National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-11
STAGE NOTES.

Lolita last Bob bed) up at Louisville. ofcourse
she drew big houses
Minnie Palmer has been "Sweethearting" at
the Pltsburg Opera House.
The Oliver Doud Byron Combination is playing
in North and South Carolina.
The Kiralfy Brothers Michael Strogoff" Com
bination play at Philadelphia this week.
The Mapelson Opera Company finish their second
week in Haverly's Theatre, Chicago to- night
1t would be rare joke OIL Miss Kellogg's Gin
tended" If she extended her farewell concert tour
ANOTHER year.
Strauss new operetta, Der Lustge Krieg," is In
rehearsal at the ITALIA Theatre, Ithasbeen quite
successful in Vienna.
Florence Rice Knox signed O contract last Tues
day with Mr.. H. L. Abbey for the Patti operate
season at the Germania Theatre.
The Harrisons are taking Photos" in tho Peo-
pies Theatre, 81. Louis. They were preceded by
Rose Eytinge and =" The Unknown
At the Grand Opera House, Chicago, Marie
Geistnger has been singing La Belle Helene to
immense audiences. She is meeting with large
success.
If Anna Dickinson hopes to look like man she
must stop banging her hair She ought to leave
that to silly girls and effemnate what you may
call.ems.
The World" has been produced at the Cali
drawing crowded houses. The mounting is most
elaborate.
Miss Emma Thursby 1.-THE American Jenny
Lind" is in Paris She will sing In q few days at
concert. Miss Harris has great vogue as q song
stress at private concerts.
Mr.. Edmon 8. Conner, although retired from tho
stage and in his seveny-third year, occasionally
appears with company near his home in New
Jersey His Richetieu is still powerful.
I -t,., - n
large audiences to the Union Square Theatre
where the good work of tho carpenters and the
scenic artists has done more for the play than the
play has done for itself
Mrs. George v. Rowe brought suit against
William j. Comley and James Barton Key the
managers of the Comley- Barton Opera Troupe to
recover 5000 for breach of contract The jury gave
the lady verdict for $780,
JohG T. Raymond is playing at the Walnut
street Theatre, Philadelphia, in Fresh the
American" He win be followed by Joe Murphy
in Kerry Cow Neil Burgess in "widow Bedott,"
and Tony Deniers Pantominc Company.
Boucicault is profoundly shocked because Oscar
Wilde, whom he describes as gentle and guileless
nature, Is the innocent victim of the show bust
ness This is really too bad, but in the meantime
we would advise Oscar to beware of Bouci
Poor Monsieur Rouzaud, Christine Wilson's
husband, went mad on the subject of money.
NhSh NC WAS Wkcn lrOul MS motel 10 the mad
house he was in gay and laughing mood. He
shook hands with everybody, announcing that he
was going out 70! half an hour to get his money
and that when he came back he would make
eveybodys fortune.
Bernhardt was not pleased with her reception
In st. Petersburg, Russia She is reported to have
said conemptuously to friend, while speaking
OF the Russians: "Their enthusiasm was of the
same temperature as the climate" She was to
have played for fortnight this month in the ILL.,
faed Ring Theatre, Vienna, but she will now act
In the Theatre auf der Wieden.
Wagner, now living in retirement at Palermo,
would attract very little attention iii were not for
the variety of dressing .gowns-.wenty- threais the
number InentIoned-whch he Is so fond of dis
playing. At first he attempted to escape the gaze
of the vulgar by having screen placed around
him al the table d'hote but now he takes his
meals In private. The end of March, it Is thought
will witness the final touches on his "Parsfal"
Mr. J. NJ Hill is looking for a plot of ground on
Broadway, New York, on which to bnild all opera.
house. to be devoted exclusively to the production
of English opera Mr.. Hill is himself extremely
reticent on the subject, but personal friend of
Carl Rosa sauthority for stating that If the ground
is secured the house will be built at once. Should
Nr. Hin build the house he will probably form an
alliance with Carl Rosa. Mr.. Rosa has abandoned
his idea of an American tour next season. unless
some such arrangement can be effected.
The following is copy of postal card written
to Lolita by one of Atlanta's (Ga) school girls :
Beautiful Lotta-Do, pray, please nam, give
matinee and play Bob at Atlanta So many ofus
girls want dreadfuy to you, but can't get So at
time in pin money Ifyou give matinee, fifty
cent one, Just declare you would have the biggest
house on record, Now, won't YOU splendld
glorious, jolly rollicking smashing, darling be.
witohing Lottaf Then you have the blessing of
one thousand school girls who have not any beaux
to foot the bill at the opera-house
Anna Dickinson closed q highly successful en-
gagcment January % at Whineys Grand opera.
House, Detroit Mich, meeting with most cordial
reception. While public opinion Is divided as 10
the correctness Of her conception Of HanLz yet IL
ia generally conceded that her embodiment of
thatfolo is worthy OF some praise, In the more
forensic passages Miss Dickinson's voice failed TO
meet the requirements Of the part Her reading Is
marrcd ut times by measured sowness that Is IL
tnAe Inconsistent with her youthful conception of
the part She gives promise, however II she dis.
cards the few mannensms she possesses, Of be.
coming in time acceptable in this role
The following is the death roll of leading musl.
clans during the year ISL March 80 N. Rubin.
stein; June g. Henri Vieuxtemps; July a. j. O.
Lobe August is, Joseph Iabitzky; January 80 j.
n. Lemmensi March ID, John Blagroye; March %
J B. Wolff March 26,Thomas Barrett Mary Sarah
Steele; April 10, 7. II. Severn; April 10, @. W. Mar.
tin; April IS, q. NJ. Won Weber; May 10, Conrad
sohlenii2; May 81, William Hewlett; June o.
Thomas Bedsmore June 20, Thomas Broadwood
February 1876 f. Walker; July 10, Joseph Thonp-
son; July :, j. Lea Summers; July %, Joseph Hal.
berstsdt; August u, J. W, Paterson; October g. r.
Mueisti November 20, Rudolf Bial November g.
Theobald Bohm, besides young Jackson De Bias.
stni' Bagasiolo, and tho Baroness de Caters La.
bische-London Figaro.
Who Is this?
This Is a musical critic for one Of the daily
papers.
Why does he look so puzzled?
re doesn't know what 10 say about Miss How.
ihskis singing and he doesn't know how 10 ind
out
Why doesn't he know what 10 sGyg
Partly because he hasn't heard her.
What will he do about it2
lie win write all arouudit and viii leave sew
sai holes to crawl ont of IN case he makes mis-.
take
How win he know If he makes a mistaken
he win read Il in THE REPUBLICAN,