, 1876-01-16

first brought out At the Adelpai, Mr.. and Mrs
poccic4ult In the 'shaughraun" for the nss. aIqo
| having expired on the 25th. At the Ecenn, Mr
1r:tng aud M,ks BateEnan In 'uanot' At the f9n;e
Nales asks and Faces" with Mrs. Bancroft tMarl
N!lton> as Itg uomnafon. At the GLOBE ILe.tse,
new Christmas edition Of Blue Beard. arranged y.
Mr. u. B. Faruie, In which Miss Lydia Thompson W.
to sust.n tnc rincips cnaractcr At the Gaef5. 3E
| Too.a xui NinB Farren in two mora Plays, 1n1'
famous by Mr. Toole. including tue ntw farce o.
.7p's drama sAl for Her,' for the siztieth TING.
The Vaudeville, 8 Our Boys. Ior the sooh n,8hs. a
tho Criterion. Mr.. Cha1ea Wyudham as Boo S'1eket
In DriEftnn, better known III the uAtea St2tes u
" Saratoga"
Bret Har.es new play. written for Stuart Rob
sou. is underlined At Tho Union Square Theatre
! New York.
| In the London theatres duriog the past yeal
| 10 new pieces we're brought cut. and in tht
| provinces l03
Enormous houses hare been the rule at Booths
Theatre, and tits said thst the receipts for ont
week averaged S2,700 for each performance OF
Julius Cesar"
Mrs. H. L. Bateman and Hr. irving are said
to be anxious to engage Mr.. Hermann Vein fol
Jd9o in the coming rerlvst Of "Otnello " at tbs
Lycenln Theatre in London.
AIr and Mrs Bcndmaun ara appearing With
HlACu auCEGSe III lnt CuEHHu HI0s4uEtb. NAs"
cisse," - LAZY Of Lyons" an3 David Garrick
are included IN their repertoire.
And nov it is claimed that s. Rose Michel is
stolen 1'om an Irish historical drama b; Boucl-
cauit, called from its pr.ncl;al male character,
Peter MITCHELL Don't beliove it.
Mr. DAILY has sued the editor Of tho New York
Dramatic Hsns for SO, 600 dama3ee which he
Claims to have suffered By the allegation that
his new play, "pique," was plagiarism.
Myers great circus has been opened to the
psr1slau public. Upward Of 1000 persuns we're
pFcsent at the inaugural Performance Tho
circus occupies the ground formerly held by tho
Ilagssins Reunls.
Genevoye Wards Ansigone done in England
at the Crystal Palace under hlr. Wynahan's )
managc1aes IL much s.dmirad for its earnestness
and sl1arlcitr: but the play, as whole, Tas
esteemed incougruous and absurd.
by slip OF the pen. Mr. J. ". Wa1'ack IVES
spo6en OF in this column last Sunday as having
appeared At his own theatre in Home" OF
co,lrss Lester Wallack was intended. Mr. J. ".
Wa1tack has been dead somo years.
J.F. German and Lorraine r. Rogers, the
former 1nansgers of the Charlotte 1lom, Eou
Continuation, have failed as lvssees of the AcaG-
envy Of Music iu B.'timore. Rogers is tho hus-
band of Miss Thompson the mo1e's the pity.
3fme. Znlma- -Eoanar, who could uos come to
New York Tor tear of serious injury to her
health. mado her debut III ST. Petersburg on the
1Gih ult. Nine. Peschsri took Bou1fz1's place III
~ Lo Voyage dams II Luae j" at the Gaite, Paris.
~, Charles r. Thorne, Jr.. will &C. to Booths
Theatre. New York, next season. Next 1lay le
goes to England to en.:s Scrdanupatus in By
Iols Galuy OF that uAnB. and on his return 1t
wilt be brought out at BOOTHS il elaborate style.
The new comedy By Dumas, "L'Etraneere,"
has pow been in rehearsal for over two mont 1s
ut the Colnodle franchise, in Paris aud they ear
tha: t.'t ore act out OF the FIVE is ready 1t
this rate the piece will not be produced before
next fall.
Mr. Boucicault intends to leave London at
Easter, for Manchester and Liverpool, with
- Tie Shaaghrauu," and to sail from the latter
port on July 20 in tue Russia. for New Yori
He seya his engagements in tins United Stases
are made up to July, 1o77.
Mr.. Lawrence Darrc:. vsnrs in tsJulius
Cesar" an armor. glls-laced, aud worth S5U0.
tic S;ft Of Edwin Booth. The inscription on It
is ''Brut,es to Catus Cosstus-lla rs of
Pbihppl." The toSa WON By Mr. Barrett is Of
white-crape Silk, and il very valuable.
4 Aposthumous one-act comedietta BY T. ".
Robertson has beeu played tor the first time At
the Cha,ing- c. oss Thea:re 1t is practically
.sollng m re than dialogue between husband
and wife, vito meet each other accidentally after
q eeEal at!ou OF ten years. lonGtI, AMI become
re:uu:lled-
the Filth Avenue Tbeat.a IN New Yu.k, and
there ii sery littlo PROSPECT OF other novelty
beng produced q: tlls house this seuaou. At a
matinee recently g. .000 wsre taken IN. aud there
was the la'E Eest house ever seen ut the theatre in
an ordinary eaasoa.
Doucicau!t's letter to DiEraali urging tho re-
lease of the Feulan prisoners, Gu The ground
that be has tested tue merits Of the question
nightly On tho minds OF jury of 20J0 London
c.s is thought to be latner cheap aud sense
less adve! tls:ns trick. Byucicault d:sclalms |
motives. The Shaush7aun il play
ed out in London.
The Boston Gio1c 6nys: s'The remarkable sue
:ess which has attended the presentation of
- Tue Two OrphauS" At the Boston Theatre il |
one OF the noteN or:AY facts Of the present Ora
uat1c eeason 30 unusually 1icil in novelty" 1: |
:, remarkable facs that tho theatres in Dost7u,
Ill Of which are hnerally managed, are uoing !
good paying business
We understand Mis-. Lil1ie joyce and Mr.. |
[oseEh Wheelock arc ebons to uaak= starring |
our. sappor, ed by frst-cless co1lnauy. Miss |
Lille Joyce is bu: little known to the public at
1.osent- but we ara assured she hAs the I'd van
ages Of youth and beauty combined with artistic |
aste 3ir. Wheelock has already proved him |
elf an actor Of aolllty.-Eostoa Globe.
Mr. H. D. Palmer PROPOSES during bis stay ia |
london to asranee for the appea' ante Of d1a-
Datic company entirely composed OF Americans.
:: one OF the leading theatres. TIE New York
Herald WARNS lin shat be wlIl provoke national
reju.ices by presumiug to establish al e1clu-
1relv American company. aud the consequences
Fill be as disastrous Us IN the case Of Mf. Barry
u:ivan. ''tho hish trasedlan," at Booths
.leatre.
The following summary is msda Of the "runs"
'h:ch have been effected at the Union Square
heatre. under the 1nausge1'ens Of Mr. 4 II.
almer: FIRST Season. Asn-s.' 100 nights;
nd "One Hundred Years Ohi," 50 nights,
<cond Season 1.-The Geneva Cross 80 nights
nd "Lod Astray." 1866 nights; Third Sedso1-
The sphiu1," il ulshts, AID 1.-The Two Or
hans,'' $50 nights; Fourth Season. Led
stray, !" revived, a6 rights. and Rose Michel
reduced Nor. 2o. 1875, and still cusrent.
Saturday week Miss Ada Dyas. the popular
ctIess Of New YorK City, had narrow escape
rom bad accident Her driver lost control Ut
IL co"pe horse Th,lc taking her to Nqllack's |
or tue evening service. Tue man fell from bis
eat. aud the horse, with the close carriage from |
hlch sue Could not escape, dashed wi;d|; |
troush Union square, until stopped by 3 brave
ut tho risk OF his life The question |
' Who is be. and is La married ? Miss Uyas
ad tainted when Rescued, but recovered and |
2peared On the stage as USUAL
e. J. Byron's new play, Married II Haste"
hlch has proved SUCCESS a. tue Chaa;nut
kreet TAestre in Philadelphia, mas brought mt
Nlllack's in New York iaat wesk and rr.o.ss | ,