, 1879-04-23

ron. "Mec's Diversion nnf, "Tr,,th y: Aaua-
T?N W.T. "Ss S,s,s st3"n' ~ 70 cn}1sr r u puk','
Surrey. "The sl'ausfrsnn ~ stantard,
Royalty, nl,i Philharmonic eloscti.
Liant night Miss Clara Morris appeared for tho
second tiino as fora, In "Art1cle IL" This
evening sIe Will relntrot1nce ihc sorrows Ut
role. ,lr. Joseph F. Wheeloek viii eInhoay flo
character Of Hanriee, dt Lutonr, Mr.. Charles
rlunket tl'at Of Ur: O.oor'r, ntMl at!ss Mul!lo 81
Sttele pcrs0t,ates tl. wife dt Ut L<1foMr. THIS
once made popular by tho late Edwin Adams,
'Euoch Ardcn."
"Rtc!,ellcu u will be withdrawn At afcvick-
cre tfis evening md shakapearc's !" King IsEcil-
ard H." placed upon The stage, Mr. Edwin
I,oo.l, .ncraonatIng the Hing. Tie rrlnciuai
pasts , o. The tragc1y VII be allotted as fooxs:
>1iqss LeyIck: Ds!s ei lort, Harry rcarsen;;
Dahs Of Auner,tt ". A. Wtitrcar; Duke nf 4,or-
Eserham; Sais'urv, Walter. Kelly; Hishopef
Weaver; baeie.sef d3o;itr, Miss Ella We Wen. .'''
ffank g. uongst t',u traged!an, tells tic
philndctnhia I'ress that Amertca's great actors
thirty ycars ago were ffamblln, John H. Scott,
!;os Adatns, ai, thu elder Booth; that Edwin
Fnrrest took entire possession OF the tragic
sta0e little later, anu held IL until Edwin
VIII Booth nor Davenport ever showed spark
y Geht!ts, although very artistic actors, while
f;dWltl Adatns WAS ''c!ltld Of gcntus"; llut
I}nrrett Is cold md conservative; aud that Nc.
CuilouE1 lllaJ becotre Forests auccesAor,
A few dsrs Atnee William Il. 1.aureha died ut
Mtddletown, N. y. liz was native ot Boston,
tnti, during tho SEASON of 1eGt'G7, he was tie
leading l1cary man Mt the 1luwarl Athennntn.
D1ir!nE his professional career (which began at
~ Metropolitan Theatre, san Francisco, in
Sf.{i u In >ftr.
Try, In Chii'a, South Afttca, tho Isle of Matt
rttins, etc. His last engagement was with
Frank Mayofs rompany. His wife was Jose
,ns ,i, ~. saropssste, slater 81 Mr.. Louls Aldnch'
1ic comedians; .he Is now the lcadlng lady Ut
hayo'A combination.
It fs said That William Astor hns subscribed
Scum John 7. Raymond 800, JOHN Mccullough
Sly, J: ". Nor.on $780,, It. Z. stevens $al5,
Abbey Il sGhoollc! s35, tharics Wilkinson SO,
$l0. toward the fund to assist in il!e proscc,l.
tion OF Jim Cusric, whu murdered lien c.
| portcr.. 1t ts proposed 10 send Qcn. Roger A..
Pryor iron Sew York to assist thy prosecuting
attorney In the trial, which takcs place at Mar
shall, Tx, lu May. Curr!e has engaged, hcstdes
his bTottrr, thu ainyor Of Shreveport, I4a, three
of the best lawyers In tile State to deic,'d hlm.
"1'1lc Scrap Of papos" at Wulla:ks will be
6uccecdcd On The 18th Inst. by s''itc Snow
ball" thsec.Act comedy by Stephen GrunAy,
don, whore It Is brisk!y interpreted by II.
slartus, Miss Ada Hwanbnrough, und others.
| The theme ~ visit Of husbantis ind wiycs to
Pink Doninos," to which delectabIo type The.
OF "Forblddcn Fruit" It wl be acceptable Mt
Wal]ack's, where II will bo acted by tic Misses
Cughlan, Gcrmoi, and Bon!facc, md Mcssra.
| Cogtilan, Gilbert, anu Floyd. II Is not long
enough, however, for whole c{enlns's enter
un0Gt consideration, 1tRiutlr them Gilbert u
"CrcatErcs Of i,npuitc.''
steele =; siaeSaycs M ncw theatre IN IwcntJ.foqrth
stseet % VII nG opensa tt,is evening", a1sa Maesyc
tar W. H." - H. 1a VI - !nsa @
successfully obtaincI In tl1c Instance OF tllc
1hratre rrancats, In parib, md lie luas added to
| It The uucldetty llorc] plau OF giving 10 kbo
| nuthors OF the new phys 25 Der cent ct thu net
! profits that n,ay accrtle. The former idea,
| which contclnplates thai tie lending uctors pf
The company sllall partyipate IL, lin profits Of
thu enterprise, md tic latter, which should lo
| d peculiar interest Il, this new venture, Found
cd upop o sound financial basis, a,lI conduct I'd
upon business principles, the scheme would u1,-
near to lie valid md promising. and there ca,
be little doubt Of It's bel,ig accorded very fair
consideration BY the tlcatrc-going public
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ACso,us & 70 ant'Iss uate'' Mps .'G ra1ls
uer rrcssghutn3 a., aHu aeu9a opora
Gon,iaMe, :, "a a.. fanIo Enchahtee; Comea!o
raanen,sS' f,,'ai May,', n.In Hqeo"' n fS ue
,n onesue y, fsumevlo % .!s es rhu8 y. us1a!. nons
liz Granl Cnsi,nir u; Touiies faritiers, = L.
Marguisc des Rues"; Renaissance, "neloiso ct
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