, 1877-11-11


senator. He takes the part of l4rs. Diggor
Gopse1 Thish is said to be as clever bit OIL net
ing as Co.. Sellers or Rip Fan lPtnee
sardou and Nus grand romantic Play, "Th
Exiles," which is nov running tor the seco9t
season in Parts, will soon be produced ut tn
Boston Theatre.
| Lolita begins six-wecks tour under henry
p. Abbey's management in Syracuse, NOV. u
then through New England, taking in Boston
aud probably Baltimore and Washington.
Commodore Mutt is said to be engaged t.
Miss Jennie Quigley, and he Is Jealous OF tue
giant Goshen Airts with the little girl on the
stage, aud drives the Commodore distracted.
For the part Of q mad Bacchantc, in whict
Miss Won Stamwitz appears In the fifth ect o1
"Messalina,n she studied By visiting the asylum
at Els.in. ILL.,, and witnessing the rawlings OF Ju
natics Of the most dangerous type.
The Cincinnati Commercial critic, who is cx-
cellent authority on tue subject says thai
- Baba is Turkish or Persian, or something
| OF the sort, while Sardanapalus is purely AS
syrian. The distinction. however, makes nc
| difference in the shape or size OF the leg. You
can't tell an Assyrian leg, when it is in tights,
from aay other lee.''
Mrs. John T. Raymond (3Iarie Gordon) has
dramatic version o{ s' That Lass o Lowric's ~
IN this country from the author. Mrs. Francis
Hodgson Burnett This drama, under tho name
OF Liz" has been the dramatic success Of the
London season. It has run for eighty nights
and Is still on the boards.
] Mr.. E. 4. Eberle, an actor Of experience, be-
| came strangely ut fault in his part in an Albany
! theatre few nights ago At length he ad-
| vanced to the footliglts and said: II don't
] know what is the matter With mc, but l ccrtau-
| ly am not drunk-I never drink anything in
toxicatiug. l was perfect in my part ut rchears-
/ q wnrH
Of it," Tic retired. and another actor read the
| rest Of his part. His trouble was paralysis of
the brain, and there is not much hope Of Ills re-
| coycry.
For twenty years John E. Owens, the come
dian, has lived on his splendid farm Of 800 acres,
friends" he says, ''call me dandy farmer.
Bless their sweet souls They don't realize the
frantic struggles I make to become one OF the
craft" Mrs. Owens is scholarly in her tastes,
hair III the same manner. Having no children
Of their own, Mr.. Owens and his wife long since
concentrated their affections on the children OF
Mrs Warden, the comedians sister, and q Uncle
John u has been father to them in most gen
erous way. Mr.. Owens Is IS, with half 4 mill-
ion, and says he intends to take life easy, not
playing unless he feels like It.
There seems to be rather pretty row prepar-
ing about "Ihat Lass O. LoWrie's.'' The book
has proved good subject for dramatization,
aud has already been done in various forms il,
London with great success. 4 rather funny
ing to Paris to buy the exclusive English right
to Il play announced for speedy production,
called La File de Lowrc.' Seldom has q
book had so immediate an effect But: amidst
one who does not derive any benefit
from all this. It seems, when the
book was published By scribncr, the
title page neglected to state that the right Of
however, notifies intending dra1natists that this
right was actually reserg:d III the office Of the
Librarian Of Congress. One version has been
played already by Katie Putnam, and two or
three more are preparing. The authoress her
self is preparing version for Marie Gordon,
aud this she claims is the only authorized one.
1t may be well to let others know TINT, even
though the published book neglected to state
that the right OF drumatization was reserved,
this right nevertheless holds good from having
been filed in Washington. Much trouble iu the
future may be avoided by recognition Of this
fact.-Dya1aatic -Neas
FOREIGN NOTES.
Ernesto Rossi is not coming to America. He
will remain iu Italy until the end of the carnival
season; then he goes to Vienna, Bucharest, and
Kicw; and in the spring OF 1873 he is expected
in St. Petersburg.
NJ. de 1auzanne. the French dramatist, is
dead. He is known as the author OF IN. Cha
potard." % La Filature," 'Tfe Prayer of Tan
talus,' " What Woman Likes,'' aud other plays
Of varied worth and popularity. His age was r..
Mile. Bernhard, the French actress has q curl
Gus freak. She has been said to be dying Of
consumption for years, so she drinks brandy to
heal her lungs, leads a life Of feycrish excite
ment, made up Of keen artistic labor as an act
Tcss, a moueier, and 1 painter. In her salon |
sue has q cercuel. or coffin, placed on stand;
q II 1th cnf3n
and drapcd with superb. costly white thread |
laccs; on that she lies during the day, as on a
lounge, and it eau be seen by her and her guests
during their gaycst>maidest hours OF teasting.
rich white lace falls from ceiling to the floor, |
but the bed alcoye and bed are covered with |
bldck satin, and the curtains are black, funeral I
velvet and black lace.
The House of Darnley,'' Lord LYtton's un-
finished play, finished, after his death, BY Mr..
Court Theatre in London.. The critic Of the
Figaro says: F" It is 4 pleasant, if somewhat
crude, comedy Of the o1d-fashioncd type, aot so
preachy as Money but very much below that
standard comedy III finish and dramatic spirit.
We do not believe the author ever intended any
but the first act of 'Thc House Of Darnlcy to
be accepted us complete; and We regret Mr..
Coghlan'7 fostering care was not extended to
the three middle acts Much Of the dialogue is
good rythmical prose, while the general toue Of
inc piece presents, By it's moral heaithiness, au
agreeable contrast to SOME recent works of our
'eigning dramatists; but it must be admitted
hat, as whole, The House OF Darnley' is
eeble play"
MUSIC.
THE RIyE-K1SG CONCERT.
The great testimonial concert to Mrs. Rive
ling will occur tomorrow evening, and; as
very seat in the hail has been sold, NC need
rt1 fn nf |
900 seats in u single day is not only q very |
~. IL 1