Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
A New Comic Opera-New Plays
ViVa-Mtss Winthrop.

Gus Williams. in "One of the Finest"
| opened at Ford's Opera House, Washing
ton, on Monday night.
Gan Old Stager" is the title of a new play
written for the Floreuces, who will produce
IL this month at Boston.
Miss Margaret Mather, the new star,
made decided hit in Cincinnati last week.
| Her Juliet" is warmly complimented.
A new play by Leonard Grover, in which
the Harrisons appear, called "Viva," was
not regarded as a success at Haverly's, New
York.
1t is now announced that Gilbert and
| Sullivan's new opera will not be produced
this year, and that the alleged little "Prin-
cess Pearl" is myth.
Nine. Theo continues to delight every
body in opera bOuffe at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, New York. She does not claim to
be much Of singer, but is certainly fine
actress.
Daisy Ramsdell, who is to appear in
'Dimples," play written by Howard Tsy-
Tor, has been making very extensive pre-
parations for the season. The piece is
understood to be good one.
The Strakosch English Opera Company
opened Monday night week at the Grand
Opera House, New York. Mrs. Seguin is
the leading contralto. "Fatinitza," "Car-
men" and "The Bohemian Girl" will be
played the first week.
Miss Viola Lane, trspeze performer,
missed her calculation at the London, Gin
| cinnati, while leaping from one bar TO an
other, and fell to the floor, striking on her
head, sustaining injuries from which it is
feared she will not recover.
Fanny Davenport sends an account Of her
sister Blanca Lablanche's opening with her
own opera troupe in Bologne a short time
| ago. She had fine reception In "TraViata,"
receiving eighteen calls before the curtain,
and met with splendid success.
OF the three melodramas which have late
ly been produced in New Y ork, two are to
be removed without delay from the stays.
1t is announced that mankind" will be
succeeded by THE SQUIRE" Mr.. A. W.
Pinero's celebrated play at Daly's Theatre,
on Monday, October 9.
D. d. Lloyd's play, "For Congress" will
not be brought out during Mr.. Raymond's
coming engagement at the New York Park
Theatre. "Touch and Co." farcical play
by II. q. Bunner and j. Brunder Matthews,
will probably follow "Fresh" at an early
date. Nr. Lloyd is putting some new work
on his play.
The cast for "Young Mrs. Winthrop"
Bronson Towards new play, which will re-
ceive its its initial performance at the Msdi-
son Square Theatre, New York, on the 9Th
Of October, has just been completed. The
play is in four acts, calling for two
changes Of scene. The action laid in the
mansion Of Douglas Winthrop, a wealthy
New York society man.
Miss Emma ThursbY, whose portrait by
the famous artist Healy, Of Paris, has been
so much admired at the Corcoran Gallery
Washington, win sing on Tuesday
evening, October 10, at Lincoln Hall.
Washington. Since the death of Parepa
Rosa there has heen no voice,
except that Iof Patti, combining the
purity and power which characterize that of
Thursby; and the crowded audiences which
have uniformly greeted her in Washington
attest her wonderful popularity. This will
be her only appearance prior to the fulfill
ment of her European engagement at Paris
and Madrid. The company is superior
one, under the management OF Maurice
Strakosch.