The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
THE STAGE.
The Drama At Home and Abroad The
Novelties Of Paris. London and
New York,

There appears 10 be pretty average fall
crop w Uncle Toms.
Miss Neiaon, 1t Is understood. has been
guaranteed $4,000 fer h"r American tour.
Edmund Falconor, tho author of Peep q
Day" etc. recently deceased iii London, died
In extreme poverty.
Mile. Sarah Rcrnharat II In treaty with an
impresario of Madrid To give some perform
aneaa there next month on the occasion of
the marriage Of tho King ot Spain.
Mile. Leonidn l.ohanco Ia the next cand-
date for admission 10 the Coincide Franchise.
Her enecialty will ho Marivauxa Sylvia.
Eeaunlarchnis countoaaca. aud Incs OF o.
auettes.
Johann Strauss has nearly completed now
operetta, lie Prince Orlowsky" II ia a spe-
ciea of sequel to tho "Flcdermnusa" t''The
l,at'D aud will be brought out this winter at
the Theatre All der Wien. Of Vienna.
Not having had Il managor shot recently Of
her backbone solderrd. Miss Davenport IL
rapidly falling 10 tie roar Of auch hard work
ing actresses as Clara Morris and Mary An
deTaou.
"L'Assomuoir' has nearly reached tts two
huntlradth night ut the Paris AmhiEM, and
the hundredth performance of Drink. al the
Princess Theatre. London, was celebrated
September n.
Tho managers Of the Paris theatres arc
combining te resist the eStravagant demands
of come of their artists. nnd u league has
takes. under u heavy penalty. not to treat
with any actor engaged IN another company
without previously notifying that actor 9
manager.
Mezarts operas are 10 hc given In Vienna
this season In chronological order. Tho Sc
ries will begin With tile "ldomoneo," which
has not been heard In Vienna for half u CEN
fury; followed ~ "Tito" ~ Enlevemnnt,"
"Cosi fau tuitc. and the more familiar EFT
CARO-. don Juan. and I'll Flautu Maglco.'
Tb.,a IN nt,R pf
the Requiem,
M. Iola. the novelist. who IL OF Italian orr
gin has AT length soon some Of his writings
dramatizcd and put Oh the Roman stage.
His There's. kaamtn, however . has proved
his name Ia best known and which the Italian
adapter In rendering Il into hts native tongue
has called the "Assomuar.' Is spoken If as IL
great success, .=."
On the appearance ut tile California Thea
tire of Miss Ada Cavrndish IN Miss Gwilt, ~
George Fawcett Kawr's dramatization ~
Reades novel was brought ont under its title
of "Armadalc" al the Baldwin. with Miss
Jeffreys-Lewis IA Miss nirsN Tho rivalry
between the two houses Was fierce. but na-
destrian match spoiled tho business ut all the
theatres except the variety shows. +m
If We were to judge hy titlcs alone. VIZ
might suppose that the dramatic art in
France was the reverse OF great. Paris has
already had LA Petit Faust" LA Petite
Due" ala Petite Mademoiselle,' lie Petit
Ludovio" lie Petit HOTEL lies POTTS
oiseaux, LES POTTS I'rodtges:; we shall
shortly sec Les Petits Lionnes, La Petite
Mere" los Pett+ Coucous.'
When the Queens Shilling. the play with
Which tho ST. James Theatre, London, has
Just opened. was performed ut Leeds recently
some soldiers We're present IN the. pit and as
they left the theatre were somewhat loud in
their comments as to the respective merits Of
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