, 1881-06-19

DRAMATIC NOTES.
| Ellie Wilton Intends starring next season
Charlotte Thompson has returned from
Europe.
Steele AIackaye and Judge 'rourgee have
tlrlmttizeI ~ Fnos'S Erran.l''
Maurice Barrymore and wife {Georsl,
Drew will juin tile company ut the Princess
Theatre. London.
Henrietta Ea,crs. formerly with Janau'
sc!et- is 1O star next season under the ni:l1l-
aeeu,cnt Of Canning.
Charles Wylnlham is highly praised by the
London papers for Ills performance Of llo1,-
| t'nHH: Lcy'M III "Enttrrtly Fever
"Cins!erclIa at Schnoi'' will hc played by
Days company 1T lIu,ley's Theatre next
week IT ii i Musical p:srapllrase OF Robert
sons - Settonl.'
1t is mt unlikely that Manager Stetson will
! open the Ss.ssni Il; ISon,El'S Theatre with
| "Miclln'l S;rDg''tt, lis MeSsrS. tulyille, Ilay-
| crly. AMI tililurc are ttS!rnlls to prulucp tin,
play there instead Dt 1T NibI0s, as wis 1Est
| intended.
! The report that Mr.. Barton Hill was en-
gagtst 10 play NntTn|in in . Twelfth Night -
will Nt.Ssr$. Robson AMI Crane next season
was incorrect. although they were ~ oile
! time in negotiation with him. Mr. Harry
Meredith vii! play the part.
Mrs. y. G.. t;oo,lwin. .Jr. Miss Eliza Wealth
! esS,y} has purchased for this country a new
nscl"dr2,ls:t by Mr.: G. Z. Sims. en,it'ed
,,.,'ean Earcue's bath" Nine. Motlesk:1 lla>;
! been engaged tn iinpcrsO1lait the chief char
| :,ctcr III this play on the London stage,
- Manager Abbey is expected back from
! Europe nn Aug. II. News eullleS from Lou
| dun That Edwin Bontl, has signed Il contract
/; with iiln for ! tour "t this country next sea-
sun, and 1l.at l}oucicaut is :ls:, under con-
tr;,t: to l,i1A tor seventeen weeks tn appear
I III Its new IRISH piece, supported by his new
/ Irish cuilp;uly-
| Miss tiene;ieve Ward has made Mr.. George
Riddle handsome offer to play "Q:dipus
| TyrannES'' il. t,rre!, tn her .J0rastu, sup
ported !,y an Enslis|l,,sl"1kIns company, in
iso !" aSe ys Mr. I'll kidss M sS Ttces f IL the M'iss pso
| uuc:!un ut ''u.tip,ls 1T Colunllts'' and
| "-\ntisone." Miss Ward has already ap-
Dearcd III "-Ai,tigone in London with
marked SUCCESS.
/ Mnle. Helene Petit Marais, the charming
I yolln. act:ess wl1n to,,k the part of +lHHu
when the :. nanicle.rs = was brought out in
Paris. has lately died from cold induced by
| the nightly .renchll" received in represent
l:iS tefcdiScin the - \ :lssoininpir.* The pail
Ut water thrown at ller III the wasl-iiottse
scene w;ls usually Warn!. btl: one night
through sotnt. ,il>taks it WAS icy cold. and
the yn1;s, actress was So thoroughly chilled
that size was immediately seized with fever
1t was while playing together ;ts ;he hero
and TIC hvrni!lt. ut the s. DunichctIs' that
Nine. Marais and her husband first met, and
all Paris wis Interested in the c"urtship of
the l,a1uisu,,e youn.. pair and III the pretty
wedding which lately United them.
Two stories from Nynl Crink!c illustrating
the tol'esti: felicity that prevails GeAnd the
scenes: .'ls,llnur tells us that the husband
oi wel!-k'lnwn actress is on The verge Of
insanity. driven nearly to madness by tile i'll
fidelity uf lis wife. Last week his mother
remarked to lady friend, Truly, l canuot
understand my pour son. IL fret aS liz does.
Iii his fathers time. men didn't 20 mad that
way '''---A young actress RECENTLY lied
tic cn!jn1:a roof leaving behind her this
i1c:'lic n.,te to her husband: i've llau
elolE'! OF you, farewell, forever What
friend, is nut knowing whether she left nc
tor one cltSc or another : If that's all, yo,t
t.;n rest satiStied,' answered the friend, it's
for aA0ther.''
Before sailing for Europe, Mr. Field, of
Eoston, completed the organization Of tile
Museum company fnr next season BY the en-
will have the largest and best stock company
that has yet played at this theatre under lis
1li'l!a=cll'c'l: is proved by tile following list
;,;,1 "f It's ln;moe's: : '!essfs. Gl!r!eS Barron,
IIlw"ril, William Seymour, j. B Mason,
..lfrv.t Hudson. J. Burrows. james Nolan,
Maurice StraiIurd. L.. \. Warde, j. L. l'it-
man. }. 3 Matt, Jr,, E,i. IIan, Z. Z; Il1$ie
Annie Clarke. Mrs. J, i. Vincent. Miss FAN
ny Morant. Miss S,tie Marinot. Miss Moral.
bartlett. Miss Kate i:yall, Miss Eta Gushing,
M'sS .Ajrlan l1eary, and Miss May Russell.
The nkSt season will be opened Oh Aug. -.
The london VorlI says: 'Sone surprise
al'd disappointment have i9ecu expressed i'll
the country Vt his birth that no representa-
tive If English Royalty has yet taken part in
the receptions given tn Mr. Edwin Booth Oh
t'iis side Of tic -ltlattic. All Lon.ion las |
iiockcd to Scc lliia. either ut the Princess or
i'll conjunction will, S1r. Irving at the Lyceum
all London. that is, with the exception of
tile visible heads Of l.elltiun society, tie |
Prince OF Wales a1n! the ii!ustrols persoll-
;tSes who :tre Of his Immediate liI and kin.
The Strand. Oh the Irving and Euutll nights,
is q spectacle to bcllot! with wonder. liz.
string Of carriages, Gli!terins will! lamps, |
"ll,Sc "WEcrs are temporarily lodged in the |
historic playhouse u Wellington, street, al |
,'"st @ siisn'S {a ] fr" ESeter iiaI 10 the west
Ent :iitsolE llese cqnilages will be found |
1nl!e blazol,cd with tie a,ills aud coglizancc
Of the rciSi!ns family Of England
+. {. Gilmore, of Nlblo's Garden, said to Il |
NcW York rings reporter: I'VE eonld keep
: Eillct Taylor going NIL summer, but that |
next Week. Nc havc been bee uisappoiuteSI u sSen IL
Cabi, llext week. '.Wl.at was the tras-
edy: Tile tragedy9 1t.was play, sir:
said Nlr. Gilmore, throwing away tie end Ut
ms ci 1arct :iint raising himself on his elbow,
- that would have Touched New York to the
quick 1t was Il cr1,S:or in every sense vi
the word: tt was entitled Il lid, But /
Wish Hadn't; OF, 1-ook Before You Lean
Il w;ts = short play. uny three acts r,ltitlcl
s.. The Eeslgl;atlon,s I'h, Battle anu The
Defeat The boss Villain was to strut about
the stage like peacock. ami just tear tl11nus.
1t would l.aye sstit<:I the moral part uf Tic |
community, too, 1pr, though it WAS 4 tragedy
there was TO b!o,nl spilled. Anal Iltrc
WAS 4 great novelty in the pIly, loo.
One 1T the characters was \
wooden iulage, s1ood olf III me corner t,f the
stage. .ItH!; :SlrHt, or Pratt, or Plutt, or
S.teill,1, like tl.at, this fellows ,.a,l,r was.
I i.icr: would have bpen money iu this thin.
II VT could only have brought it out,-silOy.
cls full Ut il. = What prevented you from
bringing it out ~ the reporter asked. "WrH.