The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

PATHS receipts for six nights OF song IN
Madrid reached S150.00o
THE Boston critics consider Boucicault's
! new play, "Cushla Machree," dlsappolnt-
ment.
MANAGER MCCALL, Of the Mccall Opera
Troupe, was a Colonel in the Confederate
Army.
THE Comedie Francaise refused Coqnelin
an annual vacation Of four months, and ne
will soon retire from the stage.
FREDERICK WARDE. the tragedian, con-
tinues his successful tour in the South, where
be is appearing to large audiences.
LouDoN MCCORMACK, who married Joa-
uuin Millers daughter, and was once lead
ing man, is teaching elocutlon In St.
Louis.
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT's
story, "Little Lord Fauntleroy," has been
made into comedy by an English ORA
matist.
T. s. ARTHUR's great temperance drama,
ssTen Nights in Bar-room," has been played
over 5000 times, and over 1000 times in
Europe.
MARY ANDERSON, NJ. Coquelin and Mrs
James Brown Potter will fill the entire fall
and winter season Of Wallacks, New York,
for 1883.
WILLIE EDoUIN has purchased an adapta-
t;on Of Archibald Gunter's novel, eMr
Barnes of New York." and will shortly pro-
duce it in London.
PATHS new tenor for her projected tour is
M Guile, He has Just been condemned to
nav s.. 900 for breaking former contract in
order to accompany Patti.
W.. ScANLAN, the young Irish comedian
and vocalist, owns more real estate IN New
York CITY than any other actor, and is con-
stantly adding 10 his holdings
DENvER's Mayor ordered the arrest of ex-
| Senator Tabor, owner OF the Grand Opera
House, and W. T. Carleton, the singer, for
giving sacred concert on Sunday.
The production at the Madison Square
Theatre next week will be Mr.. Joseph c.
Clarke's, IA Women's Duel" Mr.. Clarke Is
editor % Of the New York Morning Journal.
MANAGER HARRY MANN has decided not
to take Evans and Hoey to Australia this
spring, owing to the roller skating craze
Which has taken possession of that country.
"THE CoRsA1n" has reached its "last
NIGHTS " at the Bijou, New York, and Mr..
Rice is now preparing to outdo its splendors
| in his new Chinese piece, " The Pearl OF
Pekin."
LOUIS FRECHETTE, the Canadian poet, has
been commissioned by the managers OF the
Theatre Francois to translate king Lear
for performance in Paris during the exhibi'
ton Of 1889.
AcABLE from Paris says Victor Maurel will
saiI for New York soon for tour of Verdrs
new opera "Othello,n in New York, Boston
and Philadelphia. M. Maurel is to receive
salary Of $4,000 month during the tour.
MAupE BANKS, the ambitious daughter Of
General N. P. Banks, proposes to produce her
own play, "Joan of Arc" in French during
her Montreal and Quebec engagements. Miss
Banks has been starring in this piece all the
season.
MRS. D. P. BOWERS has given up the
dramatic stage and gone on a reading toul
through the South She is ea bsT os ey
mo man. and who is said to have considerable
ability as reader.
JOSEF HoFMANN's autographs are rare.
Writing is not an easy matter with him He
signs himself "Jozio Hofmann." ihls is tn'
Polish way Of writing his name, for, as the
little fellow declared to reporter tho othe'
dav. ~ am Pole aud patriot!"