The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07
What il Going On in Dramatic,
Operatic and Sporting
Circles.
Musical and Theatrical Notes at Home
and Abroad Where Some Of the
Actors and Singers Are
and What they Are
Doing.

ffEhe DanfGhfffs' ~ running ct the Boston
Museum to large houses.
Miss Mary Anderson opens her season at
the New Opera House, Utica, September Q.
Manager Rfce talks OF running his surprise
Party through the country ia special car q
la Modjeskaa
Miss Abbie Darlington, Boston lady, who
has been singing In Milan with considerable
success, has returned TO America.
The Boston Herald says that Mr.. Lew Sim
m oDs, Of the Megatheriau Ministries, s organ
izing minstrel party Oh his own.
Geneveve Ward is playing the role of Neg
Merrittes at the London Lyceum. Miss Wards
acting Is described as strong and picturesque.
II IL rumored that William Gill, of the Col
vile party, has been guilty Of writing q new
comedy ia which the leading role Is 4 China
man.
On Saturday night last Gns Williams
launched his new play, our German Sena-
assured.
Nine Julia Rive-King, assisted BY Nine.
Anna Drasdii, will give recitals Ia Boston
and other cities this season, commencing In
October.
The total cost of the alterations at the
Theatre Francais was 10000. This sum, 1t
is stated Is covered BY the gains Of the COM
pany in London.
Herr Joachim Raft has just completed
new symphony fNo. 81, which will be played
at Frankfort, where he IL now principal Of
the COnSsT vatOrium.
Applications have been made to Signor
Verdi to M. Ambrose Thomas and to Herr
Wagner to Cornpos occasional music for thu
ceremonial Of unwilling the monument to
Palestriua ut Rome.
II is announced that Mr. HoIn9shead has
engaged Mile Sara Bernhardt to reappear
at the London Gaiety next May, and that me-
gotiafions are pending with the company OF
/ paj tn pat
Herr Wagner has further postponed the
performances Of "Parsifal" There mas been,
however, a performance OF the "NebeIuugen"
Id its entirety ut Munich the four operas in
succession which may serve to keep up his
spirits.
Max Maraizek has selected the twenty
fourth OF september for the initial perform
ancs Of his new opera Of Sleepy Hollow" at
the Academy Of Music, the same date rs that
Of the first concert of the CarlOtta Patti Com
pany.
Nine. Nilsson has arranged to appear at
Madrid late in the autumn, and will probably
join the Paris Grand Opera Company next
year. for the purpose 81 playing n Tbonas's
Hamlet" and in the same composers new
opera "Francoise de Rlmini." @=.s
Frank Mayo has been playing "Davy
Crockett" In London at the Olympic The
dllces to the English play-gosr q new stage
type, which has become very popular in
America. but Is not likely to win equal recog
milton in England.
stThe Stranger was recently brought out ut
the London Haymarket Theatre, Mr.. Barry
Sullivan and Miss Bose Eytinge appearing as
the hero and the heroine, The Daily Nens
declares that Miss Eytinge. plays her part
with considerable command q pathetic ex-
preston"
The New York Herald of Sunday last, says
the regular season at the Walnut Street The
loiyx bril- artfl IaSt
cay night, with standing room only" as the
Eegend on the lobby uall and Annie Pixley in
M 'liss" as the attraction on the stage BUSH
ness was remarkably good all the week.
In spite Of the announcement that Mr.. Les
ter Wallack's leading lady next season would
be Miss Linda Dietz 1t is stated that she has
signed an engagement with Mr.. and MIS-.
Bancroft for The Haymarket Theatre She
refused an American engagern ent because she
wanted to be near her mother, who resides In
London.
Mr.. Alfred Fischhof, nephew of Mr..
Maurice StrakOsch, proposes 70 take to Lon
don next season young vlOlin1st, twelve
years Ole, named Maurice Dengremont, who
is said 70 have attained considerable CONT
rental reputation, having, durfng the past
winter given thirty five concerts at Stock
holm and Berlin, and, within one month,
twenty-five concerts at Vienna.
Statistics of the Paris theatres show that
while the receipts were practically station
ary In 1851, they suddenly rose to 30 658 500
francs ja 1878. indicating an Increase Of 9,O00,-
600 francs, owing to the exhibition. Forty
eight houses shared the sum Just named be.
tween them The French Chamber has voted
the theatrical budget for 1880 on the same
scale as last year.
| A new oratorio by Dir. Arthur Sullivan, and
a new secular canfata ~ VI. J. J. Barnett,
composer Of the Ancient Mariner "Pari.
disc and the Peri" etc. will be produced al
the trisnnial Leeds musical festival next
year. Dr.. Sullivan has recently undergone
an operation in Paris which has been at.
I tended with complete success, and has gone t6
Germany In the hope of completing his re-
covery.
The Paris Folies Dramatiques will reopen
with 8 revival of Madame Favart," to be
followed BY the "Cloches de Bonneville" anc
five performances Of Madame Angot." Al
the Folies Bergere ballet, by Herve are
Grevin, on TIA ssomrnoir," entitled @Tha AS
| somnoir and the Sugar Cane" Is to be given
new operetta On the subject of 'tRed Riding
Hood" words by NM. Meihac and Halevy
and music by Lecocq, will be produced early
next year at the Renaissance.
Mr.. S. Connor is authority for the state
ment that the Count Johannes was not the
/ first Claude Melnotte in this country. Neither
was Mr.. Connor himself the first, William Is
I Wood being the original Claude and Mr.. Con
nor the second. Mr.. Wood played but ONT
night and Mr.. CoDnor succeeded him. Edwin
/ Forrest was the first In this part in New 1orl
at the old Park Street, and was there sue
ceeded by Mr.. Connor with a run OF twelve
nights, George Jones Count Johannes) not
! having then been heard Of.
/ Signor O. Montverde has nearly completed
the monument to Bellini, which Is to b.
erected at his birthplace, Catania. Ih'
statue Of the composer has been finished, al
we'll IS three out Of the four large figures q
the base, representing characters from tn.
operas Of Norma, !" 'Ssonnamnula, "Pirata'
and 'sPuritani." The same sculptor has
statue of Thalberg ready for It's future desti
nation at Naples. The sculptor Herr Dom
dorf is completing at Stuttgart the monu
ment destined to be placed over the grave 0
Schumann at the Bonn Cemetery next Octo
Der, the funds for which were raised at tn
Schumann festival In that city.
During the month OF June last Mr.. FraDl
Matthew Bates, an actor who was born Ii
Boston, aud who made his debut at tn
ord Athara.,.arn Ian.larz Dc 1873 MA