, 1876-12-24


Ssroaant Andrew jacques; Ff4xt Soldier, Harry
Hogan; Dorothe1, Miss Minnie Palmer.
:. The suit Of Dion Boucicault against J. Hart
on account of an alleged Infringement ct copy
right Of the !" Shaugllraun " by MIR. Hart's play
Of the "skibbeah,' has been amicablY settled,
and the proceedings were discontinued.
Lawrence Barrett played Richard III at
Booths Theatre yesterday week, and was not
highly praised Tor his persouation. The
house was closed during the week, which Is a
sufficient indication OF the absolute failure Of
"Lear."
The cast Of Mr. Da1y's new society drama,
1.-THE American produced At the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last Wednesday, includes james Lewis
Jeffreys-Lewis Is lis. GARRISON, and Miss Dav-
export a. The Duchess. Charles Fisher and
John Brougham, Mrs. Gilbert, and Miss Nunez
have parts specially written for them BY Mr.:
Da1y; The play is free adaptation OF Dumas ~
success at the Comedie Francois, DAILY patched
it up, added an act, inserted characters, and re-
constructed the situations. The audience st
the first performance was not large, aud all the
papers speak coldly Of the play and the acting.
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
The Salisbury Troubadours are to be at Milwau-
kee during this week.
Eliza Weathersby has Joined the '' Evange1-
ine" comicopera company, and Crane will
probably be added when the organization reaches
Chicago.
The Pittsburg Commercial says: "Of all
the new plays produced here lately. Miss Mag
Gle Mitchell's Mignon is entitled to take the
highest rank" The Gazette says: ". Mignon
is By far the best drama in which ne have ever
seen Miss Mitchell"
pn,a ru.,,,,a ,,ra. ~ f.;,,c,n,at n 1ast week.
a,,~1,eto ~ na+yo, and Tohn r Ravmoni ut 81
fom;s she Salisbury Troubadours at Cleveland;
George Fawcett Rowe at Buffalo; Emelson's
Minstrels and Maggie Mitchell at FlttSonrgn,;, !,
tne CMsago 19nipInx has ~ nh,o eitjes. Sothorn at
Nashville, indianapolis, and elsewhere; Mary
Anderson at New Orleans.
Nrs.s4Anes, new nlav. Flirtattou.n was
brought out at the Chestnut Street Theatre in
Philadelphia Monday night; me 1anses usually
very severe, pronounces it s' literary and ar-
tisttc TRIUMPH, ano tne oLner Journals eonnlnl
the verdict. Forbidden Fruit" was playeo
ut Mrs. Drcw's Theatre; Chan1rau was at tne
rsnraeantatinT Of e Azurinen at their Alharn-
Ira Po1are. in conseouence, they saw, OF pre-
Mo11 Si0re yorE 1nE ~ o''N'' ~
~" 1otn. ~ ~, IT,. uu
Lester Waiiack's new Play, "Ah Tor her,
rece1Veu us 1sst reRTesen.ati@va @ ~ aa ete1ht r. f.
wos ne v5 writter hy Messres Herman Meriyaie md
Paiorave Simnson. and in based on the story OF
=. ~ To,e ~ Two 'rit;es The NAV il we'll
eroi.cn ~ ~ the critics thongh COMPLAINT is
nloie that Il is nne:nart niece. the prominence
ha; e1;ns, ~ = conrsc - Y4nh Teor who cnr
resr6nds r. nrEenss ,Si1aeu carton. Mr.. Woolf's
draInatization Of Bleak House was repeated at
the Museum, where it has been received with
much favor. aSardanapalus" was presented
Messrs Jarrett and Palmer, aud with the orig
inal New York cast.
FOREIGN NOTES.
rou~ - +b,s;a :snect acn1or n;ecea ca11ed II Re-
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ps.;s thast~a,
a1.7
Mr.. Irving has reappeared as Macbeth at the
Lyceum Theatre in London. He is soon to
undertake the part OF Louis II.
sa4 aa,.,u ~ ,r.-,o.1o,. e IL
a eqPs o. % sne alsI 11atrn VI ~ ant
VA Mala td.' 4aaf us uasr taTar ~ hrafr1
o1;.; pn,v,' ~ n Enoand is that ~
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freuerlch L9la'tfs @ W. uIe ~ ~, ~
Me luaus g., nato. aao " 49, " ~ ), I -
VIEW N " .ha. " at ,,n5asatanI = na,,;aI
fi1r Hnrol :: most of them are % fools'' % Most Of
tts an..d ~ a1oa;t.o g al ~ +ba,, ora
.nSin 4a'a,,+ ans%Gfu 1cot;or ILL - 'Aen1
"1'nous e>Nep''o0'
LIE Ros s. A.,aHse IS not to be given at the
Porte St. Martin In Paris this winter after all,
as Victor Hupo declares that no one but the
elder Cnonelin shall plav the part Of the de-
Saraa5 iaatar and na fba c1tier Connn1in he-
longs 70 lne Co.nsuie riansaise, sne nianaeiS 1;.
o1 the fofte 81 h1af11n eaauot engage n11n'
The MAY called TIA Comtesse Rouaui,n
l,n4s,, - ~ ha lnrreIr the worl nf Dnmas. and
14o, ,,.a ~ ~ ;+I <raa+ e,,oooes - +ha bars
l9e13 piopGsd "ten gi1. suss % a. fat;a ~ -
oueon; is Dillea IS oY Gastave &c yai1n. dae
latter furnished the rough sRetcn, rom "hlcn
Dumas worked up the finished play ihe new
trick of putting forward inexperienced men as
authors sometimes serves to save great repu-
tatjon.
cominne IN Tonion S IN s1 sinaniarlv % r Frenchv
n1ov f.a11ed s. 'rntn rhez Tota nhv Messrs Mcif-
hac and HaleVy. She Personales an ingenious