Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Buffllo Bill is lassoing big audiences in
New York.
A new drama by Mr.. II. j. Byron, is in
preparation at the Globe Theatre, in
London.
Mrs. Dallas.Glyn is engaged to read at
Stratford-On-Avon on the 23d Of April,
Shakespeare's birthday.
The engagement of the Vokes Family for
Niblo's is announced. They will commence
tBO-week's engagement at that house on
April IA.
Mr.. Edwin Booth has resigned the man
agement of his theatre and will re ire after
August next, henceforth devotiDg his time
to his art. He has leased the theater to his
brother, Junius Brutus Booth.
Madam Nilsson -RouZeand is coming here
in October with an Italian opera company,
including Capoul, the well-known tenor,
and CampaniDi, another tenor equally cele-
brsted.
It is reported that a new theatre will be
built on Broadway and Twenty first street,
of which Mr.. William Stuart will be the
manager.
Monte CristO is soon to burst upon New
York in ali his glory, Mr.. Fecheter having
abandoned the Fourteenth street house,
and stTucS hands with Mr.. Daily. What
will be done with the "Lyceum" appears to
be uncertain; but rumor says that MIR.
Bateman. among Others, has made offers
for it, and that if he gets it he will bring
over an attraction such as will Outshine
even the palmy nights of the original
GrGnde DucheSSe.
Very sad details of the last hours of
the late Mr.. G. ID. Barras the author of the
"Blsck Crook" appear in the Stamford Ad-
UOcGte: "Mr. Barras retained conscious
ness, bat suffered great agony until almost
the last. A post-mcrtem examination was
made of the body on Moncay, by Drs.
Trowbridge & Smith, of Stamford, No
less than eighteen cuts and bruises were
found upon the head of the deceased; one
severe cut was found on the leg below the
knee. The injuries, together with the shock
Of the nervous system, might have been
sufficient to cause death, but one most
dreadful injury, which alone would preclude
any chance of recovery, remains TO be re-
ported. Three of the unfortunate mans
rios were broken, and their jlgged ends
thrust into his lungs! That he lived for so
many hours is q p oof of his unusual physi
cal strength and vitality"
The ST. Petersburg Gazette supplies the
following details of the performance given
on FEB. Is for the benefit Of Madfle
Nilsson. 1t says: +" The rapLurous demon
stration of which Mad'lle Nilsson was the
object on the occasion of her benefit on the
10Th of February, offered a spectacle not
recorded for a long time in the chronicles OF
our social life. We do not recollect any
thing similar; it is true that we have heard
no singer who has known so well how 10
excite rapture by her artistic performances
as Nine. Nilsson. She is indeed the ideal
Marguerite" and she presents in Gounod's
opera a personihcation of extraordinary
poetic power, wholly worthy of the great
Goethe. Nine. Nilsson WIS handed, on
a cushion, magnificent eSr-drops of pearl
surrounded by diamonds. Afterwards,
from the tenants of the galleries, she re
ceived gold and laurel wreath. Besides,
large garlands were bestowed upon her;
within these were the following words,
wrought in natural flowers: ''Revenez
vite" (come soon back), and "DOuschirka"
(my dear). In ,ddition to these gifts, :he
beneficiary received large number of bous
quets, one of them tied with gold ribbon,
and an address, the contents of which are
already known to our readers. This bore
more than 1000 signatures, aud was hand
ed to her in ring with diamond repre-
senting tear. Four showers of flowers |
fell upon the stage during the evening, the
ovation beginning in the third act, after the !
familiar ssjewel song," and going creScendo. |
While playing at Jackson, Miss, recently,
the manager of the Katie Pullman troupe |
refused admission to colored mau, where
upon the son of Ham entered suit under |
the civil rights bill and obtained a judgment !
for SI25 ia damages. The case was APP
pealed to the Supreme Court.
1t is said that Charlotte Cusbman was !
persuaded TO return 10 the stage against her |
inclination and her determination never to |
act again, for the sake of contributing to the !
qualification of a new generation OF theatre |
goers, and of benefiting her poor relations |
and friends from her earnings. Her gifts |
keep pace with her income. Her charity, |
like her acting, is queenly.