The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
SUMNER DRAMATICS.
New Plays and New Troupes -Reorganising
for the Next Season.
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Boston will have seven theatres next sea-
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Barry Sullivan liz contemplating profess
sional visit to this country.
sixty-seven actresses, by actual count, Ia
the number already engaged by DAILY.
Walack's Theatre IL now the property of
Mr. Astor. from whom Mr.Wallack has taken
@ new lease.
Aimee and her bouifers are kicking, grin
Mug and wabbling for the people Of San Fran
cisco.
Ned Thorne will play the Parson and Frank
BudwOrth the Chnaman In the "Danites"
with Rankin. The season opens, September 1.
III Toronto.
Mrs. John T. Raymond Marie Gordon will
probably support her husband travelling in
the new play Of "Wolfert's Roost,' Ii 1t should
prove success Mt Wallack's
Marie Williams did not sail from England
on the day appointed. 1t ID rumOred that she
does not intend to return, having had some
excellent offers abroad.
Miss Mary Anderson during the season will
appear In new character, for which she Is
actively preparing. 1t will be a companion
piece to her Julia.
Fanny Davenport purchased last week a
fine piece OF property In Canton, Pa. The
price paid was $4,000. 1t will be hereafter
her summer home.
Max Maretnek's comic opera, based on
Washington Irving's legend OF Sleepy Hol-
low, will be presented Tor the first time at the
Academy Of Music Ia the latter part OF Sep
TENDER. A drama founded on the same sub
iect and written by MIR. George Faweett
Rowe will be produced at Wallacks Theatre
on the eighteenth Of this month. The success
of the latter will still further excite public
curiosity to hear MI. Maretzek's opera
FOREIGN.
Frank Mayo has taken "Davy Crockett" to
London. Joe Emmett Is playing In Liverpool
to good business. and the Knights have
.'struck oil" with great pecuniary profit In
Birmingham.
The con,ite Of the Comedie- Franchise, will
Ing To make some concessions 10 order to in
dnca Mile. Sara Bernhardt to remain ut the
MafsOn Mnlfere, offered her q cOnge of one
year to fulfill her engagements In the United
States
More descriptions Of the wonderful Sara:
Said an English lady the other day: The
Bernhardt'S face Is interesting On account of
its surprising variety. Her ears are yellow,
and her neck Is black
At the benefit given to Henry Irving, In
london, he was thoughtful enough to place
elegant bouquets In the boxes Of some OF his
patrons. The sum received at his Lyceum
Theatre this year Is about one hundred and
ninety Thousand dollars.
Maiesty's Theatre to see Mile. Minnie Hauk's
Carmen. After the performance she said to
the clever prima donna that "she should
never attempt to do Carmen herself-she con-
sidered there was but one Carmen and that
WAS Minnie Hauk."
The London Figaro states that last week
the one hundredth performance was given Of
"Mme. Favart," at the Strand. Ofrenbach's
opera bids tair to have run equal To that at
tanned by the "Cloches de Corneveille," which
In now close on Its four hundred and seven
teth night.
Mile Blanche Roosevelt, who was engaged
by Mr.. Brasseur to play the role Of Lydia In
''Fatinitza" at the NOuveautes, and who, after
rehearsiDg, was refused her part, has been
awarded 200 francs damages by the Paris
Tribunal. Mr.. Brasseur has appealed against
the decision.
Irving has in England in the more important
standard roles Of the drama. A London cor
respondent says he has what Irving does not
possess-his superb delivery and perfect man
ner Of expression have absolutely no equal on
the English stage and arein pleasant contrast
with the extraordinary articulation Of Mr.
Irving.
"A singular scene occurred recently at Covent
Iarden, London, during performance of the
Barber Nine. PATHS appearance was the
signal 1or storm OF all sorts of noises whist
ling and calls and confusion reigned supreme
NO cause for the uproar appeared, and later
on when the performance was continued. the
diva was overwhelmed with floral OFFERINGS
filling four chairs and two tables when they
had been collected.
To sum up the great Sara Bernhardt uues-
ton, be II stated that the charming witch re-
mains definitely with theaComedie franchise
It Is perfectly true that splendid terms we're
offered to her for a professional tour Of two
years In America, Austria and Russia. But
her friends have succeeded In showing her
how much she would really lose By exhibiting
her hiStriOnic achievements id q new frame
and. On the other hand, the amount Of TIE FOL
felt she would have had to pay to the Cumede
Franchise (e12,Ue0l. as well as the enormous
deposit that she would have required as a
guarantee previous to her departure, would
have made the venture q very doubtful one
for her "lessees.' So that in the end the idea
collapsed London World
"The Worship of Bacchus," melodrama Of
London life by Henry Petit and Paul Ner-
rift, advertised to be produced at the London
Olympic on the twenty first, failed to pass the
censorship in its entirety. Some of the dia- |
logue q said TO be very offensive and what was |
expected 70 be the great scene Of the piece
pufported to be the conversation Of the three |
prominent actresses, who are represented as |
hseee1Plng bronghams on salaries ofabout fifteen
snliings per Week. Asked how they become |
possessed OF those carriages, No. says she
ualced into hers, No. 2 that she sang into hers
ana no. that she skipped into Iers. The