, 1876-03-19

Mckee Rankin and troupe are in Pittsburg.
Edwin Booth netted $4,000 by his Southern
tour.
John Mccullough will appear in San Francisco
March q.
Frank Z. Aiken and his company were in hin.
1eapolis last week.
Bartley Campbell is to write farcica1 coined,
for Messrs. Harrigan aud Hart, to be completed
| By Juno L.
Ii tho Union League Theatre, Tuesday eyea-
ins. Judge Barrett played Claude 4neinotte and
did it effectively.
Petroleum Y. Sasby aud Charles Gayler's new
play OF '1ntiation is announced at the Buffalo
| Academy Of Music for March 81.
,!F. Louis James played buckingham, sup-
| porting Barry Sullivan in Richard Ill, at the
Baldwin Opera-House, San Francisco.
| The Kiralfy Brothers have engaged tho militia
! r. band Of the Austrian Grenadier Guards for
their theatre in Philadelphia during the Centen-
| NAL.
| Mr.. O'Seil replace1 MIR. Cathcart, vino was
suddenly stricken with iineas in tue last repre-
sentation OF Richard Ill" by Barry Sullivan
in San Francisco.
| Mrs. HATE Bateman Crows has beou COM
pelled to abaudon the stage in London Oh &C.
| count Of a return Of her old complaint, innan-
| nation Of tho eyes.
Miss Sara Jewet., the leading actress Of tho
] Fifth Avenue Theatres travelling COMPANY, was
| taken ill in Baltimore, and Miss Jofreys- LOWE
was sent there to roplacs her.
"The boy Hanle,," n s. Wood. was skinned
alive By tue New York critics. Ho should not be
] confonuded with the bny tragedian, Master By
ron, WHO is to play in Chicago this week.
Tom Taylor's new play. ':Anne Doleyn," Is a
success at the Haymarket in London, ana Hiss
Nelson has consequently determined to protong
her stay IN the metropolis beyond her original
intention.
The F1orenees, with "Tbe Mighty Dollar"
were at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia
At the Chestnut Street Theatre, same city,
Byrons play Daisy Farm" WIS the attraction.
"Uncle TOMS Caoin" held the boards of 1frs.
D1ew's Theatre. Frank Frayno and his rifle
team appeared at Col. Woods Museum.
The very abio and accomplished critic OF tho
New York Hortd. after reading the critical no.
tlcns Of The London journals on the acting OF
alr. Henry Irving, records his Judgment that
that actor deserves credit for break1ne away
from old theatrical traditions, and perhaps for
scholarly conceptions OF Sbakspearean parts.
Miss Sophie Edwin (afrs. Steyenson). one Of
the pioneer actresses OF California. died in San
Francisco recently, She made her debut IN 1850,
was the original Lady Isabel in that part Of the
wotld, and continued to act until last November.
She was born IN Australia. She loft four chill
dren: but no property, and had no reputation iu
the East.
The Wonder" is onr half the title Of the
comedy at Wal'sck's. Why does not the playbitl
give lte explanatory title" A Woman Keeps
Secret" Airs. lnchbald in her preface to lirs.
Cent'lsre's pay. says that for female to hold
het tongue Is cool act Of deliberate for.,tude,"
and only censures the occurrence because Of its |
improbahll'ty. York Herald.
An Engliah adaptation OF "Le Gascon" has |
Deen pFoduced, without SUCCESS. At the London |
o1ymPc. Airs. 1sousby's Marie Stuart calls !
1oftn inc following comment from the Teie- |
gram: Tbs SERIOUS interest was often turned |
INTO deliberate rldcule by the strange y,ew |
taken Of the temperament and demc,nor OF
Marie Stuart by Mrs. Rousby-'
NJ. and h1rs. Barry Williams were billed to
appear at the Boston Theatre last Mordny n;ebt
IN .'The Connie soogah," bat Slr. Williams e.
attacked With pleuriey sundsy. and "Tle CO..
leen Bawn" was consequently substituted bv
the kiod permission OF Alr. Florence, who owns
she copyright to the play The principal psrts
1ese assumed BY the stock company. At the
alobe Theatre "Around tho World" was con-