National Republican., 1881-12-03
STAGE NOTES.

STAGE NOTES.
W. l. Sheridan is starring with good success in
California.
Harry Meredith will star next season IN n new
play, entitled Ranch No. TO-"
1t is snid that Joe Emmett, IN repentance for his
former sins, now goes to church every Sunday.
Gus Williams gave his new play, WANTED,
Carpenter" for tho first time in Newark on Tues
day evening.
John McCulloughs new play Is to he called
" The Bondsmnn" and not " Democracy ns has
| been announced.
Mile. Dotti, announced by Marleson with quito
flourish of trumpCls, Is said to be Miss Maria
| Lonise Doty, of Plymouth, Mass,
Rossi, the Italian tragedian, viii give the phla-
delphans an opportunity to form their own
estimate of his powers this week.
| The Boston Ideal Opera Company are meeting
with fully as great success this season as Ecrcto-
| fore. They are Mt St. Paul, MINI.
"Thc o ltnnists" q new comedy, will be nre-
sented for the first time tomorrow Sunday night
at the Grand Opera House, Chicago.
Emily Melvill. is setting the BostonOn's wild
| vita "Bnccaccio." The Gaity Theatre has been
crowded each night Of her engagement.
Fanny Davenport Is at the Walnut Street Thea
/ tire, Philadelphia. She played "Cymbclinc" on
| Monday night, and on Thursday gave Lazy Mac.
/ Jeih Tor the fist time.
on Thursday evening next Florence Rice. Knox
will give grand concert at Steinway Hall. She
| will be assisted by Minnie Hauk, Del Pucntc,
| Corsini, and Campanini.
t..Jay Gould has become the owner Of the Grand
/ Opera House, having given the Eric Railroad
Company some coal lands which they desired to
! possess in exchange for IL.
! j. II. 1Tavcrly says he Is tired OF playing bad
opera companies, and Is organizing one ofhis own,
70 be known as Haverly Opera Company. Alonzo
Hatch, the tenor, is engaged.
Buffalo Bill, though not rcckoned among the
stars of the first magnitude is said to have cleared
$4,000 in eleven weeks, while some who tried to
| do Hamlet and "sich" were obliged to clear out.
"The World ut Niblo's Garden continues to in.
| yolve thousands in It's whirligig The spectacular
promises held out in the big bills, and which are
fulfilled TO the letter on the stage, are true load
stones.
A benefit for the new womon's Hospital will
take place at Abbcy's Park Theatre, New York,
next Thursday A room In the hospital will he
! reserved for the needy members of the dramatic
! profession.
| Lawrence Barrett commenced an engagement
I ut McVickcr's Theatre Chicago last Monday
light. During his stay there he viii produce
{" "Pcndrngon," new play, written by W. W..
! Young, OF that city.
~ rrhcsrsins "ihc Lights o. London at the the
Union Square Theatre. lie is said to be the best
stage manager on the English stage Sixty people
W.. nYr-ar IN the play.
Onc hy one ;hcy are put on only TO be dragged
of. 4 work .sincI comic opera, by J. \. Do
Wiz +Lh entitled " our American Minister" was
hs,Us'I OCi \, thc Union League Theatre recently,
anG W.. 1t genuine 'ai!nrc.
The lshtniur cGlcw!H.nrs are giving wonderful
;u'c+ IVA ~ i:e profits oi c various circllScs dur.
!nr ;.c las, season. ICu can pick amy circus and
mNs your own s;aounis mp to six figures and YOU
~! hs:f'y s'f.ie telow iAci: estimates.
%!%l." l.t:",' asw g'ay, canght the BoSiopian.
N,In cfuS'.@! TIC FNrk ThCatrv every night II was
played. Yor that matter, the lIublteS, or amy
other itlleTs, will crowd any theatre TO sec the
sprieGiy l.uia IN any of her plays, new or old.
Patience" IS drawing big houses nightly at tho
Doa;on Museum, the aesthetic yonng girls from
BEACON street and Chester Park, aud the younI
gentlemen who attend Harvard vim the Pnrkcl
House, being especially delighted with its delicate
satire,
Private advlces received from London, Eng.
state that Miss Elenor Calhoun has placed herscl
In the hands of John Ryder, the celebrated acto
and clocutionist, who is so charmed with tht
talent eyneGd by his pupil that he will arrange
ThsStres and "S carScross @ MmsrSs have IFSS SeaI
pleasantly exchanging coUrlcsies. Hale invited
thcnrtists In cork to witness Patience" and the,
rcciprocated bv invitation To the aesthetic com
pany to view their burlesque, Patients"
Lester wnllaek began his ennual enGagement II
daily greeted hy an Nsscnlblngc which near
filled the auditorium. His ERiot, GrIy in Rose
, dale was apparently as youthful, vtyacious, AM
) dashing as when lie first played that character,
| little over eighteen years ago.
Miss Genevicve Ward Is at the Park Theatre
Brooklyn, this week, In her original character, q
r Not" The play is meeting with the same success
there that II has in other localities where II la
been played, It Is beautifully aud appropriated
Pauline Markham has returned TO New Yorl
aitera fnrly successful provincial tour, as Louis
{ in the Two Orphans Miss Markham, has re
nOunced burlesquc forever and Is struggling har
TO achieve success in the legitimate. In the small
BEGINNING she has already made she has exhibits
ability that promises well for the future
4 Nine. Pauline CGnissa, the well-knuwn dram
, attic prima donna, who appeared with Wachte
! and Parepn, made her reappeardnce in concert
for The gTnSt OF f aS Sow GsS
o She was assisted by Theodore Thomas and In
o Philharmonic Orchestra, and other eminer
!. artists
s At the irst concert Of the New York oratorio So
= clety Of this its ninth season at Steinway Hal
:, the selections were the "Sanctus," from Beri02
y "Rcquieum" and Rubonsteiens Tower of Babel
y with Dr. Damrosoh as conductor. Signor Cam
y panin aud Herr Remmertz were the sololsts III
chorus of the society was aided by q boys choru
/ Walter Damrosch was the organist,
v The company to produce Michael Strogoff" {
! Haverly's California Theatre Is made up rs TO
3 lows Mehael strQ}q]2G 7. e, bangs Aarha, Gee
a c0p, John Burke; EngiiSh Correspondent Felix Mo-
!, rls. The American C0rre3pondent and Media VI
!, probably be taken by Ed. IhOrne and his wifi
a Jennie Murdock, although this has not yet bee
settled.
r, Days Theatre Is once more upon the topmo
= wave of success, and the gloom that enshrOudC
d the auditorium for many weeks has been dispellC
s. by the mirth and laughter caused by the high
d amusing comedy Of The Passing Regiment
10 management in reality. II is capilally acted, al
to Harry Pit as Thorpe Slydam has made one of Il
rs greatest successes of his professional career
rs Philip W. Goatcher, the scenic artist of Wa
TO lacks, has completed the drop-curlain draperi
and two scenes for the opening piece, School I
Scandal" The curtain Is composed Of crimsC
"a bronze. gold, ana Tarquin blue satin, the bll
Y. falling upon n Turkish rug. The picture scene
~ quite departure from the old Nadtz scene; als
pt the screen scene, which has been painted und
~ the direct supervision of Arthur WallaCk, wi
~ has taken great interest in the opening produ
,n ton.
Ss % Nine PATHS frst concert, under management
,,s Henry II. Abbey, was given last Monday night
~ ~ the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn. The hOu
Ss was literally packed by the most fashionable Il
hho dience ever assembled in that building The u
A' ditOrium was decorated very tAstefully with dove
and bunting. There was a large orchestra of abO
"a hfty pieces, under the direction of Sig. D'Aur
a., When Nine. Patti appeared she was greeted wi
'lI long and continued applause. She was han
,st somely dressed and decorated with the Car di
DC mOnds lat least the knowing ones said so). s
nrst sang ECkerts Echo Song SO satisfactorily
the audience that she treated them to Comi
Through the Rye. She alterward sang the Shade
Song from DinOrah, which sherepeated tosatsfy i
demanding audience. Sig. Salyatl and Sig Nicoli
afterWard appeared. The second part of the pi
gramme was the third act Of Faust which "
given with scenery and In costume with Mn
Patti as Mdrgueritd, Sig. Nicolini as FduSt, a
Sig. Pinto rs MephisO, in which Mime, Pat
singing was much better than her acting. AT
the concert, and the Madame was safely seated
her carriage, some oranks attached u rope TO |
carriage, got rid of the horses and started tow0
the Pierrepont House, where she was serenad
and reception given