National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-14
FOOTLIGHT WASHES.

The late DR.. Damrosch LEFT an estate worth
not much more than $1,000.
The new Park rhcater New York, has been
converted into museum, where for 10 cents
the visitor may see number OF curlositieS
aud minstrel show.
Herr RACE Pail, a distinguished yiollnlst, has
just died at BudaPesth, aged ". He was
married four times, and leaves thirIy.four
children and grandchildren, all well provided
for.
In. Rubens, Nine. Fursch.Madrs man
ager, has contracted with tho Theodore
Thomas Concert Company for her appearance
in concerts, The contract begins April ~, and
arranges for forty concerts, for which Mme
Fursch'Mad Is 10 receive 80 900.
Sara Bernhard has been sold up in Paris and
not for tho first time. Tho contents of her
mdisOR fetched very little, but the things she
her understudy and skull which was de-
scrlhed us that OF Mary Stuart when she was
child were bought in by some of sara s
friends, and sent to her new "digglngs."
Lawrence Barrett, at the Boston Theater,
last week, played to over $4,000. His engage.
ment Is regarded rs the best no has ever had
In that city. ON March 10 he Teviyes Julius
Cusarl for one week. and on March % he will
give "a Blot in the 'scutcheon' and THE
| Kings Pleasure' and subsequently, during
the week, he will be seen rs shylOok, David
Garrick, Richeleu, Hamlet, and iorick.
1t appears that the appointment of Walter
Damrosch to succeed his father as director OF
the Oratorio Society has not solved the dill
Gutios in which the death of Dr, Damrosch
involved that society Mr., Damrosoh has
found that his duties toward the German opera
aud the Symphony Societies will occupy all
his time, aud the directors have therefore
called on Mr. RGinhold l.. Herman 10 direct
| the remaining two concerts OF the season.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Knight have been
received with marked layor at the Globe The
atrG, Boston, in thelr specially called "Oyer
the Garden Wall The managers of this piece,
Messrs Z; y. Jefferson, J.. r. shewcll and
| Thomas jefferson, have signed u contract with
| Mr. Hall, the Philadelphia manager for ia
! production In London next season, and with
| MIR H. e. williamson, of Melbourne, for It's pro.
| ductiOn In australia AZ the same tino,
When Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett
were recently piqylng sGngSgiIm nSd az tht
| aud Mr., Booth told Mr., Barrett on this oCca
| son that he would next season play seriei
| of engagements in the large cities, and thai
| these would be his farewell appearances on
| the stage, lie said that no was positively
stagc.sick, and that he never entered hi,
| dressing room now save with a feeling OF 70
Pugnance'
Mrs Julia Brutone, who has been on th'
stage for thirty years, and has played in thii
country since 1857, has brought suit in th(
Me5srs. Howe a. llummell against Mr.. Ma
| G. Goodwin for salary which she alleges b
/ owes her. MIS- Brulone Is AZ present plAylnl
| with tho wages Of SIN" company She was
member of Mr. Goodwins company and wa
engaged for the season of 1888 but, through
some difference between them, he discharged
her, Mr.. Goodwin puts in denial OF he
claim.
Mr. j. W. Plggott, the popular comedian
late OF WallRck's TheAtGr, Will appear II
Philadelphia on March 10 In a new play en-
titled Love or Money! written for him b.
story by tho late Charles Ruade, who, beior
he wrote the novel, had written drama, II
association with Henry Pettitt, entitled "Loy
and Money" That piece was produced al tn
Adelphi Theater, London, upward of tw
years ago, and IL had u career Of about thro
months, Mr., pggOtt acted In II nj that time
and now, not being able to uSO the earle
play he has obtained new one on this sam
subject.
TUE great success of Salvation on pro
VOICES limitations sse that youg SO! the genuine
Price, 70 cents