National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-20
NOTES OF THE STAGE,

RoBsoN md Crane closed their season at Newark,
N, j., on Saturday last.
MISS ANGIE GmFFIrHs has Joined Mile. Rhea,
playing soubrettc parts.
LILLIAN SPENCER has been engaged by BARLEY
Campbell to play Lisa in the " White Slave" next
season.
IT is reported that Mary Anderson will shortly
90 to Europe to receive instruction from Nine.
Rtstori.
+. t. BARNuM will sail for England on the 9th
instant. He goes to arrange for the coming OF
Jumbo and HIS great circus.
Mr.. THOMAS wHIFFEN goes to Europe July /,
returning October 4, in time for the new play Of
the Madison Square Theater.
II. W. ELLIS has sold out his interest in the
opera of Uncle Toms Cabin, to be produced neA,
Monday'night in Philadelphia.
THE boy pianist, Cesarino Ga'lcotli, will soon ba
heard In London. His power of improvisation IA
wonderful. He is only 10 years old.
EMILY MELVILLE left San Francisco, May s, fol
Australia, under engagement to James William
son, and will probably open in Melbourne.
LAWRENCE BARRETT, who is this week in Dem
YER is seriously contemplating professional tour
to California, and prolongaton of his season into
the summer.
THE "All at Sea" Company will open at the
| Globe Theater, Boston, for two weeks after their
| weeks longer
LOUISE DILLON will appear as Kate in Esmer-
aida " at the Madison Square Theater during the
coming summer, and will travel with the COM
| pany next season.
| Miss ANNIE RUSSELL, who has been so successful
in the part of Esmerdldd, has been re-engagcd by
| the Madison Square Theater management for q
| term of four years.
| NEW Wachtel has been discovered at Ham,
burg in the person of a cab driver, Louis Bobel.
He sang the air of Lorenzo, from Fra Diavolo,"
lately with great success.
Miss FANNIE REEVES, niece of the English tenor,
Sim Reeves, will appear Mt the addison Square
| Theater during the summer season, playing tho
| part of Nora In Esmeralda."
T. NJ. CROFT, the popular press agent of Her
Mnjesty's Opera, has been re-engaged for next
season by Colonel Mapleson Newspaper men will
read this announcement with pleasure.
THE charming actress, Miss Jeffreys- Lewis, will
play the heroine of ia Belle Russo" in the pro-
vinces if the success of the play at Wallack's
should appear to justify provincial tour.
THERE is now no question that Madame Ristori
| will revisit this country during the season of
| 1854. She will be under the management of
signor Maleroni, and will play in English.
| MANAGER ABBEY has determined to secure the
great Partisan favorite Judic for next season IL
money and pluck can do It, He has already Of
fered her 1000 francs night for 100 nights.
BERTHA wELBY stars next season in One wo-
mans Life" by Elliott W. Barnes. Her dates arc
all booked. Miss Welby's acting of the heroine in
this play is spoken of as exceedingly forclble.
Mrs. LOUISE WATSON. late of BARLEY Cnmpbell's
Geraldine Company, will sail for England by the
| steamship Canada on the 9th inst. She will be
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. F. II. Hayes, of
| London.
IT is said that Miss Emma Thursby intends re-
turning to her home in Brooklyn carly in the fall,
and that she will signalize her return by con-
cert. Her European success has been well
marked.
SIGNoR RossI sailed for London Tuesday AFTER
| noon. 1t is stated upon good authority that his
purpose in making this voyage is to effect some
| arrangement whereby he may have some part in
the proposed joint appearance Of Irving and Sal
| VIM.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH played "Virgnus" at the
Detroit Opera House last Friday night for the benz
eft of e. ID. Price, his business agent. The pro-
ceeds netted over 81, 900 During the summer va
cation Mr.. Price will be the staff of the Detroit
Evening Netrs.
NINE NILSSON made her first appearance since
her husbands death at the Albert Hall, London.
She was dressed in deep mourning and betrayed
considerable agitation ut first. She 500 II, however
recovered herself and sang with all her old power
aud sweetness.
IT is not improbable that George Grossmith, the
Bunttoinc the Savoy Theater, London will DO
sent to this country by D'oYly Carte next season,
j. III. Ryley, whom lie very much resembles tax
ing his place at the Savoy, and both roupes being
treshened up by the change.
LENEpvEu, the author of the new opera, "Vel.
edn," of which Patti is to be the heroine, is de-
scribed as young aud endowed with real modesty.
His work is frank and unaffected the orchestra
ton is sober, the melodies have charm and sim
plicity, and the ensembles are musicianly.
HERR sALoMoS, OF the Berlin Opera, sang Fdua
for the 2OOth time lately, with apparently the same
fresh ness Of voice and action as on the first PER-
, Torrance In January, 1868. He was loudly up
. plauded, and by the Emperor presented with a
costly diamond ring in remembrance of this sim
gular jubilee.
MoDJEsKA next season will play CuRRle, Frou-
Erou, Adrienne, Juliet Mary Stuart, Julia in Tho
Hunchback," the Actress Of Pddttd and Diane De
7 Lys. Maurice Barrymore Will play armand Durdi,
f De Sdrtorys, Maurice DE Sdre, Romeo and (liGOrd
) and Frank Clements will play DuUdl Pere, Brigdrd,
s lfchonet, Mercutio Walter, and will also manage
n the stage.
SIGEoR ToMAso sALvINI win repair to London
= | Immediately after the close of his St. Petersburg
!. engagement for the purpose Of arranging for his
! appearance with ~, Irving in "othello." The
only bar to this appearance is Mr., Mor,imers con-
Q sent, under whose management Salvlni is engaged
to appear in England, 1t is thought, however,
i that Mr.. Mortimer will not oppose the wishes OF
/, these two great actors
q LILLIAN oLcoTT, who recently made her debut
In Brooklyn Jiie, is native Of that city, and
bids fair to rival Mary Anderson in the affections
OF Its church going populuce, She is the daughter
+ OF wealthy physician, and viii star next season
J in the following plays: Romeo aud Juliet, 4"
! Lady Of Lyons lon," " Macbeth and a new
i play which is now being prepared expressly fol
| her.
Il How Gilbert and Sullivan write their comic
operas together is described by Mr. Collier "They
,. sit down and talk and smoke innumerable cigar.
G cites together" he says, while they are getting
d their ideas together Gilbert says to Sullivan
d i've got an Idea, sullivan screws his glass into
Il his eye looks at Gilbert critically for a moment
\ and says; Have you? l really shouldn't have
II thought II you! want the girl TO sing some
thing like this continues Gilbert. Make II thS
man." puts In sulllyani and by the way, want
e you to write something for the chorus-someIhing
l. that they can sing ateta aud so on, and so the>
tall- toll, ,..ffn fl,fap