The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY JANUARY IS, 1880


| called Beac0nsflefd, which III 10 DO played III
Philippopolls.
Mckee Rankin opens In London with The
DanteB the last week In May.
Meaars. Besant and Rlces new play Such q
Good Man, Is snid TO be- somewhat weak IN itt
| story md situntions, though its dialogue has
| decided literary merit.
| Rumor has In store for Adelaide Nelson
| when sho rctres from the stage, u husband
!! who ~ mn Engllshmnn 81 high position "a
lord OF high degree" as IL were.
Nine. Patti shortly begins mn engagement
| In Paris In popular opera. She Will receive
| $1,000 nightly. Carl Kosn'B semeon OF English
| opera opened in London ut Her Majesty
| Theatre lnAt night.
GnllEnani. OF December IL. RayR accord
| Ing to u rumOr prevalent ~ artistic circles,
which we repent nndor all reserve Henri
Wiennwski. Tho celebrated volinlst hnB Ie-
Gently died ut MoRcow.'
Tho London FGDdpo of tho twenty -aeventh
ultimo blooms with detailed account Of tho
pantommo RsaRpn. Not leRB than nineiWn
pantomlmcs have been producod this year ut
tho diiltrent lhratros OF tho metropolis.
"EvrrythnR." says nh English journal,
"hne been tried ut tho London Crystal Palace
III turn science, art, education. music, festi-
vnls. and fRncy fairs; huge triumpha In honor
of Handel; monster eirruRrs, pantomlues,
dramatic revols. acrobntic frnta fireworks,
penny shows. and shooting exhibitions" Ana
Arrangements have been mnde To carry
English ballads into the heart Of the Fronch
metropolis. company hns been formed to
rive n series ~ three ballad concerts IT. tho
Continental llo'"I. Paris, and Mme. Sinlco
aud Mr.. CnmpoheIo have been retained as
chief artists. Tho FIRST concert will be givsn
january 80.
On ono ocrnsion Snlvlni md RopeI wcro to
appear in tho Bnno vi, GO nj nj Italian theatre
The manager was ~ II loss 10 know how to
have the hlls printed. lln dared not put the
name ~ ono of tho two equally renowned ac-
tors first for fear Of muftally offending tho
other. Flnniy he hit upon tho happy cxpa-
dent of printing both names dlnRonnlly, 40
TINT they crossed each other ON the play. bill
like Il ettrr \.
Tho London Fi0uo Of the seventeenth nIt-
mo says: cat the close of the acL4on M ms.
Marie Kozs viii remain In town I'LL ehs leaves
for tho spring concert tour. Muse. lima Ill
Mureta will also bN n member OF tho spring
concert tour Nine. TroheIIl Will have Il coi-
cert tour Of her own. aud Miss M innl" lItnck
Joins MIR. Carl Rosa. Mime. Pnppenheim
leaves for peath, where, beginning Ghriatmng
week, ahe gives AK performances 1T the Opera
House Of LeonOya. dida. Scnia, Eian and
other pnrts. On january ~ 1ha bcgtus M
of two and u half months III
Warsaw, and In April she goes to Vienna.
Tho Partisan anya with In lllle du Tam
hour Major Otlrnhneh has made ap,pnft
Folies Dranniiqnrs can reRiaier II popular
success all tho more worthy OF applause when
we think OF the stupid musical extravagnnHls
40 liherally offered of iats under tho name of
comic operas. Admitting that In File du
Tamhour Major Ne only another version of
In Fhle du Regiment and that both the
second and third acts might be curtaied with
advantage, the pirc, Ii mono the less charm
Ing. Tho twenty couplets, duets ana NOR |
rcamr dcnscmbic are lively, without pr.ten-
sou, and meiodioua, while, II we occasionally |
former acquaintance, we nre at |
laast forced To admit that Nj. 0iIenbhch never /
borrows from any ono except himself"
The Ruriaian says: "Wo hear from time To |
time that the Paials Royal IL about TO pluy u
piece by Sardou The real facts Of the case
ire that some sixtsen years ago, when Mr.. /
Sardou WIS juat starting, and when he was
only too glad IT, Sign engagements with man
ayers, he agreed To give three acts to the
PalniA Royal. Those three acts have not yet
,ern given Mr.. Snrdou raae rapidly to fame
,ther engagements occupied hls iMa. nnd the
palais Royal seemed to him less ana lesa fitted
or the style of work that no wrote. Moan
while, the PalaiR Royal grew impatient,
stamped paper was exchanged and the result
vas almost Il lawsuit. Az last the affair has
,ccn settled antrably. and Mr.. Sardou has
agreed TO give three nets tn the Pnlais Royal
mmediately after Daniel RoChht shall have
,een played. The three acts will be work
" Mr.. Sardou'a youth, which will be touched
ip for the OCCASION