, 1873-05-11
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a popular and moral theatre " 1H to ba Btafted
e. Berlin Il 2oetmes happens that the moF
not moral.
=: ME. sothern has appeared With great success
aa "i]g'1Te th,sck!es, in play entitled ''Iho
Squirrels Last Shilling" written by HenryJ. BY
ron, and performed last week at Wallack's The
atTe. --t- - .'~t' ;-. 49,. tr
IN actor named Vance recently visited Al In
dianapols editor, struck him across the face with
his cane, and tried to fire pistol, which wouldn't
go Oh. : The actor did, however, as soou as the
editor got hold OF a chair.
:. Miss Emma Fe1kner, a young and handsome
act1css connected with q Vienna theatre, recent
II quarreled with her lover, a banker, took
stiychnine in bis presence, aud died in great
torture 49,.
Z. The Lord Mayor Of London has consentedto
tho, benefit: Of tha Royal General Theatrical
Fund, which will be celebrated the frat week in
June next. - !. =
d q theatre In the town OF West Hartford,
England, there has been produced q play, found
:: ed upon . recent local murder, in which the
principal hctor-a Woman-achieves SUCCESS bo-
cause she Is " the very image Of the murderer"
This Is dramatic realism for you.
= Madame Celeste has again returned to the
stage, this tirae: in Liverpool Miss. :" Edith
Gray" q young aetross who has met with much
success in the provincial cities of England, is
said to be . daughter OF Celeste. She will ap-
pear as Jssliet at the Haymarket Theatre, LON
don, soon.
.':"The Wintors Tale" has been revived With
much excellence OF detail at the Walnut Street
Theatre; Philadelphia, and the production has
received warm approval from tho public. The
cast is good Madame Jauauschek is the Her.
!: n,ione, Milnes Leyick the Leo,,tes, Mr.. Vining
Bowers the Autolycus, and Mr. ". A. Chapman
the Gloom. -;~ :.
The New York Star, speaking Of Mr: Fech-
ter's.frnt appearance at the Grand Opera-HouHo,
says: ''Down to the fourth act the Fechter YER
sion Of Monte Cristo' is about as stupid as tho
Goth chapter Of Exodus, the revised statutes, or
I Tiltons Life OF the Modern Demosthenes."
Comparing this with Soma OF the. laudA.ory no.
it is reasonable to suspect that the s:ar man Is
prejudiced. $3.50.
Ristori is expected In England at IN early
period Of tho present season. She brings to
that country now drama, written for her BY
the author Of Elizabetto Regina d'InghiTterrn,"
preston. The name Of the new drana is
q Mary Antoinette," and it is said that her I'M
personation Of the unfortunate Queen is aur-
pasaingly beyond even her former efforts. -
sothern and Fechtar go to Long Branch this
summer 40 do Edwin Booth and Lester Wal
lick, who have cottages there. The sea seems
to have great attractions for the theatrlcal
profession nearly all the starr in this direc-
ton 60 to Long Branch except Charlotte Cuah-
man, who, with = yearning for the ocean, goes
to Newport. Somebody whispers at our side,
"Perhaps actors like to watch the playing Of
the su1f."
4 Kansas City Peeping Tom, who got ladder,-
after the ballet, and peeped over the scenes to
sec with his own eyes how the fairies trans
formed themselves into humans again, WAS de-
tected By one Of the damse1s and "souaad" "
with. a bucket Of dirty water. And thsn the
body kicked and pounded him, and thrust him
out into outer darkness, and now he Ii opposed
to the drama on moral grounds.
The sensation at Niblo's ia the performance Of
Lulu, tile female gymnast- Lulu is splendld
acrobatic artist, and performs some remarkably
daring acts upon her aerial trnpeze and plat
form but.the great feat, that Of bounding sud-
denly into the air from the stage to the plat-
form aad her triple gomeraault from tho bar to
the net, fairly electrifes the audience. Notwith-
standing the fact TINT some powerful machinery
Is used 10 give the performer IN '1apetns' IT, tho
bound is wonderful for Its originality and the
daring Of its execution.
Miss Nelson will succeed Boucicault at Booths
Theatre on tho 18th Of May, appearing rs Amy
Robsart, in d drama founded on q Kanilw worth."
The piece is to be presented with magnificent
scenery, This will be Mr. Edwin Booths last
career of ;. Kenilworth " terminates, Mr.. Junius
| Brutus Booth will enter upon his term of man
ag6ment OF this theatre, which is to extend oFer
| q period Of five years. The engagement made by
MI. Edwin Booth with Mr. Jefferson 2, isto coz on
| tiuue in force, and that comedian will open the
| new season,
The Shakespeare Library authorities. London,
| have raised a fund to procure MI procrrab!o
copiesof the first, second and third fClio edl-
| tionB OF Shakespeare. Tic collection contains q
! copy Of the fourth folio, BY Me5srs: Henry
! sotheran Co. OF the fac-simile of the first
Sr1;o INV n Efnnn n II
| to, Henry "" Q603), and other volumes; BY J..
! o. .:HaluNeu; of Boydalrs splendid folio shAks-
| peare, by the late James Hunt; of Knights Pic
torial Shakespeare, by the Birmingham Book
| by Sebastian Evan of memorials of the te.cen-
| tarary, by Samuel Whitfield, and, one OF Hal1l-
| we1l's magnificent folio edition. =, :-
This from the Arcadian, concerning tho rights
/ Of managers: ':1Most theatrieal people remember
/ the case wherein hr. Booth WAS sued for refus-
! Tie case came to no conclusion, although it was
| one Of much interest to the whole community
|: Mr. tDaly has avoided all chance OF trouble by
printing upon bis tickets words which gives MIN
! the power to withdraw them upon repayment OF
their price,. The plan has worked we'll, but We
could wish that there were some. law upon the
csubject3 so that managers could be certain as to
their rights. It may, however, be some satis-
faction for them to know that several OF the
|. most prominent lawyers IN this city are agreed
upon the point that theatre is so far- private
that admission to it can DO legally refused to any
ione whose presence would BE- in any n1d7'.se+
|: Objectionable, and furthermore; that neither
Congress nor Legislature can override this
right" ''7-':
:, During Passion week, in Paris, the odeon'pro-
.duccd hlassenet's sacred play, !" Mary Aagda-:
effect Was, however, narred By some de7ous
|, people who went to the rehearral, and being
t shocked at the bald treatment OF the legend on