The semi-weekly miner., 1885-07-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

esting one in a theatrical way in Butte. The
doors Of the Grand Opera House will be
thrown open to the public tomorrow even
ing and new era will dawn with it dramat-
cally for the city. A full description OF this
beautiful house will be found on the local
page. 1t will prove great blessing to our
people.
The house will be opened by the Wallack
Theater Company OF New York, one of the
best companies upon the road. It COM
prises the entire stock of that Justly cele-
brated theater, and such finished perform
ances as they give have never been seen in
Butte before. The company will open in
"Victor Durand, and give in succession
''DiplOmacy" and Lady Clare'-three of
the leadingsociety dramas OF the age.
THESE plays will not only be produced by
the best company that has ever visited
Butte. but with stage settings and stage
accessories never before attempted here.
THE new Opera House will ha ve a rfs1lar
orchestra Of six pieces. Thanks iur ne re-
lief from the wearisome humping.
DENMAN THOMPSON will open in "Joshua
Whitcomb" on August Sd, and will do a
tremendous business. He is a whole team
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The Boston Ideal Opera Company has
been reorganized. Wr. W. N. Foster will
be the manager; Miss Marie Stone and
Mile. de Lussan will be the leading sopranos.
Miss Huntington is to be the first con-
tralto. Messrs. Tom Karl, Herndon Nor
sell, w. H. Clark and Barnabee are in
clnded in the cast. Mr.. Studley will remain
musical conductor, and Mr.. F. Williams
,sill be stage manager. AS Mr.. Foster was
have reconstructed the absurd and pre-
Stunning name under which it has appeared
ever since it was established? 1t is not for
a manager to call his company "Ideal."
He should leave that to the Judgment of
the public and the press. This particular
company has done very good work; but
like many things in this world, it is inn
measuarbly remote from the IDEAL
The prolific Robert Griffin Morris has
written another new comedy, and calls it
IA Turkish Bath" There are two or three
comedians about Union Square who ought
to purchase it, if our New York correspon-
dents do not belle them. The season has
been hard one and the boys are unusu-
ally seedy. Their hard luck has made
jure their general appearance.
SIXTEEN years ago Patti sang in Paris for
the benefit OF Sarah Bernhardt, who had
been burned out and rendered destitute.
These fair creatures never get old.
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A TREMENDOUS uFase has been issued by
the great Worth to the Syndicate of Dress
makers of which he is President. 1t is to
the effect that each member of the Syndi-
cate shall regularly publish list of his or
her bad customers, SO that others may be
forewarned and protected against them.
Out of a long list IF swindlers and bad pay
masters already published, one finds 81
princesses, duchesses, 73 countesses, 40
leaders OF the demi m onde and II actresses
The stage, as usual, when we come down to
figures in these matters. escapes with good
deal less obloquy than the great world. |
What are 1 actresses to 73 countesses or
even 21 princesses in Mr.. Worth's bad |
books?
COLONEL MAPLESON must feel as much at |
home in London as in New York His |
chorus there has just struck for back sal |
aries.
CHRISTINE NILSSON says she never gets |
bred OF hearing herself sing. 1t is fortunate |
Tor Nine. Nilsson that the public agree |
with her better than they do with most |
singers who cherish the same opinion OF
The circus business is reported so bad l
this season that salaries have been reduced
25 per cent with nearly all the shows upon
The road.