The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04
THE STAGE.
What Is Being Presented in the Theatres
Of Europe and America A Score of
New and Promising Plays.

IN january.
sara Bernhardt Is soon TO appear In 1t.
Petersburg.
The burning of Rome Ia one OF tho scenic
effects In Rubinstein's opera Nero.
The original Pinafore Company, In London,
has recently given Its 50Wh performances
Miss Dielsie LlnRard will shortly Join her
sister and William Horace In New Isaland.
w, q. Willis's new play, Neil Gwynne has
been receved with great favor In the English
provinces.
The latest Partisan play is entitled My
Mothers Eye-glass. Of course 1t is spec
taCuiar piece.
I'Assommoir, after run of250 nights Mt the
Paris Amblgu, has been succeeded by u piece
entitled Paillasse
Humpty Dumpty, under the title of Plaisirs
Champetres, Is being done by the Gtrards ut
the Foes Bergeres. Paris.
The weather was SO severe in Paris on De-
cember that the Chateet, Palais Royal and
several other theatres were closed.
Les Etrangleurs de Paris. drama In five
acts and fourteen tnbeaux will suceeed Gem
drillon ut the Porte Saint Martin Theatre.
Theodore Hamilton has resigned the man
agement OF the Peoples Theatre, Melbourne,
Australia. aud la going on professional tour
to South Africa after his marriage to Mrs i.
nj, Bates
Sig. Campanini can sing the tenor roles Of
PlKnby ulEtHIBIb pUbIhS. IIa RIthb ffIlDf 3
favorite characters are Rnont In The Hugue-
nots. Edpardo In Lucia Rhadames, In Aida;
Lohengyua, Ruy Bias and Eernando in Favo-
rita
Falcon, the new one-act comedy by Tenny
son. produced week before last Mt the st.
,Iames Theatre. London, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall in the leading parts, and under ex
tremely favorable auspices, proved u failure
The subject OF the piece Is the ninth novel OF
the fifth day. and, therefore, tho forty-tifth
story OF the "Decameron."
NM Erckmann- Chatraln's patriotic drama.
AIsace on 1'Alsaeienne, which Is probably to
follow PailIasse at the Paris Ambgu, has been
ruthIessly cut and mutilated by the Cen
sure" Several situations" which the author
depended on for success have been objected
to on grounds which no French patriots are
likely to need the explanation Of
Les Rieochets du Divorce, a new comedy
by Bernard Lopez, produced recently at the
1rosieme Theatre Francois, deals with the
history Of lady who, thanks to divorce, has
had three husbands, and Is SO involved that
nobody but the author-so the Partisan says
can comprehend the numerous tmbTogltoS
in which she and they are mixed UP during
the latter two-thirds OF the play.
Adelna Patti Is now free to sing In Paris or
anywhere she likes. She paid the Marquis de
Calx 900, 0G0 francs 100000, and is now adj
vertised to appear at tho daiety IN Paris, on
the fourteenth of February next The per-
formances begin with La Traviath. The sub
scription amounts already to $4,000. The
Emperor of Germany conferred tho gold
medal for art and science on Mime. Adeina
Patti
Shakespeares Corlolanus will follow The
Merchant OF Venice at the IyCeum, now In
the full tide OF III extraordinary prosperity.
Mr. Alma T'adema, ono OF the greatest ar
fists, has been Commissioned to design the
scenes for the Roman play; and as Mr.. Iade-
ma Is probably the most profound artistic
| uf trIu fnu or
ward to superb treat. Irving will play
| (nius Marcus, IL favorite part with Kean and
Kembe, and Miss Ellen Terry sustain the
| character OF his mother VOtimnia, which
tradition associates with the grand style Of
Mrs Sddons.
| last accounts were: At Berlin, Goldmark g
| opera, The Queen OF Sheba. which has not
been very successful. At Hamburg. the opera,
| In five acts, The Rat-Catcher Of Hamelu, by
| FIR Holman, music by Ressler, has been we'll
received AT Breslau. Rubinsteln's opera,
| The Maceabees, has been put on the stage,
| under Rubinstein's direction, with great sue
cess. At Carlsruhe, the new opera, Armin
by Heinrich Holman, In five acts, was given
| for the first time, on Wednesday, December 3
the birthday OF her Royal Hlghness the Grand
| Duchess OF Baden.
Jefrersonvlle Ind, has theatre called
| "Pinafore."
Frank Mayo has n new play, The Colder
| Calf by John l., Scar OF San Francisco.
| The Dramatic Times says A. M. Palmer has
| been clearing $500 q week from French Flats
Annie Pixey will act In New York for thu
| first time in March next, at Haverly'S The
| atre.
Bouccault fs at work on new comedy, In
which he will probably act himself, at tht
Boston Museum.
a Philadelphia paper saws Of Rose Coghlar
that she keeps up her spirits by eating minc
pies between the acts.
Miss May Croly, who has appeared on thu
stage with jos Jefferson and Clara Morris
has retired to her home Circle
| Mr. Mapleson announces that he has sfgnet
an engagement with Mme. Christine Niis5ol
for the season OF 1S8O-81 In this country.
1t is but justice to ate Caxton to say tina
she was not acting IN Abbeys New 1orl
Park Theatre when 1t took fire last week.
i Edgar Fawcett's new play, A False Friend
will probably be produced at the Unto
Square Theatre, New York, on January TO-
According to the Mirror, Lester Wallack
Eastern trip has proved o disastrous fall
ure. After the second week all dates wer'
eaneeledI
A Texas critic, writing OF Mr.. Harold Fore
berg, says: His Romeo proved even NOR
attractive than the original and now defunc
circus elephant OF that name"
John E. Owens has been playing the leac
ing character In Alooa, or the Children OF til
Air, a spectacular extravaganza produce
last week at the Grand Opera House, Sa
Francisco.
Mr. BARLEY CampbelPs three plays, Gale
! Slave, Fairfax and My Partner, respectivel
I performed last week In New York, Boston al
PHILADELPHIA on Saturday drew the handson
sum OF S4128.
Miss Grace Emily Thorne, eldest daught
Of Charles r. Thorne, Jr., made successf
=, debut as Florette, in the Two Orphans, wit
Y the CIaxton troupe at the Brooklyn Par
. Theatre last week.
/ Bandmann has had, since he left Englan
; six leading ladies', to wit: Rose Leclercq wi
7 refused to come, Bella Murdoch lwno L
/ turned, Mrs. Bandmann, Leona Moss, Ma
q garet Bennison and Amelia Herbert.
B. Campbell, Esq, has exuded anoth
play, which he calls Matrimony. Ka
s CIaxton, too, is going to do his Heroine
e Iags, play which year ago be couldl
II get recognized actress to look at.
Campbell, ESQ, is at present shining