, 1876-06-04
THE OUTER WORLD.


llr. Mckee Rankin and his wife, Miss Kittic
Blanchard, will Join the forces 1t the Philadcl-
phia Chestnut next season.
Kate Field is trying to work her way up on
the stage and serve as London correspondent Of
the New York Herald at the same time.
A new drama By Ernest Blum, author Of
nRose Michel,'' was to have been produced ut
the Porte St. Martin, Paris, at the end OF last
month.
l. II. Octave Fcuillct is writing new comedy
fer the Comedie Franchise, which is to bc pro-
d,,ccd next season, and which is at present en-
titled "L'1ncOnnuc."
Miss Katherine Rogers sailed for Europe on
Saturday, and will return in the tall, having
been engaged rs lcallng lady In New York
theatre,-probab1y the Union Square
Early IN June will be brought out, in London,
his his own ~ story called ssBread and Cheese and
Kisscs,n The principal character will be played
by Mr.. Heury Neville.
Judicio,s critics in Washington say that Miss
Mary Anderson has still to traverse long and
weary wav before size can be called = great
artress. They all, however, conccdc to her re-
marknblc native power and physical quallhca-
tions for the stage
| Bret Hartc's new play will introduce . char
| meter new to the stagc-a Virginian with the
| dialect peculiar to the ssfEst families" The
| actor who plays the part will have hard work to
discriminate between ILLS ualecL anu taad u Lie
| Southern negroes.
| thcatriclls has not been interrupted. 'sOld
| Heals and Young Hearts u was presented by
| the excellent company at the Chestnut. Lucille
| Western played at the Walnut; a division Ct
the Vokes Family was at rs coptn,ed AtS tSe
! run OF & Around the World in Eighty Days "
| at their Alhambra Palace
| 1t the Opera Lyriquc, late Gate. in Paris, two
weeks ago there took place the first representa-
| tion Of n Lcconte dc Lis1c's Erinnyes." Tie
author is we'll known Tor his translations from
Gret poets and n T. and tue ven
| gcance Of 0restes with considerable fidelity to
the original authors. The managers, with q
| wise caution, announced beforehand that tne
! piece could only run three day Us many oi tne
leading actors had other engagements.
| AtEdyin Adams benefit in San FRANCISCO,
Friday week, John Mccullough played Dazzle
and the beneficiary Charles Couriley. Charles
Fechter filed an engagement at the California
| Theatre last week, appearing in "The Cqrslean
Brothers" and 'Monte Chrlsto.n Monaay p =,
| nioht. George Rignold appeared as He'try y. at
Wadc's Opera House, thus anticipating the
| f1phl1t Of Lawrence Barrett in the same chaEae-
tcr at the California Theatre this week. Inc
scenery at Nade's, it is said, is magnificent
Madame Arnould-Plcssy has said good-by for,
| eyer to tic Coincide Franchise Her 1arc%cil
representation vas really solemn % aad toqening
| and in the full plenitudc OF her powers, stc
nuittcd tho stage ot which she had been the or
| lament for over forty years. She was originally
| halted as the legitimate successor to alademo1-
| sc11c Mars, to whom she was dlstantiy relateu
| and her departure breaks one ot the lew IL,
| maninr links that still unite the French stage
OF tic present with the grander traditions OIL tne
past. .. ....-.
Edwin Booth and McVicker's company were
at Ruffalo last week; the Oates Comic topeFs
Troupe at indianapolis; Maggie Mitchell q, 81
| nctroit and elsewhere; Anna Dickinson on tut
| New England circuit; salsbury's Troubadours
Mt Cincinnati; John T. Raymond and sothcrt
at Albany, y. T., and other Eastern cites; t.le
DAYS Fifth Avenue Company IN :, plaue = !" lo allo
thc q Rig Bonanza ~ at Milwaukee,; Georee
Fawcett Rowe in "Brass," aud George Honey
in u0ur Boys.'' at Providence, Hartford, ane
other New England cities.
LAWRENCE Barrett benefited by matinee per
fornonce at Booths Theatre, New YORK
| Wednesday. Joseph W'hcelock, Charles lhorne
=. L. Davenport Mines Levick, and MISS EAR ar
Jewctt were alnonS tne gTon vou1refs haG . hcnet a
The same place, her mother, Miss jeTett, ane
~ Stevenson assisting, Montague, the beau
+;f,,1 ;s tn hare q benefit at the Union Square
Thcatre 1' Tomorrow afternoon. There has pesl e,
a r1,nt,1re between him and Mr. Wallack- !hs
run OF Conscience continued az AZ IT. H. Fnr
encc nlayed "Thc Mighty Dollar" at Mai
1ar1s,e 1Pioue continued in its 's last nights
"a .ach naiv,s. stUncle Toms Cabin,',> with Yrs
Howard as Iopsy, was thcattraction at Inc raras M
| Wallacl's company rendered Louuon dssut
ance ~ at the Brooklyn Theatre"