The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
The STAGE.
Dramatic Events at Home and Abroad
Where The Leading Actors Are and
What They Are Doing,
FOREIGN.

##&a0@7 FVHElGNs
Henry Irving IL satisfied that Shakespeare
wrote Shakespeare.
Mme Lacca, II IL etated. will return ~ Lon
don next eeaeon. and will make armen her
principal role.
M. Paul nelRir haa written new piece for
the Cpnaedie franchise Although II IL In re-
AOAreAl, ite.name haa not yet been chosen.
MI. Offenbach IL engaged On new uperetta
entitled LeGhevalier de BoutIierp, the lihret-
Nd belnE By M. Gaeton Marut and the late H.
Naset.
Nine. FHvart, II Ia reported, is about to re-
8 elfn from the Comedie Ffanpaise ae socie-
tAlre, though che Intends - reInain az pen
etonna.re,
.It II sa,i the elder uoauelln, who has COM
Intends eoen TO accept the retirement to
which he IL by that fact entitled.
Richard WaQnere opera "lIphenxrin' has
been performed for the titpt time LII Eng
lleh In Her Majeety'a Theatre, and MIR. Carl
KceA has secured another great aucceas.
Twenty, dive new operas have been produced
"A italy during the past year; Qnly one, Ero
b fscAndrv by Votteaint, has had any eucceas,
md the others have already passed into OBJ
llvlcn.
Madame Fatti began her performances at
the Qette IN Paris on February 4 She and
Nicullni receive a nightly salary Of I4no.
Her notary. 1t lie Raid, paid her husband
. EAa,00o to Insure HE non-appearanee.
Two American plays are to be produced
ehle year at n London theatre, the Gaiety.
! One IL The Mighty Dollar, with Mr., and
Are With NJ o + Raymond e s,e a. d; sse. sa
ID Henry Irv,ng'e clear profits from the Mnr-
NhAnt of Venice, At the London Lyceum, ex-
iced El2nn weekly. Invitations have been
leeued to celebrate the one hundredth night
ON the fourteenth Of February. There will
be supper at the theatre.
v Mad
Kate Santfey continues TO be ptecarious. and
a n dountful whether THE vtvacioua actress
will return to the stage. Mas Roae Massey
n also dangerously III, and but slight hopes
Arc entertained VI her recovery.
The last received nurtstun states that
s'RlchArd Wagner. the composer, has arrived
with HE family at Naples. HE health Ia an
nONnced to he improving. He intends re-
manning In Naples I'LL the middle Of May,
when he will return 10 Bayreuth."
II seems that the season OF grand opera III
London has 4 tendency to diminiah In length.
This year Oevent Garden will not open till
April Is and Her Maiestv's not till May 8.
In tho days Of lsumley the opera season be-
ran In February or. at latest. the first week
In March.
n: vaacorheil has iust applied TO the French
Minister ~ Fine Arts for All addition 10 the
eNbvention Of the Opera. made necessary by
the increase In the salaries OF the members
OF the chorus and orchestra and by the crea-
GtON OF some new GHlpea. Inla amounts Ia
something like LAG, 900 francs annually.
Maurel has eung Ambrose Thomass Ham
let In Paris. To do II he read Shakespeare,
studied Booth, and looked at Irving. Must. |
CAlly, he is aatd to have been excellent, If not
quite up to his composer Dramatically. he |
Ceohter and CcVhlan, II such q thing be pos
sible.
GuitEnani says that SiEnoy Verdi IL ex-
pected III Paris at an early date, and the re-
heArsAls Of Aida on the stage will begin Inn |
Rses s % Settler ans Ma"rs sna
already perfect In their parts. ARD the frat !
representation Of the piece may take place |
about the beginning OF March.
An organ has been placed on tho stage of |
the Opera,populaire. In Parts, 20 heiShten
the effect CT the new opera. "Pettaruue,"
which Is shortly to be produced, and there
will Also be e full chime Of bells. The mere
stage setting n the piece will cost more than
ka0oco. The number OF costumes already
finished for IL exceeds \ thousand. and there
are still 100 more 10 be made
The contract for the production Of the
Pirates LII Boston has been signed, all reports
10 the contrary Notwithstanding, aud IL will
occupy tho Globe Theatre stage the last two
weeks Of March and the first two weeks IL
,eptinS III. Odd for the New England Fight or
etaXti on shares during this engagement
Was with Doyley Carte. rs stated, aud up 10
est evening he had not made his decision as
. this option.
There lis much growing just now In Paris
bout the famous Coincide Francslse. It ts
that though the theatre receives
} euovention from the government of about a
quarter Of a million of francs, neither the
lirector nor the secsetaires show any enter
rise, and that within the last three years it
rs done almost nothing-produeiug only
ne rev work Of much Importance LES
ourcGambau And yet the leading artists !
.ceived In the nstehhorhood OF $Ie 900 apiece :
ZIG year ss their share OF the prodts, about y
Ace the pSy OF a marshal Of France I
II ls annous,ced that an opera BY Gounod, )
.exe. viii sho. -tly be produced In London. v
cth the EnRh.sh and the French papers a
leak Of IL as . ne y work, but Le Globe says Y
~ IN ~ rrOnftst1 IN bear close reseni GLANCE
! Isnunnl,e IA Relue de Saba, which was I
pdneed without success IN 1854 English y