, 1881-05-29


Charles IT, Drew is at his home in Cleve
land
! Mr.. Lawrence Barrett will sail for Europ
OIL Saturday, June 10.
Alr, Henry Lee has been engaged rs lead
ing man for the next season Of the Madison
Square Theatre.
Mr.. Edwin Booth is going to Germany nex1
year 10 play Ha'ntct, the other character:
being filled by natives.
Mr.. l>rrnand Is writing burlesque drama
Oh the subject OF Wllittington,-an excellent
/ theme for this purpose.
| Mckee Rankin is anxious to buy the right
! to ttra,natlze "I.ouisiana,' but the author o1
| that charming story declines the offer.
Miss Marie Williams. one of the few bur
lesque actresses; who have displayed occa,
| slolla signs OF ability, las been added to Mr..
| Days company for next season.
| Messrs. Robson and Crane are negotiating
to secure Barton Hill for tic character OF
:lL.lrolio, III their version OF The Twelfth
| Night to be produced next season.
| ''Danicl Rocllat" las been 50 fayorably
! received III Boston that it WIS necessary to
! remove the orchestra to make room for Spec
tators. 1t is beyond doubt the best play Of
! the selSOn,
John Mccullough does not seem to have
prospcrcd financially in London. Private
:sdvites received in New York say that dur
lny the ruiz Ut ''Firginius' the receipts on
some nights were less than 500.
T. {. Burnand was vigorously l,ootcd by a
cel!m Oh the first night Of tie Eootll-lryin.
performances, probably because liz has made
i'll Punch Il series Of attacks OIL irving.
Mr., Irving, says the Court Journal, has
received atl oifer of S1O0,00V, all expenses
paid, for q seven months theatrical tunr in
.Anieric;a-, Since, however, this would
doranGg his present engagements. and scat
ter his company, lie has declined the offer.
Il is practically the largest offer ever made
to I'LL actor.
Nearly all the members OF the Salvini conf
blnntion-tae exceptions being Harry Crisp,
Miss Marie Prescott. and Mrs. +. l.. Davcn-
port-ave been engaged by G. 4. Chixzoi;l
ing lady vii! bc Siguora piamonti, tl1t. charm-
ing italian actress who played here with Sal
vini III 1871
The tile Of theatrical affairs in New York
IS nov fast approaching its lowest ebh, and
the sidewalk Oh the south Slle Of uninn
Square is crowded every day with miner
actors and agents in various degrees Of
.iilapdation or sartariai srlentlor.-:.ll tei,l-
Dnrnrily stranded, and high and dry. but
bloyel by the hope OF future engagements
and the serenity which artists from Tie con-
sciolls possesston Of private and particular
supreme. ami populations wlther ut Il breath,
hur in ali the Datei Of talk there Is seldom Il
sentences which is worth repeating.
Negotiations are now in progress for the
establishment in London OF Il theatrical il,-
stituion based upon the principles of tie
Contsiie Franchise. OF 4 required Still at
Sl000o0 no less than $40 zoo has been raised
The Intention Is t) build 4 theatre in the
neig.lborIlooll Of the Strand, and form com
monWealth, in the profits OF which the actnrs
shalt participate. THE leader of tile enter
prise is Mr.. E. ". Go,lwin. +. S. A., anti sey-
erat eminent dramatic artists cntcr into it
with him. One Of 1lse features Of the new
theatre is to be the American system Of q
movable stage: only in this instance there
will be three stages instead OF two.
The unhappy dispute between Mr.. John
Stctson anu Miss Anna Dickinson has by no
means deferred other managers from APP
preaching her with proposals to appear in
ChtEdc .@{cinott3 and other male parts. and
shc has under consideration several offers,
ail Of which are pecunlarily advantageous to
her. OF nil these the one which startled ller
tile most, from its entire unexpactehness,
was that size should play flnrciian in her
play Of that name. which was written by her
for John Mccullough at Ills desire. and
which was, after it had been completed and
i'll that actors possession for several days,
taken frotn him by Miss Dickinson, for goud
am! sufficient reasors. greatly to his annoy