Judge — March 21, 1885 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. s wonderful Baldwin, San ancisco people are ctor Durand’ such play Francisco, wonderin, ‘@ success,” Well, dear San Francisco people, the facts may astonish you, but truth is mighty and must prevail. Moreover, Tie JUDGE cannot tell a lie, and candor compels him to whisper in your private ear, that ‘¢ Victor Durand” wasn’t such a success in New York as the daily newspapers tried to made you believe. Carleton was a “society” man, and went to see the play at first. After had satisfied its curiosity, there wasa off in the Wallack audiences, and the was given to thin houses for several wee Mr. Carleton was decidedly fortunate in having his play brought out at Wallack’s. Had it been cast here, as it was in San Fran- cisco, it would scarcely have survived a fort- ht. Fancy Lewis Morrison taking Mr. Tearle’s place, and playing Henri Favart, the leading part! Petr, Morrison wad here when the play was first produced, and made a hit in it as the villain Baron de Mersac, but Henri Favart is entirely out of his line. Rose Wood (Mrs. Morrison) was Ruth Favart in San Francisco, and Rosa Bell (a daughter of the Morrisons, is we mistake not) was Violet. We have not heard if any of the Morrison family got away. They seem'to have been pretty well repre- sented in ‘* Victor Durand.” Mr. Gerald Eyre was selected to play the the villain, a part (judging from recent developments,) he ought to be able to play remarkably well, and the young person, whom one of the California correspondents desig- nates as ‘Mrs, Mollie-Fuller-Eyre,” was elected as an understudy for Miss Rosa Bell. With a few exceptions, theatrical business in New York is decidedly dull. — Daly man- ages to make money. His new play, though not as good as 7-20-8, provokes much laughter, and is drawing good houses. It is too early to tell how the new piece at the Casino will draw.‘ Patience,” and ‘‘ The Pirates” were evidently regarded as chestnuts by the Casino patrons, and “ Spot Cash” was a big failure at the Fifth Avenue. Hazel Kirke is not dead yet, neither is Dion Boucicault. The latter follows the former, this week, at the People’s Theatre. On Thursday the two hundreth perform- ance of “Adonis” will take place at the Bijou. It is said that after his Boston engagement, Mr. Dixey will take himself and his burlesque over to London. We have become so accustomed to having our leading actors, actresses, and plays im- ported from the other side, that, when a ripple sets in, in the opposite direction, it seems wortliy of special comment. Willie Edonin and his wife Alice Atherton have been in Lon- don for some time playing in ‘ Babes in the Wood,” Minnie Palmer, as we all know, made a fortune there in “ My Sweetheart,” and there is nothing new to be said of Mary Ander- son. Next season, the Londoners will have Dixey, but befure that they will be treated to a new farce comedy by Jessop and Gill. ‘The piece alluded to ‘scaled “‘Muddles,” it is now in active rehearsal, and will soon be produced at the Imperial Theatre, West- minster, ‘This is indeed a new departure and a re- versal of old traditions. Melodrama is resplendent in New York this week, but its glories are eclipsed by the Great London Circus, Even the skating rinks are depleted for the nonce by the numerous attractions that the famous P. T. offers at the usual prices. “The Shadows of a Great City,” with its | famousscenes, Catharine Market, Black well’s Island ete., is ‘* doing as well as could be ex- pected under the circumstances” at Niblo’s, and one can see ‘The Pavements of Paris” for fifteen or twenty-five cents, as the case Theatre. Harrigan and Hart are giving a revised edition of Harrigan’s first’ success, called “The Major.” ‘A Prisoner for Life” will be at the Union Square till the advent of Minnie Palmer. advisability of a reduction in prices all around, we hear that Mr. James Steele Mackey intends opening his new theatre (when it is completed)at prices that we fear will prove decidedly unpopular. very good to induce people to pay Irving and Terry prices for anything but Irving and Terry. ‘These two artists will be succeeded at may be, at Leavittand Pastor’s Third Avenue | | Just as theatrical people are discussing the | The play and the actors will have to be | | theStar by Theo, whohas been bewitching the | money from the people’s pockets in Mexico, | and has thereby made gua the heart of her manager Mr. Maurice Grau. Clara Morris hus returned from a most successful southern tour, and will play an en- Bagement at Daly’s theatre in April. The Boston Ideals are well worth hearing, this is their last week at the Fifth Avenue. Vanoni continues to warble at Koster and | Bial’s, and ‘‘ Gasparonne” is doing only fairly at the Standard. Henry Bergh Should be Seen. “(Ir is terrible to see what revenge these plumbers show,” he said, as he laid down the paper he had been reading. “Yes, it is,” she replied. What special circumstance do you refer to now?” “A Philadelphia knight of the solder has just poisoned a Dodo at the Zoological Gar- den, becane the bird had a larger bill than he did.” To make hens lay—tie ‘em down. O.p Mr. Gill and wife have fourteen chil- dren, and when they go to the summer re- sorts, the old man always registers the whole lot under the one name ** Gallon.” PROBABLY not more than twenty-five hun- dred Democratic newspapers have said that Grover Cleveland’s letter of resignation was brief, and tothe point. ‘The brevity is there, certainly, but it’s a mistake to say that it ie “*to the point.” The letter says it is ‘‘to the Legislature.” Know that order is the first law of heaven?” AN ANCIENT ORDER. Drawino Teacnen—“ Why, Ivy, what disorder! How careless you are. Don’t you Ivy—“ The first law, hey? Well, it was so long ago I had forgotten it!” comicbooks.com