National Republican., 1880-10-30
AMUsEMHNTS.
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/ nObt mcrflmcnJ. Inere VIII DO an 'ENAOge-
| liue" matinee this afternoon, and tonight q
grand double-bill will bo presented consisting
of "Calino" aud "Thc Goose with the Golden
| Egg" both new buresques which arc said TO
be highly amusing.
Two Nights iu Rome.
Miss Maud Granger, who has made such q
pronounced success IN tho above. named play,
| will be the attraction at the National theatre
next week. OF the driml aud company,
which is playing in Brooklyn, the New York
| Herald says as iollows
The first night in Brooklyn Of the drama 1.-TWO
| Nights In Rome" was o success. The play was per-
| formed at the Park theatre and received the
| favorable Endorsement Of a large and discriminate
J ing audience. The clever and sensational points
| with which the. piece ubounds were appreciated
| aud applaudcd Miss Maud Granger who long
ago established herself in the favor of theatre
g6crs in that city. was warmly welcomed. Her
impersonntion of Antonio, Gcrdlds COrsicOn wife,
was AN excellent piece of acting. Mr.. Harry crisp
as Gcrdd Massey Mr.. Charles STANLEY as the Yankee
sDccHidior. and Mr. George d. Chaplin as HIT Eru=,
| were very good In their respective parts. The
at the Union Square theatre, this city, last week,
! need no special mention. The piece, which is
handsomely set, will be presented each evening
aud at the regular matinees during the present
week.
Theatre Comlquc.
But one more opportunity will be given Of
witnessing the strong combination at the
Comiquc this week, as the majority Of the
people close tonight. A first-cass variety
show occupies half the evening the perform
ance ending with anew drama, Condemned" !"
in which S. +. Rcnard is the stellar attraction.
Dramatic and Musi cal Notes.
Daniel Rochat" has made a decided sue.
cess, even clcrgymen being anxious to obtain
seats at tho Union.square theatre.
"The Damnation of Faust" will bo sung Mt
the Boston Music hall, under tho direction Of
B. J. Lang, with chorus Of 200 picked voices.
George Bizet's poshumous symphony,
''Rome," has but recently been given in Paris
for tho frat time, and was favorably received.
Maurice Graus French Opera company,
which has been so successful at the Standard
theatre, New York, sailed yesterday for
| Havana.
The London Echo says that currency is
given to rumor that Nine. Modjeska is not n
Pole, but an Irishwonau, whose parents lived
for some time in Poland. Their name, 1t Is
said, was Magec." Just think Of it..
Mr. Keene, the new tragodian, has had un.
interrupted success IN Louisville, and his
rendition of Richard III. is declared to be q
special creation, in which this actor gives evi.
dences Of strikingly original genius.
Mr. William Carlton the English baritone,
| who Is so pleasantly remembered here for his
excellent singing aud spirited acting, has re-
turned to this country, aud will appear as
AmOndsro in "Aidu," i'll Boston, on Novcm-
Der g.
Dorothy; or, the Pretty Puritancss of Ply.
mouth" has been decided OH MS tile title of
the new extravaganza now being written by
J. Cheever Goodwin the music by T Brigham
Bishop and the orchestration by Henry
Strauss.
Miss Fannie Davenport will receive ben.
eft at the Fifth-avenue theatre, New York,
tonight, it being the last performance of
Anna Dickensons play of AN American
Girl" which has now run five weeks ut that
theatre.
Boucicsults "ODowd" has been sat down
upon by the London critics on account of the
political illusions in the dialogue. Just ut his
time anything calculated to excite Irish
patriotism is not particularly relished by
Englishmen.
Miss Helen Potter, dramatic leader of ex.
ceptional excellence, has been giving imita-
tions of Charlotte Cnshman, John b. Cough
Anna Dick ems oil, Sarah Bcrnhardt and others
at the Masonic temple, New York, which are
said to have been remarkably correct.
The Harvard students are 10 play "Gdipus
Tyrannus" of SophOclcs at Sanders theatre,
Cambridge. Professors White and Goodwin
are to drill the actors in pronunciation, and
Professor Charles Eliot Norton will plan the
costumes with reference to historical accuracy
and one scene is TO be designed and superin.
|
will be all Greek to tho audience.
Maurice Barrymore has written q play,
which has been accepted by Lester Wallaci,
and to which he has given the title of "A
Debt of Honor" which is the same as the
drama by l.. X. Shewcl, which has been pur.
chased by Manager S:oson, to be played by
the Salyini troupe An unpeasantness is
likely to occur, as Blrrymore disputes Stet.
sons right to ShewelPs play, although lie was
the first to secure u copyright.
Strakosch and Hess International Opera
company will open ut the Globe theatre, Dos.
ton, OH November 8, and is composed as fol.
lows Marie Rose, Abbie Carringtop, LAURA
Schirmer and Ostava Torriani. soprani; Sara
Barton aud Miss Amandale, contrati; Arthur
Byron, A. Montegriht, Charles Francis aud l.
Perugini, tenor; William Carleton and Henry
Bragan, baritones; George A. Comfy and Harry
Peakcs, bassi. The repertoire includes Me
tistofclc," Aida" Carmen" William Tell, ;
"Lohengrin," "Mignou," Bohemian Cir, ,
Faust" "rhe Hugucnots," ,""Fra Diavolo" aud
I'll TrovatOre."
The Great London Circus.
The engagement of this popular entertain
mcnt, Notwithstanding the nclement season
Is proving u splendid financial success. Th,
tents last night were crowded 10 tho tw,
rings, and judging from the great and fre
quent applause which greeted every act, the
satisfaction must nave been huge, Tho baby
elephant has proven the same wonderful GU
riosty here MS elsewhere Everybody laughs
at its misshisvous pranks and wonders at the
size and habits Of the bg.littlc baby. The
performing elephans-hftccn in numbcr-dc
many wonderful ieats, and certainly equal il
intelligence the horse and monkey Th,
oxen are not whit behind In marve lous deeds
The menageric EN- braces almost every
wild beast and bird found in th,
, pages Of natural history. In the arena arr
found most of the celebrities in the profession
, who vie with one another in equestrian anC
gymnRstic tests of skill. The juggling o
, Katsnoshin aud the trapeze feats OF th
i French Dayeno family and Lawrence sister
, have never been tqualed in our memory
! Everything about this circus, which is givei
= in two rings side by side, is fresh, clean AM
novel, and the performances are all what til
advertisements claim them TO bc--first.class
G If anyone supposos the canvas damp or we
underneath a visit will dispel the idea. 1t
waterproof and the ground thlckly covere
with bright new shaYing5 and sawdust au
, Is as dry aud clean as the floor of au opera
. house. This afternoon and Tonight will b
a positively the last performances in this cit
. of this superb show. A failure to attend wi
). bo sonrce Of regret 10 all who miss 1t.
, Hotel Arrivals.
, ST. James-C. ii. Backman and wifo OF Oh