National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

WAsHTSGToN. u. G., March 1882.
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Tony Hart, of the Theatre Comiquc, now drives
a 900 team.
Dudley Buck Is TO be the organist at the May
festival In New York.
Laura Don has finished n play which Is said to
be II very strong one.
Frank Chnnriau and his Kit" are at the Acad-
emy Ut Music Chicago
Emma Abbott il trying the Patience" of the
Cilicnn8ti1us this week.
Mcssrs Brooks & Dickson have purchased the
play OF " Senator Silyerbags.'
Carlolta Evelyn has recently Joined Gus Will
an,s company as leading lady.
The NOkoS family are at Hooey's Theatre, Chi
cago. JanHuSchck follows them.
Rose Eylinge aud her company are playing "Fe-
lcia at the Park Theatre, Boston
Lotta's "Bob' has caught on at McNickers
Theatre, Chicago, aud houses are big.
The English House OF Commons has been dis.
cussing the subject Of fires In theatres.
Mr.. Abbey Is said to be negotiating with Bern
hurdt TO appear In this country in English.
"The Cur1c Of Cain" was produced at the Bald.
win Theatre SAN Francisco, on TUESDAY last.
Ada Gilman has been engaged by the Madison
Square management to play in Hazel Kirke'
Dwight Baldwin, of Chicago, is writing play
for Robson aud Crane entitled "Four-in- Hand"
Georgia Tyler has recovered from her recent i'll.
ness, and has rejoincd Tom Kcene's company as
leading lady,
one million dollars have already been subscribed
IN England toward founding there Royal Col.
lcgc Of Music.
Boucicaulrs American tour next season will be
under the management of r. N. Field, Of the
Boston Museum.
Manager John Stetson says all rumors of any
trouble between himself and Modieaka are en-
tircly without foundation.
Adelina Patti is to sail for England early in
April next, SIZE says she viii probably return to
us next fail. She is liable not to so.
w Iyau WIN has hpen added In hn
Madison Square Theatre stan, Is q Harvard gradu-
ate. and was stage manager nfthc Greek play
Nat GoOuwin aud 4. f. Thorne will be partners
next season. appearing together in the latters play
of "'rhe Black Flag Goodwin will have Hebrew
part.
Sufficient money has been already subscribed to
assure three months season of French opera
next season ut the French Opera-Hou New Or
leans.
George Riddle, who has been offered leading
position at the Madison Square Theatre New York
has not yet made up his mind whether to accept
or not.
Mile. Rea has been drawing good audiences at
has presented HAdrienne Tecouvronr," Camille j
and Much Ado About Nothing"
Jenny Lind advises young American girls who
wish TO go abroad TO study music to stay Mt home,
where the music Is lust as good ns in Europe and
where tho husbands are much better.
"ApOlune will be taken from the stage of the
Rllou, New YORK, at the end Of this week, and
(" Tho Pirates of PcnZnnce" Will be put on next
MOnday,wih the beautiful Blanche Roosevelt as
H0Jci
Edwin Booth is to sail for England on May 81
with the view OF spending the summer there and
in France. It Is likely that before the year is on
he will professionally made a tour Of the English
provinces.
"Esmcralda,p now In its 1Th month at the
enCc Oh Monday night last. Curiosity to 500 Jobr
f. owens rs NJ Rogers has added fresh Zest to the
performance.
John Mccullough has sent to John n. Raymond's
baby a bowl aud saucer with spur of Japanese
| ICpDUSse work, made in silver and copper, cX-
| qnsitely chased. A costly case inclosed the APP
| proprlate souvenir,
Metropolis" is the title of drama which Nc
| Kce Rankin and Leonard Grover are at work upon
The action viii take place in New York, and Q
Jersey City ferry boat and the elevated raroaC
| will be among the scenes
Great houses aud storms of plaudlts have greeted
the Ideal Opera Company at the Boston (Mas9.)
! Theatre during the past week, aud certainly the
| people Of the company were given most cordial
| "welcome home to tho a" Hub"
"Namouna," the new ballet by Edward Lalo
which had been several times postponed by rea
son of the Illness of sangalli was produced at I'll,
Opera House, Paris, France, March G, and, says
, cNbcgrnm, proved dead failure
The skull used by Edwin Booth in Hamlet" Il
that Of man named Leayitt, who was executed
for horse stealing in Kentucky, He wied hi
head TO Booths father before his eXectiom, Will
the request that he would use il in that play.
There is to be coalition of the New York SYM.
phOny any OratOrlO Societies for the purpose o
giving Berlioz's Damnatlon OF Faust" in Pha
] Il.
ber about five hundred md DR., Damrosch vii
direct
new stage will he built at the Park Theatre
Boston, during the summer vacation. J. $. Grossly
| inventor OF the revolving stage, which proved
failure, has returned u Philadelphia his expert
ment, il is said having cost Abbey Il Schoen6
| some $1,000.
PASSIONS Penalty" u four.uct society drama
written by A. L. Rice, of Detroit, Mich, was pro
| duced for the first time on any stage at the Grand
/ lT,rf,f and fq 1a
! cidGdly Hat aud tedious.
! The Olympic Theatre, ST. Louis, closes April /
and is to be rebuilt and greatly improved by Sep
| tember next. The buildings south of IL have
been torn down ana masOns are busy oh the fOuu
dutinu walls. The present intention is 10 build
yc-stury stone front on Fifth street. from the cor.
! ner OF Walnut south, so that the st. James HOte
guests viii occupy the front rooms Of the new
| theatre building.
| Claude Duval or, Love and Larceny" u ro.
mantle opera, the book by H. p stephens, the
music by Edward Solomon, co authors of the sue,
cCssful Opera of" Biilee Taylor" received It's Rrs
| presentation in this country at the standard
Theatre on Monday night last. The opera may
not attract from any distinct merit of It's own, bu
it docs by the liberality and elegantly tasteful
way In which II is put upon the stage II sa per
| feet Kaleidoscope Of color,
Patti, in Boston, will give season Of three op
cratic performances, in the great hall of the NJ, 9
I'll TruvatOre 2jd, aud Faust" (matlnee) 25th
Tho company will be that heard In New York, AM
there WIN be an orchestra Of seventy i've pieces,
large chorus aud good scenic effects AS the hal
seats from eight to nine thousand, the prices vii
be ~, 50, and ~ aud excursion trains will be ruI
from all the suburbs Of the Hub"
"Youih" was produced at the LyCeum, lila
delphiG, Monday night last for the first time II
that city. Its production at the Lyceun
was really magnificent, amply satisfying the higl
expectations which mad been aroused 10y Manage
Halls advance announcements, II was unquCs
tiOnably as lne u spectacle as has ever been seel
on the Ph!ladophia stage. The acting throughou
was excellent, but especial praise is due TO w. II
Lytel, Charles Nandenhol, Harry Courtaine, AM
Mrs Harry Courtalno.
The English paper, the YOrkshiYsmGn, has had t
ret act and apologize for having asserted that
stage. struck individual had once drueged the cOf
fee Of comic actor In pantOnine in order tina
he might have chance Of filling his place for on
night. This would have been all right if the pape
had not added that the stage struck one wa
"HeuTy I---g" Irving at once consulted hi
solicitors which Is terribly pOrtentous thing I
do in England and almost certain to tako th
starch out Of the average HorkshiremNn,
tits always q pleasure TO THE NATIONAL RE-
I PUBLICAN to sec tile success of any of Washington
cons or daughters, Miss Minnie Frye, or Mai
gnret Iauner, as she Is known on the stage CAV
evidence, When playing here for different chart
tie, A. an amateur. OF extraordinary drumati
ability, which has been fully demonstrated by he
brilliant career 50 far. Atpresent she Is pllyln
la Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Sunday Dii
plich saws; Miss Margaret Lnuner, Of Wood s, |
one OF the prUtticst ladies on the local stage,
Nhllo the New York Dydiadtc Nei0S adds mis-
Margaret Lanner, Woods leading lady, is one O
tho beat actresses Ue have had iJr years"