National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-03
FoorLlGHT FAVORIrEs.

Nine. Albani has wisely given up her in.
tention of visiting America this season.
The new opera by Ponchielli, 81 Lituanl,"
has had great success at st. Petersburg.
Nine. sembrich is singing in Spain and Por-
tugal, She aftorward goes To Vienna to sing
In Lakme."
A st. Louis paper says, Mark Twain, S book
Tom Sawyer, Is being dramatized, and people
are already taking TO the woods.
Newton Gotthold, one of the best leading
men in the country, has been idle all the sea.
son and seems unable to secure an engage
mCnt.
The ten performances of Mapleson Italian
Opera at Philadelphia begin on the 18th In
slant, under the management OF zimmerman
d Nixon.
The new opera .Nauon," which we are told
was an enormous success in Berlin, received
Its first American production last night NJ the
ITALIA Theater New York
Sig. Kaschmann, whose Admiral Don Clio
yanni all who heard II during the Abbey sea-
son at the National Theater last year still re-
member with pleasure, snow singing In Spain.
An American girl, called Kate Rolla, made
her debut at the Teatro Carcano, Milan, New
Years evening In Lucia" She achieved II
great success, the cable tells us, being recalled
four times.
Maggie Mitchell will positively retro from
the stage on her 50th birthday, which will oc-
cur next year. The public viii be glad TO
know that the little lady enjoys handsome
competency.
The late Mark Smiths daughter, who Is
known as Katrina Marco, is about to make
her appearance in comic opera In New York,
She Is said to possess good histrionic talent
and fair voice.
Some kindly SOUL bent on mitigating tho
horrors of infant phenomena, announces the
discovery of the fact that children who are
successful on the stage rarely grow up into
good actors or actresses.
One ofthe latest American girls to makea sue
cess In opera abroad is u Miss Charlotte Primer,
of New York whose debut us Dinerah nj Berlin
recently is said to have been most gratifying.
Her stage name Is Signora Bessone.
Mr. Henley, who made a success in "Con.
stance" Mt Wullack's has been engaged rs
lcading.man to support Mile Rhea in her new
| play arcadia" which will receive Its first
| production In Boston ON Monday next,
Fanny Davenport contemplates retirement
from the stage after this season, but 1t is sue
| TO predict that her face aud form will be ia'
| miliar to the next generation of theator.gOers.
She does not spring from retiring family.
ave, Us & Co.." Mestayor's new eXtraya-
CANA, has made a bowling bit at the Fiith
| Avenue Theater. Tho New York critics say
they do not see any hope that absurdity will
| ever get beyond the point reached In this
| piece,
The Courier de PAH notes with satisfaction
| that theaters are open on sunday IN san
l
| and Chicago, the last city alone having not
less than eleven places Of amusement open ON
| that dayl
Having done her share recently in agItatlng
Ango.lrlsh. American politics, Mrs, Parnell,
mother Of the Irish leader, now proceeds to
agitato the universal world of music by the
announcement that she Is engaged IN writing
| an opera,
There is no longer any doubt that Minnie
| Madden Is being dreadfully mismanagod. II
| has been allowed 70 leak out that she celc-
| brated her 2lsJ birthday Dec, 10. Minnie was
| only 10 or II when in Washington the seas II
| before last However, us theatrical business
| Il going now, II is not surprising that stares
| age rapi dly.
Miss Nina, the young daughter of Dion
! BOuolcault, made her debut In Boston ON
! Monday evening ms ELY OConnor in the "Col-
| leen Bawn' her father appearing as Mylos-
| nA.Coppnleer, and his son, Dion g., ir, a.
| Danny Mann. The debutante is only seven
teen years Of age, andSet It Is said She acted her
| part In charming way, glrl-like aud nntur'
ally with pretty brOgue and lacking only the
ease andlforce that time will give her.
The historic old Coyent Garden Theater
u London, has been turned intOa circus. So the
| English papers aud correspondents tell ms
though perhaps the phrase conveys to the
| American mind meaning dip ent from that
which Il conveys to "Our Ep ish Cousins"
IL may be only an Amerlg trayesty CON.
pany has taken possession ( tovont Garden,
aud the use OF the word eli = Is another In
stance of the brutal Englis habit Of calling
things by their right names.