The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-04
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY MAY L. 1879.

the museum at Naples. Fhey are very slen-
der and gracefully made, having Of the top Q
Even now In Italy they cali the highest seats
"piccionerio," or dove-cotes.
The Paris theatres on April IA were pre-
senting plays, etc, as follows. Opera, Il AT.
feaas 2pera Gom Rrs aaS ae osre1
Marquis de Kenills;", VAUDEVILLE, Les Tapa-
''La Bias DO Laine;' Varities,. lie Grand
Casimir;;" Bouffes Parisiens, LA Marguise
moiselle;a Folies fDramatiques, Madame
Favart," Porte st. Martin, LA Dame De
Montsoreau;" Nations, Camille DesInoulins:
Amhigu, "L'Assommoir;" Chatelet, SALIVA
tor Rosa" Troiseme Theatre Franchise, "Un
Jeanne;" Nouveautes, "Fatmitza;" Cluny
lie Chatiment; Chateau ID Eau, "Hoche;"
Athenee- Comique, .Lequel?;" Fantasies
Parisiennes lie Droit du seigneur;;" Arts,
NJ. Monval, the keeper Of the records OF the
Coincide Franchise, has just published % IT,
teresting work. In which some curious facts
concerning the French system OF theatrical
conventions are given appears, tna 49, m
| sum of about 5000 francs which Francis
gave to "Jean de Point Allais, dit Songecreux,
ct On bande, joueurS DIES mystefes, as the
predecessors of the Coincide FRANCHISE were
styled at that epoch. Louis XIV allowed
Of the services they rendered to his amuse-
ment" As regards the opera, we find that
under the Consulate the subventiOn 1t re-
ceived from the State was no less than 100000
francs. When we take into account the value
OF money at that time the subvention at
present allowed to the opera, namely, 100000
francs. appears small indeed.
The London theatres On April IA were pre-
sentilg plays, etc, as follows: Royal Italian
Opera, Covent Garden, Les Huguenots;"''
Haymarket ELLEN: or, Loves Cunning
Adelphi, ''The Hunchback ? Lyceum, Ham
lett" Princess, Never too Late to Mend !"
Safety "un Tha %Rd Pretty .h Esm pnnla
Strand, mime. Favrat;', Prince of Wales
Vaudeville, Our Boys" Comique, III. nj. =.
Pinafore' and Cups and Saueers;'' Court,
oous,n pl1k and d. The Ladies Batts ia
Zoo; lAlhamhra, La Poule aux Gufs d Orr
Criterion, "Meg's Diversion" and Truth"
Folly. THE Dragons Aquarium, after
noon, Fun IN Q Fog evening, "She Stoops
Proo Surrey Dys an se shore aa
"The Two Orphans" Philharmonic, "No-
bodys Child" Her Maiesty's and Drury
Lane closed.
Clara Maria Jessie Rousby. an actress who,
for the better part Of the last decade filled, In
view. died q few days ago In London. Mrs.
Rousby had made q slight reputation In the
provincial circuits OF England before she was
discovered by u metropolitan manager and
taken to London. Her first appearance in
that city was made on the nineteenth OF
December, 1869, as Fiordelisa in "The FOOLS
Revenge" Her success was Immediate, her
great beauty and refined grace commenting
her to the coolest, while her acting displayed
both subtle intelligence and considerable
dramatic fire. In 1876 Mrs. Rousby came to
America and played and unsuccessful season,
which marked the point Of her decline. De
na0rtnts nil n1si bOnuR,. An Eastern news
paper notes that Wybert Rousby, her husband,
is an actor well known to the London stage
Formerly he and Mrs. Rousby were wont to
play together. Then he was Bertuccio to her
Flordelisa, La Hire to her Joan OF Arc, Knox
to her Mary Queen Of Scots, ETC.. A few years
ago, however, husband and wife separated,
and from that day Mrs. Rousby seems to
have been extremely unfortunate. Thestory
In which Mr.. Labouchere, OF The London
Truth, was prominent figure, Is still fresh In
the popular mind; and it is just one year ago
that she was engaged In a suit with Daniel
Z. Bandmann, the actor. Various other
events OF dlsagreeable nature occurred.
which kept her name prominently before the
public. During the last few months, however,
little has been written about her, and the sud-
denness Of her demise will therefore be
shock to those who remember her as q young
brilliant and beautiful woman, whose life and
career seemed to be full OF promise.