The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-10-01

Patrick Hatton hus brought to this
country.
Sam Hague's Ministries have recently
arrived from England, and are favor
ably spoken of.
Mrs. Z. A. Southern's share in her
deceased husbands property amounted
to about $4,000.
Emily Jordon has commenced a star
ring tour at New Haven. Conn, play
ing lied Astray."
Mary Anderson will appear at Nc
Vickers's, Chicago, Oct. 10, beginning
a brief engagement.
Miss Vader's troupe has disbanded,
and manager Chas. Forbes has made
o~vertures to secure her services.
John Mccullough played "Virginius''
to a good business in st. Paul last week;
This was his first performance since his
return to America.
John Mccullough has a new play,
"Love and Liberty" which he will pre-
sent at the Fifth Avenue theater Lon
don, during his engagement there.
Alex Caufnian, is comparatively a
new aspirant for histronic honors. He
is rehearsing "Lagarre," and is promis-
ed a success both for himself and his
play.
A ton of ice per day is used in cool
ing the Philadelphia Eighth st theater.
They do not have Wyoming's cool nights
and Cheyenne zepbyrs in the Quaker
city.
For a series of six performances at
Barcelona, Bernhardt will receive 1000
francs per night. For ten nights at
Vienna she will receive LOG. 900 francs;
and the same amount for the same time
at Rome.
Miss Jeffreys Lewis has left the COM
pany at Baldwin's, San Francisco, and
her place is supplied by Rose Osborne.
1t is said that domestic tranquility pre-
walls between Miss Lewis and Mr.. Mart
land, her husband.
Theodore Thomas has received six
teen compositions to compete for the
Cincinnati festival prize, of the coming
May. These works are generally bet
ter than the compositions for the festiv-
al of two years ago.
Such of the music as is not aesthetic
ally descriptive is mostly different in
character from what Mr.. Sullivan has
heretofore given. There is a great deal
of remarkably good military music,
which is powerfully rendered by a very
strong chorus. OF the remainder some
is Offenbachian and non weak, if we
except the close Of the irst act. This,
although given by the entire company
aspires to more than it achieves.
The London Figaro, "Mr. Henry
Jarrett has, on behalf of Nine. Nilsson,
arranged with Mr.. Hensy E. Abbey for
an extended tour for concerts only,
beginning in October, 1882, and that
Mr.. Abbey agrees to pay Nine. Nilsson
$4,000 for 100 concerts, beside travel
ing and hotel expenses for five people,
aed beside a half share in the nightly
receipts over and above the sum of 960O.
This contract is very similar to that
Mime. Nilsson made with Messrs. Max
and Maurice Strakosch in 1867"
"Patience" won a favorable reception
at the standard" New York. Says
the Herald, in its review Of this opera.
1t will not please as generally as ''Pina-
or the PIRATES" for the humor,
of which it is full, is too subtle to be
quickly caught; there Is less liveliness
and jollity in the action, and the music,
although more original than that Of
necessarily conforms to
the requirements Of a number Of char
acters from whom nothing with a popu-
lar leaning could be expected. In spite
Of this, however, ''Patience" is u very
clever piece of literary and musical
work.
At Daley's theater Monday night,
was presented the farcial comedy
Quits" There was a.large audience
present, as nearly all the other theaters
closed out Of Difference for
the solemn events of the day. Just be-
fore the performance ended, q man,
who afterwards gave his name as Ed
ward c. Mcdonald, mounted to the
steps, and in a loud and angry
speech denounced the management of
the theater for keeping it open; saying,
It was an insult to the feelings Of every
American citizen. A large crowd was
attracted and became 30 violent
that the police ordered Mcdonald to
away. He went to the ornce of
Thirtieth street and Broadway, and re-
his speech, finally offering boys
IS. each, il they would gather empty
barrels with which to destroy the theat-
Or. A few minutes later the boys had
collected a large number of barrels
them in the excavation made