, 1876-09-03
play badly conceived to deserve prase for felctous

plays OF recent uaLe. 10 bdy otuel"thc - W
deny all criticism, and to be content with the
indulgence of personal spite. In considering
the reception the play has encountered in New
York, particular attention should be directed
to the fact that the third act, which
has drawn the fire o Of all ,otd the critics r 5
unqucstionably bad act, containing much Bow
cry material, and adding no fresh motive to the
action except in the first scene. The afe-burg-
larry incident, ridiculously suggestive OF the
deadly blunder. The wonder is, not that it was
omitted from the representation here, but that
it was ever restored in New York.
AMERICAN NOTES.
Bijou Heron will be at the Union Square next
fall.
Ben DeBar does not intend to visit London
this fall, as reported.
Miss Bclden, the St. Louis debutante, is to
appear at the Pittsburg Opera-House, Sept. 18.
s1lss lone Burke is to return from Europe for
the regular season at Wallack's Theatre, New
York.
Solke, the danseuse, has been engaged as a
member Of the Fifth Avenue {NeW York; Com
pany.
The receipts for the first performance Of Mr..
Sothern as David Garrick at Daly's Theatre, last
Monday night, we're 81, 223.
Hooley's Minstrels are billed to play In MIL
waukee one week, beginning Sept. II. They
return here afterwards.
Macaulay's Theatre at Louisville is to CO.
operate with Woods Theatre at Cincinnati, one
stock company being employed for both.
O'Ncil and Coghlan are already spoken OF as
the rival "hanusome" actors Of the Union
Square and the Fifth Avenue Theatres Coghlan
makes his debut at Daly's in "Money" next
week.
Jonn and Maggie Fielding we're severely
scored by the Philadelphia press for their per-
formance at the Arch Street Theatre, where
they opened in s'new and original " play last
Monday night.
Mr.. Montague authorizes denial Of the state
ment that he has quarreled with Mr.. Roucicau1t; !;
he has simply caused some offense by refusing
to take the part in The Shaughran" " for which
he was cast, having other and more ambitious
plans.
Wadc's Opera-House in San Francisco will
hereafter be known as the Grand Opera-House,
the lease and interest of Bert having been
transferred to NJ. J. Mcdonald. This ar
rangement illustrates the attempt Of John Nc
Cullough to secure possession Of the property.
"Pique u was produced at the Boston Globe
hight. @ The % ldserti;er r. says: w ut seems seer % hard
thing to say of any play, but It is true Of
'Pique,' that it is the worst even of Mr.. Daly's
El1OTL8 A8 HI AQLNOI 1HE 614lE cHEuluS
"Ferreol" " was brought out at the Museum,
and apparently did not meet with much favor,
Frank Nayo in sThc Streets Of New York," /" was
the attraction at the Boston Theatre.
Joseph E. Jackson, the well Unknown theatrical
printer, had benefit at the Academy Of Music,
Philadelphia, Thursday afternoon and night:
The matinee performance included the second
at from "Our Boys" with tie line Chestnut
Street Theatre cast, aud miscellaneous enter
tainment, in which Tony Pastor, Simmons, Slo-
cum s. SWeatnam's Minstrels, and host Of
other artists appeared. In the evenings dramatic
was given, such artists as Fechter, Broughaln,
Miss Western, Mrs Walcot, and Miss Temple
ton having rendered their services.
EUROPEAN NOTES.
The Odeon Theatre in Paris will reopen In
September with j" Les Danicheff."
A comedy by Mr., Maltby entitled "Bouncc"
has been successfully produced at the Prince Of
Wales Theatre, Liverpool.
At present the French subventions are as fol-
lows: Opera, 30o, 900 francs; Francois, &c, 900;
Opera Comique, 10000; Theatre Lyrique, TO-
900; Odeon, $4,000
"Abel Druce," blr. Gilbert's new play for the
London Haymarket, will be produced there On
the reopening OF the house early in September.
Mr.. Herman Vein will act a principal charac-
ter, and Mr.. Howe and Miss Marion Terry will
appear in the piece.
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Adrienne Lecouyreur, forbidden holy sepulchre,
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es a1,e ~, eap.etse1 ens ueseina,aGn .tl lug 10 re-
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triOus actress.
q Arrah-na-Posue," pronounced BY the Lon
don Atheu9uns Mr.. Boucicault's masterpiece"
is having run at the London Adelphi. The
London Academy curiously differs from the
.4tte,iRuna, holding that II Arral-na- -Pugue u
has been overpraised, and that F" Old Heads and
Young Hearts " is the best Of Boudvault's
dramas.
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