The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-06
THE DRAMA.
DRAMATIC, OPERATIC AND MUSICAL
NOTES, AT HOME AND ABROAD.
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$50. 900 opera house.
1t is estimated that upward OF $780, 600 will
be subscribed to cover the expenses OF the
Saengerfest In Cincinnati.
A well known New York manager is said TO
be about to bring out "Pinafore'' with none
but children OF from seven to fourteen years
In the cast, being now busy rehearsing forty
odd youngsters In their parts.
The Chestnut, Philadelphia, audiences Of the
eighteenth exhibited a tendency to panic,
Some smoke, caused by q discarded, but ig-
nited, cigar, caused an idiot to cry "Fire,"
but the manager promptly restored quiet.
The first shipwrecked "Pinafore" came to
grief on the boards OF the New York Olympic
Theatre on Wednesday evening. Heavy
weather is reported by q number OF other
crafts Of the same name that are cruising
about the country.
hungary fond Eteka Gerster, Marie Roze,
Minnie Hank. Pisani, Lablache, Campanini,
Frapolli, Teechi, Del Puente Galassi, Foil,
Pyatt and Ardltti have volunteered to appear
ut the Academy of Music in benefit concert
on the thirtieth.
remarks Harry Hawk, the comedian, "but
two questions are asked /. Can you singY
O. Can you walkr II you sing they ship you
off with q 'Pinafore' party. II you can't eing
they match you for $4,000 to walk against
the Canadian pet"
with Myerbeer's "Hugenots," Mile Salla as
Valentine, on the twenty-fifth ultimo. Ma
dame Albani took her leave three days before
In "Sonnambula." Madame Adelida Patti has
appeared twice at Nice t first n the e ndravl
Florence,
The executive committee OF the Brooklyn
Theatre Fire Association has made It's final
report. In all $45, 455 AZ was received, and all
was divided among 1888 families, numbering
HIT L.
300 persons, relatives OF victims. Inc DOCKS
and papers OF the association will be de-
posted with the Long Island Historical So
ciety.
The ordinance passed by the San Francisco
board of supervisors on the third instant, to
prohibit any performances representing the
life and death OF Jesus Christ. has become a
law. and Mr.. Salmi Morse will not be able to
revive his Passion Play, as he proposed. He
now talks OF coming East, with view to pro-
ducing the piece in New York.
During performance of "virginius" at
the Philadelphia Walnut last week, F.. G.
Bangs, who was playing the noble Roman, In
advertently stepped with his whole weight
on the PROSTATE body OF the representative OF
Appius Glaudius The groan extorted from
the dead Roman ruined the scene, for the
actors ON the stage could not control their
risibleS.
The Houston Texl Telegram states that
Ben Porter told several members Of the
DIPLOMACY" company the Sunday night be-
fore he was shot that he had had horrible
dream, in which he saw, Barrymore lying
dead and bleeding, and Miss Cummins dead
ALSO but without wound or scar This dream
depressed him greatly, and he said, Il shall
breathe easier when we have crossed the
Texas line.'
Mr.. James Rooney, an old actor and father
of Lille Rooney only seven years old,
charges that little over two months ago
Mr. Leonard Grover and his son engaged
Lille to act In their Boarding House trav-
cling company, at $40 per week for two or
three weeks, but that he cannot get either his
child or her salary. oHe stated that he had
written frequently, but had not received any
answer, and proposed going to Scranton on
the twenty ultimo to bring Lille home
again.
Frank Frank G. Bangs the the ttrageaiaH tells the
Philadelphia Press that Americas great &C
tors thirty wears ago were HambliD, John T..
Scott, Gus Adams and the elder Booth; that
Edwin Forrest took entire possession OF the
tragic stage little later, and held it until
Edwin Booth took 1t away from him; that
neither Edwin Booth nor Davenport ever
showed spark OF genius, although very ar
tistic actors, while Edwin Adams was a
"child of genius" that Barrett is cold and con-
servattve, and that Mccullough may become
| Forrest successor.
| Miss Julia Moore Ia sngist of exceedingly
modest artistic pretensions, as may be de-
duced from the following announcement
which decorated Machias, N. Y, on the twen-
tieth: "Miss Julia A. Moore will delight with
two hours Of song, including the latest and
best, Our Grandfather's Clock, which will be
| sung with a power and pathos seldom heard
| in this country, even from the much-adver-
tised Italian opera singers who command S5
night in New York and other aristocratic
places. The song will be q feature worth
coming miles to hear,
aSolon Shnglen was acted at Cadiz, N. Y.
recently to SO worth OF audience by the Peck
DraNatie Company. Mr.. Elias Peck, as the
peoples lawyer, mechanic and lover, was
appreciated to the extent OF four splendidly
masticated and northumberland guilds Of
| tobacco, occasionally varied by deftly -hurled
snow balls. Mr.. Harry Leomis, who perpe-
trated Scion Single, presented the appear
ance OF having just returned from an auction
at Donnybrook. Several village officials
seemed to eyince special interest In the move
of town with pressing invitations to return
and refute all charges OF financial forgetful-
ness.
Foreign.
| The Grand Opera in Paris does not pay ex-
penses.
MADAME Favart" will succeed "rhe Snow
BALI and "Baby" at the Strand Theatre,
London, on April II.
Jarrett u Palmer's company played "Unclt
| Toms Cabin in Buda-Pesth, Hungary, or
Washington's birthday.
| "Gretchen," W. s. Gilberts new dramatic
version OF Faust" was produced at the Lon
don Olympic on the oath.
/ Paul Merritt's new comedy, Pickles. was
played for the first time, on the 18th ultimo
at the Theat9e Royal, Preston, England.
London critics pronounce "The Crimson
Cross" dire failure, but they say that AIDE
laide Nelson wore some pretty dresses.
It is announced by cable from London tina
Mr. Mapleson has purchased from the Earl o
Dudley Her Majesty's Theatre, the negotia
ton having been concluded yesterday.
Miss Lydia Thompson has accepted a new
burlesque on ''Romeo and Juliet" and viii
produce 1t at Easter at the Aquarium Thea
tire, London, she playing Juliet, and Lione
Brough, Romeo.
The East London Theatre, Whitechape
was burned on the night OF the sixteenth. /
had been closed two weeks. 1t was owned b.
Morris Abrahams, whose loss is covered b.
insurance.
The season at the Folly Theatre, London
closed on the 18th, and Lydia Thompson re
tired from the direction. Miss Selma Dollar