The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-02
MmsicnI md Drnmntlc Ifems.

Mr.. Brougham will play in Chicago on the
18th, and produce his new drama of The Red
Light.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Fechter has aban-
doned his intention to visit this country for the
present. Did the cool reception accorded to
Mr.. Dickens puif-preparatory frighten him Oft?
AT the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York,
one of RobcrtsOn's latest comedies, entitled
Dreams, is shortly to be produced in fine style.
PAY, by the same author, has had successful
run of several weeks at the same theatre.
Mr.. Adam Everly, late of the Arch Street
Theatre company has accepted an engagement
at the Varieties Theatre, New Orleans, to share
the leading business. Mr.. EYerly is an excellent
actor, who has steadily improved during the two
years he mas been upon the stage, and his alb
sence from Philadelphia will be sincerely re-
GREETED by many of our playgoers.
AT Booths theatre Mr.. Joseph Jefferson has
been drawing crowded houses with his Rip Van
Wrinkle" for several weeks past. The New
Workers have ecstasied as much over the per-
Torrance as if it were an entire novelty. At
Walacls Mr.. John Owens has also been doing
a good business with "SOlOn Single and other
OF his spccialtes. Mr.. Owens closes his engage
ment this week. When will we see him in this
latitude?
Instead of Fcchter, however, we are to have
Miss Glyn, one Of the most distinguished of the
present race of British actresses, who proposes
to make tour of the United States, treating us
to her specialties, cleopatra and the Duchess
of Malf." Miss Glyn Cor Mrs. Dallas) was at
one time great tayOrite in London, but for
some years past she has not been a success,
| whether from lack of appreciation on the part
of British audiences or Il fading of power on
| the part of the lady, we know not.
| Madame ROssini has just transmitted to NJ.
| Tololi, cOuntryman of her late husband. and
| former Minister of Commerce in Italy, the
| famous bust in terra-cOtta, which she had
always refused to give to the ConservertOire de
| Musiquc of Paris. The present is said TO have
| beenin consequence of promise given by her
| to allow NJ. Toffoli to select some work of art
bpl n a choice
| fell on the bust i'll question.
| Madame RistOrl has given in Rio Janero,
| up to July =, three representations "Medea.
| maria Stuarda," and "Pia'-with the most
brilliant success, the Emperor and all the court
| being present each time. The artists of the
! other theatres came to read verses written in
| honor of the great actress, whose appearance,
| they declared, had resuscitated the dramatic
| art in Brazil, and during this manifestation the
| Emperor and the public remained standing and
| uncovered
Herr Wagner's Meistersinger is definitely
| accepted for the Berlin opera, and will be
brought out at the end of October, with Herr
Niemann as Walter Madlle Mallinger as Eva, -
and Madle Brandt as "Madelaine." AS u set
| Off against this triumph, parody OF the same
| opera is having great success at Mayence. The
piece is called Les Maitres Cha11teurS, OF e
J,,ddiSne en- Mitsique, and the chief characters
are "Richard Demence," Felix Mendel~* boum, -
! 'Meyer**back" and "Offenf*beer."
Mr.. John S. Clarke has made a new hit at
the Strand Theatre in London, in Broughams
comedy of Among tbe Breakers. His perform
ance of ''Toodles" is also thought to be about
as big thing his major Wellington de
Boots" Mr.. Clarke thought of returning to the
United States some time during this fall but il
looks now as if the LondOners would not lie
him Off
Miss Sophie Worell displayed a great dea
of presence of mind the other night at Troy. Ii
the course of the performance of LaAc
ROOkh, the blonde wig OF one of the ''peris
took fire from lighted torch, and was immedi
ately in blaze, whereupon Miss Sophie Wor
rel pluckcd off the burning thatch, and dis
played the black locks of Miss II. ONeill, whC
thus escaped severe if not fatal injury. Mis-
Worrell's hands were badly scorched The acci
dent did not interrupt the performance.
Mr.. Boucicaut's new drama of FormOst
receives from the London AHlenRunl the follow
ing delicate attention:-"Some ingenuity o
construction and occasional terseness OF Ian
guage rescue FOrnOSd from unqualified censure
But it is Il poor play, and full of improbabiities
In one respect il is indefensible. 1t is the frs
attempt that has been made to introduce upo
, | the English dramatic stage the IrdCtdtd O
| French fiction. FOrnOSd might pass for tn
! | heroine of one of the novels of tho younge
. Dumas. While following vocation the resuI
| of which is TO deaden every worthy feeling, sh
, is represented as preserving much OF the ingenu
a ! BUSINESS and some OF the purity OF her you'll
In practice she is as cruel as Marco, tn
heroine of the Elites de Mdrbre, drama frol
> which the scenes in which 'Formosa appear
70 seem taken. But her wiCkedness is due TO th
- influence exercised over her by the villains c
the piece, and the hold upon her they posses
$ springs from her dread lest her parents shoul
e learn the kind of life she is leading The create
a part of Two acts passes in the house OF 'FO
" mosa.' and the main action hinges upon th
> amount OF disnterested affection she feels an
j. is able to inspire. In the end She marries a ma
! OF fortune and position. NOpurpoSe, dramati
d or artistic, sufficient to VindiCate the presenti
S ton of these pictures of the life of the courtcsa
+ is served 10y their introduction. That II thing
: true is no longer held to justify its cmploymer
a in art. Nor is it unduy TO limit the province
the dmmatist to prohibit him from prescntin
" upon The stage and investing with sentiment
= associations what is the lOuest blot upon OF
social system and the greatest obstacle to OF
physical well being. ~