The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ROSE CoGHLAN is thriving under her new
management.
GoUyoD, the eminent French composer, Is
losing his mind.
GEORGE WILSON is the richest negro min
strel in the country.
ROBERT MANTELL made q hit as line
Corsican Brothers"
GEORGE FRANCE is writing play on the
Whitechapel murders.
SIR DONALD SMITH, of Montreal, Canada,
has a piano worth $4,000.
WILL CARLEToN's poem, "Be.sy and are
Out" is being dramatlzed.
MAUDE GRIFFITH is one Of the rising
soubrettes in the profession.
THE latest American farce comedy IS en-
titled IA Bushel of Wheat"
The comic opera Dorothy has received
its SO0th performance in London.
"LoGAIRE" is the name of the play that
Harrigan has Just produced at his New York
theatre.
FLoTow's posthumous opera, "Die Mus-
kanten." has lately been produced at Magde-
burg Germany.
MADAME CoTTRELLY has been acting in
German at Raldwin's theatre, San Francisco
with signal success.
Both Booth and Barrett, great though
they are, have all the actors singular weak
ness for gaudy furlined overcoats.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON and Stuart Robson
will be the only coined ans in England or
America next season who will play legitimate
comedy.
GILBERT & SULLIVAN have received from
America as ROYALTIES on 1.-The Yeoman OF
the Guard" since its first production, the
handsome sum OF SlO,SOo.
"SwEET LAVENDER" has entered its second
month at the Lyceum. New York, with It's
popularity unabated. The piece is now in the
second season of its successful run in Lon
don.
IMRE KIRALFY announces that he will re-
vive 1.-THE Black Crook" in New York city
next season in O gorgeous manner, and VIII
expend not less than $4,000 in the produc'
tion.
FANNY DAVENPORT and "La Tosca" have
made sensation in Boston, and the big pos,
ton Theatre is not large enough to hold al
who desire to see this favorite actress IN
Sardou's play.
NINE. JANE HADISG, the French actress
now touring this country. mourns the loss OF
$4,000 recently deposited Dy her Win a wen
known Paris broker, who has skipped Win
nearly million dollars.
AN American amusement sEnuicace mas
been incorporated at Newark, n. D., 1or In Ihe
expectation Of native entertainments. Inc
capital stock is placed at $50, OOC in shares OF
500. Its immediate purpose Will be 10 senu
Buffalo Bills wild Vest to the Paris tx
position.
An interesting experiment is about to be
made at the Prince of Wales's Theatre IN
London, where an operetta is to he leri02rned
as a first piece before ''i'anl JONES' Inc re-
suit OF this commingling Of music and drama
will be watched with some curiosity, al
though it is not altogether without preced-
dent.
1T is positive fact that New York people
are now dependent for symphonic music upon
the liberaity Of Boston millionaire. Were
it not for Mr.. Higginson and the Boston
symphony orchestra which lie supports, the
residents of the metropolis would have 10
forego even the brief seasons during which
that organization visits New York.
SIM REEVES, tho superannuated but popu.
lar English tenor, formulates the paradox
that the present habbiness OF the tenor mar
ket is not due to the lack of a demand for
them, but because it is impossible to supply
the demand. On the other hand the market
was never so we'll supplied with prima donnas
as now, and yet the quotations are at the
highest point for first rate article.