The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01
THE DRAMA.
Stage Gossip-The Doingy Of Actors
Plays, New and Old.
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Marie Williams, late ct GOlville'E, think
slle has been badly treated. A short time do
4 her jewel1y was stolen and the public didn
know 1t. This Is the first case on record,
ills claimed that Theodore Thomas has bid
IN average attendance of about two thOusan
ii his Cincinnati College Of Music concert
during the season just concluded, thirty-si
{ Programmes having been presented.
The StrakOsch company give "Pinafore" |
Frisco after the six weeks season announced
With Litta as Josephine, Cary as ButtercuI
\ md Frank Gently. brother Ut the basso, d
! The Admiral.
Since January last it is estimated that owe
Seven hundred performances of "Pinafore
have been given In New York city. not count
Ing the numerous hurlesques produced there
" eaavintB terms for his American tour ar
saM to be forty per cent Of the gross receipt
f0r himself and company, all the proceeds
from the sale OF librettos and expenses iron
AItaly and back He will onen the season a
Hsverly' Lyeeum fiji New York.
The appearance at the st. Louis Olympic
+ Is Claude Meinotte, Hamlet, etc, of Barr,
VI Mitchell, who seems to he d sort uf Western
8 Count Joannes, has raised the price of tur
+ nips, radshes and other vegetables In the 10
\ III markets the past week
Mr. ID. r.. Locke, who Is better known Il
{ our readers as Petroleum v. Nasty. ii nj
4 present IN Philadelphia experimenting tn
PREPARATIONS for his new American play, aThe
H Widow Bedott,' soon to be brought out Ii
\ that city.
Mr.. Edwin Booth Is quoted as saying Of his
h recent asBafant that he Ii 20 dangerous luna.
| NJ nothing more;" but the nervous shock Of
the occurrence, he says, has been 50 severe
hboth Mrs. Booth and myself that W. have
ssh unable to do much more than play nurse
beach other since the event.
Al urgent appeal has been made to the
tneatI1oal profession and friends of the
dfams BY the American Dramatic Fund Az
nelation to enlarge Its fund. Its object ID to
Md 70 the comfort Of members In their de-
Mnlng years, and prepare for the "rainy
@Y That sooner OF later comes to the most
Sun Franclaco clothing dealer ID enid to
wv, In good faith, offered Lawrence Barrett
yMoa night When playing Hamlet" In that
#aty, II he would, after altering the words
nstolnary suits Of solemn black, add, s.the
knd they sell at - for $24."
During q performance of the Masked Bali"
tnBcns by the Strakosch Company Sig.
ta1AleOni made use OF a recitation as d cover
IN sbise the musicians In "choice" Italian,
Mlllng them street players" and demand
9f Mny they thus tnsulted an artist; and all
9e because some of the instruments had
Eayed half q tone above his (the French)
Eel and given q hatness, consequently, To
= voice Behrens' face burned. and his hand
MN hot on his baton, while the irate singer
uls indulged his rage.
~ the Chestnut Street Miss Belgrade Inn
Esed upon the public as Julia In 1.-THE
nalenpaek.. She was supported by q crowd
W. h fne Union Square, New York, picked up
Horace Wall between the Union Place and
" Union Square hotels. She is hOmely and
MlnaM, but she would have done passably
MlH FsUf. Emile Leicester had not stood
4ne wings and spent the whole evening in
I VIVA her, as II she was whole quadrille
I IVY herself cross over; come down front;
Ivy UP centre; fold your hands; one step
lafd; raise your hands over your head,h
" ~ On, until the stage manager stepped
ner and told her that he would fire her
MSe stage she did not shut up. He re-
ssasN 10 tones more forcible than polite
seatner has been warm lately--that II
would Let the girl alona she would do well
Seogh, and Ii she did not that he would put
zoh the stage Philadelphia Letter.
FOREIGN.
M ~ Norris ls engaged to open at the Hay
H aMt London. In August.
~ sssS NILSSON Is paid 200 guineas, gold, at
A sss saa VI eagh performance during her en-
f5 I'M at Her Maiesty's, London.
m sh.s n Nlon Theatre says 1t Is not tmprob
d sha a4a EdWin Booth will appear next season
Mi u Eyceum, London, In two or three plays |
i s ~ Henry Irving.
N ~ la teatro Nazonale, now building at Flor
M |sa iaiy will be larger than the Scala at
b sSseeao, an operetta by Suppe, which Is
sa stt " played at Vienna, Is said to be
musicians = 49, - - =
n 1 - warner will play Coupeau and Miss
(3nt MMs Hal Will appear as .Gervaise In
ra. Unarles Reade's version of LAS
/ III l al,ee London.
h X. ], Lucas family name was Lucas,
slsfrs iaailnily We're 5ews, living In great
lfnse.., one abandoned her religious faith.
y esia.sa nd Partisan play-goers very prop
s s,sI. 20 the pyramidal head-gear of
MN aaEsluctlng the View Of the stage, and
"a a,f,a a,onhet room for the safe keeping of
1 I6dinas = g 9 during performance.
elnS M q wants $30eg per night for her
& mSSleselni, backed by deposit Of $3e 200,
sat ~ afsettlng sail, before she agrees to
go ~ TIE proposed tour Of the United
ggAs vn als these circumstances it Is not
Sss laL she will come.
yh Tso ono fever Is now raging VIC +,
so1hiLa ondGn, and two versions of that
{ touft n M MorE are the tempting promises !
des - oa English playgoers. Mr.. Charles
Min asdaaptation, called Drink" based
4 " p,,ssa lglnal French drama Is announced
In hs3ess Theatre. Mr.. Henry Neville G
sas ae novel $3.50
I 81 psoartrait Of II. Gounod describes him 9
4 W. sooat medium height, with achubby, i
n - snaning bald head, full beard. just G
q ss and corporal girth just large t
suggest the idea Of utter internal b
~ sI aaso,ut also suggesting the idea Of {
4 fNa nesnlnass, and he appears as sin b
4 SplAaded. pAe'ss7A 90 :" eA1A'1 " t1oA !. y
4 6a naansenport the actress, tells the San b
NM " ssfoHicle that British acting, COM d
kl Nm me ne American or French, has no O
last ]. ihe fashion on tiae London stage b
q M ss59olidity. 'Immagine, If gu can" Il
ii 3atL Lady Gay hpanker in the sole D.
VI hi AZ guarantees London Assurance =
y shi|es eflbing the following of the n
R pkns n seated ianguidly in chair al
~ N AYE 81 been completed for the re- "a
naca me Theatre Royal, Glasgow, b,
lokhssn burned to the ground. al
n nsst me theatre will be one OF the 9,
- Un lisss1 fnra nos n E s p re