, 1873-05-04

Wallace Hume have been accepted by Mr. Gar
diner. Among the alterationa and improvements
will be the erection Of another ier, the widening
Of the Proscenium and atago, and the abolish-
ment Of the eample-room at the right Of. the
main entrance, thereby giving extra and inde-
pendent e1its from the galleries. Iron chairs
are to be placed in tho orchestra and balcony cir
cles. while large arm chairs, similar in shape and
style to those in Crosby's Opera House before
the FIRE, will be used in the orchestra or paruuette
Something unparalleled is to be done il tile wav
Of general decoration and ornamentation.. The
total cost OF the improvements will reach $685.
000. Mr. Gardiner prefers not to 70 into details
at present, as ho. wishes to surprise the public
when the theatre shall bo finished aud ready for
re-opening. >.
- M1ERs' OPERA HOUSE,
having beon abandoned by the minstrels for
their provincial tour, is to be occupied by the
By Miss Kitty Blanchard, and including Miss
Gussie Raymond, Miss Katc Archer, MiEa Katy
Wilson, Miss Ada Gilman, Miss Carrie McHenry,
Messrs. Marble, Langdon, Little, Wade, Mckee,
Klein, and others. The house will remain closed
tomorrow night In order to admit Of necessary
preparations for the production, on Tuesday
evening, Of the "spectacular, burlesque, 6hak-
spearean extravaganza" entitled Bad Dickey,"
trayesty OF g. Richard Ill" It is to DO pro-
duced with entirely new scenery, and an elabo->
rate mualcal programme ia announced. The
chestra will. DO under the leadership OF MIR.
George Loesch and will be excellent, Of cpurse.
N1xoN's AsdPH1TuEATRE
is to bo occupied this week by ono OF the most
extraordinary performers Of legertlemain in OK
istence-Prof- Vanek, who comes with indorse-
rnent6 and recommendations such as could only
be obtained by an artist Of vast rcnown. For
several years past ho has Travelled in Asia, and
has achieved his present distinction by his great
success in the land Of 1ugglera; 10 holds, By
silver medal for art and science, besides large
collection Of rare and unique testimonials from
a score or go OF Oriental potontatea. His
repertoire is entirely new, and his programme
6snsitS ss Ct FIT Its pfbss bste
with brilliant representations Of electrical and
optical science, pronounced to be novel and
beautiful beyond description Then follows the
great masterpiece Of the wizards art, " Decapi-
tation !" said to be the greatest sensation OF the
by Vanek alone, is thus described:
- A gentleman consents to have his head taken off,
The Professor agrees to do It, Certain preliminary
cautions are taken, and due applications mado neces-
enry to successful operation, when all being
completed the head Of the patient Ia taken OF with
bword then placed in such position, and handed
audience; when afterwards, at the expiration Of seven
minutes the head Is replaced the body. the
sary remedies used, and life restored
Part third is made up of what is called the
collected by Vanek IN his travels around the
world. change Of programme is announced
for each night
FoREPAuou's GREAT SHOW.
Tho bare announcement Of the fact that Adam
Forepaugh's great show is to visit Chicago is
ton, for the very name Of Forepangh ia q guar
tee Of something extraordinary. To q greater
extent, perhaps, than any other man in tho show
business, Adam Forepaugh has achieved the
reputation of exhibiting all TINT he advertises,
and his fair dealing with his patrons is one OF
the chief elements Of his SUCCESS. This year he is
out in stronger force than ever before, with his
great aggregation Of museum, menagerie, and
clrcus. He spreads in five monster fonts 2l8, 558
square feet Of canvas, sufficient to cover twenty
ordinary travelling shows. His collection of ami
mails has been largely augmented during the
past year, and be now claims to hare the great
est show in existence. The establishment will
reach Chicago on the 18th inst, showing for four
days at the corner Of Madison and Elizabeth
streets, and for two dsya, on the 18th and 18th,
at the corner Of State and Twenty-second
streets.
Mr. John Broughnm is confined to his bad by
en- attack of rheumatic gout.
Rose Eytingo, the wife of George H. Butler,
e1-consul to Egypt, is to resume tho STAGE
Miss Amy sedgewick has announced the inten-
tion OF retiring from the stage:
Miss Carlotta Leclorcq has rcnppeared at the
Boston Globe Theatre, reappearing as Gal0tea.
An exchange wiEely observes that theatrical
manager is known By the company he keeps.
Harry Beckett, now travelling with the Lydia
Thompson troupe, is to be tho low comedian Of
WalIack's Theatre next season.
Prof. De Houne, one-legged soldier, recently
fell While performing upon tight-rope, aud WAS
severely injured.
Mr. DAILY has new play In preparation, at tho
Fifth Avenue Theatre, called "Magdalan.' Its
origin is not stated.
There we're thrco thousand four hundred peo-
plo in the Now York Grand Opera Hous on tho
night Of Fechter's first appearance in "Monte
Christo."
II is reported that Lord Ly ton hns left behind
q play, as we'll as . novel. Tho drama is in fire
acts, and is entitled "The Captive"
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams hare flied en-
gngements at Dirming ham and at Dublin, follow
ing their engagement at Liverpool.
Tho Esd was commemorated in PhiladeIphia BY
The production Of "a Winters Tale, at tie Wal
nut, with Madam Janauschek as Re,1nione.
Probably the most recent Americanirm is that
constructed by an Illinois paper. which says
That Edwin Booth will ''tragediate" in q certain
Town.
Charlotte Cushman has built herself a now
house at Newport, R. l.. whore she and her
friend, Miss Emily stebbins, tho sculptreas, will
.est during the summer. *
A Philadelphia critic says smart thing about !
8u ffalo Bill and his Texan friend. He remarks /
hat, having no Sioux to scalp now, they are |
amusing; themselves by scalpiins the muse Of !
ragedy.
Bomebody remarks that Benjamin franklin |
von distinction as the original Poor Richard, |
hough he could not have been By any means SO
'oor Richard as Mexican Buchanan used |
o be.
There is great rivalry between Dan Rice and |
DE Bull for the championship, and 81, 900 eide,
8 fatewellista. Colfa1 will challenge tho victor.
II. so1vin, theatrical writer in the Paris
0,esse, has just had to insert IN apology for an
nsinuation made by him that Nile. Sarah Bern
ardt, Of the Theatre Francais, was Prussian
y BIRTH
HIr. q. L. Bateman is toScome to New York
ext season, at tho head Of q dramatic company,
nd will present three Of the plays Of Mr.. Wills
:" Charles the First" Modea in Oorinth,"
nd "Eugene Aram."-
Morlacchi has left the Buffalo Bill party, and
now dancing in "Humpty Dumpty," at The
olympic, New York. Tho Herald says she is the
My truly great danHeuse who has appeared
ince tho days Of Fanny Ellsler.