The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-21
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

tits announced apparently by authority, that
Mr.. Forrest will not play any engagement iu Bos-
Ton during the season Of 1865.
Mr.. Leonard Growers German Opera troupe
is 10 commence an engagement at the Boston
Theatre on the 10Th of October.
-GOunod who was only a few weeks ago
reported 10 be insane) Is said to be writing the
incidental music for new play for Madame tls-
tori, by LegOuve, for production at the Ineatrc
LyfiQue. on 0u that hC Is also rewriting the
last two acts of Mirieiie.
Some Of the London musical celebrities are
said TO have discovered that the human voice.
very strong and sharp, whom singing near H. VIII
crack n drink ing glass Why nOt-when the
drinking-glass has cracked so many human
voices
In France Musicale says that Mr.. Grau is 10
visit Italy at once, 70 form two operate troupes,
one for Havana and the other for the Western
cities and that paper adds that he will pick up
leading celebrities at any cost and wherever they
may be hidden.
Mrs. L. B. Conway, at the Brooklyn Park, is
playing old comedies and Shakesperian dram
with very tair success. Considerable changes
and, as Is alleged, improvements, have been made
IN the house during recess; and it seems prOba dc
that Brooklyn has really arrived at the dignity
Of permanent theatre.
--Madlle Carlotta Patti has met with the most
enthusiastic success at Alfred Melons first con-
cert In LOndOn-singing the BO.erO from the
SiCibGH TrSBery, the POlaCca from PUvtdHl, and
BenCdicts variations on the C0yyiuOi Of Iel'rH,
in all which, leading London critical paper says,
"she aC uaIly Transported her helrors'-ot course
not TO the penal colonies, but 10 the land OF ere.
Mr.. Dan Sctchcll commenced an engagement
at the Boston fremont on Monday last, opening
with the late Frank Woods burlesquC of l. uh
the FO1S0ok He is to he followed In a short en-
gugcmcnt by Mr. Corson W. Clark. Mr. aud Mrs.
Harry Watkins have still been playing at the
Howard Athenvum, with new English feature
| in the shape OF play called Waiting for the
hI.T. HT4If fTg a fHf
| ter Virginia arc 10 commence there on Monday
| evening next.
The late or present whereabouts and engage
| ments Of several Of the theatrical people may be
summed up as follows Miss Helen Western has
! been playing at Woods, CinCinuati....M vii.
| liam Warren, with Miss Josephine Ort1u and Mr.,
| Charles Barron, is playing successfully a
Growers, Washington Mr.. Henry c, Jarrett
who only had two theatres before, has now added
| n third in that at Port and, Manc... Mr.. George
| BOuiiace and Miss Kate Newton are at FIrd's
Alexandria. Mr.. j. C.. Myers has taken th
Toronto Theatre TO open October 3.... Several o
our valuable people have gone to New Orleans Il
| play at Kings Varieties. Among others, Mcssrs
| Barton Hill, Scallan, IL L. DAILY, Joseph Barnett
and Curtis; and Mesdames j. fl. Allen, Vol
CrOCker Barrett, Josephine Henry, Preston, Chip
pendale, and Seymour Mr.. Scallan is to retur
in the spring, and 90 hence to Australia.
An exchange gives the following interestin
, | list of theatres destroyed by fire in the UnIfe
States, with the time Of their burning, which will
! be found highly valuable for reference :-Fcde
raj Street Theatre Boston, February 2, l7lS
| Ricketts, Circus, Philadelphia, December II
| 1889; Daniel BOwen's Museum, Boston, JanUar,
+ 10, 1908; Richmond Street Theatre, Richmond
December lG, 1911; Chcsnut Street Theatre
Philadelphia, April 20, 1926 Theatre NstChez
Mississippi, September 4, 1921; Park Theatre
| New York was burned July (, 1881, and Decem
Der IL, 1913; Bowery Theatre, May 2S, 1928
Fcbiuary Is, 1885, and April %, 1915; Me-
| Bowery Theatre, New York, September p, 1886
, | National Theatre, New York, September 2.
d 1899; New National Theatre, New York, Ma
| %, lS4l; Caldwclls Theatre, Cincinnati, Octobc
D. 1899; New Theatre, Charleston, South Care
lirG, April 81 1885, Mobile Theatre, Mobile
: | February g. 1885, Cooks Theatre, Baltimore
February 2, 1885, Front Street Theatre, Bait
more, January D, 1928; State Street Thea'r
. Mobile, November 49, 1912; Cid Amer
can Theatre, Cincinnati, September q
g 1872; American Theatre, New Orean
- July 20, 1912; St. Charles, New Orlean
i March u, 1912; Providence Theatre, Providenc
October ~, 1874; National Theatre, WashingtO
a March 8, 1915; Niblo's Theatre, New YOr
, September II, 1916; Theatre Lafayette, Lou
, siana, March IS, 1850; Avon Theatre, NorfOl
s Virginia. February IA, 1850; Woods Museut
y ! Cincinnati July 15, 1851 National The atre, Apl
%, 1852; Placde's Varieties, New Orleans n
d yember u, 1904 Chinese Museum, Philadeph
l. July 8, 1884, National Theatre, Philadelph
sr July 10, 1854 Il American Theatre, Paceryil
Al California, January 3, 1854 VamichiG's Museu
> San Francisco, 1901 Lycoum, San Francis
~ 1859; American Theatre, Sacramento, 1882 FL
,r rest Theatre, Sacramento, 1861