, 1881-02-06


self to preaching the Gospel, instead OF ventilat~
LIZ his views on things he apparently knows
nothing of, he might possibly not, obtain quite .
mure respect
DRAMATIC NOTES.
John f. Owens will soon reappear in tho East.
Maggie Mitchell will appear at HooIeys on
the 14th.'
1t is said that Kate Batenan is going to retire
from the stage.
Edward r. Kidder Is now In advance Of the
Rice Surprise party.
Harrigan and Hart have bought the Globe
Theatre, New York
"Yacup," with George Thompson, at the Ma
tonM the coming week.
Dion Boucicault will sail from Liverpool for
Now York next Saturday.
Rose Eytlnga will be In the cast Of 'CorAlie"
ar the Enion Square Theatre.
Mrs John T. Raymond is among the invalids.
So is Eloise Allen, the singer.
The benefit TO Matt Y. Ltn9ham, given recent
ly in New York, netted 81 500.
Nce's Surprise Party will once more give us
"Horrurs =" at HavcrlSs on the 18th.
The Learitt burlesquc troupe will appear at
the Olympic. in this city, on the 14th-
Agnes Leonard has closed her season. It is
said fhe attempt to star cost her $4,000
1.-The Jersey Lily" Mrs. Laugtry, Will be the
next sensation. She is going on the stage.
Baker and Farron ut 11cvickcr's on the 14th.
'Emigrants" is the name OF their comedy
Oac Of Daiy's Nautch girls died the other day.
The American climate wastoo mich for her.
1.-The Arabian Night" company will, after the
Eth, be numbered among tho things that were.
Miss Clara Norris in New York has been per-
sonaliug Camilla ME. Charles h. ThorRo was
her dr7Adnd-
Mr.. John Marshall, the dramatic reader, has
t:oue East In New York and Baltimore he will
I'LL engagements
"One Hundred wlves,'' aftcra successful tour
Theatre on tho 14th.
Harry Webber tried new pieea On the Cana
dians last Saturday. but they wouldn't have it
1t Tas called Strife
Mr. Win J. Davis, Of the Grand, hss entirely
recovered, and will be ut his post to-day for the
first time since his sickness.
.'The Black Venus " at Ntblos appears to be
pleasing the newspaper writers Of New York
more than it did when first produced.
The latest rumor fixes upon George Riddle, the
Harvard actor, as Mary Andcrson's tree upon
which the fruit of her heart is growing.
The Mirror says "Crtics' Club" is about to
be formed in New York. For many reasons
such club would have small chance of success.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that Harry Clap
ham has been engaged by Joe Brooks to mau-
s5,0oo per year.
1.-THE Little Duke will be given by the Ger
man company at Mcvicker,s tonight. The
Duchess will be In the hands at Hiss Wassman;
bliss fagay will render the Duke
In England they have unearthed burletta by
Charles Dickens It is entitled "Is She Wife,
or Something Siuguiar?' and was first produced
at London ST. James Theatre in ISL.
Bolton Rowe, collaboration with Clement
Scott IN the English version Of Sarduu s Dora,
is rewriting the dialo@ Of 1.-THE World" for
Wallack's- This nelodrama failed in San Fran
cisco.
Mr., and Mrs. George Knight will tomorrow
new comedy b. BARLEY Campbell It is called
" "Gorernmeur Bonds, and is said to be we'll
suited TO the clever couple who will assume tho
leading characters
MIR. stoddard. who has been delivering a course
Of illustrated lectures at the Central Music
Hall, has met with success far beyond that
usually won by such entertalnments His OBJ
servatlons on foreign countries have been
relished By large audiences.
Haverly's position as q Chlcago manager, ac-
cortltnE to the Mirror. will Fc- the present
terminate on the q Of May, having rolinquished
600. No dennt steps have as yet been taken to
secure new theatsei in this city.
No less than e,5 new plays, operas. and balets
were produced III Paris last year. OF this num-
successful, not more than six were looked upon
us great hits, and only nbout fifty were looked
upon rs good enough for country towns.
- At the New York Park Theatre Mr.. John I.
G. Gunter's new play, Fresh, the American
The chief churactor in Mr.. Gunters new play is
nhighly-emphasized native, "a pushing, lover,
trysncn. 1td scenes are Laid III Paris, Naples,
aud Egypt.
The hero of Joaquin alil,er's tt'49" is a relic
the centre of incidents which arc said to be both
novel and Interesting: The piece "a in five acts,
9na .he enG IRE a IN the plains n s.
There are no red shirts or bowie-kuives in tho
play, which is 4 very gratifying fact.
There Is no danger Of - Forset-Me-Not' be-
ing lost ssbs Of. "aliack and Genevievc Ward
the same US her 1.-Two Nights ID Rome: JET
freys Lewis and Manager Hayden contend that
ciais that the piece IS hls havinR bourht M ih
MSS from Merivale sir years ago. NEXT i
The Poe memorial benefit IN New York oc-
CURED on Fridly afternoon. The progrum in
Tie sleep scene from Macbeth," Walack saad md
bis company gave tho screen scene from 'sThe
School Tor scandal" and salvIni: Miss Agnes
Robertson, Hose Eyttnge. John 7. Raymond, and
other we'll Inwn people took part The all air
w,s success financially.
\ Western paper remarks TINT Lawrence Bar-
rett did L, rot Do very well q; New York; the
people did not turn ont as they ought. Perhaps
Mr. Barrett now regrets TINT sad waste OF
laHy H0Hn tQefE ABOUT NcW l0rk audiences
being " the Grzndest In the world" so keculy,
eoidiy critical" and about bis watching them
with i sort of ave- 1t didn't pay there, und |
The adJeetiyes can't very well be used over
again anywhere else-
Julia Battet, the gifted rival Of Bernhard in
Paris has just been made a socteialre Of the |
Comedie Fr:ancaise, after only one year OF serv-
ice. Nile: Lloyd, who has worked hard and falth-
fu!ly with tue company for twenty years, waa |
Advanced the seue dny. But then one is a |
genius and the other is not Bartet has every |
thing in her favor at the Franeaise, even to a !
son. which Is, says letter writer, an article /
. - now considered uu Indispensable adjunct by |
tne ladies' OF tie company. In fact, there ara
4 year 3go no one woman filed so large /
space III tao public notice us did Mile. Sarah
HeFnharus- Her quarreis, her cccenrricities, her
GENUS, zen nsr pictures her SCULPTURES. her roles,
!aGC movements. past present, and to come, |
fliicd columns OF the newspapers Her photo
+! !!rlph va, WAS n every shop-wiadow, her name was
IN eFerJ.bpdys month. She went-and now she
bus vanished as utterly from the nrt-world of
Paris Is q stoue does beneath the SURFACE OF a