The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-02

is to be brought out at the Grand Opera, in
Paris, at the commencement of the next
season.
Among the theatrical 'sports" that will
take to "the road" next season are Colville's
Folly Company, Salsbury's Troubadours,
Rice's Surprise Party and Eliza Weathers-
by's Froliques.
The Atheneum,'at Columbus, Ohio, has
been changed into the Grand Opera House,
and it will be opened, for the new season,
in September, by Maggie Mitchell and her
travelling company.
Miss Nelson is acting at the Haymarket
by way of bidding farewell to London. She
will make her last appearance on the "a OF
August. Her engagement at the Adelphi
was terminated last week.
Mr.. Rowe is at the White Mountains.
Preparations for his play of "Wolfert's
Roost" go forward at Walacks. Mr.. Les.
ter Wallack has arrived home from Cali.
fornia, and is organizing his campaign for
next season.
Mr.. Edward Spencer, the well-known
dramatist-author of exit" "Across the
Continent" and other plays-is now the
Editor of the Baltimore Sun. Mr. Spencer
is at work on the libretto of new Ameri.
can comic opera.
Emma Madden, Emma Pierce Minnie
Monk, Jerry Liant, d. II. Chase, F. Murray
Day, G. w. Vessels, j. F. Dean, J. f. Ed,
wards and Others are in the company en-
gagged to support Fanny Davenport. K. +.
Stevens is business manager.
The London Musical World, in criticising
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, says: "Asan ac-
tress, the American artistic has decidedly
progressed. Her vocaliZation is correct and
faciIe, her phrasing we'll balanced, and her
expression true and unexaggerated."
A violinist with the strange name of Sam
Franko has appeared in London with much
success. He is said to be an American, a
pupil of Joachim, and to have lately stud
led in Paris. The Pail Mall Gazetts speaks
of his performance in the highest terms OF
praise.
Miss Maria Booth, daughter of J. d.
Booth, will present herself, next season,
among the stars-acting in a seriocomic
play by Mr.. Tayleure. This seems little
precipitate, on the part of person 50
young and, comparatively, so inexper-
fenced; but Miss Booth is talented and
pleasing performer, and her courage may
be justified in success
The report comes from London that Mr..
Max Strakosch has engaged for his forth.
coming American-ltalian opera season, Miss
Blanche Davenport a sister of the actress
Miss Fanny Davenport. Miss Blanche
Davenport was pupil of Signor Lamperti,
and has sung in Milan and in other parts of
Italy with considerable success. Mr..
Strakosch has also retained the services of
Mile. Belocca.
F. S. Chanfrau has new play written by
a New York lawyer Mrs. +. s. Chanfrau
goes on the road with a company of her
own. Effie and Annie Ellser, daughters
OF the veteran manager, John Ellsler, have
been engaged by Mr.. Mackaye who re-
opens the Madison Square Theater in Octo-
Der. ALA Merrill is to be the leading lady
in this theater, while Tom Whiffen is to be
also of the company.
Mr.. Sothern has arrived in New York
from the happy hunting-srounds of British
America He has been fishing in the
Restigouche River, Quebec, in company
with the Marquis of Lorne, the Duke OF
Beaufort, Sir John Reed and other English
friends His season in New York is to be-
gin on September Sth, at the Park Theatre,
where he will act for eight weeks-begn-
ming, with "Sam" and afterward bringing
out two new comedies and reviving old
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