Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-10
FnEaTRrcAL GOSSIP.


LAura Keene was playing ssIunted
Down" in Norfolk, Virginia, last week.
Oatiotta Patti gave two concerts in
Montgomery, Alabspa, on Feb. IS and
2e.
lteffingwell commenced. an engagement
at McVicker's theater, Chicago, the 2Sth
ult.. 6l@.i
An effort is being made in Belgium TO
revive the Flemish school of music.
Eliza Holt is playing in 'sNip, the Out
cast" at McVicker's theaser, Chicago.
An inundation of opera bouffe is threat
ened in London, no less than three COM
panies being in the field.
Lester Wallack commences his starring
tour at the Boston Theater this week.
The Parepa Rosa troupe are at Phila-
delphia this week.
| Lingard's Combination have been at
Crosby's Opera House, Chicago, during
the past week
Kate Fisher is at the Bowery Theater,
New York, playing s'DiclS Turpinn and
'fUncle Toms Cabin y
Mr.. Frank Mayo is playing Badger, in
the ''Streets of New York." at the Chest
nut Street Theater, Philadelphia.
Fechter commences an engagement at
the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia,
this week. He remains but two weeks.
Camille Urso's 'tgrand musical festival
at San Francisco was broughtto close en-
Feb. 26. The gross receipts were $50,
900.
| The Emperor Alexander has conferred
on Madame Patti the Order of Merit, and
appointed her first singer at the court.
The decoration is set with diamonds and
surmounted with the imperial crown.
Miss Florence Rice, the young Ameri-
can contralto, was presented at the Tuil-
leries on the 18th of January. She was
escorted by Gen. Reed, under the chape-
ronoge of Mrs. Gen. Banks.
| Mrs Caroline Richings- Bernard has lost
very heavily by her present season of
English opera, and it was reported that
the company was about to disband. They
have since made favorable contract with
New Orleans manager, and perhaps
Mrs. Bernard will retrieve her shattered
fortunes.
Edwin Booth witnessed the final per-
Torrance of efHamlet," at Niblo's Gar
den, in New York, on Saturday evening,
Feb. 26. Mr.. Fechter was called before
the curtain repeatedly, and at the conclu-
sion of the play afer a third recall,
spoke as follows: 'sIn the language of
Shakespeare, 4 am poor in words |
will say as Hamlet says, Beggar that
am, am even poor in thanks but
thank you"
Mr. and Mrs Howard and Paul com
mence a season of their popular operate
entertainments, at Dodworth, New York,
this week.
''Twelve Temptations" are proving
strong temptations to the theatre goers
to visit the Grand Opera House, New
York. Jim Fisk, Jr., is making things
| red hot.
Miss Hattie Gibbs, the young soprano,
was to make her debut before the New
York public on the Sth of March, in q
concert at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION Hall.
A New York correspondent makes fun
of the people who use the ''book of the
play when they go to see Booths Ham
let" GAS soon as they are seated he
! says, ''they straightway find fireplace and
bury their noses in the book, and follow
) every word of the piece, delightedly ex
claiming one to another, there, he LEFT
out that word or, as / heard one intelli
gent creature say, after Hamlet passed
from the scene, he didn't say Exit, die
he2 and its down here for him to say il
the last word.