The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
fine, and his pathos was very tender, truthful

before an immense audience It was looked
upon by the entire community as sacrileglous
and blasphemous; but. nevertheless, me
| theatre was crowded to repletion. In the
/ crucitixion scene, wherein the Saviour was
| nailed to the cross, the stage appliances ana
| curtains caught fire, and general stainpeue
occurred. Upward of fifty were burned or
trampled to death. This, at the time. was
! looked upon as special interpositton 81 II
vine Providence because OF the profane char
acter Of the play, and, to this day, the SIN
gular oonflagration Is talked OF Win Only
shuddering thoughts. NO fhssl1n Ky
| has been attempted IN Canaua sihce ehaI
| time.
| There 10 some reason to believe, says the
London FIgdro. that Nine Nilsson may, dur
| ing the ensuing season, again form part OF the
troupe Of Her Maiesty's Theatre. lt IS no
prima donna double engagement Tor London
and the United States. Nine. Nilsson has re-
| fused for the States, because she does not wish
| to he separated from her husband, who has
lately en- baTked in business in Paris. AS Tor
| london. she is said to have made certain slip
ulations as to her sole right for certain roles,
which Mr. Mapleson may or may not feel
himself at liberty to agree to.
The London World expects something as
good "a .Pinafore' and much better than the
'Soreerer' from the new piece Mr.. Gilbert has
in hand. in which six burglars break into
house and fall In love with six nieces Of the
proprietor before six policemen Intervene.
van, whom song writing and comic opera
seem to have finally absorbed The composer
OF the Light Of the World promised to do
great things in the very highest branches OF
his art; but he Is debarred from the serious
pursuit OF religious music as English artists
are from that OF religious painting, by the
small demand there Is just now for anything
except the comic tempered by the thrilling
drawing room emotion Of which he 10 the per-
feet master"
The Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden,
London, will be reopened toward the end or
March, under the management Of Messrs.
Ernest and Herbert Gye. Among the new
operas produced will be the Queen OF Sheba,
by Herr Goldmark. The World asks: what
will Mr. Pigott say to the libretto of the
donna and King Solomon as first tenor No
song of Solomon. we may be quite sure. will
be heard at the Royal Italian Opera. Gold
marks Queen Of Sheba, like Rossni's Moses
book. Gounod's 'Polyeucte has been secured,
with view to Mile. Albini and nj. Capoul,
who will impersonate the two Christian mar
tyrs. These artists will also be heard In Les
Amants de Verone,' as the new operate ver-
sion Of Romeo and Juliet by the Marquis
d'Ivry, Is called. 1t is said, too, that Carmen
will he brought out for Nine. Adelina Patti,
with Signor Nicolini In the part of the soldier,
Don jose"
The London theatres on March were pre-
senting plays as follows: Her Majestys
Carmen" by Carl Rosa's company; Hay
market, "The Crisis" Adelphi, THE Crimson
Cross Lyceum, Hamlet Princess,
Never Too Late to Mend" Gaiety aUncs
Snowfall" Prince Of Wales, Caste" Globe,
"CIoches de Cornevile;" Vaudeville, "Our
Boys" Comique, III. NJ. S. Plnafore: Court,
"a Scrap Of Paper" Royalty, "a Gay De
DOR" Criterion, Truth" Folly, Carmen
(burlesque); Aquarium, "She Stops to Con-
auer;;" Dukes, New Cabylon;" Park. "After
Dark" Surrey, colleen Bawn;" Standard,
East Lynne" Philharmonic, "Octoroon."
There have been rumors Of late that Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg was considering pro-
posals TO appear with the Mapleson troupe In
the coming London season. These proposals,
1t appears, have at last been accepted and the
arrangements completed. Miss Kellogg de-
sires change, and 1t is thought that in some
roles, such as Flina, with Nilsson or Gerster
as Mignon. she will be decidedly successful.
Miss Kellogg will sail for Europe about the
time that the Mapleson troupe go, April 5.
don engagement, Miss Kellogg will 60 on
concert tour on the Continent under
the management Of Maurice Strakosch.
Miss Diekie Lingard will produce at the
Olympic Theatre on Monday next, for the
first time in New York, a new play, called
Bubble and Fizz," taken from Meilhac and
Halcvy's "Tricoche ct Cacolet, which proved
success and enjoyed quite long run In Paris.
To aid strength to the company Miss Alice
ChandoS and Mr.. Hudson LiSton have been
specially engaged
Few more enthusiastic successes than that
of the "Scrap Of Paper at Wallack's have
been known in 1.-THE history of that theatre.
MIR. Wallack's performance of Prosper is one
OF his happiest comedy assumptions, and the
play throughout Is admirably cast and capt.
tally mounted. AS piece of pure comedy
writing the Scrap of Paper" is eminently in
teresting.
According to the Paris papers the copyright
in England OF Emile Zolas'S drama, l. Assom-
moir," has just been secured. but the adapter
is looking for another title pour ne pas cho-
qater Ia patdibonderie angtaise." Three other
Partisan successes of the year, mime. Favart,
lie Grand Casimir' and lie Mari della Debu-
tante' are soon to be produced
A porcupine dress worn by George Con-
quest In the "Hokee Pokee" pantomime, at the
London Grecian, is composed of $500 separate
pieces, each piece having mechanical move
ment for the purpose OF bristIing or lowering
the quilts.
English versions of Carmen" and .'RIenzi"
have been the successful works presented
this season by Mr.. Carl Rosa's company in
London. Balfe and Wallace, with their inevi
table Bohemian Girl and mariana" have
not excited the slightest interest.
lie Petit Hotel, the new one act comedy
by Meilhac and Halevy, brought out recently
at the Theatre Francois, is said to b. bright
and witty; but its plot would hardly admit of
its transfer to the English stage.
Victorien Sardou contemplates writing a
play for the Porte st. Martin Tor maybe the
French revolution
The reported death of NJ. Faure, the emil
nent baritone, turns out to be false. The
gentleman who is dead is NJ. Eugene Faure,
a celebrated painter.