Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The "White Slave will be played again
at Haverly's theater next month.
Mile. lima di Murska Is expected from
England in the course Of o few weeks.
Nilsson Is announced for o farewell con.
Mr.. Bancroft has asked Mime. Modjeska
to create Fedora" at the Hsymsrket,
London.
"Richelieu" Is considered by the Ger.
mans "a q play devoid Of interest, and at
the suggestion Of Frederick Haase, Edwin
Booth omitted 1t from his repertoire.
James Sturgis has Joined Haverly's
"Merry War Opera company, and Six
lady choristers have been added.
Batavia, N. ", Is to have q new opera
house. A prominent Rochester architect
Is preparing the plans.
Lytton Sothern's repertoire for next
season Is rs follows: Lord Duudreary,"
''The English Gentleman" 1.-THE Tavorite
of Fortune" "Tum Tit" and Trade"
The latter Is based on elements similar to
those of Robertson's Caste"
A new comedy by Henry j. Byron. en-
titled "Opsn House, Is to he produced 81
| the London Vaudeville Theater. L,,,,y'
=.a -. '-uv' =. rand Upera house, S6N
York, where she has been well received ia
her speciality Of "Mliss."
Miss Minnie Palmer il to appear in
Enelsnd, In the course Of the present lea.
son, acting In her specially, entitled my
Sweetheart"
Mr., Jefferson will resume acting In
April, and will play during q brief
spring season.
"Oh, yes," said the stage hand Tom
Keeno may be o first rate actor, but he
amt got nc judgment. Why; when be
was here last week he wouldn't make use
of two or three immense local gags / gave
him the points for"
James O'Neill gets 5000 q week from
John Stetson for playing in "Monte
Cristo," aud the engagement Is for three
months. He will go on the road again
with his own play next season.
Madame Ristori says she does not want
TO come to America until abe has thoroughly
mastered the English language, and she Is
spending q gr at deal of time and study in
correcting herself in accent and pronucis.
ton.
Q. W. Couldock, the veteran Dunstan
Kirke, Is to visit his old home In England
during the coming summer. This will be
the first time he has been over the water in
tyenty-three years.
Lotta's vocal ability Is now q thing of
the vanished past. During her resent
Cincinnati engagement o lady vocalist
stationed in the wings rendered the songs
Incidental to Lotta's roles, while the lat.
ter carried cut the idea by g~esticulatory
accomplishments.
NJ. b. Curtis thas three new pieces in
hand, one of which he will shortly substi.
tute for 'Saml of Posen."
BARLEY Campbell's latest success.
"Siberia," will be produced ct Haverly's
Fourteenth street theatre on February 26
for a five weeks run
John T, Raymond played SIN Paradise"
at the Grand opera house, New York, to
the largest receipts in the history of that
theatre.
Edwin Forests costumes and silver.
ware, left by him to the Forrest Home,
Philadelphia, ere soon to be sold at public
auction. Among the costumes are those
worn by the characters of 'Coriolanus."
"Lear," "Tell" and rs Jsrtacu )" and the
silverware includes fifteen pieces, best les q
dozen knives, four dozen forks, and four
dozen spoons.
Signor Tsgliapietra is in New York.
He is negotiating with Mr.. Henderson, of
the Standard theatre, to appear there later
in the season.
The Catherine Lewis opera company
will return to Hooley's theatre, in Chicago,
in May, its last engagement having proved
go remunerative