, 1877-02-04
House. One member in the midst Of speech
lost himself and was only brought to his senses
BY roar of LAUGHTER.

! ~ roar Of laughter.
J : Miss Nelson is to personatc Inogen for tht
first time at the Walnut Street Thcatrc, Phila-
delphia, tomorrow. night. Last week Janauschci
House' was given at the Chestnut, 'Sarlanapa-
lus - at the Academy OF Music and Mrs. Bowers
| ut the Arch Street Theatre.
Madame Janauscllelz "Wednesday night, At the
Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, played
"Phadra u in an adaptation Of Racine's tragedy
prepared Tor her by Miss Jeannettc Tuckcy, OF
London. According to the play-blis, this was
the tirst representation in English on any stage
OF this tragedy, and far as we have any infor-
nation, The play-bills make correct statement
Kate Claxton will be at St. Louis this week !:
the Berger: Family and Sol Smith Russell at
CINCINNATI; f. I. Davenport in g Danl Druce II
at Pittsburg; Mrs. Chanfrau at Memphis; John
Mccullough and john E. Owens at Boston;
Boucicault il 'SThe Shaughraun ~ at Washing
ton; the Florences, supported Ly Ellsler's
cleveland company, Ia Columbus aud other
Ohio cities.
The Boston Saturday Gazette says Of Henry j.
byTon's new play, "Old Sailors, y lately pre-
sented at the Museum in that city: ut is about
Is stupid play, making any prctense to the
name Of comedy, Is it has been our lot to wit
ness for some time. OF plot it is almost rs bar
rca as billiard ball is OF hair. In point Of in
terest, the multiplication table is thrilling and
blood-curdling compared with it. Its sentiment
is absurd, and the trite moral it attempts to
1eacl is painfully tnane III its puerility.'' Mr..
a.. .. MotltaEuc will appear ut the Boston Muse
un on Feb. 19.
May Howard was at st. Louis last week; An
na Dickinson ut Buffalo; Frank Mayo at Indian
apolis and other Indiana towns; Mary Anderson
a. Augusta aud Atlanta; Lawrence Barrett in
OHIO cities: Mrs Lander, in t'The Scarlet Let
ter" at Albany; Charlotte THOMPSON. in n
p!asiarizcd version OF 1'Aliss Multon,'' at Roch-
@ cster' rose EytfnSe, in another version Of the
same play, at Providence, R. l.: Edwin
Booth at Brooklyn; E. L. Davenport as <sDan'i
Druce - in cities on the line Of the New York
Central Railroad; John T. RAYMOND at New
Orleans; sotheen at San Fraucisco; Joseph
Murphy and tue :" "Eyangeline - combination at.
Boston; the Forbidden Fruit'' company at
Washington.
FOREIGN NOTES.
The King OF Holland presented Sarah Bern-
hardt with the Grand Medal Of Art in token of
Ills admiration for her acting in 's LEtrangere,''
.Toole, tue Irish comedian, is acting In q bur-
lesque in London, and, as one of the great Ken
tucky rifle team, it Is highly amusing to hear
him undertaking to do his level best ~ to hit
ny on the far mountain slope, and then mag
unanimously decline the feat in the words, ssNo,
sir; see that tiy's back is turned, and viii
never take advantage even Of ly.''
A new comedy called s' uerocs,'' evidently
written years ago on the Robcrtsonian lines for
the Prince OF Wales Company, was produced
for the first time in London three weeks atro ut
the Aquarium Theatre. Mr.. and Mrs. Billing
ton and Miss .Meyrick had been playing it on i
country tour, and 1t Was we'll received In Lon
don, the author, q Mr.. Conway Edwards, being
called at the close to submit to the noisy a11-
plause Of q democratic audience.
The following is taken from dispatch printed |
IN the He,,aH last Sunday: s'Tfe grcat dramatic
success OF the week lus been NJ. Eictoricn |
sardou's play entitled Dora The plot exhibits
the intrigIes Of fashionable female spies in the
pay or foreign statesmen, interviewer with
sery @ pretty love story and helped out by beat1-
.nul u stage accessories, pretty actresses, de-
lclous acting, and bewudering millinery. I
People accuse Sardou OF plagiarizing from
Dumas 'L'Etrangere.'
An English version OF tiles Danicbetf:' has
atclj been presented at the St. james Theatre,
london The play, was done in the metropolis
ast summer by the company Of the Oleon
Theatre, Paris, but hos never before been given
II English. Some slight change has been made
i the tcxs, IN order to avoid seeming incon-
lstencics, but the original has, on the whole,
zen pretsy closely followed. The A11e4saa:
clllty OF Les Daniehcf is removed. The
erole, and the freedman she has bpeu COM
elled to marry, no longer dwell in the same
ut In u q closcness of intimacy. that
endeEs all but incredible the sclf-icniai the
usband is supposed to exercise. AS soon as
sc marriage blessing Is spoken, Osjp departs
'r St: Petersburg to seek from the Car i, re-
:asc from bis VOWS, and leaves Anna resident
! the house OF the Danischeffs. By this cou-
'iyance the kind Of moral shock produced BIZ
le original is avoided"
Henry lrying's performance Of Richard ILL.,
IS adti1,ted III the first three acts, where be
|searaed Co}ley Cihber and tl,o old traditions.
1t was signal failure towards the close. i |
says there was more Of comedy
mclodratna i'll it than tragedy. IN this con
,ct;on an aneadotc now floating around tue
.ovincial newspapers of England is worth re- I
Eating: It is said that Mr.. Irwin. had lately
rived in IL provincial town at the same time
it'll Myers Circus. An oll-schoo! TRACE
an happened to be Il starring - there at the {
me, and one day was met Oh the street By an
I friend, who asked him how be was doing
, Ed, bad as bad can be y croaked the old ira
zing friend condoled with him and finally :
ound up By saying, 'But then you must re- {
ember Mr.. Irving is 4 very popular actor" !
Mr.: Iryngs'' exclaimed the tragic one. II Hang !
:. Irving! III star against Mr.. Irving any =
lcre; but I'd like to know who is to star :
:ainst twelve performing elepAautsl' : +
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