Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

4 Lolita bought another $40, 900 house In New
I York the other day.
"When Chung.a-Lung Reaches High G." is
Louis Harrison's new song in THE Pearl of
Pekin."
Hattie Delaro, who became Mrs. Barnes.
of California, last summer, has again seeded
from j. G. Duff's 1.-THE Queens Mate'' COM
pany.
Minnie Maddern Is to have at least one
new play for next season. She will produce
it in the autumn and then go on a tour of the
principal cities.
Mrs. Langtry will play Lady Macbeth on
her road tour this spring, except in one night
stands. There she will do either "A Wife's
Peril" or "As in a Looking Glass"
Nina Boucicault has been engaged to play
the ingenue part in the rcorganized 'Harbor
| Lights. company, which is to tour New
England under the management of Frank
Curtis.
Mr.. Henry IrVing's throat is'quite well
again, and he is playing Macbeth every
evening before the largest audiences ever
known in the history of the London Lyceum
theater.
Maud Harrison says she has some novel
ideas as to how RoSalind in LAS You Like
IT," should be acted, and is anxious to show
the public how well she can interpret the
character.
pHenry f. Abbey, when asked how long he
thought "Antony and Cleopatra would run
in Boston, replied, jocularly: ''If the police
don't stop it there is no doubt that it will run
the rest of the season."
''Bluebeard, Jr.," is the name of the ex-
travaganza that will be produced at the
Chicago opera house next summer Some of
the costumes will be made in London and
Mr.. Eustis will arrange the music.
Bronson Howard has decided in the future
to control his own plays and become inter
csted in their production and management.
commencing with "Shenandoah," in which
play he retains the proprictorshlp through
out the United States.
How the prices for musical performances
have risen during the last sixty years can be
seen from a comparison of PATHS goo for
performing once in London this season and
Nine. Pasta's 200 francs for IA private musi
cal entertainment in Paris in 1880.
The separate starring tours of Louis James
ana his wife, Marie Wainwright, begin next
season. They have found it impossible to
get plays in which both could appear to ad-
vantage. Wainwright will produce "A spec
tacular Twelfth Night" in October.
At the latest reports from London it was
thought that Mr.. Mansield's production of
'Richard ILL.," could not be effected before
the end of this month. Mr.. Mansfield offered
an engagement to Mrs. Arthur Stirling, but
that well known actress declined To accept it.
Tony Hart, the actor, was discharged
recently, according to a telegram, from the
state insane asylum IN Worcester, Mass.
His improvement is said to be marked,
though the physicians do not positively say
that he will ever be able to resume work
again"
The announcement that Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett has actually engaged Nine. Mod
jcska 10 act with MIR. Edwin Booth next sea.
son, is very good news. She will play Lady
Macbeth, "A character in which she ought to
createit great effect, and Ophelia, which is
one OF the most exquisite of her Shaksperian
interpretations.
There appears to be no doubt that the ia.
nous old Drury Lane, theatcr in London,
will cease TO exist in seven years from now,
as the duke OF Bedford, to whom the prop.
erty belongs, is resolved 10 pull the building
down at the expiration OF tho lease, and
devote the site to more profitable, If less in
tercsting purposes.
The course of "Macbethn at the Fifth
Avenue theatre, New YORK, is all but run,
and Mrs. Lnngtry's ambitious attempt has
ended in failure. She was in earnest, how
ever, and is deserving OF sympathy. She
will now fall back upon Rosalind, which is
almost as mucn out Of her reach as the ter.
rible Lady Macbeth.
Mrs. Burnett's new play for the Lyceum
theater, New YORK, which will be produced
in April, Is rapidly approaching completion.
II is a comedy drama, and will contain parts
for Nelson Wheatcroft and Grace Hcnder.
son. us well as MIR. iielcey. Mr.. Lemoyne,
Miss CaSYan and others nov acting in
'Sweet Lavender"
Mr.. DAILY Is about 10 produce in New York
a new COMEDY cuiied '"uhe International
Match - taken from the German of Franz
Won Schontau and is a comedy of high life"
in four acts. II is said TO be vcrv dainty and
delicate in texture. Miss Iiehar, Mrs. Gil
bert, Miss Isabel Irving, Mr.. Drew and MIR.
Lewis will have the Important parts.
Two more incidoats have recently been
added 10 Miss ClaxtOn's fire record. Her com
pany MAS booked to play at the GraaG Opera