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not help approving OF Mr.. Carpenter as gentle
man and scholar. must protest against his join
ing railroad conspiracy. DRIFT.
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Lolita is kicking up her heels in Chi
cage.
George S. Knights combination is in
Central Ohio.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons is playing in the
Pennsylvania circuit
John Stetson may, perhaps, manage
Booths Theatre next season.
Olive Logan lectures in Philadelphia
upon The American Abroad"
Dion Boucieault commences an engage
ment at Niblo's Garden April II.
Mr.. William Carleton and Henry Peakes
have joined an "Oliyette" troupe.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has made a
decided success as Pier0H0 in Linda
"Hazel Kirke" is to be produced at the
California Theatre, San Francisco, in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nc Kee Rankin commence
an engagement in Chicago on Sunday night.
Dion Boucicault has been administer
ing a large-sized dose of taffy to Clara Norris
Fannie Davenport, "My Partner"
Willie Edouins Sparks and the HarrisOns in
Photos" are in Chicago this week.
Won Suppe's new opera, entitled
| Donna Juanita," will be produced at Hayerly's
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, in May.
Joe Emmett declares and swears that
he has now stopped good. 1t is to be hoped he
has for his good. He sails for Europe the last
of April.
Mr.. John Raymond, in Fresh, the
American continues to conyulse the large gath
erings which attend its performances at the New
York Park Theatre
John McCullough's engagement at the
Drury Lane Theatre, London, is limited to four
weeks, and he will play only two parts there
FirgiRiHs and BTUtus.
Steele Mackaye is to build bigger and
better theatre than the Madison Square, and ex-
poets to present aplay which will have as extended
run as Hazel Kirke.'
Mr.. Haverly has purchased the exclu-
siye right to the comedy entitled The Strategists
and will soon put it on the road, with good COM
pany, playing west to California.
Edgar Fawcett's play, "Sixes and
sevens," which failed in Boston, has been re-
written and reconstructed, and will be given an
other trial-probably at the Bijou Theatre, New
York.
Miss Josie Gougenheim, who is very
kindly remembered as a dashing and sprightly
actress but who has been in Australia will shortly
return to this country, appearing first in San
Francisco
Marie Van Zandt appears to be the
coming prima donna in Europe, as, including Am
broise Thomas, no less than six composers are
writing works in the principal roles of which she
is intended to appear.
The Magic Flute" will be revived by
the Mapleson Opera Company at the New York
Academy of Music next week. Gerster sung the
part of Rosina in the Barber of Seville" intro
ducing variations on the Carnival of Venice"
"Sir," said a vainglorious actor to
Charles Kean at the Brighten Theatre during
rehearsal, you need not trouble yourself about
me; know the play backward" " Probably you
do" was the reply; " but that is not the way
play it,
A performance for the benefit of the
Twenty five Cent Provident Dispensary for Work
ing Girls, in New York. to aid in erecting a new
building, will be given at Booths Theatre March
81. One of the attractions will be Miss Sara Jewett
as Lddy ItGzLe.
The first performance Of Conscience"
by Miss Clara Morris at her special matinees in
the Union Square Theatre occurred Thursday
aftern con. She was supported by Mr.. Thorne and
several others who shared in the success which at
tended this play on its first production.
The Strakosch-Hes English Opera
troupe having come to an end, Marie Roze joins
the Mapleson troupe at the Academy of Music,
New York, and will appear in Mignon" on
Wednesday of next week. During the season
Marie Roze will appear in various dramatic parts
Nine. Sembrich is to appear in London
this season with Adelina Patti great interest is
felt hearing these two divas in close proximity as
there are number of critics who believe that
Nine. Sembrich is already PATHS equal and des-
tined to attain greater fame in the future Mr.
eye now controls the two most famous vocalists
in the world-an expensive privilege however.
Jeno Hubay, the violinist, who is the
chief attraction at Pardeloup's concerts in Paris
this season, is young artist, only twenty-th
years of age, and is q Hungarian by birth. His
father the leader of the orchestra at Pesth
and teacher of the violin. Young Hubay studied
first with his father; then, when fourteen years
DID, with Joachim, in Berlin. In 1878 he went to
Paris and took lessons of Vleuxtemps, and ne has
since been before the public as professional His
playing is pronounced remarkably good, and great
triumphs are in store for him. his teachers predict
The next musical event in the country,
now that the Cincinnati festival has been brought
to close will be the grand New York festival
given in the Seventh armory building during the
month of May. There are to be seven performances
four in the evening and three in the afternoon and
at these the best choral and orchestral works are
to be given. The first concert takes place Tuesday
evening, May 8, when Handels "Dettingen TIE
Deum, and Rubenstein's Tower of Babel" are to
be presented. The chorus for the festival number
ing about one thousand voices, has been drilling
in sections all during the winter and the result is
expected to be an absolute perfection of chorus
singing The sale Of tickets for the festival begins
next week. A single admission, with a reserved
seat for the entire season, costs So For any one
concert the charge 81 in the evening and fifty
cents in the afternoon Those of our readers who
pay the metropolis yearly visit ought to arrange
to hear the May festival
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