The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


DAVE wANBoLD, the old time minstrel, is
HESRy IRVING is contemplating trip
to Australia.
A: G. GuNrER Is preparing his novel, "Mr
Potter OF Texas" for the stage.
PATTI, IL Is said, is not creating the same
sensation rs at her last visit in London. there
being unoccupied spaces I'm the hall at her
last two performances.
W. s. GILBERT is enraged over a decision
OF two English Judges which permits the
manager OF music hall TO introduce in his
place verses from his Lies Brigands"
THE P3IScE AND PAuPER," the new play
which has been written for little Elsie les
lie, is to be produced mt the Park Theatre In
fhiladelphia during Christmas week
THE Cambridge Theatre, in London. now
almost completed, is 10 be the scene OF the
production OF Sir Arthur Sullivan's long
talked-of grand opera, for which Julian
Sturgis has agreed TO supply the libretto.
"THE CANDIDATE, which Justin McCar-
thy wrote, and which was played in New
YORK city for the first time by Mr. Wyndham
and his Criterion Theatre Company the other
night, is Il very witty and amusing perform
ance.
w III. CRANE is said 20 have achieved an
emphatic success in his new play, "The Sena-
tor by the late d. ID. Lloyd and Sydney Ro-
senfeld, which recently received its American
christening at the Olympic Theatre st.
Louis.
N1cToRTEN SARDoU and Jules Massenet aro
engaged ON n new opera for the Grand Opera,
Paris. Sardou, who IL recognized rs the
leading dramatist Of France. is writing the
hbretto, while Massene' is setting thc words
g. music
MADAME ARNoLDsoN RossrGNor. sisned
contract with NJ. Strakosch at Montreux,
Switzerland, for fifty presentations In Amer.
lea. She will receive $50, oO1 and VI. Strs-
kosch will pay all the travelling expenses of IA
suite Of eight persons
An American amateur recently offered
sl2, 90 to the municipality of Geneva for the
violin of Paganiri. whicn is religiously pre-
served in the city museum rs n memeuto Of
the gifted musician The Instrument was
made In Creronr in 1909
NRs. KENDAL always appro2g.ates TO hc..-
self the first twenty dollars taken in at any
theatre where she PLAYS. Sno changes tho
money into gold. and this with her share of
tho ceipts--also changed into .gllttortag coin
lis sent over to England for safe keeping.
BRONSON HOWARD thinks tuat "Shenan-
doah' is To he his most profitable play. 10 is
being played simultaneously in three cities
New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Mr.
Bronson has an interest in the productions.
which may bring him IA greater profit thun
for the use Of his plays.
THfE Turkish ambassador in Paris has pro-
tested % the French Government against TIE
production Of Dc Borniers play OF "Maho-
met" founded upon the life and adventures
of the founder OF Islam. which has been ac-
cepted by the Theatre Franchise. he has
only succeeded in obtaining the assurance
that no disrespect shall bc shown 10 Maho-
NETS memory.
A PARAGRAPH printed on the programme
of the Union Square Theatre. New York.
says that the third act of Helene enables
Clara Morris ITO bring into play her maguif-
cent powers of portraying intense suffering.
This is the whole motive OF The piece, which
can only he gratifying To the most morbid
imagination. IL is literally Il case OF trying
to exact pleasure from pain.
TE2RE Is consdcrs be literary talent In Tho
theatrical profession. No sooner has Fanny
Rice announced the publication of her book
People | Have Met on the Stage than
Blanche Marsden follows suit by herGldug
the near completion of folio OF letters t. b'
called "Aliss Mirman's Cloak Other
actresses are about 10 follow suit, and before
long there may be a wholesome descrtion
from the stage to the ranks OF literature.