National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-28
Dramatic Notas.

Miss Gensvieve Ward will commence her en-
gagement in America In December next.
Mr.. EdwIrIBooth is much better, and will ap-
pear at the Filth avenue theatre In November
The rep5rt is thai Count Johannes will play
Romeo to Miss T. q. Claims Juliet 1t will be
notable performance ifi ever takes place.
Miss Fanny Davenport is studying the part of
Lady Macbeth They ell come to that. Lolita is
studying 1t, too.
Such is already the success Of the play of sour
Boys" that IL draws over q 200 night, and Will
be continued. Mr. Booth postpones his engage.
ment Indefinitely in consequences.
Kiralfys have purchased sixteen lots In PhiIa
delphia, opposite the Academy Of Music Of that
city, and are building o grand palace Of amuse-
ments for the Exhibition. Mr.. Green has nego-
tiated with the illustrious maestro, Richard Wag-
ner, to dedicate the event.
They say that we shall only. hear TItiens in
opera this season, on the condition that her con-
certs pay, The truth is the salary paid her is so
large that, unless the returns are very great Mr..
Strakosh will not be able to introduce her to US
on the stage, owing to the great expenses he has
to incur.
Queen Mary is already in rehearsal at the
Arch-street theatre, Philadelphia. Mr.. Fiske
will himself superintend the rehearsal OF the
drama. which will be entitled "Queen Mary
historical drama in hve acts, constructed from the
poem Of Mr.. Alfred Tennyson, BY stephen Fiske.
"Rose Michel" was, after all, no great loss to
Augustin DAILY. Competent critics say that when
produced It is sure to be failure. In Paris, with
one Of the greatest living actresses, Mile Far
ana IN LoSGon h Il ous
representation.
The New York Clipper Of the 18th instant, TIE
rade neeum OF the profession, the hsrbor In which
they all find anchor, has the following: Members
of the profession having engagements in WASH
inRton, especially at the Theatre OomiQue and
Avenue theatre, viii find, We are assured, com.
Portable quarters 1t Mrs. RoseeerrY's new botel,
Eleventh street, first door above Pennsylvania
avenue, and within three minutes walk Of all the
theatres. It's rooms are pronounced commodious
and handsomely furnished, and the rates for board
reasonable. 81
Clara Morris is in New York, and in much bet
ter health than might have been expected. She
Is stfll unwell. and has undoubtedly suffered
great deal. She declares herself the authoress Of
her own letters, and emphatically eenies all aid
In their composition. This, Of course Is all that
Is Necessary, and although We do not alter our
prove the lady to be even more clever than we
thought she was. She Is to appear In q new char
which parts she viii doubtless make Q sensation.
We heartily trust she will soon be quite recov-
cred, and that we shall be able 10 welcome her
once more upon the stage which has been to her
the scene Of SO many triumphs. s.
who Wrote shakspearea-Hamlet overheard
Julius Caesar tell King Lear, on the Twelfth
Night after The Tempest, that Antony and Cleo
patra had told Cariolanus that Two Gentlemen
Of Verona were the, authors OF Shakspeare's
plays. Lear said, you may take Il as You Like It
but don't believe II, for heard Romeo and
Juliet say Loves Labor was Lost when rrolius
and Cressida stole the Comedy Of Errors and sold
IL to the Merchant Of Venice for forty bottles Of
old Bourbon and o package Of poker checks.
Timon Of Athens and Cymbeline were parties to
the theft, and after drinking Measure for Measure
with the Merry Wives Of Windsor, told King John
ell about 1t. Richard Ill (a competent critic)
said Bacon could not write even Winters Tale,
and Henry VIII. says that settles It. So why
make so Much Ado About Nothing3 Othello was
", VI Henrys, and the only remark made by
them was an occasional "Prindle, don't turnI'
.re On re ,er osner icscpi9 Fematks q
Tanning the Shrew, could get no further evil
denee as to who wrote Shakspeare, But Ais
Well That Ends Well, don'titf