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 ; " Lady of Lyons," March 22, and matinee 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  Averil!   sang