, 1879-03-23

III March u, and died in few minutes, aged %
years. She performed up to the day OF ner
death. Pneumonia OF the heart was tue I'M
mediate cause. In private life she 'sas Mrs.
George L. Sage. She commenced her proies-
sional career in New York City in 1879.
Lester Tallack has signed contract to play
tbrce weeks ia the California Theatre, San Fran
cisco, beginning June It, Hc will leave New
York about June g although he may start West
the middle Of May, and day PLAY Ea sn9ct ct s
Theodore Moss will take the theatre of Mr.
Wallack's hands, and run it from the middle Of
May until the eud OF June.-Basson Aera1a.
Billy Rice failed to put in an appearance with
Hayerly's minstrels at Louisville on the 18TH, as
he missed the train Mt Nashville MANAGER
Foote went to Mr.; Rowland, Manager Of IT, tue
$3.50 to run special train from Nashville to
Louisville, for the purpose Of having Billy Rice
appear at the first nights performance kow-
Land refused. Btlly arrived in time for the Sec
ond performance, aud was welcomed oy one OF
the largest audiences ever seen IN Macaulcy8
Tneatre-New York -lirFoT.
Alice Harrison was engaged to play The Lite
Duke at Booths Theatre: by James Z: Duff,
Rehearsal was called one morning at III O'Clock.
Miss Harrison was punctuallY on hand, but for
thrce-quurters OF an hour nothing was done, anu
no particular notice was taken OF the ladY. Sne
walked up to Mr., Duff, and said: ~ am Alice
Harrison live Ut the Coleman House. When
rot, get ready to do anything come up there and
let me know.n Before Duff could answer, she
had whisked out Of the theatre aud was gone,
and the day after she sent back the part
Dramatic Ncrs.
The performance given in London for the
benefit Of Mr.. Chattertou, the energetic and
lately unsuccessful manager Of the Drury Lane
Theatre, was brilliant and successful affair.
During the twelve years or more Of Alr. Chat
terton's lcssecship lie has treated the public to
almost every variety OF dramatic entertainment
-tragica1, eomlcal, poet:cal, romantic, and SEN
s.lcglti'nate" fashion; be has given Alilton's
"Comus," Byron's Manfred" s'Doge OF Ven
ice," and ''Wcrner." modern plays bY Bouci-
caut and Andrew Halliday. Tic Scotian drau,a,
seasons, and when these failed the collapse
came.
When "The Passion" play was about to be
produced at the Grand Opera House in San
Francisco, the Supervisors called upon the man
ager antl requested him to suppress it. They
were refused the request. Since then Il bill has
been introduced in the California Legislature
making it & mistemeanor to exhibit or take any
part in exhibiting, in any theatre or any other
place where money is charged for admission,
any play, performance, or representation dis
playing or intended to display the life and death
of Jesus Christ, or any play, performance, or
representation calculated or tending to profane
or degrade religion, md making any person vo-
lating any provisions Ut the order guilty of such
msdemcanors to be punished by a fine of not
more than 81 COO Or imprisonment Of not more
than six mouths, or both. According to the
latest accounts tfie audiences, slight during the
first nights, were steadily increasing Mr..
Morse, we hear intends ere long to produce his
passion play III au Eastern theatre.
THE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
The following are the dates received at TIE
TRIBUNE office up TO last night: