420     A HISTORY  OF THE NEW YORK  STAGE       C1885

played for the last time Thursday, April 10. 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:
 

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Georgia Cayvan

Benj. Maginley

Jos. Wheelock

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
Thos. Whiffen
King Hedley
Jos. Frankau
. 1. N. Long
Etta Hawkins
Carrie Elbert
 

May Blossom .
Tom Blossom .
Steve Harland
Richard Ashcroft
" Uncle " Bartlett
Owen Hathaway
Capt. Drummond
Yank     ...  IV

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:
 

Knox......J. Delamater

Thomas.....Harry Hogan

Edith......Olga Brandon

Eva.....Daisy Hodgkinson

Miss Ashford      .    .   Mrs. T. Whiffen
Mrs. Stead     ....     Lizzie Duroy
 

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

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.                                                                           ^           ,T                     T   J

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 Whiffen, 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.                                                                    .< T,     I

Frank S. Thornton took a benefit matinee Feb. 12, when Broken
Hearts," by W. S. Gilbert, was produced, with this cast:
 

• Prince Florian . . . L. F. Massen | Lady Melusine
Mousta .... F. S. Thornton Lady Vavir .
The Lady Hilda .    .     Maud Harrison | Lady Amanthis

" The Private Secretary
tieth time Feb. 20.
 

Marie Greenwald

.   Annie Russell

Sarah Estor
 

' was acted for the one hundred and fif-