National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-11
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Nilsson is to sing six times at Nice this win

Nilsson is to sing six times at Nice this winter.
D'Oyly Carte is organizing companyto take the
road with "0livettO."
Joe Emmett followed John Mccullough at the Wal
nut Street (Philadelphia) Theatre.
Tamberlik. the once famous tenor, has been
singing at private concerts in Paris.
After elaborate preparation, the Black Venus
is to be produced at Niblo'S Garden.
The Strakosch-H Hess English Opera Troupe have
been doing big business i'll ST. Louis this week.
Maurice Dengremont a young viOlinist from
Rio Janeiro, will be the next sensation in New
York
shortly to give concerts at the Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn.
Maggie Mitchell has a new play, written by
George F. Fuller, entitled 1.-The Little Mother" in
Mr.. W. E. Sheridan will commence an engage
ment at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
on Monday night.
signor Angelo connected with the Mapleson
Italian Opera Company, has been left 112OOO francs
by an uncle in Italy recently
Leonard Grover has made another failure. The
Broad Street Theatre, philadelphia, which he
opened on November S, Is closed.
At a banquet which was given Salvini in Boston
on New Years night the great tragedian said that
he was fortyseyen years old that day.
1t is pleasure to chronicle the fact that Edwin
Booth has scored another success in London this
time as Bertuccio in "a The FOOLS Revenge"
E. A. White has replaced Frank LawlOr as Nike
| McStdne in "My Geraldine" BARLEY Campbelrs
new Irish drama, at the New York Standard
Minnie Palmer has new play, entitled Pigeon,
| the Torment" which is said to be an improve
ment ON I" Our Boarding School" 1t ought to be-
Gamma, or the Rover of Cumbaye," is the title
Augustin DAILY has given to the adaptation of
Nfsda which is to be brought out at his theatre
on the 18th instant and in which the Nautch
dancers and Hndoo iugglers are to appear.
| Edward E Rice and DOyly Carte have secured
the exclusive right to produce the new nautical
crowding the Imperial Theatre, London. 1t is said
by the English papers to be the rival of Pima
| FORE
| Mr. and Mrs Mckee Rankin have brought with
them from Europe several pieces which have
| achieved success there and among them William
| and Susan" is one which they are particularly
pleased with. They may produce il in Boston in
| the spring.
Miss Genevieve Ward has INDUCED in card
containing some severe structures upon Lester Wal
permission. She will shortly produce the piece
| herself in New York, and then travel under the
management of Colonel W. E. Sim.
Lester Wallack will appears i'll g 'Rosedale" at
| he will commence a fOurweeks engagement at the
Grand Opera House, New York, opening in Ours"
| for the presentation of which extensive prepara-
| tons are being made.
Nine Marie Geistinger, the German actress and
singer has arrived in New York, bringing with her
a pug dog with an unprononcable German name
| but which corresponds to Dick in English. Her
baggage consisted of twentyeight eases of theatr-
cal wardrobe, which, under the decision in the
Bernhardt case, VIII no doubt be admitted free of
duty as tools of her profession. Among the plays
which she will produce is entitled ' The Lace
Shawl of the Queen.
The story lately published that Mrs. Seguin-
Wallace consented to reduction of fifty dollars
| week from her own salary rather than wound the
sensitiYeneSS of her late husband when it was de-
| termined by the Abbott management to cut down
| his salary to that amount is in perfect harmony
with what is generally known of that ladys self
sacrificing deyOtionto poor Ned. The writer had
| the pleasure of an acquaintance with them both
during the entire period of their married life and
there always seemed to exist the utmost friendship
! and affection between them; The last time they
! visited Washington together. in the course
| of a long and confidential conversation,
Mr. Segun reviewed the years that had
passed since the first formation of the
Caroline Richings troupe, spoke most tenderly of
| Dave Wylie, ,~Sher Campbell, and Henri Drayton,
| whom death had claimed regretted that Henry
Peakes had failed to fulfill the promise that his
magnificent bass voice held out at that early time
and then, referring to the success which he and
his wife had attained, said: "I tell you my boy,
all have-and have learned to save my money,
of the value of which you know never took any
account in the old times-I owe entirely to Zelda.
| She has been a thoroughly true and good wife to
me. God bless her. don't know what should
do without her"