The New York herald., 1875-10-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Edwin Adams is playing in 'Clancarty' Tom Tay-
| lors drama, in st. Louis.
la File de Madame Angot' will be sung for the
last time at the Lyceum to night
The Position OF Lonjumeau' will be sung at the
Academy of Music ON Saturday afternoon.
The favorte opera bou6e 'Girofe- -Girofa," will be
sung the Sadt Theatre for the last time this evening"
with Mile Geofroy in the title role.
! The Benevolent Order of the Elks will take benefit
at Booths Theatre, October 2s, and "Romeo and
Juliet' will be played, Miss Kate Caxton appearing
as Juliet for the first time.
Edwin Booths appearance at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre on Monday night will be a more than usually
interesting because of the late accident which
threatened to postpone his engagement indefinitely
He will play Hamlet for the first time in New York
for two years, and his performances limited to
twenty. three nights four matnees
Mr.. Barry Sullivan has been interviewed by the Bos-
ton Times and when asked if he really thought there
had been conspiracy against him replied -"Yes sir;
it has followed me everywhere to this city. They
be jealous of stranger among them instead Of
welcoming him, which would be the courteous course
for them to pursue. American talent is always vel
coined in England and actor there would CON
descend let his prejudice lead him into unfair treat
ment of foreign artist" We doubt that Mr.. Sullivan
is supported by facts in making this statement Amer
can actors have invariably received fair treatment
in London and there is no morbd feeling of jealousy'
of HIM in theatres. Perhaps Mr. Sullivan conuses
the criticism of the Boston press against him with
spiracy and he says he has not read of those
criticisms is not likely to be very good judge OF its
character
John Mccullough, who Is playing Richeleu and Vir-
gnius in Chicago this week. describes the last appear
ance of Charlotte Champion, who died in Louisville of
yellow aundice q week two ago. in her hfty-nnth
year. She performed the Queen to his Hamlet and he
draws the following vivid portrait of the dying ac-
tress:-"she dying, nay, almost dead, at the
time Her limbs rigid and her features con-
tracted that only the eyes and lips moved Her disease
made her face dark saffron color; she looked almost
as dusky as 0theo, and her eyes, dilated and with
something fearfully weird in their expression posi-
lively roze ones blood She had to be led the
frances but the stage completely herself
except for that dreadful rgidity which marked her
in many respects already dead. Yet not line
a word of the part did she miss In this, her last
appearance before her beloved footghts, she
was as perfect in her lines as when in
the ease, the motion, lacking, but these were
things of the past and had their being the funess of
that vital spark which fast ebbing away. When
her last scene closed and she passed from the stage
through the entrance, OF the ballet girls made a
assist her down the steps that led the
dressing rooms The kindly offer rejected with a
dignifed gesture and with eyes fixed in DEATH fea-
lures rigid and limbs nearly paralyzed the once ia
vorte slowly dragged herself from the theatre