The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07

even further, and al the actors were obliget
70 come to the theatre every night to see l
have been relaxed; the actors began 70 IL,
first IN the faubourge, then In the suburbs
and then In the environS. The managers, II
appears, warned by the accident OF Cllchy
| Levallois, have determined to enforce In III.
ture the old rule.
just achieved success Ut the aymnaae IL az
American by birth the was born In New Or
leans), though ne is D Freedman In origin
In LANGUAGE and In feeling. He wrote play
some years ago on an American subject
called Les Ohevaliers de "a Patrie. which was
produced at the Theatre Lyrique- Hist0rique
now the Theatre des Nations. Among the
drdmGtis pcrsonT figured President Lincoln,
John Wilkes Booth and other prominent per-
sonages Of the civil war. It's production
the mild complaint that the writer had dealt
with people and scenes whereof the Partisan
public knew nothing whatever. "For who"
quoth the distressful critic, would ever have
had ever existed II he had not CHANGED to be
RssasSlnRted."
DOMESTIC.
Mr.. Hooley proposes to devote his theatre
Ia Boston to negro mtnstrelsy, and to es-
tablish q permanent minstrel show In that
place.
During the past five years the best patron
lied theatres IN New York have been those
where the actresses wore the hRndHOmest
clothes.-tNew York Star.
It is said that Mr.. Arthur Sullivan intends
to change his residence from London to New
York, and that, with Mr.. Gilbert, he IL al
ready engaged upon another attraction for
next season.
Daniel e. Bandmann is still confined to his
an excavation In the sidewalk ut Columbus.
o., and will be unable to meet his engage
ments for some time. He has brought suit
FOR damages against the city.
There IL q whisper that The Passion Play
will BE- revived IN San Francisco during the
than the astonishing realism which marked
the last transplantation Of the Ober-Ammer-
gau miracle play.
Mlle Marimon has peculiar attack Of
fright In Detroit. She would not venture Oh
the bridge In La Sonnambula, notwithstand-
ing that Mr.. MapleHOn. who Ia no light weight
and several others tested II. She entered
from the side Of the stage.
III preparation at New York theatres: The
Colleen BRwn and A. q. CUTTERS Two NIGHTS
In Rome, at Wallack's; The Two Orphans, at
the Union Square: Masks and Faces at the
Madison Square; A Fool and His Money, at
the Park: and The Streets Of New York. at
Mayo's Olympic.
Edwin Booth has written congratulatory
letter indorsinR the improvements Id the new
Madison Square Theatre. "If this plan (of
the double stage) could be successfully pur-
sued" he says, ION larger scale. which is
yet q question. the old spltt-scene style should
b. abandoned In every case where depth can
be obtained"
The Chicago Tribune records the smash of
q Boarding House company that had been
playing at Hamlin's Theatre In that city, and
also the disappearanoe OF Leonard Grover. Jr,
the manager, leaving the members Of the com
pany to wrestle with the landlord over their
board bill and to get back to New York the
best they can.
It appears that Wilhelmj took umbrage in
San Francisco at Ketten's name being filled
In conjunction with his, and fatty refused to
comply with his contract CONT unless the announce
az to read, "asylsted by Ketten." The PIANIST
declined to permit this, and the concerts pro-
posed were not given.
The California Theatre IL closed, and an
nounced to let for term of years to any re-
sponsibie manager. The arrangements with
Lawrence Barrett, which were ut one time
supposed to have been completed, have fallen
through. The Baldwin Ia the only theatre In
San Francisco where first class dramatic per-
formances are given now, but Sothern, who
is en- route from Chicago, will soon open at
the Bush street.
new In theatrical history, although there have
been many female managers before now. Miss
II. Lenoir has recently arrived In New York
to take supreme control OF the different Pirates
Of Penzance combinations la the United States.
The lady has had entire charge OF Mr.. D'Oy-
ley Cartes English business during his stay
In this country. and report says that she is
altogether competent for the task which she
has undertaken.
Charles r. Gardner. dramatic agent. has
brought a suit against Ernest Harvier editor
and manager OF the rDramdtic and Musical
Mirror. far k000 fn mn frao fnr fboI
The article referred to was published three
weeks ago and related to Minnie palmer's
Boarding School" Judge Hare Of the Court
Of Common Pleas granted an order OF arrest,
but ball was Immediately offered and accept
ed. hearing is set down for Monday next.
The managers In New York are quite pros
porous just now. Daily is coming money,
and 50 Is Palmer, and Wallack. and the rest
Of them. Abbey has released the Park, and
tirely new auditorium, larger and more COM
Portable than the present one. Mr.. Abbey has
also taken lease Of Booths, and will run 1t
with first-class attractions. Haverly's Thea
tire is mint, ana he will make another Of
Niblos. Taken all In all, the Gothamites are
doing nObly by the dramatic caterers.
One or Mckee Rankin's former agents told
him at the beginning OF season OF The
Danites In Chicago, that 1t would cost 5000 to
buy up the good will OF the dramatic critics
OF the Times. Tribune and Inter- Ocean. Sub
sequently Mr.. Rankin discovered possibly
by the tone Of the oriticisms-that the agent
did not pay over that 5000 to the critics. and
has brought suit to recover the amount out
of which he was swindled. After that suit Ia
settled the critics Of the papers named should
sue the agent for Islander OF the most dia-
bollcal character. for representing that
representative 81 any one 81 the three leading
papers Of Chicago could be purchased for one
third Of 5000.
Is 1T AN EXODUS!
ca-a.al u..ul.ad Qh:zo.a xx;xz:xa. - NJ