New-York tribune., 1885-03-24
DRAMATIC NOTES.

vr wauack announces the Iong-promised drama of
sour JOAN" for Easter Monday April 8, at his theatre
This play written for Edss Rose Coghian' ana she
will inpersonate its chief character
"sbadows of a Great City" will be brought back TO
New York after one woek Canada. aud will be again
presented at the Grand opera House on March 80.
Miss Adelaide Detcheon, the young American SOU
brette is to appear at the Comedy Theatre
Iondon,in piece entitled Agnes" by Mr. Robert Bu-
cbaDan.
There is to be a Shakespeare Memorial Festival at
stratford-on-Avon, April %.
For the benefit OF the Theatrical Fund, Miss Mary An
derson will act at Drury Lane Theatre, London, at
morning performance March 26 In Mr. Gioerts play
Of Comedy and Tragedy"
Mr. j. H. Barnes has been engaged for Mrs. Bernard
Beere's company to act in MASKS and Faces" This
oompany is 10 90 on tour of the English Provinces
as soon as the present the London Haymarket
IS ended Mr. Mrs. Bancroft are now giving Masks
and Faces" st that house
The London Daily Nsws says: "The theatre-going
public will learn with regret that Mr. Lawrence Barrett
has Obliged by engagements In America to abandon
ali idea of coming to England TO act this summer m
audiences at no distant date
Mr. Clement Scott. of The London Telegraph delivered
lecture in London, March IL before the Playgoers
Club, on 1.-THE Stage and the Age
Mr. Alfred Thompson has designed set OF dresses FOR
800 ladies' who will appear in the Christmas Pantomime
az Drury Lane Theatre, London representing celebrated
beauties, I" from Helen OF Troy TO Mrs. Langtry'
writer in The London World refers as fol-
and Mrs Bancrofts performance of Peg Wo1tHg-
soa nOy 10 be at the Haynarket
Theatre "Thsre is no delicate, pathetic. lovabe
piece of acting on the English stage. The greenroom
scene appeals irresstiby. Such acting would move
heart of stone or an eye OF glass Every who has
not seen il should it forthwith and every one who
has 1t twice or thrice should see 1t again
30 the seventh time. Mrs. BaDerofts reg HoUIng0n'
too, is as vivacous and as touching as ever
word of description is afforded as to q new play
called The Color-Sergeant" by Mr.. Brandon Thomas,
lately brought out Prncess's Theatre, London
aThis piece" says The World London), tells simple
story OF an old soldier brmful Of military pride who has
cast off his son. on unjust suspicion and refuses TO be
rsconciled to him on his return from four years
sarylee abroad until his sleeves the coOrser
geants stripes which it took him ttbe father fourteen
years win The writing OF the piece neat ana te
gsodheared bargee. who pleads the sons cause are
wci-conceived and carried out
crhe farcica play of Throe Wives for One Husband"
reached its 4OOth consecutive the Cluny Theatre.
Paris, on March z.
The receipts at the Th Franeais during February
exeaeded $4,000 This the hghestfgure recorded at
that house excepting the total OF receipts for September
1878.
Mr. jefferson begins his spring season on April 20 at
Iynchburg Va He will subsequently act at Richmond
and other towns in that neghborhood, and then viii
come to Brookynso that the play going public OF New
York will have least this opportunity or seeing the
famous comedian Jefferson does not however, play
In New York this year
The Union Square Theatre Travelling Company, di-
rected by Messrs Shook & Collier, has met with much
success in NewOrleans and its engagement there has
been prolonged