The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-19
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Notes, News and Personal Mention Of
Music and the Drama.
THE FRoLIouEs At FIXES.


1t is safe to say that five persons we're meyer
associated in play that produced more
real fun than this company in Hobbies
and "Ramblers." WeatheIsby and Good
win are company of themselves, and to
their comical eccentricities more than to
the play or anything else is due the won
derful success Of "Hobbies" and Ram
blers." These pieces in the hands OF other
persons would be OF little account At:the
matinee to-day Hobbies" and for tonight
Hobbies" has been substituted for the
other piece by special request.
THE MINsTREIs AT THE GRAND.
All things considered, Emerson's Min
strels have had good weeks business.
Lovers OF minstrelsy are as critical in their
Judgment as any other class of theater-
goers, and these all pronounce the present
company fine one. They appear twice
to-day-matinee and night.
The Minstrels will give last perform
ance tomorrow night, with a programme
brim full of good things.
DEN. THOMPSON NEXT WEEK.
Mr.. Denman Thompson, who appears at
the Grand Opera-house next week in his
great character of Joshua Whitcomb," as
a portraycr Of Yankee character is almost
without an equal His Joshua Whit
comb" was as pronounced success in New
York as the Metropolis enjoyed during the
past winter Night after night for week
after week the theater was crowded, and
the verdict of the press, and still more ac-
curate verdict of the public, was most EN-
phatic in its approval.
Mr. Thompson brings his own company.
The cast is as follows:
Uncle Josh Denman Thompson
Tot, crossing sweeper Miss Julia Wilson
John Martin, a lover of horse racing. ng...u.....",.
Mr.. Eugene O. Jepson.
Nellie Primrose, Boston Belle .. Miss Clara Cary
Frederick Dolby, young Englshmall, ,...,.......-
Mr. Walter Gale
Cy. Prime, nigh on to eighty Mr. Harry Wilson
susan Martin. with mania fOr lnarriage........
Miss Helen Just
Roundy, boot black Ignacio Martinett
Reuben WhitcOnb Joshuu's SON.. Mr.. Chas. Peters
Aunt Matilda Joshuas sister,. Mrs. d. Nourse
Bill johnson, a loafer, just as bad
they make em m.....,...............Mr r. Benson
Mrs. johnson, Tots mother Miss Emma Lathrop
sam Foster, Sheriff of the county.Mr D. Nourse
Amantha Bartlett, one Of the neighbors gals. ...
Miss Amy Nelson.
Mr. Burroughs, amodel policeman, Mr. G. Adams
Aunt Martha h. Rogers
TENTH ORCHESTRA CONCERT.
The tenth Theodore Thomas Orchestra
Concert, under the auspices Of the College
of Music, takes place at Music Hall next
Thursday evening, April 24th. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
symphony No. l, C minor (by request. N.."..s".
Johannes Brahms
/. I'm POGO Sostenuto-Allegro
g. Andante SOstenuto.
8. I'm POGO Allegreto c grazioso.
A. Adagio-piu Andante-Allegro non troppo
ma con brio.
Selections from Ruins OF A,hens......B Beethoven
a. a. TmGEhs TnPtisb os MoecS peISiShes' op. 1l3.
C. March and Chorus, Op. la.
The College Choir.
Selections from "a act Flying Dulchman. Wagner
MISUNDERSTANDING Chorus Ballad and
Chorus
Miss Annie Norton.
Miss Cora Stone and College Choir (Women's
Voices).
Symphonic Poem Les Preludes List
Tie tenth Public Rehearsal will be given
Wednesday afternoon, April 23d, at 2:30
o'clock. The same programme with the ex-
ception OF the Beethoven number, which
will be replaced with
Organ Sonata, No. G. in minor
Choral, with variations-Fugue-Andante T."
MendeSsohn
By Geo. L. Whiting.
DRAMATIC NOTES AND POINTS.
Adelna Patti is worth s., 100000.
Edwin Booth is not in robust health.
All the Davenport family are now on the
stage.
Tennyson's new play is called Eleanor
and Rosamond."
Fanny Morant Mrs. Smith) is at her
country home in Darlington, r. l.
Nine. Gerster sings, "Fm the monarch of
the 'C' and the ruler of the operee."
Miss Mansfeld's lowland lassie, in "En-
gagged" is said to be ininitably drol.
Florence has lately named one of its prin-
cipal squares after its famous martyr, Sa-
yonarola.
Mrs. John Drew, of Philadelphia, has
received telegram stating that Mr.. and
Mrs Barrymore are en- route to that city.
Mile Sara, Emily Soldene's high kicker,
has retired to private life. and good many
old bald heads would like to retire there
too.
Modjeska says that Wilhelmi Is terrible
flirt, and is more renowned in Warsaw for
his galantries than for his musical accom-.
plishments.
Madame Etelka Gerster and her husband
Dr. Carlo Gardini, and Signor and Signora
Campanni sailed from New York last Sa tur.
day on the Britannia for Europe.
Clara Morris, who appears at the Grand
during the week commencing April 2Sth
will play "Article A." Camille" and
"Pique." She appears at six performances
only during the week.
Milton Mobiles was adorned lately by the
German actors of Chicago with wreath
and a seal ring, in recognition Of his having
erected monument over the grave OF Nine
Methua Schiller at Vicksburg.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg's farewell bene
fit concert takes place in New York thi,
Saturday evening, and will be both 6
pleasant and brilliant testimonial from hel
many friends in professional and private
life.
Mr.. Lester Wallack at his engagement al
the Grand Opera-house commencing Mon
day, May 9Th, will appear as Hugh Chal
cote, in ours" and "Adolphus Ever
green" IN Chas. Matthews comedy, "My
Awful Dad"
Miss Kate Goodall, the pretty Josephine
of the travelling Fifth-avenue "pinafore'
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