The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-08

plucky little lady has not been absent from
the stage.
Mr.. Charles Reade's version of ~ Assom-
moir," entitled Drink" will shortly be
produced at the Boston Theater. Mr.. T.
W, Keene, of San Francisco, has been en-
gagged to play the part Of Coupeau.
Julian Youn G, who plays Lord Cairn-
gorm with the Florences in the "Mighty
Dollar" is really Julian Magnus, the
journalist and dramatic author, who has
concluded to adopt the stage as profess
sion.
Cereni, Leslie and Byrnes, known as ''The
Nondescripts," will appear at the Vine
street Opera-house Monday night. The
Chapman Sisters and Max Hugo close to-
morrow night. The latter lays off week
and opens in Louisville November nth.
Harry D. Graham, business manager for
Charles L. Davis calvin Joslin Combina-
tion," successfully made his debut at
Henck's the other night and was presented
with a watch and chain by Mr. Davis.
Great act, Harry.
Fannie Louise Buckingham, with her
fiery, untamed white steed, is billed to open
at the National Monday in her new ver-
otoh VI EudLCpptt. otCCN
new version were here about year ago and
well, never mind.
Mr.. Ion Perdicaris' new play, 'The Pic
| ture," is to be brought out at the Fifth
avenue Theater on Monday, November 10.
A peculiar feature will be the introduction
OF II large original painting, as the picture
concerned i'll the drama.
Helena, Montana, has a population of
about five thousand and there is not nor
never was show of any description in the
town. In place of shows thev have WHIT
is called dance houses, where the miners
and citizens gather every evening and pay
25 cents for dance with some fair noun
tain maiden.
| The undismayed attraction of Hamlet
at the London Lyceum Theater WAS strk-
ngly attested by the crowded state of the
theatre fortnight since, when Mr. Irving
and Miss Ellen Terry reappeared in that
play for the first this season. Upwards OF
f230 were taken at the doors on
this occasional sum indicating that the
accommodation OF the house was taxed to
its utmost limits.
Prosper Merimees fascinating romance
of Carmen" or rather the libretto of
Bizets opera, has now been turned to fresh
account, having been made to furnish the
subject of ballet d'action at the London
Alhambra. The leading incidents of the
now familiar story are danced through at
express speed in three brightly dressed and
animated scenes. The last tableau repre-
sents tue interior of bull-ring during a
combat.
Miss Adelaide Nelson will shortly appear
at Pixies. She has accepted from Mr.. L. J.
Bald win, of California, a four-weeks' en-.
gagement, during which she is to receive
sixty per cent of the gross receipts of each
representation, with a guarantee that nc
ni.htly share shall fall below the sam OF
$500. The engagement will be fulfilled in
the spring, and Miss Nelson will probably
proceed to Australia Immediately after it,
termination.
Mr. Lawrence Barrett says that Mr.. w
D. Howells' play of 'Yorick's Love" ha'
been "a grand success everywhere-a per
feet triumph" The entire first scene of the
second act is MIR. Howels original creation
and he has also inserted two original char
acters, Dorothy" and Gregory" Mr.. Bar
relt adds that he is going to bring the pla,
to thus city. The new drama dealing witt
Miles Standisl, upon which Mr.. LongfelloW
and Mr.. Howells are now at work, will no
be ready very SON. but promises says MIR
Barrett, ito be beauty when it due
come" The sturdy Captains courtship j
to be only an incident of the piece, whicl
will portray early colonial life and old Eng
| lish manners.