Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-03
MUSICAL AN } DRAMA ITO.

A new theatre Is spoken of In Boston, to
be erected on the site Of the , Public
Library.
John II. Raymond will build o cottage
Ia the actors colony at Long Branch this
spriug.
Young Mrs. Winthrop" is playing to
large business at Baldwib's theatre, San.
Francisco.
1t is said that Oscar Wilde II studying
for the stage, and one of his first efforts
will be Romeo.
The opera house at Bethlehem, Pa, has
not proved q success. 1t will therefore be
transformed into storee.
J. Fl. Haverly wants IS per cent. of the
gross receipts In small towns for his con.
solidated minstrel troupe.
Lolita is said to be worth nearly Sl,000,-
0C0, and she has no husband. just think
of that money going to waste.
There is prospect that Mile. Rhea vii
play q New York engagement following
the Cincinnati dramatic festival.
Harry Joel says that the poorest
house Strakosch ever had In italian opera
was one In New York that yielded only
500. 81.
A bill hiss been presented to the Ohio
! legislature prohibiting chairs, stools or
any seats in aisles of halls, theatres or
churches.
Nine. Scalohi end Nine. Albani have
created q great success In Canada, the
former in I'll Trovstore" and the latter in
Lucia"
The newspapers say that Willie Edouin
J will take his 'Sparks" company to Europe
next June, and that John Gourlsy will go
with them.
Lawrence Barrett has been i'll with rheu.
matism in the south, but Louis James
played his parts, and no performances
were omitted.
1t appears that Nine. Nilsson will not
pass the summer in America, as she states
that she has Engaged passage on the Ser.
via, which rails April Z.
Abbey takes Mary Anderson to London
next fall, and brings Irving to America. A
fair exchange is no robbery; and If Mary Is
not Q fair exchange, what Is she?'
There are $50 theatres In Great Britain,
including thirty. eight London theatres. AT
these, about 150 new plays we're produced
in London, and about Lib in the provinces
last year.
Frederick Warde and John Mccullough
pleyed against each other in Baltimore last
week. Warde was recalled four times of
the close of an act Of damon and
Pythias."
A movement Is on foot to induce W. Il.
Sheridan TO return to this country from
Australia and Join forces with Tom Kesne
next season, presenting Julius Cesar" or
q grand scale,
A Stuttgart letter says that Hans vor
Bulow has recovered from his madness anc
will soon appear In public again as pianist
and director. He intends playing a con
cert dedicated toihim by the late composer
Joachim Raft.
M,rgaret Msther has performed an I'm
heard Of feat in Boston. Previous to hel
appearance Juliet was never played In thai
city more than three times in succession
She has just given fourteen consecutive
representations Of the part.
The first opera festival in Cincinnati
. with Gerster, realized $751; 900 and cos
I $55, 600; the one last year with Patti tht
gross receipts were 800, COO and the profit
nearly $25, 900. For this year the sdvanc,
sale alone amounted to nearly $3.50, O0O, ant
!, the total receipts will reach about 800.
: 600.
1t is stated that Manager Abbey's lead
, ing quartet OF artists for next season
r operatic performances under his manage
ment will consist of Mime. Nilsson, Nine
Scalchi CAmpanini, and Del Puente
! Nine. Valleria is also named al one of tn
u leading sopranos engaged by MIR. Able.
for next season.
: Pixies opera house. Cincinnati, has 70
o two years been used for the Board OF Trad
rooms, and the lease to the Board has We
three years to run. After that the nous
r will be remodeled and msde into one of th
abandonment opera houses in America. Th
auditorium will be lowered to the groun
n floor. an every effort will be made t
transfoim it into the model theatre of th
country.