, 1877-09-16

@ ho" ,3 ,n t.nf anrast If he times They see that
the patrona.e Of the theatres is falling Oh "as h;
impute the dccaacnce to any anu G's,5 G'.5,on"Iariy
The right one amt strive TO retain their popula..,
by importing fayor1te English actors III "a
rates, induging in costly upholstery, anu ,;-
Ing fine scenery. When notw't'staIl ,ntI,n in their
| theatres continues TO abate, they slt p.eA :, -.
dismay anl lament the decline Of the dta!1a' M 80,
time for them TO learn that drama "n.' nsa ,nnn
bc enjoyed in America attnc price 81 less lua to
dollar and half for single admission uesst ,,;,
| decline and must decline, because 1nc eouAt5
| cannot afford to support IT.
NEW YORK NOTES
! Archie Gordon OF Brooklyn, has written 4
drama entitled, sueart and Crown" which was
presented ut the new Park Theatre, brooklyn,
Alice Dunning taking the rule OF -uarse sf"a'f'
Miss Eliza Hammond will soon make hcr de-
but at the New York Lyceum Theatre as Lazy
| Macbeth She is said TO be a beautiful society
lady, and has undergone hard stuoy Aux '1''
stage.
The American play of 'Struck gu i" Will re-
MACE sphinx Do,ninoes'' at the Union Square
Theatre Monday. the 18th inst: Il vi! serve
to INTRODUCE to New York Mr.. J. e. Williamson
aud Miss Maggie Moore, who have p!ayc4 the
piece over nearly the route OF -Hf. l.ht"eas foa1,
travelling, however, in the reverse direction
At the Park Theatre, Sothern Us "Ihe
Crushed Trascdian," with his 'shcart bowed
DOWN. has n,ade almost Us palpable hit us
u;t MY =" HE n1.Inm,u. md viii continue to con
wise lis audic1,ce with laughter ut the woes of
that unfortunate thespian. The orchestra at
this house has also been s;crnsicd - untteF Ing
stage where IL Is lh'7s'ole oo' not ''''"'''oie'
Wallack's Theatre opens on the 1st OF Octo-
i've acts. entitled "Marrjase,n b., Boueicau1t.
The author Of 9sLondon Assurance" anu "Old
Heads and Young Hearts" has resumed hs
eplgraMmatic pen, and desires TO remind TINS
generation that lie can, If he will, rival himself.
The cast Of tue comedy includes Mr.. John Gil
bert, Mr. Montague, hr. Plympton, Mr.. II.
Beckett, Mr.. Arnott; Mr. Holland, Miss Stella
Bonifacc, M1ne Ponisi, Miss Rose Coghlan,
Miss Etlie Germon, Miss Pearl Eytiugc, anl
Mrs, Seton, MIR. Boucicault expresses his
legitimate works, but sllrcwdly adds that its
success is question OF public taste.
., fa,, .,,, ,,;,to- soos,,, At thu
car,,,.nia srh,.,trc vii hc iuo,,rt,ratcI b; Mr.,
a,1olnh Scuruuorf with the performance of
stUltimo,'' ~ better known as the "blS bonanza.
ne niahasl ,.as '. III ~ tha'' H.
rnnw1ni,ge,i artists amnnr them arc Misses
AIcline Borry, Anna Aleissner, Julia Catenhu-
sen, Fanny Heller, Eugene Schthlt2' -iienf1etta
thaE ,r,. ~" Hosirs G1stav Kadclburr Wilhelm
RiccIhoff. Hcrmauu labcrc, Otto Pracscr, Bern
hard Kluk, Kcinhold Bojock, Albert kcssler,
Heinrich Ka.lelburg. Moritz Walkensfein, anu
Utto Meyer dlo 'sS hesss Me,sS"cr' eli i1s ~
nielel, ,; & 49,, w. tto;r iohmt MI 'N'>1
ooJoeA II n'aAe 1neA os''
Among the travelling dramatic companies OF
TINS seaso11tae nose ~. - ~. -
tuat utuei .ne 't,.s " @ Cn.'i,o.;
n!.tlc en'uuans, ,'n.i1 1u..uG Msi W'''at'
eoEse Wns ii.. Hat", ~ r,sv Mrs'
Farrcu. Miss Oakdcne, Miss Du Saudi, Miss
E,lmoustop, Mr. F. Is. Narle, Miss Fanny
searIc. Air. CaIlII, ,tr, Brutope, Miss Meta
E,Trleft. Miss Cassy Troy, Mr. Lcyick, Mr.. Trc--
vile. Miss Ethel Grant, Miss Nellie Post, Miss
c. johnston, and others Of less note. The nlatl-
ayers are MeSsrs. 4 =. stevens, IS. Porter, Col.
Al1ston Brown, anu Alr. ltl1stcu~ 1he conlbiiia7
with them scenery and costumes for NJ. Bouci-
c1ult's new comedy in rehearsal at Nallacks
Theatre and the 'tShaughraun."
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
1,,,usc,fct,s Rostou engagement is announced
IN beein Oct. l.
,'5.,,,o ,o.-os s,r +ho Fos+ ,n;e ,roo,-
Eo"tn +Aoa1ns eascs toi ~, l.as' t4is "SeA
Hc expects to Visit chicago, fhlaoeipnla' NC"
York, aud Long Branch, and to return about the
lat of Norc,nhcr
oz 49,. .oo,- - H.
Domlnlck Murray appeareu .ass "ech a. ~
Bars Opera-House. ST. Louis, IN play written
by himself, entitled 'iShawn Aboo; or, The
Fcuiau Fugitiye.:'
Misc Mary Anderson opcncd in Juliet last
Nnntlay at Robinson,s Opcra-IIouse, Cincinnati.
She seems to have won the hearty approval Of
the audience aud the critics
w. -,
11ny rasto1s conpant nls JuSs p'lacn, onG
week AZ tue walnut o!eeet iee'e, in1ue'l'.l, a''i
where the ,gullf "iatel sc'.son ops.Is 't''s "eeA
win Johh NeeuliouSn' 1'c tlaseo'an'
Manager John Mccullough has renewed his
lease Of the California Theatre for five years.
His regular season began with Rose Eytingc as
star. It is said that this gifted actress has re-
ceiycd ycry Tempting offers to take the mart Of
loading lady with Edwin Booth.
.,.. ,- p,p+,o, f,,n,rho,, ..,,ox,
uRisks,', was brought out at the Olympic
Theatre. in St, Louis, bv Mr. John T. RAYMOND,
Frnlay evening. The principal role is that Of
an INSURANCE agent, and is filled by Mr.. Raw
. r1on1. The dis1ntchcs indicate that the sue
crss. Of the piece was immediate and great, and
fhat thc nerforula1ce Of Mr. RAYMOND is likely
to rival in attractiycness that of Co.. Sellers,
eur,,,
AT lug peFl9rina'ieG " 1saoiS ~ ~ Io9tll"
sous opera-liu,use' Sl,s4nHata, @ the qLaer uas,
Mt. r. y; sn'tn p'aseu .: .ae1t'o; n ~ = tius
cEltlcseq oy ~ ooselsant Gr1:c ne t1ee'hto
OF aif' r. " elnitu WIS iolcttous III tne eN-
trclne, ana l:'f0oetco WIS u sauly-ipsuru uark