National Republican., 1881-12-10
STAGE NOTES.

The dramatization of "a Fools Errand Is gem
orally considered a failure.
Mr. John $, Clarke is meeting with great success
this week at MoVickers Theatre Chicago.
j. X. Emmett has been creating an old.timo
Jar0re in New York. and has kept straight.
Bartley Campbell's new play "The White Slave"
will be produced at Hooleys Theatre Chicago, in
the Spring.
Charles Maubury and Emma Cllefden, members
OF BARLEY CampbSll's Galley Slave Company, were
married on Sunday last.
Antique" nn opera, by Wayman and McCreery,
OF ST. Louis Mo-, Will be produced at the BJOu
Opera House In January.
Frank Mayo has added Jack Cade to his roper.
toirc, and produced II successfully at st. Paul,
Mimi, last Saturday night
Miss Anna X. Thompson, formerly Of the Wilbur
Opera Company, has accepted an engagement with
the Emma Abbott Troupe.
Miss Annie Louise Cary, with the same assist
ants she had when here sung In Chicago TO an
immense house on Thursday night
The leading man OF Miss Anna Dickinson's com
pany will he Charles Overflow who lately held the
same position with the Lingard troupe.
Julie Rosewald, OF the Abbott Opera Company,
had her purse, containing $50, stolen from her by
waiter In the Emery House, Cincinnati, last
week.
"The Lights o. London" has scored a success at
the Union Square Theatre, where II has been
placed on the stage with magnificent scenic ef-
fects.
Minnie Wallace, under the management OF
Charles II. Dobson, will begin her starring engage
ment next week in joaquin Millers new play,
"0regon."
Miss Henrietta vadcrs is highly euloglzed by
her manager, Mr.. Charles Forbes, with whom she
has three years contract, who says she will be
the coming star of America.
Ed Thorne's new play, The Black Flag" will
be produced nt the Grand Opera House August
| for an indefinite period. Charles X. Thorno and
his brother Edward will be In the cast.
Charles T.. Verner's play Of Eviction" which
| had brief existence az the Opera House short
| COiDnpl RODprt
| Mrs. Sanleneys sister OF Mrs. Donnelly, one oi
the lcssees of the Grand Opera House, who lately
arrived from Dublin, Is the latest addition to Les.
ter Wallacks company in Rosedole. She Is a hand
some woman.
Lotta, 1t is said, pulled about $4,000 into the
treasury of the Park rheater, Boston, during hel
recent engagement at the hub two O-thiTds of which
issupposed TO have been absorbed by the fiji
kicker herself
During the holidays Theodore Thomas will give
St Wicb thn Srmsns Nav. Fe,ilya cboTus vii
assist. The Messiah will be given, as usual, will
Patti, the divine, for soprano.
Edward Scdle, property master of Wallack,
New Theatre has made some beautiful antique
furniture and accessories which will be used IL
"school for Scandal" They are pronounced b,
judges artistic and historically correct.
| Mile Cora, who was trave ing with Tony De-
niers "llumpty Dnmpty" company as lady can
non ball performer, has severed her connection
with that comuany and gone 70 san Francisco tC
join her husband who has fallen heir to 10000
| There will be two oratoro concerts given this
month by the College of Music of Cincinnati as
sisted by the Strakosch Grand Opera Company. J
| G. ID. Parker's Redemption Hymn will be given
and Miss Cary will sing the beautiful alto solo OBJ
ligato.
| The Dramatic Neics says of Mr.. W. T.. Sheridan
recent engagement IN Sacramento. Cal, that IL wa
very successful, and that he has Just closed yer!
successful engagement there. His personation o
King Lear was n mastery effort, anu has won TO
him first standing among the leading artists o
the age.
Mr. and Mrs. George s. Knight are playing sue
cessfu engagement at the Windsor Theatre, BOs
ton. They gave n professional" matinee last Fri
day and presented n new version of Baron Ru
dolph,' which is now pronounced good eilectiy
play. II has been condensed and several Of tn
scenes have been entirely eliminated.
III the latter part of January, "Gdipus," tn
| King, the Greek play so successfully produced a
Harvard College, Will be brought out ut Booths
MIR. Ridell will assume the title role In Greek an,
will be supported by an English-speaking com
pany. TGcrc will be an orchestra OF forty piece
and large stage chorus. The properties AM
scenery Will be appropriate ana In full keepin
with the character ofthe play.
Adelina Patti has completely conquered tn
BostoniHns. In praise Of her the newspaper
brought forth adjGctives that had lain unu'e
since the Bernhardt era, and the fcTceSt critic G
them all meckly buried his little hatchet an
wrote of her performance, absolute perfection.
The second of her four concerts was given Mon
day evening, when she sang the aria Bel Raggio
and Home, Sweet Home" appearing also in tn
first act of Lucia di Lammermoor." Her thir
concert is this afternoon and the last Tuesda
next.