, 1880-08-15

With John 7. Raymond the coming season. Co
seluently we will miss one OF the most popu
men in connection with tho theatrical Duslne
in Chicago.
u Forepaughs " aggregation" Of wild animal
trick horses. trained mules. riders, acrobats. az
clowns will be with IFS Tomorrow and during tt
week. The tents will be pitched ut the usu
place-on the Lakc-Front-
An organization known US 81 Louise Ferraud
Pleiades has been formed. and will tEnvel undo
the management of Mr.. Frank Cooper. latel
connected with the press Of this city. Miss Eel
| rand has been highly spoken Of.
son consists Of Florence Herbert Maud Stcwar
Mag.,ic Mctzgcr. Net1e Kellogg. Ella Weaver
G. ". Taylor, Dick 0glesby: r; 6. Guptil
Charles MetzEer, T. E. nasye, c e. Ford flsche
Bros orchestra, John Whitelcy.
The contract for the decoration of Ha1nlin'
Theatre has been awarded to Mcssrs- j. 3. Sulli
van i Bro. This puts Mr.. Crossmau, the Dc
stgner for tho firm, In direct competition Wit
Mr.. Twyman, whose efforts at 'McVicker'
Theatre have evoked so much praise.
=. The RoYal Banquet" described as ID
Wits American opera and 6pectacula
romance" will be presented Tomorrow even
Ros e nsiesS RS hs IT, III s nj! Rei2Ri i
West, Ut: Louis Raymond: NJ. ); 4; Lnughrill
Mr. }: w. Macy: Sfr: J. 2. Abdul, Hattie Star
Kaa Sesf ss csfSa Sa M$s cook Nellie Grey Miss
Manager Abbey has stuck in front Of Booths
| Theatre. New I1rk, four specimens OF Sarah
BernhardI's skillas I'm artist. They are mimi.
| turo portraits Of herself painted upon stone
it mule attire It is said that the artist does not
represent herself to be SO entirely dtaphanous
] and unsubstantial rs she has been described In
| some OF tho prfnteo anatomical analyses.
While the London papers haye been generally
unsparing in their condemnation Of ''tol. Sell
lers as play, their criticisms upon Mr. Ray
mond hare been OF the most kindly description.
Something ike The following Is repeated n every
favor by very large and apprecative audience,
comprising numerous representatives of letters.
art, and fashion. 1t would be interesting to sec
so excellent comedian In piece more worthy
Of his evident ability
Sargent and Modjcska are out" Said be to a
reporter the other day: "She has played me
scurvy trick. have engaged company to
ayers to take these people o1 my hands shall
have TO pay them their salaries for walking tho
streets. Do you know that l spent Slu,Uu0 in
this very success she's having now? And, after
nu this, she refuses to come TO America this
year "Perhaps she fears Dcrnhar.it,'' haz-
returned Harry: awhaFs Eernhardt to Mod
jeska? It's pure cussedness. should have
made 800 ,0N out of her if she had cone.''
For the COMING season the members Of Rice's
Maon Ina Meryc Marop uopsy
Victoria Reynolds, Lavnia Bennett, Carrie Per-
kins, Nellie Beaumont, Ada Lee, tho Cameron
Sese %as Kaoa ss eSssss' Io~
and Isabelle Clarence, Messrs. John Gourlnv,
Harry E. Dixe,y, John A. ,Mackay. George ".
Howard Donald Donald, Ha3old td Horace Frail. Henry
John P. Cook. Mr.. H. sator will be the musical
director. Ernest Stanley general agent, and
John j. Mesaiy ~ agsn The company vii!
''Babes In the Wood q" Robinson Crusoe," and
q new Spectacular piece, the name Of which Is
hot yet divulged.
Mime. Chaumont, the Partisan soubret, who
recently PLAYED in London, is thus described by
an American correspondents: .'She is ADORE nil
things sui Eeneris, but, If n comparison had to be
nade, should say she were Lottu who had been
brought up in Par1s. in9tflled with the spirit Of
pure cussedncss that runs riot through cafes
chnntants, nodded into artistic shapo By the itl-
Eenlous authors and stage managers Of this gay
capital. and then let loose before the footlIghts
to work her own sweet will In the most refined
channels of grossness- Chaumont does not pro-
eeed altogether upon impulses Ike the cratic
incc, as great In her small way rs ltistori Ia her
large one. She has IN ugly little face, a figure
which would be called dumpy, were it NOT for
the manner In which it is fitted by her modiste,
and, to short. she owes little or nothing to per
sonaI attractions, but given her charm ct e1-
preston, and she Is the prettiest homely woman
This must have been surfelt Of exquisit joy
indeed The Leatlyille {Colo.} Democrat last week
tells us that last nights entertainment ut the
9perS,H9nss' ta and the subsequent festival at
here was imbMed with principles of 9cat that
charactcrfze Hoboken, and TINT Leadyiile to-
day was endowed With all the attributes of Jer-
scy ue1ghte- The first effort to entertain by the
Tabor Light Cavalry was In alt ways a splendid
consutnmation and another laurel is added to
the wre4th Of conqnests. Never before has tho
Opera House Ehonc with such brllinucy, and
the auditorium was scene that saw its I'm
print upon the leaves of time. and that win for
1e m ~ to the social student
cred there. and chivairy guarded By its yolup-
tu0us side The selection was Robcrtsou's de-
iEhtfnl comedy Of vas rendered
the entertainment at the Opera House. the
guests repaired to the City Hail. where already
the chandeliers shone upon scene of rare
about IL O'Clock, aud everybody abandoned
themselves to the pteasure Of the occasion. Not
did the guests 1cre weary " Wth suret of
e1Quislt JOY"
1t seems to have been dednitly decided that
Marie Williams will travel with the Leavitt
n pafissqns q,r,, troupe h The business manager Of
this city. The details OF tho legal souabbie be-
tween Leavitt and Rice in the London courts
over owe, her were to certain extent given ut the
her into breaking her contract With
ksSt He a. thst Re had made
this country, had put out large quantity Of !
autographs, printing. ETC., and misrcpresented !
tAtA1Ss ne promised 10 see her through
any legal business she might xet into By refus- |
a a@oun'sd to some soy Before the bis could
she hnd to foot them, which serves her
tight for listening to the t,lles Of Mr.
stanley. Lcavttt's company viii appear
IT Havcrlys in this city during the season. The
organization consists Of Nine. Selma DOlan. Miss
Marie Williams, Lizzie N ulholtand Fanny Went
forth. adelaide praeger, Minnie Marshall. ca
nile ID E1lur. Alma Stanley, Daisy Rarnstlnn |
florence We're, Marie Clifton, Nettie Davis
amfiy Farneau, Maud St. Clair Gcrtfe Camp
oell, Grace Leuyer, Clara Mabel, Laurie Trevor. |
<e1e Duascomhe, Allie Oliyette Mat Robson.
!. a Meade, J: ". Bradbury, Frank Hindc, and
!: ". raymond. Among the pieces mentioned
y Green and McArdle, aud la File du Tum-
'our Major," uow running at the London Al
lambra. A 0 |
Mr. George Conquest, sr, whose 1ee was
toKen on the fitst night of tho production Of the
'antoin5me at Wallat:k's Theatre, is progressing
: well as can De expected. His son now piays
orlnance. the New York Herald saws: .!srhe
econd act OF Grim Goblins'' is one that ex.ie
entity requires intricate and dangerous rnecbnn-
sn1. People are flashed through the air from
ne stage toor to ceiling, disappear through
Faps: and reAppear with q rapfd descent frGIn |
he hiea to the vicinity Ut the footIishts, Tha
aachlaerr calls for the employment Of manv
Tres end small ropes. II one Of these fail # ia
ke the loss OF color in 3 picture It wing CO |
stmgnt~ When 1t was nearly time II, rim |
own me cuTthtn auo the preparations for the |
tbleaux were evidently com plete young M
ohqnest was shot into the flies and hung