National Republican., 1877-08-16
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
BLIND Tom is losing his wonderful gif,

bLiND ioM Is losing ms WONDERFUL gilt.
The Pope likes to be lulled asleep with
sweet music-the voices of the choir children.
A NEW Chinese theatre is to be erected on
900.
BARTLEY CAMPBELLs last play, "a Govern
ment Bond brought $500. The owner is j.
williamson
at Paris is expected to be one of the most brilliant
ever known.
Mr.. J. II. JONES and wife (nee Rose Temple)
will travel this season with Adah Richmond's
combination.
ALEXANDRA DUMAS is writing a new play
which. " the newspapers are TO be believed will
deal with the doctrine of natural selection.
WAGNER Is said TO be greatly embarrassed,
so much so as to interfere with his mental phil,
osophy while engaged in musical composition.
IT Is stated that Lucca hates beer. Nilsson
cannot endure coffee, and Patti iaints at the sight
Ola potato Yet one of these ladies has two hus-
bands, and another surrcptitious sweetheart.
THE Philharmonic theatre, at Islington,
Angot" Is to be converted into variety theatre on
American principles, and with American artists
In Florence, in 1868, q play was performed
in which the saviour was introduced as kind Of
the presence of Pilot, to be disciple. The audi.
ence hissed II from the stage.
SHAKESPEARE Observation-Disclosures wife:
Bring me another plate Of bacon and beans,
NhlttEG tHtTeh plenty OF Sbuks-
pearian but dyspeGtc husband ClnwardlyE "Oh
curse Of marriagel That we can call these delicate
creatures ours but not their Appetizer
THE principal theatre, in Constantinoplo,
military drama called the Capture OF Soukhoum-
| kale,' OF course the Turks are everywhere vie
torious, and the Russians arc placed in cowardly
and udicrous lights, to the great satisfaction OF
| the spectators.
| AMONG the repertoire of Mr.. G. d. Hess
new opera company Will be- "a Summer Nights
Dream and The rasha Of Algiers," by Ambrose
strauss John of Paris" by Boleldieu; 'Haidee.
,he Dawn O. liaBpiness And "A King for Day
En;i 6y AmSGT The II B BaSSSmi,hs n Trsssnre musical
cuaes Miss Emily Melville, Mrs. Zclda Zcquin, Mr.
Castle, Miss Louise Seare, Mr.. g, II. Turner tenor
Mr. Edward scguin, bnffo, and Mr. C. IT. Morton
baritone The conductor Is Sig Operti.
Ina certain capital of Europe there Is an
opera house which Is managed on an ingcnuou.
ernElcnt subsidy, and has to pay ccrtqin OF hi,
singers sums varying from one to two hundred
pounds every time they appear. For this, however
yet have to make their fame in the capital, instead
Of being paid, actually pay large sums to appear
far more critical than the Inhabitants OF this CAPT
tai. The payment Is made under the thin disguise
Of their agreeing 70 take two or three hundret
be that such things are impossible herel
WHEN q blood-and- thunder melodrama II
produced at Japanese theatre the audience In
slsts upon having real blood and thunder racket
| 4 play which was recently put on the boards at
theatre In Yokohama was not wanting In element
OF horror, such As the successful stimulation o
wounds, but II afforded an opportunity for NOR
amusing bit Of real lsm. One Of the most terrible
scenes was supposed to take place during a storm
The stage manager dlsdalned to have recourse Il
the make believe method OF peas and shot to stim
ulaTe the sound Of rain lie must give his au
iience real rain, and so by means OF conceale,
pipes have regular pouring shower, continuing
throughout tho scene, deuging the stage an,
mirable, not only aiding the mimicry Of the scene
but in waiting a cool and refreshing molstur
through the house.