Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-13

hold the boards of this theatre for long time
e. come.
Lawrence Barrett does not play in New
| York until January next, when ne will fill an
engagement at the Star theater in Francesca
da Rimini'
Mrs. Langtry is meeting with great success
| in England. She will not come 10 America
this season, her plans having been changed.
| She is figuring to secure. the management OF a
| London theater.
| Mile. Marie Adler Is the name OF n new
! debutante from whom much Is expected at the
| Paris Opera Comique this winter. She will
make her first appearance in ''Mignon, and
afterwards sing in Romeo and Juliet"
| Miss Clara Morris, whose health Is this sea.
son good deal more robust than it has been
| for a number of years back, proposes during
| the coming winter to make n considerably
more. exhaustive tour of the country than she
has hitherto undertaken.
La Petite, a phenomenal child actress and
vocalist, and protege of Nilsson, has been
engaged for next season by A. G.. Summer,
| Bijou Fernandez and Mabel Stephens will be
members. The first named is but eleven
years old
| An operate company has been formed for
| giving German opera iu San Francisco. The
prima donna 10 Nine. Pappenheim, and the
principal tenor George Werrenrath, of Brook
lyn, who will appear in "Lohengrin' in the
company first performance of that opera in
| San Francisco.
| The Reverend Mr.. Min had a mishap the
other day at Austin, Texas. His dog, who
had followed him, rushed at him on the stage,
and tore the sawdust calves off the reverend
gentleman's leps to pieces, scattering the saw
dust in all directions; naturally, to the high
delight of the audience.
Great satisfaction is expressed at Dresden
at the encouragement which has Just been
made that two of Wagner's masterpieces, the
"Walkure" and "Rheingod," are to be given
at the Royal Opera House in the Saxon capi.
tai toward the end of November. 'Siegfried'
and "Gotterdammerung" are promised for the
end of December, and in February the whole
cyclus will be given.
Maggie MitcAAl has a daughter, Miss Fan.
chon, who is geS. ready to come out" by
appearing in theT Tening dances here. She
is rather pretty and timid and reminds one of
a very timorous "mousie." Her hair is
brushed closely to her small head, her bright
eyes peep demurely from under her smooth
bang and her neat little dresses, without
ends or bows or flying draperies suit her style
exactly.-[ Long Branch letter.
The interests of tragedy appear to be pick
ing up. Intelligence comes from Europe that
since Mr.. John Mccullough began to test the
waters at Barlsbad his lungs have gained an
Initiative power of seven inches. When Mr.
| Mccullough comes down the stage next win
ter with white paper cambria toga thrown
up. over his left lung it is expected that his
''S'death, varlets, and would ye die a cravens
DEATH" will be powerfully suggestive of a
boiler factory in full blast.
Madame Patti now has her Castle of Craig
y-Nos, in Wales, lighted by electricity. The
installation, says The Electrician Uondon),
consists of seventy.two candle-power incan-
descent lamps, distributed in the winter gar
den, conservatory, dining hall, boudoir, etc
In the winter garden and conservatory the
lamps hang by twisted silk cord from the
roof, and have tinted green lilies over them.
The effect among the various climbing and
other plants which are festooned above the
roof is charming. In the dining, drawing and
billiard rooms and the boudoir the lamps are
partly attached to the existing gas fittings and
partly hung by silk cords from the ceilings.
The lamps are all covered with tinted opales
cent ruby and other shades.