National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-13
THEATRIC1L NOTES.


~ q rccitationist.
Theatrical business in the South has been
disastrous this season
Oliver Doud Byron has been playing Floretti,
In "Our Boarding House"
Mr.. Haveriy has secured FIVE years lease
Of the Adelphf theatre, Chicago.
Mr.. John Brougbam is to have a farewell
starring tour OF :he country next season.
Mr.. W. J. Ferguson has been engaged at
the Chestnut-street theatre for next season.
Miss Nelson appears as Imogene, In "Cym-
oeline, at the FlfLhavenue theatre, this week.
A dinner was given TO Mr.. John McCul-
Tough at the Palette Club last THURSDAY even.
ing.
Augusta Dargou will play In San Francisco
under John MeCulloush's management next
Mr.. Fred B. Ward will be stage manager OF
Booths Theatre during the Rignold-Tillotson
season.
Mrs. Macauley appeared as Frou Frou and
Nancy sykes ia Evansville. This is versatility
Mr.. Henry J. Montague will not star next
season. the condition Of his health not permitting.
He returns to wallack's in October.
Mss Lydia Thompson appears at wallack's
theatre August !. She will bring new com.
pany with her. Sam. Colville Ia director.
A summer season at the Chestnut-street
theatre, Philadelphia, Is probable. Charles
stanley and Mrs. Louise Allen have been engaged
TO appear.
Ben De Bar, Mrs. John Drew, Emily Sol.
which follow the Llngards at McCullough's the
atre, San Francisco
Fred Marsden's play, "Musette," will be
PLAYED on Monday, May rs, by Lotta, for the
eeneht Of MI. Charles y. Ford, business mana ger
Of FOrd's opera house, Baltimore.
We learn that Messrs. Shook Il Palmer, with
their customary generosity, have rendered the
Union square theatre for a Testimonial beucft TO
Piled condition.
The statement cont aimed In q contemporary
tn tho effect that Mr.. GOODWIN had offered 30 per
cent. Of the gross receipts Of the Walnut street
Goodwin made no such oler
David Garrick" was performed for the
benefit OF Messrs. Poole and Donnclly ut tho
Grand Opera House last Friday Mr.. q. q. Bon.
lace personated David, George Atkins Chivy,
and Mrs. q. y. Bonilace Mrs. Smith.
Miss Nelson's engagement at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre will DO followed by the produc.
tion Of "Ve,.a"-Mr; DAYS version oftho French
been already announced as "Opimla."
Arrangements are progressing very salts.
GiGtOrily for the season Of French comedy which
Is to take place at the Twenty third street Opera
house. Several Patisian avOrites have already
been engaged. Tho sensOn opens In september
| Mr.. Angelo Torriani, a promising young
actor, very popular 10 New Orleans, appeared at
the broadway theatre, New YORK, last week.
| Mr.. TOrrthnt appeared in "Partel' last season
and will be QUITE an acquisition to Mr. Gardner:
troupe.
| We learn from the Filth Avenue theatre
programme that Shakspeare,s Twelfth i.htT
LACKS "local color" Had the tTamatst beer
cngriznnt u this iemerit when he wrote The pla y
he would, no doubt, have located the scene II
! New York.
| Mss Maud Granger, supported by Atkin:
Laurence, appears as Juliet; Rosalind. Camille
| engagement is for one week, beginning May Il
| MIR. Robert 5. Hill, the popular comedian, Is hei
! business Manager.
The company which supports Miss EfiC
Ells'er In "a Heroine In Rags" at the Arch-stree
th,atre, Phiiadciphia, comprises Mr.. J. \. Vince
lock, VIM. Leake, sidney Smith. II. 9. Strong, Il
q. smith, Frank Lane, J. u. Hunt, Mira l., Mors
and Isabella Hermann.
Il The receipts OF Miss Nelson's engagement
at the Filth. avenue theatre have been immense
| Three hundred dollars were paid for prOscaniul
box on Monday night, the highest price pal
since Jenny Lind, aud tho Grand Duke Alexis
who came late, found himself unable 10 obtain
seat.
Mss Fanny Davenport, escorted by Com
missioner Brennan, visited the institutions o
BisckWcll's i.ianj' in order to study Tho eecer
. tricities OF decrspltuie add accidental bllndpes
fhr her novel character In. ''Nesta," the new pla
which Ia to close tho reg lar season at the FIN
avenue theatre.
KATE Claxton, the fre.proof beauty, wi
abandon the stage and return TO her HUSBAND
Her own narrow escape FROM death by FIRE, an
her nus buvt business tnlluTe anu other trouble
, have had the effect of bringing about reconcile
ton which could not be effected In the days
; their prosperity.
/ The princess Royal" is being played 4
} the Grand opsTn.house, with q cast similar
that at the FINN Avenue, except that J. ". Jel
nings replscfs Mr. Harlenburg as Ia Metric,
A Haw1rth, MIR. Crisp as Won R,vcn. =. Cha
man, Mr.. Dayidae as Won Lendorif. and job
, Bruughlm, Carries Fisher, as Frederick Il
Great.
/ In theatre out West Il was announce
: that two weeks would be devoted to benefits f
the company. rhereupon every gentleman
the troupe wanted to play Hamlet, and ever
0 lady Juliet. So the stage manager hit upon Il
happy expcdient of refusing to cast any pla
I unless the authors permission was obtained. I'll
a company parted, and the public got the benefit.
: "Our Buys" has been perform. ed at McCu
lough's Theatre, San francisco. with the folio,
. ing east: Mary melrose, Alice Cumming Lin
: ard; Perkyu nliddlewLek, William Horace LIN
Z ard: Sir Geoffroy Champncys, Henry Edward
Talbot ChampHtys, Barton Hill; Charles MI
8 dlewiek: 7. W. keene; Violet Melrose. MI
:. Ellie Wilton; Miss Champneys, Mrs. SaundeI
n Belinda, Miss Alice Harrison.
. The following is tho route OF the L. !
!. SOthern combination: May 7 and s, Mechanic
{ Hall, Hamilton, q !tnrio; 9th, Opera House; 10
= don, Ontario; loth 20 ION, koyaI opera ho HOY
4 Outarlo; 18Th and l0th, Gowans Opera HOus
J. OTTAWA, Ontario; 21st to Goth, Academy of Mus
J. Way back to New YORK. Mr. Harry wall is 1
business dire;tOr, as we'll as Mr. SOthern's ageI
The following cable dispatch from Mr.. Joi
:. I inrke puts at rest the statements reRardi
his b. nkruptgy. It is addressed To tho trcRsur
g OF the Walnut street theatre. lhIiadephis L.
don. lay ., ls7T.-Tho dispatch alleged to ha
h been telegraphed from here, stating that I W
bankrupt, is absolutely fhlse and sha neiul. \
financial circumstances were never better. n
Q unncumbcred property Is worth half MILL
.. dollars and, what g better than that, my faml
a and self are in excellent health and spirits.
= Us. CLARKE
The dramatic profession of Philadelph
n have invited Miss Efhe Elsler to appear In |,
\ new play Or"A Heroine in Rags, on Wedn,
n day afternoon next. The use OF the ArCh.stre
l theatre has been rendered by Mrs Dire
o Through the courtesy Of the Pennsylvanln Ra
Of road Company and the New York and Phllad
sr phil new line, who have placed cars at the d
p0sal OF the profession In New York aud N,
,f York managers, II Is expected large numb
"a will be present from that city.
= Miss Adelaide Nelson says of the women
Shakespeare: at would take q volume to class
"A them. Each and every ono Is o different create
IN and their characters illustr peculiar cOlnpa
IN sons OF mind aud force. In the character OF ID,
demOua We sec powerful illustration OF conjug
devotion, and the strongest sympathy Is eAcit
.. a high sOulel principle; In Julicts, an onthu
<, astIc love; in Constance is seen tho hight
~ forms OF muternNl agony; in Margaret OF AniC
tho sturnest energies Of our sex; 10 kathariI
re the cou pleteness Of resignation; in ROsalind,
Ne and romance; in Cleopatra, the beginning 0
D. end OF coquetry; in lmogen, an affection that
n deathlcss: in Obhelia, the fate Of broken he;
and u matdench brain; In CCrdelia's charac
7 we have the beautiful lesson OF flial obt dien
4 in Mlrauda's, Innocence: sweetness In that
Jessica. In all Shakespeare shows a true app
Gu eiatOn Of female excellence, and he makes IL
talk and act like true women"