Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Sir Arthur Sullivan is composing the music
for grand opera.
w. G.. Wills is writing costume drama
for the use OF Isabel Bateman.
Carl Rosa, the wellknown musical direc-
tor and husband of Parepa Rosa. is dead.
No less than ten London theaters were
closed during the first five days of Passion
week..
Nine. Minnie Hauk recently concluded a
series of very successful performances in
Leipsic.
"That Doctor Cupid" has passed its one
hundredth performance at the London Vau-
deville.
Miss May Amber has been. engaged as
leading woman in Louis James company
next season.
Robert G. Morris has written new play
called IA Wife's SIM" which will soon be
produced.
There is a rumor that ''King John" may be
the subject of Mr.. Mansfields next Shalt-
sperian revival in London.
Grace Hawthorne proposes to produce an
English version Of "Theodora" at the Lon
don Princess theater in the autumn.
"Robert Elsmere" may still be seen at the
Union Square theater, New York, although
| the piece met with chilling welcome.
Mr. Osmond Tearle turns up as the
director of the memorial performances
| given in thetheater AT Stratford- on Avon.
France thinks that it has new dramatic
| aUthOr-Jules Lemaitre, the author of
'Revolte," recently produced at the Odcon.
IL is rumored that Sarasate the violin vir-
| tuoso. and Otto Henger, the rival to little
Hoffman,, will visit the states together next
| winter.
"Marion Terry now takes the place of
| Mary Rorke as Mrs. Errol in the perform
ance Of "Tho Real Little Lord Fauntleroy''
| in London.
It is said that the English comedian, j. l..
L rnnln hos Hutt nrin nffn To
| visit the United States, and that he is also
| considering proposal TO play in Australia
''onsieur Ma Femme" is the name of the
latest production at the Palais Royal in
/ Paris. IL is the tale Of a henpecked hus-
| band, who concelves the notion OF getting q
| son -in-laW vigorous enough to manage his
| wife.
There was good deal Of enthusiasm in
Daly's theatre, New York. when the regula,
| season came to an end. Everybody was
| called before the curtain, and Mr.. DAILY made
a speech, in the course of which he alluded
| to the recent successes.
Mr.. David James is about to begin a new
course of tho Butterman in Our Boys" this
time in the English provinces. He must nave
played the part some thousands OF time. more
frequently even than Mr. Couldock has
enacted Dunstan Kirke.
Henry Z. Dixey has decided to continue
playing "Adonis" next season. AT present
the comedian is collaborating with William
Gill, the author of "Adonis." whose --latest
effort, ''Jed Prouty" has just been staged
on new play. MIR. Dixey has severed hi,
partnership with MIR. K. Il. Rice. but viii
continue under his management, receiving I
percentage of the receipts as salary.
Miss Fanny Davenport has presented u
| Louis James the play, ''Gomez de Vezas; or
A Noble Heart" which was at one time II
the reportory OF her father, the late r. l.
Davenport Mr.. James has decided TO pro
duce the play next season. The scene is laiS
in Spain IN the time of Francis l. The stor!
treats OF high born father and son, who
unknown TO each other, are In love with th'
| same woman.