Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Events on the Stage in
the Past. =.
NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE.
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Opera
House-Future Theatricals.
Here and Elsewhere.

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House-Future Theatricals.
Here and Elsewhere.
A Scrap of Paper is soon to be re-
vived at the st. James Theater, Lon
don, Eng.
Chassaigne's opera, Nadgy, will
follow The Old Guard at the Avenue
Theatre, London, Eng.
Arthur B. Chase has renewed his
contract as manager for Lawrence
Barrett for three years.
Robert Eberle has been appointed
business manager of the California
Theater, San Francisco.
The latest musical prodigy is ten
year-old clarionetist, named Robert
Smith. He is in London.
1t is cabled that Robert and Bella
Pateman are coming to America to
star in new play by Henry Pettitt.
The Golden Ladder will soon give
way to a revival of Hamlet, by Wilson
Barrett, at the London Globe Theatre.
Sydney Armstrong has secured The
Pointsman from A. M. Palmer, and
will take it out early in April, under
the title of The Danger Light.
In London, Eng, David De Ben
saude, husband Of Violet Cameron,
has been put under G25O bonds not to
modest his wife for six months.
G. HI. Jessop and Horace Town
send have written new Irish comedy
for w. j. Scanlon, which has been
accepted by Manager Aug. Pitou.
A San Francisco millionaire has re-
Gently purchased Walter L. Leman's
dramatic library, which is said to be
one of the most valuable in the
country.
Joseph Jefferson is in Florida at
present at work on his book of remin-
iscences, which is to be published
next year. He will resume his tour
March 18.
The Court of Appeal Of London,
Eng, has dismissed the appeal of
Dion Boucicault againt the postpone
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his wife's suit for divorce.
Phyllis Broughton is, according to
matrimonial report, soon to become
the Viscountess Dangen. Another
London actress-Edith Brandon
lately became Viscountess Dursley.
The report of the French subsidized
theatres shows that the opera is still a
financial failure, while the dramatic
theatres, particularly the Comedie
Franchise, are in fourishing condi-
ton.
Annie Pixley will not 60 to Aus
tralia after her present tour, as was
originally intended, but will play an
engagement on the Pacific Coast
first appearance there since she be-
came star.
1t has been proposed to alter the
Paris dinner hour, especially on Tues
days and Saturdays, the special days
of the Theatre Franchise and the
Opera Comiqde, in order to permit
prompt attendance at the theatres.
A son of James G. Blaine Jr. made
his debut on the stage of life January
10. Mrs. Blaine was formerly Marie
Nevins, graduate of the Lyceum
School Of Acting, and when she mar
ried the son of the Plumed Knight
she was with Mojeska's Co.
Old Jed Prouty is the title of the
play by William Gill, in which Rich
ord Golden may star next season.
The titular character is an old Maine
tavern-keeper, and the piece is des-
cribed as Simple story of life in
Maine village, minus the usual horse
play"
On January 10, Manager H. E.
Abbey, wiped out the last $4,000 of the
$2S3 600 Indebtedness incurred in his
disastrous season of Italian opera at
the Metropolitan, this city, in the
winter of 1884. The achievement
is well worth recording and remem-
bering.
: M. Mounet-Sully, the French actor,
is engaged in writing drama in five
acts, entitled La Buveuse de Larmes,
C"The Tear Drinker.") The heroine
is a woman named Esther, and the
motive is the suffering caused by a
heartless woman, who plays with the
sacred passion of love.
During the last three years the Paris
Grand Opera House received 1,OOO,-
600 francs from sixty-four perform
ances of Massenet's LIE Cid, ,729, 1852
francs from forty-four of Palahihe's
Pdtrse, 515,053 from thirth.three of
Rigolette and 764, ,606 from fifty-three
Reyer's Ligurd-the latter Gallicized
version of Die Walkure.
Manager Palmer, OF the Madison
Square Theatre, has begun suit for
damages against Walter S. Baldwin
and Wagner & Refs for the unauthor-
lied production of Hazel Kirke and
EsmeraldG. The specific charge is
based on the performance of these
plays at the Madison Avenue Theatre,
Eimira, N. Y, recently. s.ss.
MINIS Acre Lot, by F. A. Tann6hill,
Jr., was played for the first time on
any stage at Stamford Ct, January
Ia. Among the company are Carrie
Tutein, Elizabeth Andrews, j. 0.
Le Brasse, ]. G. Bauer, Edmund
Lyons, Harry Pepper and VIM.
Davidge, Jr. Mr.. Lyons leaves after
the first week, to return to the Deacon
Br0die Co.
jerome J Carpenter prince Jerome)
has leased the Star Theater, Chicago,
until May next. An Indian medicine
company, consisting Of twelve Chey-
euue Indians, twenty broncho horses
and six specially performers, owned
md nanaged by him, will exhibit
there until the expiration of his lease,
when, in conjunction with his Indian
Medicine Village Troupe, they take
the road, travelling through California
and the West.
III. J. Bookhammer, for many years