National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
STAGE NOTES.
Patti failed to draw at $40 u seat.

Patti failed TO draw at $40 seat
Modjeska is playing in Liverpool.
Ristori opens for long engagement in London
next July.
"The Black Crook" will be revived in London
about Christmas.
"Esmeralda" still draws magniHcently at the
Madison Square, New York.
Dora Wiley has Joined the Harrisons, taking the
place Of Mile selvi In "Photos"
e. L. Rices company open in Patience" Mt
Booths, New York, Monday night.
A new burlesque by Burnand, "Dlck whiting
ton and his Cat" Is n recent London success.
Lillian Andrews leaves the Tourists to. night
She says she is tired of the varieties business.
wallaek's new house will be opened about the
LIST of December with The School for Scandal"
Alice Oates has organized a company and gone
10 San Francisco TO open at Baldwin's in "The
Mnsootte."
The Emile Melville Opera Company will open
at an early day at the Metropolitan Casiuo New
York. They are wonderfully successful every.
where
Sara Bernhardt has started on tour of Eu-
rope to last for six months, under the manage
ment of Mr. Jarrett.
Lester walack will take the title role in 1.-THE
Colonel" Burnands aesthetic SATIRE at the Park
Theatre, New York. in January.
princess Toto" has been successfully revived
in London. The music is by Clay and the llbretto
by Gilbert 1t failed in this country two or three
years age
Edwin Thorne has scored great success in
Philadelphia in The Black Flag" a new play by
Henry Petit, the author of "The World" and
other melodramas.
salsbury's Troubadours, the head and front OF
the musical comedy organizations will present
the successful play, "An Amateur Benefit" at the
National next week.
1t is said that Gilbert has been employed to
write the libretto fora new comic OPERA the plot
| and incidents 10 be entirely American. Sullivan
Will be the composer.
new play by Merritt and Conquest called
Mankind " has recently been produced in Lon
don. 1t issaid 10 be superior to either The World
or Youth" the recent great successes.
isardou's new comedy success "Divorcous," was
produced in Philadelphia last week. Divorce is
the motive, and its handling recalls Anglers Ga.
briellc," of more than thirty years ago.
"The Snake Charmer," Audrans new comic
opera, produced at the Bijou, New York, threat
ened TO prove failure, bnt recent advices say that
II is winning its way gradually to popularity.
lies Deux Roses" new comic opera recently
brought out In Paris. the plot taken from the
"War of Roses" has failed. The Frenchman
found the English topic to heavy for him to han.
| die.
"The Mascotte" was produced on the 18th Ill
tlmo at the Royal Comedy Theatre, London, ant
made what is called ian enormous success" with
Lionel Brough as Loren=o and Violet Cameron in
| the title role.
Mr.. Charles Z. Ford's Comic Opera Company will
open at the Opera House Monday night in "ThS
Mascotte," Of which they give very good rendi
ton. During the week they will also produce
"Billee Taylor" olivette," and the comparatiyel,
new comic opera The Musketeers."
McCaull, of the Bijou, New York, proposes to re-
| vive the PIRATES of Penzance" in the spring. ii,
is negotiating with Blanche Roosevelt to sing the
role ofMdbel, and is said TO be also anxious to Sc.
cure Zelda Seguin, Marie Jansen, and Lillian
Russell for his company. Miss Russell is singing
at his house now, but only by tho courtesy Of
Tony Pastor" to whose company she belongs
Augustin DAILY was compelled to fall back for
time upon "Cinderella at School " after his iourtl
failure this season. Thursday night he produce,
I" The Passing Regiment" an adaptation from on
OF Won Moser's successes, injecting localisms h
secure its popularity. He advertises 1t as base,
upon the anticipated visit of New York regimen
to Newport last summer, and thus damns 1t In I'D
vance TO the intelligent play-goer.
A correspondent writing from Paris says: 4" Mis-
Marie Van Zandt has made her temperance
the Opera Comique. This charming and talente
prima donna is fast becoming one Of the grea
continental stars. Her success everywhere Is re
markable but not more 30 than she deserve:
She shares with Miss Gertrude Griswold the grca
honor of representing America on the foreig
operate stage. and right nobiy do they do so.'