, 1877-08-05

announced, Victoricn Sardou's "Scraphiuc u
will be produced for the first time in America.
The cast has been arranged as follows:
Admiral De Dousdonais. Mr. Theodore Hamilton
baron dc Caambray- -........ .Sl7. Harry Pearson
NJ. Olivier dc piantrose. -. Mr. :toscph Wheeocis
NJ liable Coquasd. d........- .Mr. Charles Stanley
Paul Supplicc cardnct Ar. Charles Ntilars
Ambroise. .....--..'. .lr Geocgc .: shiel!s
Dominique. Mr.. Walter Richardson
Prosper. ........:. .Moilie Rivers
sHu se1aahine: her only child. sliss Geraldine Maye
Wllc. Caroline dc Gcrooy .. Miss Clara >toncall
Ltscttc, maid servant. Miss Corn Tanner
LOCAL NOTES.
The report Of the marriage in New York OF
Mr. E. f. Thorne and Mrs. Frank Murdoch is
contradicted.
The Adelphi will be given up next week to q
modified circus, the stage being converted into
ring fur the time. The chief feature of the
entertainment will be the exhibition Of a uunl-
bcr Of trained horses, put other special wonders
will he shown, including Lola, the trapeze per
former; the La Rue family Of gymnasts; the
clown Mcguire: the D'Enzer sisters 81 in chaste
calisthenic exercises in mid-air u: Mr. Robert
White, the "mancgc" horseman, and many
other performers.
Monday night and every other evening there
after during the week, 1.-The Lancashire Lass -
viii b. playei at the AdsIpai with
johnson p Atr. Blaisdeli as Ee1mond; e: B. Wells
as Ned Clnyton; II. A. Wcbber as Snotty; j. B.
Everhan Us Ddnpite; c. Il. Morton as GeA:c 4;
and Miss Jennie HIGHT as Ruth fir1y. This
represented At the Alelphi, Mr: T. r. Pierce
assuming the part Of LawYer .Roncy7eh'lY, and
wcll-known local actors filling out the cast.
NEW YORK NOTES.
aSiuouic'' has been dramatizcd for the Union
Square Theatre
Miss Clara Morris IS negotiating with Mons.
Louis Wider for his "a Mary Queen of Scots"
Den Thompson has been playing ''Joshua
success.
Miss Anna Boyle made her debut as Juliet at
Booths Theatre Monday night The Tribune
sums up the performance terscly thus: She
is clever little ;.ir|, but little girls aud Shak-
spcarc arc far aSunder.''
Mark Twain's and Bret Harte's drama. ''Ah
Stn,'' was produced ut the Fifth Avenue Thea
tre, New York, Tuesday night, with 4 cast ill.,
c,lding c. T. parsioc, Dora Goluthwaitc, Mary
Wells, Mrs. 6. Il. Gilbert, Henry Crisp, E. X.
Collier, and Vining Bowers, The Times says:
.'Thc piece is scarcely likely to secure = Strong
hold IN the favor of tic public. The first at
is said to be good aud the remainder Of the play
dull and wcariso,nc. The. World, on the other
hand, declares that the play has in it the c'c-
ments OF success. the Tribune that the authors
have done well what they have attempted; and
the Herald that the llay is an unqucstlonablc
bit.
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
Miss Ef1ic Els1cr will probably commence her
labors of next season with metropolitan en-
gagement.
The Dramatic Neaas says Sardou demanded
5000 Of Il New York manager for the right to
produce - Dora in America. The terms were
not accepted.
Mr. Tom Wlifen and Blanche Cation hare
been engaged for the Kate Aston . Drawing
Room - tour in ..Canada. The pianist will he
Mme. Carreno-Saurct. The party starts about
Aug 20.
Miss Katy Mayhew has appeared as .N'ii*s in
Clay Grecnc's dramatization OF the novel OF that
name, at Portland, Orc. The play is pro-
nonnccd success, and abounds in thrilling
situations.
Manager rord's dramatic company for the
coming season embraces Louis l.. james, Miss
Eleanor Carey. Miss Laura Joyce, Mrs. Jane
Gcr,!son, Mrs. Olivia Allen, Messrs. Harry Rain
forth, VI. flanagan, George uoey, Charles Wa
verlv, Julian Mitchell, and others.
Tic "Little Corsairn or +" Corsair, Jr.,"
brought out Monday at the Boston Museum,
is tic work of Mcssrs. Goodwin, Nat Chills,
Rice. and Brahanl, founded on Brougi's s'Con-
rad and Mcdora,'' which was taken from BY
ron's ''Corsair," and produced in I-onuoN
Ioo'e taking the principal part But neither
Byrun nor Brorgh would recognize it in its new
form. The nl,lsic has been chiefly orchestratet
By John Brahain, and i few OF the numbers are
hy him, while air. Ece's part sustans the rcpu-
tation of the music of - Eyangcl1ne.'' The
first act Wis received with applause. The seq
ond and part of the third act dragged SONG
what owing to the continued necessity for
prompting. The ballad 81 Once upon q time,"
sung By 6i.'aare, received triple encore, which
did not satisfy the audience The rest OF the
piece went of with success. Miss Neathersby
appeared as Conrad, Mr.. i. Crane as Btrbanfo.
Alr. Goodwin as fussMf, Miss Clancy as 4uedo-
"a, Miss Lizzie Webster as Ea{ndre, and Mr..
Harry Josephs as ZulcMa. The piece will prob
ably have q long and prosperous run.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Sardou's ''Fcrreoi " has been brought out by
the Monti company at the Corea Theatre, in
Rome, and has obtained fair success.
Mr.. Godfrey, the author OF >'Queen Mab,'' IS
writing new play, entitled "The Queens Shi1-
ling, u for hir. and Mrs. Kendall, who will prob
aolT play the piece for the first time in the Prov
incrs-
On Aug E Mr.. Irving commences provincial
tour, appearing In u Richard ILL., at the The
atre Royal Manchester, and will not again be
seen III London until December. Mr.. Jeifcr-
sons !" lust ni9hts ~ at the Haynarket arc also
announced. Mime. Chaumont's season OF