The New York herald., 1872-08-12
under the direction Of Ben dc Bar Stars and COM
binations appear at both houses.

under the direction Of Ben de Bar. Stars and COM
binatons appear at both houses.
The fremont opera % House, Galveston and .,na
Perkins Theatre, Houston, under the manage
ment OF Charles j. Fyfe, have undergone ex.
tensve alterations and improvements and Will re-
open for the fall and winter season about 0ctober1.
ST. LOUIS.
Ben De Bar has engaged the following for the
coming season for his Opera House wv. H. Harris,
leading; H. H. Ellis, Juvenile; g. Mitchell, Old man; !;
Charlie Charles Krone heavy; William wiggns, comedyi
and Mrs Van Deren, old woman.
-, ane olympic VII be opened for stars under the
nard Grover turns up as manager OF Deagles Va
rleties, which will be called by him the Grand Opera
House He will open 1t ON september 0 for muscaI
The following combinations and dramatic stars
Kansas BlacH see crooe FoS sos'ens be, 9,
ners "Humpty Dumpty'' Troupe, the Palace Of
opera, Holman's English Opera, Martinettl Panto-
mime mime Troupe, Joe Murphy Edwin Adams, Maggie
Joseph Proctor and his ''Red Pocket Bockk''s
Muray SsePa aoeman GS
dren, Carlotta Leclercq and Nine. Jana uschek.
Mr.. McVicker opens bis new theatre, which Is
built on the site OF the former one this season with
strong company, among them Mr.. W. II. Power,
%a Mrs.
Aiken also open new theatre for the season The
Gardner. The following are thus Iar engaged at
the Academy Of sic:-James Psdeett, stage
SsrS Katy g. %scn
Flora Newton and Mrs. J. L. Carhart
The only theatre IN this city s under the manages
% ment o, Mr. Leaske. The season generally lastS
se % as ns sss q the
might as well GO to Ujii as to the capital 81 indiana
The two theatres in this city, the Grand OperS
House and the Academy Of Music are rented out ID
stars and combinations, and have no regular coml
pany.
CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE.
The new theatre-nOw being built In Cincinnati By
Mr. J0hn Roblns0n-wlll open about september 8OJ
The Louisville Opera House-Mr. George Fuller
manager-will commence the regular season Sep1
Theatre.
Woods Theatre, Cincinnati, and weissinger Ham,
Louisville, are under the management OF Mr.. Bar.
ney Macauley, and win play stars and comblna-
tions at both houses
faH PlTTSBURG. a.
New Pittsburg Opera House 0fessrs. Elsler a
Gotshoid managers) VIII open on the 7th OF 14tb
q september with the regular stock company,
Ihe leading members will be composed of talent 01
the highest order, having been selected with thd
greatest care and liberaty In order TO present tha
to no company outside OF New York. All the nrsG
class stars and combinations @ have been engaged
cession at the New Opera House.
CLEvELAND.
Academy OF Music Will commence its season on
Saturday evening September John Ellsler, man
ager and proprietOr-wth an entirely new stock
company, selected from the Boston and New York
been engaged, among the most prominent Miss
Maggie Mitchell who win make her first appear
an0o IN that city In seven "sa.SY wears
The company for next season at the Capitol, Al
nany' WIN be ;1Walter Keeble proprietor; leading
Juvenile, John Armstrong; Arst old man, James d.
comedy r SSares second oS
W. =. Coleman; utility, N. A. Conky, G. r. R0dman
Walking od n
Lawrence; second, Miss Ihaflam Wiedman; utilitye
Ha DE Dean and
management OF Colonel Dickerman, and VIII play
stars and combinations.
ROCHESTER,.
MT. Frank Mayo Will open the new Opera House
on August 26 with strong company, Miss Virginia
howard being the leading s1lryi lady
The Mech Brothers have made but little change
season All the stars and combinations viii % appear ear
there.
SAN FRANCISCO. 20
The following is the list OF John McOullOuQh's
company at the California Theatre :--George
Chaplin, s. Leech, Harry Edwards, owen Marlowe,
Buckley, Il. Thayer, Miss Annie Graham, Sophie
Edwin, Minnie Walton. Mrs. Judah and Mrs. saun-
will be Brought out Similar to its Production & S
Niblo's in New York Then follow the star engage
inents Of Mrs Chanfrau and Mr.. John I. Raymond.
MI. Mccullough also manages the theatres ut Vir-
ginia CITY and Sacramento.
Mr. O. W Garrison 0ANApA; nronr,etor or rho roror.o
Theatre, has expended large sum Of money In re-
fitting II for the season.. A strong company, in9
been engaged. Ben de Bar manages the Montreal
Theatre, playing company there during the sum-
TRAVELLING STARS AND coMBINATroNs
Mr.. John Z. Owens has the following company for
q forty weeks tour, Mr.. Theodore Hamilton being
Ward A. D. Billings, II. q. Curley, T. =. ovens
shirley smith q: a Mortimer F. Fisher, Miss \. ::
Howard and Mrs. Hamilton. They open in Brook
lyn September and In Cincinnati November a.
Then The Western circuit, with Managers Steyena
Orleans and Mobile; then Southern circuit, with
E. spsldlng H1, and New England circuit with
MacDonoughs "yack Crook" Company 81. De-
Mahe Arthur e MSredRd G. Nor.
Katie Bell Ida Beamer, Nellie Howe, Hulda Morlsz,
Mile Clark and Miss Archie Walters.
Mr. c. B. Bishop, comedian, will I'll number Of
drama entitled 'The Roll OF the Drum,n by Eaward
Spencer. Mr.. Bishop received his stage training
from Bnrton, In whose theatre he was raised. -
The Wallace Sisters, Jeanie, Minnie and Maud Will
open their next season at Easton, Pa, August 23!
John Jack and Miss Annie Firmin having been
"John Garth; or, True to HERSELF" have added to
their attractions a society play by Maeder, en-
titled Lady Thomhuist's Daughter" Miss Firinin,
beauty, is an accomplished musician and vocalist.
They begin their season at Albany on the 2eth inst.
and Will play engagements In Montreal, Cleveland,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, Baltimore, &c.s
and will inaugurate new theatre In Jersey CitR
during the season.
The eminent artistic Miss Carl0tta Leclercq Will
play engagements In all the principal theatres OF
the United States during the coming season under
of In. M. WI Canning. :.
T. @. Riggs, the representative" Irish comedian,
is now in the city, alter having made successful
professional tour OF the United States and Canada,i
Riggs opens his fall season at the Bowery The atre
on Monday, August 26, appearing In "Shin Fane,u