, 1875-09-19

3 FoRSEY, Rorc1cAULr. AND RALs7oS.
! Col. Forney writes from London to tilo Fh!l"
l daiphia Press i. Dion Boucicault haa uoa bee
d little over week at his home in London. q
, is already fully prepared to open At Drury Ian
! with his popular plsy, Tho Shaughraun,' to b
seen for the first time in this CREST city next Sat
! urday evening, Sept S." Col. Forney had
! long conversation with Boncicanlt ooncernin:
William s. Rx!ston. the California banker
could only now remember the fact that Ralstou wa
sae oenefacsor Of the Pacidc Coast the frient
OF TIE poor, the patron Of art in all it's phases
an6 the most unseldsh aud liberal Of mon
!: = EVEN; said Mr. Bouccault, it all that ]
!e1t IN bis caEe-and it was large eum-shoud
oe aunk IN the general wreck, no word uf re.
my lips"
Agnes Ethel will Certainly return to the stage
She will make her teappearance at tha BROOKLYN
Theatre Oct 4, in "Frou-Frou."
Joseph Jefferson ia residing in Paris On tbs
Avenne Josephine Ho intends to make that
city his headquarters for three years to como.
"Rose Michel is to be given for the first time
in this country at the Union Square Theatre,
New York, Oct. 1, with Rose Eyti1ge a. the
heroine.
George hgno1d. the English tragedian, will
make his frat appearance at Ford Tha.sre, Balti-
more, as Henry p. He will make = tour Of ths
country, under the management Of jarrett 4
Palmer.
The London papers say that Miss Victoris
| Vokes ls soon TO marry Wf. Clayton, the actor
and that she will bring many golden charm TO
| make the marriage happy. including $300v0
made in America
L Paris correspondent writes Frou,Frou n
] has been YnrlYnC3 Tim wsk
DeIaporte III the tltle-roe. Thss charming and
winning actress has but one serious defoct-shs
has very plain face"
The French Dramatic AuthoEa' Society has re-
Gently published the returns OF it's operations
fos the last year. The dnea received By tho
| 1869 ''@'>@
| The performance Of "The Rivals at the Bos-
ton Museum laat week is celebrated by tho Id
! Terttser as the centennial Of the play. The
Rivals =" was written by Sheridan in his sd
year. and WAS immediately produced st Corant
| Garden Theatre, Jan. II. ITS.
The breakfast to Barry, Sullivan at Dol
| monico's Tuesday was pleasant md notable
event. Among the guests wcro s. s. Cox, John
| Brougham, and John O'Connor Power Ii. P,
| It was observed that the occasion Was not hon.
ored by the presence OF many distinguished
men.
1A1s AoAAsstA ua8 Dee4 convinced knAt his
dra1natic poem, "Queen Nary" in its original
shape is not fitted for representation upon the
stage and it il reported tlat be is now en-
gagged In writing seyerat new scenes for the act
ing version which Is to be intrusted to Miss Bato-
man.
Rosai, the eminent italian t1agedian, will open
at the Lyceum Theatre in New York On tho s5th
OF October. He will open in Ha,nles, and after
ward play lear: Damon otaeAo, Macbeth,
Romeo, Louis XII. and Nero. From the Ly-
ceum he will go to Boston, Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Washington, Chicago, Cincipnati, st.
Louis, Louisville, New Orleans, and Galveston.
a new theatre waa opened in Indianapolis
Monday. Tho entire seating capacity Il es-
tlnsted at 1880 From parquette 10 ceiling the
height is Us feet. The prnscenium opening ia
36 feet in width BY "a feet ia height, and Tho
depth Of stage is II feet The complete cost OF
the theatre ia in the neighborhood Of $4,000
Wallace Hume is tho architect.
The San Francisco Cal speaks il very narter-
lrg terms OF nr. 1amea ONeil's mastery reD-
deEing OF Former AUea- The critic SAWS
The moro We zee of this gentleman, On occasions
where strong setting is required the sasis
biz wi ve u rs no snoar aht % T.. sna q thss Ia
American histrionte gala1y.
The regular dramatic season ut the Fifth Ay-
enue Theatre in New York began last Monday
with the production Of Saratoga" James
port a, ESs Reiagto Mis Jeareys.ksris af DdsSa as
Lucy Carter, and Emily Risl ~ Virginia. An
opening address in rhyme, composed and read
BY John Broughan, Vas feature OF the enter-
tainment-
Bret Haste has just finished Stuart Robson's
Rlay; R which will probably be cslled .'rho
mated for Ar: Robson,-CoL Culpepper Garboar,
although funny, is only Reasonably prominent,
the leading parts being Of . more SERIOUS ma
t1re, and recurring for their portrayal actors OF
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