National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-24
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

salvini and company were in Montreal lastweek.
The Soldene English Comic Opera Company are
in Cincinnati.
visiting in Boston.
Minnie Haukis singingin Carmen" in Vienna,
| with great success.
Nilsson has lately been introducing Scotch songs
at concerts in London.
Rubinstein's opera, "Nero," has been COM
plete failure in Berlin.
An opera-house is being built in Palermo which
will cost 100000 francs.
Lingard and Alice Dunning Mrs. Lingard) will
shortly return from Australia.
Gretrys Richard CPur de Lion" has been re-
viyed at the Opera Comique, Paris.
Clara Poole, the Boston contralto has become
member of the Abbott Opera Troupe.
John stetson proposes to have salvini and Mary
Anderson play togetherin Ingomar" next month.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company did big bust
ness at the Arch Street Theatre Philadelphia, last
week.
James Mas, the tenor, who is well remembered
here Will sing in London next season in Italian
opera.
Harry Peakes, the basso, has left the Strakosch
Il Hess troupe and joined the Abbott Opera
Company.
Mr.. George C. Boniface has replaced L. r. Shew
ell as stage-manager and leading man in the Sal
Vini troupe.
VIII Chapman will reorganize the Kate Thayer
Concert Troupe and be on the road again by the
Isl proximo
The Vokes Family commence their American
engagements under the management of John Stet-
son in March.
"La Belle Normande," a new comic opera by R.
Mansel and A. Matby, is in rehearsal at the Globe
Theatre, London.
Albani and Sims Reeves recently gave a concert
in London. They sang together the duet "Ah
Morir' from Ernani.
ECharles Turner, tenor, and Annis Montague
CNlrs. Turner, Soprano both well known here, are
singing in opera in Melbourne.
Harry Rainforth and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Etynge Josie Bailey have joined Days" Needles
and Pins travelling company.
LA Gala is the title of the next novelty at Les
Fantasies Parisiennes Paris. The words are by
Paul Tillier and the music by Mamsour.
Salsbury's TroubadourS have met with great
success at Haverys Fourteenth Street New York;
Theatre in their sprightly entertainment, called
"The Brook"
T.W. Keene is playing in Philadelphia, his rep
ertoire being d" Richelieu," Hamlet" Merchant
OF venice. hlcnaru ILL., anu " A new way 10
Pay Old Debts"
Maurice Dengremont, the boy yiOlinist from
Brazil of mention has been made, has ere
ateda decidedly favorable impressionin New York
by his mastery playing.
Mile. Marie Lloyd and Mile. Julia Barrett have
been elected sOcietdires of the Comedie-Francaise.
The former made her debut at the Rue Richelieu
January 3D. 1868 and the latter in Daniel Rochat"
February 16, 1880.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons and her company are playing
this week in Central New York. By the way, Mrs.
SiddOns in addition to acting and reading well, is
said to shoot well with a rifle, and to skate well,
either with or without rollers.
Salvini is quoted as saying that for moral and
thoroughly artistic appreciation the audiences of
Boston take the palm; but that the New York au-
diences were more enthusiastic and demon
strative.
At Vienna there is a young lady pianist, Mile.
AlphOnsine Weiss, who has lost the of her left
hand from paralysis, and can execute only with
her right. She played at a recent concert the
adagio of Beethoven's C sharp minor sonata,
prescriptions by List, and etudes by Chopin in
such manner as to excite the admiration and
wonder of the audience.