Articles on forthcoming theater seasons

“The style of entertainments to be given at Wood’s Museum next season bids fair to make that theatre as popular as was the Broadway in days of yore. Mr. Wood intends introducing the best stars he can secure, mounting their spectacles in good style, and instead of running the pieces until the people are tired of them, continually changing the programme, thus giving his place the benefit of a continual novelty in the performances.

Mr. Augustin Daly has so far completed his arrangements for the approaching fall and winter dramatic season as to fix the date for the opening of the Fifth Avenue theatre [sic] for about the 15th of August. Mr. Daly has not yet made known the name of his opening sensation, but we have it, upon good authority, that it will be an original local drama in four acts, filled with tableaux and startling effects. Mrs. Chanfrau, Mrs. Jennings, George H. Clarke, ‘Foul Play’ Harkins, George Holland and Mr. James Lewis are to appear in the cast.

[Bit about Fanny Herring in Pennsylvania.]

Mr. A.L. Parkes, formerly the business manager of Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels, and more recently agent for the Worrell Sisters’ burlesque company, has, we understand, superseded Mr. Samuel Colville as business manager at Wood’s Museum. Mr. Parkes has already proved himself an energetic manager, and as he thoroughly understands all the ins, outs and wrinkles of the profession and ‘show’ business, he will doubtless prove an efficient assistant to Manager Wood during the coming season.

Manager Wallack, who is at present in London, leaves that city on the 7th of August for this country. He will bring back with him several dramatic novelties in the shape of new plays, one of which will, probably, form the sensation for the inauguration of the regular dramatic season at this theatre in this city, the others being reserved until later in the fall, for the purpose of leavening the routine of standard comedies and dramas which, during the coming season, as heretofore, will be the principal attraction at the Wallackian temple. The names and nature of the pieces have not as yet been divulged, but that they will be of a high order of merit Manager Wallack’s judicious and discriminating judgment gives ample assurance. Several new and strong acquisitions will be made to the company, which, it is rumored, will also be reinforced by the return of Miss Madeline Henriques, Jennings, and the addition of Miss Louisa Moore, which latter lady, it will be remembered, earned for herself the proud title of ‘The Champion Weepist,’ in the drama of ‘Alter Dark,’ which was brought out last winter at Niblo’s Garden.”

“New York city [sic] during the coming dramatic season will miss the winsome laugh and mirth provoking impersonations of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, and it is a little doubtful if these old public favorites will appear upon the metropolitan boards before the expiration of a year from the present time.” Details their upcoming schedule, which includes trips to Pittsburg, St. Louis, San Francisco, and (maybe) Australia.

“MLLE. JANAUSCHEK. This distinguished artist is now on her way back to the United States, having sailed from Bremen on the 19th inst. We learn that it is her intention to prepare herself as rapidly as possible, after her arrival, for the American stage, and to appear next season in a series of English characters.”