National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-14

Inc New Park theater, new YORK, mas ten
exits, and the house can be empti ed in less
than three minutes.
Charles Coghlan is to receive Is per cent.
OF the gross receipts OF the Union Square busi-
ness in lieu of salary.
Harry Miner has purchased from Petit
and Conquest their latest production, entitled
THE Crimes of Paris" The price paid was
$4,000.
Modjeska gave 5000 to the Little Sisters of
the Poor and the home for old and disabled
confederate soldiers in New Orleans on New
Years day.
Lolita is now playing to better houses at
the Opera Comique. Her popularity is grow
ing, and her friends are hopeful that she will
ultimately score great English success.
Nesser's opera of the ripper of Hamelin,"
which has attained considerable popularity
| in Germany during the past four years has
been produced successfully in English at
Covent Garden, London.
Nine. Nilsson is said to have been presented
on Christmas with pair Of wooden shoes, such
as she wore when peasant child at her par
ents' home, and she confesses to having wept
| when she received them.
Nine. Janauschek refused to play before a
25-cent audience at New Haven, Conn.
| People can SEQ museum show for % cents"
said the great trag edienne, "but they shall
not see Janauschek for that price"
John A. Stevens pronounces Celia Logan's
| play, IAN American Marriage" one of the
very strongest he ever read, and promises to
produce it in good style as soon as he finds
the opportunity. He has not yet selected his
leading lady.
Willie EdouiD has leased beautiful resi-
dence in st. Johns Wood, London, which he
has fitted up with all American improve
ments. He proposes to live there tho next
two years with his family. The report thai
he was to return to America is without foun-
dalton.
Mr.. Irving finds himself in high favor in
Chicago The houses have been packed" as
the word goes. He is great" says the 7ri-
bunc; "he is q success" concludes the Inter-
| Ocean; "king of actors" shouts the Herald +;
without peer" thinks the NewS; "a mas
ter Of his art" exclaim the Times.
Nine. Materna has sued Pollini, of Ham
burg, for damages of 100000 marks for his re-
fusing to carry out the contract for America
that he signed with her for Mr. Abbey. The
latter refused to ratify the contract on ac-
count of the extravagant terms that Pollini
accepted. Nine. Materna asked $1,000 a
night.
The suit brought by Mrs. Edith De Belle
vile to annul her marriage with Frederick
De Belleville, the actor. on the ground that
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he had another wife living, was decided in
her favor in New York last Saturday, by
Judge Donohue. Mrs. De Bellcvile has de-
cided to resume her maiden name, Edith
Cornish.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has been dangerously
i'll ever since the production of " Princess
Ida" on tho fl fifth instant. 1t is said that his
physical system has been reduced to the point
of exhaustion by a series of fainting fits, hay
ing overtaxed himself in completing the
musical composition Of the opera for New
Years day, as he had guaranteed to do.
The Boston Traveller relates that when Mrs.
Raymond (Annie Louise Cary heard Nine.
Scalchi for the first time she was hesitating
about fulfilling her matrimonial engagement
for year or two. But Scalchi's singing
brought her to prompt decision. "That
settles it," she exclaimed, as soon as the opera
was over. You can make all the arrange
ments i shall leave the stage and be mar
rind ar nnrn | fender M resipnatinn In