, 1877-01-14
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NEW YORK NOTES.
The Soldene Troupe will appear at the Par
Theatre after Raymond, who succeeds Lotta
The Dramatic Nens asserts that a separation
has been arranged between Miss Kate Claxto
and her husband, Mr.. Dore Lyon.
The managers Of the Grand Opera-Hous
| seem at last 10 have made hit by engaging
number Of Daly's actors to play 't Divorce" !" an.
| cents. The vast auditorium has been frequently
filled under this new arrangement, and the re
| suit is perhaps 4 lesson to managers
! The Herald says editorial1y: "Thc etagnatiol
in tlleatricals is to be regretted, but there
good cause for it. People see and hear too man,
tragedies and dramas BY daylight to search th'
| stage for artificial sorruws. We need somebod,
evening, and company which could tc telie<
| upon for this SOFT Of diversion would seldom
play to auy empty seats."
Booths Lear " was presented to half houses a
the Lyccum last twcek. The Tribune, ever partial
! to Mr.. Booth, praises, and all the other papers
condemn. During the latter part OF the week
given. "Forbdden Fruit " was revived al
| Wallacls's, and " All for Her u was announced
for the ed inst. ''Thc American" received it:
last representation at %. Da]y's.. 4 new
play, called "Lemons; or Wedlock for Seven,
morrow night. "Miss Milton" continues ut
| the Union Square, "Danl Druce u at Booths,
Azurine" at Niblo's, Lotta at the Park, Il The
Two Orphans" at the Bowcrv, etc.
The New York Dramatic Nems has the follow.
ingitems: "Messrs. Fred French, the play-pub-
Usher, aud Mr. 4. ~ Palmer, have bought fo1
S4,0o0 all right forever to Mr.. Leonard Growers
American comedy, Our Boarding House, and
1t is to be produced at the Park Theatre here,
with monumental cast, cmbodying some OF
the be- best people from our various theatres, on
the the 22d inst: Charles $ Stevenson: Of
J: H. NcVicker's loss at the Lyceuu,, during
Ar. Booths engagement, has been slightly over
april 2 in her own play, a Crown
Of Of. 1aorns, est !at the Eagle Thsatfe) Il will BE-
York us an actress. Daley, OF the Fifth Avenue,
was very anxious to get her, but failed. Her
engagement at the Eagle is one Of three Weeks,
a:ld TN the last week size is to produce new
play of her own. She will be supported by .
lST7-73 will open with f. i. Sothern On Sept. 8.
His engagement is one Of eighteen weeks, md
during that time he is to produce, il deemed ad-
yisablc, eight new plays which he has III his
repertoire, Ono Of these. comedy, by ". S.
Gilbert, English author, will probably be the
opening attraction, and the author himself will
come to this country to supervise its produc-
tion.''
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
Miss Nelson will be at Baltimore this week.
Hoolcy's Theatre in Brooklyn is to open with
o comcdy-company this week. His minstrel
troupe is in New Jersey
Fannie Marsh's theatre ut Portland, which
Was damaged lately by fire, has been 1eopcncd.
The Cowper company from Boston has been
playing there
The firm of Samuel French & Son, dramatic
publishers, the owners OF s'AtsS Multon,"
"Dan'l Druce," and Lies Danicheff,' are the
financial hackers Of the So1dcne troupe.
Robert McWade has been playing g Rip Van
Wrinkle - at Albany and other New York cities.
The Sardanap1lus ~ combination from Booths
Theatre has also been On the line Of the Central
Road.
The San Francisco Chronicle says: "A1r. Ma
guire's Two Bush street theatres have closed
their doors to the public for the present, md it
is uncertain when they will be reopened. 1t is
ru1norcd that the Aihambra will SOON be turned
into varieties, when and under what managers
has not yet been diyulgcd."
The attractions at Philadelphia last week were:
"Masks and Faces,n ut the Chestnut; Rose
Eytinge in '.Rose Michel +" at the Arch; E. L.
Davenport in "Dan1 Druce,'' at the Walnut.
This week the programmes will be: Loves
Sacrifcen at the Chestnut; Rose Eytinge in
s'atiss Mutton u at the Arch. No change at the
Walnut
The New Orleans Picaylne states great
moral truth thus: ''Any adaptation OF 4 French
argument to the circumstances of English inven-
tion Is more or less affected by English blunt
ness and the utter incapacity Of the English
language to express with becoming implication
the exquisite sense of French naughtiness,
which is always gentccl and we'll bred"
Stuart Robson was at Cincinnati last week;
Sothern at st. Louis; Gcncricve Rogers at Lou
isvillc; Maggie Mitchell, supported by Ctncin~
natl company, at Dayton and elsewhere; George
Fawcett Rowe at Cleveland: adelaide Nelson
at Rochester, and Albany, n: y; Boucicault's
aud Milwaukee; F. S. Chanfrau at Pittsburg;
Lucille Western ut Brooklyn; Madame Janau-
srhek at Richmond, Va.; Mary Anderson at
Washington: Mrs. Chanfrau and Kate Cla1ton
at Baltimore.
Mrs Lander continued to play II The Scarlet
Letter. At the Boston Theatre last wssS Eek
plays the part Of Pearl in the drama While
the critics write calmly enough about Mrs.
Lander, they almost rave over the little girl.
The "Eyungclinc" Combination, OF which
particular stars, were at the Boston Museum
last week. Mir. Montague will produce new
play, written expressly Tor him: at the Museum
about the end OF January.
LONDON.
Mr.. J. S. Clarke WAS announced to reappear
1t the Strand Oh the 9th inst.
Charles Wyndtam has made q considerable
success with the pan.omime OF "Sindbad the
Sailor' at the Crystal Palace
Lydia Thompson has been playing ''Robinson
Crusoc " at her Folly Theatre, and Pauline
Markham has been in pantomime Of the same
name ut Coyent Garden.
Barry Sul!iyan's hurt from the recent accident
In the fight Of Il Richard Ill" was quite serious
and confined him to q darkened room for many
days. His eyesight, ut the best, is far from
good.
Irving Is freshly castigated for his persona
Lion OF -Hacbsut, aud especially for his bump
tious reading, She .nould have died hereafter"
etc The -icddeny, however, condesccnds to
saw that Iryug's lacoeth is the best seen in En-
gland for twenty or thirty years.
Mrs. Wood Is busily rehearsing >Lcs DAM
cheffs u ut the st. james, London, and has been
fortunate enough to secure an exceptionally
good cast: AIr. Herman Vein, 1aide: Mr. Clay
ton, Ostip; Mr. Warner, Vladimir; Miss Lydia
Foote, Anna; Mrs. Wood, the Pri,tctss and proba-
bis Mrs. Vein for the Countess, aud if she can
not be secured. Miss Gencvieve Ward This
enterprise will cost the Haymarket the services