, 1876-11-19

'HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
form, and then she will produce legitimate
dramatic effects. She is woman of will M
! Aoundant mental resources, aud can reduce her
sell 70 the mcntal requirements OF the mimi
: scene If she works to this end"
Mrs Fanny Kcmble Is described as small
old. She has bright eyes, gray hair. and ~ Rea,:
titul complexion. Her manners tt enthnsiast;c
strangers are extremely stately, almost traoic
ohe wears white dresses, and soft white 1oce
urapeflcs arranged artistically about her hand-
some head. 1'Ano'
Joseph Proctor, the we1l-known American tra.
geulan, made his first appearance upon the jel.,
t9re Platform last evening at The fremont TEN
PIE IN the Kcdpath Lyceum Course. As might
an {e created favorable i'm
opinion OF his fitness for the lyceum.''
~ AIR. William Carleton, of the Arch Street
'HeatEe' fn4adelpiiia, has made an adaptation
OF MaIyatts novel, "Japhet in Search Of n
Eathsr;" % IN tlye acts, for Messrs: Cheevers and
n nMsnnedy, ny, pettcr known as the Buffalo Boys''
lhey WI appear as Timothy and Jamtct, and
Mr- carleton as Metehior the Gypsy. The If,aes
wallis them to produce their drama bcfore the
cnete despotisms Of Europe, and give This new
country chance to develop.
One OF the most remarkable facts in rhe
| No - sAE A4dAAl1c procession KAS accom-
plished Saturday week by Mr. ". Il. Crompton.
Ut the Pittsburg Opera House. Just before
matlnce IN the afternoon Mr. Sothcrn was seized
with severe attack of the "Pittsburg grio,n
anu anu was was rendered unfit to perform Mr. CFomp-
ton was called upon to take his place, and be
made such successful Dundrearv in the after
noon and evening that very few persons in the
audience discovered the difference until after
| the performances.
Stuart Robson and John T. Raymond were at
BOSTON last week; Janauschek at Providence
md other New England cities; John E. Owens
at Brooklyn; g. +. Rows, supported by Nav
Howard, ut Washington; Kate Claxton at TO
ronto: Minnie Palmer at Buffalo; Anna Dickin-
T,1a son At Cleveland; thesssasbury Troubadours at
New Orleans; Adelaide Nelson aud Katie Put
nam at fittsburg; the Fiorenees ut Indianapo-
lis; GenevieVe Rogers ut Louisville; Mrs. Bow
| @ crs ia cities on the line Of the New York Cen
| tral Raiiroad; Augusta Darson and Sothern at
Cincinnati; T. S. Chanfrau at St. Louis: John
| Dillon III Iowa cities.
George Rignold has returned from Australia
most unexpectedly. His experience of theatres.
managers, and audiences in Sydney has bceu it
would seem, rather peculiar. He says that the
houses, Us rule, do not compare favorably With
the theatres Of this country, being smaller aud
tar less handsomely decorated. They are gen
| orally situated in the midst Of what might be
called s'1ow neighborhoods," !" being surrounded
with saloons and bcer-cellars, all Of decidedly
low type, which are owned by the theatre and
rented ont. The audiences are not of the class
which we ere accustomed to see, and do not be-
gin to haye the high standard Of dramatic art
which exists here. Mr. Reynolds return is the
result Of the bad business management on the
part Of Mr.. Bartlett, who went from here to
look after that part Of the expedition. It was
anticipated when he left that George D. Chaplin
would go to Melbourne with Messrs. Thorne and
Bartlett and Miss Young, and produce Henry =.
in that city. Mr.. Reynolds engagement in Sgd
ney WAS financially success.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Ballande's proposed third Theatre Francais-
the Odeon being the sccond-has failed.
"Titania,"a new play upon Russian sub |
ject by Sardou and Nus, is in rehearsal at the
Porte st. Martin, in Paris.
Mr.. George Petit has Just read to the actors /
at the Cluny Theatre, in Paris, drama in five !
acts, the provisional title Of which is the
"Homme de Paille.''
The new piece called *fThree Millions of |
Money" founded upon the ''Trente Millions de
Gladiateur," and just now produced ut the St.
James Theatre In London, is not accounted sue
ccssful.
Boucicault has applied for an Injunction to
prevent the production OF '@The Shaugliraun' ~
III London. Chatterton wanted to revive the
piece with alr. J, c. Williamson in the part Of
Conn. The latter, however, refused to proceed
without the consent Of Boucicault.
The London academy says: "tC1ancarty,'
when you have got over its dull first act, which
prepares you with perhaps superiluous display
Of labor Tor the events that are to follow, set
ties down iuto one Of the best OF the semi:his-
torical plays our stage has recently secn." Miss
Paternan's acting is much admired.
The acrid Westminster Papers refer thus to
theatrica! manager: "As to the Queens, where
Nr. Pnelps Is nov performing, it is an
nounced that MIR. Col1nan, the manager, is
bankrupt: Either be has lost his money over
Henry W. which is not sign Of the popularity
Of Shakespeare, or he had none when he opened
tile theatre, which shows under what auspices
and with what reverence Shakespeare is pro-
duced."
At the Theatre Cluny n new melodrama
called "The Drame de Carteret" has been
given, which is nothing more or less than 4 |
Translation Of the play called s'Henry Dunbar"
adapted from Miss Braddon's novel Of that
maine, which was originally produced at Wal
lacks Theatre, with the lamcnted james Wal-
lack Us the hero, part which he used to play |
superbly. None OF the Partisan critics have as
yet detected the foreign origin Of the piece, and
certain defects in the Construction thereof puz-
zle them immensely.
The management Of the Crystal Palace
(London) announces that, IN consequence Of
the very great success attending the first
series OF Dickens' plays, arrangements have
been made with Mr.. Charles Wynham for a {
second series, commencing OH Tuesday. Nov. Z,
and to be continued on Thursdays and Tues {
luys Nov. 9, 81, g. IS, 80, and Dee. s. aud will i
consist Of dra,natized versions Of Charles Dick
;ns' novels, those plays being selected which u
Ire deemed best suited for dramatic per- t
:ormance. s' Pickwick,'' adapted By James Al c
,cry; " Cricket on the HEARTH" adopted by Al !
oert Smith; Il Oliver Twist u; Great Expccta- i
ions,'' adapted by W. $. Gilbert; " Christmas t
,arol u; "Old Curiosity Shop" adapted bY
Andrew Halliday. :
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