National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
STAGE NOTES.
John Mccullough is in Texas.

join DlCCUllOuB0 10 III IGXaS-
Fanny Davenport viii be in Detroit
next week
Marie Krebs is playing at London pop
ular concerts.
Miss GeneyieYe Ward will sail for Eng
land on May Is
Next winter we win probably have
both Patti and Nilsson in opera,
Miss Annie Pixley proposes to play
"M'liss" IN London next season.
Dan HarkinS is acting VSrqiaius in the
British Provinces with decided success
Joseph Arthur, California actor who
supported Owens whiie on the Pacific Slope, is On
his way East
Signora Barlani-Dini, loW-voiced con-
trato is engaged to sing at Naples the tenor part
in Bellini's "Pirata."
Mrs. Seott-Siddons commences an en-
gagement at the Chestnut-street Opera House.
Philadelphia, on Monday next
AT. McCollin is singing the leading
role in :" Billee Taylor at the New York Standard
Theatre with excellent success
In his provincial tour in Great Britain
Edwin Booth viii be supported by z H. Brooke,
who will also act as stage manager.
SalYini IS announced to succeed John
Mccullough at the Drury Lane Theatre, London,
being supported by English performers.
Mile. Croizette, it is again positively as
serted IS to be married shortly to ~ Shern, mem
Der OF a well known banking firm in Paris.
Miss Kate Frampton has secured the
London and provincial right Of Edgar NewbouniI's
sensational drama, entitled "On Ruins Brink"
Dresden has strong quartette, COM
prising Herren Lauterbach, Hullwerk, Goriug, and
GrutzInacher, who have played together for twenty
years.
W. d. Eaton, author of All the Rage"
and John Haberton. author of "Helens Babfes,a
Deacon Crankett," &c. are collaborating on 8
melodrama.
Fraulein Hedwig Rolandt, of the Weis-
baden Royal Opera, is the prims donna that Mau-
rice Strakosch proposes bringing to this country
next season.
The oldest musical society extant is
said to be the Colligium Museum Ultrasectinum ct
Ulrich, the two hundred and fflieth anniversary
OF which viii be celebrated April a, next
Cazauran has finally selected Felicia;
OF, Wonans Love- as the title of his adaptation OF
DelpitS s. lie Fills de Corale. which viii be pro-
duced at the Union Square on Monday
Mr.. Edwin Booth will leave the Prin-
cess Theatre, London, about the middle of this
that time, and will then take rest. he viii after
ward play at some better theatre, under better
manager, and with better support
The kendalls having refused to come
to the country until the autumn of 1852, Horace
Wall whdwent to England to secure Them is en-
deavOring TO engage Lytton Sothern for an Ameri.
can tour in the roles played by his late father and
also in Gilbert's new play, Foggerty's Fairy
Edwin Booth has accepted an engage
ment at the Lyceum Theatre in London, and VIII
appear during April as 0tslJo and Idgo alternating
the characters with Henry Irving. "OtheIlo VIII
be played three nights in each week. and Mr. Ir-
wings usual programme will be given on the otheI
three nights. Venice Preserved" may also ID
put upon the stage, with Mr.. Irving as Pierre and
Mr.. Booth as Jq6isF.
" La Mascette," Audran's latest opera,
will soon occupy the attention of the public inter-
ested il operatie injunctions. A hslf-dOzeR ex-
elusive right" versions are now being prepared
In consequence of the great success Of a La Mas
cotte," NJ. Cantin has induced Edmond Audran
bind himself by formal bond not to compose snJ
music for any other theatre that the Paris Boues-
PariSiennes FOR period of five years.
Eighteen years ago, In semi-Circie On
the stage of Gilberts Melodeon, variety theatra
in San Francisco, sat Joe Murphy on one end.
Charley Baekus the other, with w. Fl. White
Billy Bernardl interlOcutor. On one side Of
This gentleman sat the popular Lolita and Sophie
Worrell Mrs George s. knight, and on the otheE
Maggie Moore (Mrs. J. C. williamson and Irena
Worrell. 1t was the 50 first part" to very good
variety entertainment.
The London World is authority for the
statement that Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan have
made progress upon their opera for next season. II
says: The subject is the overpoetie, hyperbolic,
aesthetic mania of society. No sarcasm against any
individual, but any amount Of happily humorous
castigatiOn Of general manners. Eight numbers Of
the first act are already composed, and on Friday
last the manuscript of the second act was placed in
the hands of Mr.. Sullivan"
1t is said that Angelo Neumann, the
opera director, aud Maurice strakosch have con-
tacted with each other for the performance of the
Nibelungen representations in London Neu
mann is to get $4,000 for his share Of the work.
and the greater part of that is to be deposited
as security before starting from Germany. StTa-
kosch, notwithstanding the price he pays, thinks
he is going to make money out Of the venture.
Tickets for the series to cost S3O If the result
is satisfactory he may repeat the venture IN the
United States.
Mrs. John Drew, IN conversation with
a reporter recently, said of John and Frank Drew.
who acted The Two Dromios," that they had
strung UkeueSoy tue way %
their voices. In fact, Mr. John Drew played both
parts one night when Frank was sick and no onG
knew it, In the last scene, when the two have tG
meet the manager dressed up the prompter to
represent one of them, but the audience did not
discover it. People used TO lay wagers as
to which was John and which was Frank
The same trick was played by Stuart Robson upon
a Troy audience playing both DT0nuiOs, while Crane
lay sick in Philadelphia.
A novel stage effect is employed at the
Park Theatre, New York, in the last act of Fresh,
the American, now running at that house. The
scene represents the Bay OF Naples by moonlight,
with Vesuyius in the distance vomiting out fame
and smoke. The realistic appearance of the rising
fire Is obtained in this manner: hole is cut in
the drop scene IN the shape of the fame. and COW
cred with gauze or fine muslin. Behind this is
placed a revolving cylinder Of wire sieve covered
with red isinglass Inside of the cylinder is a cal
cium light. The strong, red light penetrates
through the muslin in the drop, while the reyOIu-
ton of the wire cylinder produces the Pickering
and rising appearance of the flames.
Aaron Burr and Mrs. Hamilton.
When on an official visit to the United
States in 1858 spent day or two at Mr..
Stuart Brownies place on the New Jersey shore Of
the Hudson River above Hoboken. General
I6yIOf, OF OhIo, WIS AhOLheF guest anu d tHS
house was at no great distance from the spot
where the fatal duel between Burr and Hamilton
took place July u. 1900. conversation arose
on the event. and the characteristics, public and
private, of the two men. General Taylor told Us
that when a very young man, studying at West
Point he was one day on board river boat, and
among the passengers were Mrs. Hamilton, widow
of Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr who had
returned to the States after his enforced absence
in Europe in consequence of his proved treason
able practices Burr was then an old man, but
still retained much of his former confidence and
manner, especially with ladies. To the astOnish