The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-03

yer pitcher, and Fay Templeton received q
pair of white palomas and other beautiful
souvenirs.
Mr.. Lester Wallack, says the Dramatic
News, has refused to play on Sundays.
| Prof Swing, of Chicago, believes in PIN
afore," and takes exception to letter by
'some fearful old birthstone dealer who
wishes laughter all suppressed until the
| eternal interests of men shall have been ad-
justed,"
The hilltop Opera-house will be reopened
tonight under The management of Mr.. Jas.
Douglas, with Miss Minnie Cummings as
the star in the Jewish Maiden" Miss
Cummings is highly spoken of by the East
ern press as an actress of great merit.
The Archbishop's Aid Society concert
will be musical event of too much impor-
tance for any one to miss. The programme
will be one OF the most inviting that has
been offered this season. If the ladies who
are selling tickets overlook You, make it
your business to find one of them and pro,
vide yourself in time.
Modieska will probably not play in the
| United States next season. Harry Sargent
intends to open with her in London, En-
gland, this summer, and then make tour
ever if certain contemplated arrangements
are not successful, Modjeska may return
here in January next
"The Matchmakers," new German com
| edy by An. Scheutz has been successful al
the Burgh Theatre, Vienna, Austria. The
| daughter of a wealthy merchant is prevent
ed from marrying her lover because very
romantic sister, who is to be married at the
same time, declines any aspirant to her hand
who ever experienced previous attach,
ment The obstacle is ultimately overcome
by reformed rake.
"a Fatal Portrait" farcical comedy in
three acts by Adolph Scbimer was recently
produced at the Stadt Theatre, Vienna. II
depicts the many troubles caused to the
newly appointed master of school in con
sequence of his portrait having been taken
when still merry student, in the disguise
of woman's attire. The doubts thu.
thrown upon the sex of the unfortunate
Master of Arts are most amusingly por
trayed, without the limits of decency being
ever overstepped.
A subscription list to the plimentary
concert rendered Miss Josie Jones Yorke
has been opened at the business house o.
Adam B. Wilson, on West Sixth street, be
tween Plum and Central avenue. The sub
scription books opened at Newhalrs music
store and at Robert Clarke u Co.'s yester
day filled up rapidly, and the prospects are
that Miss Josie Jones York will be greeted
on the night Of May 10th with one of the
finest audiences that has ever assembled ir
Pixies Opera-house.
On the occasion of the Washington, D
c., benefit to Mr.. c. d. Hess the operate
manager, he was called before the curtain
and made speech, returning thanks fol
the lattering reception that had been giver
him on the occasion of his last benefit. HI
announced that he had disposed of ali hi
interest in the troupe to Miss Abbott, fo
whom, in her plucky venture, he besough
the encouragement and patronage of hi
audience, and that he contemplated pei
manent retirement.
New York Letter: Saturday evening Mr.
Wallack took his leave OF large, enthusi
astic, beautifully dressed fashionable au
dcnce before his departure for the Yves
and California. The stage was covered
with floral offerings, great baskets of roses
the inevitable horseshoe, the wreath AM
ribbons! He made very pretty speech
and said in effect that he only went ava,
that he might come back to his artist
home. He looked very well, and he an,
Miss Coghlan played in the exquisit
Scrap Of Paper admirably, of course.