, 1879-05-15
AMUSENI .ENTS.
O1'EIsAT1C GOSSIP.

Tile London fayaro says: IAN cxce,lcn. In.
stance III preAcnce III mind was afforded by
AEfss Minnie Ifauk on Saturday Carmen, as VI
know, In tic 0rst act, with her hands ttc be.
hind her, swings to anil fro on q t!,rea.lcRsel
sttoa, while she fascnatcs tho handsome young
Canpanfni. On Saturday Miss finuk swung to
md fro far too realistically, until at Int sic
toppled over. As Carnen she rose to her feet,
her hands sill tied beh!nd her, md, ktcklpS the
stool asrafgt aFatnt she, with past par.riule
asId @ mum III Itaiaa, once more seatc'l tlcrsef.
The iauEhter Vi the nultenSa wus at once
chanEcd to wcll-merted applause"
4 toudon paper SAYS: "Mr. Mapicson bas
introduced, Ut ffer Malesty's Theatre two H.
novatlons from Amoricn7 oIic of wl.ict, |. gno1,
while tue ntcr IL CALCULATED to cause cogsidcra-
lab TUG foes to buoking-c1crxs, box.kerpors, ull
attcndanta tlere can be no two opiniotia Every
en'ploye at Her MaIesty's IL now paid. md sir.
Maj!eson rcQuesss the co-operat0n Ut The pub
H. u, carrying out the prlaeuses OF total abo
also recolicct tint tlle offer Vi a ttjp' wifi
!ttly lend GthploYcs into temptation for which,
u ti'ey s@tlceumI, @ tlcy VII BE- n1ntnarily, dis:
across tic central hall for lie psrposc of Ticket
lnarhty. The barrier is removed IN The coursc
u ite evening, but IN Saturday the ladies' WHO
were waiting for their turn TO pass through were
by no 1neana pleased to be left In tho draft,T
"rhc innovations from Americn II will be
grateful features 10 Western barbartans In Lon
dun who liaru been annuyrd by tlr pst,y feeiur
system In vogue at English theatres,
The l}ostou Saturday Etea'n7 Gazette saws;
ttlcct compAnJ Of ufnateurs. well known IN
sucta clrrlGs, Will undertake litc production Of
the faInsus nautical extravaganza 4l'inatDrc,'
Tor HnEu fnntnce performance ony, nt tic
rark lheatrr. On the atternoun af Fri'lay, the
sM inst, at'tl til. very eisthnrate preparations
tMw y, progress, An tic rctlearsals ns wel, give
abundant assurance u must delightful cuier-
ta!nment. The cass Inns bccn arranged as fol-
lows; yo;eptiMe silss Fanny krIlnig; BH'itr-
raa, Mr. Frank jackson; Aa,1M Racks,raw, Sr.
Jfck DtadtHe, Mt. Fritz Dabncy. Trained ciio-
ruses have been engaged for 1he cntc1tuiulnent,
ind The most elaborate sccnerY nt.1 stage set
t!ngs nre now belsE prepared Under thu t!(rec-
AoM Of Manager .Abbry. The rostllnles, which
aro hel1'! c.ieclaltF prepared by Nj Y. II. Iinl,
ot ille Essex custll,,ie paslors. will ho exceed
nEly rich md tasteful, and III paius or expense
will bc epnred to render the performance ulto-
xctlier unique 'ani attractive. ,fr. Samuel
Stualey 1ctA rs musical manager, ni,u tic stage
direction will he III tho banda Of Mr.. George
Abbott James,"
:, A d!spatel, to the New York 7fnps, from San
stEa kosch's seasou Of ftalan opera IN this city
l1ss cen so successful ti,at llu has tlrtcruncil
tp prolnng 1t two werks. Minc. Msr1c Roxe,
wF'o tas been received will, great iavur by sat
Eraf'rsseo opara.coers, lias BEEN re.eugaeed ior
tte additional time, md mkt Wednesday nig!lt
s!ie Will aipear fur tho tlrst time rs Carmen In
i!izes's pretty ouGra. Tho sess0u was begun III
l}aidwin's Theatre. but last hlonlay nlght tfe
tIoupc was transferred to tlIc Grllnl Uucrl-
House, mud 'Aida Was produced, with OH In
crescd chorus ani new SCENERY. slime. ltoze was
Aida Miss Annie Louise tinsy sustained her old
part, Amnefis, whilo the principal t1,nic characters
were flied by Mr.. Adams md slnnor Pan
talconi. 'f.u performance was received with
great applause. anI sAIua' was repeatel On
tho following evening. Alarie Rozc hns com
plgtely conquered The susceptible Eahforniaus.
Aside frnm Afda, she has bcen notably surcosa-
ful III 'Favorta A,ld tic ttlne-l,ouofed t'Tro-
yatore.' An inMcnso audtcuce was prrscnt u
tho lust performance Of tIis nlwuss -popu!ar
work Of Verdi lust Fridny evening III Daiuwln's,
every available place in Tie iAr,e theatre being
occupied, ani Miss CarY. az 11netaa, s,lared tho
t,onora u t1c evening With the prsrpa douna.
s1iss Cary Inns departed from her usual reper-
tory during thie sesatt', u.llLon Thursday nlght
last she sung IL Anon with marked success. The
no!Ises llare been uniformly largc, nn,l on tic
liElltrst night of thu Buasun TIC receipts wrre
$2,aQ0"