The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-08
TIE STAGE.
The Theatrical Business Promising New
Plays and Operas About To
Be- Produced.
DOM E!i'rIG.

| DOMEarIG.
The Kate Thayer Concert Company has
dlsbnnded, after II disastrous SEASON ut the
West and Southwest.
The Bailey and Furbish Commercial Tray
oIers' combination collapsed before they man
aged to get on the rOnd.
| II s Announced that Samuel Covllle has
assumed the management OF tho California
| Theatre, San Francisco.
The Boccaccio march threatens to drive the
| Turkish Patrol from tho field. IL is In tho
FatlnitHl vein, and Ia very popular
John r. Raymond was 30 III with pneumo-
MIA, ut Meuphls, that his phyelclans cancelled
his engagement there, but he Is now out OF
danger,
During the past week In New York A False
Friend succeeded French Flats at the
| Union Square, and The Royal MILDLY re-
placed An Arabian Night ut Days.
Clara Morris opened her ten weeks' season
| Mt Blldwina, San Francisco to packed
house, and Wihelmi. at the California, has
been playing to enormous business.
-Four companies are now In course OF forma-
| tlun under the direction OF DOyley Carte to
play the Pirates Of Penzance on the road.
Ar,stlcally, none Of them are OF much conse-
| 1nonce.
The Frayne-Tirany combination Will he
| divided In u week or so. md Annie Ward
Tiffany will thereafter stnr alone In her own
1
Frayne,-l Dramatic News.
| Suit has been brought against Manager
| Mcguire. OF San Francisco. by Charles +. Pid-
gpon, of Boston, Mass. for appropriating this
| title or "Fne Girls which had been copy
| rightad by the gentleman for new play
| written some time ago for Miss Marion Nor
daunt.
| It turns out that Gilbert and Sullivan are
not entirely secure IN their right to Tho
| Pirates. A bold rascal might steal the opera,
l Il 4.
right is ahaky because the World9Was FIRST per-
formed In EnRland, and because Gilbert and
Sullivan are aliens.
Among tho numerous companies which In
| tend giving entertainments after the atyle OF
"rhe Tourists" during tho season of ts3O-sl,
with Martin w: Hanlay ns the manager
Mics Therese Wood. Louis Harrison and
others have already been engaged.
The manager Of q transforming party,
playing in the interior. writes to jim Fen
| nessey's dramatic agency In New York to
send them a frst-class leading man; must be
sober, reliable, and have good wardrobe !;
salary not to exceed 81 per week. Jim is
having SOM. trouble In filling the order.
H. has been announced In newspapers or
/ Chicago md st. Louis, on tho authority OF
Miss Nelson herself, that at the close Of her
present Our-Which " to take In California
and Australia, and end In London--tile dis
tinHnished actress will be married, and will
fNtlfs 10 pt1VnLe HE. lHlH IfWA, Wnlle IL Will
not surprise the indys friends In London
and New York, may prove OF interest to the
public
The much discussed question ns to whom
shall be- privileged to present Gilbert and
Sullivan's opera. The Pirates Of PenZlnce, In
Boston and New England has been settled
John Stetson being the fortunate man. he
paying for the right either $50. 900 cash or n
percentage, which has notas yet been definite
ly settled but Mr. Stetson is to be protected
-
for any expense he may undergo In litigation.
The opera will be brought out Mt the Globe
Theatre In March or curly In April, and its
production will be under the personal super
the rehearsas and STIMULATING that the or
chestrA shall number not fewer than thirty
pieces. When the opera Ii played In the New
England circuit, M.ssrs. hathaway q Pond
Of this city, will have an Interest.
Mary Anderson is an actress who Causes
much tlue writing. This has been exemplfied
In the Republican, OF Wilmington, rs fol-
lows: Her rendition OF the character was
fAultisss, so true to the spirit Of the author,
that In verify MS the developments proceeded,
| a rough awakening would have been neOeS-
sary ere you could have believed you were
not living In another era. The graceful move
ments oY the wllowy form. the pure Grecian
caste OF the exquisite face, and the high
souIed purity 50 manifestly expressed upon
her very conntenanca, oil combined to make
ter, In whose veins coursed the pure blood OF
n proud Italian ancestry. The pathetic ut
terances which every now and then would
burst into deep and sweeping storms OF pas
sion, were entirely the ref * of a woman's
despair, bowling beneath q false accusation.
1t was most admirably done.'
| FOREIGN.
! Adellna Patti received about 81 q minute
during the performance OF each opera In
which she sang at Vienna.
Patti and Ntcolini have been getting 5000
francs for each performances In Pesth-5OOO for
the diva and 5000 for the tenor.
The iibratto Of grand opera to be called
Venice Will be written by NJ. Sardou for the
Director of the Conservatoile, Paris.
Rienz', Wagner's grand opera, was on Jan
uary 10 produced for the first time In Egg
land, at Her Maje5ty's Opera London.
LAssommoir was Withdrawn at the
Ambigu Theatre, Paris. after the perform
ance on Sunday. January II. It was followed
by n new tve-act historical drama called
Turenne.
The London Post authorItatively denies the
statement that the Coincide Franchise has re-
fused permission to Sara B<rnhardt and NJ.
Cuquelin TO play In London during the com
Ing summer.
The Societaires share at the Theatre Fran
Gals. Paris, during 1879. will. it ID stimated,
amount t. "a. 900 francs During the previous
sum OF AZ 900 francs.
New Babylon was on January played for
the 30Cth consecutive time at the Dukes The
atre London. 1t was shortly to be succeeded
by new four-act drama. by W. q. Wills, oil
the domestic order, called The Stepmother.
political burleeeue, entitled II. NJ. Parlla
ment; or, The Lass that Loved q Govern.
Can, under MI. Arnold's management. Thu