Judge — January 31, 1885 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. A rew weeks ago, not aserious play could w York. Comedy and Bur ned everywhere _ triump! we have Booth at the Fifth Aven Barrett at the Star, ‘* Victor Durand” unt. at W to say nothing of little trifles like | Tannhauser,”” La Juive” and “Le Prophete” at the Metre ‘Time was when one theatre was to hold Booth, Barrett, another star, and “Juling Casar given with a cast that equalled. way. Barrett still plays Cassius, but not » the Bretus of Edwin Booth, or the Mark Antony of Bai id Booth himself has no a theatre t bears his name. 3 better supported this year than he (ITeaven knows there was room for improvement) and he has given us a few | plays that have not been seen in New York | for many a day Barrett, too, is chan: arelief to see him in ‘ancesca da Rimini,” was then since been Alas, even the theatre has passed as neve ething ‘else than and ** Yorick’s Victor Durar ontinues at Wallack’s, Mr. Carleton’s drama has met with I the would-be Ameri Dramatists have taken to scratching their pens with renewed ¥ Minnie Palmer, Jo dozen others are all Rhea has already b American Countes: it is said that Dr. I his novel ‘ Lal.” assured success, Raymond, and a to have new plays. and heard in An st, nmond is dramatizing When the drama is com- pleted, the learned doctor will probably. set to work and exercise his wonderful psycho- nfluence on some susceptible to, the play will be produ r not being able to use his own will power in the matter at all. Down th irtecnth Street Theatre Mr, Colville has again lowered his prices, If Colville can stand this sort of thing, the public are not g to object. It's Cc Day when We Get Left,” follows *'T’ 3 of Sin” at this theatre. Appropriate! Early next month the Carle- 1 Company are to appear here, Carleton, Dora Wiley, Richard Golden Bartlett-Davis will be the pri ark, they only hh n Dlishi T » end of tha h Strect theatre, but negotia: Colville fell through. Booth shall have fin‘shed his | t the Fifth Avenue, Mr. Sam’l of Posen Cortis will appear here, and in the season we are to have another infli of * We Us and ( Mackay has taken Ida Mnlle le of Ink” from the Come to the Fourtee tions with Mr. Mr. When engageme | the the jin with tne announcement that he has leased for several years. *Txion”” may now be seen here, with Alice Harrison in the title role. Venus is repre- sented by Pauline Hall, Jennie Hu r pops up before us, this time nerva, and other favorites, clad in diaph: material, skip through the piece. * Adonis” his one hundred and fiftieth night ijou. The Herald remarks that * Mathews, who began Mi n0us tainment, shall in future win h comedian, ‘ Adonis’ will be rei 8 the first fruits of his art. irst fruits of his art, is good, but Mr. Dixey was not ex- actly a youth to fortune and to fame un- known when he commenced his late carcer at the Bijou, in the churacter of ** Adoni Last 3 the life and soul of a well known ** Confusion and he achieved nd. distinction as a highly susceptible Chancellor in Gilbert and Sulli- van’s *‘Tolanthe,” during the long run of that opera in Boston, Mr. Dixey’s talents are sundry and various, however, and he has been before the New York public many times, many different characters. Instead of Adonis,” the hind legs of the heifer in Rice’s burlesque Evangeliie, should be * re- membered as the first fruits of Mr. Dixe art,” for this was the part he sustained when he made his first histrionic success. Another youth who achieved fame ut this time, in company with Mr. Dixey, was Mr. Richard Goldens Mr. Golden sustained the part of fore legs to the same quadraped, and Mr. Golden is now one of the principal warbler: in the Carleton Opera Company. ‘Thisis not the first time an actor or actress has com- menced on the leg business, and has after- wards become famous. Mr. Dixey’s song ‘It’s English You Know” has m great hit, and ** Adonis” will doubtless continue at The Bijou till the end of the season. “One Touch of Nature,” and ‘ ” ig still on at the Union Syuar piece has reached its three hundred representation in Paris. and fiftie “Apajune” is running smoothly at the Casino. Col. MeCaull’s reign here will soon be over. Inthe spring he will take possession of Wallack’s fora limited time, Mr. Rudolph Aronson will assume entire control of the Casino. Mr. Aronson has engaged Signor Perugini, who has been singing aris in grand opera this winter, anon, translated, will be the opera to ngurat the Aronson Management, and Peragini will be the Marquis. Robson and Crane have Brooklyn again, and are at C Theatre, giving the Brookl. chestnuts, as ‘* Our Bachelors’ and Flats.” lic, whose picture decorates the lobby of Wallack’s Theatre, and whom Maurice Grau is anxious to have us hear next sutumn, around to has been playing to empty houses in Rome | and Florence. prices. ‘This is what the foreign papers say of Ristori’s late performance in this city. Cause of failure, too high A MIDDLE-AGED swell, who had ‘‘beaned ” all the mothers, and who is now perfo the same office for the second generation, 3 overheard telling # Boston girl that he was her betrothed’s uncle. She gazed at him through her glasses with innocent blue cyes, and gently remarked: ‘* You've been his uncle some time, haven't yon?” | (a A SHIFTLESS Kixp Lapy—"* will you do with it? Boy—"* Spend it.” NDTHRIPT. re's.a penny; nove tell me, that My Cigarette. Ant my frage Fine you arc und sweet, Spite of all your foes You are still my darlin (Patt) tender ¢ nt, paper-c (Puff!) Cranks may fun (Pull!) and critics fret, You will sce them buried yet | Into smoke like you they'll turn, hey too may burn, My slender, paper-clad rolette. [= ATTRACTIVE ATTENTION. WHAT A VERY TAKING MANNER THE GENTLEMAN HAS. weak —_ comicbooks.co { m