New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-14
rurArRIcAL MISCELLANY.

Mr.. Barney Nc tuley IS this week at the Windsor
The afre. acting UHcIc DoHY in &" Messenger from
Jarvis Section" by d. Ii. Locke.
L. d. Davies. the celebrated ventroquist, has re-
turned to New-YorS, and may be heard at Tony
Pas. or's new theatre in Fourteenih-st
Genevieve Ward acted last week, in Providence
Worcester Springfield, and Hoyoke. Tonight she
appears in Philadelphia where she will remain one
week, at the Arch.
Edwin Booth enters now on the second week Of
his engagement al Philadelphia where he has been
very cordially welcomed. On December Mr..
Booth appears in Boston.
Marie Geistnger at the Thalia Theatre, will sing
in "The Haunted Castle " till Friday, when she will
present Nine FavartD On Saturday she Will re-
peat hrce Pair of Shoes"
Mile. Rhea, at the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, makes
tonight her American debut Camille. On Tues
day she will enact Adricppe Lcc9prreT, and on Fri
day Shakespearc's Beatrice.
Mains Opera Company, at Niblo's, will devote
this week to " Boccaccio and La Mascotte" On
November q the melo-drama OF "The World
comes back 10 this house, TO stay four weeks
Friedrich Haase at the Germania Theatre, will
be seem in the course of the week i'll three favorte
plays His engagement is progressing amid pros
pcrty and public satisfaction.
"The Major" at Harrigan & Harris new Theatre
Comique, will reach its Tooth consecutive per
formance. on November q. Ii opened the new house
auspciously, and has kert it open in sustained
prosperity.
A spccial matinee performance viii he given at
the Park Theatre, in this city, on the Sih OF
December for the benefit of the Hospital
for Women Gn Ffty-fourth-st., an excellent instr
tuition, and one that needs aid.
Tonight brings Us Mccullough at the Fifth
Avenue Theatrical fcrsOn AT the Grand Opera House;
Daniel Rochat' at the Union Square Theatre
Mile Rhea at the Park n BROOKLYN; novelties by
the Hanlon-Le,s, al the Ncw-lork Park; the kic'
TrOupe i'm "Paticncc.' ut Booths and MIR. and AlTs.
Florence at Haycriy's Brooklyn Theatre.
The London Telegraph states the following inter
esting particulars:
lone of the most curious collections Of theatrical
works in existence, brought into the market by the
demise of its late owner the cee rated Baron IaI-
lor will short become the property oi the French
| Government as we understand. for the moderate
sum of $4,000. II contains over ihlriy-hFc 'hou-
sand printed pays, representing the repguorrs "i
all the Partisan theatres since the year l1N3, ana
intending copies all the French pieces performed
in the provinces abroad during the last ninety
one years. Among It's most interesting features are
a complete series OF the political dramas writ en- aud
prOduced during he epoch of the first French Re
I public, and an equally perfect eel oI IHc pays
printed, but not performed. 10 rance rom me com
mencemeut of the eight 'eHth Ccntdfy 10 ms close.
Another important item in the catalogue is library
OF handsomely bound volumes, 2lOo IN number,
comprising the whole dramatic literature OF fhs-
laud Germany and Italy. Be5 les all these printed
ppces there are six hundred original manuscripts
OF plays, many OF tlcm composed by authors 81
Worldwide rcnown. When, shortly after Eugene
Scfbe's death. his widow was engaged ia PREPARING
for publication complete collection o. ne WoI%a'
she was compiled to apply 10 Baron Taylor ioI Tue
loan OF certain manuscripts IN MS poSsrs,oon-PaFS
written by Der deceased husband, WHICH, aliuohkil
they had been performed hal never been printed.
All these literary treasures viii ma permanent
repository III the National Library Oh France