, 1879-08-01

Bob hileA says nc Won't DC partner Ql Ley
3. Steele next season.
Mr.. Tom WhifIln sailed for ENGLAND Saturday
last. Ills visit will be short one.
s.xty-acvcu actresses by actual count is the
number nlreadY engaged by DAILY.
Miss Rose Lcclcrcq will probably support
Bandmann at the Standard T1leater, New York.
Bouclcault tells New York correspondent
that l!s new play for Booths s about tho same
caiabrc as The "1wo Orphans"
Mlss Maria Booth, daughter OF J. B. Booth,
vii! present barself, next seaaon, amonR the
s,urs,-actng In q serio-comic PLAY by Mr. Tay-
leurc.A
Ju.eph Jefferson has recently lnfshed two
PAINTINGS VI landscape. and thcy vii! figure At
ihc forthcoming artexhibit!on IN Cincinnati.
~ Noon"
+ Mr. r. C. Banga has nov filled m bis coubi
nation for the ne1t scasou. It will embrace
Miss Geraldine Maze, Harry Etvngc, Jamcs
Cooper, Walter T.. Kclly. George Walcot. ]. p.
Duel, nnd Alexander Fields.
1'asca, the well-kuown actress, has left the
stage a'd world together, having entered one
u the secular coavents near VI. Petersburg,
HEofe occupants devote their lives to tending
the alex aud teaching children.
"EnGagcd At ,Mcvlrkers; The Tickot-oi..
al
Farp II at Hamlns. The two former plnyt arc
drawing peope; the latter two are doing very
little in that way.
There are hut two theatres open In Boston
thr Museum and tic Park. At tho former
company OF children Is singing " Il. II. .. Pima
FORE" At the latter the Rico Surprise Party Is
performing in new extravaganza. by J. j.
McNaily aud Dexter Smith, called Ravcls."
Otto Pctzcr's pln5 Of Who Knows Best u
will he produced for tho first time at McVIckcrs
IN Monday evening. Miss Lena Tetsouborn will
enact the ctl!ef role. Ti'r inciiepts Of the play
arc suggested by German comedy entitled
"Thsce Pairs Of ahncs,h and Mr.. peltzer's hantit-
work IS spoken Of very hlghly.
11eye will be stock companies next season Ia
New York ut Wallacks, the Union Square, tho
Madison Square, Daly's, tls Pafk, BoilcIcau't's
Theatre, phiaaelnhin, For,l's Broad Street
Theatre {for a few weeks onlyj, In The same cisr,
the Boston Museum, tue Boston Theatre, and
probably branch OF tile tuiou Square III CHI
cago.
Sept. s. Ut the Park Theatre, where he will act
for eight wccks-begipnlng, probably. with
"sam." and nttcrward bringing, out two new
comedies a1ld rcyivinr Old fayoritcs. His COM
called BY good Judges the best souhsette in En-
glant He has also engaged Mr. Ble.kles. Mr.
Draggington, and mir. Compton, oil OF the Lon
don stagc, and alt eccentric comedians.
Sir. Roland Raea and Hiss Alice Hastings
passed through the city Yesterday, bound for
will be a member OF the Unlou Square Cumpany
next season, he taking the place Of Nj, Polk,
who goes upon starring tour. Mr. Palmer,
from ,.ow Until Christmas. could not ilui d
more promising roung corneGlpn In this country
thnn AlF. lsccd. During Ills recent engagement
Of TWO ycars at McVickcr's hc managed to win
ponuurlty In this city Of the most aattcrlnG
kind. Should he bcconle oil nttache Of the
Square, there Is very little doubt but that lo ail
10 thu same thing there
Il most lnughnble burlesouo has been pro-
dleed at Tug Fqlly Theatre. Lonaon. It Is
upou Mr.. Charles Reeds adaptation Of "LAs-
kotunnir," now running at tic Priuccss' Tlsea-
trc. Alr. G. Waruer's deltrium-tEemcns scene is
tho tnik Of tho town, md The burlcsque Version
he 80 too. The Coupoau Of u,e hnrlesauc. In
hIs drink frenzy, sees beetles {ilair brushes LIT
down by striugs}. He srcs, a1so, cat-it ts Tic
cat-o'.nc tHss, about which there has been 90
much squaLbling III the House Of Commons tu
connection with aogg!1g tn the army. slime.
Dolaro Is tile Ge71'ase, aud sho anl her rlSnl.
Iirgl"ft. are hung out to dry after the washtub
| scene. Thr barIrsquo Ia u real burlesqle, with
real fun and wit, mi, It has hit the fancy Of Tho
town. Tile authors aro savillo Clark uni Lewis
Clifton, who describe their cleyur sklt "a 'fhc
Only Unauthorized Version Ut L'Assonimolr,h
a late numher, # tl,s Partsian, commenting
on thc ranor Ut Mile. bernharits cneags'ucnt
for this rolntry, Bays: "in this connection Il
may be Interesting to gtvB the receipts ot Rachel
In America. Raciul received 1.A)0, GU francs for
tile campaign: FUR benefit performances, guar
anteci 10 uaU and 6,0M francs for hotel tx-
penscs. TIE only official reespts prcservcsl arc
| those Of New York aud Boston. Th!rty-one
| reprtsentaltons, OF which two weroifcadlnEa. at
New Yurk produced 5l., 8tS3 francs. The highest
receipt wus e9,tH4 francs on the first night
'iiorucc , and ., ,2A francs OH the lust night.
Seven REPRESENTATIONS Mt Boston produced llD,-
SO frnncs. Tho following arc ilt "details:
.iIorare,' lo Sly inncs; 'Phcdrc,' la,5ol trancs;
francs; shlarlc Stuart 1891 fralcs; 'Adri-
enne,' 1t,673 francs; rolygncte.' 4.2ol francs.
New York und Noston togetilrr produced III
| thrty.elght performances t,s0.2la iraurs. A.
that time Rachel hHl rival IN Jenny l.tBd. who
realized d total receipt Ut l,1o5 ,bt3 francs."
Mr., Jules Clarotto, the emlncat French critic
OF tile Figaro, thus writes to Ills paper Of Henry
Irving: 'I'l,e great Cartlinat, lean, eaten UP
Wiki nmbiton lees for hl,naelf than for Francc.
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