National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-28
STAGE NOTES.

Alfred Celler aud Bolton Rowe are rewriting
"Charlty Begins at Home"
Mr.. Booths engagement with Mr.. Abbey wiz
terminate in Chicago in April.
Miss Genevieve Ward is playing "Forget-Me-
Not" IN Chicago togood business.
Clara Morris husband carries her diamonds 10
the hotel first, and returns for her afterward.
Little Corinne is singing :" olvette" in Boston
with her mother, Jennie Kimball, rs the Countess.
A young basso by the ouphonious name Of Eg.
OAlahony has made II successful concert debut In
Boston.
When Jenny Lind was once told that some per-
sons had paid s2s to hear her sing, "What foolsl"
she said.
Billy Emerson is said to be studying for the OPP
cratic stage with view Of appearing In light aud
comic operHr..
Ernst Won Hesse- wartegg, the husband OF MIN
mic Hnuk, and an experienced traveller, is lectur-
ing in German on Tunis and the Bedouns ofthe
Sahara"
Nat Goodwin has accepted three acts ofa comedy
Len Grover is writing for him, and has paid
bonus on the manuscript. The piece Is highly
spoken Of
Cary and Ltta will appear together in grand
concert in Chicago In June There win be chorus
| of two hundred voices and an orchestra Of fifty.
| five pieces.
! Several of the best members of the Comfy Bar
/
operate Troupe, which is now one Of the strong
est on the road.
The new play, The Money Spinner" produced
at wallack's proves not to be new play, but an
old one which has been stretched into three acts.
And 1t is not very kindly spoken Of either.
On Wednesday night new comedy written by
y. A. Locke for Barney McAuley, entitled May
berry's Girl" was presented for the first time on
any stage at the Academy of Music in Buffalo
Mr.. Jacobson, we'll known in Chicago legal cir
cles, has written a comedy which Raymond viii
produce. It presents original phase OF Ameri-
can character. Several scenes are laid in South
| America,
Louise Dlebner. a chorus singer with the Emma
Abbott Troupe sued the managem INT in Indanap-
obs, Ind, for breach ofcontract The trial resulted
in judgment In her favor for $50 and costs and q
ticket to New York.
Fred Marsden has signed q contract with tho
manager of the Madison Square Theatre to write
new American comedy as the successor of Rs
meraldn." lie is to receive $4,000, and has boon
paid 81, 900 as O retainer.
s-wayman T. Mccreery, clever young composer
ofSt Louis NO., will produce an opera Of his own.
entitled "BAfrque," at the Bijou Opera House.
New York, on Monday. 1t has already been heard
in st. Louis, where the music was very ayorably
received
Camilla Urso the eminent violinst. will give a
Church. Shewill be aided by Miss Margaret Hale,
n young lady whose beauty of person Is said to be
fully equaed by her excellence n vocalist, and
| by other talent.
John s. Clarke is negotiating for ground at tho
, corner of Broadway and Thirty-sixth street. New
York. 1856 by 100 feet, for theatre. 1t will open In
! September. Horace Wall will be the manager and
the first star engagement will be played by Edwin
Booth, previous to his German trip.
Annie Louise Cary Is said to own the largest and
most perfect emerald in the world. II was bought
at the sale of Queen Isabellas jewels in Paris
weighs twenty-three carats. and is valued al
$4,000 1t is set in broad band OF Roman gold,
studded with twenty four large diamonds. Apro-
pos of our favorte contralto she has sung into her
g treasury $4,000.
+ George II. Sims. the author of 1.-THE Lights O
London" "Mother-in. Law" and several other
plays, has Just met with accident, which for the
time has deprived him of the use of his eyes and
: which nearly destroyed his sight forever In
lighting wax match thetop oft flew blazing into
Q his eye, not only burning the lid and the pupil,
y but also making blister on the iris.
Patience" is having great success wherever
e presented, and every travelling company that pro-
t duces II is sure of full houses. Its run at the
{; Standard Theatre, New York. isstill undminshed.
and 1t will probably hold the stage until spring t
was matter of regret that the Ideals did not give
r this opera during their recent engagement at
"Pntience it may be stated that Mr.. Ford was In
daily receipt of letters from best people asking
. Ii that opera was not included In the Ideals roper
h toire Well, if the public will only wait, Mr. Ford
IS says that they shall have Patience"
/, Manager Abbey having seen accounts Of tho
= daring and unchecked depredations of Chicago
o foopads, robbers, and burglars and OF the total
!. inadequacy OF the police force to afford even a
thin film of protection to property, he wisely ad-
s. vised Patti to leave all her jewels in Cincinnati In
If safe deposit box. Deacon Smith, Of the Gd-ete
r. Murat Halseud, OF the Commercial, and John Me-
Lean of the Enquirer were entrusted with the sole
g knowledge of sections Of the combination. And
e nowsthe fair women of Chicago are maliciously
IS saying that they don't believe PATHS jewels
" amount TO much anyhow, and all because they
10 couldn't sec them.
D. The first professional performance OF the ddi-
l. pus Tyrannus" of Sophocles was given at the
Of Globe Theatre, Boston, on Monday night last
Only one choracter King Gdipus, speaks Greek
the others employing our own vernacular. The
II cast was as follows: George Riddle as King UEH
nj pus Miss George Cayvan as Jocnsto Lewis Morri
rs son as Creon, j. f. Hagan 1ereSids and Messai
C. 1cr from COriRth, j. j. Hayes as Priest Of Zcus ant
N Shepherd Of Laits =. Charles Hugar Messenger from
id ne Pdlace and Preston Wilcox as Corypheg Ther
of there were besides hosts of attendants daughter
= of Qdipus priests, Theban old men, and chorsters
ry One hundred people were engaged in the repre-
at sentation. The original music composed for tn
al play Mt the time of It's Harvard production b!
lg Professor J. X. Paine rendered by the choru
IL and an orchestra of fortyye pieces all under tn
or direction of George W. Chadwick n well-knowl
es local composer
'h Golfers Lights O. London" Company, unde
the auspices of A. NJ. Palmer, are to commence
90 tour next Monday in Philadelphia, Pa, opening
'u the Chestnut Street Theatre under ]. H. Havcrly
up management. The appended cast will show IN
company Harold 1rmgidge T.. +. Thornc; VI
irmytuge, Robert Johnston CLIFFORD Armytdge, llarr
Courtnine Marks, @. V. Ryder; Seth Preens f. ]
,, Mackey; Joseph Jdrvis Charles Stanley; Shakes
~ uedre Miss Eloise Willis Jim, J. H. Klein; Sgi0inI
ton, q. W. Van Dcren; Detective Cuts, King He'd
oii ley; DetccHte Wdhs J. W. Bankson; Phaocpht
gu Jack Ed. Marble; Percy De We're, esq Arthur Giles
u! Jo G. II. Van Norden; Mr.. Bancroft, II. A. AndeI
son; Mr. Mics, ], W. Mills; London Policeman, Joh
ON p Cook Irish Policeman Louis Barrett; BfrG Jc
Ne, seph II. Hazeton Tim, Little Carrie Elberts; Bd
rto Charles Cline; the Superintendent of Police, l.. Du
ur veau; Porter Of WorkhOtse, Charles Arthur Be
~ Marks Miss Ellie Wilton Aety heene, Edna Carey
IS. Mrs Jarvis Louise Sylvester; Jdna, Mrs Elberts
n annie Miss May Livingston; SAT Mrs Edwin.
yes |
n; ALoVE TRAGEDY.