The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-07
THE STAGE.
Progress Of tho Dramatic Season New Playf
and Collapsed Companies Tho Work
Of European Playwrights,
At HOME.

40 far thls season.
Emma Young. one OF the daughters of
Prophet Brigham. ia playing III the hNiia
Union, han Francisco
II Il rumore,l that The npSne of Gilbert and
Eullivana now opera, now III preparation W
sspaul aud Mabel
Tbn romnrspr Of "I'naforn'' has realized
over sbon0 from hs anng, "Ihc lnat Chord.
which he wrote for Miaa Antolnrtte Sterling
Mrp. H. paeheoo, wife Of eS-Gav. facheeo
OF California, is writing new play fer Fanny
quite aunorssful In San Francisco. was writ
ten by her.
Ioseph legrerson'a recent New England on
uapauent under Mr. q. II. Fhayera manage
niant was undoubtedly the most successful
ever played on that circuit, tho total rereintR
reaching the handsome figure OF $2G,4i2 10.
Amonu the travelling combinations which
have lately dEahanapd and "rrturnrd tn reur-
ranigan arn reported tho Gayler-Nickers-
Rogers "Stat" combination. at Lafayette.
Ind. Robert McWade's company, ~ Keno Keno,
At Piaua, y. ,and Ana'in and Wier'e minetrels
nc East Saginaw Mich.
Minnie Palmer has gone starring again.
this time with piece. called minnie Palm
er's Boarding House The ptdmdfsc NsTa
aaye 1.-THE play IA better thnn the atar.1 That
Ia not saying much fur Il. Minnie tried star
ring once In Cleveland III The Euclid Avenue
Opera House. One night the groas reentpta
were leas than S. and tho next night less IMAM
&5.
Tho Hs,The Correlll. lIenri Laurent Engliah
Opers Company. after ten nehtR bad huai-
A t.aps at WhItney's Opera House, Detroit. have
come to grief. They opened AZ Cincinnati
three months ago, ethon visited New Orleans
and travelled North. doing badly III 4 break
,ip could no longer be avoided. The taste for
"finafore can hardly be expected 70 last for
ever.
All four OF the celebrated "dceaea do In
danae" who danced the celebrated "paH de
sluatre' at Her Majeaty'a Theatre thirty
eight years ago are still living. =. Nv lwo M"
Florence and Marie Taslloni to the Count
Gilbert des voislna living Mt Vienna The
other two-Lucille GRAIN and Carlotta Gttsi
are atill unmarried, living. the one ut Stock
holm, the other neaf Naples.
.tSplf CONQUEST" produced at tho Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre, New York last Tuesday even
ing In an en- otional drama. founded on Wilkie
Collins novel "the Frozen Deep. which, III
turn, was an eah lration 81 two-act play
written by the same author. The dialogue Ia
Raii to need condensation. but the drama iH
nevertheless deeply interesting work. which
promises 30 be a permanent success. Joseph
Wheelock carried off the honors Of the per
Torrance.
Letta goes TO England shortly. II will be
interesting to learn how the hlarated British
ezra receive the dramatic cocktail Ky the way,
Lolita must be loaing her pull on tho public
somewhat for lately ahe has been giving IN
interviewer an account Of the manner II
which abe has been annoyed by lovers and
do-huebauda. Whenever a star finds her
talents insufficient to attract the public she
endeavors to compel Its patronage through
Munchauaen stories OF her lovers, adventures.
or thetts of her diamonds.
The principal theatres In Europe are said
to have cost the following amounts LOT their
construction. The Stadt Theatre at ieipSic,
built In 1868, cost altogether Sil9.lt0. lhn
Court Theatre, at Dresden, which WAS burned
down. and which was built between iS3s and
ls4l cost S}05a7N. and tho present theatre,
which took from 1871 to ISIS 10 build cost II,
OT5.uON. The Theatre du Chatelet. In Paris
built between 1860 and 1862, coat SbSfaN0 The
Comic Opera House. In Vienna. built between
1874 and 1874, cost $4ls5DQ. The Theatre lay.
riQue, in Paris, built between 1850 aud lS62
cost S449, BOO The Imperial Opera House. W
Vienna, which took from ls6l TO lS6S to build
cost altogether S2.70o00o. Finally. the Grand
Opera, In Paris tho building 0f which oCeu.
pied from 1861 To 1878, cost SS,00nooo
The public smiled At the union between the
great parepa and little Carl Rosa. when she
might have 1T lcast been countess The
story of the engagement IL characteristic
Rosa was a leader. quiet. worthy. modest and
adoring. He never rentured to press his
claims, but his faithful services made deep
er impression than he had any idea of. The
company was travelling by rail ono day. wheI
parepa seated herself beside her slrnt lover
blue and down-hearted, and the good creature
tried to cheer him mp She recommend@
matrimnny to him, and, receiving despond
ing reply that no woman could marry n MAJ
In his positiCn she IL reported To htsse rattee
him patroni5ingly on the head with the re
mark: Cheer up. my little man. II that Il
all ! will marry you myself. And she did
happier or more devoted couple han tht
big-hearted prima donna and her little mana
ager never existed.
Geo. Ringnold Is back IN London playing
Henry w at Drury Lane.
Salvini has reappeared at the Teatro Car
cana, III Milan. where he played 0tlieilo hh'
was rapturousy applauded
Sara Rernharft paints and draws. All nc
tors can do the former. but few the latter.
cincinnati Commercial.
Owing to her mothers continued poo
health, Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has can
celed her st. Peterhurg engagement and re
mains in Paris.
Herr Rubinsteins latest opera. "kalaechni
kofr, the Merchant of Moscow, Is TO he pro
Cfuced for the first time At the Russian Opera
st. Petersburg. next February.
The provisional title Of Sardous new rIa.
for the Coincide Franchise i daniel 10
chat" 1t has been accepted and Will 10 pro
duced In about three months.
The Theatre Franchise, which, after Tx
example of the Paris Opera, had either din
inished or wholly suppressed the cidqGG. has
once more established 1t on It's former loot
ing.
In the property list for Herne and Be
lasco's Hearts OF OAK is the tolIowins
item: "a real baby IL years old, NIGEL!
dressed In long clothes. Property baby
dressed exactly the same, ready, Il. U. L.. IL
case OF accident
Mile. Sara Bernhard Is having villa built
at Sainte- Adresse. 1t Is an aggiomeration "
paviions and angles Of the most coQuettish
description. The walls Of the rooms are to bt
decorated by some of our master painters
and In the garten there will be the ruins o.
an ivy-clad temple.
The Victoria Lotus blondes, piloted BY
Phil Kirby, are making heap OF money in
New Zealand. They are preached at from
the pulpit. they are leetured from the plat