, 1879-04-13

Mapleson on the other hand, will put the Mas1o e
don Ninstrels into her Majcsty's Ineatte y; ~
conclusion Of tho opera season, and be believe
there is great deul of money il the entefpr9;e ,;e
ilaverly, who has made over So, 600 BY tue MN
stfela ths season, wants to keep thein nefe
year.--ysw Fork Dramatic NeEs.
''Adele. the Saleslady." is the title for q plal
soon to be produced at the Bowery, New York. 4
canal mule has been ENGAGED for the title role: ne
ing the only living creature believed to have cheeI
| 4 Boston paper says that - Evangeina, tht
! Washer-Lady,' and 'Aigcrn0n, the Foot-Gen1le'
man, may be expected to follow"
widow Bedott,'" dEamatization b y. 4; :;
was brought nut at the Proyidenc. opcrs House
| Friday evening, March 23, with Neil Burgess in
the role Of the 1Fidoip and Sol. Smith as Eier
iend 10 get In his work to some purpose, but it is
| sad and noticeable fact that when bad play and
several dizzy actors are IN theatre it never takes
| fire.
! .'coggswell and Mack. actors, who pretend to
| Prot. GiN'pod, in Growers Our Boarding
House COMPANY. fought in dead earnest across !.
| This paragraph finally settles the long disputed
question as TO whether there were any actors in
Growers "Boaraing- -Hopse :, company: The item
distinctly refers to 'thcs belltgerent gents Us
''Coggswell and Mack, actors.'' -
The 0loae-Democrat says that IA Boston artist
is painting twelve striking portraits of his friend
| Edwin Booth in the characters for which that
artist Is faa1ons It is TO be hoped that the series
| will include representation Of the tragedian in
hts justly celebrated act Of walking away from the
Treasurets Office OF a country theatre with SO per
cent Of tho gross, with the unfortunate manager
| In the background tearing his hair and wondering
what Kind Of play to make for even-
Leona Dare, the long haired and shapely- legged
young woman who used to cayott through the blue
s ana AK her hos
many bald headed old residents OF Chicago could
get into the orchestra chairs, was recently sued
| oY III ex-nusbanu for the price OF secondhand
trapeze; with which he alleged she was about to
abscond from London. lie didn't get the machine,
however, the Judge being little bald himself.
The play which is to follow Bronson Howard's
great success, ''TAe Bankers Daughter, - in New
York, is entitled ..Tne Lost Children" The chill
dren have exceedingly 1nutitui1inons narentage.
The play is neither original nor IN aaaptation but
The thread OF its story IL from, '.Orphclns do No
trc Dame, - while some Of the features of Ruy
Rasn 1.-The e ls1e of 4,. S. 1.-THE Wander
even "Hernani" " have been introduced into its
composition In the construction of the scenes and
for its characters Hugo. Dumas, and other French
autho1s have been laid under coptr1 button Ell
The wake scene in tho '.shaughraun raised the
Ire of the noorlously Irish citizens
OF Montreal, Canada, last week. The Post Of that
place, alluding to the performance SAYS: 1.-THE
management had been warned to omit the wake
sccne,", which represents view Of debaucherY and
drunkenness. This caution was treated with
revealing the interior Of the cottage, with the
corpse Of Con laid out in one corner, the pre-
vailing excitement reached the eliminating point;
the scene WAS greeted with shower Of missiles,
comprising ancient eggs, decayed apples, venerable
looking cabbages and other products OF the farm
and orchard. Two side scenes were hastily showed
out and the curtain dropped. After an intermia-
sion OF about fifteen minutes the curtain rose and
the company proceeded with the next net" After
Dionyslus has picked uhe1pectedly-oora chickens
out OF his hair few more times account OF that
wake scene, he will PROBABLY conclude to cut it.
The TRIBUNE desires to give Sara Jewett credit
for new and entirely original method of adyertis-
ing herself. The lady has been rather noted for
this sort Of thin: for sumo time. hut her latest
creations in tta line are far superior to anything
heretofore presented. While Howell, the dumpY
and tacitnrn English pedestrian. was in box Ut .
OLcary and Hartman, Miss Jewctt entered, and
insisted On shaking hands with the Cockncy sporr,
the country without having shaken hands, Row
ell clasped fms with Sara, and after the lady had
departed remarked to frienu: Now, whatever
do you supppse. she wanted TO do thar for:'' and
relapsed into silence The occurrence Was duly
reported in the papers, and Miss Jewctt was hap
py. The dog show now in progress at New York
customary lad. ~ for Sara. It seems That list
Tuesday the wife OF the President OF South
huge St. Bernard dog, and was severely bitten by
the animal. The dispatches announcing the feet
treatcd the bitns us very ordinary circumstance,
near by, saw the act, and fell faint
ias to ths l1oor" This is clever and Miss Jewett
selecting sporting events the scene Of her faint
iugs. handshakins, ETC.; she has displayed great
prised in reading OF horse-race to learn that
'swhen the winner went under the wire in 2:22133
Hiss Sara JcWett, tae actress. who was standing
near by, fell fainting to the quartes-srerch, |
1uudlo Of on the losing horse tightly
claspcd lu her tapering but clammy hn.ers.' Il !
is good scheme, and the originator Of 1t deserves
encouragement
Mines Leyics, the actor, recently met with .
surprise which materially altered his plans for this
summer. About month ago he was piayin1 with
Gcnevieve Wards Combination in Newport, R. l..
aud tue success OF the company very great |
The principal actors and actresses received many
invitations to dinners aud receptions. Mr.. Levicx
the Kev. MI. 0twaY- and with them went to the
house OF. q physician who is man OF wealth and |
influence. just. before the three newly made |
friends were leaving the house, DR.. Severance led
Mr.: Levick one side and told him that he intended
to surprise him greatly. lie knew. he said, that
Ar: LeyIsk was wiaower, and Ae intended 70 in
ever that be bud no designs a matchmaker
When Mr.. i4evick was introduced to the }aay hc
ane was his own sister, whom he had not seen for
muny years. Explanations followed. which viii
be made more clear to the public by an account
of Mr. Levick's career. He was born in /
Koston, England. and came to this country in 1850
ut the age OF l8 with young wife. he had played
IN the provinces OF bis native country, but hoped
atcy after his arrival here he was engaged by Bar
nun as George Harris in - Uncle Toms Cabin"
and made hit. From that time his SUCCESS vas |
assured. and he has never ler: this country. Ills
father was u retired clergyman with family Of
twcntF-onc children, OF whom the actor was the |
sixteenth aud although the old gentleman -is still
living, Lerick has heard little from him. Some
years ago his sister came 10 This country and mar
ried the physician at whose house her brother met
her for the first time since she hud been IN the |
United States. the mutual pleasure at the meet
n: was so yfeat that it Vas agreed by tho brother
Ind sister that they should devote the comm. sum
neE to paying visit to tacr father. who is now So
:cars old. in consequence OF this agreement 1t has
oeen reported tnat Levick intends to leave stage
;ume tbs professionalism York l}orld.
MUSIC.
AT HOME.
lie HESS TROUPE HAS CLOSED An ENJOYABLE
WEEK OF OPERA