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no sympathy with tho manifestations claimed by
the Woodruff faction.'


the Woodruff faction
Nile. Lsvasuer, lending tragic; aetress IN
Paris, was once playing most touching part in
which tho heroine commits suicide by taking
poison. At tho most pathetic passage. while she
waa bidding adicu to life and making everybody
tn tie theatre sob, she suddenly changed her
tone, and shriekod. "Damnatl0n, what mas oeen a9
put in this bowl?" Imagine the effect OF this
homsly prose delivered In SO energetic manner
In the midst of stately poetry! The actor Beau-
Wallet, who loved practical joke, had smeared
the beaker With aBsaiGt1da.
: The Era Almanack makes known the oxist-
euce Of 1G6 theatres in Great Hritain, exclusive
Of the 48 belonging to London and lts enourba.
1n addition to these, and inclusive OF those in
tho metropolis, there are, 1T would seem, 205
music-halis. which call into requisition the scr
vices of no less than ,410 professional persons,
the sentimental singers being 248 In number.
aud tho comic vocalists numbering over 3oo.
We hence learn also TINT 1877 new pieces have
boeu brought out in London within the preced-
ing year, besides 100 pieces played for the first
time in the country.
Miss Montague whose name was conneedct
with the defnlcation Of Hamilton, Of Jersey City.
says this il only one Of series Of niiHfortunes
that have followed her from childhood. sho
never applied for au engagement but found she
had arrived just too late never agreed to play
but found the company Oil d strike because they
had not been paid never favored euitor but
he TUNED out q snob. Hamilton perBecuted her
with his attentions, and novsr even offered her
the diamond ring she is credited with having &C
cepted from him. This WAS another instance OF
her "cruel aud constant bad luck, - because, as
che eays, ''all women are weak when jewels arc
their temptation, aud she would assuredly have
accepted it." Poor thing.
There is always the sympathetic gentleman in
the dress circle who insists agallst the naltreat-
nent of the heroine, or tho excited gamin in the
1<,1,f4 t1,at inv t.
tempt upon his life by the heavy villain. new
phaae WAS exhibited recently in New York
theatre. In the play, which portrayed the life
OF a dr,1nkard the chief actor. when in great
this wide world will give mo even crust Of
bread 10 eat." These words Ind hardly been
pronounced by the actor before the audience saw
tall man arise in the parquetto, who, ln voice
trembling with emotion, said: q 'Gentlcnen, l.
.m poor man, but will give TINT man dol
lar"
A startling railroad match against time WIS
accomplished recently. Lawrence Barrett wns
playing in New Orleans, and his managers deter
mined to play him at matince performance at
Mobile. A special train, containing the COM
pany, the star. and reporters, left Now Orleans
af 7:27 III the morning, arrived at Mobile at ad
1895, having accomplished the journey OF l40
miles in little over three hours. Mobile en-
toyed holiday, jammed the matinee to an e1-
traordlnary extent, and cheered the actor at
3:l5 the special trait left Mobile for New Or
leans, and arrived at G:35. Tho evening per-
formance a went of as though nothing had hap
pened, and tho PLAYER showed no signs Of
having journeyed nearly 800 miles since morn
ing.
The cable announces the death OF Prof An
derson, the well known conjurer, professionally
known as the ''Nizard OF the North" He wns
born in Kincarline-O -Oneu, in Aberdeanahlre, and
made his first appearance in public IN 1850, with
travelling company Of actorH. He first ap-
pearel as conjurer in Edinburg, where he per-
formed the magic feat of making pudding in 3
hat. He came to America in 1851, md opened At
tho Broadway Theatrein Now York, aud afterwara
played .Rob Roy" at Castle Garden. His first
appearance as the Wizard OF the North was at
Tripler Hail He revisited this country several
times, and In the early p:re of the War played
at the Winter Garden Theatre. Prof. Anderson
introduced the Indian basket trick into England
at the Egyptian Hail. London, where be achieved
great success. Az conjurer be WAS probably
unsurpassed, thoug h he never acquired reputa-
tion as an actor.
During the year beginning Dec. !. 1872, and
ending Nov. 80 1873, thirty-eight place3 OF
amusement in London produced 1S4 new pieces,
OF which II wero dramas, 25 farces. Is panto-
ganzas, 8 comediettas, Z burlesaues, opera,
| bouIIes, operas, 2 comedy dramas: historical
dramae, and each as follows: Fairy opera
bouffe, operatic extravagaza, farcical comedy,
comic drama, serio-comic drama, "a social
1 !: pantomimical eccentricfty" tragic play, an
| interlude, and play. OF these tho most notice
able were Gilberts Wicked Worla,' pro-
| duced at the Haymarket on the 4th of Jan
uary; Wilkie Collins !. New Magdalen,'' at the
At tbe Prince OF Wales on the 22d Of February
| Col. Alfred Bate Richards " Cromwell" at the
| Queens on Dec. 81, 1872 and Charles Reade's
Wandering Heir on Nov. IS; Il. J. Byron't
comic drama of "Old Soldiers " at the Straue
| on Jan. rs; the "Black Crook" q fairy opera
bouffe, by J. and Il. Paulton, at the Alhambra
Dec. Is. 1872; and F. C. Durnands e1trava
| ganza Of La Bells Helene at the same houst
on Aug. 1G, the two pieces holding tho stage a.
| that house until the 2Gth ult.