, 1876-02-13

Haymarkes Theatre is highly commended
| tho London critics.
A new Ital,an Hamlet looked upon II form
dabte rival to Rossi, has arisen at Milan in th
person OF Giovanni Emanuele.
Hooley is working hard at the Twentr-thir
Street Theatro in New York, and expects t
make SUCCESS in the old home OF Dan Bryant
Salrini il living at Florence with his ne
English wife, and Rtudying Macbeth. which b
: proposes to make his principal part next se.so
in England.
Fox, the demented clown, IS to have beneh
at the New York Academy Of Music At the end Q
the present month, at which many prominen
artists hare agreed to appear.
"Henry r." suffered at Cincinnati last wee
in consequence Of the panic at the Robinso
Opera-House Saturday week. The attendance a
all the theatres showed perceptible falling of
Miss May Howard played very euccessfu
engagement at the Olympic Theatre in St. Loui
last week, appearing with great credit to herse1
and satisfaction to tho public as Lady Teazle
Mercy Ie1rick, and Nancy Skies.
Negotiations are perdtng with the manage
nent Of one OF the leading theatres in New Yo1j
CITY for tue early production OF Dumas lstes
| IL
| has been very successful in Paris.
| 1t is said that Miss Victoria vokes will sbortl,
marry Mr.. Critchett, the son Of celebrated
| London oculist. and her sister Rosina will ret
Mr. Cecil C1ay, son Of the celebrated whst-pIay
| er, James Clay. Of London. England
Preparations ARC making for the early produc-
| tion OF Mr. George Fawcett Rowe's new play,
Brass" at the Park Theatre. "Brass ID said
to be bs far the best piece OF dramstic work yet
dina hy that yrhn will A
ing part ip the plaY.
. A Eew York paper says: "a1t. and Mrs ".
J. Florence are rapidly making fortune with
M1. Woolf's play, ''The Mighty Dollar" In In
dtanapol1s their share fox the week Was Sc 500 );
in Louisville, s. coo; and they averaged profit
Of $500 night In Cincinnati.
Emily Faithful, woman suffrage aeitator in
England. who had but poor success in this coun-
try SAYS in her paper that Is America always acts
detrimentally On our (Ensllsh} dramatiste"
Then keep your dramatists ar home. The
American stage is supplying more frst-claes act
ors to England shanh receives thence.
A savage Indianapolis critic asks nr. Barry
Sullivan where be got the absurd version Of
Richard III. that he chose to foist upou the
bers-no more, and no less. It is absurd
enough, no doubt, in some respects but Mr..
Sullivan has respectable authority for prefer
ring it to the original
Edwin Booth is paid 5000 per night during his
present engagement with alr. Ford. One of tue
stipulat1ons is that aIr- Booth IS aeTer to do auy
night travel, aud rerer to leave any stopping
place before II o'clock in the day, unless be
chooses to do 50. Mr. Booth is released from
ever playing IN Washington City, or on Friday
nights during his Southern tour.
In the middle of q representation OF "East
Lynne" at the theatre at Cambridge, Eng, late
", the company. led BY one Of the actresses.
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salaries. The manager thersupon came forward
aad summariiy threw tho lady head foremost
into the orchestra pit. But this did not nona
matters, and the audience had to be dismissed,
receiving their money back At the door,
There WAS no change of anv Importance at the
New York theatres last week. s.John Gath "
WAS gwen at Wa1lack's as previously announced.
IS The Twins Mr. Wheeler's new play, is to be
produced at Wallack's in about two weeks. It
is comedy in foar acts. with dual role for
Mr- Wallack. Matt Morgan is painting the
scenery. One OF the sets is said to be fine
dence.
for not reducing prices thar the people prefer
the high-priced seat to those which are offered
at less rates. The truth is that the PEOPLE do
not prefer the hirh-priced seats because they
are hish-pEiced. but because they include the
best parts OF the house. Many OF the New York
nanagers are sharks; and the apeculator-sgs-
tenn, which ali the nr1nclpa theatres maintain, is
gross outrage upon the people.
Sheridan Shocks bill, presented in Congress,
Is intended to make an injunction granted by
one United States Circuis Court binding in ali
parts Of the Union: The experience OF Mr. Shook
With Rankin last summer has convinced him
that some such measure ia necessary. Rankin
fled from circuit to circuit and, as an Injunction
in each one Was necessary, the EXPENSE Of proBe-
cutting him Was enormous. and there was never
any certainty OF a nnal decision. As a matter of
fact, some Judges decided IN one way and some
in another.
George Rgnold in aHenry IN was al Gin
ciunati last week A1ay Howard at st. Lou,s /;
John 7. RAYMOND 1t New Orleans; Mckee Ran
Ein at Cleveland, Edwin Booth at Savannah
J. F. Whee1ock and Lillian Joyce at the Port
land Museum: Mrs. Scott Siddons in I" Romeo
and Juliet" AS You Like It." etc., at Prori-
dence. R. l.; Daly's Fifth avenue Company sna
Maggie Mitchell at Baltimore Clara Morris at
Washington Charlotte Thompson ut Bcooklyu: |
Agnes Booth. the Kelly l. Leon Minstrels, and !
CallepdeEs Georgia Minstrels at Louisville; !
Barry Sullivan at Indianapolis; Edwin Adams !
It Memphis.
L correspondent writes: "The dying out of |
he old comedy with its tyrannous tradition, aod !
he slight use made OF the dress OF the last CEN
u1y in the society comedies, makes it much
asler for beginners. A young man may be quite
It ease before an audience in his drawing-fo room
'tIoos "03A44H AAo uAcs0%4o nAA HAadAE1et HQO |
Eould be wildly awkward in the style Of the
egency. If you wish to be convinced OF this, !
&c Montague play larry Doonton in the Road
o Ruin What q thing of legs aud arms he ap-
ears! what hopeless want OF pockets he be- !
rays what nervons anxiety about his padd1nee, |
nd general unhappiness! Mr. Duudreary Soth-
IN IN David Gar1ick is another fearful exam
le."
The Boston programmes were all now last
eek. Johu Mccullough played "Virginius."
Jack Cade, and j" 0ihello" at the Boston Thea
70; Mr. Montague of New York, appeared at |
he Museum in "The Romance Of a Poor Young |
Ian" and "Caste"; John Dillon continued 1t
10 Howard Athen@um and Mr. Honey with
10 fresh plays was the attraction at the Globe. |
have been made By which Miss I
ather1ne Rogers will not sever her connection ]
it'll the GLOBE for the present. Miss Maude
ranger, famous for her handsome dresses, has
egnn seaeon-enGaEement at this theatre.
IT. Mutdoch has recently recovered from se- t
ous lalness The managers of the Globe pro- | I
ose to give round OF Shakspeareaq represeu- :
Itions. including ''Othello," :. Romeo and in :
ct" and Macbeth" on saturday nirIts. kfr !:
othern and Linda Dietz begin an eneare- !
ent ut the Boston Theatre this week. Z
Maurice Grau has signed new contract with | A
rneeto Rossi the famous traeedian for tho | e
2pearance OF the hitter in Americs, The nsv y
,reement supulates for Il SERIES Of sixty ner-
FINANCES, covering = period OF five monfEs
u the representations are to be Shakepearea1
III AfA tn cHNSi4t nf IN fn11o-r;~A q