The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-11
a Highly Entertaining Ola Podldra.
OPERATE AND DRAMATIC.

OPERATE AND DRAMATIC.
The Bert Palmer company will take the
road again for Oregon in couple of weeks
BARLEY Campbel's Heroine in Rags is
Stto be played in Germany by Fraulein
\ Raab,
Lottie Behrens is highly praised in st,
81 LOUIS, where she has been playing with
a Frank Mayo.
# Alfred Collier will probably be the CON
n ductor of the new Metropolitan opera-house
in New York.
sf Minnie Hauk is said to have signed con-
tract with Hsverly for California This is
llot confirmed by Bert
s& Gunther's play OF Courage is the piece
called Cuba, which has been tried before
ss with unfortunate results.
M Alfred Wllkie, as member OF the Hess
Az Opera company, has returned to Boston on
IA account OF tue serious illness OF his wife.
81 Nine. Patti frankly ayows her Partially
"a for minstrel shows. and says she prefers
& them TO any class Of dramatic performances.
Il Nine. Modieska was unable through pre-.
~ yious engagements to accept the tlatterlng
offer to appear at the Cincinnati Dramatic
festival.
n Charles Ulrich Of Cincinnati, has written
new play entitled Jane Seton. j. NJ. Hill
X has il under consideration for Miss Mar
IN garet Ma.her.
The dramatic festival to be held in Music
Hail. Cincinnati, commencing on Monday,
4 April 30th, will have an efficient orchestra
"a of 100 musicians,
Mrs LangtFy will probably so north via
the Rock Island railroad. Dates are being
3 fixed by Marcus Meyer for her appearance
in the smaller towns of Illinois.
q Tue Cincinnati Music Hall stage, when in
readiness for the dramatic festival, Will ex-
tend iifty-fye fectin width by seventy.three
in depth-probably the largest on the CONT
nent,
4 Billy Rice, the burnt-cork star, has Just
Joined Thatcher.Primrose-W West in New
England. Rice, the minstrel, is a card; but
Hices minsLrels were not. Billy failed con-
spicuously as manager.
According to Mr.. John Stetspn, the re
port that Messrs. Stephens S Solomon's new
spectacular opera, the Snow King, is 10 be
produced at Booths after lent, ii manutac
turqd out of whole cloth.
Sir James Benedict the veteran English
musician, now y years OF age, is as hale
and hardy as lie was when he came to
America with Jenny Lind trip of which
he is still fond OF talking.
Young Mrs. Winthrop,is piling up the
figures. Last week the record closed with
the ll5th representation. Aud still the re-
ceipts are so good that the date for bringing
out the new play is misty.
Mr.. Could1ok is to take q trip to England.
lie has not visited the country in twenty
years. lie expects to play "Dupstau
hirke" as long as be lives, and calls Hazel
klrke his grave.
Savile Clarke's opera of The Adamless
Eden, piece written for female performers
exclusively and now current at the Opera
Comique III London, will be produced in
New York about the middle OF next April.
LaSalle, the baritone at the Paris Grand
. opera, receives salary Of 81 400 q month,
but is dissatisfied with the contract, and
threatens TO strike tor $1,000. He was once
offered $4,000 for SIX months CONT
mental tour.
P,anquette, the author OF Les Cloches de
Corneville, is writing three new operas, all
OF which ore TO be pro iucel in London.
One il revision Of Gillette de N@vonne,
and another is on the subject of Nell
Gwynne.
Fanny Davenport left Paris January 18th
Tor Florence Italy, on visit TO her sister,
now singing IN that country. Ed Price
does nor accompany her. lie returned TO
IIonuon TO arrange for their tour OF the
provinces in March.
During the illr:ess OF Belle Jackson, the
Daisy Brown" OF the Madison Square
professor company her part was acted by
Lizade De Baron III Creditable manner
Miss Jackson is fully recovered and has re-
sumed work,
Baron Won Hoffman, the manager of the
Imperial opera at Vienna, has been chal-
lenred by II singer belonging to his com.
pal y TOR persistihg in giving HIM part for
which his voice is not suited. The baron
feels uncomfortable for his challenger Is u
dead shot.
The business in theatrcals in Nav York
has been very bad this season. Only Harri
gan and Hart and the Madison square AZ
ear to have made anything like successes.
The Union square piece, the Partisan Re
marce, Is picking up.
Play-writing seems 10 offer glittering In
ducements to genius Out OF eighty seven
manuscript plays received at the Madison
square theatre for consideration within tn,
last six months, only two were retained fol-
serious consideration.
Leslie Allen and his daughter will play
Gilbert Rogers" and "Esmerslds in Ore
gon, after the piece gives place at the Bald
win. A strong cast is being made up for ii
including some others OF the company ro'
required in Young Mrs, Winthrop.
N. Edouard Pailleron, the author of u ,
great success at 'Atre Francois, IL
Monde on Pon b ..dnU., is terminating {
new comedy, in three acts, destined Tor Tho
same house. The play contains IN all SLY
characters, i've Of whom belong to the FIJI
sex.
The success OF Fedora in Paris bids fall
10 be phenomenal. All good seats ia Ia,
house are engaged for SIX weeks to come
aud The prices have been raised more shan
Sd per cent, SO that the little house actually
realizes receipts 900 francs for each per
fOrmance