National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Carl Formes is giving singing lessons in
San Francisco
Morlaechi is seriously i'll at her resi-
dence in Lowell. Mass, with rheumatic fever.
Rubenstein will visit London this year
and conduct his opera, "Der Damon" at Covent
Garden
The tenor, Francis Garcia, had very
great success at Corfu in "Don Carlos" and
Faust"
Miss Ada Cavendish has entirely re-
covered from her late illness, and will shortly sail
for Europe.
Miss Fanny Davenport will inaugurate
the season of 1SS1-S2 at the Fifth Avenue CNew
York; Theatre.
Gounod has completed a triology for the
great London festival of 1882. 1t will be called
1.-The Redemption"
Percy Winter, a son of the dramatic
critic, William Winter, is a member of Miss Gene
We've Wards company.
Arthur Sullivan has resigned his posi-
ton at the Kensington England Training School
of Music for the third time
"Olivette" reaches its fiftieth consecu-
tive representation by the ComIy-Barton Company
at Haverlys Fifth Avenue Theater.
The grand state performance of Arthur
sulliyan's Martyr of Antioch" will take place the
second week in April at Albert Hail. London.
Pauline Markham, she of the once
vocal velvet" voice and shapely figure contem-
plates reappearingas StaIactd in the Black Crook
at Niblo's.
Charles H. Wood has written for G.. F.
Osborne, the young Dutch dialect artist, d sensa-
tional German comedy entitled Fritz, the Taif
or, a Hero in Rags"
"Libuesa" is the opera with which
snetana won the prize of 1000 guilders offered for
a work written expressly for the opening of the
new National Theatre, Prague.
"Fresh, the American" has proved a
decided success at the New York Park Theatre
John T. Raymond is gradually celebrating his
role in both witty dialogue and stage business
cinderella at School" will be pro-
dueed at Days on Monday night, and James
Lewis, Harry Lacy, Digby Bell. C. Leclercq, j.
Brand, W. P. Brown, May Fielding, Laura Joyce
Ada Rehan, and Mrs. Gilbert will be included in
the cast
Mr.. Henry Bergh's fve-act play, emit
tied Loves Alternative" was produced at the
night. The different acts are "omens," ''The
Clue" "The Alternative" Denunciation," and
Fooled"
The cast for the forthcoming perform
ances of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelmigen" at
the Victoria Theatre, Berlin. now stands as fol-
lows: BTun.hade, Frau Materna: Sieglirde, Frau
Vogl; Loge, Herr Yogi; sTegmund Herr Lederer;
Sieqfied, Herr jaeger.
fo.+ G ~ L.
American Sengerbund, which will take place in
Chicago during June next, promises to be an affair
of great interest. There will be male chorus of
100 voices and mixed chorus of 1000. con-
Quoted by Hans Balatka. Societies from ST. Louis,
Cincinnati Philadelphia, Buffalo Columbus Louis
vile, and Milwaukee will take pact in the festival
well asst the home societies The choruses for male
voices to be given are Abts Magic Fountain"
Tits Solomons Dedication of the Temple" Max
Bruchs "Salanis' MOehrings prayer Before
Battle" Brauns "Iutterseelen Allein," and
"Drusus' Death" by A. Reissmann.
At the Theatre Francois, Paris, Mile.
Crozette has made another success, this time in a
new piece called the " Princess of Bagdad.' The
critics who assemble at the theatre on Tuesday
nights, and therefore called mdTdistes were well
satisfied with both play and star. The Hour tells
this story about the piece: d" Three or four years
to Dumas fve-act play He returned it to the
writer. saying: There is an opportunity for q
grand situation in your piece, only you have not
seized it, where is it?' cried the anxious play
wright. Dumas smiled and replied 1t is so OBJ
Vious that cannot imagine how you could have
missed it; but am not going to put it into your
head 'Cette scene c'est un Grill observed Dumas
telling the story to friend. year after the play
he had refused was being Tehearsed. Dumas flew
to the manager of the theatre and asked: is there
in your new piece such and such a scene?' Moth
ing ofthe kind was the reply. Then I am free
to it., said Dumas and it appears that this cri
is the Princess de Bagdad.'"
A London writer says that whether
Mr.. Booth acts or not, however, he will remain
throughout the season in London from purely per
sonal considerations. His wifes I'LL health is such
to engage the services of local physicians. His
daughter has made many pleasant acquaintance,
and he himself finds that both the climate and the
society agree with him. Socially he is as great
lion here as in the States. The most diStin-
guished people have feted him, and no one has
shown kindlier disposition than his fellow artist
Henry Irving, whose hfe-size portrait in erayon,
taken in the costume of VaaderdeekeR e. The Fly
ing Dutehman"l, occupies conspicuous place in
our tragedian's drawing room in the st. James
Hotel, Piccadilly This was gift from Mr.. Irving
who also sent present to the latest exponent of
Richelieu French artists works representing the
head of the cardinal in three positions full face
and in profile, both left and right. As a return
souvenir Mr.. Booth will send Mr.. Irving the SINH
lar picture of Charles L. who deprived of his head
at the block, has since had triple restitution
made by an enterprising historical painter. Mr.
Booth portrait taken full length in the character
Of RiehelieR, is now being painted, with view to
the next exhibition of the Royal Academy. The
artist is Mr. John Collier. son-ih-law Of Pro-
fessor Huxley, who Will in time present it to the
original.