, 1876-07-30

fcSsion from purchasing the manuscript, and man
play will cause those interested to be prosecuted
according to law. take this opportunity to thank
those brother artists who generously notified me Of
the intentions OF this unworthy s person. - ,,oxn
SAN Francisco, CAL, July -, 1876.
THE OUTER WORLD.
AMERICAN NOTES.
The Vokes Family were ut Montreal last
week.
Miss Gencytcye Rogers, Of Chicago, will star,
the coming season, i'll 'sMaud Muller"
A leading Broadway theatre has been offered
TO A1r. +. s. Chanfrau, with the proposition that
his wife shall be placed at the head OF 1t.
J. N. Barron, formerly OF McVicker's Thea
tire, has been engaged by Mr.. John T. Ford to
manage the stage ut the new theatre at Wash
ington, D. c.
Mrs. James A. Oates has compromised her diff
ticultics with her late business manager, Mr..
Allison, by paying him Sl,000. She paid $500
to be released from her Australian engage
ment.
The California Theatre NIcCullough's) is to
be closed and sold to the Government for
Post-Otlice, and probably the young traycdian
will have the management OF Wadc's Opera
House.
George Honey, late Of the Boston Globe Thea
tire, has, it is reported, resumed bis old position
at the Prince Ut Wales Theatre, London, in
which case he will not be likely to return to
America very soon.
Messrs. Lancaster and Magnus, the authors
OF @Consclence," :" are writing new play. It is
not true, however, Us reported, that Messrs.
Shook and Palmer have promised to look ut tile
new play when completed.
Mr.. ". ]. LcAfoyne the favorite character
actor, late Of the Boston Museum, has organized
q small but wel-selected dramatic company,
with himself at the head, for tile purpose Of
giving q new entertainment. entitled nEycn-
ings with Dickens" before lyceums.
Mr.. Charles Calvert, the distingu ishcd En-
glish actor and Shakspearean scholar, under
whose direction =" Henry V.4' was produced in
Booths Theatre, has arrived in New York, with
the purpose OF supervising the production of
Miss Claxton, supported By picked company,
Cleveland this week. The Cleveland Leader
contains deceptive advertisement, stating that
Miss Claxton is to have "the sterling assistance
Of artists from the Union Square and Wallack's
Theatres, New York;
The run of "Pioue" at Mr. Daly's Theatre,
New York, closed last night with the 237th rep
rcsentation. It is q notorious fact that the
theatre has not been paying expenses for many
weeks past. Tomorrow Mr.. Sothern opens
there in Lord Dundreary. The only other lead
ing theatre running i'll New York is Wallactz's,
where the Florences pcrsevere with their
"Alighty Dollar.'
Mr.. Charles Pope, with the New Orleans Va
ricties Company, will present g The Gascon u at
the Grand Opcra-1lousc, Baltimore, on Sept. II,
and will play in the principal cities previous to
the regular scason in the Crescent City. Mr..
Arnott, who first bought the play from Mr..
French, failed to fulfill the nccunary stipula-
tions. French has retained the right of repre-
sentation in New York, Boston, aud Philadel-
ptia.
A current item reads as follows: "Lcster
Wallack has written an American comedy the
scene OF which is laid ut Newport and New
York" It is scarcely possible that Mr.. Walack
has so soon recovered from his disgust with the
Twins" The item is probably incorrect. Mr..
Wallack would not, at any rate, produce an
American play, even though it might be written
by himself
John N. Kingdom, author and PLAYWRIGHT,
died in New York on the 24th inst He wrote
them "Marcoretti,' {. Which Is NY Husband,h
"Thrce Muskcteers." *tTancred," etc. Ife
lately published Tennyson's "Queen Mary"
and Bulwcr's plays, which he adapted for acting
on the American stage, as well as for literary
another series Of dramas, with the same object.
"The Lucky Starr produced for the first
time in this country at the Kiralfys' Alhambra,
Philadelphia, Thursday week, is a mclodrama,
founded upon the romantic adventures Of Prince
Henri OF Navarro, when he went in disguise to
the Court Of Charles TX. There has been no
phia theatricals. Last week ''Our Boys" con-
tinucd at the Chestnut, Sothern at the Walnut,
and Mckee Rankin at the Museum. "Amour,''
"a grand spectacle" was presented at Mrs.
DrcW's.
A correspondent Of the Washington Capital