National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-25
STAGE NOTES.

| "Odette VIII continue the play at Days Thea
ire for an indefinite time to come.
John z. ovens the comedian, has Joined the
Madison Square Theatre company.
Birch and Backus' burlesquo Of the aesthetic
opera continues as popular ever.
sardou is writing drama for Sarah Bernhard,
TO be produced al the Paris Vaudeville.
1.-THE Tourists have journeyed in their palace
car as far as Cincinnati, where they play this
week.
Mr. John I. Raymond is appearing in "Fresh.
the American" at the Brooklyn Park Theatre this
week.
Miss Anna Book, the New York pianist, is in
London, where she expects to appear shortly in
concert
"Esmeralda" is getting well into its second
hundred of representations at the Madison Square
Theatre.
Barney McAuley is playing in Cincinnati, where
he will produce his new play, Maybeiry's Girl"
OH Friday night
Dion Boucicault in The shaughraun," is among
the forthcoming attractions at the Arch Street The
atre, Philadelphia.
The World" to the great surprise Of the genial
Dickson, has been an utter failure at Hayerly's
| California Theatre.
It Is expected that the new opera, "Claude
Duyal" will be brought out at the New York
Standard Theatre ON Monday next
Lotta has been reaping rich harvest In st.
| Louis where she has been playing Bob" She
will remain there through this week.
Manager George X. Goodwin has closed with
the Vokes Family TO play at his Chestnut.strcet
Opera House, Philadelphia, thooomlng spring.
Miss Minnie Palmer is at the Grand Opera
| House, Chicago, this week. supported by X. r.
Graham, In her musical comedy entitled "My
Sweetheart"
J. W. Golfers Bankers Daughter" Company
begins at the Chestnut Street Opera House. Phila.
dephia, March g. In the piece nom which II dc.
rives its name.
The Royal MILDLY" was revived at the Bijou
opera-House the first Eve evenings OF the present
week. TIC -nght "Apnune" will receive its first
| representation In English dress.
Fannie Wood sailed for Europe recently. She
will further her musical studies while there and
she states also that she has two new plays to pro-
duce, aud will return TO this country for the sea-
son lSS3.'si.
| W. Horace Lingard and Alice Cunning began
their three weeks engagement at the Bush Street
Theatre, Frisco, Cal, February 10, appearing in
The Money Spinner" its first representation in
San Francisco
Richard Brnsley Knowles, only surviving son
OF the dramatist, has just died in London Mr.
| Knowles one comedy, 1.-THE Maiden Aunt" was
brought out in London in 1916, Farren and Mrs
Glover playing the chief parts.
Atthe forthcoming reading by Mr.. George Riddle
at the Madison Square Theatre he viii recite the
thrilling story Of the killing of Ldius from Edi
pus Tyrannus,' which was of the chief features
in the recent performance of the Greek play.
Nine. Mario Roze has been presented by the
Queen with handsome bracelet set with precious
stones, and a magnihcently- bound copy of the
late Prince Corsorts musical compositions in recog
milton 1.-THE satisfaction afforded by her singing
| recently at Osborne.
| At the BALDWIN Thaatra San Eranotaco fol
melodramn said to to be full of startling and dra.
matte sensations and rich in scenic effects will be
presented during the latter portion Of this month
II is entitled Tho Curse of CAIN and is the Joint
work Of David Belasco and Peter Robinson.
Youth" will receive its first production in
| Philadelphia at the Lyccum some time next week.
Meanwhile the house will remain closed. Among
the company engaged are Harry Courtaine, now of
IJW W. Golfers Lights o. London" Company; W.
H. Lytell, Ida JefIreys, and Charles Vandenhoff.
Miss Minerva Guernsey, young dramatic i'm
| personator from Boston, made her first appear
| ance in New York last week at Chlckering Hall
She does not employ costumes, but depends solely
| on physical and vocal expression for her effects
Miss Guernsey was assisted by the Bernhardt-
Listemann Concert Company
1t is now settled fact that W. f. Sheridan and
| Miss Lou Davenport will 60 to Australia by the
| March steamer. Charles Kelly, the acting man.
ager of the Baldwin Theatre, has offered such
tempting figures that Sheridan readily accepted
the proposition. The opening will be at the
Theatre Royal, Melbourne, in "Louis XII"
The new casino" in process of erection at
Broadway and.Thirty- ninth street, New York. is to
be completed in May. II will be lighted by an
electric apparatus similar to the In use at the
Savoy Theatre, London, In accordance with an ar
rengement made by Mr. Aronson, who is now in
Europe collecting attractions for the opening sea.
| son.
The Patti opera season will open at the Ger
mania Theatre, New York. on the evening Of Mon.
day next, with Traviata." On Thursday, March
2 the Barber of Seville" will be sung, and ON
the following Monday Faust" Nine Patti is
reported as having entirely recovered from her
recent indispostion and is said to be in excellent
voice.
That Mr.. Edward Solomon, since the end Of o.
tober, 1880 has been busy Is pretty well proved by
the fact that he has composed four comic operas
Two of these-"Billie Taylor and "Claude Du-
val"-have been produced, and the others" Lord
Bateman" and the "Vicar of Bray"-will shortly
be submitted to the judgment of tho London
public.
Anew organization, called the Boston Opera Com
pany, has been making great success in New Eng
land. The principals are Miss May Vars Miss
Julia f. May, Mr.. Harry Snow Mr.. Frederic
Peakes, and Mr.. Frank II. ROBBIE. They have made
| a hit with comic opera written by Ben Woolf
| VI
the Magic DOLL"
"All at Sea" is the somewhat maritime title of q
| new drama by Mr. Jessup. which will be produced
| at the Academy Of Music, Jersey City, on next
| Monday evening, with Miss Kate Castleton and
Miss Agnes Halock in the principal parts. II re.
| mains TO be seen whether Mr. Jessup's new play
will 60 down with all hands on board" or sail on
| into pleasant waters.
Rossi's repertoire at MGVickei's Theatre Chi
cago, this week, which Is the second of an engage
ment that has been highly successful is as fol-
lows: Monday and Thursday, as Onello in the
"Moor OF Venice" Tuesday, King Lear" Wed.
nesdRy, " Hamlet" Friday, "Louis XII" satur-
day matinee "othello," and at night O new bill
| as q farewell performance
Gertrude Norman, young English actress made
| her first appearance in America at Woods Mu-
scum, Philadelphia, February 20, as Della, in
| George Nevllle's play of that name. She has a
good stage presence, an effective voice. consider
| able dramatic power, and good knowledge ofthe
technicalities Of her art, and made favorable i'm
preston upon light audience.
Miss Olivia Espe, of ST. Joseph, Mo-, recently
made her debut in grand opera at saluzzo and is
highly spoken of by the Monde Arttstieo of Milan,
and the Gd-ettd de 7edtri. Miss Espe was q pupil
OF Maurice strakosch In this country and has been
several years in Milan, completing her musical
education and vocal training under the direction
Of the celebrated maestro, sangloYRni.
In connection with the entertainment TO be
given at Madison Square Garden on March ls by
Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson, there will be a
revival Of the Barnum hlppodrome, with It's
chariot, elephant and other races 1t was for this
department that the premium handsome men and
| women were engaged, There are 10 be two me-
nageries, one museum, three circus com panies and