The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-27
STAGE AND ROSTRUM NOTES.
Ten women to one man go to matinees

Ten women to one man go to matinees
in Albany.
JOHN b. GoUGH seems to be in good
health He will lecture in several Vir-
ginia towns.
JOSH Billings has written a new lee
ture: "Life's Probabilities - Perhaps
Rain, Perhaps Not"
BELLEw, the elocutionist who taught
Miss Nelson, said that she was slow OF
apprehension, had bad memory, but
was patient and industrious. 1t took her
nearly year to learn the lines Of Juliet.
AT one of the Philadelphia theaters ice
water is supplied during the acts. As
no cloves or orange peel is supplied, gen
tlemen find this arrangement so unsatis-
factory that they will have to go outside
when thirsty.
BEETHovEN's piano is about to be
offered for sale by its present owner, a
resident Of Clausenberg, Pennsylvania.
1t was presented by the maker, Wagee,
of Pesth, to Beethoven, when he was
writing "Fidetio."
THEATER managers are in capital
humor over the business prospect for the
ensuing fall and winter seasons. The
outlook is magnificent, and 50 far the
travelling troupe speculations have all
done fairly well, none having been
wrecked or swamped.
An alliance between a number Of High
Church clergymen and "high-toned !"
actors and actresses under the name Of
"The Church and Stage Guild ~ has
been formed, and the guild has held its
first meeting at the Diettante Club in
Argyll street, London. Many English
actors and actresses were present, and OF
Americans, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Flor
euce.
WHEN Edwin Booth was at Stratforl-
on-Avon he received marked attention
on all hands. Among other compliments
he was invited by the custodiaus Of the
Shakespeare cottage to write his name
"high up" upon the factors pillor"
which is at the right of the fireplace
i'll the room in which Shakespeare was
born. He was also entertained at a din
ner at CloptOn, in an ancient mansion
that Shakespeare used to visit. Mr.,
Shakespeare Memorial Theater at STRAIT
ford.
ANNA DICKINsoN's new play is thought
by competent critics to have III it the ele-
ments of success. 1t is al American
comedy of good society of the present
fIl,r, ,,ty n,.l tha
scenes are laid in New York and the
ncighborhood. "Kate Vivian" is the
leading female part, and it is part that
will tax the capabilities of good actress.
Two of the people are business men, one
is journalist, and one is n doctor.
There are only eight characters in the
play. Although n comedy, it is a good
deal of drama and has serious mo-
tive.
Mr.. ABBEY has evidently made up his
mind that the Passion Play will be
popular in New York, for he has made
arrangements to perform it for eight
weeks. The work Of selecting the cos
tunes, of which three hundred will be
necessary, has been begun. The time of
representation will be about three hours
and half. 1t has been decided that the
names of the actors shall not be printed
on the programme. There is consider
able diversity of opinion in theatrical
circles with regard to the financial result
of the enterprise, some persons thinking
that great throngs will be attracted to
the spectacle by curiosity, others that
the moral sense of the community will be
shocked, and that the great mass Of
thcatcr goers will refuse to countenance
it. There is It rumor ahoat that active
opposition may be looked for from the
Roman Catholic Church. The 9th Of
December is the date fixed upon for the
first reprcscntation.-Ncw HOrh EUcn-
ina Post