National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-20
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Dr. Damrosch Is to make tour of the coun-
try with his singers in May.
Nine Modjeska's arrangements foran Amer
lean tour next season have been made.
The Clovis Hugues.NIorin TRACE dy has al
ready been seized upon by the dramatlst.
play embodying the Incidents of the affair
Is acted in Lisbon.
Twenty theaters in Europe are in receipt of
state aid. The Paris Opera heads the list with
100000 n year, and the Carlo Fellco, ut Genoa,
comes last with $1,000 year.
Madame Patti wrote In Boston album the
other day: go to strangers for charity, ac-
quaintances for advice, and TO relatives for
nothing, and you will always have supply"
Mr.. Barrett is to produce Charles osbornes
drama called Beckett" The costumes are
being designed by Mr.. Lewis Wingield. The
last scene depicts the murder OF the archbishop
at the altar Of Canterbury Cathedral.
Mr.. Mcconnell has sublet Haverly's Theater,
In Chicago 10 j. NJ. Hill, who is at the head OF
the Columbia ThCater Company" now or.
ganlzation with n capital Of s2OOOO0 Margaret
Mather is the leading actress at the theater,
which has been rechristened "The Columbia"
Anna Dickinson has abandoned politics,
dropped her desire for playing Claude Mel.
notte and Hamlet on the stage, has resumed
her old position on the lecture platform, and
is now enjoying reasonable success in some
of the New England towns.
John L. owens is about to take the road
again, and announces that he Will signalize
meanwhile those old successes Of his, "Solon
Shngle' and major De Boots" are receiving
representations throughout the country at the
hands of inferior artists
Messrs. Harrigan & Hart will have to leave
the Park Theater, New York, In month from
date. They have not been able to secur Q
another house, and 1t is probable that the COM
| pany will be disbanded. The treasurer says
| that IIarrlgan Is getting old and could make
more money by staying at homo and writing
plays.
Sarah Bernhard will sell her present house
and furniture at auction and will go into
smaller house. She has settled part of her
income on her creditors. She has entered into
| a contract to write the Paris correspondence
| for several foreign newspapers. The Tribune
of Rome will pay her 1000 francs monthly
Her first article will BIO criticism on NJ. Sar
| dou's dramas.
Joaquin NIlller's Tally Ho', was not a
| startling hit as produced at the Brooklyn
Grand Opera House recently but already J, Is.
| Studley and Robert Johnston have put in a
claim to its ownership, Mr.. studley says that
he bought the play from Mr.. Johnston and
produced II under the name OF Home, Sweet
Home" Johnston says that he and Miller
Jointly wrote the play.
The Bach Choir OF London, which enjoys the
patronage OF the queen, Is arranging celebra-
| ton of the bicenlenary OF Bach. The colebTi'
ton Will take tho shape ola performance the
b minor mass in Albert Hall on the afternoon
of March Il, the twO.hundredth anniversary
| VI bhtu Dlllhhhgs luz NhplH1 VIII hhllDgl
600 voices, the Bach choir and Mr.. Henry Les
lies choir forming the nucleus Mr.. Otto
GOldschmidt will conduct
Grace Hawthorne Is dramatic star who
| wrinkles in the smallest western towns that
have theaters. Her chief role IL Camille"
rural Illinois cli!lc censured her severely fol
enclosing her pathetic letter 10 Armand in an
envelope eOnspicuously bearing the advertise
ment of Chicago hotel She replied that II
the journalist was as slightly supported By the
public as she was, he would use such station
cry rs could be got for nothing without regarc
to the proprieties OF the situation
Robert J.. Downing's Washington frlendi
will be glad to know that he scored decided
success last week at Brooklyn in Joaquin Mil
leT's Tally Ho." Against the strong counter
attractions of such drawing plays at the othei
theateTs as Called Back' and 1.-THE Pave
ments of Paris ITALY Ho' more than hclC
It's own, and was tho best pAlrOnlzed play o
the week, and Mr. Downing was awarded, BY
common consent, the position OF the bright
particular star Of the play.
Two American actors are winning laureli
under Mr.. and Mrs, Banorofts management NJ
the London Haymarket Theater. Mr., Maurice
barrymore, who Is playing Count Orion, aud
Miss Eleanor Calhoun the Dora In "DiplO
macy" Miss Calhoun Is only % years Of age
aud possesses, aside from her remarkable tai
ents unusual personal attractions She Il
about medium height, has slender figure, nu
brown hair magnificent gray eyes with Ions
dark lashes. Her complexion Is n clear olive
She Is a daughter OF Ezekiel Plckens Calhoun
Of South Carolina, and great niece OF John U
Calhoun.