, 1874-01-18

AEo mto AlAH CTQWQGQ HOUSES H. Luo Nn4*<s eA1S
receipts exceeding 5000 francs night The
piece has already produced 231, ,595 frances
1!1ssc actor Beauvallet, formerly Of the Theatre
Francais, has Just died, at the age OF ". FOR
about thirty years he played the chief parts IN
all the tragedies, ancient aud modern, producea
at that house.
O'Keefe's play Of "Wjld Oats is among the
successful comedy reviyals in London. - Ray
nlond and Agnes, the Bleeding Num-" bloody
nlelodrama, between sixty and seventy years
cid, is also announced.
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, An actress. vocalist. aud
progenitor Of singers and actresses, died 1e-
Gently in London, in her 77th year. She was
known az Miss Presbury to the London OF half
century since.
''La Famine de Feu," the new piece by
Adolphe Belot. which was produced at Booths
Theatre few nights since, IS French seusa-
tona1 play, devoted to the illustration OF morbid
passions. It contains murder, q Quas-nur-
der, aud suicide.
Edwin L. Davenport has retired from the man.
agement of the Chestnut Street Theatre. Phila-
delphia,-and thus one OF the best actors living
is set free to follow his natural vocation in COM
parative peace ct mind.
According to the London Figaro, the appear
anco in this country OF Miss Soldine, the famous
English burlesaue actress, is indefinitely post
poned, in consequence OF the failure OF the
American managers to complete the necessary
pecunia1y arrangements.
IA gentleman OF experience, wishing to enter
the theatrical profession as star. IL desirous
OF meeting some one convelsan1 VIII .he
routine necessary 20 tne business, anu Il uie
NAV lead to business This advertisement
clipped from theatrical organ, shows how
dramatic stars are made.
H. E4aueoni, the Partisan circus man, hus
brought action for 10000 francs damages against
tha prop ietor OF q cafe concert Tor announcing
the e1hibltlon OF oonolo-heaoeo lour-leeHSeo;
olGfacnlate WOMAN. lne ,a pnoneagn ~, pag;1u
~ 10 tno Mo1eu sAtappo0 too1tAn-. n. -, f f1-.
rs .fa'z 60 nm oirr ~ +ho four-
n,onsd0o iaonsd Sn1san .nio" ho cla;Hs " noasaaa
1esseo "oa4"n ae eiAAAt4s ~ Poo'0'0
The Vokes Family aud the comedian Letting
aaa mou ~ an;na NJ ,a,ais +ha Hah to sav
Ieee I'e ~ so!.1to t'o '41 4nP Pt hI1; 49, ~ tioo ~
ioafer Loaf Of % tie first piece idol1zius lis Matilda
Jane Chummy, or 1t may be the ooneiesB Fokes
Of the second apostrophizing tinpot moon it
nthar0hoth ~ .a, ~ ara romedv With its haad shayed
o,'d ,,,nn;nr +hrouo1, tba bara ~ Radlam. 4
large audience fairly slrieked its way through
TWO hours and half Of this passion in Mysteries,
sobs in chuckles, songs in shrieks, and dances in
contortious."
,n,o noa.,a. a.. a;,t;,,,r,;.t,,a r-oaoh ~
nli'e' Descee' .ne aesa l,ieani ~
~. r. - ,ro1eet;n srt;s,a ehsa haan
.+oaad - na;f,i - 5a.a rh;h thraatana
~ asSasn.I y nna a. .toss IT, iaitar -nh.
t.staa q, 10 o, Tontra :,ga !. Rasda nv
..oaoa 49, 10 - Ip' ~ .s,taat x,a ;,suaoo-t
eh1a la1a .ha raa7f,'1 nroanac ~ hayinr n
bear them for a long while to come, No pnys-
clan can promise me an end to my torments.
These may last for years. they say. 4 whole life
OF patience. of courage, Of labor aud Of strug-
ele at length reach The goal aDd-I sink IN
the harbor."
Do1ane tue ce1epfateo ~ lnte. stuM o91"oeu tt tao
c13,lc u Ht1hes op"n ~ .e 1ua.aoa i' oao ~
os tono"ns sP'ooo' 20 ee144 ~ LAW >AA0
eon' q 4ea'1on'
Crittc-Do you think John Brougham could write as
good comedy as London Assurance which IL called
boncacaq1ts - greatest pay T" A.
uss Jus. Ct 1sgn - b; ,s ia9
IN f,,nd Cr3t;e ,branT Then shs said + Why. what
are YOU talking about! Could ho write such play
he could A1a IT. tel You mors ypan n
hi.: Others may claim It. Contemporaries know the
aatnor anu poster,y WI pEoc! nltn .ssr,oo
snd hs has never xet IA The on,inrss to oya John
Rronoharo c1cijt for anv mart Of it.
owing TO tne aouse ~ cincinnati 1lacen VI
amusement VI 'ne seculeo,eaa. aeasule' % Ia elts
- ananeansnt cannot ~aserva sea.s after tLa com
mencament nj a nnrformance. but that any one
nnrcho a,nr a +;c1raf afrar tha honr fnr the cur-
tain to RIA or the enrortainment to begin. will
ha ant,t1ad tn anv eaat he NAV find uuOcoupied
i, thnt marion of t,o honse to which his ticket
odnoit. him The C,nc;unati Commercial saws
tha ordinance crew ont of the farrans abuse by
the MANAGERS IF the practice of Teseryiue seats,
During recent performance OF .Aamlet a.
Sydney, an accident nenind tho scenes caoseo
some alarm. niss polon1us vas @ aehae5lnS ,t a.
nus suonme adoAis1on ~ ne 81 eo sna nsu .5
ney Mornang neraea oI NOV. ~ ene1n "as toou
explosion as OF olast n IA. mus, lo;lGmsu ~
concusslon OF the alr that extlnenlsnea every
nsht IN Tue nouse, WHICH VAS ol coulse plungeu t
IN darkness- e1Feat was tue eonsIetna1on @ tha1
enHaed: ifolonGea screaming 11Ia plocesaea 1lon
the 1emlnlne portion OF tno . au"tprlun' ~
1here was genera 1usA ior tne oo9ls: tn.a tt41
would nave resulted IN SERIOUS ,l acclueuts, ous,
VIII gless ptesssg y. b H. i. 80 ha.taai1
with Miss Green aud others upon the stage. u.s.
suteu Tue @9,1!nso p9ople tna. taelo ~ ~ u1u-
ss,.;, t1,a;r so.ta Th;s had rho des;re efTect,
and after tie house had been reiuuminated and
short interval allowed to permit the smoke
that had gathered upon t the stage tc clear a"ay'
me p.ay ts ,a;p3,hor,ond re;nitad
traT, {ta ascdanta axnlosion Of sons ras but
fortroatelv M f4amara WAS done"