The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-16
THE GENERAL STAGE.
Dramatic and operate Notes from
AbrOnd.
Where Some of the Principal Actors
Are and What They Are Doing
New Plays and Operas
Other Music.

Mr.. w. @. Tower sings at Cincinnati nj
Christmas time, In Messiah
The "Doctor of Aleantara" Ii having d
.'Plnnfore" success Ia San Francisco.
Miss Ada Gilman joins the Madison Square
Company.
Drurv Lime was reopened IN November
with Geo. RiEnold as Henry y,
Gilbert Hays the American performances 81
.Enuaged" have netted him I2a0O.
aTbe Merchant Of Moscow u tho title III d
new opera just published by Ruhnstein.
Byrons "Grla," presented nj Walnesa
snctns To have won instant favor with Now
Horkers.
Dominiek Murray hns been engaged to np-
near at the Madison Square Theatre when Il
iE finished.
Miss Emma Thursby hns been engaged for
The Boston Handel and Hayden tricnnial fes-
tivaI next May.
Mr., Ernest Hnrvier has retired from the
authorship of the New York Mirror. His sue
cessor Ia not announced.
Gerald Eyre, the leading man VI Band
mann's English company, goes to Wallacks,
til December as Juvenile man.
Bronson Howard, who Is in London, re-
rciyas $4,000 u year TOR the nso nf hla play,
"Irnth" lib the English provinces
Andrew Halliday IA dramntizatlon Of Mich
s.Reseued' at the London Adelphi.
James Redpath, still III San Francisco. has
expressed the resolve never to again ent l.
Into tho amusement field ~ manager.
Paris Ia witnessing a new opera by Lecocq,
the words being by Mesars. Leterrier and
Vanloo. II IL called LIN Jolie Parsane."
Tho ehldrens protective society In New
York has stopped the Juvenile "PinafUre"
performance AT tho Aquarium, In that city.
Mile. Dolara's Carmen falls u sntIsfy tho
Mapleson opera patrons, Minnie Hank attll
retaining their favor ~ the Ideal Of this role.
" Miss Emily RRl was 90 injured by Il fall
last Tuesday as TO be unable 70 play her part
I'LL "The Galley Slave tho remainder Of the
week.
During his forthcoming concerts M. Paade-
loun proposes to perform IN The concert room
the whole Of "LohenErln,' Tor the first time
tn Paris.
Charles Reade and William Busnaoh are Mt
hurk on d French adaptation of the formers
Why, ut Is Never Too Late to Mend" for the
sarvIrnng Barbadoes, the boy eortortionts,
srs pecn taken from Loyal and Ella Iulla by
tie New York courts, and given In charge of
Me B. r 9. G.
Howard Paul II playing UT tho Princess
Theatre. London. In mn original musical
sketch called Locked Out which now pre-
cedes Drink"
The adjourned suit between Adolina Patti
and the Marquis Of Caux with reference 10 d
separation. will come up again III The Paris
courts this month.
The license OF Exeter Hall. London. has
been extended for another season, notwith-
standing the complaints against its insecur-
lily In onse Of fire.
aIsa Verge THE Virgin, Nh oratorio. by
Massanet will be produced IN Paris In Janu-
airy or February next either at the Cirque
d'Hiver or at the 0deon
Prof Morse, Of Wellesley College has com
posed d symphony, one movement OF which
will be performed at tho fourth concert Of the
Philharmonic orchestra
.Marigold," new opera comique music
NV Leon Vasaeur. libretto by Arthur Matthl-
Hon} was to have been produced October - at
the Olympic, London.
Jonathan" ut the Paris Gymnase IA a
grand success. Before the end Of The year, It
will be played ut thirty-one theatres IN the
provinces and on the continent.
sLight and Shade" comedy by . Mr..
Broughton, q wealthy solicitor OF Bradford In
Yorkshire, is soon TO ba produced az the I'M
perIal Theatre, London.
.Ihe Merchant of Venice was produced at
the London Lyceum on November 1 with q
completeness In every department hitherto
unattemptrd. by Mr.. Irving.
Mr.. jefferson will not play Grip Van Win
kle,p but other parts, notably Bob Acres and
MIR. txDIlNDLly, uHEiDk ulA COIulllk GnRHkb-
ment ut the Philadelphia Broad.
The Cincinnati College has, within few
days, made an addition to Its corps OF teach
era and performers In the person of Mt. Chris
Kothemund. recently concertmeister at Man
helm, Germany.
Miss Nard Almayne. Miss Marie Prescott.
Joseph Wheelock, Philip Beck and Harry
Colton will appear In The Picture" Ion Per
dicaris's new play, at the Fifth Avenue Thea
tire next Monday
Miss Aicken, the promising young actress.
now n member of the Bandmann Comhna-
tion, ~ granddaughter OF the. celebrated
Mrs. Aieken, contemporary OF Mrs. Sid
dons, kemhle and kean.
III. j.. Sargent proposes to take lease OF
Booths Theatre, and run It on the popular
price plan, with stars aud combinations. after
the plan of the Grand Opera House, opening
with Charles Reade's Drink"
The little theatre on Broadway, New York.
lust above Daly's. is to be heuceforth known
as the Broadway Opera House. and Mr..
Fryer, the manager, intends to make 1t a
home Of the English opera
HofYman's "Cinderela," which was one of
the principal musical sensations abroad last
year, will be given by the Chicago Apollo
Club nit the inaugural concert this season, and
then for the first time III America.
The pensions of the Paris Opera are re-es-
fablishet. from the first Of November, and
they will be applicable to all artists, en-
nloyees and agents Of the administration
whose salaries do not exceed 1900 francs per
Annum.
Max strakosch slipped off to Bloomington
Litta's birthplace, during his Chicago season,
with Litta and Baldanza, and performed
sIucia' to paying house. His chorus on
the occasion numbered six men and four w.
men.
The new Central Music Hall In Chicago
viii be opened during the first Week nf next
month. Litta ani other soloists. a full or
srhass ra and d grand chorus are mentioned az
attractions, with Carpenter To manage and
Tumlins to conduct.
Manager Mapieson ID rapidly gaining
Orpnnti III New York. after series Of misfor-
times which seem to be part Ut his opening
. 1870 il fhis country An able critic pro-