, 1876-03-12

| THE OUTER WORLD.
AMERICAN SUBJECTS OF THE STAGE or PARIS.
The following paragraph from the New York
7.ribune, will give aon,s idea OF the truthfulness
Of the represeutationg OF American life which
| are sireu in the theatre s>of Par1s:
Atucrteau subjects srn n pialJ becoming the f.sh,
D,uxs tho heroine OF which is an American sdycu-
turess new play b5 II. Dslptt called Ls CAecalHSS
% ..s our of sns 7h':ls f. ep
Orleans Ia lsls and reu.aned in the United States
Var. he then went France. ,tared the army, won
hi4 red ribbon, and two years 70 took the Academy
prize 1or poem called NJ ~ nHSpa<
the nrinc;psl characters aie Ab12h lincoln, Stone
| waM JACKSON, and Lady Barton, an English Pee1e7a
The author American parenage seems TO be accept
- v 1he foreirn critics as OF tho correct
ness Of his dramatic l1resa2tatious aeuce they see
nothing remarkable in ths n n;s anh
ern svnEathies fails TO pc1reiEe-that tho cause of
tie Rebellion represented to have been the ipos-
tion Of = TAX On abbinthe by PFesl1eos Lincoln!
| NOTES.
| adal.;de Seilson will return to this country
shortly.
| Clara Morris will make her invalid home in
Augusta, Ga
! Rose Michel is to give way to "Feweol
| 1T the Onion Square Theatre. March 70.
| The new theatre built by Mr.. Baldwin, Of
t San Francisco, and leased to Mcguire. cost
$2G5, 900.
| Miss Sara Jeyett, who has been playing IN
Washington was ut one time clerk in the
| Treasury Department there.
| 1.-The ides of March," the 18th inst. will be
observed by 3 special naatines performance of
"Julius Cesar " IN New York.
| Mrs, Nelly Ames, Eleanor K1rk, - has written
! a society play entitled 'Fllriation." that has
been accepted By Boston manager.
| The dramatization Of DR.. Hollands ''Seyen-
t oaks" is nnde, stood to be BY Miss Glider and
her brother, the editor Of .Scr(bners Vo'a1slv.
Too;e's spelliue-bes farres in England arc
| conducted with the asslstauce Of confederatea
| in the toxss. They excite much amusenent-
| and profit
| Mr. Cheney, owner Of the Globe Theatre,
| Boston, has juet made his first appearance IS
! an actor. Eo played John Aild'ndy in "Ssill
| Waters Run Deep"
| Miss Beatrice St1ahord, the American girl who
| essaved Juliet in London and failed. is now in
| Philadelphia. and will probably soon appear on
the stage OF that city.
Miss Fate Field has been pIaying in the En-
esh provinces. aud it 1s reported by the Philade'~
| Dhia press that she w1ll appexr this spring in
! one OF the London theatres.
+ IL
furious assault upon Manager Ford. of Washing
! ton. is singular want Of appreciation on the
Fart Of the latter Of 3 new play written BY the
former.
| 3tr. Fechter continued in Il Monte Christie at
! the Walnut in PhlIadephia last week. '' Weak
| Woman vas revived at the Chestnut, and Bea-
sic Darling in '' Magnolia was the attraction At
| Mrs. Drewfs.
Sardhnnpolus, not sardarapalus. is the correct
| pronunciation Of the title Of Lord Dyron's cele-
] brated tragedy, which is now bolng played in
tilasgow, and IL to bs brought out in New York
| next season.
Nr. Tennseon and Mr. Irving are holding con-
! srltatabnH as to changes necessary to the drama
! OF "Qneeu Mary" Ia order to adaot it to the
| stage The chief alterations will bs in Crdnn.er's
| speeches, sou1o OF which will be omitted aud 9th
| ers shortened
| Mr. John D. Stockton, formerly OF the New
| York HerdtH, has written some remarkably good
| dramatic criticisms for tlat Caper. He is UNDER
| stood to be the author OF the clever article on
| Herald during the engagement in New York Of
! Barry Sullivan and Z. L. Davenport.
| The heroiue Of Dumas' new comedy, e Efran-
qere, turns out u be neither portrait Of Mrs.
| Dackford, nor type of any particular class Of
| American womanhood whatever, hut merely
| quadroon or, perhaps, an octoroon, at all events
I cullud passon of some shade or hue Of cafe
! au-lhlt,-tha very palest most probably.
| The New York programmes showed no change
t at any Of the principal theatres. MIR. Lester
| Wallack resppeazed Monaaz night, after an ill.,
ness Of several days, as soung Mar'o,ee: IN
Israel intended to catch the Jemish vote, waa
| produced at the Graud Opera~House and
| damned. kate Fisher was at woods Museum.
sophocles' tragedy of ~ Antigone vas recent
ly produced at The Theatre Royal in Dublin, with
| Meudelssohn's n's music, md the gallery gods were
hat
| they demanded sight Of tho author. bring
| ont Sapherclaze," they yelled The mau-ser
explained that Sophocles hsd been dead 1000
years or more, aud couldn's we'll come. Thercst
! gamin shouted '@Then chuck III ont his
| mummy"
! of the '.l00 nights frauu: IA few months
] ago ssngularly undersigned comedy Was pro-
! dnced at one OF our theatres, and Was generally
SAID to be literary and financial failure. By
adroit management 1t was Kept upon tho stage
for hundred nights at M outlay Of $10.000
| Does tho reader understand why? Simply be-
| cause there il q vast market for new PLAYS ont
| side OF Now FORK, which market is governed in
| its choice BY the length Of the run" " The
Mighty Dollar =" is evidently tue play referred
| to.
! The Boston Theatre was given up to the
11tions opera troupe Monday, Wednesday. and
| Thursday evenings. ard Saturday matinee.
Tuesday night L. r. sbewell had benefit. at
| which John Mccullough assisted. Friday night
| wae set aside for the benefit Of Mrs. Thomas
Barry, which was very: largely attended. The
| ki1atfys occupied the Globe Theatre during the
week with " Around the World" The Musenrn
presented .* Waiting for tue Verdict" Monuay,
Tuesday. aud Wednesday evenings, and Wednes-
| day mstines. and - School" Thursday and FRI
! day evenings. AND Saturday matinea. Saturday
| night the benefit OF J. ". 1;,ug took place.
Mr. Edwin Booth aud S1r. Ford parted at Cave
| City, hJ--ths manager taking his company,
twenty-seveu persons, back to Baltimore. Be-
1ore setting out on the honewsrd journey. the
troupe presented to Air. Ford gold c1osa, as a
| token OF friendship. and to commemorate the
Booth expedition The most remunerative busi-
ness OF the tour Vas done st Nashville Ba1ti-
| mere, aud Atlanta: hit. Booths health haa
| been greatly benefited by travel and h,s spirits
| n,ucit cheered by tbs sympathy and admiration
OF the Southern people The tour beeh,t At
! Baltimore Jan. 5. and ended At Bowliu, fSreen
Az. March g. Mr. Booth has not acted anmrh
Of Baltimore On the Atlantic Coaat siuce 1859,
HIS Chicago engagement begins april 6.
Mrs. Emma Waller played Meg Merri1ies .pd
The Duchess Of 4fa!fy at Cincinnati last week.
John E. Owens in t'OuE BOYS" and Rignold IN
Henry Y."'.~veEe At Detroit ''Col sellers"