The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09


news TO the Gothamites IL 1t should turn out
that this should be the fact.
The Governor of Wisconsin had fixed uDon
a certain evening for his final reception, but,
learning that Fanny Davenport would appear
at me Madison Opera House that night he
CALAMITY withdrew In her favor.
The poor rates. collected by percentage
on Inc gross receipts of the Paris opera
houses, concerts and theatres, amounted to
GlG0, 1000 last year. Fresh efforts are being
made to reduce the tax.
The popular rage in Paris is new comic
song, La Famille Bernard" 1t relates the
history OF family of which each member
Including the dog, Azor) has taken one ticket
In the national lottery and won prize.
A Philadelphia paper says that it's Leipsic
musical correspondent mentions rumor cur
rent in that city that Richard Wagner, the
composer of "the music Of the future h aas
become hopelessly insane.
The Sale Ventadour Theatre Italien) is
doomed, and will be converted into bank,
the, shareholders receiving. par, 10000 francs
each, for their shares. AS a theatre the
shares OF 1t were at discount.
Offenbach is at present in Vienna, attend
ing the production Of his operetta, Madame
Fayart,' and was announced to conduct its
first performance in public. The piece Is
said to have been exceedingly well received,
and is soon to be produced in London.
Messrs Meilhac and Helevy's latest pro-
Il 'farcical comedy" in four acts. 1t is ap-
parently destined TO prop the falling fortunes
OF the PalaiS Royal Theatre, for it Is through
| out amusing, ingenious, and int sresting.
The Gar Of Russia went on the stage at st
Petersburg after the second of Faust to
compliment Nine Albani. Such an honor as
this, it is said is without parallel in the Ital-
| ian operatic history Of Russia. Nine Albani
will shortly conclude her Russian engage
ments, but she will pay q brief visit to Paris
| before she returns to England.
The new singer, Blanca Banchi, who has
| been styled "the Baden Nightingale" has
made an immense success in Vienna. She is
! described as rivaling Sontag ROssi in her best
| days, while many prefer her to Di MurSka.
AS Amina, in ''Somnambula, she had seven
recalls in the closing aria But her greatest
| triumph was in 'I4d Figlia."
| Augustin Days bad luck follows him
abroad. AS soon as Lemons" was accepted
at the London Criterion, Henderson sold out
to Wyndham, and Lemons" was showed
aside for Albery's Truth" adapted from
of Daly's pieces having been announced at
Drury Lane, Manager Chatterton went into
| bankruptcy, and the theatre closed.
Sant-Saens has produced new opera in
four acts entitled "Etienne Marcel" which
has just been performed in Lyons. A London
paper says that the composer, despairing Of
ever seeing his piece mounted by Paris
theatre, carried it to Lyons, step toward
decentralization which has created much
comment. Many of the Paris musical critics
repaired to the first performance, and they
are unanimous in pralsing the work"
M. Clairville, author and actor, died In
Paris February 8, aged 6S years. His first
appearance on the stage was at the age Of 10
at the Luxembourg Theatre, where he re-
manned eighteen years, and then became
manager of the Ambigu. He wrote over siz
hundred comedies, his first success being
| "Dan5 Ia Lune' in 1896 He was the author o.
the libretto of "La File de Madame ADgOt,
| LES ClOches de Corneville," and many Other
works with which the American public is ia
mliar.
An album of the Comede Franchise o
which only $50 copies are to be issued, viii
soon be published in Paris. 1t will be edited
by M. johnson, n well-knOwn Partisan cores
pOndent domcied in London, and NJ. Febvre
of the Theatre FracnaiS. The book will con
tain a history Of the famous theatre, which
was established nearly 20D years ago. and the
biographies and portraits OF all the 90 socie
taires for the time being, together with some
lines written by each expressly for this pub
lication.
The bankruptcy Of Mr. F. B. Chatterton
manager of Drury Lane Theatre, London, Ii
said to have been directly due to the failure
Of the pantomime. The present stringency il
England being doubtless most felt by thu
class to whom the pantomime specially ap
peals. A meeting Of the theatrical profession
joined by several noblemen and gentlemen in
terested in the drama, was held on the 18th
to make arrangements for benefit for Mr.
Chatterton. The sum of ESQ was subscribed
on the spot His liabilities are E40,O00.