The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-26
Musical and Dramatic Items.

The new opera house at Detroit will
be opened March 10th,
Mr.. Ford is about TO build O new op-
erO house in Baltimore.
Matilda Heron is lectuIing on "The
Drama"
The total receipts of the three per-
formances in Brussels by Mime. Patti Caux
were S13, 900.
Mr.. Barney williams great revival of
the Greek drama il in active preparation.
-English opera is'being given by anna
tours in Now Orleans with success.
The late Sunday night concert in Bos-
ton, complimentary to Camilla Urso, yield
cd that lady 50, 1000.
Miss Nettie Sterling, the youHg Amer
lean contralto, is meeting with great favor
in England.
The kentucky Legislature and Court
Of Appeals adjourned from Frankfort to
Louisville to see Jefierson's Rip Van Win
ke.
John Owens has added a new piece to
his repertoire, entitled "The Coming Man."
which is said to contain one of the best
comedy parts ON the stage.
One of the pretty actresses Of New
York publishes a card protesting that she
does not dye her hair, and offering TO sub
mat it to q chemical analysis.
The scenery of the pantomime at the
Standard Theatre, in London, ia painted
on seven miles of canvass,
-Taylsurs has gone to 81, Petersburg,
and swears he will never leave until Patti
has agreed TO gmce the New York Grand
Opera House with her presence.
-Just before Miss Kellogg appeared at
a concert in Chicago, the yiolinist played
1.-THE Camels are Coming" The fair sing
er ''gother back up" deliberately.
The following story is told of Mrs.
General Lander, by the Cincinnati Com
mercial: The drop curtain at the Licking
ton theatre 'stuck" one night Last week,
but Mrs. Lander eleyerly broke up the
fixed tableau, drove the Spanish Minister
from her presence, ordered off her attend
ants, and then, takingthe arm of Lord Bur
leigh, and with flashing eye and naughty
step, she swept from the audience cham
Der, while the audience ''eame down"
American managers are now engaging
the dancing and singing girls of London
by the hundred, and are paying salaries
which fairly startle the British profession
ais. The indignant, INDECENT and indigo
nous professionals are anxiously wonder
ing when the invasion Of tho Engliah 10
going to end. srgrs.
1T is now stated that SOthern il not
coming to America after all. He was en-
gagged for Booths new theatre upon terms
unprecedontedly high; but after the mr.
engagements were all made Mr.. Booths
agent introduced a further stipulation, viz:
that Mr.. Sothern should open in New York
next August, instead OF October. Mr..
Southern now declines TO accept any terms
or dates, and the engagement is null and
void.
Mexican Buchanan aud child are
catching it in the New York papers.-
Here is a specimen brick that was thrown
ut them;
'Mr. Buchanan's 'Gloster' not only
splits the cars Of the groundlings, but re-
forms their brains into chaos. II is a heavy
performances. Miss Buchanan makes q
striking appearance In the role of Eliza
beth, though much of her acting is n
practiced and awkward TO the last degree"
Another critic, in doing him up, remarks
that, without wishing to do injustice to
the many eIeerable actors who have played
principal characters in New York, II is
simple truth 10 say that Mr.. Mexican Blu
chanan Is the worst Of them all"