National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
STAGE NOTES.

"The Mighty Dollar" and the mitey Tor Thumb
are I'm Buffalo.
Lester wallack's new theatre will be opened for
the first time to night.
Maud Granger Is to again Join one Of the Union
square Theatre companies.
"Patience" by the Comley. rton Company, Is
having good run at the Park Theatre Brooklyn.
Philadelphia contemplates monster musical
festival 10 begin June 20 and end July OF next
year.
Nellie Larkelle has LEFT the Rice Evangelne"
party and Joined John stetson's Patience" Com
pany.
Joe Jefferson is now In Pittsburg, where he closes
his season and will 20 to his plantation in the
Bouth.
1t Is expected in London that Carl Rosa will
shortly produce an English version OF BciIerennto
Cttiirn, by Berlioz.
The Hess Acme Opera Company opened last
Monday for one week in Coates Opera House,
Eric Bayley, of "The Colonel" Comedy Com
pany is the son Of the proprietor and host Of the
Iangham Hotel, London, England
Helen Stoepel (Bijou Heron formerly, who ar
rived from England last week, has already been
rendered an engagement at IA metropolitan theatre.
Clara Louise Kelogg's Concert Company includes
M Sda IS1 r Ssno and M SS
Close
Lolita remembered the newsboys Of New Orleans
Christmas day by placing sum OF money In the
hands of the mayor to be expended in presents for
them.
"Frllz Among the Gypsics is the title of a new
play that Joe Emmett will produce as soon as
"FritZ In Ireland" commences TO lose Its hold upon
the public.
Willie Edouin, Of the Sparks Company, spent
Christmas Day with his wife. Alice Anterior, at
the National Hotel, in this city. Mrs. Edouin Is
now convalescent.
Mary Anderson will commence an engagement
at Booths Theatre on Monday. and I'll expected
that all young New Yorkdom will make New
Years call at that establishment
Jules Tissot with George II. Adams " Humpty-
pumpty" Troupe while playing In Baltimore last
that his wife had presented him with n daughter
as u Christmas gift.
Lizzie Price has been re-engaged as leading
lady at the Eighth Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
for the remainder of the season. She will appear
as Mercedes in Monte Cristo" ut the termination
OF the engagement of the Winston Opera Com
pany.
Nine. Albani took part In Polyglot operntic
performance on the 9TH instant, the occasion OF
She sang in Italian while the rest snnr in German.
The Emperor, the Empress, and the Crown Prince
were present.
The IIanlon Lees are to close at Niblo's Garden
Tonight. They gave seventy-sx performances Mt
the Park Theatre. twenty-one at the Casino, and
will have given fifteen Ut Hiblo's Garden-in all
one hundred and Twelve performances Of "Le
Voyage en- Suisse"
Nat Jones, the best panaloon now before the
public, though at present he Is stage manager for
the Vokes family, contemplales writing the life vi
his father, DR.. ID. S. Jones, OF Boston, was not
only an eminent physician at the Hub, but was the
author ofmaDy standard plays.
Little Corinne began a series of matinee per-
formanccs In the BiJou Opera House last Monday,
appearing Mt eleven o'clock n. m In "The Magic
Slipper George FoTtesque playing CloliRdd. She
will appear to-day Mt The same hour but on The
other days of the week she has played NJ two y.
The Hutchinson Family, now on their foriIeth
annual tour, include John W. Hutchinson bari
tone Henry J. hutchinson, basso; Isaac Little
field. tenor; Mrs. Fanny H. Hutchinson, contralto;
Mrs. Lille Phillips Hutchinson, Soprano; Miss
Florence Holmes first cuntralto; and Miss Jennie-
belle Neal dramatic reader. These are of the tribes
Of John and Jesse.
Fred vokes will, Il Is said, erect theatre in
Boston. At the end Of this season the Vokes will
disbnnd for while. Victoria and Jessie will re-
tire 10 private life. Fred, will busy himself with
the production OF pnntomimos and with other
schemes. They have new piece by their late
aunt said to be beiterthan anything they play,
which they VIII bring out IN ONE or two seasons
hence, when the family will rcunite for an Ameri-
can tour.
Christmas presents among members of the Bos-
ton profession last week were quite numerous
The genial Dr. Lothrop, proprietor of the Boylston
Museum, was handsomely whipped; George
Everett and W, c. Turner, Of the Boylston Star
Troupe, were given valuable presents; George
Wilson, of the Boston Museum, noted for Ills
make. ups, 3, was given score Of old hats; and
"Iarry" Mccarthy, the bright and popular young
prompter at the Boston. Theatre, was also remem.
bered by his stage friends.-NeC York Clipper
Miss Annie Louise Cary has musical sister
Mrs Ada Cary Sturgis Tho Bath (Maine) Time
says Mrs. sturgis recently sang at Brunswick
with greataccepmuce. Mrs. Sturgis is said to have
better voice than her famous sister, hut, marry
practice and is now Of course far behind her She
is engaged to sing NJ Of the Portland churches
during the coming winter, and will again devote
herself 10 music. She win eventually 20 on the
stage and will retrieve herself from past neglect,
Messrs Robson and Crane have forwarded thelI
Temembrances Of the holiday season I'm the shape
Of an exquisite New Years card and In the tinies
of envelopes Is the tinest of cards, with theiI
compliments The critic Of THE REPUBLICAN
reciprOcates their kind wishes, and can conscien-
tiOusly say that both these gentlemen fully deserve
the success that they have won. Robson Is a
Washington boy, and we have natural pride In
him ON account of his birth In the city in which
we have lived so long: Crane the writer knew
when he was boy, and the friendship formed II
the little club. room In Oxford Place has not beer
interrupted. Happy New Year 10 them both.
Mrs Langtry as an actress has already provoked
professional Jealousy. Other actresses think II un
Just that mere amateur should have received 81
much applause on her first appearance, and do no
relish the idea of her being granted an immediat,
engagement at the Haymarket, where, by the way
she Is expected 10 appear In the military drama o
"Ours at the end of January. 1t Is said that shl
is TO get $500 week. or more than double the sal
airy paid TO any other actress of the company. PEG
pie are even now explaining why she exhibited II,
smge fright. As a mover In fashionable sOcet!
she has for years, IL Is reasoned, been the hes
stared at woman In Great Britain and there for
can have had no reason TO shrink from the gaze OF
theatrical audience Reduced TO vulgar fractions
his means that Mrs Langtry has become a woman
OF gall.-NetV York Clipper.