, 1881-01-02
Prominent Events On the
= - Books Of Our Local
Theatres.
.....ohardt's Engagement-Dis-
+ ooufiture of the Specu-
1atOr.
i, ,,o.a Of Indignation from circus-ken
" Over the Prospective Tax.
.,...s ,,1... and Miscellaneous Gossip
wv Concerning the Stage.


nha last two weeks OF the year SO lar 4:s as
,-.a,tic .n affairs are concerned Ill lh's clts
als "a sineularly uneyentful. Nothing new
st'e t'z.azented and nothing was revived laat
Sas ~ % Tor serious consideration. Ifle hfst
easea - the theatrical year, as the reader oI
nan " Gn.n,-,r must have noted. has peen eA-
~ !,s,nqIy profitable to the nlana$ers anu "
eet '..,,,;. Tie next three months are 1uli
w psa,;sa puD for besides the production here
ol pot +tsT fine of several new plays We
oarn u. k.'.s ~ Rer1hardt, with her coffin, her
sa;u,;1gs, win her bnsts, and her general masnln
ps pa'aa. salyini, the greatest trageulah 'nls
eEi!.sr l.srr has seen; Ada Casendish. perhaps
oell.u.3 s..;are Ward. and Tom Kcene. The ap-
'elc ,'ea of salyiui will undoubtedly pe tllo
pe1 ,.s1nahle event during the year, a.
nos. arh he, he ran scarcely be expected to draw
mou s-ards as Sarah Bernhardt will. Inc
sas" '.ar;ran actor. Tom Keene, who mas at
A .taa a great deal Of attention since
ss made his debut as a star hele,
hse hs hean secured fur two weeks IN feorua,s
st I tbe Grand instead Of for one as oflsiI'ann
aaraad 1. mon, Mr., kcene's engageheh' WI ~
49, ahanr the middle of February, and IL
ps1 vi h. 1ooked forward to with much inter-
WI ~ tba better class Of theatrical patrons.
1ss. - +,st engagement as a star in t,ils CITY,
uis ~ 1,ct 11ctobcr, while 1t was the most
paaaatehia If the season at the Grand opera
p."ns "nsa MAS IN some respects not enI1lely
uouss ssctorr IN the critics. OF course tne star
nlaTed under erdisadvantages ue 1oanu hi,, LILLE
sralf with new company, assuming, ~ i.'
new parts and placed at rret1 o@ge u Everv cor, cor
WIZ ;aar.tion was Shown him by the newspapers,
s,aII' saI I'll admitted that his work gave strolG;
a..;danca as.H n # future greatness, which Wouid
tsesaiisai tsnsIiii If the actor had the capacity 10
etnar 10 and refine. Just how far nc mas pro
orassed towaYd perfection will be ihteIsstns ~
r. 80 Since he left we may say ulat ane g., =.
changes have given NM la'11ta aa,ln pin'd during
tb;s ~ forfhconing Sllakspearean revival. Viii
~. ,l,,rh more attention t0 the fitness OF MS
sssnarr ~ than lie did during the former e1l-
oora,sent ot Eeene. Another event OF inter,
81 viii be the appearance of Robson and
Crane. probably i'll a new play. Lucy att
booked at llooley's> ;,i In anoroa
Tomorrow evening the yeal NIL pe yp1uHu nv,
n!,S " S i ,'wo TS Nights in Rome.'' The main
KID R,n.d of m the narrative" said. the New York
TSmes. ais spun III the sad experiences OF
Gnnii Masscu, an artist In the trst two acts
md Baronet in the last, who finds himself
marr;ttl and unmarried to each OF ten women
several times during the progress Of tne
drama" The incidents are SAID 70 oe 'exGit 3:
ing and the Interest we'll sustained: MISS
;Maude Granger will play the chief role, and
Ler support is said to be gpod. Next to
Partner "Thc Galley Slave" has been tEe ;
most popular Of Ar. Barley Campbeu's
worfs' Perhaps it has made more money
for the prolific author than any two OF us
plays. 1t Will be again represented to-mor-
low evening at Haverly's with a cast inclld-
ing Miss Guss1e De Forrest Mr.
Frank Evans, Mr. 2. 7. Knowles, Miss
Nellie Barbour, Miss Eda clayton,
Nine. Maieroni, Mr. 3unius Brntus Booth,
Mr. Thomas II. Burns, Mrs Clara Stoneall,
Little Daisy, Mr. c. B. Waite, Mr: E: Morgan.
Nat Goodwin will present his Hobbies - at
Hooiey's during the week with the SAME cast
IS formerly, except in the addition OF Daisy
Ramsder. Tie C0rinne "MerTynlakers - is
the name OF troupe engaged In the prOduc-
lion OF version of Cinderella They
will appear at the Grand during the week.
The cast will include Miss Leila Farrell, Miss
Bessie Louise King, Joseph Coughlan. Frank
Deshon, B: F. Lodge, Charles Osborn, J. II.
D'Conor, Herbert Crowley, Miss Lizzie Hunt
Miss Ada Marie Minor, Miss Ida Glenn, E.
Donneliy, Miss Jennie Schuman, Miss Zlr
6chumann, and the little Corinne, styled on
HE bills The miniature Patti.''