The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
THE DRAMA.
THE LATEST POPULAR PLAYS AMI
OPERAS.
Domestic,

Willie Seymour will probably be stage man
ager for the Boston Museum next season.
the Grand Central Theatre, Philadelphia, at
the close Of the present season, to cost 900.
W. j. Gilmore will be the manager.
Mr. George Fawcett Rowe is dramatislng
"The Leavenworth Case" novel by Anna
Katharine Green
Master Harry Davenport youngest child Of
the late ID. u. Davenport. will be Sir Joseph
liz Ford II Zimmerman Children's "Pinafore"
company, which begins its engagement in
Philadelphia Tomorrow.
The season In New York has tapered of In
q remarkable manner Nearly all the thea
tres that set out with heavy melodramas and
pretentious bills have come down to farce and
burlesque and light comedy.
Gilmure's band concert In Cleveland was
telephoned with success to forty different per
SONS, at distances of from one-half mile to
three miles, from the concert hall.
The Pauline Markham "Pinafore' company
came to grief In indianapolis the other night,
because Pauline noticed dog In the audito-
rum, which she said caused the company TO
be unsuccessful.
A very general reduction of salaries OF New
York city church choirs is predicted May /,
from which date engagements are very gen
orally made there. Mr.. Henry Garter has de.
coed to resign his position as Organlst OF
Trinity Church because his salary has been
reduced IT, $1,000.
tiilbert's new burlesaue-the successor Of
"Pinafore' will probably be first produced
In this country in Philadelphia, Mr. Gemmtli,
the proprietor of the Chestnut Street Theatre,
having been the first American manager to
secure the right from the author.
Bouceaut on ''Pinafore' and Engaged 3
"They are the outcome OF what ! have stig-
which began with the reign of burlesque and
eliminated In Lord Dundreary' and where
1t is going to end God only knows The grand
sire Of this breed was evidently the end man
Ut negro minstrel show. Lie II responsible
for his progeny. but don't think the breed
has improved on the progentor. The end
of this modern shape Of play seems to be
destructive OF all that Is artistic, the bias
pheny of all that is true and pathetic, for
true liumor Is only one form of pathos. The
ence have only brains enough to comprehend
the grmace of clown or the silly gambuls OF
troupe Of hurlesque blondes"
FOREIGN
The London papers confirm the statement
by cable of the purchase of Her Maiestys
Theatre by Manager Mapieson.
Pauline Lueea has appeared at the Impe-
rial Opera House, Vienna, AS the heroine in
Carmen"
aThe original "Pinafore'' company, In
London, contemplate visit to the United
States
Saint Sachs opera, "Etienne Marcel"
which was first brought out at Lyons, on
account of some difficulty about its produc-
ton in Pairs, has reached its twelfth per
formance, which is regarded as an exceptional
success.
The grand organ of st. Elistache. Paris,
has been completely restored 1t was greatly
damaged and rendered useless In 1871 by the
projectIles of the Communists.
new drama by Jules Barber. called "The
Sons of Liberty" and founded on story of
our late rebellion, is In preparation at the
Ghatelet Paris.
George Reynolds New Zealand tour In
playing in Dunedin on February 13
About the nastiest play ever produced in
Paris Is "Nounon f'Wet Nurse') by NM
Hennequin and Naiac, brought out at the
Gymnase the last week In March.
Offenbaeh is in Vienna, attending the pro-
duction of his operetta, Mime. Favart. "
The piece is said to have been well received
1t will soon be produced in London. Aimee
will also give us q version Of 1t at Booths
Theatre.
The Wagner enthusiasm has spread to
Cologne. Rheingold, one of the parts of the
Ring der Nibelungen, was represented there
eight times within twelve days, and the re-
ceipts Of the manager OF the Cologne Theatre
for these performances amounted to G20o0
The "Walkure," another of the triology. Is
now being rehearsed there and will shortly be
produced,
Then there are the bass, porges. pike.
blacktish, whitefish. mullet, founders. Hat
fish. roach, bullheads, Sleeps head, pallock,
cusk, trout boaters. haddies, smells. perch,
swordfish, etc. all OF which have their par
Licular merits and peculiarities- which would
occupy too much space III the columns Of the
Times to describe.
The London theatres on March % were
presenting plays. etc. as follows Hay
market, David Garrick; Adelphi, The Hupch
back; Lyceum, Hamlet, Princess, Never
Too Late to Mend; Gaiety, Uncle and The
yurl: Olympic. Gretchen ;Strand,
SNOWFALL and Baby; Prince Of Wales Caste,
Globe, Cloches dc Bonneville; Vaudeville, Our
Cousin Dick and The Ladies' Battle; Alham-
bra. La Puule aux Hufs dor: Criterion,
Meg's Diversion and Truth; Aquarium, She
Stops to Conquer, Dukes New Babylon.
Park, Two Orphans; Surrey. After Dark
standard, Proof; Her Majestys. Drury Lane.
Folly, Royalty and Philharmonic, closed
A new opera composer has made his ap- |
pearance In Turin Italy-Herr Carl Gold
mark. His opera, "The Queen of Sheba, at
the Teatro Regia has proved q success. The
hretto was written by the late poet, Mosen-
thai. This opera of Herr Goldmark can be
called masterpiece, and certainly is des-
s.ned to O. long and glorious life because 1t
contains all the necessary. elements of q
great Observation-Disclosures elevation OF
feeling, a thorough knowledge OF harmony
and Instrumentation, a skllful management
Of the human voice, especially in the cho-
ruses, and finally, it can claim decided
The ball given by the Dramatic Authors
at the Opera, Paris, last month,
realized the unprecedented sum of S14,160. A
writes: "The scene was brill
liant, and have never on any occasion seen
the boxes of q theatre contain such a galaxy
Of beauty. There were many fancy costumes,
but ladies, for the most part, wore bail
dresses. Some Of these were very handsome,
and there was a fine display of diamonds aud
gems of all kinds. Mile. Leonide Leblanc
throned In a box On the first tier during the
whole evening, was ablaze with brlliants, the
value of which could not have been under
100000, and yet she left her sapphires at
home. She looked very handsome, moreover,
and might have distanced most of her
rivals in beauty. even without the
diamonds. Very few Of our most eminent
lady artists We're present, and Mlle Sarah
Bernhardt and Mile. Croizette were looked
for in vain"
W. S. Gilbert's new play of Gretchen" was
produced at the London Olympic March "a,
with decided success. 1t Is based upon the
story of Faust" but makes the hero a jolly
young man about town, who becomes monk
through a love disappointment. Wearying of
a cloister life, and tempted by his friend
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