The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-27
,rUs1cAz IND DRAMAT1c GOSSIP.

-Wagner's brain has begun to soften since
he eloped with Won Bulow's wife.
&C. AZ Sala's Christmas pantomime is called
f" "drivelllng inanity" by the London critics.
Tho annual charity ball in New York will
take place at the Academy of Music, on the
evening of February Sd.
"A piece of stage-scailol1ing fell upon Elsie
Holt at New Orleans last Thursday, and she
was quite seriously injured.
-Four young ladies have made unsuccess-
full debuts at the Crosby Opera House, in Chi
cago within as many months.
-s'Lord Bateman" is not genuine old bal
lad, but burlcsquc written by Mr.. Thackeray,
and originally illustrated by Cruikshank.
The manager of the Lyons Opera House
announces as stars for his next summers cam
paign, Carlotti Patti and Clara Louise kellogg.
1t is said that Lester Wallack intends to
make starring tour through the principal
cities of the country, for the first time in his
life.
M. Lefebure-Wely, o French organist of
some repute, fell dead few days since at the
foot of his organ, in the Church OF st. Sulplice,
Paris.
The falling out between the King OF Bava-
ria and Wagner was caused by the refusal of
the latter to compose q fi!e-act opera to an
atroclous lbretto by his royal patron.
During performance of ia Belle Hell
enc" recently at Amsterdam, the actor who
played Manelaus died on the stage from rup-
ture of an aneurism Tic audience laughed,
thinking it was part of the play.
-Bandmann, who is playing tragedy in Mel
bourne, stabbed the lady who played Desda-
mona, one night, so bungllngly that his sword
made long cash in her back, and instead of
dying quietly, she made an awful fuss about it,
though it didn't kill her.
A New York correspondent says: SIT Is
known in limited circle here that Mr.. Fcch-
ter's engagement with Jarrett & Palmer, eff
fectcd originally tor one hundred nights, will
terminate in the course of two or three weeks,
and that Fechter will thereupon engage with
Mr.. Booth, and play on alternate nights at
Booths Theatre"
Every one who listens to the War March
in MandcIssohn's s'Athalie," remarks how like
1t is to the Wedding March in "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" The ]. G. wishes some eX-
perienced married man to inform him whether
there isany reason, in the aesthetic nature OF
things, why the parties in marriage process
sion should tramp to the same strains as those
.bent upon hostile strifo
Max Naretzek, during his last season Of
opera in Philadelphia took offence at the
critical notices of the Sunday Times, and with
drew his advertisements. Philadelphia critics
are not as tractable as New York Bohemlans.
The latter putfed MaXs mongrel company to
the skies, but Philadelphans don't see by the
same light Is not there another $4,000 ready
to set the indcfatigable impressarlo on his
legs again?
The composer OGenbach at the last mo-
ment delayed his departure from Paris forty
eight hours, in order 10 be accompanied by
his General Boum. You will naturally wonder
who is General Boum. The gen eral In ques-
ton Is an immense dog, as large as Corsican
pony. He was given to Onenbach by Capoul,
the celebrated tenor. The general took it into
his canine head that the composer wished to
give him the slip. refused to eat his dinner,
and went on the sick list. His master became
seriously alarmed, sent for doctor, and quiet
cd the uncasiness of General Boum by remain
Ing forty y-cight hours longer in Paris.
The Lydia Thompson 'Blondes" have
taken New Orleans by assault. The Times
says: 'sNever during the present season has
the old st. Charles been so brilliant as ii has
been since Lydia Thompson and her sup-
porting phalanx have formed themselves be-
hind its footghts. Ever since the light air Of
Lydia floated aggrcssively before the vision of
the Gotlamitcs, Blondism has become the
rage. Wherever she has appeared, full
houses have vlndicated the happy thought
which, In the beginning, had provided for
such an innovation upon the stage. For the
rest, the troupe is one of undoubted talenti
and burlcsque, in their hands, becomes an
element of keen enjoyment.
This little story is translated from Figaro.
The scene is the box-office Of "a Paris theatre
on the day of q new play. The ticket agent is
called upon for two stalls 1.-TWO stalls 1t Is
impossible; 1 sold the last seat yesterday"
"But must have them." "But I've not got
them-stop. / can give you two stalls OF nine
o'clock" ''But why at nine ?" '!Listcn and
learn. l have sold No. 24 to A, No. 25 TO B.
You know them? They are fire and water,
dog and cat, Cassagnac and Rochcfort. They
will sit side by side; they look at each other;
they call each other names-they slap each
others faces. The audience protest; the police
come in; the offenders are put out There are
two stalls vacant; take them and say nothlng,"
-Maretzek's opera season has come 10
conclusion in Philadelphia The Press sumsup
about it in this wise: On but one or two nights
has his company given satisfaction or appeared
before good houses, namely, when Miss hcl-
logg or Lcfranc appeared. His troupe is not
full one, and of this he is aware, for he en-
deavored to secure, but did not succeed in Sc
curing two, if not three, additional artists be-
fore coming to Philadelphia. Miss kellogg
was engaged, not for the season, as the adver-
tiscmcnt led us to suppose at the outset, but
for three nights only. The air of the impress
sario has been 10 carry through the season with
Lefranc, tenor who does marvellous things
with a voice which lacks sweetness, and can
never make him favorite in Philadelphia"
"A project has been introduced In London
Iooknp to the establishment OF q steamer and
mail route from Australia New Zealand. &c, to