, 1877-11-25

3: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
Theatre, with the design Of having Robson
Crane, and James Lewis appear IN comedy parts
The Troubadours have achieved d brilliant
success in Melbourne, and at latest dates vert
playing to crowded houses.
1t is intimated that 's Sidonie " will DC the at
traction at the Fifth Avenue after TUG engage
ment OF Miss Mary Anderson.
Lydia Thompson goes to England in February
to bring over some nude dramatic stars-oh, Deg
pardon, some new dramatic. NC ulean'
Mr.. Mackaye's new play is IN emotional
American comedy drama, in which the hero
after sore tribulation, falls III love with Ills OWL
wife.
The friends Of Mr. John Broughan will DC
glad to learn that he Is slowly improving, al
though te is still i close invalid at lis home III
Irving place.
The editor Of the New York Dramatic Neaes Is
going crazy, or perhaps it is that his victims
are not scomins down" Iast week ~ he "a @ams faas
shricks at the fraud Jefferson, anu
wipes the cutters with sothern.
Blackmaillng Ms an art. II 1t were
done when It is done, then 'twere Wen q
were done neatly. Mr. Byrne is losing his head.
His valor outstrips discretion. He is glyln. vi
himself "dcad away" to use Tulgarlsm' inc
explanation probably will be found in the fol-
lowing significant announcement culleu from
| Sothcrn ordered Mr.. Henry E. Abbey, the
! Egyptian manager Of the Park THEATRE to with
draw lis advertisement from the Dramatic
| 1}eaas."
| AT LARGE.
the Countess Modjeska is to study with John
Mccullough.
sour Boys ?" was played for the oo0th co1l~
secutiyc time ut the Vaudeville Theatre, Lon-
don. on Noy. 2.
| Fred Marsucn has contracted for new play
| with Joe Alurhhy. It Is to be OF tue description
known as Irish.
Lawrence Barrett has been threatening to dis
charge the actors supporting him III his 'noblc
Roman " fmpersonations, because they declined
| to Shave of their mustacIcs.
! Miss Kate Field has been elected a member Of
the Dramatic Authors Society of England.
| Her clever .comelietta "Extremcs Meet" has
been published by Alr. French
frau will 20 to England the coming summer.
| Clifton Tayleure has bad good odcr for them
both, FROM a London manager.
Mr.. Bouccault's drama Of "Formosa'' has
been produced at the Ade1phi, London, with Mr..
Emery, Miss Leighton, aud Mr.. Ellington in
tho principal parts. Thu -athcuuum says that
the piece does not improve upon acquaintance.
OF that accomplished and kindly man and
delightful actor, William Warren, it is said that
although nearly Is Years old, he does not look
more than 50. And it is saitl further that all
the old gri!naccs which belong to the queer,
sitte-splilting characters he las made his own
fur SO many years, seem to have united i'll pro-
ducing most remarkable countcrancc that is
like protcsu mask.-Asw York Iritue
Buffalo Bill is enjoying litigation in Nevada
While playing at the Opcra-lIousc Virginia
City, Afr. Locke, the manager docked his
salary 500. On the ground that Cody was in
toxcated on the opening night i'll National
Guard Hall, and that slcii drunkenness SO dis
gusted the public that it injured his engagement
to the extent Of $500. The case was decided
against Locke, in Justice Noses Court. aud
evidence as to Cody's condition was excluded
Rose Eytinge employed fashionable San
Francisco urcssuakcr to create her costumes
for = Antony and Cleopatra" The artistic in
silks, satlls, anu laccS, being little At SEA,
called IT, inspect Bicuu's great painting ut i
wci1-known gallery, thinking it might afford
suggestions. After brief inspection she came
A1rrying from the place, relnarkiHg, as she
passed out, that the natter u.i%ht more prop
crfy tc referred to j icwcler. The costume Of
C!euiura, it will bc remembered, consists mere
ly-of i necklace, arlnlets, aud anklets, making.
it more costly though scarcely less primitive
than the draperics of Eden. Other lnudcls were
alttrwarl clluscn.
The dramatic works Of Victor Hugo are once
more to sec the light in France. ''uernani'' Is
announced for n,il-Novc!nbcr ut the Conlclie-
Francaisc, and "Le Roi s'AInusc" will be
played during Exhibition year. The production
Of u Hermann " requires tile appearance on the
stage OF nearly every member Of the most re-
markabse company iii Europe, and is hailed lis
great event. Shakespeare i'll French is promised
ior the winter months; the translation OF ".
:llcitle Cayius, who las devoted twelve Years to
the study oi the principal tragedies Of the
'stlivinc Williams will bc used. These ruth
less Gauls even talk OF " adopting number
OF Shalspcarc's plays, SO that they tnay form q
part Of the reggula! repertoire in Paris.
Chaufrau has been interviewed concerning
that Milwaukee story by 4 Detroit nlll, and he
says: ''Ihcre Is not the funniest 'gleam Of
truth in the whole story. Why, they have
actually published the a,nlzing statement that
i had Il fight in the dinins-roou Ut the NewhalI
House with NUN who iusu}tcd my wife. tell
you the whole thing is q fabrication. The affair
has given me no end ol annoyance. But that's
noting. So far as am Individually concerned,
it is OF little consequence; but Cliff Taylcure
writes me-lny son writes lne-that my wife is
nearly crazcd by the publication Of tic yarn"
H. goes to tell that the only fact in the mat
ter was that IN iuspudent fellow was staring at !
his wifc. who, in CONSEQUENCE, desired to change
her place ut tho table, II learned afterwards
that hc was all insurance agent, but [ 10 not
now recall Ills na1ie. Well, Of course col1l- |
pICtl N1LH hfIc . lCttACSL- -t3teT cn1UNlnG
seats / said in n low voice to Air. Taycure:
.Ciiif, believe ought to smash that inpudcnt |
puppv's face, and II he we're in the street [ |
would do it sure Cliff laughed, and told me |
not to mind it; that professional ladies were
constantly subjected to lil1c annoyance, and that
it could do no good to make q row about it.''
And that was all
WINTER AND BOCCICAULT. |
The following is Mr. Winters reply to Bouci-
cault, published rcceutlyiu the New York Com
1usrcial 4ddocrtiscr:
DEAR ---: do not think it would be worth
while for to conacsccnl to enter upon ns.n1,rut
controversy with Mr.. EouccArlt. l;y frequent
covert astacEs upon mc. and oy open r,lucncss, he
has forfeited his right 10 consideration at NV |
hands. lie did not have, III the first place. any |
just cause nf complaint against n,e. The article
that wrote, in the Iribnte of Oct . on his cun,-
e.ly Of 'Marriaye, y IL respectful III tone cou.id-
crate in feeling, honest in motive, temperate i'll
language, and true III statement, any one can !
see who Will read it; and IL ou.ht not have gwen
him pain Or caascd him anger. | have looked !
with anazcmcnt upon his wild and ndiscrim-
mate fulmnations against 1.-The critics. and
have never noticed thcm except remotely,
in a few woris OF chaG N playful
article on ''The J1bbcaainosay' {IriAxae. oct
l6}-words which il WAS quite proper that should |
use iii IleW OF the aspcrSiOns that Mr, Uoucicau}t
had--at least by inn;licatiou--cast upon 1,c The |
opinion tnIt am mot competent critic of the !
drama is one that Mr.. Houcicauli Of course, his
perfect right to entertain and to exprcrs lie ]
used to think quite differently AMI rot very long
ago. neither, r,as Gould very readily slluw by his
own letters il that were worth while; INT ii is