  1896,  with  cheap  prices 
of  admission,  under  the  management  of  R.  M.  Gulick,  Henry  M. 
Bennett,  Wm.  T.  Keogh,  and  Thos.  Davis,  managers  of  the  Bijou 
Theatre,  Brooklyn,  the  Bijou  in  Pittsburg,  the  National  in  Phila- 
delphia, and  the  Columbia  in  Boston.  The  opening  attraction 
was  "Northern  Lights,"  which  ran  for  two  weeks.  Cleveland's 
minstrels  were  seen  Sept.  14;  "In  the  Heart  of  the  Storm,"  Sept. 
21;  "The  Liliputians,"  Sept.  28,  in  "The  Merry  Tramps,"  for 
five  weeks ;  Mme.  Sissierretta  Jones,  the  colored  singer  known  as 
the  "Black  Patti,"  gave  a  concert  Sunday  night,  Oct.  11;  The 
Liliputians  gave  a  professional  matinee,  Oct.  22;  "Black  Patti's 
Troubadours "  were  heard  Nov,  2 ;  Frank  Bush  came  Nov.  9  in 
"  A  Girl  Wanted ;  "  "  An  Innocent  Sinner  "  Nov.  16.  Andrew  Mack 
was  seen  Nov.  23  in  " Myles  Aroon ; "  "A  Happy  Little  Home " 
came  Nov.  30  for  two  weeks,  also  a  farce  called  "The  Yellow 
Kid ; "  "  The  Bells  of  Shandon  "  was  to  have  been  played  Dec.  14, 
but  "  Brother  for  Brother  "  was  given  instead.  The  Liliputians 
came  Dec.  21  for  two  weeks;  "Fallen  Among  Thieves,"  by  Frank 
Harvey,  was  acted  Jan.  4,  1897;  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  Jan. 
11;  "A  Boy  Wanted,"  Jan.  18,  for  two  weeks;  "On  the  Missis- 


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sippi,"  Feb.  i;  "Cuba's  Vow,"  by  J.  J.  McCloskey,  was  produced 
Feb.  8  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  by  professional  players,  and 
had  this  cast : 


Cuba  Varona  .     .     Adelaide  Cushman 
Donna  Dolores  Vazquez, 

Etelka  WardeU 
Delphine  Varona,  .  Louise  Sydmeth 
Patria Little  Mona 


Lieut.  Percival  Grant 

Harrington  Reynolds 
Narciso  Vazquez  .  .  Frank  Opperman 
Maximo  Gomez  .  .  W.  L.  Buchanan 
Antonio  Maceo  .  .  Hamilton  Harris 
Felipo  Varona      .       Frederick  Lander 

It  was  repeated  for  a  second  week.  Kate  Claxton  came  Feb.  22, 
in  "Two  Orphans."  Ward  and  Yokes  were  seen  in  "A  Run 
on  the  Bank,"  March  i;  "The  Great  Diamond  Robbery"  was  done 
March  8;  "The  Boys  of  Kilkenny,"  by  Townsend  Walsh,  March 
15;  Kate  Claxton,  March  22,  in  "The  World  Against  Her;"  Hi 
Henry's  minstrels,  March  29;  "A  Texas  Steer,"  April  5;  Carl 
A.  Haswin  was  seen  April  12  in  "A  Lion's  Heart;"  "Chimmie 
Fadden  "  came  April  19;  "The  Land  of  the  Living"  was  produced 
April  26,  with  Kid  McCoy,  the  prize  fighter,  in  the  cast. 

A  new  version  of  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  by  Edwin  Barbour  and 
Harkins,  was  given  May  3,  and  ran  for  three  weeks.  The  season 
closed  May  21.  The  house  reopened  May  31  for  one  week,  with 
Robert  Fitzsimmons,  another  prize  fighter,  and  a  vaudeville 
company. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  21,  1897,  with  "The  Privateer,"  by 
Harrison  G.  Fiske,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  with  Chas.  H. 
Riegel,  Lorimer  Johnstone,  Henry  Bagge,  Edward  Eisner,  Dora 
Goldthwaite,  and  others  in  the  cast.  "  The  Captain  of  the  Non- 
such" was  presented  Sept.  13  for  the  first  time.  This  was  an 
adaptation  from  the  French  of  Hennequin,  by  J.  F.  Milliken  and 
John  M.  Morton.  The  Liliputians  came  Sept.  20  in  "The  Fair 
in  lyiidgettown,"  a  spectacular  play  in  four  acts,  by  Robert  Breiten- 
bach,  with  incidental  music  by  Victor  Hollaender.  It  was  thus 
cast:  Stockfellow,  Wilke;  Mary,  Elsie  Lau;  Dr.  Brown,  Hart- 
wig;  Fatman,  Herrmann  Ring;  Alice,  Toni  Meister;  Joe,  Max 
Walter;  Freelunch,  Franz  Ebert;  Soap,  Bertha  Jaeger;  Annie, 
Selma  Goerner;  General  Grant,  Helene  Linden  "The  Heart  of 
the  Klondike,"  by  Scott  Marble,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  Nov. 
8.  The  opera  "Shamus  O'Brien"  was  sung  Dec,  6.  On  and 
after  Dec.  13  the  prices  of  admission  ranged  from  $1  to  15  cts. 
"Chimmie  Fadden"  came  Dec.  13;  a  vaudeville  company,  Dec. 
20;  "Miss  Philadelphia "  (previously  called  "Miss  Manhattan"), 
Dec.  27,  with  Elva  Croix  Seabrooke,  Queen  Vassar,  Jessie  Villars, 
and   others  in  the  cast.  --     - 


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Check,"  Feb.  14,  with  Maggie  Cline  in  her  songs.  Kate  Clax- 
ton  returned  Feb.  21  in  "The  Two  Orphans;"  "East  Lynne " 
was  played  Feb.  28,  with  McKee  Rankin,  Wilton  Lackaye,  Nance 
O'Neil,  and  Rose  Eytinge  in  the  cast.  "At  Piney  Ridge"  was 
played  March  7;  Joseph  Murphy  came  March  14,  in  "Shaun 
Rhue;"  John  A.  Stevens,  March  21,  in  "Unknown;"  Elita  Proc- 
tor Otis  and  Charles  Barron  were  seen  March  28  in  "  Oliver  Twist ; " 
"The  Electrician"  was  done  April  4. 

Louis  James  April  il,  in  "Hamlet;"  "Julius  Csesar,"  April  12; 
and  other  plays  during  the  week.  "  Northern  Lights  "  was  done 
April  18;  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  April  25;  "The  White  Squad- 
ron," May  2.  A  summer  opera  season  commenced  May  9  with  a 
matinee  each  day  except  Monday.  The  "Mikado"  was  the  first 
opera  sung.  "The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  heard  May  16;  "  Olivette," 
May  23,  with  Corinne  in  title  r61e.  Corinne  retired  from  the  cast 
after  May  26.  "  Pinafore  "  and  "  Trial  by  Jury  "  were  given  May 
30,  and  the  season  closed  June  4.  The  house  reopened  Aug.  13, 
with  "In  Atlantic  City,"  Frank  M.  Wells  being  the  star;  "A 
Hired  Girl"  was  seen  Aug.  22;  "The  Maine  Avenged,"  by  Ham- 
ilton Harris,  Aug.  29;  "Hazel  Kirke"  was  seen  Sept.  $  with  this 
cast: 


Dolly  Dutton  .  . 
Mercy  Kirke  .  . 
Lady  Travers  .  . 
Clara  .... 
Arthur  Carringford 
Aaron  Rodney 


Mary  Stuart 

Lizzie  Duroy 

Clara  Gisiko 

Edith  Gibbons 

.    Basil  West 

Clifford  Pembroke 


Pittacus  Green     .     .      A.  Law  Gisiko 

Met J.  H.  Vernon 

Barney  O'Flynn  .      William  H.  Cahill 

Joe Charles  Marriott 

Dunstan  Kirke     .    .    C.  W.  Couldock 


This  was  C.  W.  Couldock's  last  appearance  on  the  stage.  "The 
Lost  Paradise"  was  played  Sept.  12,  with  Harrison  J.  Wolfe  the 
star;  "John  Martin's  Secret,"  by  Sutton  Vane,  was  given  for 
the  first  time  in  America,  Sept.  19;  "A  Sure  Cure"  came  Sept.  26. 
Oct.  3  "Have  You  Seen  Smith.'"  by  Scott  Marble,  was  offered; 
"A  High  Born  Lady,"  Oct.  10,  by  Herbert  Hall  Winslow;  "The 
Two  Little  Vagrants,"  Oct.  17;  "On  Land  and  Sea,"  Oct.  24; 
"Shall  We  Forgive  Her.'"  Oct.  31,  for  two  nights,  with  Marie 
Wainwright  the  star,  who  also  appeared  in  "East  Lynne,"  matinee 
Nov.  2,  and  the  rest  of  the  week.  "  The  Finish  of  Mr.  Fresh  "  was 
produced  Nov.  7;  "My  Friend  from  India,"  Nov.  14;  "The  Two 
Orphans,"  Nov.  21,  with  Kate  Claxton  as  the  star;  "A  Grip  of 
Steel,"  Nov.  28;  "A  Spring  Chicken,"  Dec.  5;  "Devil's  Island," 
Dec.  12;  Clara  Morris  was  seen  in  "Miss  Multon,"  Dec.  19;  "A 
Female  Drummer "  came  Dec.  26,  with  Johnstone  Bennett  as  the 
star. 

Jan.  2,  1899,  "Red,  White,  and  Blue"  by  James  Schonberg, 
was  seen;  "Down  in  Dixie,"  Jan.  9;   "Daughters  of  the  Poor,"' 


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Jan.  16;  "Cumberland  '61,"  Jan.  23;  "The  Girl  from  Paris,"  Jan, 
30;  "Two  Little  Vagrants,"  Feb.  6;  "Heart  of  the  Klondike," 
Feb.  13;  "A  Female  Drummer"  returned  Feb.  20  for  two  weeks; 
"McFadden's  Row  of  Flats"  was  seen  March  6;  "The  Silver 
King,"  March  13;  "King  of  the  Opium  Ring,"  March  20;  "Side- 
walks of  New  York,"  March  27,  with  Tom  Sharkey  the  prize  fighter 
in  the  play.  "  At  Piney  Ridge  "  returned  April  3 ;  "  A  Stranger 
in  New  York"  came  April  10;  "A  Parlor  Match,"  April  17; 
"Prodigal  Daughters,"  April  24;  "White  Heather,"  May  i; 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  May  8;  "Yon  Yonson,"  May  15;  "Gettys- 
burg," May  22;  Paul  Gilmore  appeared  May  29  in  "The  Three 
Guardsmen;"  "Too  Much  Johnson,"  by  William  Gillette,  June  5; 
and  the  season  closed  June  10. 

The  next  season  began  Saturday  night,  Aug.  19,  with  "The 
Queen  of  Chinatown,"  by  James  Jarrow,  with  Harry  Mainhall 
and  Jeffreys  Lewis  in  the  leading  r61es.  Howard  Hall  appeared 
here  Aug.  28  in  his  own  play,  "A  Soldier  of  the  Empire;"  the 
melodrama,  "The  City  of  New  York,"  by  Walter  Fessler,  was 
done  Sept.  4,  and  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  Sept.  11.  Harrison  J. 
Wolfe  appeared  in  "Corsican  Brothers,"  Sept.  18  and  repeated  it 
during  the  week,  and  was  also  seen  in  "David  Garrick,"  preceded 
by  the  balcony  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  matinee  Sept.  20 
and  night  of  Sept.  22;  "Hamlet,"  with  Wolfe  in  the  title  r61e  was 
done  the  night  of  Sept.  20  and  matinde,  Sept.  23 ;  "  Courted  into 
Court"  came  Sept.  25;  "When  London  Sleeps,"  Oct.  2;  "Through 
the  Breakers,"  Oct.  9;  Williams  and  Walker's  negro  specialty  show, 
Oct.  16;  "Two  Little  Vagrants,"  Oct.  23;  "The  White  Heather," 
Oct.  30,  with  Rose  Coghlan  as  the  star;  "The  Great  Train 
Robbery"  was  seen  Nov.  6;  "The  Evil  Eye,"  Nov.  13';  Joseph 
Murphy  played  in  "Kerry  Gow,"  Nov.  20;  "The  Queen  of  China- 
town "  came  Nov.  27,  with  Will  Harkins  and  Laura  Biggar  in 
leading  r61es;  "Kidnapped  in  New  York,"  came  Dec.  4;  West's 
minstrels,  Dec.  11;  "Under  the  City  Lamps,"  Dec.  18;  "Bowery 
After  Dark,"  Dec.  25 ;  "  Superba,"  Jan.  8,  1900;  '*  A  Female  Drum- 
mer," Jan.  15;  "A  Guilty  Mother,"  Jan.  22;  "King  of  Rogues," 
Jan.  29;  "Man's  Enemy,"  Feb.  5;  "The  Great  Train  Robbery," 
Feb.  12;  "Around  New  York  in  Eighty  Minutes,"  Feb.  19; 
"  King  of  the  Opium  Ring,"  Feb.  26;  "Gunner's  Mate,"  March 
5;  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  March  12;  "Across  the  Paciiic,"  March 
19;  "On  the  Stroke  of  Twelve,"  April  2;  "Hearts  of  Oak," 
April  9;  "McFadden's  Row  of  Flats."  April  16;  "A  Dangerous 
Woman,"  by  Fred  Scudamore,  April  23;  "Caught  in  the  Web," 
April  30;  "Yon  Yonson,"  May  7;  Williams  and  Walker's  colored 
show.  May  14;  Julia  Morrison  in  "A  Day  of  Reckoning,"  May 
21;  "Devil's  Mine,"  May  28.  The  season  closed  June  2. 
The  next  season  opened  Aug.  11,  with  Aiden  Benedict's  version 


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of  "Quo  Vadis;  "  Aug.  20  was  the  first  presentation  on  any  stage 
of  "The  Angel  of  the  Alley,"  byTheo  Kremer,  with  this  cast: 


Walter  Bennett 
Harry  Morgan 
Father  Newman 
Willie  Brummell 
Pat  Mulligan  . 
Sam  Smalley   . 
Bob  Turner     . 
Warden .     .     . 


.  Gus.  A.  Stryker 
Arthur  E.  Sprague 
Chas.  E.Bunnell 
Joseph  P.  Carey 
.  Mr.  P.  C.  Foy 
Ernest  J.  Mack 
.  Harvey  King 
.      W.  C.  Lang 


.  Philip  Wilson 
Ed.  A.  Cromwell 
.  Carina  Jordan 
Florence  Gerald 
.  Lillian  Harper 
Katrina  Katzenmayer 

Marie  Le  Roy 
Sally  Slide      .     .     •    Tessie  Lawrence 


Policeman  .  . 
Jake  .  .  .  . 
Ethel  Sheriden 
Mrs.  Bennett  . 
Nancy  Oliver 
Mrs  ■ 


Aug.   27,  first  time  on  any  stage  of  "The  Slaves  of  the  Orient," 
also  by  Theo.  Kremer: 

.  .  .  Abdallah 
Oshan  Ben  Saleem 
.  Hadji  Hammed 
.  Edward  Fenton 
Joseph  Dudley 
.  James  Coppinger 
George  Considine 
.  .  Lucia  Moore 
.  .  Adele  Palmer 
.     .     .    LiUieHall 


Abu-Arisch 
Fakih-Ali  . 
Hodhaifah  . 
Abd'allah  . 
Scheddah  . 
Khaled  .  . 
Selim  .  . 
Alice  Palmer 
Fatima  .  . 
Marguerite  . 


Abdul  Hamid  ....  M.  J.  Jordan 
Gen.  Fiske  ....  James  R.  Garey 
Lieutenant  Howard  Ward 

Geo.  A.  D.  Johnson 
Ensign  George  Winters,  Harold  Crane 
Osmar  Pasha    ....  Howard  Lang 

Hassan George  Seybolt 

Agah Ahmed 

Abdul Nazami  Rahlman 

Hamal Abachi 

El  Chahin   ....  Carlos  Fernandez 

Sept.  3,  "Uncle  Sam  in  China,"  Sept.  10,  "M'liss,"  with  Nellie 
McHenry  in  the  title  rdle;  Sept.  17,  "Reaping  the  Whirlwind," 
by  Owen  Davis;  Sept.  24,  "Bowery  After  Dark,"  with  Terry 
McGovern  the  prize  fighter  as  the  star ;  Oct.  i,  "Man's  Enemy;" 
Oct.  8,  "A  Wise  Guy;"  Oct.  15,  Williams  and  Walker;  Oct.  22, 
"Siberia;"  Oct.  29,  "King  of  the  Opium  Ring;"  Nov.  5,  "The 
Great  White  Diamond "  by  Walter  Fessler;  Nov.  12,  "Two 
Little  Vagrants;"  Nov.  19,  first  time  on  any  stage,  "The  African 
King,"  by  Madelaine  Merle;  Nov.  26,  "Great  Train  Robbery;" 
Dec.  3,  "Through  the  Breakers;"  Dec.  10,  Gus  Hill's  Lilipu- 
tians;  Dec.  17,  the  Indian  actress,  Go-Won-Go-Mohawk  in  "The 
Flying  Arrow;"  Dec.  24,  "Eight  Bells;"  Dec.  31,  "Superba;" 
Jan.  7,  1901,  "County  Fair,"  with  Neil  Burgess  as  the  star;  Jan. 
14,  "Lost  in  the  Desert;"  Jan.  21,  Robert  Fitzsimmons,  the 
prize  fighter,  in  "The  Honest  Blacksmith;"  Jan.  28,  "McFad- 
den's  Row  of  Flats;"  Feb.  4,  "A  Guilty  Mother;"  Feb.  11, 
"Across  the  Pacific;"  Feb.  18,  "Lost  Paradise,"  with  Harrison 
Wolfe  as  the  star;  Feb.  25,  "Shenandoah;"  March  4,  "Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin;"  March  11,  "Bowery  after  Dark,"  with  Teddy 
McGovern,  the  prize  fighter,  as  the  star;  March  18,  "The  Con- 
vict's Daughter;"  March  25,  Cole  and  Johnson's  colored  com- 
pany; April  I,  "A  Young  Wife;"  April  8,  "On  the  Stroke  of 
Twelve;"  April  15  Thomas  E.  Sh'ea  opened  in  "The  Man-o'- 
War's  Man,"  and  during  the  week  he  presented  "Dr.  Jekyll  and 


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343 


Mr.  Hyde."  The  last  performance  given  here  was  "The  Man-o'- 
War's  Man."  The  attendance  was  very  poor,  owing,  no  doubt,  to 
the  bad  weather.     The  cast  of  "Man-o'-War's  Man  "was: 


Capt.  Jack  Conway  .  Thomas  E.  Shea 
Capt.  Basillo  Havilando,  Henry  Testa 
Lieut.  Herman  Schiller  .  .  Jas.  Irving 
Ensign  Barry  Hanlay,  Jas.J.  Cassady 
Senor  Enrique  Candenas 

Geo.  L.  Kennedy 
Gen.  Ivan  Pietrovitch,  Wm.  J.  Carnes 
Gen.  Raposo  .  .  J.  Irving  Southard 
Baron  Adamantofi    .     John  E.  Gilbert 


Prince  Septine  Barenski.  John  R.  Pauly 
Lieut.  Victor  Leontine,  Wm.  Johnson 
Hon.  Cyril  Denleigh  .  George  West 
Gen.  de  Mercier  .  .  James  Irving 
Russian  Jailer  .  .  .  John  Wilton 
Elinore  Denleigh .  .  Josephine  Morse 
Jessie  Denleigh  .  .  Charlotte  Burkett 
Rose  Leontine     .   Bessie  B.  Beardsley 


R.  M.  Gulick,  H.  M.  Bennett,  and  Wm.  T.  Keogh,  the  firm  of 
R.  M.  Gulick  &  Co.,  were  the  last  managers  of  the  house.  At  the 
close  of  the  performance  the  audience  dispersed,  while  the  orches- 
tra, standing,  played  "Auld  Lang  Syne."  About  two  hundred 
persons  lingered  in  the  auditorium  and  called  for  a  speech.  The 
raising  of  the  curtain  disclosed  the  stage  hands  clearing  the  stage. 
Mr.  Shea  asked  for  some  representative  of  the  management  to  make 
a  farewell  address,  but  none  was  forthcoming.  He  instructed  a 
stage  hand  to  place  a  "  bunch  light "  in  the  centre  of  the  stage, 
and  the  few  remaining  people  gathered  about  the  house. 

"It's  characteristic,"  said  an  actor.  "The  lemon's  squeezed. 
Throw  it  away,  and  there's  an  end  to  it." 

George  G.  Rockwood,  the  photographer,  then  ascended  to  the 
stage  and  made  a  few  remarks.  Then  some  one  asked  that  the  or- 
chestra play  something  for  old  times'  sake.  "  The  orchestra  has 
gone, "  remarked  Bessie  Beardsley,  the  soubrette  of  the  company, 
"but  if  there's  a  piano  I'll  do  what  I  can."  Finally  a  piano  was 
wheeled  upon  the  stage  and  Miss  Beardsley  played  "Auld  Lang 
Syne,"  which  was  sung  by  the  other  members  of  the  company,  the 
stage  hands,  and  all  who  were  present ;  and  thus  ended  the  history 
of  this  famous  old  house.  It  was  soon  after  demolished  and  busi- 
ness premises  were  erected  on  its  site. 


DODWORTH   HALL 

ADJOINING  Grace  Church  at  806-808  Broadway  was  "  Dod- 
worth  Hall "  devoted  to  lectures  and  light  entertainments. 
During  the  latter  part  of  1861  a  series  of  "soirees  dramatiques" 
was  given  under  the  direction  of  M.  Juignet.  Artemus  Ward  lec- 
tured here  from  Oct.  17  to  Dec.  24.  His  subject  was  "Mormon- 
dom. "  Augusta  L.  Dargon  made  her  debut  as  a  reader  June  8, 
1863.  Alfred  Burnett  appeared  Feb.  27,  1865,  for  three  weeks. 
His  last  appearance  in  this  city  was  at  Harry  Miner's  Theatre  in 
the  fall  of  1883.     He  died  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  4,  1884,  of 


344      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1863 

apoplexy.  He  was  born  at  London,  Eng.,  Oct.  2,  1824,  and  was 
brought  to  this  country  when  seven  years  of  age.  He  went  into 
the  confectionery  business  at  Cincinnati  in  1844-45,  and  Lawrence 
P.  Barrett,  the  afterwards  famous  actor,  was  employed  in  his  store 
for  some  time  serving  ice  cream.  He  made  his  first  appearance  on 
any  stage  in  1847,  at  Wood's  Theatre,  Cincinnati,  as  Hamlet. 
A  short  time  prior  to  this  he  had  been  on  tour  with  Prof,  de 
Bonneville,  reciting  "The  Maniac."  He  afterwards  played  Ed- 
ward Middleton  in  "The  Drunkard,"  at  Wood's  Theatre,  Cincin- 
nati. In  1851  he  visited  England  as  correspondent  of  The  Cincin- 
nati Daily  Globe.  He  served  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War  in 
1861,  and  received  a  severe  wound  in  one  of  his  legs,  from  which 
he  suffered  until  his  death.  In  November,  1865,  he  returned 
temporarily  to  the  stage,  sailed  for  California  Oct.  5,  1868.  In 
his  monologue  entertainments  he  impersonated  young  and  old 
women,  Dutch,  French,  Scotch,  Irish,  and  Yankee  characters. 

Zelda  Harrison  made  her  first  appearance  in  New  York  at  this 
hall  Aug.  25,  1865,  in  concert,  in  company  with  Mme.  Anna 
Bishop,  Stephen  Massett,  and  others.  A  bullfrog  exhibition 
opened  here  Sept.  11  followed  Oct.  9  by  Blind  Tom.  Prof. 
Hartz,  the  magician,  began  a  three  months'  season  here  in  October. 
The  Georgia  minstrels  were  here  in  the  summer  of  1867.  James 
Taylor,  the  English  comic  singer,  appeared  Aug.  26,  1868. 
Kelly  and  Leon  gave  a  minstrel  entertainment  Aug.  29,  1870, 
and  produced  the  burlesque,  "Le  Petit  Faust,"  with  Leon  as 
Marguerite,  Kelly  as  Faust,  S.  S.  Purdy  as  Valentine,  Sam  Price 
as  Lizette,  and  J.  H.  Surridge  as  Altmeyer.  The  comic  opera, 
"Babies  of  the  Period,"  was  done  Sept.  12.  On  Oct.  24  for  the 
first  time  in  America,  the  comic  opera  "La  Rose  de  Saint  Fleur" 
was  sung.  This  company  terminated  its  stay  here  Dec.  3.  The 
building  was  afterwards  occupied  by  the  Herts  Brothers,  as  a  fur- 
niture warehouse,  and  in  July,  1887,  the  structure  was  torn  down. 

WOOD'S   MINSTREL   HALL 

THE  old  Jewish  synagogue,  situated  at  514  Broadway,  east 
side,  below  Spring  Street,  was  turned  into  a  place  of  amuse- 
ment July  7,  1862,  and  called  "Wood's  Minstrel  Hall."  The  first 
occupant  of  the  place  was  Henry  Wood  and  his  minstrel  company 
consisting  of  Eph  Horn,  Frank  Brower,  Cool  White,  R.  Abecco, 
Chas.  Fox,  H.  Schwicardi,  C.  Harcourt,  H.  Hartley,  David  Bra- 
ham,  Joseph  Braham,  W.  Patterson,  E.  Stigler,  J.  Leis,  G.  Stew- 
art, Leopold  St.  John,  Walter  Manning,  Pierre  Ballou,  S.  Clark 
Mortimer,  J.  Carney,  R.  Bevington,  M.  Stanwood,  Gustave  du 
Barre,  Master  Samuel,  and  Master  Eddy. 

For  the  season  of   1863-64  the  company  was  D.  S.  Wambold, 


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345 


Frank  Brower,  Charles  Fox,  A.  J.  Talbot,  Cool  White,  Charles 
Henry,  G.  C.  Lockwood,  J.  W.  Glenn,  H.  Schwicardi,  the  Isaacs 
Brothers,  E.  Haslam,  J.  Leis,  M.  Lewis,  Master  Wood,  and  Eph 
Horn.  Lew  Brimmer,  Johnny  Boyce,  and  Siegrist  and  his  per- 
forming dogs  appeared  during  the  season. 

A.  H.  ("Dolly")  Davenport  made  his  first  (and  only)  appear- 
ance on  the  Ethiopian  stage  on  July  i.  The  announcement  of 
Dan  Bryant's  appearance  on  the  dramatic  stage  was  an  incentive 
for  "Dolly,"  who  had  been  bantered  by  a  few  intimate  friends,  and 
a  wager  of  $^o  had  been  made  that  he  would  not  put  on  the  burnt 
cork. 

The  "  Ghost  illusion  "  was  done  Aug.  lo.  The  hall  was  closed 
Feb.  18,  19,  20,  in  consequence  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Henry  Wood. 
The  next  season  there  appeared  Cool  White,  stage  manager,  S.  S. 
Purdy,  Archie  Hughes,  F.  L.  Mollenhauer  (violinist).  Penny  and 
Goldie,  gymnasts,  Edward  Haslam,  flutist,  Frank  Brower,  Sam 
Sharpley,  S.  S.  Sanford,  Cal  Wagner,  Hughey  Dougherty,  A.  C. 
Stone,  Little  Archie,  Jules  Stratton,  Dick  Escott,  Frank  Bowles, 
E.  T.  Blackmer,  Thomas  Sears,  Elvin  French,  Wm.  Chambers, 
Gil  Pond,  John  Williams,  J.  Ambrose,  and  John  Masterson.  The 
establishment  was  closed  from  April  14  till  April  26,  1865,  on 
account  of  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  On  its  reopen- 
ing, a  solemn  dirge,  words  by  Cool  White,  music  by  F.  L.  Mollen- 
hauer, was  chanted  by  the  company. 

The  season  closed  Sept.  9  and  reopened  Sept.  1 1.  Henry  Wood 
continued  as  manager,  and  his  company  was  composed  of  the  fol- 
lowing :  Cool  White,  J.  Garatagua,  E.  Haslam,  T.  Simpson,  Frank 
Brower,  J.  W.  Glenn,  W.  D.  Corrister,  T.  McNally,  S.  S.  Purdy, 
H.  T.  Mudge,  Charles  Henry,  H.  Schwicardi,  and  J.  Bergness, 
Frank  Moran,  and  John  Clarke.  John  Clarke  was  afterwards  known 
as  Sig.  Broccolini,  and  sang  in  opera  with  great  success.  In  1893 
he  became  musical  editor  of  the  Brooklyn  Eagle,  and  left  the  stage. 
Sig.  Vallo,  bird  imitator,  came  here  Oct.  i ;  Don  Manuel  Donato, 
one-legged  dancer,  C.  Harris,  and  James  H.  Budworth,  Oct.  8. 

The  season  closed  Dec.  25,  when  Henry  Wood  retired  from  the 
management,  having  sold  all  his  interest  in  the  house  to  George 
Wood  (then  managing  the  Broadway  Theatre,  formerly  Wallack's, 
Broadway  and  Broome).  Mr.  Wood  had  the  house  reconstructed 
and  converted  into  a  regular  theatre  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
about  thirteen  hundred.  It  was  known  as  "Wood's  Theatre" 
and  as  such  was  opened  Jan.  15,  1866.  The  first  performance 
given  in  Wood's  Theatre  was  T.  B.  de  Walden's  local  extrava- 
ganza,  "The  Balloon  Wedding": 


Paul F.  S.  Chanfrau 

Reuben      .    .     .    .    G.  C.  Davenport 
Windbag W.  Scallan 


Tom Eugene  Eberle 

Jenny     ....      Henrietta  Osborne 
Widow Mrs.  E.  Wright 


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Henry,  James,  John  Walsh,  Newton,  Sallie  Tray,  Anne  Merry, 
Frances  Ullman,  Gilmore,  and  Gardner  were  also  in  the  cast. 
Previous  to  this,  the  Hanlon  Brothers  —  Thomas,  George,  Wil- 
liam, Edward,  Alfred,  and  Frederick  —  appeared  in  gymnastic 
and  acrobatic  acts.  Samuel  Colville  was  acting  manager  and  Ben 
A.  Baker,  stage  manager.  F.  S.  Chanfrau  appeared  Jan.  22  as 
Jerry  Clip  in  "The  Widow's  Victim;"  Jan.  29.  "Mose"  and  "The 
Model  of  a  Wife":  C,  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  Welsh  Edwards,  N.  Mcln- 
tyre,  and  S.  L.  Goodwin;  Feb.  5,  "Mose,"  "The  Debutante,"  and 
"The  Irish  Tutor."  Mr.  Chanfrau  closed  Feb.  10  in  "A  Glance 
at  New  York." 

Frank  Drew  began  Feb.  12  as  Rip  Van  Winkle  and  as  Lady 
Isabel  in  a  burlesque  called  "East  Lynne,  or  the  Great  Western." 
Lucille  Western  and  Barton  Hill  began  Feb.  19  in  Charles  Gayler's 
"Atonement,  or  the  Child  Stealer;"  the  cast  was: 


Madge  the  Cadger,  Margaret 

Rookley  ....  Lucille  Western 
Richard  Craddock  .  .  .  Barton  Hill 
Simon  Niphem  .  M.  W.  Leffingwell 
Lord  Lansdale      .     .    Welsh  Edwards 


Jemmy  Tables  .  .  .  G.  C.  Davenport 
Maud  Lansdale  .  Henrietta  Osborne 
Molly  O'Mayne  .  .  Mrs.  E.  Wright 
Jenny  Grant  ....  Alice  Seidler 
Lester  Young   .     .     .     .  T.  W.  Keene 


Charles  Barras  began  April    16  in  his  own  play  called  "The 
Hypochondriac,"  cast  thus: 


Vertigo  Morbid  . 
Dennis  McCorkle 
Martha  SniflFkins 


.  .  Charles  Barras 
.  G.  C.  Davenport 
.  Mrs.  J.  G.  Saville 


Charles J.  G.  Saville 

Alice Alice  Seidler 


M.  W.  Leffingwell  was  seen  the  same  evening  as  Romeo  Jaffier 
Jenkins  in  "Too  Much  for  Good  Nature."  Mr.  Barras  acted,  April 
23,  Aminadab  Sleek  in  "  The  Serious  Family. "  Mrs.  J.  G.  Saville 
was  afterwards  the  wife  of  Charles  Brooke,  the  lawyer. 

The  Worrell  Sisters  —  Sophie,  Irene,  and  Jennie  —  were  seen 
here  April  30  in  "The  Elves."  "The  Invisible  Prince"  was  pro- 
duced June  4;  the  Nicolo  company  of  pantomimists,  gymnasts, 
and  dancers  appeared  the  same  night.  "  The  Three  Sisters  "  was 
an  extravaganza  in  which  the  Worrell  sisters  sustained  six  charac- 
ters each,  on  June  18.  Thos.  L.  Donnelly  was  in  the  cast.  "Fra 
Diavolo"was  presented  July  2.  Barton  Hill  acted  "Lord  Dun- 
dreary," a  one-act  sketch  by  Oxenford.  On  July  16,  "The  Elves  " 
and  "Too  Much  for  Good  Nature."  "Cinderella,"  the  one-act 
sketch,  "Mrs.  Smith,"  and  a  skating  act  by  Alfred  Moe  formed 
the  programme  July  20.  "The  Fair  One  with  the  Golden 
Locks"  and  "The  Maid  with  the  Milking  Pail"  were  given  July 
27.  Yankee  Locke  acted  in  "  The  Fool  of  the  Family  "  Aug.  3. 
Ben  A.  Baker  took  a  benefit  Aug.  9,  when  Mary  Provost  and  Claude 
Hamilton  were  seen  in  "The  Young  Widow's  Stratagem;"  "The 
Old  Guard,"  Ira  H.   Moore  as  Haversack;   the  burlesque,   "The 


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Fair  One  with  the  Golden  Locks ;  "  comic  songs  by  Tony  Pastor ; 
and  Professor  Walsh  in  instrumental  solos  made  up  the  bill.  The 
season  closed  Aug.  10. 

The  Hanlon  Brothers  —  Thomas,  Frederick,  and  Edward  —  were 
the  next  managers  of  this  theatre,  and  opened  Aug.  13,  1866,  with 
a  miscellaneous  entertainment.  The  company  engaged,  in  addi- 
tion to  themselves,  were  the  Siegrist  Family  of  gymnasts,  the 
Caron  Family  of  pantomimists  and  gymnasts,  Signora  Stella,  and 
Master  George,  trapeze  performer ;  Mile.  AnnettaGaletti,  danseuse; 
G.  W.  Smith,  ballet  master;  Charles  E.  Collins,  Tom,  Dick,  and 
Harry,  infant  prodigies,  and  a  corps  de  ballet.  Kathleen  O'Neil 
and  the  Cuban  Brothers,  Espinoza,  and  the  Roderigues  appeared 
Aug.  27.  James  M.  Ward  took  a  benefit  Sept.  i,  when  Major 
Pauline  Cushman  acted  Cynthia  in  "The  Flowers  of  the  Forest," 
and  Kate  Newton  played  Starlight  Bess.  This  closed  the  Hanlon 
Bros,  management  of  this  house. 

The  next  managers  were  J.  Guido  Methua  and  Edward  Haert- 
ing,  who  changed  the  name  of  the  place  to  the  "  German  Thalia 
Theatre."  The  company  included  Herren  Haerting,  Lederer, 
Ponner,  Fietz,  Lapwitz,  Pelosi,  Lohmann,  Ahlfeldt,  Mme.  Methua- 
Scheller,  Mme.  Ahlfeldt,  Mme.  Pelosi,  Mme.  Riedel,  and  the 
Misses  Hedwig-Hesse,  Hand,  Royal,  and  Fillman.  The  opening 
play  was  "Der  Best  Ton,"  by  Dr.  Carl  Toepper,  and  a  prologue 
was  spoken  by  Mr.  Haerting.  On  Sept.  8,  Mile.  Sophie  Dzuiba 
appeared  in  the  operetta  of  "Der  Kappelmeister  von  Venedig," 
by  Schneider,  and  as  Nancy  in  "Love  in  the  Kitchen,"  and  on 
Sept.  17,  Julius  Ascher  made  his  debut  as  Adam  in  "Der 
Winkleschreiber,"  and  Nitsckie  in  the  "Gebildete  Hausknecht." 

Methua  withdrew  from  the  theatre  early  in  October,  and  on  Oct. 
22  Oscar  Guttmann  became  associated  with  Mr.  Haerting  in  the 
management.  On  Oct.  30  Mina  Koch  made  her  first  appearance, 
and  on  Nov.  9  Kronfeldt  joined  the  company.  Bogumil  Dawison 
appeared  here  Dec.  3  and  continued  until  Dec.  29,  when  a  German 
opera  season  commenced,  and  continued  until  the  last  of  January, 
1867,  when  the  house  closed. 

The  next  manager  was  W.  O.  Bowers,  who  reopened  the  house 
March  2  as  a  variety  theatre,  and  called  it  "Wood's  Theatre 
COMIQUE."  His  company  consisted  of  James  Wambold,  George 
H.  Coes,  S.  S.  Purdy,  and  Billy  Emmett,  negro  comedians; 
Bunnell  Runnells  and  sons,  gymnasts;  Prof.  Hutchison,  with 
performing  dogs;  Charles  Austin,  Zouave  drill  performer;  Tom 
Vance,  comic  vocalist;  Robert  Butler,  pantomimist;  and  a  corps  de 
ballet.  Napoleon  Gilles  was  the  musical  director.  On  March  11 
Fanny  Morgan  Phelps,  an  Australian  actress,  made  her  first  ap- 
pearance in  New  York,  in  "The  Wild  Irish  Girl,"  and  as  Maggie 
McFarlane  in  "The  Bonny  Fishwife."     She  was  supported  by  Sol 


348      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1869 

Smith,  Belvil  Ryan,  C.  J.  Fyffe,  Ogden,  and  Mary  Wells.  March 
14  she  appeared  in  "The  Ladies'  Battle"  and  "Kitty  O' Shell." 
On  April  18  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  produced,  with  W.  L. 
Jamison  as  Uncle  Tom,  Violet  Campbell  (Mrs.  Belvil  Ryan)  as 
Eliza,  and  Little  Eliza  Glassford  as  Eva. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Bates  made  their  New  York  debut  April  25 
in  Schonberg's  play,  "Oscar  the  Half-Breed."  Stuart  Robson, 
George  Becks,  Harry  Wall,  A.  W.  Fenno,  C.  J.  Fyffe,  Sol  Smith, 
Jr.,  Pemberton,  Campbell,  Mrs.  Mark  Smith,  Mrs.  Harry  Wall, 
Mrs._  Burroughs,  Mrs.  Monell,  Mrs.  King,  Hattie  Thorne,  and 
Sallie  Steele  were  in  the  company.  Mrs.  Bates  acted  Lady  Isabel 
in  "East  Lynne  "  April  3.     The  theatre  closed  April  13. 

James  W.  Lingard  was  the  next  lessee  of  this  house,  who  opened 
it  as  "Lingard's  Theatre"  on  April  29,  with  a  vaudeville  com- 
pany: A.  M.  Hernandez,  Harry  Leslie,  Billy  Pastor,  John  Allen, 
W.  K.  Lingard,  Monte  Video,  Parkhurst,  Stewart,  Dick  Berthelon, 
Mile.  Devere,  Lina  Windel,  Fanny  Forrest,  Emma  Fowler,  Lizzie 
Whelpley,  Augusta  Walby,  Julia  Melville,  and  a  ballet. 

Fanny  Herring  appeared  here  May  28  in  "Lysiah,  the  Aban- 
doned." Mr.  Lingard  acted  Aminadab  Sleek  in  "The  Serious 
Family"  June  2,  and  the  season  terminated  abruptly  June  7. 

As  the  "Theatre  Comique"  this  house  was  opened  on  Aug. 
26,  1867,  by  Charley  White  and  Sam  Sharpley.  In  the  company 
were:  Ben  Cotton,  Sam  Sharpley,  Charley  White,  Eva  Brent,  Mile. 
Augusta,  Ella  La  Rue,  Mile.  Lodowski,  Mile.  Devere,  the  Caron 
Family,  and  Miss  Reynolds.  Later  on  there  appeared  the  Buisley 
Family,  D.  L.  Morris,  Anna  Gibbons,  the  Leon  Brothers,  Frank 
Lacy,  and  others. 

On  Dec.  31  Ed.  James,  then  the  sporting  editor  of  the  New 
York  Clipper,  took  a  benefit.  The  season  closed  June  27,  1868, 
but  shortly  before  Sharpley  sold  out  his  interest  to  Sandy  Spencer. 
The  house  was  reopened  Aug.  17,  by  Charley  White  and  Spencer, 
with  W.  Horace  Lingard  as  manager,  and  David  Braham,  musical 
director.  In  the  company  were  Alice  Dunning,  vocalist  (her  first 
appearance  in  America),  Lizzie  Wilmore,  Lucy  Edgerton,  Ettie 
Romer,  Prof.  Hilton,  ventriloquist;  Joseph  K.  Emmet,  Dutch  and 
negro  comedian,  and  E.  B.  Holmes. 

At  half-past  three  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  Dec.  4,  1868,  the 
theatre  was  partially  destroyed  by  fire. 
_  It  was  at  once  rebuilt  and  opened  Feb.  i,  1869,  with  "The  Mar- 
ried Rake,"  Lingard's  sketches  and  a  version  of  Byron's  burlesque 
of  "  Orpheus  and  Eurydice. "  On  Feb.  8  G.  C.  Boniface  appeared 
in  "Two  Can  Play  at  That  Game,"  Lillie  Hall  (now  Mrs.  Milt. 
Barlow),  also  appearing  on  the  same  evening.  In  the  company 
were  Irene  Gay  (Mrs.  Fred  Maeder),  Carrie  Olden,  Flora  Kruger, 
A.   Hind,   Rose  Sinclair,  Harry  St.   Leon,   C.   E.   Newton,  J.   K. 


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349 


Kruger,  J.  M.  Warwick,  J.  M.  Kennett,  F.  Carlyle,  C.  W.  Kemble, 
J.  P.  Kilbourne,  J.  Elmore,  Masters  Ford  and  Strepo,  Lina  Edwin, 
Emma  Laton,  Annie  Wood,  Loudell,   Hall,  Jones,  and  Hanley. 

James  C.  Williamson  appeared  May  3  in  "The  Silent  Pro- 
tector."    John  Jack  was  seen  May  17. 

Edward  Righton  made  his  American  d^but  May  31,  as  John 
Duck  in  "The  Jacobite."  Mary  Wells  acted  in  the  same  play. 
The  season  closed  June  5.  The  theatre  reopened  June  14,  with 
the  Mercer-Simpson  English  company  in  "Turn  Him  Out,"  with 
Joseph  Irving,  Robert  Pateman,  J.  L.  de  Bonay,  Bella  Pateman, 
and  Eunice  Irving  in  the  cast;  Joseph  Emmet's  Dutch  specialties 
and  H.  J.  Byron's  burlesque  of  "  Mazourka,  or  The  Stick,  the  Pole, 
and  the  Tartar,"  here  called  "Tiddlewinki,"  were  given  the  same 
night.     The  burlesque  had  this  cast : 


Count  Tiddlewinki  .  Lizzie  Wilmore 
Countess  Tiddlewinki  .  Joseph  Irving 
Baron  Bosh  ....  Miss  Chapman 
Ivan Robert  Pateman 


Blind  Fiddler  ....  Mr.  Wallace 
Mazourki  ....  Maria  Longmore 
Mazourka  ....  Bessie  F.  Foote 
Yelva Bella  Fatemaa 


Barton  Hill  and  Celia  Logan  acted  Sam  and  Alice  in  "  Brother 
Sam"  June  25.  Robert  McWade  appeared  June  26  in  "Handy 
Andy"  and  a  burlesque  in  Dutch  on  "Richard  III." 

On  July  12  Fred  G.  Maeder  was  acting  and  stage  manager. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Watkins  appeared  July  12,  in  "Caught  at 
Last,"  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  with  this  cast: 

Frank Harry  Watkins 

Theophilus       .     .     .      F.  Chippendale 

Janson John  de  Bonay 

Eugenia       .    .     .     Florence  La  Fond 


Cleopatra Rose  Watkins 

Lawrence Edwin  Thorne 

Hardtak  ....      John  Matthews 

Scriven        Gus  Mortimer 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  New  York  of  Florence  La  Fond. 
"It  Takes  Two  to  Quarrel,"  a  farce  by  Mr.  Watkins,  was  also 
acted.  In  it  Florence  Stanley  played  Kitty  —  her  first  appearance 
in  New  York.     The  season  closed  July  31. 

The  next  season  began  on  Aug.  16,  with  Charley  White  and 
"Sandy"  Spencer  as  managers.  B.  A.  Baker,  stage  manager. 
"  David  Garrick  "  was  played  for  the  first  time  in  America.  The 
cast  was :  George  C.  Boniface  as  David  Garrick,  George  Mitchell 
as  Simon  Ingot,  Harry  Hotto  as  Squire  Chivy,  Lillie  Eldridge  as 
Ada  Ingot,  Georgie  Langley  as  Araminta  Brown,  M.  B.  Pike  as 
Mr.  Smith,  Charles  Webster  as  Mr.  Brown,  and  Louisa  Eldridge 
as  Mrs.  Smith.  H.  J.  Allen,  Emily  Bell,  Charles  Jackson,  Lane, 
and  Hicks  were  also  members  of  the  company.  Mile.  Diana  danced 
and  Lizzie  Wilmore  played  in  the  farce  of  "The  Pretty  Horse- 
breaker."  Daniel  E.  Ralton  and  Tito  Cellini,  dancer,  joined  the 
company  Aug.  30.  "  Blow  for  Blow  "  was  acted  Sept.  6,  for  the 
first  time  in  New  York :  Geo.  Boniface,  John  Drummond ;  Harry 


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A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1872 


Hotto,  Charley  Spraggs;  Lillie  Eldridge,  Alice  and  Mildred;  and 
Miss  Wilmore,  Kitty.  The  Queen  Sisters  were  seen  Sept.  13. 
"Jocrisse  the  Juggler"  and  "An  Object  of  Interest"  were  acted. 
The  season  closed  Sept.  18,  when  Charley  White  withdrew  from 
the  management. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  Sept.  27,  under  the  management  of 
Edward  G.  Gilmore  and  Robert  W.  Butler,  as  a  variety  house, 
with  the  following  company :  Miles.  Venturoli  and  Augusta,  pre- 
mikres  danseuses ;  Rita  Percy,  statuary  artist ;  Annie  Hindle,  male 
impersonator;  Annie  Cornforth,  Maud  Alaska,  the  Clinetop  Sisters, 
Lizzie  Whelpley,  Hattie  Engel,  Lottie  La  Point,  Sheridan  and 
Mack,  Dick  Ralph,  Bob  Hart,  J.  Gaynor,  Bob  Smith,  Lew  Brim- 
mer, J.  H.  Carton,  J.  F.  McDonald,  M.  B.  Pike,  D.  L.  Morris, 
and  Master  Jerry. 

J.  H.  Milburn  appeared  March  20.  Harry  Jackson  was  seen 
April  24  with  his  "  Living  Photographs. "  Robert  Butler  with- 
drew April  30,  and  the  new  manager  was  Samuel  Shapter.  Josh 
Hart  was  the  next  manager,  beginning  Oct.  16,  1871,  and  con- 
tinuing until  the  close  of  the  season  of  1874-75.  ^^  established 
it  as  a  first-class  variety  theatre,  and  paid  larger  salaries  than  were 
ever  before  known  in  a  variety  house.  Among  those  who  appeared 
under  his  management  were  Harrigan  and  Hart,  Johnny  Wild, 
Charley  White,  Adah  Richmond,  Sam  Rickey,  Master  Barney, 
Billy  Carter,  James  Bradley,  Kitty  O'Neil,  Jno.  Gilbert,  John 
Queen,  Billy  West,  John  Hart,  Wm.  Courtright,  John  Allen, 
Little  Mac,  Billy  Barry,  William  Scanlan,  Luke  Schoolcraft, 
Geo.  Coes,  Hughey  Dougherty,  the  Garnella  Brothers,  Harry 
Kernell,  and  many  others. 

June  3,  1872,  the  spectacular  drama  "Chicago  Before  the  Fire, 
During  the  Fire,  and  After  the  Fire  "  was  produced,  with  this 
cast: 


Zeke  Manford  .  .  C.  R.  Thome,  Jr. 
Jimmy  Nickerson .  .  Lizzie  Maddern 
Nick  Nickerson    .     .     .     .  J.  Z.  Little 

Skaley Harry  Hotto 

Gus  Farley  ....  Charles  Norris 
Skyblue John  Wild 


Skeleton  Jim    ...  E.  D.  Gooding 

Bill James  Bradley 

DoUie Minnie  Maddern 

Bridget Nellie  Sandford 

Hettie Emma  Maddox 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Charles  R. 
Thome,  Jr.,  Charles  Norris,  Lizzie  Maddern,  and  Nellie 
Sandford. 

On  Aug.  19,  1872,  John  F.  Poole  and  Thomas  L.  Donnelly 
were  announced  as  managers.  Josh  Hart,  lessee,  and  the  house 
opened  for  the  fall  season  entirely  refitted  and  decorated. 

On  Dec.  2  Harrigan  and  Hart  made  their  first  appearance  here, 
in  "The  Day  We  Went  West"  and  "The  Big  and  the  Little  of 


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It."     On  Nov.  20,  1873,  Mr.  Hart  gave  a  benefit  for  the  poor  of 
the  Fourteenth  Ward  of  this  city. 

Marie  Zoe  commenced  Jan.  19,  1874,  in  "The  French  Spy." 
In  the  olio  were  the  Snow  Brothers  (acrobats),  Kate  O'Connor, 
Royal  Jeddo  Japs,  John  Williams,  Harrigan  and  Hart,  and  James 
McKee.  On  Jan.  26,  Nully  Pieris  first  appeared  at  this  theatre. 
Prof.  R.  Nelson  and  sons  also  were  seen,  and  J.  F.  Poole's  drama, 
"Rent  Day,  or  Hard  Times,"  was  acted.  Early  in  February  Ella 
Wesner,  Mackin  and  Wilson,  and  Liza  Weber  appeared. 

The  season  of  1874-75  opened  Aug.  23,  with  the  writer  of 
these  pages  as  manager  of  the  house.  The  company  was :  Hughey 
Dougherty,  John  Allen,  Little  Mac,  John  Wild,  Wm.  Barry,  Larry 
Tooley,  James  Bradley,  Wm.  Scanlan,  W.  Cronin,  D.  H.  Kelley, 
J.  F.  Crossen,  J.  A.  Graver,  Geo.  L.  Stout,  stage  manager.  "  The 
Doyle  Brothers  "  was  the  opening  play.  On  Sept.  6  Jolly  Nash, 
Harry  Kernell,  Ella  Wesner,  the  Girards,  the  Garnellas,  Wm. 
Harris  and  Carroll,  Walters  and  Morton,  Geo.  Coes,  and  Luke 
Schoolcraft,  the  Majiltons,  Jenny  Engle,  E.  D.  Davies,  ventrilo- 
quist, and  Master  Barney  appeared.  "  Night  and  Day  "  was  also 
produced. 

The  season  closed  on  July  5,  1875,  with  Johnny  Allen  and  Alice 
Harrison  in  "Schneider."  Harrigan  and  Hart  withdrew  from  the 
house  at  the  close  of  the  season. 

Many  of  the  best  variety  performers  in  the  business  appeared 
here  during  this  season,  and  the  salaries  paid  to  some  were  very 
large.  The  Boissets  got  ^300  per  week.  Little  Mac,  negro  per- 
former, ^125,  John  Wild,  minstrel,  $12$,  Delehanty  and  Cum- 
mings,  song  and  dance,  ^125,  John  Allen,  $7$,  Larry  Tooley, 
$60,  the  Garnellas  (two),  acrobats,  ^300,  Walters  and  Morton, 
song  and  dance,  ^125,  Schoolcraft  and  Coes,  minstrel  performers, 
1^150,  Billy  Barry,  negro  comedian,  $7^,  Barney  and  Rickey,  ^250, 
Alf.  Burnett,  gioo,  D.  L.  Morris,  Dutch  comedian,  $60,  the 
Ainsleys,  ^80,  and  Cool  Burgess,  negro  performer,  $i$o.  The 
expenses  of  running  a  first-class  variety  theatre  like  this  were 
never  less  than  ^3,200  on  the  week,  which  included  the  rent  of 
the  house;  and  frequently  the  expenses  exceeded  that  amount, 
while  the  receipts  averaged  for  many  months  over  $4, 500  weekly. 

On  April  29,  1875,  ^  matinee  performance  was  given  for  the 
Dan  Bryant  benefit  fund.  In  December  Matt  Morgan  leased  the 
house  and  opened  with  his  living  tableaux.  A  variety  show  was 
also  given.  On  April  8,  1876,  M.  Campbell  appeared  with  a  sen- 
sational show  of  the  Parisian  "  can-can  "  order,  similar  to  one  he 
managed  at  585  Broadway,  and  which  was  stopped  by  the  police. 
A  dramatic  season  commenced  May  29,  with  Milton  Nobles  as  the 
star,  in  "The  Phoenix." 

Harrigan  and  Hart  were  the  next  lessees,  with  Martin  Hanley  as 


352      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1863 

manager.  They  began  Aug.  7,  1876,  with  Adah  Richmond,  Billy- 
Carter,  Alice  Bennett,  Fanny  Bert,  Ada  Boshell,  Billy  Barry, 
Billy  Gray,  Larry  Tooley,  Almonta  Brothers,  John  Williams, 
Quilter  and  Goldrich,  J.  A.  Graver,  Sam  Holdsworth,  P.  E. 
Merritt,  Alfred  Beverly,  Lizzie  Henrie,  Hannah  Berch  (Mrs. 
Tooley),  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  May  Stuart,  Delancy  Barclay,  and 
Minnie  Wells,  as  their  company. 

On  Oct.  23  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  appeared  here  as  a  mimic.  The 
first  appearance  of  Delehanty  and  Hengler  and  Louise  Franklin 
(Louise  Searle)  took  place  Oct.  2.  Ira  Paine  appeared  Oct.  30. 
Harrigan's  comic  drama,  "Darby  and  Lanty,"  was  done  Nov.  13, 
followed  Nov. 20, by  Harrigan's  Irish  drama,  "  Iscaine,"  introducing 
Welsh  Edwards,  J.  Leslie  Gossin,  Chas.  J.  Fyffe,  W.  M.  Ward, 
and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior.  On  Dec.  11  "St.  Patrick's  Day  Parade" 
was  seen;  Dec.  18,  "Ireland  vs.  Italy"  and  "Who  Owns  the 
Clothes  Line  ? "  Charles  T.  White  appeared  in  the  sketch  "  The 
Happy  Couple."     The  season  closed  May  26. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  11,  1877.  Will  H.  Morton  was 
heard  in  comic  songs.  Mr.  Morton  was  manager  for  Mr.  McCauU 
at  the  Broad  Street  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  season  1885-86;  also 
manager  of  the  Columbia  Theatre,  Chicago,  111.,  season  1887-88; 
and  manager  of  Herrmann's  Theatre,  this  city,  i8go.  On  July  17, 
1893,  Mr.  Morton  was  taken  to  Bloomingdale  Asylum,  suffering 
with  paresis.  His  wife  was  Lily  Post,  the  comic  opera  singer. 
He  died  in  Pittsburg,   Pa.,  November,    1895. 

"  Old  Lavender  "  was  first  produced  Sept.  3.     The  cast : 

Dick Tony  Hart 

John T.  G.  Egbert 

Smoke Billy  Gray 

Sally Millie  Sackett 


Old  Lavender  ....      E.  Harrigan 

Phillip F.  Chippendale 

Pop G.  W.  H.  Griffin 

Laura Annie  Mack 

Mrs.  Crawford      .     .     Annie  Yeamans 


Alf.  Burnett  and  Helen  Nash  opened  Oct.  8.  The  season  closed 
April  27,  1878. 

"The  Mulligan  Guards"  was  produced  Jan.  13,  1879.  The 
"Mulligan  Guard  Ball"  was  first  seen  Feb.  9,  1879.  The  season 
closed  May  24.  The  next  season  opened  Aug.  11,  1879,  "^^^^ 
"Mulligan  Guard  Chowder."  Harrigan  and  Hart  closed  April 
30,  1 88 1,  and  the  house  was  soon  after  torn  down  and  a  large 
store  erected  on  its  site. 


NIXON'S   ALHAMBRA 

A  PAVILION  erected  by  James  M.  Nixon,  in  August,  1863, 
on  the  south  side  of  Fourteenth  Street,  between  Third  and 
Fourth  avenues,  directly  opposite  the  Academy  of  Music,  was 
known  as  "Nixon's  Alhambra."     It  was  a  temporary  affair,  with 


1864]  THE  HIPPOTHEATRON  353 

board  sides  and  canvas  top.  The  "house"  was  divided  off  into 
two  parts,  pit  and  dress  circle,  the  charges  of  admission  being 
twenty-five  cents,  and  fifty  cents.  James  Reynolds  commenced 
Sept.  14  as  clown.  M.  Verrecke,  who  had  been  one  of  the  attrac- 
tions, left  Sept.  12,  and  he  appeared  at  the  New  Bowery  Theatre 
Sept.  21.  Young  Nicolo  appeared  Sept.  23  in  the  Zampillaerosta- 
tion  act.  Mme.  Macarte,  the  English  equestrienne,  made  her 
American  d^but  Oct.  12.  The  place  closed  Oct.  17,  the  weather 
getting  too  cold  to  sit  under  canvas. 

THE  HIPPOTHEATRON 

ON  the  same  lot  previously  occupied  by  Nixon's  Alhambra  was 
built  "The  Hippotheatron."  The  building  was  heated  by 
steam.  It  was  opened  Feb.  8,  1864,  with  the  following  equestrian 
company:  Mme.  Marie  Macarte,  the  Sherwood  Family,  Nat  Austin 
(clown),  Dan  Gardner  (clown),  Sam  Lathrop  (clown),  Wm.  Kin- 
cade,  Chas.  Conrad,  Richard  Hemmings,  C.  W.  Parker,  Horace 
Nichols  (ring  master),  James  Cooke  clown  and  manager,  Eliza 
Gardner,  Mr.  Denzer.  Mme.  Denue  also  appeared  the  first  night. 
Eaton  Stone  appeared  here  Feb.  15.  Henry  Cooke  and  his  per- 
forming dogs  and  monkeys  came  Feb.  22.  This  was  announced 
as  the  first  appearance  of  the  company  in  America,  which  was  in- 
correct, as  they  were  travelling  through  the  country  with  a  circus 
and  were  here  the  previous  summer.  Eaton  Stone  was  the  first 
bareback  rider  in  this  country  and  was  the  first  equestrian  to  in- 
troduce somersaulting  backwards,  through  hoops  and  over  poles 
and  banners,  from  the  back  of  his  horse  while  it  was  under  full 
speed.  M.  ,  Verrecke  (first  appearance  in  America),  gymnast, 
Mary  Carroll  (afterwards  Mrs.  Ben  Maginley),  who  died  Aug.' 
18,  1874,  and  a  company  of  Arabs  were  in  the  organization. 
The  building  was  constructed  of  corrugated  and  ridged  iron,  and 
was  fireproof.  It  was  built  after  the  model  of  the  Champs 
Elysees,  Paris.  The  main  building  was  one  hundred  and  ten  feet 
in  diameter,  and  the  dome  rose  to  the  height  of  seventy-five  feet, 
surmounted  by  a  cupola.  The  iron  roof  was  affixed  to  heavy- 
timber  posts.  The  main  supports  of  the  dome  were  a  series  of 
columns  surmounted  by  richly  ornamented  caps.  These  columns 
were  also  cased  with  corrugated  iron.  There  were  three  distinct 
places  for  the  auditors  — the  orchestra  seats,  dress  circle,  and  the 
pit,  with  a  wide  promenade  in  the  rear,  around  the  entire  circle 
of  seats.  The  orchestra  seats  were  composed  of  arm  sofas  for 
which  seventy-five  cents  was  charged.  There  were  six  hundred 
of  these.  In  the  rear  was  the  dress  circle,  in  which  there  was 
seating  capacity  for  five  hundred  persons.  The  pit  could  accom- 
modate, comfortably  seated,  six  hundred  people.  In  addition  to 
VOL.  ir.  —  23 


354      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       CiSBy 

this,  there  was  standing  room  in  the  promenade  and  other  parts  of 
the  house  capable  of  accommodating  six  hundred  men,  making 
standing  room  for  fourteen  hundred  persons,  and,  when  crowded, 
two  thousand  could  be  packed  away.  The  ring  was  the  largest 
(with  the  exception  of  a  travelling  show)  ever  used  in  the  United 
States,  being  forty-three  feet  six  inches,  which  is  one  foot  six 
inches  larger  than  Astley's  in  London,  and  six  inches  bigger 
than  the  Cirque  Napoleon  at  Paris.  There  were  two  ring  en- 
trances exactly  opposite  one  another ;  this  item  alone  was  a  great 
improvement,  both  for  spectacular  pieces  and  for  battoute  leaping. 
There  were  two  entrances  to  the  building,  the  chief  one  being  a 
beautiful  portico  in  the  shape  of  an  Italian  arch  twenty-three  feet 
high  and  twenty-two  feet  in  width ;  within  was  an  interior  vesti- 
bule twelve  feet  in  depth,  with  wreathed  columns  and  four  niches, 
in  which  statues  were  placed.  Over  this  entrance  was  the  band, 
which  was  the  dividing  line  between  the  twenty-five  and  fifty 
centres. 

Spalding  &  Rogers'  Circus  Co.,  just  returned  from  a  two  years' 
cruise  in  the  seaports  of  Brazil,  Buenos  Ayres,  Montevideo,  and 
the  West  Indies,  etc.,  took  possession  of  this  house  April  25, 
1864.  A  new  roof  was  built,  and  they  continued  for  four  weeks, 
closing  May  21.  On  Oct.  3  James  M.  Nixon  commenced  as  man- 
ager, but  he  closed  June  10,  1865.  Was  reopened  for  the  winter 
season  Sept.  25,  1865.  Lewis  B.  Lent  was  manager,  and  Nat 
Austin  director  of  amusements.  In  the  company  were  El  Nino 
Eddie,  the  Delevanti  Brothers,  G.  F.  Batchelor,  T.  Carpenter, 
Master  Ashton,  H.  Bernard,  R.  Rivers,  Nat.  Austin,  Frank  Whit- 
taker,  W.  H.  Young,  F.  Ashton,  Ed.  Croueste  (clown).  Miles. 
Ellsler,  Minnie  Grey,  Soyer,  Flora,  H.  Soyer,  Mr.  Hankins,  and 
Mr.  Carpenter.  Dick  Piatt  (who  was  the  owner  of  the  establish- 
ment) disposed  of  it  to  Mr.  Lent  in  October,  who  changed  the 
title  of  it  to  "Lent's  New  York  Circus,"  Nov.  6.  He  con- 
tinued the  season  until  May  27,  1866.  It  was  reopened  by  Mr. 
Lent  Sept.  24,  1866.  It  had  been  announced  to  open  on  Sept. 
1 1,  but  the  epizootic  prevailed  to  such  an  extent  among  the  horses 
that  he  was  compelled  to  defer  it.  During  the  summer  recess 
many  improvements  were  made  in  the  building.  The  earth  had 
been  excavated,  the  ring  and  surrounding  seats  lowered,  and  a 
hanging  gallery  added,  thereby  materially  increasing  the  seating 
capacity  of  the  auditorium.  Underneath  the  raised  seats  the  dens 
of  animals  and  museum  curiosities  were  placed.  The  front  en- 
trance was  materially  improved  by  alterations,  and  a  large  false 
front,  entirely  concealing  the  iron  building  from  view,  was  erected 
and  covered  with  large  oil  paintings,  characteristic  of  the  enter- 
tainments within,  and  the  season  terminated  May  4,  1867.  Dur- 
ing this  period  Carlotta  De  Berg,  James  Robinson,  Ed.  Croueste, 


1872:  THE   HIPPOTHEATRON  355 

Joe  Pentland,  Nat  Austin,  Richard  Rivers,  Robert  Stickney,  El 
Nino  Eddie,  James  Melville  and  his  family,  Frank  Conrad,  the 
Levantine  Brothers  (one  of  the  Levantine  Brothers  is  now  known 
as  Frederick  F.  Proctor,  manager  of  the  many  popular  priced 
theatres,  and  formerly  partner  with  H.  R.  Jacobs),  the  Runnells 
Family,  James  Madigan,  and  others  appeared.  Lewis  B.  Lent 
died  in  this  city.  May  26,   1887. 

This  place  was  reopened  as  "The  Hippotheatron, "  April  17, 
1869,  by  Professor  Risley,  with  a  specialty  company  consisting 
of  the  Spanish  ballet  dancers,  Azella  Agouste,  G.  W.  Jester,  W. 
Hamilton,  Lelia  and  Florence,  Emma  Alford,  Clara  Vernon, 
Sydney  Franks,  and  Prof.  Tanner.  A  benefit  for  the  George 
Holland  Fund  took  place  Jan.  9,  1871.  The  receipts  were 
$113.75. 

George  Kelly,  for  a  long  time  considered  the  champion  leaper 
of  America,  made  his  first  appearance  in  this  city  here  Feb.  6. 
He  has  "  cleared  "  fifteen  horses  from  the  spring  board  on  many  oc- 
casions. As  soon  as  Mr.  Kelly  was  announced  to  appear,  a  "job" 
was  put  up  among  a  few  forming  a  clique  at  this  establishment 
that  he  should  not  have  a  fair  show.  On  the  evening  of  his  debut, 
the  leaping  act  had  commenced,  and  one  of  the  leapers  made  his 
"run,"  when  the  wildest  kind  of  applause  rent  the  air,  and  he  was 
cheered  again  and  again.  Mr.  Kelly  had  no  sooner  commenced 
his  "run  "  than  he  was  njet  with  hisses  and  other  marks  of  derision. 
He  was  naturally  nervous  on  a  first  night,  and,  in  consequence, 
made  several  misses.  The  crowd  continued  to  hiss  him,  and  he 
retired,  closing  his  engagement  that  night. 

Jule  Kent,  the  clown,  made  his  debut  March  20.  The  season 
closed  April  22. 

Mr.  Lent  continued  as  manager  until  the  summer  of  1872,  when 
it  was  sold  to  P.  T.  Barnum,  who  opened  it  Nov.  18  of  that  year. 
It  was  destroyed  by  fire  Tuesday,  Dec.  24,  1872.  Fire  was  first 
discovered  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning.  The  walls  of  the  build- 
ing, which  were  of  thin  corrugated  iron,  became  quickly  heated 
by  the  fierce  flames  at  their  base,  and  helped  not  only  to  spread 
flames,  but  engendered  so  great  a  heat  that  the  firemen  could 
not  enter  the  building.  The  animals  in  their  cages  began  to  show 
signs  of  fear,  and  their  excitement  increased  with  the  noise  and 
heat  of  the  fire.  They  dashed  with  terrific  force  against  the 
sides  of  their  cages,  vainly  endeavoring  to  regain  their  liberty. 
There  were  three  elephants  in  the  building,  confined  by  chains 
fastened  to  the  floor.  As  the  fire  grew  hotter  the  bears,  lions,  and 
leopards  were  seen  with  their  paws  endeavoring  to  wrench  the  iron 
bars  of  their  cages  asunder,  and,  as  the  flames  or  heat  prevented 
their  keepers  from  rescuing  them,  they  were  abandoned  to  their 
fate.     None  of  the  keepers  had  the  keys  of  any  of  the  cages,  other- 


356      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisee 

wise  some  of  the  animals  could  have  been  saved.  All  the  per- 
formers lost  their  wardrobes,  and  all  the  dresses  which  had  been 
made  for  "  Bluebeard  "  were  likewise  consumed.  A  number  of  val- 
uable trained  dogs  belonging  to  Charles  White  were  also  burned. 

THE  NEW   STADT   THEATRE 

AT  43,  45,  47  Bowery,  east  side,  directly  opposite  the  Old 
Bowery  Theatre,  was  the  "New  Stadt  Theatre."  It  was 
erected  in  1864  by  a  company  of  Germans,  and  opened  Tuesday, 
Sept.  6,  1864.  It  was  five  stories  high,  used  as  a  hotel,  with  a 
wide  entrance  to  the  theatre,  which  was  in  the  rear  of  the  hotel. 
The  auditorium  was  the  largest  of  any  theatre  in  the  country,  hav- 
ing a  parquet  and  three  tiers,  with  a  capacity  for  thirty-five  hundred 
persons.  Otto  von  Hoym  was  the  acting  manager,  with  Mme. 
Steglich,  Fuchs,  Mme.  Otto  von  Hoym,  Miss  Petersen,  Miss 
Hesse,  Otto  von  Hoym,  Knorr,  and  others  in  the  company.  The 
stars  who  appeared  during  the  first  season  were  Daniel  E.  Band- 
mann,  Mme.  Methua-Scheller,  Chas.  Pope,  and  others  of  note, 
including  Mme.  Ottilie  Genee,  Becker-Grahn,  Mertzke,  Walter- 
Goerner,  and  the  operatic  singers,  Johanna  Rosser,  and  Rosins 
Reiss,  Edward  Haerting,  Alphonse  Zerboni,  all  of  whom  made 
their  first  American  successes  under  Hoym's  management.  Charles 
Pope  played  Othello  in  German,  to  Mme.  Methua-Scheller's  Des- 
demona,  Dec.  23,  1864.  For  two  weeks  in  July,  1865,  a  magician 
called  the  "  Fakir  of  Vishnu  "  occupied  the  house.  The  season  of 
1865-66  was  Hoym's  last  complete  one  in  this  city.  Bogumil 
Dawison  made  his  American  debut  Sept.  20,  1866,  supported  by 
Otto  von  Hoym.  He  acted  in  "Othello,"  "Narcisse,"  "The 
Robbers,"  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  "The  King's  Lieutenant," 
"Three  Winters  of  a  Poet,"  "  Faust,"  "  Richard  III.,"  "The  Miser," 
"The  Unfortunate,"  "Hans  Juerge,"  "The  Viennoise  in  Paris," 
and  "Two  Days  in  the  Life  of  a  Prince."  He  closed  his  engage- 
ment Nov.  5. 

Otto  von  Hoym  began  a  star  engagement  Nov.  6,  in  the  r61e  of 
Narcisse,  and  played  for  four  weeks,  and  his  last  important  pro- 
fessional act  in  this  country  was  the  production,  for  his  benefit  on 
Nov.  27,  of  the  tragedy  of  "Maximilian,"  written  by  Dr.  Krack 
of  this  city,  and  commanding  an  abnormal  attention,  on  account 
of  having  for  its  basis  the  life  of  Emperor  Maximilian,  the  hap- 
less temporary  ruler  of  Mexico.  He  returned  to  his  native  land 
(Saxony)  in  1868.  While  on  his  way  to  Auerbach,  he  died  at 
Darmstadt,  Oct.  29,  1870,  of  internal  hemorrhage.  In  1861  he  was 
instrumental  in  raising  the  Forty-second  Regiment  of  N.  Y.  Vol- 
unteers, and  as  captain  of  Company  H  he  accompanied  it  to  the 
seat  of   war,  his  partner,    Herr  Hamann,    meanwhile  conducting 


1868]  THE  NEW  STADT  THEATRE  357 

the  theatre.  At  White  Oak  Swamp,  Va.,  June  30,  1862,  in  the 
"Seven  Days'  Fight,"  he  was  wounded  and  taken  prisoner.  Hav- 
ing been  exchanged  he  reappeared  at  the  Old  Stadt,  and  his  recep- 
tion was  one  of  the  events  of  the  season  of  1862-63. 

Ottilie  Genee  was  the  next  star  at  this  house,  followed  Dec.  19 
by  Eugenie  Schmitz  in  "Therese  Kroners."  Bogumil  Dawison 
acted  the  Duke  of  Alba,  Jan.  i,  1867.  Among  those  who  appeared 
here  during  this  season  were  Herren  Theo.  L'Arronge,  Julius 
Herrmann,  Kaps,  Dombrowsky,  Colmer,  Lange,  Knorr,  Stemmler, 
Klein,  and  Fortner,  and  Miss  Magda  Irschink,  Miss  Rhode,  Mme. 
Becker-Grahn,  Mme.  Augusta  Steglich,  and  Mile.  Laura  Haffner. 

Bogumil  Dawison  opened  his  second  engagement  Feb.  25,  and 
appeared  in  "Don  Carlos,"  "The  Marquis  de  Maillefort,"  "Uriel 
Acosta,"  "  Wallenstein's  Death,"  "  Dr.  Robin  "  ("  David  Garrick  "), 
and  "The  Rag  Picker  of  Paris."  He  closed  March  25.  Theodore 
L'Arronge  made  his  initial  bow  April  5,  as  Windmiller  in  "The 
Father  of  the  Debutante, "  and  as  Herbert  Levy  in  "  Paris  in  Pom- 
mem."  D.  E.  Bandmann  reappeared  April  23.  Dawison  com- 
menced his  third  and  farewell  engagement  May  7.  He  made  his 
last  appearance  in  America  May  21,  when  the  season  closed.  The 
theatre  was  reopened  Aug.  3,  1867,  for  one  week,  by  B.  F.  Dugan 
and  Caroline  Hayes.  Geo.  C.  Davenport,  James  H.  Budworth, 
Frank  Evans,  D.  C.  Ralton,  John  Jack,  James  M.  Ward,  Blanche 
Chapman,  and  others  were  in  the  company.  "  The  Streets  of  New 
York"  and  "The  Peep  o'  Day"  were  acted.  Mme.  Hedwig  L'Ar- 
ronge-Sury  made  her  American  debut  Sept.  6,  1867,  in  "Die 
Schone  Galathee."  Three  German  dwarfs  —  Jean  Petit,  Jean  Pic- 
colo, and  Kis  Jozsi  —  appeared  Oct.  5.  Olga  de  Plittersdorf  made 
her  New  York  d6but  Oct.  30  as  Marie  Stuart. 

Edward  Eddy  appeared  here  June  8,  1868,  with  the  following 
company :  J.  B.  Studley,  James  M.  Ward,  Sam  Ryan,  M.  B.  Pike, 
Haviland,  E.  L.  Tilton,  Henrietta  Irving,  Millie  Sackett,  and  Mrs. 
Dan  Myron.  "The  Phantom  Captain"  and  "The  Rose  of  Ettrick 
Vale"  were  given,  followed  by  "Damon  and  Pythias,"  "The  Irish 
Haymaker,"  "The  Irish  Schoolmaster,"  "The  Men  of  Sicily," 
"Brian  Boroihme,"  "Jack  Sheppard,"  "Pizarro,"  "Monte  Cristo," 
"The  Mountain  Outlaw,"  and  "The  Billboard  Grabber,  or  the 
Marquis  of  Tweedyville."  James  W.  Lingard  acted  Blueskin  in 
"Jack  Sheppard"  June  27,  for  Sam  Ryan's  benefit. 

The  following  season  Hamann  &  Rosenberg  were  the  managers, 
who  opened  Aug.  31  with  Mosenthal's  play,  "Der  Schultze  von 
Altenbueren."  Singer,  Irschink,  Schermann,  Haffner,  Schmitz, 
Mme.  Becker-Grahn,  and  Herren  Jendersky,  stage  manager,  Dom- 
browsky, Herrmann,  Knorr,  and  Kohnar  were  of  the  company. 
Hermann  Hendrick  made  his  American  debut  Sept.  i  in  the  title 
rdle  of  "  Duke  Albrecht. "     This  was  followed  by  "  William  Tell " 


358      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1871 

and  "Julius  Caesar,"  in  which  he  played  Marc  Antony.  Mile. 
Augusta  de  Baerndorff  made  her  American  d^but  Nov.  6.  She 
acted  until  Dec.  14,  but  reappeared  in  February,  1869. 

Frederick  Haase  first  appeared  before  an  American  audience 
March  4,  1869,  as  Lord  Harleigh,  in  "Sie  ist  Wahnsinnig,"  and 
as  Rath  Fein  in  "Ein  Hoefecher  Mann."  Haase  and  Mile.  Baern- 
dorff appeared  in  "  Nacht  und  Morgen  "  May  6.  The  season  closed 
May  15.  Risley's  Japanese  troupe  had  a  short  summer  season; 
Carl  Bergman  gave  two  performances  June  4,  5,  of  German  opera, 
with  Frederici-Himmer,  Johannsen,  Herren  Himmer,  Weinlich, 
Steinecke,  and  others  in  "Faust"  and  "Der  Freischiitz."  A  sea- 
son of  German  opera  was  opened  Sept.  17.  "Der  Zauberflote," 
"La  Juive,"  "Faust,"  "Fidelio,"  "Don  Juan,"  "Masaniello," 
"Fra  Diavolo,"  and  "Der  Freischiitz"  were  sung  by  Johanna 
Rotter-Dieffenbach,  Mme.  Frederici-Himmer,  Mile.  Bertha  Jo- 
hannsen, Mile.  Sand,  Herren  Himmer,  Wilhelm  Formes,  Joseph 
Weinlich,  Steinecke,  Joseph  Herrmann,  Armand,  and  Groeschel. 
The  manager  was  H.  Grau.  This  company  closed  Oct.  10.  The 
Franko  Family  gave  Sunday  evening  concerts.  Opera  bouffe  was 
inaugurated  about  the  middle  of  October,  and  continued  until 
March,  1870.  For  Joseph  Weinlich's  benefit  April  8  was  sung 
"La  Juive,"  with  Beethoven's  Maennachor  chorus,  in  addition  to 
the  regular  chorus. 

A  season  of  German  opera  opened  Oct.  5  with  "The  Merry 
Wives  of  Windsor."  Marie  Seebach  appeared  here  in  October. 
On  Jan.  9,  1871,  she  was  seen  as  Mary  Stuart.  This  lady's  en- 
gagement continued  until  March  11,  when  the  season  closed.  The 
productions  were:  "Love  and  Intrigue,"  Jan.  12;  "Faust,"  Jan. 
13-28;  "Deborah,"  Jan.  14;  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  Jan.  16  and 
Feb.  i;  "Lorle,"  Jan.  17;  "Robbers,"  Jan,  18;  "Taming  of  the 
Shrew,"  Jan.  19;  "Adrienne  Lecouvreur,"  Jan.  20;  "Griselda," 
Jan,  21-27;  "Egmont,"  Jan.  23;  "Marianne,"  Jan.  24;  "Ma- 
thilde,"  Jan.  25;  "Taueschung  auf  Taueschung,"  Jan.  26;  "Joan 
of  Arc,"  Jan.  30;  "Einen  Jux  Will  Er  Sich  Machen,"  Feb,  2; 
"Dorf  Und  Stadt,"  Feb.  3;  "Emilia  Gallotti,"  Feb.  7;  "Ann 
Eliza,"  Feb.  8;  "Katchen  von  Heilbroun,"  Feb.  11;  "Uriel 
Acosta,"  Feb.  14;  "Hamlet,"  Feb.  15,  for  Seebach's  benefit, 
Seebach  as  Hamlet;  "Jane  Eyre,"  Feb.  18;  "Die  Grille"  ("Fan- 
chon"),  Feb.  20,  21 ;  "Tears  and  Laughter"  and  "After  the  Battle 
of  Sedan,"  Feb.  25,  for  Mme.  Seebach's  benefit;  March  6,  7, 
"Isabella  Orsini." 

The  season  closed  March  10,  with  the  farewell  appearance  here 
of  this  actress.  This  lady's  work  was  more  finished  in  detail,  and 
complete  in  conception  than  that  of  any  foreign  actress  who  has 
visited  America  since  Rachel. 

A  season  of  German  opera  began  March  1 1  with  "  The  Merry 


1875:  THE  NEW   STADT  THEATRE  359 

Wives  of  Windsor."  "Lohengrin"  was  sung  March  12  for  the 
first  time  in  America. 

Carl  Rosa  and  A.  NeuendorfE  reopened  this  house  Sept.  18  with 
German  opera  and  the  American  debut  of  Europe's  greatest  tenor, 
Theo.  Wachtel,  in  "The  Postillion  of  Lonjumeau."  The  prices  of 
admission  were,  according  to  location:  $4,  $s,  $2,  $1.50,  ^i,  75  cts., 
and  50  cts.  The  night  of  his  debut  the  house  was  crowded  as  it 
never  was  before,  by  an  audience  that  nearly  burst  out  the  walls 
of  the  theatre.  Wachtel  was  idolized  by  his  countrymen  as  the 
possessor  of  a  phenomenal  voice,  an  organ  of  the  rarest  beauty, 
strength,  and  compass ;  as  a  singer  whose  method  charmed  the  ear 
and  heart,  and  as  an  actor  whose  ability  would  have  secured  to  him 
honors  on  the  dramatic  stage.  He  died  in  Berlin  in  November, 
1893,  sixty-nine  years  of  age.  He  was  the  first  German  singer  to 
sing  in  Paris;  this  was  in  1869.  He  came  to  America  in  1871, 
also  in  1875. 

Oct.  14-16,  "Lucia"  was  sung;  Oct.  18,  "Der  Freischiitz;"  Oct. 
20,  "Martha;"  matin6e,  Oct.  28,  "The  Postillion  De  Lonjumeau;" 
matinees,  Nov.  3-14,  "II  Trovatore. "  Wachtel  closed  Nov.  15 
with  "The  Postillion."  Marschner's  "The  Templar  and  the 
Jewess"  was  produced  Jan.  29,  1872,  with  Mme.  Fabbri-Mulder 
as  Rebecca,  Mr.  Bernhard  as  Ivanhoe,  Karl  Formes  as  Friar  Tuck, 
Habelman  as  Wamba.  Miss  Rosetti  and  Mr.  Mueller,  baritone, 
were  also  in  the  cast.  W.  H.  Martin  bought  this  house  Aug.  21, 
1872,  for  ^122,000.  "The  Secrets  of  New  York,  or  the  Jesuits 
of  America,"  a  new  German  play,  was  advertised  to  be  performed 
(Sunday  evening)  Jan.  19,  1873,  but  the  performance  was  stopped 
by  the  police. 

Mile.  lima  di  Murska  commenced  a  series  of  German  operatic 
performances  May  7,  1874,  as  Isabella  in  "Robert  the  Devil." 
Lina  Meyr  appeared  Feb.  6,  1875,  in  the  opera  "Der  Freischiitz." 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  with  his  Twenty-second  Regiment  Band,  ap- 
peared at  a  concert  Sunday  evening,  Feb.  7,  assisted  by  Lina 
Meyr,  prima  donna;  M.  Arbuckle,  cornetist;  E.  A.  Lefebre, 
saxophone  soloist,  and  others. 

The  Grau  and  Chizzola  French  Opera  Bouff6  company  appeared 
Oct.  15,  187s,  in  "La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot."  Mme.  Geoffrey 
was  seen  Oct.  22,  it  being  her  first  and  only  appearance  in  "  Girofle 
Girofla. "  The  United  North  German  Military  Band  first  appeared 
Nov.  14  and  repeated  the  concert  Nov.  21. 

This  theatre  was  opened  Nov.  22,  1875,  by  B.  F.  Dugan.  Wil- 
liam H.  Whalley,  J.  B.  Studley,  Rachel  Denvil,  Geo.  C.  Daven- 
port, and  Belle  Wallace  were  in  the  company.  The  opening  bill 
was  "The  Robbers"  and  "Black  Eyed  Susan."  German  perform- 
ances were  shortly  afterwards  resumed  and  continued  for  some 
time. 


360      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D880 

The  Pappenheim  German  Opera  company,  under  the  conductor- 
ship  of  Carl  Bergman,  appeared  in  "Faust,"  with  Eugene  Pappen- 
heim as  Margaretha.  For  one  night  only — Feb.  22,  1878  —  the 
Pappenheim-Adams  Opera  company  appeared  in  "Lohengrin." 

Robert  W.  Butler  leased  the  house  July  4,  1878,  and  opened  it 
with  a  specialty  performance,  but  only  continued  a  short  time  as 
business  was  bad.  He  reopened  the  house  for  the  regular  season, 
Aug.  19,  with  a  dramatic  company,  in  conjunction  with  specialty 
people.  Charles  L.  Farwell  was  stage  manager.  John  Thomp- 
son opened  in  "On  Hand,"  Sept.  2;  "Moses  Abraham,  the  Old 
Clothes  Dealer,"  Sept.  g.  This  house  was  christened  "The 
City  Theatre"  on  Sept.  16,  and  opened  with  Wm.  J.  Fleming 
in  "The  Drunkard."  Its  name  was  changed  to  the  "WINDSOR 
Theatre"  Nov.  11.  The  first  business  manager  of  the  house  was 
Bobby  Newcomb,  and  his  opening  attraction  was  a  specialty  and 
dramatic  company  and  Sid.  C.  France  in  the  drama  "  Marked  for 
Life. "  After  having  remained  without  a  permanent  manager  for 
some  months,  it  was  reopened  March  i,  1880,  John  A.  Stevens 
and  Frank  J.  Murtha  as  managers.  Frank  Murtha's  was  the  only 
name  used  for  some  time  as  manager,  as  John  A.  Stevens,  for 
obvious  reasons,  abstained  from  having  his  announced.  From 
the  first  night  the  theatre  was  a  very  great  success,  and  in  a  few 
months  Murtha  &  Stevens  were  the  announced  managers.  Their 
first  attraction  was  Buffalo  Bill  and  his  company  of  Indians  in 
"The  Scout  of  the  Plains."  Joseph  Proctor  was  the  attraction 
week  of  March  29,  followed  April  5  by  "A  Celebrated  Case;" 
April  12,  Tony  Denier's  "Humpty  Dumpty"  company,  with 
George  H.  Adams  as  Grimaldi;  April  19,  Oliver  Doud  Byron,  in 
"Across  the  Continent,"  for  one  week;  and  April  26,  in  "One 
Thousand  Miles  Away,"  for  six  nights;  May  3  John  A.  Stevens 
did  "  Unknown ;  "  May  10  and  17,  Maude  Forrester,  for  two  weeks, 
in  "Mazeppa;"  May  24,  Harry  Richmond  and  Von  Boyle,  in  "Our 
Candidate;"  May  31,  George  C.  Boniface  in  "Soldier's  Trust;" 
June  7,  Sprague's  Georgia  minstrels;  June  14,  James  A.  Heme 
in  "Hearts  of  Oak;"  June  21,  " Inshavogue, "  with  J.  F.  Peters 
the  star;  June  28,  William  H.  Leake  in  "The  Three  Guardsmen;" 
July  5,  Kate  Claxton  and  Chas.  A.  Stevenson  in  "The  Double 
Marriage,"  for  three  nights  and  matin6e;  "The  Two  Orphans,"  for 
three  evenings  and  matinee;  July  12,  Norcross'  Opera  company 
in  "Trial  by  Jury"  and  "Pinafore."  The  house  was  closed  week 
of  July  19,  and  reopened  for  one  week  July  26,  with  N.  S.  Wood 
in  "Jack  Sheppard." 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  16,  1880,  with  "A  Celebrated  Case," 
Edmund  Collier  and  Anna  Boyle  in  the  cast;  Aug.  23,  Buffalo 
Bill  in  "The  Prairie  Waif; "  Aug.  30,  Ada  Gray  in  "East  Lynne," 
supported  by  Isidore  Davidson.     This  bill  was  given  Aug.  31  and 


1880  WINDSOR  THEATRE  361 

Sept.  I,  followed  for  three  nights  and  matinee  with  "A  Friend 
Indeed;"  Sept.  6,  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  was  seen  in  "Prejudice," 
three  evenings  and  matinee,  and  "  The  Child  Stealer "  balance  of 
the  week ;  Oliver  Doud  Byron  acted  "  Across  the  Continent "  Sept. 
13,  14,  15,  and  "One  Thousand  Miles  Away"  the  rest  of  the  week; 
Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau,  with  Harry  Courtaine  as  principal  support, 
appeared  Sept.  20,  in  "Christie  Johnstone;"  Sept.  27,  Frank  I. 
Frayne  came  in  "  Si  Slocum ; "  Oct.  4  "  Unknown  "  was  done  with 
John  A.  Stevens,  Lottie  Church,  W.  F.  Bailey,  Angle  Griffith,  Geo. 
F.  Ketchum,  Mamie  Wilson,  Charles  Abbott,  and  Spencer  Pritch- 
ard  in  the  cast;  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  given  Oct.  11,  with 
bloodhounds,  donkeys,  and  colored  jubilee  singers ;  Geo.  C.  Boni- 
face and  Ada  Cavendish  appeared  Oct.  15  in  "The  New  Magda- 
len ; "  "  The  Four  Seasons  "  came  week  Oct.  25 ;  J.  B.  Studley  in 
"Monte  Cristo,"  Nov.  i;  Charlotte  Thompson,  Nov.  8,  in  "The 
Planter's  Wife;"  Nov.  15,  F.  S.  Chanfrau  in  "Kit;"  Kate  Clax- 
ton  in  "The  Snow  Flower,"  Nov.  22,  23,  24,  and  "The  Two 
Orphans,"  Nov.  25,  26,  27;  Marie  Wellesley,  Nov.  29,  in  "The 
Old  Cross,"  for  six  evenings;  Dec.  6,  N.  S.  Wood  in  "Jack  Shep- 
pard,"  with  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Joseph  Winter,  and  Maggie  Weston 
in  the  cast.  Nellie  Holbrook  opened  Dec.  13  in  "Hamlet,"  sup- 
ported by  Daniel  Waller.  This  was  her  first  appearance  in  this 
city.  "  Hamlet "  was  repeated  Dec.  14,  followed  by  "  East  Lynne  " 
Dec.  IS,  16,  17;  and  matinee  and  evening,  Dec.  18,  "East  Lynne" 
and  "Hamlet;"  Dec.  20,  N.  D.  Roberts'  "Humpty  Dumpty " 
company  came;  Dec.  27,  Katharine  Rogers  was  seen  in  "Led 
Astray,"  with  Harry  Meredith  and  Lottie  Church  in  the  cast. 

On  Jan.  3,  1881,  J.  B.  Studley  appeared  here  in  "The  Bells;" 
Jan.  10,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin  in  "The  Danites;"  Jan. 
17,  Buffalo  Bill  in  "The  Prairie  Waif;"  Jan.  24,  Oofty  Gooft 
(Gus  Phillips)  in  "Under  the  Gaslight;"  Jan.  31,  Salsbury's 
Troubadours  in  "The  Brook."  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  Feb.  7, 
followed  Feb.  14  by  the  Rentz-Santley  company  in  "Don  Juan, 
Jr.;"  Feb.  21,  Gus  Williams  in  "Our  German  Senator;"  Feb. 
28,  "The  Legion  of  Honor,"  with  Sara  Piercy,  Annie  Graham, 
and  Lewis  Morrison  as  the  stars;  March  7,  "Boccaccio,"  by  H.  B. 
Mahn's  opera  company,  with  Jennie  Winston  as  the  star;  Lester 
Wallack  appeared  March  14  for  one  week  in  "  Rosedale ; "  March 
21,  Frank  Frayne  in  "Mardo  the  Hunter."  James  O'Neill  and 
Lillian  Glover  were  seen  in  "Richelieu,"  March  28,  29,  30,  and 
"Lady  of  Lyons,"  March  31,  April  i,  2;  Tony  Denier's  "Humpty 
Dumpty"  company  came  April  4  for  a  week;  Prof.  Herrmann 
with  magic  April  11;  Goesche  &  De  Wolf  Hopper's  company  in 
"One  Hundred  Wives,"  April  18;  Annie  Pixley,  April  25,  in 
"M'liss,"  with  John  E.  Macdonough  as  Yuba  Bill;  May  2, 
Joseph    Murphy   in   "Kerry    Gow;"    May  9,    Neil    Burgess   in 


362       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1882 

"Widow  Bedotte;"  May  16,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Knight  in 
"Otto;"  May  23,  Baker  and  Farron  in  "The  Emigrants,"  and 
the  season  closed  May  28.  Anna  Boyle,  supported  by  William 
Stafford,  began  a  summer  season  May  30  in  "The  Lady  of  Lyons," 
repeated  May  31 ;  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  June  2,  3,  4,  $.  As 
Bassanio  John  T.  Malone  made  his  New  York  d^but.  "Fan- 
chon,"  week  June  6;  "Othello"  for  six  nights,  opening  June  13, 
Stafford  as  the  Moor,  Anna  Boyle  as  Desdemona,  and  Fred  Warde 
as  lago.  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  matinee,  June  18,  and  nights  of 
June  22,  23,  24;  "Hamlet,"  June  20,  21,  22. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  15,  1881,  with  "The  Galley 
Slave,"  Maud  Granger,  Gussie  De  Forrest,  Frank  Evans,  and 
Thomas  H.  Burns  in  the  cast;  Aug.  22,  "Evangeline"  was  seen 
with  Eliza  Wethersby  and  Nellie  Larkelle  in  the  cast ;  Aug.  29, 
Baker  and  Farron  in  "Up  Salt  Creek;"  Sept.  5,  James  Heme 
with  "Hearts  of  Oak;"  Sept.  12,  George  Hoey  and  James  M, 
Hardie's  company  in  "A  Child  of  the  State;"  Sept.  19,  "The 
Legion  of  Honor,"  with  Sam'l  Piercy,  Lewis  Morrison,  and  Annie 
Graham  in  the  principal  characters ;  Sept.  26,  Oliver  Doud  Byron 
in  "Ten  Thousand  Miles  Away;"  Oct.  3,  Geo.  Clarke  was  the 
star  in  "Connie  Soogah;"  Oct.  10,  the  Kiralfy  Bros.'  spectacular, 
"Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Days,"  in  which  De  Rosa  and 
Carnis  were  the  premikre  danseuses.  Oct.  17,  George  S.  Knight 
in  "Baron  Rudolph;"  Oct.  24,  "My  Partner,"  with  Louis  Aldrich 
and  Chas.  T.  Parsloe  as  the  stars;  Oct.  31,  the  Madison  Square 
Theatre  travelling  company  in  "Hazel  Kirke;"  Nov.  7,  "One 
Hundred  Wives,"  by  Goesche  and  De  Wolf  Hopper's  company; 
Nov.  14,  Barney  Macauley  in  "  A  Messenger  from  Jarvis  Section ;  " 
Nov.  21,  "Two  Nights  in  Rome,"  with  Jeffreys  Lewis  as  the 
star;  Nov.  28,  Ben  Maginley  in  "Deacon  Crankett;"  Dec.  S, 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin;"  Dec.  12,  Mestayer  &  Co. 's  "  Tourists ; " 
Mme.  Janauschek  opened  Dec.  19  in  "Marie  Stuart,"  repeated 
Dec.  22;  "Deborah,"  Dec.  20,  23;  "Bleak  House,"  Dec.  21; 
"Macbeth,"  Dec.  24;  "Mother  and  Son,"  matinees,  Dec.  21,  24. 
John  A.  Stevens  appeared  Dec.  26  in  "Unknown,"  supported  by 
Lottie  Church.  There  were  three  matinees  this  week,  viz.,  Mon- 
day, Wednesday,  and  Saturday. 

Jan.  2,  1882,  Tony  Denier' s  company  were  seen  in  the  panto- 
mime, "Humpty  Dumpty;"  Jan.  9,  Joseph  K.  Emmet,  the  star; 
Jan.  16,  "Buffalo  Bill"  (Wm.  F.  Cody)  appeared  in  "The  Prairie 
Waif;"  Jan.  23,  "The  Two  Orphans,"  with  Kate  Claxton,  Chas. 
A.  Stevenson,  Marie  Wilkins,  and  Edwin  F.  Thorne  in  the  cast; 
Jan.  30,  Joseph  Murphy  in  "Kerry  Gow;  "  Feb.  6,  Sol  Smith 
Russell,  in  "Edgewood  Folks;"  Feb.  13,  Mr.  and  Mrs  McKee 
Rankin  in  "'49;"  Feb.  20,  "The  Banker's  Daughter-"  Feb  27, 
Milton  Nobles  in  "The  Phoenix;"   March  6,   "All   the   Rage-" 


1882:  WINDSOR  THEATRE  363 

March  13,  "The  Jolly  Bachelors;  "  March  20,  "The  Galley  Slave," 
with  Emily  Rigl,  Frank  Evans,  Gussie  De  Forrest,  Thomas  H. 
Burns,  and  Junius  Brutus  Booth  in  the  company ;  March  27,  Den 
Thompson  in  "Joshua  Whitcomb;"  April  3,  M.  B.  Curtis  in 
"Sam'l  of  Posen;"  Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  here  April  10  in 
"Fanchon,"  which  was  repeated  April  11  and  12;  "Pearl  of 
Savoy,"  April  13,  14,  15;  "Fun  on  the  Bristol,"  John  F.  Sheri- 
dan as  the  star;  April  24,  Frank  S.  Chanfrau  in  "Kit;"  May  i, 
Annie  Pixley  in  "M'liss;"  May  8,  Lotta  in  "Musette  or  Little 
Bright  Eyes;"  May  15,  James  O'Neill  in  "A  Celebrated  Case;" 
May  22,  "The  Professor;"  May  29,  James  O'Neill  as  Ossip  in 
"The  Danicheffs;"  June  S  for  two  weeks  Charles  L.  Davis  pre- 
sented "  Alvin  Joslin ; "  June  19,  "  The  Maid  of  Arran ; "  June  26, 
"The  Mascot,"  with  George  Olmi,  Pauline  Hall,  W.  M.  Fuller, 
and  May  Templeton  in  the  cast;  July  3,  N.  S.  Wood  in  "The 
Boy  Scout  of  the  Sierras,"  with  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  and  Joseph  P. 
Winters  in  the  cast.     The  season  closed  July  8. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  14,  1882,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee 
Rankin  in  "The  Danites."  McKee  Rankin  claims  the  distinction 
of  being  the  first  actor  and  manager  to  take  a  complete  American 
company  to  Europe.  He  took  the  following  people  with  him: 
Cora  Tanner,  Lillian  Cleves  Clark,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Holland,  Isabella 
Waldron  and  daughter,  Ed.  Marble,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Sheridan,  Matt 
Lingham,  George  Waldron,  E.  M.  Holland,  Lin  Hurst,  James 
Peakes,  Jerry  Stevens,  William  and  Harry  Lee,  Harry  Hawk,  and 
Mrs.  McKee  Rankin.  They  opened  at  Sadler's  Wells  Theatre, 
London,  April  2,  1880,  shortly  after  their  arrival,  and  played  eight 
weeks ;  thence  to  the  Globe  Theatre  in  the  same  city,  for  balance 
of  the  summer.  After  playing  three  weeks  at  the  Standard 
Theatre,  London,  they  made  a  provincial  tour,  returning  to 
New  York  the  following  December.  "The  Danites"  was  the 
play  presented. 

Aug.  21,  Charlotte  Thompson  appeared  here  in  "Jane  Eyre;" 
Aug.  28,  James  A.  Heme,  in  "Hearts  of  Oak;"  Sept.  4,  "The  Gal- 
ley Slave;"  Sept.  11,  Salsbury's  Troubadours  in  "Green  Room 
Fun,"  with  Nellie  McHenry  and  N.  Salsbury  as  the  stars.  Alice 
Dunning  Lingard  and  William  Horace  Lingard  appeared  Sept.  18 
in  "Divor9ons,"  which  was  repeated  Sept.  19  and  matinee,  Sept. 
20;  "Pink  Dominos,"  Sept.  20,  21,  23;  "Camille,"  Sept.  22  and 
matinee,  Sept.  23 ;  Minnie  Palmer  came  in  "  My  Sweetheart " 
Sept.  25;  Oct.  2,  Joseph  Murphy  in  "Shaun  Rhue;"  Oct.  9, 
"Lights  of  London;"  Oct.  16,  William  J.  Scanlan  in  "Friend 
and  Foe;"  Oct.  23,  "The  World,"  with  Robert  Mantell,  and  M. 
B.  Pike  in  the  cast ;  Oct.  30,  Geo.  S.  Knight  in  "  Baron  Rudolph ; " 
Nov.  6,  "Mankind,"  by  Aug.  Daly's  travelling  company;  Nov. 
13,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "Across  the  Continent;"  repeated  Nov. 


364      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1883 

14,  IS;  "Ten  Thousand  Miles  Away,"  Nov.  16,  17,  and  18;  Mme. 
Janauschek  appeared  Nov.  20,  in  "Marie  Antoinette,"  which  was 
repeated  Nov.  21;  "Bleak  House,"  Nov.  22,  23;  "Mary  Stuart," 
Nov.  24,  25;  and  "Mother  and  Son,"  matinees,  Nov.  22,  25; 
"Hazel  Kirke"  was  seen  Nov.  27;  Dec.  4,  Callender-Haverly's 
minstrels;  Dec.  11,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Florence  in  "The  Mighty 
Dollar;"  Lawrence  R  Barrett,  Dec.  18,  in  "Richelieu;"  Dec. 
19,  "Hamlet;"  matinee,  Dec.  20,  "Yorick's  Love;"  Dec.  21, 
"Othello;"  Dec.  22,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and  "David 
Garrick;"  matinee,  Dec.  23,  "The  Marble  Heart;"  evening, 
Dec.  23,  "Richard  III.;"  John  A.  Stevens  came  Dec.  25  in 
"Unknown." 

On  Jan.  i,  1883,  Tony  Denier's  company  were  seen  in  "Humpty 
Dumpty,"  with  Alfred  Frisbie  Macio  as  the  clown;  Jan.  8,  the 
Hanlon  Bros.,  in  "Le  Voyage  en  Suisse;"  Jan.  15,  Buffalo  Bill  in 
"Twenty  Days,  or  Buffalo  Bill's  Pledge."  John  A.  Stevens'  new 
play,  "Passion's  Slave"  was  produced  Jan.  22,  with  Ellie  Wilton, 
Gabrielle  du  Sauld,  Frankie  McClellan,  Lilla  Vane,  John  Jack, 
Wm.  J.  Ferguson,  Welsh  Edwards,  Henry  Holland,  Harry  Colton, 
Thaddeus  Shine,  and  John  A.  Stevens  in  the  cast;  B.  McAuley 
(who  had  changed  the  spelling  of  his  name  in  consequence  of  some 
family  difficulty)  came  Jan.  29,  in  "  A  Messenger  from  Jarvis 
Section;"  Feb.  5,  "Jesse  James;"  Feb.  12,  "Esmeralda,"  by  the 
Madison  Square  Theatre  travelling  company,  including  Kate  Denin 
Wilson,  John  E.  Owens,  Annie  Russell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas. 
Walcot,  and  Charles  B.  Welles;  Feb.  19,  "My  Partner,"  with 
Louis  Aldrich  and  Charles  T.  Parsloe;  Feb.  26,  Lester  Wallack 
played  his  first  engagement  in  the  Bowery  in  two  years,  opening 
in  "Rosedale,"  which  was  continued  all  the  week.  For  the 
matinee,  Feb.  28,  Jerome  Hopkins'  new  operetta  "Taffy"  was 
presented  by  the  little  girls  of  the  Twentieth  Street  Grammar 
School;  March  5,  "The  Long  Strike,"  with  Joseph  Wheelock, 
Sara  Jewett,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Mabel  Leonard,  and  Edward  L. 
Tilton  in  the  cast;  March  12,  John  T.  Raymond  in  "In  Paradise;" 
March  19,  M.  B.  Curtis  in  "Sam'l  of  Posen;"  March  26,  "The 
Corsican  Brothers,"  F.  C.  Bangs  as  the  twin  heroes;  April  2,  Frank 
Mayo  was  seen  in  "  The  Streets  of  New  York ;  "  April  9,  "  The  Pro- 
fessor;" April  16,  Prof.  Herrmann  and  his  specialty  company; 
April  23,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin  in  "'49;"  April  30,  Annie 
Pixley  in  "M'liss,"  Geo.  C.  Boniface  as  Yuba  Bill;  May  7, 
Edwin  F.  Thorne  in  "The  Black  Flag;"  May  14,  Tony  Pastor's 
specialty  company;  May  21,  first  production  of  John  A.  Stevens' 
drama,  "Her  Second  Love,"  with  Maud  Granger,  Geo.  C.  Boni- 
face, John  Jack,  Chas.  B.  Welles,  and  M.  C.  Daly  in  the  cast; 
May  28,  Harry  Meredith  in  "Ranch  10;"  June  4,  Ada  Gray  in 
"East  Lynne;"   June  ir,  "Alvin  Joslin;"    June  18,   "A  Wife's 


1886;] 


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3^5 


Honor,"  for  the  first  time,  with  George  F.  Learock,  Marston, 
Lizzie  Fletcher,  Sydney  Armstrong,  Edith  de  Belleville,  J.  E. 
Nagle,  and  W.  Arthur  Giles  in  the  cast;  June  25,  "Kentuck," 
with  Henry  Colton,  Frank  Mordaunt,  Abbie  Pierce,  Annie  Ward 
Tiffany,  and  Bobby  Newcomb  in  the  company;  July  2,  "Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin;"  July  9,  Charles  B.  Bishop,  in  "Strictly  Busi- 
ness;" July  16,  Ignatius  O'Byrne  in  "The  Leprachaun."  The 
season  closed  July  21. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  13,  1883,  with  "The  White  Slave;" 
Aug.  20,  James  H.  Wallick  in  "The  Bandit  King;"  Aug.  27, 
"  Carrots,"  by  Adah  Richmond,  R.  E.  Graham,  and  company;  Sept. 
3,  J.  J.  Dowling  in  "Nobody's  Claim;"  Sept.  10,  "The  Tourists;" 
Sept.  17,  "Lights  o'  London;"  Sept.  24,  "The  Devil's  Auction;" 
Oct.  I,  "Hearts  of  Oak;"  Oct.  8,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "Hero;" 
Oct.  IS,  F.  S.  Chanfrau  in  "Kit,"  repeated  Oct.  16  and  17;  "The 
Octoroon,"  Oct.  18,  19,  and  20;  Joseph  Murphy  in  "Shaun  Rhue," 
Oct.  22,  supported  by  Belle  Melville;  Oct.  29,  "  Siberia;"  Nov. 
S,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence  in  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man;" 
Nov.  12,  Augustin  Daly's  company  in  "The  Passing  Regiment;" 
Nov.  19,  W.  J.  Scanlan  in  "Friend  and  Foe."  "My  Partner"  was 
put  on  Nov.  26,  for  the  week,  but  the  house  was  totally  destroyed 
by  fire  Thursday,  Nov.  29,  1883.  The  fire  began  at  the  entrance 
of  the  theatre.  The  performance  of  "  My  Partner  "  had  terminated, 
and  the  audience  had  left  the  theatre  about  an  hour  before  the 
fire  broke  out. 

Nothing  was  done  towards  rebuilding  the  theatre  for  over  two 
years.  Finally  Mr.  Martin,  the  former  owner  of  the  property, 
erected  a  new  theatre  much  smaller  than  the  other.  It  was  leased 
to  Frank  Murtha,  who  opened  it  Feb.  8,  1886,  on  a  five  years' 
lease.  The  opening  star  was  Clara  Morris  in  "  Miss  Multon,"  re- 
peated Feb.  8,  9,  10.     The  cast  was : 


Miss  Multon    ....     Clara  Morris 
Gravesand  .     .     .     .   L.  W.  Browning 

Mathilda Bijou  Heron 

Arabella      .     .     .    Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren 

Kitty Ada  Crisp 

Maurice Eben  Plympton 


M.  Belin J.  L.  Carhart 

Dr.  Osborne     ....      Carl  Ahrend 

Paul Clara  Ogden 

June Viva  Ogden 

Louise Marion  Lester 


On  the  opening  night  Judge  David  McAdam  read  an  address. 
After  the  second  act  of  the  play  Frank  Murtha  came  before  the 
curtain,  led  by  A.  H.  Hummel,  and  was  presented  with  a  diamond- 
studded  watch  and  chain.  "Article  47,"  Feb.  11,  12;  "Camille," 
Feb.  13,  Affie  Weaver  acting  Camille,  supported  by  the  Clara  Morris' 
company.  The  next  attraction  was  the  Madison  Square  Theatre 
company,  including  Agnes  Booth,  Maud  Harrison,  Annie  Russell, 
Frederic  Robinson,  and  Walden  Ramsay,  in  "Young  Mrs.  Win- 


366      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D887 

throp."  Louis  Aldrich  commenced  Feb.  22  in  "My  Partner/' 
and  was  succeeded  March  i  by  James  O'Neill  in  "  Monte  Cristo ; " 
March  8,  Frederic  Bryton  in  "  Forgiven ; "  March  15,  "  The  Planter's 
Wife,"  with  Louise  Balfe  and  Harry  Lacy  in  principal  r61es ;  March 
22,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "Hero;"  March  29,  "  The  Ivy  Leaf/' 
April  5,  Georgia  Cayvan  and  Ben  Maginley  in  "  May  Blossoms ; " 
April  12,  Ed.  Collier  in  "  Stormbeaten ; "  April  19,  J.  H.  Wal- 
lick's  "Bandit  King;"  April  26,  Rose  Coghlan  in  "Our  Joan;" 
May  3,  Minnie  Maddern,  "In  Spite  of  AH;"  May  10,  W.  J. 
Mestayer  with  "We,  Us  &  Co.;"  May  17,  Annie  Pixley  in 
"M'liss;"  May  24,  Joseph  Murphy  in  "  Shaun  Rhue,"  for  three 
evenings,  and  "Kerry  Gow"  balance  of  the  week;  May  31,  Baker 
and  Farron  in  "  A  Soap  Bubble ; "  June  7,  "  Peck's  Bad  Boy ; "  June 
14,  "Colleen  Bawn;"  June  21,  "Confusion;"  June  28,  "Tourists 
in  a  Pullman  Car;"  July  5,  6,  7,  "Leah;"  July  8,  9,  10,  "  Romeo 
and  Juliet;"  July  12,  "Brother  Against  Brother;  "and  the  season 
closed  with  N.  S.  Wood  as  Jack  Sheppard,  July  24. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  16  with  Fred  Warde  and  his  com- 
pany in  "Virginius,"  repeated  Aug.  17,  20;  "Ingomar,"  Aug. 
18;  Aug.  21,  "Damon  and  Pythias;"  Aug.  19,  "Richard  III.;" 
matinee,  Aug.  21,  "The  Lady  of  Lyons;"  Aug.  23,  "Youth" 
was  seen ;  Aug.  30,  "  A  Prisoner  for  Life ; "  Sept.  6,  "  The  White 
Slave;"  Sept.  13,  Fred  Bryton  in  "Forgiven;"  Sept.  20,  J.  New- 
ton Beers  in  "  Lost  in  London ; "  Sept.  27,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo. 
Knight  in  "Over  the  Garden  Wall."  Janauschek  appeared  Oct. 
4  in  "Mother  and  Son,"  repeated  matinee,  Oct.  6;  "Bleak  House," 
Oct.  5;  "Marie  Antoinette,"  evening,  Oct.  6;  "Henry  VIII.," 
Oct.  8;  "Mary  Stuart,"  matinee,  Oct.  9;  evening,  Oct.  9,  "Mac- 
beth." Clara  Morris  came  in  "Article  47,"  Oct.  11,  12;  "The 
NewMadgalen,"  Oct.  13,  14;  "Miss  Multon,"  Oct.  15;  "Camille," 
matinee,  Oct.  16.  Evening  Oct.  16,  Mary  Shaw  acted  "Camille," 
supported  by  Henry  Miller  and  the  Clara  Morris'  company;  Oct. 
18,  "Our  Boarding  House;"  Oct.  25,  Ben  Maginley  as  Uncle 
Bartlett  in  "  May  Blossom  ; "  Nov.  i,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "  The 
Inside  Track;"  Nov.  8,  "Taken  from  Life,"  with  Phosa  McAllister 
as  the  star ;  Nov.  15,  "  Stormbeaten ;  "  Nov.  22,  "  A  Bunch  of  Keys ; " 
Nov.  29,  Annie  Pixley  in  "M'liss."  Louis  James  commenced  his 
first  engagement  in  New  York  as  a  star  Dec.  6,  in  "Virginius," 
which  he  repeated  Dec.  7  and  11;  "Hamlet"  was  given  Dec.  8; 
"Othello,"  Dec.  9;  "Merchant  of  Venice"  and  "Taming  of  the 
Shrew,"  Dec.  10;  and  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  matinee  of  Dec.  11; 
Dec.  13,  "Siberia; "Dec.  20,  James  O'Neill  with  "Monte  Cristo;" 
Dec.  27,  Tony  Denier's  "Humpty  Dumpty "  company.  Fred 
Warde  played  "Galba"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  Jan.  10, 
1887.  "False  Steps"  by  Joseph  Nunez  was  seen,  for  the  first 
time  in  New  York,  June  27,  and  had  this  -cast: 


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Mr.  Fielding    . 
Therese  .     .     . 
Bertha     .     .     . 
Mrs.  Bounceford 
Geraldine    .     . 


Harry  Rich 

.  Hattie  Russell 

Belle  Shreve 

.     .  Amy  Ames 

Frances  Summer 


Dr.  Bonum 
Simon     .     . 
Henri  Conde 
Oscar  Stanley 
Maggie  .     . 


[J.  H.  Fitzpatrick 

C.  H.  Bradshaw 

.    Lester  Victor 

.  Gus  Henessey 

Ada  Deaves 


The  next  season  opened  Aug.  15  with  "Gwynnes'  Oath,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Sir  Pearce  Parker  .  R.  F.  McClannin 
Jim  Richards  .  .  .  Geo.  R.  Edeson 
Richard  Welbeck  .  Nelson  Wheatcroft 
Miss  Willoughby  Parker, 

Emma  Skerrett 


Gilbert  Archer     .      Adeline  Stanhope 

Harry Herbert  Archer 

Gussy Ernest  Tarlton 

Bessy  Smith     .     .     .      Isabella  Irving 


"The  White  Slave"  was  seen  Aug.  29.  Sept.  5,  "Zozo,  the 
Magic  Queen,"  came,  with  George  H.  Adams  and  Pauline  Monte- 
grippa  as  the  stars;  Sept.  12,  Newton  Beers,  in  "Lost  in  Lon- 
don;" Sept.  19,  "Two  Roads, "  by  James  Garden,  was  given,  with 
this  cast: 


Allen  Van  Dome 
Jerome  Madden    . 
Herbert  Reardon . 
Jessie  Van  Dome 
Alice  Van  Dome 


.  James  Garden 
E.  Murray  Day 
.  Ivan  Peronet 
.  Belle  Stokes 
Marston  Leigh 


William  Wolf 
Susan  Buck 
Arthur    .     . 
Billy  Buck  . 


Malcolm  Bradley 

Joey  Sutherland 

W.  S.  St.  Clair 

Will  H.  Mayo 


Pradeau 

.     Joseph  A.  Ransom 

Bonnefoi 

.  Walter  H.  Edwards 

Shamois 

.    Charles  B.  Charters 

Therese 

.     .     .     Eugene  Blair 

Natalia  .     . 

.     .    Margaret  Pierce 

Fred  Warde  returned  in  "Galba,"  Sept.  24,  28,  29;  "The 
Gladiator,"  Sept.  25  and  matinee,  Sept.  26;  "Virginius,"  Sept. 
26  and  matinee,  Sept.  29.  "  Gaston  Cadol "  was  acted  Sept.  27  for 
the  first  time  in  this  city.  It  was  an  adaptation  from  the  French 
by  Celia  Logan.     The  cast  was : 

Gaston  Cadol  .  .  .  .  F.  B.  Warde 
Landrol  ....  Clarence  Handyside 
Count  De  Tevenne  .  .  .  L.  F.  Rand 
Eugene  De  Villeray,  Thos.  E.  Garrick 
De  La  Tour     .     .     .       William  Stuart 

"  Damon  and  Pythias  "  was  played  Sept.  29. 

Minnie  Palmer  was  seen  Oct.  31  in  "My  Sweetheart;"  Nov.  7, 
Hanlon's  "Fantasma;"  Nov.  14,  Clara  Morris  in  "Article  47," 
repeated  Nov.  15,  16;  "Ren6e,"  Nov.  17,  18;  "Alixe,"  matinee  and 
evening,  Nov.  19;  "Our  Regiment,"  matinee,  Nov.  16;  "The  Ivy 
Leaf,"  Nov.  21 ;  Phosa  McAllister,  Nov.  28,  in  "Taken  for  Life;" 
Dec.  5,  "Pavements  of  Paris;"  Dec.  12,  the  Madison  Square 
Theatre  company  in  "Jim  the  Penman,"  with  Ada  Dyas  as  Mrs. 
Ralston;  Dec.  19,  James  H.  Wallick  in  "The  Cattle  King;"  Dec. 
26,  Tony  Denier's  "Humpty  Dumpty"  company. 

Jan.  2,  1888,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  appeared  in  "The  Inside 
Track;"  Jan.  9,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Knight  in  "Baron  Rudolph," 
for  three  nights;  "Over  the  Garden  Wall,"  Jan.  12,  13,  14;  the 
Hanlons   came  Jan.    16   in  "Le   Voyage   En  Suisse;"   Jan.'  23, 


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Jeffreys  Lewis  in  "  La  Belle  Russe ; "  repeated  Jan.  24,  25  ;  "  For- 
get Me  Not,"  Jan.  26,  27;  "Clothilde,"  Jan.  27,  28.  This  was 
Lewis'  first  appearance  in  this  city  in  four  years.  Jan.  30,  "  Michael 
Strogoff,"  with  Atkins  Lawrence  in  the  cast;  Feb.  6,  "Lights  o' 
London;"  Feb.  13,  Annie  Pixley  in  "Deacon's  Daughter;"  Feb. 
20,  Evans  and  Hoey  in  "A  Parlor  Match;"  Feb.  27,  the  Dalys 
in  "Upside  Down;"  March  5,  "Evangeline;"  March  12,  Cora 
Tanner  in  "Alone  in  London;"  March  19,  Daniel  Sully  in 
"Daddy  Nolan;"  March  26,  J.  B.  Studley  in  "A  Great  Wrong;" 
April  2,  Salsbury's  Troubadours  in  "The  Humming  Bird;"  James 
M.  Hardie  and  Sarah  von  Leer  April  9  in  "  On  the  Frontier ; " 
first  time  this  city  "The  Boston  Howard  Athenaeum  specialty 
company "  April  16,  followed  by  "The  Main  Line,  or  Rawsons' 
Y,"  April  23;  "Passion's  Slave,"  April  30;  Charles  E.  Verner 
in  "Shamus  O'Brien,"  May  7;  Kate  Purssell  in  "Queen  of  the 
Plains,"  May  14.  "Rookwood"  was  presented  May  21  with  this 
cast: 


Lady  Rookwood  .  .  Edna  Courtney 
Ranulf  Rookwood  .  .  Louis  Glover 
Dick  Turpin    .     .     .     .    O.  B.  Collins 

Luke A.  H.  Hastings 

Jerry Ed.  Chapman 

M.  Coates S.  Drake 


Barbara Nellie  Sandford 

Peter  Bradley  ...       T.  J.  Herndon 

Titus G.  H.  Whitman 

Tom  King Louis  Monico 

Eleanor Rosita  Worrell 

Sybil Nelly  Donald 


O.  B.  Collins  did  not  act  after  the  second  night,  as  he  was  in- 
jured by  falling  from  his  horse,  and  W.  H.  Hamilton  played  Dick 
Turpin  during  the  rest  of  the  week.  Charles  L.  Davis  in  "  Alvin 
Joslin,"  May  28;  June  4  Geo.  C.  Boniface  in  Charles  Foster's 
drama,  "Under  Cover,"  produced  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage, 
with  this  cast : 


James Charles  Williams 

Officer S.  Hallet 

Hack  Driver H.  Cotter 

Stella Helen  Corlette 

Zoe Louise  Rial 


Jerry  Jummel  .  .  .  Geo.  C.  Boniface 
Jasper  Elliott  .  .  Henry  Weaver,  Jr. 
Dr.  Albert  Chester,  Ed.  A.  Tannehill 
Iva  EUiott  .  .  .  Stella  Boniface 
Mrs.  Chester  .  .  .  May  F.  Stetson 
Abel  Stanley    ....        Carl  Smith 

Edmund  Collier  opened  June  11  in  "Virginius,"  repeated 
matinde  June  16;  "Jack  Cade,"  June  12;  "Damon  and  Pythias," 
matinee  and  evening  June  13;  "Julius  Caesar,"  June  15;  "Rich- 
ard in.,"  June  16.  "Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,"  with  Percy  Hunt- 
ing as  the  star,  came  June  18  for  one  week.  "  Dollars  and  Hearts," 
June  25,  closed  the  season,  but  a  benefit  was  given  July  2  to  Theo. 
Myers  and  D.  J.  Shelley,  treasurers  of  the  house. 

The  next  season  opened  Saturday,  Aug.  11,  1888,  with  "Lights 
and  Shadows,"  which  remained  the  following  week.  It  had  this 
cast: 


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Mary  Bland,  Mabel  Milburn 

May  Newman 
Edith  Broughton  .  .  Agnes  Herndon 
Mark  Milburn  .  .  .  Sheridan  Block 
Judge  Broughton  .    .  D.  A.  Hanchett 


Mother  Meg 
Rufus  Milburn 
Mat  Wilton 
Claude  Maul 
Tom    .    .     . 


.  Ida  Jeffreys 
.  W.  T.  Doyle 
H.  S.  Duffield 
C.  F.  Gotthold 
W.  L.  Gleason 


"  Fate  "  came  Aug.  20,  with  Russell  Bassett  and  Rose  Osborne 
in  the  principal  r61es ;  Aug.  27,  "  In  His  Power ; "  Sept.  3, 
"Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Days,"  by  W.  J.  Fleming's  com- 
pany; Sept.  10,  "A  Cold  Day;"  "Herminie,  or  the  Cross  of 
Gold,"  week  of  Sept.  17,  by  the  William  Redmund-Mrs.  Thomas 
Barry  company;  Sept.  24,  "Her  Husband,"  with  Florine  Arnold 
as  the  star,  and  W.  A.  Whitecar,  Luke  Martin,  E.  L.  Walton, 
Louise  Muldener,  Georgie  Reignolds,  and  Mrs.  Wallace  Brittan 
in  the  cast;  James  M.  Hardie  and  Sarah  von  Leer  came  Oct.  i 
with  "On  the  Frontier,"  and  a  band  of  Indians;  Oct.  8,  "Alone 
in  London;"  Oct.  15,  Charles  Davis  in  "One  of  the  Old  Stock," 
first  time  in  New  York;  "Gwynne's  Oath,"  Oct.  22,  with  May 
Wilkes  as  the  star.     It  had  this  cast : 


Gwynne  Archer      .     .     .    May  Wilkes 
Richard    ....      Harold  Courtnay 

Gussy Ernest  Tarlton 

Willoughby  Parker     .    Emelie  Boswell 
Sir  Pearce  Parker  .    .    A.  C.  Deltwyn 


Bessy  Smith      .     .     .    Isabelle  Irving 
Harry  Vesey      .     .     Davenport  Bebus 

Pepe Gertie  Boswell 

Gilbert Evelyn  Evans 

Jim L.  R.  Willard 


Estelle  Clayton  appeared  Oct.  29  in  "A  Sad  Coquette,"  for  four 
performances,  and  finished  the  week  with  "The  Quick  or  the 
Dead .'  "  "  Siberia  "  came  for  a  week  Nov.  5,  followed  by  "  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin,"  Nov.  12,  with  Milt  G.  Barlow  as  Uncle  Tom,  Alice 
Harrison  as  Topsy.  The  Boston  Howard  Athenaeum  company  filled 
the  week  of  Nov.  19;  Nov.  26,  "The  Ivy  Leaf."  Dec.  3  "The 
Fugitive"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  and  had  this 
cast: 


Hester  Malyon 
John  Levitt   . 


.     .     Lisle  Leigh 
,  W.  A.  Whitecar 


Master  Corley  Corderoy  Eliza  Long 
Crackles  ....  William  CuUington 
Arthur  StoUery      .     .       Harry  Dalton 

"The  Twelve  Temptations"  came  Dec.  10;  "One  of  the 
Bravest,"  Dec.  17;  "The  Little  Tycoon,"  Dec.  24.  This  was 
the  first  comic  opera  that  had  been  heard  at  this  theatre. 
Gen.  Knickerbocker  was  played  by  Thos.  Q.  Seabrooke,  and 
Alvin  Barry  by  J.  Aldrich  Libby;  Teddy,  Joseph  Mealey;  Marie 
Sanger,  Elvia  Crox,  and  Catherine  Linyard  were  also  in  the  cast. 
This  was  Catherine  Linyard's  first  appearance  in  comic  opera  in 
this  city.  Oliver  Doud  Byron  filled  the  week  of  Dec.  si  with 
"The  Upper  Hand." 

Clara  Morris  returned  Jan.  7,   1839,  with  "Ren6e  de  Moray," 

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which  she  acted  all  the  week  except  Wednesday  matinee.       For 
the  Wednesday  matinee  "The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  played,  with 
Mittens   Willett   as   Pauline.     In    "Ren^e   de   Moray"    Fred   de 
Belleville  acted  Count  de  Moray ;  Julius  Kahn,  Antonio.     Evans 
and    Hoey  produced  "A  Parlor  Match"  Jan.    14.      "The  White 
Slave"  came  Jan.   21;  "The  Two  Sisters,"  Jan.   28;    Haverly  & 
Cleveland's  minstrels,   Feb.  4;   Annie  Pixley  in  "The  Deacon's 
Daughter,"    Feb.    11;    Salsbury's   Troubadours    in    "Three   of  a 
Kind,"  Feb.  18;  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  company  in  " Part- 
ners," Feb.  25.     In  the  company  were  Alexander  Salvini,   Louis 
F.  Massen,  C.  P.  Flockton,  Fred  Corbett,  Maud  Harrison,  Katha- 
rine Rogers,  Nannie  Craddock,  and  Virginia  Buchanan.     March 
4  the  musical  comedy  of  "Zigzag;"  March  11,  William  Redmund 
and  Mrs.  Thomas  Barry  in  "Herminie;"  March  18,  "Lights  and 
Shadows;"    March  25,   Hallen  &  Hart's  "Later  On;"    April   i, 
McKee  Rankin,  with  his  play,   "The  Runaway  Wife ; "  April  8, 
a  farce  called  "Reuben    Glue;"  April    15,  the  musical   comedy, 
"Katti;"   April    22,   Mrs.    J.    B.    Potter   and   Kyrle   Bellew  ap- 
peared in  "Romeo  and  Juliet;"  April  23,  25,  and  27,  "Camille;" 
matinee,    April    24,    27,   "  Romeo   and   Juliet ; "   April   24,   "  She 
Stoops   to   Conquer;"   April   26,    "The   Lady   of   Lyons."     Gus 
Williams,  April  29,  in  "Keppler's  Fortunes."     A  clever  Chinese 
dramatic  company  took  the  house  July  6  for  two  weeks  but  they 
collapsed  after  two  nights.     On  Sunday  evening,  July  9,  they  gave 
a  sacred   concert;   Treasurers  Shelley  and    Myers   took  a  benefit 
Julv  8.     The  house  was  reopened  July  10,  with  "The  Bohemian 
Girl" 

The  season  of  1889-90  opened  Aug.  12,  with  "La  Belle  Marie," 
Agnes  Herndon  the  star.  "  A  Hoop  of  Gold  "  followed  Aug.  19, 
cast  as  follows : 


Mr.  Bullion 
"Scotty"     .     . 
Doctor  Hartland 
Richard  Wrench 
Welcher  Humm 
Sammy  Witherwick 


.  .  John  Howland 
.  John  H.  Maher 
.  .  .  John  Burke 
James  L.  Edwards 
.  Drew  A.  Morton 

Mortimer  Murdoch 


Jack  Littleben  ...  A.  Armstrong 
The  Warbler  .  .  .  Charles  Crolius 
Ruth  Bullion  .  .  .  Josie  Robinson 
Lizzie  Lovegrove       .     .     Ruth  Aylmer 

Tilly Annie  Clybourne 

Mick  Brady R.  King 

Young  Nanty Davis 


Lizzie  Evans  came  Aug.  26  in  "The  Buckeye,"  for  the  week. 
Aug.  30,  31,  "Fine  Feathers;"  J.  C.  Stewart  and  company  Sept. 
16  in  "The  Fat  Men's  Club." 

Louis  James  was  the  next  attraction,  with  his  Shakesperian  com- 
pany. Their  repertory  was :  Sept.  23,  matinees  Sept.  25  and  28, 
"Virginius;"  Sept.  24,  27,  "Hamlet;"  Sept.  25,  "Othello." 
"Evangeline"  came  Sept.  30,  followed  Oct.  7  by  Annie  Pixley 
in  "Zara; "  Oct.  14  "  Spider  and  Fly,"  was  given  with  this  cast: 


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371 


Progressia  .  . 
Ignorance  .  . 
Idleness  .  . 
Industry  .  . 
Gloriana  Sand 
Knowledge 
Lord  Spooner  . 


Bessie  Cleveland 

.    .     Ada  Dare 

Louise  Allen 

.     Lulu  Reddan 

.     .     Kitty  Hill 

Marguerite  Wood 

P.  H.  Thurber 


Jake  Hessian  .     .    .    Auguste  Siegrist 

Dorothy Mile.  Dorst 

Spider James  R.  Adams 

Fly Thomas  S.  Dare 

Sands Carl  Anderson 

Twirletti Mens.  Oreste 


"  The  Great  Metropolis  "  was  seen  Oct. 
Well;"  Nov.   11,  "Duvar."     The  cast: 


28;  Nov.  4,  "Fairy's 


Duke  D'Alberte  .    .       George  Dalton 
Viscount  Herbley      .  Charles  M.  Hally 

Duvar Tom  Ricketts 

Louis Little  Ethel 

Cozette Little  AUie 

Lagrange     ....     James  Edwards 
Gobert J.  L.  Simonds 


Dr.  Lane    . 
Jaques    .     . 
Marguerite 
ArieUe  Pas 
Suzanne 
Mile.  Marvotte 
Yorick    .     .    . 


.  Harry  White 
.  .  A.  James 
.  Lillian  Wood 
Velma  Rice 
Edith  Herrington 
.  Leila  Dressier 
Arthur  Ricketts 


Clara  Morris  was  the  attraction  Nov.  18,  opening  in  "Renee 
de  Moray."  She  remained  a  second  week,  and  produced  Nov.  25, 
"Helene."  In  consequence  of  illness  she  did  not  appear  night 
of  Nov.  23,  but  the  company  played  "The  Lady  of  Lyons."  Dec. 
2,  "Siberia;"  Dec.  9,  "Shadows  of  a  Great  City;"  Dec.  16,  Hal- 
len  and  Hart's  company  in  " Later  On."  With  the  exception  of 
Jos.  J.  Sullivan  and  Carrie  E.  Perkins  the  company  was  the  same 
as  that  which  appeared  at  the  Bijou  a  few  weeks  previous.  "  The 
Bells  of  Haslemere,"  Dec.  23,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York. 
The  cast  was: 


Frank  Beresford  .    , 
John  Silkstone 
Matthew  Brookfield  . 
Reuben  Armstrong 
Evelyn  Brookfield 


John  E.  Kellerd 
Walter  C.  Kelly 
Charles  Brandt 
Frank  B.  Hatch 
.     .  MaudHaU 


Mary  Northcole 
Norah  Desmond 
Capt.  Vere 
Dorothy      .     . 


.    Jessie  Busley 

Katherine  Price 

.    Howard  Kyle 

Sally  Williams 


Oli 

30. 

13,  Chas.  T.  Ellis  was  seen  in  "Caspar  the  Yodler;"  "A  Tin 
Soldier,"  Jan.  20;  "The  Two  Sisters,"  Jan.  27;  "A  Parlor 
Match,"  Feb.  3;  Robert  Downing  week  of  Feb.  10  in  reper- 
toire; Fred  Warde,  Feb.  17,  as  Spartacus  in  "The  Gladiator;" 
Feb.  24,  "The  Galley  Slave;"  March  3,  "Greenroom  Fun," 
Nellie  McHenry  the  star. 

"The  Shanty  Queen,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  March  10, 
and  had  this  cast : 


Mike  Brannigan  . 
Robert  Gould  .     . 
John  Branscombe 
James  Strathmore, 
Bridget  Brannigan 


.  .  T.  J.  Farron 
.  .  Frank  Kilday 
.  .  Fred  Mayer 
Edmund  Mortimer 
.    Fannie  Osborne 


The  Shanty  Queen  .     .    .      Amy  Lee 
Jack  Daily  ....      W.  T.  Melville 

Staggs Robert  Boucheir 

Scotty John  Wood 

Annie  Gould   ....    Marion  Keith 


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Barry  and  Fay  opened  March  17  in  "McKenna's  Flirtation." 
On  Sunday  night,  March  16,  a  Chinese  theatrical  company  gave  a 
performance  to  a  big  audience  of  their  countrymen.  It  purported 
to  be  a  "sacred  concert,"  but  was  really  a  heavy  tragedy,  entitled 
"Li  Khi  Han  Kan."  None  but  Chinamen  were  admitted.  Louis 
James  appeared  March  24  in  "Othello."  James  played  "Ingo- 
mar "  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  Wednesday  matinee,  March 
26.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  March  31,  Milt  G.  Barlow  as  Uncle 
Tom,  Carrie  Webber  as  Topsy.  April  7,  "The  Ivy  Leaf;"  April 
14,  "Master  and  Man;"  April  21,  "My  Aunt  Bridget;"  April  28, 
James  Heme  in  "Hearts  of  Oak;"  May  5,  "Lost  in  New  York;" 
May  12,  Alex.  Salvini  in  "A  Child  of  Naples,"  with  this  cast: 


Baron  Delia  Rocca 
Count  Sant  Elmo, 
Cirillo     .... 
Judge  Martelli 


.    Elma  Delameter 

Lucius  Henderson 

Alexander  Salvini 

.     Carl  Ahrendt 


Dr.  Bellotti      ....  Benj.  Horning 

Maresco Ben  Johnson 

Carlino Edmund  Day 

Lucia Belle  Archer 


May  19,  "Knights  of  Tyburn;"  May  26,  "True  Irish  Hearts;" 
June  2,  "The  Black  Flag;"  June  9,  "The  Donkey  Party;"  but 
one  night  of  it  was  enough,  as  the  show  was  so  bad  that  Manager 
Murtha  terminated  its  engagement  after  one  performance.  The 
house  was  closed  night  of  June  10.  On  June  ii  "The  Mikado" 
was  sung  with  this  cast : 


Katisha  .  . 
The  Mikado 
Nanki  Pooh 
KoKo    .     . 


Sylvester  Cornish 
James  A.  Nunn 
.  Jules  Cluzetti 
Ed.  A.  Eagleton 


Pooh  Bah    .     .     .     .    W.  McLaughlan 

Yum  Yum Carrie  Tutein 

Pitti  Sing May  Jordan 


The  season  closed  June  15.  A  Chinese  company  gave  a  per- 
formance June  15  to  raise  funds  to  get  them  back  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  next  season  opened  Aug.  11  with  "The  Banker," 
George  Edgar  the  star.  This  play  was  a  dramatization  of  Miss  M. 
E.  Braddon's  "Henry  Dunbar." 

"Christopher  Columbus,  or  the  Discovery  of  America,"  by 
Webster  Edgerley,  was  produced  Aug.  18.     The  cast  was: 

Christopher  Columbus 


Edmund  Shaftesbury 
Wanita,  the  Indian  Captive 

Mabel  Forrest 
Isabella,  Queen  of  Spain 

Pauline  Markham 
Beatrix,  the  Witch  Wife  of 
Columbus      ....      Stella  Rees 


Ferdinand     .     .     .     Graham  Crawford 

Bobadilla M.  J.  Jordan 

Talavera Frank  J.  Keenan 

Ortiz John  E.  Ince 

Pinzon Ed.  Eagleton 

Friar  Deza    ....      Herbert  Jones 
Diego E.  Edward  Brandt 


"The  Blue  and  the  Gray"  was  seen  Aug.  25;  Rose  Osborne 
appeared  at  a  special  matinee,  Sept.  i  (Labor  Day)  in  "Satan." 
This  drama  was  derived  from  the  old  play  "Satan  in  Paris." 
Edwin  Arden  commenced  Sept.  8  in  "Raglan's  Way,"  followed 


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373 


Sept.  IS  by  " Inshavogue ; "  Sept.  22  Louis  James  was  seen  in 
"Richelieu;"  Sept.  29,  Dan  Sully  appeared  in  "The  Million- 
aire." "My  Aunt  Bridget"  came  Oct.  6,  with  Frank  Holland 
in  the  r61e  made  vacant  by  the  withdrawal  of  Bernard  Dyllyn. 
"Money  Mad"  opened  Oct.  13;  "The  Limited  Mail,"  Oct.  20. 
This  play  had  a  sawmill  scene  and  a  railroad  train;  Oct.  27, 
"  Held  by  the  Enemy ; "  Nov.  3,  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  was  seen  in 
her  new  play,  "The  Stepdaughter;"  Nov.  10,  "The  Great  Me- 
tropolis;" Nov.  17,  Ullie  Akerstrom  in  "Annette,  the  Dancing 
Girl;"  Nov.  24,  Evans  and  Hoey  in  "A  Parlor  Match;"  Dec.  i, 
"Only  a  Farmer's  Daughter,"  with  Minnie  Seligman  as  Justine. 
"The  Fast  Mail,"  Dec.  8,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York.  "One 
of  the  Finest  "  came  Dec.  15  ;  "  Good  Old  Times,"  Dec.  22 ;  "The 
Charity  Ball,"  Dec.  29;  "A  Tin  Soldier,"  Jan.  5,  1891;  Jan.  12, 
"McKenna's  Flirtations,"  by  the  Barry  &  Fay's  company.  Mr. 
Fay  did  not  appear,  as  he  was  compelled  through  illness  to  leave 
the  stage  several  weeks  previously.  His  r61e  was  acted  by  Frank 
Keenan.  Emma  Maddern  (Mrs.  R.  E.  Stevens)  and  Florence 
Ashbrooke  were  in  the  company.  The  "Fairy's  Well"  came 
Jarj.  19,  with  Carroll  Johnson  as  the  star;  Jan.  26,  "A  Midnight 
Bell ;  "  Feb.  2,  "  Master  and  Man ;  "  Feb.  9,  "  Grimes'  Cellar  Door." 
On  Feb.  16,  "  Sin  and  Shadow"  was  given,  with  this  cast: 


Marion  Vernon 
Ellen  Brander  . 
Sarah  Tippitts  . 
Henry  Vernon  . 


.     .  Isabel  Morris 

Helen  Beaumont 

Laura  Lorraine 

.  Wm.  Yerance 


Alfred  Davager  .  Edwin  Middleton 
Toby  Welsh  .  .  .  George  Holland 
Marks Frank  Drumeir 


This  drama  was  produced  at  the  Old  Bowery  Theatre,  June  9, 
1873.  It  was  rewritten,  and  served  to  give  George  Holland  an 
opportunity  to  play  in  this  city,  after  an  absence  of  five  years ;  Feb. 
23,  "  Siberia ;  "  March  2,  the  MacLean-Prescott  company  were 
seen  in  "  Cleopatra,"  Rider  Haggard's  novel  of  that  name.  MacLean 
played  Harmachis ;  John  D.  Craig,  Anthony ;  and  Marie  Prescott, 
Cleopatra ;  March  3,  "  Gladiator." 

Annie  Pixley,  March  9,  in  "  M'liss,"  followed  March  16,  by  "  The 
Wife,"  by  the  Lyceum  Theatre  travelling  company;  March  23, 
"  The  Stowaway;  "  March  30,  "  Daniel  Boone  ; "  April  6,  "  Shenan- 
doah ;"  April  13,  Minnie  Palmer,  in  "  A  Mile  a  Minute;  "  April  20, 
"  O'Dowd's  Neighbors,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.  The 
cast :  O'Dowd,  Mark  Murphy ;  McNab,  Sam  J.  Ryan ;  Artie,  J. 
Thornton;  Algernon,  Charles  Lawlor;  Honora,  David  Warfield; 
O'Brien,  Charles  Eastwood;  William  Freeze  Up,  William  Bel- 
knap; Mrs.  Katie  Reilly,  Hattie  Delaro  Barnes;  Kittie,  Minnie 
Cunningham;  Belinda  Fitzmorris,  Helen  Rainsley;  Birdy  Duffy, 
Jennie  Eddy;  Mable  McGuire,  Jennie  Reynolds;  Fannie  Dolan, 
May  Jordan;    Clara  O'Brien,    May  Thomas.     One    of    the    Fin- 


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est,  Fritz  Kettler.  Lydia  Thompson  came  April  27  with  "The 
Dazzler."  "  Spider  and  Fly  "  occupied  the  house  week  of  May  4. 
In  the  cast  were  Hilda  Thomas,  Irene  Vernona,  Thomas  W.  Ryley, 
Alex,  and  Leo  Zanfretta,  Auguste,  Will,  and  S.  Siegrist,  Victoria 
North,  and  the  Four  Lyten  sisters.  "  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy,"  was 
acted  for  the  first  time  on  the  east  side  with  this  cast :  Mr.  Havi- 
sham,  Frank  Opperman ;  Mr.  Higgins,  George  W.  Morrison ;  Minna, 
Florence  Foster;  Mary,  Mrs.  Ada  Maskell ;  Lord  Fauntleroy,  Ray 
Maskell.  McKee  Rankin  opened  May  18,  in  "The  Canuck;" 
May  25,  "The  Fugitive."  The  season  terminated  May  30.  A 
season  commenced  June  i,  with  "  Oliver  Twist,"  J.  B.  Studley  being 
the  Bill  Sikes,  and  Henrietta  Vaders,  Nancy.  "  Apple  Orchard 
Farm,"  the  last  production  of  the  season,  was  presented  June  8,  and 
the  house  closed  June  13,  but  was  reopened  for  one  night,  June  16, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  treasurers,  Myers  and  McCabe. 

Season  of  1891-92  opened  August  10,  with  "Rose  Michael." 
"  She  Could  n't  Marry  "  came  Aug.  17,  with  Lillian  Kennedy  as  the 
star.  "Fire  Patrol"  was  done  Aug.  24;  "Money  Mad  "Aug.  31; 
"  Work  and  Wages  "  Sept.  7 ;  "  Inheritance  "  Sept.  14,  Maud  Granger 
the  star.  This  play  had  been  seen  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre, 
this  city,  afternoon  of  Dec.  23,  1890,  and  was  then  called  "  Helen's 
Inheritance."  It  was  originally  acted  in  Paris,  under  the  title  of 
"  L'Heritage  d'Helene."  "  A  Hole  in  the  Ground  "  came  Sept.  21 ; 
"  A  Knotty  Affair "  Sept.  28;  Dan  Sully  Oct.  5,  in  the  "Million- 
aire;  "  "Two  Old  Cronies"  Oct.  12;  "All  the  Comforts  of  Home" 
Oct.  19 ;  "  The  Wolves  of  New  York  "  Oct.  26 ;  "  The  Two  Sisters  " 
Nov.  2;  "The  Struggle  of  Life"  Nov.  9;  "McKenna's  Flirtation" 
Nov.  16 ;  "  Our  Irish  Visitor  "  Nov.  23 ;  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  Nov.  30, 
in  "The  Stepdaughter;"  "Dark  Secret"  Dec.  7;  "Zigzag" 
Dec.  14;  "Fantasma  "  Dec.  21 ;  "  Led  Astray  "  Dec.  28,  with  Rose 
Ey tinge  the  star. 

"Baby"  was  presented  Jan.  4,  1892;  "  O'Dowd's  Neighbor" 
Jan.  11;"  Twelve  Temptations  "  Jan.  18 ;  "  Limited  Mail "  Jan.  25 ; 
"  Natural  Gas  "  Feb.  i  ;  J.  K.  Emmet,  in  "  Fritz  "  Feb.  8 ;  "  White 
Slave  "  Feb.  15  ;  "  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  "  Feb.  22  ;  "  Ole  Olson  " 
Feb.  29 ;  "  Westerner  "  March  7.  This  play  was  originally  acted  at  the 
Old  Bowery  Theatre  this  city  for  one  night — July  12, 1890,  and  called 
"  Jim  The  Westerner ; "  "  Dr.  Bill "  came  March  14 ;  "  Sam'l  of  Posen  " 
March  21,  with  Frank  M.  Curtis  as  the  star ;  "  Hands  Across  the  Sea  " 
was  done  March  28  ;  Gorman's  minstrels  appeared  April  4;  "Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin"  April  11;  "The  Struggle  of  Life  "April  18;  "The 
Golden  Ladder "  April  25  ;  with  Edwin  F.  Thorne  as  the  star. 
Mme.  Janauschek  was  seen  here  May  2,  in  "  The  Harvest  Moon." 
"  The  Nabobs  "  came  May  9,  with  Henshaw  and  Ten  Broeck  as  the 
stars.  "Kit"  was  given  May  16,  with  Henry  Chanfrau  as  the  star; 
"Blacksmith's  Vow"  came  June  6;  Ada  Gray  June  13,  in  "East 


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Lynne".  A  sparring  match  took  place  the  night  of  June  20. 
"  Shamus  O'Brien  "  came  June  21  for  the  rest  of  the  week  and  the 
season  closed  June  25. 

The  next  season  began  Saturday  night  Aug.  13,  1892,  with 
"Jerry;"  Gracie  Emmet  and  J.  W.  Summers  being  in  the  cast. 
"  The  Colonel "  came  Aug.  22. 

"The  Shamrock"  was  seen  Aug.  29;  J.  K.  Emmet,  Jr.  appeared 
Sept.  s  in  "  Fritz  in  Ireland."  "  The  White  Slave "  was  played 
Sept.  12.  The  company  was  as  follows:  Carrie  Radcliffe,  Ida  Rob- 
inson, Anna  Mortland,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Vanderen,  Mabel  Stone, 
Mrs.  Milt  G.  Barlow,  (better  known  as  Lillie  Hall)  Maurice  Drew, 
D.  L.  Lacy,  Milt  G.  Barlow,  Frank  Drew,  Andy  Collom,  Harry  Bar- 
low, and  J.  H.  Ferris.  "The  Struggle  of  Life"  was  done  Sept.  19; 
"The  Kid"  Sept  26;  "Dr.  Bill"  Oct.  3.  In  the  company  were: 
Celia  Ellis,  Ida  Bell,  Mary  Breyer,  Grace  M.  Harper,  May  Miller 
Farnum,  Ernest  Bertram,  and  Eric  Pollock.  "  Eagle's  Nest " 
appeared  Oct.  10;  acted  by  Edwin  Arden,  Frank  Losee,  W.  H. 
Stuart,  Harry  Mack,  J.  P.  Loughney,  Jos.  W.  Holland,  Robert  East- 
man, Delia  Sawyer,  Marion  Elmore,  and  others. 

"The  Wide,  Wide  World"  Oct.  17,  with  John  Flood,  Daniel  Kelly, 
J.  J.  Fitzsimmons,  Fanny  Mclntyre,  Edythe  Totten,  Nettie  Bourne, 
and  Mrs.  Wallace  Brittan  in  the  company.  The  "  Fairy's  Well " 
was  seen  Oct.  24;  "The  Dark  Side  of  a  Great  City"  Oct.  31,  with 
Chas.  E.  Fisher,  E.  F.  Eberle,  Walter  Osmund,  Chas.  T.  Nichols, 
Cassie  Fawcett  and  others  in  the  cast.  "  Shadows  of  a  Great  City  " 
Nov.  7 ;  "  A  Hole  in  the  Ground  "  Nov.  14 ;  "  Aunt  Bridget's  Baby  " 
Nov.  21.     "  Friends"  was  playedNov.  28,  with  this  cast: 


Marguerite  Otto    .     .     .  Selena  Fetter 

Hans  Otto E.  D.  Lyons 

Harold  Hunting  .  .  C.  F.  Handyside 
John  Paden,  Sr.  .  .  Theo.  Hamilton 
John  Paden,  Jr.,      Edwin  Milton  Royle 


Adrian  Karje  .  .  Lucius  Henderson 
Mrs.  Merryweather,  Bertha  Livingtone 
Jennie  Merryweather,    Louise  Wakelee 

Miss  Wolfe Katie  Baker 

Miss  Hartman  .     .     .     Fay  Waterman 


"  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows"  was  seen  Dec.  5,  followed,  Dec.  12,  by 
"  The  Soudan,"  with  James  F.  Home,  Horace  Lewis,  Alexander 
Kearney,  Frank  Herrick,  Charles  J.  Jackson,  Jos.  C.  Callahan, 
E.J.  Mortimer,  Ben  Ryer,  Annie  Mayer,  Annie  Lockhart,  Jean  Harold, 
Carrie  Treat,  Master  Sidney  Hunt,  and  Alice  Hunt  in  the  company. 
"Wife  for  Wife  "was  given  Dec.  19;  John  L.  Sullivan  appeared 
Dec.  26,  in  " That  Man  from  Boston ;  "  "A  Fair  Rebel "  came 
Jan.  2,  1893;  "The  Leaves  of  Shamrock"  Jan.  9;  "The  Hustler" 
Jan.  16;  "Lights  O'  London"  Jan.  23.  In  the  company  were 
Marcus  Moriarty,  George  Learock,  Harry  Trader,  Wm.  Pippin, 
Walter  Osmond,  Wm.  Shea,  Margaret  Macdonald,  Thomas  Atkins, 
Master  Lear,  Fanny  Mclntyre,  Helen  Corlette,  and  Ella  Mayer. 
"Nabobs  "was  seen  Jan  30;  "A  Dark  Secret"  Feb.  6;  "The 
Diamond  Breaker"  Feb.   13.     Harry  Colton  of  this  company  was 


376      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       1:1864 

found  dead  in  bed  Feb.  15,  and  Eugene  Florence  acted  Sugg  for  the 
rest  of  the  week  except  the  nights  of  Feb.  17,  18,  when  L.  P.  Hicks 
played  the  part.  "  Siberia "  came  Feb.  20 ;  "  Glen-da-Lough  " 
Feb.  27;  "  The  Country  Circus  "  March  6 ;  "The  Outsider"  March  13; 
"  Current  Cash "  March  20.  The  season  closed  March  25.  The 
theatre  was  reopened  March  27,  1893,  as  a  Hebrew  theatre  under 
the  management  of  Sigmund  Magulesko,  Isidore  Lindeman,  and 
Joseph  Levy. 

THE  TEMPLE  OF  MUSIC 

AT  the  corner  of  Grand  and  Crosby  streets  was  a  hall  called 
"  The  Temple  of  Music."  It  was  opened  Nov.  27,  1865,  by 
"  Thorpe  &  Overin's  minstrels  of  All  Nations ; "  Geo.  Guy  was  stage 
manager ;  Joseph  Braham,  musical  director.  The  party  comprised 
twenty-two  performers,  who  appeared  in  the  costumes  of  various 
nations,  and  their  entertainment  consisted  of  solos,  duets,  trios,  and 
choruses.  It  was  successful  for  only  a  fortnight,  as  the  house  was 
closed  on  Dec.  13,  and  was  reopened  Dec.  23  by  the  Thorpe  Bros., 
but  for  three  days  only,  as  it  closed  Christmas  day.  It  was  again 
opened  on  Jan.  i,  1866,  as  "  The  Grand  St.  Theatre,"  with  J.  Thorpe 
as  lessee  and  manager.  "  The  Drunkard  "  was  the  initial  perform- 
ance, with  Inery  Lantz  in  leading  r61e.  The  house  again  closed 
Jan,  8,  to  reopen  Jan.  13,  but  the  manager  gave  up  the  struggle  in  a 
few  nights,  and  the  house  ceased  to  exist  as  a  place  of  amusement. 

CHIARINPS   CIRCUS 

CHIARINI'S  circus  was  situated  in  Bleecker  Street,  on  the  block 
bounded  by  Charles  and  Perry.     It  was  opened  on  July  23, 
1866,  but  closed  at  the  end  of  the  summer. 

THE    ATHEN^UM 

IN  the  year  1838  "The  Church  of  the  Messiah  "  was  built  for  the 
Unitarian  Minister,  Orville  Dewey,  who  moved  from  Stuyvesant 
Institute  in  1839.  The  church  was  known  as  724  Broadway,  and 
later  as  728  Broadway.  It  was  a  gray  stone  edifice  on  the  east  side 
of  Broadway  opposite  Waverly  Place.  In  1854  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel 
Osgood  became  pastor,  and  continued  there  until  1864,  when  he 
removed  to  Park  Avenue  and  Thirty-fifth  Street.  This  church  was 
afterwards  used  for  entertainments  of  various  kinds.  There  was 
a  tradition  that  at  a  school  exhibition  held  there,  A.  Oakey  Hall, 
afterwards  Mayor  of  New  York,  recited  a  poem  and  in  it  was  this 
prophetic  couplet : 

"E'en  in  some  future  age 
This  pulpit  may  be  a  stage." 


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377 


After  the  exhibition  Dr.  Pennington  remarked  to  Mr.  Hall,  "  If 
your  prophecy  about  this  church  ever  prove  true,  I  hope  the  house 
will  be  cursed."  In  the  summer  of  1865  the  old  church  was  in 
a  dismantled  condition  ;  hucksters'  stalls  were  built  against  the  front 
of  it ;  a  pasteboard  sign  on  one  of  the  big  doors  bore  the  inscription, 
"  Diisseldorf  Gallery."  The  pews  had  been  removed  from  the  in- 
terior, and  instead  of  the  pulpit  there  was  an  auctioneer's  platform, 
from  which  oil  paintings  were  sold.  It  was  then  used  for  giving 
out  work  to  poor  sewing-women. 

A.  T.  Stewart  purchased  the  building  and  named  it  the  ' '  Athe- 
naeum." It  was  first  opened  for  a  public  entertainment  Jan.  23, 
1865,  by  James  H.  Hackett,  who  called  it  the  "Broadway  Athe- 
NiEUM,"  the  performance  consisting  of  readings,  anecdotes,  and  recita- 
tions. The  receipts  were  given  to  the  Shakespeare  Statue  Fund.  Mr. 
Hackett  continued  only  a  few  nights,  as  the  speculation  was  a  losing 
one.  On  Feb.  23  a  concert  was  given  by  the  Metropolitan  Musical 
Association,  and  during  a  few  nights  in  May,  Sinclair  Mason's  War 
Panorama  was  exhibited  here. 

The  building  was  then  leased  by  H.  H.  Davis,  who  came  to  this 
country  with  Lucy  Rushton,  an  actress  who  had  appeared  with 
indifferent  success  at  the  Olympic  Theatre  in  this  city.  In  sixteen 
days  it  was  completely  transmogrified.  It  was  a  brick  structure, 
and  above  the  entrance,  offices,  and  vestibule  appeared  the  stone 
towers  of  the  old  church.  The  staff  of  the  theatre  was:  propri- 
etress and  manageress,  Lucy  Rushton;  acting  manager  and 
treasurer,  H.  H.  Davis ;  stage  manager,  James  Schonberg.  The  house 
was  open  for  the  inspection  of  the  press  on  Dec.  22,  1865,  and  the 
formal  opening  to  the  public  took  place  Dec.  23,  when  it  became 
known  as  "Lucy  Rushton's  Theatre."  The  performance  com- 
menced with  the  singing  of  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  after  which 
"  The  School  for  Scandal "  was  played,  with  this  cast : 
Sir  Peter  Teazle  .  .  .CM.  Walcot 
Sir  Oliver  Surface  .  Harry  Pearson 
Joseph  Surface      .     .      D.  W.  Waller 


Rowley    . 
Careless  . 
Snake 
Trip    .     . 
Sir  Toby 
Sir  Harry 
Lady  Teazle 
Mrs.  Candour 


Harry  Cunningham 

W.  S.  Higgins 

T.  C.  Gourlay 

.     .     .  Daveys 

.     .  Thompson 

.     .    Mr.  Jones 

Lucy  Rushton 

Clara  Maeder 


Charles  Surface  .  .  J.  K.  Mortimer 
Sir  Benjamin  Backbite  W.  A.  Mestayer 
Lady  Sneerwell  .  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 
Maria      ....   Mrs.  A.  W.  Young 

Crabtree Thos.  Placide 

Moses John  Moore 

This  was  the  first  time  Mr.  Walcot  ever  played  Sir  Peter  Teazle  in 
New  York.  This  bill  continued  until  Jan.,  1 866,  when  "  The  Honey- 
moon '  was  acted,  with  this  cast : 

Duke  Aranza    .    .    .    J.  K.  Mortimer 

J"ljana Lucy  Rushton 

Jojando C.  W.  Clarke 

Balthazar  .  .  .  .  W.  S.  Higgins 
Zamora    ....   Mrs.  A.  W.  Young 


Lopez Harry  Pearson 

Mock  Duke  .  .  .  Thos.  Placide 
Volante  ....  Mrs.  Mark  Smith 
Count  Montalban  .     .  W.  A.  Mestayer 


378      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Eisee 


"  A  Man  Without  a  Head  "  was  also  acted,  with  W.  A.  Mestayer, 
C.  M.  Walcot,  Mrs.  Mark  Smith,  and  Mrs.  A.  W.  Young  in  the  cast. 

"  The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  was  played  Jan.  4,  with  John  K.  Mortimer 
as  Claude,  T.  Placide  as  Col.  Damas,  C.  W.  Clarke  as  Beauseant, 
Chas.  Walcot,  Sr.,  as  Glavis,  Lucy  Rushton  as  Pauline,  and  Clara 
Fisher  Maeder  as  Mme.  Deschapelles.  January  12  "  A  Phenome- 
non in  a  Smock  Frock "  followed  "  The  Honeymoon,"  with  Harry 
Pearson  as  Buttercup.  This  programme  was  repeated  Jan.  17. 
"The  School  for  Scandal"  was  given  Jan.  19;  Douglas  Jerrold's 
drama  "  The  Prisoner  of  War,"  and  "  The  Day  after  the  Wedding" 
were  played  Jan.  22.  "  The  Black  Domino  "  was  seen  Jan.  29,  cast 
thus: 


Horace  .  . 
Count  Julian 
Jacintha  .     . 


.  J.  K.  Mortimer 
.  .  C.  W.  Clarke 
Mrs.  Clara  Maeder 


Bridget    .... 
The  Black  Domino 


Mrs.  Mark  Smith 
.     .  Lucy  Rushton 


The  same  night  was  acted  for  the  first  time  James  Schonberg's 
burlesque,  "Between  You  and  Me  and  the  Post,"  founded  upon 
"  Arrah  Na  Pogue."  Rosa  Cooke  made  her  first  appearance  here  as 
Arrah  Meelish ;  Mrs.  Mark  Smith  was  Fanny  Power ;  Harry  Pearson, 
Shaun;  W.  S.  Higgins,  Feeny;  and  Wm.  A.  Mestayer,  Beamish 
McCoul. 

The  burlesque  was  acted  until  Feb.  26,  when  "  A  Phenomenon  in 
a  Smock  Frock,"  and  "  The  King's  Gardener  "  were  presented.  On 
March  i  "  Geralda,  or  Love  and  Mystery,"  was  produced.  "  The 
Child  of  the  Regiment,"  with  Rosa  Cooke  as  Josephine,  and  "The 
Appointment"  were  given  March  12;  "Dominique,  the  Deserter," 
March  19.  The  house  was  closed  March  26,  for  a  rehearsal  of 
Schonberg's  burlesque,  "  Valiant  Valentine,"  produced  for  the  first 
time  March  27.     It  had  this  cast : 


Valiant  Valentine  . 
Premifere  Danseuse 
King  Pippin  .  . 
Henry      .... 

Hugo 

Agramont     .     .     . 


.  Lucy  Rushton 
.  Lina  Windell 
.  C.  W.  Clarke 
.  G.  L.  Parkes 
W.  S.  Higgins 
Harry  Seymour 


Blandiman    .     . 

T.  C.  Gourlay 

Orson       .     .     . 

.     .     Harry  Pearson 

Eglantine     .     . 

.     .     .    Lucia  Deane 

Belisanta      .     . 

.     .  Mrs.  C.  Maeder 

Agatha    .     .     . 

.     .       Annie  Mosten 

Puck  .... 

.     Mrs.  Mark  Smith 

Wednesday  and  Saturday  matinees  were  given  during  this  week. 
The  season  was  announced  to  terminate  April  14,  but  the  house 
closed  abruptly  April  10. 

It  was  reopened  April  18,  for  a  complimentary  benefit  to  Lucy 
Rushton,  when  "  As  You  Like  It,"  was  played  by  W.  Holston,  W. 
M.  Foster,  James  Dunn,  W.  S.  Higgins,  John  Moore,  Woodruff, 
Holhwell,  Garland,  George  Farren,  Geo.  Parkes,  Russell,  Gourlay, 
Flynn,  Mellinger,  Mrs.  Maeder,  Mrs.  Smith,  and  Lucy  Rushton,  the 
latter  lady  acting  Rosalind. 


1866;] 


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379 


This  house  was  reopened  by  Lewis  Baker  and  Mark  Smith,  after 
several  alterations,  on  Sept.  3. 

In  consequence  of  the  revenue  tax  not  having  been  paid,  the  house 
was  again  closed  by  order  of  the  Government. 

THE  NEW   YORK   THEATRE 

ON  Sept.  s,  1866,  Messrs.  Smith  and  Baker  were  able  to  open  the 
house  again  as  the  "  New  York  Theatre "  with  the  following 
company:  Mark  Smith,  Lewis  Baker,  A.  H.  Davenport,  McKee 
Rankin,  W.  Gomersal,  Humphrey  Bland,  Geo.  Metkiff,  F.  Percy,  H. 
Vernon,  Farley,  King,  Chapman,  Newton,  Williams,  Mrs.  W.  Gomer- 
sal, Mrs.  H.  H.  Wall,  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins,  Mrs.  H.  Bland,  Alicia 
Mandeville,  Sadie  Cole,  Solado,  Lewis,  Cane,  Henry.  The  initial 
performance  was  "  Old  Phil's  Birthday  "  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York,  and  also  the  extravaganza  "  Lola  Montez."  The  cast  of  the 
first  piece  was :  Phil  Stapleton,  Lewis  Baker ;  Frank  Stapleton,  A. 
H.  Davenport;  Mr.  Hardress,  Humphrey  Bland;  Lionel  Hardress, 
Hardy  Vernon ;  Marion  Hardress,  Sadie  Cole ;  Blanche  Howard, 
Alicia  Mandeville.  "The  Debutante"  and  "Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter 
White  "  were  acted  Sept.  6,  with  a  burlesque  on  "  Lady  Audley's 
Secret,"  Alicia  Mandeville  as  Luke  Talboys. 

McKee  Rankin  made  his  bow  Sept.  14,  as  Hugh  de  Bras  in  "  A 
Regular  Fix, "  also  Marie  Wilkins  as  Lady  Scragg  in  "  Sketches 
in  India."  "  Beauty  and  the  Beast  "  had  its  first  performance  Sept. 
17,  with  Mrs.  William  Gomersal  as  Beauty,  and  John  Farley  as  the 
Beast. 

Fanny  Young,  an  Australian  burlesque  actress,  made  her  New 
York  d^but  Sept.  24,  as  Lady  Bell  in  "  Rum-ti-Foo-zle,  or  the  Loves 
of  Lord  Lovell  and  Nancy  Bell."  It  was  preceded  by  "  A  Fine 
Old  English  Gentleman."  "  The  Doctor  of  Alcantara  "  was  pro- 
duced Sept.  30,  under  the  direction  of  Julius  Eichberg.  The  cast 
was: 


Inez Gomersal 

Isabella Maria  Norton 

Carlos John  Farley 

Perez Mr.  Caldwell 

Donna  Lucrezia     .     .      Sophie  Mozart 


Doctor  Paracellus  .  .  Mark  Smith 
Don  Pomposa  .  .  ,  Joseph  Weinlich 
Senor  Balthazar  .  .  Wm.  Gomersal 
Sancho Mr.  Chapman 


"  A  Night  in  Rome,"  a  new  opera  by  Eichberg,  was  heard  Oct.  17. 
In  the  cast  were  Mrs.  William  Gomersal,  John  Farley,  C.  F.  Shat- 
tuck,  Caldwell,  Chapman,  and  Percy.  "  Wanted,  a  Thousand  Milli- 
ners," was  also  acted,  with  Mark  Smith  as  Mme.  Vanderpants. 
"  The  Married  Rake,"  "  Lady  Audley  "  and  "  Lola  Montez  "  was 
the  bill  October  26. 


380      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D866 


H.  J.  Byron's  drama,  "  War  to  the  Knife,"  was  produced  for  the 
first  time  in  America  Oct.  29,  and  had  this  cast : 


John  Blunt Mark  Smith 

Capt.  Thistleton    .     .     .    Geo.  MetkifF 

Mrs.  Harcourt Sadie  Cole 

Mrs.  Benson     .     .     .      Marie  Wilkins 
Nubby Lewis  Baker 


Harcourt Percy 

Shapers Chapman 

Nabb Williams 

Mrs.  Delacour,  Mrs.  William  Gomersal 
Jane Alicia  Mandeville 


"  Perdita,  or  the  Royal  Milkmaid,"  a  burlesque  on  "  The  Winter's 
Tale,"  by  the  Brough  Brothers,  was  given  Nov.  2,  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city,  and  was  thus  cast : 

Hermione     ....      Marie  Wilkins 

Polixenes Lewis  Baker 

Florizel Mrs.  Gomersal 

Autolycus Mark  Smith 

Blocus H.  Bland 

Birthday"  and  "  Perdita"  were  acted  Nov.  6.  "  Grif- 
dramatization  of  Charles  Reade's  novel  by  Aug.  Daly, 
7  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  and  had  this  cast : 


Leontes Wm.  Gomersal 

Camillo Percy 

Perdita    ....      Alicia  Mandeville 

Pauline Mrs.  H.  Bland 

Time,  as  Chorus    ....  Sadie  Cole 

"  Old  Phil's 
fith  Gaunt,"  a 
was  seen  Nov. 


Griffith  Gaunt 
Tom  Leicester 
Chief  Justice 
Father  Francis 
Paul  Carrick 
Doctor     .     . 
Mr.  Vint .     . 
Hayes      .     . 
Kate  Peyton 
Mercy  Vint  . 
Dame  Vint  . 


J.  K.  Mortimer 
Lewis  Baker 
Mark  Smith 
Mr.  Taylor 
.  Mr.  Jones 
.  Mr.  Mack 
Mr.  Williams 
.  F.  Newton 
Rose  Eytinge 
Mrs.  W.  Gomersal 
.      Mrs.  H.  Bland 


Jane  Frost   ....       A.  Mandeville 

Gypsey Sadie  Cole 

Meg Miss  Lewis 

George  Neville  .  .  George  MetkifE 
Squire  Peyton  .  .  .  Humphrey  Bland 
Brother  Leonard  .  .  .  Mr.  Jamison 
Manager  of  Penny  Show  .  Mr.  Rose 
Manager  of  Zoological  Caravan 

Mr.  Walker 
Caroline  Ryder     .  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins 


In  the  course  of  the  drama  there  was  a  scene  representing  the  old 
sports  at  the  Lancashire  Fair,  consisting  of  climbing  the  pole,  jump- 
ing in  sacks,  a  pig  chase,  and  other  diversions.  Henry  Tissington 
resumed  the  musical  directorship  Nov.  7,  Dr.  Eichberg  retiring. 
"  Griffith  Gaunt "  had  a  run  of  five  weeks.  On  Dec.  3  there  were 
several  changes  in  the  cast,  Eliza  Newton  taking  the  place  of  Rose 
Eytinge,  Sallie  Hinckley  that  of  Mrs.  Wilkins,  J.  W.  Lanergan  that 
of  J.  K.  Mortimer  and  L.  H.  Everett  that  of  Mr.  Metkiflf. 

Aug.  Daly  took  a  benefit  Dec.  11,  when,  in  addition  to  "Griffith 
Gaunt,"  a  miscellaneous  concert  was  given  by  Stella  Bonheur,  Sig. 
Testa,  Fossati,  W.  J.  Hill,  James  Wehli  and  Theo.  Thomas.  The 
house  then  closed  for  the  rehearsals  of  "  Cendrillon,"  translated  and 
adapted  by  L.  R.  Beneux,  which  was  presented  Dec,  13,  with  this 
cast : 

Prince  Charming       .     .    Eliza  Newton  Queen  of  the  Sun      .     .     .Ida  Devere 

Urania  de  la  HouspignoUe  Queen  of  the  Night  .     .    Anna  Kruger 

Marie  Wilkins  King  Hurieburly  XIX.  .      Mark  Smith 

President  of  Cupid's  Court  Mons.  de  la  Pinchonniere,  Lewis  Baker 

Mrs.  H.  Bland  Cendrillon  .     .     .     Mrs.'w.  Gomersal 


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381 


Javotte   ....      Blanche  Chapman 
Madelon      .     .     .       Alicia  Mandeville 

Luciola Sallie  Hinckley 

Oculi Annie  Yeamans 

Aurora Rosa  St.  Clair 


Jolicoco W.  Gomersal 

Rjquiqui Fred  Percy 

Farhulas H.  Bland 

Maclon Frank  Chapman 


Rosa  St.  Clair,  afterwards  known  as  Rosa  Leland,  died  at  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  March  10,  1889.  A  benefit  was  given  afternoon  Jan.  22,  1867, 
for  the  Masonic  Hall  and  Asylum  Fund.  "  Still  Waters  Run  Deep  " 
was  the  first  piece.  Hawksley,  Geo.  Jordan ;  John  Mildmay,  Lewis 
Baker;  Potter,  Mark  Smith;  Dunbilk,  W.  L.  Jamison;  Langton, 
William  Chapman ;  Mrs.  Sternhold,  Fanny  Morant ;  Mrs.  Mildmay, 
Sadie  Cole.  "  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  White,"  with  Wm.  Gomersal  as 
Peter  White,  C.  H.  Rockwell  as  Frank,  Humphrey  Bland  as  Major 
Pepper,  Mrs.  William  Gomersal  as  Mrs.  Peter  White,  Sadie  Cole  as 
Widow  White,  and  Alicia  Mandeville  as  Kitty,  followed.  "  A  Bird 
of  Paradise "  was  produced  Jan.  29,  with  this  cast :  Nikabar,  Mark 
Smith;  Karabout,  W.  Gomersal;  Don  Fernand,  Sallie  Hinckley; 
Shortboots,  Lewis  Baker;  Mousseline,  Mrs.  W.  Gomersal;  D'Jina, 
the  Bird  of  Paradise,  Ida  Devere.  It  had  a  run  of  two  weeks,  and 
gave  place  Feb.  1 1  to  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man,"  cast  thus : 


Bob  Brierly  .  ,  .  Geo.  H.  Clarke 
Green  Jones  .  .  ,  Wm.  Gomersal 
James  Dalton  ....  Wm.  Jamison 
May  Edwards  .  Mrs.  Wm.  Gomersal 
Emily  St.  Evremond 

Mrs.  Wm.  Jamison 


Sam  Willoughby  -  .  .  Mrs.  Yeamans 
Mrs.  Willoughby  .  Marie  Wilkins 
Hawkshaw       ....     Lewis  Baker 

Melter  Moss H.  Bland 

Gibson Mark  Smith 


On  Feb.  18,  Lady  Don,  widow  of  Sir  William  Don,  made  her  New 
York  debut  as  Peggy  Green,  in  the  farce  of  that  name,  and  as  the 
Earl  of  Leicester,  in  the  burlesque,  "  Kenilworth,  or  Ye  Queene,  Ye 
Earle,  and  Ye  Maydenne."    The  cast  was : 


Leicester Lady  Don 

Tony Chapman 

Sir  Walter Sadie  Cole 

Michael Williams 

Queen  Elizabeth  .     .     .      Mark  Smith 
Amy  Robsart  .    .    .      Mrs.  Gomersal 


Duke  of  Sussex    .     .     .  Mrs.  Yeamans 
Wayland  Smith    .     .     .      Lewis  Baker 

Tressillian James  Dunn 

Janet Mrs.  H.  Bland 

Varney Gomersal 

Giles Newton 


Lady  Don  appeared  Feb.  25  as  Bella  Sunnyside  in  "  The  Pretty 
Horsebreaker,"  in  which  she  sang  "  I  Love  the  Merry  Sunshine  "  and 
"The  Hour  of  Chase;  "  March  4,  Brough's  burlesque,  "  Perseus  and 
Andromeda;  "  March  11,  "  Nine  Points  of  the  Law,"  also,  "  Brother 
Bob,"  a  sketch  written  for  her.  She  also  acted  Miles-na-Coppaleen 
in  "  The  Colleen  Bawn."  "  London  Assurance  "  was  acted  matinee 
March  13,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Southern  Relief  Fund,  and  had  this 
cast: 


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Dazzle  .  .  . 
Meddle  .  .  . 
Chas.  Courtley 
Max  .... 
Dolly  Spanker 


J.  K.  Mortimer 

Lewis  Baker 

James  Dunn 

.     .   T.  J.  Hind 

Wm.  Gomersal 


Grace Sadie  Cole 

Pert Marie  Wilkins 

Lady  Gay Lady  Don 

Sir  Harcourt    ....      Mark  Smith 


Lady  Don  had  a  benefit  March  15,  when  she  acted  Milly  in  "  The 
Maid  with  the  Milking  Pail,"  followed  by  selections  of  Scotch  ballads, 
illustrated  by  tableaux  vivants,  and  closing  with  the  burlesque,  "  Per- 
seus and  Andromeda;"  March  18  she  acted  Kathleen  Mavourneen. 
Lady  Emilia  Eliza  Don,  maiden  name  Emily  Saunders,  was  married 
Oct.  19,  1857,  to  Sir  William  Henry  Don,  who  died  at  Hobart  Town, 
Tasmania,  March  19,  1862.  At  the  close  of  the  season  of  her  debut 
in  this  city  she  returned  to  England,  and  became  manageress  of  the 
Theatre  Royal,  Nottingham,  but  was  not  successful,  and  played  music 
hall  engagements.  Her  last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  at  the 
Gaiety  Music  Hall,  Edinburgh,  Scot.  She  died  in  that  city  of  rapid 
consumption  Sept.  20,  1875.  Mrs.  William  Gomersal  took  a  benefit 
March  25,  and  presented  "The  Little  Treasure"  and  "  Pocahontas." 
Florence  Noble  made  her  first  appearance  here  March  26;  also 
Richard  d'Orsay  Ogden,  in  "  The  Stranger." 

"  Jeanie  Deans,"  dramatized  from  Scott's  "  Heart  of  Midlothian," 
was  produced  March  27,  with  this  cast : 


Jeanie  Deans  .  . 
Effie  Deans  .  . 
Queen  Caroline  . 
Meg  Murdockson 
Madge  Wildfire  . 
Geordie  Robertson 


.  .  Rose  Eytinge 
Mrs.  W.  Gomersal 
.  .  Mrs.  H.  Bland 
.  Mrs.  M.  Wilkins 
Annie  Yeamans 
George  MetkifF 


Duke  of  Argyle,  . 
Lord  Chief  Justice 
Laird  o'Dumbiedyk« 
David  Deans  .  . 
Daddy  Ratcliffe  . 
Reuben  .... 


Mark  Smith 
.  H.  Bland 
W.  Gomersal 
Lewis  Baker 
.  T.  J.  Hind 
James  Dunn 


It  was  acted  for  two  weeks,  and  was  followed  April  8  by  "  Griffith 
Gaunt,"  Daniel  H.  Harkins  making  his  d^but  here  in  the  title  r6le. 
On  April  12  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins  took  a  benefit,  and  offered  "  The 
Love  Chase,"  in  which  she  played  Widow  Green.  Lucie  Keeler 
was  Constance;  Mark  Smith,  Sir  William  Fondlove;  Lewis  Baker, 
Wildrake ;  and  D.  H.  Harkins,  Waller. 

Annie  Lacoste  acted  Pauline,  in  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  April  12, 
for  the  benefit  of  Mark  Smith.  Humphrey  Bland  took  a  benefit  April 
15,  in  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man."  With  this  performance  the 
house  closed,  but  reopened  April  22,  with  "  The  Sacred  Trust,  or 
the  Oath  on  the  Battlefield."  This  proved  to  be  the  military  drama, 
"  Corporal  Cartouche,"  formerly  done  at  the  Winter  Garden  Theatre. 
In  the  cast  were :  Mark  Smith,  Lewis  Baker,  Jas.  Dunn,  J.  L.  Gossin, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gomersal,  Lillie  Eldridge,  Sadie  Cole,  and  others. 
The  farce  of  "  Blondin  on  the  Tight  Rope,"  was  also  given.  Phil 
Warren,  the  treasurer,  took  a  benefit  April  27,  when  "Perdita"  and 
"  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  White  "  were  acted.  Mark  Smith  and  Lewis 
Baker  took  a  benefit  April  29,  when  the  house  closed  and  Baker  & 


18673  THE  WORRELL  SISTERS'  THEATRE  383 

Smith's  management  ended.  "  Cool  as  a  Cucumber,"  "  Napoleon's 
Old  Guard,"  and  the  farce,  "  Blondin,"  formed  the  closing  bill. 

The  Worrell  Sisters  —  Sophie,  Irene  and  Jennie  —  then  took  a 
lease  of  this  house,  which  they  called  "The  Worrell  Sisters'  New 
York  Theatre,"  and  opened  it  May  6.  M.  L.  Finch  was  the  acting 
manager ;  B.  A.  Baker,  stage  manager ;  and  H.  Tissington  musical 
director.  The  initial  programme  was  "  Aladdin  "  and  "  Cinderella." 
Thomas  L.  Donnelly,  Welsh  Edwards,  James  C  Dunn,  Mrs.  Edward 
Wright  and  Lizzie  Davey  (mother  of  Minnie  Maddern)  were  in  the 
company.  "  The  Elves,  or  the  Statue  Bride,"  and  "  Cinderella" 
were  acted  May  13.  "Fra  Diavolo"was  played  May  20.  "The 
Invisible  Prince,"  May  27;  "The  Elves"  and  "Aladdin,"  June  3. 
A  burlesque  by  John  F.  Poole,  called  "  Faust,"  was  seen  June  10,  for 
the  first  time,  Sophie  as  Faust;  Jennie  as  Mephisto;  Mrs.  Annie 
Yeamans as  Rosenkeim ;  Thos.L.  Donnelly  as  Marguerite;  James  C. 
Dunn  as  Siebel  and  Welsh  Edwards  as  Valentine.  "Arrah  Na 
Pogue,"  burlesque,  July  i.  The  Worrell  Sisters  closed  their  season 
July  6.  A  summer  season  commenced  July  8,  with  Marie  Zoe  as 
the  star,  supported  by  William  H.  Leake  in  "  The  French  Spy." 

"Black  Sheep,"  a  dramatization  by  Fred  G.  Maeder  of  Edmund 
Yates'  novel  of  that  name,  was  seen  July  1 5,  Rose  Eytinge  as  Harriet 
Routh,  Fred  Maeder  as  George  Dallas,  D.  H.  Harkins  as  Stewart 
Routh,  and  Charles  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  as  Ira  Swain.  Welsh  Edwards 
and  Harry  Ryner  were  also  in  the  cast.  It  was  withdrawn  July  25, 
when  Kate  Reignolds  appeared  in  "  The  Wonder  "  and  "  Antony  and 
Cleopatra."  La  Fairee,  an  infant  danseuse,  was  also  seen.  "Nobody's 
Daughter,  or  the  Ballad  Singer  of  Wapping,"  by  Chandos  Fulton  and 
Fred  G.  Maeder,  was  produced  July  29.  It  was  originally  called 
"  Diavola."  Kate  Reignolds  assumed  ther61es  of  Jenny  Milsom,  Lady 
Eversleigh  and  Miss  Brewer.  J.  K.  Mortimer  was  engaged  for 
Larkspur.  Fred  G.  Maeder,  Welsh  Edwards,  Jas.  C.  Dunn,  Harry 
Ryner  and  Harris  (a  new  comer  from  Boston)  also  had  parts  in  the 
piece. 

"  Under  the  Gaslight,"  by  Aug.  Daly,  was  given  for  the  first  time 
on  any  stage  Aug.  12,  and  had  this  cast : 


Ray  Trafford 


Judge  Bowling 
Counsellor  Splinter 
Laura  Courtlandt 
Pearl  Courtlandt  . 


A.  H.  Davenport 

Welsh  Edwards 

James  Dunn 

.    Rose  Eytinge 

.    Blanche  Grey 


Peachblossom,  Mrs.  Emma  Skerrett 
Old  Judas  .  .  Mrs.  Edward  Wright 
Snorkey      ....      J.  K.  Mortimer 

Byke J.  B.  Studley 

Bermudas    .     .     .     .  C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 

This  was  the  first  appearance  in  New  York,  in  three  years,  of  A.  H. 
Davenport.  The  sensation  of  the  play  was  a  railroad  locomotive 
scene,  wherein  a  man  was  bound  to  the  track,  and  only  saved  from 
being  run  over  by  a  passing  train,  through  the  heroism  of  a  woman. 
Augustin  Daly  claimed  this  effort  as  original,  and  he  owned  the 
patent  right  to  it  for  America.    But  it  was  done  in  England  before 


384      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       LiSSj 

this.  It  was  the  great  feature  of  a  piece  called  "  The  Engineer,  or 
the  Life  of  George  Stephenson,"  produced  at  the  Victoria  Theatre, 
London,  in  1865.  There  was  a  locomotive,  tender  and  coaches,  and 
a  man  was  run  over.  The  play  was  a  failure,  notwithstanding  it  had 
all  these  effects,  and  the  managers,  to  utilize  the  "  props,"  had  another 
drama  written,  and  called  it  "  The  London  Arab."  In  the  London 
production  the  curtain  drew  up  in  the  big  scene  on  a  stationary  train 
standing  outside  a  tunnel.  Then  the  youngster  who  gave  the  piece 
its  name  was  seen  to  crawl  along  the  footboard  and  open  the  door  of 
a  carriage  containing  a  prisoner  and  a  police  officer  and  his  attendant. 
Escape  of  the  convict,  grand  chase  and  struggle  follow :  capture  is 
almost  effected,  when  —  behold !  another  train  darts  out  of  the  tun- 
nel, and,  while  very  conveniently  ignoring  the  handcuffed  one,  satis- 
factorily contrives  to  bisect  the  unfortunate  officer.  The  subsequent 
career  of  these  elaborate  railway  scenes  forms  a  curious  morsel  of 
stage  history.  After  doing  duty  for  two  English  pieces,  they  were 
purchased  by  a  French  manager,  and  duly  made  their  appearance 
in  a  Porte  St.  Martin  melodrama,  specially  written  for  the  purpose. 
"Under  the  Gaslight"  held  the  boards  until  Oct.  5.  Marie  Zee 
returned  Oct.  7,  and  played  "  The  French  Spy  "  and  "  The  Angel 
of  Midnight "  for  two  weeks.  She  was  supported  by  John  W.  Al- 
baugh.  Sen.,  T.  L.  Donnelly,  Geo.  Lingard,  and  Welsh  Edwards.  Zee 
took  a  benefit  Oct.  18,  in  "  Esmeralda,"  with  Albaugh  as  Claude 
Frollo,  E.  D.  Lay  as  Quasimodo,  and  she  closed  Oct.  19.  Edmond 
D.  Lay  died  in  New  York,  October  16,  1902,  aged  73  years. 

Fanny  B.  Price  made  her  New  York  debut  Oct.  21,  in  a  version  of 
Dr.  Mosenthal's  "  Deborah,"  entitled  "  Naomi,  the  Jewish  Maiden." 
"Fanchon"  was  produced  Oct.  28,  and  ran  until  Nov.  8.  David 
Hanchett  (her  stepfather)  made  his  first  appearance  in  New  York 
after  an  absence  of  twelve  years,  as  Father  Barbeaud.  Miss  Price 
closed  Nov.  8.  This  lady  was  a  niece  of  William  Warren,  of  Boston. 
She  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage  as  the  child  in  "  Pizarro," 
at  Chicago,  James  E.  Murdoch  being  the  Rolla  of  the  occasion.  She 
was  married  at  Houghton,  Lake  Superior,  June  4,  1876,  to  H.  P. 
Acker,  and  died  Oct.  9,  1897.  David  Hanchett  died  in  New  York, 
April  20,  1902. 

The  house  was  closed  Nov.  9  for  a  rehearsal  of  "  Norwood,  or 
Village  Life  in  New  England,"  a  dramatization  of  Rev.  Henry  Ward 
Beecher's  novel  of  that  name.  It  was  produced  Nov.  10,  with  this 
cast: 


Barton  Cathcart  .  .  .  G.  H.  Clarke 
Deacon  Marble    .     .     .    Geo.  Lingard 

Hiram  Beers H.  Ryner 

Tommy  Taft  .  .  .  .  S.  W.  Glenn 
Tom  Heywood  .  .  .  .  S.  B.  Villa 
Frank  Esel Mr.  Reed 


Mr.  Turfmould  .  .  T.  L.  Donnelly 
Judge  Bacon  ....  Mr.  Corrister 
Deacon  Wentworth  .  .  .  Mr.  Hurley 
The  Boy  from  Hardscrabble 

Jennie  Worrell 
Peter  SawmiU       .     .     Welsh  Edwards 


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385 


Rose  Wentworth  .  Sophie  Worrell 
Alice  Cathcart  .  .  .  Irene  Worrell 
Lieut.  Banks    ....     Mr.  Sullivan 

O'MuUigan Mr.  Neal 

Willie Maud 


Cherub  .  .  . 
Agate  Bissell  . 
Polly  Marble  . 
Mother  Taft  . 
Mother  Blakely 


.    .     Miss  Villa 

Celia  Logan 

Mrs.  Ed.  Wright 

Miss  Wakeman 

.     .  Miss  Dunn 


"Under  the  Gaslight"  was  revived  Dec.  5,  Mortimer  and  Parsloe 
playing  their  original  parts  with  George  H.  Clarke  as  Ray  Trafford 
and  Welsh  Edwards  as  Byke.  Irene  Worrell  was  the  Laura,  Sophie 
Worrell,  Pearl,  and  Jennie  Worrell,  Peachblossom.  The  one-hun- 
dredth performance  took  place  Jan.  13,  1868. 

"  Pickwick  Papers,"  dramatized  by  Aug.  Daly,  was  produced  Jan. 
22  with  this  cast : 


Alfred  Jingle  .  . 
Nathaniel  Winkle 
The  Sleepy  Judge 
Sam  Weller  .  . 
Tracy  Tupman  . 
Mr.  Pickwick  .  . 
Bob  Sawyer  .  . 
Ben  Allen   .    .    . 


J.  K.  Mortimer 

William  Carleton 

-     .     .   G.  Lingard 

C.  T.,  Parsloe,  Jr. 

Chas.  Peters 

,    .     H.  C.  Ryner 

.     G.  H.  Clarke 

T.  L.  Donnelly 


Tony  Weller  . 
Mr.  Nupkins  . 
Mary  .  .  . 
Arabella  Allen 
Mrs.  Bardell  . 
Mrs.  Cluppins 
Aunt  Rachel    . 


.  .  E.  Varrey 
W.  H.  Collings 
Jennie  Worrell 
Celia  Logan 
Mrs.  E.  Wright 
Mrs.  H.  Bland 
Mrs.  H.  Ryner 


This  was  the  first  appearance  here  of  William  Carleton.  Mr. 
Carleton  committed  suicide  Tuesday,  Aug.  18,  1885,  in  this  city,  by 
asphyxiation.  He  had  been  suffering  from  an  attack  of  gastritis. 
His  remains  were  interred  in  the  cemetery  of  the  Evergreens. 
"  Pickwick  Papers "  continued  until  Jan.  29,  when  "  Under  the 
Gaslight "  was  given  on  alternate  nights.  M.  L.  Finch,  the  manager 
of  the  house,  took  a  benefit  Jan.  31,  when,  in  addition  to  "  Under  the 
Gaslight"  (one  hundred  and  thirteenth  time),  Thomas,  Frederick 
and  Edward  Hanlon  did  their  triple  trapeze  act.  "  The  Pickwick 
Papers  "  was  the  attraction  the  week  of  Feb.  3. 

"  The  Streets  of  New  York "  was  revived  Feb.  10,  with  John  K. 
Mortimer  as  Badger,  Chas.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  as  Bob,  Geo.  Clarke  as 
Paul,  and  Irene  Worrell  as  Lucy.  Kate  Reignolds  reappeared  Feb.  24 
in  "  Nobody's  Daughter,"  G.  C.  Boniface  as  Black  Milsom,  G.  H. 
Clarke,  Victor  Carrington;  W.  Carleton,  Dennis  Weyman;  Geo. 
Lingard,  Reginald;  Mr.  Collings,  Cobblestone;  Harry  Ryner,  Sir 
Oswald ;  and  J.  K.  Mortimer  as  Larkspur.  On  March  16,  a  drama 
called  "  Light  at  Last,"  by  Thomas  Fitzgerald,  of  Philadelphia,  was 
played  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  and  had  this  cast : 


Robert  King  . 
Ruth  Fairlawn 
Dennis   .     .     . 


G.  C.  Boniface 

Celia  Logan 

.     Harry  Hawk 


Catharine  Fairlawn  .  Kate  Reignolds 
Mrs.  Millstone  .  .  Emma  Lingard 
Squire  Edward  Fairlawn,  H.  C.  Ryner 
John  Wilkins  Millstone,    G.  H.  Clarke 

"Camille"  was  played  March  23,  with  Kate  Reignolds  as  the 
heroine,  Geo.  Boniface  as  de  Varville,  and  George  Clarke  as  Armand. 
J.  S.    Schell,  scenic  artist,  and   John  Denham,   machinist,  took 

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a  benefit  March  30,  when  W.  L.  Jamison  acted  Wool  in  "  The 
Hidden  Hand."  The  farce,"  No,"  was  also  played.  Geo.  Clarke 
took  his  benefit  March  31,  with  "Light  at  Last,^'  and  Fanny  Mor- 
gan Phelps  acted  Anne  Bracegirdle  in  "  An  Actress  by  Daylight." 
Geo.  W.  Thompson  was  seen  as  John  Schmidt  in  "  The  Persecuted 
Dutchman,"  and  Josie  Harmon  (her  first  appearance  at  this  theatre), 
as  Mary,  in  "  The  Little  Sentinel,"  for  Harry  Ryner's  benefit,  April 
1.  For  Geo.  C.Boniface's  benefit,April2,he  acted  Hamlet,  with  Ida 
Vernon  as  the  Queen  and  Emma  Lingard  as  Ophelia.  M.  W. 
Leffingwell  played  Romeo  Jaffier  Jenkins,  in  "  Too  Much  for  Good 
Nature,"  and  John  K.  Mortimer  was  Bagshort,  in  "  A  Bull  in  a  China 
Shop,"  for  H.  Tissington's  benefit  April  3. 

The  house  closed  April  6,for  one  week,  for  alterations,  and  reopened 
April  13  with  Molyneaux  St.  John's  adaptation  of  "La  Belle 
H^ISne,"  called  "  Paris  and  Helen,"  for  the  first  time  in  English  in 
America.  The  Worrell  Sisters  appeared  as  Helen,  Paris  and 
Orestes.  Leffingwell  appeared  as  Romeo  Jaffier  Jenkins  April 
27.  "Paris  and  Helen"  was  withdrawn  June  17  for  "The  Grand 
Duchess  of  Gerolstcin,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  in  English. 
The  version  used  was  by  Ben  A.  Baker,  the  stage  manager. 
Sophie  Worrell  acted  the  Grand  Duchess,  Irene  was  the  Wanda, 
Jennie  the  Prince  Paul,  Welsh  Edwards  the  General  Boum  and 
James  C.  Dunn  the  Fritz.  The  season  closed  July  18.  Ben  Baker 
took  a  benefit  July  23,  when,  besides  other  entertainments  "  Guy 
Mannering"  was  acted  by  John  Nunan,  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  Mme. 
Ponisi,  Louisa  Eldridge,  Lillie  Eldridgc,  Bella  and  Agnes  Wallace, 
T.  L.  Donnelly,  Frank  S.  Evans,  J.  J.  Wallace,  J.  C  Dunn,  Welsh 
Edwards  and  S.  B.  Villa.  Hogan  and  Hughes,  song  and  dance  men, 
were  among  the  volunteers.  "  Betsy  Baker  "  was  also  acted.  The 
Worrell  Sisters  then  retired  from  the  management,  and  the  house 
was  closed  until  Aug.  3,  when  it  was  reopened  as  the  "New  Yokk 
Theatre."  Mr.  Alvin  Lloyd  was  the  new  manager  of  this  theatre, 
and  was  assisted  by  D.  H.  Harkins.  The  initial  performance  was 
"  F'oul  Play,"  dramatized  from  Chas.  Reade  and  Boucicault's  novel  of 
that  name,  seen  for  the  first  time  on  the  American  stage  and  with 
this  cast: 


Arthur  Wardlaw 
Michael  Penfold 
Helen  RoUeston 
Robert  Penfold 
Joe  Wylle   .     . 
Gen.  Rollcgton 
John  Wardlaw 


McKce  Rankin 
.  Wcl»h  Edwardd 
Louisa  Hawthorne 
.  D.  H.  Harking 
.  .  J.  B.  Studlcy 
.  .  J.  G,  Burnett 
.    .      M.  Lanagan 


Capt.  Hud«on  ....     Wm.  Harrii 

Dawkins F.  G,  Maeder 

Carbuncle Geo,  Lingard 

Welsh  ....  Edward  Chajsman 
Nancy  Rou«e  ....  Mary  Welli 
Sarah  Wilson  ....      Jane  Fisher 


In  consequence  of  some  difficulty  between  Harkins  and  Lloyd,  the 
house  was  closed  from  Aug.  19  to  24,  when  it  was  reopened  with 
"  Foul  Play,"  J.  K.  Mortimer  as  Robert  Penfold,  Mrs.  Harry  Watkin» 


18693  NEW   YORK    THEATRE  387 

as  Helen  Rolleston,  Hattie  Hamilton  as  Nancy,  William  Harris  as 
Hudson,  J.  B.  Studley  as  Wylie.  Edward  L.  Tilton,  Claude  Hamil- 
ton, Fred  Chippendale,  Charles  Foster  and  Lizzie  Edwards  were  also 
in  the  cast.  "  Foul  Play "  ran  for  nine  weeks,  and  was  withdrawn 
Oct.  5  for  "  Out  of  the  Streets,"  by  Chas.  Gayler  with  Henrietta 
Irving,  Rachel  Denvil,  Ella  Chapman,  Kate  Ryner,  Misses  Harner, 
Mortimer,  Johnson,  Mrs.  Reeves,  Charles  Foster,  Frank  C.  Bangs, 
Edward  Coleman,  Chas.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  J.  B.  Studley,  Edwin  F. 
Thorne,  Edward  L.  Tilton,  Harry  Ryner,  William  Hamblin  and 
Charles   Edmonds   in   the   cast. 

After  considerable  litigation,  the  Worrell  Sisters  regained  posses- 
sion of  this  house,  and  reopened  it  Nov.  4,  giving  it  their  own  name. 
Their  first  attraction  was  "  Under  the  Gaslight,"  with  Fred  B.  Con- 
way as  Byke,  Mrs.  F.  B.  Conway  as  Laura,  J.  K.  Mortimer  as 
Snorkey,  Viola  Crocker  as  Peachblossom,  Chas.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  as 
Bermudas,  Rose  Shewell  as  Pearl.  James  C.  Dunn,  John  Leslie 
Gossin,  Harry  Ryner,  Jenny  Gilmore,  Mrs.  Edward  Wright  and 
Sadie   Cole   also   appeared. 

Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  made  her  New  York  ddbut  as  an  actress  Nov. 
30,  as  Rosalind  in  "As  You  Like  It;"  she  repeated  it  Dec.  i  and 
matinee,  Dec.  5  ;  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  was  given  Dec.  2-5  ;  "The  School 
for  Scandal,"  Dec.  3;  "The  Hunchback,"  Dec.  7-10;  "Much  Ado 
About  Nothing,"  Dec.  8-12;  "As  You  Like  It ,"  Dec.  9;  "King 
Rene's  Daughter"  and  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  Dec.  11  and 
matinee,  Dec.  12.  She  was  supported  by  J.  K.  Mortimer,  D.  H. 
Harkins,  C.  K.  Mason,  J.  C.  Dunn,  William  Davidge,  T.  J.  Hind  and 
Blanche  Grey.  On  Dec.  14  the  prices  of  admission  were  changed 
to  ^i,  75  cts.,  50  cts.,  and  30  cts.  A  burlesque  on  "  Barbe 
Bleue  "  was  produced  Dec.  14,  with  Sophie  Worrell  as  Barbe  Bleue ; 
Irene,  Hermia ;  Jennie,  Boulotte ;  C.  H.  Morton,  Popolani ;  Fanny 
Prestige,  Prince  Saphir;  E.  Chapman,  Alvarez;  Mrs.  Wright,  the 
Queen,  and  George  Lingard,  King  Bobeche.  "  La  Belle  Helene  " 
was  given  in  addition  to  "  Barbe  Bleue  "  Dec.  28. 

On  Jan.  4,  1869,  "  The  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold  "  was  presented 
with  Sophie  Worrell  as  Earl  Darnley ;  Jennie,  the  Duke  of  Suffolk ; 
C.  Morton,  Henry  VIII ;  Geo.  Lingard,  Francis  I;  Rendle,  Sir  Guy; 
Mrs.  Wright,  Queen  Katherine ;  Agnes  Wallace,  Anne  Boleyn,  and 
Jenny  Gilmore,  Rose  de  la  Tour. 

Feb.  I  McKean  Buchanan  and  his  daughter,  Virginia,  appeared 
in  "  The  Plebeian's  Daughter,  or  A  Father's  Vengeance,"  written 
for  them  by  Henry  Morford.  Mr.  Buchanan  acted  Oden  and 
his  daughter  Hilda.  It  was  followed  Feb.  4,  5,  6  by  "Richelieu." 
"Richard  III"  was  played  Feb.  8,  9;  "Hamlet,"  Feb.  10, 11,  matinee, 
Feb.  13 ;  "  Othello,"  Feb.  12,  I3  ;  "  London  Assurance,"  Feb.  17, 18 ; 
"Used  Up  "and  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  Feb.  15,  16;  "The 
Robbers,"  Feb.  19  and  matinee,  Feb.  20.     On  Saturday  evening, 


388       A  HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1871 

Feb.  20,  Neil  Warner,  an  Australian  actor,  made  his  American  d^but 
as  Othello,  Buchanan  as  lago  and  Virginia  Buchanan  as  Desdemona. 
"The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  seen  Feb.  22;  "Hamlet,"  23,  25; 
"  Othello,"  Feb.  24,  and  the  season  closed  Feb.  25.  This  was  the 
first  appearance  in  New  York  of  McKean  Buchanan  in  twenty  years, 
he  having  last  acted  here  at  the  Old  Broadway  Theatre  in  1849. 

This  house  was  reopened  March  10,  under  the  direction  of  M.  L. 
Finch  for  the  first  appearance  of  Henry  Moesinger,  announced  as  a 
German-American  actor.  "  Hinko,  or  the  King  and  the  Executioner," 
was  acted.  J.  B.  Studley,  Harry  Ryner,  H.  Williams,  Marie  Wilkins, 
Sallie  Hunter  and  Mary  Everett  were  in  the  cast.  It  was  a  trashy 
affair,  and  after  three  performances  the  house  was  closed,  and  remained 
dark  until  Dec.  6,  1869,  when  it  was  reopened  by  a  company  of 
French  actors  for  two  weeks.  Mme.  Gueretti,  Mme.  Bertrand,  Mme, 
Daire,  Mile.  Ratou,  MM.  Edgard,  Genot  and  Briol  were  in  the 
party.  Two  weeks  were  sufficient  for  them  after  which  the  house 
closed  Dec.  18.  It  was  next  leased  by  Sandy  Spencer,  who  made 
extensive  alterations  in  the  building.  A  large  portion  of  the  stone 
tower  was  taken  down,  while  the  remaining  portion  was  concealed 
under  an  ornamental  wooden  fagade.  The  house  was  now  christened 
"The  Globe  Theatre"  and  reopened  Oct.  3,  1870. 

Josh  Hart  was  the  acting  and  stage  manager.  A  variety  enter- 
tainment was  the  first  attraction  given  by  the  following  company : 
Lisa  Weber,  Betty  Rigl  (danseuse),  Mile.  Denier,  Bertha,  Julia  San- 
ford,  Sallie  Maddox  (afterwards  Mrs.  Josh  Hart,  who  died  in  this 
city  May  22,  1880),  Eloise  Clyde,  Agnes  Sutherland,  John  Hall, 
Andy  McKee,  Add  Ryman,  Hughey  Dougherty,  Master  Barney, 
Chas.  Vivian  and  Mons.  Caron  and  sons.  The  burlesque,  "  Ernani," 
was  given  on  the  opening  night.  Sandy  Spencer  subsequently  with- 
drew from  the  management,  and  Josh  Hart  took  his  place.  This 
was  the  first  appearance  in  New  York,  in  two  years,  of  Mr.  Hart. 
Edward  Harrigan  and  Sam  Rickey  appeared  Nov.  21  for  the  first 
time. 

The  "  Walhalla  troupe"  appeared  Jan.  23,  1871,  and  on  the  same 
evening  "  New  York  as  It  Was  and  Is  "  was  seen  with  Josh  Hart  as 
Mose.  Delehanty  and  Hengler  came  here  Feb.  13.  The  Walhalla 
troupe  closed  a  four  weeks'  stay  Feb.  18.  The  De  Lave  family. 
Prof.  Nelson  and  sons,  and  a  drama,  "  After  the  War,  or  the  Old 
Plantation,"  with  John  Hart  as  Uncle  Antony,  Josh  Hart  as  the 
ex-Confederate  and  Bessie  Sudlow  as  Laura,  formed  the  attraction 
Feb.  20.  Orville  Parkes,  mimic,  appeared  Feb.  27,  which  was  also  the 
first  hearing  of  the  drama,  "  Day  and  Night,"  with  William  Whalley 
in  the  leading  r61e.  Jerry  Cohan,  with  his  performing  dogs,  com- 
menced March  6.  "  Day  and  Night "  was  repeated  March  27,  with 
Josh  Hart  as  Jim  Nassau  and  W.  H.  Whalley  as  Daddy  Grey.  Johnny 
Tuers,  champion  big  shoe  dancer,  first  appeared  in  this  city  April  3. 


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The  Kiralfy  family  —  Itnre,  Bolossy,  Haniola,  Emilie  and  Kathie  — 
appeared  March  10,  in  the  ballet  pantomime,  "  The  Pearl  of  Tokay." 
Marie  Boniface  was  added  to  the  company  March  17.  Gus  Williams 
was  heard  May  15,  in  comic  songs,  followed  May  22  by  Robert 
Nickle,  prestidigitateur.  The  season  closed  May  27.  The  house 
reopened  for  a  benefit  to  Add  Ryman  and  John  Hart,  afternoon  and 
evening  June  3,  when  Hart,  Ryman  and  master  Barney's  minstrels 
appeared,  prior  to  their  summer  travelling  tour.  On  June  5,  E.  T. 
Stetson  came  with  "Neck  and  Neck,"  and  Leslie  Gossin,  Harold 
Fosberg,  Kate  Meek,  Loduski  Young  and  Edward  Locke  in  his 
support. 

Edward  Eddy  was  the  next  manager  of  this  theatre.  He  appeared 
June  26  in  "  The  Police  Spy  ;  "  July  i  (matinee),  he  acted  Badger  in 
"The  Streets  of  New  York;  "  evening,  "Nick  of  the  Woods"  and 
"  His  Last  Legs ;  "  July  3,  4,  "  The  Corsican  Brothers  "  and  "  The 
Avenger ;  "  matinee,  July  4,  "  Nick  of  the  Woods "  and  "  The 
Avenger;  "  matinee,  July  S,  "The  Corsican  Brothers;  "  evening  July 
5,  J.  J.  McCloskey's  drama,  "  Tramps ;  "  Mr.  Eddy  withdrew  from  the 
theatre  on  the  6th.  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man"  was  acted  mati- 
nee, July  8.  Lizette  Bernard  was  seen  July  10  in  "  Oriana,"  assum- 
ing three  characters.  Kate  Raymond  came  here  July  17  in 
"  Mazeppa,"  and  continued  one  week.  The  house  closed  July  22, 
and  reopened  Aug.  21,  with  a  variety  company  and  continued  until 
Oct.  4.  John  Stetson  assumed  the  management  Oct.  16.  Harrigan 
and  Hart  and  Adah  Richmond  appeared  in  burlesque,  and  a  specialty 
company  was  engaged,  but  Mr.  Stetson  withdrew  Oct.  28.  Sam 
Ryan  and  Van  Voorst  took  the  house  Oct.  30  and  gave  a  variety 
show,  but  retired  Nov.  2,  leaving  the  company  to  fill  out  the  week. 
J.  H.  Milburn  and  J.  G.  Ford  made  their  American  debut  during 
Ryan  &  Co.'s  management.  Harry  Cunningham  assumed  the  man- 
agement Nov.  13,  opening  in  "Bertha,  the  Sewing  Machine  Girl." 
Miss  Ellis,  known  as  "  Sappho  "  (daughter  of  Wayne  Ellis),  appeared 
Nov.  20,  in  Brough's  burlesque,  "  Prince  Amabel."  A  minstrel 
company  occupied  the  stage  week  of  Nov.  27. 

This  theatre  was  opened  by  James  M.  Nixon  Dec.  18  and  called 
"Nixon's  Amphitheatre."  He  put  a  ring  upon  the  stage  and 
gave  a  series  of  equestrian  entertainments  until  Jan.  6,  1872,  when  he 
closed.  The  company  consisted  of  James,  Frank,  George  and  Alex 
Melville,  Henry  Welby  Cook,  George  Adams,  Mme.  de  Berg ;  Nat 
Austin  and  W.  Herbert  Williams,  clowns ;  Frank  Whittaker,  ring- 
master ;  James  M.  Nixon,  equestrian  director ;  Leona  Dare,  trapeze 
performer  (her  first  appearance  in  New  York);  William  Worrell, 
character  clown,  and  Frangois  Siegrest.  "Cinderella"  was  the  at- 
traction Feb.  I,  1872. 

William  B.  Freligh  was  the  next  lessee.  He  opened  Feb.  5,  with 
Charles  Petrie  as  the  star,  in  "  Pedestin,  or  Cute  the  Reliable."  Several 


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members  of  the  Bowery  Theatre  company  were  in  the  cast,  including 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Polly  Booth  and  Mrs.  Connolly.  But  one  week 
satisfied  Mr.  Freligh,  as  he  closed  the  house  Feb.  10,  and  published  the 
following  card :  "  In  vindication  of  myself,  I  desire  to  say  that  I  have 
been  thus  prematurely  compelled  to  close  this  establishment  in  con- 
sequence of  the  various  parties  who  assert  their  right  of  proprietor- 
ship to  the  building,  and  threaten  me  with  injunction  if  I  attempt  to 
continue."  It  was  reopened  April  7,  by  Jean  Burnside,  as  "  The 
Broadway  Theatre." 

Miss  Burnside  spent  $800  in  refitting  the  house.  "  Gold,"  a  melo- 
drama by  herself  and  R.  G.  Morris,  was  the  initial  performance  and 
had  this  cast : 


Grace Jean  Burnside 

Bertie Laura  Thorpe 

Addie Hattie  Thorpe 

Harry  Selden  .     .     .     .  J.  W.  Thorpe 

Mog L.  W.  Sherlock 

Jule Annie  Marshall 

Ah  Sin F.  Oliver 

Dealer  in  Faro J.  Baker 

Charles  Torrence      .      Jas.  H.  Taylor 


John  Blessington      .     .     D.  E.  Ralton 

Polly Ivan  Michels 

Mary Mrs.  D.  E.  Ralton 

Phoebe Mattie  Mitchell 

Miss  Pell Miss  Gushing 

Arthur H.  W.  Walker 

Tom Thos.  Walker 

Larry W.  C.  Butler 


The  house  was  closed  April  13,  and  remained  without  a  manager 
until  opened  by  Aug.  Daly.  The  destruction  by  fire  of  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theatre,  in  West  Twenty-fourth  Street,  Jan.  i,  1873,  caused 
Manager  Daly  to  lease  this  house.  He  refitted  it  in  a  sumptuous 
manner,  and  opened  it  under  the  title  of  "  Daly's  P'ifth  Avenue 
Theatre." 

The  building  was  practically  rebuilt  and  almost  reshaped  from  the 
back  wall  to  front  door,  within  sixteen  working  days.  The  initial 
performance  Jan.  21,  was  "Alixe,"  then  acted  for  the  first  time  in 
this  country.     It  had  this  cast : 


Duke  de  Mirondol     . 
Marquis  de  Ceseranne 
Count  de  Somerine   . 
Marquis  de  Ceseranne 


Louis  James 
.  Jas.  Lewis 
Chas.  Fisher 


Henry  de  Kerdrau 


Fanny  Davenport 
Geo.  Clarke 


Claudine  ....  Nellie  Mortimer 
Mme.  Valory  .  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Valentine     .     .     .     .  W.  H.  Beekman 

Joseph J.  H.  Burnett 

Alixe Clara  Morris 

Lucienne Linda  Dietz 


"  New  Year's  Eve  "  was  played  March  18,  20,  22  ;  "Alixe,"  March 
17, 19,  21,  24,  26,  28,  "  New  Year's  Eve,"  March  25,  27,  29,  and  all 
the  week  of  March  31,  except  April  3,  and  matinee  April  5,  when 
"  Alixe  "  was  acted  for  the  last  time. 

"  Old  Heads  and  Young  Hearts  "  was  presented  April  8,  9, 11,  12, 
and  had  this  cast : 


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Lady  Alice 
Lady  Pompion 
Earl  Pompion  . 
Lord  Roebuck 
Littleton  Coke 
Kate  Racket  . 
Tom  Coke  .    . 


.  Fanny  Davenport 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Geo.  F.  Devere 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
Geo.  Clarke 
Linda  Dietz 
Louis  James 


Col.  Racket     .    .    .      David  Whiting 
Jesse  Rural     ...      G.  H.  Griffiths 

William W.  H.  Beekman 

Bob James  Lewis 

Stripe John  A.  Mackay 

Russell C.  Carroll 


"  New  Year's  Eve  "  and  "  Alixe  "  was  the  bill  April  14,  followed 
April  15  by  A.  R.  Cazaraun's  play  of  "Divorce."  It  was  acted 
May  19  for  the  last  time,  for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Davidge. 

"  Madelein  Morel "  was  acted  May  20. 


Julian Geo.  Clarke 

Frederic Louis  James 

Baron Henry  Crisp 

Riedel Emma  Pierce 

Lord  Durley    .     .     .     W.  J.  Lemoyne 

The  Abbd Chas.  Fisher 

Blasmitz James  Lewis 

Pervenche Clara  Morris 

Mme.  Wilhelmina     .    Nellie  Mortimer 


Margaretta  . 
Stobel  .  . 
The  Beadle 
Countess 
Lotta  .  . 
Marguerite  . 
Merope  .  . 
Phoebe  .  . 
Martha   .     . 


Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

.    Frank  Chapman 

.     .    J.  H.  Burnett 

Fanny  Morant 

.     .       Sara  Jewett 

.     .      Nina  Varian 

Fanny  Davenport 

Rosa  St.  Clair 

Roberta  Norwood 


The  season  terminated  June  28  with  "  Madelein  Morel,"  and  for 
the  benefit  of  Joseph  H.  Tooker,  business  manager  and  Aaron 
Appleton,  treasurer.  The  house  was  reopened  by  Mr.  Daly  Aug.  25. 
When  Mr.  Daly,  reopened  this  house  he  changed  its  name  once 
more  and  called  it  "  Daly's  Broadway  Theatre."  The  first  attrac- 
tion was  Marie  Aimee's  Opera  Bouffe  company  appearing  in  "  La 
Fille  de  Mme.  Angot,"  sung  for  the  first  time  in  America.  The 
organization  was  under  the  management  of  C.  A.  Chizzola,  and  con- 
sisted of  Marie  Aimee,  Rosine  Stano,  Marie  Roland,  Miles.  Juteau, 
Cantrille,  Gerzey,  ViUiers  Vandame,  Marie  Nardin,  Deschamps, 
Benetti,  Julien,  Perraut  and  Nardin,  MM.  Emile  Juteau,  Duchesne, 
Lecuver,  Eugene  Duplan,  Julian  Deschamps,  Benedick,  Nardin, 
JuHen  Salvator,  Bray,  Perraut  and  Davalis.  "  La  Grande  Duchesse" 
was  given  Sept.  15,  16,  19,  matinee,  Sept.  20,  and  24;  "La  Peri- 
chole,"  Sept.  17,  18,  20,  matinee,  Sept.  27;  "La  Fille  de  Mme. 
Angot,"  Sept.  22,  23,  25,  27. 

The  dramatic  season  opened  Sept.  29,  with  James  W.  Morrissey, 
treasurer;  Joseph  H.  Tooker,  business  manager;  Geo.  F.  Devere, 
stage  manager.  Bertie  Vyse's  comedy,  "  About  Town,"  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  had  this  cast : 


Violet Minnie  Walton 

Lady  Angelina  ....  Mary  Carr 
Sir  Walter  ....  M.  A.  Kennedy 
Charles D'Orsay  Ogden 


Salmon  . 
Florence 
Jenny 
Dixon     . 


.  Martin  Golden 
Adelaide  Lennox 

.  Cora  Cassiday 
Geo.  H.  Griffiths 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  this  theatre  of  Minnie  Walton, 
who  died  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. ,  July  i,  1879.  She  was  the  wife 
of  Fred  Lyster.     Her  first  appearance  in  America  was  made  Oct.  17, 


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1868,  at  Maguire's  Opera  House,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  as  Eily 
O'Conner  in  "The  Colleen  Bawn."  She  first  appeared  in  New 
York  Nov.  14,  1870,  with  the  Lydla  Thompson  company  at  Wood's 
Museum  (now  Daly's  Theatre),  acting  Venus  in  "  Paris,  or  the  Apple 
of  Discord,"  and  was  seen  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  in  this  city, 
in  "  A  Flash  of  Lightning." 

Joseph  K.  Emmet,  Sen.,  made  his  first  appearance  since  his  return 
from  England  Oct.  6,  in  a  drama  written  for  him  by  H.  J.  Byron, 
called  "  Max,  or  the  Merry  Swiss  Boy,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Max  .     . 
Rockleigh 
Graham 
Bruno     . 
Berthold 
Little  Yosie 
Carline   .     . 
Schlopphausen 


.    J.  K.  Emmet 

.    G.  F.  Devere 

.    Geo.  Griffiths 

D'Orsay  Ogden 

Martin  Golden 

.  Carrie  Boshell 

Minnie  Walton 

Jas.  G.  Peakes 


Minna Miss  E.  Wood 

Lieut.  Herman     .     .    .     Geo.  Gilbert 

Hans Geo.  E.  Sands 

Julius Frank  Curtis 

Ian Jones 

Barbette Annie  Deland 

Amy Rosa  St.  Clair 


"  Fritz,  Our  Cousin  German,"  was  played  Oct.  22. 
"  Under  the  Gaslight "  was  revived  Nov.  3,  with  this  cast : 

Ray  TrafEord  ....      Jas.  Peakes  Pearl  Courtlandt .     .     .     Bella  Golden 

Demilt Geo.  Gilbert  Peachblossom       .     .       Minnie  Walton 

Windel lUion  Deveau  Mrs.  Van  Dam     .     .       Miss  E.  Wood 

Byke Geo.  Griffiths    Bermudas Frank  Curtis 

Snorkey D.  H.  Harkins   Peanuts Sadie  Vivian 

Justice  Bowling    .     .     .        Jas.  Taylor    Sam J.  J.  Leonard 

Counsellor  ....     D'Orsay  Ogden  Raflferdi       ....       Martin  Golden 

The  Signal  Man  .     .     .   John  Jennings    Old  Judas Mrs.  Yeamans 

Laura  Courtlandt      .     .  Marie  Gordon 

"  The  Actress  of  Padua  "  was  played  in  addition  to  "  Under  the 
Gaslight "  Nov.  8,  when  Virginia  Vaughan  first  appeared  on  the 
stage,  acting  Thisbe. 

The  "  New  Magdalen "  was  presented  Nov.  10,  with  Carlotta 
Leclercq  as  Mercy  Merrick;  H.  H.  Wood  (first  appearance  here), 
James  Taylor,  D'Orsay  Ogden,  Mary  Carr  and  Bella  Golden  were 
also  in  the  cast. 

William  Horace  Lingard,  Alice  Dunning  Lingard  and  Dickie 
Lingard  opened  Dec.  i  in  "A  Life's  Dream."  Mr.  Lingard  also 
did  his  sketches.  "  Diane,"  an  adaptation  of  Dumas'  comedy,  was 
seen  Dec.  9.  The  Lingards  closed  Dec.  13,  and  were  followed  Dec. 
15  by  Wybert  Reeve,  who  made  his  American  debut  in  "The 
Woman  in  White,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Count  Fosco 
Sir  Percival 
Walter   .     . 
Prof.  Pesca 
The  Matron 


Mrs. 


.  Wybert  Reeve 
Chas.  J.  Fyffe 
.  Fred  Maeder 
.  Martin  Golden 
Sidney  Wilkins 


Mme.  Fosco    ....  Bella  Golden 

Mrs.  Petherick    .     .     .  Miss  Preston 

Laura Helen  Tracy 

Marian Ida  Vernon 


The  season   closed   Dec.   27,   and  Mr.  Daly  retired   from    the 
theatre. 


I874D 


THE  GLOBE  THEATRE 


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FOX'S  BROADWAY   THEATRE 

STILL  another  name  was  given  to  this  house  when  it  reopened 
April  6,  1874,  as  "  Fox's  Broadway  Theatre."     G.  A.  Swalm 
was  proprietor,  Geo.  H.  Tyler  acting  manager  and  George  L.  Fox 
the  principal  feature.     "  Humpty  Dumpty  at  Home  "  was  produced 
with  a  prologue  by  Fred  Lyster. 
It  had  this  cast : 


Humpty  Dumpty .  .  .  Geo.  L.  Fox 
Tommy  Tucker  .  .  C.  Winter  Ravel 
Goody  Two  Shoes  .  Louise  Boshell 
Manahatta  .  .  Marguerite  Chambers 
Grandeur  Dignity,  C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 
Dr.  Nitrous     .     .     .  W.  H.  Hamilton 


Old  One  Two C.  K.  Fox 

Peeler  Coo A.  G.  Enos 

Creamfaceloon      .     .     .     .   G.  Topack 

Creamly Sophie  Ravel 

Bessie Minnie  Parker 

Aurora Ida  Yearance 


Nellie  Daniels,  Etta  Morgan,  Agnes  Stanly,  the  Spaulding  Swiss 
bellringers,  including  Georgie  Dean  Spaulding,  harpist;  Louise 
Boshell,  the  Orrin  Bros.,  Mile.  Sand,  female  gymnast ;  Mile.  Augusta 
La  Bella,  danseuse ;  Mile.  Venerini,  Italian  danseuse  (first  appear- 
ance in  America)  ;  Prof.  O'Reardon,  tumbleronicon,  and  Prof.  J.  L. 
Davis  and  his  trained  dogs  were  the  specialties.  After  a  very  brief 
season  Mr.  Swalm  proved  his  claim  to  the  title  of  "  backer,"  by  back- 
ing out  and  disappearing  from  the  theatre.  Geo.  L.  Fox,  tried  to 
keep  faith  with  the  public,  but  was  compelled  to  succumb  to  adver- 
sity.    The  season  closed  May  16. 

Charles  Kemble  Fox  died  in  this  city  Jan.  17,  1875.  His  first 
performance  in  New  York  was  July  18,  1853,  as  Gumption  Cute,  in 
"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  at  Purdy's  National  Theatre.  His  last  appear- 
ance was  at  this  theatre  May  16,  1874,  as  the  Pantaloon.  He  was 
considered  to  be  the  best  Pantaloon  on  the  American  stage.  He 
was  married  twice,  first  to  the  lady  afterwards  known  as  Mary  Fiske, 
("The  Giddy  Gusher,"  who  died  Feb.  4,  1889),  and  afterwards  to 
the  divorced  wife  of  W.  T.  Dulaney. 

THE  GLOBE   THEATRE. 

ONCE  again  this  house  received  a  new  title,  when  on  August  3, 
1874,  it  was  reopened  as  "  The  Globe  Theatre."  Robert 
W.  Butler  was  the  manager  and  he  presented  a  specialty  company : 
Josephine  de  Rosa,  danseuse;  Phillis  Glover,  vocalist ;  Alex.  Davis, 
ventriloquist;  John  Hart,  Bob  Hart,  Billy  Courtright,  Nelse  Sey- 
mour, Geo.  F.  Ketchum,  John  Queen,  J.  P.  Kilbourn,  Billy  West, 
Hugh  Fay,  George  F.  Macdonald,  the  Snow  Brothers,  Susie  Starr  and 
Mons.  Grossi.    The  house  closed  Sept.  17. 

The  next  managers  were  Jas.  Campbell  and  Frank  Murtha,  who 
began  a  season  Nov.  2,  with  a  variety  company,  including  Adah 


394      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1877 

Richmond,  Jennie  Worrell,  Jennie  Hughes,  Winnetta  Montague, 
Cora  Adriana,  the  Weston  Sisters,  Nellie  Young,  Alice  Daly,  Harry 
Kernell,  Harry  Richmond,  Barney  McNulty,  Andy  Garland,  Wm. 
Harris  (now  of  the  firm  of  Rich  and  Harris),  Billy  Garroll,  Dick 
Sands,  Erwin  Thomas,  and  John  Woodward. 

James  M.  Ward  and  Winnetta  Montague  appeared  here  Dec.  21  in 
"  Unmasked,  or  the  Lone  House  on  the  Hook."  E.  T.  Stetson 
came  Dec.  24  with  "Neck and  Neck."  Old  Times  Minstrelsy  was 
the  attraction  Jan.  4,  1875,  with  a  variety  performance  in  which 
Harry  Kernell,  Harry  Richmond,  George  Atkins,  Waldron  and 
Smith,  Viola  Clifton,  Winnetta  Montague,  Adah  Richmond,  Jennie 
Hughes,  Ned  Fox,  Walter  Bray  and  William  Devere  appeared. 

The  next  manager  was  Charles  Shay,  who  took  charge  of  the 
house  Jan.  25,  and  presented  his  Quincuplexal  troupe  of  variety 
artists.  He  closed  Feb.  12.  The  house  was  reopened  Aug.  2$  by 
Robert  Butler,  with  a  variety  show,  but  he  closed  Sept.  11.  The 
house  was  reopened  Oct.  25.  Tallmadge  &  Scofield  were  an- 
nounced as  proprietors ;  Robert  W.  Butler  and  C.  W.  Shafer  as 
managers.  The  general  admission  was  25  cts. ;  family  circle,  15 
cts. ;  parquet  50  cts. ;  reserved  seats,  75  cts.  Denman  Thompson 
appeared  here  April  3,  1876  as  Uncle  Josh  in  "  Joshua  Whitcomb." 
Leonora  Bradley  was  his  chief  support.  Mr.  Thompson  continued 
for  two  weeks.  On  May  22,  "  Peep  O'  Day  "  was  presented  with 
Geo.  F.  Ketchum  and  Leonora  Bradley  in  the  cast.  Mr.  Butler's 
management  terminated  June  17,  1876.  The  theatre  was  leased  by 
Robert  Heller,  the  magician,  who  named  the  house  "  Heller's  Won- 
der Theatre"  and  opened  Nov.  15  and  continued  until  May  31, 
1877.  The  next  manager  was  Charles  E.  Newton  with  Charles 
Warwick  as  stage  director.  "  Unknown,"  by  John  A.  Stevens, 
opened  June  2  first  time  in  this  city.  J.  A.  Stevens,  R.  C.  White, 
G.  W.  Wessells,  Lewis  Baker,  Chas.  Foster,  Nina  Varian,  Alice 
Newton,  and  Kate  Livingston  were  in  the  cast. 

George  Wood  opened  the  house  July  30,  as  "  Wood's  Theatre," 
with  Denman  Thompson  as  the  attraction,  supported  by  May  Nunez, 
Julia  Wilson,  Julie  Coventry,  Louise  Dickson,  Mrs.  Dan  Nourse, 
Mrs.  Lew  Barker,  J.  J.  Wallace,  Louis  Mestayer,  W.  H.  Fitzgerald, 
Geo.  C.  Charles,  Harry  Clifton,  P.  E.  Sullivan  and  A.  Cline. 
"  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  given  Aug.  13,  with  Laura  Alberta  as 
Topsy,  Louis  J.  Mestayer  as  Uncle  Tom  and  Leila  Granger  as  Eva. 
Sawyer's  jubilee  singers  appeared  in  the  play.  "  The  Two  Orphans  " 
was  presented  Aug.  20,  with  Laura  Alberta  as  Louise  and  Alice 
Harrison  as  Henriette.  George  Wood  retired  August  22.  The 
next  lessee  was  Andrew  Bleakley,  who  opened  it  Sept.  10  as  "  Neil 
Bryant's  Opera  House  "  and  closed  Dec.  8. 

Once  more  was  the  name  of  this  house  changed  when  on  Dec.  24 
it  was  reopened  as  the  "  National  Theatre." 


1878] 


NATIONAL  THEATRE 


395 


Harry  Watkins'  successful  drama,  "Trodden  Down,  or  Under 
Two  Flags,"  was  done  for  four  weeks,  commencing  Jan.  7,  1878. 
Harry  Watkins  acted  Fergus  McCarthy,  Welsh  Edwards  was  Lord 
Desmond,  Charles  Webster  as  Dennis,  Rose  Watkins  in  the  dual 
r81e,  Mary  and  Blanche ;  Amy  Lee  as  Nell  and  Dora  Stuart  as  Lady 
Desmond.  "  Trodden  Down  "  was  played  until  Jan.  30.  A  new 
local  drama  by  Harry  Watkins,  entitled  "Dick  Drift,  a  Son  of  the 
Streets,"  was  acted  Jan.  31  for  the  first  time.    The  cast: 


Dick  Drift  .  . 
Julian  Stumer 
Hugh  .  .  . 
Alice  Stumer  . 
Becky  Fickle  . 
London  Bill  . 
Judge  Sturner 
Gilbert  Blotter 


Harry  Watkins 

G.  Waite 

A.  C.  Noyes 

Kate  Firmin 

Dora  Stuart 

.     J.  J.  Prior 

Welsh  Edwards 

D.  M.  Murray 


Miles  Henley  ...      W.  T.  Dulaney 
Mme.  Castile  .     .      Annie  von  Behren 

Jim  Swipes C.  Howard 

Capt.  Manton       ...       T.  Hamblin 

Rigor C.  H.  Kingsley 

Pinchon R.  Boothby 

Mary  Walton  ....  Rose  Watkins 
Eve  Walton Amy  Lee 


Mr.  Watkins  was  born  in  New  York,  Jan.  14,  1825,  and  first 
appeared  on  the  stage  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  as  Jaffier  in  "  Venice 
Preserved."  He  had  enlisted  in  the  army  as  a  fifer,  at  fourteen 
years  of  age,  and  it  was  at  Fort  Snelling  he  was  stationed,  and 
where  a  dramatic  club  was  formed.  As  there  were  no  women  in 
the  camp,  Watkins  played  the  female  r61es,  and  was  seen  as  Ophelia, 
Desdemona,  Pauline,  and  other  heroines.  He  first  acted  in  New 
York  June  14,  1850,  at  the  Chatham  Theatre,  as  Edward  Middleton 
in  the  "  Drunkard,"  that  being  the  first  performance  of  that  play  in 
New  York.  In  i860  he  married  Mrs.  Charles  Howard,  and  after  a 
two  years'  starring  tour  of  the  United  States,  he  visited  England, 
and  appeared  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  London,  in  "  The  Pioneer 
Patriot."  He  remained  abroad  for  three  years,  when,  becoming 
possessed  of  Pepper's  Ghost  sensation,  he  returned  home,  and  in 
August,  1863,  first  introduced  his  ghostship  to  the  American  public 
at  Wallack's  Theatre  (Broadway  and  Thirteenth),  during  the  sum- 
mer. His  last  appearance  on  the  stage  was  Sept.  23,  1893,  at  the 
Girard  Avenue  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  as  Fergus  McCarthy  in  his 
own  play,  "Trodden  Down,  or  Under  Two  Flags."  He  died  in 
New  York  of  apoplexy,  Feb.  5,  1894,  and  was  interred  in  the  Actors' 
Fund  plot  in  Evergreen  cemetery.  He  was  the  author  of  many 
plays ;  among  them  are  :  "  Heart  of  the  World,"  "  Nature's  Nobleman, 
or  The  Ship  Carpenter  of  New  York  "  (this  play  won  the  prize  of 
^1,000  for  the  best  original  American  drama;  it  was  subsequently 
changed  to  "  Our  Country's  Sinews"),  "Early  Closing,  or  Clerks 
versus  Merchants,"  "  Where  's  My  Wife .' "  "  The  Lawyer's  Secret, 
or  False  and  True  Blood,"  "  Victimizing,"  "  Pioneer  Patriot," 
"  Bride  of  an  Evening,"  "  Jessie  Wharton,  or  the  Boy  Martyrs  of 
1814,"  "A  Game  of  Chess,  or  the  Queen's  First  Move,"  "The 
Hidden  Hand,"  "  Harry  Burnham,  the  Young  Continental,"  "  Quack 


396      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1879 


Martyr,  or  a  Dyspeptic  in  Search  of  a  Cure,"  with  the  title  of 
"  Laugh  and  Grow  Fat,"  "  Molly  Bawn,"  "  Wealth  and  its  Tempta- 
tions," "Quicksands  and  Whirlpools,"  "As  the  Twig  Is  Bent," 
"  It  Takes  Two  to  Quarrel,"  "  A  Cup  of  Tea,"  "  Queen  of  the  Brig- 
ands," "  Mated  Not  Matched,"  "  Cassy  the  Quadroon,"  "  Right  at 
Last,"  "  True  to  the  Last,"  "  Love's  Triumph,"  "  Not  Dead  Yet," 
"  Griffith  Gaunt,"  "  Dinorah,  or  the  Demon's  Treasure,"  "  Diavolo, 
or  Nobody's  Daughter,"  "  Norah  the  Pride  of  Kildare,"  "  Foul  Play," 
"New  York  After  Dark,"  "Rebel's  Doom,"  "  Caught  at  Last,"  "  Set 
in  Gold,  or  the  One  Bright  Spot,"  "  Katey  Darling,"  "Warrior's 
Wife,"  "How  She  Cured  Him,"  "Norah  O'Neal,"  "His  Worst 
Enemy,"  "  New  Magdalen,"  "  Our  Daisy,  or  Only  a  Woman's 
Heart,"  "Temptation,"  and  "A  Race  for  Love." 

"  Dick  Drift "  was  acted  at  this  theatre  until  Monday  evening, 
Feb.  25, 1878,  when  "Kathleen  Mavourneen,  or  St.  Patrick's  Eve," 
was  presented,  with  Rose  and  Harry  Watkins  as  the  stars,  for  two 
weeks.  Marian  Mordaunt  was  the  next  star,  appearing  March  10, 
in  "  The  Workmen  of  New  York."  This  actress  began  a  second 
week  in  "  Our  Girl,"  March  17,  but  the  house  was  kept  open  only  a 
few  nights.  It  was  reopened  March  26,  with  a  comedy  called 
"  Remorse,"  with  Wallace  Grant  the  star,  as  Roscoe  Clarendon. 
Grace  Hall  was  in  the  cast.  Five  evenings  was  enough  "  Remorse  " 
for  manager  and  public. 

The  house  reopened  Sept.  9,  1878,  for  a  fortnight,  as  "  The 
Globe  Theatre."  Macallister,  the  magician,  with  a  gift  show,  was 
the  attraction,  and  Harry  Weston  was  the  manager. 

Frank  B.  Murtha  reopened  the  house,  Saturday  evening,  Dec. 
14,  with  "  Only  a  Farmer's  Daughter,"  produced  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city,  and  with  this  cast : 


Justine Lillie  Eldridge 

Nance Aggie  Wood 

Mother  Stark  ....  Mme.  Michels 

Nellie Hattie  Naylor 

Farmer  Marion     .    .     F.  Chippendale 


Sammy  Green 
Harold  Lennox 
Mme.  Laurent 
Higgins  .     .     . 
Joe  Bates    .     . 


E.  W.  Marston 
J.  Leslie  Gossin 
.  .  Laura  Don 
.  Archie  Boyd 
.   J.  F.  Dumont 


This  play  ran  until  Jan.  6,  1879,  when  the  Foy  Sisters,  Bertha 
and  Ida,  appeared  in  "  Mischief,"  with  W.  Lytell,  Florence  Ellis, 
and  Harry  Allen  in  the  cast.  It  was  preceded  by  "  Le  Chalet,  or 
Home  from  the  War."  John  A.  Stevens  came  Jan.  20,  in  "Un- 
known." In  the  cast  were  Wm.  H.  Bailey,  Chas.  Norris,  Harry 
Colton,  Frank  Jamison,  George  F.  Ketchum,  Lottie  Church,  Angle 
Griffiths,  Ada  Ward,  and  Louise  Oilman.  It  was  acted  for  five 
weeks.  "  Nanette  Labarre  "  was  a  melodrama  by  Chas.  E.  Newton, 
founded  on  the  French  commune,  and  presented  for  the  first  time 
at  the  raatinde  Feb.  15.  Florence  Ellis,  Walter  Edmonds,  E.  D. 
Tannehill,  J.  L.  Mason,  J.  Mulligan,  H.  Clausen,  Jennie  Ross  and 


1882;] 


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397 


Bessie  Clifton  were  in  the  cast.  On  March  3  Miss  Dickie  Lingard 
appeared  in  "  La  Cigale."  After  being  closed  for  three  weeks,  this 
house  was  reopened  for  one  week  on  April  14,  with  Rose  and  Harry 
Watkins  in  "  Trodden  Down,  or  Under  Two  Flags,"  and  the  receipts, 
less  the  expenses,  for  the  week,  were  given  to  Archbishop  Purcell. 
A  colored  company  appeared  here  April  28,  in  "  Pinafore."  They 
closed  May  10.  This  house  was  reopened  Oct.  20,  1879,  by  Lewis 
B.  Lent,  as  "  The  New  York  Circus,"  with  equestrian  performances, 
which  were  continued  until  Dec.  4.  During  the  same  month  the 
house  was  reopened  as  "  The  Broadway  Novelty  Theatre,"  with 
Prof.  Nelson  and  J.  Z.  Little  as  the  managers.  "Nuggets,  or  Lost 
and  Won,"  was  interpreted  by  a  dramatic  company,  and  acrobatic  feats 
were  done  by  Prof.  Nelson  and  sons.  It  kept  open  only  a  few  nights. 
The  house  was  unoccupied  until  leased  by  Edward  Harrigan  and 
Tony  Hart,  who  made  it  one  of  the  handsomest  theatres  in  the  city. 

THE  NEW  THEATRE  COMIQUE 

FOR  the  last  time  in  its  history  the  name  of  this  house  was 
changed  and  on  Oct.  29,  1881,  it  was  opened  as  'The  New 
Theatre  Comique."  The  initial  production  was  Harrigan's  play, 
"  The  Major."  Harrigan  and  Hart  were  the  proprietors  ;  John  E. 
Cannon,  manager;  William  Harrigan,  treasurer;  Ed.  Harrigan, 
stage  director;  George  L.  Stout,  prompter;  and  David  Braham, 
musical  director.     "  The  Major  "  had  this  cast : 


Major  Gilfeather 
Policeman 
Phineas 
Granville 
Spotem   . 
Percival 
John  Murphy 
Phadrig  Murphy 


.  .  E.  Harrigan 
Eugene  O'Rourke 
.  John  Wild 
.  Ed.  Burt 
Harry  Fisher 
M.  F.  Drew 
John  Queen 
M.  Bradley 


Caleb Wm.  Gray 

Grab       Jas.  Tierney 

Henry  Huxley      ....  Wm.  West 

Ephraim Fred  Queen 

Burnside Emil  Huser 

Arabella Annie  Mack 

Henrietta     ....    Gertie  Granville 
Bridget Mary  Bird 


Ed.  Mack  is  the  correct  name  of  Ed.  Burt.  Matin6es  were  given 
Tuesday  and  Friday.  The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "  The 
Major,"  occurred  Nov.  25,  1881,  and  it  ran  until  Jan.  9,  1882,  when 
"  Squatter  Sovereignty  "  had  its  initial  performance. 


Felix  Mclntire  .  .  .  Ed.  Harrigan 
Geo.  Parker  .  .  Maurice  F.  Drew 
Darwin  Dauber  ....  John  Wild 
Capt.  Kline      ....    Harry  Fisher 

Denny John  Queen 

Horatio Wm.  West 

Bella        Annie  Mack 

Paddy     ....     Eugene  O'Rourke 

Kitty Mary  Bird 

Tommy Geo.  Merritt 


Fred Jas.  Tierney 

Josephine     ....    Annie  Yeamans 

Emily Marie  Gorenflo 

Widow  Nolan Tony  Hart 

Salem Wm.  Gray 

Chas.  Parker Ed.  Burt 

Terrance M.  Bradley 

Pedro John  Oberist 

Nellie Gertie  Granville 

Louisa Emily  Yeamans 


398      A   HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1902 


Raymond     . 

De  Wolf  Hopper 

Jones       .     . 

.     .       Mark  Price 

Lady  Helen 

.    Mattie  Earle 

Bide  y       .     . 

.     Annie  Ware 

Mollie      .     . 

.     Ada  Farwell 

Katy   .     .     . 

.    Sadie  Morris 

Gregory  .     . 

Joseph  Sparks 

Mona       .     . 

Gertie  Granville 

Peggy      .     . 

Annie  Scanlan 

Fitzpatrick    . 

John  Queen 

Bartie      .    . 

.    Wm.  Scallan 

The  first  season  was  a  brilliant  one,  and  closed  June  3.  The  next 
season  began  Aug.  26,  1882,  with  George  L.  Stout's  drama,  "The 
Blackbird,"  for  the  first  time  and  with  this  cast : 

Con Ed.  Harrigan 

Maurteen Tony  Hart 

Goslin John  Wild 

Dunleevy H.  A.  Fisher 

Ned Wm.  West 

Capt.  Chester    .     .     .     .     M.  F.  Drew 

Mary Susie  Byron 

Nelly Annie  Langdon 

Betsy Mary  Langdon 

Pierre Frank  Budworth 

Paddy John  Sparks 

"  Mordecai  Lyons "  was  first  acted  Oct.  26,  and  was  the  first 
failure  Edward  Harrigan  made  as  an  author.  "  McSorley's  Infla- 
tion "  was  produced  Nov.  27,  followed,  April  2,  1883,  by  "The 
Muddy  Day."     The  season  closed  May  19. 

This  house  reopened  Aug.  6,  1883,  with  "  The  Mulligan  Guard 
Ball."  The  company  engaged  for  the  season  was :  John  Wild, 
Geo.  H.  Wood,  James  Fox,  Harry  A.  Fisher,  John  Queen,  M.  J. 
Bradley,  P.  C.  Goldrich,  Richard  Quilter,  Wm.  West,  Joseph  Sparks, 
Jas.  Barlow,  Christie  Miller,  John  Sparks,  Annie  Yeamans,  Gertie 
Granville,  Jenny  Christie,  Ada  Farwell,  Lizzie  Finn,  Sadie  Morris, 
Annie  and  Kate  Langdon,  and  Annie  Hall.  "  Cordelia's  Aspira- 
tions," had  its  first  production  on  Nov.  5,  followed  April  7,  1884,  by 
"  Dan's  Tribulations."     The  season  closed  May  31. 

The  next,  and  last  season  opened  Sept.  i,  with  "  Investigation," 
given  for  the  first  time.  The  theatre  was  entirely  destroyed  by  fire 
Tuesday,  Dec.  23,  1884.  The  money  for  the  advance  sales  for 
Christmas  day  and  evening,  amounting  to  ;JSl,ioo,  was  lost.  The 
cause  of  the  fire  has  always  been  a  mystery.  The  company  had 
been  rehearsing  a  new  play  nearly  all  the  night  previous,  it  being 
daylight  before  some  of  the  people  left  the  building. 

The  ground  lay  idle  until  leased  by  a  company  of  speculators,  who 
erected  a  massive  stone  structure  called  "  Old  London  Street," 
which  was  opened  Feb.  26, 1887.  It  was  leased  by  George  B.  Bunnell, 
who  opened  it  Oct.  7,  1887,  as  "Bunnell's  Museum,"  and  his  first 
attraction  was  Woodward's  performing  seals.  Business  was  bad, 
and  Mr.  Bunnell  gave  up  in  January,  1888.  It  was  used  as  a  retail 
clothing  store  for  a  few  weeks,  commencing  in  December,  1888. 
Shortly  after  that  and  for  a  long  time  the  building  was  in  absolute 
and  inglorious  disuse.  In  the  winter  of  1896  it  was  converted  into 
a  gymnasium,  and  a  sparring  exhibition  was  given  Nov.  6,  1896. 
The  building  was  demolished  September,  1902. 


I867J  THE  FIFTH  AVENUE  OPERA  HOUSE  399 


BUNYAN   HALL 

CHEEVER'S  church  at  the  corner  of  Fifteenth  Street  and  Broad- 
way was  converted  into  a  place  of  entertainment  Oct.  14, 
1867,  and  called  "  Bunyan  Hall."  The  panorama  "  The  Pilgrim  " 
was  exhibited  here.  It  consisted  of  fifty  large  paintings,  twelve 
feet  high  and  from  eighteen  to  twenty-six  feet  in  length.  These 
paintings  consisted  of  "  The  Christian  and  his  Family,"  "  The 
Wicket  Gate,"  "The  Valiant  Soldier,"  "The  Judgment,"  "The 
Shining  Ones  and  the  Cross,"  "  The  Welcome,"  "  The  Delectable 
Mountain,"  "  The  Temptation,"  "  The  Fight  with  Apollyon,"  "  The 
River  of  Life"  "The  King's  Gardens,"  "The  River  of  Death," 
"  The  Ascension,"  "  The  Angel  Escort,"  "  The  Gates  of  Pearl,"  "  The 
Shower  of  Gold,"  and  "  The  Celestial  City."  The  admission  was 
fifty  cents  and  one  dollar. 

THE   FIFTH   AVENUE   OPERA   HOUSE 

WHAT  was  at  first  known  as  the  Fifth  Avenue  Opera  House  and 
afterwards  as  the  "  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  "  was  situated 
on  south  side  of  Twenty-fourth  Street,  between  Broadway  and  Sixth 
Avenue,  and  adjoined  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel.  The  building  was 
first  erected  in  1 862  by  Amos  R.  Eno,  and  was  rented  by  Robert  Gal- 
lagher and  occupied  as  an  evening  stock  exchange ;  but  it  continued 
only  a  short  time,  as  the  members  of  the  regular  stock  exchange 
passed  a  resolution,  to  close  it.  During  the  following  year  George 
Christy,  Ethiopian  comedian,  secured  a  lease  of  it,  and  on  Nov.  30, 
1865,  opened  it  as  a  ministrel  hall.  The  front  was  of  solid  marble, 
and  in  chaste  architectural  style.  The  company  was :  W.  S.  Bud- 
worth,  W.  Birch  (not  Billy),  J.  E.  Green,  G.  Hall,  F.  Abbott,  J.  Tan- 
nenbaum,  C.  Gardner,  G.  Wrightman,  Hodgin,  and  George  Christy. 
During  the  season  the  troupe  was  strengthened  as  follows:  Dec.  11, 
Geo.  Brant,  Chas.  Duval,  and  T.  Donaldson;  Dec.  18,  Charles  Mel- 
ville; Jan.  IS,  1866,  Frank  Leslie;  April  23,  J.  H.  Surridge;  April 
30,  Lew  Myers;  May  4,  G.  W.  H.  Griffin;  and  June  25,  S.  S. 
Purdy.  Business,  however,  did  not  prove  so  remunerative  as  had 
been  expected,  but  Mr.  Christy  managed  to  keep  the  hall  open  until 
July  4,  1866.  Aug.  27  Budworth's  minstrels,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Wm.  S.  Budworth  and  J.  Stohr,  appeared  and  continued 
until  January  19,  1867.  Geo.  Christy,  who  had  then  associated  with 
him  in  the  management  G.  W.  H.  Griffin,  began  a  second  term,  with 
Griffin  &  Christy's  minstrels  Jan.  2 1 ,  which  lasted  until  June  29  of  that 
year.  On  Aug.  5  Ben  Cotton  and  Sam  Sharpley  opened  the  house 
with  Cotton  &  Sharpley's  minstrels,  but  finding  business  unremu- 
nerative,  the  season  was  closed  on  Aug.  24.  C.  H.  Garland  then 
rented  the  premises  and  altered  the  auditorium  and  stage. 


400      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cises 


THE  FIFTH  AVENUE  THEATRE 

THE  name  of  the  house  was  now  changed  to  the  "  Fifth  Avenue 
Theatre,"  and  it  was  opened  with  a  burlesque  company  on 
Sept.  2.  1867.  This  was  the  first  dramatic  performance  given  in 
the  building.  The  prominent  members  of  the  company  were  Mrs. 
Charles  Howard  (Mrs.  Harry  Watkins),  Eugene  A.  Eberle,  M.  B. 
Pike,  Sol  Smith,  Jr.,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  W.  Leffingwell,  Lina  Edwin, 
Mary  Maddern,  Mrs.  Sedley  Brown,  and  Millie  Sackett. 

The  burlesques  of  "  Cinderella,"  and  "  Too  Much  for  Good  Nature," 
formed  the  opening  bill;  "Fra  Diavolo,  or  the  Beauty  and  the 
Brigands,"  was  produced  Sept.  9 :  Leffingwell  as  Beppo,  Mrs.  Sedley 
Brown  as  Fra  Diavolo,  and  Millie  Sackett  as  Zerlina.  "  Aladdin," 
Sept.  17;  "  Cinderella,"  and  " Fra  Diavolo,"  Sept.  21;  "The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice  Preserved,"  by  John  Brougham,  Sept.  28,  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage : 


Shylock  . 
Gratiano  . 
Antonio  . 
Bassanio 
Tubal .  . 
Lorenzo  . 


M.  W.  Leffingwell 
Mrs.  Sedley  Brown 
.  .  E.  A.  Eberle 
.  Mary  Maddern 
.  J.  J.  McClosky 
.     .       M.  B.  Pike 


Launcelot Sol  Smith,  Jr. 

Portia Mrs.  Leffingwell 

Jessica Lina  Edwin 

Prince  of  Morocco     .      Jenny  Wallace 
Prince  of  Arragon      .     .  Jenny  Gilmer 


Nov.  II"  Too  Much  for  Good  Nature ''  was  added  to  the  bill ; 
Nov.  14,  "Aladdin"  and  "The  Widow's  Victim,"  when  Blanche 
Chapman  appeared;  Nov.  18  Mrs.  Harry  Watkins  was  seen  as 
Jason  in  the  burlesque  of  "  Medea,"  and  as  Francine  in  "  Fit  to  Be 
Duchess."  "  Ye  Grand  Queen  Bess,"  a  burlesque  by  Falconer,  was 
produced  for  the  first  time  Dec.  9,  with  Leffingwell  as  Queen  Bess 
and  Mrs.  Watkins  as  Essex.  Burlesque  performances  were  then 
comparatively  novel,  and  an  excellent  business  was  done  until  the 
close  of  the  season,  on  Jan.  2,  1868.  The  reason  generally  assigned 
for  the  abrupt  termination  was  that  the  reputation  of  the  theatre 
had  been  injured  by  a  tragic  encounter  in  front  of  the  house,  be- 
tween two  well-known  rival  minstrel  managers,  by  which  one  person 
lost  his  life  and  another  was  severely  wounded,  just  after  the  close 
of  a  matinde  performance  of  Dec.  11. 

The  real  cause  of  this  trouble  was  the  fact  that  Delehanty  and 
Hengler,  song  and  dance  men,  who  were  with  Sam  Sharpley's 
minstrels,  at  Boston,  had  signed  a  contract  to  appear  at  New  York 
with  Kelly  &  Leon's  minstrels. ,  This  caused  bad  blood  between  the 
two  managers. 

Kelly,  Leon,  and  Sharpley  happened  to  attend  the  matinee  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  on  this  afternoon.  Leon  came  outside  and 
was  tapped  on  the  shoulder  by  Sharpley,  who  said: 

"  You  have  been  talking  about  me  and  saying  that  all  the  property 
I  had  is  mortgaged.     Now,  I  tell  you  you  are  a  d — d  liar !  " 


18683  THE  FIFTH  AVENUE  THEATRE  40 1 

Leon  replied  in  equally  vigorous  language,  which  Sharpley  dared 
him  to  repeat,  at  the  same  time  taking  off  his  overcoat  and  assum- 
ing a  fighting  attitude.  Leon  repeated  the  words,  and  was  struck 
by  Sharpley.  Kelly,  as  is  claimed  by  his  friends,  attempted  to  pre- 
vent the  quarrel,  but  the  three  got  scuffling  together.  Sharpley's 
brother,  Thomas  Sharpe,  had  been  at  the  matinee  unknown  to 
Samuel,  and  now  appeared  on  the  scene  and  proceeded  to  assist 
him  by  endeavoring  to  floor  Kelly. 

"  You  take  care  of  him,  Tom,"  cried  Sam,  "  and  I  '11  settle  this 
fellow,"  pointing  to  Leon. 

The  latter,  seeing  the  fight  unequal  —  Sharpley  being  greatly  his 
superior  in  strength  —  endeavored  to  get  away,  and  ran  toward 
Broadway,  with  Sam  Sharpley  in  close  pursuit.  Meantime,  a  shot 
was  heard  from  where  the  other  two  were  quarrelling.  Tom  Sharpe 
had  knocked  Kelly  to  the  ground,  and  then  kicked  him  violently. 
Kelly  requested  him  several  times  to  let  him  get  up,  which  he  re- 
fused to  do,  and,  believing  his  life  to  be  in  danger,  drew  a  revolver 
and  shot  his  opponent,  Tom  Sharpe,  killing  him  almost  instantly. 
Sam  Sharpley,  seeing  this,  drew  a  revolver,  and  in  turn  shot  Kelly, 
the  ball  striking  him  right  behind  the  temple.  Sharpley,  wounded, 
let  go  his  hold,  and  Kelly  made  his  way  as  best  he  could  to  the 
nearest  drug  store.  But  when  he  reached  it  and  saw  in  a  mirror 
how  he  was  bleeding  and  battered  he  returned  to  where  Sharpe  was 
lying  on  the  sidewalk  and  fired  a  final  bullet  into  him. 

Kelly  was  arrested  and  taken  to  the  Twenty-sixth  Street  station 
house,  where  he  remained  several  days,  his  condition  preventing 
his  removal.  Sharpley  and  Leon  were  held  in  custody  until  after 
the  inquest,  the  verdict  being  "that  deceased  came  to  his  death 
from  a  pistol  shot  wound  at  the  hands  of  Edwin  Kelly,  on  Dec.  11, 
1867."  It  was  this  last  bit  of  shooting  that  nearly  hanged  Kelly, 
for  the  Coroner's  assistant,  who  was  a  medical  student,  handed  in 
at  the  inquest  a  diagram  showing  that  it  was  from  this  latter  bullet 
wound  that  Sharpe  died.  Had  this  diagram  been  evidence  there 
would  have  been  no  escape  at  Kelly's  trial  from  a  verdict  of  murder 
in  the  first  degree.  But  Kelly's  agent  proved  that  this  assistant  had 
never  received  a  diploma.  At  any  rate,  when  the  case  came  up  for 
trial  he  did  not  appear  as  a  witness. 

So  the  jury  in  the  Kelly  case  held  it  was  by  no  means  certain 
from  which  bullet  wound  Tom  Sharpe  really  died,  whether  from 
the  first  firing  in  self-defence  or  the  second  shooting.  They  there- 
fore gave  the  prisoner  the  benefit  of  the  doubt.  When  last  heard  of, 
in  1892,  Kelly  was  living  in  Australia,  keeping  a  sheep  ranch  and 
occasionally  singing  in  comic  opera  at  Sydney. 

During  the  month  of  June,  1868,  James  Fisk,  Jr.,  leased  the  prem- 
ises, and,  save  the  exterior  walls,  entirely  rebuilt  the  theatre. 

VOL.  II.  —  26 


402       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       CiSSg 


BROUGHAM'S   THEATRE. 

MR.  FISK,  the  lessee,  handed  over  the  entire  control  to  John 
Brougham,  who  opened  it  Jan.  25,  1869,  as  "Brougham's 
Theatre"  with  the  following  company:  John  Brougham,  Geo.  Stod- 
dart,  Chas.  Hale,  Edward  Lamb,  C.  Edmonds,  W.  J.  Hurley,  C.  Hill- 
yard,  Carrie  Crosbie,  A.  Matthison,  Mons.  Grossi,  Alex  H.  Peck, 
Mr.  Gray,  Eliza  Newton,  Mrs.  William  Winter,  Mary  Carr,  Andrews, 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior,  Annie  Firmin,  Lizzie  Mahon,  Effie  Germon,  Wilson, 
Hal  pin,  Ames,  Clara  Fisher,  Belle  Fisher,  and  Lizzie  Eckhardt.  The 
seats  and  boxes  for  the  opening  performance  were  sold  at  auction, 
and  at  times  during  the  sale  Mr.  Brougham  officiated  as  auctioneer. 
The  premiums  paid  for  the  seats  and  boxes  amounted  to  $2,677,  ^"d 
the  proceeds  of  the  entire  sale,  which  included  some  admissions, 
amounted  to  ^3,300  over  and  above  the  amount  which  the  theatre 
would  hold  at  regular  prices  — 1^725. 

"  Better  Late  Than  Never  "  by  John  Brougham  was  the  opening 
play,  and  had  this  cast: 


Major  Fergus  O'Shaughnessy 

John  Brougham 
Reginald  Wyndham  .  Geo.  Stoddart 
Sir  Malachi  Weevyl  .  .  Charles  Hale 
Jacob  Mellet     .     .     Chas.  J.  Edmonds 


Annabel  Wyndham  .  .  Eliza  Newton 
Lady  Nell  Wycherlie,  Mrs.  W.  Winter 
Tabitha   ....    Elizabeth  Andrews 

Squire Edward  Lamb 

Widow  GrifHn Mary  Can- 


After  the  play  John  Brougham  made  a  speech,  and  then  came 
"  The  Dramatic  Review  of  1868,"  a  burlesque  of  many  plays  which 
had  been  produced  at  other  theatres  in  this  city  during  that  year. 

On  Feb.  8  "  An  Irish  Stew,  or  the  Mysterious  Widow  of  Long 
Branch,"  derived  by  Brougham  from  the  same  source  as  "  A  Bull  in 
a  China  Shop,"  was  seen  for  the  first  time :  Brougham  played  Bryan 
Magilder ;  Hale,  Timothy  John  Cadwallader ;  Lamb,  Mouser ;  Stod- 
dart, Frederick  Augustus  Wilter;  Lizzie  Mahon,  Lucy  Cadwallader, 
and  Annie  Firmin,  EfRe  Germon,  Mrs.  Winter,  and  Chas.  Edmonds 
in  the  remaining  parts.  "  The  Dramatic  Review  "  continued  until 
Feb.  22,  when  "  Pocahontas  "  and  "  A  Gentleman  from  Ireland " 
formed  the  programme.  Jennie  Kimball  made  her  d^but  March  i, 
as  Jenny  Leatherlungs,  in  "Jenny  Lind  at  Last."  "  An  Irish  Stew" 
and  "  Pocahontas  "  were  acted  March  4,  followed  March  8  by  "  Much 
Ado  About  a  Merchant  of  Venice,"  —  Brougham's  burlesque  revised 
and  rewritten.     It  had  this  cast : 


Shylock John  Brougham 

Lorenzo Effie  Germon 

Bassanio  ......  EHza  Newton 

Antonio  ....      Arthur  Matthison 

Tubal Chas.  Hale 

Gratiano Annie  Firmin 

Launcelot     ....       Miss  E.  Allen 
Chief  Justice    .     .     .       Geo.  Stoddart 


Page  . 

Crier  . 

Portia 

Jessica 

Nerissa 

Associate  Judges 

Prince  of  Arragon 


.  .  Clara  Fisher 
.  .  W.  J.  Hurley 
.  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior 
Miss  L.  Eckhardt 
.  Miss  Amy  Ames 
Grossi  and  Crosbie 
.    Chas.  Edmonds 


King  Theodore  of  Abyssinia,   F.  Gough 


1869]  THE   FIFTH  AVENUE  THEATRE  403 

Effie  Germon  closed  here  March  13,  and  Lizzie  Mahon  assumed 
the  r61e  of  Lorenzo;  March  15,  "A  Gentleman  from  Ireland"  pre- 
ceded the  burlesque.  For  Brougham's  closing  week,  he  appeared 
as  O'Callaghan  in  "  His  Last  Legs,"  followed  by  "  Much  Ado  About 
a  Merchant  of  Venice."  Mr.  Brougham  withdrew  from  the  man- 
agement April  3. 

Charles  Hale  died  at  Wilton,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  11,  1876.  He  was  born 
in  England  June  23,  18 19.  He  made  his  first  appearance  in  America 
at  the  Old  Broadway  Theatre,  this  city.  May  17,  1852,  for  Mme. 
Ponisi's  benefit,  performing  Sam  Warren  in  "The  Poor  Relation." 
When  Wallack's  Theatre,  on  Broadway  near  Broome  Street,  was  first 
opened  as  such,  Sept.  8,  1852,  Mr.  Hale  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
pany, and  so  continued  for  several  seasons.  He  had  not  acted  for 
some  years  prior  to  his  demise,  as  the  disease  from  which  he  was 
suffering  caused  a  loss  of  memory  at  times,  which  prevented  him 
from  pursuing  his  profession. 

The  next  title  of  this  house  was  "  The  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre." 
On  April  5,  1869,  Mr.  Fisk,  the  lessee,  undertook  the  management 
of  the  house  himself,  and  gave  it  its  old  name  of  the  Fifth  Avenue 
Theatre.  His  first  offering  was  the  opera  bouffe  company  from  the 
Grand  Opera  House  this  city.  Adolph  Birgfeld  was  the  manager. 
The  operas  produced  were :  "  La  Perichole,"  with  Irma  and  M. 
Aujac  in  the  leading  r61es,  April  5,  matinee  April  10,  12,  matinee 
April  17, 19,  26,  May  3,  and  matinee  May  8  ;  "  La  Grande  Duchesse," 
with  Tostee  and  M.  Aujac  in  the  leading  characters,  April  6,  13,  20, 
27,  May  4,  1 1  ;  "  Barbe  Bleu,"  with  Irma  and  Aujac  in  the  cast, 
April  7,  14,  21,  matinde  April  24,  28,  matinee  May  1,5;"  Orphee 
Aux  Enfers,"  by  Tostee  and  Aujac,  April  8,  15;  "  Les  Bavards  " 
and  "  La  Chanson  de  Fortunio  "  April  9, 16,  23  ;  "  La  Belle  Helene," 
with  Tostee  and  Decr6,  April  10,  17,  22,  30,  May  13.  Two  new 
operas  were  produced  April  24  for  the  first  time,  "  Mons.  Landry  " 
and  "  Le  MaJtre  de  Chapelle,"  and  repeated  April  29. 

The  house  was  closed  May  i,  and  the  company  appeared  at  the 
Academy  of  Music,  for  the  benefit  of  Tostee.  "  Le  Mariage  Aux 
Lanternes"  was  produced,  with  Irma  and  Tostee  in  the  cast,  May  6, 
7,  8 ;  "  Mons.  Choufleuri  "  and  "  Mons.  Landry  "  were  given  May  15, 
with  Tostee  in  both  pieces.  "  Les  Dragons  de  Villars  "  was  sung 
May  10,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  repeated  May  12,  14,  15, 
17,  19,  21,  matinee  May  22,  June  i,  2,  4.  In  the  third  act  Marie 
Bonfanti  the  danseuse  and  a  ballet  appeared.  The  opera  had  this 
cast: 


Rose  Friquet    ....       Mile.  Irma 

Georgette Mile.  Duclos 

Sylvian M.  Aujac 


Belamy M.  Tholer 

Thibaat M.  Lagriffoul 

Pastor M.  Hamilton 


The  manager  of  the  company  retiring,  Mile.  Irma  held  the  reins 
for  a  brief  period,  and  was  succeeded  by  M.  Benedick.    Tostee  re- 


404      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       E'Seg 

appeared  May  18-22  as  Boulotte  in  "Barbe  Bleu."  Tostee's  fare- 
well occurred  May  3 1 ,  when  were  presented  "  La  Grande  Duchesse  " 
(2d  act),  "La  Belle  Helene"  (2d  act),  "Barbe  Bleu"  (3d  act). 
During  the  evening  Marie  Bonfanti,  Mons.  Novissimo,  and  a  ballet 
were  seen.  The  company  appeared  at  Brooklyn  on  the  "  off  nights  " 
in  June.  "  La  Perichole  "  was  sung,  matinde  and  evening,  June  5  ; 
"  Barbe  Bleu "  June  7,  9,  with  Decr6  as  Barbe  Bleu,  and  Irma  as 
Boulotte ;  "  La  Perichole  "  June  8,  10,  Irma  as  the  heroine,  and  Aujac 
as  Pequillo.  Mile.  Morlacchi,  Miles.  Letti,  Duchaleau,  Mazzeri  and 
Malvina  Evers  appeared  in  a  grand  ballet. 

M.  Aujac  made  his  last  appearance  June  11,  as  Barbe  Bleu. 
Matinee  June  12  Mile.  Desclauzas  made  her  first  appearance  at  this 
theatre,  acting  Pequillo  in  "La  Perichole,"  with  Irma  in  the  title 
r61e.     The  Morlacchi  ballet  company  appeared  in  the  "  Can-can." 

For  the  week  of  June  14,  "  La  Perichole  "  was  sung  with  Irma 
in  the  title  r61e.     The  season  closed  June  19. 

The  Selwyn  Boston  Theatre  company  appeared  June  21  in  "Dora," 
with  this  cast : 


Farmer  Allen  .  .  Frederic  Robinson 
Luke  Bloomfield  .  C.  H.  Vandenhoff 
Mary  Morrison  .  .  Kitty  Blanchard 
Dora Lizzie  Price 


Willie Miss  Timony 

William  Allen  ....      H.  F.  Daly 
Jim  Blunt     .     .     .     .  O.  A.  Dinsmore 


This  was  followed  by  the  burlesque  "Black  Eyed  Susan,"  cast 
thus: 


Capt.  Crosstree 
Lord  High  Admiral 
Dolly  Mayflower   . 
Admiral  of  the  Blue 
Dame  Hatley   .     . 


Stuart  Robson 
Dan  Maguinnis 
.  Lillie  Vining 
.  J.  B.  Bradley 

Harry  Josephs 


Hatchet  . 
Doggrass 
Raker  . 
William  . 
Susan 


.      H.  F.  Daly 

Harry  Pearson 

A.  D.  Billings 

Kitty  Blanchard 

.     .  Mary  Cary 


This  was  Harry  Josephs'  first  appearance  in  New  York.  The 
company  closed  July  3,  and  appeared  at  Wallack's  Theatre  July  5. 

Augustin  Daly  was  the  next  manager  of  this  theatre.  He  fitted 
it  up  very  handsomely,  and  opened  Aug.  16,  1869,  with  the  follow- 
ing company:  Edward  L.  Davenport,  D.  H.  Harkins  (stage  mana- 
ger), Geo.  Holland,  James  Lewis,  T.  F.  Egbert,  W.  Beekman,  Frank 
Chapman,  George  Clarke,  J.  B.  Polk,  W.  Davidge,  H.  C.  Ryner,  G. 
C.  Jordan,  H.  Stewart,  J.  M.  Cooke,  Pierce,  Peck,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Chan- 
frau,  Mrs.  Clara  Jennings,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert,  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins, 
Fanny  Davenport,  Agnes  Ethel,  Marie  Longmore,  Emillie  Kiehl, 
Emily  Lewis,  Amy  Ames,  Norwood,  Tyson,  and  Rowland.  James 
Fisk  was  still  proprietor  of  the  theatre;  Robert  Stoepel,  musical 
director.  Robertson's  comedy,  "  Play,"  was  the  initial  performance, 
and  had  this  cast : 


i869j 


THE  FIFTH  AVENUE  THEATRE 


405 


Hon.  Bruce  Farquhar,  E.  L.  Davenport 
Chevalier  Browne .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Hauptman  von  Stockstadt,  W.  Davidge 
Graf  von  Staufenberg  .  W.  Beekman 
Mr.  Bodmin  Todder  .  .  Geo.  Holland 
Mrs.  Kinpeck  .    .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

Frank  Price J.  B.  Polk 

Croupier H.  C.  Ryner 


Teller J.  Peck 

Keller G.  C.  Jordan 

Old  Gray      ....   Frank  Chapman 
Spendfast     .     .     .  ^.     .    J.  M.  Cooke 

Amanda Clara  Jennings 

Rosie Agnes  Ethel 

Flower  Girl Emily  Lewis 


"  Dreams  "  was  acted  Sept.  6,  with  this  cast : 


The  Rittmeister  .  .  E.  L.  Davenport 
Earl  of  Loamshire  .  Wm.  Davidge 
Lady  Clara  Vere  de  Vere 

Clara  Jennings 
Frau  Harfthal  .     .   Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Lena Agnes  Ethel 

Rudolf Geo.  Clarke 

John  Hibbs James  Lewis 

Earl  Leo J.  B.  Polk 

Old  Gray Geo.  Holland 


This  play  was  originally  produced  under  the  name  of  "  My  Lady 
Clara."  "  Old  Heads  and  Young  Hearts  "  was  presented  Sept.  27, 
28,  Oct.  I,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Miss  Rockett    . 
Lady  Pompion  . 
Jessie  Rural 
Littleton  Coke 
Earl  Pompion  . 


.  Marie  Longmore 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  .  W.  Davidge 
.  .  Geo.  Clarke 
.     .    H.  C.  Ryner 


Lord  Roebuck  .     .     .     .    T.  F.  Egbert 

Bob Jas.  Lewis 

Lady  Alice  ....      Clara  Jennings 
Tom  Coke   ....      D.  H.  Harkins 


"London  Assurance"  was  seen  Sept.  29,  30,  and  Oct.  2,  with 
E.  L.  Davenport  as  Sir  Harcourt  Courtley  (his  first  appearance  in 
this  city  in  that  r61e).  Fanny  Davenport  (first  time)  as  Lady  Gay, 
and  Marie  Wilkins  (first  appearance  at  this  theatre)  as  Pert. 

Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  appeared  here  Oct.  4  in  "  Twelfth  Night,"  its 
first  performance  in  New  York  in  twelve  years.     It  had  this  cast : 

Geo.  Jordan,  Jr. 

.  T.  F.  Egbert 

.     F.  Chapman 

.    H.  C.  Ryner 

W.  Beekman 


Viola Mrs.  Scott-Siddons 

Olivia Agnes  Ethel 

Maria      ....      Fanny  Davenport 

Malvolio Geo.  Clarke 

Sir  Toby  Belch  .  .  .  W.  Davidge 
Duke  Orsini  ...  D.  H.  Harkins 
Clown Jas.  Lewis 


Valentine 

Sebastian 

Fabian     . 

Antonio   . 

Justice 

Sir  Andrew  Aguecheek  .     .  J.  B.  Polk 


"  Twelfth  Night "  enjoyed  a  run  of  two  weeks,  and  was  followed, 
Oct.  18, 19, 20,  by  "  As  You  Like  It."  Rosalind  and  Celia  were  played 
on  alternate  nights  by  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  and  Clara  Jennings. 
"  King  Rene's  Daughter  "  was  produced  Oct.  22  and  matinde  Oct. 
23,  with  D.  H.  Harkins  as  Sir  Tristan,  Mrs.  Siddons  as  lolanthe.and 
Miss  M.  Andrews  (first  appearance)  as  Martha. 

The  cast  of  "  As  You  Like  It  "  was  this : 


Rosalind,  18,  20,  23,  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons 
Rosalind  19,  21,  22  .  Clara  Jennings 
Celia,  19,  21,  22  .  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons 
Celia,  18,  20,  23  .  .  Clara  Jennings 
Duke  Frederick    .    .    .    J.  M.  Cooke 


Banished  Duke     .     .     .     .   J.  B.  Polk 

Le  Beau Emily  Lewis 

Oliver Geo.  Jordan,  Jr. 

Jaques  de  Bois      .     .    .     .    M.  Pierce 
Adam H.  C.  Ryner 


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Touchstone       .     .     .     .     W.  Davidge  Orlando Geo.  Clarke 

Corin Frank  Chapman  Charles Peck 

Phebe Emillie  Kiehl  Sylvanus T.  F.  Egbert 

Hymen Miss  Amy  Ames  William W.  Beekman 

Amiens H.  Stewart  Audrey Marie  Wilkins 

Jaques D.  H.  Harkins 

Matinde  Oct.  23,  "The  Love  Chase"  and  "King  Rent's  Daughter." 
Oct.  25  "  She  Would  and  She  Would  Not "  was  acted  for  the  first 
time  in  New  York  in  eleven  years.     The  cast  was : 


Hypolita       .     .     .  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons 

Don  Phillip Geo.  Clarke 

Manuel Wm.  Davidge 

Octavio D.  H.  Harkins 

Trippanti Jas.  Lewis 


Rosare Agnes  Ethel 

Violetta   ....      Fanny  Davenport 

Flora Marie  Longmore 

Diego Geo.  Holland 

Soto F.  H.  Evans 


Nov.  8,  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing,"  was  seen  with  Mrs.  Scott- 
Siddons  as  Beatrice.  She  terminated  her  engagement  Nov.  13,  with 
"  As  You  Like  It "  at  the  matinee,  and  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing  " 
in  the  evening. 

"  She  Would  and  She  Would  Not "  is  derived  from  Spanish 
sources  —  a  Spanish  novel  translated  into  English,  with  the  title  of 
"  The  Trepanner  Trepanned,"  which  John  Learnerd  converted  into 
a  dramatic  composition  called  "  The  Counterfeits,"  and  performed 
Aug.  29,  1678,  at  the  old  Dorset  Garden  Theatre,  with  Betterton  in 
the  cast.  Colley  Cibber  took  the  plot  and  made  "  She  Would  and 
She  Would  Not "  out  of  it.  Macklin,  Bannister,  Jr.,  Lewis,  Fawcett, 
Mundon,  and  Harley  became  famous  as  Trippanti.  Don  Manuel 
has  been  sustained  by  Yates,  Shater,  Dowton,  and  W.  K.  Farren; 
Don  Phillip  by  C.  Kemble  and  Wallack,  and  Hypolita  was  Mrs. 
Jordan's  favorite  part.  Among  other  celebrated  exponents  of  this 
part  was  Peg  Woffington. 

I  doubt  if  since  the  days  of  Ellen  Tree  so  charming  a  Rosalind 
has  trod  the  American  stage  as  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons.  Nature, 
which  seemed  to  have  created  this  beautiful  woman  in  her  most 
aesthetic  mood,  denied  her  the  necessary  physique  for  those  heavier 
tragic  r61es  which  have  so  long  been  associated  in  the  public  mind 
with  histrionic  ability  of  the  highest  order.  A  cause  of  the  slowness 
of  the  growth  of  her  popularity  is  undoubtedly  due  to  the  fact  that 
when  she  first  appeared  here  she  lacked  stage  experience,  and  did 
unfamiliar  things  in  familiar  parts.  But  in  spite  of  all  these  impedi- 
ments to  a  perfect  and  immediate  success,  her  undoubted  talents, 
exquisite  beauty,  and  high  culture  entitled  her  to  far  more  considera- 
tion and  praise  than  she  received.  She  was  a  fine  German  and 
French  scholar,  having  acted,  and  acted  well,  in  both  languages. 
She  personated  in  French  the  heroines  of  Corneille,  Moliere,  and 
Racine,  and  played  with  fluent  ease  the  Mary  Stuart  of  Schiller  in 
its  original  tongue. 


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Mary  Frances  Scott-Siddons  died  in  Paris,  France,  Nov.  19,  1896, 
and  was  buried  in  Woking  cemetery,  London,  Eng.  She  was 
born  in  India  in  1844.  At  eighteen  years  of  age  she  was  married 
to  a  naval  officer  named  Canter,  who  afterwards  changed  his  name 
to  Scott-Siddons.  She  made  her  debut  in  Nottingham  Eng.,  in 
1866  and  first  acted  in  London,  April  8,  1867,  at  the  Haymarket 
Theatre,  as  Rosalind  in  "  As  You  Like  It."  She  made  her  Ameri- 
can debut  as  a  reader  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  during  the  summer  of  1868. 
She  first  appeared  in  New  York  as  a  reader  Oct.  26  of  that  year,  at 
Steinway  Hall.  Her  first  appearance  as  an  actress  in  America  was 
at  the  Boston  Museum,  and  she  first  appeared  in  New  York  on 
the  dramatic  stage,  Nov.  30, 1868,  as  Rosalind  at  the  Worrell  Sisters' 
Theatre.  Her  last  appearance  in  this  city  was  Dec.  17,  1891,  at 
Palmer's  Theatre,  in  "  What  a  Woman  !  " 

Mrs.  Frank  Chanfrau  made  her  first  appearance  here  Nov.  15, 
1869  as  Esther  Eccles  in  "  Caste." 


D'Alroy Geo.  Clarke 

Hawtrey J.  B.  Polk 

Dixon Pierce 


Polly Fanny  Davenport 

Eccles W.  Davidge 

Gerridge Jas.  Lewis 

Marquise     .     .     .    Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

E.  L.  Davenport  repeated  his  performance  of  Sir  Harcourt,  in 
"  London  Assurance,"  Nov.  22,  followed  by  Sir  Giles  Overreach,  in 
"  A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts."  Nov.  23  Theresa  Shirk,  a  lady 
who  had  been  heard  in  this  city  as  a  reader,  at  Steinway  Hall,  made 
her  ddbut  as  Margaret  Overreach.  "Old  Heads  and  Young 
Hearts,"  with  Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau  as  Lady  Alice,  Nov.  24;  "  Every- 
body's Friend  "  Nov.  25,  26,  and  matinee  Nov.  27;  evening  Nov.  27, 
"  A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts."  "  Daddy  Gray  "  was  first  acted 
here  Dec.  i,  cast  as  follows : 

Daddy  Gray     .     .     .EL.  Davenport 

Harry Geo.  Jordan,  Jr. 

Johnny Master  Heme 

Jessie  Bell Agnes  Ethel 

Mrs.  Bell Marie  Wilkins 

Kitty  Clatterby     .     .    Marie  Longmore 

"  Checkmate  "  was  played  the  same  night ;  "  Wives  as  They  Were 
and  Maids  as  They  Are  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  Dec.  6,  and  had 
this  cast: 


Peter  Bell H.  C.  Ryner 

Travers F.  H.  Evans 

Augustus Jas.  Lewis 

Drudge F.  Chapman 

Lortie     .     .     .      Miss  M.  McCormack 


Sir  William  Dorrillon,  E.  L.  Davenport 

Lord  Priory Wm.  Davidge 

Sir  George  Evelyn  .  D.  H.  Harkins 
Norberry  ....  Geo.  F.  Devere 
Miss  Dorrillon       .     .      Mrs.  Chanfrau 


Oliver Geo.  Holland 

Bronzely Geo.  Clarke 

Lady  Mary  .     .     .      Fanny  Davenport 
Lady  Priory     ....     Agnes  Ethel 


On  Dec.  9  and  matinde  Dec.  10  and  11,  "The  Irish  Heiress" 
was  played.  "  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan  "  (E.  L.  Davenport  as  the  hero) 
was  acted  Dec.  13,  14,  18;  also  "A  Poor  Goose."    James  Lewis 


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acted  Major  De  Boots  in  "  Everybody's  Friend "  Dec.  16  and 
matinee  Jan.  i.  1870.  "  The  Duke's  Motto  "  was  produced  Jan.  20, 
with  Edward  L.  Davenport  as  Lagadere. 

"  The  Busybody  "  was  presented  Jan.  3,  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York  in  thirteen  years.  It  was  given  all  the  week  except  at  the 
matinee  Jan.  5,  when  E.  L.  Davenport  enacted  Sir  Giles  Overreach 
in  "  A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts,"  for  his  benefit.  James  Lewis 
was  the  Marrall. 

Olive  Logan's  comedy,  "Surf,"  was  first  produced  Jan.  12,  and 
enjoyed  a  run  of  one  month.     It  had  this  cast: 


Evans 


George  Clarke 


Miss  Euphrosyne  Noble,      Lily  Vining 

Miss  Alice  Warren    .  .   Emillie  Kiehl 

Mrs.  Fanny  Flipaway,  Marie  Wilkins 

Madame  Trfes  Sal^e  .  Miss  Norwood 

Miss  Tootsey  Noble  .  .      Miss  Ryner 

Mr.  Barker  Blunt      .  .     W.  Davidge 

Mr.  Jenkins      .     .     .  George  Holland 


General  Madison  Noble,     G.  F.  Devere 
Lieutenant  Arthur  McKim 

F.  H 
Mr.  Philip  Varney, 
Peter  Lepper, 

Mr.  Simon  Schweinfleish,   James  Lewis 
Mr.  Lothario  Smasher,    George  Parkes 
Orinoko  Virginia  Smith,    W.  Beekman    Smart 
Master  Benny  Flipaway  Mrs.  Ogle 

Miss  Cushman   Arethusa  Ogle 
General  Grant  .     .     George  Jordan,  Jr.    Norah  O'Rourke 
Mrs.  Madison  Noble,  Fanny  Davenport 

"The  Busybody"  was  repeated  Jan.  14. 
Sardou's  "  Frou  Frou "  had  its  first  representation 
Jan.  15,  with  this  cast: 


Mrs 


F.  Chapman 

G.  H.  Gilbert 

Emily  Lewis 

.  Amy  Ames 


in  America 


Henri  Sartorys 
Brigard    . 
Baron  de  Cambri 
Pitou 

Vincent  .  .  . 
Zanetto  .  .  . 
Gilberte  .  .  . 
Louise      .     .     . 


Geo.  Clarke 
W.  Davidge 
.  Jas.  Lewis 

G.  F.  Devere 
H.  Stewart 

W.  Beekman 
Agnes  Ethel 

Kate  Newton 


Pauline Amy  Ames 

Angelique Emily  Lewis 

Comte  de  Valreas  .  .  Geo.  Parkes 
Baronne  de  Cambri,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
The  Governess  .  Roberta  Norwood 
Georgia  (Sartorys'  child) 

Gertie  Norwood 


This  was  Kate  Newton's  first  appearance  at  this  theatre,  and  the 
first  appearance  on  any  stage  of  Gertie  Norwood. 

L.  F.  Harrison  assumed  the  business  management  April  11. 
Extra  matindes  of  "  Frou  Frou  "  commenced  Wednesday,  April  20. 
"  The  Good  Natured  Man  "  was  acted  April  24,  for  the  first  time  in 
this  city  in  fifty-two  years,  and  had  this  castj: 


Sir  Wm.  Honeywood       D.  H.  Harkins 
Miss  Richland       .      Fanny  Davenport 
Jas.  Lewis 


Mr.  Twitch G.  Jordan,  Jr. 

Little  Flanigan      .     .     .     F.  Chapman 

Butler W.  Beekman 

Dubardieu Mr.  Pierce 

Olivia Emillie  Kiehl 

Mrs.  Croaker Amy  Ames 

Garnett Miss  Rowland 

Dr.  Johnson's  original  prologue  was  delivered  prior  to  the  play  by 
D.  H.  Harkins,, and  at  the  close  of  the  performance  William  Winter's 


Mr.  Lofty  .  . 
Mr.  Crocker 
Mr.  Honeywood 
Leontine .  .  . 
Jarvis       .     .     . 


W.  Davidge 

Geo.  Clarke 

Frank  Evans 

G.  F.  Devere 


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epilogue  was  spoken  by  the  company.  Agnes  Ethel  had  a  benefit 
April  25,  when  "Frou  Frou"  began  its  tenth  week  and  was  played 
for  the  last  time  May  23. 

On  June  7,  "  Fernande  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time,  and  had  this 
cast: 


The  Marquis  Andre  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Phillip  Pomerol  .  .  D.  H.  Harkins 
The  Commander  Jarbi  .  .  Jas.  Lewis 
The  Countess  Clothilda  (her 

first  appearance  here),  Fanny  Morant 
Georgette  (first  appearance  on 

the  stage)  ....  Linda  Dietz 
Madame  Seneschal,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Madame  de  la  Brienne  .  .  Amy  Ames 
Peachbloom     .    Roberta  A.  Norwood 


Roqueville G.  F.  Devere 

Bracassin Geo.  Parkes 

The  Baron F.  Chapman 

Santa  Cruz Mr.  Pierce 

Alfred H.  Stewart 

Frederic       .     .     .     .  W.  H.  Beekman 

Fernande Agnes  Ethel 

The  Baroness  .  .  .  Miss  Rowland 
Gibralter  ....  Fanny  Reeves 
Therese Emillie  Kiehl 


The  season  closed  July  9. 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  13,  1870,  with  the  following  com- 
pany: D.  H.  Harkins,  Mortimer,  Holland,  Louis  Barrett,  James 
Lewis,  William  Davidge,  Geo.  F.  Devere,  Frank  Chapman,  Pierce, 
J.  B.  Polk,  Parker,  W.  H.  Beekman,  Harry  Bascomb,  Brown,  Agnes 
Ethel,  Fanny  Davenport,  Clara  Morris,  Amy  Ames,  Nellie  Morti- 
mer, Fanny  Morant,  Kate  Newton,  Mrs.  William  Winter,  Kate 
Claxton,  Gertrude  Kellogg,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert,  lone  Burke,  Emily 
de  Lesdernier,  Roberta  A.  Norwood,  and  Louise  Volmer. 

The  opening  play  was  Aug.  Daly's  dramatization  of  Wilkie  Collins' 
novel,  "  Man  and  Wife,"  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  when 
Clara  Morris  made  her  first  appearance  in  this  city,  as  Anne  Syl- 
vester. This  actress  was  engaged  by  Mr.  Daly  on  the  suggestion 
of  James  Lewis,  not  as  leading  lady,  but  to  play  such  parts  as  he 
thought  might  fit  her.  Agnes  Ethel  declined  to  appear  as  Anne 
Sylvester,  and  lone  Burke,  who  was  the  next  actress  in  rank,  had 
gone  for  her  holiday.  In  this  emergency  Mr.  Daly  concluded  to 
give  the  character  to  his  "  raw  Western  recruit."  Having  a  quick 
study,  Clara  Morris  did  not  delay  the  production  of  the  play  one  day. 
She  made  an  immediate  success,  being  recalled  in  one  of  the  earlier 
scenes  of  the  play,  before  the  act  terminated.  This  drama  had  the 
most  extended  run  of  any  produced  up  to  that  time.  Her  next  suc- 
cessful role  was  Lucy  Carter  in  "  Saratoga  "  (loi  performances). 
Clara  Morris  continued  with  Mr.  Daly  until  the  theatre  was 
destroyed  by  fire,  and  she  went  to  the  Globe  Theatre  (Broadway  and 
Eighth  Street)  with  him  Jan.  21,  1873.  At  the  close  of  this  season, 
June  28,  she  went  to  the  Union  Square  Theatre,  where  she  appeared 
Nov.  17,  1873,  in  "  The  Wicked  World."  Nov.  30,  1874,  she  was 
married  to  F.  C.  Harriott.  Clara  Morris  is  unquestionably  a  very 
remarkable  actress  within  certain  limitations.  It  is  true  that  her 
range  of  expression  is  not  large,  and  that  her  style  is  far  from  ver- 
satile; but  at  her  best  and  in  her  peculiar  vein  she  is  without  a 


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rival  on  our  stage.  At  times  she  reveals  flashes  of  decided  genius, 
especially  in  her  portrayal  of  phases  of  intense  feeling  arising  out  of 
mental  suffering.  In  the  lighter  and  less  demonstrative  aspects  of 
her  art,  however,  she  is  not  so  happy.  At  times,  in  her  passion  for 
intensity  of  style,  she  approached  dangerously  near  the  verge  of 
melodrama.  It  has  long  been  held  by  many  that  Clara  Mor- 
ris reached  her  highest  standard  of  dramatic  art  as  Cora  in 
"  L' Article  47." 

After  a  run  of  eight  weeks,  "  Man  and  Wife  "  was  withdrawn  Nov. 
19,  and  Nov.  21  "  The  Hunchback  "  was  acted,  with  the  first  appear- 
ance this  season  of  Agnes  Ethel,  who  played  Julia  ;  Mrs.  William 
Winter  made  her  first  appearance  here  Nov.  22  as  Caroline  Dormer 
in  "  The  Heir  at  Law."  "  Fernande  "  was  revived  Nov.  24,  when 
Amy  Ames  first  appeared  this  season  as  Therese.  Fanny  Morant 
and  Nellie  Mortimer  (Mrs.  G.  F.  Devere)  also  made  their  first  ap- 
pearance this  season.  "  The  Heir  at  Law"  was  played  Dec.  6 ;  "  The 
Hunchback  "  Dec.  8 ;  "  London  Assurance  "  Dec.  9,  10,  and  19,  with 
William  Davidge  as  Sir  Harcourt  Courtley.  It  was  announced  as 
his  first  appearance  in  that  character  in  New  York,  but  this  was 
a  great  mistake,  as  I  saw  him  play  it  again  and  again  at  the  Old 
Broadway  Theatre.  He  acted  it  with  Charlotte  Cushman  as  Lady 
Gay,  with  Julia  Dean  as  Lady  Gay,  and  with  several  other  famous 
actresses.  "  Twelfth  Night,"  with  Mr.  Davidge  as  Malvolio,  was  played 
Dec.  12, 13  ;  "  Man  and  Wife  "  Dec.  14,  20;  "  Fernande  "  Dec.  16, 17. 
Sunday  evening,  Dec.  18,  Kate  Fields  delivered  a  lecture  on  Charles 
Dickens.  "  Saratoga  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  Dec  21.  It  was 
magnificently  put  on  the  stage,  and  the  drawing-room  scenes  were 
marvels  of  stage  setting.  David  Whiting  first  appeared  at  this 
theatre  on  this  occasion. 

On  Jan.  19,  1871,  a  matinee  performance  was  given  for  the  Geo. 
Holland  fund.  "  Saratoga  "  was  acted  for  the  one  hundred  and 
thirty-third  time  on  March  27,  for  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert's  benefit. 

Boucicault's  adaptation  of  Lessieri's  story,  "  LaFille  du  Sud,"  was 
produced  March  28,  under  the  title  of  "  Jezebel."  It  proved  a  failure, 
and  was  withdrawn  after  April  8.     It  had  this  cast : 


Geo.  D'Artignes   . 
Capt.  Breitman 
Mme.  D'Artignes 
Alfred  Ravel    .     . 
Gertrude      .     .     . 


D.  H.  Harkins 
W.  Davidge,  Sr. 
.  Clara  Morris 
.George  Parkes 
.     Mrs.  Devere 


Cristol Jas.  Lewis 

Halma     ., Geo.  Devere 

Margaret Linda  Dietz 

Laicele    ....    Miss.  R.  Norwood 


Charles  Mathews  began  an  engagement  here  April  10  in  "  Married 
for  Money"  and  "Patter  vs.  Clatter."  "The  Critic"  and  "A 
Thousand  a  Year  "  were  acted  April  24.  As  Don  Whiskerando  in 
the  first  piece  Mr.  Davidge  made  a  great  hit.  Mr.  Mathews  ap- 
peared May  8  in  his  original  character  of  Sir  Charles  Coldstream  in 
"Used  Up;"  May  10,  12, "The  Bachelor  of  Arts"  and  the  farce, 


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"  Mr.  Catherwood,  or  Out  of  Sight,  Out  of  Mind ;  "  May  15,  Byron's 
comedy,  "  Not  Such  a  Fool  as  He  Looks,"  was  produced. 

The  season  closed  May  27,  and  a  summer  term  commenced  May 
29,  with  "  The  Golden  Fleece,"  and  "  The  Comical  Countess,"  when 
Charles  Mathews  took  a  benefit,  and  Mrs.  Charles  Mathews  made 
her  first  appearance  in  this  city  in  thirteen  years.  She  acted  Medea 
in  the  first  piece.  Fanny  Davenport  took  a  benefit  June  S,  and 
played  Lady  Gay  in  "  London  Assurance,"  with  E.  L.  Davenport  as 
Sir  Harcourt  Courtley  and  Julia  Gaylord  (^first  appearance  in  this 
city)  as  Grace.  Julia  Gaylord  was  Mrs.  Fred  Packard.  She  died  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  April  18,  1894.  Wilkie  Collins'  "No  Name"  was 
seen  June  7  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  Clara  Morris  was  the 
Magdalen.  The  play  was  withdrawn  after  thirteen  performances. 
"  Delmonico's,  or  Larks  Up  the  Hudson,"  was  done  June  20,  with 
Clara  Morris  as  Constance.  It  ran  until  July  10,  when  it  was  taken 
off,  and  Wm.  Davidge,  for  his  benefit,  July  10,  acted  Crummies  in 
"  The  Savage  and  the  Maiden ;  "  also  an  original  two-act  comedy 
called  "  An  Angel."  This  bill  was  presented  all  the  week.  The 
season  closed  July  19. 

The  next  season  was  opened  Sept.  5,  1871.  The  company  was: 
W.  Davidge,  Jas.  Lewis,  George  Parkes,  D.  H.  Harkins,  Beekman, 
Pierce,  Fanny  Morant,  Fanny  Davenport,  Linda  Dietz,  Clara  Mor- 
ris, Mrs.  Gilbert,  Miss  Carston,  Louise  Volmer,  Geo.  F.  Devere, 
W.  J.  Le  Moyne,  Geo.  H.  Griffiths,  H.  Crisp,  Owen  S.  Fawcett, 
Mary  Cary,  David  Whiting,  J.  G.  Burnett,  Frank  Chapman,  Kate 
Newton,  Louis  James,  Nellie  Mortimer,  Ida  Yearance,  Maria  Fane, 
Kate  Claxton,  Kate  Firm  in,  Roberta  Norwood.  D.  H.  Harkins, 
stage  manager ;  John  Moore,  prompter,  and  R.  Stoepel.  "  Divorce  " 
was  the  first  production  of  the  season.  This  "play  of  contempo- 
raneous interest,"  as  Mr.  Daly  called  it,  was  a  dramatization  of 
Anthony  Trollope's  novel,  "  He  Knew  He  Was  Right."  It  ran  two 
hundred  nights,  and  had  this  cast : 


Alfred  Adriance 
Templeton  Jitt 
Fanny  Ten  Eyck 
Mrs.  Ten  Eyck 
Lulu  Ten  Eyck 
Judge  Kemp     . 
Mrs.  Kemp 
Burrit     .     .     . 
Henry  Duncan 
De  Witt      .     . 
Christmas    .     . 


.  D.  H.  Harkins 
.  .  James  Lewis 
.  .  Clara  Morris 
.     .  Fanny  Morant 

Fanny  Davenport 

David  Whiting 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

.    W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

.     .      Henry  Crisp 

Wm.  Davidge,  Sr. 
.    Frank  Chapman 


Kitty^ Ida  Yearance 

Nellie Kate  Claxton 

Pam John  Burnett 

Capt.  Lynde     ....      Louis  James 

Dr.  Lang Geo.  Devere 

Jim Owen  S.  Fawcett 

Molly Nellie  Mortimer 

Flora Mary  Cary 

Grace Linda  Dietz 

Jenny Louise  Volmer 


A  special  matinee  of  "Divorce"  was  given  Jan.  i,  1872,  when 
Jules  Levy  executed  a  cornet  solo. 

The  company  left  Jersey  City  Feb.  22,  at  8.03  a.  m.  for  Philadel- 
phia, arriving  there  at  10.15  A.  m.    They  commenced  a  performance 


412      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       CiSyz 


of  "  Divorce "  at  i  p.  m.  which  terminated  at  4.20.  At  4.45  they 
left  for  New  York,  arriving  in  Jersey  City  at  6.5S,  and  performed  the 
play  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  the  same  night. 

"  Old  Heads  and  Young  Hearts "  was  acted  March  19,  with 
Geo.  H.  Griflfiths  (first  appearance  here)  as  Jesse  Rural. 

"Fernande"  was  revived  March  20  for  the  benefit  of  Fanny 
Morant.  "  Wives  as  They  Were,  and  Maids  as  They  Are "  was 
played  March  21.  "  The  Provoked  Husband  "  March  22-23  ;  "  Frou 
Frou"  March  25. 

"  Article  47  "  had  its  first  production  here  April  2,  and  Clara  Mor- 
ris' acting  of  Cora  made  it  the  sensation  of  the  day.     The  cast  was : 


Count  De  Rives  . 
George  Duhamel 
M.  Chatelard  .  . 
Mme.  Duhamel  . 
Dr.  Paul  Combes 
Henry  Delille  .  . 
Foreman  of  Jury  - 
Baroness  .  .  . 
Victor     .     .     .     . 


.  Geo.  H.  Griffiths 

.     .      Harry  Crisp 

.  Owen  S.  Fawcett 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Griffiths 

.     .      W.  Davidge 

.     .      Louis  James 

...     J.  Burnett 

Fanny  Davenport 

George  Parkes 


Potain James  Lewis 

Old  Simon  .     .     .     .    W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Marcelle Linda  Dietz 

Countess      .     .     .      Roberta  Norwood 
President     ....       D.  H.  Harkins 

Lauristot Geo.  Devere 

Cora Clara  Morris 

Lizette Ida  Yearance 

Marie Louise  Volmer 


Clara  Morris  took  a  benefit  May  15,  and  "  Article  47"  was  acted 
for  the  forty-seventh  time.  It  was  acted  for  the  seventy-seventh 
and  last  time,  June  15,  when  the  season  closed. 

The  next  season  opened  Sept.  3,  1872,  with  the  following  company : 
Fanny  Davenport,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert,  Kate  Claxton,  Rosa  Deerham, 
Clara  Morris,  Linda  Dietz,  Mary  Cary,  Roberta  Norwood,  Miss  Grif- 
fiths, Fanny  Morant,  Sara  Jewett,  Nellie  Mortimer  (Mrs.  G.  F.  De- 
vere), Mrs.  C.  Abbott,  Chas.  Fisher,  James  Lewis,  Charles  Rockwell, 
J.  F.  Davens,  Frank  Chapman,  Louis  James,  W.  J.  Le  Moyne,  James 
G.  Peakes,  Edmond  Pierce,  Georgie  Langley  (Mrs.  Charles  Furbish), 
Miss  Deane,  W.  Beekman,  Wm.  Davidge,  Henry  Crisp,  Owen  S. 
Fawcett,  D.  Whiting,  J.  G.  Burnett,  Mrs.  Barnes,  George  Clarke, 
B.  T.  Ringgold,  G.  H.  Griffiths  and  G.  Godfrey.  The  initial  per- 
formance was  Bronson  Howard's  comedy  "  Diamonds,"  which  had 
this  cast: 


Hamilton  WyckofiE 
Dr.  Shuttle  worth 
'Enery  Thomas     . 
Mrs.  Skidmore 
Mrs.  Plunkett 
Mrs.  Vandyke 
Reddington      .     . 
Uncle  Ned       .     . 
Truesdell     .     .     . 


.     .       H.  Crisp 

W.  Davidge 

.   O.  S.  Fawcett 

Nellie  Mortimer 

Georgie  Langley 

Fanny  Morant 

C.  H.  RockweU 

W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

B.  T.  Ringgold 


Jerome G.  H.  Griffiths 

Plunkett J.  G.  Burnett 

The  Todd   .     .     .     Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

Percival Geo.  Clarke 

Todd James  Lewis 

Judge David  Whiting 

Nelly      ....       Fanny  Davenport 

Herminie Clara  Morris 

Mabel Sara  Jewett 


"  Diamonds  "  was  withdrawn  Oct.  28,  for  "  The  Road  to  Ruin  " 
when  Charles  Fisher  made  his  first  appearance  as  Dornton,  H.  Crisp  as 
Harry  Dornton,  George  Clarke  as  Charles  Goldfinch,  O.  S.  Fawcett 


1872] 


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413 


as  Jacob,  Mary  Gary  as  Jenny,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert  as  Widow  Warren, 
and  Linda  Dietz  as  Sophia.  Oct.  30,  and  matinee  Nov.2, "  The  Belle's 
Stratagem,"  was  played,  with  Louis  James  as  Doricourt,  Mr.  Davidge 
as  Old  Hardy,  Geo.  Clarke  as  Flutter,  Fanny  Davenport  as  Letitia, 
Fanny  Morant  as  Mrs.  Rockett  and  Linda  Dietz  as  Lady  Frances. 

"  Everybody's  Friend  "  was  seen  Nov.  4  for  the  first  time  in  three 
years  and  had  this  cast : 


Felix  Featherly  . 
Major  De  Boots  . 
Mrs.  Swansdowne 


Louis  James 

James  Lewis 

Fanny  Morant 


Mrs.  De  Boots 
Icebrook  .  . 
Mrs.  Featherly 


Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  B.  T.  Ringgold 
.     .     .  Sara  Jewett 


On  Nov.  6-9,  for  the  first  time  in  seventeen  years,  "  The  Incon- 
stant, or  Wine  Works  Wonders,"  was  produced,  with  this  cast : 


Old  Mirabel     . 
Duratette    .     . 
First  Bravo 
Bissarre  .     .     . 
Young  Mirabel 


G.  H.  Griffiths 

B.  T.  Ringgold 

,     .     .     J.  Burnett 

Fanny  Davenport 

.    .      Geo.  Clarice 


Lamerce      ....    Georgie  Langley 

Petit O.  S.  Fawcett 

Oriana Clara  Morris 

Maid Miss  Deane 


"  The  Inconstant "  is  taken  from  "  The  Wild  Goose  Chase,"  by 
Beaumont  and  Fletcher.  Several  of  the  names  of  the  characters 
were  copied,  and  the  language  of  whole  scenes  altered  from  blank 
verse  to  simple  prose.  In  1 807,  the  scene  in  the  fourth  act,  between 
Duretette  and  Bisarre,  was  hissed  for  its  grossness,  portions  of  which 
have  been  retained  by  managers  ever  since. 

"The  Road  to  Ruin"  was  given  Nov.  11;  "The  Belle's  Strata- 
gem" Nov.  12,  13. 

"  The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor  "  was  revived  Nov.  19,  with  this 
cast: 


Sir  John  FalstafF .  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Mrs.  Ford  .  .  .  Fanny  Davenport 
Dr.  Caius    ....    W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Ford Geo.  Clarke 

Anne  Page Sara  Jewett 

Mrs.  Page Fanny  Morant 

"The  School  for  Scandal"  was  presented  Dec.  9,  11,  13,  and  cast 
thus: 


Shallow  .     .     . 
Hugh  Evans    . 
Dame  Quickly 
Slender  .     .     . 
Page       .     .     . 


.  D.  Whiting 
W.  Davidge 
Mrs.  Gilbert 
James  Lewis 
Louis  James 


Sir  Peter  Teazle  .  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Charles  Surface  .  .  Geo.  H.  Clarke 
Sir  Benjamin  Backbite,  B.  T.  Ringgold 
Lady  Teazle  .  .  Fanny  Davenport 
Mrs.  Candour  .  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Lady  Sneerwell  .  .  Nellie  Mortimer 
Sir  Oliver  ....  G.  H.  Griffiths 
Joseph Louis  James 


Crabtree W.  Davidge 

Rowley D.  Whiting 

Moses James  Lewis 

Trip O.  S.  Fawcett 

Snake J.  G.  Burnett 

Careless Geo.  Devere 

Sir  Henry J.  G.  Peakes 

Maria Linda  Dietz 


Thomas  de  Walden's  drama, "  The  Baroness,"  was  seen  Dec.  10-12 
and  Dec.  14,  with  this  cast : 


414      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1878 


Count  de  Lavenay     .     .  G.  H.  Griffiths 
Ralph  Yarley  ....      C.  Rockwell 

Roland Harry  Crisp 

Simonet D.  Whiting 


John Carroll 

Baroness      .     .     .      Mrs.  C.  D.  Abbott 

Genevieve Kate  Claxton 

Julie Nellie  Mortimer 


This  was  the  first  appearance  on  any  stage  of  Mrs.  C.  D.  Abbott. 
On  Dec.  16,  19,  20,  "  Married  Life,"  was  presented;  Dec.  17, 18,  21, 
"  A  Bold  Stroke  for  a  Husband."  "  New  Year's  Eve,  or  False 
Shame,"  by  Frank  Marshall,  was  presented  Dec.  23,  for  the  first 
time  in  this  country,  and  with  this  cast : 


Frank  Percy    ...      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Phillip Owen  S.  Fawcett 

Magdalen Clara  Morris 

Constance   .     .     .       Fanny  Davenport 
Mary Nellie  Mortimer 


Earl  of  Dashington  .  .  .  D.  Whiting 
Hon.  Chas.  Ewart  .  .  John  Burnett 
Mrs.  Howard  .  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Lord  Chilton  ....  Geo.  Clarke 
Capt.  Earnest  .  .  .  C.  H.  Rockwell 
Col.  Howard    ....      W.  Davidge 

This  comedy  was  performed  on  the  afternoon  of  January  i,  1873. 
A  few  hours  later  the  theatre  was  in  ashes.  The  wardrobe,  scenery, 
and  furniture  were  all  destroyed,  as  well  as  many  valuable  books  and 
papers.  It  was  first  discovered  to  be  on  fire  at  five  o'clock  Wednesday, 
4.45  P.M.,  Jan.  I.  The  fire  broke  out  in  the  furnaces  underneath 
the  box  office,  in  the  front  of  the  theatre.  The  almost  simultaneous 
bursting  out  of  the  flames  all  over  the  house  looked  so  strange  that 
numbers  felt  convinced  that  some  malicious  persons  had  set  fire  to 
the  theatre. 

Mr.  Daly  leased  the  Worrell  Sisters'  New  York  Theatre  (Broadway, 
near  Eighth),  and  opened  it  as  the  "  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,"  Jan. 
21,  1873,  with  "Alixe." 


THE  FIFTH  AVENUE  HALL 

THIS  theatre  was  not  rebuilt  until  Dec.  10,  1877,  when  it  was 
called  "  The  Fifth  Avenue  Hall."  Robert  Heller,  the  magi- 
cian, took  possession  of  it  and  closed  May  18,  1878.  On  Nov.  19, 
several  members  of  the  French  opera  bouffe  troupe,  gave  a  concert 
here.  The  programme  embraced  a  number  of  selections,  from  works 
of  French  composers.  Zelie  Weil,  soprano;  M.  Mialet,  baritone; 
Mile.  Cecilia,  imitations  of  singing  birds ;  a  duet  by  Mile.  Weil  and 
M.  Doria;  and  a  violin  solo  by  M.  Kapp  formed  a  portion  of  the 
entertainment. 

On  Dec.  23  the  name  of  the  house  was  changed  to  "  Minnie 
CuMMiNGs'  Drawing  Room  Theatre."  It  was  an  open  hall  with  a 
miniature  stage.  The  entertainment  was  "  an  operatic  lark  in  two 
escapades,"  entitled  "  Manhattan  Beach,  or  Love  Among  the 
Breakers  "  :  Russell  G.  Glover,  Thomas  Bartlemann,  Julian  Francisco, 
Kate  Goodall,  Vernona  Jarbeau,  Mira  Lucas. 


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415 


"  In  and  Out  of  Place "  was  also  given,  with  Frank  Drew  as 
Clod  —  his  first  appearance  in  New  York  since  his  European  tour  — 
Sol.  Smith,  Jr.,  as  Etiquette  and  Minnie  Cummings  as  Letty.  Louise 
Beaudet  and  Adelaide  Cherrie  also  appeared  in  the  farce  "  Monsieur 
Jacques."  Frank  Drew  acted  The  Irish  Emigrant.  The  house  was 
then  closed  by  an  injunction. 


THE  MADISON   SQUARE  THEATRE 

STEELE  MACKAYE  was  the  next  manager  of  the  house,  which 
he  called  "The  Madison  Square  Theatre,"  and  opened  on 
April  23,  1879  with  "Aftermath,  or  Won  at  Last,"  originally  pro- 
duced at  Wallack's  Theatre  in  Dec.  1877.     The  cast  here  was: 


Grace  Fleming 
Mrs.  Bunker    . 
Major  Bunker 
Flora  Fitzgiggle 
John  Fleming  . 
Dr.  Sterling     . 


.  Agnes  Loring 
Gabriel  du  Sauld 
.  Edward  Lamb 
Genevieve  Rogers 
Steele  Mackaye 
Joseph  Frankau 


Mrs.  Tracy 
Jane  .  .  . 
Prof.  Tracy 
Will  Tracy . 
Baron  .  . 
Jack  .     .     . 


Laura  Le  Claire 
Helen  Sedgwick 
C.  W.  Couldock 
.  Frank  Aiken 
.  J.  C.  Padgett 
Geo.  F.  Browne 


A  benefit  was  given  May  19  to  Steele  Mackaye.  The  season 
closed  May  20.  This  theatre  was  reopened  June  2,  by  John  Saville 
and  Lee  with  a  production  of  "  Pinafore." 

This  theatre  may  be  said  to  have  taken  a  new  lease  of  life  when 
Steele  Mackaye,  backed  by  the  Messrs.  Mallory,  rebuilt  the  interior, 
furnished  it  sumptuously,  and  provided  it  with  a  double  stage. 
Mackaye  gathered  an  unusually  large  and  competent  company.  The 
practically  new  theatre  was  opened  Feb.  4,  1880,  with  a  slightly 
altered  version  of  "  An  Iron  Will,"  entitled  "  Hazel  Kirke,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Dolly  Dutton  . 
Dun  Stan  Kirke 
Barney  O'Flynn 
Lord  Travers  . 
Aaron  Rodney 
Pittacus  Green 
Hazel  Kirke     . 


Gabriel  du  Sauld 
C.  W.  Couldock 

Edward  Coleman 
Eben  Plympton 

Dominick  Murray 
.  Thos.  WhiHen 
.      Effie  Ellsler 


Clara Annie  Ellsler 

Dan Geo.  Grey 

Lady  Travers  ....       Cecile  Rush 
Mercy     ....   Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen 

Met Jos.  Frankau 

Joe F.  Barton 

Thomas Henry  Jones 


Besides  those  who  appeared  in  the  cast  of  "  Hazel  Kirke,"  the 
regular  company  included  Rose  Coghlan,  Ada  Oilman,  Genevieve 
Stebbins,  Josephine  Craig,  Frank  Weston,  B.  T.  Ringgold  and 
Richard  Brennan.  Daniel  Frohman  was  business  manager  of  the 
house,  and  Bernard  MoUenhauer,  musical  director.  A  series  of 
Easter  concerts  commenced  Thursday  afternoon,  April  i,  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Italian  opera  company,  including  Marie  Marimon,  Anna 
de  Bolocca,  Campanini,  Galassi,  and  Emilie  Ambre.    The  second 


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concert  took  place  April  8.  Emma  Thursby,  Julia  Christin  (first 
appearance  in  New  York),  Ch.  Fritsch,  Sig.  Angelo  Torriani,  Sig. 
Lencioni,  Bernard  Mollenhauer,  A.  H.  Pease,  and  Geo.  Colby  were 
the  artists. 

Edwin  Booth  made  his  appearance  prior  to  sailing  for  Europe,  at 
a  matinee  June  28,  for  the  benefit  of  the  fund  to  erect  a  statue  to 
Edgar  Allan  Foe  in  Central  Park.  Among  the  volunteers  were 
Clara  Morris,  Ole  Bull,  Frank  C.  Bangs,  Bianca  Lablanche  (Blanche 
Davenport),  the  Swedish  Ladies'  Quartet,  Nellie  Summers,  Harry 
Edwards,  B.  Mollenhauer,  J.  Steele  Mackaye,  Maud  Morgan,  Effie 
Ellsler,  Geo.  Clarke,  Thomas  Whiffen  and  Geo.  A.  Conly.  The  pro- 
gramme consisted  of  dramatic  scenes  and  recitations,  a  concert,  and 
"  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Petruchio Edwin  Booth 

Gremio T.  WhifEen 

Pedro Geo.  C.  Jordan 

The  Tailor T.  F.  Brennan 

Music  Master .     .     .      John  Matthews 


The  Cook   .     .     .  Lysander  Thompson 

Katharina EflSe  Ellsler 

Baptista J.  Daveau 

Biondello Murry  Woods 

Curtis Louisa  Eldridge 


Clara  Morris  did  the  sleep-walking  scene  from  "  Macbeth." 

"  Hazel  Kirke  "  was  put  on  for  a  run  of  six  weeks,  and  during  the 
first  week  of  its  performance  "  Masks  and  Faces"  was  put  in  rehearsal. 
Rose  Coghlan  was  the  leading  lady  of  the  theatre.  "  Hazel  Kirke" 
did  not  seem  to  make  a  strong  impression.  The  critics  condemned 
the  piece,  and  the  business  gradually  declined.  During  the  rehearsals 
of  "  Masks  and  Faces  "  "  Hazel  Kirke  "  all  at  once  took  a  sudden 
change,  and  the  houses  became  much  larger.  By  the  time  "  Masks 
and  Faces  "  was  ready  for  production,  "  Hazel  Kirke  "  was  crowding 
the  theatre.  All  the  country  managers  came  to  see  the  play,  but 
none  of  them  thought  it  would  succeed  out  of  New  York.  Its  suc- 
cess prevented  the  appearance  of  Rose  Coghlan,  and  she  drew  her 
^8,000  that  season  without  doing  a  night's  work  for  the  theatre. 
The  business  continued  very  large,  and  authors  who  had  contracts 
for  the  production  of  other  plays  were  bought  off  for  an  entire  year. 
After  two  years  the  cast  was  almost  entirely  changed.  Charles  W. 
Couldock  was  sent  out  on  the  road  with  a  "  Hazel  Kirke  "company. 
Steele  Mackaye  made  his  debut  Nov.  9,  as  Aaron  Rodney,  in  place 
of  Dominick  Murray,  on  alternate  nights,  and  Georgia  Cayvan  made 
her  New  York  d6but,  acting  Dolly  Dutton.  At  the  matinee  Nov.  13, 
Dorah  Leigh  made  her  dramatic  debut,  acting  Dolly  Dutton.  The 
new  cast  continued  nearly  200  nights  more.  Effie  Elsler,  having  a 
slight  misunderstanding  with  the  management,  withdrew,  and  Carrie 
Wyatt  played  the  r61e  of  Hazel  with  the  travelling  company  for  a 
few  weeks.  She  was  succeeded  by  Carrie  Turner,  Bijou  Heron, 
Maud  Osborne  (Mrs.  Gustave  Frohman),  and  Annie  Russell.  The 
original  Lord  Travers  in  the  first  production  of  "  Hazel  Kirke  "  was 


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417 


Lord  Maguay,  a  real  English  nobleman,  who  had  been  engaged  in 
England.  He  "  acted  "  the  part  one  night,  and  was  paid  to  cancel 
his  contract.  He  was  succeeded  by  Ben  Ringgold,  and  he  was  suc- 
ceeded at  this  theatre  by  Eben  Plympton,  who  in  turn  gave  way  to 
Gus  Levick  and  Geo.  Clarke,  who  alternated  between  the  parts  of 
Travers  and  Rodney.  Steele  Mackaye  played  at  different  times 
Travers,  Dunstan,  Barney,  and  Rodney.  Later  on  Henry  Miller 
acted  Travers  on  the  road,  as  did  Edwin  Arden,  Henry  Lee,  Charles 
B.  Welles,  and  J.  G.  Grahame. 

On  the  evening  of  Feb.  26,  1880,  a  few  moments  prior  to  opening 
the  doors  for  the  performance,  the  gas  man,  while  lighting  up, 
brought  his  torch  in  contact  with  the  drop-curtain,  and  it  was 
quickly  destroyed.  The  steam  ventilating  apparatus  of  the  theatre 
quickly  dispelled  the  smoke,  the  doors  were  thrown  open,  the  public 
admitted,  and  about  twenty  minutes  later  than  the  usual  time  the 
performance  commenced.     A  drop-curtain  was  extemporized. 

The  one  hundredth  performance  of  this  play  occurred  May  i  r,  1880, 
and  the  three  hundredth  on  Nov.  29.  Jean  Burnside  appeared  Dec. 
7  as  Hazel,  and  acted  during  the  illness  of  Jeffreys  Lewis.  During 
the  spring  of  i88i  trouble  occurred  between  Steele  Mackaye  and  the 
Mallory  Bros.  His  name  was  removed  from  the  bills  as  manager. 
He  applied  to  the  courts  to  rescind  the  contract  he  had  made  with 
Marshall  H.  Mallory,  and  to  restore  his  property  in  "  Hazel  Kirke  "  : 
etc.  He  had  agreed  to  give  his  services  as  author,  actor,  and  manager 
for  ;^S,ooo  per  year,  but  evidently  believed  that  when  he  ceased  to 
serve  the  Messrs.  Mallory  &  Co.,  he  would  retain  the  rights  of  his 
own  plays.  The  courts  decided  otherwise,  and  "  Hazel  Kirke  "  re- 
mained the  property  of  the  Mallorys  after  Mackaye  left  the  theatre. 

The  Mallory  Brothers  never  produced  anything  foreign  at  this 
theatre.  Neither  did  they  encourage  foreign  actors  to  come  to  them, 
but  found  talent  among  their  own  countrymen  and  countrywomen. 
Dr.  Mallory  is  a  clergyman  and  editor  of  The  Churchman,  the  organ 
of  the  Episcopal  Church.  Marshall  H.  Mallory  attended  to  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  the  firm. 

This  theatre  was  closed  April  15  (Good  Friday).  " Hazel  Kirke" 
was  withdrawn  May  31,  188 1,  after  its  four  hundred  and  eighty-sixth 
consecutive  representation.  "The  Professor,"  written  by  W.  H.  Gil- 
lette, was  produced  June  i  with  this  cast : 


Prof.  Hopkins  . 
Mrs.  Elliott  . 
Daisy  Brown  . 
Henry  Marston 
Estelle  .  .  . 
Grace  Gay  .  . 
Thomkins  .  . 
Gustavus  .  . 
Annie  Timms  . 
VOL.  ir.  —  37 


W.  H.  Gillette 

.  Nellie  Taylor 

Georgia  Cayvan 

Harry  Lacy 

Nellie  Moran 

Marie  Chester 

Leslie  Allen 

C.  W.  Butler 

Josephine  Bailey 


Molly  Merry  . 
Moses  Brown  . 
Susy  Sundown 
Fred  Bangs 
Jack  Topley  . 
Dotty  Pinney  . 
Minnie  Moss  . 
Thomas  .  . 
Sheriff    .     .     . 


Helen  Ottolengui 
.  E.  L.  Tilton 
.  Belle  Melville 
.  D.  H.  Chase 
A.  Waldron 
.  Belle  Jackson 
.  Maude  Stuart 
Chas.  Eldridge 
.    Harry  Hogan 


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On  account  of  the  attempted  assassination  of  President  James  A. 
Garfield,  no  performance  was  given  matinee  or  night  of  July  2. 
The  one  hundredth  representation  of  "The  Professor"  occurred 
Sept.  8.  The  theatre  was  closed  evening  of  Sept.  20,  in  consequence 
of  the  death  of  President  Garfield,  also  on  Monday  night,  Sept.  26, 
the  day  of  the  funeral. 

"The  Professor"  had  a  run  of  151  consecutive  performances,  and 
was  acted  for  the  last  time  here  at  the  matinee  Oct.  29.  "Esme- 
ralda," by  Mrs.  Burnett,  was  first  acted  here  Oct.  29.  It  had  already 
been  produced  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Newark,  N.  J.  by  the 
company  which  presented  it  here.     The  cast  was : 


Lydia  Ann  .  .  .  Kate  Denin  Wilson 
Dave  Hardy  .  .  .  Eben  Plympton 
Jack  Desmond  .  .  E.  A.  McDowell 
Nora  Desmond  .  .  .  Agnes  Booth 
Marquis  de  Montessin 

Davenport  Bebus 


Kate  Desmond 
George  Drew  . 
Elbert  Rogers 
Esmeralda 
Estabrook  .     . 


.  May  Gallagher 

Edwin  Knowles 

Leslie  Allen 

.   Annie  Russell 

Thomas  WhifFen 


Sophie Clara  Hyatt 


The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "  Esmeralda"  took  place  Feb. 
3,  1882;  on  Feb.  26  John  E.  Owens  appeared  in  the  r61e  of  Elbert 
Rogers,  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen  in  that  of  Lydia  Ann.  The  one 
hundred  and  fiftieth  performance  occurred  March  24 ;  the  two  hun- 
dredth on  May  12,  and  the  two  hundred  and  fiftieth  July  i.  A 
matinee  performance  was  given  on  April  3  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Actors'  Fund.  On  July  4  E.  J.  Buckley,  Viola  Allen  (first  appear- 
ance on  any  stage),  Mrs.  Leslie  Allen,  Fanny  Reeves  (Mrs.  E.  A. 
McDowell),  and  Louise  Dillon  appeared  in  the  cast.  Viola  Allen 
succeeded  Annie  Russell  as  Esmeralda.  She  made  a  pronounced 
success,  and  was  at  once  engaged  for  1882-83.  "  Esmeralda"  was 
acted  for  the  three  hundred  and  fiftieth  and  last  time  Saturday, 
Oct.  7. 

"  Young  Mrs.  Winthrop,"  by  Bronson  Howard,  had  its  first  per- 
formance Oct.  9,  with  this  cast : 


Douglass  Winthrop  .  . 
Constance  Winthrop  . 
Ruth  Winthrop  .  Mrs. 
Mrs.  Dick  Chetwyn  .  . 
Buxton  Scott  .     .     .     . 


Geo.  Clarke 

Carrie  Turner 

Thos.  Whiffen 

Agnes  Booth 

Thos.  Whiffen 


Dr.  Mellbanke     .     .    W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
Herbert  Winthrop     .     .    Henry  Miller 

Jeanette Delia  Stillwell 

Edith Maude  Stuart 


The  one  hundredth  performance  took  place  Jan.  12,  1883.  The  one 
hundred  and  fiftieth  March  5.  On  Feb.  5  Ada  Dyas  acted  Mrs. 
Dick  Chetwyn ;  Agnes  Booth,  Young  Mrs.  Winthrop  (for  the  first 
time);  E.  H.  Stephens,  Dr.  Mellbanke;  Jean  Clara  Walters,  Ruth. 
Edwin  Arden  and  L.  F.  Massen  were  also  in  the  cast.  "  Young 
Mrs.  Winthrop"  was  played  for  the  last  time  April  7. 

"  The  Russian  Honeymoon,"  by  Mrs.  Burton  N.  Harrison,  was 
produced  April  9,  and  thus  cast : 


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419 


Alexis Fred  Bryton  Micheline    ....       Estelle  Clayton 

Poleska Agnes  Booth  KenlikofI Max  Freeman 

Baroness Ada  Dyas  Osip Edwin  Arden 

Ivan W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

It  had  been  previously  played  here  by  amateurs  in  December,  1882. 
A  matin6e  for  the  benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund,  was  given  Thursday, 
April  12.  Geo.  W.  Cable,  the  novelist,  gave  readings  afternoon 
of  April  23.  "The  Russian  Honeymoon  "  was  acted  until  June  4, 
when  the  theatre  closed  for  the  regular  season.  The  fourth  summer 
season  commenced  June  S,  with  William  Young's  play,  "  The  Rajah, 
or  Wyncot's  Ward,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Harold  Wyncot    .     .     .      Geo.  Clarke 

Gladys Rillie  Deaves 

Joseph  Jekyll  .     .     .     W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Emilia  Jekyll Enid  Leslie 

Richard  Jocelyn   .     .     .  Thos.  Whiffen 


Mrs.  Pringle   .     .   Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen 

Buttons Alfred  Klein 

Cragin Max  Freeman 

Job  Jekyll J.  Frankau 


Saturday  matindes  were  omitted  during  the  summer,  but  Wednes- 
day matinees  were  commenced  June  13.  August  20  H.  M.  Pitt 
acted  Harold  Wyncot ;  Carrie  Turner,  Gladys ;  Esther  Lyon,  Mary ; 
and  J.  O.  Barrows,  Richard.  Marion  Elmore  first  appeared  Sept.  10, 
as  Emilia. 

The  one  hundredth  night  was  Sept.  1 1.  Geo.  Clarke  reappeared 
as  Harold  Oct.  8,  Dominick  Murray  was  seen  as  Cragin,  Marie 
Burroughs  as  Gladys,  and  E.  M.  Holland  (first  appearance  at  this 
theatre)  as  Job  Jekyll. 

"The  Rajah"  reached  its  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  performance 
Oct.  31.  An  extra  matinee  on  Nov.  6  (Election  Day)  was  given. 
The  play  was  withdrawn  Dec.  10,  when  Henry  C.  De  Mille's  drama 
"  Delmer's  Daughter,  or  Duty,"  was  produced  with  this  cast : 

Esther Enid  Leslie 

Rhoda Marie  Burroughs 

Dr.  West Geo.  Clarke 

Paley Thos.  WhifEen 


Dr.  Van  Arnem 
John  Delmer   . 
Martha  .     .     . 
Margaret     .     . 


.    Walden  Ramsay 

.     W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen 

.     .   Fanny  Reeves 


Proving  a  failure,  it  was  withdrawn  Dec.  17,  and  "  The  Rajah  "  was 
revived.  "The  Rajah"  was  acted  for  the  last  time  Jan.  29,  1884. 
The  theatre  was  closed  Jan.  30,  and  Boyesen's  play,  "  Alpine  Roses," 
was  seen  for  the  first  time  Jan.  3 1  and  thus  cast : 


Ilka Georgia  Cayvan 

Irma Marie  Burroughs 

Uberta  ....  Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen 
Count  Von  Dornfield,  Richard  Mansfield 
Countess  Von  Dornfield 

Mme.  Liska  Von  Stamwitz 


Herr  Von  Steinegg  .        Thos.  Whiffen 
Julius  Hahn     .     .    .    W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Hansel Geo.  Clarke 

Wimple W.  H.  Pope 

Roudel Harry  Hogan 


Mme.  Modjeska  appeared  in  "Adrienne  Lecouvreur,"  afternoon 
of  March  6,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Polish  school.    "  Alpine  Roses  "  was 


420      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE        DSSs 


played  for  the  last  time  Thursday,  April  lo.  The  theatre  was  closed 
April  II  (Good  Friday).  There  was  no  matinee  April  12,  and  in 
the  evening  "  May  Blossom,  or  Two  Loves,"  by  David  Belasco  had 
its  initial  representation,  and  was  thus  cast : 


May  Blossom  .     . 
Tom  Blossom  .     . 
Steve  Harland 
Richard  Ashcroft 
"  Uncle  "  Bartlett 
Owen  Hathaway 
Capt.  Drummond 


Yank 


Georgia  Cayvan 
Benj.  Maginley 
Jos.  Wheelocic 
Walden  Ramsay 
W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
.  Thos.  Whiffen 
Henry  Talbot 


Master  Tommy  Russell 


Lulu  .  .  . 
Deborah  .  . 
Hank  Bluster 
Hiram  Sloane 
Eph  .  .  .  . 
Millie  .  .  . 
Little  May 


.  .  .  Little  Belle 
Mrs.  Thos.  Whiffen 
King  Hedley 
Jos.  Frankau 
.  I.  N.  Long 
Etta  Hawkins 
Carrie  Elbert 


The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "  May  Blossom  "  took  place  July 
21,  the  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  Sept.  9,  and  the  last  perform- 
ance Sept.  27.  Dion  Boucicault  gave  a  lecture  on  "  The  Art  of 
Acting "  afternoon  May  8.  Benj.  Maginley  died  at  Westchester, 
N.  Y.,  June  3,  1888,  from  heart  disease. 

On  September  i  A.  M.  Palmer  entered  into  partnership  with  the 
Mallory  Brothers,  and  the  policy  of  the  theatre  was  entirely  changed. 
The  "Sunday  School"  drama  was  abandoned  and  Mr.  Palmer  pro- 
duced on  Sept.  29  "  The  Private  Secretary,"  with  this  cast : 


Mr.  Cattermole  .  .  W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
Douglas  ....  Herbert  Kelcey 
Rev.  Robert  Spaulding,  Frank  Thornton 
Marsland    ....      M.  A.  Kennedy 

Harry Walden  Ramsay 

Gibson Thos.  Whiffen 

John M.  Morton 


Knox J.  Delamater 

Thomas Harry  Hogan 

Edith Olga  Brandon 

Eva Daisy  Hodgkinson 

Miss  Ashford       .     .    Mrs.  T.  Whiffen 
Mrs.  Stead      ....      Lizzie  Duroy 


It  was  a  screaming  farce,  with  a  low  comedy  clergyman  as  the 
hero.  Its  success  was  prodigious  and  Dr.  Mallory  offered  no  protest 
to  it. 

Harriet  Jay  made  her  debut  at  a  matinee  on  Nov.  24  as  Lady 
Clancarty  in  the  drama  of  that  name,  supported  by  Charles  Glenney, 
Adeline  Stanhope,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Whififen,  E.  J.  Henley, 
J.  W.  Pigott,  Charles  Coote,  M.  Morton,  A.  Lindsay,  Charles  Sea- 
bert,  and  Miss  Hodgkinson.  Edward  M.  Holland  acted  Gibson 
Dec.  22.  "The  Private  Secretary"  had  its  one  hundredth  perform- 
ance Jan.  2,  1885. 

Frank  S.  Thornton  took  a  benefit  matinee  Feb.  12,  when  "Broken 
Hearts,"  by  W.  S.  Gilbert,  was  produced,  with  this  cast : 


Prince  Florian 
Mousta       .     .     , 
The  Lady  Hilda 


L.  F.  Massen 
F.  S.  Thornton 
Maud  Harrison 


Lady  Melusine 
Lady  Vavir 
Lady  Amanthis 


Marie  Greenwald 

.    Annie  Russell 

Sarah  Ester 


"  The  Private  Secretary  "  was  acted  for  the  one  hundred  and  fif- 
tieth time  Feb.  20. 


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421 


A.  M.  Palmer  assumed  exclusive  control  of  the  theatre  March  13. 
On  the  i6th  Enid  Leslie  played  Eva;  Walden  Ramsay,  Douglas; 
Harry  Allen,  Marsland ;  and  John  H.  Browne,  Harry.  The  two  hun- 
dredth and  last  performance  here  of  "  The  Private  Secretary  "  took 
place  April  11.  "  Sealed  Instructions,"  by  Mrs.  Julia  Campbell 
Ver  Planck,  was  seen,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  April  13,  and 
had  this  cast : 


Lord  Dorchester 

Mons  Gervais      .  . 

Guy  Dunbar  .     .  . 

Gerald  Dunbar    .  . 
Mrs.  Houghton 

Mathilde 

Capt.  Lionel   .     .  . 


.  Fred  Robinson 

W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

Herbert  Kelcey 

Walden  Ramsay 

Madison  Dennison 
.     .    H.  M.  Pitt 


Benton Thos.  Whiffen 

Servant Harry  Hogan 

Ada Annie  Russell 

Katharine  ....       Jessie  Millward 

Susanne Lena  Langdon 

Appleby Fred  Ross 


This  was  the  debut  here  of  Frederic  Robinson. 

Shortly  aflerwards  J.  H.  Stoddart  acted  Benton,  Maud  Harrison 
Katherine,  and  Jessie  Millward  Ada.  The  play's  run  closed  June  6, 
after  fifty-six  consecutive  performances. 

John  T.  Raymond  began  a  summer  season  June  8,  with  "  In 
Chancery,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Montague 

.  John  T.  Raymond 

Mrs.  Smith     .     . 

.     .    Olga  Brandon 

Dionysius  .     . 

.     .  T.  H.  Glenney 

Marmaduke     .     . 

.     .    Bessie  Hunter 

Dr.  Titus   .     . 

.    Chas.  M.  Collins 

Patricia      .     .     . 

.     .      Emily  Stowe 

Hinxman    .     . 

C.  P.  Flockton 

Amelia  .... 

.     .     Katie  Wilson 

Gawge  .     .     . 

Harry  HoUiday 

Walker       .     .     . 

.     .      Adele  Clarke 

John       .     .     . 

.     .    E.  H.  Sothern 

Kittles   .... 

.     .    Etta  Hawkins 

Buzzard      .     . 

Lysander  Thompson 

"  For  Congress  "  was  produced  by  Mr.  Raymond  July  6,  and  his 
engagement  closed  July  25.  For  the  first  time  in  its  history,  this 
house  was  closed  for  one  week,  commencing  July  27,  but  was  re- 
opened Aug.  3  with  "  The  Willow  Copse,"  C.  W.  Couldock  being  the 
star.     The  cast  was : 


Rose  Fielding  .  . 
Sir  Richard  Vaughan 
BUI  Staggers  .  . 
Arthur  Apsley 
Colonel  Vanguard 
Lucy  Vanguard  . 
Lynx      .... 


.  Carrie  Turner 
.  A.  S.  Lipman 
Samuel  Hemple 
Walden  Ramsay 
John  Woodard 
Kate  V.  Tousey 
Sidney  Couldock 


Meg       .     .     . 

Mrs.  Charles  Walcot 

Dick  Hulks     . 

.     .      Charles  Walcot 

Augustus     .     . 

.     .    Thomas  Whiffen 

Lady  Apsley  . 

.     .     .      Mary  Myers 

Joe    ...     . 

.     .     W.  L.  Dennison 

George  .     .     . 

.     .     .  Charles  Carey 

Mme_.  Janish  was  announced  to  appear  in  "  Anselma  "  Aug.  31,  but 
was  enjoined  from  producing  the  same,  as  it  was  a  version  of  Sar- 
dou's  "  Andrea,"  otherwise  "  Agnes,"  the  sole  American  right  of 
which  belonged  to  Agnes  Ethel.  The  theatre  was  closed  until 
Sept.  7,  when  a  compromise  was  made,  and  "  Anselma  "  was  acted 
for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  and  thus  cast : 


422      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       [isse 


Count  Marcelin  . 
Count  de  Brionne 
Dr.  Brazilos  . 
Henry  Clay 
Stella  .  .  . 
Basil  .  .  . 
Oroide  .  .  . 
Sidonie  .     .     . 


.     Henry  Miller 

.   Max  Freeman 

Leslie  Edmunds 

G.  H.  Leonard 

Gabriel  du  Sauld 

W.  J.  Ferguson 

John  G.  McDonald 

Jenny  Karsner 


Joseph  . 
Anselma 
Lambert 
Graffit  . 
Kraft  . 
Celine  . 
Pierre     . 


Genevra  Ingersoll 
.  .  .  Janish 
M.  B.  Hoffman 
H.  S.  MiUward 
.  .  M.  Morton 
.  Nettie  Abbott 
.    Harry  Hogan 


"  Sealed  Instructions  "  was  revived  Oct.  S,  owing  to  the  failure  of 
"  Anselma." 

There  was  no  matinee  performance  on  Nov.  7,  but  "  Saints  and 
Sinners  "  was  first  acted  that  night,  and  had  this  cast : 


Captain  Eustace 
Samuel  Hoggard 
Peter  Greenacre 
Jack  Raddles  . 
Letty  Fletcher 
Fanny  Parridge 
Jacob  Fletcher 
Ralph  Kingsmill 


Herbert  Kelcey 
W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
William  Davidge 
Walden  Ramsay 
Marie  Burroughs 
Marie  Greenwald 
.  J.  H.  Stoddart 
.     L.  F.  Massen 


Lot  Burden     .  . 

Prabble      .     .  . 
Uncle  Bamberry 

Leeson        .     .  . 

Tom  Marks     .  . 

Porter    .     .     .  . 

Lydia     .     .     .  . 
Mrs.  Parridge 


.  .  E.  M.  Holland 
C.  P.  Flockton 
.  .  Frank  Drew 
Herbert  S.  MiUward 
.  .-  Alfred  Becks 
.  .  Henry  Hogan 
Mrs.  F.  J.  Phillips 
.     .      Lizzie  Duroy 


A  triple  performance  for  the  Actors'  Fund  took  place  Feb.  4, 1886, 
under  the  management  of  Aug.  Daly,  and  with  the  co-operation  of 
A.  M.  Palmer  and  Lester  Wallack.  The  plan  of  entertainment,  a 
novel  one,  was  thus  arranged :  Mr.  Wallack's  company  appeared  at 
two  o'clock  on  that  day  at  Wallack's  Theatre  in  the  second  act  of 
"  The  Rivals,"  at  three  o'clock  they  appeared  at  Daly's  Theatre  in 
the  fourth  act,  and  at  four  o'clock  they  appeared  at  the  Madison 
Square  Theatre  in  the  last  act  of  "  The  Rivals."  Mr.  Palmer's  com- 
pany appeared  at  two  o'clock  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  in  the 
first  act  of  "  Engaged,"  at  three  o'clock  they  appeared  at  Wallack's 
Theatre  in  the  second,  and  at  four  o'clock  at  Daly's  Theatre  in  the 
last  act  of  "  Engaged."  Mr.  Daly's  company  appeared  at  Daly's 
Theatre  at  two  o'clock  in  the  first  act  of  "  Love  on  Crutches,"  at 
three  o'clock  they  appeared  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  in  the 
second  act,  and  at  four  o'clock  they  appeared  at  Wallack's  Theatre  in 
the  last  act  of  "  Love  on  Crutches."  Mr.  Wallack  addressed  the 
audience  at  Daly's,  Mr.  Palmer  at  Wallack's,  and  Mr.  Daly  at  the 
Madison  Square.  Reserved  seats  were  $2,  and  were  good  for  either 
theatre. 

"  Saints  and  Sinners "  had  its  one  hundredth  performance  here 
Feb.  12,  1886,  and  was  acted  for  the  last  time  Feb.  22. 

"  Engaged,"  was  presented  Feb.  23,  with  this  cast: 


Mr.  Symperson 
Angus  Macalister  . 
Major  McGillicuddy 
Belinda  Treherne 
Cheviot  Hill     .     . 


W.  J.  Le  Moyne 

.   L.  F.  Massen 

Frank  Drew 

.    Agnes  Booth 

Herbert  Kelcey 


Mrs.  Macalister     .    Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
Belvawney   ....     C.  P.  Flockton 

Minnie Maud  Harrison 

Maggie Annie  Russell 

Parker     ....      Marie  Greenwald 


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It  was  acted  until  March  30,  when  "  Broken  Hearts "  and  "  Old 
Love  Letters "  were  produced.  The  cast  of  "  Broken  Hearts " 
was: 


Lady  Melusine 
Lady  Amanthis 
Prince  Florian 


Marie  Greenwald 
.  .  Lulu  Esther 
.     .  L.  F.  Massen 


Lady  Hilda  ....     Maud  Harrison 

Lady  Vavir Annie  Russell 

Mousta W.  J.  Le  Moyne 


In  "  Old  Love  Letters,"  Agnes  Booth  and  Herbert  Kelcey  played 
Mrs.  Brownlee  and  Warburton.  This  bill  continued  until  April  19, 
when  "  Our  Society "  was  seen  for  the  first  time,  and  with  this 
cast: 


Philip  Van  Pelt  .  .  Herbert  Kelcey 
Ferdinand  C.  Tapper,  Walden  Ramsay 
Reginald  Rae  .  .  .  W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
Socrates  Browning  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Senator  Montgomery,  William  Davidge 
Hon.  Reuben  Gary  .  .  Frank  Drew 
Mrs.  Katharine  Spencer 

Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
Sylvia  Spencer      .     .       Annie  Russell 


Mrs.  Ferdinand  C.  Tupper 

Maud  Harrison 
Miss  Constance  Grey  .  May  Robson 
Mrs.  Van  Pelt  .  .  Virginia  Buchanan 
Mrs.  Athburton  .  .  .  Lizzie  Duroy 
Mrs.  Darlington  Browne 

Marie  Greenwald 
Mr.  Starling  ...  C.  P.  Flockton 
Williams      .     .     .     .     H.  S.  Millward 


May  Robson  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  Brown,  medical  examiner  of  the 
police  department  of  this  city. 

The  season  closed  May  i,  and  a  summer  season  commenced 
May  3,  R.  M.  Field,  manager  of  the  Boston  Museum,  having  rented 
the  house  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  Richard  Mansfield  in 
A.  C.  Gunter's  comedy,  acted  for  the  first  time,  called  "  Prince  Karl." 
It  received  this  cast : 


Karl  Von  Arhmien, 
Spartan  Spotts 
Algernon  Briggs   . 
Sylvio  Salvolio 
Pippo  di  Monti 
Mrs.  Daphne  Lowell 


Richard  Mansfield 
.  .  Charles  Kent 
.  .  A.  R.  Whytal 
.  C.  E.  Boardman 
.     William  Malley 


Mrs.  J.  R.  Vincent 


Mrs.  Florence  Lowell, 
Miss  Alicia  Lowell  . 
J.  Cool  Dragon  .  . 
Markey  Davis  .  .  . 
Gustavus      .     .     .     H. 


Maida  Craigen 
,  Helen  Dayne 
Wm.  Seymour 
.  James  Nolan 
P.  Whittemore 


Guiseppi G.  B.  Bates 


The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "  Prince  Karl  "  occurred  July 
20.     During  the  warm  weather  ladies  were  served  with  free  ices. 
On  Aug.  2  these  changes  were  made  in  the  cast : 


Florence  Lowell  .  Beatrice  Cameron 
Alicia  Lowell  .  .  .  Emma  Sheridan 
Mayor  of  Karlshopp  .  .  .  Mr.  Bell 
Karl  Von  Arhmien,  Richard  Mansfield 
Daphne  Lowell     .     .     .   Effie  Germon 


Cool ' Jos.  Frankau 

Markey Harry  Gwynette 

Spotts Cyril  Scott 

Algernon     ....      Albert  Roberts 
Gustavus Mr.  Malley 


"  Held  by  the  Enemy,"  W.  H.  Gillette's  military  drama,  was  first 
acted  here  Aug.  16.  It  had  been  previously  done  at  the  Criterion 
Theatre,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  22  of  the  same  year.  It  was  thus 
cast  here : 


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Maj.  Gen.  Stamburg,  Chas.  W.  Stokes 
Col.  Charles  Prescott  .  Geo.  R.  Parks 
Lieut.  Gordon  Hayne  .  J.  E.  Kellerd 
Brigade  Surgeon  Fielding 

Melbourne  McDowell 
Asst.  Surgeon  Hathaway,  H.  A.  Moran 
Thomas  Henry  Bean,  Chas.  S.  Dickson 
Uncle  Rufus     .     .     .    Harry  Woodson 


Capt.  Woodford  .  .  .  D.  J.  Sullivan 
Hinton  ....  Jean  H.  Williams 
Euphemia  McCreery 

Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren 
Rachel  McCreery .  .  Kathryn  Kidder 
Susan  McCreery  .     .     .  Louise  Dillon 

Sentry Hugh  Fuller 

Clerk W.  H.  Pope 


It  terminated  its  run  Oct.  23.  '~~ 

This  house  was  closed  for  one  week  commencing  Oct.  25,  and 
reopened  Nov.  i,  with"  Jim  the  Penman,"  by  Sir  Chas.  Young,  with 
this  cast: 


James  Ralston 
Baron  Hartfeld 
Captain  Redwood 
Lord  Drelincourt  . 
Jack  Ralston    .     . 
Mr.  Chapstone 
Mr.  Netherby  .     . 


Frederic  Robinson 
.  W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
.  Louis  F.  Massen 
.  Walden  Ramsay 
.  C.  P.  Flockton 
Harry  HoUiday 


Dr.  Pettywise  . 
Agnes  Ralston 
Lady  Dunscombe 
Louis  Percival . 
George  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Ralston  . 
Mrs.  Chapstone 


William  Davidge 

Maud  Harrison 

Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

H.  M.  Pitt 

Herbert  Millward 

.    Agnes  Booth 

.    May  Robson 


"  Jim  the  Penman  "  was  originally  acted  at  Chicago,  111. 

A  special  performance  took  place  on  the  afternoon  of  Nov.  18,  for 
the  trial  of  a  dramatization  of  W.  D.  Howells'  novel,  "  A  Foregone 
Conclusion,"  with  this  cast : 


Don  Ippolito  ....      Alex  Salvini 

Henry  Ferris  .     .     .     .   L.  F.  Massen 

Veneranda  ....     May  Robson 

John  Billings  .     .     .  E.  M.  Holland 


Mrs.  Verbrain      .     Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
The  Cononico       ...      H.  Millward 

Florida Marie  Burroughs 

Nina Marie  Greenwald 


Sidney  WooUett  gave  six  morning  poetic  recitals  as  follows  :  Jan. 
3,  1887,  Tennyson's  "  Elaine;  "  Jan.  10,  "  Guinevere;  "  Jan  19,  "The 
Passing  of  Arthur;"  Jan.  24,  "Philip  Van  Artevelde;"  Jan.  31, 
Shakespeare's  "  King  John ;  "  and  Feb.  7,  "  The  Tempest." 

The  production  of  Brander  Matthews'  "  Margery's  Lovers  "  was 
the  second  in  the  series  of  Authors'  Matinees,  and  given  for  the  first 
time  in  America  Jan.  11,  with  this  cast: 


Commodore  Brevoort  .C.  P.  Flockton 

Lieut.  John  Alden     .  .    Louis  Massen 

Mr.  Lewis  Long  .     .  .  E.  M.  Holland 

Wm.  Blackwall    .     .  .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

Margery  Blackwall  .  Marie  Burroughs 


Mrs.  Webster.  .  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
Bobby  Webster  .  .  Walden  Ramsay 
Miss  Sara  Webster  .  .  Lena  Langdon 
Count  de  Sarazue  ...  A.  Salvini 
Sophy Marie  Greenwald 


Sidney  Woollett  gave  four  afternoon  recitals  on  March  10,  17,  24, 
and  31. 

Annie  Mayer  made  her  New  York  debut  March  28,  as  Mrs. 
Ralston  in  "  Jim  the  Penman."  Agnes  Booth  and  Annie  Mayer 
both  falling  ill  the  night  of  April  4,  there  was  no  performance,  and 
the  run  of  "  Jim  the  Penman  "  was  broken. 

There  was  no  performance  at  this  theatre,  Monday  evening,  April 
18,  as  the  company  appeared  at  the  National  Theatre,  Washington, 


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D.  C,  in  "  Jim  the  Penman,"  when  the  President  (Grover  Cleveland) 
and  many  ofificials  were  present.  The  receipts  are  said  to  have  been 
;?3,ioo,  and  were  given  to  the  Actors'  Fund.  The  company  reap- 
peared Tuesday  evening.  The  house  was  occupied  Monday  even- 
ing, by  Charles  Roberts,  who  gave  a  reading  of  the  Indian  poem, 
"  Onnalinda,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  Masonic  Asylum  Fund.  "  Elaine," 
a  dramatization,  by  George  Parsons  Lathrop  and  Harry  Edwards, 
of  Tennyson's  poem,  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  the 
afternoon  of  April  28.     It  had  this  cast : 

King  Arthur H.  M.  Pitt  The  Dumb  Servitor  .       C.  P.  Flockton 

Sir  Torre L.  F.  Massen  The  Harper     ....       H.  HoUiday 

Lavaine       ....     Walden  Ramsay  Queen Marie  Burroughs 

Gawain  .....      Robert  Hilliard  Elaine Annie  Russell 

Hermit  Friar  ....      H.  Millward  Llaynd May  Robson 

Lord  of  Astolat    .     .      Harry  Edwards  Roselle Marie  Greenwald 

Sir  Lancelot    ....      Alex  Salvini 

The  season  terminated  April  30,  with  "Jim  the  Penman." 

"  Our  Society,"  was  revived  May  2,  for  a  month's  run.     It  was  an 
adaptation  of  "  Le  Monde  ou  Ton  s'Ennuie,"  and  was  cast  thus : 


Sylvia Annie  Russell 

Reginald Frank  Rodney 

Katherine    .     .     .     Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
Mrs.  Tupper    .     .     .      Maud  Harrison 


Ferdinand   ....    Walden  Ramsay 
Mrs.  Van  Pelt.     .     Virginia  Buchanan 

Phillip E.  H.  Vanderfelt 

Constance   ....       Jennie  Eustace 


This  was  the  first  appearance  of  E.  H.  Vanderfelt  in  this  theatre. 
"  Fashion,"  by  Selina  Dolaro,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any 
stage,  afternoon  of  May  19  with  this  cast : 


Capt.  Denalgnez  .  .  Eben  Plympton 
Philip  Valnay .  .  .  .  J.  T.  Sullivan 
Baron  Sarcy  ....  E.  J.  Henley 
M.  Pierson      .     .     .      Harry  Edwards 


Dora  Valnay    .     . 
Marion  Pierson    .     . 
Adelaide  Lapierre  ) 
Mathilde  Madison  \ 


Annie  Robe 
Belle  Archer 

Mrs.  C  Dennison 


The  season  closed  May  28,  with  "  Our  Society." 

Richard  Mansfield  began  an  engagement  May  30,  with  "  Prince 
Karl."  Clara  Fisher  Maeder,  Johnstone  Bennett,  Anne  O'Neill, 
Beatrice  Cameron,  Joseph  Frankau,  Cyril  Scott,  John  Parry,  Harry 
Gwynette,  and  Charles  Eldridge  were  in  the  cast.  This  was  Anne 
O'Neill's  first  appearance  on  any  stage.  She  afterwards  became  Mrs. 
Henry  C.  Miner. 

"  Monsieur,"  by  Richard  Mansfield,  was  presented  for  the  first  time 
on  any  stage  July  11,  and  with  this  cast: 


Alice Beatrice  Cameron 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ann  Golden 

Josephine  Laurens 
Mrs.  Mary  Pettygow  .  Anne  O'Neill 
Mrs.  Morton   ....  Helen  Glidden 

Sally Johnstone  Bennett 

Tom  Vanderhuysen,     John  T.  Sullivan 


Ezra  J.  Golden     .     .     .  D.  H.  Harkins 
Morton  Saunders      .     Joseph  Frankau 

Popples Harry  Gwynette 

Hon.  Charles  Mt.  Vernon,     John  Parry 
Andre  Rossini  Mario  de  Jadot 

Richard  Mansfield 


426      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       Cisss 


"  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde "  was  first  acted  in  this  city  Sept.  12, 
and  its  run  terminated  Oct.  i.  The  original  cast  of  Dr.  Jekyll  and 
Mr.  Hyde  was-: 

Inspector  Newcomen,      C.  E.  Eldridge 

Mrs.  Lanyon     .     .      Katharine  Rogers 

John  T.  Sullivan    Rebecca  Moor      .     .      Helen  Glidden 

D.  H.  Harkins    Agnes  Carew    .     .      Beatrice  Cameron 

H.  B.  Bradley    Poole Harry  Gwynette 


Dr.  Jekyll  > 
Mr.  Hyde  ;      •     " 
Gabriel  Utterson  . 
Dr.  Lanyon       .     . 
Sir  Danvers  Carew 


Richard  Mansfield 


The  regular  season  opened  Oct.  3,  1887  with  "Jim  the  Penman," 
and  the  original  cast.  The  company  was  composed  of  Charles 
Coghlan,  Frederic  Robinson,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Alex  Salvini,  H.  M.  Pitt, 
L.  F.  Massen,  E.  M.  Holland,  Walden  Ramsay,  C.  P.  Flockton, 
William  Davidge,  Herbert  Millward,  Agnes  Booth,  Mathilde  Madi- 
son, Maud  Harrison,  Annie  Russell,  Marie  Burroughs,  May  Robson, 
Blanche  Curtisse,  Minnie  Seligman,  Marie  Greenwald,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phil- 
lips and  Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport. 

"  Angela,"  adapted  by  Henry  Lee  and  L.  Ottomeyer,  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  on  any  stage,  afternoon  of  Oct.  18.  Harry  Lee, 
Genevieve  Lytton,  Alex  Salvini,  and  others  were  in  the  cast. 

Alex  Salvini  created  a  sensation  by  appearing  on  the  stage  bare- 
footed, as  befitted  his  character. 

"  Jim  the  Penman  "  was  withdrawn  Nov.  10,  for  "  The  Martyr," 
which  had  this  cast : 

Alex  Salvini 
.  L.  F.  Massen 
E.  M.  Holland 
Wm.  Davidge 
.  J.  H.  Findlay 
.  Annie  Russell 
Herbert  Ayling 

"  The  Martyr "  was  withdrawn  Thursday  evening,  Dec.  6,  and 
"  Elaine  "  had  its  first  evening  production,  with  this  cast : 


Due  di  San  Lucca  .  C.  P.  Flockton 
Mme.  de  la  Marche,   Mrs.^E.  J.  Phillips 

Gen.  Moray H.  M.  Pitt 

Admiral Fred  Robinson 

Ellis  Drake  ...  J.  H.  Stoddart 
Mme.  Moray  ....  Agnes  Booth 
Duchess Mrs.  Madison 


Anibal  .  . 
Robert  Bruel 
Corporal .  . 
Mons.  Smith 
Giacomo 
Pauline  .  . 
Footman 


King  Arthur  . 
Lancelot .  .  . 
Lord  of  Astolat 
Sir  Lavaine  .  . 
Dumb  Servitor 
Queen  Guinevere  . 


.  Charles  Overton 
Alexander  Salvini 
Frederic  Robinson 
.  Walden  Ramsay 
.  C.  P.  Flockton 
.  Marie  Burroughs 


Sir  Torre 
Sir  Gawain  . 
Hermit  Friar 
Elaine  .  . 
Llanyd  .  . 
Roselle    .     . 


.  Louis  Massen 

E.  M.  Holland 

Wm.  Davidge 

.  Annie  Russell 

Minnie  Seligman 

Marie  Greenwald 


This  was  Miss  Seligman's  first  appearance  on  the  professional  stage. 
Jan.  16,  1888,  "  Heart  of  Hearts  "  was  first  acted,  with  this  cast : 

.     .  Louis  Massen  Lady  Clarissa  Fitzralph 

Frederic  Robinson  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

E.  M.  Holland  Miss  Wilhelmina  Fitzralph 

C.  P.  Flockton  Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport 

J.  H.  Stoddart  Lucy  Robbins  .     .     .  Marie  Burroughs 

.    John  Findlay  Sibyl  Latimer   .     .     .  Blanche  Curtisse 

.     W.  H.  Pope  Barton     ....       Marie  Greenwald 
George  S.  Stevens 


Harold  Fitzralph 
Marcus  Latimer 
Dr.  Chettle  .  . 
Daniel  Robins  . 
James  Robins  . 
Murch  .  .  . 
Jeweller's  assistant 
John 


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427 


Its  run  ended  March  21.  This  was  Blanche  Curtisse's  first  appear- 
ance here. 

Thomas  Whiff  en  reappeared  here  Feb.  13  as  Marcus  Latimer. 

Henry  Irving  was  tendered  a  reception  by  the  Goethe  Club  at  this 
theatre  afternoon  of  March  15.  President  Parke  Godwin  introduced 
Mr.  Irving,  who  delivered  an  address  on  the  dramatic  art  in  general, 
and  Goethe  in  particular.  Geo.  William  Curtis  made  the  final 
speech. 

"  Partners,"  by  Robert  Buchanan,  had  its  initial  performance 
April  2,  and  with  this  cast: 

Henry  Borgfeldt  .  Alexander  Salvini 
Charles  Derwentwater,  Walden  Ramsay 
Algernon  Bellair  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Mrs.  Harkaway's  Husband 

Herbert  Ayling 
Dr.  Somerville      .     .     .  Wm.  Davidge 

Claire Marie  Burroughs 

Lady  Silverdale  .  Mrs.  E.  J.  Wiillips 
Mrs.  Harkaway     .     Mathilde  Madison 

"A  Possible  Case"  by  Sydney  Rosenfeld  commenced  a  summer 
season  April  30,  and  was  thus  cast : 


Mr.  Parr      . 

J.  H.  Stoddart 

Dickinson    . 

C.  P.  Flockton 

Boker      .     . 

.    John  Findlay 

Smith      .     . 

.     W.  H.  Pope 

Servant   .     . 

Geo.  S.  Stevens 

Alice  Bellair 

.    May  Robson 

Gretchen 

Gertie  Homan 

Mary  .     .     . 

.    Kate  Malony 

Otto  BrinckerhofiE 
Lawrence  Gould  . 
Violet  Mendoza  . 
Mrs.  Cyrus  Wishton 
Seiior  de  Vidas 
Cyrus  .... 
Ethel  Sorrero  .     .     , 


M.  A.  Kennedy 

Frank  Burbeck 

Genevieve  Lytton 

Louisa  Rial 

W.  H.  Thompson 

.     Geo.  Devere 

Daisy  Dorr 


Juniata Kate  Oesterle 

Allan  Weeks    ....  Robt.  Hilliard 
Dick  Hertel      .     .     .     .     E.  Tannehill 

Aurelio Dan  Leeson 

Boy Ernest  Hughes 

Gladys Lelia  Wolstan 

Kitty Carrie  Jackson 


"  A  Possible  Case  "  was  withdrawn  June  4. 

A  matinee  performance  of  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Doremus'  drama,  "  A 
Fair  Bohemian,"  took  place  May  1 1,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Post  Gradu- 
ate Hospital.     It  had  this  cast : 


Kate  Lorain  e 
Mrs.  Ironton 
Guy  Lyndon 


.    Kate  Forsyth 

Annie  Ware 

Frank  Burbeck 


Alice  Desmond 
Mr.  Morton 
Col.  Loraine     . 


.  .  .  Lilla  Vane 
.  John  T.  Sullivan 
W.  H.  Thompson 


"  Fair  Fame,"  by  Clinton  Stuart,  was  originally  acted  afternoon 
May  24,  when  Linda  Dietz  made  her  American  reappearance.  It 
proved  to  be  a  version  of  Alexander  Dumas'  "  Denise."  It  had  this 
cast: 


Lord  Elsmere  . 
Hugh  Stanton . 
Capt.  Eustace 
John  Preston  . 
Sir  Thomas  . 
Lady  Clara .     . 


.  E.  H.  Vanderfelt 
.  Walden  Ramsay 
.  .  Frank  Rodney 
.  J.  H.  Fitzpatrick 
Roland  Buckstone 
Mathilde  Madison 


Lady  Dry    .     .     .     Virginia  Buchanan 

Ada  Denison Lilla  Vane 

Mrs.  Preston   .     .     Mrs.  E.  J.  PhilHps 

Thompson H.  Hogan 

Margaret Linda  Dietz 


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On  June  4,  Richard  Mansfield  began  a  summer  season  with  "  Dr. 
Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde."     The  cast  was : 


Dr.  Jekyll  > 
Mr.  Hyde  f 


Rich.  Mansfield 


Dr.  Lanyon     ...       D.  H.  Harkins 
General  Sir  Danvers  Careiy 

Henry  Holland 
Gabriel  Utterson       .    John  T.  Sullivan 


Inspector  Newcomen,  Joseph  Frankau 
Rebecca  Moore  ,  .  Emma  Sheridan 
Agnes  Carew  .     .     .  Beatrice  Cameron 

Poole James  Barrows 

Jarvis Thos.  Goodwin 

Mrs.  Lanyon   .     .     .       Helen  Glidden 


"  A  Parisian  Romance  "  June  25,  with  this  cast ; 


Baron  Chevrial     . 
Henri  de  Targy    . 
Signor  Juliana 
M.  Labouniere 
Madame  de  Targy 
Madame  de  Valraary 

Madame  De  Luce, 


Richard  Mansfield 

John  T.  Sullivan 

Joseph  Frankau 

W.  H.  Crorapton 

Mrs.  Sol  Smith 

Johnstone  Bennett 
Beverly  Sitgreaves 


Estelle  de  Paignac,    Adelaide  Emerson 
Dr.  Chesnel     .     .     .     .  D.  H.  Harkins 

M.  Tirandel John  Parry 

Therese      ....     Emma  Sheridan 
Rosa  Gewrin  ....    Maude  White 

Maria Helen  Glidden 

Marcelle      .     .     .       Beatrice  Cameron 


Mr.  Mansfield's  season  terminated  June  30. 

"  The  Keepsake,"  Clinton  Stuart's  adaptation  of  "  Antoinette 
Rigaud,"  was  first  seen  on  the  American  stage  July  2.  It  was  thus 
cast: 


General  de  Prefond  . 
Captain  Philippe  .  . 
Robert  Lambertin  . 
Max  Bernardet  .  . 
Marcelle  de  Prefond 


F.  C.  Bangs 

E.  H.  Vanderfelt 

Walden  Ramsay 

Harry  Eytinge 

.  May  Woolcott 


Madame  Bernardet,  Mrs.  Hart  Jackson 
Jules  Leroy      ....  Frank  Weston 

Pierre John  Findlay 

Jacques Harry  Hogan 

Christine  Leroy    .     .     .      Effie  Ellsler 


"  Irene  "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  afternoon  of  July 
3,  cast  thus : 


S.  Miller  Kent 


Frangois  Casine         > 

Count  Henri  Casine  \ 

Sergeant  of  Police,  Lawrence  Manning 

Lady  Irene  Harcourt,  Grace  Henderson 

Marguerite  ....    Lillian  Chantore 

Maurice Chas.  Bowser 

Dagrion Chas.  B.  Welles 


Dr.  Disillai H.  M.  Pitt 

Vesillian Cyril  Scott 

Balzac Chas.  Dade 

Pierre Luke  Martin 

Mestage G.  S.  Stevens 

Manette Evelyn  Campbell 


Effie   Ellsler  appeared   here  July  30,  in  Frank  Harvey's  play, 
"Judge  Not,"  with  this  cast: 


Phillip  Vane  .  . 
Frank  Brightside 
Rupert  Derwent  . 
Little  Philip  .  . 
Lady  Chalmers     . 


.  E.  H.  Vanderfelt 
.  .  Frank  Weston 
.  .  Fred  Corbett 
Master  Vanderfelt 
Mrs.  Hart  Jackson 


Katherine  Clare 
Lord  Ferndale 
Servant  .     .     . 
Lady  Moreland 
Ethel       .     .     . 


.  Efiie  Ellsler 
.  F.  C.  Bangs 
.  Harry  Hogan 
.  Mme.  Ponisi 
Helen  Bancroft 


William  Gillette  produced  his  new  play  "  A  Legal  Wreck,"  August 
14,  and  the  cast  was : 


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Captain  Edward  Smith,  Alfred  Hudson 


Jonathan  Mazey 
Henry  B.  Leverett    . 
Richard  Merriam 
Mrs.  Perrin  Kimball 
Olive  Gray      .     .     . 


Sidney  Smith 
.  Boyd  Putnam 
.  Sidney  Drew 
.  .  Ida  Vernon 
Nina  Boucicault 


Edith  Kimball      .     .    Francis  Graham 
Nancy  Ann  Dunks 

Fanny  Denham  Rouse 

Ed.  Smith Geo.  Fawcett 

Mary Elsie  Lombard 


An  extra  matinee  performance  was  given  Oct.  18  of  "A  Legal 
Wreck  "  for  the  benefit  of  The  Ladies'  Jacksonville  Relief  Society. 

"Beauty  Abroad,"  by  Clinton  Stuart,  was  acted  matinee  Nov.  i, 
cast  thus : 


Lord  Ronold  Airlie 
Baron  de  Beaurain 
Millicent  Beresford 
Alma  Ashley   .     . 
Geofirey  Lyman   . 
Prince  Gloria 


Walden  Ramsay 
Paten  Gibbs 

Nina  Boucicault 

Isabelle  Evesson 

Wm.  Morris 

.   Ed.  J.  Henley 


Samuel  Cronise 
Cyrus  Budd 
Lady  Beresford 
Mrs.  Cronise  . 
Paola  Almagia 
Mrs.  Budd .     . 


.    Cyril  Scott 

Joseph  Wilkes 

.  Mary  Shaw 

.     Lilla  Vane 

Linda  Dietz 

Mrs.  Mary  Barker 


The  theatre  was  closed  Nov.  12,  13,  and  the  regular  season  com- 
menced Nov.  14,  with  a  revival  of  "  Partners." 

"  Captain  Smith "  had  its  first  presentation  in  America  Dec.  4, 
with  this  cast : 


Mr.  Wilding    . 
Mr.  Seabrook 
Harry  Seabrook 
Mr.  Gardiner  . 
Stella  Darbisher 
Mabel  Seabrook 


Maurice  Barrymore 
Frederic  Robinson 
.  Henry  Woodruff 
.  E.  M.  Holland 
.  Marie  Burroughs 
.     .  Annie  Russell 


Lady  Stanton  .     .      Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

Marshall J.  H.  Stoddart 

Ryan Walden  Ramsay 

Bates Reuben  Fax 

Mrs.  Seabrook     .     .     .      Agnes  Booth 


The  pupils  of  the  Palmer-Boucicault  School  of  Acting  gave  their 
first  public  performance  Wednesday  afternoon,  Dec.  5,  and  the  enter- 
tainment consisted  of:  "  Kerry  "  —  Gerald,  E.  S.  Brousse ;  Dr.  Hel- 
lish, Jos.  McHugh ;  Coldham,  Francis  Livingston ;  Mrs.  Desmond, 
Ray  Rockman ;  Kate,  Nannette  Comstock ;  Kerry,  Dion  Boucicault. 
Scene  from  "King  John" — Pandulph,  Gordon  Emmons;  King 
Philip,  Clarence  Taylor;  Lewis,  John  Dempsey;  Constance,  Cora 
Deane.  "Hunted  Down"  —  John  Leigh,  Walden  Ramsay;  Mary, 
Nannie  Craddock ;  Lady  Glencarrig,  Kate  Lester ;  Mrs.  Bolton  Jones, 
Viola  Whitcomb  ;  Clara,  Cora  Deane  ;  Fanny,  Evelyn  Malcolm ; 
Rawdon  Scudamore,  George  St.  Mar.  "  Honor  Bright,"  a  comedy 
by  Mrs.  Allan  Arthur,  had  its  first  production  on  the  afternoon  of 
Dec.  21,  at  an  authors'  matinee.     The  cast : 


Honor  Bright 
Madeleine  Bright 
Molly  Bright 
Lloyd  Stuyvesant 


.  .  .  Emily  Rigl 
.  .  Dorothy  Dorr 
.Johnstone  Bennett 
.     .    Louis  Massen 


Mark  Field      .     . 
George  Scott  .     . 
Joey  B.  Bonanza 
Howell  Rivingston 


.     Henry  Miller 

Henry  Woodruff 

George  Parkhurst 

Walden  Ramsay 


A  matinee  performance  in  aid   of  the  Actors'  Fund  took  place 
April  5,  1889,  arranged  through  the  assistance  and  co-operation  of 


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M.  Coquelin,  Aug.  Daly,  Abbey,  Schoeffel  &  Grau,  and  Mr.  Palmer. 
The  programme  comprised  :  M.  Coquelin  and  his  company  in  "  Les 
Pr^cieuses  Ridicules,"  Mr.  Daly's  company  in  act  three  of  "  The 
Railroad  of  Love,"  M.  Coquelin  in  monologues,  and  M.  Coquelin  and 
Agnes  Booth  in  "  The  Silent  System"  (English).  This  was  the  last 
appearance  of  M.  Coquelin. 

"  Captain  Swift "  reached  its  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  performance 
April  27.  The  season  closed  May  4,  and  a  summer  term  began 
May  6,  with  "  Featherbrain,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Don  Stephano  Ruy  Gomar 

Wilton  Lackaye 
Ferdinand  Pettigrew  .  Thos.  Burns 
Valentine  Day  .  .  Wm.  Faversham 
Eurydice  Mole  .  Adeline  Stanhope 
Mrs.  Pettigrew  .  .  Ethelyn  Friend 
Mrs.  Coney  (Featherbrain) 

Minnie  Maddern 


Samuel  Coney      .     .     .    J.  O.  Barrows 

Tipper Augustus  Bruno 

Cabman Master  Chico 

Boy Odette  Tyler 

Nellie Emma  Maddern 

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On  June  i,  2,  Emma  Maddern  was  out  of  the  cast  in  consequence 
of  illness.  On  June  4,  Emma  Maddern  took  the  r61e  of  Mary  Ann 
for  the  balance  of  the  season.  Adeline  Stanhope  then  withdrew 
from  the  cast,  and  May  Roberts  acted  Eurydice  Mole.  The  season 
closed  June  30.  "  Editha's  Burglar  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in 
this  city  July  i.     The  cast: 


Alice  ....    Emma  V.  Sheridan 

Fanny Minnie  Dupree 

Martha Louise  Homan 

Editha  ....  Little  Gertie  Homan 


Wm.  Lewis  .  .  Maurice  Barrymore 
Edward  Bainbridge  .  .  Sidney  Drew 
Paul  Benton  .  .  .  .  J.  T.  Sullivan 
John  Hamilton  .  .  .  Gus  Thomas 
James J.  H.  Shewell 

This  was  followed  Aug.  5,  by  "  Booties'  Baby,"  first  time  in  America, 
and  cast  thus : 


Capt.  Algernon  Ferrers  (Booties) 

Chas.  A.  Stevenson 
Capt.  Gavor  Gilchrist,  Wilton  Lackaye 
Lieut.  P.  Miles  .  .  Augustus  Cook 
Private  Philip  Saunders,  Frederick  Kerr 
Mignon  ....  Little  Gertie  Homan 
Lora  Norris     .     .    Nannette  Comstock 


Humpty  Dumpty 
Helen  Grace 
Capt.  Lucy 
Lieut.  Gray 
Dr.  Blantyre 
Mrs.  Smith 


.     .  Alice  Leigh 

.     Kate  Claxton 

C.  W.  Garthorne 

W.  G.  Regnier 

W.  H.  Crompton 

Blanche  Weaver 


Augustus  Cook  retired  from  the  cast  Sept.  14,  and  on  Sept.  16 
Mr.  Joyce  assumed  the  r61e  of  Lieut.  Miles,  acted  for  the  last  time 
here  Oct.  26. 

The  theatre  was  dark  Oct.  28  and  29.  "Aunt  Jack"  had  its 
premier  in  America,  Oct.  30;  also  a  new  one-act  curtain  raiser,  by 
Aug.  Thomas,  called  "  A  Man  of  the  World,"  was  done  with  "  Aunt 
Jack."     The  cast  of  "  Aunt  Jack  "  : 


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Foreman  of  the  Jury     .     .  E.  Emmons 
Mrs.  Ephraim  B.  Van  Streak 

Eugenie  Tabor 

Usher Percy  Winter 

Joseph H.  Millward 

Joan  Bryon      ....     Agnes  Booth 
Mildred Maud  Harrison 


Caleb  Cornish  .  .  .  Edward  Bell 
Mr.Juffin     ....     Chas.  W.  Butler 

Swoffer H.  HoUiday 

Associate  Justice  ....  R.  Fax 
S.  Berkeley  Brue  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Colonel  Taveno  .  Frederic  Robinson 
Lord  St.  John  Brompton,  Louis  Massen 
Mr.  Justice  Mundle  .     .  J.  H.  Stoddart 

The  first  of  this  season's  Authors'  Matinees  was  given  Dec.  23, 
when  "  Helen's  Inheritance  "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
Agnes  Booth  was  absent  from  the  cast  of  "  Aunt  Jack  "  Feb.  17,  1890, 
and  Maud  Harrison  played  her  part.     Mrs.  Booth  returned  Feb.  18. 

On  Monday  morning,  March  3,  A.  M.  Palmer  and  the  company 
went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  to  give  a  matinde  performance  of  "  Aunt 
Jack  "  at  Albaugh's  Theatre,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund. 
A  special  train  was  furnished  by  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  for  the 
excursion.  This  train  was  made  up  of  a  combination  baggage  and 
smoking  car,  a  passenger  coach,  and  a  dining  car.  It  left  Jersey  City 
at  7.29  o'clock,  A.  M.,  with  Palmer,  his  company,  and  his  guests  on 
board,  the  party  numbering  sixty-two  people  all  told,  no  stop  being 
made  until  Philadelphia  was  reached,  the  distance,  ninety  miles,  being 
covered  in  ninety-four  minutes,  which  is  faster  than  the  former  record. 
The  train  arrived  in  Washington  at  1 1.47.  The  total  distance  of  227 
miles  had  been  travelled  in  four  hours  and  eight  minutes.  The  pre- 
vious record  was  five  hours  and  thirteen  minutes,  and  it  was  made  when 
New  York  physicians  were  taken  to  Washington  to  attend  President 
Garfield  after  he  was  shot  by  Guiteau.  The  curtain  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House  was  rung  up  promptly  at  i  o'clock.  The  final  curtain 
was  rung  down  a  little  before  3  o'clock,  and  the  actors  made  a  lightning 
change  from  their  stage  apparel  to  their  street  clothes.  The  return 
train  started  for  New  York  exactly  at  3.15  o'clock.  Jersey  City  was 
reached  at  7.33  o'clock.  This  timing  would  make  the  time  of  the 
return  trip  four  hours  and  eighteen  minutes,  exactly  that  of  the  out- 
ward trip.  J.  P.  McWilliams,  another  representative  of  the  road, 
made  the  time  of  arrival  in  Jersey  City  7.34  o'clock.  This  would 
add  another  minute  to  the  time.  The  passengers,  however,  agree 
that  four  hours  and  eighteen  minutes  was  the  actual  time.  On  dis- 
embarking at  Jersey  City  the  actors  went  directly  to  the  Madison 
Square  Theatre,  where  they  arrived  by  8  o'clock,  in  ample  time  for 
the  regular  evening  performance.  Maurice  Barrymore,  whose  ser- 
vices had  not  been  required  at  Washington,  held  the  stage  and  the 
audience,  as  Captain  Bradley  in  "  A  Man  of  the  World,"  until 
9  o'clock.  After  the  usual  orchestral  selection,  the  curtain  went 
up  on  schedule  time  for  the  first  scene  of  "Aunt  Jack."  Each 
member  of  the  cast  was  greeted  with  applause  on  his  or  her  first 
entrance. 

A  Delsarte  matinee  took  place  on   the  afternoon  of  March  26. 


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Mrs.  Genevieve  Thompson  Stebbins  and  Mary  S.  Thompson  were 
the  features  of  the  entertainment. 

The  run  of  "  Aunt  Jack "  and  "  A  Man  of  the  World "  closed 
April  26,  having  lasted  since  Oct.  30,  1889.  The  theatre's  regular 
stock  season  also  closed  April  26. 

"  The  Blue  Officer  "  was  a  drama  first  acted  April  28.  It  was  an 
English  translation  or  adaptation  of  "  L'Officier  Bleu,"  a  drama  that 
had  been  tried  at  the  Th^Stre  de  la  Renaissance,  Brussels,  after  the 
Paris  officials  had  interdicted  it  at  the  Gymnase.     The  cast : 


Nadia Genevieve  Lytton 

Countess  Delcroff  .  .  Rose  Eytinge 
De  Janson  ....  Wm.  Spencer 
Wourashkine       .     .     .     A.  L.  Rankin 

Tobeleff Thomas  Joyce 

Ivan William  Hatter 


Prince  D'Oblansky  .  .  .  Henry  Lee 
Count  Henkendorff  .  Henry  Holland 
Count  Jassy  .  .  Clarence  Handysides 
Dr.  Periskoff  .  .  George  Osborne 
General  Wourapoff  .  .  Evelyn  Evans 
Princess  Sistoff  .  .  Donna  Madixxa 
H^lfene,  Countess  Jassy,     Selina  Fetter 

Richard  Mansfield  opened  his  summer  season  May  5,  with  "  A 
Parisian  Romance." 

"  Beau  Brumraell "  was  presented  May  19.     The  cast  was  : 

The  Prince  of  Wales    .  D.  H.  Harkins  Mariana  Vincent 

Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan  Lady  Farthingale, 

A.  G.  Andrews  Mrs.  St.  Aubyn   . 

Reginald  Courtney  .     .    F.  W.  Lander  Kathleen     .     .     . 

Beau  Brummell    .      Richard  Mansfield  A  Nurse     .     .     . 

Bailiffs  A  French  Lodging 

Messrs.  B.  W.  Turner  and  Norton 

Prince's  Footman     .     .      Mr.  Graham  Lord  Manly     .     . 

Oliver  Vincent     .     .     .  J.  B.  Everham  Mortimer    .     .     . 

Duchess  of  Leamington  Abrahams  .     .     . 

Mrs.  Julia  Brutone  A  Lady       .     .     . 


.     .     Agnes  Miller 

Beverly  Sitgreaves 

.     .    Adele  Measor 

Johnstone  Bennett 

Constance  Neville 

House  Keeper 

Alice  Leigh 

J.  C.  Buckstone 

W.  J.  Ferguson 

.    W.  H.  Crompton 

.     .       Susie  Drake 


A  matinee  performance  May  22  was  for  the  benefit  of  the  Babies' 
Ward  of  the  Post  Graduate  Hospital.  The  fiftieth  performance  of 
"  Beau  Brummell "  occurred  July  7.  The  theatre  was  closed  Aug.  3, 
but  reopened  Aug.  11,  when  "  Beau  Brummell"  was  resumed.  The 
seventy-fifth  performance  occurred  Aug.  12.  Nellie  Lingard  joined 
the  cast  Sept.  i,  replacing  Johnstone  Bennett.  The  one  hundredth 
performance  occurred  Sept.  6,  when  Robert  S.  Taber  joined  the 
company,  taking  Frank  Lander's  place.  Helen  Glidden,  then  took 
Beverly  Sitgreaves'  position,  and  Beatrice  Cameron  assumed  the 
r61e  of  Miss  Vincent,  Agnes  Miller  retiring.  Nellie  Lingard  retired 
from  the  cast  Sept.  16,  and  the  r81e  of  Kathleen  was  assumed  once 
more  by  Johnstone  Bennett.  Richard  Mansfield  gave  a  performance 
of  "  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,"  afternoon  of  Oct.  8.  As  a  curtain  raiser, 
there  was  a  novelty  in  the  first  American  presentation  of  R.  W. 
Davey's  "  Lesbia,"  with  this  cast :  Lesbia,  Beatrice  Cameron ;  Sybilla, 
Mrs.  Brutone ;  Affra,  Ethel  Sprague  (first  appearance  on  any  stage)  ; 
Claudia,  Edith   Day;    Catullus,  Robert  S.  Taber.     Mr.   Mansfield 


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closed  Oct.  25.  "Prince  Karl"  was  given  by  Mansfield,  at  the 
matinee  Oct.  22.  The  theatre  was  closed  evenings  Oct.  27,  28,  and 
29.  The  next  season  opened  Oct.  30,  with  "  A  Pair  of  Spectacles," 
Sydney  Grundy's  adaptation  of  "  Les  Petits  Oiseaux,"  seen  for  the 
first  time  in  America.     It  had  this  cast: 


Benjamin  Goldfinch 
Gregory  Goldfinch 
Lorimer      .     .     . 
Mrs.  Goldfinch    .     . 
Lucy  Lorimer      .     . 


.  J.  H.  Stoddart 

E.  M.  Holland 

Frederic  Robinson 

Maud  Harrison 

Nannie  Craddock 


Percy Walden  Ramsay 

Dick Harry  Woodrufi 

Bartholomew       .     .     .     .   F.  H.  Tyler 
Joyce H.  Millward 


An  amateur  theatrical  performance  took  place  on  the  afternoon 
Nov.  21,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Fresh  Air  Home.  Alice  and  Rita 
Lawrence,  Gladys  Ansel,  Robert  L.  Cutting,  Robert  Lee  Morrell, 
Palmer  Coolidge,  Rudolph  de  Cordova,  and  Geo.  M.  Anderson,  all 
well-known  amateurs,  appeared  in  the  one-act  comedietta,  "The 
Nettie,"  followed  by  Jerome's  play,  "  Sunset,"  the  entertainment 
concluding  with  "A  Corsican  Legacy,"  a  funny  farce,  which  was 
made  funnier  by  the  introduction  of  McAllister's  "  Society  As  I 
Have  Found  It,"  with  an  animated  discussion  as  to  its  fitness  for  the 
Corsican  Four  Hundred.  "Afterthoughts"  a  one-act  play  by 
Augustus  Thomas,  was  first  presented  Nov.  24,  preceding  "A  Pair 
of  Spectacles  "  in  place  of  "  Old  Love  Letters,"  which  had  been  the 
curtain  raiser  from  Nov.  3.     The  cast  of  "  Afterthoughts  "  was : 

Mrs.  "  Frank  "  Fairfield,    Agnes  Booth  I  Martha,  a  maid   .     .     .      May  Buckley 
Donald  Barclay  .     .     .     Louis  Massen  | 

Franz  Rummel,  the  pianist,  gave  a  recital  here  the  afternoons 
Dec.  2  and  4.  "  A  New  Year's  Call,"  a  one-act  play,  was  produced 
on  Dec.  29,  and  ran  to  Jan.  3,  1891,  and  had  this  cast: 


Joe  Spencer  . 
Harry  Hume 
Nellie  Clark  . 


Harry  Woodruff 

Walden  Ramsay 

Nannie  Craddock 


Mr.  Clark       ....    Charles  Harris 

Mercury Fred  Wilton 

Clara Dallas  McLean 


"A  Pair  of  Spectacles  "  was  played  for  the  last  time  Jan.  3.  No 
matinee  was  given  New  Year's  Day.  The  theatre  was  closed  Jan.  5, 
for  a  rehearsal  of  "  The  Silver  Shield,"  produced  for  the  first  time  in 
this  city  Jan.  6,  when  the  Rosina  Yokes  company  appeared : 


Sir  Humphrey  Chetwynd,  Charles  J.  Bell 
Ned  Chetwynd  .  .  .  Grant  Stewart 
Dodson  Dick  .  Ferdinand  Gottschalk 
Tom  Potter  .  .  .  Courtenay  Thorpe 
Lucy  Preston      .     .     .    Emily  Bancker 


Alma  Blake    ....     Rosina  Yokes 
Rev.  Dr.  Dozey      .     .       Felix  Morris 

Mrs.  Dozey Miss  Wood 

Wilson Marion  Kilby 

Susan Eleanor  Lane 


A  matinee  benefit  (Jan.  8)  was  given  for  the  organization  known 
as  "  The  Little  Mothers ;  "  "  Esther  Sandraz,"  was  seen  for  the  first 
time  in  New  York,  with  this  cast : 
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Henri  Vandelle  .     . 
Olivier  Deschamps 
Boisgommeux     .     . 
Esther  Sandraz  .     . 


Arthur  Dacre 

Edward  Bell 

Mervyn  Dallas 

Amy  Rosalie 


Madame  Fourcanade 

Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

Fourcanade Fred  Tyler 

Henriette Jennie  Eustace 


Amy  Roselle  was  the  second  wife  of  Arthur  Dacre,  and  this  was 
announced  as  her  American  d6but,  which  was  not  true,  as  she  ap- 
peared at  Niblo's  Garden,  this  city,  on  Oct.  23,  1871,  in  "Our 
American  Cousin."  That  was  her  American  ddbut.  E.  A.  Sothern 
was  Lord  Dundreary.  Amy  Roselle  and  her  husband  Arthur 
Dacre  committed  suicide  in  Sydney,  Australia,  Nov.  17,  1895. 
"  Esther  Sandraz  "  was  first  acted  in  America  June  3,  1889,  at  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  by  Mrs.  Langtry.  It  was  an  adaptation  of  Adolphe 
Belot's  "La  Femme  de  Glace."  Rosina  Yokes  finished  her  engage- 
ment Jan.  31.     The  theatre  was  closed  evening  of  Feb.  2. 

The  stock  company  reopened  Feb.  3  in  "  Sunlight  and  Shadow," 
preceded  by  "  Social  Fiction."     The  cast  of  the  first  piece  was : 


Mark  Denzil  . 
Dr.  Latimer  . 
Janet  Felton  . 
George  Addis 


Maurice  Barrymore 

Frederic  Robinson 

.     .  Jennie  Eustace 

.     .       Edward  Bell 


Mr.  Bamfield       .     .     .  E.  M.  Holland 

ScoUick F.  H.  Tyler 

Helen Maud  Harrison 

Maud Agnes  Miller 


This  was  Mr.  Harris'  first  appearance  at  this  theatre.  Sidney 
Woollett  gave  a  series  of  six  poetic  recitals  on  Monday  afternoons 
which  began  Feb.  9. 

"  The  Pharisee  "  was  presented  the  first  time  in  America  Feb.  16, 
and  had  this  cast : 


Geoffrey  Landon 
Lord  Helmore  . 
Captain  Foster  . 
Graham  Maxwell 
Miss  Maxwell     . 


.  .  Edward  Bell 
Maurice  Barrymore 
.  Charles  L.  Harris 
.  Harry  Woodruff 
Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 


Mr.  Pettifer  . 
Maud  Landon 
Katy  .  .  . 
Kate  Landon 


.     .   Fred  Robinson 

.     .      Agnes  Miller 

Juliette  de  Grignan 

.     .     May  Brookyn 


It  was  preceded  by  "  Dinner  at  Eight,"  for  the  first  time  on  any 
stage  and  cast  thus :  Ribston  Pippin,  E.  M.  Holland,  Hodkins,  F.  H. 
Tyler;  Dorothy  Dimple,  Maud  Harrison.  This  house  was  closed 
Good  Friday  night,  March  27. 

"  The  Pharisee,"  for  the  last  time,  March  31.  "  Alabama,"  by  Aug. 
Thomas,  was  presented  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  April  i,  and 
had  this  cast : 


Colonel  Preston 
Colonel  Moberly 
Squire  TUcker    . 
Captain  Davenport, 
Lathrop  Page 
Raymond  Page  . 


.    J.  H.  Stoddart 

.    E.  M.  Holland 

Charles  L.  Harris 

Maurice  Barrymore 

Harry  Woodruff 

Walden  Ramsay 


Mrs.  Stockton  . 
Adanta  Moberly 
Mr.  Armstrong  . 
Decatur  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Page  .  . 
Carey  Preston     . 


.  Annie  Gregory 
Nannie  Craddock 
.  .  Edward  Bell 
.  .  Reuben  Fax 
May  Brookyn 
Agnes  Miller 


Walden  Ramsay  went  with   the  company  to  Chicago,  where  he 
played  Raymond  Page  in  "  Alabama  "  until  the  last  week  of  Septem- 


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ber,  when  he  retired  from  the  stage  to  accept  a  position  in  Prof. 
Kayzer's  Chicago  conservatory.  This  gentleman  made  his  first  public 
appearance  at  the  Union  Square  Theatre.  His  first  success  was  as 
Herr  Linderin"The  Danicheffs,"  at  the  Union  Square,  Feb.  5,  1877. 
His  real  name  was  Walden  Pell  Roser.  He  died  in  New  York  Oct. 
6,  1895.  [The  company  of  this  house  closed  evening  April  18,  and 
went  on  tne  road.  "  Alabama "  was  continued  with  nearly  a  new 
cast  on  April  20:  Col.  Preston  was~playe3"by  C.  W.  Couldock;  Col. 
Mobefly  by  Burr  Mcintosh;  Capt.  Davenport  by  E.  J.  Henley; 
Lathrop  Page  by  Foster  Piatt ;  Decatur  by  Geo.  Ober,  and  Atlanta 
by  Marion  Russell.  Ht  was  the  first  American  play  Mr.  Palmer  had 
produced  in  several  years,  fit  was  a  simple  little  story,  quietly  and 
naturally  told,  provoking  a  tear  now  and  then  in  a  pleasantly  sym- 
pathetic wa^ 

Albert  Morris  Bagby,  pianist,  assisted  by  Herr  Friedheim,  ap- 
peared afternoon  of  April  21.  On  the  afternoon  of  April  24  a  Del- 
sarte  performance  was  given,  when  Genevieve  Stebbins,  Mary 
Thompson,  and  Mildred  Ewer  were  seen.  "  A  Delsarte  Letter  to 
a  Child  "  was  presented.  Afternoon  of  April  27,  a  performance  was 
given  for  the  benefit  of  the  New  York  Kindergarten  association. 
"  In  Honor  Bound,"  with  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Doremus,  Josephine 
Mack,  Rose  Dalrymple  (first  appearance),  Courtenay  Thorpe,  and 
Miss  Mack  in  the  cast.  "Mistress  Dorothy,"  for  first  time,  with 
Eugene  Ormond  in  a  leading  part.  "Sunset"  closed  the  entertain- 
ment. 

"  The  Merchant,"  by  Martha  Morton,  originally  produced  at  the 
Union  Square  Theatre  afternoon  of  June  26,  1890,  and  which  was 
awarded  the  prize  of  ^1,000,  by  The  New  York  World  as  the  best 
American  play  by  an  American  author,  was  produced  on  May  4 : 


Fred  Dupree  ...  E.  J.  Henley 
Mr.  Price  ....  Daniel  Jarrett 
Mr.  Gresham      .     .     .       Alfred  Becks 

Mr.  Roberts J.  P.  Clarke 

Prof.  Higgins  ...  R.  F.  Cotton 
Carroll  Cotton  Vanderstyle 

Henry  Miller 
Lord  Dudley  Northwicke,  C.  S.  Dickson 


Will  Robbins      .     . 
Myrtle  Vanderstyle 
Miss  Van  Osten, 
Helen  Marchmont  . 
Mr.  Edwards      .     . 


Seymour  G.  Hess 

.     .     Viola  Allen 

Virginia  Buchanan 

Henrietta  Lander 

N.  C.  Forrester 


Tubbs Frank  Drew 

The  Chef W.  H.  Pope 

Jess  Morgan  ....  Mary  Hampton 


A  benefit  performance  was  given  afternoon  of  May  19  for  the 
Washington  Arch  fund,  when  was  acted"  "A  Game  of  Cards," 
Jerome's  "Fennel,"  scenes  from  "The  Rivals"  and  a  drawing  room 
entertainment  by  Richard  Mansfield.  In  "  A  Ganje  of  Cards  "  Alice 
Cleather,  Evert  Jansen  Wendell,  of  the  Amateur  comedy  club; 
Ferdinand  Gottschalk,  of  Rosina  Yokes'  company,  and  Grenville 
James  appeared.  Joseph  Jefferson, W.  J.Florence,  Mrs.  John  Drew, 
Viola  Allen,  Frederick  Paulding,  Geo.  Denham,  Joseph  Warren,  and 
Nelly  Lingard  appeared  in  scenes  from  "  The  Rivals." 


436      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE      Dsgi 


"  The  Lousianian  "  had  its  first  hearing  on  the  afternoon  June  4,  and 
with  this  cast : 


Gen.  St.  Armand  .  N.  C.  Forrester 
Louis  St.  Armand  .  .  E.  J.  Henley 
Alphonse  Dumondville,  Frank  Lander 
Capt.  Howard  .  Wright  Huntington 
Marquis  de  Gazon  .  .  R.  F.  Cotton 
Mrs.  Claiborne  .  .  Virginia  Buchanan 
Ruth  Claiborne  .  .  .  Mary  Hampton 
Marquise  de  Gazon 

Mrs.  Henry  VandenhofF 

"  Meadowbrook  Farm  "  was  produced  on  the  afternoon  of  June  8, 
for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.     It  was  thus  cast : 


Coratesse  Marguerite  Delluc 

Henrietta  Lander 
Gov.  Claiborne  ....  J.  F.  Brian 
Lieut.  Lee      ....     Chas.  Halleck 

Gerot Daniel  Jarrett 

James Chas.  Drake 

Surgeon J.  P.  Clarke 

Jean Seymour  G.  Hess 


John  Stevenson  .     . 
Arthur  Ransome 
Don  Pedro  Cordova 
James  Mason     .     . 
J.  Pickering  Pick    . 


.     .  Luke  Martin 

Chas.  D.  Herman 

.     .       Ed.  Mack 

.  Harry  Leighton 

Robert  Benedict 


Betsy  Stevenson,  .  Mrs.  Annie  Sutton 
Tabez  Peabody  .  .  .  .  H.  D.  Byers 
Mr.  Osgood   ....      W.  L.  Payne 

Marjorie Leha  Woolston 

Rose Evelyn  Pollock 


Mr.  Kershaw 
William     .     . 
Claude       .     . 
Pixton  .     .     . 


.     .     .    M.  C.  Daly 

.     .      R.  F.  Cotton 

Master  Louis  Haines 

.   E.  Snitz  Edwards 


The  season  closed  June  27.  A  summer  term  commenced  Aug.  3 
with  "  Jane,"  given  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  cast  thus : 

Chas.  Shakleton  .  .  .  Paul  Arthur 
Lucy  Norton  .  .  .  Katherine  Grey 
Mrs.  Chadwick  .  Jennie  Weathersby 
Mrs.  Pixton  .  .  Amelia  Summerville 
Jane Johnstone  Bennett 

The  house  passed  out  of  Mr.  Palmer's  hands  and  it  became  known 
as  "  Hoyt's  Madison  Square  Theatre  "  when  Hoyt  and  Thomas 
secured  the  lease,  Sept.  15,  1891. 

"Jane"  continued  the  attraction  under  the  new  regime.  Jennie 
Weathersby  withdrew  from  the  cast  early  in  September,  and  Louise 
Sylvester  assumed  the  r61e  of  Mrs.  Chadwick.  Elaine  Ellison  suc- 
ceeded Katherine  Grey  in  the  r61e  of  Lucy  Norton.  "  The  Better 
Part"  was  played  Oct.  16,  preceding  "Jane"  with  Paul  Arthur  as 
Tom  Rayner,  Herbert  Fortier  as  Arthur  Wright,  and  Fanny  Ellison 
as  Mildred.  "  A  Trip  to  Chinatown  "  was  first  seen  at  this  theatre 
Nov.  9,  and  had  this  cast : 


Welland  Strong 
Ben  Gay    .     . 
Tony  Gay 
Rashleigh  Gay 
Willie  Grow  . 
Normon  Blood 
Noah  Heap    . 


.     .       Harry  Conor 

Geo.  A.  Beane,  Jr. 

.     .    Lillian  Barr 

Lloyd  Wilson 

Blanche  Arkwright 

.     .       Arthur  Pacie 

Harry  Gilfoil 


Hoffman  Price  .  .  Frank  E.  Morse 
Slavin  Payne  .  .  .  Harry  Gilfoil 
Isabella  Dame    .       Geraldine  McCann 

Cora  Fay Maggie  Daly 

May  Wing Lucy  Daly 

Flirt OUie  Archmere 

Mrs.  Guyer Anna  Boyd 


Ollie  Archmere  retired  Dec.  15,  and  "Flirt"  was  acted  by  Lucy 
Daly.  Lilhan  Barr  was  seen  as  Tony  Gay  Dec.  16-17-18-19.  Patrice 
commenced  as  Flirt   Dec.  21.     Lillian   Barr   retired   Dec.   22  and 


isga:  HOYT'S  MADISON  SQUARE  THEATRE  437 

Eleanor  Beebe  appeared  Dec.  23.  Eileen  Coghlan,  sister  of  Rose 
Coghlan,  was  seen  Dec.  14  as  Isabella,  for  one  night  only.  Jennie 
O'Neil  Potter  appeared  afternoons  of  Dec.  28,  30,  31  in  a  monologue 
entertainment.  "  His  Toast"  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any 
stage  afternoon  of  Jan.  15,  1892,  by  amateurs.  In  the  cast  were 
Rita  Lawrence,  Laura  Sedgwick  Collins,  Robert  L.  Cutting,  Jr.,  and 
James  K.  Hackett.  This  was  followed  by  "  The  Electric  Spark " 
with  Rita  Lawrence,  Alice  Lawrence,  and  Robert  L.  Cutting,  Jr.,  in 
the  cast.  "  The  Dead  Shot "  closed  the  entertainment.  Loie  Fuller 
appeared  here  in  her  serpentine  dance  Feb.  29. 

On  the  afternoon  of  April  8,  the  programme  was :  "  The  Deacon," 
by  Henry  Arthur  Jones,  with  this  cast :  Abraham  Boothroyd,  W.  T. 
Wood;  Tom  Dempster,  Eugene  Ormonde;  Tibbitts,  W.  A.  Pease, 
Jr. ;  Rosa  Jervoise,  May  Middleton ;  Mrs.  Bolinbroke,  AHce  Law- 
rence. "  Jean  Marie,"  from  the  French  of  Andre  Theuriet,  rendered 
into  English  verse  by  Alice  Lawrence,  was  also  acted :  Jean-Marie, 
Nelson  Wheatcroft ;  Joel,  Gustav  Frankel ;  Therese,  Rita  Lawrence. 
A  monologue  by  Rudolph  de  Cordova  was  heard ;  also  "  The  Electric 
Spark,"  from  the  French  by  Bolton  Rowe,  with  Robert  L.  Cutting, 
Jr.,  as  Captain  Crichton,  Rita  Lawrence  as  Mary  Durant,  and  Alice 
Lawrence  as  Mrs.  Templeton.  This  was  the  first  time  in  America 
of  "  The  Deacon."  Three  of  the  plays  sent  by  contestants  in  the 
New  York  Herald  competition,  and  selected  by  Messrs.  Pratt  and 
Ogden,  were  presented  at  a  trial  matinee  April  20.  They  had  these 
casts : 

"  That  Cowboy,"  by  Mary  Adelaide  Keeler : 


Paul  Par- Venue  .  Claude  H.  Brooke 
Mrs.  Paul  Par- Venue  .  Mrs.  A.  Ober 
Paul  Par- Venue,  Jr.  L.  W.  Woodworth 
Gladys  Par-Venue,     Grace  Huntington 


Reginald  Gaston  .  .  Henry  J.  Bagge 
Man-afraid-of-a-sneeze,  .  W.  Baker 
Tom  Thorpe    .     .     .      Robert  Edeson 


"  The  Charms  of  Music,"  by  Alex.  H.  Laidlaw,  Jr. : 


Walter  Thorne  .  .  Henry  J.  Bagge 
Violet  Thorne  .  .  Grace  Huntington 
Eva  Thorne  ....  Lillian  Leach 
Richard  Douglas  .     .     Robert  Edeson 

"  A  Modest  Model,"  by  Ida  Carpenter : 


John W.  Baker 

Hamilton  Hirsute  Hamilton 

^  Claude  H.  Brooke 


Fred  Leland  .  .  .  Robert  Edeson 
Drumbold  .  .  .  Claude  H.  Brooke 
Colville  .  .  .  .  L.  W.  Woodworth 
Percival W.  Baker 


Mrs.  Harriet  Storey  .     .  Mrs.  A.  Ober 

Servant Mr.  A.  Doubla 

Josephine  Beauchamp 

Grace  Huntington 


On  the  afternoon  of  April  27  three  more  were  given,  with  these 
casts : 

"An  American  M.D.,"  by  J.  Mont  Pleyer,  M.D. 


438      A  HISTORY   OF   THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D893 


Dr.  Green Myron  Calice 

Count  Adolph  d'Houtinet 

Claude  H.  Brooke 
Baron  von  Waldersee,    Henry  J.  Bagge 


James      .     .     ^     . 
Mrs.  Dolly  Green 
Beatrice  Green 
Emily  Vincent 


Willis  Baker 

Lillie  Alliston 

Lillian  Leach 

Marie  Stuart 


"Roses  and  Thorns,"  by  Geo.  Moore. 


Uncle  Ephram 
Robert  Dare    . 
Captain  Newton 


Claude  H.  Brooke 
.  Henry  J.  Bagge 
.     .   Myron  Calice 


Burton Willis  Baker 

Marie  Dare       .     .     .    Elizabeth  Garth 


'  A  Mere  Pretence,"  by  W.  J.  Berry. 


Henry  Lay  ton  .     . 
Mrs.  Henry  Layton 
Mrs.  Bella  Belle  . 


Robert  Edeson 
Elizabeth  Garth 
.   Lillie  Alliston 


Frizzles Annie  CliiFord 

Servant A.  Doubla 


"  As  You  Like  It "  was  produced  on  the  afternoon  of  May  26, 
with  this  cast : 


Orlando Otis  Skinner 

Jaques     ....  Charles  B.  Hanford 

Oliver F.  L.  Sylvester 

Duke  Frederick     .     Wadsworth  Harris 
Banished  Duke     .     .    Robert  Benedict 

Adam Howard  Kyle 

Touchstone  ....   Tom  E.  Webber 

Le  Beau James  Fiske 

Corin WilHam  Evans 


Sylvius TuUy  Marshall 

William Edward  Mackay 

Amiens John  Savage 

Jaques  de  Bois       .     .  Frank  Andrews 

Celia Annie  Lockhart 

Audrey Eleanor  Merron 

Phebe Lulu  Carpenter 

Rosalind      ....  Alberta  Gallatin 


Bessie  Clayton,  a  child  dancer,  appeared  in  "  A  Trip  to  China- 
town "  June  27.  Loie  Fuller  closed  her  engagement  here  June 
25.  Patrice  retired  July  25,  and  Queenie  Vassar  appeared  as 
Flirt,  while  Lillian  Swaine  acted  Willie  Grow.  "The  Chan- 
cellor's Wife"  was  acted  on  the  afternoon  of  Nov.  11.  It  was 
originally  played  at  the  Boston  Museum  April  18,  1892.  The 
cast  here  was:  Ted  Horton,  William  Morris;  Jack  Medbury, 
Orrin  Johnson ;  Theo.  Travers,  Cyril  Scott ;  Ben  Dixon,  James  0. 
Barrows;  Adam  Cherry,  W.  H.  Crompton;  Nelly  Horton,  Sidney 
Armstrong;  Mrs.  Ben  Dixon,  Odette  Tyler;  Mrs.  Weedles,  Kate 
Denin  Wilson.  The  McCoy  Sisters,  nine  and  ten  years  of  age, 
danced  here  May  15  in  "A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  for  one  week. 
The  six  hundred  and  fiftieth  and  final  performance  of  this  farce 
took  place  Aug.  17.  This  was  the  longest  consecutive  number  of 
performances  of  any  play  in  America.  The  theatre  was  closed 
on  Tuesday  night,  Jan.  24,  1893,  the  day  of  the  funeral  of  Mrs. 
Charles  Hoyt  (Flora  Walsh),  who  died  January  22. 

"The  New  South"  was  first  acted  at  this  theatre  Aug.  14: 


Capt.  Harry  Ford      .     Joseph  Grismer 
Georgia  Gwynne 

Phoebe  Davies  (Mrs.  Grismer) 
Gen.  Houston  Gwynne,  Scott  Cooper 
Jefierson  Gwynne  .  .  Holbrook  Blinn 
Kate  Fessenden  .  .  .  Eve  Acklom 
Bessie  Fessenden      .     .     Bebe  Vining 


Dr.  Tom  Lincoln  .     .  Charles  Mackaye 
Mrs.  Abigail  Newport 

Ella  Hugh  "Wood 
Paul  Fitzhugh       .     .     .   Frank  Lander 

Sampson Geo.  Fawcett 

Sol Ben  Cotton 


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"  A  Temperance  Town, "  by  Charles  Hoyt,  was  first  acted  in  this 
city  Sept.  18,  and  had  this  cast: 


Ernest  Hardman  . 
Launcelot  Jones    . 
St.  Julien  Jonesl,  . 
John  Worth      .     . 
Squire  Belcher     . 
Kneeland  Pray 
Frank  Hardman    . 
Fred  Oakhurst 
Dr.  Caldwell  Sawyer, 
Uncle  Joe  Viall     . 
William  Putnam  . 
Was  Perry  . 


Richard  J.  Dillon 
George  Richards 
Eugene  Canfield 
.  W.  H.  Currie 
Wm,  CuUington 
Joseph  Frankau 
.  Frank  Russell 
.  E.  F.  Nagle 
Frank  A.  Lyon 
.  George  Ober 
.     .    F.  Russell 


Herman  A.  Sheldon 


Judge  Graham  Doe   .     .    George  Ober 
One  of  the  Grossman  children 

Mabel  Earle 
Learned  Sprigg     .  Herman  A.  Sheldon 

Sheriff Madison  Corey 

Tinker  Hull      ....    Chas.  Adams 
Will  Peake       .     .       Harry  Luckstone 

Ruth Caroline  Miskel 

Patience  Hardman     .     .     Laura  Ayers 

Roxana Dallas  Tyler 

Arabella Lulu  Tabor 

Mary  Jane  Jones  .     .     .       Marie  Uart 


It  was  withdrawn  on  Jan.  8,  1 894,  after  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  consecutive  performances.  Charles  Thomas,  of  the  firm  of  Hoyt 
and  Thomas,  died  at  Tucson,  Arizona,  Nov.  17,  1893,  of  consump- 
tion, aged  thirty-three  years.  Early  in  December  Frank  McKee 
became  the  partner  of  Mr.  Hoyt.  "  A  Texas  Steer  "  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  in  this  theatre  Jan.  8,  1894,  and  had  this  cast: 


Maverick  Brander  .  .  Tim  Murphy 
Capt.  Fairleigh  Bright,     John  Marshall 

Major  Yell Mat  Snyder 

Col.  Bragg James  Horan 

Col.  Blow C.  L.  Warren 

Brassy  Gall  .  .  .  Newton  Chisnell 
Col.  K.  N.  Pepper  .  .  James  Horan 
Christopher  Columbus,  Jr. 

Will  H.  Bray 
Knott  Innitt  .  .  .  Sumner  Clarke 
Othello  Moore  .  .  John  T.  Craven 
Lieut.  Green    .     .     .       Sumner  Clarke 


Sergeant-at-Arms  .  .  John  Deady 
G.  Whittaker  Bellows 

Robert  Mclntyre 
Green  Woodhead  .  George  A.  Grace 
Lowe  Dodge    .     .     .      Chas.  Bradford 

Crab Edw.  Corbin 

Mink Geo.  Jennings 

Sam,  row  boy  ....  Olney  Griffin 
Mrs.  Brander  .  .  Mrs.  Rose  Snyder 
Mrs.  Major  Campbell,  Gertrude  Perry 
Dixie  Style  ....  Stella  Kenny 
Bossy Alice  Evans 


On  Jan.  11,  1894,  Hoyt  &  McKee  took  a  lease  of  the  theatre  for 
nine  years  from  October  i,  1894.  Heretofore  Mr.  Hoyt  had  leased 
this  theatre  from  A.  M.  Palmer,  who  in  turn  had  it  from  the 
Messrs.  Mallory,  who  held  the  original  lease  from  the  owners  of 
the  property.  An  amateur  performance  was  given  on  the  after- 
noon of  Jan.  23,  by  Amy  Lionel's  company  of  dramatic  students, 
when  an  adaptation  of  a  French  three-act  farce,  "  Les  Petits 
Godines"  was  presented  under  the  title  of  "A  Full  Hand."  "A 
Trip  to  Chinatown"  was  revived  Feb.  12,  with  Mark  Smith  as 
Rashleigh  Gay.  Eunice  Vance  was  seen  as  Flirt,  and  Papinta  did 
"  The  Myriad  Dance "  on  March  5.  The  seven  hundredth  per- 
formance occurred  March  26.  The  house  was  closed  March  3 1  and 
also  the  week  of  April  2,  but  it  was  reopened  April  9  with  "  The 
Rival  Candidates, "  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  and  with 
this  cast : 


440       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       CiSgs 


John  Douglas  .     . 
Richard  Bashforth 
Vandebrugh  Ogden 
Franz  Vogel     . 
Tom  Dausoner     . 


Joseph  Wheelock 

Francis  Carlyle 

Henry  Chanfrau 

Geo.  R.  Edeson 

John  H.  Browne 


Tim  Tipton  .  .  . 
Janet  Kendren  .  . 
Kitty  Kendren  .  . 
Florence  .  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Philetus  Glegg, 


.    Louis  Haines 

Victory  Bateman 

Lottie  Alter 

Lillian  Lawrence 

Mary  E.  Barker 


The  theatre  was  closed  May  y-8  and  reopened  May  9  with  "  The 
Check  Book,"  which  was  thus  cast: 


Lord  Augustus  Whiffle,  Joseph  Holland 
Colonel  Simcox  .  .  Augustus  Cooke 
Tom  Pringle  .  .  .  .CD.  Marius 
Silas  Vedder  .  .  .  Robert  Fischer 
Saunders Grant  Stewart 


Commissionaire 
Servant  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Simcox  . 
Ada  Vedder  . 
Mrs.  Pringle    . 


.  Edwin  James 
William  Kinney 
Isabelle  Evesson 
.  Effie  Shannon 
.  Rose  Coghlan 


"  Forget  Me  Not  "  was  played  May  14,  15,  16 ;  "  Peg  Woffington  " 
("Masks  and  Faces"),  May  17,  18,  19,  with  Rose  Coghlan  as  Peg, 
Joseph  Holland  as  Sir  Charles  Pomander,  Thomas  Whiffen  as  Trip- 
let, Charles  Bell  as  Ernest  Vane,  and  Harry  Courtaine  as  Snarl. 
The  same  bill  was  repeated  for  the  week  of  May  21,  with  John  T. 
Sullivan  as  Ernest  Vane.  Minnie  Seligman  appeared  here  May 
28  in  "Lady  Gladys,"  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  The  season 
closed  June  9.  Many  alterations  were  made  in  the  theatre  during 
the  summer,  and  it  was  reopened  Oct.  8. 

The  first  attraction  offered  at  this  house,  now  called  "HoYT's 
Theatre,"  for  the  regular  season,  was  "A  Milk  White  Flag,"  by 
Chas.  Hoyt,  seen  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.     The  cast  was: 


The  Colonel     .     .     .     Charles  Stanley 

The  Major Lloyd  Wilson 

Surgeon Ed.  Garvie 

Dancing  Master   .     .     .  Frank  Lawton 

y  .  .  Lillian  Markham 
Vivandieres  ^        .     .     C.  Rosa  France 

)         .     .    Etta  Williamson 


Lieutenant  .  . 
Standard  Bearer 

The  General  . 

Advocate     .  . 

Piggott  Luce  . 
Lize  Dugro 

Aurora  Luce  . 


John  S.  Marble 

Clara  Flagg 

Frank  J.  Keenan 

.     Arthur  Pacie 

.  R.  A.  Roberts 

.    Lillie  Deaves 

Isabella  Coe 


This  play  had  its  first  production  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  Dec.  23, 
1893. 

Percy  Gaunt,  musical  director,  retired  Dec.  12,  and  Alex.  Haigh 
took  his  place  as  leader,  Dec.  17.  Percy  Gaunt,  who  had  composed 
many  successful  songs,  died  Sept.  5,  1896.  The  one  hundred 
and  fiftieth  performance  of  "A  Milk  White  Flag"  occurred  Feb. 
21,  189s,  and  the  play  was  withdrawn  after  Feb.  23. 

"The  Foundling,"  by  W.  Lestocq  and  E.  M.  Robson  was  seen 
Feb.  25,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  had  this  cast: 


Major E.  M.  Robson 

Dick  Pennell    ...       S.  Miller  Kent 
Timothy  Hucklebridge, 

Jos.  Humphreys 
Sir  Nicholas  Pennell  .  John  J.  Burke 
Jack  Stanton  .  .  .  Charles  Welles 
Alice  Meynall  ....    Ida  Conquest 


Sophie  Cotton  .  .  .  Georgia  Busby 
Mrs.  Cotton  ....  Helen  Tracy 
Miss  Ussher  .  .  Maggie  Holloway 
Tottie,  with  song  .  .  Jane  Stetson 
The  Tricky  Little  Maybud, 

Cissy  Fitzgerald 


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It  was  preceded  by  A.  C.  Lancaster's  play  "Lethe":  Lethe, 
Annie  Russell;  Mrs.  Adelaide  Van  Vary,  Madeline  Bouton;  and 
Edgar  Atheling,  C.  J.  Richman.  "Lethe"  was  taken  off  after 
March  3  and  "  Keeping  Up  Appearances  "  took  its  place  March  4, 
and  was  withdrawn  for  "Romeo's  First  Love"  March  8.  This 
little  play  was  first  acted  at  the  Empire  Theatre  on  the  afternoon 
of  Feb.  28.  "The  Man  Up  Stairs,"  by  Augustus  Thomas,  was 
produced  April  9,  and  had  this  cast:  Ruggles,  Charles  Welles; 
Frisbee,  Ferdinand  Gottschalk;  Mrs.  Ruggles,  Odette  Tyler; 
Mrs.  Frisbee,  Georgia  Busby;  Mary  Nolan,  Maggie  Fielding. 
The  season  closed  May  25,  but  the  house  was  reopened  June  3 
with  the  American  debut  of  Janet  Achurch,  in  "Forget  Me  Not," 
thus  cast:  Sir  Horace  Welby,  William  Harcourt;  Prince  Malleotti, 
Wallace  Shaw;  Mrs.  Foley,  Jennie  Weathersby;  and  Stephanie 
de  Mohrivart,  Janet  Achurch.  "In  the  Season,"  a  one-act  play 
by  Langdon  Mitchell,  was  also  seen,  with  Miss  Achurch  in  the 
leading  part.  This  bill  was  continued  until  June  6,  when  Ibsen's 
"A  Doll's  House"  was  given,  with  this  cast: 


Torwald  Helmer  .  Wm.  Harcourt 
Nils  Krogstad  ....  Albert  Gran 
Dr.  Rank     ....       Wallace  Shaw 

Porter Hal  Clarendon 

Mrs.  Linden  .  .  .  Eleanor  Merron 
Anna Jennie  Weathersby 


Ellen Maude  Carlisle 

Emmy Ruby  Bell 

Bob Jack  Gilroy 

Einar Bonnie  Delucie 

Nora Janet  Achurch 


The  house  was  closed  June  8  and  reopened  Aug.  19,  1895,  with 
Edward  Owings  Towne's  play  "Other  People's  Money,"  originally 
called  "By  Wits  Outwitted,"  which  was  thus  cast: 


Oliver  Starbird  .  Aubrey  Boucicault 
Marcenas  Clump  .  Thomas  M.  Hunter 
Josephus      ....      Gustave  Yorke 

Painter Alonzo  Stevens 

Tilka  Van  Sittart       .    Lillian  Burkhart 


Millicent  Hopper  .     .     .     Helen  Tracy 
Marjory  Denton  Stillwell  Hopper 

Georgie  Welles 
Hutchinson  Hopper  .   Charles  Dickson 


Robert  Hilliard  was  the  next  attraction,  and  appeared  Sept.  2 
in  "  Lost,  Twenty-four  Hours, "  by  W.  A.  Tremayne  and  Logan 
Fuller,  which  had  this  cast: 


Dick  Swift  .  .  . 
David  Swift  .  . 
Adolphus  Smiley  . 
Solomon  Goldstein 
Mrs.  Bertha  Dacre 


Robert  Hilliard 

.  Grant  Stewart 

Cecil  Butler 

.  Harry  Rogers 

Madeline  Bouton 


Mildred Maud  White 

Mrs.  Churchill  .  .  Sydney  Cowell 
Mary  Churchill  .  .  .  Ethel  Vallerie 
Susan Daisy  Dixon 


"  The  Littlest  Girl  "  a  curtain-raiser  in  one  act  was  given  the 
same  night  with  Grant  Stewart  as  Mr.  Caruthers,  Stuart  Johnson 
as  Davenport,  Lillian  Burkhart  as  The  Littlest  Girl  and  Robert 
Hilliard  as  Van  Bibber. 

"The  Gay  Parisians,"  by  George  Feydeau  and  Maurice  Disval- 


442      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       ZiBgs 


Here,  was  seen  Sept.   23,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  cast 
thus: 

Joseph  Pinglet  .  .  W.  J.  Ferguson 
Angelique  .  .  .  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 
Paillard        ....      Charles  Welles 

Marcella Odette  Tyler 

Mathieu James  Barrows 

Hyacinthe    .     .     .       Margaret  Gordon 

Violet Clara  Norton 

Daisy Vergie  Graves 

Rose Winona  Shannon 

"A  Black  Sheep,"  by  Chas.  Hoyt,  was  produced  Jan.  6,  1896, 
for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  cast  thus : 


Maxima  .     .     . 

.     .       W.  R.  Shirley 
.     .      Tully  Marshall 

Boulot     .     .     . 

Bastien    .     .     . 

.     .     George  Backus 

Earnest   .     . 

Frank  A.  Connor 

Botticelli      . 

.     .    Vaughan  Glaser 

Brochard 

.     .  Louis  Hendricks 

Victorine      .     . 

.     .      Josephine  Hall 

Miss  Connell    . 

.     .  MoUie  Sherwood 

Hot  Stuff     .     .     . 
Percy  Vere       .     . 
Goodfellow  Gunning 
Jarvis  Field 
Jack  Aspen  .     . 
Slater      .     .     . 
Under  Dog  .     . 
M.  T.  Sells      . 
Count  Smorltork 
Phil  Glass    .     . 
Wetherbee  Fowle 
Buffers  Ryder  . 
Old  Subscriber 


Otis  Harlan 

.    Jos.  Frankau 

.     Wm.  Devere 

Harry  Luckstone 

.     .  Jos.  Natus 

Wm.  F.  Mack 

.     Steve  Maley 

.     Wm.  Hatter 

Snitz  Edwards 

John  W.  Mitchell 

Chas.  Bradford 

John  Gilroy 

Chas.  Diehl 


Hyde  Sinn  .  .  . 
Jimmy  Work  .  . 
John  L.  Fitz  James 
Willcut  Luce  .  . 
Miss  Lida  Skiddons 
Ada  Steele  .  .  . 
Daisy  Singer  .  . 
Etta  Mellon  .  . 
May  Wing  .  .  . 
Cora  Fay  .  .  . 
Nattie  Stile  .  . 
Nora  Marks  .  . 
Premiere  Danseuse 


,  Herman  Sheldon 

Henry  Sanger 

Wm.  F.  Mack 

John  W.  Mitchell 

.     .     .    Ada  Dare 

Agnes  Rose  Lane 

Agnes  Paul 

,     .     Hattie  Wells 

,     .       Etta  Gilroy 

.     .    Nellie  Buder 

.  Rose  Sutherland 

Frankie  Bailey 

Bessie  Clayton 


The  season  closed  May  9,  but  the  house  was  reopened  Wednes- 
day, Sept.  2,  with  "The  Liar,"  a  play  adapted  by  Clyde  Fitch 
from  the  French: 


Gustave  Bravot  .  .  Fritz  Williams 
Geo.  Manet  .  .  W.  H.  Fitzgerald 
Louis  Guerinot  .  .  .  Giles  Shine 
Mons.  Pasturel      .     .     .    Samuel  Reed 

Mulot Oscar  Figman 

Canard L.  C.  Massen 


Philippe Francis  Neilson 

Elaine  Rousseau  .  Katherine  Florence 
Mme.  Rousseau  .  .  .  Annie  Clark 
Mme.  Caroline  Guerinot 

Isabel  Urquhart 
Rosalie Ina  Hammer 


This  was  preceded  by  two  scenes  from  "The  Long  Strike,"  with 
J.  H.  Stoddart  in  his  familiar  part  of  Moneypenny. 

The  house  was  closed  Sept.  13  and  14,  and  reopened  Sept.  15  with 
"Sue,"  a  Western  drama  by  Bret  Harte  and  T.  Edgar  Pemberton, 
which  received  this  cast : 


Ira  Beasley 
Silas  Prescott  . 
Parson  Davies 
Jim  Wynd    .     . 
John  Scott  .     . 


Joseph  Haworth 
.  Horace  Lewis 
.  Louis  Massen 
.  Guy  Standing 
Theo.  Roberts 


Jeff  Bragg   ....    William  Bonelli 

Judge  Lynch Sam  Reed 

Annie  Olber      ....     Anita  Rothe 

Sue Annie  Russell 

No.  22    ...     .  Chas.  H.  Bradshaw 


"A  Florida  Enchantment,"  by  Archibald  Clavering  Gunter,  was 
produced  Oct.  12,  and  cast  thus: 


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Lillian  Cruger  Travers  .    Marie  Jansen  f  Frederick  Cassadene 

Jane Dan  Collyer  Clarence  Heritage 

Miss  Oglethorpe  .     .     .  Efiie  Germon   Major  Calhoun  Benham  Horton 
Bessie  Horton  ....     May  Haines  W.  Melville 

Stella  Lovejoy  .  Grace  Huntington  Charley  Wilkes  .  .  Albert  Roberts 
Malvina Carrie  Collyer 

"  My  Friend  from  India  "  was  transferred  from  the  Bijou  Theatre 
to  this  house  Nov.  30,  and  was  followed  Jan.  4,  1897,  by  "A  Con- 
tented Woman,"  written  by  Chas.  Hoyt,  acted  for  the  first  time 
in  New  York,  and  with  this  cast : 


Benton  Holme 
Cutting  Hintz  .  . 
Aunt  Jim  .  .  . 
Uncle  Tody  .  . 
Helen  A.  Wrangle 
Mrs.  Watson  Chinn 
Mrs.  Ebbsmith     . 


William  H.  Currie 
Frank  Lane 
.  .  Amy  Ames 
.  George  Ober 
.  Rose  Snyder 
.  Adelaide  Ober 
.  Grace  Thorne 


Rose  Budd  .  . 
Phil  Boyles  .  . 
Boyle  Dowie  . 
Vandyke  Beard 
Mary  Peete 
Grace  Holme, 


Frank  J.  Keenan 

Gus  Hennessy 

.  Will  H.  Bray 

.    Elenore  Falk 

.    Emma  Lewis 

Caroline  Miskel-Hoyt 


"My  Friend  from  India"  was  revived  Feb.  22,  1897.  "A  Black 
Sheep  "  was  seen  again  April  5  for  one  week.  The  theatre  was 
closed  the  week  of  April  12  and  reopened  April  19  with  "The 
Man  from  Mexico,"  by  the  author  of  "My  Friend  from  India." 
It  had  this  cast:  Benjamin  Fitzhugh,  Willie  Collier;  Roderick 
Majors,  M.  A.  Kennedy;  William  Loveall,  Theo.  Babcock; 
Clementina  Fitzhugh,  Louise  Allen ;  Sallie  Grace,  Nita  Allen ; 
Nettie  Majors,  Lulu  Taber;  Miranda,  Margaret  Gordon.  The 
season  closed  June  5.  The  house  reopened  Sept.  6,  1897,  with 
"A  Bachelor's  Honeymoon,"  by  John  Stapleton,  which  had  this 
cast: 


Benjamin  Bachelor 

Minerva 

Amaryllis 

Charyllis 

Phyllis   . 

Marianne 


M.  A.  Kennedy 
Isabel  Waldron 

Louise  Galloway 
Helen  Douglas 

.  Clara  Hunter 
Eleonora  Allen 


Joe Jacques  Martin 

Percy  ....  Morgan  E.  Coman 
Stephen  Howston  .  W.  J.  Ferguson 
Dr.  Ludwig  Schwartz,  Albert  Bruning 
Anthony  Gumbug  .  .  Max  Figman 
Miss  Arbuckle      .     .  Berenice  Wheeler 


This  was  followed  Oct.  4  by  "The  Proper  Caper,"  from  "  Le 
Paradis"  of  Hennequin  and  Bilhaud,  cast  thus: 


Casimir  Beaujolais 
Immortelle 
Mignonne  .  . 
Paul  Tricot  . 
Elise  .  .  . 
Heloise  Vefour 
Robert  Delangeville 


Thomas  Burns 
.  .  Kate  Meek 
.  May  E.  Wood 
Henry  Bergman 
Blanche  Burton 
Alice  Fisher 
.     Frank  Doane 


Achille Richard  Bennett 

Prof.  Ziegenlieber     .      Charles  Stanley 
Arpad  Vilagos      .     .  Robert  F.  Cotton 

Ninette Amelia  Bingham 

Homraard    ....       Douglas  Lloyd 

Natalie Marion  Berg 

Minna Myra  C.  Brooks 


"A  Stranger  in  New  York,"  by  Chas.  H.  Hoyt,  was  transferred 
from  the  Garrick  Theatre  in  this  city  to  this  house  Nov.  8.  The 
new  association  called  "The  Criterion  Independent  Theatre" 
gave  its  first   presentation  on  the  afternoon  of   Nov.    18.      They 


444      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1898 


appeared  in  "John  Gabriel   Borkman,"  by  Henrik   Ibsen,  which 
had  this  cast: 


John  Gabriel  Borkman  .  E.  J.  Henley 
Mrs.  Gunhild  Borkman,  Maude  Banks 
Erhart  Borkman  .  .  .  John  Blair 
Ella  Rentheim     .     .     Ann  Warrington 


Fanny  Wilton 
Wilhelm  Foldal 
Frida  Foldal  . 


Carrie  Keeler 
Albert  Bruning 
Dorothy  Usner 


The  second  performance  of  the  "  Criterion  Independent  Theatre  " 
was  given  on  the  afternoon  of  Jan.  7,  1898.  Three  one-act  plays 
were  presented,  namely:  "The  Rights  of  the  Soul,"  an  English 
adaptation  of  a  "problem"  drama,  by  Guiseppe  Giacosa;  "That 
Overcoat,"  by  Augustus  Thomas;  and  "From  a  Clear  Sky,"  by 
Henri  Dumay.  The  various  characters  in  the  three  plays  were 
acted  by  Elita  Proctor  Otis,  Carrie  Keeler,  Kate  Denin-Wilson, 
Dorothy  Usner,  E.  J.  Henley,  and  A.  S.  Lipman.  "The  Gov- 
ernors," a  musical  farce,  was  produced  by  Ward  and  Yokes  on 
Jan.  3,  1898.  Robert  Hilliard  appeared  here  Jan.  17  in  "A  New 
Yorker,"  previously  called  "Lost,  Twenty-four  Hours."  The  first 
matinee  performance  by  the  students  of  the  Stanhope- Wheatcroft 
dramatic  school  took  place  on  the  afternoon  of  Jan.  20.  Three 
one-act  plays  were  presented,  namely :  "  Renunciation,"  by  Frances 
Aymar  Mathews;  "The  Cup  of  Betrothal,"  by  Charles  Bradley; 
and  "Higher  Education,"  by  Frances  A.   Hoadley. 

"  Oh,  Susannah ! "  by  Mark  Ambient,  A.  Atwood,  and  R.  Vann 
was  seen  here  Feb.  7,  with  this  cast : 


Flora Maud  Harrison 

Ruby May  Wood 

Pearl Blanche  Burton 

Mrs.  O'Hara  .     .     .     Maggie  Fielding 
Aurora Josephine  Hall 


John  Shephard     .     .     .   Fritz  Williams 

Mr.  Plant Robert  Cotton 

Andrew  Merry     .     .     .     Frank  Doane 
Hon.  Waverly  Vane,     Alfred  Hickman 

Tupper Jessie  Busley 

Susannah  Shephard      .   Marion  Lester 

The  students  of  the  Stanhope-Wheatcroft  school  gave  a  matinee 
performance  Feb.  24,  when  four  one-act  plays  were  offered,  namely : 
"The  Sword  of  Remembrance,"  by  Alice  J.  Grant;  "A  Bachelor's 
Wife;"  "Jerry  Burke,  the  Moonshiner ; "  and  "The  Missing  Mrs. 
Petti  John."  "  Dangerfield,  '95"  was  a  curtain-raiser  by  Mildred 
DowHng,  author,  presented  Feb.  28,  with  Annie  Russell  as  Aunt 
Jane.  The  season  closed  April  2,  but  the  house  was  reopened 
Sept.  7  with  "A  Brace  of  Partridges,"  by  Robert  Ganthony,  given 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with  this  cast : 


Lord  Wallerton  .  Charles  V.  France 
Col.  Rackett  .  .  Gordon  Thompson 
Hon.  Arthur  Partridge  }  H.  Reeves- 
Alfred  Partridge  i  Smith 

Stubbs G.  F.  Leicester 

Spiffins George  Shelton 


Snap Cecil  Thornbury 

Tom  Ruston Fred  Dark 

James E.  Ford 

Lady  Wallerton  .  .  .  Mabel  Lane 
Evangeline  Van  Bock  .  Sybil  Carlisle 
Peggy  Stubbs      .     .      Jessie  Bateman 


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All  of  these  players  made  their  American  debuts  except  H. 
Reeves-Smith,  who  came  to  America  with  the  Hanlon  Brothers. 
On  Oct.  6  a  curtain-raiser  by  A.  C.  Fraserwood  called  "Good- 
bye," was  done  in  addition  to  "A  Brace  of  Partridges."  "On  and 
Off,"  by  Alex.  Bisson  was  seen  for  the  first  time  Oct.  17,  and  had 
this  cast : 


George  Godfray  .     .     .  E.  M.  Holland 
Alfred  Godfray    .     .     .    Fritz  Williams 

Bnimaire Samuel  Reed 

Du  Patty  de  Clam     .       Byron  Douglas 

Martel James  Kearney 

Randolphe Reuben  Fax 

Madeline  Godfray     .   Amelia  Bingham 


Madame  Brumaire, 

Maggie  HoUoway  Fisher 
Madame  Martel  .  .  .  Anita  Rothe 
Rosa  Martel    .     .     Katherine  Florence 

Lisette May  Lambert 

Julie May  Gallyer 

Alice Augusta  Glose 


Ralph  Delmore  appeared  here  Dec.  26  as  Du  Patty  de  Clam. 
"Because  She  Loved  Him  So,"  adapted  from  Bisson  and  Leclercq's 
"Jalouse"  by  Wm.  Gillette,  was  produced  Jan.  16,  1899,  with 
this  cast: 


Oliver  West  ....  Edwin  Arden 
John  Weatherby  .  .  .  J.  E.  Dodson 
Thomas  Weatherby  .  .  Arnold  Daly 
Edward  Marsh  .  .  William  B.  Smith 
Rev.  Lyman  Langley  .  TuUy  Marshall 
Albert  Pritchard  .  .  W.  J.  Constantine 
Jackson  ....  Charles  Eldridge 
Breslin Roy  Fairchild 


Gertrude  West  .  .  .  Ida  Conquest 
Mrs.  John  Weatherby  .  .  Kate  Meek 
Donna  Adelina  Gonzales 

Leonora  Braham 
Margaret     ....     Maggie  Fielding 

Susan Margaret  Mayo 

Julie  Langley  .  .  .  Edythe  Skerrett 
Mrs.  Jackson  .     .      Frances  Comstock 


Annie  Irish  appeared  May  i  as  Gertrude  West.  The  season 
closed  May  20.  The  theatre  reopened  Saturday,  Sept.  2,  with 
"Why  Smith  Left  Home,"  given  for  the  first  time  in  this  city, 
and  cast  thus: 


John  Smith 
Gen.  Billetdoux 


Count  von  Guggenheim 


Maclyn  Arbuckle 
Fred.  W.  Peters 


Major  Duncombe 
Mrs.  John  Smith  . 


George  Barnum 
.  M.  B.  Snyder 
.  Marion  Giroux 


Miss  Smith 
Mrs.  Billetdoux 
Rose  Walton  . 
Julia  .... 
Elsie  .  .  . 
Lavinia  Daly    . 


Mrs.  E.  A.  Eberle 
.  .  Rose  Snyder 
Gertrude  Roosevelt 
Dorothy  Usner 
.  Blanche  Carlisle 
.     Annie  Yeamans 


Dan  Mason  was  seen  Oct.  9  as  Count  von  Guggenheim.  "  The 
Girl  in  the  Barracks,"  lately  at  the  Garrick  Theatre,  came  Nov. 
6  for  one  week: 


Paul  Roland    ....    Joseph  Coyne 

Aurelie Beatrice  Bonner 

Le  Bardy Louis  Mann 

Claire Helen  Harrington 

Gaston Thornton  Cole 

Liane  Tourbillion  .  .  Clara  Lipman 
Colonel  Ravelin  .  .  Geo.  W.  Barnum 
Blanche Vivian  Edsall 


Lieutenant  Serignay 
Sergeant  Dubois 
Corporal  Benoit 
Charlotte 
Gendarme 
Milly .     . 
Fifi     .     . 
A  Sentry 


Leighton  Leigh 
Bert  Flansburgh 
.  Ben  T.  Dillon 
.  Mary  E.  Post 
Bert  Flansburgh 
Amy  Lesser 
Mabel  Frenyear 
Claude  Yerkes 


446      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Cigoo 


On  Nov.  13  "Make  Way  for  the  Ladies,"  by  Maurice  Henne- 
quin  and  Albin  Vallabreque,  was  presented,  with  this  cast : 

Rende Esther  Tittell 

Andr^e May  Lambert 

Mme.  Pompon     .     .     .      May  Robson 

Adhle Nellie  Butler 

Malvina      ....      Louise  Douglas 

Analie May  Gallyer 

Victorie Anita  Rothe 

Camilla Marie  Derickson 

Mme.  Penard  .     .       Mildred  Bowdrow 
Mile,  de  Marigny .     .     .     Marie  Harris 

On.  Dec.    11,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  was  seen  "Wheels 
Within  Wheels,"  by  R.  C.  Carton,  which  was  thus  cast: 


Mile.  Berot      . 

.     .     .       Etta  Morris 

Pompon .     .     . 
Girard     .     .     . 

.  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
.     .     .  Fritz  Williams 

Gibaulet      .     . 
Beaulois      .     . 
Bouquet .     .     . 
Jean  .... 

.  .  .  .  Eric  Hope 
.  .  .  .Jay  Wilson 
.  .  .  .  Sam  Reed 
.     .    Frederick  Hayes 

Francois      .     . 
Gendarme  .     . 

.  .  Tony  Eddinger 
.     .     .     .  Theo.  Earl 

Lord  Eric  Chantrell  .  John  B.  Mason 
Sir  Philip  Curtoys  .  .  Grant  Stewart 
Edgerton  Vartrey,    Philip  Cunningham 

Eaves Edward  Lester 

Byam Charles  Giblyn 


Waiter C.  W.  Butler 

Mrs.  Onslaw  Bulmer  .  Hilda  Spong 
Lady  Curtoys  ....  Grace  EUiston 
Miss  Curtoys  ....  Eva  Vincent 
James  Blagden     .     .      Robert  Hilliard 


Feb.  12,  1900,  "Coralie  and  Co.,  Dressmakers,"  by  Albin  Vala- 
breque  and  Maurice  Hennequin,  was  presented,  with  this  cast : 


Henri  Lavelle  . 
Lucienne  .  . 
Stephen  Coralie 
Coralie  .  .  . 
Double  Blanc  . 
Joseph  Pinglet 


.  Fritz  Williams 

.   Esther  Tittell 

E.  M.  Holland 

Marie  Derickson 

May  Gallyer 

.     .    Sam  Reed 


Clemence Nellie  Butler 

Laura  .  .  Maggie  HoUoway  Fisher 
Andre  Pilliard  .  .  Brandon  Hurst 
Ernest  Thorel       .   George  W.  Howard 

Poulet Jay  Wilson 

Boulet James  Kearney 


For  the  matinee  Feb.  15,  the  pupils  of  the  Stanhope- Wheatcroft 
Dramatic  School  appeared  in  "A  House  of  Cards,"  by  W.  G.  Van 
T.  Sutphen;  "Racine,"  by  Dodson  L.  Mitchell,  and  "A  Jolly 
Mix  Up,"  adapted  from  the  French  by  Mrs.  Akerstrom  Bernard. 
"Twelve  Months  Later,"  a  translation  from  the  German  comedy, 
"Als  Ich  Wiederkam,"  by  Blumenthal  and  Kadelburg,  was  pre- 
sented for  the  first  time  in  English  at  this  house  on  May  26.  Its 
original  production  in  New  York  occurred  at  the  Irving  Place 
Theatre,  on  Feb.  7,  1900.  Proving  a  failure  the  "White  Horse 
Tavern  "  was  revived  for  one  week  April  9,  with'  Chas.  H.  Brad- 
shaw  as  Giesecke.  The  season  closed  April  28,  and  the  next  sea- 
son began  Sept.  8  with  "lb  and  Little  Christina,"  a  "picture  in 
three  panels,"  by  Basil  Hood.  First  Period:  lb.  Master  Lores 
Grunn;  Ib's  father,  Percy  Lyndel;  Old  Heinrik,  James  Kearney; 
Christina,  Violet  Holliday;  Ib's  mother,  Jennie  Eustace.  Second 
Period:  lb,  Holbrook  Blinn;  Old  Heinrik,  James  Kearney;  John, 
Jay  Wilson;  Christina,  May  Lambert;  Ib's  mother,  Jennie  Eustace. 
Third  Period:  lb.  Holbrook  Blinn;  Ib's  mother,  Jennie  Eustace; 
Little  Christina,  Violet  Holliday.     "The  Husbands  of  Leontine," 


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447 


a  comedy  in  three  acts,  by  Alfred  Capus,  was  produced  the  same 
night,  and  had  this  cast : 


The  Baron  ....       E.  M.  Holland 
Adolphe  Dubois  .     .      .Fritz  Williams 

Plantin Eugene  Jepson 

Leontine Isabel  Irving 

Oct.  8,  "  Self  and  Lady  "  by  Pierre  Decourcelle,  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  and  thus  cast: 


The  Marquise  ....  Ida  Vernon 
Virginie  .  .  Maggie  HoUoway  Fisher 
Hortense  ....  Marie  Derickson 
Ernestine Anita  Rothe 


Paquita May  Robson 

Toinette     ....    Marie  Derickson 

Angela May  Lambert 

Sephora Nellie  Butler 

Madeline May  Gallyer 


Doctor  Duplantin     .       E.  M.  Holland 

M.  Furet Fritz  Williams 

Messenger  .  .  .  Tony  R.  Eddinger 
Josephine  Furet  .  .  .  Isabel  Irving 
Colombe  Duplantin 

Maggie  HoUoway  Fisher 

"Hodge,  Podge  &  Co.,"  a  musical  comedy  in  three  acts,  adapted 
from  the  German  by  George  V.  Hobart,  with  music  by  John  W. 
Bratton,  and  lyrics  by  Walter  Ford,  was  produced  Oct.  23,  with 
this  cast: 


Rudolph  Roastemsum,   Peter  F.  Dailey 
Hiram  Hodge  .     .     .  Geo.  W.  Barnum 


Philip  Podge 
Don  Antonio  .  . 
Christopher  .  . 
I.  Hyde  .... 
Ledger  d'Main 
A.  Poze  .... 
Capt.  Kaufketchum 
Wm.  Plantes  .  . 
Priscilla  Hodge  . 
Evangeline  Hodge 


Stephen  Maley 
Wm.  Broderick 
Robt.  S.  Pigott 
.  Edw.  Garvie 
Edw.  Wonn 
Lawrence  Sheehan 
.  Wm.  Strong 
Chas.  Winters 
Christie  McDonald 
.     .      Amy  Lesser 


Carmenita  Hodge 

Marquita 

Minnie    . 

Mabelina 

Laurelina 

Gracelina 

Estellelina 

Rosalina 

Claralina 

Sarah 

Lucy  .     . 


Jennie  Hawley 

Mamie  Forbes 

Georgie  Lawrence 

Frankie  Bailey 

Lea  Amrose 

.  Mae  Edwards 

Frances  Wilson 

May  Blanchard 

Martha  Steyne 

.  Mary  E.  Post 

Winnie  Kramer 


"The  House  that  Jack  Built,"  by  George  H.  Broadhurst,  was  pre- 
sented Dec.  24,  introducing  Thos.  A.  Wise,  John  Findlay,  Fred 
W.  Peters,  Alexis  Law  Gissiko,  Mrs.  Annie  Yeamans,  Jennie  Yea- 
mans,  and  others.  The  house  was  closed  the  night  of  Jan.  7,  but 
reopened  Jan.  8,  1901,  with  "My  Lady  Dainty,"  by  Madelaine 
Lucette  Ryley,  with  Herbert  Kelcey,  Richard  Dillon,  Guy  Bates 
Post,  William  Boag,  Effie  Shannon,  Winona  Shannon,  and  Mrs. 
Isabel  Waldron  in  the  cast.  Feb.  11  "On  the  Quiet,"  by  Augus- 
tus Thomas,  was  seen  for  the  first  time,  with  William  Collier  as  the 
star,  and  Helena  Collier,  John  Saville,  Louise  Allen,  and  others 
in  the  cast.     The  season  closed  June  26. 


THE   THEATRE   FRANCAIS 

THE  house  now  known  as  the  "  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre" 
was  originally  called  "The  Theatre  Fran^ais,"  and  was 
erected  on  ground  formerly  occupied  by  the  Palace  Garden,  other- 


448      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisee 

wise  known  as  the  Cremorne  Garden.  The  parquet  contained  three 
hundred  seats,  and  the  dress  circle  had  three  rows  of  private  boxes, 
separated  from  each  other  by  high  partitions.  There  were  eight 
proscenium  boxes.  The  stage  was  seventy-five  feet  in  length  and 
thirty  in  width,  illuminated  by  sunken  footlights. 

The  opening  took  place  May  26,  1866,  with  "Nos  Allies,"  and 
the  opera  bouffe  "Les  Rendezvous  Bourgeois."  M.  Guignet  and 
C.  Drivet  were  the  managers.  M.  and  Mme.  Larmet,  Mmes. 
Bergeon,  Potel,  Hinry,  and  Delinge,  and  MM.  Henry  Fonteney, 
Charmonin,  and  Choi  were  in  the  company.  Julius  Eichberg's 
opera,  "The  Doctor  of  Alcantara,"  was  sung  May  28.  Caroline 
Richings,  Sophie  Mozart,  Zelda  Harrison,  William  Castle,  Ed- 
ward Seguin,  Henry  Peakes,  Wiley,  George  Ketchum,  Bartlett, 
and  Danks  were  in  the  cast.  This  opera  received  twelve  repre- 
sentations. On  Tuesday  and  Saturday  nights  French  comedy  was 
presented.  M.  Fleury,  basso,  and  Mme.  Fleury,  soprano,  made 
their  debut  June  12,  in  "  Le  Vileneau  "  and  "  The  Rose  of  Castile ; " 
June  22,  "  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment ; "  June  29,  "  A  Night 
in  Rome."  The  season  of  French  opera  closed  June  26,  and  the 
English  company  closed  July  3,  with  "  The  Two  Cadis "  and 
"The  Doctor  of  Alcantara." 

Paul  Juignet  died  at  San  Francisco  Feb.  8,  1889,  aged  fifty- 
seven  years. 

Jacob  Grau  next  leased  this  house  and  opened  it  Aug.  25,  1866, 
under  the  direction  of  Henry  Draper,  with  Italian  opera.  F.  C. 
Burnand's  burlesque  of  "  Ixion  "  had  been  given  on  the  previous 
evening,  and  at  a  matinee  on  the  opening  day.  "II  Barbiere  "  was 
the  initial  opera,  with  Leonilda  Boschetti,  Sig.  Tomaso,  Orlandini, 
Nicolai,  Barin,  F.  Rosa  (conductor),  Carl  Formes,  Massimiliani, 
Signora  de  Rossa,  and  Freda  de  Gebele  in  the  company.  Anna 
Lacoste  acted  "Deborah"  Aug.  30  and  Sept.  i,  supported  by 
W.  H.  Wilder,  J.  J.  Prior,  W.  S.  Higgins,  G.  C.  Turner,  C.  T. 
Parsloe,  Jr.,  C.  Newton,  S.  E.  Bloomingdale,  R.  L.  Simpson, 
Mrs.  H.  Mills,  and  Mrs.  Thos.  Hind.  "Martha"  was  sung  Sept. 
3;  "II  Trovatore,"Sept.  7,  8,  10,  12;  "The  Doctor  of  Alcantara," 
Sept.  13,  with  Fanny  Stockton  as  Inez;  Mina  Geary  as  Isabella; 
and  E.  Duchesne  as  the  Doctor. 

Adelaide  Ristori  made  her  American  ddbut  Sept.  20,  under  the 
direction  of  Jacob  Grau  in  "Medea,"  with  the  following  support: 
Antoinetta  Zammerini,  Adele  Giaumartini,  Maria  Malagoli,  Mari- 
ette  Bergonzoni,  Maria  Greppi,  Luigia  Glech,  Virginia  Casati, 
Annetti  Buti,  Graziosa  Glech,  Rosina  Fontana,  Giovanni  Carboni, 
Giacomo  Glech,  Achille  Cottini,  Ludovoco  Mamini,  Giulio  Buti, 
Giovanni  Maria  Borghi,  Antonio  Malagoli,  Napoleone  Mazzodolfi, 
Carlo  Buti,  Pietro  Ferrari,  Paolo  Vega,  Cesare  Ristori,  Francesca 
Lisara,  Giovanni  Tesero,  Frederico  Verzura,  Luigi  Trojani,  Andrea 


1867]  THE  THEATRE  FRANCAIS  449 

Balfani,  Asdrubale  Corsi,  and  Achille  Gilbert!.  She  closed  her 
engagement  Sept.  27,  having  acted  "Medea"  twice;  "  Mary  Stuart, " 
five  times;  "Elizabeth,"  six  times;  "Judith,"  twice;  "Phaedra," 
three  times,  and  Lady  Macbeth,  three  times. 

The  Italian  Opera  company  sang  "  Rigoletto, "  Sept.  27-29,  with 
Emily  Boughton  as  Gilda.  Oct.  9  a  French  comic  opera  company 
appeared,  under  the  direction  of  Juignet  and  D.  Drivet.  "  Les 
Mousquetaires  de  la  Reine "  was  sung,  and  it  introduced  M. 
Anthelme,  tenor  (his  first  appearance  in  America),  as  Oliver 
Entragues;  M.  De  Surmont,  tenor,  as  Hector  De  Biron,  and  M. 
Jean  Vert,  basso,  as  Capt.  Rowland ;  Mile.  Elvira  Naddie  as 
Athenias,  and  Mile.  Jeanne  Laurentes  as  Bertha.  In  the  French 
dramatic  company  were  MM.  Scribot,  Lucien,  Feuilet,  Albert, 
Edgard,  Chandora,  Francis,  and  Maret;  Madame  Rosa  Saunier, 
Mme.  Daire,  and  Miles.  Dembrun,  Camel,  Thorey,  and  Alphon- 
sine.  M.  Wilhem,  baritone,  made  his  first  appearance  Oct.  1 1  in 
"Le  MaJtre  de  Chappelle."  "The  Crown  Diamonds  "was  heard 
Oct.  16,  with  MM.  Choi  and  Walter  in  the  cast. 

"Le  Toreador,"  by  Adolph  Adam,  was  presented  Oct.  18;  "Le 
Chalet,"  Oct.  23.  Mile.  Boucousiglio  made  her  d6but  Nov.  8  in 
"  Le  Cald ; "  Nov.  10,  M.  and  Mme.  Deligue,  and  Mile.  Solange 
were  seen  in  "The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man." 

Adelaide  Ristori  reappeared  Nov.  12,  and  played  on  alternate 
nights  with  the  French  troupe.  During  her  two  weeks'  engage- 
ment she  acted  "  Adrienne  Lecouvreur,"  twice;  "Pia  di  Tolamei," 
once;  "Elizabeth,"  twice;  "Mary  Stuart,"  twice;  and  "Medea," 
once.  For  her  benefit,  Nov.  23,  Ristori  appeared  in  the  sleep- 
walking scene  from  "Macbeth,"  and  as  Medea;  and  during  the 
evening  a  poem  by  Henry  Tuckerman  was  presented  to  her. 

"  Zampa  "  was  produced  by  the  French  company  Nov.  22.  Olive 
Logan  acted  in  French  "  Cinq  Cents  Francs  de  Recompense."  In 
consequence  of  some  difficulty  Juignet  &  Drivet  withdrew  from  the 
management,  but  the  company  continued  until  Jan.  8,  1867.  A  sea- 
son of  Italian  opera  commenced  Feb.  11,  under  the  direction  of 
Antonio  L.  Morra.  Signora  Guidetta  Atieri  was  the  prima  donna. 
Signors  Barili,  Fortuna,  Adelaide  Phillips  and  Elvira  Naddie  were  in 
the  company.  "  La  Traviata  "  and  "  II  Trovatore  "  were  sung  dur- 
ing a  season  of  four  performances.  Mme.  Larmet  appeared  Feb.  12, 
in  French.  The  Pot-Philo  dramatic  association  gave  a  performance 
April  17,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Ladies'  Southern  Relief  Association. 

Mrs.  Barney  Williams  acted  in  French  April  23,  for  Mme.  Larmet's 
benefit.  She  appeared  in  "  Le  Mari  Dans  Du  Coton."  Ristori 
reappeared  May  2.  "  Mary  Stuart "  was  played  three  times,  "  Eliza- 
beth "  five  times,  Victor  Hugo's  "  Angelo  the  Tyrant,"  in  which 
Ristori  played  Thisbe  of  Padua,  once  (May  6),  "  Macbeth  "  once, 
and  "  Medea  "  once. 
VOL.  II.  —  ?g 


45 o       A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Dse? 


On  May  15  a  performance  took  place  for  the  benefit  of  the  Italian 
schools,  after  which  a  banquet  was  given  to  Ristori,  when  she  was 
presented  with  a  gold  medal.  A  benefit  was  given  May  16,  to  the 
Southern  Relief  Association.  Ristori  closed  May  17,  with  "  Medea," 
and  at  the  end  of  the  performance  she  was  made  the  recipient  of  an 
Italian  flag.  On  the  following  day  she  sailed  for  England,  her 
sojourn  in  America  having  been  one  grand  series  of  successes,  out 
of  which  Jacob  Grau  made  a  fortune.  The  receipts  on  her  closing 
night  reached  {83,000. 

Bothroyd  Fairclough  appeared  here  May  20,  in  "  Hamlet,"  followed 
by  "  Richelieu  "  and  "  Othello."  He  was  supported  by  Ida  Vernon, 
J.  Newton  Gotthold,  and  others.  W.  F.  Leggett  was  seen  June  17,  in 
"  Richard  III.,"  followed  by  "  Romeo  and  Juliet "  and  the  "  Merchant 
of  Venice."  Mr.  Leggett  bore  a  remarkable  resemblance  to  Edwin 
Booth,  but  only  in  appearance,  as  his  acting  was  atrocious.  The 
Beni  Zoug-Zoug  Arabs  occupied  the  house  for  a  fortnight  commenc- 
ing June  24.  Farces  were  also  given,  in  which  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gomersal,  Mrs.  Mark  Smith  and  Mrs.  T.  J.  Hind  appeared.  C.  F. 
Law  made  his  d6but  on  the  stage  July  26,  as  Charles  De  Moor  in 
"  The  Robbers,"  supported  by  O.  B.  Collins,  W.  H.  Spencer,  W.  J. 
Ferguson,  Mrs.  Harry  Ryner,  and  others. 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Lander  (Jean  Davenport)  appeared  Aug.  19,  under 
the  management  of  T.  B.  Pugh,  in  an  English  version  of  Giacometti's 
play  "  Elizabeth,"  which  had  this  cast : 

Lady  Sarah  Howard  .  .  Jennie  Gourlay 
Margaret  Lamburn  .  .  Ada  Monck 
Earl  of  Essex  .     .     .     .     J.  H.  Taylor 

James  VI W.  J.  Cogswell 

Lord  Howard C.  J.  FyfiEe 

Lord  Hudson    ...       N.  W.  Decker 


Sir  Francis  Bacon 
Lord  Burleigh  .  . 
Sir  Francis  Drake 
Marquis  Mendoza 
Keeper  of  the  Seal 
Queen  Elizabeth  . 
Lady  Burleigh 


.  .  Geo.  Becks 
.  Edwin  Varrey 
.  A.  W.  Fenno 
C.  H.  Rockwell 
.  W.  D.  Shiels 
Mrs.  F.  W.  Lander 
Minnie  Monck 


Her  engagement  terminated  matinee  Sept.  14.  This  lady  has  had 
an  eventful  life.  She  was  married  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Oct.  13, 
i860,  to  Col.  Frederick  W.  Lander,  soon  after  which  she  retired  from 
the  stage.  He  was  killed  in  battle  in  the  Federal  army  in  November, 
1862,  and  soon  afterwards  Mrs.  Lander  went  to  the  battlefield  and 
became  chief  matron  in  the  hospital  at  Port  Royal,  S.  C.  There  she 
organized  a  corps  of  nurses,  and  day  and  night  she  visited  the 
wounded,  sick,  and  dying,  bestowing  cheery  words  on  some,  or  de- 
cently composing  the  limbs  of  a  dead  hero  ere  the  earth  closed  over 
him.  She  remained  there  a  year,  and  then  returned  to  her  home  in 
Massachusetts.  After  a  brief  retirement  she  returned  to  public  life 
at  Niblo's  Garden,  this  city,  Feb.  6,  1865,  in  her  own  translated 
play,  "  Mesalliance."  Her  four  years'  retirement  from  the  stage  had 
made  little,  if  any,  change  either  in  her  appearance  or  manner  of 
acting.     She  first  appeared  on  the  London   (Eng.)  stage  Dec.  18, 


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451 


1869,  as  Queen  Elizabeth,  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre.  Her  last  appear- 
ance on  any  stage  was  Jan.  i,  1877,  at  the  Boston  Theatre,  in  a 
dramatization  by  herself  of  "  The  Scarlet  Letter."  This  lady  ranked 
among  the  most  accomplished  of  the  tragic  actresses  of  her  day.  She 
was  the  original  (in  America)  Camille  (John  Wilkin's  version)  pro- 
duced by  her  at  the  Walnut  Street  Theatre,  Philadelphia,  and  the 
original  in  America  of  Peg  Wofifington,  Adrienne  Lecouvreur,  Char- 
lotte Corday,  Mary  Stuart,  Maid  of  Marendorff,  Medea,  Parthenia, 
the  Czarina,  the  Countess  (in  "  Love  ")  Joan  of  Arc,  Marie  Antoi- 
nette and  Elizabeth  (in  English).  The  chief  charm  of  her  acting  was 
its  finish  of  detail,  and  it  was  seen  to  best  advantage  in  "  Czarina," 
"  Medea,"  and  "  Queen  Elizabeth."  She  achieved  her  early  reputa- 
tion in  original  parts;  she  earned  her  latest  fame  in  rivalry  of 
Ristori.  Long  before  that  great  actress  appeared  in  America,  when 
she  was  the  pet  of  the  Parisian  critics,  and  was  playing  "  Medea " 
after  its  refusal  by  Rachel,  Mrs.  Lander  acted  the  part  here.  As 
an  actress  Mrs.  Lander  had  no  peer ;  as  a  woman,  her  life  has  been 
characterized  by  purity,  gentleness  and  humanity  .  Her  voice  was 
sweetly  modulated  and  she  touched  the  heart,  gratified  the  intellect, 
pleased  the  eye,  and  left  a  charming  impression,  through  her  sim- 
pUcity  of  style,  agreeability  of  manners,  and  unaffected  elocution. 

Adelaide  Ristori  returned  here  Sept.  18,  and  played  her  usual 
repertory  until  Oct.  7,  when  "  Marie  Antoinette  "  was  played  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city.  Her  engagement  continued  until  Oct.  19, 
during  which  time  she  acted  "  Medea "  once,  "  Francesca  da 
Rimini,"  its  first  production  in  America,  once,  "  Mary  Stuart "  once, 
"  Elizabeth  "  four  times,  "  Myrrha,"  for  the  first  time  in  New  York, 
twice,  and  "  Marie  Antoinette  "  eight  times.  Mondays,  Wednesdays, 
Fridays,  and  Saturdays,  were  Ristori  nights. 

H.  L.  Bateman,  with  a  French  opera  bouffe  troupe,  opened  Oct. 
24,  1867,  with  "  La  Grande  Duchesse."  Tostee  was  the  prima  donna, 
and  the  opera  had  this  cast : 

La  Grande  Duchese  .     .  Lucille  Tostee  Officer M.  Chopin 

Wanda    ....      Mile.  De  Felcourt  Charlotte Mile.  Susanne 

Olga Mile.  Mathilde  Fritz M.  Guffroy 

Amelia Mile.  Monier  General  Bourn  .     .     .     .   M.  Duchesne 

Iza Mile.  De  Bongars  Prince  Paul M.  Leduc 

Baron  Grog M.  Valter  Baron  Puck      .     .     .     .    M.  LagrifEoul 

Nepomuc M.  Monier 

This  was  its  first  performance  in  this  city  in  its  entirety.  "  La 
Grande  Duchesse  "  was  played  on  Tuesdays,  Thursdays,  and  Satur- 
days, and  at  matinees  on  Wednesdays  during  Ristori's  season. 
When  Tostee  chose  to  be  indisposed  —  a  weakness  which  the  lady 
frequently  indulged  in  —  her  place  was  taken  by  Mile.  De  Felcourt, 
save  in  December,  when  Mile.  Fleury  Longchamps  took  her  place 
for  a  few  nights.    Up  to   Dec.  25,  when   the  first  opera  bouffe 


452      A   HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       Dses 

season  closed  "  La  Grande  Duchesse"  had  been  played  sixty-four 
times. 

M.  Leduc  was  a  very  great  actor.  Joseph  Jefferson  said  that  he  was 
more  like  Charles  Burke  than  any  comedian  he  had  ever  seen.  He 
was  the  perfection  of  grace,  and  through  all  the  gentle  drollery  of  his 
seemingly  unconscious  action  there  ran  a  vein  of  reticent,  wistful 
sensibility,  which,  without  being  sadness  itself,  produced  upon  others 
the  momentary  effect  of  sadness. 

At  the  close  of  Ristori's  season  H.  L.  Bateman  introduced,  on 
the  alternate  nights  of  opera  bouffe,  a  French  dramatic  company, 
who  appeared  Oct.  22,  headed  by  M.  La  Roche  and  Mile.  Deborah. 
So  great  was  the  success  of  opera  bouffe  that  the  evenings  were 
changed  on  Oct.  21  to  Mondays,  Wednesdays,  Thursdays,  and 
Fridays,  with  a  Saturday  matinee,  and  the  dramatic  company  ap- 
peared Tuesdays  and  Saturdays.  The  opening  performance  was 
"  The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man,"  with  Mile.  Deborah  as  Mar- 
guerite and  M.  La  Roche  as  Maxime.  "Le  Caprice  "  and  "Les 
Amours  de  Cleopatre "  were  played  Oct.  29,  the  latter  introducing 
Mile.  Reillez,  a  comedienne  of  unquestionable  greatness,  who  sang, 
imitated  birds  and  beasts,  and  generally  exhibited  great  versatility 
and  dramatic  talent.  On  Nov.  2  "  La  Dame  aux  Camelias  "  was 
played,  with  M.  La  Roche  as  Armand  and  Mile.  Deborah  as  Camilla. 
The  farewell  performances  were  given  the  week  ending  Dec.  28,  and 
the  company  went  to  Boston.  Throughout  their  engagement  no 
opera  but  "  La  Grande  Duchesse  "  was  produced. 

Ristori  returned  Dec.  30,  and  gave  ten  representations  of  "  Marie 
Antoinette,"  two  of  "  Elizabeth  "  and  one  of  "  Norma  "  during  three 
weeks,  the  nights  being  Mondays,  Wednesdays,  and  Fridays,  and 
the  matinees  on  Saturdays.  Belle  Boyd  made  her  d6but  in  this  city 
Jan.  9,  1868,  as  Juliana  in  "The  Honeymoon"  and  in  "  Faint  Heart 
Never  Won  Fair  Lady."  Bateman's  opera  bouffe  company  appeared 
Feb.  24,  in  "  La  Grande  Duchesse,"  with  Mile.  Tost^e  as  the  Du- 
chesse. This  company  played  each  evening  during  the  week,  except 
Saturday,  when  the  dramatic  company  reappeared.  "La  Grande 
Duchesse  "  was  continued  up  to  March  25,  when  it  was  withdrawn, 
having  enjoyed  156  consecutive  performances.  "La  Belle  Helene" 
was  given  for  the  first  time  in  America,  March  26. 

Agamemnon     .     .     .     .   M.  Duchesne 


Slave M.  Perrigeur 

Hdlfena Lucille  Tostde 

Orestes   ....     Mile.  De  Felcourt 

Bacchis Mile.  Juliana 

Lasna Mile.  Marguerite 

Parthenis     ....      Mile.  Mathilde 

Paris M.  Guffroy 

Menelaus M.  Leduc 


Calchas M.  Lagriffoul 

Achilles M.  Valter 

Ajax  I M.  Benedick 

Ajax  11 M.  Monier 

Philocomus M.  Hamilton 

Enthycles M.  Fleury 


It  was  repeated  on  every  evening  except  Saturday,  up  to  a  matinee 
on  Saturday,  May  2,  Mile.  Fleury  Longchamps  taking  the  place  of 


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453 


Tostee.  The  French  dramatic  company  May  4  and  week  of  May  6 
(except  May  9)  in  "  Sor  Teresa,"  "  Oscar  "  and  "  Riche  d' Amour," 
May  9. 

The  Caroline  Richings- English  opera  company  May  11,  for  two 
weeks,  during  which  they  sang  "  Martha  "  twice ;  "  Maritana  "  once ; 
"La  Somnambula"  once;  "The  Crown  Diamonds"  once;  "  Fra 
Diavolo  "  once ;  "  The  Doctor  of  Alcantara  "  twice ;  "  Faust "  once ; 
and  "  The  Bohemian  Girl  "  twice.  In  the  latter,  Edith  Abel  made  a 
debut  as  Arline  May  13.  Ristori  dramatic  company  reappeared 
May  21,  and  acted  eleven  times. 

Alhaizi  and  Calabresi,  from  New  Orleans,  with  a  French  opera 
bouffe  company,  appeared  June  4  in  "  Orphee  aux  Enfers,"  with 
this  cast: 

Eurydice      ....      Mile.  Lambelle  Orphde M.  Deere 

Diana Mile.  Tholer  Aristde M.  Gougon 

Cupid Mile.  Esai  Jupiter M.  Edgard 

Venus Mile.  Cadic  Public  Opinion      .     .     .     .    M.  Tholer 

This  opera  was  presented  until  June  12.  The  season  closed 
June  13,  with  "La  Grande  Duchesse." 

A  benefit  for  the  American  dramatic  fund  took  place  June  23, 
when  Mme.  Ristori  and  others  appeared.  Mme.  Ristori,  aided  by 
children,  gave  a  private  entertainment  June  24,  for  the  benefit  of  an 
unfortunate  lady  of  this  city.  Ristori  made  her  farewell  appear- 
ance as  Elizabeth  at  a  matinee  on  June  26.  On  the  following  day 
she  sailed  for  Europe. 

The  theatre  closed  June  27,  1868,  and  reopened  Oct.  5.  Jacob 
Grau  was  the  lessee  and  manager,  and  the  company  was  :  Rose  Bell, 
Fontanel,  Victoria  Maurice,  Rose  Taillifer,  Adrienne  Ligny,  Elsie 
Goueretti,  MM.  Julien  Carrier,  Beckers,  Bourgoin,  Goby,  Genot, 
Mussay  and  Bataille.  The  initial  performance  was  "  La  Grande 
Duchesse,"  with  Rose  Bell  as  the  Duchesse,  Mile.  Fontanel  as 
Wanda ,  Carrier  as  Fritz,  Beckers  as  Bourn,  Goby  as  Prince  Paul, 
Genot  as  Puck,  Bourgoin  as  Grog,  and  Mussay  as  Nepomuc.  After 
the  third  night  Mile.  Goueretti  took  the  place  of  Mile.  Fontanel. 

"  La  Grande  Duchesse  "  was  sung  until  Oct.  16,  when  the  theatre 
was  closed  for  a  rehearsal  of  "  Genevieve  de  Brabant,"  produced  for 
the  first  time  in  America  Oct.  22,  and  for  eleven  consecutive  weeks 
attracted  crowded  audiences.  Mile.  Desclauzas  became  as  great 
a  favorite  as  Rose  Bell.  As  the  eccentric  gendarme  Pitou,  M.  Gabel 
made  a  great  hit.  Desclauzas  appeared  as  Drogan  Jan.  7,  1869,  in 
consequence  of  the  illness  of  Rose  Bell,  Mile.  Rezarelli  playing 
Genevieve.  "  L'OEil  Creve,"  by  Hervd,  had  its  first  American 
representation  Jan.  9.  Goueretti  was  the  Dindonette,  owing  to  the 
illness  of  Rose  Bell.  "  Fleur  de  Th6  "  was  sung  for  the  first  time  in 
this  country  Feb.  i.  Rose  Bell  was  announced  to  take  the  part  of 
Cesarine,  but  sickness  prevented  her.     On  the  opening  night  the 


454      A  HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       E1869 

curtain  did  not  rise  until  nine  o'clock,  and  then  the  part  was  taken 
at  short  notice  by  Desclauzas.  Mile.  Bell  appeared  as  Cesarine  on 
Feb.  13.  After  a  run  of  two  weeks  "  Fleur  de  The  "  alternated  with 
"  Genevieve  de  Brabant  "  the  latter  having  its  one  hundredth  repre- 
sentation on  Feb.  22.  Mile.  Rose  Bell  had  a  benefit  Feb.  26, 
presenting  "  Genevieve,"  and  the  second  act  of  "  William  Tell " 
in  French.  Carrier  had  a  benefit  on  March  S,  offering  an  act  of 
"  L'CEil  Creve,"  the  gendarme  scene  from  "  Genevieve,"  the  third  act 
of  "Fleur  de  Th6,"  "  Mons.  Choufleury,"  and  a  ballet.  After 
March  6,  the  house  was  closed  until  March  29,  when  Mr.  Grau  had 
a  benefit,  tendered  him  by  the  stockholders  of  the  theatre,  when  was 
produced  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Offenbach's  "  La  Vie 
Parisienne." 

M.  Juignet,  the  stage  manager,  took  a  benefit  April  7,  when  was  given 
the  first  act  of  "  La  Grande  Duchesse  "  with  the  following  notable  and 
remarkable  cast:  Fritz,  Mile.  Rose  Bell;  La  Grande  Duchesse, 
M.  Carrier;  Wanda,  M.  Deligne;  Gen.  Boum,  Mile.  Desclauzas; 
Prince  Paul,  Mile.  Maurice;  Baron  Puck,  Mile.  Clementine,  and 
Nepomuc,  Mile.  Goueretti.  The  comedietta,  "  Livre  HI,  Chapitre  I," 
was  also  played,  and  "  Cargouillada,"  a  burlesque  on  Italian  opera, 
was  sung  by  MM.  Carrier  and  Beckers  and  Mile.  Goueretti,  and  a 
chansonnette  by  M.  Bourgoin.  The  season  closed  with  a  benefit  to 
M.  Beckers  on  April  13,  "La  Vie  Parisienne"  and  songs  by  Dora 
Harris  comprising  the  bill. 

When  Tost^e  first  came  to  this  country  she  was  about  forty  years 
of  age.  She  was  a  better  actress  than  a  singer.  Her  salary  was 
;SSi,ooo  per  month  in  gold,  for  a  season  of  eight  months.  She  was 
most  popular  behind  the  curtain.  She  grudged  applause  to  no  one, 
and  never  tried  to  monopolize  the  stage. 

Irma  (maiden  name,  Irma  Marie)  was  the  wife  of  M.  Colonne,  the 
leader.  She  is  the  sister  of  Mme.  Galli-Marie  and  Paola-Marie. 
Their  father's  name  is  Marie-Delisle.  Her  salary  in  America  was 
$1,200  in  gold  per  month.  Her  Boullotte  and  La  Perichole  were 
her  greatest  successes.  Mile.  Lambelle  (Mme.  Alhaiza)  was  one  of 
the  most  attractive  ladies  of  opera  bouffe.  M.  Aujac,  the  favorite 
tenor,  was  52  years  of  age  when  he  first  appeared  here.  Rose  Bell 
(real  name  Delapommeraye)  was  engaged  for  America  at  a  monthly 
salary  of  ^1,000  in  gold.  She  was  the  wife  of  Gambogi  the  chorus 
master.  Mme.  Desclauzas  (right  name  Esclauzas)  is  the  divorced 
wife  of  M.  Sary,  a  literary  gentleman  of  Paris.  Mile.  Fontanel  was 
announced  by  Grau  to  make  her  American  ddbut  as  Wanda,  but 
she  never  appeared.  From  the  hour  of  her  landing  in  this  country, 
she  became  ill,  and  remained  an  invalid  until  she  left  the  country. 
Her  place  was  filled  by  Mme.  Goueretti,  wife  of  M.  Alard,  the  vio- 
loncellist. Fontanel  was  the  wife  of  M.  Goby,  who  appeared  in 
"  Genevieve  de  Brabant."     M.  Carrier  had  previously  been  seen  and 


18693  THE  THEATRE  FRANCAIS  455 

heard  in  this  city.  He  was  here  with  Rachel  as  low  comedian.  He 
returned  to  France,  and  while  at  Bordeau,  fell  down  stairs  and  was 
killed. 

At  the  close  of  the  season  of  1869,  in  conjunction  with  M.  Mercier, 
editor  of  Le  Courier  des  Etats  Unis,  Duchesne  opened  a  public  house 
at  Hoboken,  N.  J.  Irma  returned  to  Paris.  During  her  stay  in  this 
country  she  became  a  large  landed  proprietress,  the  owner  of  certain 
title  deeds  to  lands  in  the  far  West.  She  was  very  saving  of  her 
money,  and  made  nearly  ;^  10,000  in  gold  during  her  eight  months 
sojourn  in  this  country.  Gabel  was  killed  at  the  storming  of  Sedan, 
Oct.  1870.  At  the  opening  of  the  Franco-Prussian  war  he  rejoined 
the  regiment  to  which  he  was  originally  attached  before  going  on  the 
stage,  and  fought  to  the  last  day  of  the  reeling  empire.  Eugene  A. 
Condrier,  who  was  one  of  the  Clodoche  dancers,  died  at  Long 
Branch,  N.  J.,  March  22,  1890,  aged  44  years.  He  was  familiarly 
known  as  "  Frenchy,"  and  his  grotesque  acting  in  "  Genevieve  de 
Brabant "  created  quite  a  sensation.  He  was  buried  at  Mount 
Karmel,  Long  Branch. 

On  April  14  a  benefit  was  given  at  the  Theatre  Frangais  to  the 
widow  and  children  of  Humphrey  Bland.  "  Griffith  Gaunt "  was 
played,  with  a  cast  including  Rose  Eytinge,  Blanche  Grey,  Sadie 
Cole,  Mrs.  H.  Bland,  Mrs.  M.  Wilkins,  Mrs.  Reeve,  C.  H.  Rockwell, 
Dan  Harkins,  and  Mark  Smith.  Eliza  Newton  had  a  benefit  May 
15,  when  "Asmodeus"  was  acted;  a  recitation  by  Arthur  Mat- 
thison,  the  Rigl  Sisters  (Emily  and  Betty),  in  character  dance, 
zouave  drill  exhibition  by  Sergt.  John  Burke,  and  the  comedy  of 
"  Taming  of  the  Shrew  "  formed  the  bill. 

On  May  19  John  Brougham  took  a  benefit,  and  the  performance 
consisted  of  "  The  Little  Rebel,"  "  The  Irish  Lion,"  and  "  A  Gentle- 
man from  Ireland." 

"  La  Vie  Parisienne  "  was  presented  May  29,  followed  June  i  by 
"  Chilperic."  Mile.  Desclauzas  had  a  benefit  June  7,  when  "  Chil- 
peric  "  and  the  gendarme  duet  from  "  Genevieve  "  were  given,  with 
Rose  Bell  as  Grabuge  and  Desclauzas  as  Pitou,  and  this  closed  the 
opera  bouffe  season. 

The  New  Orleans  French  dramatic  company  combined  with  the 
New  York  dramatic  (French)  artists,  comprising  Miles.  Moreau, 
Tholer,  Silleys,  Denvil,  Briot,  and  Rosa,  and  MM.  Moreau,  Chamonin, 
Juignet,  Rousseau,  Guidon,  and  Francis  appeared  June  23  in  a  repre- 
sentation of  Victorien  Sardou's  "  Seraphine."  Charles  H.  Morton 
took  a  benefit  July  14,  when  he  acted  Bailie  Nicol  Jarvie  in  "  Rob 
Roy."  The  French  dramatic  company  played  "Gavaut  Minard  et 
Cie"  on  August  5. 

A  season  of  English  opera  opened  Sept.  n,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Carl  Rosa  and  C.  D.  Hess,  with  the  following  company : 
Mme.  Parepa-Rosa,  Fanny  Stockton,  Rose  Hersee,  Mrs.  E.  Seguin 


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(Zelda  Harrison),  Wm.  Castle,  S.  C.  Campbell,  Albert  Lawrence, 
G.  F.  Hall,  E.  Seguin,  De  Solla,  Howard,  James,  and  Harrison. 
Sig.  De  Vivo  was  the  business  manager,  and  Carl  Rosa  and  Antony 
Rieff  the  musical  directors.  The  opening  opera  was  Balfe's  "  Puritan's 
Daughter,"  given  here  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  with  this 
cast: 


Drake Mr.  James 

Ralph E.  Seguin 

Spiggott Mr.  Harrison 

Jessie Fanny  Stockton 

Mary  Wolf Parepa-Rosa 

Charles  II G.  F.  HaU 


Clifford Albert  Lawrence 

Col.  Wolf  ....  S.  C.  Campbell 
Earl  of  Rochester  .  .  Wm.  Castle 
Ephraim  Fleetwood  .  .  Mr.  De  Solla 
Leyman Mr.  Howard 


This  was  Albert  Lawrence's  American  d^but.  On  Sept.  17  Mr. 
Nordblom,  German-English  tenor,  made  his  American  debut  as  Thad- 
deus  in  "  The  Bohemian  Girl."  Rose  Hersee's  first  appearance  on  the 
American  stage  was  Sept.  18,  singing  Amina  in  "La  Somnambula." 
"  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  given  Sept.  20,  "  La  Somnambula  "  Sept. 
21;  "Maritana"  Sept.  22,  with  Mrs.  E.  Seguin  as  Lazarillo  and 
Parepa-Rosa  as  Maritana;  "Fra  Diavolo"  Sept.  25,  for  the  first 
time;  Sept.  27,  "  Maritana;"  Sept.  29,  "  Martha;  "  Sept.  30  for  the 
benefit  of  Parepa-Rosa ;  matinee  Oct.  2,  "  Martha."  The  season 
closed  Oct.  2,  with  "  The  Bohemian  Girl." 

The  house  was  now  leased  by  Clifton  W.  Tayleure,  who  began 
Oct.  II,  with  F.  S.  Chanfrau  in  De  Walden's  comedy  of  "Sam," 
supported  by  F.  C.  Bangs,  C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  H.  B.  Phillips,  J.  G. 
Boyd,  C.  Hamilton,  and  De  Walden,  Louisa  Eldridge,  Mrs.  Rivers, 
Blanche  Grey,  Georgie  Langley,  Henrietta  Irving,  and  Nellie 
Taylor.  The  season  continued  until  Oct.  23,  when  it  closed.  Ger- 
man operas,  "  Faust,"  "  Martha,"  "  The  Magic  Flute  "  and  "  Robert 
Le  Diable  "  were  given  three  nights  and  one  afternoon,  from  Oct.  27, 
by  a  German  opera  company  comprising  Herren  Franz  Himmer, 
Joseph  Herrmanns,  Weinlich,  Steinecke,  W.  Formes,  and  Armand, 
Mme.  Marie  Frederici-Himmer  and  the  Miles.  Rotter,  Dziuba, 
Johannsen,  and  Billon,  Mr.  Grau  being  the  manager,  and  Carl 
Anschutz  the  musical  director. 

Clifton  W.  Tayleure  opened  another  season  Nov.  15,  with  a  new 
drama  by  Henry  Leslie,  of  London,  called  "  London,  or  Lights  and 
Shadows  of  the  Great  City,"  which  had  this  cast  : 

Alice  Heron 
Lady  Euphemia 
Harold  Forrester 


Ralph  Heron  . 
Bob  Austin  .  . 
Chalmers,  Q.  C. 
Job  Forrester    . 


Clara  Jennings 

Mrs.  Thos.  Hind 

.     F.  C.  Bangs 

J.  Lewis  Baker 

Edward  Righton 

Geo.  F.  Devere 

H.  B.  Phillips 


Toby  Mapletop  .  Chas.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr. 
Policeman  No.  1,059  ■  Geo.  Carlisle 
Jas.  Diggens     .     .     .     .     E.  Dennison 

Letty Emily  Pitt 

Aspinall Alex  Fitzgerald 

Chief  Justice J.  G.  Boyd 

Pliny Irene  Ryner 


A  season  of  Russian  opera  opened  Dec.  15,  when  M.  Verstowskajo's 
"  Ascold's  Tomb  "  was  given. 


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457 


It  held  the  stage  for  five  evenings.  "  London,  or  Lights  and 
Shadows  of  the  Great  City,"  was  repeated  Dec.  25. 

On  Jan.  3,  1870,  a  Bal  de  L'Opera  Bouffe,  under  the  direction  of 
Eugene  Duchalet  and  Mons.  Henri  Maseard,  was  given.  Among 
the  attractions  was  the  Clodoche  troupe,  in  the  original  Can-can. 
The  tickets  were  $^  each. 

"La  Grande  Duchesse"  was  revived  Jan.  14.  M.  P.  Juignet  had 
a  benefit  Jan.  22,  when  the  French  artists  acted  "  La  Greve  des 
Forgerons  "  ("The  Blacksmith's  Strike"), "  La  Supplice  d'un  Homme" 
("  A  Victim  of  Circumstances  "),  and  the  farce,  "  Un  Homme  du 
Sud  "  ("  A  Man  of  the  South  ").  A  season  of  French  opera  bouffe 
commenced  Jan.  24,  under  Byrne  and  Starr's  management.  Robert 
Stoepel  was  musical  director.  Mme.  Moreau  gave  a  French  version 
of  "East  Lynne"  Feb.  5. 

"  Genevieve  de  Brabant "  was  revived  Feb.  7,  with  this  cast : 

Drogan   ....     Mrs.  Howard  Paul  Genevieve Goueretti 

Sifroy Girrebuck  Brigette Briot 

Golo Moreau  Charles Duchesne 

Grabuge Genot  Bonigsemestu Rousseau 

Nircisse Francis  Pitou Edgard 

The  first  act  of  "  Barbe  Bleue  ''  and  the  opera  bouffe  "  Le  Sourd  " 
were  given  Feb.  18,  for  the  benefit  of  M.Drivet.  "  Faust  "  a  French 
extravaganza,  was  given  Feb.  19,  with  "  La  Dame  Blanche,"  for  M. 
Girrebuck's  benefit.  In  the  latter  piece  Mme.  Girrebuck  appeared. 
On  Feb.  22,  for  the  benefit  of  Byrne  &  Starr,  three  acts  of  "  Genevieve 
de  Brabant,"  and  the  first  act  "  La  Grande  Duchesse  "  were  given. 
Mrs.  Howard  Paul  also  sang  "  La  Marseillaise."  "  Robert  Emmet " 
and  "  The  Irish  Emigrant "  were  played  March  17.  Mile.  Briot  pre- 
sented "La  Perichole"  March  18,  for  her  benefit.  "  Frou  Frou" 
was  acted  in  French  March  31  and  April  2. 

Charles  Fechter  appeared  April  27,  with  Carlotta  Leclercq  his 
chief  support.     "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  given  with  this  cast : 


Claude Fechter 

Pauline Miss  Leclercq 

Beauseant L.  R.  Shewell 

Glavis Geo.  Becks 

Col.  Damas      .     .     .     .  G.  H.  Griffith 


Gaspard Milnes  Levick 

Deschappelles  ...  A.  D.  Bradley 
Widow  Melnotte  .  .  .  Melinda  Jones 
Madame  Deschappelles 

Mrs.  Thos.  Hind 


"  Don  Csesar  de  Bazan  "  followed  May  4,  with  Fechter  as  Don 
Caesar ;  J.  L.  Cathcart  as  Don  Jose ;  Emily  Pitt  as  Lazarillo ;  and 
Miss  Leclercq  as  Maritana.  On  May  9  and  10  "  Ruy  Bias  "  was 
played;  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  May  12,  13,  matinee  May  14,  16,  17, 
18,  "Hamlet"  May  13,  14,  "  Plot  and  PaSsion"  May  19,  20.  There 
was  no  performance  May  21,  in  consequence  of  a  full  scenic  rehearsal 
of  "  The  Corsican  Brothers,"  produced  May  23,  with  Fechter  as  Louis 
and  Fabien,  and  Miss  Leclercq  as  Emillie  de  Lesparre.  "  A  Sheep 
in  Wolf's  Clothing"  was  played  May  30,  with  Leclercq  as  Anne 


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Carew  and  Little  Minnie  Maddern  as  Sybil.    "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  " 
closed  the  season  June  4.     Fred  Rullman  was  the  manager. 

Marie  Seebach  made  her  American  debut  here  Sept.  22  as  Gret- 
chen  in  "  Faust."  Among  her  company  were  Miles.  Antoine  Bes- 
singer,  Edwin  Bardenhauer,  Herr  Herrmanns,  Harry,  Herr  Hugo, 
Edward,  and  Herr  Lodovic,  Geiger  and  Dombrowsky. 

The  next  lessees  of  this  house  were  J.  H.  Snyder  and  Charles 
Wheatleigh,  who  called  it  "  The  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre." 
Their  first  attraction  was  "  Mary  Stuart "  presented  Sept.  27  with 
Seebach  as  Mary,  when  Mathilde  Venetta  made  her  American  d6but 
as  Elizabeth.  Seebach  appeared  Sept.  30  and  Oct.  i  in  drama  and 
comedy —  "  Valerie,  or  the  Blind  Orphan,"  and  "  Ein  Tasse  Thee  " 
("A  Cup  of  Tea").  "  Mary  Stuart"  was  given  Oct.  3,  matinee  Oct.  8, 
II,  22;  no  performance  Oct.  4;  "Jane  Eyre,"  Oct.  5,  7,  10,  matinee 
Oct.  15,  25  ;  "  Deborah,"  Oct.  6,  8,  Mathilde  Venetta  in  the  title  r61e ; 
"Narcisse,"  Oct.  12;  "Love  and  Intrigue,"  Oct.  13,  14,  Seebach  as 
Louisa  Muller ;  "  Mathilde,"  Oct.  17,  18, 19,  Seebach  in  the  title  role; 
Oct.  20,  21,  24,  "  Adrienne  Lecouvreur;  "  no  matinee  Oct.  22; 
"  Mary  Stuart "  matinee  Oct.  26.  For  the  benefit  of  Seebach,  Oct. 
27,  "  Adrienne  Lecouvreur,"  was  played,  after  which  she  recited 
Schiller's  poem,  "  The  Song  of  the  Bell,"  and  at  the  conclusion  she 
delivered  a  brief  address ;  on  Oct.  28  she  played  "  Valerie."  The 
season  closed  Oct.  29  with  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew."  The  engage- 
ment of  this  lady  was  at  once  the  greatest  success  and  the  greatest 
failure  in  our  dramatic  annals. 

She  was  without  doubt  one  of  the  finest  European  actresses  that 
had  visited  us  since  Rachel.  She  had  more  finish  of  detail,  more 
delicacy  of  coloring,  more  feminine  instinct,  than  Ristori,  and  lacked 
nothing  but  physical  power  to  entitle  her  to  rank  with  that  artist. 
The  cause  of  her  pecuniary  failure  lay  in  the  language  in  which  she 
acted.  Mrs.  F.  W.  Lander  (Jean  Davenport)  in  "  Elizabeth"  Oct.  31. 
In  the  cast  were  James  H.  Taylor,  George  Becks,  Edwin  Varrey, 
Milnes  Levick,  Alex  Fitzgerald,  Geo.  Metkiff,  Fred  Monroe,  Wm. 
Struthers,  Jennie  Gourlay,  Gregston,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren  and  Miss 
E.  V.  Proudfoot.  On  Nov.  5  Mrs.  Lander  appeared  as  Mrs.  Haller 
in  "  The  Stranger,"  Nov.  12,  as  Mary  Stuart;  Nov.  14,  15,  18,  19, 
21,  22,  "  Charlotte  Corday,  or  a  Tale  of  the  Reign  of  Terror,"  with 
Charles  Wheatleigh  as  Marat ;  Nov.  16,  17,  "  Adrienne  Lecouvreur;  " 
Nov.  23,  24,  25,  26,  "Frou  Frou,  or  Fashion  and  Folly,"  translated 
expressly  for  her.  On  Dec.  3  the  French  Dramatic  Club  De  L'Har- 
monie  appeared  for  a  benefit  of  the  victims  of  the  Franco-Prussian 
war. 

A  season  of  Italian  opera  commenced  Jan.  4,  1871,  under  the  di- 
rection of  D.  De  Vivo,  with  "  II  Trovatore,"  Rose  Czillag  as  Leonora, 
Sig.  Reyna  as  Count  di  Luna,  Le  Franc  as  Manrico,  Gazzaniga  as 
Azucena.     This  opera  was  repeated  Jan.  6  and  7.     "  Un  Ballo  in 


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Maschera  "  Jan.  lo.  Carolina  Viardi-Marti  made  her  d^but  and  sang 
Amelia  in  place  of  Mme.  Czillag,  who  was  indisposed.  Le  Franc  was 
the  Ricardo  and  Miss  Roselli  (Rosa  Cooke)  was  Oscar.  This  was 
this  lady's  first  appearance  in  Italian  opera.  Friday,  De  Gebele  sang 
Ulrica;  Bacelli  and  Locatelli  were  also  in  the  cast.  The  season 
closed  with  this  performance.  A  series  of  performances  were  given 
at  various  theatres  in  this  city,  and  throughout  the  country,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  family  of  Geo.  Holland,  on  Wednesday  evening, 
Jan.  25.     " The  Lady  of  Lyons "  was  acted  here,  with  this  cast: 


Claude  Melnotte  .  .  Charles  Fechter 
Mme.  Deschapelles  .  Mrs.  J.  Sefton 
Widow  Melnotte  .  Mrs.  L.  E.  Seymour 
Deschapelles  .  .  .  .  E.  B.  Holmes 
Col.  Damas      ....      Mark  Smith 


Beauseant    .     .     .     .     C.  H.  Rockwell 

Glavis Owen  Marlowe 

Gaspard Milnes  Levick 

Pauline    ....       Carlotta  Leclercq 
Janet Miss  Hayden 


William  M.  Holland  rented  this  house  for  the  purpose  of  present- 
ing Edwin  Forrest,  who  appeared  Feb.  6.  1871. 

This  was  Edwin  Forrest's  first  appearance  in  this  city  in  three 
years.  He  was  seen  in  "  King  Lear,"  and  was  supported  by  William 
Harris  as  Edgar ;  Miss  Lillie,  Alice  Placide,  O.  B.  Collins,  T.  E. 
Morris,  Mark  Bates  and  others  were  in  the  cast.  Effie  Johns  (wife 
of  William  Holland)  played  "  Fanchon  "  matinee  and  evening  Feb. 
II.  William  Harris  withdrew  from  the  company  after  Feb.  10,  giv- 
ing his  reason  for  refusing  the  r61e  of  Landry  Barbeaud  in  "  Fan- 
chon" that  he  was  engaged  only  to  support  Mr.  Forrest.  Mark 
Bates  assumed  the  part.  "  King  Lear "  was  continued  a  second 
week.  C.  Barton  Hill  played  Edgar.  "  Fanchon  "  was  given  matinee 
Feb.  18.  Forrest  played  "  Richelieu  "  Feb.  20,  with  Barton  Hill  as 
de  Mauprat,  Arnold  as  Barradas,  John  Mathews  as  Huguet,  and 
Thomas  E.  Morris  as  Joseph.  Edwin  Forrest  closed  Feb.  24;  for  the 
Saturday  matinee,  Feb.  25,  Effie  Johns  repeated  "Fanchon."  Mrs. 
Ella  Clymer  (sister  of  Linda  Dietz)  made  her  debut  the  evening  of 
Feb.  25,  as  Pauline  in  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  to  the  Claude  Melnotte 
of  Barton  Hill.     With  this  performance  the  house  closed. 

Marie  Seebach  reappeared  March  20,  as  Fanchon  (in  German) ; 
March  21,  as  Desdemona,  to  the  lago  of  Herr  Henry.  Henry  Wolf- 
sohn  appeared  as  Othello.  This  was  Mr.  Wolfsohn's  first  appearance 
on  any  stage.  Seebach  was  announced  to  appear  March  22  in 
"Griselda,"  but  owing  to  some  misunderstanding,  the  manager  of 
the  Stadt  Theatre  refused  to  allow  the  members  of  the  company  to 
appear  here,  and  "  Love  and  Intrigue  "  was  substituted,  and  played 
to  almost  empty  benches,  for  a  great  many  of  the  audience  retired 
as  soon  as  a  change  of  programme  was  announced.  "  Dorf  und 
Stadt,"  with  Seebach  as  Lorle,  was  given  March  23.  "  Educational, 
or  City  and  Country  Life,"  and  "  The  Waiting  Saloon,"  March  25. 
March  27,  "  Jane  Eyre  "  was  acted  for  the  benefit  of  the  artists  who 


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had  appeared  with  Seebach  during  her  American  engagement ;  also 
the  third  act  of  "  Hamlet,"  the  third  act  of  "  Mary  Stuart  "  and  the 
last  act  of  "  The  Gladiator  of  Ravenna." 

Laura  Keene  appeared  here  April  11,  as  directress.  "Nobody's 
Child  "  was  played,  with  William  Creswick  as  the  star.  The  play 
had  this  cast : 


Jack  Adams 
Limping  Dick  . 
Mrs.  Padston  . 
Capt.  Lazonby  . 
Capt.  Callington 
Patty  Lavrock  . 


Milton  Rainford 
W.  Davidge,  Jr. 
Miss  L.  Germon 
.  F.  Mordaunt 
.  Geo.  Holland 
.    Laura  Keene 


Joe  .... 
Sir  Tregarvon  . 
Bob  ...  . 
G.  Peny  .  .  . 
Peter  Grace 
Lucy  .... 


.  Mr.  Creswick 
.  W.  J.  Hurley 
L.  Bateman 
M.  A.  Kennedy 
Harry  Pearson 
.    Alice  Brooks 


A  great  deal  of  money  was  expended  in  the  way  of  advertising  the 
performance,  as  well  as  the  debut  of  the  "  star ;  "  but  all  in  vain,  for 
a  bad  house  witnessed  the  initial  performance,  a  worse  one  the  second, 
a  poor  one  the  third,  a  bad  one  the  fourth,  and  a  beggarly  array  of 
empty  benches  during  the  rest  of  the  week.  "  Hunted  Down  "  was 
produced  April  17,  with  Laura  Keene  as  the  star  attraction.  It  was 
repeated  April  18,  when  the  house  closed  for  the  remainder  of  the 
week.  Laura  Keene  withdrew  "  Nobody's  Child"  and  Mr.  Creswick, 
as  she  was  satisfied  the  public  did  not  want  either.  This  action  on 
the  part  of  this  lady  was  as  a  matter  of  business,  and  out  of  no  disre- 
spect to  Mr.  Creswick,  and  he  should  have  so  looked  at  it,  and  not 
have  appealed  to  the  public  in  a  moment  of  temporary  excitement, 
as  he  did  on  his  closing  night,  April  15,  when  called  before  the 
curtain. 

David  B.  Vanderen  died  in  this  city  April  15,  1871.  He  had 
played  that  night  with  Laura  Keene,  and  on  his  way  home  fell  sud- 
denly to  the  sidewalk.  On  being  taken  to  the  house  he  was  found 
to  be  dead. 

On  June  26  a  benefit  was  given  to  Owen  Marlowe.  The  enter- 
tainment was :  "  A  Pretty  Piece  of  Business,"  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
Walcot,  Edith  Challis,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marlowe ;  ballad,  "  Bright 
Eyes,"  by  W.  J.  Hill ;  "  Loan  of  a  Lover,"  Gertrude  by  Lucille 
Western,  Peter  Spyk  by  James  Heme  ;  recitation  of  "  Heathen 
Chinee,"  by  G.  B.  Rowland ;  "  Widow's  Victim  "  Robert  Craig  as 
Jeremiah  Clip,  with  imitations  of  James  Wallack,  Joseph  Jefferson, 
Stuart  Robson,  and  his  full  dress  representation  of  Charles  Dickens 
as  a  reader.     "  Robert  Macaire"  was  the  afterpiece. 

William  Creswick  died  at  London,  Eng.,  June  17,  1888,  aged 
seventy-five  years.  He  was  born  in  England  Dec.  27,  1813,  and  from 
1839  to  1843  ^^  starred  in  this  country  making  his  first  New  York 
appearance  at  the  Old  Park  Theatre.  Returning  to  England,  he 
became  manager  of  the  Surrey  Theatre,  London.  In  1871  he  paid 
a  second  visit  to  this  country,  and  acted  while  here  with  Charlotte 
Cushman  and  Edwin  Booth  at  Boston.     In  1877  he  toured  Australia, 


1873]  THE   LYCEUM  461 

and  on  Oct.  29,  1885,  he  took  his  farewell  of  the  London  stage  at 
Drury  Lane,  playing  a  scene  from  "  King  Lear."  He  was  not  a 
great  actor;  his  name  is  not  associated  specially  with  any  famous 
parts  or  in  any  remarkable  stage  productions,  but  in  whatever  he 
attempted  he  was  always  intelligent  and  painstaking. 

An  amateur  performance  of  "  Don  Csesar  de  Bazan  "  took  place 
April  26,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Chapin  Home.  Charles  Wheatleigh 
and  Mr.  Snyder  surrendered  their  lease  to  Duncan  &  Sherman  the 
bankers  and  the  owners  of  the  theatre  on  July  i,  1871. 

Charles  Wheatleigh  withdrew  from  the  management,  and  Mr. 
Snyder  continued  up  to  the  time  Charles  Fechter  purchased  the 
theatre  and  land.  He  tore  down  the  old  house  during  the  summer 
of  1 871.  Duncan  &  Sherman  advanced  Mr.  Fechter  a  large  sura  of 
money  to  rebuild.  He  invested  some  ^50,000  of  his  own  money  in 
the  enterprise.  He  entirely  reconstructed  the  edifice,  added  the 
portico  in  front  and  introduced  many  novelties  in  the  stage  depart- 
ment. His  reckless  expenditure  of  money  caused  a  breach  between 
Duncan,  Sherman  &  Co.  and  himself,  and  they  took  the  theatre  from 
him  by  legal  process  before  he  opened  it.  Consequently,  what 
money  he  had  invested  of  his  own  and  borrowed  from  Carlotta 
Leclercq  was  lost. 

Mr.  Fechter  announced  the  opening  of  this  theatre,  which  he  now 
called  "  The  Lyceum,"  for  Nov.  25,  with  "  Monte  Cristo,"  but  it  was 
not  opened.  It  was  again  stated  that  the  rehearsals  of  "  Monte 
Cristo"  would  be  commenced  March  2,  1873.  The  opening  was 
announced  for  March  31,  but,  during  the  previous  week,  Duncan, 
Sherman  &  Co.  took  possession  of  the  theatre  and  ejected  all  of  Mr. 
Fechter's  workmen  and  agents.  On  April  28,  1873,  Fechter  ap- 
peared at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  this  city.  Charles  Fechter  died 
on  his  farm  at  Richland  Centre,  Pa.,  Aug.  4,  1879.  He  was  born  at 
London,  Oct.  23,  1824,  and  first  appeared  on  the  American  stage 
Jan.  10,  1870,  at  Niblo's  Garden,  in  "Ruy  Bias,"  supported  by  Car- 
lotta Leclercq.  He  there  failed  to  satisfy  his  audiences.  He  as- 
sumed the  management  of  the  Globe  Theatre,  Boston,  Sept.  I2,  1870, 
and  retired  from  it  Jan.  14,  1871,  and  on  that  day  he  received  a  ben- 
efit tendered  to  him  by  leading  citizens  of  Boston. 

His  share  amounted  to  ;^3,200,  every  cent  of  which  he  donated  to 
various  charities  in  that  city.  Returning  to  Europe,  on  March  2, 
1872,  he  appeared  at  the  Adelphi  Theatre,  London,  as  Ruy  Bias. 
His  last  engagement  in  this  city  was  at  the  Broadway  Theatre  (now 
Daly's),  commencing  Dec.  19,  1877,  as  Edmond  Dantes  in  "  Monte 
Cristo."  He  closed  Jan.  26,  1878,  as  Ruy  Bias.  His  last  engage- 
ment on  any  stage  was  to  have  commenced  April  7  at  the  Howard 
Athenaeum,  Boston,  but  he  was  suffering  from  a  gastric  attack.  He 
appeared  before  the  curtain,  stated  the  cause  of  his  illness,  and  dis- 
missed the  audience.     He  appeared  April  8,  as  Lagardere  in  "  The 


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Duke's  Motto,"  and  continued  for  the  week.  He  was  again  too  ill  to 
act  on  April  14,  but  reappeared  April  15  in  "Black  and  White," 
which  ran  until  the  close  of  the  engagement,  April  19,  when  he 
made  his  last  appearance  on  any  stage.  He  died  a  very  poor  man. 
His  remains  were  interred  in  Mount  Vernon  cemetery,  Philadelphia. 
Mr.  Fechter  went  through  the  round  of  characters  in  which  the  repu- 
tation of  Frederick  Lemaitre  had  been  achieved.  He  had  many 
gifts  in  common  with  Lemaitre,  and  no  man  on  the  English  stage 
approached  nearer  to  his  level.  In  Shakespearian  plays,  certain 
passions  were  strikingly  represented.  The  spectator  was  delighted, 
amused,  and  surprised.  He  mistook  our  actors,  our  public,  and  our 
press,  and  all  three  mistook  him  as  man  and  as  actor.  During  his 
management  of  the  Globe  Theatre,  Boston,  he  got  at  loggerheads 
with  James  W.  Wallack,  Jr.  and  other  popular  artists,  and  this  trouble 
created  a  powerful  feeling  against  him  all  over  the  country,  a  feeling 
whose  ill  effects  were  felt  more  by  the  managers,  who  paid  him 
large  "certainties,"  than  by  Mr.  Fechter  himself.  In  several  cities 
the  papers  wantonly  and  wickedly  abused  him.  At  Cincinnati, 
especially,  they  assailed  him  in  a  gross  and  brutal  manner.  The 
result  of  this  was  that  managers  feared  to  give  him  again  the  terms 
he  required,  and  he  would  not  abate  a  jot.  He  refused  to  accept 
from  Mr.  Booth  an  engagement  on  the  same  terms  given  to  Joseph 
Jefferson. 

This  theatre  was  reopened  Sept.  11,  1873,  under  the  ostensible 
management  of  W.  L.  Mansen,  assisted  by  Charles  Wheatleigh  as 
business  manager.  Mr.  Hoffman,  a  wealthy  gentleman  and  father 
of  George  Hoffman  (who  afterwards  married  the  premiere  danseuse 
Marie  Bonfanti),  was  the  financial  backer. 

The  first  attraction  offered  by  the  new  management  was  Thomas  C. 
King  who  opened  in  "  The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame  "  : 


Mme.  Gondelaurier,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Carhart 
Fleur  de  Lys  .  .  .  Miss  Henderson 
Claud  Frollo     .     .      Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Esmeralda Jeffreys  Lewis 

Quasimodo T.  C.  King 


Phoebus Harry  Dalton 

Gringoire Sol  Smith,  Jr. 

Gudule Miss  Crawford 

Clopin Dan  Leeson 

Ninette Maud  Egerton 


This  was  the  American  d^but  of  T.  C.  King,  Harry  Dalton,  Miss 
Henderson,  Jeffreys  Lewis,  and  Miss  Crawford.  Espinosa  was  ballet 
master.  Dan  Leeson  reappeared  in  America  here  after  an  absence 
of  fourteen  years  in  England.  "  The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame  " 
was  acted  until  Oct.  25,  except  on  the  matinde  Oct.  25,  when  Salvini 
played  Hamlet,  and  Piamonti,  Ophelia.  On  Oct.  27  "  Othello  "  was 
presented,  with  this  cast : 


Othello T.  C.  King 

lago Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Desdemona      .     .     .       Jeffreys  Lewis 
Emelia    ....     Mrs.  J.  L.  Carhart 


Cassio Henry  Dalton 

Brabantio Sol  Smith 

Roderigo     ....  Edward  Coleman 


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"  Ingomar  "  was  billed  for  Oct.  28,  but  no  performance  took  place, 
and  the  house  closed,  the  season  having  been  a  losing  one.  On 
Nov.  24  the  theatre  reopened  with  Italian  opera.  Pauline  Lucca  and 
lima  di  Murska  made  their  joint  appearance  as  Azucena  and  Leo- 
nora in  "  II  Trovatore ;  "  Sig.  Mari  was  Count  di  Luna,  and  Sig. 
Tamberlik,  Manrico.  "  Don  Giovanni "  was  sung  Nov.  26,  with 
Pauline  Lucca,  Di  Murska,  Lichtmay,  Tamberlik,  Jamet,  Lehman, 
Reina,  and  Ronconi  in  the  cast. 

"  Notre  Dame  "  was  acted  Thanksgiving  night  (November  27),  and 
continued  Nov.  28,  29,  and  Dec.  i,  with  T.  C.  King  as  Quasimodo. 
The  afterpiece  was  "  The  Debutante,"  Charles  Wheatleigh  playing 
Achile  Talma  Dufard.  "  Still  Waters  Run  Deep  "  was  acted  one 
week,  commencing  Dec.  2,  with  Charles  Wheatleigh  as  John  Mild- 
may.      T.  C.  King   died  at  Kingscroft,  Birmingham,   Eng.,  Nov., 

1893- 

"  A  Model  of  a  Wife,"  was  also  seen.  Charles  Fechter  appeared 
Dec.  II  in  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons ''  and  continued  it  until  Dec.  20. 
The  theatre  closed  Dec.  22.  The  house  reopened  March  3,  1874, 
with  T.  C.  King  in  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame"  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  central  dispensary.  Phillis  Glover  presided  in  the  box 
office  for  the  sale  of  tickets. 

Bessie  Darling,  a  pupil  of  Fanny  Morant,made  her  first  appearance 
on  any  stage  March  4,  as  Juliana  in  "The  Honeymoon."  Stella 
Congdon  (Mrs.  Frank  Chapman),  Geo.  Becks,  Sol  Smith,  Charles 
Leclercq,  Charles  Wheatleigh,  and  Charles  Loveday  were  in  this 
cast.     The  proceeds  were  given  to  the  Helping  Hand  Society. 

A  season  of  Italian  opera  commenced  March  5,  with  "  Lucia  Di 
Lammermoor,"  Di  Murska  as  Lucia,  Sig.  Vizzani  as  Edgardo.  Max 
Maretzek  was  musical  director.  Mile.  E.  Sorel  appeared  March  6  in 
"Faust;"  March  7,  "Martha,"  and  "  Dinorah  "  (second  act),  Di 
Murska  as  Lady  Henrietta,  Natalie  Testa  as  Nancy.  Di  Murska 
sang  for  the  first  time  the  "  Shadow  Song "  in  "  Dinorah."  On 
March  9  Charles  Chamberlain  Jr.  was  announced  as  the  manager 
of  this  theatre,  when  Marie  Aimee,  with  a  French  opera  bouffe 
company  appeared  under  the  direction  of  C.  Chizzola,  in  "  La  Fille 
de  Madame  Angot,"  with  Aimee  as  Clairette.  This  was  continued 
until  March  20,  when  "  Les  Cent  Vierges "  was  acted,  followed 
March  21  by  "  Le  Petit  Faust,"  with  Aim^e  as  Marguerite  for  the 
first  time.  Stani  was  the  Mephisto  and  Juteau  the  Faust.  "  La 
Vie  Parisienne"  March  23,  24,  25,  first  times  in  five  years. 

On  March  26  "  Camille  "  was  presented  here,  with  this  cast: 


Camille Clara  Morris 

Prudence    ....       Marie  Willcins 

Nicliette Kate  Claxton 

Olympe  ....       Louise  Henderson 
Monsieur  Duval  .     .     .   F.  F.  Mackay 


Mons.  De  Varville   .       W.  B.  Laurens 

Nanine Kate  Holland 

Arraand  Duval     .     .     .      Frank  Mayo 

Gaston Geo.  F.  Rowe 

Gustave J.  B.  Polk 


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This  was  one  of  five  performances  given  that  afternoon,  and  was 
for  the  "Actors'  Charity  Benefit."  The  idea  originated  with 
A.  M.  Palmer.  The  captains  and  patrolmen  of  police,  and  the  fire- 
men of  the  city  sold  tickets  to  the  number  of  24,835.  The  admis- 
sion tickets  were  good  at  any  of  the  five  theatres,  viz. :  The 
Academy  of  Music,  Lyceum  Theatre,  Niblo's  Garden,  Booth's 
Theatre,  and  Union  Square  Theatre. 

Marie  Aimee  closed  here  April  4,  1874,  with  "  Madame  An- 
got"  (second  act),  "  Les  Pan  tins  de  Violette "  and  "  Mons.  Chon- 
fleuri." 

Schumann's  Transatlantic  combination  of  pantomimists  and  spe- 
cialty artists  made  their  American  d^but  here  April  6,  in  "  A  Parisian 
Folly."  Among  the  performers  were  Brown's  female  velocipedists, 
with  whom  were  Addie  (afterwards  the  wife  of  Prof.  Herrmann), 
Almonte ;  Thos.  Lovell,  Mons.  Elliott,  Mile.  Frederika,  Mons.  Francke, 
Mile.  Corr^e,  Don  Ferreya,  the  man  flute,  Herr  A.  Schulze,  Marie 
Bonfanti,  the  Russell  Family,  J.  B.  Johnson,  champion  swimmer,  and 
Beckmann,  juggler.  The  pantomime  "  The  Phantoms "  was  pro- 
duced April  13,  with  a  new  ballet  by  L'Espinosa.  This  entertain- 
ment closed  April  18,  and  was  followed,  April  20,  by  "La  Marjo- 
laine,"  with  F.  F.  Mackay,  Fannie  Foster,  and  Phillis  Glover,  in  the 
cast.  Jane  Coombs  appeared  here  May  4  as  Lady  Teazle  in  "The 
School  for  Scandal,"  with  Frederic  Robinson  as  Charles,  Theo. 
Hamilton  as  Joseph,  and  Owen  Marlowe  as  Sir  Benjamin.  This 
lady's  engagement  terminated  very  abruptly  on  May  9,  and  the 
house  was  closed  until  Aug.  24,  when  it  was  reopened  by  C.  A.  Chiz- 
zola  and  Maurice  Grau,  with  the  Marie  Aimee  French  Opera  Bouffe 
company,  in  "La  Timbale  d'Argent,"  presented  for  the  first  time 
in  America,  and  with  this  cast: 


MuUer Aim^e 

Molda Mile.  Minelly 

Raab Mons.  Dubouchet 

Pruth Mons.  Debeer 

Wilhelra Mons.  Perrant 


Fitchet Mile.  Guidon 

Gaben Mile.  Dubouchet 

Pola Mile.  Briot 

Barnabe Mons.  Guyot 


This  was  the  American  d^but  of  Minelly,  Guidon,  Debeer, 
Guyot,  and  Mons.  Dubouchet.  This  opera  was  sung  for  the  last 
time  Sept.  7,  8,  9,  when  Aim^e  appeared  as  Molda  and  Minelly  as 
MuUer. 

"  La  Princesse  de  Trebizonde "  was  sung  for  the  first  time  in 
America  in  French  Sept.   10,  and  had  this  cast: 


Le  Prince  Cassimir        .     .    M.  Duplan 
Le  Prince  Raphael  ....       Aim6e 

Zanetta Minelly 

Regina Mile.  Guidon 


Paola Mile.  Kid 

Cabriolo M.  Dubouchet 

Tremolini M.  Debeer 

Sparadrap M.  Guyot 


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This  was  the  American  debut  of  Mile.  Kid.     "  La  Fille  de  Mme. 
Angot":  was  given  Oct.  5.  with  this  cast: 


Ponponnet Debeer 

Larivaudiere Dubouchet 

Trenitz Genot 

Louchard Duplan 


Clairette Aimde 

Mile.  Lange Minelly 

Amaranthe Mile.  Kid 

Ange  Pitou M.  KoUetz 

Gadet Guyot 

Ange  and  Trenitz  were  the  original  rQles  of  Kolletz  and  Genot  at 
Paris.  This  was  the  American  debut  of  Kolletz.  For  Aimee's  bene- 
fit, Oct.  16,  "  La  Perichole  "  was  sung  and  the  engagement  closed 
Oct.  17. 

Adelaide  Neilson  appeared  here  as  Beatrice  on  Oct.  19,  in  "  Much 
Ado  About  Nothing,"  supported  by  J.  H.  Barnes  as  Benedick. 


Beatrice Miss  Neilson 

Benedick J.  H.  Barnes 

Dogberry Vining  Bowers 


Hero      .     . 
Don  Pedro 


Rose  St.  Clair 
G.  B.  Waldron 


This  was  the  American  debut  of  J.  H.  Barnes.  "  Romeo  and 
Juliet,"  with  Neilson  as  Juliet  and  Barnes  as  Romeo,  was  acted  Oct. 
22,  23,  24,  26,  28,  3 1 :  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing  "  Oct.  27,  29,  30, 
and  matinee  Oct.  31. 

Emily  Soldene  made  her  American  debut  Nov.  2,  with  an  Eng- 
lish opera  company,  as  Drogan  in  "  Genevieve  de  Brabant. " 

"La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot"  was  given  Nov.  16,  with  Soldene 
as  Mile.  Lange.  "The  Grand  Duchess,"  Nov.  30,  Soldene  in  the 
title  r61e.  "  Chilperic  "  was  presented,  for  the  first  time  in  America 
(in  English),  Dec.  9,  with  this  cast : 

Chilperic Soldene  Divitiacus 

Lenna E.  Marshall  Gatsuinda 

Landry H.  Laurent  Brunchant 

Fatout J.  Wallace  Alfred  .     . 

Sigibert Lewens  Clodomir   . 

Nervoso J.  B.  Rae  Leucaste   . 

Fredegonde    .     .      Miss  A.  Lyndhurst 

This  opera  was  repeated  Dec.  20;  "  La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot," 
Dec.  22,  23;  "Genevieve,"  Dec.  24-28;  "The  Grand  Duchess," 
Dec.  26;  and,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Dec.  29,  (in  English), 
"Madame  L'Archiduc,"  with  this  cast: 


.  .  .  J.  Quine 
Miss  L.  Robson 
Miss  H.  Traves 
.  .  Clara  Vesey 
Miss  L.  Carthew 
.     Miss  St.  Clair 


Marietta Soldene 

Fortunata      ....      Miss  Robson 
Countess Miss  Vesey 


The  Archduke Marshall 

Giletti       Beverly 


Soldene  closed  Jan.  2,  1875. 

Mrs.  Rousby  made  her  American  d^but  Jan.  4  in  Tom  Taylor's 
"  'Twixt  Axe  and  Crown  "  : 

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466       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       [11875 


Lady  Elizabeth  .  . 
Edward  Courtney  . 
Earl  of  Sussex  .  . 
Lord  Puget  .  .  . 
Lord  Wm.  Howard 
Sir  John  Brydges  . 
Sir  John  Farrington 
Sir  Thomas  Wyatt 

"As  You  Like 
Rosalind  and  Geo. 


Mrs.  Rousby 

.    Geo.  Clarke 

.  James  Dunn 

.  James  Stark 

W.  A.  Sands 

D.  Ralton 

Vining  Bowers 

.    Ed.  S.  Tarr 


Simon        G.  B.  Waldron 

Gardiner   ....       Welsh  Edwards 

Queen Kate  Meek 

Duchess Mrs.  Denvil 

Rutter Frank  Beresford 

Parry E.  J.  Mack 

Isabel Isabel  Waldron 

Cicely Annie  Mack 

Feb.   3,  4,  with  Mrs.  Rousby  as 


It "  was  acted 

Clarke  as  Orlando ;  "  Camille  "  was  played  Feb. 
5,  matinee  and  evening  Feb.  6,  with  .Geo.  Clarke  as  Armand,  and 
Mrs.  Rousby  as  the  consumptive  heroine. 

Carlotta  Leclercq  appeared  here  Feb.  8,  as  Mercy  Merrick,  in 
"The  New  Magdalen,"  with  Geo.  Clarke  as  Julian  Grey. 

John  L.  Toole  was  seen  Feb.  15  in  "Off  the  Line,"  playing  his 
original  character  of  Harry  Coke.  "  Domestic  Economy  "  was  the 
afterpiece,  with  Toole  as  Grumley.  "The  Great  Trial  of  Bar- 
dell  vs.  Pickwick,"  Feb.  22;  also  " Domestic  Economy  "  and  "The 
Dodger,"  Toole  as  the  Artful  Dodger.  "The  Steeplechase,  or 
Toole  in  the  Pigskin,"  Feb.  24;  "Sweethearts  and  Wives,"  Feb. 
26,  also  imitations  of  actors,  Toole  as  Billy  Lackaday,  followed  by 
"Ici  On  Parle  Franjais. " 

Adelaide  Ristori  reappeared  in  America  March  2,  as  Eliza- 
beth, Queen  of  England;  "Mary  Stuart,"  March  3,  8,  12,  matinee 
March  13;  "Elizabeth,"  March  4,  matinee  March  6,  12;  "Medea," 
March  5,  15;  " Lucrezia  Borgia, "  March  9,  11,  16;  "Marie  Antoi- 
nette," March  17,  19,  22.  Ristori  acted  in  Brooklyn,  Thursday, 
March  18,  and  she  terminated  her  engagement  at  the  Lyceum, 
March  27,  with  "Marie  Antoinette."  Marie  Aimee  reappeared 
March  29,  in  "La  Jolie  Parfumeuse."  Ristori  reappeared  April 
13  in  "Marie  Antoinette"  and  the  sleep-walking  scene  from 
"Macbeth"  (in  English);  matinee,  April  14,  "Marie  Antoinette." 

Aimee  was  seen  April  14,  15,  16,  as  Rose  Michon  in  "La  Jolie 
Parfumeuse."  Mme.  Gandon  and  Mons.  Debeer  were  also  seen. 
Ristori  acted  Elizabeth  and  the  sleep-walking  scene,  matinee 
April  17.  On  May  3,  4,  Ristori  played  in  "Renata  Di  Francia, 
or  the  Huguenots ; "  May  5,  "  Marie  Antoinette ;  "  May  6,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Italian  school  building  fund,  Ristori  appeared  as 
Queen  Elizabeth,  also  in  French,  "  Les  Adieux  de  Jeanne  d' Arc ; " 
May  7  in  "  Medea  "  and  "  I  Pazzi  der  Progette  "  ("  Mad  on  Pur- 
pose"); matinee.  May  8,  Ristori  closed  in  "Lucrezia  Borgia." 
For  the  Dan  Bryant  Benefit  Fund,  April  29,  the  bill  was  "  La  Jolie 
Parfumeuse,"  cast  thus: 


Rose  Michon      ....   Mile.  Aim^e 

Bavolet Mile.  Nardynn 

Clorinde Mile.  Gandon 

La  Julienne    ....    Mile.  Cantrelle 

Arthemise Mile.  Sivry 

Madelon Mile.  Vaudelet 


Justine Mile.  Delmas 

Lise Mile.  Coralgia 

Mirette Mile.  Defranz 

Poirot        M.  KoUetz 

La  Cocardiere Debeer 

Germain Arrigotti 


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The  French  comedy  company  appeared  on  May  8  in  "  Le  Feu 
Au  Convent,"  Mile.  Girardin  as  Adrienne,  also  "La  Petite 
Cousine,"  and  "La  Cravate  Blanche."  Aimee  returned  in  "La 
Jolie  Parfumeuse"  May  10;  "Le  Petit  Faust,"  May  11;  "La 
Fille  de  Madame  Angot,"  May  12;  "La  Pdrichole,"  May  13; 
"Lischen  and  Fritschen,"  "Jolie  Parfumeuse"  (second  act),  and 
"La  Femme  Aux  .^ufs  d'Or,"  matinee,  May  14,  with  M.  Juignet 
as  Blanc  Mignon,  a  ballet  master,  in  the  latter  piece.  With  this 
performance  Aimee  terminated  her  engagement. 

"  Girofle  Girofla  "  was  produced  here  May  14,  with  this  cast : 


Girofl^ Mile.  Geoffrey 

Pedro Mile.  Dorel 

Paquita     ....     Mile.  Vandamme 
Bolero M.  Valaire 


Marasquin 

Aurore 

Mourzouk 


Mile.  Minelly 
.  Mile.  Keil 
M.  de  Quercy 


This  opera  was  repeated  the  weeks  of  May  17  and  24,  except 
evening  May  28  and  matinee  May  29,  when  "  La  Fille  de  Madame 
Angot"  was  presented,  Mme.  Lange  being  acted  for  the  first 
time  here  by  Mile.  Geoffrey.  "  Barbe  Bleue  "  (third  act)  was  also 
given,  with  M.  de  Quercy  (first  time  here)  in  the  title  r61e. 
"Bagatelle"  was  done  on  the  same  nights. 

Emily  Soldene  reappeared  here  May  31  in  "Chilperic;  "  "Mme. 
L'Archiduc"  was  given  June  1-4;  "Genevieve  de  Brabant,"  June 
2 ;  "  Madame  Angot "  June  3,  and  Soldene  closed  June  4. 

This  house  was  reopened  Sept.  6  by  Maurice  Grau  and  Chizzola 
for  a  French  opera  bouffe  season,  with  "Madame  L'Archiduc," 
Mile.  Coralie  Geoffrey  as  Marietta,  Mme.  Duparc  as  Fortunato, 
Mme.  Nardynn  as  La  Comtesse,  M.  de  Quercy  as  Giletti.  This 
opera  was  continued  until  Sept.  27,  when  "  La  Fille  de  Madame 
Angot "  was  given,  with  Mile.  Geoffrey  (first  time)  as  Clairette. 
"  Girofle  Girofla  "  was  sung  Oct.  6,  with  this  cast : 


Marasquin      .     .     .       Mons.  Ludovici 
Chef  des  Pirates      .     .      Mons.  Valter 

Girofle Mile.  Geoffrey 

Pedro Mile.  Duparc 


Paquita Mile.  Hosdez 

Aurore Mile.  Kid 

Mourzouk            .     .     .     Mons.  Rogers 
Bolero Mons.  Duplan 


"  Le  Canard  a  Trois  Bees ''  ("  The  Wonderful  Duck  ")  was  seen 
for  the  first  time  Oct.  16,  and  repeated  the  week  of  Oct.  18;  "Le 
Petit  Faust,"  Oct.  24,  Mile.  Geoffrey  (first  time)  as  Marguerite, 
Nardynn  as  Mephisto,  Mons.  de  Quercy  as  Faust,  and  Mons. 
Rogers  as  Valentin.  "Mme.  L'Archiduc"  closed  the  engage- 
ment Oct.  25. 

A  season  of  French  comedy  and  drama  commenced  Oct.  27,  with 
"Le  Gendre  de  M.  Poirier;"  Oct.  28,  "Le  Marquis  de  Vil- 
lemer;  "  Juliette  Clarence  made  her  ddbut  Oct.  30  as  Frou  Frou. 

The  "  Mexican  Juvenile  Troupe  "  commenced  in  "  La  Grande 
Duchesse"  Nov.   i,  and  repeated  it  Nov.   3,  5.     Carman  Moran, 


468      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       HiSjS 

eight  years  old,  and  Guadalupe  Moran,  six  years  of  age,  were  the 
prima  donnas. 

"  Dalila  "  had  its  first  representation  in  America  Nov.  2 ;  "  Les 
Lionnes  Pauvres,"  Nov.  4;  "Le  Gendre  de  M.  Poirier,"  Nov.  6. 
The  Mexican  Troupe  appeared  Nov.  8,  10,  12,  in  the  sentimental 
opera,  "Marina,"  Lenorina  Carmen  as  Marina.  The  French  com- 
pany appeared  at  the  Union  Square  Theatre  matinee,  Nov.  11,  in 
"Frou  Frou."  They  returned  here  Nov.  11-13  in  "The  Sphinx" 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  with  Juliette  Clarence  as  Blanche  de 
Cheller.  The  opera  bouffe,  "Robinson  Crusoe,"  was  acted  by  the 
Mexican  Juveniles  Nov.  17,  and  they  closed  with  the  matinee  Nov. 

20.  The  French  company  acted  the  week  of  Nov.  22  in  "Les 
Deux  Orphelines  "  ("  The  Two  Orphans  "),  except  Nov.  26,  when 
an  amateur  performance  was  given.  On  Nov.  29,  "  Dalila "  was 
seen;  Nov.  30,  "  La  Princesse  Georges ; "  Dec.  i,  "Nos  Intimes" 
("  Bosom  Friends  "). 

Charles  Fechter  reappeared  in  "  No  Thoroughfare  "  Dec.  2,  act- 
ing, for  the  first  time  in  French,  Rischenbach,  better  known  in 
English  as  Jules  Obenreizer.  This  play  was  repeated  Dec.  6,  7, 
8;  Fechter  played  Armand  in  "  La  Dame  aux  Camillas,"  to  Juliette 
Clarence's  Marguerite  Gauthier,  Dec.  9,  10,  and  matinee,  Dec.  11. 
This  lady  took  a  benefit  Dec.  11,  when  she  acted  for  the  first  time 
in  America  in  "  La  Maitresse  Legitime. "  Fechter  repeated  "  La 
Dame  aux  Camelias "  Dec.  13,  15,  17  and  matinee,  Dec.  18.  The 
French  company  appeared  on  the  alternate  nights.  The  Charity 
Amateur  dramatic  association  acted  in  "  The  School  for  Scandal  " 
night  of  Dec.  18,  Mrs.  Sheridan  Shook  as  Lady  Teazle,  Mr.  Dyas 
as  Sir  Oliver,  and  J.  H.  Bird  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle.  Mrs.  McKin- 
ley,  Mrs.  B.  Fox,  Mrs.  James  Sykes,  A.  De  Cordova,  H.  Leslie, 
Charles  Bambergh,  P.  Coulter,  and  others  were  in  the  cast. 

"Ici  Medor"  and  "On  Demande  un  Gouverneur"  were  acted  by 
the  French  company  Dec.   20;  "Le  Jocrisse  de  I'Amour,"  Dec. 

21.  "Le  Chevalier  du  Pince-Nez"  (Dec.  23)  had  its  first  repre- 
sentation in  America  for  M.  Meziere's  benefit.  "Le  Homard" 
("The  Lobster")  was  also  given.  Sardou's  "Seraphine"  was  pro- 
duced here  Dec.  25. 

The  house  now  closed  and  continued  dark  until  Jan.  13,  1876, 
when  the  French  comedy  company  reappeared  for  one  week.  An 
athletic  entertainment  took  place  Jan.  24,  with  Greco-Roman  and 
collar  and  elbow  wrestling,  club  swinging,  and  sparring  between 
John  Dwyer  and  Steve  Taylor.  For  the  benefit  of  the  New  York 
Foundling  Asylum,  on  Feb.  26,  "The  Shamrock"  was  acted  by 
amateurs.  Thomas  B.  Meagher  was  the  Sergt.  Kearney.  "Un 
Ballo  in  Maschera"  was  sung  Feb.  28,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Samaritan  Home  for  the  aged.  The  performance  was  under  the 
direction  of   L.   Albites,   Gazzaniga-Albites  as  Ulrica,   Mrs.   E. 


1876] 


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469 


Hartz  as  Emelia,  Clara  Siegel  as  Oscar,  Fritsch  as  Ricardo,  Dr. 
Valentine  as  Renato,  T.  P.  Wickes  as  Samuel,  and  T.  R  Fowler 
as  Tomaso. 

An  amateur  performance  of  "  Hamlet "  was  given   March   10, 
with  this  cast: 


Hamlet 
Claudius 
Laertes 
Polonius 
Horatio 
Gliost   . 
Osric     . 
Priest    . 
Rosencrantz 
First  Actor 


Master  N.  S.  Wood 

Augustus  Frederic 

.     .     S.  S.  Simpson 

Dr.  J.B.  Cutter 

.     .  Wm.  B.  Stover 

Washington  Barrows 
.  .  .  Cora  May 
.  .  .  B.  Everett 
.     .  Jerome  Stevens 

D.  Featherstonbaugh 


First  Gravedigger 
Second  Gravedigger 
Queen  ... 
Guildenstern 
Second  Actor 
Marcellus 
Bernardo  . 
Francisco 
Ophelia     . 
Actress     . 


L.  P.  Britt 

D.  Forrest 

Miss  H.  R.  Renney 

Henry  Lee 

R.  Kerwin 

A.  A.  Britton 

J.  Bradyn 

H.  B.  Morris 

Blanche  Osborne 

.     .     Amy  Wood 


After  being  closed  two  nights  the  theatre  was  reopened  March 
13  by  Matt  Morgan,  the  scenic  artist,  with  selections  by  Adolphine 
Estelle,  Mary  Tournurville,  Julia  and  Vincent  Hogan,  Tom  Bartle- 
man,  and  Joseph  Danvers.  A  comedy  entitled  "Off  the  Stage," 
was  acted  with  Walter  Lennox,  Minnie  Palmer,  Charles  Villers, 
Eva  West,  Wm.  A.  Rouse,  and  Nellie  Boyd  in  the  cast.  N.  C. 
Goodwin,  Jr.,  gave  imitations  of  actors,  and  a  burlesque  called 
"The  Pique  Family,"  by  Sydney  Rosenfeld,  closed  the  entertain- 
ment. The  cast  of  the  burlesque  (which  was  a  travesty  on  Daly's 
play  of  "  Pique  ")  was : 


Matthew  Spanish 
Arthur  Hawkins 
Jimmy  Loose 
Inflation  Tim 
Charley  Ross 
Phanny  Dazzlingport 


W.  A.  Rouse 

Chas.  Villers 

Minnie  Palmer 

Vincent  Hogan 

.  Admiral  Dot 

Harry  Josephs 


Widow  Lucille    . 
Count  DoUymonat 
Dr.  Gastric    .     . 
Rainbow  Blessing 
Johnny  Droo 


.  Miss  A.  Estelle 
H.  Wayne  Ellis 
.  Walter  Lennox 
.  .  Eva  West 
.     Florence  Ellis 


This  was  Minnie  Palmer's  first  appearance  in  New  York.  Her 
d^but  on  the  stage  was  made  June  8,  1874,  at  the  Park  Theatre, 
Brooklyn,  in  "  Le  Pavilion  Rouge  "  ("  The  Red  Flag  ").  The  bur- 
lesque was  pointless  and  fell  flat.  Walter  Lennox  made  a  hit  in 
his  make-up  for  John  Brougham.  Annie  Mack  joined  the  com- 
pany March  20,  and  the  comedy,  "The  Wrong  Man"  was  acted, 
in  which  Sidney  Smith  made  his  New  York  d^but.  "The  Day 
After  the  Wedding,"  with  Minnie  Palmer  in  the  leading  rdle  was 
played  March  27,  followed  by  the  farce,  "The  Goose  with  the 
Golden  Eggs,"  and  Burnand's  burlesque  "Black  Eyed  Susan,"  N. 
C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  as  Capt.  Crosstree,  Minnie  Palmer  as  Susan, 
Annie  Mack  as  William,  and  Harry  Josephs  as  Dame  Hatley. 
"Sketches  in  India,"  "The  Little  Rebel,"  and  "Black  Eyed 
Susan,"  were  given  April  3,  when  Lottie  Angell,  a  London 
vocalist,  made  her  American  debut.  " Sarah's  Young  Man,"  "The 
Little   Rebel,"  and  "Black   Eyed   Susan,"  April    10;   "Love  in 


470      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1876 


Livery,"  "The  Merry  Man,"  "Love's  Dawn,"  April  17.  "The 
Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold,"  and  the  drama,   "Old  Salt,"  April 

24.  In  the  latter  piece  Bijou  Heron  made  her  debut.  Bertha 
and  Ida  Foy  appeared  in  their  sketch,  "Bal  Masque."  The  house 
closed  abruptly  April  27. 

Marie  Aimee  reappeared  Sept.  25  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York  in  "Girofle  Girofla,"  playing  the  two  heroines  with  M. 
Ranoult  as  Marasquin. 

This  was  the  New  York  debut  of  Ranoult  and  Reine.  Miles. 
Kid,  Duparc,  MM.  Duplan,  Reine,  and  Ruiz  were  also  in  the 
cast.  "  La  Grande  Duchesse  "  was  sung  Sept.  27;  "LaPerichole," 
Sept.  28;  "La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot,"  Sept.  29;  "Girofl6 
Girofla,"  matinee,  Sept.  30;  Aim6e  closed  Sept.  30  with  "La 
Timbale  D' Argent,"  in  which  she  was  seen  as  Molda.  Louise 
M.  Pomeroy  made  her  first  appearance  in  this  city  Oct.  16  as 
Juliet  in  "Romeo  and  Juliet."  M.  V.  Lingham  was  the  Romeo, 
Mrs.  Harry  Jordan  the  Nurse,  and  J.  B.  Roberts,  Mercutio. 
Welsh  Edwards,  Aug.  Pitou,  Charles  Villers,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior, 
Will  Sands,  Joseph  O.  Sefton  were  also  in  the  cast.  "  The  Lady 
of  Lyons"  was  played  Oct.  19,  20,  matinee  Oct.  21,  with  Louise 
Pomeroy  as  Pauline,  Mr.  Lingham  as  Claude ;  "  Romeo  and  Juliet," 
Oct.  21,  when  the  lady  terminated  her  engagement.  She  was  a 
pupil  of  J.  B.  Roberts,  and  was  quite  successful.  She  was  then 
the  wife  of  "  Brick "  Pomeroy,  the  journalist.  She  died  in  New 
York,  June  7,  1893. 

James  H.  McVicker  was  the  next  lessee  of  this  house,  and  he 
presented  Edwin  Booth  as  the  star,  Nov.  20,  in  "  Hamlet, "  thus 
cast: 

Hamlet Edwin  Booth 

King Milnes  Levick 

Polonius Frank  Pierce 

Ophelia Clara  Jennings 

First  Gravedigger  J.  H.  McVicker 

"  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  played  matinee,  Nov.  25,  Booth  as 
Claude  Melnotte;  Nov.  27,  and  the  week,  "The  Fool's  Revenge." 
Matinde,  Dec.  2,  "The  Stranger."  Booth  opened  his  third  week, 
Dec.  4,  with  "  King  Richard  II. "  Matinde,  Dec.  9,  "  Don  Caesar 
de  Bazan ; "  "  Othello "  commenced  the  week  of  Dec.  1 1,  Fred 
Eobinson  as  lago,  Booth  as  Othello,  Clara  Jennings  as  Desde- 
mona,  and  Jennie  Carroll  as  Emelia;  Dec.  13,  14,  16,  Booth 
acted  Shylock  in  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice ; "  matinee,  Dec.  16, 
Booth  played  lago  to  Robinson's  Othello.  "  Richelieu  "  was  given 
Dec.  18,  and  all  the  week  except  matinee  Dec.  23,  when  "Much 
Ado  About  Nothing"  was  seen;  "Richard  III."  was  acted  Dec. 

25,  and  all  the  week  except  matinee  Dec.  30,  when  "  Ruy  Bias  " 
was  done. 


Laertes      ....     James  H.  Hardie 

Ghost Fred  Robinson 

Queen Jennie  Carroll 

Horatio Hart  Conway 


18773 


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471 


Edwin  Booth  appeared  Jan.  i,  1877,  in  "Brutus,  or  the  Fall  of 
Tarquin ; "  matinee  Jan.  6,  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing ; "  Jan.  8, 
9,  10,  13,  as  King  Lear,  with  Clara  Jennings  as  Cordelia,  Jennie 
Carroll  as  Goneril,  Alice  Brooks  as  Regan,  F.  Robinson  as 
Edgar,  J.  M.  Hardie  as  Edmund,  and  Milnes  Levick  as  Kent. 

For  Jan.  11,  12,  "  Ruy  Bias  "  and  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew;  " 
matinee  Jan.  13,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Jan.  15,  16,  "Ham- 
let;" Jan.  17,  "The  Fool's  Revenge;"  Jan.  18,  "Othello,"  Booth 
as  Othello,  Robinson  as  lago ;  Jan.  19,  matinee  Jan.  20,  "  Riche- 
lieu;" evening,  Jan.  20,  "The  Stranger"  and  "The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew."  For  his  farewell  week  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  Jan. 
22;  "Brutus,"  Jan.  23;  "Richard  HI.,"  Jan.  24;  "The  Lady  of 
Lyons,"  Jan.  25;  "Ruy  Bias"  and  "Don  Caesar  de  Bazan,"  Jan. 
26;  "Hamlet,"  matinee  Jan.  27;  evening,  Jan.  27,  "Othello," 
Booth  as  lago. 

After  being  closed  for  two  weeks,  the  house  was  reopened  March 
12,  for  one  week,  by  Geo.  Wood,  who  introduced  Alice  Oates  and 
an  English  comic  opera  company,  consisting  of  Alice  Oates,  Emme 
Roseau  (afterwards  Mrs.  Samuel  Colville),  Rose  Temple,  Julia 
Chapman,  Venie  and  Laura  Clancy,  Susie  and  Annie  Winner, 
Bessie  Temple,  Ella  Caldwell,  Susie  Parker,  Maud  Bowman, 
Charles  H.  Drew,  John  Howson,  Henry  Laurent,  J.  H.  Jones,  A. 
W.  MafHin,  Ed.  Horan,  and  Jesse  Williams,  musical  and  stage 
director.  "La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot"  was  sung  March  12,  13, 
14;  "Girofl6Girofla,"  March  15,  matinee  March  17,  "LaJoliePar- 
fumeuse,"  March  16;  "La  Princesse  de  Trebizonde,"  March  17. 

"  Camille  "  was  announced  for  April  16,  with  Adelaide  Lennox 
as  the  heroine,  but  the  house  did  not  open  until  April  21.  Henry 
Dalton  acted  Armand,  and  Mrs.  Julia  Brutone,  Madame  Prudence. 
The  seventh  annual  operatic  entertainment  given  by  Mme.  Murio 
Celli  and  her  pupils  took  place  on  May  14. 

This  house  was  leased  in  July  by  Charles  R.  Thome,  who 
opened  Sept.  10,  with  "Under  the  Willows,"  which  had  this 
cast: 


Albert  . 
Antoine 
Jean 
Helene 
Duke    . 


Edwin  F.  Thome 

.     D.  W.  Waller 

Wm.  Henderson 

Jennie  Murdock 

.      Geo.  Metkiff 


Count  de  FavroUes      .     J.  F.  Crossen 

Muracan Walter  Lennox 

Hortense Emma  Waller 

Marie Dollie  Thornton 


"Michael  Strogoff"  was  played  for  the  first  time  in  America 
Sept.  24.  This  was  a  version  by  M.  V.  Lingham.  Geo.  B. 
Waldron  acted  Michael ;  W.  H.  Collins  was  Ivan,  and  Mabel  Jordan 
the  heroine.     This  was  this  lady's  first  appearance  on  any  stage. 

Marie  Aimee  reappeared  Dec.  14  in  "  La  Reine  Indigo  "  ("  Queen 
Indigo").     It  was  repeated  matinee  and  evening  Dec.  15,  17,  18; 


472      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1878 

"La  Jolie  Parfumeuse,"  Dec.  19;  "La  Marjolaine,"  Dec.  20; 
"La  P6richole,"  Dec.  21;  "Les  Cent  Vierges"  ("The  One  Hun- 
dred Virgins  ")  at  a  matinee  Dec.  22,  Aimee  as  Gabrielle. 

Geo.  Jones  (Count  Joannes),  supported  by  his  pupil,  Avonia 
Fairbanks,  and  a  dramatic  company,  appeared  Feb.  4,  1878,  and 
continued  until  Feb.  25.  No  more  disgraceful  scenes  were  ever 
witnessed  in  an  American  theatre.  The  initial  performance  was 
"Romeo  and  Juliet."  The  audience  was  a  large  one  and  disposed 
to  scoff.  Whenever  the  Count  showed  a  weak  point  the  audience 
was  sure  to  make  fun.  For  three  hours  there  was  genuine  hi- 
larity, born  of  the  spontaneous  humor.  In  fact,  few  persons  left 
the  theatre  without  a  sense  of  fatigue  from  sheer  merriment  — 
aching  sides  and  weary  diaphragms  that  resulted  from  an  involun- 
tary run  of  the  gamut  of  laughter.  The  Count  would  occasionally 
walk  down  to  the  footlights  and,  when  he  could  be  heard,  defend 
Miss  Fairbanks  from  the  gibes  and  laughter  of  the  audience.  From 
the  beginning  to  the  end  of  the  play,  Romeo  and  Juliet  were  under 
the  fire  of  a  blazing  battery  of  ridicule.  When  Romeo  kissed  Juliet 
the  house  echoed  with  one  prolonged  osculatorial  symphony,  and 
cries  of:  "Brace  up,  old  boy!  Do  it  some  more!"  were  heard. 
Then  it  was  that  the  Count  stepped  indignantly  to  the  front  of  the 
stage,  and  said :  "  If  there  are  no  policemen  here,  there  ought  to 
be.  My  contract  with  the  theatre  involves  the  preservation  of 
perfect  order,  and  I  ask  it  not  so  much  for  my  own  sake  as  that  of 
the  lady  who  is  now  on  the  stage. "  The  answer  to  this  was  a  howl. 
Alice  Grey  acted  Lady  Capulet,  Florence  Vincent,  the  Nurse,  and 
Robert  Johnston,  Friar  Lawrence.  The  audience  attempted  to 
"  S^y "  Robert  Johnston,  but  he  walked  down  to  the  footlights, 
and  said :  "  Gentlemen  of  New  York,  I  have  been  an  actor  for  thirty 
years,  and  never  before  have  been  treated  like  a  clown.  I  am 
reading  the  lines  of  Shakespeare  to  the  best  of  my  ability,  and  if 
you  will  let  me  alone  I  will  go  on ;  if  not,  ray  sense  of  manhood 
will  compel  me  to  retire."  He  was  not  thereafter  annoyed.  On 
Feb.  5  Frances  Waldberg  made  her  American  debut  in  a  play 
called  "The  Two  Husbands."  This  lady  had  been  heard  of  pre- 
viously as  an  amateur.  The  Count  appeared  Feb.  6,  as  Richard 
III.  The  boys  in  the  gallery  constantly  requested  him  to  pull  up 
his  boots,  and  suggested  that  he  should  "  skip  the  gutter. "  Miss 
Fairbanks,  who  supported  the  Count,  was  treated  with  little  more 
consideration  than  was  shown  to  him.  After  an  unusually  offen- 
sive interruption  Miss  Fairbanks  turned  fiercely  upon  the  audience 
and  said :  "  You  are  cowards,  not  men,  and  this  annoyance  is  caused 
by  the  author  of  that  coward's  article  in  last  night's  Telegram,  who, 
if  he  will  send  his  name  to  me,  I  pledge  myself  before  Heaven  to 
cowhide  on  Broadway  to-morrow."  The  performance  continued  in 
dumb  show.     During  one  of  the  intermissions  the  orchestra  played 


18783  THE   LYCEUM  473 

"The  Sweet  By  and  By,"  and  the  entire  audience  taking  up  the 
song  sang  it  twice  to  the  end. 

Miss  Waldberg  repeated  "  The  Two  Husbands  "  Feb.  7-9. 

The  Count  acted  "  Hamlet"  Feb.  8,  and  for  the  matinee  Feb.  9, 
"Romeo  and  Juliet."  In  the  balcony  scene  some  one  called  out 
to  the  Count  to  "go  around  the  corner  and  brace  up."  When 
Juliet  appealed  to  the  moon,  some  one  told  her  to  "cheese  it." 
When  one  of  the  followers  of  the  two  houses  of  Montague  or 
Capulet  was  killed  some  one  exclaimed :  "  Harpooned !  Another 
murder  in  the  Fourth  Ward  ! "  Juliet  was  requested  to  pull  down 
her  vest.  The  Count  was  told  to  "shoot  somebody's  hat  with  a 
bow  and  arrow. "  In  the  kissing  scene  he  was  advised  to  "  put  on 
a  porous  plaster."  Juliet,  when  taking  the  poison,  was  told  to 
"bite  off  a  big  piece  of  navy  plug,"  and  to  "take  it  with  seltzer 
or  apollinaris. "  The  Count  was  requested  in  his  love  scene  to 
"soften  it  up  a  little  with  corned  beef  and  cabbage,"  and  "when 
he  was  in  doubt  to  play  trumps."  When  Juliet  died  some  one 
exclaimed:  "It's  going  to  be  a  cold  night,  put  on  an  extra  quilt." 
"The  Two  Husbands  "  was  given  once  more  Feb.  9. 

The  Count  appeared  as  "Richard  III."  Feb.  11.  Ada  Gray 
made  her  debut  as  Lady  Isabel  in  "East  Lynne,"  and  continued 
in  the  part  Feb.  12,  14,  matinee  Feb.  16,  evenings  Feb.  19, 
20,  21. 

"Othello"  was  presented  Feb.  13  by  the  Count,  and  the  per- 
formance began  by  the  Count  appearing  before  the  footlights  and 
informing  the  audience  that  there  were  fifty  policemen  in  the  house, 
who,  if  they  did  their  duty  in  front,  would  find  that  the  actors 
would  do  theirs  on  the  stage.  The  audience,  which  was  a  large 
one,  came  to  "guy,"  and  "guy"  they  did  to  their  heart's  content. 
A  penny  whistle  and  the  bleating  of  stray  sheep  were  occasionally 
heard.  The  Count  was  told  to  lift  up  his  ulster  aud  dance  a  jig. 
When  Miss  Fairbanks  kneeled  and  clasped  her  hands,  some  one 
shouted  out :  "  Life  size,  two  for  a  quarter !  "  The  handkerchief 
scene  excited  great  interest.  "  What  will  you  give  for  it .'' "  said 
Emilia  to  lago.  "Five  cents,"  said  the  gallery.  "Oh,  give  her 
a  trade  dollar!"  said  the  parquet.  "Send  it  to  the  laundry,"  said 
another.  Frank  Noyes,  who  played  lago,  was  told  to  shoot  the 
feather  in  his  hat.  The  last  act  was  entirely  pantomime.  Every 
time  any  of  the  actors  crossed  the  stage  the  audience  fell  to  beat- 
ing time,  and  shouting:  "Debazan,  Debazan!"  "Halt!"  "Shake- 
speare may  be  dead,"  said  a  man  in  the  audience,  as  he  put  on  his 
overcoat,  "  but  he  has  been  murdered  here  to-night. "  As  the  audi- 
ence retired,  they  recited  in  concert :  "  First  in  war,  first  in  peace, 
and  first  in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen."  "King  Lear"  was 
given  Feb.  15,  and  there  was  little  variation  of  former  disgraceful 
scenes.     "  The  Sweet  By  and  By  "  was  sung  in  chorus  as  well  as 


474      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1878 

"Don't  be  Weary,  Children,  I  Am  Going  Home."  "Richard 
III."  was  put  on  Feb.  16,  when  there  was  the  usual  noisy  crowd 
present.  Richard  was  not  permitted  to  cross  the  stage  without  a 
"  left  —  left  —  left  —  halt ! "  In  the  tent  scene  he  was  reminded 
that  it  was  nearly  daylight,  and  "time  to  milk  the  cows,"  where- 
upon they  mewed  and  crowed  like  an  army  of  cats  and  roosters. 
The  Count  made  a  speech,  in  which  he  said:  "Let  those  laugh 
who  win ;  there  are  more  fools  off  the  stage  than  on  it. "  For  his 
benefit,  Feb.  18,  he  acted  "Hamlet."  The  house  was  crowded, 
and  from  beginning  to  end  scarcely  a  word  said  on  the  stage  was 
audible,  so  loud  and  continuous  were  the  cat-calls,  laughter,  and 
sarcastic  comments  and  advice  given  by  the  spectators  to  the 
players.  When  the  Count  came  on  as  the  Prince,  he  was  greeted 
with  three  cheers  and  shrieks  of  laughter.  He  came  to  the  foot- 
lights, and  striking  an  attitude,  exclaimed  to  the  audience:  "I 
thought  that  the  jackasses  would  respect  the  lion."  After  the 
curtain  fell  upon  the  last  act,  the  audience  sang  "John  Brown's 
Body,"  "We'll  Hang  Count  Joannes  to  a  Sour  Apple  Tree." 

"  Romeo  and  Juliet  "  was  repeated  Feb.  20.  On  the  Count  ap- 
pearing a  roar  of  laughter  greeted  him.  Advancing  to  the  foot- 
lights, when  the  noise  had  continued  for  a  moment,  he  gritted  his 
teeth  at  the  audience,  and  cried:  "Will  you  stop.?  If  you  don't 
keep  still,  I'll  keep  you  still.  Order  shall  be  kept  if  we  have  to 
call  upon  the  police,  and  you  are  so  few  to-night  that  we  can  en- 
force order.  Why  can't  you  be  quiet.'"  The  only  response  to 
this  query  was :  "  Give  it  up !  "  and  renewed  cat-calls.  "  Othello  " 
was  played  Feb.  22.  The  attendance,  which  had  been  very  large 
from  his  opening  night,  began  to  grow  small  on  Feb.  20.  "The 
Drunkard's  Child  "  was  acted  matin6e,  Feb.  23,  by  the  company. 
The  Count's  engagement  closed  Feb.  25,  with  a  benefit  to  Avonia 
Fairbanks,  when  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  performed. 

An  amateur  performance  of  the  Dramatic  Guild  occurred  March 
2,  1878,  when  "Geo.  Douglas,"  a  drama  by  William  Minturn,  an 
amateur  and  well  known  society  man,  was  presented.  "  Gold  Mad," 
an  American  drama  by  a  young  Harvard  student,  was  produced  for 
the  first  time  March  4.  William  H.  Leake,  Louis  F.  Barrett, 
Elmer  Warner,  J.  B.  Ashton,  Avonia  Phelps,  and  Miss  Herbert 
were  in  the  cast.  It  was  withdrawn  March  7.  The  French  dra- 
matic company  occupied  the  house  weeks  of  April  i,  8.  "  L'Ami 
Fritz"  was  acted  April  13,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 

The  house  was  reopened  April  17,  for  the  one  night,  by  Edwin 
Lawrence,  teacher  of  elocution,  with  a  number  of  his  pupils,  who 
appeared  in  "  Romeo  and  Juliet. "  Mr.  Lawrence  played  Romeo ; 
Rose  Kean,  Juliet.  At  one  time  the  performance  threatened  to 
break  up  into  a  general  row,  d  la  Count  Joannes,  but  peace  was 
fortunately  restored.     It  was  a  ridiculous  performance  altogether. 


1879] 


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475 


The  French  company  reappeared  April  23,  25,  27 ;  and  May  9  an 
amateur  performance,  in  aid  of  the  Seaside  Home  for  suffering 
children,  when  "  Conscience  "  was  given.  In  the  cast  were  Gen- 
erals J.  S.  Owen,  M.  T.  MacMahon,  H.  A.  Barnum,  P.  H.  Jones, 
Vickers,  Col.  H.  C.  King,  Major  J.  Barclay  Fassitt,  Messrs.  D. 
W.  Gillette,  De  Wolf  Hopper,  Eugene  Silvers,  T.  O.  Crane,  W. 
H.  Harrison,  Sara  von  Leer,  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Keanney.  One  of 
the  most  successful  debuts  on  the  dramatic  stage  which  I  have  wit- 
nessed in  a  long  time  was  that  of  Adelina  Gasparini,  who  acted 
Juliet  June  3.  "  Romeo  and  Juliet "  was  repeated  June  4,  5,  8, 
and  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  with  Miss  Gasparini  as  Pauline,  June 
6,  7.  J.  Clinton  Hall,  Harry  Duffield,  W.  Ward,  J.  B.  Ashton, 
Harry  Gale,  Tom  Owens,  W.  T.  Dulaney,  Little  Dorritt  (Ashton), 
and  Mary  Galyin  were  in  the  company. 

J.  M.  Hill  leased  this  house  in  August,  and  opened  Sept.  2, 
1878,  with  Denman  Thompson  as  the  star,  in  "Joshua  Whitcomb," 
which  had  this  cast: 


Aunt  Matilda  .     .     .    Mrs.  D.  Nourse 

SherifE D.  Nourse 

Tot Julia  Wilson 


Roundy  . 
John  .  . 
Cy  Prime 


Ignacio  Martinetti 

Eugene  Jepson 

Harry  Wilson 


Mr.  Thompson  closed  Nov.  30.  Kate  Claxton  assumed  the 
management  Dec.  2,  when  she  presented  "  The  Double  Marriage, " 
cast  thus: 


Edouard 
Dard .  . 
Perrin  . 
Rambaut 
Lacroix  . 
Dujardin 


.  .  .  A.  Dacre 
.     .   Wm.  Davidge 

H.  W.  Montgomery 
Chas.  A.  Loveday 
M.  W.  LefBngwell 

Chas.  A.  Stevenson 


Baronesse  .     .     Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport 

Josephine Alice  Lingard 

Rose Kate  Claxton 

Jacintha Maggie  Harold 

Raynal Fred  Robinson 

D'Aubertin     .     .     .     .    H.  B.  Phillips 


Miss  Claxton  closed  Jan.  4,  1879. 

Charles  A.  Loveday  died  in  the  New  York  hospital,  this  city, 
April  28,  1 88 1,  of  hemorrhage  of  the  brain.  A  few  months  pre- 
vious he  had  been  stricken  with  apoplexy.  "  Evangeline  "  was  seen 
Jan.  6,  1879,  and  "Pinafore,"  Jan.  13.  Frederick  Paulding  made 
his  first  appearance  on  the  stage  Feb.  17  in  "The  Fool's  Re- 
venge," which  had  this  cast: 


Guido  Malatesta 
Francesca  . 
Bertuccio  . 
Manfredi  . 
Del  Aquilia 
Torrelli  .    . 


Ordellaffi Geo.  Gaston 

Bernardo     ....       Ogden  Stevens 

Ascanis Miss  Genevieve 

Fiordelisa Laura  Don 

Brigita Louisa  Eldridge 

Ginevia Grace  Logan 

This  bill  continued  throughout  the  first  week  and  until  Feb.  25, 
when  Mr.  Paulding  played  "  Hamlet. "  "  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was 
seen  at  the  matinee  March  i,  and  "Hamlet"  in  the  evening  and 


.  .  Frank  Pierce 
Constance  Hamblin 
.  .  Fred  Paulding 
.  Frank  Mordaunt 
.  .  .  O.  H.  Barr 
.     .    Jos.  Frankau 


476      A  HISTORY   OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       [1879 


for  the  following  week  (March  3),  except  matinee  March  8,  when 
"The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  repeated.  On  March  10  an  opera  com- 
pany appeared  in  "The  Sorcerer"  and  "Pinafore,"  and  continued  a 
second  week.  Louise  Leighton,  Nellie  Mortimer,  Helen  Corbyn, 
J.  Graff,  C.  Dunham,  G.  Gaston,  and  W.  Haydon  Tilla  were  in 
the  organization.  March  24,  a  new  comic  opera,  "The  Mask  Ball." 
Mr.  J.  H.  Haverly  from  Chicago  was  the  next  manager  of  this 
house,  and  naming  it  "Haverly's  Theatre,"  began  a  season 
March  31,  1879,  with  the  Alice  Oates  comic  opera  company  in 
"Le  Petit  Due,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Le  Due  Raoul 
La  Duchess      .     . 
De  Campvallier    . 
The  Governess 
De  Navaisses 
Mile.  De  la  Roche 
Mile  De  Champletre 


.     .  Alice  Oates 

.     Lulu  Stevens 

.     .    Ed.  Horan 

Agnes  Halleck 

C.  McLaughlin 

Pauline  Hall 

.     .      Ada  Dow 


De  Montlandry  . 
De  Montchevrier 

Maid  of  Honor  . 

Henri     .     .     .  . 

Gerard   .     .     .  . 

Frimouse    .     .  . 

Bernard       .     .  . 


.  Edward  Connell 
.  .  .  Mills  Hall 
Emma  Duchateau 
Hattie  Richardson 
.  .  Bessie  Temple 
.  .  Jas.  G.  Taylor 
.     .  R.  E.  Graham 


"Girofld  Girofla"  was  sung  April  14-18,  and  "Les  Cloches  de 
Corneville,"  April  16. 

Haverly's  Mastodon  minstrels  appeared  here  April  21.  Haver- 
ly's Juvenile  opera  company  commenced  May  i  in  "Pinafore." 
Their  entertainments  were  given  every  day,  beginning  at  two 
o'clock,  except  Wednesday  and  Saturday,  when  they  appeared  at 
half-past  ten  in  the  morning.  On  May  12  there  were  two  "Pina- 
fore "  companies  at  this  house.  In  the  afternoon  a  series  of  family 
matinees  by  the  New  York  Children's  Pinafore  company  was 
given.  "  Pinafore  "  was  sung  Saturdays,  when  their  performance 
began  at  eleven  in  the  morning.  On  the  same  evening,  "Pina- 
fore," had  this  cast: 


Ralph  Rackstraw  .  .  Wm.  Castle 
Dick  Deadeye  .  .  .  Henry  Peakes 
Josephine  ....  Annie  Montague 
Buttercup Laura  Joyce 


Sir  Joseph  Porter      .     .      J.  G.  Taylor 
Capt.  Corcoran     .     .     .    C.  H.  Turner 

Hebe Adelaide  Randall 

Boatswain Ellis  Ryse 


The  children  appeared  evenings.  May  30  and  June  6,  also  the 
following  week.  The  Castle  company  closed  June  7,  and  the 
children  July  5.     Haverly's  colored  minstrels  appeared  July  7. 

Adele  Belgarde  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage  Aug.  18 
in  "As  You  Like  It"  which  she  repeated  throughout  the  week. 
The  comedy  had  this  cast: 

Duke  Frederick  .     .    John  Swinburne 
Banished  Duke    .     .     .    J.  R.  Grismer 

William C.  W.  Allison 

Celia Helen  Tracy 

Oliver John  V.  Dailejr 

Le  Beau      ....   Clarence  Merighi 

Corin John  Matthews 

Phebe Mamie  Sheridan 


Rosalind     .     . 

.      Adele  Belgarde 

Jaques    .     .     . 

Wm.  E.  Sheridan 

Orlando .     .     . 

.     .     .  Gus  Levick 

Adam     .     .     . 

.    Thos.  E.  Morris 

Sylvius   .     .     . 

.     .      .  Geo.  Reed 

Charles  .     .     . 

.     .     .      T.  H.  Davis 

Audrey  .     .     . 

Emma  Skerrett 

Touchstone 

.     .    Ben  Maginley 

Jacques  Du  Bois 

.     .      E.  Tannehill 

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"The  Hunchback,"  Aug.  20,  21,  Miss  Belgarde  as  Helen;  Aug. 
22,'  and  matinee  Aug.  23,  "Ingomar,"  Miss  Belgarde  as  Parthenia. 

Clarence  Merighi  is  now  known  as  Clarence  Montaigne. 

The  regular  season  commenced  Aug.  25,  with  Samuel  Colville's 
opera  burlesque  company  in  "  The  Magic  Slipper. "     The  cast : 


IMMORTALS. 


Her  Imperial  Highness,  Rose  Leighton 
The  Hon.  Miss  Harebell,  Annie  Deacon 
The  Hon.  Miss  Honeydew 

Alice  Wright 
DafFydowndilla     .    .     .    Susie  Winner 

Primrosa Bessie  Temple 

Violetta Elsie  Dean 


Daisyana Louisa  Loring 

Cloverina May  Winner 

Sweetcornia     ....    Laura  Adams 

Wheatina Nita  Gerald 

Heartseasa Annie  Winner 

Roseleafa    .     .     .      Theresa  Lamborn 


MORTALS. 


Baron Ed.  Chapman 

Seraph Roland  Reed 

Clorinda      ....       R.  E.  Graham 

Thisbe Fannie  Wright 

Petitoe A.  W.  Maflin 


Cinderella  ....     Emme  Rouseau 

Prince Alice  Hastings 

Hightoni Ella  Chapman 

Penotype Ada  Lee 

Swagger      ....    Carrie  McHenry 
Huntsmen 

H.  Amberg,  Horace,  Frail,  etc. 

Jesse  Williams  was  musical  director.  The  Criterion  comedy 
company,  under  the  management  of  F.  F.  Mackay  and  J.  Gosche, 
opened  Sept.  15  in  "  Our  Daughter,"  produced  for  the  first  time  on 
the  American  stage.     The  cast : 


Jacob  Van  Dale 
Alfred  .  .  . 
Edward  .  . 
Peter  .  .  . 
Phillip  .  .  . 
William  Knabe 


F.  F.  Mackay 
T.  F.  Egbert 
W.  A.  Whitecar 
J.  Ogden 
A.  H.  Canby 
De  Wolf  Hopper 


Katrina       ....  Virginia  Newbold 

Rose Louise  Sylvester 

Emily Emma  Fellman 

Fanny Helen  Gardner 

Ann Mary  Davenport 

Margaret Mattie  Earle 


A.  H.  Canby  has  retired  from  the  duties  of  the  actor,  and  is  now 
a  business  manager. 

T.  F.  Egbert  died  at  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  June  20,  1888.  His 
right  name  was  Egbert  Fairchild  Ten  Eyck. 

This  company  remained  three  weeks,  and  was  followed  Oct.  6, 
for  four  weeks,   by  N.   C.    Goodwin's   Froliques   in  "Hobbies." 

"  The  Tourists  in  a  Pullman  Car  "  commenced  Nov.  3.  The 
cast: 

T.  Henry  Slum    .      Wm.  A.  Mestayer  The  Conductor    ....  Aug.  Bruno 

Miss  Baby Rosa  Cooke  French  Valet I.  N.  Long 

Isabella Ethel  Lynton  Porter Will  H.  Bray 

Pamelia      ....     Jennie  ReifEarth  Sir  Henry Jas.  Barton 

Marie May  Livingston 

"The  Octoroon,  or  Life  in  Louisiana,"  was  rendered  Nov.  17, 
and  continued  two  weeks.     The  cast : 


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Jacob  McCloskey     .     .     Frank  Losee   Capt.  Ratts Sid  Hicks 

Dora  Sunnyside    .     .     .    Rena  Maeder   Col.  Poindexter    ....     Jas.  Boyd 

Salem  Scudder     .     .     .  J.  N.  Gotthold   Judge Drew  Morton 

Uncle  Pete      .     .     .     L.  R.  Stockwell   Zoe Florence  Elmore 

Wah-no-tee      .     .     .     .  H.  S.  Duffield    Mrs.  Peyton     ....     Sarah  Baker 

Paul Madge  Butler   Dido Nettie  Hamer 

Geo.  Peyton     ....    Chas.  Mason    Grace Ella  Williams 

Sunnyside   ....     J.  E.  Kirkwood    Minnie Maggie  Peterson 

J.  Newton  Gotthold  died  at  Sewickly,  Pa.,  Sept.  12,  1888.  He 
made  his  first  regular  appearance  on  the  American  stage  March  25, 
1866,  at  the  Winter  Garden  Theatre,  this  city,  as  Othello.  Al- 
though an  American,  who  had  appeared  previous  to  this  as  an 
amateur,  his  professional  experience  was  gained  in  England.  His 
full  name  was  Isaac  Newton  Gotthold. 

Bartley  Campbell's  play,  "The  Galley  Slave,"  had  its  first  pro- 
duction in  New  York  Dec.  i.     The  cast : 


Cicely  Blaine 
Francesca  . 
Phoebe  Gray 
Wellesley    . 
Psyche   .     . 
Nichette 
Carot      .     . 


Maud  Granger 
.  Signora  Majeroni 
Mrs.  M.  B.  Snyder 
.  J.  G.  Henderson 
.  Estelle  Mortimer 
.  Charlotte  Neville 

Chas.  Webster 


Phillipe  .     .     .     .  H.  W.  Montgomery 

Dolores Little  Georgie 

Sidney Frank  Evans 

Baron J.  J.  Sullivan 

Fitts T.  H.  Burns 

Oliver C.  A.  McManus 

Sentinel Denny 

This  play  was  originally  produced  at  the  Chestnut  Street 
Theatre,  Philadelphia,  at  the  opening  of  the  season  of  1879-80. 
First  produced  in  England  at  Hull,  Nov.  22,  1880;  first  acted  at 
London,  Feb.  8,  1886,  at  the  Grand  Theatre. 

Charles  A.  McManus  was  found  dead  in  bed,  Dec.  11,  1888,  at 
Big  Rapids,  Mich.  He  was  with  the  Mile.  Rhea  travelling  dra- 
matic company.  He  had  played  the  previous  night.  He  died  of 
apoplexy. 

"  The  Tourists  in  a  Pullman  Car  "  returned.  They  commenced 
Jan.  5,  1880,  and  remained  for  six  weeks.  A  matinde  Jan.  29  was 
given  in  aid  of  the  family  of  Henry  C.  Mount,  fireman,  who  was 
killed  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty.  The  entertainment  was  "The 
Galley  Slave "  (second  act),  "  The  Tourists  "  (second  act),  and 
"  Fairfax "  (third  act).  John  A.  Stevens,  supported  by  Lottie 
Church,  appeared  here  Feb.  9,   in  "Unknown." 

Salsbury's  Troubadours  appeared  here  Feb.  23,  in  "The  Brook, 
or  a  Jolly  Day  at  the  Picnic,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Percy John  Webster 

Rose Nellie  McHenry 


Tracy  Thornton   ...       N.  Salsbury 

Festus John  Gourlay 

Blanche Helen  Dingeon 

It  was  preceded  by  the  sketch  called  "Cross  Purposes." 
Neil  Burgess  was  seen  here  March  15,  and  continued  for  seven 
weeks,  with  "Widow  Bedott,"  which  had  this  cast: 


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479 


Widow  Bedott 
Tim  Crane 
Dotty  Sniffles 
Widow  Jenkins 
Tom  Follet      . 


.  Neil  Burgess 
.  .  Harry  Rich 
Mary  Taylor 
.  .  Nelly  Peck 
E.  D.  Tannehill 


Mr.  Harriman 
Elder  Shadrack 
Fred  Harriman 
Melissa  Bedott 


.  .  W.  H.  Meeker 
.  .  Geo.  Stoddart 
.  Chas.  S.  Dickson 
Mrs.  Geo.  Stoddart 


Professor  Herrmann,  magician,  began  an  engagement  here  May 
3,  with  a  combination,  among  whom  were  the  Onofri  Brothers  — 
Achille,  Charles,  Fortune,  and  Oreste  —  grotesque  dancers  (Ameri- 
can debut)  —  Val  Vose,  ventriloquist,  and  the  Loral  las.  They 
closed  June  2,  and  "  The  Jolly  Mariners  "  appeared  June  3,  for  two 
weeks  in  "Trifles."  This  was  their  American  debut.  June  14, 
"  Our  Goblins,  or  Fun  on  the  Rhine  "  was  offered.  The  party 
consisted  of  William  Gill,  Francis  Wilson,  Aug.  Bruno,  Eleanor 
Deering,  and  Amy  Gordon. 

A  comic  opera  company  was  billed  to  open  July  12,  in  "The 
Bells  of  Normandy,"  but  the  house  was  closed  until  July  26,  when 
"The  Stewarts,"  a  family  from  Australia,  made  their  American 
debut  in  "Rainbow  Revels."  They  consisted  of  Nellie,  Maggie, 
Docy,  and  their  father,  Richard  Stewart. 

The  next  season  commenced  Aug.  9,  with  "  Fun  on  the  Bristol, 
or  a  Night  on  the  Sound,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Mrs.  O'Brien  .  .  .  John  F.  Sheridan 
Captain  Cranberry  .  .  Henry  Saville 
Tom  Cranberry  .  .  Frank  Tannehill 
Count  Menaggio  .  .  .  Mark  Smith 
Pinkerton  Hawkshaw    .     Geo.  Topack 


Jerry  Thompson  .     William  Courtright 

Dora Kate  Castleton 

Norah Agnes  Halleck 

Bella Marion  Fiske 

Dick  Sparks    ....    Myron  Calice 


"Evangeline"    reappeared    Aug.    30,    and    remained    for  two 
weeks : 


Evangeline .     . 
Capt.  Dietrich 
Lone  Fisherman 
Hellosqueezer . 
Gabriel  .     .     . 
Catherine    .     . 


Vernona  Jarbeau 
J.  W.  Ransone 
.  Harry  Hunter 
.  Horace  Frail 
.  Louise  Searle 
Geo.  Fortescue 


Eulalie Rose  Dana 

Felician Jennie  Calef 

Le  Blanc     ....    Edwin  Chapman 

Bazil Max  Figman 

Hans  Wagner      .     .     .      Pauline  Hall 
Peter  Papyrus      .     .     .     Chas.  Groves 


This  was  the  American  ddbut  of  Charles  Groves.  After  having 
been  in  London,  Eng.,  for  several  years,  he  reappeared  in  America 
during  the  season  of  1886-87,  ^s  the  comedian  of  Wallack's  Theatre 
in  this  city. 

Harry  Hunter  died  of  pneumonia  in  the  hospital,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  Feb.  15,  1 88 1.  His  name  was  Charles  Harrison  Hunter.  He 
was  not  the  original  Lone  Fisherman,  as  has  been  frequently  stated. 
Jacob  W.  Thoman  originated  that  part.  James  S.  Maffitt  subse- 
quently played  it.  Hunter  came  next.  He  first  acted  it  Nov.  13, 
1876,  at  Philadelphia,  and  continued  to  play  it  for  nearly  four 
years. 


480       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1881 


M.  B.  Leavitt's  English  burlesque  company  made  its  American 
debut  Sept.  13,  in  "Carmen,  or  Soldiers  and  Sevillians,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Carmen Selina  Dolaro 

Don  Jos6    ....      Marie  Williams 
Zuniga    ....      Fanny  Wentworth 

Morales Daisy  Ramsden 

Pasquillo Alma  Stanley 

Fernandez  ....    Minnie  Marshall 

Juan Camilla  d'Elmar 

Michaela Mat  Robson 


Juanita  .  . 

Camilla  .  . 

Frasquita  . 

Mercedes  . 
A  Mad  Bull 

Escamillo  . 

Gomez    .  . 


.  Adelaide  Praeger 

.     .  Laurie  Trevor 

.     .    Minnie  Leigh 

Florence  Beaufort 

Toner  and  Lynch 

.    James  A.  Meade 

Lizzie  MulhoUand 


On  Oct.  4,  "La  Fille  du  Tambour  Major,"  was  sung  for  the  first 
time  in  America  in  English,  and  had  this  cast : 


Stella     .    . 
Griolet    .     . 
Claudine 
La  Duchess 
Lorenzo .     . 
Violetta 
Clampus 
Gregario 
The  Abbess 


.    Selina  Dolaro 

Marie  Williams 

Fanny  Wentworth 

.    Alma  Stanley 

.      Alii  011yett€ 

Daisy  Ramsden 

Frank  Hines 

.     H.  C.  Spiller 

Adelaide  Praeger 


Henri Camille  d'Elmar 

Blancy Minnie  Marshall 

Gabriel Laurie  Trevor 

Raoul Louise  Leighton 

Monthabor  ....  James  A.  Meade 
Capt.  Robert  ....  Lewis  Finke 
Delia  Volta      ....      Mat  Robson 

Marquis J.  W.  Bradbury 

Sergeant C.  W.  Percivi 


The  Dudley  Buck  opera  company  appeared   here  Oct.    Ii, 
'Deseret,"  first  performance  on  any  stage.     It  had  this  cast: 


m 


Rosamond Julia  Polk 

Arabella Belle  Cole 

Sally Kate  French 

Major  Clemm C.  F.  Lang 

Elder  Scram J.  Evarde 


Setting  Hen     .     . 
Corporal  Riley     . 
Lieut.  Montgomery 
Joseph  Jessup 


.  E.  F.  Eberle 
.  H.  A.  Stuart 
.  W.  D.  Marks 
W.  G.  Cogswell 


Rice's  "  Surprise  Party  "  appeared  here  Oct.  25  in  Dexter  Smith's 
"Revels,  or  Bon  Ton  George,  Jr."  Topsy  Venn,  Marion  Elmore, 
Lena  Merville,  Vic  Reynolds,  Carrie  Perkins,  Emma  Burgess,  John 
Gourlay,  May  Livingston,  Henry  Dixey,  John  A.  Mackay,  Geo. 
W.  Howard,  and  many  others  were  in  the  company.  "Prince 
Achmet,"  a  burlesque,  was  played  on  Nov.  29.  "Hiawatha,  a 
Long  Song  of  the  Longfellow,"  by  the  Surprise  Party,  was  pre- 
sented Dec.  13.  "Babes  in  the  Wood,"  Dec.  27.  Jan.  3,  1881, 
Salsbury's  Troubadours  reappeared  in  "The  Brook,"  and  stayed 
for  a  fortnight.  Then  came  "Widow  Bedott,"  Jan.  17,  with 
Charles  B.   Bishop  as  the  Widow. 

"The  Galley  Slave"  was  revived  Jan.  31,  and  stayed  three 
weeks. 

N.  C.  Goodwin  returned  here  Feb.  21,  in  "Hobbies  ": 


Prof.  Pygmalion 
Minnie  Clover 
Euphemia  .     . 


N.  C.  Goodwin 
.  Daisy  Ramsden 
Jennie  Weathersby 


Constance Elraa  Delaro 

Garroway Chas.  Bowser 

Arthur Frank  E.  Lamb 


1880 


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481 


On  March  9,  for  the  first  time  in  this  country,  "The  Mari- 
onettes "  was  presented,  with  Will  S.  Harkins  as  Capt.  Wilfred, 
De  Loss  King  as  Burke,  Mme.  Ivan  Michaels  as  Seraphine,  and 
Effie  Vaughn  as  Georgiana.  Haverly's  Mastodon  minstrels,  hav- 
ing returned  from  their  European  tour,  opened  March  14.  Billy 
Rice,  Sam  Devere,  Billy  Emerson,  and  J.  W.  McAndrews  were  in 
the  company.     March  28  "  Our  Goblins  "  came. 

Hartley  Campbell's  "My  Partner"  was  presented  here  April  11, 
with  this  cast : 


Mary  Brandon     .  .  Dora  Goldthwaite 

Posie  Pentland    .  .     .    Louisa  Morse 

Matthew  Brandon  .     .     .  J.  F.  Deane 

Sam  Bowler    .     .  .      Walter  Lennox 

Wellington      .     .  Chas.  A.  Sturgess 

Grace' Brandon     .  .     .      Lizzie  Goode 


Joe  Saunders  . 
Ned  Singleton 
Major  Britt  . 
Josiah  Scraggs 
Jim  .... 
Wing  Lee  .     . 


.  Louis  Aldrich 
.  .  O.  H.  Barr 
Frank  Mordaunt 
.  J.  W.  Hague 
N.  O.  Reynolds 
Chas.  T.  Parsloe 


"Fun  on  the  Bristol"  followed  April  18,  for  two  weeks.  May  2 
and  9  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Knight  were  seen  in  "  Otto,  a  Ger- 
man;" May  16,  M.  B.  Curtis  came  in  "Sam'l  of  Posen."  Mr. 
Curtis  continued  until  Aug.  6,  when  the  season  closed.  The  cast 
of  "  Sam'l  of  Posen  "  was : 


Sam  Flastrick 
Winslow  .  . 
Frank  Kilday  . 
Jack  Cheviot  . 
West  Point  . 
Con  Quinn 
Uncle  Goldstein 


.      M.  B.  Curtis 

Welsh  Edwards 

Frank  Losee 

Nelson  Decker 

.     .   Ed  Marble 

.    Chas.  Rosene 


Folliot  Footlight  .     .     Walter  Eytinge 

Fitzurse Gerald  Elmar 

Celeste Albina  de  Mer 

Rebecca Gertie  Granville 

Ellen Carrie  Wyatt 

Mrs.  Mulcahey     .     .     .     Fanny  Rouse 


Albina  de  Mer  was  Mrs.  M.  B.  Curtis,  and  Gertie  Granville 
was  afterwards  Mrs.  Tony  Hart. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  15,  1881,  with  "The  Strategists," 
which  had  this  cast: 


Jack  Rutledge 
Abijah  .  .  . 
John  Mildman 
Capsicano  .  . 
Nellie  Howard 


.  J.  B.  Polk 
Harry  Linden 
A.  H.  Canby 
.  Harry  Bell 
Katie  Gilbert 


Araminta  .....  Lizzie  Hight 
Arthur  Rutledge  .  .  Frank  E.  Aiken 
Sergt.  Gumbleton  .  .  L.  F.  Howard 
Mrs.  Major  Howard  .  Marie  Bates 
Terrence  O'Flam      .     .    Sam  E.  Ryan 


Harry  Linden  died  in  this  city,  Sept.  27,  1887,  from  injuries 
received  from  a  fall.  His  first  New  York  appearance  was  at  the 
Old  Bowery  Theatre  in  February,  i860,  in  "The  Terror  of  the 
Road."  Sam  Ryan  died  in  this  city,  Nov.  15,  1891.  Jennie  Lee 
reappeared  in  America,  after  an  absence  of  many  years,  Aug.  29, 
in  "Jo,"  an  adaptation  from  Dickens'  "Bleak  House."  It  had 
this  cast: 
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482      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Dssi 


Sir  Leicester 
Tulkinghorn 
Snagsby 
Chadband  . 
Guppy  .  . 
The  Coroner 
Beadle  .  . 
Lady  Dedlock 


.  .  James  Carhart 
.  .  J.  A.  HoweU 
.  .  E.  L.  Walton 
.  Thos.  E.  Jackson 
.  F.  M.  Hendrick 
.  .  J.  E.  Dodson 
.  .  T.  F.  McCabe 
Constance  Murielle 


Mrs.  Rouncewell      .     .      Ada  Wright 

Bucket J.  P-  Burnett 

Esther Ethel  Grey 

Rosa Josie  Langley 

Mrs.  Snagsby  .     .     .    Mrs.  E.  M.  Post 

Hortense Isabel  Morris 

Jo Jennie  Lee 


Oliver  Doud  Byron  came  Sept.  12  in  "Across  the  Continent," 
followed,  Sept.  19,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin,  who  pro- 
duced for  the  first  time  in  America  G.  W.  Wills'  resetting  of 
Douglas  Jerrold's  "William  and  Susan,"  which  had  this  cast: 

William  Bowling  .  .  McKee  Rankin 
Dame  Green  .  Mrs.  F.  A.  Tannehill 
Master  at  Arms   .     .     .  W.  B.  Murray 

An  Old  Man Tom  Leigh 

Susan  ....  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin 
Polly  ....  Lizzie  May  Ulmer 
The  Admiral  ....     J.  J.  Holland 

The  theatre  was  closed  Tuesday  evening,  Sept.  20,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  death  of  President  Garfield ;  also  Monday  evening, 
Sept.  26,  the  day  of  the  funeral. 

The  new  American  play,  "'49,"  had  its  first  representation  on 
any  stage  Oct.  i.     It  had  this  cast: 


Capt.  Crosstree    . 

.     .     J.  H.  Barnes 

Lieut.  Pierce   .     . 

.     .      William  Lee 

Slater     .... 

.     .     Archie  Boyd 

White     .... 

.     .     .  Geo.  Ulmer 

Truck     .... 

.     .       Cyril  Searle 

Robert    .... 

.     .     Luke  Martin 

"  49 " McKee  Rankin 

Tom  Bradshaw    .     .     .     J.  J.  Sullivan 
Soloman  Kane      ....       E.  Lamb 

Bedrock Wm.  Lee 

Carrots  .     .     .       Mrs.  McKee  Rankin 

Belle Lizzie  May  Ulmer 

Colonel  James      .     .     .      Geo.  Ulmer 


Mississippi 
Arthur  Dennison 
Anthony  Cousins 
Old  Ned  .  .  . 
Col.  Broadstreet . 
Mrs.  Dennison 


Mrs.  Wallace  Brittan 
J.  H.  Barnes 
Luke  Martin 
Archibald  Boyd 
.     J.  J.  Holland 
.  Emma  Marble 


"Our  Strategists"  returned  Oct.  17  and  played  two  weeks. 
Haverly's  Mastodon  minstrels  followed  Oct.  31.  "Deacon  Cran- 
kett "  was  seen  Nov.  7. 


Deacon  Crankett .     .      Benj.  Maginley 

Elinor Loduski  Young 

Mrs.  Deacon  Crankett  .      Annie  Ware 
Joe  Thatcher  ....       Jas.  O'Neil 


Egbert  Gray 
Heatherton 
Polly       .     . 
Mazel     .     . 


.   E.  J.  Buckley 

.  Harry  Ey tinge 

Blanche  Vaughan 

T.  F.  Brennan 


"  Fun  on  the  Bristol,"  with  John  F.  Sheridan  as  the  Widow,  came 
Nov.  28,  followed  Dec.  5  by  J.  K.  Emmet  in  "  Fritz  in  Ireland."  He 
continued  with  this  play  for  three  weeks  and  crowded  the  house  at 
every  performance.  The  gross  receipts  were  a  trifle  over  ^30,000, 
and  it  was  undoubtedly  the  largest  amount  of  money  ever  played  to 
by  any  dramatic  star  in  the  same  length  of  time  at  the  prices  pre- 


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vailing.    Frank  S.  Chanfrau  appeared  Dec.  26  in  "  Kit,  ihe  Arkansas 
Traveler  "  which  had  this  cast : 


Kit  Redding  . 
Manuel  Bond  . 
Wash  Stubbs  . 
Lord  Fitzfolie  . 
James  Temple 
Judge  Suggs  . 
Burt  .  .  .  . 
Jerry      .     .     . 


F.  S.  Chanfrau 
.  O.  H.  Barr 
S.  H.  Verney 
Louis  Atkins 
H.  Mackeery 
F.  M.  Wills 
J.  H.  Alliger 

Arthur  Moulton 


Cassar D.  C.  Longworth 

Barkeeper J.  Harris 

Major  Squiggs  .  .  .  Harry  Barfoot 
Mrs.  Temple  .  .  .  Victoria  Cameron 
Capt.  Wheeler     .      Clarence  Heritage 

Alice Regina  Dace 

Mrs.  Stubbs  .  .  .  Ernestine  Floyd 
Frau  Pedders  .     .     .  W.  B.  Alexander 


Louis  Atkins  died  at  Boston,  Mass.,  April  3,  1886. 

Mr.  Chanfrau  continued  a  second  week.  Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau 
acted  in  "  East  Lynne,"  matin6es  Jan.  4-7,  1882.  "The  Tourists  in 
a  Pullman  jCar "  returned  Jan.  9,  for  two  weeks ;  "  All  the  Rage  " 
was  presented  Jan.  23  with  this  cast : 


Dr.  Goodwin  . 
De  Witt  Briggs 
Horatio  Braney 
Chas.  Granger 
Mrs.  Goodwin 
De  Clinton  Briggs 


Frank  Hardenbergh 
.  Wm.  Davidge 
.  J.  C.  Padgett 
Geo.  N.  Dalton 
Annie  Douglas 
.   S.  P.  Norman 


Will  Goodwin      .     .     .  A.  Z.  Chipman 

Julie Lizzette  EUani 

Cleopatra    ....  Blanche  Moulton 

Sophromia Meta  Bartlett 

Annie Helen  Coe 


Gilbert  and  Sullivan's  "  Patience  "  was  sung  the  week  commenc- 
ing Feb.  6,  with  this  cast : 


Bunthorne  . 
Grosvenor  . 
Caverley     . 
Patience 
Murgatroyd 


W.  H.  Seymour 
.  .CM.  Pyke 
Lithgow  James 
Emma  Howson 
Richard  Golden 


Duke  of  Dunstable 
Lady  Saphir    .     . 
Lady  Jane  .     .     . 
Lady  Angela   .    . 


.   Alonzo  Hatch 

.     Pauline  Hall 

Gertrude  Orme 

Louise  Manfred 


"Patience"  was  continued  Feb.  13,  14, and  15, and  "The  Mascot  " 
was  presented  Feb.  16  with  this  cast : 


Bettina Emma  Howson 

Lorenzo  .     .     .     .     L  W.  Norcross,  Jr. 

Frederic Alonzo  Hatch 

Rocco Richard  Golden 

Pippo J.  T.  Dalton 

Parafante    ....      Wm.  Redstone 

Matheo Daniel  Packard 

Fiametta Pauline  Hall 


Angelo Annie  Caldwell 

Luidgi Emma  Emerson 

Marco Albertina  Hall 

Paola Hattie  Delaro 

Beppo Agnes  Earle 

Antonio Saide  Verona 

Paris Nellie  Franklin 

Rolla  ....     Eugene  St.  Aubyn 


M.  B.  Curtis  returned  Feb.  20,  in  "  Sam  '1  of  Posen."  On  March 
13  he  gave  a  matinee  for  the  benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund.  His  en- 
gagement terminated  March  18.  Haverly's  Mastodon  minstrels  be- 
gan March  20  for  two  weeks. 

"  The  White  Slave,"  by  Bartley  Campbell,  was  first  represented 
on  any  stage  April  3  and  had  this  cast : 


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Lisa Georgia  Cayvan 

Daphne Emmie  Wilmot 

Nance Etelka  Wardell 

Letty Frances  Kemble 

Martha Marie  Bates 

Clay Gus  Levick 

William Frank  Roberts 

Count  Strain Jay  Hunt 

Job W.  J.  Scallan 

Stitch M.  C.  Daly 


Clem Chas.  Webster 

Jack De  Vernon 

Bancroft D.  E.  Ralton 

Capt.  Stryker  -     .     .     .     .  G.  L.  Kean 

Natchez Scott  Davis 

Jamison W.  H.  Smith 

Mrs.  Lee  .  .  .  Mrs.  G.  C.  Germon 
Little  Jim  .  .  .  Master  La  Forrest 
Judge  Hardin  .     .     .     Welsh  Edwards 


"The  Professor"  was  presented  May  8,  with  W.  H.  Gillette  as 
Arthur,  Nellie  Taylor  as  Mrs.  Elliott,  Belle  Jackson  as  Daisy  Brown, 
Nellie  Morant  as  Estelle,  Harry  Allen  as  Thomkins,  Charles  W. 
Butler  as  Gustavus,  Charles  W.  Stokes  as  Moses,  Ramsey  Morris  as 
Fred  Bangs,  Blanche  Weaver  as  Minnie  and  Helen  Ottolengui  as 
Molly. 

"  Old  Shipmates,"  with  Frank  Mordaunt  as  the  star,  was  played 
here  May  22,  Mordaunt  as  Capt.  Weathergauge,  Georgia  Cayvan 
as  Little  Hattie,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Rowe  (Georgie  Dickson),  and  Louise 
Dillon,  Chas.  B.  Waite,  and  Frank  Gilsey  also  in  the  cast.  Gus 
Williams  produced  "  One  of  the  Finest,"  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York,  June  19,  and  with  this  cast : 


John  Mishler 
Eastman 
Officer    .     . 
Ruth  .     .     . 
Katie      .     . 
Mrs.  Mishler 
Edgar    .     . 


.    Gus  Williams 

Nelson  Decker 

Albert  Paul 

Isabel  Waldron 

.   Rachel  Booth 

Dora  Stuart 

.     .    E.  S.  Tarr 


Robert    .     .     . 
Hugh  Hickman 
Miss  Livingston 
Fred  Eastman 
Superintendent 
Miss  Van  Buren 


Frank  Rose 
Newton  Gotthold 
.  Jennie  Harold 
.  Sidney  Drew 
.  Harry  Linden 
.    Kate  Durand 


Mr.  Williams  continued  with  this  play  until  Aug.  5,  when  the 
season  closed.  Dora  Stuart  died  in  this  city  Aug.  17,  1887.  When 
sixteen  she  was  married  to  Col.  Charles  Dreher,  who  is  said  to  have 
been  the  first  Confederate  soldier  to  shed  blood  in  the  cause  of  the 
South.  Afterwards  he  was  killed  in  battle.  Her  second  husband 
was  Captain  Bradford,  a  paymaster  in  the  army. 

The  regular  season  commenced  Aug.  21,  with  "Ranch  10,"  which 
stayed  for  two  weeks.     It  had  this  cast : 


Al.  McClelland    7         «         »^      j.^, 
Tom  McClelland  i    "     Harry  Meredith 

Theopolis T.  M.  Hunter 

Peter Sid   Smith 


Pat Andrew  Jackson 

Lucretia       ....      Annie  Douglas 

Annie Emma  Vaders 

Silver  Bud Marie  Acosta 


Marie  Acosta  has  since  been  known  as  Marion  d'Arcy. 
"  Chispa  "  was  produced  Sept.  4,  with  Marion  Elmore  as  the  star. 
It  had  this  cast : 


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Zeke  Stephens 
Downey .  .  . 
Chispa  .  .  . 
Doc.  Jones  .  . 
Pike  .... 
Chispa,  in  prologue 


Frank  Losee 

W.  W.  Griffiths 

Marion  Elmore 

Wash.  Melville 

.    Jas.  C.  Dunn 

Fanny  Gonzales 


Indian  Jack     ....  Geo.  Osborne 
Fairfax   ....      Randolph  Murray 

John Chas.  James 

Mary Annie  Leigh 

Sarah Kate  Fletcher 

Florence Lena  Merville 


Marion  Elmore  is  Mrs.  Frank  Losee,  and  the  sister  of  Lena  Mer- 
ville. Minnie  Palmer  appeared  here  Sept.  18,  in  "  My  Sweetheart," 
with  this  cast : 


Tony R.  E.  Graham  Joe  Shotwell    .     .     .     .  T.  J.  Hawkins 

Dr.  Oliver John  P.  Sutton  Farmer  Hatzell    ....    Geo.  Foos 

Harold L.  Marston  Mrs.  Hatzell    ....    Louise  Morse 

Dudley L  .  R.  Willard  Tina Minnie  Palmer 

Mrs.  Fleeter    .     .     .  Maggie  Arlington 

Maggie  Arlington  died  of  pneumonia  in  this  city  Oct.  30,  1887. 

Sam  Hague's  English  minstrels  opened  their  second  visit  to  this 
country  Sept.  25. 

The  Norcross  Opera  company  produced  "The  Merry  War"  in 
English  the  weeks  of  Oct.  2-9,  thus  cast : 


Artemesia  ....     Jennie  Reiffarth 

Umberto Lithgow  James 

Balthazar Max  Freeman 


Violetta Amy  Gordon 

Marquis W.  H.  Fitzgerald 


M.  Loe  acted  Balthazar  the  second  week,  also  Chas.  J.  Ross  as 
Fortunato,  A.  Bloomingdale  as  Von  Sheelen ;  and  Edward  Faxton 
was  the  Bif5S. 

"  Only  a  Farmer's  Daughter"  was  seen  weeks  of  Oct.  16-23,  with 
this  cast : 


Lizzie  Stark    )  a  n      j 

Mile.  Laurent  J    •     •     Agnes  Herndon 

Justine Lillian  Spencer 

Mother  Stark  .  .  .  Addie  Wallace 
Higgins  ....  Joseph  Adelman 
Keeper James  Thornton 


Molly     ....   Little  Minnie  Lenox 
Harold Edward  Wodiska 

PMipl       •     •     •     •      Geo.  W.Smith 

Sammy Alfred  Klein 

Nelly Mamie  Gllroy 


Louis  Aldrich  and  C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  came  Oct.  30  for  two  weeks, 
with  "  My  Partner." 

"The  Black  Crook"  was  presented  Nov.  13,  for  a  stay  of  three 
weeks.  The  specialists  were  the  Garnella  Bros.,  gymnasts ;  Duncan, 
ventriloquist ;  and  the  Martens  Family,  Tyrolean  warblers.  Will  A. 
Sands  was  the  Rudolphe;  Welsh  Edwards,  Puffengruntz ;  Nellie 
Larkelle,  Stalacta;  James  F.  Peters,  Hertzog;  Wm.F.  Wallis,  Count 
Wolfenstein ;  and  Arthur  Moulton,  Greppo. 

M.  B.  Curtis  played  "  Sam'l  of  Posen  "for  two  weeks  commencing 
Dec.  4,  followed  by  Denman  Thompson  in  "  Joshua  Whitcomb " 
Dec.  18,  for  a  fortnight.     J.  K.  Emmet  opened  Jan.    i,  1883,  in 


486      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D883 


"  Fritz  Among  the  Gypsies,"  for  six  weeks.  "  Her  Atonement " 
came  Feb.  12,  for  two  weeks.  This  was  its  first  performance  in  New 
York.     It  had  this  cast : 


Martha Emily  Rigl 

Little  Rose      .     .     .     Linda  Da  Costa 

Louis Felix  Morris 

Mr.  Phillips Wm.  Dell 

Mrs.  Morton  .     .     .  Mrs.  Chas.  Poole 


John  Doolittle      ...      M.  J.  Jordan 
James  Martin  .     M.  W.  Leffingwell,  Jr. 

Col.  Swift L.  R.  Shewell 

Chas.  Le  Roy Barton  Hill 

Patrick M.  J.  Gallagher 


was: 


Siberia  "  was  presented  Feb.  26,  and  ran  for  five  weeks ;  the  cast 


Sara Georgia  Cayvan 

Marie     ....       Blanche  Mortimer 

Vera Mary  Mills 

Nicolia Gus  Levick 

JaracofE Geo.  Hoey 


Bertrand Max  Freeman 

Ivan W.  S.  Harkins 

Peter W.  H.  Lytell 

Sparta Geo.  Thompson 

The  Governor  ....    Frank  Foster 


"  The  Planter's  Wife  "  was  seen  April  2,  for  two  weeks,  with  Harry 
Lacy  and  Maud  Granger  in  the  leading  rdles. 

"  Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Days  "  came  April  16.  The  Madi- 
son Square  Theatre  company  acted  "  The  Professor  "  for  two  weeks, 
beginning  April  30.  Haverly's  Mastodon  minstrels  appeared  May 
14,  and  were  followed,  May  28,  by  Roland  Reed,  in  "Cheek"  by 
Fred  Marsden,  which  had  this  cast : 


Dick  Smyth     . 
Walt  Alton  ? 
Moses  )    ■ 

Walter  Sandford 
Ray  Sandford  . 
Albert  Sandford 


.     Roland  Reed 

.  Oliver  Jenkins 

Welsh  Edwards 

.    Frank  Foster 

Frank  Losee 


Jas.  Atwell 
Jane  Atwell 
Policeman   . 
Neil   .     .     . 
Mrs.  Rackett 


H.  Rees  Davies 
Annie  Mortimer 
.  T.  A.  McCart 
Blanche  Vaughan 
.  Alice  Hastings 


C.  B.  Bishop  was  seen  here  June  25,  in  "  Strictly  Business,"  and 
remained  two  weeks.  Rice's  Surprise  Party  came  July  9,  in  "  Pop." 
In  the  company  were  Irene  Perry,  D.  Gorman,  May  Stembler, 
Albert  Murdoch,  Lilly  Grubb,  Geo.  K.  Fortescue,  R.  E.  Graham, 
H.  L.  Bartleman,  Ella  Vanderbilt,  John  A.  Mackay,  and  Marie 
Vanoni.  They  continued  another  week,  and  the  season  closed 
July  21,  the  building  inspectors  having  ordered  the  erection  of  a 
proscenium  wall. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  18,  1883,  with  Samuel  Colville  as 
lessee  and  manager.  The  first  attraction  was  "  The  Devil's  Auction," 
which  stayed  for  two  weeks.     It  had  this  cast : 


Toby  .  . 
Barberouse . 
Carlos  .  . 
Going  Gone 
Pfere  Andoche 


.     .  Jas.  S.  Maffitt 

Dor^  Davidson 

.     .  A.  W.  Decker 

.     .   Chas.  C.  Fish 

W.  H.  Bartholomew 


M&re  Cazotte  .     .     .     Nellie  Heywood 

Madeline Annie  Barclay 

Janet Sallie  Apt 

Nanine Ella  Sheldon 


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Frank  Majilton  made  his  reappearance  in  America  after  several 
years'  absence,  Sept.  3,  with  an  English  comedy  company  (few 
exceptions),  in  "  The  Frolics  of  a  Day,"  which  had  this  cast : 


Bartle  Burke  .  . 
Gabriel  Gadforth. 
Mile.  Salprunelle. 
Mrs.  Gadforth  . 
Georgiana  Gewgaw, 
Mary  Chattertoa  . 


Thomas  Lisbourne 
.  Herbert  Gresham 
.  .  Fanny  Temple 
.  .  Anneta  Harris 
Ernestine  Arnnam 
.  Caroline  Majilton 


Denby  .  . 
Gewgaw 
Eripps  .  . 
Cabman .  . 
Policeman  . 
Bertie  Kelvin 


.    Ed.  Chapman 

.  Geo.  E.  James 

.  R.  M.  Roberts 

John  Lisbourne 

Frank  Majilton 

Ettie  Whyte 


George  Edgar  appeared  here  Sept.  10,  in  "  Othello "  which  was 
repeated  Sept.  11,  15  ;  "  Richelieu"  was  given  matinee  and  evening 
Sept.  12, 13, 14,  matinde  and  evening  Sept.  15.   The  cast  of  "  Othello  " 


was: 

Othello  .  . 

Brabantio  . 
Gratiano 

lago  .     .  . 
Desdemona 

Emilia    .  . 


.  .  Geo.  Edgar 
.  L.  H.  Everett 
.  E.  A.  Horton 
Lewis  Morrison 
EUie  Wilton 
Mrs.  Wallace  Brittan 


Messenger  . 

.     .     .     .    E.  Stevens 

Lndovico     . 

.     .     .    C.  J.  Birbeck 

Cassio    .     . 

.    Leonard  S.  Outram 

Roderigo     . 

.      Wm.  Davidge,  Jr. 

Montano 

.     .   Geoffrey  Hawley 

"  Romany  Rye  "  was  seen  Sept.  17,  with  James  M.  Hardie  as  Jack 
Hearn,  and  Gussie  De  Forrest  as  Gertie  Heckett. 

"Her  Atonement"  was  played  Sept.  24.  Fanny  Davenport 
appeared  here  Oct.  i,  with  "Fedora,"  for  the  first  time  on  the 
American  stage.    It  had  this  cast : 


Loris .     .     . 
Pierre    .     . 
M.  Vernet  . 
Dr.  Loreck 
Gretch    .    . 
Tchiliff 
Countess 
Dimitri  .    . 
Jean  de  Sirieox 
Mme.  de  Tournay 


.  .  R.  B.  Mantell 
.  .  S.  C.  Dubois 
.  .  A.  Del  Campo 
.    Louis  R.  Grissel 

Eugene  O.  Jepson 
.  .  T.  J.  Herndon 
.  .  .  Ada  Monck 
.     .       Lucy  Pixley 

Eugene  McDowell 
.     .  Marie  Sheldon 


Fedora  .  . 
Desire  .  . 
Cyrille  .  . 
Ivan  .  .  . 
Dr.  Mueller 
Zuric .  .  - 
Mons  Ditche 
Baroness  . 
Marka    .     . 


Fanny  Davenport 

Edward  Warren 

.    W.  J.  Hurley 

L.  S.  Anderson 

.     James  Miller 

O.  W.  Dunn 

.      H.  Williams 

Helen  Bertram 

Annie  White 


No  matinee  was  given  on  Wednesday  during  this  engagement,  but 
on  Thanksgiving  Day  (Nov.  29)  a  matinee  took  place.  "  Fedora  " 
was  followed,  Dec.  24,  by  Rice's  Surprise  Party  in  "Pop"  for  one 
week,  and  Dec.  31  John  T.  Raymond  was  seen,  in  "In  Paradise." 
Mr.  Raymond  appeared  Jan.  10,  1884,  in  "For  Congress,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Josiah  Limber . 
Jemima  Grimm 
Julia  Free  .  . 
Peter  WooUey 
Horace  Dexter 
Anna  Molley  . 


JohnT.  Raymond 
.  Lizzie  Creese 
Nannie  Egberts 
Wm.  CuUington 
Geo.  F.  Devere 
.  Sadie  Bigelow 


Susan  Muffin    .     .     Mrs.  G.  F.Devere 
(Nellie  Mortimer) 

Charley Harry  Pierson 

Alfred John  Marble 

Merpail Jerry  Lant 

Pelham  ....     H.  A.  Weaver,  Jr. 


488     A     HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1884 


J.  K.  Emmet  appeared  Jan.  2 1,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  in 
"  Unser  Fritz,  the  Bohemian."  "  Fritz  in  Ireland "  was  played 
Feb.  4;  John  T.  Raymond  returned  Feb.  11,  in  "For  Congress." 
Callender's  Colored  minstrels,  headed  by  the  Hyers  Sisters,  came 
Feb.  18.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nat  Goodwin  appeared  Feb.  25  in  "Those 
Bells;"  and  for  the  first  time  in  this  city  "Warranted"  was  given 
with  this  cast: 

Edward  Seabrooke 
.  .  Wm.  Herbert 
Emie  Weathersby 
.  Jennie  ReifEarth 
.     .     Bart  Wallace 


Groot     . 
Joshua    . 
Vinnie    . 
Geranium 
Mike 


Ananius N.  C.  Goodwin 

Bertha    .     .     .      Mrs.  N.  C.  Goodwin 

Jack Robert  Coote 

Trix Jennie  Weathersby 

Orlando       ....      Jacques  Kruger 

For  the  week  commencing  March  3,  in  addition  to  "  Those  Bells," 
G.  R.  Sims'  comedy,  "  Member  for  Slocum  "  was  given.  "  Hobbies" 
was  done  March  10,  with  Mr.  Goodwin  as  Pygmalion,  Mrs.  Goodwin 
as  Clover,  and  William  Herbert  as  Garroway.  "Confusion"  came 
March  17,  with  Kate  Davis  as  Lucretia  and  H.  E.  Dixey  as  Christo- 
pher Blizzard. 

Edwin  Booth  began  an  engagement  here  March  24.  His  repertory 
was :  March  24,  27,  matinde  March  29,  April  i,  matinees  April  2, 
S,  "Hamlet;"  March  25,  "The  Fool's  Revenge;"  March  26, 
"  Othello,"  Booth  as  lago,  D.  H.  Harkins  as  Othello ;  March  28, 
"  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  and  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew;  "  March  31, 
"  Richelieu ;  "  April  3, "  Macbeth ;  "  April  4, "  King  Lear."  The  scale 
of  prices  were :  Reserved  seats,  $2,  ;^i.50,  $1 ;  gallery,  50  cts. ;  general 
admission,  $1.  In  "  Hamlet"  Eben  Plympton  acted  Laertes;  John 
A.  Lane,  the  King;  Affie  Weaver,  Ophelia;  and  Ida  Vernon,  the 
Queen.  "  The  Pavements  of  Paris  "  came  April  7,  with  John  B. 
Studley  as  Bonneau,  Minnie  Monck  as  Mme.  Peronne,  J.  E.  Nagle 
as  Fusch,  and  Florence  Wood  as  the  Housekeeper.  Byron  Douglas, 
T.  F.  Egbert,  Ed.  Chapman,  Harry  Mack,  and  Emily  Bancker  were 
also  in  the  cast. 

Milton  Nobles  appeared  April  21,  for  two  weeks,  in  "Love  and 
Law,"  with  O.  H.  Barr  as  Gasper,  G.  W.  Barnum  as  Giovanni, 
Dollie  Nobles  as  Ritta,  Agnes  Herndon  as  Helen,  and  Milton  Nobles 
as  Felix.  Jennie  Satterlee,  Jennie  Carroll,  M.  Leffingwell,  Ben  G. 
Rogers,  Henry  Rainforth,  and  Florence  Vincent  were  also  in  the 
cast.     Barry  and  Fay  came  here  May  5,  in  "  Irish  Aristocracy." 

"  The  Wages  of  Sin,"  by  Frank  Harvey,  was  given  for  the  first  time 
in  America,  under  that  title.  May  12.     The  cast  was  : 

Eben  Plympton 

Gilbert  Elliott 

.  Hudson  Listen 


George  Brand 
Harry  Went  worth 
Ned  Drummond  . 
Stephen  Marler    . 
Jemima  Bloggs 


Charles  Overton 
Julia  Brutone 


Juliana  .     .    Georgie  Drew  Barrymore 
Jenny  Barford       .     .      Edith  Florence 


Darby  Blunt    ....  Robert  Dillon 

Judson Lover 

Josiah  Dean     ...      C.  P.  Flockton 

Ruth Agnes  Booth 

Rose  .  .  .  Mrs.  Charles  Maubury 
Barbara  Dale  ....  Elsie  Moore 
Anna Grace  Follard 


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This  play  had  previously  been  acted  in  this  country  a  few  times 
under  the  title  of  "  Truth." 

The  burlesque,  "  Penny  Ante,"  came  here  for  two  weeks,  com- 
mencing June  9.     This  was  the  cast : 


Cleopatra  ....  Jennie  ReifEarth 
Penny  Ante  .  .  .  Chas.  H.  Drew 
Fairy  Queen  ....  Carrie  Godfrey 
Melinda Louise  Searle 


Bonifacio    ....      James  Sturgess 

Simon Ainsley  Scott 

Francis  ....       Fred  W.  Oakland 

Lilly H indie  Harrison 

Jenny Carrie  Wallace 

This  was  the  American  d^but  of  Fred  Oakland.  The  season 
ended  June  21,  and  the  house  was  closed  until  July  21,  when  it  was 
leased  for  two  weeks  for  the  production  of  "  Distrust,"  by  C.  F. 
Dunbar  and  Fred  Wren.  EUie  Wilton,  Henry  Aveling,  Horace 
Vinton,  Oliver  Wren  and  Francis  Bates  were  in  the  cast.  The  house 
closed  Aug.  2,  and  reopened  Aug.  16  with  Chas.  Hoyt's  "  A  Rag 
Baby,"  Frank  Daniels  as  Old  Sport,  Chas.  H.  Drew  as  Tony  Jay, 
and  Mark  Sullivan  as  the  Policeman.  H.  Connors,  E.  A.  Osgood, 
W.  H.  Stedman,  Bessie  Sansom,  Rillie  Deaves,  Clara  Lane  and  Tina 
Jackson  were  also  in  the  cast.  Eugene  O.  Jepson,  as  the  star, 
appeared  Sept.  i  in  Walter  Standish's  play,  "  Fickle  Fortune." 
Lizzie  May  Ulmer  was  seen  here  Sept.  8  in  "  Dad's  Girl." 

The  next  regular  season  commenced  Wednesday,  Sept.  17,  with 
Mme.  Janauschek  in  Harry  Meredith's  new  play  "  My  Life,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Mico 
Leben 

Circe  Encore 
Frederick    . 
Lady  Florence 


\- 


.     .  Janauschek 

Geo.  D.  Chaplin 
Virginia  Nelson 


Silvia Emma  Hagger 

Henri Frank  Clements 

Landers Geo.  Connor 

Arthur Henry  Bergman 

Lionel Alex.  Stuart 


Frank  Clements  was  instantly  killed  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  May  8, 
1886,  by  being  run  over  by  a  locomotive.  He  was  at  the  time  a 
member  of  Mme.  Modjeska's  company.  His  American  d6but  was 
made  Sept.  16,  1878,  at  the  Arch  Street  theatre,  Philadelphia,  as 
Armand  to  Modjeska's  Camille.  His  New  York  debut  occurred 
Sept.  30  following,  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  (Broadway  and 
Twenty-eighth  Street). 

Janauschek  closed,  in  "  My  Life,"  Oct.  4. 

Minnie  Palmer  reappeared  Oct.  6,  1884,  in  "  My  Sweetheart." 

Fanny  Davenport  returned  Nov.  10,  in  "Fedora,"  with  Henry 
Lee  as  leading  man.     She  played  for  five  weeks. 

Louise  Pomeroy  appeared  here  Dec.  1 5,  in  "  The  Outcast,"  cast  thus : 


Mother  Mason  .  Elizabeth  Andrews 
Little  Raynaud  .  .  Gertie  Boswell 
Due  de  Velasquez  .  .  Arthur  Elliott 
Margaret  ....  Louise  Pomeroy 
Athole Louisa  Balfe 


Marquis  .  .  .  Mrs.  Chas.  Poole 
Dr.  Valrois  .  .  .  Wm.  N.  Griffith 
Duchess  ....  Emilie  Boswell 
Raymond Edwin  Cleary 


490      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Cisss 


The  Leopold  Brothers  (six)  commenced  Dec.  22,  in  an  absurdity 
called  "  Frivolity."  Prof.  Cromwell  appeared  on  Sunday  night, 
Dec.  28,  with  his  art  entertainment,  and  again  on  Jan.  4.  Barney 
McAuley  commenced  Dec.  29  in  "  The  Jersey  Man."  The  house 
was  closed  week  commencing  Jan.  5,  1885.  Mr.  Colville  stated  in  a 
card  to  the  public  that  he  was  obliged  to  close  in  consequence  of 
the  bad  behavior  of  Mr.  McAuley,  who  withdrew  from  the  cast 
matinee  Jan.  i,  and  his  place  was  filled  by  one  of  the  company. 
The  piece  was  played  to  poor  business  during  the  week,  and  it 
became  evident  to  Manager  Colville  that  Mr.  McAuley  could  not  be 
relied  on  to  finish  his  date,  so  the  remaining  week  was  cancelled. 
"  The  Jersey  Man  "  had  this  cast : 


Gilderoy  Punk     .     . 

Gideon 

John  Gripp      .     .     . 
Archibald  Goslyn 
Warren  Meredith 
Capt.  Bob  Mayberry 


B.  McAuley 
W.  C.  Andrews 
E.  S.  Goodwin 
.  H.  T.  Gibson 
.  A.  J.  Thacher 
.      D.  Gilf ether 


Simon  Peter    .     .     -  J.  J.  Fitzsimmons 

Joan  Fell Wealthy  AUyn 

Tabitha  Mayberry,  Mrs.  Owen  Marlowe 

Mr.  Taggit L.  Turner 

Dot Lillian  Chantore 

"Chubb" Jessie  West 


Prof.  Cromwell  gave  another  entertainment  Jan.  11.  "  The  Wages 
of  Sin"  was  acted  for  a  fortnight,  commencing  Jan.  12,  with  Agnes 
Booth  as  Ruth. 

"  A  Cold  Day  When  We  Get  Left"  was  done  Jan.  26.  Cromwell 
lectured  Sunday  night,  Feb.  i.  The  Carleton  English  opera  com- 
pany were  seen  here  Feb.  2,  in  "The  Drum  Major's  Daughter" 
("La  Fille  du  Tambour  Major"),  which  had  this  cast: 

Duchess Clara  Wisdom  Stella Dora  Wiley 

Claudine Rose  Beaudet  Monthabor      .     .     .     .    W.  H.  Clarke 

The  Abbess     ....     Miss  Bartlett  Due  Volta  ....      Richard  Golden 

Biancia  Miss  Young  Marquis Frank  Doud 

Lorenza Miss  Pettitt  Clumpus F.  Risdale 

Sergeant Dixon  Captain  Robert    .     .      W.  T.  Carleton 

Griolet   .  .     .       Jessie  Bartlett  Davis 

Cromwell  gave  "  Ireland  "  for  his  lecture  Feb  8.  "  The  Mascot" 
was  sung  Feb.  9,  with  Dora  Wiley  as  Bettina,  Rose  Beaudet  as 
Fiametta,  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  (first  time)  as  Prince  Frederic,  and 
Carleton  as  Pippo.  Cromwell  gave  "  Jerusalem  and  the  Holy  Land," 
Sunday  Feb.  15.  "The  Mascot"  was  repeated  week  Feb.  16, 
except  Feb.  20,  when  Carleton  took  a  benefit,  and  the  programme 
was  "Fra  Diavolo "  (first  act),  "The  Drum  Major's  Daughter" 
(second  act),  and  "The  Mascot"  (third  act);  "The  Merry  War," 
Feb.  21.  Cromwell  lectured  on  "America"  Feb.  22.  Willie  Edouin 
and  Frank  Sanger's  "Sparks"  company  came  Feb.  23,  in  "A  Bunch 
of  Keys."  On  Sunday  night,  March  i,  Cromwell  gave  "Switzerland 
and  the  Alps." 

Harrigan  &  Hart  took  possession  of  this  theatre  and  opened  it 
with  "  McAllister's  Legacy,"  March  2.     Cromwell  gave  "  A  Tour 


1885]  HAVERLY'S  THEATRE  491 

of  the  World  "  March  8,  and  "  Ireland  "  March  15.  "  The  Major  " 
was  produced  by  Harrigan  and  Hart  March  16.  Cromwell,  with 
"  The  Homes  of  the  Monarchs,"  March  22 ;  "  St.  Petersburg,  Mos- 
cow, and  Constantinople,"  March  29;  "  Paris,"  April  5  ;  "London," 
April  12.  "The  Major"  was  withdrawn  April  18,  and  "Cordelia's 
Aspirations  "  revived  April  20. 

The  release  of  Harrigan  &  Hart  from  their  arrangement  with 
Samuel  Colville  was  effected  April  25.  They  paid  a  sum  of  money 
to  the  latter  to  get  clear  of  their  agreement.  Harrigan  &  Hart's 
last  week  brought  out  large  audiences,  as  might  have  been  ex- 
pected from  the  publicity  given  to  the  proposed  separation  of  the 
partners.  Harrigan  &  Hart  closed  May  9  —  their  last  appearance  in 
New  York  together.  Mr.  Harrigan  reorganized,  and  went  on  the 
road  travelling.  For  the  weeks  of  June  i  and  8  Hart  rejoined  Har- 
rigan, and  appeared  with  him  at  Sinn's  Park  Theatre,  Brooklyn, 
making  his  farewell  appearance  there  with  Harrigan,  June  13. 

Bartley  Campbell  obtained  the  lease  of  the  theatre  on  April  30, 
1885.  This  lease  expired  on  Sept.  i,  i88g,  and  to  secure  it  Mr. 
Campbell  agreed  to  pay  Samuel  Colville  and  E.  G.  Gilmore,  who 
held  it,  ;^i7,ocX)  bonus  over  and  above  the  rent  that  the  estate  of 
Marshall  O.  Roberts  obtained  as  owner  of  the  theatre  property.  Mr. 
Campbell  paid  ;^S,ooo  cash  down,  and  made  arrangements  to  pay 
the  remainder  in  four  quarterly  instalments,  giving  endorsed  notes 
as  security.  The  theatre  was  then  formally  turned  over  to  him,  and 
he  managed  it  for  a  few  months.  To  meet  his  obligations  Mr. 
Campbell  sub-leased  the  theatre  to  E.  E.  Rice  for  the  revival  of 
"  Evangeline,"  and  gave  Messrs.  Colville  &  Gilmore  the  right  to  col- 
lect the  profits  of  the  sub-lease,  and  devote  the  money  to  paying  the 
theatre  rent  and  clearing  off  his  arrears  of  the  |!  17,000  bonus. 

During  the  autumn  of  1885,  Campbell  became  involved  in  financial 
difficulties,  and  a  receiver  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  his  busi- 
ness. His  teeming  brain,  which  had  been  run  on  the  high  pressure 
principle  for  a  dozen  years,  began  to  show  signs  of  giving  way  in 
the  following  spring,  and  in  May,  1886,  his  eccentricities  were 
deemed  so  serious  that  he  was  placed  under  restraint  for  examination 
as  to  his  sanity.  It  was  found  that  he  was  suffering  from  paresis, 
and  he  was  eventually  placed  in  an  asylum.  He  died  at  the  State 
Homoeopathic  Asylum  for  the  Insane,  Middleton,  N.  Y.,  July  30, 
1888.  He  was  admitted  to  the  asylum  Nov.  30,  1886.  He  was 
buried  at  Pittsburg,  in  which  city  he  was  born  in  1842.  Bartley 
Campbell's  first  attempt  at  play  writing  was  in  1871  when  he  com- 
posed a  sensation  drama,  entitled  "Through  Fire."  His  second 
effort  was  "  Peril "  (1872),  a  comedy  of  life  at  Long  Branch ;  "  Fate  " 
was  the  next,  in  1873,  followed  by  "Risks"  (April,  1873);  "The 
Virginian"  (Sept.,  1873);  "On  the  Rhine"  (1875);  "Gran  Uale  " 
(1874);  "The  Big  Bonanza,"  an  adaption  of  the  German  comedy, 


492       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1885 


"Ultimo"  (1875);  "A  Heroine  in  Rags"  (1876);  "How  Women 
Love"  (1876)  (this  play  was  afterwards  called  "The  Heart  of  the 
Sierras."  It  was  reconstructed,  and  renamed  "The  Vigilantes"); 
"Clio"  (1878);  "Fairfax"  (1879);  "My  Partner"  (1879);  "The 
Galley  Slave;"  "  My  Geraldine  "  (December,  1880);  "  The  White 
Slave"  (April,  1882)  ;  "Friend  and  Foe,"  1882  ;  "Siberia"  and  "Sepa- 
ration," January,  1884;  "Paquita,"  Aug.  31,  1885.  "Fate"  was  pro- 
duced at  the  Olympic  Theatre,  London,  by  Carlotta  Leclercq,  August 
6,  1884;  "The  Galley  Slave"  was  acted  at  Hull,  England,  Nov.  22, 
1880,  and  for  the  first  time  in  London,  Feb.  8,  1886,  at  the  Grand 
Theatre ;  "  Siberia  "  was  played  Dec.  4,  1887,  at  the  Princess  Theatre, 
London.  Mr.  Campbell  was  several  inches  above  six  feet  in  height, 
slender,  and  with  a  face  bearing  a  remarkable  resemblance  to  that 
of  Artemus  Ward.  He  was  an  excellent  conversationalist,  always 
ready  with  an  apt  repartee,  and  possessed  a  rich  fund  of  anecdote. 

Martin  W.  Hanley  occupied  this  house  for  two  weeks,  commencing 
May  II,  1885  with  a  play  called  "Are  You  Insured  ?"  which  had 
this  cast : 


Priscilla  Bouncer 
Dorcas  Bouncer  . 
Charity  Bouncer 
Caroline  Bitterroot 
Miss  Skaggs 
Jerry  Jangles 
Hodge  .... 


.  Fanny  Wentworth 
Sophie  Hummel 
.  .  Fanny  Daboll 
.  .  Annetta  Zelma 
.  .  Jennie  Bajard 
.  .  W.  S.  Daboll 
.   Edward  Eggleton 


Philander  Dividend  .  Charles  Stanley 
Sarsfield  Per  Annum,  Wm.  H.  Fitzgerald 
Raymond  Shadow  .  .  Dan  CoUyer 
Charles  Bitterroot  .  .  Geo.  Merritt 
Sheriff  Roger  Bouncer  .  Dan  Hart 
Timothy  Bitterroot,  Joseph  M.  Sparks 
Fanny  Bouncer    .     .     Jennie  Yeamans 

This  comedy  was  originally  acted  under  the  title  of  "  Love  vs. 
Insurance."  Prof.  Cromwell  commenced  another  series  of  lectures 
May  17,  and  continued  through  the  week  as  follows:  "The  Rhine," 
May  17;  "Italy,"  May  18;  "Rome,"  May  19;  "Paris,"  May  20. 
Minnie  Palmer  reappeared  May  25  in  "  My  Sweetheart,"  and  the 
season  closed  May  30. 

The  house  was  leased  for  two  weeks  for  the  purpose  of  introducing 
to  the  New  York  public  Myra  Goodwin  as  a  star,  she  having  previ- 
ously appeared  in  variety  theatres.  She  opened  Aug.  3  in  a  comedy 
called  "  Sis,"  by  E.  E.  Kidder,  which  had  this  cast : 


Hickory  Hawkins  .  .  Geo.  Richards 
Agnes  Barrett  .  .  Mrs.  E.  M.  Post 
Warm  Pepper      .      Elizabeth  Andrews 

Mabel Dickie  Martinez 

Delia Emma  Maddern 


Warren      ....       Byron  Douglas 

Granville W.  A.  Paul 

Joe  Barrett      ....     Harry  Dalton 
Sis Myra  Goodwin 


Joseph  B.  Polk  commenced  Aug.  1 7,  for  two  weeks,  in  "  Mixed 
Pickles."  Alex  Fitzgerald,  who  had  been  engaged  at  this  house  as 
stage  manager,  died  at  St.  Vincent's  Hospital,  this  city,  Aug.  31. 
1855.  He  made  his  first  appearance  on  the  stage  in  1852,  at  the 
National   Theatre,   Cincinnati.      He  was   a  favorite  with  Bowery 


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THE   FOURTEENTH   STREET  THEATRE 


493 


audiences  of  1855-56-57.     In  1858  he  went  to  Australia,  where  he 
supported  Avonia  Jones. 

Hartley  Campbell  again  leased  the  house  and  opened  it  August  21 
with  "  Paquita,"  its  first  performance  in  America.  Under  Camp- 
bell's second  management  this  house  returned  to  its  old  name  "  The 
Fourteenth  Street  Theatre."    The  cast  of  "Paquita"  was: 


Dr.  Manuel    .     .     .    Fred  de  Belleville 

Stephano Russell  Bassett 

Victor Ivan  Shirley 

Phillippe    ....       Jerome  Stevens 

Padre D.  Vanderen 

Paquita Mary  Mills 


Senora  Maria      ....    Ida  Vernon 

Lucette Eloise  Willis 

Zinari Evelyn  Granville 

Jos^  Borosco H.  M.  Pitt 

Hortense Kate  Forsyth 

Dr.  Delponte      .     .     .   C.  P.  Flockton 
Le  Petite  Hortense       Bijou  Fernandez 

Hartley  Campbell  closed  his  season  Oct.  2,  and  retired  from  active 
management.  Edward  E.  Rice  closed  the  house  Oct.  5  and  6  for 
a  rehearsal  of  "  Evangeline  "  and  produced  it  in  sumptuous  style. 
Irene  Verona  (Mrs.  Fred  Darrell)  made  her  American  d^but,  as 
Evangeline  ;  MoUie  Fuller,  Eulalie ;  Geo.  K.  Fortescue,  Catherine ; 
John  A.  Mackay,  Le  Blanc ;  Fay  Templeton,  Gabriel ;  Josie  Hall, 
Felician ;  James  S.  Maffit,  the  Lone  Fisherman ;  Fred  Frear,  Dietrich ; 
and  Amelia  Summerville,  Hubert.  The  fiftieth  performance  took 
place  Nov.  19,  when  Edward  Rice  conducted  the  orchestra;  also 
for  the  one  hundredth  performance,  Dec.  31,  Henry  E.  Dixey  came 
on  the  stage  in  full  "Adonis"  costume,  and  joined  in  the  dance  at 
the  end  of  the  first  act. 

On  Feb.  22,  1886,  Louise  Montague  appeared  as  Evangeline,  and 
Irene  Verona  as  Gabriel.  Linda  Nash  (Mrs.  Ed.  Morris)  made 
her  debut  on  the  stage  March  15,  as  Marie.  The  two  hundred  and 
fiftieth  performance  took  place  April  30,  and  the  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
second  and  last  was  a  benefit  to  Edward  Rice.  Fay  Templeton, 
Irene  Verona,  and  Mollie  Fuller  acted  Gabriel ;  Louise  Montague, 
Annie  Summerville,  and  Irene  Verona  played  Evangeline. 

Effie  Ellsler  appeared  here  May  3,  in  "  Woman  Against  Woman," 
which  had  this  cast : 


John  Tressider 
Phil  Tressider 
Gilbert  Craven 
Riter  Crank  . 
Rachel  Westwood 
Deborah  . 
Mary  Pedley 


.    Frank  Weston 

.    Charles  Foster 

Harry  Davenport 

W.  C.  Armstrong 

_  .     .       Mattie  Earle 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport 

Florence  Fields 


Sir  Henry 
Dr.  Grayson  . 
Bessie ,.  .  . 
Melton'  .  . 
Dave  Jackson 
Miriam      .     . 


A.  B.  Howard 
Charles  Lamb 
.  Effie  Ellsler 
H.  Thompson 
S.  J.  Milliken 
Marjorie  Bonner 


Though  business  was  fair  during  the  week  Miss  Ellsler's  manager 
concluded  not  to  play  the  second  week.  The  house  remained  closed 
until  May  17,  when  Lydia  Thompson  was  seen,  with  her  burlesque 
company  (her  first  appearance  in  seven  years),  in  "  Oxygen,"  with 
this  cast : 


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Prince  Fritz 
The  Burgomaster 
Suzel    .... 
Franz   .... 
Herman  ce      .     . 
Niklause  .     .     . 


Lydia  Thompson 

Louis  de  Lange 

Addie  Cora  Reed 

Richard  F.  Carroll 

Lillie  Alliston 

Alexander  Clark 


Otto     .     . 
Hanserl     . 
Lottchen  . 
Gretchen 
Tarantula 
Dr.  Ox     . 


Ruth  Stetson 

.     .  Leila  Farrell 

Virgie  Graves 

Marian  Langdon 

.  Daisy  Ramsden 

Frederic  Darrell 


Annie  Sutherland  and  Lucy  Escott  were  also  in  the  cast. 

The  season  closed  May  31,  and  Lydia  Thompson  sailed  for  Europe 
June  I. 

The  next  season  began  Sept.  6,  with  "  Our  Rich  Cousin,"  which 
was  acted  two  weeks.     It  had  this  cast : 


Cynthia    ' Georgia  Cayvan 

Florence   ....      Louise  Muldener 

Sim Wm.  Richardson 

Martha Mrs.  Sol  Smith 

John  Merrygold      .     .    T.  J.  Herndon 


Zed Milton  Higgins 

Will  Styles  .  .  .  .  A.  S.  Lipman 
Theodore  ....  W.  J.  Ferguson 
Winona Fanny  Addison 


Mrs.  F.  S.  Chanfrau  began  an  engagement  here  Sept.  20,  in  Sir 
Charles  L.  Young's  melodrama,  "  The  Scapegoat,"  cast  thus : 


Lord  Parkhurst  .  .  .  Horace  Vinton 
Victor  Broughton,  Myron  LefHngwell,  Jr. 
Sir  Dennis  Broughton 

Harry  Weaver,  Jr. 
Captain  Beaufort  .  .  .  Lewis  Baker 
Policeman      ....      Alex  Ramson 


Priscilla  Roval    .     .     .  Stella  Boniface 

Lady  Broughton      .     .  Helen  Bancroft 

Z.  J Sidney  Drew 

Ashby Lewis  Mitchell 

Dean Harry  Clifford 

Maid Mary  S.  Baker 


Samuel  Colville  died  in  this  city  Aug.  22,  1886,  of  heart  dis- 
ease. He  was  born,  1825,  at  Castle  Avery,  County  Down,  Ire- 
land, and  came  to  America  in  1840.  His  first  experience  in  the 
theatrical  business  was  in  1853,  in  California.  He  was  manager 
of  three  theatres  in  Australia,  from  1858  to  1861.  His  first  New 
York  management  was  at  Wallack's  old  theatre  (Broadway  and 
Broome  Street),  which  he  christened  "Mary  Provost's  Theatre." 
Afterwards  he  managed  the  Theatre  Comique  (opposite  St. 
Nicholas  Hotel).  With  Geo.  Wood  he  managed  Wood's  Museum 
(now  Daly's,  Thirtieth  Street  and  Broadway).  He  visited  Europe, 
and  brought  to  America  the  Lydia  Thompson  burlesque  company. 
He  secured  "  Michael  Strogoff  "  for  America,  and  produced  it  at 
Booth's  Theatre,  this  city,  September,  1881;  also  brought  over 
"The  World."  He  became  manager  of  this  theatre  late  in  1883, 
in  conjunction  with  E.  G.  Gilmore.  His  second  wife,  Emrae 
Roseau,  he  married  Aug.  2,  1883.  His  remains  were  interred  in 
Evergreen  cemetery,  Brooklyn. 

Mrs.  D.  P.  Bowers  began  an  engagement  Oct.  4,  and  continued 
four  weeks.  Her  repertory  was:  "Mary  Stuart,"  Oct.  4,  6; 
"Elizabeth,"  Oct.  5,  7,  and  matinde  Oct.  g;  "Lucrezia  Borgia" 
and  "The  Jealous  Wife,"  Oct.  8;  "Macbeth,"  evening  Oct.  9. 
In  "  Mary  Stuart "  Mrs.  Bowers  acted  the  Queen ;  Joseph  Wheelock, 


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495 


Douglas ;  Fanny  Gillette,  Elizabeth ;  Alberta  Gallatin,  Catherine ; 
John  Lane,  Mortimer;  and  Mark  Lynch,  Leicester.     In  "Eliza- 
beth" Mrs.  Bowers  played  the  title  r61e;  in  "Lucrezia  Borgia," 
Joseph  Wheelock  as  Genarro,  and  John  A.  Lane,  the  Duke;  in 
"Jealous  Wife"  Mrs.   Bowers  was  Mrs.   Oakley,  and   Wheelock, 
Mr.  Oakley.     In  "  Macbeth  "  Mrs.   Bowers  was   Lady   Macbeth ; 
Joseph   Wheelock,  Macbeth ;  and   Lane,   Macduff.     Mrs.  Bowers 
opened  her  second  week  with  "Lady  Audley's  Secret,"  Fanny 
Gillette  as  Alicia;  this  play  was  repeated  the  third  week,  until 
matinee,    Oct.    23,    when    "  Camille "   was    played.      "  Lucrezia 
Borgia"  and   "The   Jealous   Wife"  were  given  the   evening  of 
Oct.    23.     The   repertory  for  the   last   week  was:    "Elizabeth," 
Oct.    25,    29;   "Mary   Stuart,"    Oct.    26,   28,    matinee    Oct.    30; 
"Camille,"   matinee  Oct.  27;   "Lady  Audley's   Secret,"  evening 
Oct.  27;  "Macbeth,"  Oct.  30. 

M.  B.  Curtis  came  here  Nov.  i,  with  "Caught  in  a  Corner,"  for 
the  first  time  in  this  city. 

J.  W.  Rosenquest  purchased  E.  G.  Gilmore's  interest  in  the 
theatre  in  November.  Mr.  Curtis  continued  the  attraction  until 
Dec.  27,  when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Knight  opened  in  "Over  the 
Garden  Wall,"  for  two  weeks. 

Denman  Thompson  appeared  here  Jan.  10,  1887,  in  "The  Old 
Homestead, "  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  with  this  cast : 


Fran9ois  Fogarty  .  .  Frank  Martin 
Mrs.  Henry  Hopkins,  Venie  Thompson 
Nellie  Patterson  .  Leonore  Willard 
Reuben  Whitcomb  .  T.  D.  Frawley 
Len  Holbrook    .     .CM.  Richardson 


Mrs. 


Joshua  Whitcomb,  Denman  Thompson 
Frank  Hopkins  .  Alfred  T.  Swartz 
John  Freeman  .  .  Frank  Thompson 
Aunt  Matilda  Whitcomb,  Louisa  Morse 
Rickety  Ann  .  .  Annie  Thompson 
Miss  Annie  Hopkins,  Virginia  Marlowe 
Miss  Nellie  Freeman  .  Lillian  Stone 
Maggie  O'Flaherty,  Minnie  Luckstone 
Henry  Hopkins,  Sr.  .  Walter  Lennox 
Judge  Patterson  .  .  Gus  Kammerly 
George  Hopkins     .     .     Albert  Barnes 

Mr.  Thompson  played  this  drama  for  twenty  weeks,  and  closed 
June  4,  followed  June  6  with  "The  Hypocrite,"  for  two  weeks, 
with  this  cast: 


Mrs.  Murdoch 
Cy  Prime 
Happy  Jack  . 
Eb.  Ganzey  . 
Pat  Clancy    . 


Owen  Marlowe 
Geo.  A.  Beane 

.  Walter  Gale 
J.  L.  Morgan 

.    Frank  Mara 


George     .     .     . 
Edith  Walton     . 
Edward  Walton 
Richard  Singleton 
Doctor  Vernon 


Newton  Gotthold 
.  .  Annie  Robe 
.  Osmond  Tearle 
.  Herbert  Kelcey 
Harry  Courtaine 


Barney  Elliott    .      Charles  S.  Dickson 
Grace  Contraire      .       Miriam  O'Leary 

Martha Marie  Bates 

Archibald Tony  Farrell 


This  drama  was  by  Lawrence  Marston,  but  it  was  afterwards 
rewritten  by  John  M.  Morton  and  called  "Wife  for  Wife."  This 
house  then  closed  for  the  summer.  The  next  season  commenced 
Aug.  30,  1887,  with  "The  Still  Alarm,"  for  the  first  time  on  the 
stage,  with  this  cast: 


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Jack  Manley Harry  Lacy 

Jo  Jones      .     .     .     .     M.  J.  Gallagher 

Nozzle Joseph  Doane 

John  Bird    .     .     .    Nelson  Wheatcroft 
Willie  Manley      .     .    Charles  Dickson 


Franklyn  Fordham  .     .  Eugene  Eberle 

Doc  Wilbur     .     .  .     Jacques  Kruger 

Elinore  Fordham  .     Blanche  Thorne 

Cad  Wilbur      .     .  .  Blanche  Vaughan 

Mrs.  Manley   .     .  Mrs.  Selden  Irwin 


Hoyt's  "A  Hole  in  the  Ground"  was  given  Sept.  12,  for  the 
first  time  in  New  York,  and  the  cast  was: 


A  Capitalist     .     .     .  William  F.  Mack 
A  Romantic  Young  Man 

W.  Otis  Harlan 
A  Commercial  Tourist 

Alf.  M.  Hampton 
A  Second  Commercial  Tourist 

W.  Mack 
A  Station  Agent  .  .  .  Frank  Lawton 
A  Roper-in  for  Centropolis  Hotel 

Alf.  M.  Hampton 
A  Roper-in  for  Grand  Union  Hotel 

W.  Mack 
A  Boy,  anxious  to  be  a  R.  R.  Man 

W.  H.  Jordan 
A  League  Base  Ball  Umpire 

Julian  Mitchell 


A  Tailor  Made  Girl  .     Dudie  Douglass 
A  Second  Tailor  Made  Girl 

Fannie  Stevens 
A  Third  Tailor  Made  Girl 

Irene  Hernandez 
A  Young  Mother  .  .  Helen  Leslie 
A  Telegraphic  Operator 

Nannette  Comstock 
A  Second  Tarrier  .  .  Alice  Walsh 
A  Third  Tarrier  ....  Daisy  Hall 
The  Lady  of  the  Lunch  Counter 

Flora  Walsh 

A  Brat Daisy  HaU 

A  Tarrier Helen  Leslie 

A  Stranger       ....  Geo.  Richards 
A  Deaf  Lady  ....      Alice  Walsh 


Minnie  Palmer  appeared  here  Oct.  10,  in  J.  P.  Wooler's  ope- 
retta "The  Ring  and  the  Keeper;"  and  also  in  "My  Sweet- 
heart." "Baron  Rudolph,"  by  Bronson  Howard,  was  produced 
Oct.  24,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Knight  as  the  stars.  The  cast 
was: 


Rudolph      ....      Geo.  S.  Knight 
Whetworth      ....    Frank  Carlyle 

Rhoda Carrie  Turner 

Owen Lin  Hurst 

Sheriff Frank  Colfax 

Ernestine Jane  Stuart 


Gen.  Metcalf  .  . 
Judge  Merrybone 
Geoffrey  Brown  . 
Allen  .  .  .  . 
Nellie  Dashwood 


Charles  Bowser 

M.  A.  Kenne^ 

Henry  Woodrufte 

Geo.  D.  Fawcett 

Mrs.  Geo.  Knight 


"  Baron  Rudolph  "  was  originally  written  by  Bronson  Howard 
for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence,  and  was  called  "  Only  a  Tramp." 
Mrs.  Florence  did  not  like  the  character  of  Nellie  Dashwood  — 
the  part  written  for  her  —  and  the  play  was  not  accepted.  While 
in  London,  during  the  summer  of  1886,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knight  met 
Mr.  Howard  and  bought  the  play.  Its  first  presentation  by  Geo. 
Knight  was  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  Cleveland,  Ohio  (Mrs. 
Knight  was  not  in  the  cast).  The  following  year  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Knight  revisited  Europe,  and  Mr.  Howard  rewrote  the  play, 
and  it  was  produced  under  the  new  name  of  "Baron  Rudolph,"  at 
Hull,  England,  for  two  weeks,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knight,  supported 
by  Wilson  Barrett's  London  stock  company. 

They  returned  to  America  and  for  nearly  two  seasons  played 
"Baron  Rudolph,"  but  the  rage  for  farce  comedy  induced  them  to 


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lay  it  aside  and  produce  "Over  the  Garden  Wall."  They  were 
again  induced  to  produce  "  Baron  Rudolph "  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street  theatre  under  the  direction  of  Charles  Frohman.  David 
Belasco  made  several  alterations  in  the  play,  and  it  was  produced 
as  stated  above.  It  was  kept  on  the  stage  for  four  weeks  to  bad 
business.  The  play  not  only  cost  Mr.  Knight  considerable  money, 
but  broke  his  heart,  as  he  had  great  faith  in  it.  He  had  remarked 
prior  to  its  production  that  if  "  Rudolph  "  failed  it  would  break  his 
heart,  and  it  did.  He  then  made  a  trip  with  his  company  through 
the  West  with  "Over  the  Garden  Wall,"  closing  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  Chicago,  111.  It  was  noticed  during  this  engage- 
ment that  he  was  not  himself,  and  occasionally  forgot  a  line.  He 
complained  of  a  pain  at  the  back  of  his  head,  and  his  hands  were 
cold.  He  was  taken  to  Orange,  N.  J.,  and  for  twenty  months  was 
under  treatment  of  the  best  brain  specialists  in  the  State.  Not 
improving  and  getting  no  hope  from  the  doctors,  his  wife  had  him 
removed  to  Asbury  Park,  where,  in  four  weeks  time,  he  had  a  slight 
stroke  of  paralysis,  affecting  his  right  side.  During  the  summer 
of  1890  he  had  another  slight  stroke  of  paralysis,  and  became 
speechless.  Before  losing  his  voice,  he  expressed  the  wish  that  he 
might  never  become  an  object  of  charity,  and,  that  his  wish  should 
be  fulfilled,  his  wife  concluded  to  return  to  the  stage  to  enable  her 
to  provide  him  with  the  comforts  of  life.  She  reappeared  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  this  city,  as  Louise  in  "Dr.  Bill,"  Sept.  7, 
1891.  There  was  a  benefit  for  Mr.  Knight  at  the  Bijou  Theatre, 
this  city,  afternoon  Feb.  27,  1890,  and  ;^2,200  was  raised,  but  Mrs. 
Knight  refused  to  accept  it,  and  it  was  placed  as  a  fund  for  defray- 
ing the  expenses  incurred  at  the  institution  in  which  he  was 
placed.  In  July,  i8gi,  Mrs.  Knight  had  Mr.  Knight  removed 
from  his  retreat  to  his  mother's  home  in  Philadelphia,  where  he 
died  Jan.  14,  1892.  His  right  name  was  George  Washington 
Sloan,  and  he  was  born  Nov.  6,    1850. 

Denman  Thompson  reappeared  Nov.  21,  and  remained  five  weeks, 
in  "The  Old  Homestead."  On  Dec.  25  (matinee)  the  Hanlons 
produced  "Le  Voyage  en  Suisse."  Emily  Bancker,  Ethel  Gray, 
T.  H.  Glenney,  Harry  Vaughan,  Charles  F.  Walton,  Richard 
Jones,  Snitz  Edwards,  and  Edward  Hanlon  were  in  the  cast. 

McNish,  Johnson  &  Slavin's  minstrels  opened  here  Jan.  9,  1888. 
for  one  week,  followed,  Jan.  16,  by  Frank  Daniels  in  "  Little  Puck, " 
its  first  New  York  performance.  Annie  Pixley  came  Jan.  23, 
with  "The  Deacon's  Daughter;"  Jan.  30,  Modjeska  appeared  in 
"Camille,"  repeated  Feb.  i  and  2;  Jan.  31,  and  matinee,  Feb.  4 
"As  You  Like  It"  was  given;  "Donna  Diana,"  evening  Feb. 
1-3;  "Cymbeline"  (first  time  in  New  York),  evening  Feb.  4. 
Plympton  played  Armand  in  "Camille;"  Orlando  in  "As  You 
Like  It;"  Leonatus  in  "Cymbeline,"  and  William  Harris  played 

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the  leading  part  in  "Donna  Diana."  In  the  company  were  Eben 
Plympton,  William  Harris,  S.  E.  Springer,  Charles  Vandenhoff, 
Vincent  Sternroyd,  Robert  Taber,  William  F.  Owen,  Tully  Mar- 
shall, Charles  B.  Kelley,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Pennoyer,  Clara  Ellison, 
Grace  Filkins,  and  Sara  Blanche  Gray.  Modjeska's  second  and 
final  week  opened  Feb.  6,  with  "Measure  for  Measure,"  which 
had  this  cast: 

Tully  Marshall 
.  W.  F.  Owen 
.  C.  B.  Kelley 
.  .  Modjeska 
.     .  Mary  Shaw 


Vincentio C.  Vandenhoff 

Angelo Wm.  Morris 

Escolus S.  E.  Springer 

Claudio Robert  Taber 

Lucio      ....      Vincent  Sternroyd 

Provost T.  L.  Coleman 

Elbow James  Cooper 


Froth      .     . 

Pompey  .     . 

Barnardine 

Isabella 

Mariana 

Mistress  Overdone 

Mrs.  M.  A.  Pennoyer 


Modjeska  appeared  Feb.  6  as  Beatrice  in  "  Much  Ado  About 
Nothing,"  repeated  matinee,  Feb.  8;  Eben  Plympton  was  Bene- 
dick ;  Mary  Shaw,  Hero ;  and  W.  F.  Owen,  Dogberry.  "  Cymbe- 
line"  was  played  Feb.  9;  "As  You  Like  It,"  Feb.  10,  matinde 
and  evening;  Feb.  11,  "Romeo  and  Juliet."  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr., 
opened  a  fortnight's  stay  Feb.  13  in  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings" 
and  "Turned  Up."  Roland  Reed  followed  Feb.  27,  presenting 
"The  Woman  Hater,"  for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  and  with 
this  cast : 


Samuel Roland  Reed 

Mulbridge  ....     Harry  A.  Smith 

Dr.  Lane Ferd  Hight 

Geo.  Dobbins  .     .     .     .  A.  C.  Deltwyn 


Lucy  Joy     . 

Alice .  .  . 
Tom  Ripley 
Mrs.  Walton 


Alice  Hastings 

Annie  Lewis 

Wm.  C.  Andrews 

.  Bessie  Hunter 


Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  here  March  12  in  Fred  Williams' 
play,  "Maggie  the  Midget."  It  was  originally  done  in  December, 
1884,  at  Omaha,  Neb.  "Fanchon"  was  given  matinle  March  21, 
and  "Jane  Eyre,"  March  24. 

"  The  Still  Alarm  "  returned  March  26,  and  had  a  run  of  one 
hundred  and  four  consecutive  performances.     It  had  this  cast: 


Jack  Manley Harry  Lacy 

John  Bird  ....  Ralph  Delraore 
Doc  Wilbur  ....  Joseph  Wilkes 
Willie  Manley  .  Charles  £.  Lothian 
Franklyn  Fordham  .  .  E.  A.  Eberle 
Joseph  Jones  ...      M.  J.  Gallagher 


Elinore  Fordham 
Cad  Wilbur 
Mrs.  Manley 
Jenkins  .     . 
Nozzle    .     . 
Tony      .     . 


.  .  Lizzie  Hudson 
Blanche  Vaughan 
Mrs.  Selden  Irwin 

.  Thomas  W.  Ford 

Benjamin  Dean 

George  A.  Palmer 


A  preliminary  season  commenced   Aug.   27,   with  "Gwynne's 
Oath ; "  the  cast  of  which  was : 


Gwynne  Archer    . 
Bessy  Smith    .     . 
Willoughby  Parker 
Pepe  Latour    .     . 
Sir  Pearce  Parker 


.  .  May  Wilkes 
.  .  Isabella  Irving 
.  EmUie  J.  Boswell 
Little  Dot  Winters 
.     .  A.  C.  Deltwyn 


Harry  Vesey    .     .  .  Davenport  Bebus 

Richard  Welbeck  .   Harold  Courtney 

Gilbert  Archer     .  .     .  Evelyn  Evans 

Gussy  Lambton    .  .     Ernest  Tarleton 

Jim  Richards  .     .  .     .    L.  R.  Willard 


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The  next  season  opened  Sept.    lo,   1888,  with  "Fascination," 
cast  thus: 

Lady  Slash  ton      > 


Cora  Tanner 

Isabel  Waldron 
Eleanor  Carey 
Maggie  Dean 
Lucy  Escott 
Belle  Waldron 
Clara  Knowles 


Duke  of  Hurlingham     .     Lionel  Bland 
The  Hon.  Sam  Slash  ton 

Augustus  Cook 
Count  La  Grange  .  P.  A.  Anderson 
Mr.  Isaacson  .     .      Norman  Campbell 

Adel Helen  Ten  Broeck 

Lord  Islay Edward  Bell 

Rev.  Mr.  CoUey  .     .     .      Chas.  Coote 


Charles  Marlowe 
Duchess  of  Hurlingham 

Rosa  Delemere    . 
Arabella  Armhurst 
Dottle  D'Estrange 
Connie  Hillmore  . 
Mrs.  Isaacson 

This  play  attracted  good  houses  until  Oct.  29,  when  it  was  with- 
drawn for  "A  Hole  in  the  Ground,"  in  which  Fanny  Stevens  acted 
the  Telegraph  Girl,  and  Nettie  Lyford  the  Lunch  Girl.  "She," 
with  Gillette  and  Hayman's  company,  was  seen  Nov.  12.  Roland 
Reed  came  Nov.  26  in  "The  Woman  Hater."  Alice  Hastings 
was  taken  ill  at  the  close  of  the  performance  Nov.  26,  and  was 
conveyed  to  her  hotel  in  a  carriage  and  died  of  paralysis  of  the 
heart  in  this  city  Nov.  30.  She  was  a  native  of  Dublin,  Ireland. 
She  appeared  at  this  theatre  in  1881,  with  the  Colville  Folly  com- 
pany, and  was  leading  lady  with  Roland  Reed's  travelling  company 
from  1882  to  the  day  of  her  death.  Her  remains  were  interred 
in  Mt.  Vernon  cemetery,  Philadelphia.  Prof.  Herrmann  occupied 
the  house  weeks  Dec.  10-17.  "A  Tin  Soldier"  was  presented 
Dec.  24. 

M.  J.  Kelly,  the  baseball  celebrity,  made  his  debut  here  as  a 
Thespian  in  "A  Hole  in  the  Ground,"  Dec.  31. 

The  Howard  Athenaeum  specialty  company  appeared  Jan.  7, 
1889,  with  the  following  performers :  Alfred  and  Jackson,  Poluski 
Bros.,  Tennyson  and  O'Gorman,  Irwin  Sisters,  Lawlor  and  Thorn- 
ton, Wood  and  Sheppard,  Paul  Cinquevalli  and  the  "  Cinquevalli 
Troupe,"  Ida  Heath,  and  James  F.  Hoey.  "Fantasma"  was  the 
bill  the  week  of  Jan.  14. 

W.  J.  Scan  Ian,  Jan.  21,  produced,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city, 
"  Myles  Aroon, "  with  this  cast : 


Myles  Aroon 
Pat  Phelan 
Joe  Upton  . 
Lady  Glover 
Mrs.  Farrell 


.  W.  J.  Scanlan 
Robert  McNair 
.  Charles  Dade 
.  Stella  Teuton 
.   Millie  Sackett 


Squire  Raymond  Thurston 

Charles  Mason 
Mike  Carney  .  .  Thaddeus  Shine 
Maggie  Farrell  .  .  Mattie  Ferguson 
Lucy  O'Shea   ....    Mary  Warner 


Annie  Pixley  came  Feb.  4,  with  "22  Second  Floor,"  originally 
produced  in  San  Francisco,  Cal,  by  Marie  Aimee,  under  the 
title  of  "Deceived."     It  had  this  cast: 


Flora  Featherstone  .  .  Annie  Pixley 
Mrs.  Johnson  .  .  Adelaide  J.  Eaton 
Amphytrion  H.  Smith  .  .  M.  C.  Daly 
Jeremiah  Jinkerson  .    Joseph  Brennan 


Barney  Binney     .     .     .  B.  F.  Grinnell 
Mrs.  Wynkoop     .     .     .    Elsie  Gerome 

Polly MoUie  Ravel 

John  Ellis John  T.  Burke 


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Maggie  Mitchell  presented,  Feb.  11,  C.  Wallace  Walters' drama, 
"  Ray,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  with  this  cast : 

Tom  Rugby  .  .  James  B.  Watkins 
Mrs.  Vorell  .  .  Marion  P.  Clifton 
Ray  Golden  .  .  .  Maggie  Mitchell 
Ellice  Dean  .  .  .  Virginia  Nelson 
Felicia Annie  Chase 


Gabe  Wilden  . 
Simon  Stea 
Percy  Vorell    . 
Mark  Walworth 
Ben  Linden 


Charles  Abljott 

R.  F.  McClannin 

C.  E.  Boardman 

.   Geo.  N.  Deyo 

Sheridan  Tupper 


"Le  Voyage  en  Suisse"  returned  here  Feb.  18,  for  two  weeks. 
Chas.  Hawkins  played  Dwindledown  in  it  the  second  week. 
"  Drifting  Apart "  came  March  4,  with  Ida  Mulle  as  Hester. 
"The  Paymaster"  began  March  25,  and  stayed  two  weeks.  It 
had  this  cast: 


.  .  .  Gertie  Hart 
.  .  Annie  Alliston 
May  Holcombe 
Jeannette  Randolph 
.  .  Neil  O'Brien 
.     .    Beatrice  Lieb 


Francis  Houghton     .  Frazer  Coulter  Moyna  Sullivan 

Capt.  Hammersley   .  Hardee  Kirkland  Mrs.  Harding . 

Paymaster  O'Connor  Hettie  Harding 

Duncan  B.  Harrison  Nettie  Harding 

Corporal  Henley  .     .  .     W.  A.  Ralph  Adj.  Harding  . 

Nellie  O'Connor  .     .  Ethel  Harrison  Ethel  Miller     . 

Mrs.  O'Connor     .     .  .    Rene  Perselle 

Billy  Birch  took  a  benefit  March  28.  Birch  &  Moran's  min- 
strels gave  a  first  part.  Then  came  Lester  and  Allen,  Chas. 
McDonald,  Eva  French,  Peter  Goldrich,  Dan  Burke,  James 
Decker,  James  Burke,  Harry  Guion,  James  Williamson,  P.  C; 
Shortis,  Flora  and  May  Irwin,  the  Steens,  Baker,  Jones,  Man- 
ning and  Davis,  P^erguson  and  Mack,  Frank  Mordaunt,  John 
Hart,  and  the  Callahan  Bros. 

"An  Iron  Creed"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  April  8,  Stow, 
the  author,  having  hired  the  house  for  two  weeks,  but  the  "  play " 
was  acted  only  one.     It  had  this  cast : 


David  Delmont  .  .  .  .  J.  F.  Brien 
Dr.  Sternlaw H.  F.  Snow- 
Ruth       Marie  Cross 

Nanny Kate  Foley 

Jem  Brazencraft Atkins 

Brace  Nighthawk  .  .  .  H.  A.  Carr 
Fitz-Masher  de  Puttipayte,        H.  Lynn 


Anglice  ApebuU 
Sam  Boodlebang 
Locust  Prompt 
Mrs.  Boodlebang 

Miss  Angle 
Mrs.  Arthur     . 


.     .     .     .  S.  R.  Barry 

.     W.  H.  Ceilings 

.     .     .    F.  Livingston 

Mary  Wade  Haihilton 
.  .  Rachelle  Renard 
.     .    .  Louise  Halbee 


The  Madison  Square  Theatre  company  appeared  in  "  Partners " 
April  15,  followed  April  22  by  J.  K.  Emmet  in  his  new  play  called 
"Uncle  Joe,  or  Fritz  in  a  Madhouse,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Uncle  Joe  Parker  Edmond  D.  Lyons 
Richard  Parker  .  .  .CD.  Bennett 
Baron  Von  Woelfenstein 

Harold  Hartsell 
Hon.  Bob  Penley  .  R.  N.  Hickman 
Mrs.  Joe  Parker  .  Ethel  Greybrooke 
Lady  Grace  Howard,  Mary  A.  Penfield 
Fritz  Von  Woelfenstein,  J.  K.  Emmet 
1st  Keeper  Insane  Asylum  C.  St.  Aubyne 
Mrs.  Chumbley    .  Alice  Mansfield 


Charles  O'Rielly 
Collie  Parker 
Montague    . 
Burrows 
Flora      .     . 
Dr.  Mickett 
Brown     .     . 
Johnnie  Johns 
Maria     .     . 
The  Plant   . 


...   J.  Cody 

Louise  Balfe 

Frank  H.  Dayton 

G.  R.  Montgomery 

.  Alice  Spencer 

.    A.  R.  Adams 

H.  W.  Brinkley 

.      W.  C.  Utter 

.   Marie  Carlyle 

,   Baby  Spencer 


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The  season  of  1889-90  opened  Aug.  19  with  "Mankind,"  given 
with  this  cast : 


Philip  Warren 
Daniel  Groodge  . 
Peter  Sharpley  . 
Edmund  Sharpley 
Richard  Pinpool  . 
Geo.  Melton    .     . 


.  Forrest  Robinson 

W.  H.  Thompson 

S.  E.  Springer 

.  Clarence  Heritage 

Herbert  Ayling 

.  James  L.  Carhart 


Alice  Maitland  . 
Arabella  Bright  . 
Constance  Melton 
Keziah  Beckerton 
Barnaby  Bright  . 
Jessie     .... 


Marjorie  Bonner 
Maggie  Hallo  way 
.  Esther  Lyons 
.  Emilie  Boswell 
.  .  Alf  Fisher 
.  Gertie  Boswell 


"The  Fairy's  Well"  was  produced  Sept.  9,  for  two  weeks,  and 
thus  cast : 


Larry  Dee  .  . 
Andy  Coogan  .  . 
Dan  Carmody 
Mark  Condon  .  . 
Eunice  Beresford, 
Mona  Carmody  . 
Mary  Ellen  Brody 
Nellie  Carmody  . 


Carroll  Johnson 
.  .  John  F.  Ward 
.     .     .  Chas.  Frew 

Alfred  Fremont 
Florence  Hamilton 
.    .  Daisy  Temple 

Fannie  Osborne 
.    .     .    Little  Zella 


Clara  O'Grady 
Alice  O'Grady 
Jennie  O'Grady 
Kitty  O'Grady 
Tracy  Farrell 
Jonah  Kelly  . 
Patsey    .    .     . 


,  .  Gertie  Boswell 
Little  Nellie 
.  .  Little  Amy 
.  .  Little  Rosie 
.  A.  J.  MuUer 
.  .  P.  Toohey 
John  McLaughlin 


This  was  Carroll  Johnson's  first  appearance  in  a  white  face  part. 
Hallen  &  Hart's  company  appeared  Sept.  23  in  "Later  On;"  "Zig 
Zag "  came  Sept.  30 ;  Cora  Tanner  appeared  Oct.  7  in  "  Fascina- 
tion," followed  Nov.  4  by  James  O'Neill  in  "  Monte  Cristo."  The 
Howard  Athenaeum  specialty  company  began  Nov.  1 1  and  closed 
Nov.  29.  Professor  Cromwell  lectured  Nov.  30;  Cleveland's 
minstrels,  week  of  Dec.  2.  Annie  Pixley  returned  in  "22 
Second  Floor,"  Dec.  9.  Herrmann's  Transatlantique  vaudeville 
company,  Dec.  16,  followed  by  Prof.  Herrmann,  the  magician. 
"Fantasma"  was  seen  for  two  weeks,  beginning  Dec.  30. 

Jan.  13,  1890,  Robert  Mantell  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York,  in  "The  Corsican  Brothers,"  with  this  cast: 

Fabien  dei  Franchi  \ 

Louis  dei  Franchi    ^ 

M.  Chateau  Renaud 

M.  Alfred  Meynard  . 

Le  Baron  Montgiron, 

Le  Baron  Giorcfino  Martelli 

Guy  Lindsley 
Gaetano  Orlando      .     .     .   Fred  Lotto 

William  J.  Scanlan  appeared  here  Jan.  27  in  "  Myles  Aroon ; " 
Feb.  3,  "  Shane  na  Lawn."  "A  Midnight  Bell"  was  heard  Feb. 
10;  Thomas  W.  Keene  came  Feb.  17,  in  "Louis  XL": 


Robert  Mantell 

.  .  Mark  Price 
Kendall  Weston 
B.  T.  Ringgold 


Marco  Colonna  .  .  .  Murry  Woods 
M.  Beauchamp  .  .  .  Martin  Clark 
Emilie  de  Lesparre,  Charlotte  Behrens 
Mme.  dei  Franchi     .     .  Minnie  Monck 

Celestine Marie  Sheldon 

Estelle Clara  Flagg 

Coralie Annie  Weaver 


Louis  XI T.  W.  Keene 

Richard J.  B.  Peters 

Due  de  Nemours      .     .    Geo.  Learock 
Charles,  the  Dauphin 

William  Humphrey 
Jacques  Coitier    .     .     .   Frank  Hennig 


Philip  de  Commines  .  Geo.  Gaston 
Tristan  I'Ermite  .  .  Willard  Newell 
Oliver  Le  Dain  .  .  Henri  de  Lusson 
Fran9ois  de  Paule  .  .  John  Griffith 
Marie Lavinia  Shannon 


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Mr.  Keene's  repertory  for  the  week  was:  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day nights  and  Saturday  matinee,  "Louis  XI.;"  Wednesday 
matinee,  "The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Thursday  night,  "Julius 
Ccesar;"  Friday  night,  "Richelieu;"  Saturday  night,  "Richard 
III."  Rose  Coghlan  appeared  here  Feb.  24  in  "Jocelyn,"  with 
this  cast: 


Prince  Saviani      .     . 
Philip  de  Boissac 
Charles  de  Boissac 
Henry  de  Boissac 
Gaston  Marcel     .     . 
Mme.  de  Montaigne, 
Georgette  .     .     .     . 
Agenor 


John  T.  Sullivan 

G.  H.  Leonard 

.     .    H.  A.  Carr 

.     .  Geo.  James 

.   Frank  Lander 

Helen  Bancroft 

Alice  Fairbrother 

James  Dunn 


Marfiso 
Narcisse 
Captain  . 
Michael  . 
Blaisois 
Boy  .  . 
Jocelyn  . 


Chas.  W.  Morgan 
Chas.  E.  Edwin 
F.  W.  McClellan 
E.  Tom  Webber 
Luke  Martin 
.  Violet  Black 
.    Rose  Coghlan 


"  Peg  Woffington "  ("  Masks  and  Faces  ")  was  acted  week  of 
March  3  by  Rose  Coghlan.  "  The  Still  Alarm  "  returned  March 
10  for  two  weeks.  Monroe  and  Rice's  company  were  seen  March 
17  in  "My  Aunt  Bridget;"  "A  Long  Lane,  or  Pine  Meadows," 
March  31.  It  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  under  the 
title  of  "Pine  Meadow,"  June  i,  1889,  at  a  Madison  Square 
Theatre  authors'  matinee,  and  the  first  performance  on  any  stage 
under  its  new  name  took  place  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  March  27.  The 
cast  at  this  house  was : 


John  Nettleton  .  . 
Charlie  Cupid .  .  . 
Frank  Findley  .  . 
Colonel  Rollingstone, 
Reuben  Meadows 


.  David  Murray 
Charles  Dickson 
Byron  Douglas 
Harry  Courtaine 
.  A.  C.  Deltwyn 


Margaret  Meadows  .  .  Judith  Berolde 
Daisy  Meadows  .  .  Ethel  Harrington 
Florence  Featherly  .  Virginia  Earned 
Dorothy  Meadows  .  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 
Jim  Herding    ....    Frank  Foster 


"  A  Brass  Monkey  "  was  seen  here  April  21 ;  " My  Aunt  Bridget," 
April  28;  Joseph  Murphy,  May  5,  in  "Shaun  Rhue,"  and  May  12, 
in  "Kerry  Gow;"  May  19,  J.  B.  Polk  opened  in  "The  Silent  Part- 
ner," for  three  weeks,  and  was  followed  by  Agnes  Herndon,  June 
9,  in  "  La  Belle  Marie, "  with  this  cast : 


Jean  Ingleside  > 
Marie  Du  Bois  ) 
Earl  Leighton 
George  Leighton  . 
Mr.  Leighton  .     . 
Jack  Ingleside 
Edith  Mathews    . 
Mary  Ingleside     . 


Agnes  Herndon 

Clarence  Handyside 

Frank  Karrington 

Charles  A.  Smiley 

Theo.  Hudgens 

.     .  Elsie  Lombard 

.     .    Grace  Gayler 


John  Ingleside 
Rev.  M.  Mason 
Andrew  Stub  . 
Grace  Leighton 
Suzette  .  .  . 
Typewriter .  . 
Patsy  Walsh  . 
Newsboy    .     . 


.  L.  P.  Hicks 
.  J.  Havlin 
Geo.  Neville 
Alma  Strong 
Ethel  Elliott 
.  Mrs.  White 
Vevie  Niobra 
Harry  O'Lynn 


Week  of  June  i.  Alma  Strong  and  Frank  Karrington  retired 
from  the  cast.  Ralph  Bell  appeared  as  Earl  Leighton,  and  Marian 
Reed  as  Grace.  The  house  closed  for  the  season  June  21.  J.  T. 
Maguire,  treasurer  of  the  theatre,  took  a  benefit  Monday  evening, 
June  23. 


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503 


The  next  season  opened  Aug.  18,  with  Fay  Templeton  as  the 
star.     "  Hendrik  Hudson  "  was  produced,  with  this  cast : 


Hendrik  Hudson  .  .  Fay  Templeton 
Christopher  Columbus,  Eva  Randolph 
Kill  von  KuU  .  .  .  Edwin  Stevens 
Marquis  Perfecto  del  Cabanas 

Alf  C.  Wheelen 


GafE  Ensign  .  . 
Fritz  von  Twinkle 
Miss  Manhattan  . 
Don  Abattoire     . 


Harry  N.  Dowley 
.  Rose  Newham 
.    Toma  Hanlon 

Chas.  McClelland 


McParlan Snitr  Edwards 

Mina      .     .     .     Geraldine  McClelland 

Quireata Nellie  Russell 

Ysabel Alice  Earle 

Hans John  W.  Ince 

Abigail Estelle  Mortimer 

Emmelina  ....      Florence  Barry 
Alicia Jessie  Bond 


Alice  Earle  and  Florence  Barry  withdrew  from  the  cast  during 
the  first  week.  Anna  P.  Caldwell  joined  the  company  matinle, 
Aug.  23,  as  Emmelina.  Cleveland's  minstrels,  Sept.  i,  for  two 
weeks.  "  Good  Old  Times  "  by  Wilson  Barrett  and  Hall  Caine 
was  presented  Sept.    15,  with  this  cast: 


John  Langley  .  .  .  Atkins  Lawrence 
Crosby  Grainger  .  John  Glendinning 
Inspector  Braithwaite  .  James  Cooper 
Nat  Latrigg  .  .  Norman  Campbell 
Rev.  Mr.  Moore  .     .      Robert  Edeson 


Mary  Langley 
Lucy ....  Mrs, 
Martha  Troutbeck 

Spot 

Amos  Drew  .  . 
Coldbath  Joe  .  . 
The  Fiddler    .    . 


.  Eleanor  Carey 

John  Glendinning 

Emily  Maynard 

.  Charles  Coote 

C.  T,  Nichols 

.     .  Alf.  Fisher 

Fred  Brooks 


Cupid     .     .     . 
The  Oysterman 
Sandy     .     . 
Nick  Baker 
Col.  Wayne 
Hans      .     . 
Jake  Mooney 
Mr.  Horricks 
Mr.  Chard  . 
Mr.  Jenkins 
Biddy      .     . 


John  R.  Cumpson 

.     .      W.  Blake 

.     .  Chas.  Diehl 

R.  Newman 

Alfred  Burnham 

Thomas  de  Pui 

Chris  Williams 

.      A.  G.  Smith 

L.  Meadows 

.     .  R.  Weldon 

Maggie  HoUaway 


"Blue  Jeans,"  by  Joseph  Arthur,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  on 
any  stage  Oct.  6,  and  had  this  cast : 


Perry  Bascom  ....  Robt.  Hilliard 
Col.  Henry  Clay  Risener 

Geo.  D.  Chaplin 


Nell  Tutewiler  > 
Beleena  Kicker  ) 
Bascom's  Child 
Ben  Boone 
Seth  Igoe    .     . 
June  .... 
Sue  Eudaly 


.     .  Laura  Burt 

Grade  Sherwood 
.  Geo.  Fawcett 
.  .  Ben  Deane 
Jennie  Yeamans 
.  Judith  Berolde 


Jacob  Tutewiler  .  .  .  J.  J.  Wallace 
Jim  Tutewiler  .  .  Jacques  Kruger 
Isaac  Hankins  .  .  .  W.  J.  Wheeler 
Cmdy  Tutewiler  ....  Alice  Leigh 
Samanthe  Hinkins 

Marion  Mordaunt  Strickland 

Jennie  Yeamans  withdrew  from  the  cast  after  Oct.  21,  and  Laura 
Burt  acted  June.  Grace  Sherwood  enacted  the  r61es  of  Nell  and 
Beleena.  The  fiftieth  performance  was  Nov.  17,  when  Jennie 
Yeamans  returned  and  Laura  Burt  resumed  her  original  r61e.  The 
one  hundredth  consecutive  performance  took  place  Dec.  29. 

"  Blue  Jeans "  was  acted  for  the  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  time 
Feb.  13,  1891.  Robert  Hilliard  withdrew  from  the  cast  Feb.  14, 
and  William  Harcourt  assumed  his  r61e  Feb.  16.  "Blue  Jeans" 
was  withdrawn  after  the  evening  of  March  7,  and  was  followed  by 


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William  J.  Scanlan,  in  "Myles  Aroon,"  for  one  week,  and  "The 
Irish  Minstrel  "  for  the  second  week.  Robert  B.  Mantell  com- 
menced March  23  in  "Monbars;"  March  30,  "After  Dark,"  with 
Harry  Meredith  as  Old  Tom,  was  given.  Rose  Coghlan  came 
April  6,  in  "Masks  and  Faces;"  April  13  Joseph  Murphy  came  in 
"Kerry  Gow."  Mr.  Murphy  produced  "Shaun  Rhue  "  week  of 
April  27.  For  his  last  week,  May  4,  "  The  Donagh  "  was  played, 
followed  May  11  by  "McCarthy's  Mishaps;"  May  18,  Annie  Fix- 
ley  was  seen  in  "  Kate ; "  May  25,  Hallen  &  Hart  appeared  in 
"Later  On;"  June  1,  "Miss  Manning"  was  produced,  with  Effie 
Ellsler  the  star.     It  had  this  cast : 


Theocrites  Kneezer  .  .  Frank  Weston 
Lawrence  Manning  .  .  John  A.  Ellsler 
Arthur  Manning  .  .  D.  M.  Murray 
Rev.  Charles  Chasuble,  Adolphe  Lestina 
Roland  Cozzens    .     .     .    Gerald  Griffin 


Dr.  Ernest  Deer  .     .    John  A.  Holland 
Master  Thomas  Radway 

Chas.  E.  Lothian 
Cecil  Radway  .  .  .  Jennie  Kennark 
Maggie  Manning       .     .      EiEe  Ellsler 


The  play  was  a  failure,  and  the  house  closed  June  6. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  3,  with  "A  Fair  Rebel,"  originally 
played  in  this  city  at  a  trial  matinee  (Dec.  19,  1889).  "The  Still 
Alarm"  came  Aug.  31  for  two  weeks,  with  Geo.  Fawcett  as  Jack 
Manley,  and  Nellie  Yale  Nelson  as  Elinor.  This  lady  was  of  the 
Brooklyn  Amaranth  amateurs,  and  this  was  her  first  appearance 
on  the  professional  stage.  "Aunt  Bridget's  Baby,"  with  Geo.  W. 
Monroe  as  the  star,  was  seen  Sept.  14,  followed  Sept.  21  by  Clara 
Morris  in  "Odette."  W.  J.  Scanlan  appeared  here  Sept.  28  in 
"Mavourneen,"  for  the  first  time  in  New  York.     It  had  this  cast: 

Terrence  Dwyer  .     .     .   W.  J.  Scanlan  Georgie  Dwyer     .     .       Dot  Clarfendon 

John  Dwyer     .     .     .      Frank  Burbeck  Mark John  Findlay 

Captain  Marchmont .       Frazer  Coulter  Colonel Frank  Peters 

Abbe  Maloney      .     Charles  M.  Collins  Cusack J.  O.  Le  Brasse 

Shatnus  Corrigan .     .     Thaddeus  Shine  Kate  Morris     ....   Grace  Thorne 

Lady  Caroline  Dwyer    .     Helen  Tracy  Susie  Morris    ....      Ray  Maskell 

Lady  May  Tyrrell,  Nannette  Comstock  Kitty  Morris    ....  Dot  Clarendon 
Mrs.  Dwyer,     Emma  Maddern  Stevens 

The  one  hundredth  performance  took  place  Dec.  24.  At  the 
Christmas  matinee  Wm.  J.  Scanlan  could  scarcely  finish  his  part, 
but  rallied  on  Christmas  night,  which  was  his  last  performance. 

On  Saturday,  Dec.  26,  his  disease  took  such  a  serious  turn  that 
for  his  own  safety  and  for  that  of  others,  he  was  removed  to  the 
home  of  his  manager,  Augustus  Pitou.  He  shortly  afterwards  be- 
came so  violent  that  he  was  taken  to  Bloomingdale  Asylum  for  the 
Insane,  Jan.  7,  1892.  He  died  at  the  Asylum,  White  Plains,  N. 
Y.,  Feb.  18,  1898.  He  was  born  of  Irish  parents  in  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Feb.  14,  1856.  With  William  Cronin  he  did  an  Irish 
"turn"  in  variety  theatres.  In  1877  he  travelled  with  Minnie 
Palmer  as  joint  star.     The  next  season  he  travelled  as  a  star  in 


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505 


"Friend  and  Foe,"  under  Bartley  Campbell's  management.  In 
1881  he  was  under  the  management  of  Augustus  Pitou,  and  con- 
tinued with  that  gentleman  until  his  retirement  from  the  stage. 
Although  he  could  not  read  a  note  of  music  he  composed  over  fifty 
songs.  From  "Peek-a-Boo"  he  drew  ^20,000  in  royalties  in  less 
than  six  weeks. 

The  theatre  was  closed  Dec.  26,  also  week  of  Dec.  28,  and  re- 
opened Jan.  4,  1892,  with  "Blue  Jeans,"  which  closed  April  9, 
when  Laura  Burt  acted  June,  and  Lawrence  Hanley,  Perry  Bascom. 
Lydia  Thompson  came  April  11  in  "  Uncle  Dan,"  "A  Bad  Penny," 
and  "A  Bric-a-Brac  Shop."  Annie  Pixley  appeared  here  April 
18  in  "Polly  Middles,"  for  the  first  time.  Polly  Middles,  Annie 
Pixley;  Mark  Antony,  Geo.  C.  Boniface;  Hon.  Cecil  Howard, 
Charles  J.  Campbell ;  Max  von  Settenbach,  Charles  Allison ;  Lady 
Cornelia,  Yolande  Wallace;  Amy  Battledown,  Lucy  Coote;  and 
Belinda,  Rosa  Cooke.  "  Imagination  "  was  played  for  the  first 
time  here,  May  23,  with  this  cast: 


Harry  Jelliman 
Martha  Jelliman 
Mebel  Jelliman 
Tom  Dawson 
Dick  Brennan 
Henderson  Hoodley 


Harry  Hotto 

Georgia  Dickson 

Bijou  Fernandez 

W.  W.  Wilson 

Wilton  Lackaye 

Alf  Hampton 


Rev.  Calvin  Gilder 
Solomon  Ricketts 
Caroline  Ricketts 
Madge  .... 
Prof.  Schmid  .  . 
Popsey  .  .  . 
Flanagan    .     .     . 


.   Lindsay  Hurst 

Charles  Stanley 

Helen  Kinnaird 

.  Marion  Elmore 

Frank  Hatch 

Lizzie  May  Ulmer 

Harry  Tansy 


Minnie  Matlock,  Lizzie  Hudson  Collier 

The  season  closed  June  4,  but  the  house  reopened  Aug.  IJ, 
1892,  with  "The  White  Squadron,"  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any 
stage.     It  had  this  cast : 


Victor  Staunton  .     . 
Demetiro  de  Romacio  . 
Francisco  de  Romacio, 
Paulo  da  Silveria     .     . 
Deodoro  da  Fonseca 


Robert  Hilliard 

.     Henry  Lee 

Byron  Douglas 

Wm.  Harcourt 

Oscar  Eagle 


Sanois Elmer  Grandin 

Horatio  Doolittle  Fritters 

Graham  Henderson 


Harry  Marlinspike  .  Eugene  Sanger 
Judge  Smith  .     .     H.  W.  Montgomery 

Jacko J.  J.  Coleman 

Commander  Robertson,  Oscar  Eagle 
Onesta  da  Silveria  .  .  Alice  Fischer 
Terese  de  Romacio,  Nellie  Yale  Nelson 
Hope  Blossom  .  .  .  Katie  Pearson 
Martha  Higginbotham,  Louisa  Eldridge 


"The  Still  Alarm"  revived  Monday  afternoon  (Labor  Day) 
Sept.  5.  "The  City  Directory"  was  seen  Sept.  12;  "A  Fair 
Rebel,"  Sept.  19;  Hallen  &  Hart  Sept.  2  in  the  "New  Idea;" 
"Blue  Jeans"  was  revived  Nov.  14;  "My  Aunt  Bridget's  Baby" 
was  seen  Nov.  28;  "The  Ensign,"  Dec.  S,  for  the  first  time  in 
New  York,  when  it  had  this  cast: 


The  President  . 
Gideon  Welles  . 
Admiral  Farragut 
Capt.  Wilkes  . 
Lieut.  Allen  .  . 
Lieut.  Blythe 
Ensign  Baird 
Midshipman  Watson, 


.  Logan  Paul 
Howard  Scott 
Charles  Sidney 
.  Wilson  Deal 
Hardy  Vernon 
Benj.  Horning 
.  James  Neill 
George  A.  Wright 


Sergeant  Black 
Bill  Bowlin    .     . 
Coxs'wn  Dudley 
Mrs.  Baird 
Mrs.  Wilkes 
Alice  Greer 
Dot      .     . 
Mary    .     . 


Paul  Gilmore 
.  Charles  Parsloe 

Geo.  Fawcett 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones 

Nora  Yaeger 
.  Ruth  Carpenter 
Maribel  Seymour 
.      Edith  Wright 


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"Superba"  came  Dec.  26  for  two  weeks;  "Blue  Jeans,"  Jan. 
1893;  " Glen-da-Lough "  was  produced  Jan.  30,  with  this  cast: 


Terence  O'Toole  .  .  J.  K.  Murray- 
Lord  Montgomery  .  Chas.  A.  Smiley 
Hon.  Percy  Dudley,  W.  H.  Power,  Jr. 
Sandy  Nagle  ...  E.  L.  Walton 
Bride  Nagle       .     .  Adelaide  Cushman 


Mary  O'Toole    . 
Martha  Foley    . 
Kate  Kearney    . 
Mary  Desmond 
Lady  Beresford 


.     .   Helen  Kemp 

Ethelyn  Strickland 

.  Hattie  Dellwood 

Grace  McConnell 

Madge  Mortimer 


Annette  de  RiveroUes,  Annie  Sutherland 
Berthe  de  Brissac  .     Perdita  Hudspeth 

Elisa Mildred  Dennison 

Francine  de  Riverolles 

Mrs.  Brown  Potter 
Eliza Marion  Erie 


A  feature  of  this  engagement  was  the  presence  of  the  venerable 
F.  Nicholls  Crouch  in  the  conductor's  chair  of  the  orchestra  during 
the  singing  of  his  famous  ballad,  "  Kathleen  Mavourneen. "  Mrs. 
James  Brown  Potter  and  Mr.  Kyrle  Bellew  were  seen  here  in  "The 
Marriage  Spectre"  Feb.  13,  with  this  cast: 

Lucien  de  Riverolles  .     .  Kyrle  Bellew 
Le  Marquis  de  Riverolles 

Verner  Clarges 
Stanislaus  de  Grandredon 

Henry  Chanfrau 
Henri  de  Symeux  .  Laurence  Courtley 
Celestin John  F.  Ward 

"  A  Nutmeg  Match  "  came  Feb.  27 :  Robert  Lucas,  E.  A.  Eberle ; 
William  Hartley,  Earl  Brown ;  George  Washington  Littlehales, 
David  Warfield;  Tom  Stoddard,  Henry  Herman;  Rev.  Dr.  Os- 
good, William  Lee;  Belle  Mason,  Helen  Weathersby;  Elizabeth 
Ann,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Eberle ;  Cinders,  Annie  Lewis.  The  house  was 
closed  night  of  March  i  and  reopened  March  2  with  Lizzie  Evans 
in  the  place  of  Annie  Lewis.  "Niobe"  was  given  March  6;  "The 
Dazzler,"  March  13,  with  Anna  Boyd  as  Kitty  Starlight  for  a  fort- 
night. "  Natural  Gas  "  came  March  27 ;  "  The  Span  of  Life,"  April 
3;  Carroll  Johnson  appeared  May  i  in  "An  Irish  Statesman;" 
"The  Potter-Bellew  combination  returned  May  15,  in  "Theresa 
Raquin."  "Blue  Jeans"  came  back  May  22;  "A  Flag  of  Truce" 
was  seen  June  12,  and  the  season  closed  June  17,  to  reopen  Aug. 
28,  1893,  with  "Glen-da-Lough":  W.  T.  Sheehan  was  Sandy;  Ida 
Glenn,  Bride  Nagle;  and  Clara  Lane,  Kathleen.  Hallen  &  Hart 
began  Sept.  25  for  two  weeks  in  the  "  New  Idea. " 

"The  Corncracker"  was  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  Oct. 
10.     It  had  this  cast: 


David  Buclthardt  .  William  Ingersoll 

John  Strange    .     .  .  Walter  Edwards 

Mel  McCargo   .     .  .  Geo.  D.  Chaplin 

Bill  Sparr Percy  Brooke 

Hiram  Price      .     .  .     .   H.  M.  Morse 

Sam  Shady  }  t         u  /- 

Casey           ;         "  •     J°^^P^  Conyers 


Tom  Ax  > 

Gunn       J    ■     ■ 
Helen  Strange 
Mme.  Bell    . 
Maria  Nail  . 
Nancy  Nail 


Wallace  Bruce 

.      Judith  Berolde 

Eleanor  Carey 

Jennie  Goldthwaite 

.     .    Mattie  Earle 


"Maine  and  Georgia"  was  presented  Nov.  17,  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city;  the  theatre  had  been  closed  four  nights  this  week  as 
the  play  was  not  ready.     The  cast  was : 


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THE  FOURTEENTH   STREET  THEATRE 


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Carroll  Snow  . 
Patrick  Cork  . 
General  Golden 
Maurice  Danzier 
Capt.  Maitland 
Lieut.  Howe  . 
Lucy  Snow 


.  Harry  Mainhall 
T.  D.  Frawley 

.  Louis  Hendricks 

Clarence  T.  Arper 
Theo.  Babcock 

.  W.  J.  Lonergan 
Elsie  Lombard 


Abby .     . 

Marie 

Gabriel 

Sister  Claire  j 

Sister  Therese 

Absalom  J.  Bates 


Louise  Sylvester 

Polly  Stockwell 

.     Beryl  Thorn 
L.  R.  Stockwell 


The  original  title  of  this  play  was  "A  Man  from  Maine,"  acted 
in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Sept.  20,  1890.  At  this  theatre  it  was  a 
great  failure.  During  the  last  week  of  its  stay  here  James  Corbett, 
the  pugilist,  appeared  in  it.  "  The  Power  of  Gold "  was  seen 
Dec.  4;  "A  Flag  of  Truce,"  Dec.  18.  On  this  date  the  prices  of 
admission  were  reduced,  the  highest  charge  being  one  dollar. 

Mrs.  John  Drew  appeared  here  Dec.  25  in  "The  Road  to  Ruin," 
with  this  cast : 


Silky Al.  Harris 

Milford  .  .  .  Charles  Erin  Verner 
Footman  .  .  .  Lionel  Barrymore 
Jenny  .  .  Helen  Mason  Osbourne 
Mrs.  Ledger     ....      Kate  Horan 


Widow  Warren     .     .   Mrs.  John  Drew 

Goldfinch Sidney  Drew 

Sophia  Freelove  .  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew 
Mr.  Dornton  .  .  George  Osbourne 
Harry  Dornton  .  .  Clarence  L.  Holt 
Sulky      .     .     .       William  R.  Bernard 

"The  Rivals  "  was  played  the  week  of  Jan.  i,  1894,  by  this  com- 
pany :  Sidney  Drew  as  Bob  Acres,  and  Mrs.  John  Drew  as  Mrs. 
Malaprop.  "  Darkest  Russia "  came  Jan.  8,  and  stayed  for  six 
weeks.     It  had  this  cast : 


Ida  Barosky  .  .  .  Selma  Herman 
Countess  KarsicheS  .  Louise  Rial 
Baroness  von  Rhineberg,  Carina  Jordan 
Olga  KarsichefE  .  .  .  Emma  Field 
Alexis  NaximoflF  .  Edgar  L.  Davenport 


Paul  Count  Nazimoff  .  M.  J.  Jordan 
Ivan  Barosky  .  .  .  Sheridan  Block 
Constantine  KarsichefF,  Daniel  Gilfether 
Nicholas  Karsicheff  .  .  Charles  Dade 
General  Septimus  Cobb,  Harry  Hawk 
Omnisky      .     .     .      George  W.  Lynch 

"The  Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun"  was  seen  Feb.  19;  "A  Man 
Among  Men,"  March  $;  Corinne  came  March  ig  in  "Hendrik 
Hudson;"  Clara  Morris  appeared  in  "Camille,"  April  2,  3; 
"Claire,"  a  version  of  Voss's  "Eva,"  was  presented  for  the  first 
time  April  4,  and  had  this  cast : 


Clara  Baker  Rust 

Grace  Gayler  Clark 

Katherine  Mars 

.     .      Mamie  Ryan 

.     .      Clara  Morris 


John  Hartner  .     .      John  Glendinning  Dora  Hemple 

August  Hemple    .     .     .  F.  C.  Harriott  Mother  Hartner 

Alfred  von  Salten      .     .      W.  C.  Kelly  Mrs.  SchoUer  . 

Carl  Benton     .     .     .  J.  K.  Hutchinson  Mrs.  Benton    . 

Toinette Harriet  Ford  Claire     .     .     . 

"The  New  Magdalen"  was  seen  April  6;  "Camille,"  matinee 
April  7,  and  "Rende,"  night  of  April  7;  "Hoodman  Blind"  came 
April  9,  with  Fred  de  Belleville  as  the  star;  "  Rory  of  the  Hill" 
was  given  April  23,  and  stayed  two  weeks,  with  James  C.  Roach 
as  the  star ;  Chauncey  Olcott  appeared  May  7  in  "  Mavourneen ; " 


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"A  Trip  to  Chinatown"  was  done  May  14;  "Mavourneen,"  May 
21;  Callender's  Georgia  minstrels  came  May  28;  "Tennessee's 
Pardner "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  here  June  5,  with  Cora  van 
Tassell  as  the  star.  The  season  closed  June  16,  but  the  house  was 
reopened  June  27  for  the  benefit  of  T.  J.  Maguire,  the  treasurer. 

The  season  of  1894-95  opened  Aug.  27  with  "Coon  Hollow," 
which  had  this  cast: 


Philip  Maury  .     . 
Jared  Fuller  > 
Ben  Clark     | 
Lem  Stock  well     . 
Uncle  Bob  White 
Jean  Bechmyer    . 


.    C.  E.  Dudley 

Roydon  Erlynne 

Lester  Lonergan 

Geo.  W.  Nichols 

Louise  Arnot 


Clyde  Horrod 
Rosie  White 
Phoebe  .     . 
Chloe     .     . 
Dido      .     . 
Georgia 


.  This  was  Floy  Crowell's  New  York  d^but. 
with  Steve  Brodie,  the  "bridge  jumper,"  as 
Sept.  10,  and  had  this  cast : 


Jack  Hobart    .     .     . 
Thurlow  Bleekman  . 
Isidore  Michelowsky  ) 
Danny  Gibbs  J 

Dismal  Delaney   .     . 


Geo.  A.  Wright 
Mark  Lynch 

.  Frank  Bush 

.    .  Lew  Bloom 


Alice  Drayton 
Mame  Clancy 


Floy  Crowell 

Ella  Spencer 

Alice  Bushong 

.    Effie  Smith 

Lizzie  Casselle 

Louise  Hamilton 


"On  the  Bowery," 
the  star,  was  seen 


Helen  McGregor 


Blanche  Livingstone  )  Valprie  Berp-ere 
Mag  Driscoll  ;  ^^'^"^  iiergere 


Bridget  Carmody  ) 
Hallelujah  Jane     | 


Isabel  Ward 


This  was  not  the  first  appearance  on  the  stage  of  Steve  Brodie, 
as  was  stated  at  the  time.  He  was  seen  at  Niblo's  Garden  in  this 
city  Feb.  22,  1892,  in  "Money  Mad;"  "Struck  Oil"  came  Sept.  17 
for  two  weeks,  with  this  cast :  John  Stofel,  Al.  H.  Wilson ;  Eben 
Skinner,  William  Herbert;  Flynn,  Geo.  M.  Brennan;  William 
Pearson,  Milton  Lipman;  Sheriff,  Geo.  Howard;  Lizzie  Stofel, 
Jane  Stuart;  Susan  Stofel,  Emma  Maddern  Stevens.  Chauncey 
Olcott  first  acted  the  "  Irish  Artist "  Oct.  i,  and  the  cast  was : 


Maurice  Cronin  .  .  Chauncey  Olcott 
Sir  Robert  Dean  .  .  Daniel  Gilfether 
Edmund  Dean  .  Chas.  F.  Gotthold 
Cormac  Cronin  .  .  Harry  Meredith 
Father  Denis  Mahone  .  J.  W.  Hague 
Jerry  Sweeney  .  .  .  Luke  Martin 
Paddy  Blake    ....    Louis  Haines 


Mike Frank  Peters 

Kate  Mahone Lotta  Lynn 

(now  known  as  Lotta  Linthicum) 
Lady  Katharine  Dean 

Etta  Baker  Martin 
The  Widow  Blake    .     .    Effie  Germon 


On  Nov.  12  "  The  Brownies,"  a  spectacle  in  three  acts  by  Palmer 
Cox  and  Malcolm  Doulgas,  was  presented  for  the  first  time  in  New 
York,  and  had  this  cast : 


Queen  Titania      .       Marie  Louise  Day 
Dame  Brusilda     .      Maude  Thompson 

Daffodil Ida  MuUe 

Violet Louise  Endicott 

King  Stanislaus    .    .    .    Charles  Drew 


Prince  Florimel  .  .  .  Alice  Johnson 
J.  Chappie  Goodform,  Eugene  Sanger 
Count  Ronaldo  .  .  Grace  Hamilton 
Tom  Binnacle  .  .  Fred  R.  Runnells 
Reginald  Mortarboard  .    A.  W.  Maflin 


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509 


Miss  Zelma  Rawlston  appeared  Dec.  12  as  Titania.  Mme. 
Nelson's  aerial  ballet  was  introduced  in  "The  Brownies,"  Dec. 
6.  "Humanity,"  by  Sutton  Vane,  was  first  seen  here  Feb.  4, 
1 89s,  and  had  this  cast: 


Manasses  Marks 
Ikey  Marks  . 
Jerry  Gratton  . 
Paul  Vosloo  . 
Hans  Kruger  . 
Alma  Dunbar  . 


Dord  Davidson 
.  .  Sadie  Price 
.  J.  E.  Sullivan 
Ross  D.  O'Neal 
James  E.  Vinton 
.  Phoebe  Davies 


Lieut.  Bevis  Cranbourne,   J.  R.  Grismer 


Sir  Felix  Cranbourne 
Lady  Cranbourne 
Vera  Cranbourne . 
Major  Dangerfield 
Lieut.  Bembrose  . 
Keziah  Penn    .     . 


.     Scott  Cooper 

Mary  Davenport 

.   Bella  Bucklen 

Frazier  Coulter 

Chas.  J.  Jackson 

Agnes  Rose  Lane 


"  The  Shaughraun  "  was  seen  here  March  4.  William  Hoey  came 
March  25  in  "The  Flams."  The  house  was  closed  April  i,  and 
"The  Pace  that  Kills,"  by  Geo.  Hoey,  was  seen  April  2  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage.  Just  before  the  curtain  rose  on  the  first 
night  an  injunction  obtained  by  Sir  Augustus  Harris,  of  London, 
was  served  upon  the  manager  restraining  him  from  producing  the 
piece  on  the  ground  that  portions  of  it  had  been  taken  without  per- 
mission from  "The  Run  of  Luck,"  a  play  written  by  Sir  Augustus 
and  the  late  Henry  Pettitt. 

There  was  a  matinee,  April  3,  when  the  house  closed  until  April 
13,  and  "Queen  of  Night,"  by  John  C.  Dixon,  was  acted  for  the 
first  time  here,  and  had  this  cast : 


Anita  de  Lucca    .     Isabelle  Pitt  Lewis 
Eunice  Beaudesert    .  Martha  Ashdown 

Susette Julia  Lafler 

Little  Alma      .     .     .     Beatie  Vaughan 
Alma  Ferra     ....     Floy  Crowell 


Henri  Derolois  .  .  John  C.  Dixon 
Pierre  St.  George  .  .  Chas.  Hagar 
Victor  St.  George  .  Stephen  Wright 
Alphonse  de  Montmorency 

Eddie  Heron 
Leon  Rouge     .     .     Alexander  Kearney 

This  drama  was  originally  called  "The  Victor."  Its  failure 
closed  the  house  from  April  16  until  April  22,  when  "Captain 
Paul,"  by  Edward  E.  Rose  and  Alfred  M.  de  Lisser,  was  seen  for 
the  first  time  in  this  city.     The  cast  was : 


Captain  Paul  .     . 
Ben  Ironsides 
Philip  Breville      . 
Emanuel  d'Audray 
Viscount  Ormonde 
Marquis  d'Audray 


.  Robert  Hilliard 
Alfred  M.  de  Lisser 

Charles  Sutton 
.  Stanley  Rignold 
.     .  Frank  Dayton 

Robert  Ran  son 


Romany      .     .     .    William  Humphrey 
Andy  Moran    ....      Felix  Haney 

Jean William  Fairbanks 

Marquise  d'Audray  .  Hattie  F.  Nefflen 
Marguerite Cecil  Morris 


Dan  Sully  came  here  May  20,  in  "The  Corner  Grocery."  The 
theatre  closed  abruptly  on  Saturday,  May  25,  owing  to  the  extreme 
heat.     It  reopened  June  12  for  T.  J.  Maguire's  benefit. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  19,  1895,  with  the  "  Wicklow  Post- 
man," with  Eugene  O'Rourke  as  the  star,  and  Bettina  Gerard  in  the 
soubrette's  r61e.  It  was  repeated  a  second  week.  "  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky" came  Sept.  2;  Clara  Morris  appeared  in  "Camille,"  Sept. 
15,  16,  17,  and  matinee  Sept.  21,  with  J.  M.  Colville  as  Armand; 


5IO       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1896 


"Raymonde"  was  given  matinee  Sept.  18  and  night  of  Sept.  21; 
"Miss  Moulton"  was  seen  Sept.  18,  19,  20;  "Article  47,"  Sept. 
23,  24,  27;  "Miss  Moulton,"  matinee  Sept.  25,  and  night  of  Sept. 
28.     "Raymonde,"  Sept.  25,  and  matinee  Sept.   28,  when  Clara 
Morris  closed  her  engagement.     Chauncey  Olcott  revived  "  Mavour- 
neen,"  Oct.  14.     The  policy  of  this  house  was  changed  on  Oct.  21, 
when  John  D.    Doris  introduced  the  "continuous  performance" 
scheme,  giving  vaudeville  and  drama  each  day  from  12  M.  until  1 1  p.m. 
The  experiment  lasted  one  week  as  the  business  was  very  bad.     "  The 
Celebrated  Case "  was  acted  the  week  by  the  dramatic  company. 
Then  vaudeville  was  dropped  and  "Lights  O'  London"  was  done 
Nov  4;  "  The  Black  Flag  "  came  Nov.  1 1.    Before  the  second  week 
commenced,  Doris  withdrew  and  J.   Wesley  Rosenquest  resumed 
the  management.     "A  Merry  World"  was  seen  Nov.  r8;  Geo.  W. 
Munroe  appeared  Nov.   25  in  "A  Happy  Little  Home;"   "The 
Sidewalks  of  New  York,"  by  Scott  Marble  came  Dec.  2  for  two 
weeks;  "The  Twentieth  Century  Girl"  was  seen   Dec.   30;   "A 
Girl  Wanted"  was  given  Jan.  6,    1896,  with  Frank  Bush  as  the 
star;  "Saved  from  the  Sea"  was  done  Jan.  13;  Chauncey  Olcott 
came  Jan.  20,  in  "  Mavourneen  "  for  four  weeks.     Olcott  produced 
"The  Irish  Artist,"  Feb.  24;  "The  Minstrel  of  Clare,"  originally 
acted  by  Wm.  J.  Scanlan  as  the  "Irish  Minstrel,"  was  played  on 
March  2;    Clara  Morris  appeared  in   "Camille"  April  6-9,  and 
matinde    April    11;    "Article  47,"   April    7-10;    "Raymonde," 
matinde  April  8,  and  night  of  April  11;   and  "Miss  Moulton," 
night  of  April   8.     "The  Village  Postmaster,"  a  rural  play  by 
Alice  E.  Ives  and  Jerome  H.  Eddy,  was  first  produced  here  April 
13,  and  had  this  cast: 


Seth  Huggins  ...  M.  A.  Kennedy 
John  Harper  .  .  .  Forrest  Robinson 
Ben  Deane  .  .  .  Edw.  J.  Morgan 
Ebenezer  Todd  .  .  James  R.  Smith 
Thomas  Jefferson  Huggins 

Louis  Wesley 
Caleb  Springer  .  William  Humphrey 
Rev.  Charles  Gibbs  .  Joseph  L.  Mason 
Silas  Toner     .     .      George  K.  Henrey 


Jim  Pennel  .  . 
Luther  Schenck  . 
Miranda  Huggins 
Mary  Barden  .  . 
Hatie  Burley  .  . 
Samantha  Huggins 
Letitia  Bean 


.  Frank  Russell 

.  John  S.  Terry 

Bertha  Creighton 

Amelia  Bingham 

.     Harriet  Tord 

Sadie  Stringham 

Rose  Tiffany 


Louisa Queenie  Vassar 

Mrs.  Charles  Gibbs  .    Blanche  Weaver 


"The  Sunshine  of  Paradise  Alley,"  by  Denman  Thompson  and 
Geo.  W.  Ryer,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  May  11, 
and  had  this  cast : 


Jimmie  Powers  .  .  .  John  Walsh 
Huntington  ....  Frank  Currier 
Eddie  Duke  ....  Ben  D.  Ryer 
Nellie  McNally  (Sunshine),  Julie  Ring 
Widow  McNally  .  Mrs.  Charles  Peters 
Helen  Rich  ....  Marie  Carlyle 
Uncle  Dan  ....  Walter  Lennox 
John  O'Grady .     .     .      John  D.  GriflSn 


Eddie Ben  Ryer 

Danny Master  Mara 

Mrs.  Pat  Mara     .     .     .     Emma  Chase 

Pat  Mara Frank  Russell 

Shorty  Bob Frank  Mar 

Mrs.  O'Grady       .     .     .     Emily  Stowe 
Jenny Miss  Mara 


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51 


The  theatre  closed  June  13,  and  the  next  season  began  Aug.  31, 
1896,  with  "When  London  Sleeps,"  a  melodrama  in  four  acts,  by 
Charles  Darrell,  seen  for  the  first  time  in  America.  It  had  this 
cast: 


Rodney  Haynes  . 
David  Engleheart 
Furnaby  Fuller  . 
Roberti  Jonesio  . 
Sammy  Blyth  .  . 
Bertie  Broomhead 
Mark  Blackwood . 


.  Edwin  Walter 
Leander  Blanden 
Geo.  W.  Murray 
Delancy  Barclay 
.  Harry  Bewley 
Geo.  C.  Murphy 
Dwight  Gaylor 


P.  C.  Stone  ....  Arthur  Barnes 
Hilda  Corrode  .  Florence  Ashbrooke 
Signora  Roberti  Jonesio     .  Ceni  Havre 

Carrie  Jones Ella  Baker 

Maudie  de  Frere       .     .    Vera  de  Noie 

Leila Little  Lillie  Havre 

Queenie  Carruthers  .  Perdita  Hudspeth 


"A  House  of  Mystery,"  by  Frank  Harvey,  followed  on  Sept. 
14;  "The  Black  Crook,"  Sept.  21;  "The  Great  Diamond  Rob- 
bery," Sept.  28;  George  W.  Munroe,  Oct.  5,  in  "A  Happy  Little 
Home;"  Joseph  Arthur's  new  play  "The  Cherry  Pickers,"  was 
seen  Oct.  12,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  and  continued  until 
Jan.  25,   1897.     The  cast  was: 


John  Nazare  . 

Col.  Brough  . 

Brown    .     .  . 
Lieut.  York 
Corporal  Jones 

Smitty    .     .  . 

The  Viceroy  . 

Mr.  Guest  .  . 


William  Harcourt 
Ralph  Delmore 
R.  V.  Ferguson 
W.  P.  Carleton 
Edward  Poland 
Benjamin  Dean 
.  .  Nat  Jones 
Verner  Clarges 


Ayoob Geoffrey  Stein 

The  Kansahma     .     .     .  Joseph  Mason 

Sygee Frank  Inslee 

Nourmallee      ....    Roselle  Knott 
Mrs.  O'Donnell-Duleep 

Jennie  Satterlee 
Rada      .     .     .  Ethel  Knight  Morrison 


Chauncey  Olcott  followed  Jan.  25,  with  his  new  play, 
Inniscarra,"  by  Augustus  Pitou,  which  had  this  cast: 

Gerald  O'Carroll .  .  Chauncey  Olcott 
Lawrence  Eyre  .  .  .  Paul  Gilmore 
Squire  O'Donoghue,  Daniel  Gilfether 
Capt.  Robert  O'Donoghue 

Charles  Riegel 
Squire  Creswick  ....  W.  J.  Bean 
Pat  Quinn Luke  Martin 


'  Sweet 


Michael W.  H.  Burton 

Dennis  Roach .     .     .     .     J.  C.  Hickey 

Pat Imogene  Washburn 

Mike Ada  Gilbert 

Kate  O'Donoghue     .       Georgia  Busby 

Bridget Lizzie  Washburn 

Nora  Roach     .     .     .       Kitty  Coleman 


The  house  closed  week  of  April  12,  and  reopened  April  19  with 
a  new  third  act  written  for  "  Inniscarra."  "Mavourneen  "  was  re- 
vived May  10  for  one  week.  "Widow  Goldstein,"  by  Lillian 
Lewis,  was  produced  May  17,  with  this  cast:  Sam  Brittle,  W.  J. 
Ferguson;  Cyrus  Russell,  R.  F.  Cotton;  Jay  Simpkins,  George 
W.  Wessells;  Carl  Donnerwetter,  Sol  Aiken;  Hettie  Goldstein, 
Jennie  Reiffarth;  Iza  Simpkins,  Laura  Burt;  Cora  Arabella, 
Gertie  Reynolds;  Judith  Simpkins,  Sarah  McVicker. 

"The  Alderman"  was  presented  May  24,  with  Odell  Williams 
as  the  star.  The  theatre  closed  May  29.  The  next  season  began 
Aug.  30,  1897,  with  "Shall  We  Forgive  Her?"  which  ran  four 
weeks.     The  cast  was: 


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Oliver  West  . 
Paul  Elsworth 
James  Stapleton 
Neil  Garth  . 
Reggie  Walton 
Dr.  McKerrow 


.  .  W.  H.  Elwood 
.  .  John  J.  Farrell 
.  .  Edwin  Arden 
.  .  E.  T.  Stetson 
Harry  P.  Webster 
.  Thomas  A.  Wise 


Jerry  Blake 
Grace      .     . 
Joanna    .     . 
Nellie  West 
Aunt  Martha 


.  .  James  Lackaye 
Hannah  May  Ingham 
.  .  Gertrude  Whitty 
.  .  Madeline  Lack 
.     .     .      Annie  Wood 


"The  Sign  of  the  Cross,"  by  Wilson  Barrett,  came  Sept.  27,  and 
had  this  cast : 


Marcus  Superbus      .     .  Charles  Dalton 

Nero W.  E.  Bonney 

Tigellinus G.  R.  Peach 

Lucinius,  CEdile  ...   J.  Monkhouse 

Glabrio Hubert  Druce 

Philodemus     .     .     .        Harry  Burcher 

Servillius Harry  Child 

Strabo H.  T.  Harris 

Virturius E.  de  Corsia 

Poppea Marion  Grey 


Berenis Ettie  Williams 

Dacia Marjorie  Cavania 

Ancaria Agnes  Scott 

Daones Reba  Isabel 

Julia Lilian  EUam 

Cyrene L.  Glashon 

Edoni Lily  Child 

Mytelene    ....■■  Helen  de  Corsia 

Zoma Edith  PauUin 

Catia RitaTrekelle 


CHRISTIANS. 


Favius Basil  Gill 

Titus E.  Williams 

Melos J.  Howard 


Stephanus 
Mercia   . 


Gertrude  Boswell 
Irene  Rooke 


Oct.  18  saw  the  first  production  on  any  stage  of  "Cumberland, 
'61,"  by  Franklin  Fyles,  which  had  this  cast: 


Benner  Ainsley 
John  Lennox  . 
Leslie  Murdoch 
Gordon  Grayne 
Adolphus  .  . 
Dirk  Kanett  . 
Mr.  Manning  . 


.  .  C.  G.  Craig 
.  W.  J.  Ferguson 
.  .  Frank  Losee 
Edgar  L.  Davenport 
.  Lionel  Barrymore 
.  John  E.  Kellerd 
.     .    S.  K.  Chester 


Zeb  .  .  . 
Ranee  .  . 
Absolom 
Alice  Ainsley 
Mrs.  Victor 
Pink  .  .  . 
Mammy  Han 


.  Richard  Malchien 
.  .  Alvin  Drehle 
.  Richard  Webster 
Florence  Rockwell 
Amelia  Summerville 
.  .  Violet  Black 
.     .  Millie  Sackett 


Andrew  Mack  appeared  here  Nov.  29  in  "  An  Irish  Gentleman," 
by  Ramsay  Morris.     The  play  had  this  cast : 


Jack  Shannon 
Stephen  Tyrell 
Clifford  Sherlock 
Lady  Sherlock  > 
Edwin  Brandt  > 
Father  Lawler  ) 


.  Andrew  Mack 

Adolph  Jackson 

Richard  J.  Dillon 

George  W.  Deyo 


Hugh  Dillon    . 
Maura  Sherlock 
Mrs.  Fairleigh 
Easter     .     .     . 
Peggy     .     .     . 


.  Thomas  Jackson 
.     .      Olive  White 

Florence  Ashbrooke 
.     .      Marie  Bates 

Little  Florence  Opp 


Jan.  24,  1898,  Ward  and  Yokes  were  seen  in  "The  Governor;" 
Chauncey  Olcott  came  Jan.  31,  in  "Sweet  Inniscarra;"  Olcott 
closed  his  engagement  March  5;  "In  Gay  New  York,"  was  seen 
March  7;  "A  Hired  Girl,"  March  14;  "The  Electrician,"  March 
21;  "The  Pacific  Mail,"  March  28;  "The  Girl  from  Paris,"  April 
4,  for  two  weeks;  "The  Hoosier  Doctor,"  by  Augustus  Thomas, 
was  produced  April  18,  with  this  cast:  Dr.  Willow,  Digby  Bell; 
Higgins,  Frank  Monroe;  Parson  Moss,  Harry  S.  Robinson;  Tom 


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Bunce,  Herman  Hirschberg;  Fred  Dalrymple,  Arthur  Hoops; 
Grandma,  Laura  Joyce  Bell ;  Mrs.  Bunce,  Emma  Butler ;  Martha, 
Mabel  Strickland;  Harriet,  Margaret  Dale  Owen;  Alvira,  Viola 
Miles;  Little  Rosie,  Ethel  Vance.  "The  Man-o'-War's  Man  " 
was  seen  April  25.  The  house  was  closed  April  28,  and  the  next 
season  began  Aug.  29,  1898,  with  "Devil's  Island,"  by  Arthur  D. 
Hall,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city.     The  cast  was : 


Maurice  de  La  Tour,  William  Harcourt 
Prince  Boris  OrlofE  .      Ralph  Delmore 


General  Regaud 
George  Maxwell 
Victor  Duvernay  , 
Oscar  Astor     .     , 


Emile  La  Croix 

Warren  Conlan 

.   Carlton  Wells 

Ernest  Tarlton 


Countess Emily  Rigl 

Pauline Adelyn  Wesley 

Gay  Huntress ....  Vera  de  Noie 
Elizabeth  .  .  .  Dorothy  Rossmore 
Babette  FoUiote  .     .    Christie  Maclean 


"The  Dawn  of  Freedom,"  by  Miron  J.  Leffingwell,  was  produced 
Sept.  19,  and  stayed  two  weeks,  with  Laura  Alberta  as  Paquita, 
Ethel  Barrington  as  Julia  Rodriquez,  and  Ida  Glenn  as  Jane 
Fortune.  J.  H.  Haverly's  minstrels  came  here  Oct.  3;  "The 
Sign  of  the  Cross "  returned  Oct.  10  for  two  weeks ;  Chauncey 
Olcott  reappeared  Oct.  31  for  two  weeks  in  "Sweet  Inniscarra;" 
"The  Village  Postmaster"  was  revived  Nov.  14,  and  stayed  seven 
weeks. 

Hanlon's  "Superba"  was  given  Jan.  2,  1899;  Chauncey  Olcott 
appeared  Jan.  9  in  "A  Romance  of  Athlone,"  by  Aug.  Pitou,  acted 
for  the  first  time,  and  with  this  cast : 


Sir  Philip  Ronyane  .  Daniel  Gilfether 
Margaret  Ronyane,  Etta  Baker  Martin 
Francis  Ronyane  .  Dustin  Farnum 
Dick  Ronyane  .  .  Chauncey  Olcott 
Bessie  Ronyane  ....  Tottie  Carr 
Dick  O'Brien  ....  Luke  Martin 
Major  Martin  Manning,  Paul  Everton 
Rose  Manning  .  .  .  Olive  White 
Eleanor  McBride      .      Grace  Freeman 


Hon.  Standish  Fitzsimmons 

Richard  Malchien 


Stephen  O'Grady 
Ann  Shea  .  .  . 
Robin  MacMahon 
Molly  MacMahon 
Mary  MacMahon 
Ruth      .... 


J.  C.  Hickey 

Lizzie  Washburne 

Chas.  R.  Gilbert 

.  Argyle  Gilbert 

Louise  Marcelli 

Marguerite  Diamond 


Bill Frank  Bonn 


The  house  was  closed  March  27,  and  reopened  March  28  for  two 
weeks  with  "Report  for  Duty,"  by  J.  K.  Tillotson: 


Earl  Golden  .  . 
Hardin  Dowling  . 
General  Golden  . 
Clarence  Fitzwell, 
Harry  Weston 
Rodney  Morton  . 
General  Robert  E. 


.  .  A.  S.  Lipman 
.  .  O.  B.  Thayer 
.  Leslie  Matthews 
Charles  J.  Jackson 
.  .  Frank  Monroe 
.  .  .  Harry  Rich 
Lee,  Wilson  R.  Long 


Sergt.  Ford  .  . 
Rastus  .... 
Blanche  Morton  . 
Wynette  Dowling 
Mrs.  Gordon  .  . 
Carrie  Golden 
Virginia  Dowling 


.  Charles  Edwards 

.    John  W.  Burton 

.     .     .  Beryl  Hope 

.     .      Olive  Porter 

Frances  Lincoln 

lone  Chamberlain 

.  Selma  Herman 


Mathews  and  Bulger  appeared  April  10  in  "Sad  Sea  Waves;" 
"Mother  Goose,"  a  musical  extravaganza  by  Edgar  Smith  and 
Louis  de  Lange,  was  seen  May  i.     This  was  a  failure  and  the 

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514      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK   STAGE       Dgoo 


theatre  was  abruptly  closed  May  lo  in  consequence  of  unpaid 
salaries.  It  was  reopened  May  15  at  reduced  prices  of  admission 
with  "The  Victoria  Cross,"  but  it  closed  again  in  one  week. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.   31,  1899,  with  "A  Young  Wife," 
by  J.  K.  Tillotson,  which  had  this  cast: 


Hubert  Douglass  .  .  J.  H.  Gilmour 
Clarence  Douglass,  Malcolm  Williams 
Judson  Douglass,  John  L.  Wooderson 
Mr.  Marks       .     .     .     P.  A.  Anderson 

Louis Frank  Losee 

Horace  Greengage,  Claude  Gillingwater 
St.  John      ....      Frank  Sheridan 


James Richard  Quilter 

Ethel  Douglass  .  .  Selma  Herman 
Grace  Douglass  .  .  Charlotte  Crane 
Mrs.  Marks  ....  Sydney  Cowell 
Stella  .  .  .  Margaret  Dale  Owen 
Newsboy Alma  Earle 


This  play  had  been  acted  at  Niblo's  Garden  and  called  "Dens 
and  Palaces,  or  Two  Lives. " 

On  Sept.  II,  Emmet  C.  King  commenced  as  Hubert;  Neil 
Florence  opened  Oct.  2  as  Louis.  "The  Dairy  Farm,"  by 
Eleanor  Merron  (Mrs.  Archie  Cowper)  was  produced  Oct.  16,  and 
continued  until  Dec.  25.  The  cast  was :  Squire  Hurley,  Percy 
Plunkett ;  Sarah  Newkirk,  Jean  Clara  Walters ;  Nathan  Newkirk, 
Charles  Hallock;  Lucy,  Grace  Hopkins;  Eunice  Jane  Perkins, 
Katherine  Carlisle;  Simon  Krum,  Arthur  C.  Saunders;  Elias 
Pleugh,  J.  H.  Hollingshead ;  Deacon  Shears,  Seymour  Stratton; 
Mrs.  Shears,  Melema  Bardi ;  Hanna  Lize,  Nelly  Russell ;  Old 
Pete,  Harry  Adams;  Mary,  Bertha  St.  Clair;  Bob,  M.  M.  Mur- 
ray; Dominie  Cruikshank,  Frank  Richter;  Hiram  Cole,  Richard 
Hinchcliff;  Araminta,  Eleanor  Merron. 

"The  Village  Postmaster"  returned  Dec.  25,  with  Archie  Boyd 
as  Seth  Huggins;  Chauncey  Olcott  returned  Jan.  29,  igoo,  in  "A 
Romance  of  Athlone. "  Tim  Murphy  appeared  here  March  5,  in 
"  The  Carpetbagger, "  by  Opie  Read  and  Frank  Pixley.     The  cast 


was: 


Melville  Crance  .  .  .  Tim  Murphy 
Bob  Willitts  ....  John  J.  Shaw 
Major  Henderson  Reynolds 

J.  R.  Armstrong 
Roy  Fairburn 


Guy  Lummers 

Jim 

Old  John  Reynolds 
Wiley  Jones     .     . 
Capt.  Poynter  .     . 


James  Manley 

Olney  J.  Griffin 

Joe  Fitzpatrick 

.     Robert  Gage 

.     John  Henton 

Edward  Kingsley 


Speaker  of  the  House  .      Henry  Wolf 
Auditor  .     .     .     .     .     .     E.  J.  Stanley 

Chairman    ....       Robert  Dudley 

Sheriff Eugene  Thomas 

Bulger A.  Kanine  White 

Mrs.  Fairburn  .  Nellie  Yale  Nelson 
Lucy  Linford  .  .  .  Matilde  Weffing 
Old  Mrs.  Reynolds  .  Grace  Houston 
Nellie  Crance  .     .     .   Dorothy  Sherrod 


March  19  "The  Great  Ruby  "was  presented,  with  Rose  Coghlan 
as  Lady  Garnet;  Minnie  Seligman  as  the  Adventuress;  John  T. 
Sullivan,  the  Detective ;  Cuyler  Hastings,  the  Indian  Prince. 

The  house  closed  May  12.  The  next  season  began  Aug.  30, 
with  Dan  Sully  in  Daniel  Hart's  play  "The  Parish  Priest,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


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THE   FOURTEENTH   STREET   THEATRE 


5^5 


Rev.  John  Whalen 
Dr.  Cassidy  .  . 
Dr.  Welsh  .  .  . 
James  Welsh  .  . 
Michael  Sullivan . 


.     .     .     Dan  Sully 

.    Harry  Gwynette 

Theo.  Babcock 

Joseph  L.  Traicey 

.    .   Gerald  Griffin 


Frank  Dougher 
Agnes  Cassidy 
Helen  Durkin  . 
Katherine  Corrigan,   Mildred  Lawrence 


Walter  Horton 

Agnes  Rose  Lane 

Flora  Fairchild 


The  theatre  was  closed  Oct.  i  and  2  and  reopened  Oct.  3  with 
"Lost  River,"  by  Joseph  Arthur,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York. 
The  cast  was : 


Robert  Blessing  .  William  Courtleigh 
Thomas  Middleton  .  .  John  Winthrop 
Claude  Middleton  .  .  Hans  Robert 
Gladys  Middleton 

Eugenie  Thais  Lawton 
Bill  Loucks  .  .  .  P.  A.  Anderson 
Ezra  Cookus  ....  Charles  Abbe 
Gabriel  Gates       .     .      James  Lackaye 


Alexander  Pickles 
Bard  .... 
Big  Jake  Wolf 
Old  Abe  Levine 
Mother  Wirtz  . 
Ora  .... 
Angle  VoUner . 
Grandma  Gates 


.  Dan  Williams 
H.  M.  Anderson 
.  .  Frank  Beal 
.  Fred  Watson 
.  Mrs.  Preston 
.  Mary  Sanders 
Mabel  Taliaferro 
.     .  Ada  Dwyer 


On  Nov.  12  the  principals  of  the  cast  of  "Lost  River"  went  to 
Boston  and  acted  the  play  at  the  Park  Theatre  for  one  night,  and 
the  principals  of  the  "  Lost  River "  company  then  playing  in 
Boston,  came  to  New  York  and  were  seen  in  the  play  here. 
Violet  Rand  of  the  Boston  company  remained  here  for  the  rest  of 
the  engagement,  and  Mary  Sanders  continued  in  Boston.  Dec.  24 
"The  Village  Postmaster"  was  revived;  Jan.  7,  1901,  Chauncey 
Olcott  appeared  in  "Garret  O'Magh,"  by  Augustus  Pitou,  for  the 
first  time  in  this  city,  and  with  this  cast: 


Garrett  O'Magh  .  .  Chauncey  Olcott 
Mrs.  Mary  Devlin 

Margaret  Fitzpatrick 
Roger  Nagle  .  .  .  Charles  Abbott 
Eileen  Nagle   ....    Edith  Barker 

May  Nagle Tottie  Carr 

Sir  Horace  Wilton  .  Daniel  Gilfether 
Louise  Wilton  .  .  Louise  Marcelli 
Alfred  Spencer  .  Richard  Malchien 
Rufus  Hardy  ....  Paul  Everton 
Josephine  .  .  .  Katherine  Willard 
Jerry  Quigly    .     .     .    George  Brennan 


Military  Attach^  .  .  Henry  Watson 
Darby  Lynch  ....  Luke  Martin 
Maggie  Lynch  .  Elizabeth  Washburne 
Old  Mrs.  Lynch  .  Etta  Barker  Martin 
Darby  Lynch,  Jr.      .     .      Clara  Cubitt 

Pat  Lynch Bert  Buckley 

Nora  Lynch Gretta  Carr 

Mollie  Lynch  ....       Pese  Glaser 

Dennis Ernest  Havens 

Annie Mable  Andrews 

Peasant  Man  ....  Edward  Smith 
Peasant  Woman  .     .      Jennie  Buckley 


On  March  18  "  A  Romance  of  Athlone  "  was  acted  by  Olcott,  and 
continued  for  two  weeks.  The  house  was  closed  Holy  Week  (com- 
mencing March  25),  and  reopened  April  i  with  Olcott  in  "Mavour- 
neen."  There  was  no  performance  April  11,  as  Olcott  was  ill. 
"Sweet  Inniscarra"  was  revived  May  6,  and  the  theatre  closed  May 
25,  Olcott  having  acted  here  twenty  weeks. 


5l6      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       Cise? 


LYRIC   HALL 

LYRIC  HALL  was  situated  at  723,  725,  727  Sixth  Avenue, 
between  Forty-first  and  Forty-second  Street.  It  was  opened 
Nov.  15,  1867,  by  Mr.  Trenor,  with  a  series  of  concerts  by  Theo. 
Thomas'  orchestra.  Minnie  Hauck  and  Sig.  Severini  were  among 
the  vocalists.  De  Cordova  lectured  here  Dec.  26;  George  Vanden- 
hoff  gave  readings  Jan.  23,  24,  1868;  De  Cordova  lectured  Feb.  3, 
followed  Feb.  11  by  James  E.  Murdoch  with  a  reading.  Shortly 
after  this  it  ceased  to  exist  as  a  place  of  entertainment. 


STEINWAY   HALL 

BEYOND  doubt  the  most  famous  concert  room  in  New  York 
and  the  one  richest  in  musical  history  was  "Steinway 
Hall,"  erected  by  Steinway  &  Sons,  immediately  in  the  rear  of 
their  piano  warerooms,  71  and  73  East  Fourteenth  Street,  between 
Union  Square  and  Irving  Place.  The  hall,  with  its  extension,  ran 
clear  through  the  block,  from  Fourteenth  to  Fifteenth  Street,  where 
the  main  hall  had  a  frontage  of  one  hundred  feet,  the  entire  ground 
floor,  from  street  to  street,  being  occupied  by  the  salesrooms  of 
the  firm.  The  seating  capacity  was  twenty-five  hundred,  with 
standing  room  for  five  hundred  additional  persons.  Steinway 
Hall  was  opened  Oct.  31,  1866,  with  a  concert  by  the  H.  L. 
Bateman  company,  which  was  composed  of  Mme.  Parepa,  Carl 
Rosa,  Signors  Brignoli,  Ferranti,  Fortuna,  S.  B.  Mills,  J.  L. 
Halton,  with  Theodore  Thomas'  orchestra.  They  gave  forty- 
one  Sunday  concerts,  under  the  direction  of  H.  L.  Bateman  and 
L.  F.  Harrison.  Mme.  Ristori  gave  a  reading  from  the  Italian 
poets  Nov.    13. 

A  musical  festival  commenced  June  3,  1867,  and  continued  one 
week,  during  which  "The  Messiah,"  "The  Creation,"  "Elijah," 
and  other  classic  musical  works  were  interpreted  by  Mme.  Parepa, 
Zelda  Seguin,  Theo.  Thomas,  E.  J.  Connolly,  F.  L.  Ritter,  Mme. 
Raymond  Ritter,  Mrs.  Emmeline  Reed,  W.  J.  Hill,  George  Simp- 
son, Mme.  Carman  Poch,  Baragli  and  Bellini,  Herr  Kopta,  J.  N. 
Pattison,  G.  W.  Morgan,  G.  W.  Colby,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dalimore, 
Miss  Hutchings,  Miss  A.  Harrison,  Jules  Lombard,  Henry 
Tucker,  Miss  Gilbert,  A.  H.  Pease,  Mr.  Matzka,  the  New  York 
Harmonic  society  and  a  full  orchestra.  Anna  Lacoste  gave  a 
reading  June  13.  Arthur  Matthison  made  his  American  d^but  on 
Sunday  evening,  Sept.  16. 

The  concert  season  of  1867-68  commenced  Oct.  i,  under  the 
direction  of  L.  F.  Harrison,     The  artists  were  Mme.  Parepa,  Carl 


1869]  STEINWAY  HALL  517 

Rosa,  Leopold  de  Meyer,  pianist ;  Jenny  Kempton,  Theo.  Thomas 
and  orchestra,  and  G.  W.  Colby.  Concerts  were  then  given  on 
Thursdays  and  Sundays.  In  addition  to  those  already  meationed, 
the  following  singers  were  heard  during  the  season :  Anna  Acker- 
mann,  soprano,  W.  J.  Hill,  Mrs.  Varian  Hoffmann,  J.  R.  Thomas, 
Sig.  Randolfi,  Mile.  Eliza  Lumley,  Letchi,  Adolph  Hennig, 
Oscar  Pfeiffer,  Sig.  Abella,  G.  Simpson,  B.  and  G.  F.  Lister- 
mann,  A.  Dessane,  S.  P.  Warren,  Sig.  Ferranti,  W.  R.  Johnson, 
Antonia  Henne,  Michael  Turner,  Brookhouse  Bowler,  Mile.  Gaz- 
zaniga,  Sig.  Ardivani,  Clementine  Bernard,  Mile.  Angiolina 
Ghioni,  Mile.  Gabriella  Feninger,  Mme.  Natalie  Testa.  Among 
other  concerts  given  were  those  by  Theo.  Thomas,  Oscar  Pfeiffer, 
Kennedy,  Scottish  vocalist;  Jerome  Hopkins,  Fanny  Landsmann, 
and  Mme.  Kapp-Young. 

Readings  were  given  by  Charles  Dickens,  Frances  Anne  Kem- 
ble,  Geo.  Vandenhoff,  J.  E.  Murdoch,  Charles  Eytinge,  and  lect- 
ures by  Du  Chaillu,  De  Cordova,  etc.  A  series  of  oratorios  were 
given  by  Mr.  L.  F.  Harrison,  the  artists  being  Mme.  Parepa- 
Rosa,  J.  R.  Thomas,  George  Simpson,  Theo.  Thomas,  F.  L.  Ritter, 
E.  J.  Connolly,  and  G.  W.  Colby. 

Louise  Kapp-Young  is  now  known  as  Mme.  Luisa  Capparina, 
and  is  living  in  this  city,  teaching  vocal  music.  She  made  her 
debut  at  the  Court  Opera,  Munich,  Bavaria,  and  afterwards  sang 
at  La  Scala,  Milan,  and  in  Germany,  Austria,  and  Russia.  She 
appeared  Oct.  30,  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  this  city,  under  Maret- 
zek's  management,  as  Selika  in  "  L' Africaine. "  She  afterwards 
sang  in  concerts  with  Parepa-Rosa  at  this  hall. 

Charles  Dickens'  readings  from  his  own  works  occurred  Dec.  9, 
10,  12,  13,  16,  17,  19,  20,  26,  27,  30,  31,  Jan.  3,  9,  10,  1868;  April 
13,  14,  16,  17,  20,  when  he  took  his  farewell  of  the  American 
public.  Fanny  Kemble  gave  readings  in  March  and  April.  Mme. 
Ristori  gave  an  entertainment  Sunday,  June  7,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  widows  and  orphans  of  Italian  soldiers. 

The  season  of  1868-69  commenced  Oct.  26  with  the  American 
debut  of  Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  in  Shakesperian  readings.  She  con- 
tinued for  five  nights  and  one  matinde.  Her  American  debut  as 
an  actress  was  made  Nov.  14,  same  year,  at  the  Boston  Museum, 
in  "As  You  Like  It."  L.  R.  Shewell  appeared  as  Orlando,  Wil- 
liam Warren  as  Touchstone,  W.  H.  Smith  as  Jacques,  and  Miss 
Sherlock  as  Celia.  Tickets  to  all  parts  of  the  house  were  fixed 
at  $1.50  each. 

She  appeared  Nov.  29  for  the  second  time  at  that  theatre  as 
Lady  Teazle,  and  the  receipts  were  ^1,496.  Her  first  appearance 
in  this  city  as  an  actress  was  on  Nov.  30  the  same  year,  at  the 
Worrell  Sisters'  Theatre,  as  Rosalind  in  "As  You  Like  It." 

The  Kennedy  Family,  Scotch  vocalists  came  Sept.    13,   1869. 


5l8       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D871 

The  Franks  Family,  five  in  number,  made  their  American  debut 
Sept.  17.  Carlotta  Patti  was  heard  in  concert  Sept.  25.  De  Cor- 
dova commenced  a  course  of  lectures  Oct.  25.  "  Our  New  Clergy- 
man," "Wiffin  vs.  Sniffin,"  "Breach  of  Promise  of  Marriage," 
and  "The  Sham  Family  at  Home,"  were  the  titles  given  to  his 
discourses. 

William  H.  Pope  recited  Byron's  "Manfred,"  on  the  afternoons 
of  Nov.  5,  17,  26.  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  and  her  company  gave  con- 
certs Nov.  10,  15,  when  M.  Koualski,  pianist,  was  heard.  A  con- 
cert by  the  Russian  opera  company  was  given  Nov.  27.  Olive 
Logan  lectured  on  "Girls,"  Dec.    17. 

E.  Mollenhauer's  cantata,  "The  Passions,"  was  performed  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday  evenings,  Feb.  12,  13,  1870,  and  Edwin  Booth 
read  Collins'  ode  to  "The  Passions"  (on  Saturday  evening),  in 
connection  with  the  musical  composition.  There  was  a  chorus  of 
two  hundred  singers  and  an  orchestra  of  sixty  performers ;  Edward 
Mollenhauer,  conductor. 

Christine  Nilsson  made  her  American  debut  in  concert  March 
14,  and  sang  again  March  22.  Mme.  Manzocchi  first  appeared 
here  April  17,  and  during  the  month  Mrs.  Macready  gave  a  series 
of  drawing-room  recitals.  Her  selections  were :  A  religious  alle- 
gory called  "The  Changed  Cross,"  the  opening  scene  from  "A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream,"  and  the  sleep-walking  scene  from 
"Macbeth."  Her  voice  was  singularly  sweet,  full,  and  pure.  The 
Vienna  Lady  orchestra,  with  Mile.  Anna  Elzer  (twelve  years  of 
age),  soprano  singer,  and  Jacob  Muller,  baritone,  made  their 
American  d^but  Sept.  11,  1871,  under  the  management  of  Fred- 
erick Rullman,  who  brought  them  from  Europe.  They  closed 
their  engagement  Sept.   23. 

George  Dolby  gave  a  series  of  ballad  concerts  Oct.  9,  10,  11,  12, 
18,  19,  and  the  artists  who  appeared  were:  Edith  Wynne,  soprano; 
Mme.  Patey,  contralto;  W.  H.  Cummings,  tenor;  J.  G.  Patey, 
bass;  Charles Santley,  baritone;  Lindsay  Sloper,  pianist.  Mendels- 
sohn's "Elijah"  was  sung  Oct.  31.  The  Harmonic  society,  under 
Dr.  Peck,  rendered  the  choruses.  Mme.  Patey,  Santley,  and  Miss 
Wynne  were  the  soloists.  The  vocal  numbers  of  "  Faust "  were 
sung  Nov.  I,  with  Nilsson  in  the  leading  r61e,  James  as  Mephis- 
topheles,  M.  Capoul  as  Faust,  M.  Barre  as  Valentine,  and  Miss 
Carey  as  Siebel. 

On  Nov.  14-21,  concerts  were  given  by  Prince  George  Nicholas 
Galitzen's  Russia  company.  There  were  scenes  from  Glinko's 
opera,  "The  Life  of  the  Czar."  J.  N.  Pattison  was  announced  as 
solo  pianist,  but  his  place  was  taken  at  short  notice  by  Mr.  Levy. 
The  selections  for  the  second  concert  were:  "Emancipation 
Fantasie"  also  for  chorus  and  orchestra;  the  "Troika"  ("Coach- 
man's song");  the  Polonaise  from  Glinko's  opera,  "The  Life  for 


1879]  STEINWAY   HALL  519 

the  Czar,"  Warlamoff's  "Red  Sarafan,"  and  a  wild,  rugged,  or- 
chestral product,  "A  Circassian  March,"  founded  on  a  local 
melody,  arranged  by  G.   Karlberg. 

Edwin  Forrest  gave  readings  from  Shakespeare  and  other  poets, 
commencing  Nov.  19  with  "Hamlet,"  and  Nov.  22,  "Othello." 
The  Dolby  troupe  reappeared  in  concert  Nov.  28-30,  and  matinee 
Dec.  2.  Carlotta  Patti  gave  a  concert  September,  1872,  assisted 
by  Sig.  Mario.  J.  M.  Bellew,  father  of  Kyrle  Bellew,  gave  a 
reading  Feb.  8,  1873.  Charlotte  Cushman  gave  readings  March 
17,  of  "King  Henry  VHL  ;"  March  19,  selection.s  from  "Romeo 
and  Juliet;"  March  21,  "Macbeth;"  and  March  22,  miscellaneous 
readings.  Mme.  Anna  Bishop  was  heard  in  concert  May  10,  1873. 
Pauline  Canassa,  Drasdil,  Mme.  Feretti,  Alfred  Wilkie,  J.  R. 
Thomas,  L.  G.  Gottschalk,  A.  H.  Pease,  and  others  appeared. 

Charlotte  Cushman  gave  readings  Jan.  31,  Feb.  2-4,  1874. 
Titiens  made  her  American  debut  Oct.  4.  She  died  Oct.  3, 
1877.  Frederic  MacCabe  made  his  American  debut  Oct.  14,  in 
a  "ventriloquial,  musical,  and  saltatorial  melange."  Mile.  lima 
di  Murska  began  a  season  of  concerts  Sept.  26,  1875,  under  the 
management  of  D.  De  Vivo.  Teresa  Carreno,  Ferranti,  Sauret, 
and  Gaetano  Braga  were  in  the  company. 

•  Annette  Essipoff,  Russian  pianist,  made  her  American  debut 
Nov.  14,  1876.  Martha  Blanke,  pianist,  first  appeared  May  5,  1877. 
Master  Herman  Rietzel,  pianist,  made  his  ddbut  May  10.  George 
Jones,  the  Count  Joannes,  assisted  by  his  pupil,  Avonia  Fairbanks, 
appeared  Jan.  12,  1878,  in  scenes  from  "Othello,"  "Hamlet," 
"Richard  HI.,"  and  "Macbeth."  August  Wilhelmj,  German  vio- 
linist, made  his  first  appearance  here  Sept.  26,  1878.  The  Red 
Hussar  Band,  of  Hamburg,  Germany,  were  first  heard  in  America 
(in  public)  Nov.  2.  Edouard  Remenyi,  Hungarian  violinist,  re- 
appeared in  America,  Nov.  1 1.  Herman  Linde,  a  German  actor, 
made  his  ddbut  here  Jan.  8,  1879,  as  an  English  reader.  He  gave 
"Macbeth,"  which  was  repeated  Jan.  11. 

Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  reappeared  here  during  the  winter  of  1879. 
This  lady  did  not  make  what  is  called  an  "  unequivocal  success  " 
until  her  return  visit.  Her  beauty,  of  the  highest  and  most  intel- 
lectual type,  and  her  dignity  of  demeanor,  made  her  a  welcome 
visitor.  On  April  23,  1888,  this  lady  reappeared  here,  and  intro- 
duced her  adopted  son,  Henry  Waller,  pianist.  In  his  childhood 
Mr.  Waller  was  known  in  this  country  and  in  Europe  as  "  Sera- 
phael,"  a  boy  musician  of  extraordinary  precocity,  In  1876  he 
met  Mrs.  Siddons,  who  was  much  impressed  by  his  ability,  and 
adopted  him  as  her  son.  At  her  expense  he  was  educated  in  Eng- 
land, and  afterwards  completed  his  musical  studies  on  the  conti- 
nent under  the  guidance  of  such  masters  as  Von  Biilow  and  Liszt. 
Mrs.  Scott-Siddons  read  scenes  from  "Much  Ado  About  Nothing," 


520       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [isss 

"Macbeth,"  and  "Henry  V."      Mr.  Waller  played  compositions 
by  Beethoven,  Chopin,  Liszt,  Grieg,  and  Weber-Tausig. 

Berlioz's  musically  dramatic  legend,  "La  Damnation  de  Faust," 
was  given  Feb.  14,  1880.  Carrie  Moses,  contralto,  made  her  debut 
April  14.  Marie  Schelle,  mezzo-soprano  singer,  made  her  initial 
public  appearance  Oct.  21.  The  Franko  Family  appeared  Dec.  8. 
Mme.  Anna  Bishop  reappeared  in  this  city  Feb.  7,  1881.  Louise 
Reynolds,  soprano,  made  her  New  York  d^but  Feb.  28.  Leslie 
Main  English,  vocalist  and  lecturer,  was  heard  Sept.  27.  Adelina 
Patti's  reappearance  in  this  country  was  made  here  Nov.  9.  G. 
Magrath,  pianist,  first  appeared  in  this  city  Nov.  10,  and  Marie 
Schelle  sang  the  same  night.  Jennie  Claus,  violinist,  first  ap- 
peared in  New  York,  Nov.  11.  Alex.  Lambert,  Polish  pianist, 
was  heard  Nov.  18.  Mme.  Caroline  Zeiss,  dramatic  soprano,  re- 
appeared in  concert  Nov.  27.  Michael  Banner,  boy  violinist,  gave 
his  first  concert  Feb.  4,  1882.  The  Royal  Handbell  ringers  ap- 
peared Feb.  10.  Eily  Coghlan  (sister  of  Rose  Coghlan),  soprano, 
sang  in  concert  May  15.  Miss  Fairfax  made  her  d^but  as  a  dra- 
matic reader  Nov.  27,  1883. 

Mme.  Christine  Nilsson  reappeared  in  New  York  Nov.  28. 
Her  reappearance  in  America  was  made  Nov.  i,  at  Music  Hall, 
Boston,  Mass.  Gounod's  oratorio,  "The  Redemption,"  had  its 
first  production  in  America  Dec.  6. 

Helen  Hopekirk,  pianist,  made  her  debut  Dec.  20,  1883.  Fanny 
Hunt  d'Alma  made  her  ddbut  at  a  concert  May  2,  1884.  The  first 
public  rehearsal  of  Franz  Der  Stucken's  Novelty  Concerts  took 
place  Oct.  24,  when  was  performed,  for  the  first  time  in  America, 
Brahms'  third  symphony  in  F  major  (op.  90). 

Victoria  Morosini  Hulskamp  made  her  professional  debut  as  a 
concert  singer  Nov.  20.  Paul  McSwyney's  "  Irish  Idyll "  was  sung 
for  the  first  time  Nov.  27.  Amelia  Goldberg-Brillanti  made  her 
American  d^but  in  concert  Dec.  5.  Fairbanks  &  Cole  gave  a 
banjo  concert  Dec.  8.  Master  Jacob  Friedberger,  pianist,  made 
his  debut  March  10,  1885.  Clara  Bernetta  made  her  New  York 
bow  in  concert  March  23.  The  oratorio,  "The  Rose  of  Sharon," 
was  sung  for  the  first  time  in  America  April  16. 

Master  Bernhard  Sisheimir,  pianist,  made  his  New  York  debut 
Jan.  14,  1886.  Nothing  of  note  took  place  here  until  Nov.  13, 
1888,  when  Moritz  Rosenthal,  the  Hungarian  pianist,  made  his 
d6but  and  created  a  sensation.  Sig.  Campanini  appeared  Nov.  16, 
1888.  Clementina  de  Vere,  soprano,  made  her  American  ddbut, 
on  this  occasion  and  sang  arias  from  "Lucia,"  "Dinorah,"  and 
also  "  Home,  Sweet  Home."  She  possessed  a  soprano  voice  rang- 
ing as  high  as  F,  and  the  execution  was  more  remarkable  than  her 
voice.  In  the  company  were  Sig.  Steple,  tenor;  Sig.  Carbone, 
buffo;  Sig.  Bologna,  basso  cantante;  Marie  Groebel,  contralto; 
Mile.   Fabbri;   and  Sig.   Ferrario,   accompanist. 


1867]         THE   EIGHTH   AVENUE   OPERA  HOUSE         521 

On  April  23,  1890,  Otto  Hegner  gave  a  piano  recital  (his  last 
in  America).  On  April  26  the  last  concert  ever  given  in  this 
hall  occurred.  Having  of  late  years  failed  to  pay,  the  Steinways 
decided  to  devote  the  building  to  commercial  purposes  solely.  A 
lecture  by  H.  E.  Krehbie  on  May  2,  1890,  on  "The  Precursors  of 
the  Pianoforte,"  illustrated  by  a  famous  collection  of  old  instru- 
ments, was  the  closing  performance.  The  Steinway  organists  in- 
clude Geo.  F.  Bristow,  Geo.  W.  Morgan,  Samuel  P.  Warren,  and 
Dudley  Buck ;  its  pianists,  Anton  Rubenstein,  Annette  Eissipoff, 
Rafael  Joseffy,  Theodore  Ritter,  Max  Pinner,  Teresa  Carreno, 
Moritz  Rosenthal,  Anton  Strelezka,  Adele  Aus  der  Ohe,  Alexan- 
der Lambert,  Richard  Hoffman,  Julia  Riv6-King,  Otto  Hegner, 
Eugene  d' Albert,  and  the  Chevalier  de  Kontski;  its  violinsts, 
Dengremont,  Wieniauwski,  Vieuxtemps,  Ole  Bull,  Wilhelmj, 
Sarasate,  Camilla  Urso,  Musin,  Richard  Arnold,  Remenyi,  the 
Frankos,  and  Max  Bendix;  and  its  'cellists,  Gaetano  Braga,  Carl 
Werner,  Frederick  Bergner,  Victor  Herbert,  and  Adolphe  Fischer. 

The  gentlemen  who  had  conducted  there  include,  besides  Theo- 
dore Thomas,  Carl  Bergman,  Luigi  Arditti,  Leopold  and  Walter 
Damrosch,  Wilhelm  Gericke,  Anton  Seidl,  Max  Spicker,  F.  Van 
der  Stucken,  Max  Maretzek,  Franz  Abt,  Adolph  Neuendorfl,  and 
Arthur  Nikisch. 


CHASE'S   HALL 

ON  the  southwest  corner  of  Eighth  Avenue  and  Thirty-fourth 
Street  now  occupied  as  a  storage  warehouse,  was  Chase's 
Hall.  A  large  room  on  the  second  floor  was  fitted  up  with  a  small 
stage,  and  opened  in  May,  1867,  with  a  minstrel  company,  under 
the  management  of  H.  A.  Chase.  It  was  not  a  success  as  such, 
and  Josh  Hart  and  Frank  Kerns  took  a  lease  of  it  for  a  few  months. 
They  opened  July  20,  same  year,  with  a  first-class  variety  company. 
The  name  of  the  hall  was  changed  to  "The  Eighth  Avenue 
Opera  House,"  and  a  good  working  company  was  secured,  who  did 
specialty  acts,  and  finished  with  a  farce.  William  B.  Cavanagh 
was  stage  manager,  and  David  Braham,  leader  of  orchestra.  In 
the  dramatic  company  were :  D.  Oakley,  Josh  Hart,  W.  B.  Cav- 
anagh, Frank  Kerns,  Geo.  Warren,  Dick  Ralph,  Fred  Boniface, 
and  Florence  Wells.  Among  the  specialty  people  were:  J.  W. 
Clarke,  the  Broadway  Boys,  Laura  Le  Claire  (then  Mrs.  Josh 
Hart,  now  known  as  Mrs.  Will  Sands),  Helene  Smith  (Mrs.  Frank 
Kerns),  Prendergast,  Gardner,  and  Harry  Bloodgood,  and  at  inter- 
vals, some  of  the  best  to  be  found  in  the  profession.  "  444  "  Broad- 
way was  in  the  height  of  its  popularity  at  this  time,  and  quite  a 
rivalry  existed  between  Josh  Hart  and  Bob  Butler  (manager  of 


522      A   HISTORY  OF  THE   NEW  YORK  STAGE       D867 

"444"}  to  secure  the  best  people.  In  consequence  large  salaries 
were  paid.  Mr.  Hart  gave  Johnny  Thompson  ;^i5oaweek  to  do 
a  song  and  dance,  and  Little  Mac  ;^ioo  weekly.  The  place  would 
not  hold  money  enough  to  warrant  this,  as  it  was  but  a  flat  floor 
with  no  gallery,  and  so  it  closed  in  December  of  the  same  year. 


BANVARD'S  MUSEUM 

THE  building  now  known  as  "Daly's  Theatre"  was  on  its  first 
appearance  as  a  place  of  amusement  called  "  Banvard's  Mu- 
seum." It  was  situated  at  1221  Broadway,  west  side,  one  door 
below  Thirtieth  Street.  It  was  the  first  building  erected  expressly 
for  museum  purposes  in  this  city  and  it  covered  forty  thousand 
square  feet  of  land.  It  contained  rooms  for  curiosities,  and  an 
auditorium  for  a  theatre.  In  the  lecture  room  was  Banvard's 
Panorama  of  the  Mississippi.  There  were  three  tiers  in  the  audi- 
torium, capable  of  seating  about  two  thousand  persons.  The  house 
was  opened  June  17,  1867,  with  S.  B.  Dufifleld,  stage  manager; 
John  W.  Albaugh,  leading  man;  Julia  Nelson,  leading  lady;  Frank 
Evans,  H.  B.  Phillips,  Samuel  Knapp,  G.  W.  Metkiff,  M.  C  Daly, 
Fanny  Stocqueller,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Berrel  (afterwards  Mrs.  Charles 
Nichols),  Mrs.  J.  R.  Scott,  Marion  Somers,  Mrs.  Howard,  Mrs. 
Talbott,  Miss  Wyman,  Miss  Lewis,  Miss  Williams,  J.  B.  Phillips, 
John  Chatterton,  D.  W.  Miller,  Messrs.  Williams,  Mack,  Murray, 
North,  Melville,  and  Rikeman.  It  was  open  before  noon,  and  two 
dramatic  performances  were  given  each  day.  ( The  opening  enter- 
tainments, afternoon  and  evening,  were  Banvard's  Panorama  of  the 
Mississippi,  an  address  written  by  Jonas  B.  Phillips  and  spoken  by 
Harry  B.  Phillips;  an  operatic  chorus,  "The  Hymn  of  Four 
Nations,"  Fanny  Stocqueller  as  France,  Ada  Monck  as  England, 
Fred  Williams  as  Russia,  S.  B,  Duffield  as  America;  the  burlettaof 
"Jenny  Lind  at  Last,"  and  "A  Husband  for  an  Hour."  Farces 
and  a  musical  melange  were  given  for  the  afternoons  of  the  second 
week,  while  "  Rob  Roy  "  was  the  evening  attraction.  "  The  Postil- 
ion of  Bonville  "  (which  was  "  Eustache  Baudin  "  under  another 
name)  was  the  bill  for  July  i.  Professor  Logrenia,  magician, 
commenced  July  8.  "Nobody's  Daughter,"  a  dramatization  of 
Miss  Braddon's  novel,  by  Fred  Maeder  and  Chandos  Fulton,  was 
produced  Aug.  12,  with  John  W.  Albaugh,  Fred  Maeder,  and  Wm. 
Harris  in  the  cast.  This  was  withdrawn  Aug.  31.  When  this 
house  was  reopened  Oct.  3  it  was  called  "Banvard's  Museum 
AND  Theatre."  "The  Devil's  Auction,"  by  Arthur  Cuyas 
Armengol,  was  the  opening  attraction.  John  De  Pol  was  the  new 
manager ;  he  had  brought  from  Europe  a  large  corps  de  ballet.  The 
dramatic  company  were  Robert  McWade,  H.   B.   Phillips,  M.  C. 


1868:  WOOD'S  MUSEUM  &  METROPOLITAN  THEATRE  523 

Daly,  E.  Mortimer,  J.  R  Phillips,  D.  W.  Miller,  J.  Thomson, 
S.  B.  Duffield,  Fanny  Stocqueller,  Fanny  Reeves,  Ada  Meyers, 
Emma  Somers,  and  Hattie  Thome.  Sig.  Ronzani  superintended 
the  ballets,  and  the  premih'es  danseuses  were  Miles.  Elisa  Blasina, 
Augusta  Sohlke,  Ermesilda  Diana,  Eugenio  Lupo,  male  dancer, 
Eugenio  Ricci,  and  M.  Giovanni  Lupo.  Sig.  Tomaro  and  Charles 
Lawrence  were  interested  in  the  production.  Giuseppini  Mor- 
lacchi,  premiere  danseuse,  made  her  American  ddbut  on  Oct.  23. 
"The  Devil's  Auction"  continued  until  early  in  December,  when 
Mr.  De  Pol  withdrew  from  the  house,  and  took  the  spectacle  to 
the  Academy  of  Music.  After  being  closed  for  three  weeks,  Ban- 
vard's  reopened  Dec.  21,  with  "Our  Mutual  Friend,"  dramatized 
from  Dickens'  novel.  "The  Willow  Copse"  was  produced  on 
Jan.  I,  1868,  with  H.  B.  Phillips,  M.  C.  Daly,  John  Matthews,  J. 
Moore,  D.  Myron,  J.  D.  Miller,  J.  Thomson,  Claude  Burroughs, 
J.  R.  Healey,  Chas.  Newton,  Louisa  Eldridge,  the  Misses  Proud- 
foot,  Lillie  Eldridge,  and  Linne  in  the  cast.  "The  Forest  King" 
and  "Day  After  the  Wedding,"  Jan.  13;  "Nobody's  Daughter," 
Jan.  27,  for  a  fortnight,  with  Dan  Myron,  John  Matthews,  Chas. 
Warwick,  Chas.  E.  Newton,  J.  Ludlow,  R.  Knowles,  J.  Thomson, 
J.  Hendricks,  Miss  Proudfoot,  Miss  A.  Linne,  and  Lillie  Eldridge 
in  the  cast.  "  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  was  played  Feb.  27, 
with  Mary  Mitchell  as  May  Edwards ;  John  Albaugh,  Bob  Brierly ; 
Dan  Myron,  Hawkshaw;  Lillie  Eldridge,  Sam  Willoughby;  and 
Louisa  Eldridge,  Mrs.  Willoughby.  "Round  Heads  and  Cava- 
liers "  was  seen  Jan.  24,  with  J.  W.  Albaugh  as  Marston,  Welsh 
Edwards  as  Vermont,  John  Matthews  as  Anthony,  D.  Myron  as 
Vemey,  Mary  Mitchell  as  Juliet,  and  Lillie  Eldridge  as  Wilder- 
pate.  Then  came  "The  Octoroon,"  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  "Ten 
Nights  in  a  Barroom,"  and  "Oliver  Twist,"  in  succession.  "Rip 
Van  Winkle"  and  "Cousin  Schneider"  were  acted  March  25,  and 
the  season  closed  March  3a 

John  Banvard  died  at  the  house  of  his  son,  at  Watertown,  S.  D., 
of  heart  failure.  May  16,  1891. 

Morlacchi  died  in  East  Billerica,  Mass.,  July  23,  1886. 

The  following  season  opened  Aug.  31,  1868,  with  George  Wood 
as  manager,  who,  after  making  extensive  alterations,  again  changed 
the  name  of  the  house  to  "Wood's  Museum  and  Metropolitan 
Theatre.  " 

The  entertainments  commenced  at  eleven  o'clock  A.  M.,  with 
an  exhibition  of  the  living  curiosities,  among  whom  were  the 
Siamese  Twins,  Sophia  Ganz  the  dwarf,  and  General  Grant,  Jr. 
The  theatrical  performances  began  at  two  o'clock  with  an  inaugural 
address  by  P.  T.  Bamum,  after  which  he  introduced  Gea  Wood, 
with  Samuel  Colville,  who  was  interested  in  the  management.j 
The  operettas,  "Married  by  Lanterns"  and  "Sixty-six,"  were  sung 


524      A   HISTORY   OF   THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE      [1869 


by  Susan  and  Blanche  Galton,  Mary  Pyne  Galton,  and  Thomas 
Whiffen.  This  was  the  American  debut  of  Blanche  and  Susan 
Galton  and  Thomas  Whiffen.  The  Galtons  are  nieces  of  the  once 
famous  Louisa  Pyne,  their  mother  being  Mary  Pyne,  sister  of 
Louisa.  Blanche  is  the  widow  of  Thomas  Whiffen,  and  Susan 
married  Alfred  Kelleher.  Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  Aug.  31, 
in  the  evening,  as  Lorle,  supported  by  James  W.  Collier,  Louis 
Mestayer,  M.  C.  Daly,  J.  B.  Curran  (stage  manager),  George 
Mitchell,  G.  C.  Davenport,  Sol  Smith,  Mary  Wells,  Alice  and 
Kate  Logan. 

The  Lydia  Thompson  Burlesque  company  engaged  in  England 
by  Samuel  Colville,  made  their  American  debut  Sept.  28,  in 
"Ixion,"  preceded  by  "To  Oblige  Benson."  In  the  latter  Harry 
Beckett  made  his  American  debut  as  Trotter  Southdown.  "  Ixion  " 
had  this  cast: 


Ixion Lydia  Thompson 

Jupiter Ada  Harland 

Mercury Lisa  Weber 

Ganymede  .  .  .  Geo.  C.  Davenport 
Bacchus ....  Louis  J.  Mestayer 
Mars Sol  Smith,  Jr. 


Venus     ....       Pauline  Markham 

Juno Alice  Logan 

Cupid Grace  Logan 

Minerva Harry  Beckett 

Queen  Dia James  Barnes 


"  Ixion  "  and  "  To  Oblige  Benson  "  were  played  every  evening, 
and  at  matinees  on  Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  for  three  weeks, 
the  farce  being  then  changed  to  "The  Water  Witches."  On  Nov. 
2,  this  in  turn  gave  way  to  "  Did  You  Ever  Send  Your  Wife  to 
Jersey.'  "  Colonel  Small  and  Commodore  Foote,  dwarfs,  M.  Bihin, 
giant ;  Mrs.  Battersby,  giantess ;  Mr.  Battersby,  the  skeleton ;  Adah 
Briggs,  fat  woman ;  and  Zebodi  Luti,  Circassian  girl,  were  added 
to  the  living  curiosities  on  Nov.  9.  On  Dec.  14,  "The  Quiet 
Family"  preceded  "Ixion,"  and  was  continued  until  Dec.  26, 
when  the  burlesque  was  withdrawn,  after  its  one  hundred  and 
second  consecutive  performance.  During  this  period  the  matinde 
dramatic  performances  were  "Asmodeus,"  "Perfection,"  "The 
Bonnie  Fishwife,"  "The  Giant  of  Palestine,"  and  "My  Neighbor's 
Wife."  The  next  burlesque  was  Wm.  Brough's  "Ernani,"  pro- 
duced the  evening  of  Dec.  28,  preceded  by  "A  Quiet  Family." 
Lydia  Thompson  was  Ernani;  Miss  Weber,  Don  Juan;  Miss  Har- 
land, Donna  Elvira;  Mr.  Mestayer,  Don  Ruy;  Mr.  Beckett,  Jago; 
W.  J.  Hill  (his  first  appearance  in  America),  Scampa;  M.  C.  Daly, 
Roguey ;  J.  Barnes,  Vagabondi ;  Kate  Mortimer,  Ricardo,  and  Kate 
Logan,  Juana. 

On  Jan.  18,  1869,  "Ernani"  and  two  scenes  from  "Ixion"  were 
presented,  which  bill  continued  until  Jan.  30,  when  the  season 
closed,  and  the  company  went  to  Niblo's  Garden.  Lisa  Weber 
died  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  23,  1887.  After  a  brief  starring  tour 
with  various  burlesque  companies  she  became  too  stout  to  continue 


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in  that  business.  She  finally  drifted  into  the  variety  theatres,  and 
was  married  to  W.  S.  Mullaly,  the  musical  director. 

This  was  the  American  debut  of  Rose  Massey,  a  very  handsome 
blonde  and  a  clever  actress.  She  died  in  this  city  July  23,  1883, 
of  consumption,  aged  thirty-two  years.  Among  those  present  at 
her  funeral  were  her  physician  Dr.  G.  H.  Wynkoop,  Tony  Pastor 
and  wife,  and  two  lady  friends  who  had  cared  for  her  through  her 
three  years'  illness.  When  H.  J.  Montague  came  to  this  country 
as  leading  man  for  Wallack's  Theatre,  Rose  Massey  instituted  pro- 
ceedings against  him  for  breach  of  promise.  He  died  before  the 
case  came  to  trial.  She  returned  to  England,  but  soon  afterwards 
revisited  America,  and  lived  here  in  retirement  until  her  death, 
very  few  of  her  friends  knowing  that  she  was  in  the  country. 

"  Ernani  "  and  the  second  and  third  scenes  of  "  Ixion  "  was  the 
bill  Jan.  21,  22,  1869;  for  the  matinee,  Jan.  21,  "Kate  Kearney" 
and  a  farce ;  matinee  and  evening,  Jan.  23,  "  Ernani  "  and  "  Ixion," 
which  bill  was  repeated  for  the  closing  week  of  Jan.  25.  There 
was  no  matin6e  Feb.  i  and  in  the  evening  "  Little  Toddlekins  " 
and  Brough's  burlesque,  "The  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold,"  was 
presented  for  the  first  time.     The  cast  of  the  latter  was : 


Francis  I.  .    .     . 
Darnley.     .     .     . 
Henry  VIII.    .     . 
Duke  of  Suffolk   . 
Von  Scrascher 
Sir  Guy,  the  Cripple 
Le  Sieur  de  Boissy 
TSte  de  Veau  .     . 
Queen  Katherine  . 


W.  J.  Florence 
.  Rose  Massey 
Louis  Mestayer 
.  .  Rosa  Cook 
J.  de  Bonay 
.  Sol  Smith,  Jr. 
.  Lillie  Eldridge 
Fred  G.  Maeder 
.     .  M.  C.  Daly 


Lady  Constance 
English  Herald 
French  Herald 
Von  Schlascher 
Von  Mascher  . 
Citizen  .  .  . 
Anne  Boleyn  . 
Rose  La  Foix . 


Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 
Alice  Mortimer 
Aggie  Wood 
.      H.  Stuart 
James  Barnes 
.  G.  Mitchell 
Alice  Logan 
.  Kate  Logan 


On  Feb.  8  Fanny  Herring  appeared  as  Ixion,  at  the  matinees. 
On  Feb.  15  the  burlesque  of  "Fra  Diavolo"  was  played,  also  "The 
Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold,"  the  Florences  appearing  in  both. 
Between  the  pieces  there  was  a  ballet  given  by  Miles.  Morlacchi, 
Mazzeri,  Baretta,  and  Albertini,  Sig.  G.  Constantine,  and  La 
Petite  Augustine,  and  ballet  corps.  The  burlesque  of  "The 
Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold  "  was  withdrawn  Feb.   27. 

"The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man"  was  revived  March  i,  with  the 
Florences  in  the  principal  r61es,  and  Alex.  Fitzgerald  as  Jim 
Dalton.  "Aladdin"  and  the  ballet  of  "Esmeralda"  were  pre- 
sented matinde  March  15.  The  Florences  took  a  benefit  March 
19;  "The  Colleen  Bawn,"  March  22.  Miss  Alice  Marriott  ap- 
peared here  March  29  as  Hamlet,  with  J.  F.  Cathcart  as  the  Ghost, 
G.  F.  Devere  as  the  King,  J.  W.  Albaugh  as  Laertes,  and  Rosa 
Cook  as  Ophelia. 

This  was  the  American  d^but  of  Miss  Marriott.  At  the  close 
of  this  engagement  she  made  a  brief  starring  tour,  returning  to 


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England  in  December,  1869.  She  was  the  wife  of  Robert  Edgar, 
a  London  manager.  During  her  stay  of  three  weeks  she  played 
Hamlet,  Pauline  in  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  Mrs.  Haller  in  "The 
Stranger,"  Margaret  Elmore  in  "Love's  Sacrifice,"  and  Bianca  in 
"Fazio."  During  the  week  commencing  April  19,  "The  Con- 
script," with  Mr.  Cathcart  and  Ada  Harland  as  the  principals, 
and  "  Aladdin  "  were  played.  At  the  matinees  stock  pieces  were 
done  until  May  8.  There  were  no  performances  from  April  24  to 
May  8,  when  an  English  pantomime  company,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mercer  H.  Simpson,  of  the  Birmingham  Theatre  Royal, 
appeared  in  the  burlesque  pantomime  of  "Robinson  Crusoe." 
Marie  Longmore  played  Robinson  Crusoe;  Marion  Taylor,  Elf; 
Bella  Pateman,  Submarina;  Joseph  Irving,  Will  Atkins;  J.  Wal- 
lace, Kickaboo;  R.  Pateman,  Friday  and  Harlequin;  Chrisdee, 
Policeman;  C.  Abbott,  Clown;  T.  Chapman,  Pantaloon;  Mile. 
Feder,  Columbine ;  and  Miss  Chapman,  Harlequina.  This  panto- 
mime was  played  afternoon  and  evening  until  June  12. 

The  Gregory  Combination  came  June  14,  with  Hooley's  min- 
strels, from  Brooklyn.  They  occupied  the  house  for  two  weeks, 
appearing  afternoon  and  evening.  Edward  Eddy  began  a  five 
weeks'  engagement  on  June  28.  On  Aug.  2  the  Worrell  Sisters 
jvere  seen  in  "Lalla  Rookh."     The  season  closed  Aug.  21. 

The  next  regular  season  began  Aug.  30,  1869,  when  the  house 
was  called  "Wood's  Museum  and  Menagerie."  In  the  company 
were  A.  L.  Parkes,  business  manager;  Frank  Evans,  J.  M.  Ward, 
William  Fleming,  Thos.  W.  Keene,  Charlotte  Stanley,  John  Mor- 
ton, J.  L.  de  Bonay,  James  Barnes,  Collins  and  Rooney,  Lizetta 
Bernard,  Therese  Wood,  and  Florence  Noble.  Performances  were 
given  every  afternoon  and  evening,  and  for  that  purpose  two  sets 
of  stars  were  engaged.  During  the  afternoons  of  the  first  week  of 
the  season  the  bill  consisted  of  "  The  Water  Nymphs  "  and  the 
burlesque  of  "Masaniello,"  in  which  the  Zavistowski  Sisters  — 
Emmeline,  Alice,  and  Christine  —  appeared  respectively  as  the 
Prince,  Alphonso,  and  Finella. 

The  Rand  Sisters  —  Olivia  and  Rosa  —  made  their  New  York 
debut  Aug.  30  in  "The  Pearl  of  Savoy."  These  ladies  came  from 
California.  They  retired  from  the  stage,  Olivia  some  years  since 
having  married  L.  R.  Shewell,  and  died  at  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y., 
June  23,  1898.  "The  King's  Musketeers"  was  acted  Sept  13, 
when  C.  W.  Barry  made  his  first  appearance  here  as  D'Artagnan. 
This  play  was  repeated  all  the  week,  and  at  the  matinees  of  the 
following  week,  while  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  20  and  subsequent 
evenings  the  Zavistowski  Sisters  appeared  in  a  burlesque  written 
for  them,  called  "  Wip  Wan  Winkle. "  It  was  supplemented  with 
the  farce  of  "The  Irish  Tutor."  During  the  week  commencing 
Oct.  4,  "Wip  Wan  Winkle"  and  "A  Rustic  Prima  Donna,"  were 
played  in  the  afternoons,  while  in  the  evenings  C.  W.  Barry  ap- 


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peared  in  a  drama  of  his  own,  called  "  Peril. "  This  play  was  re- 
peated at  matinees  during  the  following  week,  and  in  the  evenings 
"Wip  Wan  Winkle"  and  the  "Masaniello"  burlesque  was  played, 
the  Zavistowskis  closing  on  Oct.  i6.  On  Oct.  i8  the  afternoon 
bill  was  "The  Pearl  of  Savoy,"  while  in  the  evening  was  produced 
a  spectacular  sensational  extravaganza,  called  "  Flick  Flock."  The 
stage  management  was  now  in  the  hands  of  C.  W.  Barry,  while 
Sig.  Aberle  directed  the  orchestra. 

Charles  W.  Barry  died  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Jan.  28,  1889.  Dur- 
ing the  season  of  1853-54  he  was  known  at  Chicago,  111.,  as  Charles 
Whittle.  He  played  Uncle  Tom  at  that  time,  to  the  Eva  of  Little 
Mary  Marsh.  "  Flick  Flock  "  was  the  next  attraction,  with  Rita 
Sangalli,  the  danseuse,  in  five  r61es,  viz.  :  those  of  the  Queen 
of  Dreams,  Clotilda  de  Villamile,  Stella,  D'jina,  and  that  of  pre- 
mihe  danseuse.  She  also  sang  a  new  valse  composed  for  her  by 
Sig.  Giorza,  and  called  "The  Sangalli  Valse."  The  remaining 
parts  in  "  Flick  Flock  "  were  sustained  by  John  Morton  as  Niko- 
bar;  T.  W.  Keene,  Don  Fernand;  Olivia  Rand,  Mousseline; 
James  Barnes,  Flick ;  and  J.  M.  Ward,  Flock.  At  matinees  dur- 
ing the  week  commencing  Oct.  25  "The  Drunkard"  was  played, 
and  the  following  week  "Nicholas  Nickleby"  was  produced;  Mile. 
Sangalli  closing  her  engagement,  and  "  Flick  Flock  "  being  with- 
drawn on  the  evening  of  Nov.  i.  Yankee  Robinson  then  played 
for  a  week  in  the  evenings,  and  another  week  in  the  afternoons,  in 
"Darius  Dutton. " 

Clelia  and  John  Howson  appeared  Nov.  15  in  the  burlesque  of 
"Aladdin,"  and  the  following  week  were  seen  in  "A  Pretty 
Horsebreaker,"  for  the  afternoons,  and  "A  Yankee  in  China"  in 
the  evenings. 

"Kenilworth,"  burlesque,  was  acted  afternoon  and  evening  of 
the  week  of  Nov.  29,  with  Olivia  Rand  as  Leicester,  Rosa  Rand 
as  Amy  Robsart,  J.  M.  Ward  as  Way  land  Smith,  John  Morton  as 
Queen  Elizabeth ;  Bernard,  Wood,  Thompson,  Charles,  de  Bonay, 
Barnes,  and  Collins  were  also  in  the  cast.  This  burlesque  was 
then  played  for  three  consecutive  weeks  at  the  matinees,  making 
a  total  run  of  one  month. 

"Dora  Bella,  or  the  Minstrel,  the  Mission,  the  Miss,  and  the 
Misery,"  was  a  burlesque  extravaganza,  acted  Dec.  13.  It  proved 
to  be  a  version  of  "  The  Fair  One  with  the  Golden  Locks. "  The 
cast  was: 

Blubberoso J.  M.  Ward 

Niceyoso Lisa  Weber 

Spiceyoso Ada  Harland 

Dora  Bella Ed.  Righton 

Papillotina  ....  Lizzie  Wilmore 
Count  Pleniposo  .  .  Therese  Wood 
Captain  Killingoso  .  .  .  Lillie  Hall 
Hookandeyeina    .     .    .     Mr.  Marsden 


Mantelwrapina 
Hairpinfixina  . 
Staylacepalina 
Queen  Carp  . 
An  Owl  .  .  . 
A  Crow .  .  . 
A  Monster  .     . 


John  de  Bonay 
Mr.  Florence 
Mr.  Cook 
Alice  Logan 
James  Collins 
.  Jas.  Barnes 
G.  A.  Archer 


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"Dora  Bella"  had  a  month's  run. 

The  farce  of  "  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  White "  was  also  played  by 
John  Morton,  J.  S.  Rooney,  G.  A.  Archer,  Olivia  Rand,  Lizette 
Bernard,  and  Connie  Thompson. 

For  the  afternoons  of  week  commencing  Jan.  3,  1870,  a  bur- 
lesque called  "Without  a  Name,"  was  produced,  with  Olivia  Rand 
as  Prince  Ahmed,  Rosa  Rand  as  Princess  Aldegonda,  and  John 
Morton  as  the  King  of  Spain.  It  remained  the  afternoon  attrac- 
tion for  three  weeks. 

On  Jan.  10  "  Ixion "  was  revived,  in  which  Lisa  Weber,  Ada 
Harland,  Emily  Pitt,  Belle  Howitt,  Clara  Fisher,  Lillie  Hall, 
Lizzie  Wilmore,  and  Edward  Righton  appeared. 

"  Dora  Bella "  and  "  Ixion  "  were  acted  evenings  of  week  com- 
mencing Jan.  24,  and  the  burlesque  "  William  Tell "  was  presented 
in  the  afternoon.  This  arrangement  was  repeated  during  the  fol- 
lowing week.  On  the  afternoon  of  Feb.  7  Byron's  "Pilgrim  of 
Love  "  burlesque  was  played,  while  in  the  evening  a  burlesque 
called  "  Little  Faust,"  but  which  was  in  reality  Burnand's  "  Alonzo 
the  Brave,  or  Faust  and  the  Fair  Imogene,"  was  presented.  The 
cast  was : 


Alonzo Ada  Harland 

Mephisto Lisa  Weber 

Dr.  Faust   ....      Lizzie  Wilmore 
Brandt Clara  Fisher 


Siebel J.  M.  Ward 

Wagner Emily  Pitt 

Valentine Lillie  Hall 

Marguerite E.  Righton 


Lisa  Weber's  costume  caught  fire  from  the  lights,  but  other  than 
from  fright  the  lady  was  uninjured.  "  Faust "  was  played  for  two 
weeks  nightly,  and  one  week  at  the  matindes.  Brough's  bur- 
lesque of  "  Lalla  Rookh  "  was  the  matinee  attraction  from  Feb. 
14  until  Feb.  26.  The  Weber  company  closed  with  the  matinee 
of  March  5. 

Dominick  Murray  and  Josephine  Fiddes  (Mrs.  Dominick  Mur- 
ray) commenced  Feb.  28  (evening)  in  a  drama  called  "  The  Golden 
Bubble,  or  a  Change  of  Fortune,"  Mr.  Murray  playing  Pierre  La 
Croche,  and  Josephine  Fiddes,  Clairesse  de  Belle  Maison.  Louis 
J.  Mestayer  now  joined  the  company,  playing  Jacques  Sabot.  The 
following  week  the  same  play  was  repeated  in  the  afternoons. 

The  Rand  Sisters  reappeared  March  14  for  the  afternoons  in 
"William  Tell."  "Pygmalion"  was  the  evening  attraction. 
Dominick  Murray  played  Paudeen  O'Rafferty  in  "Born  to  Good 
Luck,"  for  the  afternoons  of  the  week  of  March  21.  "William 
Tell "  was  also  acted.  The  burlesque  of  "  Sappho  "  was  the  night 
attraction.  The  following  week  "  Pygmalion  "  was  presented  in  the 
afternoon,  and  the  burlesque  "The  White  Cat,"  in  the  evening. 

"  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  a  new  burlesque,  given  on  evening 
of  April  II,  with  this  cast: 


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Arline  .  .  . 
Devilshoof .  . 
Count  Arnheim 


.  Ada  Harland 
Lizzie  Wilmore 
.    .    Emily  Pitt 


Thaddeus    ....      Jenny  Wilmore 

Florestein Felix  Rogers 

Gypsy  Queen  .     .    .     .  L.  J.  Mestayer 


M.  W.  Leffingwell  and  Marion  Fiske  commenced  April  25, 
Mr.  Leffingwell  as  Romeo  Jaffier  Jenkins  in  "Too  Much  for 
Good  Nature,"  and  both  in  a  burlesque  by  H.  B.  Mathieson,  en- 
titled "  1870."  For  the  following  week  the  afternoon  and  evening 
attraction  was  "Fra  Diavolo"  and  "Too  Much  for  Good  Nature," 
except  the  night  of  May  6,  when  the  Rand  Sisters,  for  their  bene- 
fit, acted  "  Kenilworth  "  and  "  The  Pearl  of  Savoy. " 

"The  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold"  was  revived  May  9,  and  acted 
afternoon  and  evening  for  two  weeks.  Alice  Harrison  and  Mrs. 
Edward  Wright  (mother  of  James  Melville,  the  equestrian)  ap- 
peared in  this  burlesque.  Albert  W.  Aiken  appeared  May  25  in 
his  own  drama,  "The  Witches  of  New  York,"  in  which  he  played 
Royal  Keene,  supported  by  Olivia  Rand  as  Mile.  Eloise,  Rosa 
Rand  as  the  heroine;  T.  W.  Keene,  G.  C.  Charles,  Jas.  Barnes, 
and  Therese  Wood.     This  ran  until  June  4. 

The  Martinetti  company  of  pantomimists  came  June  6,  in  "  Hop 
0'  My  Thumb."  T.  W.  Keene,  L.  J.  Mestayer,  Alice  Logan,  and 
Therese  Wood  played  the  farce  of  "  The  Young  Widow. "  On  June 
20  "Jocko,  the  Brazilian  Ape,"  was  the  pantomime,  and  Little 
Nell  (now  known  as  Helen  Dauvray)  made  her  first  appearance 
here  in  a  farce  by  James  Barnes  called  "Popsy  Wopsy,"  in  which 
she  sang,  danced,  and  played  drum  and  banjo  solos.  On  July 
4  "The  Green  Monster"  pantomime  was  produced;  Little  Nell 
played  Andy  Blake,  and  M.  d'Atalie  and  Mme.  Angela,  strong 
man  and  woman,  and  a  troupe  of  French  wrestlers  appeared.  This 
was  the  first  appearance  in  America  of  the  wrestlers. 

There  was  a  change  of  bill  July  18.  Pierre  Dubois,  styled 
"The  Samson  of  the  Arena,"  appeared  in  his  cannon  act;  "A 
Terrible  Tinker  "  was  acted  and  the  Martinetti  Family  were  seen 
in  "Mons.  Duchalumeau. "  The  burlesque,  "East  Lynne,"  was 
produced  July  25,  with  Edward  Lamb,  Rosa  Rand,  Alice  Harri- 
son, Therese  Wood,  James  Barnes,  J.  S.  Rooney,  and  G.  C. 
Charles  in  the  cast;  also  "The  Magic  Trumpet,"  by  the  Marti- 
nettis.  For  the  matinee,  Aug.  i,  "Robert  Macaire"  and  "The 
Post  of  Honor  "  were  given,  while  the  evenings  of  that  week  were 
occupied  by  Albert  W.  Aiken,  with  "  The  Witches  of  New  York. " 
"The  Ace  of  Spades  "  was  produced  for  the  first  time  in  New  York 
Aug.  15,  with  Thos.  W.  Keene,  Louis  J.  Mestayer,  Rooney,  Jas. 
Barnes,  Therese  Wood,  Mrs.  Harry  Ryner,  Alice  Logan,  Aiken, 
and  Geo.  C.  Charles  in  the  cast.  Mr.  Aiken's  adaptation  from 
the  French  of  Dumas'  "  The  Heart  of  Gold  "  was  acted  Aug.  22. 
The  season  closed  Aug.  27. 

The  next  season  commenced  Sept.  5,  1870,  with  Mrs.  Scott-Sid- 
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dons  as  the  star,  in  "  'Twixt  Axe  and  Crown,"  and  for  the  matinee 
James  Barnes'  burlesque  "  The  Golden  Butterfly  "  was  seen,  preceded 
by  a  farce  in  which  two  young  ladies  made  their  first  appearance 
on  any  stage.  Charles  R.  Thorne,  Jr.,  W.  H.  Whalley,  McKee 
Rankin,  George  Metkiff,  Claude  Burroughs,  Louis  Mestayer,  G. 
C.  Charles,  Thomas  W.  Keene,  Henrietta  Irving,  Annie  Sefton, 
Alice  Logan,  and  Harry  Stewart  were  in  the  cast  of  "  'Twixt  Axe 
and  Crown."  Mrs.  Siddons  repeated  this  play  a  second  week,  and 
for  her  third  week  appeared  as  Rosalind  to  Charles  R.  Thome's 
Orlando  in  "  As  You  Like  It. "  For  her  farewell  week  she  played 
'"Twixt  Axe  and  Crown,"  Sept.  26,  28;  "As  You  Like  It," 
Sept.  27,  29;  "The  Honeymoon"  and  "King  Rene's  Daughter," 
Sept.   30. 

The  Kiralfy  Troupe  —  Mile.  Haniola,  Imre,  and  Bolossy  Kiralfy 
and  others  —  appeared  Oct.  3  in  ballet ;  and  Oct.  10,  in  "  Humpty 
Dumpty,  Jr. "  The  characters  were  played  by  the  Saxon  "  Infant 
Troupe;"  also  " Guerrieres  Sauvages."  At  the  matindes,  Thurs- 
day and  Friday,  the  burlesque  of  "  Rip  Van  Winkle "  was  acted, 
preceded  by  "The  Suit  of  Tweeds." 

The  Lydia  Thompson  burlesque  company  commenced  Oct.  17 
in  "Lurline,"  founded  upon  Wallace's  opera  of  that  name.  In 
the  organization  were  Lydia  Thompson,  Pauline  Markham,  Marie 
Longmore,  Alice  Atherton,  Fanny  Prestige,  John  L.  Hall,  W.  B. 
Cahill,  and  Willie  Edouin.  At  the  matinees  the  burlesque,  "  Enoch 
Arden,  the  Sailor  Boy"  was  seen.  The  Thompson  company  re- 
vived the  drooping  fortunes  of  the  Museum.  They  attracted  large 
audiences  nightly;  and,  though  but  slightly  noticed  by  the  daily 
press,  whose  opposition  they  seemed  to  thrive  on,  they  acted  with 
the  same  spirit  and  gaiety  which  at  this  house  won  them  their  first 
American  triumphs.  For  the  matinees,  week  of  Oct.  31,  "The 
Rose  of  Castile  "  was  given  with  Rosa  Cook  in  the  cast. 

"  Lurline  "  was  acted  four  weeks.  On  Nov.  14  the  company  was 
reorganized,  and  "Paris,  or  the  Apple  of  Discord,"  was  produced, 
with  this  cast : 


Juno Annie  Firmin 

Minerva Lillie  Hall 

Oenone Harry  Beckett 

Orion Alice  Atherton 

Castor W.  B.  Cahill 


Paris Lydia  Thompson 

Venus Minnie  Walton 

Mercury     .     .     .       Eliza  Weathersby 

Jupiter Marie  Longmore 

Cupid Jennie  Arnot 

Pollux Willie  Edouin 

For  the  matinees  this  week  a  comic  opera  company  under  the 
direction  of  Fred  Lyster  appeared  in  "The  Grand  Duchess."  For 
the  matinees,  weeks  of  Nov.  28  and  Dec.  5,  "The  Beggar's  Opera" 
was  presented.  "The  White  Cat,"  preceded  by  the  farce.  "A 
Woman's  Stratagem,"  in  which  Lottie  Grant  made  her  first  ap- 
pearance on  any  stage,  was  done  at  the  matinee,  Dec.  12.    "Paris" 


1870  WOOD'S  MUSEUM   AND   MENAGERIE  53 1 

was  reconstructed,  and  given  Dec.  19.  Ada  Harland  reappeared; 
also  Nellie  Henderson,  who  made  her  d^but.  Johnny  Thompson 
commenced  matinee,  Dec.  27  in  "  On  Hand,  or  True  to  the 
Last." 

"Paris"  was  withdrawn  Jan.  2,  1871,  after  its  eleventh  week, 
for  "The  Forty  Thieves,"  and  Johnny  Thompson  continued  at  the 
matinees  the  weeks  of  Jan.  9-16.  The  Thompson  company  pro- 
duced "St.  George  and  the  Dragon,  or  The  Seven  Champions  of 
Christendom."  They  began  their  last  week  Jan.  23,  with  "Deli- 
cate Ground,"  in  which  Fred  Dewar,  H.  R.  Teesdale,  and  Lydia 
Thompson  appeared,  followed  by  "St.  George  and  the  Dragon." 
For  her  benefit,  Jan.  27,  Lydia  acted  in  "Meg's  Diversion,"  and 
the  principal  scenes  from  "  Ixion,  or  the  Man  at  the  Wheel. "  They 
closed  Jan.  28,  with  "Ixion,"  and  "Meg's  Diversion." 

Lydia  Thompson  was  the  first  person  to  sing  "His  'Art  Was 
True  to  Poll  "  in  America.     She  told  me,  with  plenty  of  laughable 
interruptions  and  imitations,  how  she  "cribbed"  the  song  from 
Mrs.  John  Wood,  who  had  made  a  great  hit  with  it  in  London 
Mrs.  Wood  never  forgave  her. 

Lucy  Rushton  appeared  Jan.  30  in  "Red  Hands,"  in  which 
W.  Barry  made  his  first  appearance  this  season,   as  did   Annie 
Sefton.     "The  Spirit  Avenger"  was  acted  at  the  matinees. 

The  Coleman  Children  —  Louise,  Alice,  Clara,  and  Walter  — 
commenced  at  the  matinee,  Feb.  6,  in  "Milly,  the  Pretty  Milk 
Maid,"  and  "Nan  the  Good  for  Nothing."  They  introduced  in- 
strumental and  vocal  solos,  songs,  and  dances.  For  the  evenings 
Lucy  Rushton  was  the  attraction,  commencing  Feb.  6,  in  "  Glitter," 
done  for  the  first  time  in  America.  Her  engagement  terminated 
Feb.  II.  The  Colemans  continued  for  the  matinees  week  Feb. 
13,  in  "The  Loan  of  a  Lover,"  "Nan  the  Good  for  Nothing,"  and 
"The  Swiss  Cottage."  Louise  Coleman  played  the  banjo  well,  and 
her  solos  on  the  B-flat  cornet  were  surprising.  Louise  died  at  Col- 
fax, Col.,  Oct.  6,  1874.  Alice  died  in  New  York,  August  16,  1894. 
The  burlesque  of  "  Lucretia  Borgia"  was  presented  Feb.  13  with 
William  B.  Cahill  as  the  "Dook,"  Alice  Harrison  as  Genarro, 
and  Therese  Wood  as  Orsini.  Edward  Eddy  appeared  Feb.  20 
in  "Monte  Cristo."  "Lucrezia  Borgia"  was  the  matinee  bill. 
Mr.  Eddy  continued  the  week  of  Feb.  27;  for  the  matinees, 
"Dearer  than  Life"  and  "Boots  at  the  Swan"  were  played. 
March  6  Mr.  Eddy  acted  in  "The  Dead  Heart."  Oliver  Doud 
Byron  appeared  here  March  13  in  "Across  the  Continent."  Annie 
Firmin,  James  M.  Ward,  Thomas  W.  Keene,  W.  B.  Cahill,  Louis 
Mestayer,  Joseph  Sefton,  Alice  Harrison,  Therese  Wood,  and  Alice 
Atherton  were  in  the  cast.  For  the  matinees,  every  day  except 
Saturday,  "  Lucrezia  Borgia  "  and  "  Atchi  "  were  given.  "  The 
Hidden  Hand  "  was  the  matinee  attraction  the  week  of  March  27. 


532      A   HISTORY   OF   THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D871 


"The  Black  Ape,"  with  Sig.  Canito  (first  appearance  at  this 
theatre),  was  seen  April  3.  "  Fairies  of  the  Enchanted  Isle  "  was 
offered  at  the  matinees,  week  of  April  10.  Oliver  Doud  Byron's 
sixth  and  last  week  of  "Across  the  Continent"  began  April  17. 
For  the  matindes,  "The  Flying  Dutchman"  was  given. 

Geo.  Francis  Train  lectured  on  Sunday  evening,  April  23. 
"The  Streets  of  New  York,"  with  T.  W.  Keene  as  Badger,  was 
presented  April  24;  for  the  matinee  "The  Flying  Dutchman" 
continued.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  the  matinee  attraction 
May  r;  evenings.  May  3,  4,  "The  Colleen  Bawn "  was  played; 
May  5  was  W.  B.  Cahill's  benefit;  May  8  was  the  first  appear- 
ance as  a  dramatic  star  of  Joseph  Murphy,  in  "  Help, "  who  con- 
tinued three  weeks,  appearing  in  his  last  week  both  afternoon  and 
evening  of  every  day.  Alice  Harrison  took  a  benefit  May  30, 
when  "The  Hidden  Hand,"  the  burlesque  of  "Kenilworth"  (in 
which  the  Rand  Sisters  appeared),  Tony  Pastor  in  songs,  and 
Johnny  Allen  were  the  attractions.  James  Barnes'  benefit  took 
place  June  2,  with  "  Inshavogue. "  Charles  Fox  and  Tony  Denier's 
pantomime  company  commenced  June  5  in  "The  Three  Blind 
Mice,"  and  continued  for  three  weeks,  afternoon  and  evening 
each  day.  On  June  26  they  presented  "  Humpty  Dumpty. "  James 
M.  Ward  appeared  in  "Through  by  Daylight,"  July  3.  Geo.  C. 
Davenport  acted  in  "  The  Knights  of  Arva  "  afternoon  July  10. 

Geo.  C.  Boniface  began  an  engagement  July  17,  in  "Les  Mis- 
erables,"  adapted  from  Victor  Hugo's  romance.  It  had  this 
cast: 


Jean  Valjean  .     .     .     .  G.  C.  Boniface 
Fantine       .     .     .        Gussie  de  Forrest 

Thonadier J.  J.  Wallace 

Javert Frank  Evans 

M.  Myrel Harry  Ryner 

Mad.  Magloire    ....  Nellie  Jones 

M.  Heullant T.  A.  Dow 

Cochchaille     .     .     .     .     L.  R.  Willard 

Cammathieu R.  J.  Lewis 

Gavroche Alice  Atherton 

M.  Gildenormand    .     .    W.  H.  Wilder 


Favorite     ....  Marion  Holcombe 

Dahlia Emma  Mosher 

Zephina      .    .    .      Miss  M.  Westberg 

Thenadiess Kate  Ryner 

Cosette Mary  Page 

Baptistee  ....     Jennie  Satterlee 

Brebet Harry  Stewart 

Chemildieu     ....    Edward  Coyle 
Fanchelevent .    .    .    .    G.  C.  Charles 

Marius J.  Leslie  Gossin 

Servant Wm.  Major 


At  the  matinees  of  Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday, 
and  Friday,  "All  That  Glitters  is  Not  Gold."  "The  Idiot  of  the 
Mountain,"  with  Geo.  C.  Boniface  as  Claude,  and  Gussie  de 
Forrest,  J.  J.  Wallace,  J.  L.  Gossin,  and  Frank  Evans  in  the 
cast,  was  presented  July  24.  "The  Chimney  Corner"  was  the 
matinee  attraction.  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man"  with  Mr.  Boni- 
face as  Brierly,  and  Gussie  de  Forrest  as  May  Edwards,  was  played 
July  31.  "David  Garrick"  and  "Robert  Macaire"  were  given  for 
the  evenings,  and  John  L.  Hall's  burlesque  company  in  "  Aladdih" 
and  "  My  Turn  Next "  for  the  matinees. 


1872]  WOOD'S   MUSEUM   AND   MENAGERIE  533 

Ada  Harland  returned  here  Aug.  21,  acting  the  Will  o'  the 
Wisp  in  "  Lola."  "  Lost  in  London  "  was  played  for  the  matinees. 
Miss  Harland  closed  Sept.  2.  Charles  Foster  appeared  Sept.  4 
in  "Bertha,  the  Sewing  Machine  Girl,"  for  the  matinees.  Lucille 
Western  was  seen  in  the  evenings  in  "  East  Lynne,"  supported 
by  James  A.  Heme.  Charles  Foster  continued  for  three  weeks. 
Lucille  Western  played  "East  Lynne"  week  of  Sept.  11,  except 
Saturday  evening,  Sept.  16,  when  she  acted  in  "Lucrezia  Borgia;" 
Sept.  18,  "Leah,  the  Forsaken;"  Sept.  25,  Lucille  Western  pro- 
duced "The  Mendicant,  or  Stricken  Blind."  Wm.  J.  Fleming  was 
in  the  cast.  For  the  matin6es  John  L.  Hall  appeared  in  "Our 
Nelly  "  and  in  " Cool  as  a  Cucumber."  " Oliver  Twist "  was  done 
Oct.  2  by  Lucille  Western,  who  also  played  Mrs.  Haller  in  "  The 
Stranger,"  matinee,  Oct.  7.  The  matinee  attraction  this  week  was 
J.  J.  Wallace,  as  Peter  Probity  in  "The  Chimney  Corner." 

"The  Child  Stealer"  was  acted  all  the  week  of  Oct.  9  except 
Oct.  13,  when  "East  Lynne"  was  given.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L. 
Hall  appeared  at  the  matindes  in  "The  Orphan's  Dream,  or  the 
Servant  Girl's  Trials."  Lucille  Western  terminated  her  engage- 
ment Oct.  14,  and  was  followed  Oct.  16  by  "The  Octoroon"  for 
the  evenings,  and  "  The  Gunmaker  of  Moscow  "  for  the  matindes. 
"The  Octoroon"  and  "The  Gunmaker  of  Moscow"  was  the  night 
attraction  the  week  of  Oct.  23,  while  "The  Gypsy  Farmer"  and 
the  farce  "  Long  Brother  John  "  were  done  at  the  matinees. 

Master  Percy  Roselle  made  his  debut  Oct.  30  in  "The  Boy 
Detective."  T.  S.  Connor,  Thomas  Owens,  and  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Pennoyer  were  in  the  cast.  H.  J.  Byron's  burlesque,  "Acis  and 
Galatea,"  was  acted  at  the  matinees.  Master  Roselle  (who  was 
announced  as  only  fifteen  years  of  age)  continued  for  three  weeks. 
For  the  week  of  Nov.  13  the  burlesque  of  "  Masaniello  "  and  "  The 
Golden  Farmer"  were  the  matinee  pieces. 

Susan  Denin  first  appeared  at  this  theatre  Nov.  20,  supported 
by  J.  B.  Studley,  in  "The  Black  Sheep."  "Pale  Janet"  was  the 
matinee  bill.  "  Clairvoyance,  or  the  Man  with  the  Wax  Figures  " 
was  seen  Nov.  27,  with  Susan  Denin,  John  W.  Albaugh,  and  J.  B. 
Studley  in  the  cast.  "  Life  in  the  Streets  "  was  presented  Dec.  4, 
and  for  the  matinees  "Colleen  Bawn;"  Dec.  18,  "The  Ticket  of 
Leave  Man,"  matinees,  "Satan  in  Paris;"  Dec.  25  saw  a  perform- 
ance of  "Benedict  Arnold." 

On  Jan.  i,  1872,  "The  Forty  Thieves"  was  the  matinee  bill, 
and  for  the  evenings,  "Out  of  the  Fire."  Pauline  Markham  and 
Belle  Howitt  were  seen  in  "Little  Red  Riding  Hood,"  week  Jan. 
29.  Marian  Mordaunt  appeared  Feb.  12  in  "Darling,  or  Woman 
and  Her  Master."  Charles  T.  Parsloe,  with  his  pupil.  Master 
SnifEen,  played  Feb.  26  in  "  Out  at  Sea. "  Laura  Keene  appeared 
here  April  i  in  "Hunted  Down,"  and  stayed  two  weeks,  followed 


534       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE        Ds?^ 

April  15-22  by  "The  Sea  of  Ice,"  and  for  the  matinees  "Forty 
Thieves,"  with  Pauline  Markham  and  Belle  Howitt  in  the  cast. 
"  Ixion  "  was  revived  April  29,  with  Markham,  Belle  Howitt,  A. 
H.  Sheldon,  and  Rollin  Howard  in  the  principal  rSles ;  matinees, 
"  Time  and  Tide "  was  presented,  with  Thos.  W.  Keene  and  Miss 
Markham  in  the  cast. 

Marietta  Ravel  (now  Mrs.  Martin  W.  Hanley)  appeared  May 
6  in  "  The  French  Spy ; "  "  Ixion  "  was  given  for  the  matinees. 
"Jartine"  was  produced  May  13  by  Marietta  Ravel,  and  for  the 
matinees  the  burlesque  "Eily  O'Connor"  was  seen.  Johnny 
Thompson  appeared  May  20-27  in  "  On  Hand ; "  for  the  matinee, 
May  20,  "  Dick  Whittington  and  His  Cat "  was  done,  and  May  27, 
"The  Willow  Copse"  was  played.  Thompson  acted  June  3-10, 
for  the  first  times  in  "  Our  Colored  Brothers ; "  matindes,  June  3, 
"Black  Eyed  Susan;"  June  10,  "Maud's  Peril,"  with  Jennie  Car- 
roll in  the  cast. 

Albert  Aiken  appeared  afternoon  and  evening  of  week  of  June 
17  in  the  Indian  drama,  "Red  Mazeppa;"  June  24  Dominick 
Murray  acted  "Escaped  from  Sing  Sing,"  afternoon  and  evening, 
supported  by  C.  W.  Barry.  "Won  Out"  was  produced  the  week 
of  July  I.  Afternoon  and  evening  July  8,  J.  J.  McCloskey  was 
seen  in  "Pomp,  or  Way  Down  South;"  July  15  Harry  Seymour 
came  as  Quasimodo  in  "Notre  Dame,"  afternoons  and  evening; 
July  22,  "  Life  in  New  York "  for  the  matinees,  and  Baker  and 
Farron  in  "Chris  and  Lena"  was  the  night  attraction.  F.  S. 
Chanfrau  presented  "Kit"  July  29,  Aug.  5;  "Sam,"  Aug.  12;  for 
the  matinee,  "Madge,  or  a  Life  of  Crime;"  "The  Mariner's  Com- 
pass "  was  done  for  the  matinee  Aug.  19,  and  Mr.  Chanfrau  played 
"The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man,"  for  the  evening;  Aug.  26,  "The 
Serious  Family  "  was  done  at  matinee,  and  "  Swiss  Swains. "  In 
the  evenings  Mr.  Chanfrau  acted  Old  Pete  in  "The  Octoroon." 
"  The  Lady  of  Lyons  "  was  presented  Sept.  2  for  the  afternoon, 
and  "  Kit "  in  the  evening. 

The  next  regular  season  began  Sept.  9,  1872,  with  the  burlesque 
of  "  Chow  Chow,  or  a  Tale  of  Pekin. "  Lisa  Weber,  Belle  Howitt, 
Emma  Grattan  (Mrs.  Harry  Courtaine),  Aggie  Wood,  Charles 
Sturgess,  Pauline  Markham,  L.  J.  Mestayer,  A.  H.  Sheldon, 
Jennie  Arnot,  and  Therese  Wood  were  in  the  cast.  George 
Atkins  joined  the  company  Sept.  16.  Baker  and  Farron  were 
seen  at  the  matinees  in  "  Chris  and  Lena. "  "  Chow  Chow  "  was 
played  Sept.  23,  and  for  the  matinee,  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer" 
was  given;  Sept.  30,  Oct.  7,  Dominick  Murray  came  in  "Escaped 
from  Sing  Sing;"  matinee,  Sept.  30,  "Chow  Chow;"  Oct.  7, 
"Little  Red  Riding  Hood;"  Oct.  14,  "A  Gambler's  Crime,  or 
the  Murder  on  the  Hudson,"  by  Dominick  Murray,  for  the  even- 
ings; matinees,  "Dick  Whittington  and  His  Cat." 


1873D  WOOD'S  MUSEUM  AND   MENAGERIE  535 

The  burlesque,  "The  Three  Musketeers,"  evening,  Oct.  21; 
matinee,  "The  Corsican  Brothers;"  "The  Musketeers"  for  the 
matinees,  and  Marie  Zoe  in  "The  Angel  of  Midnight,"  evenings 
of  week  commencing  Oct.  28.  On  Nov.  4  Zoe  appeared  at  the 
matinees,  and  the  burlesque,  "  The  Silver  Demon "  was  done  at 
night.  James  M.  Ward  commenced  Nov.  ii  in  "Buffalo  Bill," 
followed  Nov.  18  by  John  Thompson  in  "Our  Colored  Brother;" 
"Ixion"  was  seen  matinee  Nov.  25;  evening,  John  Thompson  ap- 
peared in  "  The  Wandering  Dutchman. "  "  The  Golden  Butterfly  " 
was  played  matindes,  Dec.  2-9,  and  Thompson  was  seen  in  the 
evening  in  "  On  Hand. "  "  The  Palace  of  Truth  "  was  the  matinee 
attraction  Dec.  16-23,  and  in  the  evening  "Babes  in  the  Wood," 
in  which  Delehanty  and  Hengler  and  Sheridan  and  Mack,  song 
and  dance  artists,  appeared,  also  Jacob  Showles  with  his  perform- 
ing mule;  Dec.  29,  "Jack,  the  Giant  Killer,"  was  done. 

Marietta  Ravel  appeared  Jan.  13,  1873,  in  "Jartine"  for  the 
evenings,  while  Moses  W.  Fiske  occupied  the  stage  the  after- 
noons in  "  Poison ; "  Jan.  20  Marietta  Ravel  presented  "  Wild  Cat ;  " 
Jan.  27,  F.  S.  Chanfrau  came  in  "Kit."  Feb.  3-10  James  M. 
Ward  in  "  Buffalo  Bill "  for  the  matinees ;  evenings  of  week 
Feb.  10  Chanfrau  acted  "Sam;"  Feb.  17,  J.  Z.  Little  in  "Saved 
from  the  Wreck,"  matinde;  Chanfrau  in  the  evenings  acted 
"  Mose ; "  Feb.  24,  J.  Z.  Little  was  seen  at  matindes ;  evenings, 
Oliver  Doud  Byron  appeared  in  "Across  the  Continent."  J.  Z. 
Little  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  March  9,  1900.  Week  of  March 
3,  "  Daylight  and  Gaslight "  for  the  matinees ;  E.  T.  Stetson  at 
night  in  "Neck  and  Neck;"  March  10-17  James  J.  Bartlett  in 
"The  Devil's  Crag;"  March  24,  Joseph  Murphy  played  in  "Help," 
for  the  evenings;  matinee,  March  31,  W.  S.  Higgins  in  "Out  of 
the  Fire;"  evenings.  Murphy  in  "Maum  Cre." 

April  7  Stuart  Robson  appeared  for  the  evenings  in  "  Law  in 
New  York;"  Minnie  Foster  acted  in  "Mad  Cap,"  for  the  matinees ; 
April  14  Dominick  Murray  was  seen  in  "The  Gambler's  Crime, 
or  Murder  on  the  Hudson;"  April  21,  Jennie  Morton  occupied  the 
matinees  with  "Fanchon;"  evenings,  Murray  in  "Escaped  from 
Sing  Sing;"  April  28,  Murray  in  "Blood  Money."  Hernandez 
Foster  appeared  at  the  matinees  May  S  in  "Jack  Harkaway;" 
Murray  in  the  evenings  in  "Willy  Reilly." 

Yankee  Locke  began  an  engagement  May  19  in  "Trumps;" 
Louise  Sylvester  had  the  matindes,  with  "  Nip,  the  Pretty  Flower." 
Wm.  H.  Whalley  appeared  evening  May  26  in  "  Captain  Jack ; " 
Louise  Sylvester  in  "  Katy  Did  "  for  the  matinee.  Frank  Mayo 
was  seen  June  2  in  "Davy  Crockett,"  while  Edward  Eddy  was 
the  afternoon  attraction  in  "  Monte  Cristo. "  James  M.  Ward  and 
Winnetta  Montague  came  June  16  in  "  Cuba,  or  Might  Against 
Right,"   and  for  the  matinees,  John  Jack  offered  "Wife  of  Two." 


536      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D874 

Thomas  G.  Riggs  appeared  June  30  in  "Shin  Fane."  D.  E.  Ral- 
ton  acted  in  "Wild  Bill,"  afternoons  week  commencing  July  7. 
In  the  evenings  Harry  Clifford  was  seen  in  "Pomp;"  July  14  John 
Collins,  the  Irish  comedian,  was  seen  in  "Rory  O'More,"  and 
"His  Last  Legs"  for  the  evenings,  while  Florence  Noble  oc- 
cupied the  stage  at  the  matinles  with  "Shadow  Brook,  or  A 
Daughter's  Oath;"  July  21  J.  J.  "Wallace  came  in  "Orin 
A'Chorra;"  July  28,  Geo.  C.  Charles  in  "The  Skeleton  Hand;" 
Aug.  4,  Frank  Evans  in  "Three  Years  in  a  Man  Trap;"  Aug.  11, 
for  the  matinees  E.  T.  Stetson  in  "Struck  Blind;"  evenings,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Albaugh  in  "Watch  and  Wait;  "  Aug.  18,  for  the 
matinees,  E.  T.  Stetson  in  "Pablo,  or  the  Cuban  Rider;"  even- 
ings, Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Albaugh  in  "  Poverty  Flat. "  Edward 
Eddy  acted  in  "Metamora"  Aug.  25,  26,  27,  and  in  "Jack  Cade," 
Aug.  28,  29,  30. 

The  stock  company  for  1873-74  was  composed  of:  William 
Marden,  T.  W.  Keene,  J.  Z.  Little,  L.  J.  Mestayer,  A.  H.  Shel- 
don, Welsh  Edwards,  Geo.  O.  Morris,  Charles  Sturgess,  Harry 
Stewart,  J.  Partello,  L.  R.  Birchler,  Frank  Langley,  Charles 
Woodruff,  L.  R.  Willard,  Gussie  de  Forrest,  Nellie  Young,  Hen- 
rietta Granger,  Augusta  Raymond  (now  Mrs.  Edward  Kidder), 
Therese  Wood,  Nellie  Sandford  (Mrs.  A.  H.  Sheldon),  Mrs. 
D.  B.  Vanderen,  Mrs.  Welsh  Edwards,  Katy  Harrison,  and 
Lizzie  Andrews.  James  Barnes  was  stage  manager.  The  season 
opened  Sept.  i  with  Elsie  Holt  in  "Dick  the  Chevalier,"  for 
the  evenings  and  Saturday  matinees.  The  other  matinees  during 
the  week  were  filled  by  Edmund  Pierce  in  McCloskey's  drama 
"For  Lack  of  Gold."  Edward  Eddy  appeared  Sept.  8  in  "The 
Wandering  Jew,"  for  the  matinees;  Elsie  Holt  in  burlesque  in  the 
evenings.  Oliver  Byron  followed,  Sept.  15,  in  "Ben  McCullough;" 
Sept.  22,  "Across  the  Continent;"  Sept.  29,  T.  G.  Riggs  in 
"Shin  Fane;"  for  the  matinees,  "Jack  the  Giant  Killer;"  Oct. 
6,  E.  T.  Stetson  in  "Struck  Blind."  Frank  Mayo  and  Rosa  Rand 
began  Oct.  20  and  "  Davy  Crockett "  was  acted  during  the  week. 
Dominick  Murray  commenced  Oct.  27  in  "  Willy  Reilly. "  On  Nov. 
17  John  E.  Owens  appeared  in  "The  Victims."  T.  G.  Riggs  was 
seen  Dec.  15  in  "The  Irish  Detective,"  acted  for  the  first  time 
on  any  stage.  It  was  supplemented  on  Friday  and  Saturday 
evenings,  as  well  as  the  Saturday  matinee,  by  "  The  Fastest  Boy 
in  New  York." 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  L.  Davenport  began  an  engagement  of  two 
weeks,  Dec.  22,  in  "Hamlet,"  followed  by  other  Shakespearian 
standard  plays.  Jan.  5,  1874,  "The  Streets  of  New  York"  was 
given ^in  the  evening,  while  "A  Husband  to  Order"  was  the 
matinee  attraction;  Jan.  19  Geo.  H.  Adams  was  seen  in  "Jack 
Robinson  and  His  Monkey;"   Jan.   26,  for  the  first  time  on  any 


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stage,  "Nimble  Jim"  was  done;  matinee,  Rollin  Howard  and 
Jennie  Engel,  in  "The  Naiad  Queen;"  Feb.  2,  Yankee  Locke 
in  "Trumps."  Jennie  Engel  was  the  matinee  star  in  "Puss  in 
Boots."  Feb.  9,  Amy  Stone  was  seen  in  "Cigarette;"  Feb.  16, 
J.  A.  Stevens  in  "Daniel  Boone;"  for  the  matinees,  commencing 
Feb.  23,  "  Dombey  and  Son ; "  March  2,  Alice  Harrison  appeared 
in  "The  Boy  Detective;"  March  9,  "Bertha,  the  Sewing  Machine 
Girl,"  Alice  Harrison  in  the  title  r61e;  March  16,  J.  J.  Wallace 
came  in  "The  Man  from  Africa;"  March  23,  "Rum,  or  the  Cru- 
sade of  Temperance,"  came,  with  Robert  Johnston  as  the  star. 
On  March  30,  Alice  Placide  in  "The  Little  Rifle,"  for  the  even- 
ings, and  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  for  the  matinees. 

Jennie  Morton  was  seen  April  6  in  "Idlewild,"  for  the  matin6es, 
and  C.  W.  Barry  in  "  Escaped  from  Sing  Sing "  in  the  evenings. 
E.  L.  Davenport  was  the  next  star,  in  "  St.  Marc,  or  The  Soldier 
of  Fortune,"  April  13,  14;  "Oliver  Twist,"  April  15;  April  16, 
"A  New  Way  to  Pay  Old  Debts."  E.  L.  Davenport  terminated 
his  engagement  April  18  with  "Macbeth."  Dominick  Murray  ap- 
peared April  20,  in  "The  Gambler's  Crime."  For  the  benefit  of 
Gussie  de  Forrest,  April  27,  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  and  "Female 
Blue  Beard  "  were  played.  Sophie  Miles  acted  in  "  East  Lynne  " 
for  the  matinees.  T.  W.  Keene  did  "The  Man  of  Mystery,"  for 
his  benefit,  April  28.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  April  29,  30. 
Sophie  Miles  came  in  "Aurora  Floyd,"  May  i.  A.  H.  Sheldon 
and  James  Barnes  had  a  joint-  benefit  afternoon  and  evening  of 
May  2.  Mr.  Sheldon's  drama,  "Wealth  and  Crime,  or  Escaped 
from  the  Gallows,"  was  acted  for  the  first  time.  Marietta  Ravel 
returned  in  "Jartine"  May  4.  "Wild  Cat"  was  done  May  11,  and 
for  the  matinees,  week  of  May  11,  Sophie  Miles  in  "Deborah." 
Marietta  Ravel  played  "The  French  Spy,"  May  15,  16.  Sid.  C. 
France  followed  May  25  in  " Marked  for  Life."  Baker  and  Farron 
came  June  i  in  "Chris  and  Lena,  or  German  Life  on  the  Missis- 
sippi." J.  W.  Huntley  was  seen  in  "Wrestling  Joe,"  June  8. 
Hernandez  Foster  for  the  afternoons  and  evenings,  June  15,  in 
"Jack  Harkaway."  June  22  was  the  first  appearance  of  J.  R. 
Grismer  in  "The  Skeleton  Hand."  Friday  and  Saturday  after- 
noons and  evenings,  June  26,  27,  "  Wealth  and  Crime  "  was  pro- 
duced, with  this  cast: 

Joe  Green A.  H.  Sheldon  District  Attorney     .     .    Christie  Miller 

Frank  Carroll      .     .     .      Harry  Colton  Foreman  of  Jury     .     .    Frank  Langley 

Gerald Welsh  Edwards  Girl  of  the  Period    .     .      May  Kimball 

Dick  Kelly     ....    Harry  Stewart  Joan  of  Arc    ....       Maud  Bobav 

Cupid  : Nellie  Sandford  Sheriff L.  R.  Willard 

Mrs.  Thome       .     .     .    Kate  Harrison  Moran  Steele      .     .     .     .    R.  J.  Lewis 

Richard  Rakeley     .     .  Geo.  O.  Morris  Metamora      .     .     .      Delancy  Barclay 

James  Connor     .     .     .  W.  H.  Partello  Lucy Gussie  de  Forrest 

Judge  Goodman       .     .     G.  C.  Charles  Jennie Therese  Wood 

Mrs.  Green    .       Mrs.  D.  B.  Vanderen  America Miss  E.  Shaw 


538      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       [1875 

"Birthday  of  Freedom,  or  The  Days  of  '^6  "  was  produced  Mon- 
day afternoon,  June  29.  In  the  evening  Buffalo  Bill  appeared  in 
"The  Scout  of  the  Plains."  On  Saturday,  July  4,  there  were  three 
performances  in  the  lecture  room.  July  6  J.  P.  Kilbourne  played 
day  and  nights  in  Charles  Foster's  "  Swamp  Angels  "and  "Dar- 
ing Dick,  the  Detective;"  July  13,  Harry  Clifford  returned  in 
"Pomp;"  July  20,  C.  W.  Barry  in  "Roped  In;"  Louis  Aldrich 
was  engaged  as  a  stock  star  for  the  season;  he  opened  July  27  in 
"The  Streets  of  New  York,"  with  Sophie  Miles  as  the  night  at- 
traction, and  "  The  Dead  Witness  "  for  the  matinees. 

"  The  Sea  of  Ice  "  was  presented  evening,  Aug.  3,  with  Aldrich, 
Sophie  Miles,  Therese  Wood,  W.  H.  Meeker,  Florence  Stratton, 

D.  B.  Vanderen,  J.  R.  Grismer,  A.  H.  Sheldon,  Welsh  Edwards, 
and  Harry  Colton  in  the  cast.  The  Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  and  Friday  matinees  were  filled  with  "  Little  Red  Rid- 
ing Hood,"  Belle  Howitt,  Lizzie  Kelsey,  and  Elsie  Moore  in  the 
cast.  "The  Poor  and  Proud  of  New  York"  was  done  Aug.  10, 
and  "Dick  Whittington  and  His  Cat  "for  the  matinees.  "The 
Dwarfs'  Duel"  for  the  nights,  and  "Puss  in  Boots,"  matinees, 
Aug.  17;  "The  Lancashire  Lass"  was  seen  Aug.  24,  followed 
Aug.  31  by  "The  Last  Nail,  or  Demon  of  Goblin  Gap, "and  "Blow 
for  Blow;"  Sept.  7,  matinees,  "Pride  of  the  Market;"  night,  "Foul 
Play;"  Sept.  14,  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  for  the  matinees,  and 
nights,   "  Under  the  Gaslight. " 

E.  L.  Davenport  reappeared  Sept.  21,  22,  in  "Richelieu;"  Sept. 
23,  24,  in  "Othello;"  Sept.  25,  26,  "Macbeth;"  and  matinee, 
Sept.  26,  "The  Stranger."  M.  W.  Leiifingwell  as  Romeo  Jaffier 
Jenkins  was  the  matinee  attraction  for  the  week.  "  Hamlet " 
was  played  by  Mr.  Davenport  Sept.  28,  29;  "A  New  Way 
to  Pay  Old  Debts,"  Sept.  30;  "Damon  and  Pythias,"  with  John 

E.  McCullough  as  Pythias,  Oct.  2,  and  "Richard  III.,"  Oct.  3; 
"A  Flash  of  Lightning"  was  seen  Oct.  $;  "Under  the  Gas- 
light," Oct.  12;  Jennie  Morton  at  the  matinees  in  "Idlewild." 
Oct.  19  Lucille  Western  appeared  in  "East  Lynne"  and  stayed 
two  weeks ;  "  Oliver  Twist "  was  done  Oct.  30.  Oliver  Doud 
Byron  came  Nov.  2  in  "Ben  McCullough,"  for  four  evenings  and 
"  Across  the  Continent,"  for  two  evenings.  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin," 
matinees  week  of  Nov.  16,  Alice  Placide  acting  "Little  Rifle"  in 
the  evenings;  Nov.  23  "Round  the  Clock"  was  given,  in  which 
Joe  Coburn,  the  pugilist  boxed  with  the  "Unknown."  Fred  Rob- 
inson presented  "Quarry  Dell"  Nov.  30;  J.  H.  Vinton  appeared 
Dec.  14  in  "Quits,"  followed  by  "Arrah  Na  Pogue,"  Dec.  21; 
"  After  Dark "  was  done  Dec.  28,  and  Wash  T.  Melville  came 
Jan.   4,    1875,   in  "Smoke." 

George  Ciprico  appeared  the  week  of  Jan.  11  in  "Edmund 
Kean;"    Johnny  Thompson    in  "Dixie,"  Jan.    18;    Albert  Aiken 


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in  "The  Witches  of  New  York,"  Feb.  i ;  S.  C.  France  returned 
in  "Marked  for  Life,"  Feb.  15;  Johnny  Allen  came  Feb.  22,  in 
"Schneider,  or  Dot  House  Von  Der  Rhine;"  "Diedrich"  was 
done  by  Mr.  Allen  for  the  first  time  here,  Feb.  25;  the  CarroUs, 
Richard  and  Dick,  appeared  March  i,  in  "  Kidnapped ; "  March 
15,  Yankee  Robinson  in  "  Sas-sa-cus ; "  Louis  Aldrich  played  at 
the  matinees  in  "Monte  Cristo;"  Rena  (Mrs.  Fred  Maeder)  was 
seen  March  29,  for  the  matinees  in  "  Castle  Garden ; "  Frank  Jones 
appeared  April  5  in  "The  Black  Hand;"  Oliver  Doud  Byron 
returned  April  12  in  "Ben  McCuUough;"  April  26,  Byron  in 
"Thoroughbred;"  May  10  Kate  Fisher  appeared  in  "Mazeppd;" 
May  17,  Milton  Nobles  in  "Jim  Bludsoe;"  May  31,  Sheridan  & 
Mack's  variety  company;  June  14,  Lillie  Wilkinson  for  one  week 
in  "Little  Sunshine;"  June  21,  E.  T.  Stetson  in  "The  Black 
Doctor;"  June  28,  Charles  Foster  in  his  own  drama,  "201,  or  the 
Doctor's  Oath." 

On  July  S  a  summer  season  commenced.  On  Monday,  Tuesday, 
and  Wednesday  evenings  and  Wednesday  matinee,  "  Blackwell's 
Island,  Or  Vice  and  Poverty,"  by  W.  A.  Towers,  was  acted,  with 
this  cast: 


Bobby  Snooks    . 
Walter  Leroy 
Jasper  .... 
Ed.  Harrington  . 
Dr.  Gale   .     .     . 
Policeman      .     . 
Manager  Allbones 
Fred  Farwell 
Stephen  Stone  . 
Frank  Crossgill 


A.  H.  Sheldon 

Harry  Lee 

E.  L.  Mortimer 

H.  Harris 

Harry  Stewart 

.       C.  Wilson 

Harry  Stewart 

W.  A.  Gregston 

Christie  Miller 

R.  J,  Lewis 


Mary  Colton 
Margaret  .     . 
Mrs.  Mawley 
Thos.  Curley 
Sentry . 


Louise  Sylvester 

Mrs.  M.  L.  Berrell 

.     .    Fanny  Laurent 

,     .      G.  C.  Charles 

,     .     .       J.  Golden 


DoUman L.  R.  Birchler 

Letter  Carrier J.  Reddy 

Bootblack J.  Mitchell 

Lottie Therese  Wood 

Nellie Nellie  Sandford 


Thursday,  Friday,  and  Saturday  evenings  and  Saturday  matinee, 
"Jack  Sheppard  "  was  given,  with  this  cast: 

Jack  Sheppard  .     .     .    A.  H.  Sheldon  Gay M.  Christie 

Jonathan  Wild  ....  Harry  Colton  Figgs L.  R.  Birchler 

Sir  Rowland .     .     .       Hamilton  Harris  Kittleby C.  Wilson 

Blueskin Harry  Stewart  Austin J.  Reddy 

Owen  Wood       .     .     .     Christie  Miller  Rachel Kate  Halpin 

Thames  Barrel  ....       Harry  Lee  Sally Nellie  Sandford 

Kneebone      .     .     .     .    E.  L.  Mortimer  Winny Emily  Maynard 

Mendez L.  R.  Birchler  Mrs.  Wood    .     .     .  Mrs.  M.  L.  Berrell 

Hogarth W.  C.  Turner  Letty Fanny  Laurent 

Week  July  12,  evenings  and  two  matinees,  "Pomp"  was  played, 
and  for  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thursday,  and  Friday  matinees,  Gussie 
de  Forrest  was  starred  in  "A  Woman  of  the  World."  In  the 
evenings  and  Wednesday  and  Saturday  matinees  of  week  of  July 
19,  Oliver  Doud  Byron  was  seen  in  "Across  the  Continent." 
Dominick   Murray  appeared   Aug.    26  in  "The  Spy,"  with   the 


540       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D876 

author,  C.  W.  Barry,  M.  V.  Lingham,  Gussie  de  Forrest,  J.  H. 
Burnett,  and  J.  W.  Shannon  in  the  cast.  Week  of  Aug.  2,  "The 
Spy  "  was  continued  for  the  evenings,  and  for  the  daily  matinees, 
except  Wednesday  and  Saturday,  "  Wealth  and  Crime  "  was  done. 
"  The  Spy  "  continued  for  a  third  week,  and  "  Under  False  Colors," 
by  A.  H.  Sheldon,  was  first  acted  matinee  Aug.  9,  and  kept  the 
stage  during  the  week  at  the  matinees. 

Frank  Frayne  began  an  engagement  of  two  weeks  Aug.  16 
in  "Si  Slocum."  He  appeared  every  evening  and  Wednesday 
and  Saturday  matinees,  assisted  by  Frank  Frayne,  Clara  Butler 
Frayne,  F.  R.  Knight,  J.  W.  Butler,  and  the  regular  company. 
For  the  matin^es,^  A.  H.  Sheldon's  play,  "The  Black  Avenger,  or 
the  Pirate's  Last  Shot,"  was  done.  During  the  second  week's 
engagement  of  Mr.  Frayne  "A  Duel  in  the  Snow,"  and  "The 
Fellow  That  Looks  Like  Me"  were  played.  "Blow  for  Blow" 
was  the  matinee  bill  week  of  Aug.  30,  and  Johnny  Thompson  for 
the  evenings.  Mr.  Thompson  continued  Sept.  6  in  "Face  to 
Face,"  while  "Sin  and  Sorrow"  was  given  at  the  matinees.  The 
matinee  attraction  week  of  Sept.  13  was  "The  New  York  Fire- 
man, "  and  for  the  evenings,  S.  C.  France,  in  "  Marked  for  Life. " 
Two  of  the  sensations  of  this  drama  were  "a  train  of  cars  at  full 
speed,  running  through  a  forest  of  fire,"  and  a  "rain  storm  of  real 
water."  S.  C.  France  was  seen  Sept.  20  in  "Dead  to  the  World," 
with  Jennie  Morton,  in  "Neota,  the  Avenger,"  for  the  matinees; 
Sept.  27,  F.  S.  Chanfrau  came  in  "Kit,"  and  stayed  a  fortnight, 
followed  Oct  II  by  Kate  Fisher  in  "Mazeppa;"  Oct.  18,  "The 
French  Spy;"  Nov.  i,  Thomas  W.  Keene  in  "The  Four  Knaves;" 
Nov.  8,  Keene  as  Badger,  in  "The  Streets  of  New  York;"  and 
Nov.  13,  Keene  as  Fagin,  in  "Oliver  Tv^ist."  Joseph  Proctor 
appeared  Nov.  15  after  an  absence  of  several  years;  Nov.  22  he 
acted  "Rob  Roy"  for  the  week;  Nov.  29,  Geo.  S.  Knight  was 
seen  in  "Karl  Kline;"  Dec.  6,  F.  S.  Chanfrau  came  in  "Rube, 
or  the  Wall  Street  Undertow,"  first  time  on  any  stage;  Dec. 
20,  Mr.  Chanfrau  acted  "  Kit "  for  one  week,  and  Dec.  27,  Bob 
Brierly  in  "  Ticket  of  Leave  Man. " 

On  Jan.  3,  1876,  James  B.  Roberts  appeared  here  in  "Faust 
and  Marguerite;"  Jan.  10,  Belle  Howitt  came  in  "Jack  the  Giant 
Killer;"  Jan.  14,  C.  W.  Barry  and  Louis  Aldrich  played  in  "The 
Spy."  During  the  winter  of  this  season  Geo.  B.  Bunnell  and  P. 
T.  Barnum  purchased  a  half  interest  in  this  establishment.  On 
Jan.  21  Chas.  T.  Nichols  was  seen  in  "Sharkey,  or  the  Shadow 
Detective;"  Jan.  28  Kate  Fisher  came  in  "Schamyl"  and  "The 
French  Spy;  "  March  13  Thomas  G.  Riggs  appeared  in  "  Suil  Gair" 
and  "Votes;"  March  20  F.  S.  Chanfrau  returned  in  "O'Flannigan 
and  the  Fairies."  Robert  Johnston  came  May  8  in  "The  Poor  of 
the  City;"  John  S.  Norton  was  seen  week  of  May  15  with  "Under 


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the  Galiows. "  Then  came  a  new  burlesque  company,  consisting 
of  Adah  Richmond,  Nellie  Allen,  Harry  Allen,  Harry  Stewart, 
Violet  Campbell  (Mrs.  Belvil  Ryan),  Marion  Sackett,  Nellie 
Sandford,  A.  H.  Sheldon,  Mamie  French,  and  Lizzie  Kelsey, 
who  appeared  May  22  in  "The  Fair  One  with  the  Blonde  Wig." 
D'Orsay  Odgen  and  Louise  Sylvester  were  seen  the  same  day  in 
"Bamboozling." 

George  C.  Boniface  appeared  May  29  in  "A  Life's  Revenge;" 
July  10  E.  T.  Stetson  was  seen  in  "Neck  and  Neck;"  July  17 
Stetson  acted  in  "Belphegor;"  Aug.  14  Harry  Seymour  gave 
"Sitting  Bull,  or  Custer's  Last  Charge."  "The  Ice  Witch" 
was  offered  Sept.  4;  "Under  the  Gaslight,"  Sept.  11;  Oct.  2, 
"A  Flash  of  Lightning,"  with  Sophie  Miles,  Harry  Colton,  Polly 
Booth,  Geo.  C.  Jordan,  Bertie  Maywood,  Aggie  Wood,  and  Harry 
Vaughan  in  the  cast.  "  Round  the  Clock  "  returned  Oct.  9.  Joe 
Coburn  and  Joe  Goss,  the  pugilists,  were  introduced  in  "The 
Lottery  of  Life  "  Oct.  16,  and  George  Wood  closed  the  season 
Oct.  21. 

The  house  reopened  Oct.  23  with  W.  E.  Barnes  as  manager.  J. 
B.  Studley  appeared  in  "Buffalo  Bill,"  Monday,  Tuesday,  Thurs- 
day, and  Friday  matinees.  "  Rip  Van  Winkle  "  was  the  attraction, 
with  Sophie  Miles  as  Gretchen  and  Harry  Wilson  as  Rip.  James 
Barnes  (stage  manager)  took  a  benefit  Oct.  30.  The  attraction 
was  C.  W.  Barry  in  "  Escaped  from  Sing  Sing "  and  "  The 
Adopted  Child."  Louis  Aldrich,  Lisa  Weber,  Constance  Ham- 
blin,  Mrs.  Harry  Jordan,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones,  Jennie  Morton,  and 
Phosa  McAllister  acted  in  "  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan "  and  "  Neota, 
the  Avenger."  When  W.  E.  Barnes  became  manager  nearly  all 
the  curiosities  were  rerfioved  from  the  house,  and  when  he  retired 
from  the  management  John  Banvard  took  possession,  and  reopened 
the  house  Dec.  26. 

Mr.  Banvard  had  evidently  grown  tired  of  "  Museums  "  and  kin- 
dred titles,  and  now  named  his  house  "The  Broadway  Theatre." 
His  opening  attraction  was  a  play  called  "Coerinia,"  and  his 
company  consisted  of  May  Hart,  (Mrs.  John  G.  Saville),  Zelma 
Valdemir,  Alice  Alton,  Constance  Hamblin,  May  Decker,  Mrs. 
Sylvester  Post  (mother  of  Louise  Sylvester),  Marie  Le  Brun,  John 
B.  Studley,  Edwin  F.  Knowles,  W.  M.  Ward,  J.  V.  Melton,  Chas. 
Webster,  Arthur  H.  Forrest,  John  P.  Cooke,  Chas.  E.  Newton, 
Herbert  Ayling,  H.  Pierson,  H.  Lovell,  and  J.  Hall. 

On  Jan.  i,  1877,  Joseph  H.  Keane  appeared  in  "Rip  Van 
Winkle;"  Jan.  15.  22,  29,  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  was  seen  as 
Topsy  in  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin."  On  Jan.  22  J.  B.  Ayres  was 
announced  as  the  manager.  The  musical  comedy,  "  Marton,  La 
Jolie  Bouqu6tierre "  was  presented  the  week  of  Feb.  5.  "Our 
Boys  "was  done  Feb.  19,  by  the  consent  of  Aug.   Daly.     In  the 


542      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1877 


cast  were  Thos.  Whiff  en,  Mark  Bates,  Chas.  Loveday,  J.  G.  Sa- 
ville,  Annie  Edmondson,  Genevieve  Stebbins,  Mrs.  Sol  Smith, 
and  May  Gallagher.  John  T.  Hinds  began  an  engagement  Feb. 
26  in  "Inshavogue."  This  was  withdrawn  after  the  second  night, 
and  "Trodden  Down,"  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Watkins,  was 
substituted.  Mr.  Watkins  had  convinced  Mr.  Banvard  that  "  In- 
shavogue "  was  a  pirated  version  of  "  Trodden  Down,  or  Under 
Two  Flags."  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Watkins  continued  the  following 
week,  March  5,  in  "Trodden  Down,"  and  week  of  March  12  in 
"Kathleen  Mavourneen."  Mrs.  J.  H.  Hackett  appeared  March  19 
in  "Medea."  Marian  Mordaunt  began  March  26,  for  two  weeks, 
in  "Our  Girls."  P.  E.  Sullivan,  Louis  Barrett,  E.  D.  Walton, 
Harry  Vaughan,  Thomas  Owens,  and  Chas.  Allison  were  of  the 
company.  April  9,  Marian  Mordaunt  produced  "The  Mechanic's 
Daughter,  or  The  Curse  of  Drink."  The  house  suddenly  closed 
April  II. 

James  Duff  was  the  next  lessee  of  the  theatre.  He  took  posses- 
sion April  18,  and  opened  April  30,  for  two  weeks,  with  "The 
Wonder  Child,  or  the  Follies  of  Earth,  Air,  and  Sea. "  The  house 
was  closed  abruptly  on  May  16. 

A  summer  season  commenced  on  June  2,  with  Chas.  E.  Newton 
as  the  manager.  John  A.  Stevens  was  the  attraction  in  "Un- 
known," but  he  lasted  only  four  days.  Stevens,  Nina  Varian,  J. 
J.  Wallace,  Chas.  Foster,  and  W.  M.  Ward  were  in  the  company. 

Fanny  Louise  Buckingham  leased  the  house  for  two  weeks,  mak- 
ing her  American  debut  July  2  in  "  Mazeppa. "  Wm.  H.  Leake, 
James  M.  Hardie,  Chas.  Norris,  R.  C.  White,  John  Germon, 
Oliver  Wren,  Gussie  de  Forrest,  Isabella  Preston,  Lulu  Jordan, 
and  Louise  Sylvester  were  in  the  company.  The  house  closed 
July  14.  John  Germon  died  in  New  York,  May  6,  1901.  Oliver 
Wren  died  at  Havre  de  Grace,  Md.,  April  28,  1901.  James  Duff 
reopened  the  house  Aug.  22,  1877,  with  the  new  play,  "The 
Danites ; "  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin  were  the  stars,  and  with 
this  cast : 


Alex.  McGee      .     .     .    McKee  Rankin 
Grasshopper  Jake   .     .  B.  T.  Ringgold 

Bill Alex.  Fitzgerald 

Hezekiah Geo.  Waldron 

Washee Harry  Pratt 

Sallie  Sloan Ida  Jeffreys 

Henrietta Ada  Gilman 


Charlie Louis  Aldrich 

Wm.  Wise  ....  Wm.  H.  Lytell 
Thomas  .  .  .  .  G.  Vining  Bowers 
Stubbs    .....      W.  G.  Cogswell 

Nancy Kitty  Blanchard 

Huldah Lillie  Eldridge 


Sept.  26  "Oliver  Twist"  was  acted,  with  Mr.  Rankin  as  Fagin, 
Kitty  Blanchard  as  Nancy  Sikes,  and  Louis  Aldrich  as  Bill  Sikes. 

Marie  Aimee  appeared  here  Oct.  i,  with  a  French  Opera  Bouffe 
company,  in  "La  Marjolaine"  for  two  weeks.  "Girofle-Girofla" 
was  presented  Oct.  15,  17,  19,  and  matinee,  Oct.  20,  with  Aim6e 


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543 


in  title  rdle.  Oct.  16,  18,  "La  Grande  Duchesse;"  Oct.  22,  23, 
24,  27,  "Le  Petit  Faust,"  Aimee  as  Marguerite,  Mile.  Mario  as 
Mephisto;  Oct.  25,  "  La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot ; "  Oct.  26,  "La 
Marjolaine;"  Oct.  29,  "La  Belle  Helena; "  Oct.  30,  "Girofle- 
Girofla;"  Oct.  31,  for  the  benefit  of  Aimde,  she  appeared  as 
Boulotte  in  "Barbe  Bleue;"  Nov.  3,  she  closed  with  "Barbe 
Bleue." 

The  regular  season  opened  Nov.  5,  1877,  with  Mme.  Janauschek 
in  "Briinhilde."  Fred  Warde,  Frederic  Robinson,  James  Taylor, 
G.  B.  Waldron,  W.  G.  Cogswell,  Jeffreys  Lewis,  Alice  Gray, 
Carlotta  Evelyn,  and  Adelaide  Cherrie  were  in  the  company. 
"Chesney  Wold"  was  played  Nov.  12,  with  Janauschek  as  Lady 
Dedlock  and  Hortense;  Nov.  19,  "Mary  Stuart;"  Nov.  20,  22, 
"Brunhilde;"  Nov.  21,  23,  "Chesney  Wold;"  matinee,  Nov.  24, 
"Mary  Stuart," 

"  Antony  and  Cleopatra "  was  produced  Nov.  26,  Rose  Eytinge 
as  Cleopatra.  There  was  an  Egyptian  ballet  with  Betty  Rigl  as 
premikre  danseuse.  It  ran  until  Dec.  17,  when  Charles  Fechter 
appeared  in  "Monte  Cristo,"  which  had  this  cast: 

Dantes C.  Fechter  Faria Thos.  J.  Hind 

Nortier F.  B.  Warde  Old  Dantes    ....       E.  F.  Taylor 

Albert B.  T.  Ringgold  Penelen R.  J.  Dustan 

Villefort Jas.  Taylor  Gov.  of  Prison   ....       J.  Deveau 

Caderousse    ....    Chas.  Leclercq  Brigadier  ....      Delancy  Barclay 

Fernand Chas.  Rockwell  Mercedes Jeffreys  Lewis 

Morel W.  G.  Cogswell  Carconte Alice  Gray 

Danglars G.  B.  Waldron  Woman     ....     Adelaide  Cherrie 

Mad  Danglars    .     .        Carlotta  Evelyn 

^Mr.  Fechter  acted  in  "Monte  Cristo"  until  Jan.  14,  1878,  when 
he  appeared  in  "No  Thoroughfare,"  for  the  first  time  in  this  city, 
and  repeated  it  all  that  week,  also  Jan.  21,  22,  26;  Jan.  23,  "Monte 
Cristo;"  Jan.  24,  "Hamlet;"  Jan.  25  and  matinee,  Jan.  26,  "Ruy 
Bias." 

Alfred  Dampier,  the  Australian  actor,  made  his  dibut  here  Jan. 
28,  in  "The  Lyons  Mail."  Feb.  4  "Helen's  Babies"  was 
presented. 

Clara  Morris  appeared  Feb.  11  in  "Jane  Eyre."  On  Washing- 
ton's Birthday  "  Pink  Dominos  "  was  acted,  and  continued  all  the 
next  week. 

"The  Exiles,"  adapted  from  Sardou,  by  Geo.  Fawcett  Rowe, 
was  first  given  in  this  city  March  4.  Emily  Rigl,  Ada  Gilman, 
Minnie  Cummings,  Fred.  Warde,  Alfred  Dampier,  and  Milnes 
Levick  acted  in  it.  It  was  played  for  the  last  time  here  April  20. 
The  same  play  was  produced  at  Booth's  Theatre  by  Tompkins  & 
Hill,  April  9.  Geo.  C.  Boniface  appeared  April  22  in  "The 
Soldier's  Trust;"    April   29  Imogene  was  seen  in  "Gretchen;" 


544      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1879 

May  6  Minnie  Doyle  came  in  "Magnolia,"  supported  by  Louis 
Aldrich  and  Wm.  J.  Le  Moyne.  Hernandez  Foster  commenced 
May  13  in  "Jack  Harkaway,"  for  the  matinees,  while  C.  W.  Barry 
was  the  attraction  at  night  in  "  Broken  Fetters."  For  the  matinee, 
May  20,  Edwin  Byron,  in  "The  Fool's  Revenge;"  evening,  C. 
W.  Barry  in  "Escaped  from  Sing  Sing."  T.  H.  Morrell  acted 
"Richelieu,"  and  the  senate  scene  from  "Damon  and  Pythias," 
evenings.  May  27,  28;  Edwin  Byron  played  "Richard  III."  May 
29,  30,  31,  June  I,  when  the  season  closed. 

A  summer  season  commenced  July  i,  with  Imogene  in  the 
comedy  of  "Nature."  The  season  was  a  brief  one,  and  the  house 
reverted  to  Mr.  Banvard,  who  leased  it  to  George  Edgar  and 
Chandos  Fulton,  who  opened  it  Sept.  9,  1878,  with  Ada  Caven- 
dish in  "  The  New  Madgalen."  Joseph  Wheelock  was  Julian  Gray, 
and  Julia  Hanchett,  Grace.  Rose  Eytinge  followed  Sept.  23,  for 
two  weeks,  in  "A  Woman  of  the  People."  J.  A.  Kennedy,  Jos. 
Wheelock,  M.  V.  Lingham,  Cyril  Searle,  W.  H.  Crompton, 
Eliza  O' Conner,  and  Laura  Le  Claire  (first  wife  of  Josh  Hart, 
now  the  wife  of  Will  A.  Sands)  were  in  the  cast.  Rose  Eytinge 
acted  Nancy  Sikes  in  "Oliver  Twist,"  Oct.  7.  John  W.  Albaugh 
appeared  Oct.  14  as  Louis  XL,  followed  Oct.  21,  by  Elizabeth 
Von  Stamwitz,  for  two  weeks,  as  Messalina  in  the  play  of  that 
name.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Knight  came  Nov.  4  in  "Otto," 
and  continued  until  Dec.  9,  when  Barney  Macaulay  made  his 
metropolitan  debut,  acting  Daniel  in  "A  Messenger  From  Jarvis 
Section."  Macaulay  met  with  considerable  success,  and  he  con- 
tinued with  this  play  until  Jan.  13,  1879,  when  the  Lingards  — 
William,  Horace,  Alice  Dunning,  and  Dickie  —  were  seen  in 
"Les  Fourchambault. " 

Geo.  Edgar  made  his  New  York  debut  Jan.  27,  acting  "King 
Lear,"  with  Joseph  Wheelock  as  Edgar,  and  Marie  Gordon  as 
Cordelia.  On  Feb.  10,  "  Othello  "  was  played,  with  Wheelock 
as  lago,  Edgar  as  the  Moor,  and  Marie  Gordon  as  Desdemona. 
"  Enoch  Arden "  was  given,  matinees,  Wednesday  and  Saturday, 
with  Mr.  Wheelock  in  the  title  r61e.  The  house  was  closed 
Monday,  Feb.  17,  and  remained  dark  until  Feb.  21,  when  Gil- 
bert and  Sullivan's  operetta,  "The  Sorcerer,"  was  produced  with 
Matilda  Scott  (her  American  debut)  as  Aline,  Wm.  Horace  Lin- 
gard  as  John  Wellington  Wells,  and  J.  F.  Graff  as  Alexis.  Flor- 
ence Wood,  Annie  Boudinot,  Minnie  Clive,  Tom  Bullock,  and 
Crompton  were  also  in  the  cast.  "  Pinafore  "  was  sung  March  10, 
by  the  Gorman  Philadelphia  church  choir  company,  under  the 
management  of  James  Meade.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Knight  re- 
appeared April  28  in  "Otto."  On  May  12  the  Gorman  company 
reappeared  in  "Pinafore."  A  season  commenced  May  26,  with 
Rose  Lisle  in  "The  Foundlings."     Sam   Deverc   commenced  a 


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545 


fortnight's  engagement  June  2  in  "Jasper."    The  season  closed 
June  14. 

The  next  manager  of  this  house  was  Augustin  Daly,  who  made 
many  alterations  in  the  building  and  called  the  theatre,  from 
his  own  name,  "Daly's  Theatre."  The  company  consisted  of 
Charles  Fisher,  William  Davidge,  Chas.  Leclercq,  Harry  Lacy, 
Geo.  Parkes,  Hart  Conway,  Geo.  Morton,  John  Drew,  E.  P.  Wilks, 
Frank  Bennett,  F.  Ireton,  Max  Freeman,  Walter  Edmunds,  Percy 
Hunting,  E.  Sterling,  J.  F.  Watson,  J.  L.  Solomons,  J.  D. 
Murphy,  E.  P.  Smith,  J.  W.  Walshe,  N.  S.  Burnham,  L.  F. 
Laurence,  W.  H.  Newborough,  W.  S.  Edwards,  J.  Meridan,  Mrs. 
Charles  Poole,  Helen  Blye  (afterwards  known  as  Helen  Blythe 
and  now  Mrs.  J.  F.  Brien),  Catherine  Lewis,  May  Fielding,  Ada 
Rehan,  Margaret  Lanner,  Georgine  Flagg,  Anna  Wakeman,  Regina 
Dace,  Mabel  Jordan,  Florence  Cecil,  Maggie  Harold  (Mrs.  Wm. 
Davidge,  Jr.),  Estelle  Clayton,  Maggie  Barnes,  May  Bowers, 
Sydney  Nelson,  Laura  Thorpe,  Sara  Lascelles,  Lillie  Stuart, 
Blanche  Weaver,  Minnie  Wharton,  Emma  Turner,  Dora  Knowlton, 
Fannie  McNeil,  Emma  Hinckley  (Mrs.  James  Clute),  Ida  Bruce, 
Ella  Remetze,  Grace  Logan,  and  Isabelle  Evesson.  E.  Mollen- 
hauer  was  musical  director  and  James  Roberts,  scenic  artist. 
Daly's  Theatre  opened  Sept.  17,  with  "Love's  Young  Dream," 
which  had  this  cast: 


Jotham  Dibble  .  .  .  Charles  Fisher 
Fred  Schemerhorn  .  .  .  Harry  Lacy- 
Florence    May  Fielding 


Nelly  Beers      ....      Ada  Rehan 

Jack  Beers Geo.  Parkes 

Nap E.  P.  Wilks 


This  was  the  first  appearance  on  any  stage  of  May  Fielding. 
She  was  formerly  in  a  church  choir  at  Detroit,  Mich.  She  was 
afterwards  married  to  A.  L.  del  Campo,  an  actor  who  travelled 
with  Aim^e  as  leading  man  for  two  seasons.  "Newport,  or  the 
Swimmer,  the  Singer,  and  the  Cipher,"  was  the  afterpiece,  and 
had  this  cast: 


Hon.  Peter  Porter  .  Charles  Leclercq 
Hon.  U.  B.  Blode  .  .  W.  Davidge 
Capt.  Chickering  .  .  Geo.  Parkes 
Crutch  Reynolds  .  Walter  Edmunds 
Hon.  Mrs.  Peter  Porter, 

Catherine  Lewis 
Widow  Warboys,  Mrs.  Charles  Poole 
Miss  Alex.  Byrdde  .  Estelle  Clayton 
Victoria  Cattelle  .  .  Blanche  Weaver 
Ben  Boulgate  ....  Hart  Conway 
Tom  Sanderson  ....   John  Drew 


Capt.  Blackwell   ....      F.  Ireton 

Undo Frank  Bennett 

Toggs Maggie  Barnes 

Midget Laura  Thorpe 

Thompson E.  Sterling 

Ginger E.  P.  Wilks 

OflScer P.  Hunting 

Belle  Blode     .    .     .     Georgine  Flagg 
(now  Mrs.  Mark  Price) 

Cosette Anna  Wakeman 

Eugenie  Fyshhe  .     .    .      May  Bowers 


This  was  the  first  appearance  on  any  stage  of  Blanche  Weaver. 
Sept.  30  "  Divorce  "  was  revived,  with  this  cast : 
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546     A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       Dsso 


Alfred  Adriance  . 
Capt.  Lynd  .  . 
Harry  Duncan 
Lu  Ten  Eyck  .  . 
Fanny  Ten  Eyck 
De  Wolf  De  Witt 
Mrs.  Ten  Eyck     . 


.  .  H.  Lacy 
Geo.  Parkes 
.  John  Drew 
.  Ada  Rehan 
.  Helen  Blye 
Wm.  Davidge 
Mrs.  Chas.  Poole 


Templeton  Jitt     .     .      Chas.  Leclercq 
Mrs.  Judge  Kemp     .       Sydney  Nelson 

Burritt Chas.  Fisher 

Judge  Kemp    ....      John  Moore 

Grace Margaret  Lanner 

Flora Regina  Dace 

Molly Maggie  Harold 


Oct.  1 8  "Wives,"  by  Bronson  Howard,  was  played;  Nov.  29 
"  An  Arabian  Night "  was  produced  with  Catherine  Lewis  as  the 
Wild  Rose.  A  matinee  performance  was  given  Dec.  10,  in  aid 
of  the  Seventh  Regiment  new  armory  fund. 

The  cast  of  "  An  Arabian  Night "  was : 


Alex.  Sprinkle  ....  John  Drew 
Herbert  Rumbrent  .  .  .  Harry  Lacy 
Lafayette  Moodle  .  .  .  Geo.  Parkes 
"  Signor  "  Hercules  Sermith, 

Charles  Leclercq 
Mrs.  Louise  Sprinkle,  Maggie  Harold 
Kate  Sprinkle  .     .     .  Margaret  Lanner 

There  was  no  performance  Tuesday  evening,  Jan.  27,  1880,  nor 
matinee,  Jan.  28,  in  consequence  of  preparations  for  "A  Royal 
Middy,"  produced  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  Jan.  28,  and 
with  this  cast: 


Mrs.  Weebles  .     .    Mrs.  Charles  Poole 
Rosa  Maybloom  .     .     Catherine  Lewis 

Uncle  Major John  Moore 

John Frank  Bennett 

Peter Mr.  Hunting 

Portley Zelma  Valdimer 


Don  Lamberto  .  .  .  Alonzo  Hatch 
Don  Januario  Paragu,  J.  Macdonough 
Don  Domingos  Doming,  Chas.  Leclercq 


Captain  Norberto 
Francesco  .  .  . 
Marie  Francesca 
The  Royal  Middy 
Donna  Antonina  . 
Giovannio  .     .     . 


Chas.  Fisher 

Walter  Edmonds 

Lillie  Vinton 

Catherine  Lewis 

.     .  Ada  Rehan 

Emma  Hinckley 


Paulo Dora  Knowlton 

Enrico Isabelle  Evesson 

Carlo Nellie  Howard 

Jago Sara  Lascelles 

Fanchette May  Fielding 

Joaquino E.  P.  Smith 

Sebastino Kitty  Maxwell 

Julio Georgine  Flagg 


A  matinee  performance  March  17  was  for  The  Herald  Irish  relief 
fund.  "The  Way  We  Live,"  a  comedy  of  "contemporaneous 
interest,"  based  on  the  German  of  L'Arronge,  was  presented 
April  10,  for  the  first  time,  cast  thus: 


Maj.  Sidney  Lincoln  .  Charles  Fisher 
Clyde  Monograme  .  .  .  John  Drew 
Fred  Van  Schaick  .  .  .  Harry  Lacy 
Rutherford  De  Peck  .  Geo.  Parkes 
Bryan  O'Dodd  .  .  Charles  Leclercq 
Col.  Remmerson  ...  P.  Hunting 
Commissioner  Schatz  .  W.  Edwards 
Judge  Stuttervent  ...  J.  Watson 
Cherry  Monograme  .  .  .  Ada  Rehan 
Regina  Van  Schaick, 

Mrs.  Charles  Poole 
Harriet  Langley  .  .  .  May  Fielding 
Teckle  O'Dodd  .  .  .  Maggie  Harold 
Fanny  Martin  .  .  Georgine  Flagg 
Bella  Remmerson     .    Margaret  Lanner 


Alpha  De  Jones 
Mrs.  Stuttervent 
Miss  Brevoort 
Mrs.  Schimmer 
Mrs.  De  Smythe 
Jeanette 
Miss  Hurd 
Miss  Rensler 
Mrs.  Schatz 
Miss  Curd 
Georgie 
Gov.  Rensler 
Mr.  Beevoort 
Jack  Sprint 
Maria    .    . 


Isabelle  Evesson 

.  Regina  Dace 
Sallie  Williams 

Emma  Hinckley 

Miss  Remetze 

Kitty  Maxwell 

Lillie  Vinton 

Miss  Knowlton 

Miss  Lascelles 

Miss  Howard 

Lillie  Waters 

.  J.  F.  Brien 

.  E.  P.  Smith 

.    E.  Sterling 

Blanche  Weaver 


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"The  Royal  Middy"  was  revived  on  April  7,  followed,  April  30, 
by  "An  Arabian  Night."  The  season  closed  on  May  i.  There 
were  played  during  the  season  "Newport"  and  "Love's  Young 
Dream,"  fifteen  times;  "Divorce,"  three;  "Wives,"  forty-eight; 
"Fernande,"  three;  "Man  and  Wife,"  three;  "An  Arabian 
Night,"  seventy-six;  "The  Royal  Middy,"  eighty-six;  "Charity," 
three;  "The  Way  We  Live,"  twenty-one. 

A  supplementary  season  of  four  weeks  commenced  May  3,  with 
Salsbury's  Troubadours  in  "Cross  Purposes,"  and  "The  Brook." 

Mr.  Daly  commenced  his  second  season  Aug.  18,  1880.  Among 
the  new  faces  were:  J.  H.  Swinburne,  Geo.  S.  Robinson,  W.  H. 
Bokee,  Emily  Rigl,  and  Fanny  Morant.  "Tiote,"  adapted  by 
Fred  Williams,  was  the  first  production,  and  had  this  cast : 


Sir  Wm.  Howden 
Sir  Hugh  Morgan 
Daddy  Cadvan    . 
Lady  Normant    . 
Dame  Crofton     . 
Sidney  Ferrers  ) 
Jaclc  Ferrers     j 
The  Gul  Eray  f 
Darrel  Crofton  f 
Cecil  Asper 


.  J.  H.  Swinburne 
.  .  W.  H.  Bokee 
.  Charles  Leclercq 
.  .  Fanny  Morant 
Mrs.  Charles  Poole 

.     .     .   John  Drew 

.     .    .  Harry  Lacy 
Geo.  S.  Robinson 


Owen E.  Sterling 

Gwendolen Emily  Rigl 

Nancy Blanche  Vaughan 

Gwillian      ....      Sallie  Williams 

Rosy Isabelle  Evesson 

Issopel Ada  Rehaa 

Sanpriel J.  E.  Brand 

Syneye J.  Macdonough 

Crook  Fin E.  P.  Wilks 

Ursula MaySylvie 


Jenksen W.  H.  Beekman 

Girls  of  the  Village  :  Emma  Hinckley,  EUie  Vinton,  Nellie  Howard,  Kitty 
Maxwell,  Fanny  McNeil,  Ada  Featherstone,  Miss  Hamilton,  Miss  Donaldson, 
Miss  Porter,  Miss  Brooks,  Miss  Barton,  Miss  Kirwin,  and  Miss  Kirkland. 

"  Our  First  Families  "  was  seen  here  for  the  first  time  Sept.  23, 
and  the  cast  was : 


Leonardo  Tompkyns  .  James  Lewis 
Geofiirey  Knickerbocker  .  John  Drew 
Van  Horn  Knickerbocker, 

Charles  Fisher 
Rateal  Ludovici  .  •  Charles  Leclercq 
Grace  Josselyn  .  .  Georgine  Flagg 
Mrs.  Stanhope  .  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Mrs.  Van  Renselleer,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Kitty  Ludlum  ....  Nellie  Howard 
Ellie  Vandam  .     .     .    Emma  Hinckley 

This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  James  Lewis, 
Laura  Joyce,  and  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert.  "  Needles  and  Pins  "  had 
its  first  performance  on  any  stage  Nov.  9,  with  this  cast : 


Sue  Murray    .     .     .     Virginia  Brooks 

Grigg Hart  Conway 

Van  Cortlandt      .     .     .  F.  V.  Bennett 

Ten  Eyck E.  Sterling 

Rutgers J.  Macdonough 

Hebe  Josselyn      ....  Laura  Joyce 

Eva Ada  Rehan 

Celestine Maggie  Harold 

Amelia Blanche  Weaver 


Christopher  Vandusen  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Sergeant  Macdonald  .  Mr.  Roberts 
Mrs.  Vandusen  .  .  .  Fanny  Morant 
Dosie  Heffron  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Silena  Vandusen  ....  Ada  Rehan 

Blot Mr.  Beekman 

Box Mr.  Lawrence 


Mary  Forest  ....  May  Fielding 
Caroline  ....  Maggie  Harold 
Nicholas  Geagle  ....    Jas.  Lewis 

Kit  Vandusen John  Brand 

Tom  Versus John  Drew 

Jonah E.  P.  Wilks 


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Mr.  Daly's  adaptation  of  Gende's  "Zamina,  or  the  Rover  of 
Cambaye,"  was  done  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage  Jan.  i8,  1881, 
when  Digby  Bell  first  appeared  here.     The  cast  was : 

His  Oriental  Excellency  Bomma 

Poota Digby  Bell 

Captain  Trafalgar  .  .  .  Harry  Lacy 
Lumlini  Strakoschini  .  James  Lewis 
Simmondsino  Rinaldo,  Charles  Leclercq 
Signorina  Zamina     .     .       Laura  Joyce 

Meada May  Sylvie 

Muttra Ada  Rehan 

Nauchida  ....      Maggie  Harold 


Frenchinini     ....      E.  P.  Wilks 
Africanus   ....    Thomas  Hengler 

Luna Delamanning 

Montiel John  Brand 

Moro  Khan     ...      J.  Macdonough 

AUabad Wm.  Paul  Bown 

Morok Mr.  Roberts 

Panalon Mr.  Lawrence 

Nuna May  Fielding 


"  Needles  and  Pins  "  was  revived  Feb.  14,  and  acted  until  March 
4,  when  it  reached  its  one  hundredth  performance. 

"  Cinderella  at  School "  was  produced  March  5,  for  the  first  time 
on  any  stage.  It  was  a  musical  comedy  by  Woolson  Morse,  para- 
phrased from  Aukenbrodel's  play,  as  was  W.  T.  Robertson's  comedy 
of  "  School. "     The  cast  was : 


Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  Miss  A.  Perring 
.  .  E.  P.  Wilks 
.  .  May  Fielding 
.     .     Laura  Joyce 


Arthur  Bicycle     .    .     .       Harry  Lacy  Zenobia  Tropics 

Jack  Polo John  Brand  Miss  Globes     . 

Syntax James  Lewis  Jenkinson    .     . 

Lord  Lawntennys     .    Charles  Leclercq  Niobe  Marsh  . 

Professor  Kindergarten      .  Paul  Bown  Merope  Mallow 
Psyche  Persimmons      .     .  Ada  Rehan 

The  season  closed  on  April  30,  with  "Our  First  Families," 
"  Needles  and  Pins  "  (third  act),  and  "  Cinderella  at  School "  (third 
act).  There  were  produced  during  the  season :  "First  Families," 
fifty-six  times;  "Needles  and  Pins,"  one  hundred  and  three; 
"Zamina,"  thirty;  "Cinderella  at  School,"  sixty-five  times. 

A  summer  season  commenced  May  2  for  four  weeks,  with  Eaton's 
comedy,  "All  the  Rage,"  and  closed  May  28. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  9,  1881,  with  "Cinderella  at 
School."  Among  the  newcomers  to  the  theatre  were  Geo.  Van- 
denhoff,  Jr.,  W.  J.  Nowlan,  and  Mr.  Bedell.  Joseph  H.  Tooker 
was  business  manager.  "  Quits,  or  A  Game  of  Tit  for  Tat "  was 
seen  Sept.  7,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage.  W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
and  Helen  Tracy  appeared  for  the  first  time  at  this  theatre,  under 
Daly's  management. 

On  Sept.  20  all  of  the  theatres  in  New  York,  also  in  many  other 
cities  throughout  the  country,  were  closed  in  consequence  of  Presi- 
dent James  A.  Garfield's  death  at  Elberon,  Long  Branch,  N.  J., 
Sept.  19.  All  save  Daly's,  the  Windsor,  and  the  variety  theatres 
were  again  closed  Sept.  26,  when  the  final  obsequies  were  per- 
formed at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

On  Oct.  5  "Americans  Abroad,"  by  Edgar  Fawcett,  was  first 
acted,  and  was  a  failure.     "Royal  Youth,"  for  the  first  time  in 


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America,  Oct.  22.     This  was  another  failure.     Helen  Bancroft 
was  in  the  cast. 

"  The  Passing  Regiment "  was  a  comedy  adapted  by  Mr.  Daly 
from  the  German  of  G.  Von  Moser  and  Herr  Schoenthan ;  it  was 
presented  Nov.  10,  with  this  cast : 


Linthieum  Winthrop,  J.  W.  Shannon 
Milinda  Winthrop,  Mrs.  Charles  Poole 
Telka  EssofE  .  .  .  Virginia  Brooks 
Peregrine  Bunker  .  .  .  E.  Bartram 
Mathilda  Bunker  .  .  .  May  Sylvia 
Young  Mr.  Hoffmeister  .  E.  P.  Wilks 
Col.  Van  Kleek  .  .  Chas.  Rockwell 
Dolf  Van  Tassell,   Harry  Macdonough 


Milly  Merritt 
Scipio    .     . 
Mary  Anne 
Sophie   .     . 
Solomon 
Linda     .     . 
Paul  Exter 
Thorpe  Sydam 


Georgine  Flagg 
.  Mr.  Eldridge 
Kate  Gurney 
Miss  Parkhurst 
.  J.  J.  Douglass 
Marie  Williams 
B.  T.  Ringgold 
.     .    Digby  Bell 


"  Odette, "  an  adaptation  from  M.  Sardou  by  Mr.  Daly,  was  first 
acted  Feb.  6,  1882,  and  cast  thus : 


Gen.  Clermont  •  .  W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
Duke  de  Meryan  .  .  D.  R.  Young 
De  Frontenac  .  Geo.  VandenhofF,  Jr. 
Anatole  Morlzot  .  .  Chas.  Leclercq 
Sir  Henry  Pecock  .  .  .  H.  Roberts 
Chevalier  Carvani  .  .  .  W.  Bedell 
The  Infant  Berangere,    Little  Angelica 

Jeanne Miss  Hapgood 

Count  Clermont  .    .     .    .    H.  M.  Pitt 

De  Lahoche John  Drew 

Bechamel James  Lewis 

Cardailhan Geo.  Parkes 

Dr.  Oliva John  Moore 

Eustache  ....  W.  H.  Beekman 
Jaques Mr.  Hamilton 


Baroness  Conaro-Doria, 


Madame  Morizot . 
Princess  de  Gortz 
"  Miss  "  Sarah 
Laurent  .     .     . 
Narcisse     .     . 
Ignacio  Esteban 
The  Countess 
Berangere  . 
Juliette  .    . 
Olga  .    .    . 
Jeannette    . 
Mile.  Bertin 


Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  Nellie  Howard 
Emma  Hinckley 
.  Agnes  Perring 
.  .  Mr.  Saleon 
.  .  C.  Jackson 
.  .  E.  Sterling 
.  .  Ada  Rehan 
Bijou  Heron 
.  May  Fielding 
Isabelle  Evesson 
.  Emily  Denin 
.     Lillie  Vinton 


On  April  3  a  matinee  performance  of  "  Odette  "  was  given  in  aid 
of  the  Actors'  Fund.     Henry  Miller  was  in  the  cast. 

"Gironetto  the  Weather  Cock,"  adapted  for  this  theatre  by 
Robert  Stoepel  and  Fred.  Williams,  was  first  acted  April  13. 
The  season  closed  May  20.  There  were  acted  during  its  course : 
"Cinderella  at  School,"  forty  times;  "Quits,"  twenty-seven; 
"Raven's  Daughter,"  four;  "Frou  Frou,"  eight;  "Americans 
"Royal  Youth,"  eleven;  "Passing  Regi- 
and  two;   "Odette,"  seventy-seven;   "Giro- 


Abroad,"   seventeen; 
ment,"  one  hundred 
netto,"  forty-four. 
The  fourth  season 


commenced  on  Aug.  9,  with  "The  Passing 
Regiment."  "Mankind"  had  its  first  representation  in  America 
Sept.  5.  In  it  Yorke  Stephens  (his  first  appearance  here)  acted 
Warren,  Florence  Elmore  (first  appearance  here)  played  Maitland, 
Hattie  Russell  (her  first  appearance),  and  Helen  Leyton  made 
her  American  d6but,  acting  Melton.  Among  the  first  appearances 
here  were  Laura  Le  Claire,  Ida  Aubrey,  and  William  Morris.     The 


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theatre  was  closed  evening,  Oct.  9,  for  a  dress  rehearsal  of  Pinero's 
play,  "  The  Squire,"  produced  Oct.  10,  for  the  first  time  in  America. 
Virginia  Dreher  made  her  d^but  with  this  company  as  Christie 
Haggerstone.  This  lady  studied  under  John  W.  Norton  of  St. 
Louis,  and  was  first  seen  in  that  city  March  30,  1882,  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  as  Julia  in  "The  Hunchback."  She  was  married  in 
1882  to  Mr.  Dreher,  a  German  music  teacher,  of  Louisville,  Ky. 
After  his  death  she  went  on  the  stage  and  was  Ada  Rehan's  only 
successful  rival  at  this  theatre.  Miss  Dreher  had  many  suitors, 
but  chose  G.  F.  Postlethwaite,  a  young  wealthy  Englishman, 
whom  she  married.  She  is  now  living  in  retirement  at  Chicago. 
She  retired  from  the  stage  after  her  return  from  Europe  with  Mr. 
Daly's  company,  September,  1887.  The  cast  of  "The  Squire" 
was: 

Rev.  Mr.  Dormer  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Lieut.  Thorndyke  .  .  .  John  Drew 
Gilbert  Hythe  .     .     .     Yorke  Stephens 

Gunnison James  Lewis 

Ized  Haggerstone  .  William  Gilbert 
The  Shabby  Parson,     E.  Tom  Webber 


Rob  Johns,  Jr.    .     .     W.  H.  Beekman 
Mr.  Fell      .     .  George  Vandenhoff,  Jr. 

Kate  Verity Ada  Rehan 

Christie  Haggerstone,    Virginia  Dreher 

Felicity May  Fielding 

Mrs.  Fell Agnes  Perring 


"Our  English  Friend,"  by  the  author  of  "A  Passing  Regiment" 
and  "An  Arabian  Night,"  was  first  acted  here  Nov.  25,  when 
Clement  Bainbridge  made  his  first  appearance  here  as  Frederic. 
"She  Would  and  She  Would  Not"  was  produced  Jan.  15,  1883 
(not  as  announced  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  in  fourteen 
years).     The  cast  here  was: 


Don  Manuel    ....     Chas.  Fisher 

Don  Philip John  Drew 

Don  Octavio    .     .     .     Yorke  Stephens 

Trapanti James  Lewis 

Soto Wm.  Gilbert 


Donna  Rosara     .     .     Virginia  Dreher 

Violetta May  Fielding 

Flora Helen  Leyton 

Donna  Hypolita  ....  Ada  Rehan 


An  adaptation  by  Mr.  Daly  from  the  French  of  Georges  Ohnet, 
entitled  "Serge  Panine,"  had  its  first  performance  Feb.  1,  with 
this  cast: 


Serge  Panine  . 
Max  Cayrol 
Tommy  Diele  . 
Jack  Manning 
Parsons       .     . 
Baron  Hertzog 


.  .  John  Drew 
.  Chas.  Fisher 
James  Lewis 
Yorke  Stephens 
E.  Tom  Webber 
Chas.  Leclercq 


Aga Mrs.  Gilbert 

Micheline May  Fielding 

Letty  Belgew Mary  Shaw 

Mrs.  Belgew    ....  Fanny  Morant 
Jenny  de  Cernas       .    .     .  Ada  Rehan 


This  was  Fanny  Morant's  first  appearance  here  this  season, 
and  also  that  of  Mary  Shaw.  "  Serge  Panine  "  was  a  failure  and 
was  withdrawn  Feb.  7  for  "The  Squire."  On  March  28  "Seven 
Twenty-eight,  or  Casting  the  Boomerang  "  was  acted  for  the  first 


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time.  It  was  an  adaptation  by  Mr.  Daly  from  the  German  of  Von 
Schoenthan.  The  season  closed  April  7,  John  L.  Stoddard  began 
art  lectures  April  9. 

There  were  acted  during  the  season:  "Passing  Regiment," 
twenty-four  times;  "Mankind,"  forty;  "The  Squire,"  sixty-three; 
"Our  English  Friends,"  fifty-eight;  "She  Would  and  She  Would 
Not,"  twenty-nine;  "Seven  Twenty-eight,"  fifty-one. 

Carrie  Swain  appeared  April  23  with  "Cad  the  Tomboy."  The 
French  opera  company  with  Mile.  Th6o  and  Capoul  in  "  La  Fille 
de  Madame  Angot. "  Th^o  took  a  benefit  and  made  her  last  ap- 
pearance in  America  May  22,  when  the  programme  was  "  La  Mas- 
cotte"  (first  act),  "Cloches  de  Corneville"  (third  act),  and,  for  the 
first  time  in  America,  "Pomme  d'Api."    This  closed  the  season. 

The  season  of  1883-84  opened  Aug.  23  with  James  Duff's  com- 
pany in  the  operetta  "  Heart  and  Hand, "  and  cast  thus : 


Prince George  Sweet 

Micaela Marie  Conran 

JosefEa Louise  Paullin 


Morales  ....  Wallace  Macreary 
Donna  Scholastica  .  .  .  Rosa  Cook 
The  King J.  H.  Ryley 


The  dramatic  season  commenced  Oct.  2  with  "Dollars  and 
Sense,"  from  the  German  of  L'Arronge,  by  Daly.  The  company 
was:  Ada  Rehan,  Mrs.  Gilbert,  May  Fielding,  Virginia  Dreher, 
Helen  Leyton,  Lizzie  Jeremy,  Agnes  Perring,  Jean  Gordon,  Bell 
Brown,  Maggie  Marshall,  Louise  Crissy,  May  Irwin,  Charles 
Fisher,  James  Lewis,  John  Drew,  Chas.  Leclercq,  Wm.  Gilbert, 
Yorke  Stephens,  Geo.  Parkes,  C.  Bainbridge,  W.  H.  Thompson, 
John  Stapleton,  Henry  Saleon,  Wm.  Collier,  and  W.  H.  Beekman. 
The  cast  of  "Dollars  and  Sense"  was: 


Pierre  Tremont  .  .  .  Chas.  Fisher 
Elipbalet  Lamb  ....  Jas.  Lewis 
Col.  Jefferson  Quincy  Briggs, 

C.  Leclercq 
Harry  Latimer  ....  John  Drew 
Jack  Stephens  .  .  Yorke  Stephens 
Groggles     .    .     .     .  W.  H.  Thompson 


Roberts W.  H.  Beekman 

Sophie  Lamb  ....  Mrs.  Gilbert 
Sybilla  Briggs  .  .  Virginia  Dreher 
Hope  Hammerster    .     .    Majr  Fielding 

Lizzie Lizzie  Jeremy 

Lyddy Miss  Marshall 

Phronie Ada  Rehan 


"  Girls  and  Boys  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America,  Dec. 
S-  Bijou  Fernandez  and  Kitty  Paterson  were  in  the  cast.  It 
was  withdrawn  Dec.  12  for  "Seven  Twenty-eight,"  which  had 
this  cast: 


Flos Ada  Rehan 

Hypato Mrs.  Gilbert 

Dora Virginia  Dreher 

Jessie Helen  Leyton 

Barges James  Lewis 

Carliss John  Drew 


Gasleagh     . 
Hollyhock  . 
Tamberidi  . 
The  Postman 
Jobebus .    . 


Chas.  Leclercq 

Yorke  Stephens 

.     .     Wm.  Gilbert 

W.  H.  Thompson 

.     .     W.  Beekman 


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"The  Country  Girl,"  altered  from  Wycherly's  "Country  Wife," 
was  presented  Feb.  16,  1884,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York  since 
1839.     The  cast  was: 


Jacob  Moody  ....     Chas.  Fisher 

Dick  Melville John  Drew 

Ned  Harcourt      ,     .     Yorke  Stephens 

Sharkish Geo.  Parkes 

Robin W.  Beekman 


Old  Will J.  Stapleton 

Mrs.  Althea     .     ,    .     Virginia  Dreher 

Lucy Helen  Leyton 

Peggy  Thrift Ada  Rehan 


"Red  Letter  Nights,  or  Catching  a  Croesus,"  an  adaptation  from 
the  German,  by  Mr.  Daly,  was  first  acted  March  12.  The  season 
closed  April  10. 

A  summer  season  opened  April  24,  with  the  first  production  in 
America  of  Strauss'  opera,  "A  Night  in  Venice,"  by  James  C. 
Duff's  opera  company.     It  had  this  cast: 


Duke  of  Urbino  .  .  Walter  Temple 
Barthomeo  Delacqua  .  .  Aug.  Bruno 
Stefano  Barbaruccio,  D.  G.  Longworth 
Georgia  Testaccio     .     .       E.  P.  Wilks 

Pappacoda E.  L.  Connell 

Constantia  .  .  .  Maude  Waldemere 
Caramello   .     .     .      W.  H.  Fitzgerald 


Centurio Ida  Bell 

Balbi Alex.  Mair 

Annina Louise  Lester 

Ciboletta Marie  Hunter 

Barbara Alice  Vincent 

Agricola Marie  Bauman 

Enrico    ....     Master  Hampshire 


There  was  a  pigeon  ballet,  with  Eugenia  Cappalini  as  premUre. 
A  charity  matinee  in  aid  of  the  Home  of  the  Holy  Family  occurred 
May  26,  when  "  Seven  Twenty-eight "  was  given.  This  closed  the 
season. 

Lotta  appeared  here  Sept.  15  in  "Mamzelle  Nitouche,"  which 
had  this  cast: 


Celestin  . 
Fern  and 
Major 
Loriot     . 
Gustave 
First  Soldier 
Second  Soldier 


C.  H.  Bradshaw 
Frederick  Darrell 

.     R.  J.  Dustan 

.      J.  H.  Stuart 

Edgar  F.  Girard 

C.  Harrie  Hopper 

Charles  Stevens 


Director  of  Theatre 
Stage  Manager  . 
The  Lady  Superior 
Lydia  Blette  .  . 
The  Janitress  .  . 
Corinne  .... 
Sylvia     .... 


.  .  W.  St.  Clair 
.     Geo.  Fredericks 

Adelaide  Eaton 
Bertha  Livingstone 
.     .      Alice  Brown 

Josie  Shepherd 
.    .    Dollie  Delroy 


Josie  Shepherd  is  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Florence. 

Mr.  Daly,  having  made  a  European  trip  with  his  company, 
began  his  regular  season  Oct.  7,  1884,  with  the  German  play  of 
"  A  Wooden  Spoon, "  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  by  Franz  Von 
Schoenthan,  a  young  author  of  Vienna,  whose  "Der  Schwaen- 
streich "  furnished  Mr.  Daly  with  the  material  for  "  Seven 
Twenty -eight. "  On  this  occasion  Otis  Skinner  and  Fred  Bird 
first  appeared  at  this  theatre.  Edith  Kingdon  made  her  New 
York  debut  acting  Mysia.  This  young  lady's  beauty  and  talents 
speedily  made  her  a  favorite  with  the  Daly  audiences.  A  great 
future  was  predicted  for  her,  but  she  evidently  preferred  the  solid 


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comforts  afforded  by  boundless  wealth  to  the  fleeting  glories  of  the 
stage;  and  after  a  brief  career  at  this  theatre  she  married  Mr. 
George  Gould,  the  "multimillionaire,"  September,  1886,  and  re- 
tired into  private  life. 

On  Nov.  15  Pinero's  comedy  "Lords  and  Commons"  was  seen 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  thus  cast : 


Earl  of  Caryl  .     .     . 
Lord  Percy  Lewiscourt 
Dr.  Palnacott  . 
Tom  Jervoise 
Senee     .    .    ■ 
Chad      .    .    . 
Tredger .    .    . 


Otis  Skinner 
Chas.  Leclercq 
.  Fred  Bond 
.  John  Drew 
James  Lewis 
.  Ed  Wilks 
W.  H.  Beekman 


Pressenger .  .  . 
Countess  of  Caryl 
Lady  Neil  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Deverish 
Mrs.  Vince  .  . 
Miss  Maplebeck  . 


J.  Stapleton 
Mrs.  Gilbert 
.  .  Ada  Rehan 
Virginia  Dreher 
.  Miss  Perring 
.   May  Fielding 


"Love  on  Crutches,"  Daly's  adaptation  of  a  German  comedy  by 
Stobitzer,  was  originally  acted  Nov.  25,  and  was  played  for  the 
ninetieth  and  last  time  at  the  matinde  of  Feb.  7,  1885.  It  had 
this  cast: 


Sidney  Austin  ....  John  Drew 
Guy  Roverly  ....     Otis  Skinner 

Dr.  Epenetus Jas.  Lewis 

Mr.  Bitteredge  .  .  .  Wm.  Gilbert 
Eudoxia  Quattles,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Margery  Gwynn  .    .      Edith  Kingdon 


Netty Jennie  Trevor 

Podd Fred  Bond 

Bells W.  Beekman 

Annis  Austin Ada  Rehan 

Bertha Jean  Gordon 


A  matinee  performance  Jan.  8,  1885,  of  "One  Touch  of  Na- 
ture," by  the  Union  Square  Theatre  company;  "Seven  Twenty- 
eight,"  by  Daly's  players;  the  screen  scene  from  "The  School  for 
Scandal,"  by  Wallack's  company;  and  the  "Private  Secretary," 
by  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  players,  was  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Actors'  Fund. 

"The  Recruiting  Officer"  was  produced  evening,  Feb.  7,  and 
continued  until  March  23.  This  comedy  had  not  been  played  in 
this  city  since  March  24,  1843.  Its  first  performance  in  New  York 
was  at  the  first  Nassau  Street  Theatre  Sept.  13,  1750.  The  cast 
here  was : 


Captain  Plume 
Capt.  Brazen  . 
Justice  Ballance 
Sergeant  Kite 
Worthy  .  .  . 
Bullock  .  .  . 
Appletree    .    . 


.  John  Drew 
Geo.  Parkes 

Chas.  Fisher 
James  Lewis 
Otis  Skinner 
Wm.  Gilbert 

.   Fred  Bond 


Pearman Ed  Wilks 

Stewart W.  H.  Beekman 

Mistress  Melinda      .     Virginia  Dreher 

Rose May  Fielding 

Lucy May  Irving 

Sylvia Ada  Rehan 


"She  Would  and  She  Would  Not"  was  revived  on  Feb.  24,  and 
"The  Country  Girl,"  Feb.  28.  "A  Woman's  Won't"  preceded 
the  comedy,  with  this  cast:  The  Father-in-law,  Mr.   Lewis;  the 


554       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1885 

Husband,  Mr.  Skinner;  the  Man  Servant,  Mr.  Gilbert;  the  Mother- 
in-law,  Mrs.  Gilbert;  the  Wife,  Miss  Fielding;  the  Maid  Servant, 
May  Irwin.  It  was  an  adaptation  from  the  German  ("Gott  Sei 
Dank,  Der  Tisch  1st'  Gedeckt")  and  although  done  on  the  road 
by  Mr.  Daly's  company  had  never  been  played  here.  Under  the 
title  of  "Dieu  Merci!  Le  Convert  Est  Mis,"  it  had  long  been  a 
favorite  French  farce. 

The  first  performance  on  any  stage  of  Mr.  Daly's  adaptation 
from  the  German  of  Franz  Von  Schoenthan,  entitled  "  A  Night 
Off,  or  a  Page  from  Balzac,"  took  place  March  4.     The  cast  was: 


Justinian  Babbitt 
Harry  Damask 
Jack  Mulberry 
Lord  Mulberry 
Prowl  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Zantippe  Babbitt, 
Mrs. 


James  Lewis 

Francis  Carlyle 

Herbert  Gresham 

Charles  Leclercq 

E.  McLaughlin 


G.  H.  Gilbert 


Misbe Percy  Haswell 

Angelica  Damask     .     .  Laura  Hanson 

Susan Catherine  Lewis 

Maria Eugenie  Upham 

Marcus  Brutus  Snap      .    Henry  Dixey 


The  season  closed  March  18;  the  comedy  was  supplemented  by 
an  original  epilogue  in  verse,  by  Edgar  Fawcett,  and  delivered  by 
the  members  of  the  company,  who  had  appeared  in  the  play.  The 
theatre  was  closed  March  20,  in  order  to  give  Clara  Morris  an 
opportunity  for  a  final  rehearsal  of  Dumas'  "Denise."  The  first 
performance  in  America  of  this  play  occurred  April  21.  The  cast 
was: 


Denise    ......     Clara  Morris 

Martha Bijou  Heron 

Clarisse Blanche  Thome 

Madame  de  Thasette  .  Effie  Germon 
Madame  Brissot,  Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen 
Madame  de  Pontferrand, 

Agnes  Perring 


Fernand  de  Thasette  .  A.  L.  Lipman 
M.  de  Pontferrand  .  .  George  Parkes 
A  Domestic     ....       E.  P.  Wilks 

Andre Joseph  Haworth 

Thouvennin  ....  Frank  Losee 
M.  Brissot H.  A.  Weaver 


This  was  Clara  Morris's  first  appearance  at  this  theatre.  She 
played  three  weeks.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence  began  a 
month's  stay  Sept.  7,  in  "Our  Governor."  "The  Mighty  Dollar" 
was  produced  Sept.  28,  with  this  cast : 


Hon.  Bardwell  Slote  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Mrs.  Gen'l  Gilflory,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 
Charley  Brood  .  .  .  Earle  Sterling 
Lord  Cairngorme  .  Henry  Holland 
Arthur  Lemaitre  .  .  .  Edwin  Nalod 
Hon.  Geo.  Saville  .  .  J.  H.  Browne 
Geo.  Washington  Skidmore, 

F.  C.  Wells 
Lafayette  Berry  .  .  .  C.  W.  Parker 
Tarquinious  Darwin  .     .   W.  Macready 


Senator  Weatherwax  .  H.  Williams 
Hon.  D.  Hogwhistle  .  .  Jas.  Stanton 
Clara  Dart  ....  Ethel  Greybrooke 
Blanch  Mossthorne  .  .  Hattie  Russell 
Miss  Hopeful  .     .      Mrs.  Chas.  Peters 

Col.  Dart James  Dunn 

Roland  Vance Cyril  Searle 

Caesar R.  Hastings 

Libby  Ray  ....   Minnie  RadcliSe 


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The  Florences  closed  Oct.  3. 

The  winter  season  opened  Oct.  7,  1885,  with  Pinero's  "The 
Magistrate."  It  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and 
played  for  the  seventy-fourth  and  last  time,  Dec.  9  (matinee). 
Hamilton  Bell  made  his  American  debut  in  it.  The  cast 
was: 

Agatha Ada  Rehan 

iEneus  Posket     .     .     .     James  Lewis 

Col.  Lukyn John  Drew 

Captain Otis  Skinner 


Cis  Farrington     .     .     .   Hamilton  Bell 

Beatrice Edith  Kingdon 

Popham May  Irwin 

Police  Inspector  .     .    Augustus  Yorke 


Evening  of  Oct.  9  "  A  Night  Off  "  was  revived,  and  Mrs.  G.  H. 
Gilbert  made  her  first  appearance  this  season.  "A  Night  Off" 
was  played  for  the  last  time  Oct.  13.  On  Oct.  14,  "The  Merry 
Wives  of  Windsor,"  arranged  in  four  acts,  was  produced : 


Sir  John  Falstaff 
Master  Slender    . 
Sir  Hugh  Evans  . 
Doctor  Caius 
Host  of  the  Garter 
Mistress  Page 
Mistress  Quickly  . 
Fenton   .... 
Master  Shallow    . 
Francis  Ford  .     . 


.  .  Charles  Fisher 
.  .  James  Lewis 
.  Charles  Leclercq 
.  William  Gilbert 
Inn,  Frederick  Bond 
Virginia  Dreher 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
.  E.  Hamilton-Bell 
.  .  John  Moore 
.     .     .   John  Drew 


George  Page   . 
Ancient  Pistol 
Corporal  Nym 
Bardolph     .     . 
Robin     .     .     . 
Simple    .     .     . 
Rugby    .     .     . 
Mistress  Ford 
Anne  Page 


Otis  Skinner 

Geo.  Parkes 

.     .  John  Wood 

.     .  H.  Roberts 

Bijou  Fernandez 

William  Collier 

.      E.  P.  Wilks 

.     .  Ada  Rehan 

Edith  Kingdon 


This  comedy  was  acted,  for  the  thirty-fifth  and  last  time,  matinde 
Feb.  13,  1886.  Night  "She  Would  and  She  Would  Not"  was  re- 
vived. The  cast  was  nearly  the  same  as  that  of  the  previous 
season,  except  that  Edith  Kingdon  was  the  Donna  Rosara.  A 
trifle  from  the  French,  called  "A  Wet  Blanket,"  was  also  done. 
On  Feb.    15,    16,    17,   it  was  repeated. 

"The  Country  Girl  "  was  revived  Feb.  18,  previous  to  which  was 
played  the  farce,  "  A  Sudden  Shower. "  A  new  comedy  from  the 
German,  by  Mr.  Daly,  entitled  "Nancy  &  Co.,"  was  produced 
evening  of  Feb.  24.     The  cast  was: 


Ebenezer  Griffing  .  .  James  Lewis 
Captain  Renseller  .  .  Otis  Skinner 
Tippy  Brasher  .  .  .  Wm.  Gilbert 
Young  Sikes  Stockslow,  Geo.  Parkes 
Mrs.  Daugery  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Keefe  O'Keefe     ....  John  Drew 


A  Bellboy Mr.  Wood 

Oriana Virginia  Dreher 

Daisey Edith  Kingdon 

The  New  Girl      ....    May  Irwin 
Nancy  Brasher    ....  Ada  Rehan 


John  L.  Stoddard  commenced  a  course  of  illustrated  lectures 
morning,  March  15.  The  season  closed  May  i,  1886,  with  "Nancy 
&  Co."  There  were  played  during  this  season:  "Nancy  &  Co.," 
seventy-seven  times;  "The  Magistrate,"  seventy-five;   "A  Night 


556      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1887 

Off,"  forty-three;  "Merry  Wives,"  thirty-five;  "She  Would  and 
She  Would  Not,"  five;  "The  Country  Girl,"  eight;  "A  Wet 
Blanket,"  five;  "A  Sudden  Shower, "  eight ;  "Love  on  Crutches," 
twice. 

The  Rosina  Yokes  company  commenced  on  May  3  with  "In 
Honor  Bound,"  in  which  Courtenay  Thorpe,  W.  G.  Elliot,  Leslie 
Chester,  and  Agnes  Miller  were  seen;  "My  Milliner's  Bill,"  with 
Brandon  Thomas  and  Rosina  Yokes  in  the  two  leading  r61es;  and 
"A  Pantomime  Rehearsal,"  in  which  Weedon  Grossmith,  Augustus 
Yorke,  and  Miss  Yokes  appeared.     This  company  closed  June  5. 

Daly's  company  sailed  for  Europe  May  15,  and  opened  at  the 
Strand  Theatre,  London,  May  27,  in  "A  Night  Off." 

The  next  regular  season  commenced  Tuesday  evening,  Oct.  5, 
1886,  with  the  first  performance  on  any  stage  of  "After  Business 
Hours,"  adapted  by  Daly  from  the  German  of  Herr  Blumenthal. 
The  cast: 


Tommy  Chipper  . 
Richard  Brandegee 
Septimus     .     .    . 
Peter  Raritan  .     . 
ShoumofE    .    .    . 


James  Lewis 

.   John  Drew 

Geo.  Parkes 

Chas.  Fisher 

J.  Patten 


Mrs.  Tommy  Chipper   .     Mrs.  Gilbert 

Angelina May  Irwin 

Mrs.  Clive  Kreesus  .  .  Jean  Gordon 
Arabella  ....  Nellie  Liscomb 
Doris  Brandegee .     .    .       Ada  Rehan 


It  was  acted  for  the  last  time  Nov.  15.  On  Nov.  16,  the  first  per- 
formance of  "Love  in  Harness,  or  Hints  to  Hymen,"  took  place 
with  this  cast : 


Julius  Naggit  .  . 
Frederick  Urguhart 
Jeremiah  Joblots  . 
Charley  Hoffman 
Schlagg.  .  .  . 
Keyes  .... 
Mrs.  Joblots    .     . 


James  Lewis 
.  John  Drew 
Chas.  Fisher 
Otis  Skinner 
Wm.  Gilbert 
.  Fred.  Bond 
Mrs.  Gilbert 


Rhoda  Naggit 
Jenny  Joblots 
Antoinette  . 
Myrtilla 
Susan     .     . 
Una  .     .    . 


Virginia  Dreher 

Miss  Hadley 

Jean  Gordon 

Miss  St.  Quinten 

.    Grace  Filkins 

.     .  Ada  Rehan 


It  was  acted  for  the  seventy-third  consecutive  time  Jan.  17,  1887. 
This  was  Lillian  Hadley's,  Grace  Filkins',  and  Lizzie  St.  Quin- 
ten's  first  appearance  here. 

On  Jan.  18  "Taming  of  the  Shrew"  was  acted  in  its  entirety 
for  the  first  time  in  America  by  Daly's  company.  It  was  cast  as 
follows : 


CHARACTERS   IN   THE   INDUCTION: 


A  Lord Geo.  Clarke 

Christopher  Sly   .     .     .      Wm.  Gilbert 
A  Page,  representing  a  lady, 

Master  W.  Collier 


Huntsmen  .  Mr.  Patten,  Mr.  Ireton, 
Mr.  Murphy 

Players  .  .  Mr.  Bond,  Mr.  Wood, 
Miss  Hadley 

The  Hostess May  Sylvie 


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557 


PERSONS  IN   THE   COMEDY 

Baptista Charles  Fisher  Gnimio  . 

Vincentio John  Moore  Biondello 

Lucentio Otis  Skinner  Tranio 

Petruchio John  Drew  Katharine 

Gremio       ....    Charles  Leclercq  Bianca  . 

Hortensio  ....      Joseph  Holland  A  Widow 

A  Pedant John  Wood  Curtis    . 

A  Tailor Geo.  Parkas 


James  Lewis 
.    .  E.  P.  Wilks 
Frederick  Bond 
.     .    Ada  Rehan 
Virginia  Dreher 
Jean  Gordon 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Ada  Rehan  was  out  of  the  cast  night  of  March  i8  and  matinee 
of  March  19.  Virginia  Dreher  played  Katharine,  and  Jean  Gordon, 
Bianca.     Miss  Rehan  resumed  March  20. 

"The  Country  Girl"  and  the  farce  "A  Woman's  Wit"  were 
acted  afternoon  of  April  i8,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Post  Graduate 
Hospital  Fund. 

On  April  30  "  The  Country  Girl "  was  done  for  the  last  time, 
finishing  a  season  that  had  probably  exceeded  in  the  wealth  of  its 
artistic  and  monetary  value  any  in  Mr.  Daly's  career.  Lester 
Wallack's  company  opened  here  May  16,  for  a  fortnight's  revival 
of  "The  Romance  of  a  Poor  Young  Man,"  Kyrle  Bellew  as 
Manuel,  John  Gilbert  as  Dr.  Desmaret,  E.  J.  Henley  as  Laroque, 
Mme.  Ponisi  as  Mme.  Laroque,  Annie  Robe  as  Marguerite,  Helen 
Russell  as  Heloise,  and  Fannie  Addison  as  Brevannes.  Herbert 
Ayling,  S.  Dubois,  Charles  Herbert,  Howard  Perry,  W.  H.  Pope, 
and  Carrie  Elberts  were  also  in  the  company.  This  organization 
closed  May  28,  which  marked  the  final  appearance  as  a  stock  or- 
ganization of  the  Wallack  Theatre  company. 

During  the  summer  a  brick  proscenium  wall,  twenty-four  inches 
thick,  separated  the  stage  from  the  auditorium. 

Daly's  company  arrived  from  Europe  Sept.  26,  and  the  season 
commenced  on  Oct.  5,  1887,  with  Pinero's  play,  "Dandy  Dick," 
for  the  first  time  in  this  country.  The  staff  of  the  theatre  for 
this  season  was:  scenic,  James  Roberts;  musical,  Henry  Widmer; 
stage,  John  Moore  and  E.  P.  Wilks. 

"Dandy  Dick"  received  its  final  performance  Nov.  i.  "The 
Railroad  of  Love"  (adapted  by  Atig.  Daly  from  "Goldfische,"  by 
Herren  Von  Schoenthan  and  Kadelburg)  was  seen  for  the  first 
time  in  America  evening  of  Nov.  2,  and  had  this  cast : 


General  Everett .  . 
Lieut  Howell  Everett 

Phenix  Scuttleby  . 
Adam  Grinnidge 

Judge  Van  Ryker  . 

Benny  Demaresq  . 

Valentine  Osprey  . 


Chas.  Fisher 
.     John  Drew 

James  Lewis 

.  Geo.  Clarke 

Chas.  Leclercq 

Otis  Skinner 
.    Ada  Rehan 


Viva  Van  Ryker      .     .  Phoebe  Russell 
Mrs.  Eutycia  Laburnam, 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

Truffles E.  P.  Wilks 

Crusty E.  Ireton 

Tom John  Wood 

Cherry .    .    1    .    .    -    Evelina  Cooke 


558      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       D888 


It  received  its  one  hundredth  performance  Jan.  23,  1888.  It 
was  acted  for  the  last  time  Jan.  30.  "A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream"  was  produced  Jan.  31  in  lavish  style  and  with  this 
cast: 


Theseus Joseph  Holland 

Egeus Charles  Fisher 

Lysander Otis  Skinner 

Demetrius John  Drew 

Quince Charles  Leclercq 

Snug Frederick  Bond 

Bottom James  Lewis 

Flute William  Gilbert 

Philostrate     .     .     .    Eugene  Ormonde 


Puck  or  Robin  Goodfellow, 

Bijou  Fernandez 

Snout John  Wood 

Starveling       ....    Edward  Wilks 

Hippolita Phoebe  Russell 

Helena Ada  Rehan 

Hermia Virginia  Dreher 

Oberon Alice  Hood 

Titania Effie  Shannon 

A  Fairy     ....  Lizzie  St.  Quintan 

Peas  Blossom,  Cobweb,  Moth,  Mustard  Seed,  fairies  at  the  command  of  Titania, 
by  Augustus  Sohlke,  Mamie  and  Kate  O'Brien,  and  Master  Yorer.  Other  fairies, 
attendant  upon  Oberon  and  Titania,  by  Misses  Sears,  Conron,  Cooke,  Flaire, 
Ferrell,  Gaunt,  Wharton,  Helm,  Bowers,  and  Page.  Attendants  upon  Hippolita, 
by  Misses  Lee,  Berner,  Ratcliffe,  Callard,  CoUerd,  Livingston,  etc.  Of  the  Court 
of  Theseus :  Messrs.  Revell,  Finney,  Reglid,  Keller,  Murphy,  Ireton,  etc. 

This  was  one  of  the  new  theatres  open  in  New  York  the  night  of 
the  terrible  blizzard  (March  12,  1888).  The  season  closed  April 
7,  and  two  hundred  and  twenty-nine  performances  were  given  in 
twenty-seven  weeks.  "  Railroad  of  Love  "  had  one  hundred  and 
eight  representations ;  "  A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream  "  held  the 
stage  to  enormous  business  for  seventy-nine,  and  "Dandy  Dick" 
was  played  thirty-two  times. 

The  theatre  reopened  April  16,  with  Rosina  Yokes  and  her 
London  comedy  company.  The  programme  was  "A  Pantomime 
Rehearsal,"  "A  Game  of  Cards"  (adapted  from  "Une  Partie 
de  Piquet "),  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Doremus'  adaptation  from  the 
French,  "The  Circus  Rider."  The  latter  was  originally  acted  by 
amateurs  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre.  Those  who  gave  Miss  Yokes 
support  here  were  Felix  Morris,  Morton  Selten,  Ferd.  Gottschalk, 
Courtenay  Thorpe,  J.  Rolfe,  Mercedes  Leigh,  and  Isabel  Irving. 
The  third  and  last  week  of  the  triple  bill  began  April  30.  For 
the  week  commencing  May  7  the  programme  was  "  My  Milliner's 
Bill"  and  "A  Double  Lesson."     This  company  closed  May  26. 

Mr.  Daly  commenced  his  tenth  regular  season  Oct.  9,  1888, 
with  "  The  Lottery  of  Love, "  an  eccentric  comedy  adapted  from 
"Les  Surprises  du  Divorce,"  with  this  cast: 


Adolphus  Doubledot  .  .  John  Drew 
Benjamin  Buttercorn  .  .  James  Lewis 
Captain  Sam  Merrimac  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Tom  Dangerous  .  .  .  Frederick  Bond 
Mrs.  Zenobia  Sherramy, 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


David E.  P.  Wilks 

Rye       John  Wood 

Grass Mr.  Murphy 

Diana Sara  Chalmers 

Ann  Eliza  ....      Kitty  Cheatham 
"Jo" Ada  Rehan 


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559 


Previous  to  the  comedy  was  acted,  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage, 
a  classical  study  in  one  act,  by  Justin  Huntley  McCarthy  (written 
expressly  for  this  theatre),  in  imitation  of  a  piece  by  Theo.  de 
Banville,  and  entitled  "  The  Wife  of  Socrates. "     It  had  this  cast : 


Fhillina EfBe  Shannon 

Lysilla Jean  Gordon 

Xantippe Ada  Rehan 


Socrates    ....  Chas.  Wheatleigh 
Charmides      ....       Jos.  Holland 

Agathon H.  Revell 

Strepsiades     .     .     .   Eugene  Ormonde 

This  was  the  first  appearance  here  of  Charles  Wheatleigh. 

A  series  of  comedy  revivals  began  Tuesday  evening,  Dec.  4,  and 
continued  every  Tuesday  evening  thereafter,  with  the  exceptions 
of  Christmas  and  New  Year's  days,  which  fell  on  Tuesday,  until 
Feb.  19,  1889.  The  single  seats  for  the  ten  subscription  nights 
were:  orchestra  chairs,  $2$;  balcony  chairs,  ;^2o;  dress  circle 
chairs,  $1$;  second  balcony  chairs,  ;^io;  stage  boxes,  ;^20o,  ^150, 
and  Parisian,  ;?I20  and  ^100. 

The  run  of  "  The  Lottery  of  Love  "  was  interrupted  the  night  of 
Dec.  4,  for  a  single  representation  of  "  Seven  Twenty-eight, "  the 
first  in  the  series  of  subscription  performances.     It  had  this  cast : 

Dora  Hollyhock      .     .    Sara  Chalmers 
The  dog  in  the  picture     .       "  Phisto  " 

Flos Ada  Rehan 

Jessie Kitty  Cheatham 


Courtney  Corliss  .  .  .  John  Drew 
Launcelot  Bargiss  .  .  .  James  Lewis 
Prof.  Gasleigh  .  .  Charles  Leclercq 
Mrs.  Hypatia  Bargiss 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


The  second  subscription  night  was  Dec.  1 1,  when  "  She  Would 
and  She  Would  Not "  was  presented. 

The  third  subscription  night  was  Dec.  18,  when  "Needles  and 
Pins  "  was  acted  for  the  first  and  only  time  in  seven  years.  The 
cast  was : 


Christopher  Vandusen,  Charles  Fisher 
Mrs.  Vandusen  .  .  .  Rose  Eytinge 
Dosie  HefEron  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Nicholas  Geagle  .  .  .  James  Lewis 
Kit  Vandusen      .    •    .     Fred'k  Bond 


Tom  Versus John  Drew 

Selena  Vandusen ....  Ada  Rehan 
Mary  Forest  ....  Jean  Gordon 
Caroline Isabel  Irving 


"A  Tragedy  Rehearsed"  was  played  Dec.  26  in  addition  to  "The 
Lottery  of  Love."  It  was  based  on  Sheridan's  "The  Critic." 
Ada  Rehan  appeared  as  Tilburina,  John  Drew  as  Mr.  Puff,  and 
James  Lewis  as  Don  Ferolo  Whiskerandos.  Kitty  Cheatham, 
Effie  Shannon,  Isabel  Irving,  Joseph  Holland,  George  Clarke, 
Frederick  Bond,  E.  P.  Wilks,  and  John  Moore  were  also  in  the 
cast. 

The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "The  Lottery  of  Love" 
occurred  Dec.  31. 

"The   Lottery  of   Love"   and   "A   Tragedy  Rehearsed"  were 


560      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       [1889 


acted  for  the  last  time  Jan.  7,  1889,  having  then  run  since  Oct. 
9.  Tuesday  evening,  Jan.  8,  Geo.  Farquhar's  old  comedy,  "The 
Inconstant,  or  Wine  Works  Wonders  "  was  acted  for  the  first  time 
in  New  York  in  twelve  years.     It  now  had  this  cast : 

Old  Mirabel    .     .    .       Charles  Fisher 
Young  Mirabel    .     .     .         John  Drew 

Dugard Joseph  Holland 

Captain  Duretette     .     .  George  Clarke 

Lamorce Jean  Gordon 

The  Maid  to  Oriana  and 
Bisarre Louise  Smith 


Four  Bravoes  . 


I' 

Two  Gentlemen 


.  Ormonde,  Wdod, 

Revell,  and  Murphy 

.     .    .     Bosworth 

and  Murphy 

Petit William  Gilbert 

Oriana Ada  Rehan 

Bisarre Kitty  Chetham 

At  the  end  of  the  first  act  of  "  The  Inconstant "  the  new  act 
curtain  by  G.   Gariboldi  was  exhibited. 

For  the  fifth  subscription  night,  Jan.  15,  "Dollars  and  Sense" 
was  revived,  for  the  first  time  in  five  years.     The  cast : 


Mr.  Pierce  Tremont,  Charles  Fisher 
Hope  Hemmarsly  .  .  Sara  Chalmers 
Mrs.  Saphira  Lamb,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Eliphalet  Lamb  ....  Jas.  Lewis 
Col.  Jefferson  ....   Quincy  Briggs 

Effendi Chas.  Leclercq 

Jack  Hemmarsly      .    .        Fred  Bond 


Harry  Lattimer 
Griggles  .  . 
Roberts  .  .  . 
Phronie  .  . 
Lizzie  Tremont 
Sybilla  Briggs 


.  .  John  Drew 
Chas.  Wheatleigh 
.  Edward  WUks 
.  .  Ada  Rehan 
.  .  Alice  Hood 
Jean  Gordon 


For  the  sixth  Tuesday  night  subscription  performance,  Jan.  22, 
"Nancy  &  Co.,"  was  revived,  with  Ada  Rehan,  John  Drew,  Otis 
Skinner,  James  Lewis,  William  Gilbert,  and  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
in  their  original  rdles.  Frederick  Bond,  Effie  Shannon,  Alice 
Hood,  and  Lizzie  St.   Quentin  were  also  in  the  cast. 

For  the  seventh  subscription  night,  Jan.  29,  "The  Country  Girl " 
and  "  A  Woman's  Wit "  were  played.  "  The  Inconstant "  was  acted 
for  the  last  time  Feb.  4. 

"  An  International  Match  "  was  seen  Feb.  $  for  the  eighth  sub- 
scription night,  and  for  the  first  time.  It  was  an  adaptation  by 
Mr.  Daly  from  the  German  of  Franz  Von  Schoenthan.  The  cast 
was: 

Duke  of  Portsmouth  .  Charles  Fisher 
Clive,  Lord  Ravenstoke  .  John  Drew 
Sir  John  Smith-Chumley 

Charles  Wheatleigh 
Quincey  Caramel  .  .  James  Lewis 
Tom  Middleview .     .  Eugene  Ormonde 


Mrs.  Millicent  Merriday 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Mr.  Selvidge  ....     Fred'k  Bond 

Griffiths Mr.  Bosworth 

Jenny Isabel  Irving 

Doris Ada  Rehan 


A  benefit  matinee  for  the  Actors'  Fund  was  given  Feb.  14. 
The  entire  house,  save  the  gallery,  was  sold  at  ;^2. 50  a  seat.  The 
following  was  the  programme : 

Madison  Square  Theatre  company,  in  second  act  of  "  Engaged,"  Cheviot  Hill, 
E.  M.  Holland ;  Belvawney,  Maurice  Barrymore ;  Mr.  Symperson,  C.  P.  Flock- 


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ton;  Angus  Macalister,  L.  F.  Massen  ;  Belinda  Treherne,  Agnes  Booth ;  Minnie, 
Maud  Harrison ;  Mrs.  Macfarlane,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips ;  Maggie,  Annie  Russell, 
Parker,  Kate  Maloney. 

Mrs.  Langtry  and  her  company  in  the  second  act  of  "  Pygmalion  and 
Galatea."  Pygmalion,  Louis  Calvert ;  Leucippe,  Sydney  Herbert ;  Chrysos, 
Frederick  Everill;  Mimos,  Wm.  Spencer;  Cynisca,  Hattie  Russell;  Daphne, 
Rose  Roberts  ;  Myrine,  Katherine  Florence ;  Galatea,  Mrs.  Langtry. 

Mrs.  Potter,  Kyrle  Bellew,  and  Mrs.  Potter's  company  in  the  drama  from 
the  French  of  Delpit,  entitled  "Mile,  de  Bressier."  Jacques  Rosney,  Kyrle 
Bellew;  M.  Henri  de  Guessiant,  B.  F.  Horning;  Georget,  Chas.  W.  Butler; 
Mme.  Rosney,  Helen  Bancroft ;  Nelly,  Lizzie  Hudson ;  Auralie,  Alice  Butler ; 
Mrs.  Potter  as  Mile,  de  Bressier. 

"  A  Tragedy  Rehearsed,"  by  Daly's  company  —  Mr.  Puff,  John  Drew ;  Mr. 
Dangle,  Joseph  Holland;  Mr.  Sneer,  Hamilton  Revell;  Stage  Manager,  John 
Moore.  Characters  in  the  tragedy :  Earl  of  Leicester,  George  Clarke ;  Burleigh, 
Murphy ;  Walter  Raleigh,  Frederick  Bond  ;  Christopher  Hatton,  Edward  Wilks ; 
Gov.  of  Tilbury  Fort,  Charles  Leclercq ;  Master  of  the  Horses,  John  Wood  ;  a 
Benefactor,  Eugene  Ormonde;  Two  Sentinels,  Bosworth,  Smith;  First  Niece, 
Effie  Shannon;  Second  Niece,  Isabel  Irving;  Confidante,  Kitty  Cheatham;  Don 
Ferolo  Whiskerandoa,  James  Lewis ;  Tilburina,  Ada  Rehan. 

On  Feb.  19  "The  Squire"  was  revived  for  the  tenth  and  last 
subscription  performance.  Ada  Rehan,  James  Lewis,  Charles 
Fisher,  and  John  Drew  had  the  r61es  assumed  by  them  in  the 
first  American  production  of  the  play  at  this  theatre  —  Oct.  10, 
1882.  Jean  Gordon,  Wm.  Gilbert,  Frederick  Bond,  Joseph  Hol- 
land, and  Kitty  Cheatham  were  the  new  faces  seen. 

"  An  International  Match  "  was  acted  for  the  last  time  March  6, 
and  on  March  7  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew"  was  revived,  and 
continued  until  March  28,  when  "Samson  and  Delilah,"  an  adapta- 
tion by  Mr.  Daly  from  the  French  of  A.  Bisson,  was  acted  for  the 
first  time.     The  cast  was : 


Goliah  Puttybank     .     .     James  Lewis 

Judge  Suttle Geo.  Clarke 

Junius  OUyphant .  .  Frederick  Bond 
De  Lancey  de  Loosey,  Charles  Leclercq 
Paul  Raslem  .  .  .  Joseph  Holland 
Audrey  OUyphant  .  .  .  Ada  Rehan 
Mrs.  Raxalana  Puttybank 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Angelina  Jelateen      .     Kitty  Cheatham 
Miss  Lightbody    .     .     .    Louise  Smith 

Susan Evelina  Cook 

Jack  Prynse John  Drew 

Maj  Vortex     .     .     .     .  C.  Wheatleigh 

Dr.  Soothem W.  Gilbert 

Matthew  Pulpey  ....      E.  Wilks 


John  L.  Stoddard  commenced  a  series  of  Lenten  matinees 
March  21.  The  first  course  was  given  on  Mondays  and  Thurs- 
days, March  25,  April  i,  4,  8,  and  11.  The  second  on  Tuesdays 
and  Fridays,  March  26,  April  2,  5,  9,  and  12.  For  the  last  week 
of  Mr.  Daly's  season,  "  Samson  and  Delilah  "  was  played  April 
22-24;  "A  Night  Off,"  April  25;  "The  Squire"  April  26,  and 
matinee,  April  27;  and  "Seven  Twenty-eight,"  evening,  April  27, 
when  the  tenth  season  terminated.  It  had  lasted  thirty  weeks, 
and  during  that  time  seventeen  different  plays  were  presented. 
Counting  the  extra  matinles  for  charity  given,  the  season  com- 

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prised  two  hundred  and  forty  performances.  The  number  of 
performances  given  each  play  was :  "  The  Lottery  of  Love, " 
one  hundred  and  five;  "The  Inconstant,"  thirty-nine;  "An  In- 
ternational Match,"  thirty-four;  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew," 
twenty -four;  "Samson  and  Delilah,"  thirty -two;  "The  Wife  of 
Socrates,"  fifty-eight;  "A  Tragedy  Rehearsed"  and  "Popping  the 
Question,"  seventeen  each;  "Seven  Twenty-eight"  and  "The 
Squire,"  three  each;  "A  Night  Off,"  and  "Dollars  and  Sense," 
two  each;  and  "Nancy  &  Co.,"  "Needles  and  Pins,"  "The 
Country  Girl,"  "She  Would  and  She  Wouldn't,"  and  "  A 
Woman's  Won't,"  once  each. 

A  summer  season  opened  April  29,  with  Rosina  Yokes  and  her 
company  in  "A  Game  of  Cards,"  "My  Milliner's  Bill,"  and  "The 
Rough  Diamond,"  Rosina  Yokes  in  the  chief  r61e  in  each.  In 
her  company  were  Helena  Dacre,  Helen  Standish,  Felix  Morris, 
Morton  Selten,  Courtenay  Thorpe,  F.  Gottschalk,  and  J.  Rolfe. 
This  bill  was  continued  up  to  May  9,  when  were  produced  "  My 
Uncle's  Will,"  "My  Lord  in  Livery,"  and  "The  Old  Musician," 
the  latter  an  adaptation  by  Felix  Morris  from  a  French  source. 
In  none  of  these  had  Rosina  Yokes  previously  appeared  in  this 
city. 

The  audience  was  dismissed  on  the  evening  of  June  8,  shortly 
after  nine  o'clock,  owing  to  a  sudden  indisposition  on  the  part  of 
Rosina  Yokes,  and  the  season  ended. 

Sol  Smith  Russell  began  an  engagement  Aug.  26,  1889,  with 
"A  Poor  Relation,"  produced  for  the  first  time  in  New  York. 
The  cast  was: 


Noah  Vale  .  .  . 
Roderick  Faye  .  . 
Jasper  Stenett .  .  . 
Sociable  Smith  .  . 
Marmaduke  O'Haley 
Rachael  Worriner     . 


Sol  Smith  Russell 
Alfred  Hudson 
.  Charles  Kent 
Louis  Carpenter 
.  R.  F.  Sullivan 
.     Lillian  Owen 


Patch     ....  Little  Hazel  Chappel 

Dolly  Faye Grace  Filkins 

Eunice  Faye    ....  Maud  Hosford 

Scollops Merri  Osborne 

Rip Master  Richards 


This  piece  was  originally  produced  Oct.  5,  1888,  at  the  Metro- 
politan Opera  House,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Daly  opened  his  regular  season  Oct.  2  with  "  The  Golden 
Widow,"  adapted  by  him  from  Sardou's  "Marquise."  The  cast 
was: 


Marquis  de  Campanilla,  James  Lewis 
Tom  de  Camp  ....  John  Drew 
Papa  Bigelow  .  .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Randolph  Windrop  .  Frederick  Bond 
Dick  Chedney  .  .  Sydney  Herbert 
Lucky  Silex  .  .  .  William  Hamilton 
Baliron Charles  Leclercq 


Tryphena  Magillicundy  .  Ada  Rehan 
Mrs.  Colorado  Peck  .  Nina  Freeth 
Miss  Aurelia  Brown 

Mrs.  Annie  Yeamans 

Lou  Bigelow Kate  Best 

Kitty Kitty  Cheatham 

Mme.  Coralie  Coraline  .      Mrs.  Gilbert 


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Mrs.  Yeamans,  Nina  Freeth,  Kate  Best,  Sydney  Herbert,  and 
William  Hamilton  were  seen  for  the  first  time  on  Mr.  Daly's 
stage.  The  play  was  a  failure,  and  was  acted  for  the  last  time 
Oct.  21. 

"The  Great  Unknown"  followed  Oct.  22.  It  was  adapted  by 
Daly  from  "  Die  Beruhmte  Frau "  (by  Franz  von  Schonthan  and 
Gustav  Kadelburg),  and  was  acted  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage. 
It  had  this  cast : 


Jeremiah  Jarraway     .     .      James  Lewis 

Cousin  Ned John  Drew 

The  O'Donnell  Don,      Wilton  Lackaye 
Tom  Prowde   .     .     .     Sydney  Herbert 

Patrick T.  J.  Cronin 

Aunt  Penelope     .     Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Arabella  Jarraway,  Mrs.  Annie  Yeamans 
The  Widow  Munkittrick,  Sara  Chalmers 

Miss  Twitters Nita  Sykes 

Mile.  Agathe  .     .     .     Adelaide  Prince 

Pansy Isabel  Irving 

Etna Ada  Rehan 


The  original  piece  was  acted  at  Amberg's  Theatre  a  few  nights 
before.  Wilton  Lackaye  withdrew  from  the  cast,  after  playing 
a  few  nights.  Frederick  Bond  afterwards  played  the  O'Donnell 
Don. 

The  first  of  the  annual  subscription  performances  of  this  season 
occurred  Dec.  3,  when  "  The  Passing  Regiment "  was  revived. 
The  changes  in  the  cast  from  the  original  production  included 
Chas.  Wheatleigh  for  W.  J.  Le  Moyne,  Mr.  Ormonde  for  Digby 
Bell,  Geo.  Clarke  for  George  Parkes,  Frederick  Bond  for  H.  M. 
Pitt,  and  Adelaide  Prince  for  May  Fielding. 

"  A  Night  Off  "  was  revived  Dec.  10,  with  this  cast : 


Justinian  Babbitt  .  .  James  Lewis 
Harry  Damask  .  .  Frederick  Bond 
Lord  Mulberry  .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Marcus  Brutus  Snap,  Charles  Leclercq 
Mrs.  Zantippe  Babbitt 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Angelina  Damask     .     .  Sara  Chalmers 

Susan Isabel  Irving 

Mulberry John  Drew 

Prowl E.  P.  Wilks 

Nisbe Ada  Rehan 

Maria Miss  Wharton 


"The  Great  Unknown"  was  played  for  the  sixty-fifth  and  last 
time  Dec.  16.  For  the  third  subscription  night,  Dec.  17,  "As 
You  Like  It,"  was  presented  for  the  first  time  by  this  company. 
The  cast  was : 


The  Duke  ....  Chas.  Wheatleigh 
Frederick    ....     Geo.  Middleton 

Amiens Heinrich  Koeke 

Jaques Geo.  Clarke 

A  Lord Wm.  Hamilton 

Le  Beau      ....     Sydney  Herbert 

Charles Hobart  Bosworth 

Oliver Eugene  Ormonde 

A  Person  Representing 

.  Hymen    ....     Kitty  Cheatham 


Jaques James  Wallis 

Orlando John  Drew 

Adam Charles  Fisher 

Dennis Richard  Knowles 

Touchstone     ....      James  Lewis 

Corin Charles  Leclercq 

Rosalind Ada  Rehan 

Celia Henrietta  Crosman 

Phoebe Jean  Gordon 

Audrey •     Isabel  Irving 


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This  was  Ada  Rehan's  first  appearance  as  Rosalind,  and  the 
first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Henrietta  Crosman.  Geo. 
Clarke,  although  ill  for  several  days,  insisted  on  playing,  and 
lay  on  a  mattress  in  his  dressing-room  when  off  the  stage. 

"The  Railroad  of  Love"  was  revived  Jan.  7,  1890,  for  one  night 
only.  For  the  subscription  night  of  Jan.  14  "Seven  Twenty- 
eight  "  was  repeated.  In  consequence  of  the  death  of  her  father 
Ada  Rehan  was  unable  to  play  the  night  of  Jan.  18.  The  news 
of  Mr.  Crehan's  (correct  name)  death  was  received  at  the  theatre 
during  the  matinee  performance,  and  Mr.  Daly  changed  the  bill 
for  the  evening,  and  substituted  "A  Night  Off"  for  "As  You 
Like  It,"  Kitty  Cheatham  appearing  as  Nisbe,  Miss  Rehan's 
original  r6Ie.  "  She  Would  and  She  Would  Not "  was  revived 
Jan.  28.  "  As  You  Like  It "  was  acted  for  the  fiftieth  time  Feb. 
3.  Geo.  Clarke,  who  had  been  ill,  then  returned  to  the  cast  as 
Jaques.  "As  You  Like  It"  was  acted  Feb.  10,  and  repeated 
afternoons  of  Feb.  12  and  15.  It  was  then  withdrawn,  with  a 
record  of  sixty  performances.  For  the  usual  Tuesday  night  sub- 
scription revival,  Feb.  11,  "The  Country  Girl"  and  "A  Woman's 
Won't"  were  played. 

The  night  of  Feb.  12  saw  the  first  performance  on  any  stage 
of  "A  Priceless  Paragon,"  adapted  by  Mr.  Daly  from  Sardou's 
comedy,  "Belle  Maman."     The  cast  was: 


Victor  Gerval John  Drew 

Daveneys    ....  Eugene  Ormonde 

Berard Sydney  Herbert 

Varoche Geo.  T.  Ulmer 

Narcisse  Bunnitrop  .  .  James  Lewis 
Dr.  Poulot  .  .  .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Adhemar  .  .  .  Jerome  Kingsbury 
Chevalier  Rosamonde,  Charles  Leclercq 


Mrae.  Filoche  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Victorine  Rosamonde,  Sara  Chalmers 
Dina  Faudelle      ....  Ada  Rehan 

Renaud Frederick  Bond 

Jolly T.  J.  Cronin 

Susette Isabel  Irving 

Phemie Kate  Best 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Geo.  Ulmer. 

"  As  You  Like  It "  was  repeated  matinde,  Feb.  22. 

"  A  Priceless  Paragon  "  was  seen  in  a  somewhat  condensed  form 
on  Feb.  25,  and  was  preceded  by  a  one-act  play,  "The  Prayer" 
put  into  English  by  Maurice  F.  Egan,  from  the  French  of 
Francois  Coppee.  The  cast:  Mile.  Rose,  Ada  Rehan;  Zellie, 
Adelaide  Prince;  Blanche,  Miss  Conron;  Jacques  Leroux,  George 
Clarke;  the  Old  Priest,  C.  Wheatleigh;  an  Officer,  Eugene 
Ormonde. 

The  Stoddard  morning  lectures  commenced  Feb.  27.  Afternoon 
of  Feb.  28,  Max  O'Rell  lectured  for  the  benefit  of  the  Bethlehem 
Day  Nursery. 

The  last  performance  of  "  A  Priceless  Paragon  "  and  "  The 
Prayer"  occurred  at  the  matinee,  March  5,  and  "A  Midsummer 


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Night's  Dream  "  was  revived  for  the  evening  performance  and 
continued  until  March  20. 

Stoddard's  lectures  were  given  March  15,  17,  20,  24,  27.  "A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream "  was  repeated  March  17,  20.  On 
March  21,  22,  and  matinee,  March  22,  and  nights  March  24,  25, 
"The  Taming  of  the  Shrew"  was  played  with  nearly  its  former 
cast. 

Sydney  Grundy's  comedy,  "Haroun  Alraschid  and  His  Mother- 
in-law"  ("An  Arabian  Night"),  was  produced  March  26;  also,  on 
the  same  night,  "Miss  Hoyden's  Husband,"  a  one-act  condensa- 
tion of  Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan's  old  play,  "A  Trip  to  Scar- 
borough." This  latter,  in  turn,  is  a  modification  of  Sir  John 
Vanburgh's  "Relapse,"  which  was  intended  by  its  author  as  a 
sequel  to  Colley  Gibber's  "Lovb's  Last  Shift."  These  are  the 
casts  of  the  two  plays : 

"MISS  HOYDEN'S   HUSBAND" 


Lord  Foppington .     .   Charles  Leclercq 
Sir  Tunbelly  Clumsy 

Charles  Wheatleigh 
Colonel  Townley .  .  Eugene  Ormonde 
Mistress  Coupler  .  .  Adelaide  Prince 
Miss  Hoyden's  Nurse    .    .  May  Sylvia 


Young  Fashion    .     .     .      Geo.  Clarke 

Lory        Frederick  Bond 

Nicodemus       .     .     .     .     H.  Bosworth 

Amanda Lillian  Darley 

Berinthia Maud  Jeffries 

Miss  Hoyden Ada  Rehan 


"HAROUN  ALRASCHID   AND   HIS   MOTHER-IN-LAW" 


Georgie Sara  Chalmers 

Ralph  Onnerod  .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Barbara  ....  Lucille  Neilson 
Dobson T.  J.  Cronin 


Arthur  Hummingtop  .  .  John  Drew 
Mrs.  Gillibrand  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Joshua  Gillibrand  .  Frederick  Bond 
Daisy  Maitland  .  .  .  Isabel  Irving 
Rosa  Colombier  .    .     Kitty  Cheatham 

There  was  no  performance  Good  Friday  night,  April  4.  On 
April  7,  8,  9,  10,  "  Haroun  Alraschid  "  and  "  Miss  Hoyden's  Hus- 
band "  were  played,  and  at  matinee  April  1 1  and  night  of  April 
12,  "Seven  Twenty-eight."     The  season  closed  April  12. 

Rosina  Yokes  began  a  spring  term  April  14.  Her  first  week's 
bill  consisted  of  "Percy  Pendragon  "  (from  H.  J.  Byron's  "Mar- 
ried in  Haste");  F.  W.  Sidney's  comedietta,  "Wig  and  Gown;" 
and  B.  C.  Stephenson's  "A  Double  Lesson."  The  first  two  were 
new  to  this  city.     The  casts  were : 


Percy  Pendragon 
Augustus  Vere     . 


Frank  Warburton, 
Phil  Buffington    . 


"PERCY  PENDRAGON" 

.     .     Felix  Morris  1  Ethel  Grainger  Vere     .  Emily  Bancker 
.    .  Grant  Stewart  |  Landlord Robert  Rivers 

"WIG  AND   GOWN" 

Courtenay  Thorpe  I  Edith  Golding      .    .      Emily  Bancker 
.    .  Charles  J.  Bell  |  Polly  Meadowleigh  .     .   Rosina  Yokes 


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"A   DOUBLE    LESSON" 


Sir  John  Moncrieffe 

Ferdinand  Gottschalk 

Primmer Felix  Morris 

Harry  Fielding     .      Courtenay  Thorpe 


Lady  Moncrieffe  . 
Perkins  .  .  .  . 
Miss  St.  Almond  . 


Eleanor  Lane 

Elsie  Lombard 

Rosina  Vokes 


"Awakening,"  "The  Circus  Rider,"  and  "My  Lord  in  Livery" 
formed  the  programme  April  28.  "  Awakening  "  was  "  Tears,  Idle 
Tears "  in  a  new  form  and  title,  and  was  here  acted  by  Rosina 
Vokes'  company  for  the  first  time  in  New  York. 

It  had  been  previously  acted  in  this  city  at  a  benefit  performance 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kendal.  "  A  Game  of  Cards  "  and  "  My  Milliner's 
Bill "  were  revived  on  May  12;  also  "A  Corsican  Legacy,"  for  the 
first  time. 

A  matinde  performance  took  place  May  22  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Post  Graduate  Hospital.  The  Vokes'  company  appeared  in  "The 
Old  Musician,"  "The  Rough  Diamond,"  and  "A  Pantomime  Re- 
hearsal." The  season  terminated  May  24,  and  the  theatre  was 
closed. 

Sol  Smith  Russell  returned  here  Aug.  14,  with  Boucicault's 
new  play,  "The  Tale  of  a  Coat,"  originally  produced  at  Phila- 
delphia.    The  cast  here  was : 


Jemmy  Watt  .  .  Sol.  Smith  Russell 
Richard  Doubleday  .  John  E.  Kellerd 
William  Burbank  .  Alfred  Hudson 
Mrs.  Cora  Welby .  .  .  Linda  Dietz 
Mrs.  John  Carter,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Barker 

Jerry Frank  Lawton 

Otto  Klootz  .  .  .  Chas.  A.  Krone 
Mr.  Gerrish      ....     Walter  Hale 


John  Carter      .     .     .     .  R.  F.  Sullivan 

Reporter J.  H.  Wilson 

Mr.  Wilcox     .     .     .     Geo.  S.  Stevens 

Dozey H.  S.  Clark 

Bobbie Merri  Osborne 

Dick       .     .     .       Master  Alfie  Hudson 
EfBe Little  Hazel  Chappel 


This  play  was  a  failure,  and  was  withdrawn  Sept.  15,  and  "A 
Poor  Relation"  revived.  Sol  Smith  Russell's  engagement  termi- 
nated Sept.  27,  and  the  theatre  was  closed  until  Oct.  7,  when 
the  regular  season  began  with  Jerome  K.  Jerome's  comedy,  "New 
Lamps  for  Old,"  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America.  The  cast 
was: 


Algernon  Postlethwaite,  Burr  Mcintosh 
Edwin  Honiton    ....    John  Drew 

Buster James  Lewis 

Jorkins Frederick  Bond 


Octavia Anna  Franosch 

Mrs.  Sackett    ....     Mrs.  Gilbert 
Elvira Ada  Rehan 


Others  in  Mr.  Daly's  company,  not  in  this  cast,  but  who  ap- 
peared soon  afterwards,  were  Isabel  Irving,  Edith  Crane,  Kitty 
Cheatham,  Adelaide  Prince,  May  Sylvie,  Florence  Conron,  Lulu 
Smith,  Grace  Freeman,  Marie  Shotwell,  Helen  Bryant  (daughter 
of  Dan  Bryant),  Alice  Crawford,  Belle  Wharton,  Lucille  Neil- 
son,  Claire  Phair,  Ruby  and  Esther  Tyrrell,  Charles  Wheatleigh, 


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Charles  Leclercq,  Sydney  Herbert,  Wm.  C.  Sampson,  Sidney 
Bowkett,  Hobart  Bosworth,  Wilfred  Buckland,  J.  Macauley, 
Ralph  Nisbet,  and  Albert  Hope.  "New  Lamps  for  Old"  was 
withdrawn  after  Oct.  27.  "The  Last  Word,"  an  adaptation  by 
Mr.  Daly  from  the  German,  was  acted  for  the  first  time  in  Eng- 
lish, Oct.  28,  and  had  this  cast : 


Prof.  Richard  Rutherell 

Charles  Wheatleigh 
Alexander  Airey  .  .  .  James  Lewis 
Boris  Bouraneff  .  .  Sydney  Herbert 
Moses  Mossop  .  .  Frederick  Bond 
Baron  Stuwe  .     .     .     Sidney  Bowkett 


Baroness  Vera  von  BouranefE 

Ada  Rehan 
Faith  Rutherell  .  .  .  Isabel  Irving 
Winny  Rutherell .  .  Kitty  Cheatham 
The  Secretary  .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Harry  Rutherell  ....   John  Drew 


A  special  charity  matinee,  Jan.  12,  1891,  was  for  the  Home  of 
Deaf  Mutes,  when  "  The  Last  Word  "  was  played. 

"The  Last  Word  "  was  acted  for  the  one  hundredth  and  last 
time  Jan.  ig,  1891.  "  The  School  for  Scandal "  was  produced  Jan. 
20.  It  was  stated  to  be  "  a  novel  arrangement  of  the  comedy  by 
Mr.  Daly."     The  cast  was: 


Charles  Surface   ....  John  Drew 
Crabtree      ....    Charles  Leclercq 

Careless H.  Bosworth 

Moses James  Lewis 

Rowley John  Moore 

Trip Frederick  Bond 

Snake Sidney  Bowkett 

Maria Edith  Crane 


Sir  Peter  Teazle  .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Sir  Oliver  Surface  .  Henry  Edwards 
Sir  Benjamin  Backbite,  Sydney  Herbert 
Sir  Harry  Bumper  .  James  Macauley 
Mrs.  Candour  .  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Lady  Sneerwell    .     .     Adelaide  Prince 

Ladv  Teazle Ada  Rehan 

Sir  toby Ralph  Nisbet 

Joseph  Surface     .     .     .      Geo.  Clarke 

An  extra  matinee  was  given  Jan.  26,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Actors'  Fund.  Daly's  company  gave  three  acts  of  "The  School 
for  Scandal ; "  Harry  Kernell,  Maggie  Cline,  Tony  Pastor,  and 
Professor  Abt  did  their  specialties.  Frederick  Bond,  who  was 
under  Mr.  Daly's  management  for  seven  years,  severed  his  con- 
nection with  this  theatre  Feb.    18. 

John  L.  Stoddard  began  his  annual  series  of  illustrated  lectures 
morning,  Feb.  23.  "  The  School  for  Scandal  "  was  played  March 
2,  for  the  fiftieth  and  last  time.  "The  Prodigal  Son,"  arranged 
from  the  French  "L'Enfant  Prodigue,"  a  pantomime  play,  with 
music,  was  seen  for  the  first  time  March  3,  and  had  this  cast : 


Pierrot  .  .  . 
The  Footman  . 
Mons.  Pierrot . 
Mme.  Pierrot  . 


.     .  Ada  Rehan 

Wilfred  Buckland 

Charles  Leclercq 

Mrs.  Gilbert 


Phrynette    , 
Virginie 
The  Baron . 


Adelaide  Prince 

Isabel  Irving 

Sydney  Herbert 


It  was  withdrawn  after  its  seventh  representation,  having  proved 
a  failure.  "  A  Night  Off "  was  revived  March  9.  The  theatre 
was  closed  Good  Friday  night,  March  27,  and  reopened  March  28 
with  "Love's  Labor's  Lost,"  the  cast  of  which  was: 


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The  King  of  Navarre  .  .  John  Drew 
Longaville  ....  Hobart  Bosworth 
Don  Adriano  de  Armado 

Sydney  Herbert 
Sir  Nathaniel  .  .  .  Charles  Leclercq 
Holofernes  ....  Harry  Edwards 
The  Princess  of  France  Ada  Rehan 
Jacquenetta  .  .  .  Kitty  Cheatham 
Biron Geo.  Clarke 


Boyet     ....    Charles  Wheatleigh 
Mercade     .     .     .       Wilfred  Buckland 

Dull William  Sampson 

Costard James  Lewis 

Rosaline Edith  Crane 

Maria Adelaide  Prince 

Moth Flossie  Ethel 

Katherine Isabel  Irving 


A  special  matinee  was  given  Monday  afternoon,  March  30,  in 
aid  of  the  House  of  the  Holy  Family.  "Love's  Labor's  Lost"  was 
the  programme.  J.  L.  Stoddard  commenced  a  series  of  lectures 
Tuesday  afternoon.  "  The  Railroad  of  Love  "  was  given  evening 
of  April  II,  when  the  twelfth  season  closed.  "Love's  Labor's 
Lost "  was  played  for  the  last  time  matinee  April  11. 

Rosina  Yokes  opened  with  her  company  April  13,  in  "A  Game 
of  Cards,"  "Wig  and  Gown,"  and  "The  Rough  Diamond."  In 
the  supporting  company  were  Charles  J.  Bell,  Eleanor  Lane,  Emily 
Bancker,  Ferd.  Gottschalk,  Courtenay  Thorpe,  Marion  Kilby,  and 
others.  "The  Rough  Diamond"  and  "A  Game  of  Cards  "were 
done  April  20;  "A  Game  of  Cards,"  "Wig  and  Gown,"  and  "The 
Rough  Diamond,"  April  21;  "Frederic  Lemaitre,"  "Barbara," 
and  "A  Tinted  Venus,"  April  22.  The  cast  of  "Frederic 
Lemaitre  "  was : 


Frederic  Lemaitre     .     .      Felix  Morris  I  Madeline  Fleury  . 
Pierre Ferd.  Gottschalk 


.  Emily  Bancker 


These  plays  continued  to  be  the  attraction  for  the  weeks  of  April 
27  and  May  4.  Week  commencing  May  11  "Percy  Pendragon," 
"My  Milliner's  Bill,"  and  "My  Lord  in  Livery"  made  up  the 
programme. 

"The  Light  that  Failed,"  a  one-act  play,  adapted  from  Rudyard 
Kipling's  romance,  was  seen  May  13,  with  this  cast: 

Dick Courtenay  Thorpe  I  Bessie Eleanor  Lane 

Torpenhow      .     .     .       Charles  J.  Bell  |  Maisie Emily  Bancker 

"  My  Milliner's  Bill "  and  "My  Lord  in  Livery"  were  acted  the 
same  night.  Rosina  Yokes  closed  her  season  May  23.  For  her 
last  week  she  presented  "The  Old  Musician,"  "The  Circus  Rider," 
and  "  A  Pantomime  Rehearsal. " 

Mr.  Daly  having  obtained  a  sixteen  years'  lease,  with  privilege 
of  renewals,  of  the  theatre,  fifteen  feet  were  added  to  the  depth  of 
the  stage.  The  old  shanty  in  the  rear  in  which  were  the  dress- 
ing-rooms was  torn  down  and  a  six-story  building  erected,  and 
many  other  alterations  and  improvements  were  made. 

The  company,  which  had  played  a  summer  season  in  England 
returned,  and  the  season  opened  Nov.  25,  with  "The  Taming  of 


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the  Shrew,"  and  a  cast  only  slightly  different  from  that  of  its 
previous  production.  This  comedy  was  continued  until  Dec.  2. 
"The  School  for  Scandal"  was  presented  night  of  Dec.  2,  and 
repeated  Dec.  3,  4,  matin6e  and  evening  Dec.  5,  7,  8,  and 
matinee  Dec.  9. 

"The  Last  Word"  was  revived  Dec.  9,  and  continued  until  Dec. 
22,  when  "  As  You  Like  It "  was  revived.  Albert  King  first  ap- 
peared here  as  Amiens : 


A  person  representing  Hymen 

Marie  Shotwell 
The  Duke  ....      Eugene  Jepson 

Frederick Tyrone  Power 

Amiens Albert  King 

Jacques George  Clarke 

A  Lord Thos.  Bridgeland 

Le  Beau     ....     Sydney  Herbert 

Charles Hobart  Bosworth 

Oliver John  Craig 

Jaques Collin  Kemper 


Orlando John  Drew 

Adam     ....       Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Dennis Ralph  Nisbet 

Touchstone      ....      James  Lewis 

Corin Chas.  Leclercq 

Silvius    ....       Wilfred  Buckland 

William William  Sampson 

Celia Adelaide  Prince 

Phebe Lelia  Wolstan 

Audrey Isabel  Irving 

Rosalind Ada  Reban 


Thos.  Bridgeland  died  in  Newark,  N.  J.  Feb.  10,  1902. 

Matinee  performances  were  given  Christmas  Day,  Dec.  25, 
Saturday,  Dec.  26,  Wednesday,  Dec.  29,  and  New  Year's  Day, 
Jan.  I,  1892;  "As  You  Like  It,"  for  the  last  time  Jan.  11. 
"The  Cabinet  Minister,"  by  A.  W.  Pinero,  Jan.  12,  for  the  first 
time  in  America.     The  cast  was: 


The  Munkittrick  .  .  .  Wm.  Sampson 
The  Earl  of  Drumdurris  .  Geo.  Lesoir 
Rt.  Hon.  Sir  Julian  Twombley 

James  Lewis 
Brooke  Twombley  .  .  Tyrone  Power 
Mr.  Joseph  Lebanon 


Valentine  White 
Imogene  .  . 
Lady  Macphail 
Angele  .    .    . 


Sydney  Herbert 
.  .  John  Drew 
.  Isabel  Irving 
.  .  May  Sylvie 
Louise  Sylvester 


Dowager  Countess  of  Drumdurris 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Lady  Euphemia  Vibart  .  Lelia  Wolstan 
Countess  of  Drumdurris,  Percy  Haswell 
Miss  Munkittrick  .  .  Miss  Sinnott 
Hon.  Mrs.  Gavlustre  .  Edith  Crane 
Lady  Twombley  .  .  Adelaide  Prince 
Macphail     ....  Hobart  Bosworth 

Mitford Ayres 

Probyn Ralph  Nisbet 


Sir  Edwin  Arnold,  poet  and  editor  of  the  London  Daily  Tele- 
graph gave  lectures  and  readings  on  the  mornings  of  Jan.  12,  14, 
and  15. 

"The  Cabinet  Minister"  proved  a  failure.  It  was  acted  for  the 
last  time  Jan.  18,  and  "Nancy  &  Co."  revived  Jan.  19.  The  cast 
was: 


Mr.  Ebenezer  Griffing  .  James  Lewis 
Captain  Paul  Renseller,  Sydney  Herbert 
Young  Mr.  Sikes  Stockslow 

Herbert  Gresham 
Tippy  Brasher  .  .  William  Gilbert 
Mrs.  Huldah  Dangery 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Kiefe  O'Kiefe 
Julius      .     .     . 
Oriana    .     .     . 
Daisy  Griffing 
Betsey    .     .     . 
Nancy  Brasher 


.  .  John  Drew 
William  Sampson 
Edith  Crane 
.  Isabel  Irving 
Anna  Franosch 
.    .  Ada  Rehan 


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This  marked  the  reappearance  at  this  house,  after  a  long  ab- 
sence,  of  William  Gilbert. 

"Nancy  &  Co."  was  withdrawn  Feb.  9,  for  "Love  in  Tandem," 
an  eccentric  comedy  in  three  acts,  adapted  by  Aug.  Daly  from 
the  French  of  "La  Vie  a  Deux,"  by  Henry  Bocage  and  Ch.  de 
Courcy : 


Donald  Littlejohn  .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Bob  Parker  .  .  .  Herbert  Gresham 
Richard  T.  Dymond      .     .    John  Drew 

Nadege Percy  Haswell 

Tetty Kitty  Cheatham 


Aprilla  Dymond  ....  Ada  Rehan 
Mme.  Lauretta  .  .  Adelaide  Prince 
Mme.  Miralesy  Rosareina,  Edith  Crane 
Countess  AltichefE  .  .  .  May  Sylvie 
"  Papa "  Skinnastone  .  James  Lewis 
Barry William  Gilbert 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith  and  Thomas  Nelson  Page  gave  readings 
mornings  of  Feb.  9,  11,  13,  16,  and  18.  On  Feb.  16,  prior  to 
the  performance  of  "Love  in  Tandem,"  Mr.  Daly  introduced  the 
Violana  Sisters,  who  played  a  piano  concerto  and  afterwards  a 
violin  solo  with  piano  accompaniment.  Daniel  Dougherty  gave 
a  lecture  on  "The  Stage,"  afternoon  of  Feb.  25,  in  aid  of  the 
Actors'  Orphan  Asylum  Fund.  "Love  in  Tandem,"  March  14, 
IS,  16.  "The  Forresters,"  by  Lord  Tennyson,  was  produced 
March  17  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage,  and  had  this  cast: 


Richard  Coeur  de  Lion  .     .  Geo.  Clarke 

Prince  John John  Craig 

Robin  Hood John  Drew 

Sir  Richard  Lee  .  Charles  Wheatleigh 
The  Abbot  .  .  .  Thomas  Bridgeland 
The  Sheriff  of  Nottingham 

Charles  Leclercq 
A  Justiciary     .     .     .      William  Gilbert 


A  Mercenary  .  .  .  Wilfred  Buckland 
Friar  Tuck  .  .  .  Eugene  Jepson 
Will  Scarlet     .     .     .  Hobart  Bosworth 

Old  Much Tyrone  Power 

Kate Kitty  Cheatham 

Old  Woman  of  the  Hut      .  May  Sylvie 

Titania Percy  Haswell 

Maid  Marian Ada  Rehan 


The  piece  had  been  twice  named  by  its  author  before  he  chose 
its  present  title.  He  first  called  it  "Robin  Hood,"  and  after- 
wards "  Maid  Marian. "  It  was  originally  in  five  acts.  Mr. 
Daly,  with  Lord  Tennyson's  consent  and  approval,  reduced  it 
to  four  acts  and  fitted  it  to  the  stage.  Stoddard  began  his  course 
of  morning  lectures  March  28.  Mr.  Daly's  season  closed  April 
23  with  "A  Woman's  Won't"  and  "As  You  Like  It."  Stoddard 
now  gave  his  lectures  at  night. 

Rosina  Yokes  and  her  company  began  a  spring  season  May  2  in 
"The  Rose,"  by  Minnie  Maddern-Fiske : 

Count  Chateau  de  Rohan,   Felix  Morris 

Frederick Grant  Stewart 

Baptiste .     .     .     Ferdinand  Gottschalk 


Marie Flora  Clitherow 

Tilda Florence  Wood 


'  That  Lawyer's  Fee, "  by  H.  Beerbohm  Tree : 


Edwin     . 
Mr.  Crook 


Courtenay  Thorpe  1  Angelina Rosina  Vokes 

Ferdinand  Gottschalk 


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"A  Double  Lesson,"  by  B.  C.  Stephenson: 


Lady  Moncrieffe  .     .     Flora  Clitherow 

Perkins Marion  Kilby 

Miss  St.  Almond      .     .   Rosina  Vokes 


Sir  John  Moncrieffe 

Ferdinand  Gottschalk 

Primmer Felix  Morris 

Harry  Fielding     .     Courtenay  Thorpe 

This  same  bill  was  repeated  until  May  12,  when  "A  Game  of 
Cards,"  "The  Circus  Rider,"  and  "A  Pantomime  Rehearsal "  were 
given.  The  first  American  performance  of  "The  Paper  Chase" 
took  place  May  16: 

Busby Felix  Morris  Dixon Walter  Granville 

Baskerville      .     Ferdinand  Gottschalk  Mrs.  Baskerville       .      Flora  Clitherow 

Captain  Kirby      .       Courtenay  Thorpe  Nelly  Busby    .     .     .  Evangeline  Irving 

Wagstaffe  .     .     .  Jamesen  Lee  Finney  Pedder Marion  Kilby 

Inspector  Glimmer  .     .    Grant  Stewart  Mrs.  Pomfret       .     .     .    Rosina  Vokes 

Richard  Mansfield  began  an  engagement  here  Sept.  12  in  "The 
Scarlet  Letter,"  a  play  adapted  from  Hawthorne's  famous  novel, 
and  continued  until  Oct.   2. 

The  regular  season  opened  Oct.  6,  1892,  with  "Little  Miss 
Million,"  adapted  by  Daly  from  Dr.  Oskar  Blumenthal's  farce, 
"Das  Zweite  Gesicht,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Beverly  Primrose  .  .  James  Lewis 
Rena  Primrose  ....  Ada  Rehan 
Ned  Candid  .  .  .  Arthur  Bourchier 
Salem  Doublepenny,  Herbert  Gresham 
Venetia  Primrose     .     Adelaide  Prince 


John  Guthry 
Mr.  Pfresh 
Dickers 
Tibbetts 
Tom  Nervy 


.     .  Geo.  Clarke 

William  Gilbert 
William  Sampson 
Wilfred  Buckland 

Sydney  Herbert 


This  was  the  American  debut  of  Arthur  Bourchier.  "  Dollars 
and  Sense"  was  revived  Oct.  18.  "A  Test  Case"  was  given 
Nov.   10,  for  the  first  time  at  this  theatre  and  thus  cast: 


Jessekiah  Pognip 
Sabina  ... 
Rob  Fleming  . 
Ned  Jessamine 
Juno  Jessamine 
Natty  Grinnell 


James  Lewis 

Isabel  Irving 

Arthur  Bourchier 

Geo.  Clarke 

.     .   Ada  Rehan 

Herbert  Gresham 


Doctor  Tinkey  .  .  William  Gilbert 
Mrs.  Doctor  Tinkey,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Prof.  Fox- Merry  well,  Charles  Leclercq 
Mrs.  Prof.  Merrywell  .  Anna  Cowell 
Dr.  Gash  ....  Wilfred  Buckland 
Tony Kitty  Cheatham 


"The  Hunchback"  was  produced  for  the  first  time  at  Daly's 
Theatre  Nov.   29,  and  had  this  cast: 

Master  Walter  .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Sir  Thomas  ClifEord,  Arthur  Bourchier 
Lord  Tinsel     .     .     .     Sydney  Herbert 

Modus Creston  Clarke 

Master  Wilford  .  .  James  K.  Hackett 
Master  Heartwell,  Thomas  Bridgeland 
Gaylove      ....    Hobart  Bosworth 

This   was   the    first   appearance    here   of    Creston   Clarke.      A 
matinee  in  aid   of  the   Polish   residents   of  this  city  was   given 


Simpson     .     . 

.     .     .  Rankin  Duvall 

Fathom       .     . 

.     .      William  Gilbert 

Thomas      .     . 

.     .  William  Sampson 

Stephen      .     . 

.     .  Wilfred  Buckland 

Helen     .     .     . 

.     .     .      Isabel  Irving 

Julia  .... 

.     .     .     .    Ada  Rehan 

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Nov.  29.  Mme.  Modjeska  appeared  in  an  act  of  "Mary  Stuart," 
assisted  by  Beaumont  Smith,  Rudolph  de  Cordova,  Geo.  Hazle- 
ton,  Anna  E.  Proctor,  and  Mrs.  Hannah  Sargeant;  Daly's  com- 
pany played  "A  Woman's  Won't"  and  "The  Good  For  Nothing;" 
in  the  former  James  Lewis  and  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert  appeared  with 
Adelaide  Prince,  Sydney  Herbert,  Florence  Conron,  and  Edward 
Wilks.  Kitty  Cheatham  played  Nan  in  "The  Good  For  Nothing," 
and  the  other  parts  were  taken  by  Eugene  Jepson,  Hobart  Bos- 
worth,  J.  K.  Hackett,  and  Mr.  Carleton.  "  As  You  Like  It "  was 
presented  Dec.  20. 

"The  Belle's  Stratagem  "  was  revived  Jan.  3,  1893,  and  had  this 
cast: 


Villers    ....       Wilfred  Buckland 
Mrs.  Rackett  .     .    .     Adelaide  Prince 

Miss  Ogle Lotta  Lynne 

Letitia  Hardy Ada  Rehan 


Doricourt    ....  Arthur  Bourchier 

Old  Hardy James  Lewis 

Flutter Herbert  Gresham 

Saville Sydney  Herbert 

Courtall John  Craig 

It  was  preceded  by  "  The  Knave, "  a  one-act  study  of  mediaeval 
life,  by  Miss  Clo  Graves,  seen  for  the  first  time  on  any  stage. 
The  cast  was : 


Mockworld Ada  Rehan 

The  Burgomaster  .  .  Eugene  Jepson 
The  Parish  Clerk,  Charles  Wheatleigh 
Hans  Wirth    ....  Creston  Clarke 


EUmer  ....    Thomas  Bridgeland 
Veil  Klein  ....     William  Gilbert 

Gredel Miss  Sterling 

Margrete Percy  Haswell 


"The  School  for  Scandal"  was  given  Jan.  17,  when  Arthur 
Bourchier  played  Charles  Surface  for  the  first  time  here. 

On  the  afternoon  of  Jan.  30  a  performance  was  given  for  the 
benefit  of  Mrs.  E.  P.  Bishop,  when  "  The  Forresters  "  was  revived, 
with  Arthur  Bourchier  as  Robin  Hood.  "  Taming  of  the  Shrew  " 
was  seen  Feb.  7,  with  Geo.  Clarke  as  Petruchio.  T.  Marion  Craw- 
ford gave  readings  afternoon  of  Feb.  20,  21,  23,  24. 

"Twelfth  Night"  was  produced  Feb.  21,  and  had  this  cast: 


Orsino  .  .  . 
Sebastian  .  . 
Antonio  .  . 
A  Sea  Captain 
Valentine  .  . 
Curio  .  .  . 
Sir  Toby  Belch 


Creston  Clarke 

Sydney  Herbert 

Charles  Wheatleigh 

Eugene  Jepson 

James  K.  Hackett 

.  Wilfred  Buckland 

James  Lewis 


Malvolio Geo.  Clarke 


Sir  Andrew  Aguecheek 

Herbert  Gresham 
A  Priest  .  .  .  Thomas  Bridgeland 
Countess  Olivia  .    .      Adelaide  Prince 

Maria Catherine  Lewis 

Viola Ada  Rehan 

The  Clown     .     .     .     Lloyd  Daubigny 


The  house  was  closed  Good  Friday  night  (March  31)  and  the 
season  ended  April  8.  "Little  Miss  Million"  had  been  acted 
twelve  times;  "Dollars  and  Sense,"  twenty-nine  times;  "A  Test 
Case,"  twenty-two;  "The  Hunchback,"  twenty-five;  "As  You  Like 
It,"  sixteen;  "The  Belle's  Stratagem,"  and  "The  Knave,"  seven- 


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teen ;  "  School  for  Scandal, "  eight ;  "  The  Forresters, "  seventeen ; 
"Taming  the  Shrew,"  sixteen;  and  "Twelfth  Night,"  fifty-seven 
times. 

Rosina  Yokes  and  her  company  began  a  spring  season  April  lo 
in  "  A  Lesson  in  Love, "  by  Charles  S.  Chelton,  which  had  this 
cast: 


Babblebrook  ....  Felix  Morris 
Raymond  Beaufield,  M.  C.  D.  Marius 
Captain  Freeman  .  Walter  Granville 
R.  E.  Porter  .  .  Ernest  A.  Elton 
James   .    .     .      Ferdinand  Gottschalk 


Anastasia  Winterberry,    FfoUiott  Paget 
Edith  Leslie  .     .     .  Evangeline  Irving 

Susan Blanche  Burton 

Mrs.  Sutherland      .     .     Rosina  Yokes 


"Maid  Marian,  or  Macfarren's  Dream,"  was  also  played.  This 
was  an  adaptation  by  MoUie  Elliott  Seawell  of  her  story  of  that 
name.     The  cast  was : 


Macfarren      .    .    .      Kendall  Weston 

Wilkins Joseph  Rolfe 

Gladys  Maitland      .  Evangeline  Irving 

Hobbs Ernest  A.  Elton 

Van  Tromp  .  Ferdinand  Gottschalk 
Van  Buskirk  Jansen,  Franclyn  Reglid 
Major  McPhilibeg  .     .     .  Felix  Morris 


Mrs.  Von  Tromp  .  .  Ffolliott  Paget 
Eleanor  Von  Tromp  .  Blanche  Burton 
Mrs.  Van  Buskirk  Jansen 

Marie  Hillyer 
Lady  Marian  de  Winstanley 

Rosina  Yokes 


On  April  27  "The  Rose,"  by  Mrs.  Fiske,  was  given,  also  "The 
Circus  Rider,"  by  Mrs.  Charles  Doremus,  with  this  cast:  Lord 
Weldon,  Ernest  A.  Elton;  Latimer,  Ferdinand  Gottschalk;  Lord 
Merton,  Walter  Granville;  Lady  Lucille  Grafton,  Rosina  Yokes; 
and  the  programme  finished  with  "Maid  Marian."  On  May  8 
"Sunset,"  "Wig  and  Gown,"  and  "A  Pantomime  Rehearsal" 
were  played.  This  same  bill  was  continued  the  week  of  May  15, 
and  the  Yokes'  season  closed  May  20.  Kellar,  the  magician,  ap- 
peared here  May  22 ;  also  a  dramatic  company  in  "  The  Loan  of  a 
Lover,"  cast  thus:  Gertrude,  Catherine  Lewis;  Ernestine,  Percy 
Haswell;  Peter  Spyk,  William  Gilbert;  Capt.  Amersfort,  James 
K.  Hackett;  Old  Snyzel,  Eugene  Jepson;  Delve,  Wilfred  Buck- 
land.  This  was  repeated  the  week  of  June  5,  when  Kitty  Cheatham 
was  Gertrude  and  O.  S.  Fawcett,  Peter.  "Nan  the  Good  For 
Nothing"  was  seen  June  12:  Nan,  Kitty  Cheatham;  Tom  Dibbles, 
Eugene  Jepson;  Harry  Collier,  Owen  S.  Fawcett;  Charley,  James 
K.  Hackett;  Simpson,  Wilfred  Buckland;  and  Servant,  Edward 
McLoughlin.  The  farce  preceding  Kellar  was  omitted  after  June 
24,  and  the  magician  closed  July  22. 

The  house  reopened  Aug.  2,  1893,  with  the  first  American 
appearance  of  Edwin  Cleary's  French  company,  and  first  perform- 
ance in  this  country  by  French  players  of  the  "Musical  Play 
Without  Words,"  "L'Enfant  Prodigue,"  which  had  this  cast: 


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Pierrot  (Junior)  . 
Madame  Pierrot, 
Phrynette  .     .     . 


.   Mile.  Pilar  Morin 

Mme.  Eugenie  Bade 

.     Mile.  Reine  Roy 


Pierrot  (Senior) .     .    •     .    M.  Courtes 

Le  Baron M.  Dalleu 

Servant M.  Buckland 


Sol  Smith  Russell  returned  here  Oct.  9  with  "Peaceful  Valley," 
by  E.  E.  Kidder,  thus  cast:  Hosea  Howe,  Sol  Smith  Russell; 
Jack  Farquhar,  Orrin  Johnson ;  Leonard  Rand,  J.  F.  Brien ;  Jona- 
than Ford,  Alfred  Hudson ;  Charley  Rand,  Charles  Jackson ;  Wilson, 
Stewart  Allen;  Virgie  Rand,  Annie  Radcliffe;  Niobe  Farquhar, 
Annie  Blancke;  Phyllis  Howe,  Marion  Lester;  Martha  Howe,  Kate 
Blancke. 

"A  Poor  Relation"  was  revived  Oct.  31;  "April  Weather" 
came  Nov.  13,  with  Sol  Smith  Russell  as  Raphael.  This  comedy 
was  first  acted  (at  this  theatre)  under  the  title  of  "A  Tale  of  a 
Coat,"  by  Dion  Boucicault.  Sol  Smith  Russell  closed  Nov.  24. 
"The  Algerian,"  McDonough  and  De  Koven's  comic  opera, 
that  had  been  playing  at  the  Garden  Theatre,  this  city,  was  trans- 
ferred to  this  theatre  and  commenced  Nov.  26,  1893.  Marie 
Tempest  was  the  star.  "The  Fencing  Master"  was  seen  weeks 
of  Dec.  II  and  Dec.  18.  James  A.  Heme's  "Shore  Acres" 
was  produced  in  New  York  Dec.  25,  for  the  first  time.  It  was 
first  acted  under  the  title  of  "The  Hawthornes"  in  Chicago,  1892, 
and  not  favorably  received.  Shortly  after  it  was  acted  at  the 
Boston  Museum  as  "Shore  Acres,"  and  ran  for  more  than  one 
hundred  nights.     The  cast  in  New  York  was : 


Martin  Berry  ....  Chas.  G.  Craig 
Joel  Gates  ....     Geo.  W.  Wilson 

Josiah  Blake F.  Garland 

Sam  Warren  .  .  .  David  M.  Murray 
Capt.  Ben  Hutchins  .  .  Ph.  Leach 
Dr.  Leonard  ....  James  Burrows 
Squire  Andrews  ....  Alden  Bass 
Ann  Berry       .     .  Grace  Gayler  Clarke 


Helen  Berry  . 
Liddy  Ann  Nye 
Mrs.  Andrews 
Mrs.  Leonard 
Perley  .  .  . 
Millie  Berry  . 
Mandy  Gates  . 
Nathan'l  Berry 


.  Katherine  Grey 

Helen  Gould 

.     .  S.  Davidson 

Mrs.  C.  G.  Craig 

Lizzie  Corner 

Daisy  Stevenson 

.    Miss  Florence 

James  A.  Heme 


On  the  afternoon  of  March  5,  1894,  there  was  a  benefit  for  the 
unemployed  actors  in  the  city,  when  "The  Bride  of  Roses"  and 
"  Shore  Acres  "  were  acted.  The  season  closed  May  26  and  the 
theatre  reopened  Aug.  27,  with  "A  Night  Off,  "  with  this  cast: 


Justinian  Babbitt  .  .  James  Lewis 
Harry  Damask  .  .  .  Francis  Carlyle 
Jack  Mulberry  .  .  Herbert  Gresham 
Lord  Mulberry     .     .    Charles  Leclercq 

Prowl Charles  Lesoir 

Mrs.  Zantippe  Babbitt  .      Mrs.  Gilbert 


Nisbe Percy  Haswell 

Angelica  Damask     .     .   Laura  Hansen 

Susan Catherine  Lewis 

Maria Sophia  Hoffman 

Marcus  Brutus  Snap,    Henry  E.  Dixey 


This  was  Henry  Dixey's  first  appearance  with  Daly's  company. 
This  play  was  repeated  week  of  Sept.  3.  "  Seven  Twenty-eight " 
was  seen  Sept.  13,  with  Francis  Carlyle  as  Courtney,  Catherine 
Lewis  as  Jessie,  and  H.  E.  Dixey  as  Sig.  Palmiro  Tamburini.    Mr. 


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Daly  now  sent  his  company  "  on  the  road "  and  allowed  "  A 
Gaiety  Girl  "  to  take  possession  of  his  theatre.  This  musical 
comedy  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  America  Sept.  i8,  and  had 
this  cast :  Charles  Goldfield,  Charles  Ryley ;  Major  Barclay,  Fred 
Kaye;  Bobbie  Rivers,  W.  Louis  Bradfield;  Harry  Fitz  Warren, 
Cecil  Hope;  Ronney  Farquhar,  Compton;  Montague  Brierly,  Harry 
Monkhouse;  Rose  Brierly,  Decima  Moore;  Lady  Edytha  Aldwyn, 
Marie  Yorke;  Gladys  Stourton,  Sophie  Elliott;  Hon.  Daisy  Orms- 
bury,  Ethel  Selwyn;  Lady  Grey,  Mrs.  Edmund  Phelps;  Alma 
Somerset,  Blanche  Massey;  Ethel  Hawthorne,  Cissy  Fitzgerald; 
Lady  Virginia  Forest,  Maud  Hobson;  Mina,  Juliette  Nesville; 
Cissy,  Florence  Lloyd ;   Haidee,  Grace  Palotta. 

The  first  season  of  Mr.  Daly's  management  in  London  with  his 
own  company  began  June  27,  1893,  and  ended  July  18,  1894.  The 
second  season  began  on  Sept.  10,  1894,  with  a  reconstructed  ver- 
sion of  "  A  Gaiety  Girl. " 

"A  Gaiety  Girl,"  which  had  played  at  Daly's  theatre  in  this 
city  since  Sept.  18,  closed  Nov.  24,  and  Mr.  Daly's  company  re- 
turned after  eighteen  months'  absence  and  reappeared  Nov.  26  in 
"Twelfth  Night,"  with  this  cast: 

Viola Ada  Rehan  Valentine     ....     Gerald  Maxwell 

Countess  Olivia    ...    Sybil  Carlisle  Curio William  Stuart 

Maria Percy  Haswell  Sir  Toby  Belch     .     .     .     James  Lewis 

Orsino Francis  Carlyle  Sir  Andrew  Aguecheek 

Sebastian     ....     Sydney  Herbert  Herbert  Gresham 

Antonio  ....   Charles  W^heatleigh  Fabian Alfred  Hickman 

A  Sea  Captain      .     .  Hobart  Bosworth  Malvolio      ....    Henry  E.  Dixey 

"Twelfth  Night"  was  reduced  to  four  acts,  and  this  was  H.  E. 
Dixey's  first  appearance  in  a  Shakesperian  r61e,  also  the  first  ap- 
pearance in  eighteen  months  of  Ada  Rehan.  "  Love  on  Crutches  " 
was  revived  Dec.  15,  with  this  cast: 

Annis  Austin Ada  Rehan  Sydney  Austin      .     .    Frank  Worthing 

Eudoxia  Quattles      Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert  Dr.  Quattles    ....     James  Lewis 

Margery  Gwynn  .     .     .     Sybil  Carlisle  Guy  Roverly    .     .     .     Sydney  Herbert 

Berta Ida  Molesworth  Bitteredge John  Craig 

This  was  the  American  dfebut  of  Frank  Worthing.  "Taming  of 
the  Shrew  "  was  revived  with  a  cast  almost  identical  with  that  of 
its  previous  production,  Dec.  27.  It  was  acted  afternoon  of  Jan. 
7,  1S95,  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Agatha's  Home  for  Destitute 
Children.  "The  Heart  of  Ruby,"  by  Judith  Gautier,  was  first 
seen  here  Jan.    15,  when  it  had  this  cast: 


The  Voice  of  the  poet  .  .  Ada  Rehan 
Prince  of  Maeda  .  .  .  George  Clarke 
Lord  Yamato  .     .     .      Sydney  Herbert 

Simabara John  Craig 

Ivahsita Alfred  Hickman 

Vayagaraa  ....  Gerald  Maxwell 
Saboura William  Stuart 


Omaya  .     .     . 
Chrysanthemum 
Attendant   .     . 
Landlady     .     . 
A  Single  Woman 
Tika  .... 


.  Maxine  Elliott 
.  Percy  Haswell 
Eugenia  Upham 
.  .  May  Sylvie 
Florence  Conron 
Ida  Molesworth 


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"The  Railroad  of  Love"  was  revived  Jan.  21,  with  this  cast: 

Gen.  Everett  .     .    Charles  Wheatleigh  Valentine  Osprey      .    .     .  Ada  Rehan 

Lieut.  Howell  Everett,  Frank  Worthing  Viva  Van  Ryker  .     .     .     Sybil  Carlisle 

Scuttleby James  Lewis  Mrs.  Eutycia  Laburnam,     Mrs.  Gilbert 

Adam  Grinnidge .     .     .  George  Clarke  Cherry Florence  Conron 

Judge  Van  Ryker     .  William  F.  Owen 

"  The  Orient  Express  "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  this  coun- 
try Jan.  31:  Odeuseus  Dioskobobulus,  George  Clarke;  Lina, 
Percy  Haswell;  Hettie  Featherstone,  Ada  Rehan;  Katrina, 
Maxine  Elliott. 

"  A  Tragedy  Rehearsed  "  was  acted  the  same  night,  with  this  cast : 


Mr.  PufE     .    .    . 
Mr.  Dangle     .     . 
Mr.  Sneer   .     .     . 
The  Stage  Manager 
Don  Whiskerandos 


Henry  E.  Dixey 
Gerald  Maxwell 
Campbell  Gollan 
.  George  Clarke 
James  Lewis 


Governor  of  Tilbury,  Charles  Lecleroq 
Earl  of  Leicester  .  Hobart  Bosworth 
Sir  Walter  Raleigh  .  Herbert  Gresham 
Confidante  .  .  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Tilburina Ada  Rehan 


On  Thursday  afternoon,  Feb.  7,  Miss  Oldcastle  (Comtesse  de 
Castelvecchio),  a  member  of  Daly's  company,  gave  a  special 
matinee,  and  appeared  in  costume  recitation,  with  music.  Miss 
Oldcastle  was  assisted  by  Henry  E.  Dixey,  who  told  some  funny 
stories.  May  Fielding,  L.  Daubigny,  and  Catterina  Marco,  who  sang. 
"  "  Two  Gentlemen  of  Verona  "  was  first  acted  here  Feb.  25,  with 
this  cast : 


Valentine John  Craig 

Speed Herbert  Gresham 

Thurrio Sydney  Herbert 

Launce James  Lewis 


Julia Ada  Rehan 

Sylvia Maxine  Elliott 

Lucetta Sybil  Carlisle 

The  Duke Geo.  Clarke 

Proteus Frank  Worthing 

This  was  the  first  performance  in  this  city  since  Oct.  6,  1846, 
when  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  Kean  acted  it  at  the  Old  Park  Theatre. 
"Nancy  &  Co."  was  revived  March  19,  with  Dixey  as  Tippy 
Brasher,  Worthing  as  Kiefe  O'Kiefe,  Maxine  Elliott  as  Oriana; 
"  Two  Gentlemen  of  Verona  "  was  seen  matinees  March  20-23,  and 
night  of  March  22.  March  28  "A  Bundle  of  Lies,"  based  on  the 
German  farce  by  Carl  Laufs  and  Wilhelm  Jacoby,  was  seen: 
Smiley,  Junior,  George  Lesoir;  Dolly,  Percy  Haswell;  Alma 
Brinton,  Maxine  Elliott.  "Nancy  &  Co."  and  "A  Tragedy  Re- 
hearsed "  were  played  April  i ;  "  The  Honeymoon  "  was  seen  April 
4,  and  had  this  cast : 


Duke  Aranza  .  . 
Count  Montalban 
Captain  Rolando . 
Balthasar  . 
Jaques  .  . 
Dr.  Lampedo 
Lopez  .  . 
Campillo 


Frank  Worthing 

Sydney  Herbert 

.    .  Geo.  Clarke 

William  F.  Owen 

James  Lewis 

Charles  Leclercq 

William  Sampson 

Thomas  Bridgeland 


Pedro Mr.  Shepherd 

Olmedo Mr.  Wharnock 

Juliana Ada  Rehan 

Volante Maxine  Elliott 

Zamora Percy  Haswell 

The  Hostess    .    .     Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
The  Wife  of  Lopez  .     Jeanne  Vorhees 


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In  this  comedy  Ada  Rehan  executed  a  dance.  This  theatre 
and  the  Lyceum  were  the  only  ones  not  open  on  Good  Friday 
night  (April  12).  "A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream "  was  revived 
April  13: 


Theseus 
Egeus    . 
Lysander 
Demetrius 
Philostrate 
Quince   . 
Snug      . 
Bottom  . 
Flute      . 


.    .  Geo.  Clarke 

Tyrone  Powers 

.     .    Jolin  Craig 

Frank  Wortliing 

Hobart  Bosworth 

Charles  Leclercq 

Herbert  Gresham 

James  Lewis 

Sydney  Herbert 


Snout William  Sampson 

Starveling  .     .    .    Thomas  Bridgeland 

Hippolyta Laura  Hansen 

Hermia Maxine  Elliott 

Oberon Sybil  Carlisle 

Titania Percy  Haswell 

A  Fairy Sophia  Hoffman 

Puck Ellen  Burg 

Helena Ada  Rehan 


The  season  closed  April  20. 

Stoddard  commenced  April  22  with  his  Illustrated  Lectures  for 
two  weeks.  "  A  Gaiety  Girl "  reappeared  May  7,  and  closed  June 
I.  The  theatre  reopened  Sept.  3,  1895,  with  "The  Queen's  Neck- 
lace," by  M.  Decourcelle,  which  had  this  cast: 


Cardinal  de  Rohan 
Louis  XVI .    .     . 
Count  de  Charny 
Cagliostro  .    .     . 
Reteau  de  Villette 


.  .  Kyrle  Bellew 
William  Redmund 
.  James  K.  Hackett 
.  .  H.  St.  Maur 
.     .       E.  Devonde 


Beausire John  Ward 

M.  de  Breteuil  .  .  .  W.  G.  Warren 
Count  de  Provence  .  Edwin  Holland 
Chevalier  de  Saint  Landry 

William  Simpson 
M.  de  Crussol  ...  Mr.  Auverne 
The  Portuguese  .  .  Campbell  GoUan 
The  Philosopher  .     .     Guy  Bates  Post 


Boehmer  .  . 
Bossauge  .  . 
Gamain  .  .  . 
M.  de  Calonne 
Ducorneau  .  , 
Count  d'Artois 
Dressmaker  . 
Countess  Andr^e 


E.  L.  Mason 
Verner  Clarges 
Eugene  Jepson 
.  .  Mr.  Hume 
Edmund  Norris 
.  .  Mr.  Lyon 
.  .  Mr.  Wilson 
.  Maud  Hosford 


Countess  Diane  de  Polignac 

Annie  Stannard 
Marie  Antoinette  .  Mrs.  Brown  Potter 
Princess Miss  Heron 


"Haensel  and  Gretel,"  a  fairy  opera  by  Englebert  Humper- 
dinck,  was  given  Oct.  8,  under  the  direction  of  Augustus  Harris, 
the  London  manager.  It  had  this  cast:  Peter,  Jacques  Bars; 
Gertrude,  Alice  Gordon;  Hansel,  Marie  Elber;  Gretel,  Jeanne 
Douste;  The  Witch,  Louise  Meisslinger;  Sandman,  Cecile 
Brani;  Dewman,   Edith  Johnston. 

Mile.  Jane  May,  French  pantomimist,  made  her  American  debut 
Nov.  18  in  "Miss  Pygmalion,"  by  Michel  Carre  and  Jean  Herbert, 
with  music  by  Francis  Thome.  N.  D.  Jones,  Chas.  Constantine, 
Charles  Walton,  and  Alice  Truesdell  were  in  the  cast.  The  house 
was  closed  night  of  Nov.  25  and  the  regular  season  began  Nov.  26, 
with  a  revival  of  "The  School  for  Scandal."  "The  Transit  of 
Leo,"  from  the  German  by  Mr.  Daly  was  given  Dec.  10  for  the 
first  time  on  any  stage.     The  cast  was : 


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Leo  .... 
Timothy  Placid 
Letitia  Placid  . 
Eric  Aubrey  . 
Dexter  .  .  . 
Seba  Barth 


.  .  Ada  Rehan 
James  Lewis 

.  Mrs.  Gilbert 
F.  Worthing 
Geo.  Clarke 

.  Maxine  Elliott 


Tom  Raycer 
Recberg 
Dr.  Douche 
Mrs.  Douche 
Amanda 
Winifred 


H.  Gresham 
.  Tyrone  Power 
Thos.  Bridgeland 
Elizabeth  Garth 
.  Fanny  Morris 
.  Helma  Nelson 


"  Twelfth  Night "  was  played  again  with  the  familiar  cast,  Dec. 
20.  For  the  benefit  of  the  Seton  Home  for  consumptives,  there 
was  a  performance,  the  afternoon  of  Jan.  6,  1896,  of  "Twelfth 
Night."  Archbishop  Corrigan  was  in  the  audience.  "The  Two 
Escutcheons,"  an  adaptation  of  Blumenthal  and  Kadelburg's  "Zwei 
Wappen  "  (originally  acted  at  Irving  Place  Theatre  two  months 
before),  by  Sidney  Rosenfeld,  was  seen  here  Jan.  7,  with  this 
cast: 


Franz Bridgeland 

Count  Darmstadt  .  Hobart  Bosworth 
Countess  Darmstadt  .  Fanny  Morris 
Baroness  von  Wettingen 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Widow  Stevenson     .     .  Maxine  Elliott 


Mary  Foster Ada  Rehan 

Baron  von  Wettingen    .  Edwin  Stevens 
Thomas  Foster     .     .     .     James  Lewis 

Rudolf Sydney  Herbert 

Von  Vinck  ....    Frank  Worthing 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  Edwin  Stevens. 
There  was  a  performance  the  afternoon  of  Jan.  23  for  the  benefit  of 
Katie  Mayhew,  widow  of  Harry  Widmer,  the  late  musical  director 
of  this  theatre.  The  programme  was:  "The  Two  Escutcheons" 
and  a  miscellaneous  entertainment.  "The  Two  Escutcheons" 
was  acted  until  Jan.  28,  when  was  given,  for  the  first  time  upon 
any  stage,  "The  Countess  Gucki,"  adapted  by  Daly  from  the 
German  of  Franz  Von  Schonthan:  Counsellor  von  Mittersteig, 
James  Lewis;  Clementina,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert;  Bruno  von  Neu- 
hoff,  Chas.  Richman;  Countess,  Ada  Rehan.  This  was  the  first 
appearance  here  of  Charles  J.  Richman.  John  L.  Stoddard  com- 
menced his  Lenten  matinees  on  Feb.  24.  The  regular  season 
closed  Feb.  29.  The  house  was  closed  March  2  and  reopened 
March  3  with  "  Romeo  and  Juliet, "  cast  thus :  Juliet,  Mrs.  Brown 
Potter;  Romeo,  Kyrle  Bellew;  Mercutio,  William  Redmund; 
Capulet,  Verner  Clarges;  Peter,  J.  F.  Ward;  Tybalt,  Warren 
Conlan;  Friar  Lawrence,  Frank  Currier;  Benvolio,  Carleton  Wells; 
Paris,  George  Bryant;  Nurse,  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones;  Lady  .Capulet, 
Maud  Hosford;  Lady  Montague,  Eugenie  Upham.  "The  Queen's 
Necklace"  was  revived  March  23.  Rose  Coghlan  appeared  here 
April  6  for  two  weeks  in  "Madame."  The  house  closed  April 
18,  and  there  was  a  special  performance  April  30  of  "Countess  of 
Gucki "  for  charity,  by  Mr.  Daly's  company.  Professor  Kellar, 
the  magician,  began  a  long  engagement  May  25. 

The  next   season   opened   Sept.  9  with,   for  the  first  time  in 
America,    "The  Geisha,"  a  musical  comedy   in  two  acts;  the 


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book  by  Owen  Hall  and  the  music  by  Sidney  Jones  and  Lionel 
Monckton,  with  lyrics  by  Harry  Greenbank.  The  two  numbers, 
"The  Toy  Monkey"  and  "Jack's  the  Boy"  were  by  Lionel 
Monckton : 


The  Marquis  Imari  .  .  Edwin  Stevens 
Lieutenant  Katasna  .  .  Neil  McCay 
Police  Sergeant  Takemini 

Robert  Shepherd 
A  Buyer  .  .  .  William  Haieltine 
Wun-Hi      ....  William  Sampson 


0  Mimosa  San 
Juliette  .  .  . 
Nami  .  .  . 
O  Hana  San  . 
O  kiku  San  . 
O  Kinkoto  San 
Komurasaki     . 


Dorothy  Morton 

.  Helma  Nelson 

Sarina  Alexe 

Lila  Convere 

Mabel  Thompson 

Mabelle  Gillman 

.     Maud  Carter 


Hon.  Reginald  St.  Pancras,  Eric  Scott 


Lieut.  Reginald  Fairfax 

Van  Rensselaer  Wheeler 
Dick  Cunningham,  Herbert  Gresham 
Arthur  Cuddy  .  .  .  George  Lesoir 
George  Grinston  .  .  Henry  Gunson 
Tommy  Stanley  .  .  .  Alice  Winston 
Lady  Constantine  Wynne 

Marie  St.  John 
Miss  Marie  Worthington 

Pauline  French 


Miss  Ethel  Hurst 
Dorothy  Sweet  . 
Mabel  Evant  .  . 
Molly  Seamore    . 


.  Gerda  Wisner 

Maym  Kelso 

Annette  Spencer 

.      Violet  Lloyd 


James  Lewis  died  in  New  York,  Sept.  lo,  1896.  He  was  born  in 
Troy,  N.  Y.  in  1838.  He  first  acted  in  New  York  at  the  Olympic 
Theatre  in  1866;  the  next  season  he  was  at  the  Continental  Theatre, 
Boston,  and  his  next  appearance  in  New  York  was  at  Lena  Edwin's 
Theatre  in  i86g.  He  c'ommenced  under  Daly's  management  at 
the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  in  Twenty-fourth  Street,  Sept.  6,  1869, 
as  Hibbs,  in  "Dreams."  He  remained  with  Augustin  Daly  until 
his  death.  His  remains  were  interred  in  Woodlawn  cemetery, 
Brooklyn.  Mark  Smith  replaced  Edwin  Stevens  as  the  Marquis 
and  Pauline  French  took  Marie  St.  John's  place  as  Lady  Wynne 
in  "The  Geisha."  The  dramatic  season  opened  Nov.  23,  1896, 
with  Mr.  Daly's  company.  Sydney  Herbert,  John  Craig,  Edward 
Varrey,  William  Sampson,  Geo.  Clarke,  Charles  Richman,  Edwin 
Stevens,  Herbert  Gresham,  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert,  Maud  Hoffman, 
Percy  Haswell,  Marie  St.  John,  Carolyn  Stevenson,  Helma  Nel- 
son, Mabelle  Gillman,  Gerda  Wisner,  Lila  Convere,  Hobart  Bos- 
worth,  Robert  Shepherd,  Henry  Gunson,  Geo.  Lesoir,  Eric  Scott, 
Hans  Roberts,  Frederick  Truesdell,  William  Hazeltine,  George 
Wharnock,  Tom  Hadaway,  Charles  Bates,  Maym  Kelso,  Sarina 
Alexe,  Belle  d'Arcy,  Lena  Loraine,  Anne  Caverly,  Maud  Carter, 
Claire  St.  Claire,  Pauline  French,  Mabel  Thompson,  Alethe  Craig, 
Mabel  Strickland,  Gertrude  Bennett,  Eugenie  Taylor,  and  Mar- 
guerite Barre.  "  As  You  Like  It "  was  the  opening  bill,  and  had 
this  cast: 


The  Duke  ....      Edwin  Stevens 
Frederick    ....     Sydney  Herbert 

Amiens Henry  Gunson 

Jaques George  Clarke 

Charles Hobart  Bosworth 

Oliver John  Craig 

Orlando Charles  Richman 

Adam Edwin  Varrey 


Sylvius Jefferson  Winter 

Touchstone     .     .     .  Herbert  Gresham 

Corin Tyrone  Power 

Celia Maud  Hoffman 

Audrey Percy  Haswell 

Phoebe Mabel  Roebuck 

Rosalind Ada  Rehan 


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The  programme  for  the  week  was :  Nov.  24  and  matinee  Nov.  25, 
and  nights  of  Nov.  26-28,  "The  Geisha;"  "As  You  Like  It," 
Thanksgiving  matinee,  Nov.  26,  and  matinee  Nov.  28.  An  en- 
tirely new  production  of  "  The  Geisha  "  was  seen  Nov.  23.  There 
were  some  changes  in  the  cast,  the  most  important  new-comers 
being  Nancy  Mcintosh,  Virginia  Earle,  and  Philips  Tomes. 
"  London  Assurance  "  was  played  Nov.  30,  Dec.  2-4,  and  matinee, 
Dec.  5,  with  this  cast : 


Lady  Gay  Spanker  .  . 
Grace  Harkaway  .  . 
Sir  Harcourt  Courtley, 

Dazzle 

Max  Harkaway    .     .     , 


.  Ada  Rehan 

Percy  Haswell 

Edwin  Stevens 

Geo.  Clarke 

Edwin  Varrey 


Dolly  Spanker,     .     .     Sydney  Herbert 

Meddle Herbert  Gresham 

Cool Frederick  Truesdell 

James     ....      William  Hazeltine 
Solomon  Isaacs    .     .  Robert  Shepherd 


Mrs.  Gilbert  appeared  in  the  third  act  and  executed  a  dance  to 
the  intense  delight  of  the  audience.  "  The  Geisha  "  was  repeated 
Dec.  I,  matinee  Dec.  2,  and  nights  of  Dec.  3-5.  "  London  As- 
surance" was  seen  Dec.  7,  9,  11,  and  matinee  Dec.  12;  "The 
Geisha"  Dec.  8,  10,  12;  "The  School  for  Scandal,"  Dec.  14,  16, 
18  and  matin6e,  Dec.  19,  with  this  cast: 


Charles  Surface 
Crabtree 
Moses  . 
Rowley  . 
Snake  . 
Careless 
Trip  .  . 
Lady  Sneerwell 
Mrs.  Candour 


.  Charles  Richman 
.  Sydney  Herbert 
William  Sampson 
.  .  .  Dean  Pratt 
.  Robert  Shepherd 
.  Hobart  Bosworth 
Frederick  Truesdell 
.  .  Marie  St.  John 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 


Maria  .  ■  .  .  .  .  Mabel  Roebuck 
Sir  Peter  Teazle  .  .  .  Edwin  Varrey 
Sir  Benjamin  Backbite 

Herbert  Gresham 
Sir  Oliver  Surface  .  William  Griffiths 
Sir  Harry  Bumper  (with  original 

song) Neil  McCay 

Joseph  Surface  .  .  .  Geo.  Clarke 
Lady  Teazle Ada  Rehan 


This  was  the  first  appearance  here  of  Wm.  Griffiths  and  Dean 
Pratt.  The  one  hundredth  performance  of  "  The  Geisha "  took 
place  Dec.  17.  On  Dec.  21  a  new  and  elaborate  production  of 
Shakespeare's  "Much  Ado  About  Nothing"  was  seen,  for  which 
Henry  E.  Hoyt  painted  a  new  scenic  outfit  after  models  from  the 
Od^on  Theatre  in  Paris,  and  Frederick  Ecke  arranged  the  music, 
original  and  selected  from  various  sources.     It  had  this  cast : 


Don  Pedro  . 
Don  John    . 
Claudio  .     . 
Benedick     . 
Leonato .     . 
Antonio .     . 
Borachio     . 
Conrade 
Balthazar    . 
A  Messenger 
A  Page  .     . 
Friar  Francis 
Dogberry    . 
Verges   .    . 


.  Herbert  Gresham 
.  Sydney  Herbert 
.  .  .  John  Craig 
.  Charles  Richman 
.  .  George  Clarke 
.  .  Tyrone  Power 
William  Hazeltine 
.  Hobart  Bosworth 
.  .  Neil  McCay 
Frederick  Truesdell 
.  .  Clara  Emory 
.  .  Edwin  Varrey 
.  William  Griffiths 
.  William  Sampson 


Seacoal  .  .  .  . 
Oatcake  .  .  . 
Sexton   .     .     .     . 

Pages  attending  f 
Don  Pedro      f 

Pages  attending  > 
Leonato  | 

Beatrice 
Hero  .    . 
Ursula 
Margaret 
Imogen  . 


.     .  Dean  Pratt 

Robert  Shepherd 

.  George  Lesoir 

.     Maud  Carter 

.  Marion  Stuart 

.  Rose  Marston 

Mabel  Strickland 

Alethe  Craig,  etc. 

.     .  Ada  Rehan 

Nancy  Mcintosh 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

Marie  St.  John 

Miss  Hathaway 


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INCIDENTAL 

To  the  1st  act :  A  Saraband  will  be  danced  by  the  principal  characters. 

To  the  2d  act :  The  Serenade,  "  Sigh  No  More,  Ladies,"  by  Stevens, 
will  be  sung  by  Mr.  Neil  McCay :  assisted  on  the  lutes  by  Robert  Shepherd, 
George  Wharnock,  Charles  Bates,  Miss  Lena  Loraine,  Belle  D'Arcy,  Margeurete 
Barre,  Lila  Convere,  Lulu  Bosworth  and  Miss  Mabelle  Gillman. 

A  Dance  of  Gipsies  —  accompanying  the  Serenade  :  by  Miss  Helma  Nelson, 
Isadora  Duncan,  Mabel  Thompson,  and  Gertrude  Bennett. 

To  the  4th  act :  A  Choral  Hymn  (of  the  ninth  century)  by  a  number  of  Boy 
Voices. 

To  the  5th  act :  "  Pardon,  Goddess  of  the  Night,"  arranged  to  be  sung  as  a 
solo  by  Miss  Nancy  McIntosh,  with  harp  accompaniment  by  Mad.  Inez 
Carusi. 

The  comedy  concluding  with  a  Mediaeval  Dance,  in  which  the  principal  char- 
acters take  part. 

"  Much  Ado  About  Nothing  "  was  repeated  Dec.  23,  25,  26,  29, 
and  matinee  Dec.  30,  night  of  Dec.  31,  matinee  Jan.  i,  1897, 
matinee  and  night  of  Jan.  2,  matinee  Jan.  4,  evenings  Jan.  5,  7, 
9,  and  matinee  Jan.  9.  "The  Geisha,"  Dec.  24,  matinee  Dec. 
25,  evenings  Dec.  28,  30,  Jan.  i,  4,  matinee  Jan.  6,  and  night 
of  Jan.  8.  These  plays  continued  until  Feb.  8,  when  "  The  Mag- 
istrate, "  by  A.  W.  Pinero,  was  revived : 


Eneas  Posket  . 
BuUamy  .  . 
Col.  Lukyn  .  . 
Horace  Vale  . 
Cis  Farringdon 
Achilla  Blond  . 
Isadore  .  .  . 
Worringdon    . 


Edwin  Stevens 

.    Wm.  Griffiths 

Herbert  Gresham 

Sidney  Herbert 

Geo.  Lesoir 

.  Wm.  Sampson 

Robert  Shepherd 

.    .  Dean  Pratt 


Inspector  .  . 
Serg.  Luk  .  . 
Constable  Harris 
Wyke  .  .  . 
Agatha  .  .  . 
Charlotte  .  . 
Beatrice  Tomlinson 
Popham.    .    .     . 


Hobart  Bosworth 
Wm.  Hazeltine 
Geo.  Wharnock 
.  .  Geo.  Heath 
.  .  Ada  Rehan 
Pauline  French 
.  Percy  Haswell 
.  Silva  Converse 


"  The  Geisha "  continued  every  Tuesday,  Thursday,  and  Satur- 
day matinee,  and  "The  Magistrate,"  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday, 
and  Saturday  night,  and  Wednesday  matin6e,  until  and  including 
Feb.  27. 

Edwin  Stevens  withdrew  from  the  company  on  Feb.  22,  and 
Tyrone  Power  took  the  part  of  Posket,  and  Damon  Lyons  played 
th-  Marquis  in  "The  Geisha."  T.  Hadaway  replaced  Robert 
Shepherd  as  Isadore  on  the  same  date.  "The  Magistrate"  con- 
tinued afternoon  and  night  of  March  i,  20-26,  and  March  31; 
"The  Geisha,"  March  2,  matinee  and  nights  of  March  3,  22,  24, 
27,  30,  and  matinge  March  31;  "Meg  Merrilies,"  dramatized 
from  "Guy  Mannering,"  by  Robert  W.  Chambers,  had  an  elabo- 
rate production  here  March  12.  The  cast  was:  Persons  in  the 
Prologue:  Meg  Merrilies,  Ada  Rehan;  Godfrey  Bertram,  Wil- 
liam Hazeltine;  Young  Harry,  Little  Eddie  Devere;  Dominie 
Sampson,  Tyrone   Power;   Duncan   Kennedy,    Hobart   Bosworth; 


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Sebastian,  Frederick  Truesdell ;  Ephra,  Paul  McAllister;  Gabriel, 
Dean  Pratt;  Dirk  Hatteraick,  George  Clarke.  Persons  in  the 
Play:  Meg  Merrilies,  Ada  Rehan;  Sir  Robert  Haslewood,  Wil- 
liam Griffiths;  Col.  Guy  Mannering,  John  Craig;  Henry  Bertram, 
Neil  McCay;  Gilbert  Glossin,  Sydney  Herbert;  Dominie  Samp- 
son, Tyrone  Power ;  Dirk  Hatteraick,  Geo.  Clarke ;  Dandie  Dinmont, 
Herbert  Gresham;  Jock  Tobus,  George  Lesoir;  Flora,  Virginia 
Earle ;  Lucy  Bertram,  Percy  Haswell ;  Mrs.  McCandlish,  Mrs.  G. 
H.  Gilbert ;  Julia  Mannering,  Nancy  Mcintosh.  "  Meg  Merrilies  " 
was  withdrawn  after  March  18,  and  "The  Wonder"  was  presented, 
for  the  first  time  in  many  years,  March  23,  matindes  March  23 
and  24,  nights  March  25,  26,  and  matinees  March  27-29.  The 
comedy  had  this  cast : 


Donna  Violante 
Felix  .  .  . 
Col.  Britten  . 
Isabella  .  . 
Flora  .  .  . 
Iris   .... 


.  .  Ada  Rehan 
Chas.  Richman 

.  George  Clarke 
Marie  St.  John 

.  Virginia  Earle 

.     Grace  Rutter 


Don  Pedro 
Don  Lopez 
Frederick   . 
Lissardo 
Gibby     .     . 
Vasquez 


.  Edwin  Varrey 
.  Wm.  Griffiths 
.  .  John  Craig 
Herbert  Gresham 
.  .  Dean  Pratt 
Thos.  Hadaway 


"  The  Tempest "  was  done  April  6,  8,  10,  with  this  cast : 


Alonzo Sydney  Herbert 

Sebastian John  Craig 

Ferdinand C.  Richman 

Prospero Geo.  Clarke 

Antonio       ....      Wm.  Hazeltine 

Gonzalo Edwin  Varrey 

Trinculo Wm.  Griffiths 

Stephano    ....  Herbert  Gresham 


Adrian Fred  Truesdell 

Francisco    ....  Hobart  Bosworth 

Caliban Tyrone  Power 

Miranda      ....    Nancy  Mcintosh 

Ceres Percy  Haswell 

Iris Grace  Rutter 

Juno Mabelle  Gillmah 

Ariel Virginia  Earle 


A  special  performance  of  "The  Tempest,"  with  Ada  Rehan  as 
Miranda  and  Percy  Haswell  as  Ariel,  was  given  the  afternoon  of 
April  19,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Association  for  Befriending  chil- 
dren and  young  girls. 

"  The  Geisha  "  had  its  one  hundred  and  sixty-first  and  last  per- 
formance April  21. 

"The  Circus  Girl,"  by  James  T.  Tanner  and  W.  Fallings,  with 
music  by  Ivan  Caryll  and  Lionel  Monckton,  lyrics  by  Harry 
Greenbank  and  Adrian  Ross,  was  presented  April  23,  and  had 
this  cast: 


Biggs James  Powers 

Titus  Wemyss     .    .  Herbert  Gresham 

Dick  Capel Cyril  Scott 

Drivelli Samuel  Edwards 

Reginald  Gower  ....     Eric  Scott 

Albertani Douglas  Flint 

Commissaire  of  Police,  Augustus  Cook 
Vicomte  Gaston  .    .     .       Neil  McCay 


Toothick  Pacha 
"  La  Favorita  " 
Lucille  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Drivelli  . 
Diana  Wemyss 
Marie  .  .  . 
Dora  Wemyss 


Hobart  Bosworth 
Nancy  Mcintosh 
Blanche  Astley 
.  Marie  Sanger 
.  Effie  Germon 
.  Helma  Nelson 
.  Virginia  Earle 


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The  season  closed  June  26.  The  house  reopened  Aug.  16,  1897. 
with  "The  Circus  Girl;"  the  cast  being  the  same  as  that  of  the 
last  season.  Mabelle  Gillman  first  appeared  here  Oct.  25  as  Lucille 
in  "The  Circus  Girl."  "The  Geisha"  was  revived  on  Nov.  8. 
Julius  Stieger  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  the  part  of  Lieut. 
Fairfax,  Cyril  Scott  as  Cunningham,  James  Powers  as  Wun  Hi, 
Virginia  Earle  as  Molly  Seamore,  and  Nancy  Mcintosh  as 
Mimosa  San. 

Mr.  Daly's  nineteenth  season  opened  Tuesday  night,  Nov.  30, 
1897,  with  a  production  of  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  cast  thus : 


Lawrence  Skinner 

Wilfred  Clarke 

JefEerson  Winter 

Joseph  Herbert 

Marie  St.  John 

Virginia  Navarro 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

.     .     .  Ada  Rehan 


A  Lord Hobart  Bosworth  A  Pedant  . 

Christopher  Sly    .     .     .  Tyrone  Power  Grumio  .  . 

The  Hostess    ....    Nora  O'Brien  Biondello  . 

A  Page  ......     Henry  Hyde  Tranio    .  . 

Huntsman Edwin  Varrey  Bianca    .  . 

Baptista      ....     Paul  McAllister  A  Widow  . 

Vincentio John  Craig  Curtis     .  . 

Petruchio George  Clarke  Katharina  . 

Gremio William  F.  Owen 

George  Clarke  and  Herbert  Gresham  were  stage  managers  this 
season.  "  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew  "  was  acted  matinees  of  Wednes- 
day and  Saturday.  On  Tuesday,  Dec.  7,  "  Number  Nine,  or  The 
Lady  of  Ostend,"  a  farcical  comedy  adapted  from  the  German  of 
Oscar  Blumenthal  and  Gustave  Kadelburg,  by  F,  C.  Burnand,  was 
seen,  with  this  cast : 


Richard  Whortles  .  .  .  Cyril  Scott 
Edward  Blake  .  .  Charles  Richman 
Joseph  Carbury  .  .  William  F.  Owen 
John  Humbert  .  William  Hazeltine 
Thompson Dean  Pratt 


Mrs.  Matilda  Carbury 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Dorothy  Whortles  .  .  Irene  Perry 
Milly  Grace  .  .  .  Lettice  Fairfax 
Jane Lila  Convere 


This  was  the  American  debut  of  Lettice  Fairfax.  "Number 
Nine"  was  given  Dec.  20,  22,  24,  matinees  Dec.  22,  25,  "The 
Geisha,"  the  week  of  Dec.  27,  with  Miss  Mcintosh,  Miss  Earle, 
Mr.  Powers,  Mr.  Gresham,  and  Mr.  Stieger  in  the  cast.  "  As  You 
Like  It"  was  played  Jan.  3,  1898,  with  Ada  Rehan  as  Rosalind. 
"The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor,"  was  revived  Jan.  11,  for  the  first 
time  in  twelve  years,  with  this  cast : 


Sir  John  Falstaff  (his  first  appear- 
ance in  this  character),  George  Clarke 

Fenton Neil  McCay 

.  Edwin  Varrey 

Wilfred  Clarke 

Charles  Richman 

Charles  Craig 

Herbert  Gresham 

Joseph  Herbert 


Master  Shallow 

Master  Slender 

Francis  Ford    . 

George  Page    . 

Sir  Hugh  Evans 

Doctor  Caius   . 

Host  of  the  Garter  Inn,    Tyrone  Power 

It  was  given  in  four  acts. 


Ancient  Pistol 
Corporal  Nym 
Bardolph 
Robin      .     . 
Simple     .     . 
Rugby     .     . 
Mistress  Page 
Anne  Page  . 
Mistress  Quickly 
Mistress  Ford  . 


.    Sydney  Herbert 

William  Hazeltine 

Hobart  Bosworth 

.     .     Little  Vergie 

Tom  Hadaway 
George  Wharnock 
.   Catherine  Lewis 

Lettice  Fairfax 

Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

.     .       Ada  Rehan 


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"Twelfth  Night"  was  acted  the  week  of  Jan.  25.  "The  Coun- 
try Girl"  was  presented  Feb.  11,  with  Ada  Rehan  in  her  familiar 
part  of  Peggy  Thrift.  Previous  to  the  comedy  was  given  "  Coming 
Events,"  a  farce  by  Edmond  Pailleron,  with  Ada  Rehan  as  Nell 
Yearance,  Charles  Richman  as  Paul  Yearance,  Irene  Perry  as 
Henrietta,  and  William  Hazeltine  as  the  Doctor.  "Jealousy" 
was  "the  curtain-raiser"  Feb.  14,  16;  on  Feb.  17,  22,  23,  pre- 
vious to  "The  Country  Girl,"  a  new  Japanese  comedy  by  Wolf- 
gang Kirch  back,  with  music  by  Franz  Curti,  entitled  "Lilli  Tse," 
was  given  with  this  cast:  Kiki  Tsum,  Frank  Rushworth;  Lilli 
Tse,  Marguerite  Lemon;  Ming-Ming,  Arthur  Cunningham; 
Taima,  Belle  Harper;  Miss  Whirlbottle,  Marie  St.  John. 

Mr.  Burton  Holmes  began  a  series  of  Lenten  lectures  Feb.  24, 
and  continued  until  March  12.  "Lilli  Tse"  and  "The  Country 
Girl"  were  given  March  12,  and  continued  until  March  15.  On 
that  date  "School  for  Scandal "  was  produced,  with  this  cast: 


Sir  Peter  Teazle  .  .  Edwin  Varrey 
Sir  Oliver  Surface,  William  F.  Owen 
Sir  Benjamin  Backbite 

Herbert  Gresham 
Sir  Harry  Bumper  Frank  Rushworth 
Joseph  Surface  .  .  George  Clarke 
Charles  Surface     .       Charles  Richman 

Crabtree Sydney  Herbert 

Moses Wilfred  Clarke 


Rowley    ....     William  Hazeltine 

Snake Paul  McAllister 

Careless  ....  Hobart  Bosworth 
Sir  Peter's  Servant  .  Tom  Hadaway 
Lady  Sneerwell  .  .  Marie  St.  John 
Mrs.  Candour  .    .   Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 

Maria Gerda  Wisner 

Lady  Teazle's  Maid  .  .  Belle  d'Arcy 
Lady  Teazle     ....      Ada  Rehan 


The  nineteenth  season  closed  with  "As  You  Like  It,"  April  13. 
During  the  season  "As  You  Like  It "  was  acted  ten  times;  "Tam- 
ing the  Shrew,"  fifteen;  "Merry  Wives  of  Windsor,"  sixteen; 
"Twelfth  Night,"  eight;  "School  for  Scandal,"  seven;  "The 
Country  Girl,"  fifty;  "Number  Nine,"  twenty;  "The  Subtleties 
of  Jealousy,"  twenty;  "Lilli  Tse,"  thirty;  "The  Geisha,"  fifty- 
five;  and  "The  Circus  Girl,"  ninety -seven  times.  Ada  Rehan 
made  her  last  appearance  in  "As  You  Like  It,"  when  Blanche 
Bates  first  appeared  here  as  Celia.  Moving  pictures  were  seen 
here  for  the  matinees  commencing  March  14.  A  spring  season 
began  April  15,  with  "  La  Poupde, "  in  two  acts;  book  by  Maurice 
Ordineaua  and  Arthur  Sturgess,  music  by  Edmond  Audran : 


Master  Hillarius 
Mme.  Hillarius 
Henry  .  .  . 
AUesia  .  .  . 
The  Baron  .  . 
Loremois      .     . 


.     .  James  Powers 

.  Catherine  Lewis 

Ethel  Hornick 

Virginia  Earle 

Herbert  Gresham 

.    Joseph  Herbert 


Brother  Maxime  .  .  .  Frank  Celli 
Launcelot  .  .  .  Frank  Rushworth 
Brother  Sebastian,  Frederick  Truesdell 
Brother  Basil  .  .  .  William  Gilbert 
Pierre  Aitken  ....  Jean  Taylor 
Marie Grace  Rutter 


It  proved  to  be  a  failure,  and  was  withdrawn  May  2,  and  "  The 
Circus  Girl "  revived,  with  Irene  Perry  as  the  heroine.  The 
theatre  closed  June  4  to   reopen   Aug.   25,    1898,  with  the  first 


1899] 


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American  production  of  Seymour  Hicks'  "A  Runaway  Girl," 
with  music  by  Ivan  Caryll  and  Lionel  Monckton,  and  lyrics  by 
Aubrey  Hopwood  and  Harry  Greenbank.     The  cast  was: 


Guy  Stanley Cyril  Scott 

Lord  Coodle  ....  Wilfred  Clarke 
Professor  Tamarind,  Herbert  Gresham 
Signor  PoUoni  .  .  .  Henry  Stanley 
Hon.  Bobby  Barclay  .  .  Eric  Scott 
Sir  William  Hake     .     Paul  McAllister 

Mr.  Creel Tom  Hadaway 

Leonello      .     .     .      Arthur  Donaldson 

Boccaccio Charles  Bates 

Doloroso Percy  Smith 

Flipper James  T.  Powers 

Dorothy  Stanley  .  .  .  Yvette  Violette 
Lady  Coodle   .     .     .     Catherine  Lewis 


Mrs.  Creel Gerda  Wisner 

Fraulein  Ehrenbreitstein,  Belle  Harper 

Agatha Blanche  Carlisle 

.  Marian  Stuart 

Beatrice  Morgan 

Mabel  Thompson 

.  Violet  Goodall 

Edith  Hutchins 

.     .    Rosa  Vera 

.  Hazel  Pughley 

Mabelle  Gillman 

Paula  Edwardes 

.  Virginia  Earle 


Martha 
Dolly  Dudley  - 
Maude  Brook  . 
Grace  Arlington 
Bertie  Wales  . 
Jessie  Portman 
Eva  Grosvenor 
Alice  .  .  . 
Carmintia  .  . 
Winnifred  Gray 


On  Nov.  19  "A  Runaway  Girl"  was  transferred  to  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Theatre,  and  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  produced  at 
Daly's  on  Nov.   19.     The  cast  was: 


Portia Ada  Rehan 

Shylock Sydney  Herbert 

Bassanio      ....      Chas.  Richman 

Antonio George  Clarke 

Gratiano  ....  Herbert  Gresham 
Launcelot  ....  Wilfred  Clarke 
Nerissa Mabel  Roebuck 


Tubal  .... 
Gobbo  .... 
Duke  of  Venice  . 
Salarino  .  .  . 
Solanio  .... 
Prince  of  Arragon 
Lorenzo      .     .     . 


De  Witt  Jennings 
.  Wm.  F.  Owen 
.  Edwin  Varrey 
.  Joseph  Greppo 
Wm.  Hazeltine 
.  Harold  Lewis 
JefEerson  Winter 


Jan.  3,  1899,  "Madame  Sans  GSne,"  by  Victorien  Sardou,  was 
presented  here,  with  this  cast : 


Napoleon Geo.  Clarke 

Lefevre Charles  Richman 

Fouchd Sydney  Herbert 

Comte  de  Neipperg,   White  Whittlesey 

Savary William  F.  Owen 

Despreaux  ....      Wilfred  Clarke 
Saint-Marsan  .     .    .     Walter  Howard 


Roustan Harold  Lewis 

Mathurin Marie  Murphy 

Caroline May  Cargill 

Elsie Mabel  Roebuck 

Madame  de  Rovigo  .     .  Hazel  Pughley 

Toinon Irene  Perry 

Catherine Ada  Rehan 


The  matinee,  Jan.  9,  of  "Madame  Sans  GSne"  was  for  the 
benefit  of  St.  Mary's  church,  Saugerties,  N.  Y. 

"The  School  for  Scandal "  was  revived  Jan.  16,  with  Ada  Rehan 
as  Lady  Teazle,  Charles  Richman  as  Charles  Surface,  George 
Clarke  as  Sir  Peter  Teazle;  White  Whittlesey,  Joseph  Surface; 
Miss  Cargill,  Lady  Sneerwell ;  and  Mrs.  Gilbert,  Mrs.  Candour. 

"  The  Taming  of  the  Shrew  "  was  revived  Jan.  23.  On  Feb.  9, 
for  the  first  time  in  America,  was  seen  "The  Great  Ruby,"  by 
Cecil  Raleigh  and  Henry  Hamilton.     It  had  this  cast: 


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Lady  Garnett Ada  Rehan 

Countess  Mirtza  CharkofiE 

Blanche  Bates 
Mrs.  Elsmere  .  .  Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert 
Brenda  Elsmere  .  .  .  May  Cargill 
Hon.  Moya  Denzil  .  Mabel  Roebuck 
Hon.  Kathleen  Denzil,  Beatrice  Morgan 
Louisa  Jupp  .  .  .  Paula  Edwardes 
Flossie  de  Grosvenor  .  Louise  Draper 
Millie  Paget  .  .  .  Virginia  Navarro 
Jane  Slater      ....    Anne  Caverly 

Parsons Lucy  Spinney 

Mirtza's  Maid .    .    .  Katherine  Clinton 


Housemaid Laura  Hill 

Prince  Kassim  Wadia 

Charles  Richman 
Viscount  Montyghal  .  Wilfred  Clarke 
Sir  John  Garnett .  .  Herbert^  Gresham 
Lord  George  Hartopp,  George  Greppo 
Captain  Clive  Dalrymple 

White  Whittlesey 

Cornish William  F.  Owen 

Simon James  Young 

Brett Sydney  Herbert 

Jack  Denis Fulton  Russell 

Hans George  Howard 


After  the  second  night,  Blanche  Bates  withdrew  from  the  cast. 
Corona  Riccardo  played  Lady  Garnett  when  Ada  Rehan  left  for 
Europe.  Burton  Holmes  commenced  his  Lenten  lectures  the 
morning  of  Feb.  20.  At  the  matinee  performance  of  June  7, 
the  company  was  notified  of  the  death  of  Augustin  Daly  which 
occurred  in  Paris. 

Mr.  Daly's  death  removed  the  most  distinguished  figure  among 
the  dramatic  managers  of  America,  since  the  days  of  Lester  Wal- 
lack.  Mr.  Daly  was  inspired  by  the  highest  ambition,  and  in  all 
his  relations  with  the  stage  he  was  animated  by  a  serious  sense 
of  responsibility  and  was  inspired  by  motives  that  were  conscien- 
tious and  noble.  He  died  as  he  would  have  wished  to  die  —  at 
the  summit  of  his  career.  With  a  fine  literary  taste  and  untiring 
industry  Augustin  Daly  explored  every  source  of  the  drama  for 
new  and  good  plays.  To  his  training  many  of  the  best  actors 
and  actresses  in  the  country  owe  their  professional  standing. 
No  American  manager  in  the  thirty  years  of  his  ascendancy  made 
more  money  than  Mr.  Daly.  It  is  true  that  none  expended  more 
on  the  production  of  plays,  and  that  pecuniary  profit  was  never  the 
uppermost  idea  in  his  mind.  With  one  accord  the  dramatic  pro- 
fession gave  Mr.  Daly  first  rank  as  a  stage  manager  and  producer 
of  plays.  All  recognized  his  influence  as  a  directing  genius  of 
dramatic  art.  He  was  born  in  Plymouth,  N.  C,  July  20,  1838. 
He  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  many  of  the  dignitaries  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church  in  this  city,  and  on  Dec.  13,  1894,  he 
was  the  recipient  of  the  Laetare  Medal  of  the  University  of  Notre 
Dame,  the  presentation  being  made  by  Archbishop  Corrigan,  in 
the  presence  of  a  large  number  of  Roman  Catholic  dignitaries. 
Mr.  Daly's  body  was  brought  to  America  by  the  steamship  New 
York,  arriving  here  June  17,  and  taken  to  St.  Patrick's  cathedral 
the  following  day  for  funeral  obsequies,  when  there  were  over  five 
thousand  people  present.  There  was  an  orchestra  of  seventy-five 
pieces,  the  great  organ,  the  full  choir,  and  the  soloists  of  the 
church.  The  pall  bearers  were  Joseph  Jefferson,  Willie  Winter, 
Roger  A.  Pryor,  George  Clarke,  John  B.  Schoeffel,  Theo.  Moss, 


igoo] 


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587 


St.  Clair  McKelway,  John  D.  Crimmins,  Nelson  Goodwin  Green, 
Joseph  J.  O'Donohue,  and  Richard  Dorney.  He  was  buried  in 
the  family  vault  in  Calvary  cemetery. 

After  being  closed  since  June  7,  Daly's  Theatre  was  reopened 
Sept.  13  with  Daniel  Frohman  as  manager,  whose  first  attraction 
was  "The  King's  Musketeer,"  adapted  by  Henry  Hamilton,  from 
Dumas'  novel.     It  had  this  cast : 


Raoul  d'Artagnan  .  ,  E.  H.  Sothern 
Louis  XIII.  .  .  .  Morton  Selten 
Cardinal  Richelieu,  Arthur  R.  Lawrence 
George  Villiers  .  .  H.  S.  Northrup 
Comte  de  Rochefort.  C.  P.  Flockton 
M.  de  Treville,        Rowland  Buckstone 

Athos Roydon  Erlynne 

Porthos Norman  Conniers 

Aramis Geo.  E.  Bryant 

De  Chemerault  .  .  .  Daniel  Jarrett 
D'Estress   ....      Edward  Belmar 

Jussac R.  S.  Carrington 

Bicarat Frank  Raymond 

Bemajoux Frank  Greppo 

Le  Cahusac  ....  Edward  Lester 
De  Vieuville R.  Neill 


John  Felton  . 

Planchet     .  . 

Mousqueton  .     . 
De  la  Fauconiere 

GaMihrh      .  . 

Le  Masle    .  . 

Vernet   .     .  .     . 
Dujart 


.    Norman  Parr 

Ernest  Tarleton 

Owen  S.  Fawcett 

.     May  Johnson 

Bessie  Johnson 

.  John  J.  Collins 

Richard  J.  Pitman 

Charles  W.  Giblyn 


Servant  to  M.  de  Treville 

Charles  Martin 

Clarice Virginia  Harned 

Anne  of  Austria  .  .  .  Adele  Block 
Gabrielle  .....  Irene  Rooke 
Mother  Superior,    Kate  Pattison  Selten 

A  Nun Olga  M'Arthur 

Toinette Edna  Phillips 


On  Oct.  24,  for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  "The  Song  of  the 
Sword,"  by  Leo  Ditrichstein,  was  presented.  On  Nov.  27  "The 
Manoeuvres  of  Jane,"  by  Henry  Arthur  Jones,  was  produced,  with 
this  cast : 


Jervis  Punshon  . 
Philibert  .  .  . 
Mr.  Nangle  .  . 
George  Langton  . 
Bostock  .  .  . 
Sir  Robert  Bowater 
Mr.  Pawsey  .  . 
Williamson  .  . 
Trimble.  .  .  . 
Jane  Nangle  .  . 
Cons.tantia  Gage . 


Charles  Walcot 
.  Ferd.  Gottschalk 
.  Charles  Harbury 
Wm.  F.  Courtenay 
.  Geo.  C.  Boniface 
.  .  John  Findlay 
.  .  William  Eville 
.     .       H.  S.  Taber 

John  L.  Weber 
.    Mary  Mannering 

Elizabeth  Tyree 


Mrs.  Beechinor,  Mrs.  Charles  Walcot 
Pamela  Beechinor  .  .  Jessie  Busley 
Lady  Bapchild,   Mrs.  Thomas  Whiffen 


Miss  Dodd 
Mrs.  Bostock  . 
Miss  Bostock . 
Mrs.  Pawsey  . 
Miss  Bowater . 
Trendell  .  . 
Maid.     .     .     . 


.  Ethel  Hornick 
.  .  Ethel  Sanborn 
,  Beatrice  Morgan 
Mrs.  Hart  Jackson 

Gertrude  Lewis 
.  Alison  Skipworth 
.     .  Julia  Devereux 


On  Feb.  5,  igoo,  "The  Ambassador,"  by  "John  Oliver  Hobbes" 
(Mrs.  Craigie),  was  seen  for  the  first  time,  and  had  this  cast :  Lord 
St.  Orbyn,  John  Mason ;  Sir  William  Beauvedere,  Edward  Morgan  ; 
Vivian  Beauvedere,  William  F.  Courtenay;  Major  Hugo  Lascelles, 
Charles  Walcot;  Lord  Lavensthorpe,  H.  S.  Taber;  Juliet  Gains- 
borough, Mary  Mannering;  Alice  Gainsborough,  Grace  EUiston; 
Lady  Beauvedere,  Hilda  Spong;  Lady  Gwendoline  Marleaze, 
Elizabeth  Tyree;  the  Princess  Vendramini,  Rhoda  Cameron; 
Lady  Basler,  Mrs.  Charles  Walcot;  Mrs.  Whitcomb,  Mrs.  Hart 
Jackson;   Katie,  Beatrice  Morgan;   Miss  Yolande,  Blanche  Kel- 


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leher;  Miss  Mamie,  Gertrude  Lewis;  Mrs.  Spearing,  Eva  Vincent; 
Tomkins,  Julia  Devereaux;  Rorter,  William  Eville;  the  Duchess, 
Minnie  Bowen. 

March  20  "The  Interrupted  Honeymoon,"  by  F.  Kinsey  Peile, 
had  its  first  presentation  here.  The  cast  was ;  Sir  Charles,  John 
Mason;  Daniel  Gordon,  Edward  J.  Morgan;  Kenneth  Benyon, 
Grant  Stewart;  Christopher  Trevor,  William  F.  Courtenay; 
Penny,  John  Findlay;  Violet  Babington,  Mary  Mannering;  Hon. 
Mrs.  Daniel  Gordon,  Hilda  Spong;  Rachel  Gordon,  Mrs.  Charles 
Walcot;  Lady  Pamela,  Ethel  Hornick;  Agatha  Vincent,  Alison 
Skipworth;  Georgina  Percival,  Eva  Vincent.  On  the  afternoon 
of  March  23  there  was  a  performance  for  the  benefit  of  the  Mothers 
and  Babies'  Hospital,  arranged  by  Mrs.  Robert  Osborn,  and  it  was 
such  a  success  that  the  sum  of  ;^2,ooo  was  added  to  the  treasury  of 
the  admirable  charity. 

Among  the  attractions  were  the  Japanese  players  in  one  scene 
from  "The  Geisha  and  the  Knight."  Mrs.  Kendal  in  Clement 
Scott's  play  "The  Cape  Mail,"  assisted  by  Rudge  Harding,  Athol 
Forde,  P.  F.  Ames,  Nellie  Campbell,  Mary  Kilpack,  and  Mrs.  A. 
B.  Tappins;  also  a  farce  by  George  Grossmith,  called  "Winning 
a  Widow,"  with  Mrs.  Clement  Scott  as  Mrs.  FuUabloom.  Mrs. 
Scott  had  frequently  appeared  in  London  as  an  amateur  actress. 
"Nannette,"  a  one-act  play  by  Ferdinand  Gottschalk,  founded  on 
an  incident  of  the  Paris  commune,  was  one  of  the  surprises  of 
the  afternoon,  with  Edwin  Arden  and  Margaret  Anglin  in  the 
cast.  William  Gillette  followed,  with  "A  Little  Talk  to  Sun- 
day School  children,"  the  programme  concluding  with  "A  Panto- 
mime Rehearsal." 

"Trelawney  of  the  Wells,"  by  A.  W.  Pinero,  was  presented 
here  April  9,  with  nearly  the  same  cast  it  received  originally 
at  the  Lyceum  Theatre.  Good  Friday  the  house  was  closed, 
Mr.  Frohman  thus  following  the  custom  established  by  Mr.  Daly. 
"Wheels  within  Wheels"  was  played  April  16,  17,  18,  19,  and 
matinee  April  21.     The  cast  was: 


Lord  Eric John  Mason 

Sir  Philip Grant  Stewart 

Egerton      .     .     .     Philip  Cunningham 

Eaves Edward  Lester 

Byam Charles  Giblyn 


Waiter  .  .  . 
Mrs.  Bulmer  . 
Lady  Curtoys  . 
Miss  Curtoys  . 
James  Blagden 


.     C.  W.  Butler 

.      Hilda  Spong 

.  Grace  EUiston 

Eva  Vincent 

Robert  Billiard 


"The  Manoeuvres  of  Jane"  was  repeated  April  20,  and  "Tre- 
lawney of  the  Wells,"  for  the  benefit  of  the  mother  of  the  late 
Ernest  Tarleton,  was  given  on  the  afternoon  of  April  17.  The 
receipts  amounted  to  over  ;^2,8oo.  The  programme  was  "Col. 
Carter  of  Carterville."  In  the  cast:  E.  M.  Holland,  Beatrice 
Morgan,  Joseph  Wheelock,  Jr.,  William  Courtenay,  Samuel  Ed- 


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589 


wards,  and  John  Findlay.  Henry  E.  Dixey  appeared  in  a  mono- 
logue, and  Blanche  Bates,  Frank  Worthing,  and  William  Harcourt 
in  "An  Affair  of  Hearts,"  by  W.  H.  Post.  Then  came  Mary 
Mannering  and  Mr.  Hackett  in  the  balcony  scene  from  "  Romeo 
and  Juliet ; "  Beatrice  Herford  in  a  monologue ;  David  Bispham 
sang  "Danny  Deever;"  and  finally  Virginia  Harned  and  E.  H. 
Sothern  in  Sir  Charles  Young's  "Drifting  Apart."  A  spring  sea- 
son opened  April  23  with  "  A  Runaway  Girl  "  :  James  T.  Powers, 
Flipper  the  Jockey;  Marie  Celeste  filled  Virginia  Earle's  r61e  of 
Winnifred;  Paula  Edwardes  was  Carmintia;  and  Rachel  Booth, 
Alice.  This  play  was  originally  acted  at  this  theatre  one  hundred 
times,  then  transferred  to  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,  where  it  had 
one  hundred  and  sixteen  performances.  The  theatre  closed  June 
2  to  reopen  Sept.  6,  with  "The  Rose  of  Persia,"  written  by  Basil 
Hood,  the  music  composed  by  Sir  Arthur  Sullivan. 

On  Oct.  21,  "San  Toy,"  a  Chinese-English  musical  comedy  in 
two  acts,  book  by  Edward  Morton,  music  by  Sidney  Jones,  lyrics  by 
Harry  Greenbank  and  Adrian  Ross,  was  presented,  with  this  cast: 
Li,  James  T.  Powers;  Captain  Bobby  Preston,  Melville  Stewart; 
Sir  Bingo  Preston,  Wilfred  Clarke;  Sing-Hi,  J.  L.  Weber;  Lieut. 
Harvey  Tucker,  Henry  Girard ;  Fo-Hop,  Joseph  Gooderowe ;  Hu-Pi, 
Joseph  Cauto;  Wai-Ho,  Robert  M.  O'Neil;  Li-Hi,  W.  W.  Scott; 
Li-Lo,  George  A.  Roarke;  The  Emperor,  Sarony  Lambert;  Yen- 
How,  George  K.  Fortescue;  Wun-Lung,  Florence  Newcombe; 
Ko-Fan,  Isobel  Hall;  Trixie,  Carolyn  Gordon;  Rose  Tucker, 
Frances  Gordon;  Hu-You,  Elsie  Thorne;  Mrs.  Streeter,  Eva 
Randolph;   San  Toy,  Marie  Celeste. 

The  dramatic  season  opened  Nov.  26,  with  "The  Man  of  Forty," 
by  Walter  Frith,  and  was  thus  cast : 


Frederick  Lee-Fanshawe,    John  Mason 
Roger  Dunster,  his 

secretary  I  Edward  Morgan 

Lewis  Dunster,  Roger  '  " 

Dunster's  brother, 
Capt.  Dennis  Garner 

William  Courtenay 
Algie  Portman      .  Jameson  Lee  Finney 


Raymond  Barker . 
Martin  .... 
Mrs.  Egerton  .  . 
Elsie  .... 
Mrs.  Bella  Portman 
Claire  Despencer 
Lillian  Vachel .  . 
Mrs.  Jessop     .    . 


.  Grant  Stewart 
Fred  Courtayne 

Hilda  Spong 

.    Cecilia  Loftus 

Elizabeth  Tyree 

Beatrice  Morgan 

Alison  Skipworth 

Eva  Vincent 

This  was  his 


Fred  Courtayne  is  a  brother  of  Wm.  Courtenay. 
first  appearance  under  Mr.  Frohman's  management. 

"Lady  Huntworth's  Experiment,"  by  R.  C.  Carton,  was  seen 
for  the  first  tfme  T)ec.  21,  and  cast  thus:  Dorvaston,  John 
Mason;  Audley  Pillenger,  Grant  Stewart;  Henry  Thoresby, 
William  Courtenay;  Crayll,  Jameson  Lee  Finney;  Gandy,  Wil- 
liam F.  Owen;  Caroline,  Hilda  Spong;  Lucy,  Cecilia  Loftus; 
Hannah   Pillenger,    Mrs.   Chas.    Walcot;   Keziah,    May   Robson. 


590       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1870 

The  season  ended  March  2,  1901,  but  another  season  began 
the  next  night  with  a  revival  of  "San  Toy,"  which  continued 
until  the  night  of  June  i,  when  the  theatre  closed  for  the 
summer. 


HARLEM  MUSIC  HALL 

IN  the  new  depot  building  of  the  Third  Avenue  railroad,  corner 
of  One  Hundred  and  Thirtieth  Street  and  Third  Avenue, 
westerly  side.  It  was  occupied  as  a  place  of  amusement  and 
called  "Harlem  Music  Hall."  It  was  opened  Dec.  12,  1870, 
with  a  vocal  and  instrumental  concert.  The  first  dramatic  per- 
formance given  here  was  Dec.  26,  when  Rose  and  Harry  Watkins 
came,  with  "Trodden  Down." 

The  hall  continued  to  be  occupied  with  various  entertainments, 
until  it  underwent  a  complete  transformation.  It  was  opened  as 
"The  Mount  Morris  Theatre,"  Sept.  25,  1882,  by  Hamilton  & 
Chandler,  with  a  dramatic  company,  in  "  The  Lights  0'  London. " 
Hamilton  continued  to  manage  the  house  until  May,  1885,  when 
he  retired.  Of  late  it  had  been  occupied  with  cheap  dramatic 
entertainments. 


H 


HARLEM   HALL 

ARLEM  HALL,  situated  on  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth 
Street  and  Fourth  Avenue  was  opened  May  4,  1871,  with 
a  concert. 

THE  ALHAMBRA 

A  PLACE  for  vaudeville  entertainments  on  the  second  floor  of 
II 64  Broadway,  east  side,  above  Twenty-seventh  Street  was 
known  as  "  The  Alhambra."  It  was  opened  in  June,  1871,  by  Mr. 
Burns,  but  continued  only  a  few  weeks. 


HARTZ'S  BIJOU   THEATRE 

HARTZ'S  bijou  theatre  was  a  small  room  at  748  Broad- 
way, east  side,  between  Eighth  Street  and  Astor  Place.  It 
was  opened  by  Professor  Hartz,  the  magician,  Feb.  21,  1870.  It 
closed  after  a  few  nights. 


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THE  HAYMARKET 

SITUATED  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and 
Thirtieth  Street,  was  a  so-called  place  of  amusement  which 
has  had  a  checkered  career.  A  German  built  it  and  called  it 
"Carlberg's  baths."     It  was  then  a  fashionable  " natatorium. " 

•In  1872  William  McMahon  rented  the  place  and  called  it 
"The  Haymarket."  He  fitted  it  up  so  that  it  looked  like  a 
theatre  with  a  dancing  floor  in  place  of  the  parquet  chairs. 

When  the  town  was  "wide  open"  during  the  later  '70's  and 
the  early  '80' s,  the  Haymarket  flourished  like  a  green  bay  tree. 
McMahon  lost  his  excise  license,  and  with  touching  sorrow  wrote 
on  the  front  door:  "Soft  Drinks  Did  It." 

The  hall  was  vacant  for  some  time.  Then  Worth  set  up  a 
dime  museum  in  it,  and  mermaids  of  papier  machd  took  the  place 
of  self-possessed  young  women  with  yellow  hair.  But  the  museum 
languished.  It  was  shortly  after  known  as  "The  American 
NicKLEODEON, "  and  the  admission  prices  ranged  from  five  to 
twenty-five  cents,  according  to  the  location  of  seats. 

It  was  opened  for  free  entertainments  Sept  4,  1890,  but  it  was 
soon  closed,  and  was  advertised  for  sale.  After  seven  months  of 
worry  and  constant  endeavor  a  license  was  procured  and  the  place 
opened.  After  having  been  closed  for  many  months,  it  was  re- 
opened as  an  all-night  dance  hall,  and  called  "The  Newmarket," 
in  March,  1897,  but  was  shortly  afterwards  called  "The  Hay- 
market." William  McMahon,  the  manager  of  the  place,  died  in 
New  York  in  the  season  of  1899. 


THE  GRAND  STREET  MUSEUM 

AVERY  humble  east  side  place  of  amusement  was  "The 
Grand  Street  Museum,"  situated  at  Nos.  345  and  347 
Grand  Street.  It  was  opened  Dec.  8,  1888,  and  besides  the  liv- 
ing and  other  curiosities  to  be  seen  there,  dramatic  performances 
were  given,  and  all  could  be  enjoyed  for  ten  cents. 


CHICKERING  HALL 

CHICKERING  HALL  was  situated  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Eighteenth  Street,  and  was  opened  in 
November,  1875,  with  a  concert.  The  stage  or  music  platform  is 
sixty-one  feet  wide  by  twenty-eight  feet  deep,  with  no  proscenium. 


592       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1876 

scenery  or  other  provision  for  theatrical  effects.  The  hall  itself 
is  one  hundred  and  seven  feet  and  seven  inches  deep,  furnished 
with  opera  chairs,  and  had  a  seating  capacity  of  thirteen  hundred. 
Vienna  Demorest  made  her  first  appearance  here,  and  was  a  failure. 
Emma  Abbott  made  her  formal  American  debut  in  concert,  Feb. 
7,  1877,  when  Sig.  Brignoli,  Ferranti,  and  William  M.  Case  (first 
appearance  in  New  York),  and  Charles  E.  Pratt  accompanist, 
appeared.  The  B.  P.  O.  Elks  gave  their  second  public  social 
session  Sunday  evening,   Dec.    14,    1879. 

Since  this  hall  was  first  opened  some  of  the  most  popular  readers 
of  this  country  have  appeared  here,  while  many  of  the  greatest 
singers,  male  and  female,  heard  in  this  country,  have  been  seen  in 
concerts.  Oscar  Wilde  made  his  American  debut  as  lecturer,  Jan. 
9,  1892.  On  April  27,  1887,  the  first  recital  of  Edgar  S.  Kelly's 
music  to  "Macbeth"  was  given,  under  the  direction  of  McKee 
Rankin.  Chas.  Dickens,  eldest  son  of  the  famous  novelist,  appeared 
here  as  a  reader  Oct.  25,  1887.  Chas.  Santley,  English  baritone, 
made  his  first  and  only  appearance  in  this  city,  after  an  absence  of 
twenty  years,  afternoon,  May  4,  1891.  Geo.  Grossmith,  the  orig- 
inal interpreter  of  the  leading  r61es  of  many  of  the  Gilbert  and 
Sullivan  operas,  notably  Bunthorne  in  "Patience,"  and  Koko  in 
"The  Mikado,"  made  his  American  d6but  Nov.  15,  1892,  in  his 
humorous  and  musical  recitals.  Johannes  Wolff,  violinist,  and 
Joseph  Holman,  violoncellist,  gave  their  first  concert  in  America, 
Dec.  9.  Cyril  Tyler,  a  boy  soprano,  twelve  years  of  age,  made 
his  bow  here  Dec.    15. 

In  the  fall  of  1893  it  was  decided  by  the  Chickerings  to  alter 
this  hall  in  order  that  it  might  be  used  in  the  business  purposes 
of  the  firm. 


BUNNELL'S  MUSEUM 

SITUATED  at  103  and  105  Bowery  was  "  Bunnell's  Museum," 
which  was  opened  in  the  fall  of  1876,  as  the  first  popular 
museum  at  cheap  prices.  It  has  been  stated  that  Charles  A. 
Bradenburgh  was  the  originator  of  the  one-dime  admission  prin- 
ciple. This  is  not  correct,  as  George  Bunnell  is  the  originator  of 
the  idea  —  that  is,  of  giving  stage  performances  in  connection  with 
curiosities.  Bradenburgh  had  a  museum  in  Brooklyn  as  early  as 
1866,  also  one  on  Broadway,  New  York,  opposite  444,  one  year 
later;  but  the  attractions  were  wax  figures,  mechanical  contriv- 
ances, and  pictorial  views,  and  it  remained  for  Bunnell  to  originate 
the  afterwards  popular  priced  dime  museum.  The  feature  at  Bun- 
nell's Museum  was  "Dante's  Inferno"  in  the  basement.     There 


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was  a  stage  erected  in  the  main  hall,  where  various  entertainments 
of  a  light  character  order  were  given.  There  were  three  stories, 
all  filled  with  curiosities.  Bunnell  remained  here  for  two  years, 
and  the  place  is  now  occupied  as  a  furniture  store.  When  Bunnell 
left  here  he  went  to  298  Bowery,  near  Bleecker  Street,  and  opened 
what  he  called  "The  Great  American  Museum,"  in  March,  1879. 
He  secured  a  lease  of  the  property  from  Georgiana  B.  English, 
while  the  building  was  in  progress,  turned  it  into  a  museum,  and 
managed  it  successfully.  He  then  sold  an  interest  in  the  place  to 
H.  R.  Jacobs  and  his  partner  Tillerson,  who  had  a  museum,  a 
block  or  so  further  down  the  Bowery.  Bunnell  finally  sold  out  to 
Frank  Uffner  and  Middleton,  who  in  a  short  time  sold  out  to  Mr. 
Grimm,  now  known  as  Geo.  W.  Ryder.  This  place  was  destroyed 
by  fire.  May  25,  1880. 


BUNNELL'S   MUSEUM 

SITUATED  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Ninth  Street  and 
Broadway  was  found  another  "Bunnell's  Museum."  Geo. 
B.  Bunnell  had  leased  the  building  and  fitted  up  six  rooms  with 
curiosities  of  every  description.  The  opening  took  place  Dec.  8, 
1880,  and  the  place  was  closed  in  1883.  From  six  to  ten  perform- 
ances were  given  daily  from  morning  till  night,  and  the  attendance 
averaged  over  three  thousand  daily. 


RUBER'S  MUSEUM 

AT  106-108  East  Fourteenth  Street,  south  side  and  running 
through  to  and  including  Nos.  103,  105,  107  Thirteenth 
Street,  covering  nearly  five  city  lots,  is  "Huber's  Museum."  The 
buildings  previously  occupying  these  lots  were  used  for  a  concert 
hall,  oyster-house  and  hotel.  The  place  first  opened  as  a  museum 
Aug.  13,  1888,  with  "freaks"  and  variety  performances.  The 
building  was  enlarged  in  1889.     G.  H.  Huber  is  the  manager. 


THE   REGENT 

THE  old  Horticultural  Hall  on  the  south  side  of  Twenty- 
eighth  Street,  two  doors  west  of  Broadway,  was  fitted  up 
by  Everard,  the  brewer,  as  a  music  hall  and  opened  June  8,  1886, 
by  James  Meade  and  John  Cannon,  who  called  it  "The  Regent." 
It  was  closed  by  the  authorities  in  November,  1886,  and  reopened 

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594      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       ZiSjs 

by  John  Cannon  soon  afterwards.  The  next  manager  was  Wallace 
Williams,  who  called  it  "The  Fifth  Avenue  Music  Hall,"  but 
it  lasted  only  a  short  time.  James  Everard  then  fitted  it  up  as  a 
Turkish  bath,  and  opened  it  May  7,  1888,  with  James  W.  Collier, 
the  actor,  as  manager. 

THE  MANHATTAN  OPERA   HOUSE 

AT  305  West  Fifty-fourth  Street,  a  few  doors  from  Eighth 
Avenue,  was  "The  Manhattan  Opera  House."  It  was 
fitted  up  for  dramatic  performances  and  was  opened  June  27, 
1881,  with  May  Roberts  as  the  star  in  "The  Two  Orphans."  J. 
E.  Molloy,  Jr.,  was  the  manager.  It  kept  open  only  a  brief  time, 
after  which  it  ceased  to  be  a  place  of  amusement. 


MINER'S  EIGHTH  AVENUE   THEATRE 

ON  the  easterly  side  of  Eighth  Avenue,  between  Twenty-sixth 
and  Twenty-seventh  streets,  is  "Miner's  Eighth  Avenue 
Theatre."  It  was  erected  by  Harry  Miner  and  Thomas  Canary, 
for  a  variety  theatre,  and  opened  Nov.  21,  1881,  but  was  destroyed 
by  fire  Jan.  i,  1902.     It  is  being  rebuilt. 


VERCELLI'S   THEATRE 

SITUATED  at  152  and  154  East  Forty-second  Street,  between 
Third  and  Lexington  avenues,  was  "Vercelli's  Theatre." 
It  had  been  used  in  1880  for  a  variety  of  entertainments.  On 
Aug.  29,  1881,  Fannie  Wallack  and  the  "Wallack  Tripologue 
Troupe"  opened  here  in  "Perfection"  and  the  farce  "Torturing 
Tame  Turtles."  Alf.  Burnett  opened  here  Oct.  17  with  a  vaude- 
ville entertainment,  and  called  the  house  "The  Grand  Central." 
Burnett  and  Whittaker  were  managers.  In  a  few  months  it  went 
out  of  existence  as  a  place  for  entertainments. 


THE  CHATEAU   MABILLE  VARIETIES 

IN  the  upper  story  of  the  building  located  on  the  south  side 
of  Thirty-fourth  Street,  one  door  east  of  Third  Avenue, 
was  "The  Chateau  Mabille."  It  was  once  familiarly  called 
"Glass  Hall,"  and  was  raided  by  the  police  Feb.  2$,  1878. 
Soon  after  this  it  was  closed  and  is  now  a  tenement  house. 


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MEADE'S   MIDGET  HALL 

ON  the  northwest  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Fourteeenth 
Street  was  "Meade's  Midget  Hall."  In  November,  1887, 
James  Meade  introduced  General  Mite  and  Minnie  Aborn,  two 
diminutive  people,  to  the  public.  This  place  is  now  a  carpet 
warehouse.     It  was  known  at  one  time  as  "  Brewster  Hall.  " 


THE   COLUMBIA  OPERA  HOUSE 

SITUATED  on  the  west  side  of  Twelfth  Street  and  Greenwich 
Avenue,  was  the  "  Columbia  Opera  House."  A  miscellane- 
ous entertainment  of  the  sensational  kind  was  given  here  in  the 
fall  of  1875.  In  January,  1876,  it  was  known  as  "The  American 
Alhambra."  Cheap  variety  performers  appeared.  It  was  raided 
by  the  police  Feb.  25,  1878.  It  was  called  "  The  Folly  Theatre  " 
on  Nov.  25,  1878,  and  was  opened  with  the  fairy  extravaganza, 
"Little  Bo- Peep."  In  the  company  were:  Sidney  Nelson,  Jennie 
Yeamans,  W.  C.  Crosby,  Harry  Pratt,  Lizzie  Thorndyke,  Emma 
Young,  Albert  Martinetti,  Carrie  Lewis,  Susie  Ulm,  Bella  Bent, 
Mattie  Lewis,  Julian  Martinetti,  Mary  Gorenflo,  Irene  Carleton, 
Lizzie  Clarence,  Annie  Yeamans,  Jenny  White,  Daisy  Moore,  the 
Clinetop  Sisters,  Bertha  Rupert,  Bryant,  and  Williams.  It  is  now 
used  as  a  livery  stable. 


CENTRAL   PARK  GARDEN 

SITUATED  on  the  west  side  of  Seventh  Avenue,  between 
Fifty -eighth  and  Fifty-ninth  streets,  was  "The  Central 
Park  Garden."  It  was  used  for  summer  concerts  by  Theo. 
Thomas  and  orchestra.  It  was  opened  May  17,  1875,  having 
been  remodelled  by  John  Koch,  the  manager.  Messrs,  Appleby 
were  the  next  managers,  who  opened  the  place  August,  1875,  with 
the  Theo.  Thomas'  concerts.  It  was  closed  Sept.  16,  with  a  bene- 
fit to  Theo.  Thomas.  On  Nov.  16,  17,  18,  there  was  a  walking 
match  between  Mary  Marshall  and  Peter  Van  Ness.  After  being 
closed  for  some  time  it  was  reopened  by  Josh  Hart,  May  19,  1877, 
as  "Central  Park  Garden  and  Hart's  Summer  Theatre." 
Max  Maretzek  was  the  musical  conductor,  Henry  Wannamacher, 
leader  of  orchestra.  Aug.  20  Mr.  Hart  retired  from  the  manage- 
ment, and  Thomas  &  Watson  were  the  next  lessees,  but  with  the  ap- 
proach of  the  cool  weather  it  was  closed  as  a  place  of  amusement. 


596      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1868 


JEROME  THEATRE 

SITUATED  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-sixth  Street  and 
Madison  Avenue  was  the  "Jerome  Theatre,"  It  was  used 
for  amateur  performances,  and  was  known  as  the  "  Union  League 
Theatre."  Agnes  Ethel  here  made  her  first  appearance  in  public 
Oct.  10,  1868,  in"Camille."  On  Sept.  19,  1872,  Fechter  appeared 
here  as  Frederick  de  Marsden  in  "On  Demande  un  Gouverneur," 
supported  by  a  French  company.  Mrs.  H.  P.  Grattan  made  her 
last  appearance  in  public  here  Oct.  10,  1876,  as  Mme.  Prudence 
in  "Camille,"  when  Agnes  Cherrie  made  her  debut  as  Camille. 

Helen  Bancroft  played  one  week  here,  commencing  Jan.  22, 
1883,  in  "The  Hunchback."  On  April  9  Amy  Lee  was  seen  in 
the  comedy  called  "  Lillian,  or  Shades  and  Sunshine."  Adelaide 
Fitz  Allen  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage  here  April  11, 
acting  in  "Love's  Sacrifice." 


THIRTY-FOURTH   STREET  THEATRE 

SITUATED  on  the  south  side  of  Thirty-fourth  Street,  between 
Second  and  Third  avenues  was  "  The  Thirty-Fourth  Street 
Theatre."  It  was  opened  Nov.  27,  1871,  by  William  M.  Smith, 
with  a  variety  performance.  The  next  manager  was  William  C. 
Mitchell,  who  took  possession  Feb.  5,  1872.  Charley  Shay  was 
the  next  manager,  he  opening  it  Sept.  30,  1872,  as  "Charley 
Shay's  Opera  House,"  and  closed  Oct.   15. 

It  was  reopened  April  14,  1873,  under  the  management  of  Mons. 
John  La  Thome.  Aug.  31,  1874,  its  name  was  changed  to  "Jake 
Berry's  Opera  House."  The  next  and  last  manager  was  C.  S. 
Gray,  who  opened  it  for  the  season  of  1876;  W.  W.  Newcomb  was 
stage  manager  and  Ned  Straight  was  leader  of  the  orchestra. 


ALLEMANIA    HALL 

AT  18  East  Sixteenth  Street,  south  side,  between  Fifth  Avenue 
and  Broadway,  was  "Allemania  Hall,"  better  known  as 
"Robinson  Hall."  It  was  originally  a  private  residence  and 
was  erected  in  1840.  It  was  afterwards  a  club  house.  It  was 
shortly  after  that  used  as  a  ball  room  and  subsequently  fitted  up 
for  miscellaneous  entertainments.  It  was  opened  Oct.  15,  1868, 
with    Prof.    Rhodes'    geological   exhibition,    "Earth   and  Man." 


1870]  THE  OLD  SKATING  RINK  597 

Mr.  Robinson  soon  afterwards  secured  the  place  and  altered  it  into 
a  regular  place  of  amusement.  He  opened  it  with  a  vaudeville  en- 
tertainment and  managed  the  house  for  two  seasons.  The  next  name 
this  theatre  had  was  "The  Bijou."  It  was  opened  Feb.  29,  1872, 
by  a  French  comedy  company  in  "  Le  Meurtrier  de  Theodore  "  (the 
original  of  "Who  Killed  Cock  Robin  .' ").  On  Sept.  8,  1873,  Bul- 
lock's Marionettes  appeared  here.  Owen  Marlowe,  who  had  just  re- 
turned from  California,  was  heard  here  Nov.  28,  in  readings.  Prof. 
Cromwell  was  seen  here  April,  1874,  with  his  Lectures  and  Stere- 
opticon  views.  The  place  was  now  called  "  The  Parisian  Varie- 
ties," and  was  opened  Sept.  15,  1874.  Fred  Maccabe  having  closed 
an  engagement  at  Steinway  Hall,  opened  here  Dec.  7.  Callender's 
Georgia  minstrels  were  seen  here  March  8,  1875.  On  May  19 
"  Girofle-Girofla  "  was  sung.  The  next  manager  was  G.  A.  Hender- 
son, who,  Sept.  15,  1875,  named  the  house  "The  New  York  Pari- 
sian Varieties."  W.  H.  Woodbury  was  the  next  lessee.  He 
rechristened  it  "  The  Parisian  Varieties.  "  In  December,  1 876, 
the  place  was  known  as  "  The  Criterion.  "  It  was  reopened  (hav- 
ing been  closed  for  a  few  weeks)  April  2,  1877,  with  the  burlesque 
"Two  Spheres."  The  place  was  then  called  "The  Parisian 
Vaudeville."  The  next  manager  was  A.  H.  Sheldon,  who 
opened  it  May  15,  1877,  as  "The  Sixteenth  Street  Theatre," 
with  "Sarah's  Young  Man"  and  the  burlesque  "The  Forty 
Thieves. "  The  property  was  finally  turned  over  to  the  trustees  of 
the  Apprentices'  Library,  who  purchased  it  in  July,  1877,  and  after 
extensive  alterations  opened  it  as  "Mechanics'  Hall,"  June  21, 
1878.  It  continued  to  be  used  as  a  Library  until  1890,  when  the 
trustees  moved  to  its  present  quarters.  Forty-fourth  Street. 


THE  OLD  SKATING  RINK 

SITUATED  on  the  corner  of  Sixty-first  Street  and  Third 
Avenue  was  the  "  Old  Skating  Rink.  "  It  was  opened  June 
13,  1870,  with  a  musical  jubilee  and  Beethoven  festival.  It  had 
accommodations  for  twenty-two  thousand  persons.  Among  the 
artists  on  this  occasion  were  Mme.  Parepa  Rosa,  P.  S.  Gilmore, 
Clara  Louise  Kellogg,  Caroline  Richings,  Mrs.  Howard  Paul, 
Mme.  Marietta  Gazzaniga,  Rose  Hersee,  Isabella  McCulloch, 
Zelda  Harrison  Seguin,  Mile.  Pauline  Canissa,  Rosa  Cook,  Mme. 
Johanna  Rotter,  Mme.  Bertha  Johannsen,  Mile.  Frida  de  Gebele, 
Mile.  Sophie  Dziuba,  Anna  Bishop,  Sig.  P.  Brignoli,  Sig.  Ch. 
Lefranc,  William  Castle,  Theo.  Habelmann,  Francesco  Filippi, 
H.  Nordblom,  B.  Massimilliani,  M.  Lotti,  Joseph  Hermann,  W. 
W.  Whitney,  S.  C.  Campbell,  Henri  Drayton,  Petrilli,  G.  Reyna, 


598       A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1899 

A.  Susini,  Ad.  Randolfi,  Harry  Peakes,  and  Wilhelm  Formes. 
Gilmore's  Band,  including  M.  Arbuckle,  Dodworth's  Twenty- 
second  Regiment  Band,  Downing' s  Seventy-first  regiment  band, 
Carl  Bergman,  conductor  of  Philharmonic  Society;  Carl  Zerrahn, 
conductor  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Societies;  Max  Maretzek, 
Carl  Rosa,  and  Dr.  James  Pech,  senior  organist  of  Trinity  Parish, 
were  the  musical  directors. 

The  tenth  and  last  concert  was  given  June  18.  The  programme 
contained  selections  from  the  Ninth  Symphony  sung  by  five  thou- 
sand Sabbath-school  children,  and  a  grand  national  finale,  given 
with  eight  thousand  voices,  the  immense  orchestra,  drum  corps, 
military  bands,  the  organ,  and  the  electric  artillery.  The  chorus 
was  by  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  of  Boston  with  nearly 
five  hundred  voices,  over  two  hundred  brass  and  reed  instruments, 
a  jubilee  orchestra  of  five  hundred  and  forty  virtuosi,  the  anvil 
company,   chime  of  bells,  and  electric  artillery. 

The  American  Institute  held  its  fairs  here  for  years.  Originally 
these  exhibitions  were  given  in  old  Castle  Garden,  and  were  a 
distinguishing  feature  of  New  York's  great  functions.  The  Insti- 
tute was  organized  in  1828. 

The  Institute  gave  eighteen  exhibitions  of  live  stock  from  1838 
to  1859,  several  of  them  on  the  ground  where  the  Fifth  Avenue 
Hotel  now  stands,  and  then  considered  to  be  "out  of  town."  In 
1848  the  Institute  purchased  for  ;^45,ooo  the  brownstone  front 
building,  No.  351  Broadway,  which  A.  T.  Stewart  erected  for  a 
store,  but  never  occupied,  having  decided  to  erect  the  marble  dry 
goods  palace  on  Broadway,  between  Chambers  and  Reade  streets. 
With  strict  economy  the  Institute  paid  for  this  new  building  and 
later  sold  it  at  a  great  advance  and  removed  to  the  Cooper  Union 
building.     Still  later  the  Institute  had  quarters  in  Clinton  Hall. 

The  first  fair  was  given  in  Masonic  Hall  in  1828,  and  at  various 
times  exhibitions  were  held  in  Niblo's  Garden,  Castle  Garden,  the 
Crystal  Palace  on  Reservoir  Square,  Palace  Garden,  Academy  of 
Music,  then  in  this  place,  the  Old  Skating  Rink.  It  was  by  the 
American  Institute  that  the  Morse  system  of  telegraphy  was  first 
shown,  and  Col.  Samuel  Colt  exhibited  his  revolving  fire-arms. 
Col.  Richard  M.  Hoe  exhibited  his  lightning  printing  press  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Institute,  and  the  telephone,  in  its  early  crude 
state,  also  was  given  a  hearing.  In  1897  the  American  Institute 
fair  went  to  Madison  Square  Garden.  In  April,  1899,  the  Insti- 
tute leased  a  large  hall  and  three  rooms  in  the  Berkeley  Lyceum 
building,  Nos.  19  to  21  West  Forty-fourth  Street,  for  five  years. 


1868:  PIKE'S  OPERA  HOUSE  599 


PIKE'S   OPERA   HOUSE 

IT  will,  no  doubt,  surprise  many  even  among  the  theatre-goers 
of  the  West  Side  to  learn  that  the  magnificent  theatre  at 
Twenty-third  Street  and  Eighth  Avenue  was  first  dedicated  to 
public  uses  as  "Pike's  Opera  House."  It  was  erected  by  Samuel 
N.  Pike,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The  property  on  which  it  stands  orig- 
inally belonged  to  the  estate  of  Clement  C.  Moore.  In  1843  it 
was  leased  for  twenty-one  years  to  George  C.  Peters  and  Lent, 
proprietors  of  the  old  Knickerbocker  line  of  stage  coaches.  In 
May,  1864,  Mr.  Pike  bought  off  all  the  tenants,  and  the  property 
in  fee  from  the  heirs  of  Mr.  Moore.  He  at  once  commenced  the 
erection  of  the  magnificent  building,  now  known  as  the  "  Grand 
Opera  House,"  situated  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Eighth  Avenue 
and  Twenty -third  Street. 

The  theatre  itself  is  one  hundred  and  eighty-five  feet  in  length, 
eighty  feet  in  breadth,  and  the  height  from  the  parquet  to  the 
dome  is  seventy  feet.  The  auditorium  consists  of  six  proscenium 
boxes,  parquet,  parquet  circle,  dress  circle,  and  family  circle.  The 
seating  capacity  of  the  house  is  one  thousand,  eight  hundred  and 
eighty-three,  but  over  thirty-five  hundred  persons  have  gained 
admission  at  one  performance.  The  entire  cost  of  the  building 
was  about  one  million  dollars. 

The  opening  of  the  house  was  announced  for  Jan.  6,  1868,  with 
Italian  opera,  but,  in  consequence  of  an  accident  to  Sig.  Brignoli, 
the  initial  performance  was  postponed  to  Jan.  9.  The  opera  com- 
pany consisted  of  Mme.  Anna  de  La  Grange,  Adelaide  Phillips, 
Isabella  McCulloch,  Brignoli,  Massimilliani,  Orlandini,  Susini, 
Coletti,  Sarti,  Nicolao  (musical  director),  and  Max  Strakosch, 
manager.  "  II  Trovatore "  was  given  with  this  cast :  Leonora, 
Anna  de  La  Grange;  Azucena,  Adelaide  Phillips;  Manrico,  Sig. 
Massimilliani;  Count  di  Luna,  Sig.  Orlandini;  Ferrando,  Sig. 
Coletti. 

H.  L.  Bateman  was  the  next  manager,  and  began  Oct.  14  with 
an  opera  bouffe  company,  in  "  La  Grande  Duchesse,"  Miles.  Tost6e 
and  Lambele  and  MM.  Aujac,  Leduc,  Lagriffoul,  Duchesne,  Daron, 
and  Guidon  in  the  principal  r61es. 

Mile.  Irma  appeared  Nov.  16  in  "  Barbe  Bleue. "  Nov.  30  the 
two  opera  companies  under  Bateman's  control  joined  forces  and 
consisted  of  Tostee,  Irma,  Lambele,  Duclos,  Marie  Tholer,  Henri- 
etta Rose,  Mathilde,  Hamilton,  and  Louise,  and  MM.  Aujac,  Deere, 
Duchesne,  Leduc,  Lagriffoul,  Tholer,  Francis,  Dardignac,  Bene- 
dick, Hamilton,  Guidon,  and  Edgard.  "  Lieschen  and  Fritschen  " 
was  given,  with  Tostee  and  Dardignac  in  the  chief  rSles,  Dec.   7, 


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8 ;  an  act  of  "  La  Grande  Duchesse "  and  two  acts  of  "  Barbe 
Bleue  "  made  up  the  bill,  with  Tostee  in  the  former  and  Irma  in 
the  latter.  Dec.  9  "  Les  Bavards  "  was  produced  for  the  first  time 
in  America.  The  cast:  Roland,  Mile.  Tostee;  Beatrix,  Mile. 
Duclos;  Ines,  Mile.  Lambele;  Sarmiento,  M.  Duchesne;  Torribio, 
M.  Leduc;  Christoval,  M.  Francis.  The  second  act  of  "Barbe 
Bleue"  was  given  with  it  each  evening  until  Dec.  21,  when  was 
presented,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  "La  Chanson  de  For- 
tunio":  Valentin,  Mile.  Irma;  Laurette,  Mile.  Lambele;  Fortunio, 
M.  Francis;  Friquet,  M.  Leduc. 

"  La  Perichole  "  was  sung  Jan.  4,   1869,  for  the  first  time  in 
America,  and  had  this  cast: 


Don  Pedro  de  Hinoyosa  .  M.  Edgard 
Le  Marquis  de  Tarapote     .  M.  Francis 

Ninetta Mile.  Anna 

Mannefretta  ....  Mile.  Carman 
First  Notary  .  .  .  .  M.  Hamilton 
Second  Notary     .     .     .     .    M.  Guidon 

First  Drinker M.  Brabant 

Second  Drinker  .    .     .    .    M.  Brunet 


La  Perichole Mile.  Irma 

Guadelina Mile.  Rose 

Berginella Mile.  Tholer 

Mastrilla Mile.  Cadic 

Frasquinella    ....     Mile.  Arsene 

Brambilla Mile.  Mathilde 

Pequillo M.  Aujac 

Don  Andreas  de  Ribeira    .      M.  Leduc 
Le  Comte  de  Pauatellas,    M.  Lagriffoul 

Mr.  Bateman  closed  his  season  Jan.  9,  having  sold  his  interest 
in  the  opera  bouffe  company  to  James  Fisk,  Jr.  Irma  took  a 
benefit  Jan.  29,  when  the  third  act  of  "II  Trovatore  "  was  given, 
with  that  lady  as  Leonora,  M.  Aujac  as  Manrico,  and  M.  Tholer 
as  the  Count  di  Luna.  "Les  Deux  Aveugles"  was  presented 
Feb.  5,  for  the  first  time  in  America,  with  Leduc  as  Giraffier, 
and  M.  Lagriffoul  as  Patachom.  Irma  and  Aujac  closed  their 
engagement  Feb.   6,  when  "La  Perichole"  was  sung. 

"  Orph^e  aux  Enfers  "  had  its  first  hearing  here  Feb.  8,  and  with 
this  cast : 


Orph^e M.  Deere 

Jupiter M.  Duchesne 

John  Styx M.  Guidon 

Mercury M.  Lagriffoul 

PlSo'}       M.  Leduc 


Eurydice Mile.  Tostfe 

Diane Mile.  Duclos 

Cupid Mile.  Canadeau 

Venus Mile.  Cadic 

Minerve      ....       Mile.  Delphine 
Public  Opinion     .    .     .    Mile.  Arsene 


The  season  closed  Feb.  19,  1869. 

The  next  proprietors  of  this  place  of  amusement  were  James 
Fisk,  Jr.,  and  Jay  Gould,  who  styled  it  "The  Grand  Opera 
House."  Mr.  Gould's  name  appeared  only  for  a  few  days.  The 
opera  bouffe  company  continued  in  "La  Perichole."  On  March  31 
James  Fisk's  name  appeared  as  proprietor,  and  Clifton  W.  Tayleure 
as  manager.  Wm.  Davidge  was  stage  manager,  and  Henry  Tis- 
sington  musical  director.  "The  Tempest "  was  produced  in  mag- 
nificent style  March  31,  with  this  cast: 


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6oi 


Prospero     .     .     .     .    E.  L.  Davenport 

Ferdinand Frank  Mayo 

Caliban W.  Davidge 

Alonzo F.  C.  Bangs 

Sebastian T.  F.  Egberts 

Gonzalo C.  Loveday 

Stepbano    ....      F.  Chippendale 

Antonio Jas.  Carden 

Adrien E.  Gillett 


Francisco N.  Mclntyre 

Trinculo.     .     .       Walter  Lennox,  Sen. 

Boatswain Geo.  Johnson 

Miranda      ....  Josephine  Fiddes 

Ariel Catherine  Lucette 

Juno Miss  Oakley 

Ceres Lilly  Davenport 

Iris May  Saville 

The  Harpy      .     .    .     Nannie  Egberts 


The  ballet  was  led  by  Mile.  Morlacchi.  This  was  the  first  ap- 
pearance in  this  city  of  Frank  Mayo.  The  following  salaries  were 
paid:  E.  L.  Davenport,  ^300;  Frank  Mayo,  1^250;  W.  Davidge, 
$60;  F.  C.  Bangs,  ^40;  T.  F.  Egberts,  $2$;  Walter  Lennox,  ^40; 
Chas.  Loveday,  ^30;  F.  Chippendale,  ;^40;  Jas.  Carden,  ^40;  E. 
Gillett,  $2^ ;  Nichol  Mclntyre,  $2$ ;  Geo.  Johnson,  $2$ ;  Josephine 
Fiddes,  $125;  Catherine  Lucette,  ^75;  Jenny  Oakley,  ^15;  Lilly 
Davenport,  ^30;  May  Saville,  $30;  Nannie  Egberts,  ;^io;  the 
"Morlacchi  Ballet,"  1^525,  comprising  six  premikres  danseuses,  ten 
coryphees,  and  fifteen  figurantes. 

Sardou's  "Patrie"  had  its  first  performance  in  America,  May 
24.  The  play  was  purchased  by  Clifton  Tayleure  in  Paris,  and 
expressly  translated  and  adapted  for  this  theatre  by  A.  de  Lile. 
The  scenery  was  painted  by  Marston,  Duflocq,  Seavey,  Thome, 
and  Smith.  There  were  one  hundred  soldiers,  supers,  and  aux- 
iliaries in  the  production.  The  total  receipts  of  its  twelve  nights 
and  two  matinees  were  only  $6, 323. 30.     "  Patrie  "  was  thus  cast : 


Count  Rysoor .  . 
La  Tremonville  . 
William  of  Orange 
Cortadillo,  a  mute 
Donna  Dolores 
Donna  Rafaela 
Gudule  .  .  . 
Capt.  Karloo  . 
Duke  of  Alva  . 
Jonas      .     .     . 


C.  W.  Couldock 

Geo.  H.  Clarke 

J.  Clinton  Hall 

W.  H.  Beekraan 

Mary  Gladstane 

.    Blanche  Grey 

Nannie  Egberts 

Frank  Mayo 

.      F.  C.  Bangs 

F.  Chippendale 


Noircarmes 
Capt.  Reicon 
Vargas   .     . 
Alberti   .     . 
Miguel   .     . 
Navarra 
Von  Strapen 
Cornelius     . 
Galena    .     . 


.  .  Jas.  Carden 
.  Chas.  Loveday 
.  .  A.  C.  Enos 
.  Geo.  Johnson 
Nichol  Mclntyre 
.  H.  W.  Peck 
J.  A.  Burnes 
.  .  J.  M.  Cook 
.     .  J.  D.  Bilby 


The  "  Morlacchi  Ballet "  was  one  of  the  features  of  the  produc- 
tion. The  play  was  a  failure,  and  was  withdrawn  in  two  weeks, 
and  the  house  was  closed. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  June  21,  1869,  with  Harry  C.  Page  as 
business  manager;  H.  B.  Phillips,  stage  manager;  H.  Tissington, 
musical  director.  Lucille  Western  was  the  star,  and  the  company 
engaged  to  support  her  were :  McKee  Rankin,  J.  Newton  Gotthold, 
E.  L.  Tilton,  W.  E.  Sheridan,  J.  A.  Heme,  A.  W.  Church,  Vining 
Bowers,  W.  A.  Donaldson,  G.  F.  Devere,  H.  C.  Barton,  Mrs.  M. 
A.  Bradshaw,  Mrs.  Marie  Wilkins,  Mrs.  F.  Blaisdell,  Alice  Wren, 


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Blanche  Bradshaw,  Emma  Maddern,  Fanny  Cave,  and  La  Petite 
Wren.     "East  Lynne  "  was  the  opening  play. 

"  Leah  the  Forsaken "  was  played  July  2,  followed  by  "  Oliver 
Twist,"  July  s;  "The  Child  Stealer,"  July  19;  July  26,  "Satan 
in  Paris ;  "  Aug.  2,  "  East  Lynne  "  was  repeated ;  Aug.  7,  "  Lucrezia 
Borgia  "  and  "  Handy  Andy ; "  Aug.  9,  "  The  Green  Bushes ; "  Aug. 
14,  " Rosina  Meadows ; "  Aug.  16,  "The  Spy  of  St.  Marc;"  Aug. 
18,  "Flowers  of  the  Forest;"  Aug.  21,  "The  Spy  of  St.  Marc" 
and  "The  Robber's  Wife;"  and  Aug.  23,  "The  Sea  of  Ice,"  with 
Lucille  Western  as  Ogarita.  Sept.  13  "Patrie"  was  revived,  with 
Lucille  Western  as  Donna  Dolores,  E.  L.  Tilton  as  Rysoor,  and 
Claude  Hamilton  as  La  Tremonville.  Lucille  Western  terminated 
her  engagement  Oct.  2.  "  The  Tempest "  was  revived  Oct.  4,  with 
this  cast : 


Caliban  . 

Ferdinand 

Prospero 

Gonzalo . 

Francisco 

Stephano 

Alonzo    . 


Chas.  Wheatleigh 
J.  H.  Taylor 
E.  L.  Tilton 
Geo.  Farren 
E.  K.  Collier 
S.  W.  Glenn 

George  F.  Devere 


Antonio Chas.  J.  Fyffe 

Trinculo   .     .     .      Wm.  Davidge,  Sen. 

Miranda Annie  Deland 

Ariel Lisa  Weber 

Juno Clara  Fisher 

Iris Blanche  Bradshaw 


Rita  Sangalli  was  premiere  danseuse.  Oct.  13  Mr.  Tissington 
had  a  matinee  benefit,  when  a  concert  was  given  by  Jules  Levy, 
Henry  Sanderson,  B.  Mollenhauer,  Lisa  Weber,  Clara  Fisher,  and 
the  orchestra;  Sangalli  danced,  Geo.  Clarke  recited  "Shamus 
O'Brien,"  and  Charles  Fisher,  H.  B.  Phillips,  and  Mme.  Ponisi 
played  in  "  Masks  and  Faces. " 

"The  Tempest"  was  withdrawn  Oct.  16,  and  Edmund  Falconer's 
play,  founded  on  Lever's  novel,  "Charles  O'Malley,  the  Irish  Dra- 
goon," was  produced  Oct.  18,  and  thus  cast: 


Mickey  Free  .  .  Edmund  Falconer 
Charles  O'Malley  .  .  J.  H.  Taylor 
Sir  George  Dashwood  .  .  E.  L.  Tilton 
Frank  Webber     .     .     .  C.  A.  Loveday 


Lucy  Dashwood  .     .     .    Annie  Deland 
Donna  Inez     .     .     .     Emma  Maddern 

Mary Lisa  Weber 

Maid Miss  Bradshaw 


A   troop  of   mounted  dragoons  was  introduced  in  this  drama. 

Mr.  Falconer  took  a  benefit  Nov.  12,  and  acted  Tim  O'Reilly 
in"  The  Fetches." 

A  season  of  English  opera  was  begun  Nov.  15  by  the  Caroline 
Richings-Bernard  company,  which  included  Henry  Haigh,  Brook- 
house  Bowler,  Henri  Drayton,  Henry  Peakes,  James  Arnold, 
James  Peakes,  Pierre  Bernard,  Annie  Kemp  (Mrs.  B.  Bowler), 
Anna  Muchka,  Emma  Howson,  and  others.  "  Maritana  "  was  the 
initial  performance,  followed  by  "  Crown  Diamonds,"  Nov.  16,  when 
Henry  Haigh  made  his  first  appearance  in  this  city ;  matinee,  Nov. 
17,  "Fra  Diavolo"  was  sung;  evening,  Nov,   17,  Emma  Howson 


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GRAND   OPERA   HOUSE 


603 


Count  San  Bris 

.     .    H.  C.  Peakes 

Tavannes    .     . 

.    .     J.  G.  Peakes 

Cosse      .    .    . 

.     .     .      W.  Birch 

De  Retz      .    .    . 

.     .  Warren  White 

Meru      .     .     .     . 

.     .      George  Neil 

Bois  Rose  .     . 

Pierre  Bernard 

made  her  first  appearance  in  this  city,  singing  the  title  r61e  in 
"Maritana;"  Nov.  19,  "II  Trovatore;"  "The  Bohemian  Girl" 
was  sung  Nov.  22,  25,  26,  27,  29,  30;  "La  Sonnambula,"  Nov. 
24;  "Martha,"  Dec.  i,  with  the  debut  of  Blanche  EUerman  in  the 
title  rdle;  Dec.  2,  "Maritana;"  Dec.  3,  "Faust,"  for  the  benefit 
of  Henri  Drayton;  matinee,  Dec.  4,  "The  Bohemian  Girl;"  even- 
ing, Dec.  4,  "Fra  Diavolo;"  Dec.  6  "The  Huguenots"  was  sung 
in  English  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and  thus  cast : 

Count  de  Nevers  ....  Jas.  Arnold 
Margaret  de  Valois 

Mrs.  Henri  Drayton 
Valentina  .  .  Mrs.  Richings-Bernard 
Urban    ....  Annie  Kemp  Bowler 

Raoul Henry  Haigh 

Marcel Henri  Drayton 

The  company  closed  Dec.  11,  with  "The  Bohemian  Girl." 
William  Horace  Lingard,  with  a  combination,  including  Alice 
Dunning,  appeared  here  Dec.  13,  in  "All  That  Glitters  is  not 
Gold,"  the  Lingard  sketches,  and  the  burlesque,  "Pluto,  or  The 
Magic  Lyre."  Edwin  F.  Thorn e,  Edward  Coleman,  Geo.  Parkes, 
and  Amelia  Harris  were  in  the  company.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard 
Paul  were  added  to  the  attraction  Dec.  20,  and  appeared  in  their 
protean  sketches ;  "  A  Day  After  the  Wedding  "  and  "  The  Maid 
and  the  Magpie "  were  also  played.  Dickie  Lingard  and  A.  D. 
Billings  appeared  here  Dec.  27.  Nully  Pieris,  vocalist,  joined 
the  organization  Jan.  10,  1870,  when  Lingard  produced  "Elvina, 
or  I  and  the  Other;"  "Pluto"  and  "The  Spitalfields  Weaver" 
were  also  played.  Geo.  Boniface  appeared  Jan.  17,  in  "David 
Garrick,"  supported  by  Mrs.  Boniface  as  Ada  Ingot,  J.  H.  Healy 
as  Simon  Ingot,  and  W.  Davidge,  Jr.  as  Squire  Chivy.  "Cool  as 
a  Cucumber"  was  seen  Jan.  21.  Jan.  24,  "Jocrisse  the  Juggler" 
was  acted.     The  house  was  closed  from  Jan.  27  until  Feb.  7. 

Joseph  C.  Foster  and  John  E.  McDonough's  spectacle,  "The 
Twelve  Temptations"  was  presented  Feb.   7,  with  this  cast: 


Ulric G.  C.  Boniface 

Rudolph E.  L.  Tilton 

Eric        C.  Maxwell 

Petreuse Lewis  Baker 

Kalig W.  Davidge,  Jr. 

Eblis J.  Daly 

Gnometol T.  Ward 

Scourgeall C.  T.  Wilson 

Prince  Banodin    .     .     .     .   L.  Sanders 

Pietro Albert  Enos 

Sir  Anthony  ....  C.  La  Forest 
Michael  Braun  .  .  C.  W.  Marcelles 
Emperor  of  Germany,      Mr.  Pendleton 


Bishop  of  Flanders  .  .  Mr.  Gordon 
Executioner  of  the  Ape  T.  Williamson 
Executioner  of  Fire  .  .  J.  W.  Benton 
Niocell  .     .     .    Mrs.  Geo.  C.  Boniface 

Bedufor C.  B.  Douglas 

Orchus M.  B.  Pike 

Busirus J.  Taylor 

Metcalf M.  C.  Daly 

Janette Mme.  Ponisi 

Margueretta  ....  Nully  Pieris 
Princess      .     .     .     .    Miss  F.  Claribel 

Justice Miss  F.  Lovelace 

Faith Nannie  Egberts 


6o4      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       C1871 

It  ran  until  July  9.  The  ballets  were  led  by  the  Francesca 
Sisters,  Rachel  and  Maria,  and  Miles.  Josephine  Strudel  and 
Antonio  Corsi,  Sig.  Costa  being  the  ballet  master.  Cora  Adriana 
and  Eugenie  Operti,  premihres  danseuses,  appeared  March  7,  when 
a  new  ballet,  entitled  "  The  Demon  Can-can  "  was  done.  Lupo 
and  Albertina,  danseuses,  appeared  March  21.  Kathi  Lanner's 
Viennoise  ballet  company,  brought  to  this  country  by  Mr.  Fisk, 
made  their  American  debut  July  1 1.  It  included  Kathi  Lanner, 
Bertha  Lind  (said  to  be  a  niece  of  Jenny  Lind),  Albert  Geroldini, 
director;  Mons.  and  Mme.  Alberti,  De  Francesca,  and  Van  de 
Vergue,  male  dancers;  ten  premihes,  eighteen  coryphees;  in  all 
numbering  over  fifty  people. 

The  entertainment  commenced  with  a  farce,  by  William  E. 
Suter,  entitled  "Brother  Bill  and  Me,"  in  which  Geo.  Boniface, 
Sen.,  Harry  Jackson,  W.  Davidge,  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  Boniface  sustained 
the  principal  characters.  When  the  farce  was  finished,  the  "  Ajax 
Parisian  Troupe "  appeared  in  the  new  ballet,  "  The  Nations,  or 
the  Conscript  and  the  Vivandiere."  "La  Giselle,  or  the  Willis," 
was  next  presented.  Mme.  Weiss  introduced  this  style  of  enter- 
tainment to  America  in  1846,  combining  ballet  and  pantomime, 
and  our  old  theatre-goers  need  not  be  reminded  of  the  extraordinary 
sensation  their  appearance  created  at  the  old  Park  Theatre. 

The  Opera  House  was  closed  July  23,  24,  to  prepare  for  one 
of  the  strongest  attractions  presented  at  this  theatre  —  an  opera 
comique  and  opera  bouffe  company,  consisting  of  Mile.  Lea  Silly, 
Celine  Montaland,  Susanne  Thai,  Juliette  Jousse,  Julia  Hache, 
Constant  Guisins,  Paul  Lermina,  Mons.  Varlet,  Mons.  Antony, 
Paul  Hittemans,  Emilia  Beaumont,  Louise  Lesage,  Victorine 
Legrange,  Marie  Vaudelet,  Lisa  Darlia,  filoise  Lasalle,  Victor 
Brabant,  Cayla,  Esteppe  Victer,  Fidele  Dubois,  George  Beaudis, 
Adrian  Valter,  Henri  Flerimat,  Piene  Villa,  Branche,  Mons.  Ch. 
Esteve,  stage  manager,  and  Sig.  Carlo  Patti,  musical  director. 
The  first  performance  took  place  Sept.  26.  "  Les  Brigands  "  was 
first  produced  in  America  Nov.  14.  The  company  closed  Dec. 
20.  Celine  Montaland  died  in  Paris,  Jan.  8,  1891,  aged  forty- 
eight  years.  She  was  a  native  of  Ghent  in  Belgium.  In  ,1853  she 
made  her  debut  at  the  Palais  Royal,  Paris.  In  1870  she  first  ap- 
peared here  as  Marguerite  in  Herve's  "Petit  Faust."  After  her 
American  sojourn  she  returned  to  Paris,  played  in  various  theatres 
there,  and  made  a  sensation  at  St.  Petersburg.  In  1884  she  became 
a  member  of  the  Comddie  Frangaise,  taking  the  place  of  the  famous 
Madeleine  Brohan.  She  was  an  artist  with  the  pencil  and  brush, 
a  woman  of  beauty  and  wit,  and  always  a  great  favorite  with  the 
Parisian  public. 

Marie  Aim^e  appeared  here  Jan.  12  1871,  as  Boulotte  in 
"  Barbe  Bleue. "    "  La  Pdrichole  "  was  sung  with  Aim6e  in  the  title 


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r61e,    Jan.   14,  for  the  first  time  in   America.      Lea  Silly  acted 
Boulotte  in  "Barbe  Bleue." 

Aimee  was  seen  again  in  "  La  Perichole,"  Feb.  3,  4.  What  was 
called  an  operatic  carnival  commenced  Feb.  6.  It  consisted  of 
four  operas,  four  prime  donne,  and  four  tenors  each  night.  It 
commenced  with  the  second  act  of  "Les  Brigands,"  by  Silly  and 
Thai,  second  act  of  "  Barbe  Bleue, "  by  Silly,  second  act  of  "  La 
Grande  Duchesse,"  by  Persini,  and  second  act  of  "La  Perichole," 
by  Aimee.     A  benefit  occurred  Feb.  28  for  the  Geo.  Holland  fund. 

Benefits  were  given  the  week  of  Feb.  27:  "Les  Brigands,"  Feb. 
27,  for  M.  Antony;  Feb.  28,  "La  Perichole,"  for  M.  Girrebeuk; 
March  i,  "Barbe  Bleue,"  for  M.  Hittemans;  and  March  2,  "La 
Perichole,"  for  M.  Varlet. 

"  Les  Georgiennes "  had  its  first  representation  in  America, 
March  6,  with  Aimee  in  the  principal  r61e.  Aimee  appeared  as 
the  Grande  Duchesse  April  3,  and  for  her  first  benefit  in  America 
as  the  heroine  in  "La  Belle  Helena,"  April  13;  the  fourth  act 
of  "  La  Favorita "  was  also  given.  The  Rigl  Sisters  (Betty  and 
Emily),  danseuses,  closed  their  engagement  here  April  15.  "Le 
Petit  Faust "  was  revived  May  3,  with  Aimee  as  Mephisto  for  the 
first  time.  Henry  C.  Page  took  a  benefit  May  4,  when  "Barbe 
Bleue  "  and  "  Sketches  in  India  "  were  presented.  Aimee  termi- 
nated her  engagement  May  20,  and  the  season  of  eight  months 
closed. 

Marie  Aimee  (right  name  Tronchon)  must  have  been  born  for 
opera  bouffe.  She  had  the  eye  for  it,  the  mouth  for  it,  and  the 
abandon  for  it.  She  always  appeared  to  be  carried  away  by  the 
grotesque  humor  of  the  part.  One  of  the  most  consummate  and 
artistic  bits  of  comedy  acting  ever  witnessed  in  this  country  on 
the  lyric  stage  was  Aimee's  singing  of  the  drinking  song  in  "La 
Perichole."  Many  other  French  stars  of  comic  opera  have  visited 
us  since  Aimee's  first  appearance,  but  none  have  overshadowed  her 
reputation.  "  Les  Cloches  de  Corneville  "  was  first  played  in  New 
York  in  French  by  Aimee  at  the  Park  Theatre,  May  25,^1878.  In 
August,  1884,  she  revisited  America,  and  made  her  debut  in  an 
English-speaking  comedy  called  "Mam'zelle,"  by  Geo.  Jessop  and 
William  Gill,  at  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  11.  For  two  or  three 
seasons  previous  Aimee  had  been  singing  in  English  "  Pretty  as  a 
Picture."  She  first  appeared  in  New  York  in  "Mam'zelle"  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,  Dec.  15.  She  died  at  Paris,  Oct.  2,  1887. 
For  two  years  prior  to  her  death  Aimee  was  a  great  sufferer  from 
cancer.  She  went  to  Paris  to  undergo  a  surgical  operation.  She 
left  property  estimated  at  nearly  ^40,000,  nearly  all  of  which  was 
bequeathed  to  Ricardo  Diaz  Albertini,  an  actor,  who  travelled  with 
her  English  company,  and  was  known  as  Sig.  del  Campo. 
The  pantomime,  "The  Three  Hunchbacks,"  was  produced  May 


6o6       A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1871 


22.  Charles  Abbott  as  Clown;  James  W.  Sandford,  Harlequin; 
Chas.  Chrisdie,  Pantaloon;  and  Mile.  Emma,  Columbine.  Moe 
and  Goodrich,  roller  skaters,  Belle  Howitt,  Ethel  Norman,  La 
Petite  Benson,  the  French  Twin  Sisters,  and  a  large  ballet,  led 
by  Marie  Bonfanti,  were  among  the  features.  C.  Winter  Ravel 
commenced  as  Harlequin,  June  12;  also  the  Deardon  Sisters  as 
Columbine  and  character  danseuses.  The  last  performance  of  "  The 
Three  Hunchbacks  "  was  June  24,  when,  in  addition  to  its  per- 
formance, the  opera,  "  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  sung,  with  Henri 
Drayton  as  Count  Arnheim,  Brookhouse  Bowler  as  Thaddeus, 
Arthur  Matthison  as  Florestein,  Arthur  Howell  as  Devilshoof, 
Rose  Hersee  as  Arline,  and  Fannie  Goodwin  as  the  Gypsy  Queen. 
This  closed  the  season.  Aimee  and  her  company  gave  an  extra 
performance  of  "  La  P^richole "  July  5,  night. 

The  next  managers  of  this  house  were  John  F.  Cole  and  J.  Lewis 
Baker,  who  opened  a  season  Sept.  4,  1871,  with  the  following  com- 
pany: Thomas  E.  Morris,  business  manager;  H.  Tissington,  musi- 
cal director;  Edwin  F.  Thome,  Mark  Smith,  Moses  W.  Fiske, 
T.  J.  Hind,  W.  H.  Pope,  C.  T.  Parsloe,  Jr.,  J.  W.  Brutone,  Geo. 
Johnson,  J.  McEvoy,  Delancy  Barclay,  J.  Jones,  Henrietta  Os- 
borne, Edith  Challis,  Emma  Cline,  Marion  Fiske,  Harry  Eytinge, 
Emma  Keough,  Frances  Jackson,  Lena  Thurber,  and  C.  W.  Barry. 
Daniel  E.  Bandmann  appeared  in  "Narcisse."  De  Leon's  play, 
"Jasper,"  an  adaptation  of  Dickens'  unfinished  story  of  Edwin 
Drood  was  produced  Sept.  11.  "Narcisse"  was  reproduced  with 
Bandmann  as  Narcisse  and  Mrs.  Bandmann  as  Doris  Quinault. 
Gus  Phillips,  well  known  as  "Oofty  Gooft,"  made  his  debut  on 
the  stage,  Sept.  18,  in  a  drama  by  Edwin  F.  de  Nyse,  entitled 
"Oofty  Gooft."  lone  Burke,  Mme.  Ponisi,  and  J.  B.  Studley  were 
in  the  cast.  Mr.  Phillips  continued  for  two  weeks.  He  died  in 
this  city,  April  7,  1893.  Oct.  2,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 
were  seen  in  "Eileen  Oge,  or  Dark's  the  Hour  before  the  Dawn." 
Oct.  1 7  a  benefit  took  place  for  the  Chicago  fire  relief  fund.  T. 
C.  de  Leon's  drama,  "Paris,  or  Days  of  the  Commune,"  was  pro- 
duced Nov.  27,  with  this  cast : 


Ada  Gray 


Adfele  Dupr^  ) 
Theresa  >     '     '     ' 

Livingston C.  W.  Barry 

Babot J.  F.  Hagan 

Corporal  Rdne  .  .  W.  H.  Whalley 
Phillip  and  Paul  .  .  Joseph  Wheelock 
^mile  de  Roule    .     .    Moses  W.  Fiske 


Mother  I'Enfer    .      Henrietta  Osborne 
Countess  de  Roule  .     .     Edith  Challis 

Bautre C.  W.  Barry 

Singe Chas.  T.  Parsloe 

Mile.  Flora     ....      Emma  Cline 
Petit  Cochon  ....     Marion  Fiske 


This  was  the  first  appearance  at  this  theatre  of  William 
Whalley.  Frank  Mayo  appeared  Dec.  4  as  D'Artagnan  in  "The 
Three  Guardsmen."  "Charles  O'Malley,"  with  a  stud  of  twenty 
horses,  was  seen  Dec.   18. 


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There  was  a  performance  of  "The  Postilion  of  Lonjumeau," 
Dec.  25,  with  Wachtel  in  the  tenor  r61e  for  the  afternoon,  and 
in  the  evening  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence  were  seen  in  "  The 
Ticket  of  Leave  Man,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Emily  St.  Evremond 

Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 
Bob  Briefly  .  .  .  W.  J.  Florence 
Hawkshaw  ....  J-  F.  Hagan 
Mr.  Gibson T.  J.  Hind 


Jim  Dalton 
Green  Jones    . 
Melter  Moss  . 
Maltby  .     .     . 
May  Edwards 


E.  F.  Thorne 

M.  W.  Fiske 

C.  W.  Barry 

S.  B.  Duffield 

.   lone  Burke 


Mr.  Florence  acted  Myles  na  Coppaleen,  in  "The  Colleen 
Bawn,"  Jan.  i,  1872.  James  Fisk,  Jr.,  who  was  assassinated  in 
the  Grand  Central  Hotel,  by  Edward  Stokes,  died  Jan.  17.  Stokes 
was  arrested,  tried,  and  sentenced  to  Auburn  State  Prison,  from 
which  place  he  was  liberated  Oct.  28,  1876.  This  house  was 
closed  Jan.  8.  "  No  Thoroughfare "  was  first  acted  Jan.  9,  with 
Florence  as  Obenreizer,  Moses  Fiske  as  Joey  Ladle.  Avery 
Smith's  circus  company  opened  here  Jan.  22.  John  J.  Nathans 
and  Lew  June  were  also  associated  with  Avery  Smith.  The  arena 
was  placed  on  the  stage.  The  company  continued  until  Feb.  17, 
and  the  three  managers,  who  had  been  identified  with  circuses  for 
some  thirty-five  years,  retired  into  private  life. 

The  Mulder-Fabbri  opera  company  began  a  season  Feb.  19,  in 
"The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor."  They  consisted  of  Carl  Formes, 
Jacob  Muller,  Lehmann,  C.  Aves,  Juniczko,  Joseph  Weinlich,  Clara 
Perl,  Anna  Rosetti,  and  Inez  Fabbri.  "  Ivanhoe  "  was  sung  Feb. 
20.  Sunday  evening  a  concert  was  given  by  Fabbri,  Mme.  Anna 
Bishop,  Levy,  Clara  Perl,  and  the  Ninth  regiment  band.  "  Lalla 
Rookh  "  was  announced  for  Feb.  26,  but  in  consequence  of  the 
spectacle  not  being  ready,  the  house  was  closed  until  March  18. 
"  Lalla  Rookh  "  was  then  produced,  with  this  cast : 


Clip  Clap M.  W.  Fiske 

Falladeen T.  E.  Morris 

Pango J.  J.  Rainey 

Liskar Emma  Cline 


Ziraftighan      ....     J.  B.  Studley 

Aliris Geo.  Becks 

Arunzeba J.  R.  Healey 

Pinion Susan  Galton 

Lalla  Rookh    ....     Edith  Challis 

The  season  closed  with  "  Lalla  Rookh,"  May  4. 

Mile,  de  Rosa,  Mile.  Albertine,  Mile.  Louisa  Mazzeri,  and 
Mile.   Lusuardi  led  the  corps  de  ballet. 

Augustin  Daly  became  manager  of  this  house  in  August,  1872, 
and  opened  it  Aug.  26,  with  the  following  company:  Mrs.  John 
Wood,  Rose  Hersee,  Emma  Howson,  the  Majiltons,  Annie  De- 
land,  Ella  Dietz,  Miss  C.  Bronte,  Helen  Strange,  Mary  Stuart, 
Blanche  Hayden,  Annie  Yeamans,  John  Brougham,  Robert  Craig, 
Stuart  Robson,  Lauri  Family.  J.  W.  Jennings,  G.  F.  Ketchum. 
J.  G.  Peakes,  Martin  Golden,  Julian  Cross,  J.  A.  Meade,  and  J. 
A.  Mackay.     A  spectacular  opera  bouffe  by  Sardou  and  Offenbach, 


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adapted  by  Aug.  Daly,  entitled  "Le  Roi  Carotte,"  was  presented, 
and  played  until  Nov.  23.     The  cast  was : 


Rose  du  Soir 
Robin  Luson 
Cunegonde 
King  Carrot 


Rose  Hersee 

Mrs.  John  Wood 

Emma  Howson 

John  Brougham 


Truck Stuart  Robson 

Fridolin Robert  Craig 

Baron  Koffre  .    .    .  George  Ketchum 


The  Majilton  Family,  eccentric  dancers,  and  the  Lauri  Family, 
acrobats,  were  in  the  play. 

Mr.  Daly's  local  play,  "Round  the  Clock,"  was  first  acted  Nov. 
24,  and  had  this  cast : 

Juliana Mrs.  John  Wood  Rascal  Sue  ....     Annie  Yeamans 

Ernesta Emma  Howson  The  Queen       ....  Helen  Strange 

Abraham     .     .     .      John  W.  Jennings  Prince James  Peakes 

Mutton Martin  Golden  Roderick      ....    John  Brougham 

Alderman E.  Pierce  Joey Ella  Dietz 

The  Manager  ....     J.  G.  Peakes  Peter  Dodd      ....       Jas.  Meade 

Billy  Valters    ....       Chas.  Lauri  Zamiel A.  G.  Enos 

Black  Sal John  Lauri  Dusty  Bob Harry  Lauri 

Lawyer  Goddigott     .     G.  F.  Ketchum  Rose Roberta  Norwood 

Mrs.  Peter  Dodd       .     .  Annie  Deland 

In  addition  to  "Round  the  Clock,"  a  new  pantomime  scene  was 
presented  Dec.  23. 

Robert  Craig  died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Dec.  9,  1872,  of  conges- 
tion of  the  brain.  Mr.  Craig  was  a  member  of  the  Winter  Garden 
company,  this  city,  season  1860-61.  He  acted  Fridolin  in"Le 
Roi  Carotte,"  until  Oct.  26.  Mr.  Craig  left  a  widow,  formerly 
Josephine  Henry. 

"The  Cataract  of  the  Ganges"  was  presented  Jan.  20,  1873,  for 
the  first  time  in  twenty  years,  with  John  H.  Murray's  stud  of 
horses  and  ponies,  and  ran  until  Feb.   18.     The  cast  was: 


Ackbar   . 

Saheb     . 

Mokarra 

Joan  .     . 

Mohajer . 

Jack  Robinson 

Tim  Donovan 

Sir  Barnaby  Bagbee 


E.  A.  Pierce 

J.  A.  Meade 

G.  F.  Devere 

J.  G.  Peakes 

Julian  Cross 

Geo.  Ketchum 

John  Brougham 


Edwin  C.  Chapman 


Sicoco Frank  Chapman 

Capt.  Mannion  .  .  W.  J.  Jennings 
Lieut.  Templeton  .  .  .  J.  A.  Mackay 
Polly  Persimmons  .  Mrs.  John  Wood 
Princess  Dessa     .     .     .  Cora  Cassiday 

Matali Mrs.  Yeamans 

Ubra Roberta  Norwood 

Zamine Bella  Golden 


Augustin  Daly's  play  "Roughing  It"  was  acted  Feb.  18.  The 
cast  included  John  K.  Mortimer,  John  Brougham,  Mrs.  John 
Wood,  Owen  S.  Fawcett,  A.  G.  Enos,  Louise  Valmer,  and  Annie 
Yeamans.  Sardou's  prohibited  comedy  on  American  society, 
called  "Uncle  Sam,"  had  its  first  performance  on  any  stage 
March  17.  Mary  Cary,  Bella  Golden,  Edwin  Chapman,  W.  J. 
Le  Moyne,  Geo.  Devere,  and  Henry  Crisp  were  in  the  cast. 
"Under  the  Gaslight"  was  revived  April  13,  and  this  was  Mrs. 


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John  Wood's  last  engagement  on  the  American  stage. 
was: 


The  cast 


Ray  TrafEord 
Demilt    .     . 
Windel   .    . 
Byke  .    .     . 
Snorkey 
Laura  Courtland 
Pearl  Courtland 
Judge  Bowling 
Feachblossom  . 


.  J.  G.  Peakes 
Edmund  Pierce 
.      A.  G.  Enos 

W.  J.  Le  Moyne 
.  .  H.  Crisp 
.  .  Mary  Gary 
.  .  Ella  Dietz 
G.  F.  Ketchum 

Mrs.  John  Wood 


Mrs.  Van  Dam      .     .     Miss  C.  Bronte 
Signal  Man .     .     .     John  W.  Jennings 

Counsellor J.  A.  Meade 

Bermudas John  Burnett 

Peanuts Jennie  Yeamans 

Sam Frank  Chapman 

Rafferdi Julian  Cross 

Sergeant Edwin  Chapman 

Old  Judas     ....    Annie  Yeamans 


John  Lewis  Baker  died  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March  22.  He 
was  the  husband  of  Alexina  Fisher;  he  was  a  talented  actor,  an 
able  manager,  and  a  gentleman. 

"  Monte  Cristo  "  was  produced  here  April  28,  and  had  this  cast : 


Nortier   . 

Chas.  Wheatleigh 

Mme.  Danglars     . 

.  Josephine  Henry 

Albert     . 

.     B.  T.  Ringgold 

Danglars .     .     .     . 

.     .   J.  B.  Studley 

Fernand  . 

,     .    C.  H.  Rockwell 

Caderouse    .    . 

.     Chas.  Leclercq 

Morel      . 

.     John  W.  Jennings 

Abb6  Faria  .     .    . 

.     .    Geo.  Devere 

Mercedes 

.     .     .      Lizzie  Price 

Old  Dantes  .     .    . 

Martin  Golden 

Carconte 

.     .      Ella  Chapman 

Commissary 

.     .      A.  G.  Enos 

Villefort  . 

R.  d'Orsay  Ogden 

Catalan    .     .    . 

.     .  Mr.  Cassiday 

Edmund  Da 

nte 

s 

.     .      Chas.  Fechter 

This  was  Miss  Chapman's  and  Josephine  Henry's  first  appear- 
ance at  this  theatre,  and  the  American  debut  of  Charles  Leclercq. 
"The  Corsican  Brothers  "  was  acted  June  2,  and  "  Ruy  Bias,"  June 
9.  The  season  closed  June  14,  with  the  farewell  appearance  of 
C.  Fechter.  The  next  season  opened  Aug.  19,  1873,  under  the 
management  of  Aug.  Daly,  and  with  the  following  company: 
Geo.  L.  Fox,  D.  H.  Harkins  (stage  manager),  Frank  Harden- 
bergh,  J.  W.  Jennings,  James  H.  Taylor,  Charles  Manley,  Charles 
Leclercq,  M.  A.  Kennedy,  C.  K.  Fox,  Cyril  Searle,  Davenport 
Bebus  (Bebus  died  in  this  city,  July  11,  1896),  W.  H.  Hamilton, 
E.  Chapman,  Howland,  A.  G.  Enos,  Katharine  Rogers,  Marie 
Gordon,  Fanny  Hayward,  Nina  Varian,  Mary  Carr,  Marguerite 
Chambers,  Alice  Grey,  Adelaide  Lennox,  Annie  Kemp  Bowler, 
Rosa  St.  Clair  (afterwards  Mrs.  Rosa  Leland.  She  died  in 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1889),  Lizzie  Herbert,  Agnes  Lee, 
Cora  Cassiday,  Clifford,  Stewart,  Vivian,  and  Templeton.  "A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream  "  was  produced,  with  this  cast: 

Frank  Hardenbergh 
.  Geo.  L.  Fox 
Chas.  Leclercq 


Hypolita  . 
Puck  .  , 
Theseus  . 
Egeus 
Lysander . 
Demetrius 
Philostrate 
Starveling 
Titania  . 
VOL.  II.  —  39 


Marguerite  Chambers 
Little  May  Templeton 
M.  A.  Kennedy 
Cyril  Searle 
D.  H.  Harkins 
Jas.  H.  Taylor 
.  .  C.  Manley 
W.  H.  Hamilton 
Fanny  Hayward 


Quince  . 

Bottom  . 

Flute   .  . 

Snout  .  . 

Snug    .  . 

Hermia  . 

Helena  . 

Oberon  . 
First  Fairy 


John  W.  Jennings 
Chas.  K.  Fox 
Adelaide  Lennox 
.  .  Nina  Varian 
Annie  Kemp  Bowler 
.     .    .   Sadie  Vivian 


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"  The  Wandering  Jew  "  was  first  acted  here  Sept.  9,  with  Geo. 
L.  Fox  as  Goliah,  D.  H.  Harkins  as  Dagobert,  F.  Hardenbergh  as 
Rodin,  Chas.  Leclercq  as  Jacques,  Fanny  Hayward  as  Cephise, 
and  Marie  Gordon  (Mrs.  John  T.  Raymond)  as  Blanche.  Every 
evening  during  the  drama  Little  Fay  Templeton  appeared  in  "The 
Spoiled  Child."     "Haunted  Houses"  was  done  Sept.  23. 

Max  Maretzek's  opera  company  commenced  Oct.  6,  with  "Po- 
liuto. "  Pauline  Lucca  and  Sig.  Enrico  Tamberlik  were  the 
stars,  the  latter  making  his  ddbut  in  New  York  on  this  occasion. 
Sig.  Resno  sang  Calisthenes,  and  Sig.  Hauck,  Felix.  On  Oct.  7 
lima  di  Murska  made  her  American  d^but  as  Amina  in  "La 
Sonnambula. "  She  was  announced  as  "The  Hungarian  Night- 
ingale." After  her  first  air  all  her  claims  to  distinction  as  a 
bravura  songstress  were  acknowledged  by  an  outburst  of  applause 
which,  in  spontaneity  and  enthusiasm,  has  had  few  equals  on  the 
American  stage.  Sig.  Vizzani  reappeared  as  El  vino;  anew  basso, 
Sig.  Rossi-Galli,  made  his  debut  as  Count  Rodolfo.  Di  Murska 
appeared  Oct.  9-13  as  Lucia  di  Lammermoor;  matinee,  Oct.  11, 
"La  Sonnambula;"  Tamberlik  as  Edgardo  in  "Lucia;"  Oct.  16, 
joint  appearance  of  Pauline  Lucca  and  Di  Murska  in  "  The  Magic 
Flute." 

lima  di  Murska  died  at  Munich,  Jan.  18,  1889,  in  extreme  pov- 
erty, and  the  same  day  her  daughter  (about  twenty  years  of  age) 
committed  suicide  by  taking  poison.  Accounts  differ  as  to  the 
date  of  her  birth  —  some  say  1838,  others  1843.  She  studied 
under  M.  and  Mme.  Marchesi,  and  made  her  debut  at  the  Pergola, 
Florence,  in  1862,  and  after  singing  with  great  success  at  Pesth, 
Berlin,  and  Hamburg,  obtained  an  engagement  in  Vienna,  whence 
she  went  to  London,  where  she  made  her  debut  May  11,  1865,  at 
Her  Majesty's  Theatre.  She  carried  the  musical  world  by  storm, 
and  was  commanded  to  appear  before  the  Prince  of  Wales  at  Marl- 
borough House.  When  in  the  height  of  her  professional  lustre 
in  Europe,  kings,  emperors,  and  princes  were  at  her  feet.  She 
created  an  intense  sensation  at  Monte  Carlo  by  her  magnificence 
and  prodigality. 

lima  di  Murska  and  Pauline  Lucca  appeared  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street  theatre,  this  city,  Nov.  24,  1873,  as  Leonora  and  Azucena 
in  "II  Trovatore."  Tamberlik  was  the  Manrico.  Di  Murska  sang 
in  concert  Sunday  evening  April  5,  1874.  She  commenced  a  sea- 
son of  six  nights  of  Italian  opera  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  April 
6,  same  year.  On  May  7,  1874,  she  appeared  in  German  opera  in 
"Robert  the  Devil"  at  the  Stadt  Theatre.  On  May  17  she  ap- 
peared in  concert  under  the  management  of  Herman  Grau  at 
Terrace  Garden,  Fifty-eighth  Street,  between  Third  and  Lexing- 
ton avenues,  this  city.  On  May  20  she  appeared  in  the  second 
act  of  "Dinorah,"  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre  (Broadway  and 


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Twenty-eighth  Street),  for  the  benefit  of  James  W.  Morrissey. 
She  sang  in  costume  the  shadow  song.  She  commenced  a  series 
of  concerts  under  the  management  of  D.  De  Vivo,  Sept.  26,  1874, 
at  Steinway  Hall. 

Di  Murska's  last  appearance  in  opera  was  at  Booth's  Theatre, 
season  of  1878,  when  the  loss  of  voice  was  so  marked  that  her 
friends  advised  her  to  retire  from  the  stage  before  public  favor 
deserted  her.  She  had  grown  prematurely  old  and  feeble,  and  her 
voice  had  lost  its  quality;  but,  acting  under  the  extremely  bad 
advice  of  injudicious  friends,  she  gave  a  concert  at  Chickering 
Hall,  which  only  demonstrated  that  she  was  no  longer  the  brilliant 
Di  Murska  of  old.  Her  last  visit  to  this  country  was  in  1888. 
She  was  engaged  as  an  instructor  by  Mrs.  Thurber  for  the  Na- 
tional Conservatory  at  a  salary  of  $10,000  a  year,  but  was  paid  a 
sum  of  money  by  the  management  and  "  requested "  to  resign. 
She  starred  through  the  country  in  the  lima  di  Murska  opera 
company.  In  February  of  that  year  she  broke  down  at  Wilkes- 
barre.  Pa.,  from  a  cold  contracted  at  Scranton,  and  from  that  date 
her  life  was  despaired  of.  She  came  on  to  New  York,  where  her 
struggle  against  poverty  was  the  theme  of  comment.  A  subscrip- 
tion was  raised,  her  jewelry  taken  out  of  pawn,  a  ticket  to  Europe 
purchased,  and  just  before  the  steamer  was  about  to  sail,  the  bal- 
ance of  the  subscription  (nearly  $300)  was  handed  her,  and  in 
November,  1888,  she  left  our  shores.  She  was  the  greatest 
staccato  artist  of  her  day.  Her  voice  was  a  pure  soprano  of 
nearly  three  octaves  in  compass,  and  of  remarkable  flexibility. 
Among  her  favorite  parts  were  Linda  di  Chamounix,  Amina  in 
"La  Sonnambula,"  Astraflammante  in  "II  Flauto  Magico,"  and 
Senta  in  "The  Flying  Dutchman."  She  was  successful  also  as 
Dinorah,  Isabella,  Ophelia,  Marguerite  de  Valois,  Gilda,  Marta, 
and  Filina. 

On  Oct.  20  "  Under  the  Gaslight "  was  produced ;  Oct.  27, 
" Round  the  Clock ; "  and  Nov.  10,  "  A  Flash  of  Lightning."  This 
was  the  cast : 


Mrs.  Dewberry, 
Fred  Chauncey 


Nervous  Passenger 
Garry  Fallon  . 
Jack  Ryder 
Sam  Pidge .  . 
Rose .... 
Mrs.  Fallon  . 
Ann  .... 
Daniel  Doo     . 


Marguerite  Chambers 
M.  A.  Kennedy 


Chas.  Fox 

.  G.  A.  Griffiths 

D.  H.  Harkins 

Geo.  L.  Fox 

Minnie  Walton 

.   Annie  Deland 

Fanny  Hayward 

Chas.  Leclercq 


Sis  Lewell Agnes  Lee 

Molly Julia  Bell 

Bessie    ....    Mrs.  C.  M.  Walcot 
Skiffley  ....  Frank  Hardenbergh 

Bob Davenport  Bebus 

Benedetto Cyril  Searle 

Jerry J.  G.  Peakes 

Patsy Sadie  Vivian 

Ned A.  G.  Enos 


"  Hurapty  Dumpty  Abroad  "  was  given  Nov.  24,  and  ran  nearly 
three  months.     George  L.  Fox  appeared  Feb.  9,  1874,  as  Tobias 


6l2      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE      [1875 

Shortcut  in  "The  Spitfire,"  and  in  "Humpty  Dumpty  at  School." 
On  Feb.  ig  a  charity  benefit  for  the  poor  of  New  York  was  given, 
when  the  following  novel  features  were  introduced:  G.  L.  Fox 
superintended  the  sale  of  tickets  in  the  box  office,  Jessie  Vokes  had 
charge  of  the  ticket  gate,  Frederick  and  Fawdon  Vokes  acted  as 
ushers,  Victoria  Vokes  sold  bouquets,  and  Rosina  Vokes,  pro- 
grammes. The  performances  commenced  with  the  second  and 
third  acts  of  "  London  Assurance, "  performed  by  the  company  of 
the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre;  followed  by  the  Martens  in  Tyrolean 
trios;  "The  Belles  of  the  Kitchen,"  by  the  Vokes  Family;  "The 
Sculptor's  Dream,"  by  Betty  and  Emily  Rigl,  and  coryphees;  and 
the  fifth  act  of  "Richard  IH.,"  with  G.  L.  Fox  as  Richard,  and 
Fred  Vokes  as  Richmond.  Fox  retired  March  14.  The  Martinetti 
Family  appeared  here  March  i6  in  "  Harvest  Home,  or  The  Four 
Lovers."     The  season  terminated  March  21. 

The  theatre  reopened  April  6,  with  Joseph  H.  Tooker,  manager; 
Geo.  F.  Devere,  stage  manager.  The  Florences  were  the  stars, 
in  "Eileen  Oge."  lone  Burke,  Minnie  Conway,  Hart  Conway, 
John  W.  Jennings,  Owen  S.  Fawcett,  and  James  Peakes  were  in 
the  company.  For  the  week  beginning  April  13"  Eileen  Oge" 
and  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man,"  were  played  on  alternate  nights. 
"  The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man  "  and  "  Inshavogue  "  were  acted  alter- 
nate evenings,  week  of  April  20.  Oliver  Doud  Byron  appeared 
April  27  in  "Donald  McKay,  the  Hero  of  the  Modoc  War." 

The  season  closed  May  2,  and  the  house  remained  dark  until  the 
Strakosch  Italian  opera  company  opened  Nov.  4  in  "La  Traviata," 
with  Mile.  Heilbron  as  Violetta,  Sig.  Benfratelli  as  Alfredo,  and 
Giovanni  Tagliapietra  as  Germont.  S.  Behrens  was  musical  di- 
rector. Sig.  Tagliapietra  is  at  present  residing  in  this  city, 
devoting  himself  to  the  cultivation  of  the  voice  and  preparing 
pupils  for  the  operatic  stage. 

The  Kiralfy  Bros,  were  the  next  lessees  of  this  house,  who 
opened  it  Nov.  23,  with  "The  Black  Crook."  In  the  dramatic 
company  were  Eliza  Weathersby,  Kate  Fellows,  Julia  Neuville, 
Geo.  Atkins,  Geo.  Elliott,  Annie  Kemp  Bowler,  Carrie  Pierson, 
Edmund  K.  Collier,  William  Street,  and  Master  Martin.  The 
ballet  was  led  by  Marie  Bonfanti  and  Eugene  Lupo;  Kathi  and 
Emilia  Kiralfy  character  dancers;  and  the  specialties  were  the 
Lenton  Family,  acrobats;  Kynock  and  Smith,  roller  skaters;  the 
Vadais  Children,  Ulm  Sisters,  Persian  Twin  Sisters,  and  Madrigal 
Boys.     The  Kiralfys  retired  Jan.  2,  1875. 

This  house  was  reopened  March  29,  under  the  management  of 
Mrs.  Julia  E.  Dunn,  with  her  spectacular  drama,  "  Ahmed."  Kathi 
Lanner  arranged  the  ballets.  Guisseppina  Morlacchi  v^ss,  premihe 
danseuse,  with  Galetti  and  Rachel  Francesco.  William  Withers, 
Jr.,  was  the  musical  director.     Adah  Richmond  appeared  as  Ahmed 


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April  19,  but  had  to  withdraw  in  a  few  nights,  in  consequence  of 
illness.  Annie  Kemp  Bowler  acted  Nymphia.  The  play  was  with- 
drawn April  28,  and  the  house  closed  to  reopen  May  15,  with  "The 
Twelve  Temptations. "  Joseph  Wheelock,  Henrietta  Irving,  Charles 
Stanley,  and  Lillie  Andrews  were  in  the  company.  Several  spe- 
cialty acts  were  added  May  17,  including  Fay  Templeton  in  songs, 
"Prof."  Nelson  and  sons,  acrobats,  and  "Prof."  Davis  and  his 
performing  dogs.  The  play  was  a  failure,  and  the  house  closed 
May  25. 

The  theatre  reopened  Aug.  16,  1875,  with  Pillet  and  Connolly's 
production  of  "Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Days."  The  com- 
pany included  Joseph  Wheelock,  R.  D'Orsay  Ogden,  Louis  J. 
Mestayer,  Marion  Sackett,  Theo.  Hamilton,  J.  J.  Wallace,  Robert 
Johnston,  May  Gallagher,  and  Hattie  Arnold.  "Around  the 
World "  ran  two  weeks,  and  the  next  managers  were  Joseph 
Wheelock,  Theo.  Hamilton,  and  Robert  Johnston,  who  com- 
menced Aug.  30,  with  E.  L.  Davenport  as  the  star.  "  Hamlet " 
was  the  initial  performance,  and  was  thus  cast: 


Hamlet E.  L.  Davenport 

Laertes Joseph  Wheelock 

King Geo.  F.  MetkifE 

Osric Theo.  Hamilton 

First  Gravedigger     .     .  L.  J.  Mestayer 


Second  Gravedigger 
Polonius      .     .     . 


Thos.  Owens 
John  P.  Sutton 

Horatio R.  D.  Ogden 

Ghost Robert  Johnston 

Ophelia Laura  Don 


This  was  the  first  appearance  in  this  city  of  Laura  Don.  Sept. 
r,  2,  "  Richelieu  "  was  played ;  Sept.  3,  4,  9,  "  Richard  HI. ; "  Sept. 
6,  "Macbeth; "Sept.  7,  "Hamlet;"  Sept.  8,  "Othello;"  Sept.  10, 
"  The  Merchant  of  Venice  "  and  "  Oliver  Twist. "  Harry  Watkins, 
Sept.  13,  in  "Pioneer  Patriots."  Laura  Don's  right  name  was 
Anna  Laura  Fish.  She  was  the  first  wife  of  Thomas  B.  Mac- 
Donough.  She  died  at  Greenwich,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  10,  1886.  The 
drama,  "Red  and  Black,  or  The  Gambler's  Life,"  was  done 
Sept.  20,  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  with  Joseph  Wheelock 
as  Maurice,  Angie  Montague  (first  appearance  at  this  theatre)  as 
Pauline.     The  season  terminated  Sept.  21. 

John  P.  Sutton  died  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  2,  1887,  of  pneu- 
monia. His  last  appearance  in  this  city  was  in  "The  Jilt,"  at 
the  Standard  Theatre,  a  few  weeks  before  his  death. 

After  being  closed  one  month  the  theatre  was  reopened  Oct.  25, 
1875,  with  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  and  closed  at  the  end  of  one 
week.  After  being  closed  for  several  months  it  was  reopened 
Feb.  12,  1876,  with  Lucille  Western  as  Nancy  Sikes  in  "Oliver 
Twist,"  and  J.  B.  Studley  as  Bill  Sikes.  "East  Lynne "  was 
played  Feb.  14;  "Child  Stealer,"  Feb.  24;  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin," 
Feb.  28.  Edward  TuUidge's  Jewish  play,  "Ben  Israel,  or  From 
Under  the  Curse,"  was  acted  March  6  for  the  first  time  on  any 


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stage,  with  J.  H.  Vinson  in  the  title  r61e,  Amelia  Waugh  as 
Rachel,  Jordan  as  Sir  Walter,  Harry  Dalton  as  Charles  H.,  and 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  as  Meg.  Only  two  performances  were  given, 
and  the  house  was  again  closed. 

The  next  lessees  were  John  F.  Poole  and  Thomas  L.  Donnelly. 
The  house  was  considered,  in  theatrical  parlance,  a  "Jonah,"  and 
it  was  almost  impossible  to  find  any  responsible  manager  to  take 
it.  Poole  &  Donnelly  leased  it  with  the  understanding  that  if 
they  made  money  a  small  percentage  of  the  profits  should  go  to 
the  Erie  Railway  company,  whose  offices  were  in  the  Gra.nd  Opera 
House  building.  They  made  the  house  popular  from  the  start,  by 
lowering  the  prices  of  admission  and  catering  for  the  west  side. 
They  opened  Sept.  18,  1876,  with  the  Alice  Oates  company  in 
"  La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot ; "  Alice  Oates  was  Clairette.  The 
organization  consisted  of  Charles  H.  Drew,  John  Howson,  Henri 
Laurent,  Jos.  H.  Jones,  A.  W.  Maflin,  H.  Amburg,  R.  H. 
Nichols,  John  Merritt,  C.  W.  Decker,  Rose  Temple,  Julia  Chap- 
man, Venie  Clancy,  the  Winner  Sisters  —  Gussie,  Annie,  and 
Carrie  —  Ella  and  Jennie  Caldwell,  Susie  Parker,  Bessie  Temple, 
Tracy  White,  and  Jesse  Williams,  musical  and  stage  director. 
"  Girofle-Girofla "  was  sung  Sept.  25,  26,  and  the  company  closed 
Sept.  30.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  presented  Oct.  2,  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  as  St.  Clair  and  Topsy,  George  Kunkel 
as  Uncle  Tom,  and  Gracie  Wade  as  Eva.  Slavin's  Georgia  min- 
strels (colored),  donkeys,  and  blood-hounds  were  introduced  in  the 
drama,  which  had  a  run  of  five  weeks.  Buffalo  Bill  commenced 
for  one  week,  Nov.  6,  in  a  play  called  after  himself.  "Uncle 
Tom  "  was  revived  Nov.  13,  and  ran  for  three  more  weeks,  when 
it  gave  way  to  Henry  Morford's  "Crabbed  Age,"  Dec.  4,  with 
Lettie  Allen  (first  appearance  in  this  city)  and  J.  B.  Atwater  as 
the  stars.  In  the  supporting  company  were  Ida  Jeffries,  May 
Gallagher,  J.  Clarke,  J.  Morrison,  G.  W.  Reed,  George  Morris, 
William  Scallan,  and  Thomas  Owens. 

"The  Black  Crook"  was  seen  here  Dec.  18,  and  the  principal 
dancers  were  Mile.  Morlacchi,  Cora  Adriana,  Mile.  Antonino  and 
Malvina  Evers.  The  specialty  people  were  the  Sawyer  Family, 
bell-ringers ;  Kynock  and  Smith,  skaters ;  and  Crossley  and  Elder, 
athletes.     "  The  Black  Crook  "  had  this  cast : 


Rudolph Mark  Bates 

Hertzog E.J.  Mack 

Zamiel Geo.  Morris 

Amina    .     .     .     .     .  Phosa  McAllister 

Stalacta Lulu  Jordan 

Dame  Barbara     .     .     .  Genie  Howard 


Von  Puffengruntz     .     .  Hudson  Liston 

Greppo Louis  Harrison 

Count Shirley  France 

Dragonfin J.  C.  Frankhn 

Rosetta Ida  Lee 

Carline Therese  Wood 


Guisseppina  Morlacchi  made  her  first  appearance  in  America  at 
Banvard's  Museum  (now  Daly's  Theatre),  Broadway  and  Thirtieth 


18773  GRAND   OPERA  HOUSE  615 

Street,  with  De  Pol's  company  in  "The  Devil's  Auction,"  Oct. 
23,  1867.  In  1873  she  was  married  to  J.  B.  Omohundro,  profes- 
sionally known  as  "Texas  Jack,"  who  died  at  Leadville,  Col.,  June 
28,  1880.  Mark  Bates  died  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  15,  1879. 
His  last  appearance  in  this  city  was  at  Niblo's  Garden.  J.  C. 
Franklin  (real  name  J.  C.  Cobey)  died  of  consumption  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  July  25,  1879.  His  last  appearance  on  any  stage 
was  with  Tony  Denier's  travelling  pantomime  company,  January, 
1879.  Tony  Denier  was  especially  kind  to  him,  sending  him  a 
remittance  of  ten  dollars  every  week  during  his  long  illness, 
and  the  last  words  Mr.  Franklin  ever  spoke  were  of  affection 
and  gratitude. 

"Under  the  Gaslight"  was  produced  Jan.  i,  1877,  by  Aug. 
Daly's  company.  "Divorce"  was  revived  Jan.  8,  for  two  weeks, 
followed  by  "Man  and  Wife,"  Jan.  22;  week  of  Jan.  29,  "Man 
and  Wife"  and  "Divorce;"  Feb.  5,  "Fernande;"  Feb.  12,  "Mon- 
sieur Alphonse."  Charles  Fisher,  Frank  A.  Tannehill,  J.  B. 
Browne,  J.  H.  Ring,  J.  B.  Ashton,  Wash.  T.  Melville,  May 
Nunez,  Amelia  Waugh,  Polly  Booth,  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  were 
in  the  company.  In  "  Under  the  Gaslight "  D.  H.  Harkins  acted 
Snorkey ;  Georgie  Drew,  Laura  Courtland ;  and  Mary  Wells,  Old 
Judas.  "The  Two  Orphans"  was  produced  Feb.  19,  and  ran  for 
three  weeks,  with  Kate  Claxton,  as  Louise.  "  Miss  Multon  "  was 
played,  with  Clara  Morris  in  the  title  r61e,  March  26,  and  the  two 
following  weeks.  "Rose  Michel,"  was  given  April  16,  with  the 
Union  Square  Theatre  company,  who  occupied  the  stage  for  three 
weeks,  excepting  May  4  and  5.  On  May  4  there  were  afternoon 
and  evening  performances  for  the  benefit  of  Poole  &  Donnelly. 
The  programme  was  "The  Good  For  Nothing,"  the  Young  Apollo 
club,  balcony  scene  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  "St.  Patrick's  Day 
Parade,"  "David  Garrick,"  "A  Terrible  Fix,"  sleep-walking 
scene  from  "Macbeth,"  by  Bessie  Darling;  the  first,  fourth,  and 
last  act  of  "The  Two  Orphans."  For  the  matinee  and  evening. 
May  5,  Tony  Pastor's  company  appeared. 

"The  Princess  Royal"  was  seen  for  three  weeks,  commencing 
May  7;  Fanny  Davenport,  Charles  Coghlan,  John  Brougham, 
James  Lewis,  John  B.  Studley,  and  others  were  in  the  cast. 
The  season  closed  May  26.  The  theatre  reopened  June  4,  with 
John  T.  Raymond  as  Col.  Mulberry  Sellers,  supported  by  his  wife, 
Marie  Gordon,  and  the  Park  (Abbey's)  Theatre  company.  The 
Union  Square  Theatre  company  commenced  June  18  in  "Smike," 
for  two  weeks,  when  the  theatre  closed.  It  reopened  for  the  sea- 
son Aug.  13,  with  Joseph  Murphy  in  "Kerry  Gow,"  for  two  weeks. 
He  was  supported  by  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  and  others.  Frank  S. 
Chanfrau  appeared  here  Sept.  2  in  "Kit."  Geo.  Boniface,  Geo, 
Jordan,    Jr.,    H.    A.    Weaver,    Sr.,    H.    B.    Phillips,    John    T. 


6l6      A  HISTORY  OF   THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE      C1878 

Craven,  L.  G.  Barker,  Charles  Jordan,  G.  Harvey,  H.  Victor, 
Geo.  Boniface,  Jr.,  May  Nunez,  May  Maurice,  Nellie  Maurice, 
and  H.  Weaver,  Jr. ,  were  in  the  support.  "  Kit "  was  acted  two 
weeks,  and  was  followed  Sept.  17  by  "  Secret  Service,  or  McParlan 
the  Detective."  Mark  Twain's  and  Bret  Harte's  play,  "Ah  Sin," 
was  done  Sept.  24,  with  Charles  T.  Parsloe  as  the  star.  "The 
Danites  "  was  played  weeks  of  Oct.  1-8,  by  McKee  Rankin  and 
wife,  Louis  Aldrich,  Lillie  Eldridge,  Dora  Goldthwaite,  and  Ada 
Gilman.  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  revived  Oct.  15,  and  ran  for 
five  weeks.     Mrs.  G.  C.  Howard  was  the  Topsy. 

Lester  Wallack  appeared  here  Nov.  19  in  "Rosedale,"  and  con- 
tinued for  two  weeks.  In  the  company  were  Lillie  Eldridge,  Meta 
Bartlett,  Sefton,  Vanderman,  Weaver,  Blaisdell,  Frank  Mordaunt, 
Alice  Dorrington,  J.  W.  Shannon,  Alex.  Fitzgerald,  Benj.  Magin- 
ley,  Frank  Tannehill,  Sr.,  and  Geo.  F.  Browne.  Regina  Dace 
was  seen  here  Dec.  3,  as  Julia  in  "The  Hunchback,"  followed, 
Dec.  10-17,  by  F.  S.  Chanfrau  as  Salem  Scudder  in  "The  Octo- 
roon." The  week  of  Dec.  23  Chanfrau  played  "Kit."  Dion 
Boucicault  appeared  Dec.  30,  as  Conn  in  "The  Shaughraun,"  and 
continued  for  four  weeks.  Katharine  Rogers,  Edward  Lamb, 
Alex.  Fitzgerald,  Harry  Dalton,  Ben  Maginley,  J.  A.  Kennedy, 
John  Matthews,  W.  Birch,  Henry  Victor,  Lizzie  McCall,  Lizzie 
Kelsey,  Mrs,  M.  A.  Farren,  and  Mrs.  Frank  Tannehill,  were  in 
the  cast.  Samuel  Colville's  "Folly"  company  came  Jan.  28,  in 
"The  Babes  in  the  Wood,  or  Who  Killed  Cock  Robin?"  The 
organization  was :  Marie  Williams,  Emme  Roseau  (afterwards  Mrs. 
S.  Colville),  Willie  Edouin,  Lena  Merville,  Rose  Temple,  Ida  Lee, 
Annie  Deacon,  Clara  Gay,  Bessie  Temple,  William  Gill,  J.  H. 
Jones,  William  Forrester,  L.  de  Smith,  Eliza  Lawson,  Rose 
Leighton,  Marion  Elmore,  Jennie  Foster,  Lavinia  Hagan,  Alice 
Atherton,  Kate  Everleigh,  A.  W.  Maflin,  H.  Amberg,  Harry 
Peck,  and  Wm.   Harper. 

James  C.  Williamson  and  wife  (Maggie  Moore),  were  seen  here 
Feb.  II,  1878,  and  stayed  two  weeks  in  "Struck  Oil"  and  "The 
Chinese  Question."  George  Rignold  appeared  here  Feb.  24  in 
"Henry  V."  "Evangeline"  made  a  visit  March  18,  with  the  fol- 
lowing company:  Geo.  S.  Knight,  Sol  Smith  Russell,  Lizzie 
Webster,  Florence  Ellis,  Lizzie  McCall,  Flora  Lee,  Richard 
Golden,  H.  E.  Dixey,  Harry  Josephs,  Ed.  S.  Tarr,  Harry  Hunter, 
Charles  Rosene,  and  Geo.  Ulmer.  Rubens'  English  opera  com- 
pany, consisting  of  Louise  Oliver,  Sallie  Reber,  Adelaide  Randall, 
Annie  Granger  Dow  (first  appearance  in  New  York),  Vincent 
Hogan,  Charles  Lang,  Thomas  Whiffen,  A.  C.  Stoddart,  Stanley 
Felch,  J.  Montgomery,  Carrie  Burton,  J.  C.  Padgett,  William 
Dietrich,  D.  Lacy,  and  Isadore  Martinez,  with  Augusta  Sohlke, 
Adele   Paglieri,  and  the  Minzelli  Sisters  in  the  ballet,  began  a 


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season  April  i  in  "The  Bohemian  Girl,"  They  continued  for  two 
weeks.     The  Williamsons  returned  April  15  in  "Struck  Oil." 

John  E.  McCuUough  appeared  April  22  in  "The  Gladiator." 
The  support  was :  Joseph  Wheelock,  Harry  Langdon,  Edwin  Rice, 
Geo.  Becks,  M.  J.  Jordan,  J,  L.  Mason,  W.  Greer,  Marie  Prescott, 
Russell  Bassett,  E.  D.  Tannehill,  Henry  Victor,  Nellie  Mason, 
and  Stella  Boniface.  "Virginius"  was  repeated  all  the  week,  also 
April  29,  30;  "Othello,"  May  i,  2;  "Richard  IH.,"  May  3,  4; 
"King  Lear,"  May  6;  "Jack  Cade,"  May  7  and  matinee  May  8; 
"Brutus,"  May  10;  and  "Macbeth,"  May  11.  Tony  Pastor  and 
company  were  seen  May  13,  followed  by  the  Union  Square  Theatre 
company,  May  20-27,  in  "A  Celebrated  Case."  "Our  Boarding 
House"  was  presented  June  3.  The  Hess  English  opera  com- 
pany came  June  10  in  "The  Chimes  of  Normandy."  Emilie 
Melville,  Zelda  Seguin,  William  Castle,  Henry  Peakes,  Edward 
Seguin,  and  H.  Warren  were  in  the  cast.  Bryant's  minstrels 
came  June  17  and  stayed  two  weeks.  Billy  Sweatnam  joined 
the  company  June  24,  making  his  first  appearance  in  New  York. 
Bartley  Campbell's  "The  Vigilantes"  was  first  acted  July  i,  with 
Rosa  Rand,  Estelle  Mortimer,  Alice  Hastings,  Louise  Wells, 
Nina  Crolius,  Louis  Aldrich,  Wm.  H.  Leake,  Charles  Webster, 
M.  C.  Daly,  and  J.  B.  Ashton  in  the  cast.  The  house  closed 
July  6. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  26,  1878,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McKee  Rankin  in  "The  Danites."  They  remained  two  weeks, 
Louis  Aldrich,  Louis  J.  Mestayer,  J.  O.  Sefton,  Charles  T. 
Parsloe,  Jr.,  Lin  Harris,  Bessie  Hunter,  Emma  Marble,  and 
Maggie  Arlington  in  the  cast.  Annie  Pixley  was  advertised  to 
make  her  New  York  debut  Sept.  9  in  "M'liss,"  but  being  en- 
joined, did  not  appear,  and  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  acted  for 
the  week.  Joseph  K.  Emmet  Sen.,  in  "Fritz,"  Sept.  16;  Tony 
Pastor  and  company,  Sept.  23,  and  the  Florences,  in  "  The  Mighty 
Dollar,"  began  two  weeks'  stay,  Sept.  30.    The  play  had  this  cast : 

The  Hon.  Bardwell  Slote  Col.  Tom  Dart     .    .     .     .  M.  C.  Daly 

W.  J.  Florence  Mrs.  Gen'l  Gilflory 
Charlie  Brood .     .     .     Frank  E.  Lamb  Mrs.  W.  J.  Florence 

Roland  Vance      .     .     .  Walter  Dennis  Clara  Dart       .     .     .      Florence  Noble 

Arthur  Lemaitre  .     .     .    Harry  Dalton  Blanche  Mossthorne      .  Nellie  Whiting 

Lord  Cairgorme   .     .      W.  J.  Ferguson  Libby  Ray  ....    Josephine  Baker 

Maggie  Mitchell  began  a  two  weeks'  engagement  Oct.  14,  in 
"Fanchon."  "The  Pearl  of  Savoy"  was  played  Oct.  28.  The 
Williamsons  returned  Nov.  4  in  "  Struck  Oil  "  and  "  The  Chinese 
Question,"  which  continued  the  bill  for  three  weeks.  "  Yulie  or 
Kindes-Liebe "  was  done  by  the  Williamsons  Nov.  25.  "Our 
Boarding  House "  was  acted  for  two  weeks,  commencing  Dec.  2. 
John  E.  McCullough  returned  Dec.  16  in  "Coriolanus,"  Katharine 


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Rogers  supporting  him.  This  tragedy  held  the  stage  for  two  weeks, 
followed,  Dec.  30,  by  Boucicault  as  Conn  in  "The  Shaughraun,"  for 
three  weeks.  In  the  cast  were  Ada  Dyas,  A.  C.  Dacre,  J.  A. 
Kennedy,  Vincent  Hogan,  Joseph  A.  Wilks,  John  Matthews,  Ben 
Maginley,  Kate  Gerard,  Helen  Houghton,  Mrs.  Boudinot,  Mrs. 
Sol  Smith,  and  Mrs.   Wm.    Scallan. 

"The  Colleen  Bawn  "  was  produced  Jan.  20,  1879,  and  ran  three 
weeks.  Joaquin  Millers's  "Mexico"  introduced  Elizabeth  von 
Stamwitz  Feb.  10,  for  two  weeks.  This  lady  played  "  Leah," 
Feb.  24,  supported  by  J.  B.  Studley.  John  T.  Raymond  came 
March  3  as  Colonel  Sellers,  supported  by  J.  M.  Hardie,  Sol  Smith, 
Frank  Tannehill,  Laura  Don,  Courtney  Barnes  (daughter  of  Rose 
Eytinge,  and  afterwards  wife  of  John  T.  Raymond),  and  Mrs.  Sol 
Smith.  Fred  Williams'  and  Dr.  F.  A.  Harris'  play,  "My  Son," 
was  produced  March  10.  Mark  Smith  was  specially  engaged  for 
the  cast,  which  also  included  Edeson,  Agnes  Elliott,  Laura  Don, 
Nellie  Boyd,  Mrs.  Sol  Smith,  and  John  T.  Raymond.  "A  Cele- 
brated Case "  returned  here  March  17.  E.  K.  Collier,  Edwin 
Varrey,  James  W.  Collier,  William  Thorne,  E.  L.  Tilton,  Emily 
Baker,  Emma  Markley,  Mary  Maddern,  Emma  Skerrett,  Laura 
Bascomb,  Bessie  Turner,  and  Eva  French  were  in  the  cast. 

Frank  Mayo  began  an  engagement  March  24,  of  two  weeks,  in 
"Davy  Crockett;"  April  7,  "The  Streets  of  New  York"  was 
played.  Edward  Lamb,  Harold  Fosberg,  W.  H.  Lytell,  John 
Clinton  Hall,  Josephine  Laurens,  Florence  Noble,  and  Mary 
Barker  were  in  the  cast.  Fanny  Davenport  appeared  April  14 
in  "Pique."  Charles  Fisher,  Edwin  Price,  Harry  Hawk,  Geo.  F. 
Devere,  John  C.  Walsh,  Minnie  Monck,  Cora  Tanner,  Ada  Rehan, 
and  Frankie  Kemble  were  in  the  cast.  Helena  Modjeska  was  seen 
April  28,  in  "  Camille, "  for  one  week,  and  "  East  Lynne  "  was  played 
for  one  week.  Tony  Pastor  and  company  commenced  the  summer 
season  May  12.  Boucicault  was  seen  May  19  as  Shaun  the  Post, 
in  "Arrah  Na  Pogue,"  John  Brougham  acting  his  original  char- 
acter of  Col.  O' Grady;  Katharine  Rogers  was  Fanny  Power;  EUie 
Wilton,  Arrah;  Joseph  Wilks,  Harry  S.  Duffield,  James  Taylor, 
and  Mrs.  Sol  Smith  were  also  in  the  cast.  "Arrah  Na  Pogue" 
was  played  the  following  week,  and  for  his  closing  night.  May  31, 
Mr.  Boucicault  acted  in  "Kerry"  and  "Arrah  Na  Pogue." 

The  Park  Theatre  company  appeared  June  2  in  "Engaged." 
Agnes  Booth,  Minnie  Palmer,  Sydney  Cowell,  Marie  Chester, 
Mrs.  G.  H.  Gilbert,  James  Lewis,  Joseph  Whiting,  William  F. 
Owen,  Thomas  G.  Riggs,  and  William  Cullington  were  in  the 
cast.  The  season  closed  June  14.  Catherine  Marco  (daughter 
of  Mark  Smith)  made  her  first  appearance  here  at  a  Sunday  even- 
ing (April  27)  concert  with  Gilmore's  band.  She  reappeared  in 
this  city  in  May,  1888,  at  Wallack's  Theatre  (Thirtieth  Street  and 


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Broadway)  with  the  McCaull  opera  company  in  "  The  Lady  or  the 
Tiger?" 

This  house  reopened  Aug.   25,   1879,  with  Joseph  Murphy  in 
"Kerry  Gow,"  which  had  this  cast: 


Dan  O'Hara    .  . 

Serg.  Bull  .     .  . 

O'Drive      .     .  . 

Major  Gruff    .  . 

Patrick  Drew  .  . 

Raymond  Drew  . 
Capt.  Basil  Sidney 


Jos.  Murphy 

.    F.  J.  Traynor 

Luke  Martin 

H.  Rees  Davis 

A.  A.  Armstrong 

.  Will  A.  Sands 

Walter  Bronson 


Valentine  Hay 
Dennis  Doyle . 
Alice  Doyle  . 
Boy  Bill  .  . 
Officer  .  .  . 
Norah  Drew    . 


J.  Winston  Murray 
.  John  S.  Murphy 
Charline  Weidman 
.  .  Belle  Dickson 
R.  Honey  wood 
Emmie  Wilmot 


The  Emma  Abbott  English  opera  company,  consisting  of  Emma 
Abbott,  Marie  Stone,  Zelda  Seguin,  Pauline  Marcel,  Tom  Karl, 
Walter  Temple,  A.  E.  Stoddard,  W.  H.  McDonald,  Ellis  Ryse, 
Edward  Seguin,  William  Castle,  Caryl  Florio,  musical  director; 
Arthur  Tams,  stage  manager,  were  heard  Sept.  8,  in  "Paul  and 
Virginia"  —  its  first  production  in  New  York.  "The  Bohemian 
Girl"  was  sung  Sept.  15,  with  Edward  Seguin  (first  appearance 
here)  as  Devilshoof,  Tom  Karl  as  Thaddeus,  and  Emma  Abbott  as 
Arline.  Tony  Pastor's  company  opened  Sept.  22,  followed,  Sept. 
29,  by  the  Florences  in  "The  Mighty  Dollar,"  who  stayed  two 
weeks.  Then  came  Joseph  Jefferson  in  "Rip  Van  Winkle,"  Oct. 
13,  who  also  remained  two  weeks.  Fanny  Davenport  was  seen 
in  "  Pique  "  Oct.  27.  Sunday  evening  Patrick  S.  Gilmore  gave  a 
concert,  at  which  Victor  Capoul  and  Cora  Ellis  appeared.  Miss 
Ellis  was  announced  as  sixteen  years  old,  and  it  was  her  first  ap- 
pearance in  public  as  a  pianist.  Nov.  3  "  As  You  Like  It "  was 
produced,  and  Fanny  Davenport  closed  Nov.  8,  with  "London 
Assurance"  and  "Oliver  Twist." 

Edwin  Booth  first  appeared  here  Nov.  10  in  "Hamlet."  Gus. 
Levick,  John  Ellsler,  L.  M.  McCormack,  Charles  Harkinson, 
Geo.  O.  Morris,  John  Daily,  John  Matthews,  Louis  Barrett,  Kate 
Meek,  Louise  Muldener,  and  Kate  Williams  were  in  his  company. 
Matinee,  Nov.  15,  "Hamlet;"  evening,  "Ruy  Bias"  and  "Tam- 
ing of  the  Shrew,"  — Booth  in  both  plays.  He  acted  "Hamlet" 
week  of  Nov.  17;  matinee,  Nov.  22,  "Ruy  Bias;"  evening, 
"Hamlet."  Week  of  Nov.  24,  "Othello,"  Frederic  Robinson 
alternating  the  r61es  of  lago  and  Othello  with  Mr.  Booth  as  fol- 
lows: Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday,  and  Saturday  matin6e.  Booth 
as  lago,  Robinson  as  Othello;  the  other  nights  Booth  acted 
Othello  to  Robinson's  lago.  On  Thanksgiving  Day,  an  extra 
matinee  was  given,  when  Booth  acted  "Don  Caesar,"  and  in  the 
evening,  "Othello." 

"Richelieu"  was  played  Dec.  i,  3,  4,  matinee  Dec.  6.  Marion 
Booth,  niece  of  Edwin  Booth,  appeared  matin6e  Dec.  3  as  Kath- 
arina  in  "Taming  of  the  Shrew."     "The   Merchant   of  Venice" 


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was  acted  Dec.  5,  and  "The  Fool's  Revenge,"  evening  Dec.  6. 
E.  A.  Sothern  came  Dec.  8,  in  "  Our  American  Cousin ; " 
"The  Crushed  Tragedian"  was  done  Dec.  15,  16,  17;  "David 
Garrick,"  Dec.  18,  19,  20.  Sothern  presented  "Dundreary's 
Brother  Sam  "  and  "  Dundreary  Married  and  Settled  "  the  week  of 
Dec. 22.  Frank  Mayo  was  seen  in  "The  Streets  of  New  York" 
Dec.  29,  and  was  followed  Jan.  5,  1880,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee 
Rankin  in  "  The  Danites,"  who  stayed  two  weeks.  They  were  sup- 
ported by  William  E.  Sheridan,  Cora  Tanner,  Isabel  Waldron, 
Emma  Marble,  Frank  Budworth,  William  B.  Murray,  Jerry 
Stevens,  and  Lin  Harris.  "  The  New  Magdalen  "  was  presented 
Jan.  19,  with  Ada  Cavendish  as  Mercy  Merrick.  This  was  con- 
tinued for  one  week.     Samuel  Piercy  was  the  chief  support. 

A  matinee  performance,  given  Jan.  22,  was  for  the  benefit  of 
the  starving  women  and  children  in  Ireland.  Lady  performers 
only  appeared.  Celia  Logan  and  Mrs.  Cynthia  Leonard  (mother 
of  Lillian  Russell)  were  managers.  The  ushers  were  all  ladies, 
including  Lillie  Eldridge,  Alice  Chandos,  Mrs.  T.  Allston  Brown, 
and  others. 

Ada  Cavendish  commenced  her  second  and  last  week  on  Jan.  26, 
with  "  Lady  Clancarty,"  which  was  repeated  the  three  following 
evenings  and  matinees.  For  her  benefit,  Jan.  30,  she  acted  Juliet 
to  Samuel  Piercy's  Romeo.  Lester  Wallack  returned  here  Feb.  2 
in  "Rosedale,"  and  continued  until  Tuesday,  Feb.  24,  when  he 
acted  for  the  rest  of  the  week  in  "  My  Awful  Dad. "  This  he  fol- 
lowed March  i  with  "  A  Scrap  of  Paper. "  J.  K.  Emmet  began  a 
four  weeks'  engagement  March  8  in  "Fritz  in  Ireland."  Maggie 
Mitchell  came  April  5,  supported  by  William  Harris,  in  "Fan- 
chon,"  and  repeated  it  April  12,  13;  "Little  Barefoot,"  April  14, 
15;  for  her  benefit,  April  16,  "Jane  Eyre,"  also  April  17.  An- 
other benefit  for  the  Relief  Fund  for  the  suffering  poor  of  Ire- 
land, under  the  auspices  of  the  various  managers  of  the  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  theatres,  took  place  St.  Patrick's  day,  matinee, 
March  17.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  theatres  that  gave  these 
matinee  entertainments,  and  the  receipts  at  each  house:  Grand 
Opera  House,  Joseph  K.  Emmet  and  company,  ^900.50;  Theatre 
Comique,  Harrigan  and  Hart,  $604;  Wallack's,  "How  She  Loves 
Him,"  ;jSS9i.S0;  Union  Square  Theatre,  "False  Friend,"  $320.50; 
Frank  Mayo's  Olympic,  "Ticket  of  Leave  Man,"  $168.25;  Daly's, 
"The  Royal  Middy,"  $165;  Madison  Square  Theatre,  "Hazel 
Kirke,"  $149.25;  Miner's  Variety  Theatre  (Bowery),  $124;  Stand- 
ard Theatre,  Rice's  "Surprise  Party,"  $106;  San  Francisco  min- 
strels, $60. 50;  American  Variety  Theatre  (Aberle's),  $41 ;  Madison 
Square  Garden,  Gilmore's  concerts,  $1,000;  Brooklyn  Park  Theatre, 
Mary  Anderson,  $731,  — making  the  receipts  $4,961.25.  To  this 
add  previous  amounts  donated  to  the  Fund,  individually,  $3,405, 


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and  by  benefits  at  various  theatres  in  Boston,  Washington,  St. 
Louis,  Cleveland,  Baltimore,  Albany,  Newark,  and  several  other 
minor  theatres,  amounting  to  $11,087.98;  making  a  grand  total  of 
$19,454.14. 

John  T.  Raymond  appeared  here  April  19,  as  Ichabod  Crane  in 
"Wolfert's  Roost,"  and  for  the  week  of  April  26,  Mr.  Raymond 
acted  Col.  Sellers. 

Samuel  Colville's  burlesque  company,  with  Emme  Roseau,  Ella 
Chapman,  Kate  Everleigh,  Rose  Leighton  (Mrs.  Gus  Kerker), 
Carrie  McHenry,  R.  E.  Graham,  and  others  were  seen  May  3  in 
"The  Magic  Slipper."  "Ill  Treated  II  Trovatore"  was  played 
May  10,  with  Miss  Roseau  as  Manrico.  Tony  Pastor  and  his 
combination  commenced  May  17,  followed  by  James  A.  Heme  in 
"  Hearts  of  Oak,"  for  two  weeks.  The  season  closed  June  5.  The 
house  reopened  June  21,  with  Pat  Rooney  and  his  company  of 
variety  performers. 

Thomas  Lester  Donnelly  died  at  Babylon,  L.  I.,  July  3,  1880. 
He  travelled  for  several  years  with  the  Worrell  Sisters,  acting 
female  r61es  in  burlesque.  The  widow  of  Mr.  Donnelly  con- 
tinued the  partnership  with  Mr.  Poole  until  May  31,  1882.  Mrs. 
Donnelly  died  March  17,  1888. 

The  next  regular  season  commenced  Aug.  23,  1880,  with  J.  K. 
Emmet  in  "Fritz  in  Ireland."  John  T.  Raymond  came  Sept.  6 
in  "The  Gilded  Age."  Ada  Cavendish  appeared  Sept.  13.  She 
played  Mercy  Merrick  in  "  The  New  Magdalen  "  the  first  week, 
and  for  the  second  week  played  "The  Soul  of  an  Actress,"  sup- 
ported by  Geo.  Boniface.     The  play  had  this  cast : 


Josephine    ....      Ada  Cavendish 
Gaston  Lenoir      .     .     .     Hugh  Fuller 

Domestic Miss  Dickens 

The  Chevalier  Maurice  de 

Crevecoeur  .  .  .  .  G.  C.  Boniface 
Charles  de  Moncrief,  James  F.  Hagan 
Prince  de  Rohan  .     .     .    E.  A.  Eberle 


Gerald  Fitz  Gerald  .    Harry  Harwood 
Henri  de  Soubise      .     .      J.  H.  Miller 

Madelon Mrs.  Harwood 

Mimi Sara  Stevens 

Countess     .     .     .      Mrs.  E.  A.  Eberle 
Julie Laura  Bascomb 


Tony  Pastor  and  his  company  were  seen  Sept.  27,  and  were  fol- 
lowed, Oct.  4,  for  two  weeks,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Knight,  in 
"Otto."  H.  B.  Mahn's  opera  company  were  heard  Oct.  18,  in 
"Boccaccio,"  and  stayed  three  weeks.  "Fatinitza"  was  sung 
Nov.  5,  for  Jennie  Winston's  benefit.  Herrmann,  the  magician, 
came  Nov.  8 ;  Joseph  Jefferson  was  seen  in  "  Rip  Van  Winkle  " 
Nov.  15,  and  continued  two  weeks;  Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  in 
"Fanchon"  week  of  Nov.  29;  Dec.  6  she  played  "Jane  Eyre;" 
matinee  Dec.  8,  "Little  Barefoot."  Annie  Pixley  began  an  en- 
gagement Dec.  13,  in  "M'liss,"  supported  by  John  E.  McDonough, 
as  Yuba  Bill.  She  remained  two  weeks,  and  was  followed  Dec. 
27  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin,  in  "The  Danites,"  for  two 


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weeks.  Gus  Williams  came  Jan.  lo,  1881,  for  two  weeks,  in 
"Our  German  Senator."  Lester  Wallack  began  a  three  weeks' 
engagement  Jan.  24,  in  "  Ours. "  A  performance  took  place  after- 
noon, Jan.  26,  for  the  benefit  of  Frank  Whittaker. 

Lester  Wallack  continued  week  Feb.  14,  in  "Rosedale. "  "The 
Banker's  Daughter"  came  Feb.  21,  followed  for  two  weeks  by 
Den.  Thompson  in  "Joshua  Whitcomb."  Lawrence  Barrett  acted 
"Richelieu"  March  14,  and  matinee  March  16;  "Yorick's  Love," 
March  16,  17,  and  matinee  March  23;  "  Julius  Caesar, "  March  18,  19; 
"Hamlet,"  March  21,  22;  "The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and  "David 
Garrick,"  March  23,  24;  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  matinee  March  26; 
"  Richard  IH.,"  March  25,  26.  J.  K.  Emmet  came  here  March  28, 
for  three  weeks,  in  "Fritz  in  Ireland."  Joseph  Murphy  returned 
April  18  with  "  Kerry  Gow,"  and  April  25,  "  Shaun  Rhue."  Fanny 
Davenport  came  back  with  "Pique,"  commencing  May  2;  Alice 
and  Louis  Harrison  gave  "Photos  "  May  9;  Tony  Pastor  and  com- 
pany were  seen  May  16;  "Evangeline,"  May  23,  and  the  season 
closed  the  week  of  May  30,  with  "A  Child  of  the  State." 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  15,  1881,  with  "The  Banker's 
Daughter,"  which  stayed  two  weeks.  Among  those  in  the  cast 
were:  Joseph  Whiting,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Walcot,  W.  S. 
Daboll,  Edward  L.  Tilton,  Joseph  A.  Wilkes,  Archie  Cowper, 
Adele  Belgarde,  and  Rose  Graham.  "My  Partner"  was  the  at- 
traction for  two  weeks,  commencing  Aug.  29.  Louis  Aldrich  and 
Charles  T.  Parsloe  were  the  stars.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Knight 
came  Sept.  12  for  two  weeks,  it  being  their  first  appearance  in 
America  since  their  European  tour.  "  Baron  Rudolph  "  was  the 
play.  Julian  Magnus,  Alfred  Becks,  Lysander  Thompson,  James 
Dunn,  Maud  Granger,  Ida  Vernon,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Farren,  Ida 
Jeffreys,  and  Virginia  Buchanan  were  in  the  cast. 

Tony  Pastor  returned  Sept.  26,  for  one  week,  with  his  company, 
followed  by  Emma  Abbott's  English  opera  company  in  "Fra 
Diavolo,"  Oct.  3;  they  sang  "Martha,"  Oct.  4;  matinee  Oct. 
5,  and  evening  Oct.  6,  "Olivette;"  "Lucia,  the  Bride  of  Lam- 
mermoor,"  Oct.  7;  matinee  Oct.  8,  "Maritana;"  evening,  "The 
Bohemian  Girl ; "  "  Olivette  "  was  presented  Oct.  10,  1 1,  matinee 
and  evening,  Oct.  13;  "The  Bohemian  Girl"  and  last  act  of 
"Olivette,"  Oct.  14;  "The  Chimes  of  Normandy"  was  given 
matinee  Oct.  15;  evening,  "Faust."  John  T.  Raymond  com- 
menced Oct.  17  in  A.  C.  Gunter's  "Fresh,  the  American." 
Lotta  came  Oct.  31  in  "Musette."  Louis  and  Alice  Harrison, 
with  "Photos,"  Nov.  7,  followed  Nov.  14  and  21  by  Joseph  Jef- 
ferson in  "Rip  Van  Winkle."  Lester  Wallack  commenced  a 
fortnight's  stay  Nov.  28,  with  "Rosedale."  Herrmann  and  his 
specialty  troupe,  including  the  Lorellas,  Dec.  12.  Annie  Pixley 
came  Dec.  19  for  two  weeks  in  "M'liss."     "The  Danicheffs"  was 


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presented  Jan.  2,  1882,  with  James  O'Neill,  Walden  Ramsay,  Owen 
S.  Fawcett,  H.  F.  Daly,  and  others  in  the  cast. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin  began  a  two  weeks'  engagement 
Jan.  9,  in  "Forty-nine."  "A  Child  of  the  State"  was  done  Jan. 
23,  with  James  M.  Hardie,  Geo.  Hoey,  Mark  M.  Price,  H.  Rees 
Davies,  Signorina  Majeroni,  Emma  Pierce,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Prior,  and 
Eva  Barker  in  the  cast.  Mary  Anderson,  supported  by  J.  B. 
Studley,  William  Harris,  and  others,  acted  "  Romeo  and  Juliet " 
Jan.  30,  31.  "The  Bells"  was  played  matinee  Feb.  i,  with  J. 
B.  Studley  as  Mathias;  "Ingomar"  was  played  Feb.  i,  2; 
"Evadne,"  Feb.  3,  4;  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea,"  matinee  Feb. 
4;  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  Feb,  6;  "Evadne,"  Feb.  7;  "Pygma- 
lion and  Galatea,"  matinee  and  evening,  Feb.  8;  "The  Daughter 
of  Roland"  was  produced  Feb.  10,  11;  matinee,  Feb.  11,  Miss 
Anderson  played  Pauline  in  "The  Lady  of  Lyons."  Denman 
Thompson  commenced  Feb.  13  in  "Joshua  Whitcomb,"  and  con- 
tinued two  weeks.  Maggie  Mitchell  acted  in  "  Fanchon  "  Feb.  27, 
28,  and  March  i;  "Jane  Eyre,"  March  2,  3,  4;  "Pearl  of  Savoy," 
March  6,  7,  and  matinee  March  8 ;  and  the  rest  of  the  second  week, 
"  Pearl  of  Savoy."  The  new  play,  "  The  Little  Savage,"  was  done 
March  13.  L.  R.  Shewell,  and  R.  Fulton  Russell  were  in  the  com- 
pany.    "The  World  "  was  seen  March  20,  and  stayed  two  weeks. 

A  benefit  for  the  Actors'  Fund  was  given  matinee,  April  3,  at 
the  following  theatres:  Booth's,  Abbey's  Park  Theatre  (Twenty- 
second  Street  and  Broadway),  Daly's,  Germania  (the  Star),  Har- 
rigan  &  Hart's,  Miner's  Bowery  and  Eighth  Avenue  theatres, 
Madison  Square  Theatre,  San  Francisco  minstrels.  Standard, 
Tony  Pastor's,  Union  Square,  Wallack's,  and  Grand  Opera  House, 
also  the  Brooklyn  theatres.  The  performance  at  this  house  con- 
sisted of  Clara  Morris  in  "Article  47,"  with  A.  Salvini,  Walden 
Ramsay,  Welsh  Edwards,  H.  A.  Weaver,  Owen  S.  Fawcett,  G.  S. 
Robinson,  Julian  Magnus,  W.  Morse,  Clifton  Stuart,  Robert  War- 
ren, H.  W.  Montgomery,  Thos.  E.  Morris,  W.  S.  Quigley,  John 
Swinburne,  Clara  Morris,  Virginia  Buchanan,  Eleanor  Carey, 
Mollie  Revel,  McKee,  and  Abbott  in  the  cast.  The  tickets  were 
$1  each,  which  admitted  to  any  one  of  the  above-mentioned 
theatres. 

"  Our  Boarding  House  "  was  played  here  April  3,  and  stayed  one 
week.     It  had  this  cast : 


Joseph  . 
Elevator 
Walter  . 
Waltham 
Clarence 
Dr.  Shouter 
Gregarious 
Mrs.  Dalrymple 


Leonard  Grover 
.     W.  H.  Lytell 
.   J.  C.  Burrows 
Geo.  W.  Farren 
C.  B.  Burlap,  Jr. 
J.  M.  Burke 
Leonard  Grover,  Jr. 
Virginia  Buchanan 


Annie     ....      Blanche  Mortimer 

Betty Nannie  Egberts 

Jack Julius  Kahn 

Maria     ....   Mrs.  Fred  Williams 

Beatrice Mattie  Earle 

Florence     ....     Fanny  Gonzales 
Violet Helen  Ransom 


624      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1883 

Joseph  Murphy,  with  "Kerry  Gow,"  came  the  week  of  April  10, 
and  was  followed,  April  17,  by  J.  K.  Emmet  in  "Fritz  in  Ireland" 
for  three  weeks.  Fanny  Davenport  was  seen  as  Lady  Teazle  in 
"The  School  for  Scandal,"  May  8,  9;  matinde,  May  10,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Actors'  Fund.  " Leah  "  was  played  May  10,  ii ; 
"London  Assurance"  and  "Oliver  Twist,"  May  12;  matinee. 
May  13,  "Lady  of  Lyons,"  and  in  the  evening  the  bill  of  May 
12  was  repeated.  Geo.  Clarke,  Charles  Fisher,  and  Frederick 
Paulding  were  in  Miss  Davenport's  company.  Tony  Pastor  com- 
menced May  15,  followed  by  Willie  Edouin's  company  in 
"Dreams,  or  Bink's  Photograph  Gallery,"  from  May  22  to  May 
31,  when  the  season  closed,  and  John  F.  Poole  retired  from  the 
management. 

The  house  was  reopened  Aug.  28,  1882,  by  Henry  E.  Abbey  as 
manager,  W.  W.  Tillotson,  acting  manager,  with  Shook  &  Collier's 
travelling  company  for  two  weeks,  in  "The  Lights  o'  London." 
Clara  Morris  appeared  Sept.  ii  in  "Miss  Multon;"  Sept.  13  the 
Bijou  Theatre  opera  company  sang  "Olivette,"  with  Selina  Dolaro 
as  the  heroine.  "The  World"  began  Sept.  18  and  stayed  for  two 
weeks.  The  Strakosch  English  opera  company  appeared  Oct.  2 
in  "The  Bohemian  Girl,"  with  Katherine  von  Arnhem  (first  ap- 
pearance in  English  opera)  as  Arline,  Zelda  Seguin  as  the  Queen, 
Perugini  as  Thaddeus,  Geo.  Sweet  as  Devilshoof,  and  Arthur 
Bowers  as  Florestein. 

Lawrence  P.  Barrett  appeared  Oct.  9  in  "Yorick's  Love;" 
"Marble  Heart,"  matinde,  Oct.  11;  evening,  Oct.  11,  "Ham- 
let ;"  Oct.  12,  "Richelieu;"  Oct.  13,  "The  Merchant  of 
Venice"  and  "David  Garrick;"  Oct.  14,  "Richelieu."  Gus 
Williams  came  Oct.  16,  for  one  week,  in  "John  Mishler."  The 
Florences  returned  here  Oct.  23  in  "The  Ticket  of  Leave  Man," 
which  kept  the  stage  two  weeks,  and  was  followed,  Nov.  13,  by 
"The  Mighty  Dollar."  "Patience"  was  sung  matinee,  Nov.  15, 
by  the  Bijou  Theatre  opera  company.  Joseph  Jefferson  returned 
Nov.  20,  for  two  weeks  in  "Rip  Van  Winkle."  Lotta  was  seen 
in  "Zip,"  Dec.  4;  matinee,  Dec.  6,  "The  Sorcerer,"  by  the  Bijou 
company.  Matinde,  Dec.  7,  was  for  the  benefit  of  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks. 
"  Musette  "  was  produced  by  Lotta  Dec.  1 1,  for  one  week.  Matinee, 
Dec.  13,  "The  Sorcerer,"  by  Bijou  company.  Dec.  18,  for  two 
weeks,  Lotta,  in  "  The  Little  Detective ; "  matinee,  Dec.  20,  "  The 
Sorcerer. " 

The  Florences  were  seen  here  Jan.  i,  1883,  in  "The  Mighty 
Dollar,"  which  was  repeated  Jan.  2,  3,  6;  matinees,  Jan.  i  and  3, 
"Dombey  and  Son;"  evening,  Jan.  4,  5,  "The  Ticket  of  Leave 
Man."  Clara  Morris  was  seen  here  Jan.  8,  in  "The  New  Mag- 
dalen." John  T.  Raymond  began  a  two  weeks'  engagement, 
Jan.   15,  with  "In  Paradise." 


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Annie  Pixley  appeared  Jan.  29  in  "M'liss,"  and  continued  a 
second  week,  producing  Fred  Marsden's  new  play,  "Zara."  Den- 
man  Thompson  returned  Feb.  12,  in  "Joshua  Whitcomb."  McKee 
Rankin  followed  Feb.  19,  in  "Forty-nine."  "The  Streets  of  New 
York"  was  revived  Feb,  26,  with  Frank  Mayo  as  Badger.  Lawrence 
P.  Barrett  acted  March  5,  8,  "  Richelieu ; "  March  6,  "  Don  Caesar 
de  Bazan ; "  March  7,  "  Hamlet ; "  March  9,  and  matinee  March 
10,  "Yorick's  Love;"  and  March  10,  "Julius  Csesar. "  Edwin  F. 
Thome  and  Nat  Goodwin  commenced  March  12,  in  "The  Black 
Flag."  "The  Corsican  Brothers"  followed  March  19,  with  F.  C. 
Bangs  as  the  twin  brothers.  "The  Romany  Rye"  came  March 
26,  and  had  this  cast: 


Jack  Heme 
Joe  Heckett 
Mrs.  Curley 
Dimily  Lee 
Sol  Lee  .  . 
Boss  Knivett 
Edward  Marsden 
Goliath  Lee  .  . 
Kiomi  Lee  > 

Mother  Shipton  | 


Robert  B.  Mantell 
.  F.  F.  Mackay 
.  Angle  Griffiths 
.  Maggie  Dean 
Frank  Dean 
Chas.  W.  Butler 
Randolph  Murray 
F.  A.  Tannehill 

.    Octavia  Allen 


Gertie  Heckett 
Phillip  Royston 
Ginger  Bill . 
Laura  Lee  . 
Mrs.  Knivett 
Jabez  Duck 
Scragger  . 
David  .  . 
Keziah  .  . 
Adrian   .     . 


.     .  Fannie  Reeves 

Chas.  Rockwell 

.   Winston  Murray 

Gussie  de  Forrest 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Tannehill 

L.  T.  Lovering 

.     O.  B.  Collins 

.     .  P.  Nannary 

.     .  Bertha  Foy 

.  Marie  Sheldon 


Mary  Anderson  appeared  April  2,  10,  14,  in  "  Romeo  and  Juliet; " 
"TheDaughterof  Roland,"  April  II,  12;  "  Pygmalion  and  Galatea," 
April  13,  and  matinee  April  14.  J.  B.  Studley  and  Robert  L. 
Downing  were  in  her  company.  A  matinee  benefit,  April  12,  was 
for  the  Actors'  Fund.  Mary  Anderson  acted  Parthenia  in  "  Ingo- 
Performances  were  also  given  this  afternoon  in  aid  of  this 


mar. 


fund,  as  follows :  Bijou  Theatre,  Neil  Burgess,  in  "  Vim ; "  Casino, 
Maurice  Grau  company;  Cosmopolitan,  "White  Slave;"  Aug. 
Daly's,  " Seven  Twenty-eight ;  "  Mount  Morris,  "Only  a  Farmer's 
Daughter;"  Madison  Square,  "A  Russian  Honeymoon;"  Niblo's, 
John  E.  McCuUough's  company;  Standard,  Salsbury's  Trouba- 
dours, "Greenroom  Fun;"  San  Francisco  Minstrel  Hall,  Willie 
Edouin,  "Bunch  of  Keys;"  Star,  Boucicault,  in  "The  Shau- 
ghraun;"  Thalia,  German  company;  Union  Square,  Charles 
Wyndham  company,  in  "Brighton;"  Windsor,  "The  Profes- 
sor;" Bamum's  Circus,  Theatre  Comique,  and  Tony  Pastor's; 
also  Brooklyn  Theatre,  and  houses  in  various  other  cities.  Mary 
Anderson  continued  a  third  week  as  follows:  "Love,"  April  16; 
"The  Hunchback,"  April  17,  18;  "Pygmalion  and  Galatea," 
matinee  April  18;  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  April  19;  "Ingomar," 
April  20,  matinee  April  21;  "Fazio,"  evening,  April  21.  Louis 
Aldrich  and  Charles  T.  Parsloe  came  in  "My  Partner,"  April  23, 
for  one  week.     Maggie  Mitchell  returned  in  "  Fanchon,"  April  30, 

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626      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1884 

May  I,  2,  and  matinee  May  5;  "Lorle,"  matinee  May  2,  even- 
ings May  3,  4;  "Little  Barefoot,"  May  5;  "Jane  Eyre,"  May  7, 
8,  matinee  May  9;  "The  Little  Savage,"  May  10,  and  matinee 
May  12;  "Fanchon,"  May  11 ;  "The  Pearl  of  Savoy,"  May  12. 

The  Kiralfy  Bros,  produced  "The  Black  Crook"  May  14,  with 
De  Rosa  and  Mile.  Asteggranio  as  premieres  danseuses,  — the  Gar- 
nella  Bros.,  the  Martens  Family,  and  Duncan,  ventriloquist,  as 
specialty  performers.  Clara  Morris  appeared  May  21,  in  "Article 
47 ; "  matinee.  May  23,  Annie  Ward  Tiffany  acted  Lady  Isabel  in 
"East  Lynne."  Clara  Morris  closed  matinee.  May  26.  In  the 
evening  a  benefit  for  the  attaches  of  the  house  was  given,  and 
Annie  Ward  Tiffany  acted  in  "The  Child  Stealer."  Mestayer's 
Tourists  came  May  28,  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Knight  and 
Will  Bray  in  the  company.  Callender's  minstrels  were  heard 
weeks  of  June  4-1 1,  and  the  house  closed  June  16.  Manager 
Abbey  introduced  a  novel  entertainment  June  25,  26,  by  the 
Continental  Guards  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  a  series  of  tableaux 
representing  the  principal  scenes  and  incidents  of  the  War  of  the 
Revolution,  from  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  in  1775,  to  the  sur- 
render of  Cornwallis,   in  1781. 

The  regular  season  commenced  Aug.  25,  1883,  with  "The  Lights 
o'  London;"  Sept.  3,  "Her  Atonement;"  Sept.  10,  "Greenroom 
Fun;"  Sept.  17-24,  "The  Silver  King;"  Oct.  i,  the  Florences 
in  "Facts,  or  His  Little  Hatchet,"  by  Geo.  Jessop  and  William 
Gill;  Oct.  8,  the  Florences  in  "Eileen  Oge;"  Oct.  15,  the  Flor- 
ences in  "The  Mighty  Dollar;"  Oct.  17,  "Dombey  and  Son." 
Annie  Pixley  came  Oct.  22  in  "Zara,"  and  Oct.  29,  "M'liss;" 
Nov.  s,  "The  Silver  King;"  Nov.  12,  " The  White  Slave ; "  Nov. 
19,  Janauschek  in  "  Bleak  House ;  "  Nov.  20,  "  Mary  Stuart ;  " 
matinee  Nov.  21,  "Mother  and  Son;"  evening,  Nov.  21,  "Marie 
Antoinette;"  Nov.  22,  "Mariana,"  Nov.  23,  "Zillah,  the  Hebrew 
Mother;"  matinee,  Nov.  24,  "Mary  Stuart."  Janauschek  closed 
Nov.   24,  with  "BJeak  House." 

Gus  Williams,  with  "One  of  the  Finest,"  was  seen  week  of 
Nov.  26.  Roland  Reed  and  "Cheek"  the  week  Dec.  3;  Kate 
Claxton  in  "The  Two  Orphans,"  week  Dec.  10;  William  J. 
Scanlan  in  "Friend  and  Foe,"  Dec.  17.  The  Madison  Square 
Theatre  travelling  company  commenced  Dec.  24,  in  "Hazel 
Kirke." 

L.  P.  Barrett  and  company,  with  Louis  James  as  leading  man, 
began  Jan.  7,  1884,  for  two  weeks,  in  "Francesca  da  Rimini." 
N.  C.  Goodwin  and  wife,  Jan.  21,  in  "Those  Bells"  and  "Hob- 
bies;" Jan.  28,  Sol  Smith  Russell  was  seen  as  Tom  Dilloway,  in 
"Edgewood  Folks;"  Feb.  4,  "Esmeralda,  or  Young  Folks'  Ways;" 
Feb.  II,  " Stormbeaten ; "  Feb.  18,  "The  Rajah"  was  played,  with 
this  cast : 


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The  Rajah H.  M.  Pitt 

Gladys Rillie  Deaves 

Richard J.  O.  Barrows 

Buttons Geo.  Bruening 

Emilia  Jekyl    .     .     .      Marion  Elmore 


Cragin Dominick  Murray 

Mrs.  Pringle DoUie  Pike 

Joseph  Jekyl    ...       E.  M.  Holland 
Job  Jekyl Hal.  Warren 


John  T.  Raymond  appeared  Feb.  25,  for  one  week,  in  "For  Con- 
gress;" Robson  and  Crane  came  March  3,  in  "Sharps  and  Flats," 
Robson  as  Cutler  Sharp,  W.  H.  Crane  as  Dullstone  Flat.  These 
comedians  continued  March  10  in  "Our  Boarding  House,"  Robson 
as  Gillypod,  Crane  as  Elevator.  James  A.  Heme  was  seen  March 
17  in  "Hearts  of  Oak."  March  24  the  Madison  Square  Theatre 
company  presented  "Young  Mrs.  Winthrop,"  with  Ada  Dyas, 
Edward  J.  Buckley,  William  H.  Gillette,  Enid  Leslie,  Fannie 
Reeves,  Edwin  Arden,  Jean  Clara  Walters  and  Frank  Colfax  in 
the  cast.  "Pique"  was  played  the  week  March  31,  with  Agnes 
Booth  as  Mabel  Renfrew.  "  In  the  Ranks  "  was  seen  April  7 ;  "  The 
Silver  King,"  April  14;  M.  B.  Curtis  in  "Samuel  of  Posen," 
April  21;  Joseph  Murphy  in  "Kerry  Gow,"  April  28;  "Siberia," 
May  S;  and  Lester  Wallack's  company,  May  12,  in  "Lady  Clare." 
Osmond  Tearle,  Charles  Glenney,  Buckstone,  Harry  Gwynette,  Effie 
Germon,  Rose  Coghlan,  Livingston,  Mrs.  Sol  Smith,  and  Blais- 
dell  were  in  the  cast.  Tony  Pastor  and  combination  came  May 
19;  Barry  and  Fay  in  "Irish  Aristocracy,"  May  26;  "The  Stran- 
glers  of  Paris,"  June  2,  and  the  season  closed  June  7. 

The  house  reopened  Aug.  16,  1884,  with  "The  White  Slave;" 
Aug.  2S,"Stormbeaten;"  Sept.  i,  "Separation;"  Sept.  8,  "The 
Silver  King,"  with  Fred  de  Belleville,  Eleanor  Carey,  and  John 
W.  Jennings  in  the  cast;  Sept.  15,  "Pulse^  of  New  York,"  with 
Geo.  Clarke,  Gerald  Eyre,  Frank  Rose,  F.  C.  Cramer,  L.  F. 
Massen,  Joseph  Frankau,  Caroline  Hill  (Mrs.  Herbert  Kelcey), 
and  Helen  Ottolengui  in  the  company.  On  Sept.  22,  "  Hoop  of 
Gold  "  was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  this  city ;  Sept.  29,  Kate 
Claxton  in  "Sea  of  Ice;"  Oct.  6,  "Hazel  Kirke,"  with  Charles 
W.  Couldock,  De  Wolf  Hopper,  William  Morris,  Chas.  Edmonds, 
Mrs.  Edward  L.  Davenport,  and  Sydney  Cowell  in  the  principal 
r61es.  "Her  Atonement"  was  seen  Oct.  13,  and  Oliver  Doud 
Byron  was  seen  in  "  Across  the  Continent "  Oct.   20. 

R.  E.  J.  Miles  and  Barton's  Bijou  opera  company  were  heard 
Oct.  27  in  "Orpheus  and  Eurydice;"  Marie  Vanoni,  Adelaide 
Langdon,  Daisy  Murdoch,  Lillie  Alliston,  Harry  Pepper,  Harry 
Davenport,  Belle  Urquhart,  Jennie  McNulty,  Louis  de  Lange, 
and  Henry  Leoni  were  in  the  company.  "Moths"  was  given 
week  of  Nov.  3  by  Wallack's  Theatre  company;  Nov.  10,  "A 
Bunch  of  Keys,"  by  Willie  Edouin  and  Frank  Sanger's  company; 
"Shadows  of  a  Great  City"  came  Nov.  17. 
A  benefit  for  the  B.  P.  O.  Elks  occurred  matinee  Nov.  17,  and 


628      A  HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       D885 


the  attractions  were :  Henry  Irving  and  company  in  "  Louis  XI. ; " 
Union  Square  Theatre  company  in  "French  Flats,"  "Shadows  of 
a  Great  City ;  "  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "  Hero ; "  Thompson's'  opera 
company  in  "The  Beggar  Student,"  "Bunch  of  Keys;"  Evans  and 
Hoey  in  "A  Parlor  Match;"  "Her  Atonement"  company,  Harry 
E.  Dixey,  Kate  Davis,  Harrigan  and  Hart,  Hilda  Thomas,  and 
the  Olympic  quartet.  "  Called  Back  "  was  played  the  week  of 
Nov.  24,  with  Robert  Mantell,  W.  J.  Ferguson,  C.  P.  Flockton, 
Bessie  Cameron,  and  others  in  the  cast.  Harrison  and  Gourlay 
came  Dec.  i,  with  "  Skipped  by  the  Light  of  the  Moon ; "  Dec.  8, 
Minnie  Maddern  in  "Caprice;"  Dec.  15,  John  T.  Raymond  in 
"For  Congress."  Raymond  continued  Dec.  22,  23,  24,  in  "In 
Paradise;"  matinee,  Dec.  25,  and  the  rest  of  the  week  as  Colonel 
Mulberry  Sellers.  "  Called  Back "  returned  Dec.  29.  Jacques 
Kruger  and  company  appeared  in  "Dreams,"  Jan.  5,  1885;  Lotta 
was  seen,  Jan.  12,  in  "Mam'zelle  Nitouche  ; "  Jan.  19,  "Michael 
Strogoff "  came ;  Jan.  26  N.  C.  Goodwin  played  in  "  Confusion  " 
and  "Those  Bells,  or  Mathias  Irving;"  Feb.  2  Gus  Williams  re- 
turned in  "Capt.  Mishler;"  Feb.  9,  Salsbury  Troubadours  were 
seen  in  "Three  of  a  Kind."  Matinde,  Feb.  12,  Nelse  Waldron, 
the  theatrical  machinist,  took  a  benefit. 

Maggie  Mitchell  appeared  as  Fanchon  Feb.  16,  17,  18,  and  in 
"  Little  Barefoot "  the  rest  of  the  week.  Robson  and  Crane  did 
"Forbidden  Fruit,"  Feb.  23,  24,  25,  and  matinees  Feb.  23,  25: 
Robson  as  Cato  Dave,  Crane  as  Sergeant  Buster.  They  fin- 
ished the  week  with  "The  Cherubs."  Louis  Aldrich  came  in 
"My  Partner,"  March  2,  followed,  March  9,  by  Fanny  Davenport 
in  "  Fedora,"  with  Harry  Lee  as  leading  man ;  Joseph  Murphy  came 
March  16,  with  "Shaun  Rhue;"  "May  Blossom,"  March  23,  by 
the  Madison  Square  Theatre  travelling  company,  consisting  of 
Georgia  Cayvan,  Joseph  Wheelock,  Benj.  Maginley,  Forrest  Rob- 
inson, W.  H.  Crompton,  Nick  Long,  Bijou  Fernandez,  and  others. 
March  30,  "Shadows  of  a  Great  City;"  April  6,  Hanlon's  "Fan- 
tasma"  was  seen;  April  13,  "A  Rag  Baby;"  April  20,  "One  Touch 
of  Nature"  and  "Three  Wives  to  One  Husband"  were  done;  April 
27  Evans  &  Hoey's  company  came,  in  "A  Parlor  Match." 

"Siberia"  was  played  May  4,  followed.  May  11,  by  "The  Private 
Secretary;"  May  18,  " Victor  Durand ; "  May  25,  " Skipped  by  the 
Light  of  the  Moon. "  Rose  Coghlan  opened  June  i  in  "  Our  Joan," 
with  this  cast : 


Joan  Travenna 
Martin  Travenna 
Arthur  Meredith, 
Captain  Brandon . 


.  .  Rose  Coghlan 
Harry  Edwards 

Nelson  Wheatcroft 
Archie  Cowper 


George  Travenna 
Joe  Pengelly    .     . 
Alice  Pengelly 
Lady  Ruth  Burnay 


.  George  Paxton 

Dan  Leeson 

.  Helen  Russell 

Florence  Worth 


Ada  Gray  began  a  two  weeks'  engagement  June  8,  in  "East 
Lynne,"  and  the  season  terminated  June  20. 


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The  house  reopened  Aug.  24,  with  "A  Brave  Woman,"  played 
by  James  M.  Hardie  &  Sara  von  Leer's  company,  followed  by 
Shook  &  Collier's  " Stormbeaten "  company,  Aug.  31;  "A  Pris- 
oner for  Life  "was  seen  Sept.  7;  "Michael  Strogoff,"  Sept.  14; 
"Shadows  of  a  Great  City,"  Sept.  21;  "A  Parlor  Match,"  Sept. 
28;  "Alone  in  London,"  Oct.  5.  Mme.  Janish  appeared  in 
"Anselma"  Oct.  12;  Annie  Pixley  was  seen  in  "M'liss,"  Oct. 
ig,  and  in  Fred  Marsden's  comedy  drama,  "Eily,"  Oct.  26. 
Fanny  Davenport  played  in  "Fedora,"  with  Robert  B.  Mantell 
as  leading  man,  Nov.  2 ;  "  A  Bunch  of  Keys  "  was  done  Nov.  9. 
Maggie  Mitchell  in  "Jane  Eyre,"  Nov.  16,  17,  matinee  Nov.  18. 
Maggie  Mitchell  in  "Lorle,  or  the  Artist's  Dream,"  Nov.  18,  19, 
and  closed  with  "Fanchon,"  Nov.  20,  matinee,  and  evening  Nov. 
21.  "May  Blossom  "  was  presented  week  of  Nov.  23,  with  Georgia 
Cayvan  as  the  heroine.  Kate  Claxton  came  with  "The  Two 
Orphans,"  Nov.  30;  Marie  Aim6e,  in  "Mam'zelle,"  Dec.  7;  "Her 
Atonement"  was  seen  Dec.  14;  Johnson  &  Slavin's  minstrels, 
Dec.  21;  Gus  Williams  in  "Oh,  What  a  Night!"  Dec.  28. 

T.  Henry  French  became  lessee  and  manager  Nov.  23.  Jan.  4, 
1886,  Janauschek  appeared  in  "Zillah."  Sol  Smith  Russell  was 
seen  in  "Felix  McCusick,"  Jan.  11;  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  played 
in  "The  Skating  Rink"  Jan.  18;  W.  H.  Gillette  Jan.  25  in  "The 
Private  Secretary."  "The  Wages  of  Sin,"  was  offered  Feb.  i; 
Feb.  8  was  the  return  of  N.  C.  Goodwin  in  "The  Skating  Rink." 
Robert  Eraser  took  a  benefit  afternoon  Feb.  11;  Salsbury's  Trou- 
badours came  in  "Three  of  a  Kind"  Feb.  15;  James  O'Neill,  in 
"Monte  Cristo,"  appeared  Feb.  22.  "A  Rag  Baby"  was  done 
March  i ;  "Alone  in  London,  or  Woman  Against  the  World,"  with 
Cora  Tanner  as  the  star,  was  seen  March  8 ;  Den.  Thompson,  in 
"Joshua  Whitcomb,"  March  15;  "Over  the  Garden  Wall,"  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Geo.  Knight,  March  22;  Lotta  came  in  "Nitouche" 
March  29 ;  matinee,  April  3,  she  was  seen  as  Musette ;  April  S. 
6,  7,  in  "The  Little  Detective;"  April  8,  9,  10,  her  new  play, 
"Odd  Tricks,"  by  Chas.  A.  Doremus,  was  produced,  with  this  cast: 


Tom  Chuckster    .     .     C. 
Dr.  Montague  Shelton  . 
Lothario  Fitz  Eustace   . 
Uncle  Peterhill    .     .     P 
Aunt  Jemimah  Popp 


H.  Bradshaw 
.  Mr.  Hatch 
.  Mr.  Parker 
A.  Anderson 
Miss  Turner 


Bertie  Esmond 


Emma  Hinckley 


Laura  Laurens 
Joe  Barnard 
Tramp    .     . 
Mrs.  Bernard 
Lil  Bernard 
Terry      .     . 


.  .  .  .  Lotta 
Bertie  Coote 
.  Mr.  Mahoney 
Adelaide  Eaton 
.  Elsie  Gerome 
.  Herbert  Astey 


James  C.  Duff's  opera  company  were  heard  April  12,  in  "The 
Mikado, "  which  had  this  cast : 


Nanki  Poo  .  .  .  Harry  S.  Hilliard 
Yum  Yum  ....  Vernona  Jarbeau 
Petti  Sing    ....     Sallie  Williams 

Ko  Ko J.  H.  Ryley 

Poo  Bah Thos.  WhifEen 


The  Mikado    ....      Gus  F.  Hall 

Katisha Zelda  Seguin 

Pish  Tush  ....    Frances  Gaillard 
Peep  Bo Carrie  Tutein 


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Effie  Ellsler  appeared  April  19,  in  "Woman  Against  Woman." 
Robson  and  Crane  played  the  Two  Dromios  in  "  The  Comedy  of 
Errors,"  for  two  weeks,  commencing  April  26.  Joseph  Murphy 
did  " Kerry  Gow "  week  May  10.  Then  came  "The  Black  Crook," 
by  the  Kiralfy  Bros,  May  17.  Lester  Wallack  and  company  acted 
May  24,  25,  and  matinee  and  evening  May  26,  in  "  Home  "  and 
"A  Happy  Pair;  "  May  27,  28,  and  matinee  and  evening  May  29, 
"She  Stoops  to  Conquer."  This  was  the  last  time  Lester  Wal- 
lack ever  appeared  on  the  stage  as  an  actor.  The  Madison  Square 
Theatre  company  did  "The  Private  Secretary,"  week  of  May  31; 
"  The  Streets  of  New  York "  was  produced  by  Geo.  C.  Boniface 
June  7;  Schonberg's  play,  "Not  One  Word,"  was  seen  June  14, 
when  Katherine  Ware  made  her  d^but ;  "  The  Sea  of  Ice  "  was 
played  June  21,  with  Rose  Lisle  and  Frederick  Paulding  as  the 
stars.  Pat  Rooney  and  his  variety  company  closed  the  season 
week  of  June  28. 

The  house  reopened  Aug.  23,  with  Johnson  &  Slavin's  min- 
strels; F.  B.  Warde,  with  his  travelling  company,  acted  "Vir- 
ginius  "  Aug.  30-Sept.  3;  "Julius  Caesar,"  Aug.  31;  "Ingomar," 
evening  Sept.  i ;  "Richelieu,"  "Damon  andPythias,"  Sept.  2;"The 
Lady  of  Lyons,"  matinee  Sept.  4;  evening  Sept.  4  "Richard 
III. ;"  "A  Rag  Baby"  returned  Sept.  6;  "Sieba,"  by  the  Kiralfy 
Bros,  company,  Sept.  13;  James  Heme,  in  his  drama  "The  Minute 
Man,"  Sept.  20;  "Hoodman  Blind,"  Sept.  27.  The  company  was: 
Aug.  Cook,  Sidney  Howard,  Geo.  Conway,  Geo.  J.  Fleming,  Matt. 
B.  Snyder,  Conway  Carpenter,  Norman  Campbell,  W.  J.  Leonard, 
Geo.  McClellan,  Sydney  Armstrong,  Mrs.  Jennie  Elberts,  Bessie 
Bernard,  Rose  Snyder,  Ollie  Stoddard,  and  Little  Amy.  Tony 
Pastor  and  company  commenced  Oct.  4,  when  Steff  and  Trepp, 
Viennese  grotesque  comedians,  made  their  American  debut.  Oct. 
II  "A  Parlor  Match"  came  for  one  week.  Conreid's  opera  com- 
pany produced  "The  Gypsy  Baron"  Oct.  18;  Laura  Bellini,  Lydia 
O'Neil,  Jacques  Kruger,  and  Gus  Hall  were  in  the  cast.  Gen- 
evieve Ward  acted  "  Forget  Me  Not "  Oct.  25,  26,  27,  28. 

The  Actors'  Fund  took  a  benefit  matinee  Oct.  29;  the  attrac- 
tion was :  "  Forgiven  "  (second  act),  by  Frederic  Bryton  and  com- 
pany, Conreid  opera  company  in  the  march  from  "The  Gypsy 
Baron,"  N.  C.  Goodwin  and  Maud  Harrison  in  the  third  act  of 
"The  Hunchback,"  Genevieve  Ward  and  members  of  her  com- 
pany in  "Nance  Oldfield;  "  May  Fortescue  and  her  company  acted 
"Moths,"  Dockstader's  minstrels  gave  a  short  programme,  and 
Wilson  Barrett  appeared  in  his  one-act  play,  "Chatterton,"  sup- 
ported by  Miss  Eastlake,  George  Barrett,  the  Misses  Belmore  and 
Clarke.  Miss  Ward  and  W.  H.  Vernon  acted  in  "The  Queen's 
Favorite"  evenings  Oct.  29,  30;  Gus  Williams  returned  Nov.  i 
in  "Oh,    What  a   Night!"   Nov.    8  "The   Silver  King"  came; 


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Nov.  15,  "A  Bunch  of  Keys;"  Conreid's  opera  company  re- 
turned in  "  The  Gypsy  Baron  "  Nov.  22 ;  "  Shadows  of  a  Great 
City  "  was  seen  Nov.  29 ;  Kate  Claxton  and  Sara  Jewett  in  "  The 
Two  Orphans,"  Dec.  6;  "Around  the  World  in  Eighty  Days," 
Dec.  13;  Oliver  Doud  Byron  in  "The  Inside  Track,"  Dec.  20; 
Annie  Pixley,  with  "M'liss,"  Dec.  27;  "Saints  and  Sinners," 
by  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  company,  Jan.  3,  1887;  Thatcher, 
Primrose  &  West's  minstrels  were  heard  Jan.  10;  Lillian  Olcott 
was  seen  in  "Theodora"  Jan.  17;  Joseph  Haworth  and  "Hoodman 
Blind,"  Jan.  24;  "Alone  in  London,"  Jan.  31;  Mme.  Janauschek 
acted  "Bleak  House"  Feb.  7-10,  matinde  Feb.  12;  "Mary 
Stuart,"  Feb.  8-1 1;  "Mother  and  Son,"  matinee  Feb.  9; 
"Marie  Antoinette,"  evening  Feb.  9;  "Macbeth,"  evening  Feb. 
12;  "Lights  o'  London "  was  played  Feb.  14;  James  O'Neill  came, 
in  "Monte  Cristo,"  Feb.  21;  "A  Tin  Soldier,"  Feb.  28;  "The 
Ratcatcher "  was  seen  March  7 ;  Wm.  J.  Scanlan,  in  "  Shane  na 
Lawn,"  March  14;  "The  Wages  of  Sin,"  March  21 ;  Fanny  Daven- 
port acted  "Fedora"  March  28,  31,  matinees  March  30,  April  2; 
"The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  March  29;  "School  for  Scandal,"  April  i; 
evening,  April  2,  "London  Assurance"  and  "Oliver  Twist." 
Frederic  Bryton  produced  "Forgiven"  April  4;  "Held  by  the 
Enemy"  was  played  April  11;  "Hoodman  Blind,"  April  18; 
Rice's  company  came,  in  "Evangeline,"  April  25,  with  Vernona 
Jarbeau  and  Geo.  Thorne  in  the  cast ;  Joseph  Jefferson  played  "  Rip 
Van  Winkle"  week  May  2;  Prof.  Herrmann,  magician,  May  9. 
Joseph  Murphy  acted  "The  Kerry  Gow,"  May  16,  17,  and  matinee 
May  18.  "The  Donagh,"  May  18,  19,  20,  and  matinee  and  even- 
ing May  21 ;  "The  Black  Crook  "  returned  May  23;  Rose  Coghlan 
was  seen  in  "Masks  and  Faces"  May  30,  supported  by  Osmond 
Tearle;  "The  Streets  of  New  York"  was  done  June  6,  with  Geo. 
C.  Boniface  and  his  daughter  Stella  in  the  leading  parts;  Edwin 
Mayo  appeared  June  13  in  "Davy  Crockett;"  C.  W.  Couldock, 
June  20,  in  "Hazel  Kirke;"  Henry  Chanfrau,  June  27,  as  "Kit, 
the  Arkansas  Traveller ; "  and  with  this  the  season  closed. 

The  house  reopened  Aug.  22,  1887,  with  Newton  Beers,  in 
"Lost  in  London;"  "Jim  the  Penman  "  was  played  by  the  Madi- 
son Square  Theatre  company,  Aug.  29.  Robert  Downing  was 
seen  in  "Spartacus,"  week  Sept.  5;  Marie  Wainwright  and  Louis 
James  acted  "Virginius,"  Sept.  12,  16,  17;  "  Ingomar,"  Sept.  13; 
"Hamlet,"  Sept.  15;  "Gretchen,"  matinee,  Sept.  17.  "The 
Lights  o"  London"  returned  Sept.  19;  "Harbor  Lights"  began 
Sept.  26.  and  stayed  a  fortnight;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKee  Rankin 
were  seen  in  "The  Golden  Giant"  Oct.  10;  Clara  Morris,  in 
"Article  47,"  Oct.  17,  18;  "New  Magdalen,"  Oct.  19;  "Ren^e" 
(Clinton  Stuart's  version  of  "Le  Martyre"),  for  the  first  time  m 
this  city,   Oct.  20,  21;  and  "Alixe,"  matinee  and  evening,  Oct. 


632      A   HISTORY  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1888 

22.  Thatcher,  Primrose  &  West's  minstrels  returned  Oct.  24; 
"A  Bunch  of  Keys,"  Oct.  31;  Annie  Pixley,  in  "The  Deacon's 
Daughter,"  Nov.  7;  Fred  Warde  acted  "Virginius"  Nov.  14; 
"Galba,"  Nov.  15;  "Virginius,"  matinee  Nov.  16;  evening 
Nov.  16,  and  matinee  Nov.  19,  "Gaston  Cadol;"  evening  Nov. 
19,  "Richard  IH.  ;"  "A  Parlor  Match"  came  back  Nov.  21;  and 
"Held  by  the  Enemy,"  Nov.  28. 

One  of  the  largest  audiences  that  ever  gathered  inside  the  Grand 
Opera  House  assembled  the  afternoon  of  Dec.  i,  for  the  Actors' 
Fund  benefit.  The  performance  began  at  one  o'clock,  and  for  four 
hours  the  audience  was  delighted  with  one  of  the  most  noteworthy 
performances  ever  given  in  this  city.  Among  those  who  took 
part  were  Henry  Irving  and  his  company,  Ed.  Harrigan's  com- 
pany, Joseph  Jefferson,  Mrs.  John  Drew,  Mrs.  J.  Brown  Potter, 
and  numerous  others.  The  receipts  amounted  to  $3,156.75,  the 
largest  sum  ever  received  up  to  this  date  by  the  Fund  at  a 
benefit. 

Joseph  Jefferson  and  "Rip  Van  Winkle"  came  here  the  week 
Dec.  5;  Mrs.  Langtry  followed  Dec.  12,  in  "As  In  a  Looking 
Glass,"  for  two  weeks;  Nat  Goodwin  did  "Turned  Up"  and 
"Lend  Me  Five  Shillings,"  Dec.  26.  Gus  Williams  appeared 
Jan.  2,  1888,  in  "Keppler's  Fortune."  Jan.  9,  the  Florences 
began  a  week's  stay,  and  acted  in  "Husband  Hunting,"  "Dombey 
and  Son,"  "The  Mighty  Dollar,"  and  "The  Flirt."  Kate  Claxton 
returned  Jan.  16,  in  "The  Two  Orphans;"  Jan.  23  Oliver  Doud 
Byron  came,  in  "  The  Inside  Track ; "  Jan.  30,  Fanny  Davenport  in 
"Fedora,"  for  the  week,  except  matinee  Feb.  i,  when  "The  Lady 
of  Lyons  "  was  acted ;  Feb.  6  Richard  Mansfield  played  "  Dr.  Jekyll 
and  Mr.  Hyde,"  all  the  week,  except  matinee  and  night,  Feb.  8, 
when  "A  Parisian  Romance"  was  presented.  Cora  Tanner  and 
"Alone  in  London"  were  seen  week  of  Feb.  13;  James  O'Neill 
and  "Monte  Cristo"  came  Feb.  20;  Frank  Mayo  and  "Royal 
Guards,"  Feb.  27;  "Harbor  Lights,"  March  5;  W.  J.  Scanlan  in 
"Shane  na  Lawn,"  March  12;  "Hoodman  Blind,"  March  19,  with 
Fred  de  Belleville  and  Viola  Allen  in  the  leading  r61es ;  March 
26,  "Evangeline;"  April  2,  Minnie  Palmer,  in  "My  Sweetheart;" 
April  9,  Thatcher,  Primrose  &  West's  minstrels;  April  16,  James 
C.  Duff's  Comic  opera  company,  in  "Dorothy."  In  the  cast,  be- 
sides Lillian  Russell,  were  Eugene  Oudin,  William  Hamilton, 
Harry  Paulton,  and  Agnes  Stone.     Clara  Morris  appeared  April 

23,  and  acted  "Ren6e  de  Moray"  all  the  week,  except  matinee 
April  25,  when  the  company  played  "Our  Regiment;"  N.  C. 
Goodwin  returned  with  "Turned  Up"  and  "Lend  Me  Five  Shil- 
lings," week  of  April  30;  "A  Hole  in  the  Ground"  was  seen  May 
7;  Herrmann,  the  magician,  came  May  14;  Kiralfys'  spectacle, 
"Dolores,"  May  21;  Robert  B.  Mantell  in  "Monbars,"  May  28; 
and  the  season  closed  June  2.     A  summer  term  commenced  June 


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4,  under  the  management  of  W.  H.  Mathews,  with  Mrs.  J.  Brown 
Potter  as  the  attraction.     "The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  acted  June  4, 

5,  and  matinee,  June  6,  with  this  cast : 


Claude  Melnotte  .  .  .  Kyrle  Bellew 
Mons.  Deschappelles    .    Geo.  Conway 

Pauline Mrs.  Potter 

Madam  Deschappelles  .  Alice  Brooks 
Widow  Melnotte  .  Minnie  Monck 
Colonel  Damas    .     .     .    J.  £.  Kellerd 

"Romeo  and  Juliet"  was  played  June  7  and  matinee  June  9, 
and  had  this  cast: 


Beauseant Lewis  Baker 

Glavis Hart  Conway 

Gaspard C.  Fredericks 

Notary N.  Harris 

Landlord J.  Martin 


Romeo Kyrle  Bellew 

Mercutio Hart  Conway 

Benvolio Lewis  Baker 

Tybalt Frank  Lander 

Friar  Laurence    .     .     .  J.  E.  Kellerd 

Friar  John R.  J.  Reynolds 

Capulet Harry  Allen 


Paris Chas.  Fredericks 

Balthasar Harry  Adams 

Peter Jacques  Martin 

Apothecary Hugh  Moss 

Lady  Capulet  ....      Alice  Brooks 

Nurse Minnie  Monck 

Juliet Mrs.  Potter 


"  Loyal  Love  "  was  played  June  8  and  evening  June  9.  "  Called 
Back"  was  seen  June  11,  with  Fred  de  Belleville,  W.  J.  Ferguson, 
C.  P.  Flockton,  May  Wilkes,  T.  G.  Patton,  Robert  Eraser,  H.  W. 
Montgomery,  Harriet  Ford,  and  Carrie  Elberts  in  the  cast. 

"The  Banker's  Daughter"  was  played  June  18,  with  Herbert 
Kelcey,  Frazer  Coulter,  Robert  Hilliard,  W.  J.  Ferguson,  B.  T. 
Ringgold,  John  W.  Jennings,  Geo.  Woodward,  Georgia  Cayvan, 
and  Ethel  Greybrooke  in  the  principal  parts. 

"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  offered  matinees  June  20,  23,  and 
the  week  of  June  25. 

The  next  season  opened  Saturday  night,  Aug.  18,  1888,  with 
"The  World  Against  Her,"  cast  thus: 

Mr.  Danvers  .  .  .  W.  J.  Constantine 
Harold  Vernon  .  .  Payson  Mackaye 
Simon  Clegg  ....  Palmer  Collins 
Annie  Madge's  child  .  .  Daisy  Luby 
Sally  Millet Alice  Leigh 


Madge  Carlton 
Jenny  Clegg  . 
Lucy  Danvers 
Liz  Markland  . 
Gilbert  Blair  . 
James  Carlton . 


,  .  Kate  Claxton 
Judith  Berrolde 
,  .  Leslie  Tillson 
Kate  M.  Prothero 
.  C.  A.  Stevenson 
.  E.  H.  Vanderfelt 


"Jim  the  Penman,"  by  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  company, 
opened  Aug.  27;  "A  Dark  Secret"  was  seen  Sept.  3,  and  stayed 
two  weeks;  "Lights  o'  London"  came  Sept.  17;  "The  Silver 
King,"  Sept.  24,  Charles  Haswin  as  Wilfred  Denver.  Wilton 
Lackaye,  Raymond  Holmes,  M.  B.  Snyder,  Harry  Gwynette,  M. 
B.  Pike,  Harry  Pierson,  Helen  Cooper  Parr,  Grace  Thorne 
Coulter,  and  Rose  Snyder  were  also  in  the  cast.  Oct.  i  Clara 
Morris  acted  "Renge  de  Moray,"  which  she  repeated  Oct.  2,  3, 
and  matinee  and  night  Oct.  6;  Oct.  4,  "Article  47;"  Oct.  5, 
"New  Magdalen."  "The  Lady  of  Lyons"  was  given  matinee 
Oct.   3,   with  Mattie  Earle  as  Pauline.     F.   H.  Tyler  made  his 


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American  d6but  as  Ernest  Drake  in  "Renee  de  Moray,"  Oct.  i. 
The  Carleton  Opera  company  commenced  in  "Nanon,"  Oct.  8, 
and  repeated  it  until  Ofct.  12,  when  "The  Queen's  Lace  Handker- 
chief "  filled  out  the  week.  "  Alone  in  London  "  came  Oct.  15,  with 
Ada  Dwyer  as  Nan;  "The  Kaffir  Diamond,"  Oct.  22;  Frank  Mayo 
in  "The  Royal  Guard,"  Oct.  29,  30,  Nov.  3;  "Davy  Crockett," 
Nov.  r,  2,  4;  Margaret  Mather  opened  Nov.  5  as  Leah,  which  she 
repeated  Nov.  7-9;  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  matinee  Nov.  6; 
"Romeo  and  Juliet,"  matinee  Nov.  7,  night  of  Nov.  8,  and  ma- 
tinee Nov.  10;  "Macbeth,"  evening  Nov.  10.  "Paul  Kauvar" 
was  presented  Nov.   12,  with  this  cast: 


Paul  Kauvar    . 

Edmund  K.  Collier 

Dodolphe    .     . 

.     .     .     .  C.  Braham 

Gen.  Delaroche 

Nestor  Lennon 

Carrac    .     .     . 

E.  Hurd 

Col.  La  Hogue 

.     .  Harry  Vernon 

Bourdotte   .     . 

.     .     .     Ed.  Coleman 

Albert     .     .     . 

Chas.  VandenhofE 

Goujon    .     .     . 

.     .     .       W.  Hudson 

Gen.  Kleterre  . 

.     .     .  E.  R.  Spencer 

Diane     .     .     . 

.     .     .   Carrie  Turner 

Nannette     .     . 

.     .     .       L.  Rochelle 

Scarlotte      .     . 

.     .       Almira  Strong 

Marquis      .     . 

.     Steele  Mackaye 

Annie  Pixley  opened  Nov.  19,  with  "The  Deacon's  Daughter;" 
Nov.  26,  "A  Parlor  Match"  returned;  Dec.  3,  "Still  Alarm;" 
Dec.  10,  the  Lyceum  Theatre  company  in  "The  Wife."  Mrs. 
Berlan-Gibbs  made  her  debut  as  Helen  Truman.  "Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin"  was  done  week  Dec.  17,  with  Henry  C.  Peajces  as  Uncle 
Tom,  James  G.  Peakes  as  Legree,  Gussie  de  Forrest  as  Eliza  and 
Cassy,  Jean  Delmar  as  Topsy.  Thatcher,  Primrose  &  West's  min- 
strels occupied  the  stage  week  Dec.  24,  and  were  followed  Dec. 
31  by  "Still  Alarm;"  Jan.  7,  1889,  "Partners"  was  played  by  the 
Madison  Square  Theatre  company ;  Jan.  14,  Roland  Reed  came  in 
"Woman  Hater."  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  opened,  Jan.  21,  in  "A 
Royal  Revenge "  (first  time  in  this  city)  and  "Confusion."  The 
cast  of  "A  Royal  Revenge"  was: 

Louis  XI R.  G.  Wilson  I  Nicole  Audry .     .     .    .      Mattie  Earle 

Pierre  Gringoire  .     .    Nat  C.  Goodwin  I 

Louis  James  and  Marie  Wainwright  appeared  Jan.  28  in  "As 
You  Like  It;"  Jan.  29,  31,  "Virginius;"  matinee  and  evening 
Jan.  30,  "As  You  Like  It;"  Feb.  i,  and  matinde  Feb..  2,  "The 
School  for  Scandal ; "  evening  Feb.  2,  "Othello." 

E.  H.  Sothern  appeared  Feb.  4  in  "The  Highest  Bidder,"  which 
had  this  cast : 


Lawrence  Thornhill  . 
Bonham  Cheviot 
Sir  Muffins  Struggles 
Sir  Evelyn  Graine  . 
Sergeant  Downey  . 
Rose  Thornhill  .  . 
Mrs.  Honiton  Lacy  . 


W.  B.  Royston 
C.  B.  Bishop 

R.  Buckstone 
.     H.  Archer 

E.  K.  Measer 
Belle  Archer 

Kate  Pattison 


Jack  Hammerton.     .     .  E.  H.  Sothern 

Joseph Tully  Marshall 

Frank  Wiggins     ....    Cyril  Scott 

Bill R.  Pritchard 

John J.  T.  Murphy 

Solomons F.  Richardson 

Louisa Maude  Adams 


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Minnie  Palmer  commenced  Feb.  11  in  "My  Sweetheart." 
No  performance  took  place  Wednesday  afternoon,  as  Miss  Palmer 
refused  to  play  more  than  one  matinee  each  week.  Mrs.  James 
Brown  Potter  reappeared  here,  in  '"Twixt  Axe  and  Crown,"  Feb. 
18,  20;  "Lady  of  Lyons,"  Feb.  19,  matinee  Feb.  22;  "She  Stoops 
to  Conquer,"  matinles  Feb.  20,  23;  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  Feb.  21; 
"Mile,  de  Bressiere,"  Feb.  22.  "Paul  Kauvar  "  returned  Feb.  25, 
with  Joseph  Haworth  in  the  title  rdle,  and  Carrie  Turner  as  Diane. 
This  was  followed  March  4  by  Robert  B.  Mantell  in  "  Monbars ; " 
March  11  "Held  by  the  Enemy"  was  seen;  March  18  William 
J.  Scanlan  came,  in  "The  Irish  Minstrel." 

"The  Corsair"  burlesque  was  seen  March  25,  with  this  cast: 


Conrad  .  . 
Birbanto 
Seyd  Pacha 
Yussuf  .  . 
Ali  .  .  . 
Ali  Getthere 


Carrie  M.  Perkins 

Geo.  A.  Schiller 

Edwin  S.  Tarr 

.    Alf  Hampton 

Maude  Emerson 

James  S.  Mafifit 


Syng  Smaul     .     .    Richard  O'Gorman 
Ahmed  ....    Helen  Marlborough 

Medora Frankie  Kemble 

Gulnare Lila  Blow 

Zuliema.     .     .     .      Geo.  K.  Fortescue 
Lelah Amelia  Glover 


Mrs.  Langtry  appeared  in  "Lady  Clancarty,"  April  i,  2,  6; 
"Pygmalion  and  Galatea,"  matinde  April  3;  "Lady  of  Lyons," 
evenings  April  3,  5,  and  "As  You  Like  It,"  April  4,  and  matinee 
April  s;  "Natural  Gas"  was  seen  April  8;  April  15  Prof.  Herr- 
mann, the  magician,  came.  Prof.  G.  Cromwell  gave  his  last  lec- 
ture for  the  season  Sunday  evening,  May  14.  "The  Paymaster" 
was  produced  May  27. 

John  L.  Sullivan,  the  prize  fighter,  made  his  first  appearance  on 
the  dramatic  stage  on  this  occasion,  and  appeared  every  night  and 
at  the  matinles  during  the  week.  He  had  no  acting  to  do,  but  had 
merely  to  go  on  the  stage  in  one  of  the  scenes  and  spar  with  one 
Lannon. 

A  summer  season  commenced  June  3,  under  the  management 
of  J.  W.  Morrissey,  with  the  opera  of  "Martha;"  June  10  "The 
Bohemian  Girl "  was  sung,  with  Mme.  Pauline  L'Allemand,  Attalie 
Claire,  Nina  Bertini,  Emma  Berger,  Annie  Russell,  Frank  Baxter, 
Sig.  Tagliapietra,  Enrico  Duzensi,  Edward  Connell,  William 
Kammerer,  and  Harry  Brown  in  the  cast;  June  17  "Chimes  of 
Normandy"  was  heard.  On  July  I  "II  Trovatore"  was  given, 
with  this  cast: 

Leonora Alida  Varenna  Manrico Sig.  Duzensi 

Inez Kate  Defossez  Count  di  Luna     .     .     .  .  W.  H.  Lee 

Azucena     ....       Eugenie  Boner  Ferrando Thos.  Guise 

Ruiz F.  Gerhardt 

"The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  repeated  July  4,  5.  6,  1889. 

The  regular  season  opened  Aug.  26,  with  the  Madison  Square 
Theatre  company  in  Haddon  Chambers'  "Captain  Swift,"  with  this 
cast: 


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Wilding ....   Maurice  Barrymore 

Seabrook F.  Robinson 

Marshall J.  H.  Stoddart 

Harry  Seabrook  .  .  .  H.  Woodrufi 
Mr.  Gardiner  .  .  .  .  E.  M.  Holland 
Stella  Darbisher  .     .  Marie  Burroughs 


Mabel  Seabrook  .     .     .  Annie  Russell 
Lady  Staunton     .      Mrs.  E.  J.  Phillips 

Ryan W.  Ramsay 

Bates Reuben  Fax 

Mrs.  Seabrook     .    .     .     Agnes  Booth 


"Paul  Kauvar"  returned  Sept.  16;  "Sweet  Lavender"  came 
Sept.  23;  Clara  Morris,  Sept.  30,  for  two  weeks;  "Miss  Multon," 
Sept.  30,  Oct.  I,  and  Oct.  4;  "Camille,"  Oct.  2  and  matinde  Oct. 
S;  "Alixe,"  Oct.  3  and  Oct.  5.  Fred  Warde  and  company  came 
Oct.  14,  in  "The  Mountebank;"  Oct.  21,  "Held  by  the  Enemy;" 
Oct.  28,  Primrose  &  West's  minstrels;  Cora  Tanner  came  Nov. 
4  in  "Fascination."  J.  K.  Emmet,  Nov.  11,  in  "Uncle  Joe;" 
Nov.  18  "A  Dark  Secret"  came;  Nov.  25,  Cleveland's  consoli- 
dated minstrels ;  Dec.  2,  "  Hands  Across  the  Sea, "  cast  thus : 


Jack  Dudley  .  . 
Jean  de  Lussac  . 
Tom  Bassett  .  . 
Dick  Melford  .  . 
Robert  Stillwood  , 
Capt.  Land      .     . 


Wm.  G.  Beach 
R.  Paton  Gibbs 
J.  C.  Buckstone 
Wm.  H.  Wallis 
.  E.  B.  Tilton 
J.  W.  Atkinson 


Polly       .     .     . 
Paul  de  Renal 
Joseph  Stillwood 
Lillian  Melford 
Lucy  Nettleford 
Mme.  Vallerie 


.  Miss  Vizetell 
.  J.  N.  Furlong 
.  .  Jas.  Otley 
Edna  Carey 
Anna  Bellmont 
Lizzie  Scanlan 


Mme.  Janauschek  appeared  Dec.  g  in  "Guy  Mannering,"  fol- 
lowed, Dec.  16,  by  "  After  Dark. "  The  first  American  production 
of  "  My  Jack  "  took  place  Dec.  23,  with  this  cast : 


Sir  Edward  Vanberg,  W.  A.  Lackaye 
Peter  Meredith  .  Lawrence  Eddinger 
Jack  Meredith  .  .  .  J.  H.  Gilmour 
Giro  Panitza  .  .  .  W.  J.  Ferguson 
Solomon  Prendergast  .  Dan  Leeson 
Capt.  Hereford     .     .     .    H.  C.  Stanley 


Lieut.  Smith  .  .  .  .  B.  W.  Singer 
Mrs.  Prescott  .  .  Katharine  Rogers 
Dorothy  Prescott       .  Isabelle  Evesson 

Charles  Prescott E.  Rose 

Sergt.  Harker       .     .    .    .  E.  Marston 


Annie  Pixley  appeared  Dec.  30  in  "22  Second  Floor;"  Jan.  6, 
1890,  "A  Parlor  Match  "  was  sung;  Jan.  13,  "The  Brigands"  came 
back,  by  Carleton's  opera  company;  Margaret  Mather  and  company 
were  seen  in  "Gretchen,"  Jan.  20-23;  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  Jan. 
21,  matinde,  and  evening  Jan.  25;  "Lady  of  Lyons,"  matinee  Jan. 
22;  "The  Honeymoon,"  night,  Jan.  22;  "Leah,"  Jan.  24.  The 
Terriss-Millward  company  opened  Jan.  27.  Miss  Millward  being 
ill  the  night  of  Jan.  27,  May  Pierce  filled  her  place.  Miss  Mill- 
ward  appeared  Jan.  28.  The  company  closed  their  American  tour 
here  Feb.  3.  "The  Exiles"  came  Feb.  10;  "Little  Lord  Faunt- 
leroy,"  Feb.  17,  with  Tommy  Russell  and  Wallie  Eddinger  alter- 
nating the  r61e  of  Cedric.  N.  C.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  commenced  Feb. 
24  in  "A  Gold  Mine,"  followed,  March  3,  by  "The  Stowaway." 
"Master  and  Man"  was  produced  March  10,  with  this  cast: 


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Jack  Walton    .     . 
Robert  Carlton     . 
Tom  Honeywood 
Humpy  Logan 
Jem  Burleigh  .     . 
Crispin  St.  Jones 
Hester  Thornbury 


.  J.  H.  Gilmour 

.     .     M.  Lynch 

Russell  Bassett 

Dominick  Murray 

L.  Eddinger 

W.  J.  Ferguson 

Isabella  Evesson 


Little  Johnnie,  Master  Wallie  Eddinger 
Kesiah  Honeywood  .  Lillie  Eddinger 
Letty  Lightfoot     .     .    Sybyl  Johnstone 

Jim Chas.  Gibney 

John  Willett A.  Barnard 

Levano Chas.  R.  Gilbert 


William  J.  Scanlan  came  March  17  in  "Myles  Aroon."  A 
matinee  was  given  St.  Patrick's  Day  (March  17);  "A  Midnight 
Bell"  opened  March  24;  Rose  Coghlan,  March  31,  in  "Peg  Wof- 
fington,"  followed,  April  7,  hy  R.  B.  Mantell  in  "The  Corsican 
Brothers;"  April  14,  "The  Great  Metropolis;"  April  21,  the 
Howard  Athenaeum  specialty  company;  April  28,  the  spectacle, 
"Kajanka;"  May  5,  "Natural  Gas;"  May  12,  Roland  Reed  in 
"The  Woman  Hater;"  May  19,  "The  Paymaster,"  with  John  L. 
Sullivan,  the  pugilist.  A  season  of  English  opera  commenced 
May  26,  with  "  Faust, "  cast  as  follows : 

Mephistopheles    .     .     .     .     M.  Maina 

Wagner D.  Mascotti 

Martha Fanny  Myers 


Marguerite 
Siebel     .    ■ 
Faust 
Valentine 


Sophie  Traubmann 

.     .    Attalie  Claire 

A.  Montegriffo 

G.  Tagliapietra 


M.  Manoury,  the  French  baritone,  sang  Valentine  May  28,  and 
continued  for  the  rest  of  the  week.  It  was  his  first  English- 
speaking  r61e.  Selma  Kronold,  formerly  of  the-  Amberg  Opera 
company  appeared  May  29,  as  Marguerite,  being  her  first  essay  in 
English  opera.     "  Martha  "  was  sung  June  2,  with  this  cast : 


Lady  Henrietta  .  Sophie  Traubmann 
Sir  Tristan  .  .  Sylvester  Langlois 
Mayor Joseph  Witt 


Nancy Attalie  Claire 

Plunkett Myron  Maina 

Lionel F.  Schultz 


June  9  "The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  the  bill  for  the  week,  and  the 
cast  was : 


An  Officer Wm.  Schoels 

A  Peasant J.  C.  Kellogg 

A  Gypsy Chas.  Wilson 

Arline     ....     Sophie  Traubmann 
Buda Lillian  Swain 


Count  Arnheim  .  .  Sig.  Tagliapietra 
Captain  of  the  Guard  .  .  .  Jos.  Witt 
Queen  of  the  Gypsies    .     Fanny  Myers 

Thaddeus F.  Schultz 

Florestein Robt.  Delius 

Devilshoof Ed.  Connell 

Lillian  Swain  sang  the  r61e  of  Arline  June  13.  "  Carmen  "  was 
sung  week  of  June  16.  Attalie  Claire  appeared  in  the  title  r61e. 
Miss  Claire  took  a  benefit  June  20,  when  Nina  Bertini  appeared  as 
Michaela.     The  cast  of  " Carmen,"  June  16,  was : 


Carmen Attalie  Claire 

Michaela     ....      Selma  Kronold 

Frasquita Lillian  Swain 

Mercedes Fanny  Myers 

Don  Jos^ Ferd.  Schultz 


Lillas  Pastia 


/ 


Jos.  Witt 


Escamillo  . 
Doncario  . 
Remendado 
Tumga  .  . 
Morales .    . 


G.  Tagliapietra 
.  E.  R.  Kellogg 
.  Chas.  Wilson 
,  Wm.  Schoels 
,     H.  T.  Keady 


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For  the  closing  week  of  opera  "  II  Trovatore  "  was  produced  June 
23,  and  the  cast  was : 

The  Count  di  Luua  .      G.  Tagliapietra  Azucena      ......  Fanny  Myers 

Ferrando Ed.  Connell  Manrico Thos.  Ebbets 

Leonora Selma  Kronold  Ruiz Wm.  Schoels 

Inez Lillian  Swain 

Ferd.  Schultz  was  announced  for  Manrico  the  opening  night,  but 
did  not  appear. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  25,  1890,  with  "The  Private  Secre- 
tary." Sept.  I,  "  An  Irish  Arab  "  was  played,  with  Bobby  Gaylor 
as  a  star.  It  was  a  version  of  Lester  Wallack's  old  play,  "The 
Veteran."  "Mask  of  Life"  was  seen  Sept.  8,  with  J.  H.  Gilmour 
as  the  star;  Sept.  15,  "Hands  Across  the  Sea;"  Sept.  22,  "Paul 
Kauvar,"  with  E.  J.  Buckley  in  the  title  r61e;  Sept.  29,  "My 
Jack"  was  played,  with  this  cast: 


Sir  Edward  Vanburg     .     .    Geo.  Hoey 
Giro  Panitza    .     .      P.  Aug.  Anderson 


Solomon  Hewlitt 
Peter  Meredith  . 
Charles  Prescott  . 
Patrick  Doolan     . 


.  Alex.  Fisher 
John  E.  Martin 
.  Edgar  Forrest 
.    Charles  Frew 


Capt.  Hereford     . 
Dorothy  Prescott 
Mary  Ibbetson 
Jack  Meredith .     . 
Lieut.  Wesby  .     . 
Mrs.  Prescott .     . 


.  Geo.  C.  Wood 
Ethel  Harrington 
.  Jennie  Christie 
Walter  Sanford 
Royce  Alton 
.     .  Kate  Meek 


Primrose  &  West's  minstrels  appeared  here  Oct.  6,  followed, 
Oct.  13,  by  "The  Red  Hussar."  "Aunt  Jack"  was  seen  Oct.  20, 
and  Oct.  27  Cora  Tanner  and  company  came  in  "One  Error,"  fol- 
lowed, Nov.  3,  by  "  Good  Old  Times ; "  Nov.  10,  Cleveland's  min- 
strels; Nov.  17,  "Shenandoah,"  for  the  first  time  at  this  house, 
and  continued  two  weeks.  Annie  Pixley  came  Dec.  i,  with  "The 
Deacon's  Daughter."  "Kate,"  J.  C.  Roach's  war  play,  was  seen 
for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  Dec.  8,  and  had  this  cast : 


Sergt.  O'Tool  .  .  .  B.  F.  Grinnell 
Tim  Sheridan  .  Master  James  Simpson 
Capt.  Randolph  .  .  W.  F.  Macnichol 
Mrs.  Craven  .  Fanny  Barry  Sprague 
Mrs.  Lawson  .     .    .    Annie  Douglass 


Kate  Desmond  .  .  .  Annie  Pixley 
Maj.  Randall  ....     Jos.  Brennan 

Jack  Randall J.  T.  Burke 

Richard  Craven  .  .  Chas.  C.  Brandt 
Capt.  Harmon  .  .  Geo.  R.  Sprague 
Corporal  Crabtree     .     .     .  M,  C.  Daly 

M.  C.  Daly  withdrew  from  the  company  Dec.  9,  and  Chas.  H. 
Bradshaw  took  his  place,  and  played  the  part  of  the  Corporal  after 
the  first  night.  Hallen  &  Hart's  company  came  Dec.  15,  in  "  Later 
On ; "  Dec.  22  the  Pauline  Hall  opera  company  were  seen  in 
"Erminie;"  Dec.  29,  J.  K.  Emmet  in  "Uncle  Joe;"  Jan.  5,  1891, 
"  Dr.  Bill  "  and  "  Sunset "  were  played ;  "  Money  Mad  "  was  done 
the  week  of  Jan.  12;  "The  Inspector,"  Jan.  19;  "A  Dark  Secret," 
Jan.  26;  Feb.  2  "The  Two  Orphans"  was  acted,  with  Mrs.  McKee 
Rankin  and  Kate  Claxton  as  the  sisters,  Adolph  Jackson  as  Pierre, 
and  Chas.  Stevenson  as  the  Chevalier.     "  My  Aunt  Bridget "  came 


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Feb.  9,  followed,  Feb.  16,  by  "The  Charity  Ball;"  Feb.  23,  "A 
Pair  of  Spectacles,"  by  the  Madison  Square  Theatre  company.  It 
was  preceded  by  "A  Man  of  the  World."  March  2,  "The  Still 
Alarm;"  March  9,  "The  Stowaway;"  March  16,  George  Thatcher's 
minstrels ;  March  23,  Frank  Daniels  in  "  Little  Puck ;  "  March  30, 
Margaret  Mather  opened  in  "Joan  of  Arc,"  repeated  March  31, 
April  I,  and  matin6e  April  4;  matinee  April  i,  "Lady  of 
Lyons;"  April  2,  "Cymbeline;"  April  3,  "Leah;"  April  4, 
"Romeo  and  Juliet." 

Neil  Burgess  appeared  April  6  in  "The  County  Fair,"  followed, 
April  13,  by  H.  E.  Dixey  in  "Adonis."  Prof.  Cromwell  resumed 
his  Sunday  night  lectures  April  12.  W.  J.  Scanlan  appeared 
April  20  in  "Myles  Aroon;"  April  27  came  "Natural  Gas." 
Prof.  Cromwell  lectured  Sunday  evening,  April  26,  on  "The 
Great  Salt  Lake." 

On  May  4  "Work  and  Wages"  was  seen,  for  the  first  time  in 
this  country,  and  had  this  cast: 


Tom  Wentworth  . 
Robert  Dormer  . 
Sam  Crumpton  . 
Second  Workman 
Policeman  94  K  . 
Justice  Buckgrove 


John  E.  Kellerd 
Jacques  Martin 
Chas.  Burbidge 
.  .  Jos.  Healy 
.  Wm.  Janeway 
J.  G.  Carpenter 


Counsel  for  the  Prosecution,  T.  Willard 
Counsel  for  the  Defence,  Alfred  Agnew 
Clerk  of  Arraigns  .  .  T.  R.  Abbott 
Olivia  Graham  .  .  .  Beatrice  Lieb 
Adele  Langlois     .     Beverly  Sitgreaves 


Sarah  Woodleigh      .     .     .  Kate  Foley 
Marchioness  de  Montador 

Frankie  Craig 
Paul  Radford  .  .  .  Chas.  G.  Craig 
Victor  Langlois  ...  R.  Delmore 
Lord  Arlingford  ...  F.  E.  Aiken 
Ephraim  Moses   .     .     .       Chas.  Coote 

Adolphus  Addle F.  Perry 

First  Workman    ....  Hal  Wilson 

Usher R.  Maxwell 

Mrs.  Maguire      .    .     .  Alice  Rodman 


Lydia  Thompson  was  the  star  May  11,  in  "  The  Dazzler."  Rose 
Coghlan  appeared  May  18,  in  "Forget  Me  Not;  "  May  19,  "Masks 
and  Faces;  "  May  20,  "London  Assurance;  "  May  22,  23,  "Lady 
Barter."  An  English  opera  season  commenced  May  25,  under  the 
direction  of  J.  W.  Morrissey.  "II  Trovatore"  was  presented  all 
the  week,  with  this  cast: 


Azucena Bella  Tomlins 

Manrico A.  MontegrifiEo 

Ruiz B.  K.  Einstein 


Ferrando W.  H.  Clarke 

Leonora Louise  Natalie 

Inez Miss  Linette 

Count  di  Luna      .     .      G.  Tagliapietra 

Sig.  Tagliapietra  was  stage  manager  and  Paul  Steindorff,  musical 
director.  Eva  Cumings  sang  the  r61e  of  Leonora  May  27,  taking 
the  place  of  Mme.  Natalie.  "  Martha  "  was  sung  week  commencmg 
June  I : 


Lionel F.  Michelena 

Plunket W.H.Clark 

Mayor  of  Richmond      .  J.  W.  Williams 


Lady  Henrietta    .    .    .  Louise  Natalie 

Sir  Tristan Joseph  Kilduff 

Nancy Bella  Tomlins 


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Evening,  June  4,  there  were  several  changes  in  the  cast.  Sig. 
Tagliapietra  took  the  r61e  of  Plunket,  Mme.  Natalie  that  of  Mar- 
tha, and  Miss  Linda,  the  Nancy.  "  The  Bohemian  Girl "  was  sung 
week  of  June  8.  Sig.  Tagliapietra  retired  from  the  company  June 
10.     "  Faust "  was  given  June  15,  for  the  week,  and  the  cast  was : 


Marguerite      ....  Louise  Natalie 

Siebel Anna  Russell 

Faust F.  Michelena 

Mephistopheles    ...     W.  H.  Clark 


Valentine Wm.  Martens 

Wagner F.  Borneman 

Martha Rosa  Linda 


"  Carmen  "  was  presented  June  22,  with  Louise  Natalie  as  the 
heroine ;  June  29,  "  II  Trovatore,"  repeated  matinee  July  i ; 
"  Faust,"  June  30.  Sig.  Tagliapietra  took  a  benefit  evening  July  i, 
when  "  The  Bohemian  Girl "  and  "  Carmen  "  were  given.  "  Fra 
Diavolo  "  was  sung  July  2,  3,  matinee  and  evening,  July  4.  The 
season  closed  July  4. 

The  house  reopened  Saturday  evening,  Aug.  22,  1891,  with 
Charles  A.  Gardner,  the  star,  in  "  Captain  Karl,"  for  the  first  time 
in  this  city.     It  had  this  cast : 


Karl Chas.  A.  Gardner 

Bruno Henry  Kingsley 

Klinger Ignace  Conradi 

Boatman     ....     Alex.  Johnstone 

Gertrude Eva  Byron 

Baroness Marion  May 

Rudolph Royce  Alton 

Katz Frank  Grauss 


Rudolph  Bandies      .      Ogden  Stevens 
Adolphus  Sigismund 

Robt.  V.  Ferguson 
Father  Baptist  .  .  Wm.  H.  Leyden 
Wilhelmina  ....  Nellie  Walters 
Little  Otto  .     .     .     Little  Hazel  Regan 

Christine Carrie  Grauss 

Margaret Bertie  Alton 


Daniel  Sully  in  "The  Millionaire"  came  Aug.  31,  followed,  Sept. 
7,  by  "  Dr.  Bill  "  and  "  Sunset ;  "  Sept.  14  "  The  Fire  Patrol "  was 
seen;  Sept.  21,  "Shenandoah;  "  Sept.  28,  Primrose  &  West's  min- 
strels ;  Oct.  5  "  All  the  Comforts  of  Home  "  was  played  by  Charles 
Frohman's  company;  Oct.  12,  "My  Jack;  "  Oct.  19,  Oliver  Byron 
in  "  The  Plunger ; "  Oct.  26  Clara  Morris  appeared  in  "  Odette," 
repeated  Oct.  28,  30,  3 1  and  special  matinee  Oct.  28,  in  aid  of  the 
fund  for  the  release  of  Mrs.  Maybrick,  confined  in  an  English  prison 
for  having  poisoned  her  husband;  "Camille"  was  played  Oct. 
27,  29,  and  matinee  Oct.  31.  Cora  Tanner  followed  Nov.  2  in 
"  Will  She  Divorce  Him  ?  "  Prof.  Cromwell  began  his  annual  series 
of  Sunday  illustrated  lectures  Nov.  8.  "  The  Power  of  the  Press  " 
was  seen  Nov.  9;  "Shenandoah,"  Nov.  16;  Cleveland's  minstrels 
appeared  Nov.  23 ;  "  Later  On,"  Nov.  30 ;  Harry  Lacy  in  "  Jack 
Royal"  Dec.  7.  At  the  performance  Dec.  12,  a  new  version  of 
"Jack  Royal,"  by  John  M.  Morton,  was  acted  for  the  first  time. 
"  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  "  was  acted  Dec.  14,  followed  by  Richard 
Mansfield  Dec.  21,  23,  and  matinee  Dec.  26,  in  "Beau  Brummell;  " 
Dec.  22  and  Christmas  night  Dec.  25   "A  Parisian  Romance;" 


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Dec.  24,  26,  "  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde ;  "  matinee  Dec.  25,  "  Prince 
Karl."  Dec.  28  "The  Power  of  the  Press  "  returned;  Jan.  4,  1892, 
J.  K.  Emmet,  Jr.  was  seen  in  "  Fritz  in  Ireland ;  "  "A  Parlor 
Match"  came  Jan.  11. 

T.  H.  French  signed  a  lease  of  this  house  on  Jan.  10,  for  one  year, 
at  ^50,000,  from  May  i.  It  is  understood  that  the  reason  the  lease 
was  not  signed  earlier  was  because  the  rent  had  recently  been  in- 
creased, and  also  because  there  were  many  repairs  necessary  which 
Jay  Gould  wanted  the  lessee  to  make.  Donnelly  and  Girard  appeared 
Jan.  18,  in  "Natural  Gas,"  followed  Jan.  25,  by  "The  Stowaway;  " 
Feb.  I  Fanny  Davenport  played  "  Cleopatra ; "  "  Men  and  Women  " 
was  seen  Feb.  8  ;  "  Hands  Across  the  Sea,"  Feb.  15  ;  "  Mr.  Barnes 
of  New  York,"  Feb.  22 ;  "  The  City  Directory,"  Feb.  29 ;  •'  Yon  Yon- 
son,"  March  7 ;  N.  C.  Goodwin,  March  14,  in  "  The  Nominee ; " 
previous  to  which  was  given  "  Art  and  Nature "  for  the  first  time. 
The  cast  was : 

Mile.  Dumesnil    .     .     .    Mabel  Amber  1  Louise Minnie  Dupree 

Pierre  Duboisson      .     .    R.  G.  Wilson  |  Adrien Wm.  Beach 

"  Mr.  Potter  of  Texas  "  was  played  here  March  21 ;  "  Eight  Bells  " 
came  March  28,  followed,  April  4,  by  "  The  Still  Alarm."  Rose 
Coghlan  commenced  April  11,  in  "Dorothy's  Dilemma."  "A 
Straight  Tip"  followed  April  18.  A  sacred  concert  was  given  Sun- 
day night,  April  17,  by  Gilmore's  Band.  Emma  and  Emilie  Schnee- 
loch,  Mme.  Erminie  de  Rouvillain,  Sig.  Victor  Clodio,  Edward 
O'Mahony,  and  Herbert  L.  Clarke  were  the  soloists.  "  Money  Mad  " 
was  done  April  25,  with  Emily  Rigl  as  the  star.  Nellie  McHenry 
appeared  May  2  in  "  A  Night  at  the  Circus,"  followed,  May  9,  by 
Frederick  Paulding  in  "The  Struggle  of  Life,"  May  16,  by  Margaret 
Mather  in  "  The  Egyptian,"  and  May  23,  by  "  The  Midnight  Alarrn." 
Kate  Claxton  was  seen  May  30  as  Louise  in  "  Two  Orphans,"  with 
Viola  Allen  as  Henriette,  and  Chas.  Stevenson  as  Jacques.  "  Uncle 
Tom's  Cabin"  was  done  June  6.     The  season  closed  June  11. 

The  house  reopened  Saturday  Aug.  27,  with  "  City  Directory ;  " 
"  Power  of  the  Press"  returned  Sept.  5  ;  "  Across  the  Potomac  "  came 
Sept.  12;  Oliver  Doud  Byron,  Sept.  19,  in  "  The  Plunger;  "  Primrose 
&  West's  minstrels,  Sept.  26 ;  "  PoHce  Patrol,"  Oct.  3  ;  "  Struggle 
for  Life,"  Oct.  10;  "  White  Squadron,"  Oct.  17;  and  "The  Planter's 
Wife,"  Oct.  24,  with  Harry  Lacy  and  Emily  Rigl  the  stars.  "  A 
Dark  Secret  "  was  seen  Oct.  31 ;  James  J.  Corbett,  the  pugilist,  ap- 
peared Nov.  7,  in  "  Gentleman  Jack ;  "  "  The  Soudan  "  was  seen  Nov. 
14;  "  Eight  Bells,"  Nov.  21 ;  "My  Jack,"  Nov.  28 ;  "A  Fair  Rebel," 
Dec.  5  ;  Dr.  Carver,  in  "  The  Scout,"  Dec.  12;  "  Silver  King,"  Dec. 
19,  and  Annie  Pixley,  Dec.  26,  in  "  Miss  Blythe  of  Duluth." 

"  Power  of  Gold  "  was  repeated  Jan.  2,  1893;  "A  Night  at  the 
Circus,"  came  Jan.  9,  with  Nellie  McHenry  the  star.     "  A  Midnight 

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642      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1893 


Alarm  "  was  given  Jan.  16;  "Jane,"  Jan.  23;  "Span  of  Life,"  Jan. 
30;  "Flag  of  Truce,"  Feb.  6;  "Lost  Paradise,"  Feb.  13;  "The 
Diamond  Breaker,"  Feb.  20;  "Sport  McAllister,"  Feb.  27;  "Across 
the  Potomac,"  March  6;  and  "  Mavourneen,"  March  13,  with 
Chauncey  Olcott  as  the  star.  Minna  Gale  Haynes  appeared  in 
"  Ingomar,"  March  20,  and  matinee  March  22  ;  in  "  As  You  Like 
It,"  March  21-24  5  "  Lady  of  Lyons,"  March  22,  and  matin6e  March 
25  ;  and  in  "  Romeo  and  Juliet,"  the  night  of  March  25.  Robert  J. 
Downing  was  seen  in  "  Virginius,"  March  27  ;  "  Ingomar,"  March  28, 
and  matinee  March  29 ;  and  in  "  The  Gladiator  "  for  the  rest  of  the 
week ;  J.  K.  Emmet,  Jr.,  came  April  3,  in  "  Fritz  in  Ireland."  Maggie 
Cline  was  a  feature  of  the  entertainment.  "  Glendalough  "  was  played 
April  10;  "Jane  "and  "Chums"  were  seen  April  17,  with  Lottie 
Collins  in  her  songs  and  dances  ;  Fanny  Davenport  appeared  here 
April  24,  in  "  Cleopatra ;  "  The  week  of  May  i  "  Sweet  Will  "  in  one 
act  was  acted  here  for  the  first  time  and  had  this  cast :  Will  Darby- 
shire,  Frank  Gilmore;  Mrs.  Darbyshire,  Ada  Curry;  Judith  Love- 
less, Evelyn  Campbell.  This  was  followed  by  "  The  Sportsman," 
thus  cast: 


Harry  Briscoe 
Bob  Briscoe 
Dr.  Holroyd     . 
Mr.  Perkins     . 
Inspector  Roby 


Joseph  Holland 
.  Charles  Abbe 
M.  A.  Kennedy 
Robert  Hickman 
T.  C.  Valentine 


Mrs.  Harry  Briscoe,    Evelyn  Campbell 
Mrs.  Fritchley      .     .     .    Minnie  Tittell 

Ada Ada  Curry 

Emily Margaret  Craven 


Prof.  Alex  Herrmann,  the  magician,  was  seen  May  8.  The  lease  of 
T.  Henry  French  expired  May  13.  Edmund  C.  Stanton  assumed 
the  management  May  15,  1893,  and  opened  on  that  date  with  Gus- 
tave  Heinrich's  opera  company  in  "  II  Trovatore  ; "  Leonora,  Marie 
Tavary  ;  Azucena,  Lizzie  Macnichol ;  Manrico,  Payne  Clarke  ;  Count 
di  Luna,  Aug.  Montegriffo.  "La  Traviata"  was  sung  May  16; 
"  Maritana,"  May  17  ;  "  II  Trovatore,"  May  18  ;  "Cavalleria  Rusti- 
cana  "  and  the  third  act  of  "  Ernani,"  May  19;  "  Maritana  "  matinee 
May  20;  "  II  Trovatore,"  night  of  May  20;  "  Martha,"  May  22,  and 
matinee  May  27;  with  this  cast:  Lady  Henrietta,  Marie  Tavary; 
Nancy,  Lizzie  Macnichol ;  Lionel,  Aug.  Montegriffo ;  Plunket,  W. 
H.  Clarke  ;  Lord  Tristan,  Richard  Karl ;  Sheriff,  Charles  Storey. 
"  Ernani  "  and  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana  "  were  sung  May  23  ;  "  Rigo- 
letto,"  May  24  and  Junes;  "Bohemian  Girl,"  May  25-27;  "Car- 
men," May  26,  with  Mme.  Kronold  as  Carmen  ;  "  Faust "  was  sung 
May  29  and  June  3-6  and  matinee  June  10,  with  Marie  Tavary  as 
Marguerite.  "La  Gioconda"  was  produced  June  i,  with  this  cast: 
La  Gioconda,  Selma  Kronold ;  Le  Cieca,  Katherine  Fleming ;  Al- 
vise  Badoero,  W.  H.  Clarke ;  Laura,  Lizzie  Macnichol.  The  first  pro- 
duction of  this  work  in  America  was  in  Italian  at  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  House,   New    York,   Dec.  20,    1883.     Perry  Averill   sang 


18943  GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE  643 

Valentine  in  "  Faust "  June  3  ;  "  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment " 
was  sung  June  8  ;  "II  Trovatore,"  June  9  ;  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana  " 
and  one  act  of  "Ernani,"  June  10;  "  Lucia,"  June  12.  "Carmen" 
was  repeated  June  13,  with  Ida  Klein  as  Michaela ;  "  Cavalleria  Rus- 
ticana" and  the  third  act  of  "  Ernani,"  matinee,  June  14,  with  Natalie 
as  Elvira  and  Santuzza. 

Leoncavello's  opera,  "  I  Pagliaci,"  was  heard  for  the  first  time  in 
this  country  the  night  of  June  15.  It  had  this  cast:  Neddia,  Selma- 
Koert-Kronold  ;  Canio,  Angotino  Montegriffo ;  Tonio,  Giuseppe  Cam- 
panari;  Beppo,  Mangeri  de  Pasquali ;  Silvio,  Perry  Averill.  It  had 
four  representations,  and  the  opera  season  closed  June  17.  "A 
Texas  Steer  "  was  seen  here  June  19  ;  "  The  House  on  the  Marsh  " 
came  June  26  ;  "  Held  in  Slavery,"  July  3,  and  the  theatre  closed  July 
8  for  the  summer. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  21,  1893,  with  "Span  of  Life." 
Leon  J.  Vincent  was  the  stage  manager;  Edmond  C.  Stanton  man- 
ager. "  The  Silver  King  "  came  Aug.  28 ;  "  The  White  Squadron," 
Sept.  4;  "  Mavourneen  "  was  seen  Sept.  11 ;  "  Spider  and  the  Fly," 
Sept.  18;  "  Hands  Across  the  Sea,"  Sept.  25  ;  Primrose  and  West's 
minstrels  appeared  Oct.  2 ;  "  Power  of  Gold,"  Oct.  9 ;  "  A  Midnight 
Alarm,"  Oct.  16;  J.  K.  Emmet,  Jr.,  was  seen  Oct.  23  in  Sydney 
Rosenfeld's  new  play,  "  Fritz  in  Prosperity ;  "  "A  Country  Circus  " 
was  presented  Oct.  30,  "  The  Struggle  of  Life  "  returned  Nov.  6,  and 
"  The  Power  of  Gold,"  Nov.  13. 

Edmond  C.  Stanton  withdrew  from  the  management  in  October, 
when  Samuel  Singleton,  the  former  janitor  of  the  house,  was  made 
director,  and  David  T.  Thompson  business  manager.  Mr.  Singleton 
had  been  connected  with  the  theatre  since  1869,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed night  watchman  by  James  Fisk.  He  afterward  became 
janitor  and  was  made  doorkeeper  under  Poole  and  Donnelly's  man- 
agement. James  O'Neill  came  here  Nov.  20  in  "  Monte  Cristo ;  " 
"The  Idea,"  was  done  Nov.  27;  "A  Nutmeg  Match,"  was  seen 
Dec.  4;  "The  Ensign,"  Dec.  11;  "Maine  and  Georgia,"  Dec.  18; 
"  New  South,"  Dec.  25  ;  "  Hustler,"  Jan.  i,  1894;  "  Police  Patrol," 
Jan.  8;  "Prodigal  Father,"  Jan.  15;  "Fencing  Master,"  Jan.  22; 
"Mr.  Potter  of  Texas,"  Jan.  29;  "Nominee,"  Feb.  5;  "Monte 
Carlo,"  Feb.  12  ;  and  "  Blue  Jeans  "  came  Feb.  19  for  a  stay  of  two 
weeks ;  "  Lady  Windermere's  Fan  "  was  presented  March  5  ;  Katie 
Emmett  came  in  "  Killarney,"  March  12 ;  "A  Texas  Steer,"  March 
19;  and  "  A  Parlor  Match,"  March  26.  "  La  Tosca  "  was  produced 
April  2  and  7,  and  "  Cleopatra  "  the  rest  of  the  week,  with  Fanny 
Davenport  as  the  star.  "A  Brass  Monkey"  followed  April  9; 
Kate  Claxton  came  April  i$  in  "  The  Two  Orphans ;  "  "  Jane  "  was 
seen  April  23;  "  41abama,'-  April  30;  "One  Touch  of  Nature," 
"  Saints  and  Sinne^'""-A-'Pair  of  Spectacles,"  and  "  Jim  the  Pen- 
man "  were  seen  the  week  of  May  7  ;  Harry  Lacy  came  May  14  in 


644      A  HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK   STAGE       CiSgs 

"  The  Planter's  Wife ;  "  "  An  Arabian  Night "  was  played  May 
21,  with  Belle  Archer  as  the  star;  "Ruth's  Romance"  preceded 
"An  Arabian  Night."  Milton  Nobles  was  seen  May  28,  in  "The 
Phoenix."  A  season  of  opera  commenced  June  4  with  "  II  Trova- 
tore,"  repeated  June  8, 12, 16 ;  "  Carmen,"  June  5,  and  matinee  June  9, 
and  night  of  June  13  ;  "Bohemian  Girl,"  matinee  June  6,  night  of 
June  7,  and  matinee  June  16 ;  "  Faust,"  June  6-9-14 ;  "  Martha,"  June 
II  and  matinee  June  13;  "Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  and  one  act  of 
"La  Traviata,"  June  15;  the  season  closed  June  16.  Conreid  Beh- 
rens,  Marie  Severin,  Sig.  V.  Bielleto,  A.  Blum,  Amelia  Harrison, 
Miss  Goeltich,  S.  H.  Dudley,  Lizzie  Annandale,  Miss  Walton, 
Mme.  Tavary,  Miss  Olten,  Perry  Averill,  Payne  Clarke,  and.  H.  S. 
Dudley  composed  the  operatic  company.  The  house  reopened 
Saturday,  June  23,  for  the  benefit  of  Leon  J.  Vincent. 

The  next  season  began  Aug.  25,  1894,  with  "Paul  Kauvar ; "  "A 
Flag  of  Truce  "  was  done  Sept.  3 ;  Thomas  W.  Keene  appeared  as 
Richard  III.  Sept.  10  and  15  ;  "  Merchant  of  Venice,"  Sept.  12  ; 
"  Richelieu,"  matinee  Sept.  12;  "  Louis  XL,"  Sept.  11  ;  "  Othello," 
Sept.  13;  "Hamlet,"  Sept.  14  and  matinee,  Sept.  15;  "The  Great 
Brooklyn  Handicap"  was  presented  Sept.  17,  and  "The  Black 
Crook,"  came  Sept.  24  for  two  weeks ;  "  A  Ride  for  Life  "  was  given 
Oct.  8  ;  Joseph  Murphy  appeared  in  "Kerry  Gow  "  Oct.  15,  16,  17, 
and  in  "  Shaun  Rhue"  Oct.  18,  19,  20.  Primrose  and  West's  min- 
strels came  Oct.  22 ;  "  Eight  Bells  "  returned  Oct.  29  ;  "  The  Girl  I 
Left  Behind  Me  "  was  seen  Nov.  5  ;  Lottie  Collins'  Troubadours 
came  Nov.  12;  "  Rosedale,"  Nov.  19;  Kate  Claxton  and  Mme. 
Janauschek  were  seen  in  the  "  Two  Orphans  "  Nov.  26 ;  "  Shaft  No. 
2  "  came  Dec.  3,  with  Frank  Losee  and  Mrs.  W.  G.  Jones  in  the 
cast ;  and  "  McKenna's  Flirtations  "  was  done  Dec.  10. 

"  The  Road  to  Ruin  "  was  presented  Dec.  17,  with  Mrs.  John  Drew 
as  Widow  Warren.  "  My  Partner "  came  Dec.  24,  with  Louis 
Aldrich  the  star  and  Theo.  Hamilton  as  Clay  Britt ;  Barry  O'Neil 
appeared  Dec.  31,  in  "Irish  Inspiration;  "  "  Blue  Jeans"  was  done 
Jan.  7,  189s ;  "Superba"  came  Jan.  14.  On  the  afternoon  of  Jan. 
17  there  was  a  performance  here,  and  also  one  at  the  Academy  of 
Music,  for  the  relief  of  the  widow  and  children  of  two  firemen  who 
lost  their  lives  at  a  fire  on  Dec.  29.  EfSe  Ellsler  came  here  Jan.  21, 
in  "Doris;  "  Lewis  Morrison  Jan.  28,  in  "Faust;  "  William  Hoey 
Feb.  4,  in  "The  Flams;"  "Darkest  Russia"  was  seen  Feb.  11; 
"  Charley's  Aunt,"  Feb.  18,  and  Marie  Wainwright  appeared  Feb.  25 
in  "  Daughters  of  Eve,"  by  A.  E.  Lancaster  and  Julian  Magnus.  This 
play  was  given  all  the  week  except  matinee  Feb.  27,  when  "  Camille  " 
was  presented.  Donnelly  and  Girard  came  March  4,  in  "  The  Rain- 
makers ;  "  Primrose  and  West's  minstrels,  March  1 1 ;  Oliver  Doud 
Byron,  March  18,  in  "The  Ups  and  Downs  of  Life;  "  "  The  Derby 
Winner  "  was  seen  March  25 ;   "  Garry  Owen,"  by  Murphy  O'Hea, 


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was  done  April  i,  with  Tony  Farrell  the  star,  and  Maggie  Cline  ap- 
peared in  her  specialties.  "  A  Trip  to  Chinatown  "  came  April  8 ; 
Agnes  Herndon,  April  15,  in  "  La  Belle  Marie  "  all  the  week  except 
April  18,  19,  and  matinee  April  20,  when  "Married  Not  Mated," 
adapted  from  "  Maud's  Peril  "  was  played.  Alex  Salvini  commenced 
April  22  in  the  "  Three  Guardsmen"  for  the  week  except  April  25, 
when  "  Hamlet  "  was  acted  for  a  professional  matinee.  Kate  Clax- 
ton  and  Mme.  Janauschek  returned  April  29  in  "  The  Two  Orphans ;  " 
The  Tavary  opera  company  appeared  May  6  in  "  Rigoletto "  and 
"  Cavalleria  Rusticana."  Verdi's  opera  had  this  cast :  Gilda,  Marie 
Tavary;  Madelena,  Lizzie  Annandale;  Duke  of  Mantua,  Payne 
Clarke ;  Rigoletto,  William  Mertens ;  Sparafucile,  William  Hamilton. 
In  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  Santuzza  was  sung  by  Mme.  Thea  Dorre ; 
Turridu  by  Payne  Clarke ;  Lucia,  Dora  Escott ;  Alfio,  William 
Schuster ;  and  Lola  by  Sofia  Romani.  "  II  Trovatore  "  was  given  May 
7,  with  Tavary  as  Leonora,  Payne  Clarke  as  Manrico,  and  Lizzie  An- 
nandale as  Azucena  ;  "  Martha  "  was  sung  matinee  May  8,  with  Nina 
Humphreys  in  title  role.  "  Carmen  "  was  heard  night  and  matinde 
May  II,  also  May  14,  with  Thea  Dorre  as  Carmen;  "Bohemian 
Girl "  was  sung  May  9,  and  matinee  May  15  ;  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana  " 
and  "I  Pagliacci,"  May  10;  "II  Trovatore,"  May  11,  and  matinee 
May  18 ;  "  Martha,"  May  13,  and  "  Faust,"  night  May  16,  when  Sig. 
Abramofif  acted  Mephistopheles.  "  Tannhauser  "  was  presented  May 
17;  "Cavalleria  Rusticana,"  with  portions  of  "Rigoletto"  and 
"Carmen,"  May  18;  "The  Lily  of  Killarney,"  by  Sir  Julius  Bene- 
dict, was  heard  May  20,  22,  25,  with  this  cast: 

Hardress  Cregan  .  .  Charles  Bassett 
Myles-na-Coppaleen  .  Payne  Clarke 
Danny  Mann  .     .  William  T.  Carleton 


Eily  O'Connor 
Anne  Chute  . 
Mrs.  Cregan  . 
Sheelah  .     .     . 


Helen  Bertram 
.  .  Emma  Siebert 
.  Kate  Michelena 
Katherine  Griiifiths 


This  was  the  ddbut  in  opera  of  Emma  Siebert.  She  had  been 
singing  in  concerts  previously.  The  first  production  of  "  The  Lily 
of  Killarney"  in  this  city  took  place  on  Oct.  21,  1875,  at  Booth's 
Theatre.  "  Faust "  was  given  May  21  with  Mme.  RoUa  as  Margue- 
rite ;  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana  "  and  the  garden  scene  from  "  Faust " 
were  sung  May  23,  with  Helen  Bertram  as  Santazza.  AnnaLichter 
made  her  New  York  debut  as  Marguerite.     "  II  Trovatore  "  was 


given  May  24,  with  Anna  Lichter  as  Leonora,  and  Heinrich  Meyn, 
his  first  appearance  in  opera,  as  Count  di  Luna  ;  "  Lily  of  Killarney  " 
apeated  the  week  of  May  27,  except  matinees  May  30  and  June 
„en  the  "  Bohemian  Girl  "  was  sung.     The  ballet  of  "  Copellia '' 
presented  on  the   same  night   as   "The  Lily  of  Killarney; 
valleria  Rusticana,"  also   acts  of  "II  Trovatore"   were  given 


appearance 
was  rej 
I,  when  the 
was 

"  Cavalleria 

June  I.  ,  ^      t 

The  Kyrle  Bellew-Potter  company  appeared  here  the  week  ot 
June  3,  in  "  Charlotte  Corday,"  which  had  this  cast : 


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Charlotte  de  Corday  d'Armont 

Mrs.  Potter 
Francois  de  Corday  d'Armont 

Verner  Clarges 
Abb^  Fleuriot      .     .     Henry  Chanfrau 
Mason  Mitchell 


Monsieur  David 
Adam  Lux  .  . 
Potin  Langlois 
Drouet  .     .     . 


Arthur  Bawtree 

.     .   John  Ward 

Mr.  Hartley 


Legendre    ....       George  Barnes 

Rebuillet Mr.  Clarges 

Rose  de  Corday  d'Armont 

Perdita  Hudspeth 
Simmone  Everard     .     .     Helen  Lowell 

Marie Ida  Ward 

Marianne Miss  Ardsley 

Jean  Paul  Marat  ....   Mr.  Bellew 


The  season  closed  June  8.     The  theatre  was  reopened  Aug.  31, 

1895,  with  Augustus  Pitou  as  manager,  when  "  The  Passing  Show  " 
was  given ;  Lewis  Morrison  appeared  Sept.  9,  in  "  Faust ;  "  "  Fan- 
tasma  "  came  Sept.  16 ;  "  Sowing  the  Wind,"  Sept.  23 ;  "  The  Twen- 
tieth Century  Girl,"  Sept.  30,  with  Fred  Hallen  as  the  star ;  Prof. 
Alex  Herrmann,  magician,  was  seen  Oct.  7 ;  "  The  Black  Crook," 
Oct.  14;  "The  Foundling,"  Oct.  21;  "  Charley's  Aunt,"  Oct.  28; 
and  "  Rory  of  the  Hill,"  Nov.  4 ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russ  Whytal  appeared 
Nov.  II,  in  "Agatha  Dean"  and  "For  Fair  Virginia;"  Nellie 
McHenry  came  Nov.  18,  in  "  The  Bicycle  Girl ;  "  "  The  Cotton  King," 
Nov.  25 ;  "A  Bowery  Girl,"  Dec.  2.  Edward  Clifford,  the  stage 
manager  of  the  last  named  play,  dropped  dead  upon  reaching  his 
home  after  the  first  performance.  Clara  Morris  acted  "  Camille  " 
Dec.  9, 12,  and  matinee  Dec.  14 ;  Armand  Duval  was  played  by  James 
M.  Colville,  and  Mons.  Duval  by  F.  C  Harriott,  husband  of  Clara 
Morris.  "  Article  47  "  was  seen  Dec.  10 ;  "  Raymond  "  matinee,  Dec. 
II  and  night  of  Dec.  14.  "  Miss  Multon,"  Dec.  11-13  ;  Oliver  Doud 
Byron,  Dec.  16,  in  "  The  Ups  and  Downs  of  Life  ; "  "  Humanity," 
Dec.  23;  "  Superba,"  Dec.  30;   and  "The  Masqueraders,"  Jan.  6, 

1896.  "  A  Milk  White  Flag  "  was  seen  Jan.  13  ;  Peter  Dailey  came 
Jan.  20,  in  "  The  Night  Clerk ;  "  Primrose  and  West's  minstrels, 
Jan.  27;  the  burlesque  of  "  Thrilby,"  Feb.  3;  "Gay  Parisians," 
Feb.  10  ;  "  In  Old  Kentucky,"  Feb.  17 ;  and  "  A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream  "  was  seen  Feb.  24,  played  by  Aug.  Daly's  company.  "  Lit- 
tle Christopher  "  appeared  March  2 ;  "  1492  "  came  March  9 ;  "  Cruis- 
keen  Lawn,"  March  16 ;  Warde  and  Yokes,  in  "  A  Run  on  the  Bank," 
March  23  ;  "  White  Slave,"  March  30;  "  Fatal  Card,"  April  6;  Kate 
Claxton,  April  13,  in  "The  Two  Orphans;  ""  Coon  Hollow,"  April  20 ; 
The  Whitney  opera  company,  April  27,  in  "Rob  Roy;  "  "Trilby" 
was  presented  May  4,  with  this  cast : 


TafEy  .  . 
The  Laird  . 
Little  Billee 
Svengali 
Gecko  .  . 
Zou  Zou 


.     .  Charles  Riegel 

.  John  Glendinning 

.     Alfred  Hickman 

Wilton  Lackaye 

Robert  Paton  Gibbs 

Ignacio  Martinetti 


Rev.  Thos.  Bagot,    Edward  L.  Walton 

Trilby Blanche  Walsh 

Mrs.  Bagot Rosa  Rand 

Madame  Vinard   .      Mathilde  Cottrelly 

Angele Alice  Evans 

Musette  ....      Josephine  Bennett 


The  Tavary  opera  company  began  a  two-weeks  season  May  11, 
opening  in  "  Lucia  di  Lammermoor  "  and  "  Cavalleria  Rusticana;  " 


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"II  Trovatore"  was  sung  May  12;  "Bohemian  Girl,"  matinee 
May  13 ;  "  Martha,"  night  of  May  13 ;  "  Carmen,"  May  14,  and  mati- 
nee May  16  ;  "  Faust,"  May  15  ;  "  Bohemian  Girl "  and  "  I  Pagliacci," 
May  16;  Chauncey  Olcott,  May  25,  in  "  Mavourneen."  Carleton 
opera  company  came  June  i  for  one  week  in  "  The  Chimes  of  Nor- 
mandy," at  cheap  prices.  Business  was  bad  and  the  season  closed 
June  6. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  Aug.  29,  1896,  with  Scott  Marble's 
play,  "  The  Cotton  Spinner ;  "  "  The  War  of  Wealth  "  was  given 
Sept.  7;  "Chimmie  Fadden,"  Sept.  14;  "Land  of  the  Living," 
Sept.  21 ;  "  The  Last  Stroke,"  Sept.  28  ;  Sandow's  Vaudeville  com- 
pany appeared  Oct.  5  ;  Maggie  Cline  came,  in  "  On  Broadway,"  Oct. 
12;  "A  Night  at  the  Circus,"  with  Nellie  McHenry,  Oct.  19;  "  Ex- 
celsior," Oct.  26  ;  May  Irwin  was  seen  Nov.  2  in  "  Widow  Jones ;  " 
Primrose  and  West's  minstrels  came  Nov.  16 ;  "  Power  of  the  Press," 
Nov.  23 ;  James  Corbett,  the  pugilist,  Dec.  7,  in  "  The  Naval  Cadet ;  " 
Peter  F.  Dailey,  Dec.  14,  in  "A  Good  Thing,"  and  "Fantasma" 
began  a  two-weeks  stay  Dec.  21  ;  "In  Old  Kentucky"  was  played 
Jan.  4,  1897;  "Eight  Bells"  was  done  Jan.  ii;  "The  Sporting 
Duchess"  came  Jan.  18;  Fields'  minstrels,  Jan.  25;  "Under  the 
Polar  Star,"  Feb.  i ;  "  Hogan's  Alley,"  Feb.  8  ;  "  Woman  in  Black," 
Feb.  IS  ;  "  Siberia,"  Feb.  22 ;  "  Lady  Slavey,"  March  i ;  "  Jim  the 
Penman,"  March  8 ;  Maggie  Cline  appeared,  in  "  On  Broadway," 
March  15;  "Prisoner  of  Zenda"  was  seen  March  22;  "Madame 
Sans-G^ne,"  March  29 ;  Roland  Reed  came,  in  "  The  Politician," 
April  5;  "Sowing  the  Wind"  was  done  April  12;  "Two  Little 
Vagrants,"  April  19;  "The  Heart  of  Maryland,"  April  26;  "The 
Cherry  Pickers  "  May  3 ;  and  E.  H.  Sothern  appeared  May  10,  in 
"  An  Enemy  to  the  King."  There  was  no  Wednesday  matinee  this 
week.  Harry  Weber's  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  "  company  closed  the 
season  May  22. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  Aug.  21,  1897,  with  "A  Fight  for 
Honor,"  by  Frank  Harvey,  acted  for  the  first  time  in  America,  and 
the  cast  was : 


George  Clive  . 
James  Rockley 
Charley  Jessop 
Will  Marvin  . 
Richard  Damer 
Joe  Chevirs 
Dr.  Mayne 


M3T0n  W.  Leffingwell 

Geo  C.  Robinson 

Frederick  Power 

Joseph  Conyers 

John  F.  Webber 

John  McVeagh 

John  F.  Bolger 


Serg.  Banks  . 
Isabelle  Damer 
Milly  Price 
Polly  Jessop  . 
Mrs.  Jessop  . 
Marie  Minks    . 


Maurice  de  Witt 
Annie  Mortland 
.  .  Bessie  Lee 
Fanny  Gonzalez 
Mrs.  Gonzalez 
Katherine  Carlisle 


"A  Black  Sheep"  was  seen  Aug.  30;   "  A  Contented  Woman " 
came  Sept.  6;    "At  Coney  Island,"  Sept  13;    and  "The   Man-of- 
War's-Man,"  by  James  W.  Harkins,  was  presented  Sept. 
first  time  in  this  city : 


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Capt.  Jack  Conway  .  Thos  E.  Shea 
Capt.  Basilio  Havilando,  Henry  Testa 
Lieut.  Herman  Schiller 

Lawrence  Grattan 
Ensign  Barry  Hanlay,  Frank  Buoman 
Senor  Enrique  Candenas 

H.  Fletcher  Havey 
Gen.  Ivan  Pletrovitch,  William  Games 
Gen.  Raposo  .  .  J.  Irving  Southard 
Baron  AdamantofE    .     .     .  J.  E.  Gilber 


Prince  Septime  Barenski 

Richard  Hutchins 
Lieut.  Victor  Leontine,  WiUiam  Johnson 
Hon.  Cyril  Denleigh  .  George  West 
Count  von  Winterfelt,  Charles  Rollins 
Russian  Jailer  .  .  .  John  Wilton 
Elinore  Denleigh.  .  .  Louise  Brooks 
Jessie  Denleigh  .  Gertrude  Roosevelt 
Rose  Leontine      .     .     .       Rose  Adelle 


Primrose  and  West's  minstrels  were  heard  Sept.  27;  "Eight 
Bells"  came  Oct.  4;  Lillian  Lewis,  Oct.  11,  in  "For  Love  and 
Liberty;"  "The  Sporting  Duchess"  returned  Oct.  18,  with  Rose 
Coghlan,  Cora  Tanner,  Louis  Massen,  J.  H.  Stoddart,  Ffolliot  Paget, 
and  Harry  Lacy  in  the  cast.  "  McSorley's  Twins  "  were  seen  Oct. 
25  ;  Robert  Ingersoll  lectured  Sunday  night,  Oct.  31 ;  "  Courted  into 
Court"  was  done  Nov.  i,  with  Marie  Dressier  as  the  star;  "McFad- 
den's  Row  of  Flats  "  came  Nov.  8 ;  and  Margaret  Mather  presented 
"  Cymbehne  "  Nov.  15,  with  this  cast : 

Pisanio Lynn  Pratt 

Queen     ....    Augusta  de  Forrest 

Helen Elsie  Sturkow 

Imogen Margaret  Mather 

lachimo Mark  Price 

Caius W.  V.  Ranous 


Cymbeline 

.     .     .   O'Kane  Hillis 

C  oten     .     . 

.     .      B.  T.  Ringgold 

Posthumus  . 

Harrison  J.  Wolfe 

Belarius 

.     .     .     E.  A.  Eberle 

Guiderius    . 

.     .     Conrad  Cantsen 

Arviragus    . 

.     .     .    Fred  Hartley 

"What  Happened  to  Jones.'"  was  seen  Nov.  22;  Carl  Haswin 
appeared  in  "  The  Silver  King  "  Nov.  29 ;  Francis  Wilson  was  heard 
in  "Half  a  King"  Dec.  6;  Geo.  W.  Munroe  came  Dec.  13,  in  "A 
Happy  Little  Home."  Between  the  second  and  third  act,  John  Rice, 
one  of  the  contestants  in  a  recent  six-day  bicycle-race,  appeared  on 
his  wheel.  "The  Secret  Enemy"  was  seen  Dec.  20,  with  Elmer 
Grandin  as  the  star;  the  Rays,  in  "A  Hot  Old  Time,"  were  seen  Dec. 
27;  "  Capt.  Impudence"  appeared  Jan.  2,  1898;  "My  Friend  from 
India"  came  Jan.  9;  "A  Ward  of  France,"  Jan.  16;  "  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky," Jan.  23  ;  "  Cumberland  '61,"  for  a  two-weeks  stay,  Ja'n.  30; 
"  Never  Again  "  came  Feb.  14 ;  Primrose  and  West's  minstrels,  Feb. 
21 ;  "  Under  the  Red  Robe,"  Feb.  28 ;  and  "  Oliver  Twist"  was  re- 
vived March  7. 


Nancy  Sikes  . 
Fagin  .  .  . 
Bumble  .  .  . 
Artful  Dodger 
Oliver  Twist    . 


Elita  Proctor  Otis 

H.  G.  Carleton 

.    Louis  Hendricks 

Charles  Danby 

Daisy  Lovering 


Mrs.  Corney 
Rose  Maylie 
Mrs.  Bed  win 
Bill  Sikes    . 


Violet  Campbell 

Blanche  Johnson 

.   EflSe  Carleton 

Charles  Barron 


Chauncey  Olcott  appeared  in  "Sweet  Inniscarra"  March  14;  May 
Irwin  was  seen  March  21  in  "The  Swell  Miss  Fitzwell;  "  March  28 


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"  East  Lynne "  was  played,  with  McKee  Rankin,  Wilton  Lackaye, 
Nance  O'Neil,  and  Rose  Eytinge  in  the  cast.  "  Eight  Bells  "  returned 
April  4 ;  "  What  Happened  to  Jones  ?  "  was  seen  April  11;"  Gettys- 
burg," April  18;  Sol  Smith  Russell  came  April  25,  in  "A  Bachelor's 
Romance ;  "  "  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy  "  was  acted  May  2 ;  E.  H. 
Sothern  appeared  May  9,  in  "  Lord  Chumley ;  "  "  That  Man  from 
Mexico"  came  May  16;  "The  White  Squadron"  was  done  May  23, 
with  Robert  Hilliard  heading  the  cast ;  and  the  season  closed  June  4. 
The  theatre  was  reopened  Sept.  5,  1898,  with  "When  London 
Sleeps;"  "A  Trip  to  Coontown "  was  given  Sept.  12;  "Wine, 
Woman,  and  Song,"  Sept.  19;  and  the  "Louis  James-Katherine 
Kidder-Fred  Warde  Combination"  acted  "The  School  for  Scandal" 
Sept.  26,  and  matinde  Sept.  30,  with  Louis  James  as  Charles  Surface, 
Warde  as  Joseph  Surface,  and  Miss  Kidder  as  Lady  Teazle.  "  Julius 
Caesar  "  was  played  Sept.  27,  and  matinee  Sept.  28 ;  "  Hamlet,"  the 
night  of  Sept.  28 ;  "  Othello,"  Sept.  29 ;  and  "  Macbeth,"  Sept.  30. 
"  Going  to  the  Races  "  was  given  Oct.  3,  for  the  first  time  in  this 
city,  by  the  Byrne  Bros.  West's  minstrels  came  Oct.  10;  "Yankee 
Doodle  Dandy,"  Oct.  17;  "Cumberland  61,"  Oct.  24;  "Tempest 
Tossed,"  Oct.  31 ;  James  O'Neill  appeared  Nov.  7  in  "  Monte  Cristo ;  " 
Nov.  14  came  "A  Stranger  in  New  York;  "  Nov.  21,  "  In  Old  Ken- 
tucky; "  Nov.  28  "  Red,  White  and  Blue,"  by  James  Schonberg,  was 
seen  for  the  first  time  in  New  York,  and  had  this  cast : 


Bob  Newton  ....  Chas.  Stewart 
Guide  Romero  .  .  .  M.  J.  Jordan 
Manrique    ....       Wm.  J.  Bowen 

Pedro E.  J.  MacGregor 

Lopez H.  Morton 

Miguel John  Germon 

Sanza John  Ince,  Jr. 

Garcie A.  S.  Simpson 

Werner C.  Warrington 


Blanche  Wilson  .  .  Miss  McMillan 
Olivia  Russell  .  .  Miss  Radcliffe 
Dora  Russell  ....  Miss  Bronson 
George  Wilson,  Miss  Mattie  Southwell 
Olive  Wilson  .  .  Miss  Ella  Southwell 
Hetty  Hale  .  .  .  Miss  G.  Quinlan 
Walter  Wilson  .  .  Wm.  G.  Stewart 
Reginald  Weaver  .  .  .  John  Craig 
Rev.  Father  Savage  .  Mr.  Keenan 
Pat.  McSheedey  .     .     .      Mr.  Sullivan 

"The  Sign  of  the  Cross,"  Dec.  5,  and  repeated  Dec.  12;  "Lost 
in  Siberia,"  Dec.  19;  "The  White  Heather,"  Dec.  26,  for  two 
weeks;  Jan.  9,  1899,  "Have  You  Seen  Smith?"  Jan.  16,  "The 
Evil  Eye;"  Jan.  23,  "A  Female  Drummer;"  Jan.  30,  "Shenan- 
doah," for  two  weeks;  Feb.  13,  Primrose  and  Dockstader's  min- 
strels; Feb.  20,  "Hotel  Topsy  Turvy;"  Feb.  27,  Fanny  Rice  in 
"At  the  French  Ball ;  "  March  6,  "  On  and  Off;  "  March  13  Delia 
Fox  was  seen  in  "A  Little  Host;  "  March  20  Herbert  Kelcey  and 
Effie  Shannon  appeared,  in  "The  Moth  and  the  Flame; "  March  27 
"  The  Air  Ship  "  came ;  April  3  May  Irwin  was  seen  m  "  Kate  Kip 
Buyer-  "  April  10  Henry  Miller  played  in  "Heartsease;  "  April  17 
"The  French  Maid"  was  given;  April  24,  "The  Turtle; "  May  i, 
"A  Female  Drummer;  "  May  8,  "  Uncle  Tom's  Cabm;      May  15, 


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Florizel Norman  Hackett 

Polixenes     ....    Barry  Johnstone 

Paulina Helen  Singer 

Emilia     .     .      Mrs.  Henry  Vandenhoff 
Hermione    .     .     .       Katherine  Kidder 


"  Black  Patti's  Troubadours ;  "  May  22  Stuart  Robson  appeared  in 
"  The  Meddler ; "  and  May  29  Chauncey  Olcott  was  seen  in  "  A 
Romance  of  Athlone."    The  season  closed  June  3. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  Saturday  night,  Sept.  2,  1899,  with 
"  The  King  of  the  Opium  Ring,"  a  Chinese  play.  Sept.  1 1  "  Hearts 
of  Oak"  came;  Thos.  Shea  returned  Sept.  18  in  "A  Man-of-War's- 
Man,"  which  was  done  all  the  week  except  Saturday  night,  when  "  Dr. 
Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde  "  was  given.  Kellar,  the  magician,  appeared 
the  week  of  Sept  25  ;  "A  Grip  of  Steel "  was  given  Oct.  2  ;  Louis 
James,  Katherine  Kidder,  Chas.  Hanford,  and  company  appeared 
Oct.  9  in  "The  Winter's  Tale,"  which  was  repeated  Oct.  13,  and 
matinee  Oct.  14;  the  cast  was: 

Leontes C.  B.  Hanford 

Autolycus Louis  James 

Camillo  .    .    .     Thomas  Coffin  Cooke 
Antigonus   ....     Harry  Langdon 

Shepherd John  Ellsler 

Clown Collin  Kemper 

"  Macbeth  "  was  played  Oct.  10,  matinee  Oct.  1 1  and  night  of  Oct. 
14 ;  Oct.  II,  "The  School  for  Scandal ;  "  and  "The  Rivals,"  Oct.  12 ; 
"  Eight  Bells  "  returned  Oct.  16 ;  Miss  Blanche  Walsh,  Melbourne 
McDowell,  and  company  appeared  Oct.  23,  matinee  Oct.  25,  and  night 
Oct.  28,  in  "  La  Tosca ;  "  "  Gismonda  "  was  played  Oct.  24,  26,  27 ; 
and  "Fedora,"  Oct.  25;  "The  Girl  from  Maxim's"  came  Oct.  30; 
"  Mile.  Fifi,"  Nov.  6;  "  Phroso,"  Nov.  13  ;  "  The  Sorrows  of  Satan," 
Nov.  20;  "  Why  Smith  Left  Home,"  Nov.  27 ;  James  O'Neill  was  seen 
Dec.  4,  in  "The  Three  Musketeers,"  and  all  the  week  except  Dec.  9, 
when  "Monte  Cristo"  was  acted;  on  Dec.  11  "Sporting  Life"  was 
done;  Dec.  18,  for  two  weeks,  came  "  Shore  Acres,"  with  Nat  Jones 
in  the  principal  part;  Jan.  i,  1900,  "Because  She  Loved  Him 
So;  "  Jan.  8  came,  for  two  weeks,  "The  Gunner's  Mate;  "  Jan.  22 
"  A  Stranger  in  a  Strange  Land "  appeared ;  Jan.  29  Ward  and 
Yokes  came  in  "  The  Floor  Walkers ; "  Feb.  5  "  The  Girl  in  the  Bar- 
racks" appeared;  Feb.  12,  "Shenandoah;  "  Feb.  19,  "In  Old  Ken- 
tucky;" Feb.  26,  "The  Rogers  Bros,  in  Wall  Street;"  March  5 
Mathews  and  Bulger  were  seen,  in  "By  the  Sad  Sea  Waves;" 
March  12,  Primrose  and  Dockstadter's  minstrels;  March  19  May 
Irwin  came,  in  "  Sister  Mary ;  "  March  26  came  "  What  Happened 
to  Jones?"  April  2  Herbert  Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon  were  seen, 
in  "  The  Moth  and  the  Flame ;  "  April  9,  Cole  and  Johnson's  colored 
specialty  company,  in  "A  Trip  to  Coontown;  "  April  16  "A  Guilty 
Mother"  was  seen;  April  23,  "Man's  Enemy;"  April  30,  "A 
Young  Wife;"  May  7,  Blanche  Walsh  and  Melbourne  McDowell 
appeared  all  the  week  in  "Cleopatra,"  except  at  the  Wednesday 
matinee,  when  "  Fedora  "  was  played.  The  cast  of  "  Cleopatra " 
was: 


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Marc  Antony  .  Melbourne  Macdowell 
Demetrius  ....  Chas.  W.  Stokes 
Thyseus      ....   James  E.  Nelson 

Dercetas Ellis  Ryse 

Kephren Sydney  Booth 

Olympus John  T.  Burke 

Governor  of  Tarsus  .     .  Frank  Willard 

Messenger Harry  Hynes 

Octavius  Caesar  ....  F.  Harris 
Amosis J.  Frank  Gibbons 


Juba  Antony's     H.  J.  Serviss 

Strepsiade  officers      Alex.  Wynne 

A  Merchant  of  Geo.  Clifton 

A  Noble  Tarsus       R.  E.  Barton 

Octavia,  Katherine  Power 

Charmian     Cleo-     Constance  Williams 
Iras  patra's  Emily  Baker 

Mezga        women  Marie  Knudsen 

Cleopatra    ....      Blanche  Walsh 


On  May  14  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin"  was  seen;  May  21  Willie  Col- 
lier came  in  "  Mr.  Smooth ;  "  May  28  Chauncey  Olcott  appeared  in 
"A  Romance  of  Athlone;  "  and  the  season  closed  June  2,  1900,  on 
which  date  Mr.  Pitou's  lease  expired. 

The  theatre  was  reopened  August  25,  under  the  management  of 
J.  H.  Springer,  with  "  The  Belle  of  New  York ;  "  Sept.  3  Eugenia 
Blair  was  seen,  in  "  A  Lady  of  Quality ;  "  Sept.  10  Hope  Booth  came, 
in  "A  Wife  in  Pawn;"  Sept.  17  "Why  Smith  Left  Home"  was 
done;  Sept.  24  "Dairy  Farm"  came;  Oct.  i,  "Telephone  Girl;" 
Oct.  8  Louis  James,  Katherine  Kidder,  and  company  appeared  in  "  A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream;  "  Oct.  15  "Le  Voyage  En  Suisse"  was 
revived;  Oct.  22  "Eight  Bells"  returned;  Oct.  29  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ray  were  seen,  in  "  A  Hot  Old  Time ;  "  Nov.  5  Herbert  Kelcey  and 
Effie  Shannon  presented  "  My  Daughter-in-Law ;  "  Nov.  12  James 
J.  Jeffries,  the  pugilist,  was  seen  in  the  drama  "  A  Man  from  the 
West ;  "  Nov.  19  came  "  Woman_  and  Wine ;  "  "  Mme.  Butterfly  " 
and  "  Naughty  Anthony ''  were  played  Nov.  26 ;  the  former  drama 
had  this  csSt^ 


Cho-Cho-San,  Madame  Butterfly 

Blanche  Bates 
Mr.  Sharpless  .  Claude  Gillingwater 
Lieut.  B.  F.  Pinkerton,  Frank  Worthing 
Yamadori  ....  Albert  Bruning 
Nakado E.  P.  Wilks 


Suzuki Mary  Barker 

Kate Katharine  Black 

"  Trouble  " Little  Kitty 

..^     J     .  <  Westropp  Saunders 

Attendants      .      j  William  Lamp 


"  The  Girl  from  Maxim's,"  with  May  Hampton  as  Mme.  Lautignol 
was  seen  Dec.  3 ;  Andrew  Mack  came  Dec.  10  in  "  The  Rebel ; " 
"  The  Highwayman,"  Dec.  17;  Denman  Thompson  came  Dec.  24 
and  stayed  for  two  weeks,  in  "  The  Old  Homestead ;  "  Louis  Mann 
and  Clara  Lipman  appeared  Jan.  7,  1901,  in  "All  on  Account  of 
Eliza;  "  Ward  &  Yokes  returned  Jan.  14,  in  " The  Floor  Walkers ;  " 
"  Hearts  are  Trumps"  was  done  Jan.  21 ;  Harry  Lacy  came  Jan.  28, 
in  "  Still  Alarm ;  "  Feb.  4,  "In  Old  Kentucky;"  Feb.  11  Peter  F. 
Dailey  was  seen,  in  "Hodge,  Podge  &  Co. ;  "  Feb.  18,  "  Lost  River" 
was  done;  Feb.  25  Marie  Dressier  was  seen  in  "Miss  Print;" 
March  4,  "At  the  White  Horse  Tavern;"  March  11,  "Barbara 
Frietchie,"  with  Effie  Ellsler  as  the  heroine;  March  18  came  '  Quo 


652      A   HISTORY   OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STAGE       C1901 

Vadis ;"  March  25,  May  Irwin,  in  "  Madge  Smith,  Attorney ;  "  April 
I,  The  Rogers  Brothers ;  April  8,  Frank  Daniels  in  "  The  Ameer;  " 
"Sapho,"  April  15,  with  Sadie  Martinot  in  the  title  r61e;  April  22, 
"  Hodge,  Podge  &  Co. ;  "  April  29,  Williams  and  Walker's  colored 
show ;  "  Papa's  Wife  "  came  May  6  for  two  weeks,  with  Anna  Held 
as  the  star;  May  20,  Gus  Hill's  " Liliputians ;  "  May  27,  Prof. 
Herrmann,  the  magician ;  June  3  Carl  Haswin  came,  in  "  The  Silver 
King;  "  June  10  "A  Wise  Guy"  was  seen,  with  specialties  including 
James  Corbett,  the  pugilist.     The  season  closed  June  15. 


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