National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-29
NOTES OF THE STAGE,

Thomas Keene, alleged tragedian, Is in Canada.
Etelka Gerster has signed with Colonel Maple
son.
Mrs. Agnes Jackson, the Scottish oontralto, is
dend
Nat Goodwin is playing to immense business in
Frisco.
Emerson's Minstrels open in Portland. Oregon,
Monday.
The World" continues to pay at the Boston
Theatre
Mile. Rhea drew the largest houses ever known
In Erie, Pa.
Miss Rose Wood will support Joseph Jefferson
next season.
Miss Henrietta Beebe, the soprano, has returned
from Europe.
Blondin is walking the high rope at Alexandria
Palace, London.
Charles r. Thorne, sr.'s, benefit in San Francisco
April 20 was n failure.
Marie Selika, the colored vocalist of Boston, is
going to Milan 10 study,
Joe Jefferson has been playing to 81, 200 houses
all this week III Cleveland.
AldriCh aud parsIoe, in " My Partner" are doing
well at HaYerly's, Chicago
Roland Reed will produce bis new play,
"ChGek," IN Chicago Mays
The Audan Opera Company have been doing
good business in Cincinnati
Oscar Wilde will return to England in June
Only five weeks on, thank Heaven.
Professor E. G. Taylor, the clever magician has
been mgEing piles OF money in Missouri.
Madame Modleska will he supported by Frank
Eli Perkins is lecturing in the West. He carries
the preyarlcaor's champion belt WITH him still.
Miss Annie Louise Cary Is so seriously Ill that
she has been Obliged to postpone her concerts in
Maine.
Madame Rive King begins series of thirty
concerts In California, at Sacramento, Monday
| night
Augustin Daly's company in "The Passing
| Regiment" has drawn crowds to the Park Thea
| tire, Boston, this week.
Hans Makart has painted a life size picture Of
Sara Bernhardt In her wedding dress on long
| panel three inches wide.
AS Rossl failed to draw, the Baldwin Theatre
management have cancelled his engagement
| although against his wishes.
James o'Nelll and Maud Granger close their ST
| Louis engagement in "A Celebrated Case" to-
| night. They have made money.
| Riston denies that she will shortly appear In
| Drury Lane Theatre, London, because her family
are opposed 10 her playing any longer,
Jimmy Morrissey has been secured by Fred.En- :
| gelha'dt TO boom along THE Century Plant"
Look out for kisses long drawn out, &c.
Forty. two thousand dollars have been subscribed
| TO guarantee Adelina PATHS reappearanee at the
Academy of Music, New York, next season.
Leonard Grover has just completed play for
| the Harrisons called "a Sisters Devotion"
which they intend to bring out next season.
| Emma AbbOtfs opera company did fairly well at
the Globe, Boston, this week. Nel burgess "Widow
Bedott,' at the Gaiety, scarcely paid expenses,
Geneyieye Rogers, Oscar Wilde, and Madame
| Rentzs Minstrels are doing Nebraska, The people
Of that stricken State have our waimest pathy.
Sara Bernhardt is worth 100000 francs. She
has contriyed her marriage so that no formal
| decree Of divorce will be needed when she grows
| tired OF her Greek.
The Boston Ideal Opera Company has been won-
deriuliy successful at the Chicago Grand Opera
House. Patience" took so hugely II was pre-
| sented four Tunes this week.
The Prince OF Wales is credited with Averting q
panic by moiioning his party and the aud enee 70
SIT still when there was an explosion In the Court
Theatre, London, on April Il.
Emile Loisset who was crushed TO death In Paris
recently, was the sister Of Ciotlde, the once ia.
nous circus rider, now Prince Of Reuss. llei
funeral was attended by all the nobility.
On April "a Patience" began It's second year ol
| continuous representation Al the savoy Theatre
! London, and Arthur Sullivan led the orchestra In
honor Of the event, The crowd was immense.
Mr. james O'Neill will star next seasoni IN new
aud romantic play by A, II. Cazauran, He VII
play "RtGhslieu," and will also beseen in s. Ham
lot aud 'eyeral of the young ShakesperiAn heroes
Miss GeneyeYe Ward expects 10 be In London
about The middle Of May. She proposes To make q
SIX weeks tour during June and July, then u
take holiday ON the Continent and anerward u
tour through the autumn until December,