, 1874-06-14


death, hns Just been given one OF tho Aontyon
pr1zes for virtue. The moral is obvious
4 novelty at one Of the New York variety
housos is an illusion called ''Ihe Singing
Cherubs," in which the heads of three lttie
girls are seen foat:ng apparently on clouos "h1'e
they sing soft music.
Mrs. Lt1cy D, Flax, widow OF tho lats Jcnncs
Fisk, Jr.. recovered d verdict OF io,dao.13 Oh
fire policy issued bv the Liverpool, London, au1
Globe Insurance Company on the furniture ana
fixtures Of the old Fifth Avenue Theatre. on
Twenty-fou1th street, last week.
Prof. Risley, noted ncrobat and Snowman,
died in the insane Asylum at Phlfede elpha recent
", in his Goth year He made two OF threo
fortunes in the show business, and 10 KNOWN III
this country principally by his connection with
troupe OF Japanese acrobats which he imported
q connection which ruined him. He olad IN III
sane pauper-as journalists 1.-Two.
They have PLAYED "Lo Sphinx" in the original
text in London, but 81 Nile. Fayart, who per-
sonatod the heroine, did not resort to the sensa-
tonal ~ effect" of Mlle. Croizette. the pisE GOES
not seem to have produced particularly faVofa-
BILE Impression.
The Saturday, Rsrie,o has awakened tho "rath
Of the Shakspcareaa commentators by saving IN
recent number: 50 Cut out from Shakespeare
the character OF Hamlet, and all the Subsidiary
characters into which the Hamlet element coters
as main constituent, and, though Shakespeare
made long descent toward the level on "hicn
| johnson aud Fletcher, and a number Of scarcely
inferior rivals may bo placed"
| It ia thus that the Cincinnati Enquirer snubs
| the more supor1atiye: ''Thcn camo iiiss Adali
| Richmond, and we held our breath to sec O woman
OF her rare beauty step upon the stage IN the 100
radiant dress which custom and taate OF the
| average vaudeville admircr Seems to dictate:
And, in keeping with her expressive face, and
eyes to kill a man for were tho refinement Of
| her songs and stage action while her full aud
| sympathetic mczzo-soprAno made her faToTlto'
| once aud for a1wayB, with the Cincinnati public
| Sho Vas twice enthusiastically encoEod-
CIara Morris says her marriage is as rc::i:ne:
undesirable and hypothetical as tho Ph:'-'.e.l:':1'
| Centennial, or words to thas oEeet. Now co'n2
| q yaticipation only triilo less gloomy. Uonn
| piatt c. @cludes a criticism OF her as tolo"s
awe fear, however, that this superb actress hal
achieved her triumph. We were panied 10 nete
| tie evidence Of 1lI-Lealth and exhaustion sinc1
her performance in Washington The dohcatt
| organization is giving away before the intense
| effort. and ere long, like the brilliant Desclee
whom she is said greatly to resemble. our IT'D
ute OF admiration will resolve itself into n
| optnph."
Londoners arc frequently rega}ed with illus
trations of the ignorance Of play-gosrs ot shs
most celebrated works. At performance O.
sSchool for Scandal" ut one of the theatre
there recently, just aftor thu story OF N1s
pper'e Nova Scotia sheep having TWINS, iao
and gentleman rose hastily III the dress clrcl'
and retired from the theatre. The lady's 1sc
was scarlet with indignation, and the same NOPE
passion @ lent percoptible swasger to the gentie
| man's manly port. As lie passed out be cou
no longer suppress the emotion which agltato
him, and hc exclaimed, in toucs OF deep DISCUS
ia low, blackguard play" Poor sherddan!