Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-08
FOOtILght Flashes.

Adah Richmond will head comic opera
next season.
Marie wilkins is no longer with the Kate
Claxton troupe.
Alice Oates and her dear husband were In
Philadelphia last week, taking siesta.
Annie Pixley will commence a weeks
engagement in New York on Monday night
next.
next Monday night. Old Mrs. Drew is still
with him.
Lester Wallack is having a new yacht
built at Poughkeepsie; like Mary Ander
sons, it will cost $780, 200.
Ella Chapman, and her beautiful banjo,
will have prominent parts In ''Sinbad" at
the Royalty Theatre, London.
Audran's new opera, Golden Apples"
has been bought by Manager Henderson,
OF England, for II 900 +.
Booths recent engagement at Chicago
was a great success. Frequently, during
the two weeks he played, the receipts at
the box Office were over $4,000.
Mr.. james W. Morrissey, the manager,
will make his first appearance on the stage
at the Academy of Music, New York, in a
few days, playing Sir Clement Huntingtord.
Referring to the production of "Far from
the Madding Crowd" at the Union
SQUARE. New York, last Monday, the Spirit
Of The Times Gays Clara Morris spoiled the
play after CagAuran had spoiled the novel.
Bayard Taylor's daughter, Lillian, has
lately translated two Of Edwin Booths plays
into German, and so successfully, 1t is said,
that he will use them during his German en-
gagement next summer. He himself, how
ever, will act in English, but with German
company.
"Too, Too Truly Rural, the Vokes Fami-
ly's new piece, which will be played during
their coming engagement at the Globe Thea
tire, Boston, will have its first production in
Cincinnati on Monday next. 1t is a new
and original extravaganza, written express
" for the Family by their aunt, the late
Mrs. Field.
Miss Mamie Taylor will continue her en-
gagement with the Charlie Ford Opera Com
pany, which performs during the summer
at 1.-THE Cave" 10 st. Louis for season of
twelve weeks. Miss Taylor is a charming
little actress, with a very sweet voice,
good stage appearance, and face that Will
prove a card to almost any company. She
recently made a most favorable impression
in New Orleans as "Susan," the Charity
Girl, in the opera of "Billee Taylor"
The New York Times, in giving bio
1CANAoSS
heard last week in the New York May
musical festival, puts down their ages as
follows: Annie Louise Cary, contralto, 40;
Amalia Materp@, the new German artist, IS;
Mile Etelka Gerster, 49, Mrs. Aline Osgood
NOT given, Myron Whitney, basso, 46;
George Henschel, basso, 20; SignOr Italio
Campauini, So; Signor A. F. Glassi, bari
tone, 81; Herr Wilhelm Candius, 40; Theo.
Toedt, ~.
The following statistics of expenses, sales
of seats, ETC., for the New York May festi-
val, give an idea OF the vastness of the IN
dertaking: The total number of seats In the
armory is S53S, of which 80 have been
abandoned as impracticable for various rea-
sons. Taking out 1000 for the escorts for
the chorus at the concerts 1905 are left, of
which 300 are in the boxes. The total re-
sources are as follows: Receipts from GER
tifcates sold 100000 (tor 900 seats), leav-
ing 5000 seats at SIS, making $b4, 900 more
for admissions; ground rent OF boxes, &c.
600: 81 200 for seats at matinees, which the
chorus will not use; total, Sl38, 900. The ex-
penses of the festival, in round numbers, are
estimated at $40, 900; $ll ,222 was received
as premiums at the sale for choice OF seats
ana boxes.