, 1874-09-13

preparation At Llt ElIL0 hF6tlIA ue4tre, ant
| will. We understand be produced i'll October. /
LII sad to be very clever play, and is guaranteed
| a long and brilliant run.
! Darnum pocleted $50, 600 reek for th1os
weeks in Boston By simply riding 6ye minutes,
hat in hand, In / bErouche, around the SAW
| dusty arena of the hippodrolne. But first get
! your hippodrome.
Tho Neeada Nt7rs SAYS: "Actors in the Sill
| yer Dell Opera-House don't much object to hav,
ing rocks aud things chucked at them, but when
: Chinaman comes into the gallery aud tirca hla
! pistol into tho dragon in the pantonlmo. it il
| time to get real mad"
| Tho Theatre Comiquo Iong Branch) il closed
| and will soon be boarded up for the winter. The
wayea sing, " Break, break ob. mighty ocean, -
| and the manager screams, Broke, broke, oa,
| mighty SuulIing!"
Frederick B. Conway, tho actor, died 1t Man
| chester, Mass in tho SD year Of his age. His
! wife, Mrs. Conway, OF Brooklyn, is a sister Of
Mrs. Bowers 3fr. Conway Al EnellEhnlan,
and his first appearance on ths American stage
was Ill August, 1861
The Cincinnati Grand Opera-House wne opened
! Monday, with E: L. Davenport As Ea'ntet, sup
ported by Mrs. Davenport 81 Gertrude, aud Mrs.
Mary Davenport 40 Ophelid- It was - wetted ~
with Champagne the Saturday previous. until
the naked Cupids over tho proscenium grinaed
bashfully.
Tho manager OF French provincial theatre
has set i wholesome example which the profess
sion might do WORST than follow. Having re-
ceiyed so many complaints from bis patrons
about the enormous height OF tho ladies' hats,
he issued ! notice Ill largo letters on his play
bills reading thus: The manager bcgs that al
good-looIlnS ladies' will remove their hats for
The aged, the bald. aud tho plain-ookinE are not
expected to comply with this request" From
that night not lady's hat or houues mss to be
seen in tho theatre.
The season at W.tlack's Theatre commences
the first week in October. The company will in
cludo Mr.. H. J. Montague, Mt. Johu Gilbert.
Mr.. Edward Arnott. Sir. Harry Beckett, Mr. W.
T. Floyd, Mr. j. b Polk, Mn j: W.. Carroll, Mr.
E.. NJ. Holland, Mr. G. T.. Browne, Mr.. ". 7.
Leonard. Mr. c. E. Edwin, Miss Jeffreys- Lewis,
Alme.. Poaisi. Miss Ehio Germon, Miss Dora
Goldthwaite, and iirs. John Seton. Tho open
ing play will be Alr. H J. Byron t:.ree-act COM
edy OF ''Partners for Life" and will introduce
Mr. H. ]. Montague, who has occupied tho posi-
ticn Of leading juvenile comedian OF the En-
gilsh stage. and for whom the principal part Of
the COMEDY WAS Written
4 pretty little tale is told By tho gossips Of a
scene which happened on tho 0rst uight Of the
rc;,ribe OF ''Zaro" in Paris. In one Of the
loges was seated = member Of the Government,
Will, brother Deputy. Tie pair were much
delighted with the tragedy and applaudod vocif-
eroualy. After time the Minister turned to his
companion and asked: ''who is the author Of
DSAA
member OF the Institute ?" "Dont know
rs he decorated" "Can't tell" "Ah,'
muttcrcd tue Minister. II must sce to this.
Talent should be rewarded by the Eepubllc Of
D ictionary" could ouly have risen from his
grave in the Pantheon and heard $thls couversa-
ton how much he would have admired tha wis
dom Of the well-informed palr!
Tho author OF ''LOncle Sam !" is not fair to
look upon. Imagine Edwin Booth screwed down
and spread out until ile was h head shorter aud
propor1iouatclT broader; take the dreamy, ln-
keen and cynical sharpness. aud you will have
the likeness OF the man rho has wrltten Soma
OF the best aud also rome of the poorest plays
OF the French stage of the present day Mad
anne Sarlou iB. however, beauty. She is nearly
head taller than her husband. and is q soft
eyed, queeuly-iooEug brunette, with charming
couuteuauce aud most gracefm carriage. She
was, l understand, tho daughsor of II. Souiie,
the Librarian at seraallles am told that
Sardou makes from his plays about $1000 900 per
annum. his "autnors right being very extern
Eire.-iaris Letter.
The London Times. Of Aug. 27 contains the
following: Mr. William Hcnrr West Betty,
distinguished in former years as the Young
Koscius, expired At hls residence in Ampthlit
square Monday last in the SD year Of his age.
Tie famous Master Betty, in his 18th
year, appenred at Covent Garden Theatre on
Dec l. 1904, as Selin. in 'Darbarossa.' His
success WAS complete. On Dec. 10 following ho
appeared at Dru:y Lane in 'Dougas.' Twenty |
eight nights in hia first town season at Drnry |
Lane produced eli, ,2l0 lis: nightly average !
IG14 13s. He reappeared the following season
for t~eutv-fonr nights at each theatre. His t
terms were ifty gu1neas per night. After an ab- |
seuce Of six years be reaFpeared at covent !
GARDEN in 1872. His engagement was very Sue !
cessfui, AMI it was renewed. At the ago OF 81,
having gained considerable fortune, he retired
from the stage. Mr.. Betty's talents aud private
virtues commanded admiration aud esteem.
A Berlin letter says: "The fortunate inhab-
itauts of Saze-lelnlngcn rejolco in the POSSES
zion Ut noble patroo Of the drama Very much !
Duke ID evidently Intelligent, as veil as liberal
in his patronage. He has q summer resideuca
on the Lake Of Como, and i8 well acquainted
with Italy; aud, with view to the better Pre-
Of certain Shakspeareau plays,
has caused careful studies aud judi
cious sketches to be made Of such Italian
SCENES wcre involved in sJullua Cicsar,'
Merchant of Venice,' ETC. The production Of
these works By his players. with their own
scenery and nounslnss, naled Eetlin people
remarkable for the power Of individual actors Us
Tor the harmony and saccess Of the Representa-
ions as an artiatic whols. Odoas comparisons
we're, Of coarEe. maize with tue Derlln stage,
zen. the General 1ntendaat- 1t was reported
hat the Grown Prince lad instructed this gen.
lc.uan to make known to the 'Me,ningcrs his
SPECIAL satisfaction. aud shat the instruction,
90, Was conveyed III terms which implied dla-
OF Yon Euiaen own modest labors.
This the implicated official fastened to deny,
md, doubtless, with truth. I suppose any !
Judgment on Yon du1sou's capacity which
housd not take into account the obstacles
Igzirst which be has to struggle would be in
Ldequste and unjust His resources are small.
lis enemies many, aud E2rlin. in spite Of it's
upezlsl pretentious, does not ouer to artists so
aauy attractions IS come cities in Germany"
In London. the other day, Vico-Ch=ncellor |
Iahns heard an application made By Charles |
seade to restrain Iii. Frepch Who IL d theatrical
ubl.ther. both in England snd America, from
rnting, publishing, and exposing for sale. any !
opg OF copies Of tie drama called ''NeveT too
ate 10 Lend,' founded on the PLAINTIFF novel
I that n.us, CT any other drama containing