National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-02

A. Victor Benham, the young American
pianist is achieving great success aud honors
In London, England.
Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera was to be
read to the company at tho savoy theater,
London, on Monday last.
Edwin Booth at the Finh Avenue Theater,
New York, last week acted seven times, and
the receipts exceeded 81, 600.
Miss Coghlan has made arrangements with
Mr. Wallack for the production In New York
of her play, "0ur JOAN" during the regular
season this year.
Miss Fortescue, according to the London
World, will next foil pay six months proies-
sional visit to America, under the manage
ment OF Mr. Abbey.
Miss Emma Thursby. who returned recently
from Europe TO take care of her sister who was
SICK has been released from her charge by
the death OF the sister last week.
Mr.. Miner, the manager OF the Victoria
Hulskamp Combination, is said to have called
the company in, and so the coachman's brlde
no longer will I'LL the wild west with melody.
Richard wagner's trustee has decided that
no festival performance OF Wagner's works
shall be given at Beyreuth In 1885, but "Parsi'
fal" and Tristan and Isolde" Will be given
in 1885,
Minnie Conway TeArle has been seriously i'll.
Osmond Tearle, her husband. broken down
with grief ut his wife's illness, was also taken
Ill, but has sufficiently recovered to resume his
role in Victor Durand.'
Mr. william Fullerton son of Judge Fuller.
ton, of New York, has composed comic ope-
IA on II Venetian subject The libretto has
been written by Mr.. ii. Hamilton, the gentle
man who made the adaptation OF Moths"
II Is to be produced before long at one OF the
western theateTs OF London.
Negotiations are now going on between Col.
MaplesOn and the directors of the hetrOpOi'
tan Opera House. New York, looking to a sea-
son under the formers direction In the spring.
II is more than likely that Col Mapleson viii
give two weeks OF Italian opera there III April,
aud, If these prove successful, probably a
couple more DR., Damrosch also contemplates
returning In the spring.
Rooms at No. II Union square, New York
Will be fitted up as dramatic exchange
where actors and actresses may register aud
meet managers without other expense than 81
Il wear, paid 70 the Actors Fund Association AZ
dues The counsel OF the association will
DRAFT a bill providing that all or part of tho
annual license fee of $500 now paid by each
theater in New York to the Juvenile Delin,
quent Society shall be returned into the actors
fund.
The Figaro Of Paris announces that Sarah
Bernnardt will leave France At the close of the
year 10 fulhll her engagement In America for
next season. Her manager (Mr. Abbey, like
aprudont man, has insured the contract. he
reelected that Il mere nothing, an accident, a
malady might make him lose In u moment al
the advances he will DO Obliged TO make fol
this tour. lie therefore sought and found a
New York company which has insured the
undertaking rs II would have insured u life OF
property against lire, II would be interesting
to know what the rate Of premium was.
The new play that Lawrence Barrett viii
shortly produce nj the star Theater, New
York, Is entitled Kings Pleasure aud 1t Il
an adaptation, by Mr. Alfred Thompson, from
French original emitted "Griugolro," by
| Theodore de BanyllG. The scene is laid a
Tours In the year l46O. The action proceeds
In q Gothic room in the homo of rich C!ti
zen, SIMON Fourier, The characteristic KinS
Louis ri; Oliver, his barber Gringoire, 4
strOlling poet; Simon Fourier; NiCole Audry
and LOyse the daughter Of Fourier. A few
OTchers aud pages are introduced. The char
acter Of GrngOlre, the strolllng poet will be
acted by Mr., Barrett; that of Louis NI by
! Louis James, and that Of Loyse by Marie Vain
wright The Kings Pleasure is a oue-act
! piece, aud II Will be offered In association
| with "A Blot ON the 'soulche0n,"