The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-19
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The Stage at Homo and Abroad Whore
Gomo Or the Principal Actors Are.

Gle NHW ITk IaTK IneaLte Tor Two yaAra.
49,. Inc New yorl. peIpsrs have y rumor thu
again.
Florence received from Poole and Donnoll
$4,000 net for his first week at tho Gran
Opera House.
Mlss Nina varlan Ia said 10 have been pr
vately married In San Francisco the othe
day.
"A Prodigal Son" ia said 30 be Tho name a
van has secured H..
Fernando" with Mr.. Coghlan 40 tho Ma,
Vuls, hRs been unsucceagfulIy revived nj IN
Court Theatre, London.
Farquhar's comedy of "rhe Beaux strata
gem hnA boon revived Mt tho IMPERIAL Lon
don. with Miss Iittpn. Mr.. Farron and MI
Lionel Brough III Che caet
n. II. Byron haa written spectacular pln,
Founded Oh "Guliver's Travels" for prolur
ton through tho Christmas holitlaya In I.on
don, Eighty children will take part ID IL.
sardan'H latest play Ia described IA i pond
ant 70 hls. ...'Rnbagas" and full 81 political al
lislons. Tho Leading parts will b. acted by
Mile. Rernhardt or Milo Crozotto, at thu
Theatre Franeais.
a little boy was found performing lii II CTR
Gus In nh Eastern city. and the Society for tn,
Prevention III Cruelty to Children took hin
away; HI was earning 2 living Vt hla hual.
ness, but afterward epuldnt get anything q,
DO. He Then stole and wontto jail
Mrs. Edwin Adams mot with serious aocl-
dent tho other day ut Long Branch While
out driving with Mrs. Floyd bicycle cnme
IN collision with the phaaton III which the
two sRdiea were seated. Tho horau took
fright. Mrs. Adams waa thrown nnd Ind hor
arm broken
ME- Byron will appear ut the Gniety dion
uonl inatineea this month III his comedy III
An English Gentleman" md athor comsdioa
from his own pen. He IA aan about to appen,.
at tho Olympic IN "Daisy Farm" u don,,stlc
drama which has not been played Iii London
for eight years.
H. Sargent hae purchased the right Tor
the United States or Rourionult's two plays.
Rescued" and Contempt q Court" He s
now organising two companies Tor the road.
both 81 which will travel IN palace cara. With
Mudioaka and the Knights. this makes four
attractions Sargent ~ managing.
There seems 70 be u theatrical exodus from
California just now. Tom kconc N reported
Theatre. Nina Vnrian ii now on her way to
New York. James A. Herne and ha wifo
together with Mr.. Bolasco. ara slowly star
ring their way Eastward, and There nro ru-
morH that James O'Neill la about to foIsaltc
the Pacific slope.
Jennie June" In one Of her letters tells us
that Mr.. Haverly came Oh Iii hot haate I,pon
reading the press condemnation OF "fhe
Royal Eavorite." and pronounced Il Il beauti-
ful play. beautifully acted: and "A gentleman
who was present tho other evening offered to
take ~ NJ London and bear tho financial RI
sponsihtlity OF presenting IL with Mas Morris
u the London public.
Tho Now York Tribune, speaking of Boucl-
cault's Louis ri, remarks that .hta perform
Anca wAs full Ut u keen and bright Intelligence.
Of subtle conception, md Of clear aud adnira-
Bile purpose. but In its execution II wa, rcebln.
ooloriess and almost wooden. At certain mo-
menta vi strong excitement tho Tipperary
quality In tho actor invested IL with n ludf-
crous and unseemy drotery. 40 that nov and
then Louis III became n funny little. decrcnit
sly and mumbling old lrshman'
Dion Boucicanlt declares In h circular which |
ne has freely sent through tho mails, that he |
will wage bitter war Oh ignorant ana venal !
criticism, and determines 70 appeal 20 tho |
public. and not CO the press. Mr.. Bouclcault |
IL a shrewd advertiser, and this Ia another
proof OF the fact. His latest productions In |
New York, Rescued" and Contempt of
Court" have been treated by the press Of |
that city with marked considerations but he
Is about to start these two plays through tho
country, and II ha can but stir the newspapers
up he will gain his object.
Tho admirers OF Sarah Rernhardt should,
says Truth, II they chance to find themselves
In Paris, 30 to SEQ piece that is now being
acted there. LII one of the scenes u girl INF
tates Sarah Bernhardt. The Illusion Ia 80
complete that there IL no difference between
the real Sarah and the sham ono. The voice |
the information, the inngutshing air, the res
lures, the dress and tho very face are those of
Sarah Then there IL a parody of NJ Sarcpy
giving "conference, as u lecture Ia termed
10 France upon the Coincide Franchise In
London, Id which tho absurd adulation of the
Troupe by the Iondoners Ii very cleverly and
pointedly ridiculed.
The new Opera Honse Mt Geneva, built out
of the legacy left BY the late Duke OF Bruins
wick. IL now almost complete. The house IL
Quilt chiefly on the model Of the Grand Opera
" Paris, and the cost Ii about Sa0o, 900, or g.
)00, 900 francs The hundredth anniversary OF
he foundation 81 the Mannheim Theatre was
n be celebrated On the seventh, eighth and
performances, including die Zaubertote' !!
md other well-known works. Nine Ristori !
Will appear Mt the court theatres OF Berlin J
Nd various other German towns during the
coming autumn.
Playwriahts In Germany cannot attribute :
o lack OF encouragement the failure to pro- /
luce dramatic creations 81 superior quality | :
n recent years they have repeatedly been :
purred on by extra effort by offers OF money
rizes, large PERCENTAGES q profits and public
asily evoked by such MEANS Now comes
be management of the combined city the
tres Of Frankfort-on-the-M a aim and makes a
new effort calling for tragedies operas t,
est In each Of these departments OF dramatic @
rt small money prizas-ahout 800 eacll-and Ii
per cent Of the receipts of representation Is
q the stage: Its stipulated that the writer's G,
on OF material and mode OF treatment. BIT /,
lat their productions must be original with c,
lem. and never made public before, III whole d,
In part The operate composers will have d,
ut the non-musical competitors must be oil
'ady by next February. Fifteen DAVIS will n,
devoted TO reading and deciding upon the
productions, and within few re
onths thereafter those that have been Sc r
c1ed Wall De put upon the stage.
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