New York Clipper (Apr 1895)

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Apbiil' 1^. THE ISTEW YORK CLIPPER. S5 Edvla Tonif M AreMbflM Culjl^ Tb* B(Joa itM*- WllkMbanv^The Fljlog DQtct)nian,*>book- ml At Uw Ofud Op«m IToaM for April 1, lUM to pat lo rntpiSimaw. *^lr*rT*litV*'Xhk<lft blrftUanJjuiM. ^iribUien. In '"O^ UtUrbUIr,"4, hvl nrnd luul Mfoeaa!*: AUi. a4lTlol, lb "fUirglu,"tf; tb« Kad Mvua HAi£-Bo«ud Wdr* MhIh held rorih In "Vw Aiick PlHt"I.^S>u4ln "Mrrtle Femn" 4, B, S, lo good bSdMm^o wn»: "ftie TeUfmn" «. W. "A Jolly Li>i'' II. It U. Thon. E. Blieft, In npwtory* UMD Till ^foMOBaLiHOTHiuni-Hivn clo«o] Itii doom April 1. iiljunAUDoed lATtopM l&tUiMlBrnewuianaRtniftaL gCTttH«an^At tin Academr of Uuslc FreemanM "A IUlln«dTlckel"Co., April A, hM) k Rood liou**.* E. II Botli»m.^ had hrgeaadloou. Bllta .PrDctarOili,lD '•OIlrsrTwUt"4, ma w«1l received. Mr. ud Hn. Kon- "^PiiOTViiraBAM.—Palmer CMt't "Bnwn\n."i, ^OLliiul MCkedbouMC Booked: Will Cerletoo 9.1'ror. J.Fnmk filiunripniiDeDedeooaceitaiid belll^.Yele aiee Oub l/f^AUeUniL" to locAl uleot, for the beosOt of ttie AnnofT Pnad, B. ft> Diris' TiruTiB.-nDwftnl Well't Ideeli IL 9, la '*nie TeopuUoo of Honer" the p«it week tu well recelreJ. Brlo^At the Puk Opem llooBe llio Buldwliw wue ferond with pecked boneee week of April 1-C Com- Inc: 9, th« TftTWT BBillRh Open Co. In "Jl Tronton." J. E. Otnrdli Wond«rbad MoMe.uid Theitretn- jortd good biulne* the put week wltli Uie Boibin Trmr- AftrCoLwbo coDtlBoe Week olS B«rginua'*OruHl An Ethibltlon li holding forth Id » Mora here. L»Bea>«r^At tbe Fallon Open nouaoHUtoa Aboni*eBl}ouPpenCo. preeeated nrlouH opereii et cheep price* Tory tecepteblJ to brRft faoanai April 1 aud v«ek, vfceptlDC i, wben Clar ClemenL lo "The New Dominion," had food baalaeta. Bubb Comedy Co. 6 aod week. OHIO, ClBclanftU^FollowlDg tbe Oaaco it the Pike OfwnHonaeoQe other place of amuMiiiontlia^wuuihl up'the aeaMO of 101-*M. WIUi the laat perfonuaoce of "Troe. IrLab Hearty** April 6, Robliuoa'a Opera .llouxe dropped tbe eartatn for the pnaenL ManaKer John D. DtTta Itaa bad an eiperieoce calcaUted to drive a nu cny dnrinc the year. CancelUtlona wer« not rari- ties Iwtnlber.loo common Tor tbe peace of mind of Uie menagentnL Tbe Uat week'a bualnew waji only fair. Manager Oarla laya that Rohlnenn'a will opao May I, Tor a Toor week*' aaaeoo of Bummer opera. OHAMD OraiA UOOBL—"A Black Sheep" waa aeen hero Tor ihedrsi Ulne & lo Delia Foi and 'Tlie LUtle Trooper" aHrvoffcanl waapreaeDUHl, and builneM Tor the week aVeraced well *'ttiore Acrea" IS, VAUtirrSntUTTBUTBi.—Mr. and Mra. Artlmr Lewi* nbimed 6, and UUb time preaeo ted "Sealed LIpe." "The Twaitletb. Century Girl*' enjoyed quite a profitable •ojoambeie. Wlboa BarrettlO. JiATLiNl THunL—J.CLewU Introducfld "81 Plun- ktid*' 7. "A Qteea Ooode Han" waa hera laM week, and ptayod to a (UrboalneaiL RWITTAIM SQDJklB Tbutei.— M. 0. Ander*on'« 0«o Companv.a houae ahow, opened 7, and theie were the cardeofleied: Tbe Netaoa Family, Lew Hawking Alice BayDDbnit, LiUle Altyn and Qeonrle LInitanI, the liar- •* , Eddir I. l«cka. Dereaux, Eddie Olguenand Btanclia boyer, tiie Dawaous lA Petite FrHdle,and Roger and Belle Dolao. Joe Ott, Id "Tbe Star Oazar,'^ did only (alriy well. Bereral oT tlie matlaeea were cancel^, the aur renxsing to appeer. "Datfy*a BlonderB" 14. llioCK's Oraiu UouaiL—A. Y. Pearaoo'a "The Derby MaMoi" arrlTed 7,wlth KatleRoooey Id thecaat "filiaR Ko. l**wllh Manoo Klmoreand Frank Loaee auumlng leadlDK rolea, pmed one or tbe beu aUractlooa of the eeaaoa. "The Foetal Serrlce" 14. . PiOPLi^TUBanB.^Fat0r Maber^i Specialty and AUi- leiic Company opeoed 7. Reerei A Paliner'a Ooemopol itaa Tauderlliea dU well Uat week. John V. FleUi' Drawing Garde 14. KOBL A MlDDtXT0X*8 MtTSia TllRATRl.—The living Tour levied tnan, Kll Bo (lire demon). RaliliUi (pinake diamer), and Zaoonl, were the amlf In curio hall a. Ida Aualln Introdnced tbe brooza statue Idea (a the auditor- lam. Other people In uteolto vereJohn P. Ilanxon, La Clede BiotheiK Fred Roeber. P. J. Keoyon, Biia Vun Allen, tbe RlvolletiJS Morpliy, Raum and Mutfa, Kmma UUeaTaoaaner uid Doponi, Welnh and JoneHrBariou and Giuner, N. & Wlllard aud Carrie MoAphee. Builnese liRoed. (ioMr.—Dan Daly, of'The Twentieth Century Olrl." haa recelred an offer to iter noil aeaaon Ainyflor don,or*^is Little Trooper," waiaawulted byadrunken rowdy wblle oa her way tn her betel from tbe Orand. She waa bit la the fic« and knocked down, but did nut proaeoute her aaallant In tbe police court and he es- caped with alight fine MaudD^nieU la here trying lo recruit chorus irirU for tbe Wilbur Opera Company'' BamniorongaiceiiiootatCleralandand ouier clileit ■W, J. PleMiaic wfaowftji taken tick when Eddie Puy waa here, wmiablAfobeoutlaM week for thenn>t time Whei^IUea playt In Ifamilton a party orcioclnnailana are going to the Bulier Count) watto giro Joa.O'Mearaa recptlon ^'Sbenandoah" comea back to Ute Orand ihli ■eaaon Amaieor nIghtabaTe txen reaumedat KoliM Mlddlebn'i... .Fred Wrightcreeleda Mnntlon last week leadlDfc that black abeep about town llarry Jooei and Joe DaTlln,'bn«lDe« manager and treaaonr at llav. Uo'a are to p9 klren a beneAt 0, when "A Oreen Qondi Han'* reiuns for the perrormaoce Tlieday the Unl- Tenlir of OlnoinnatlpUied the Reda a party of tbeatri- cklTcUc, Inelodbg will E. Oormtn, Paul Ureaaer and nemben of nearlxevtrv company Id town, were In tlie gi»n4stand atleague Park John RoblnMn'a Cir call jpay be aeeo et LaROon Itle duriofc the .Bum- mer. The ihow will not take theroa'l Uiiayetr Boberi JIack, of "81 Plunkiid;" Will Oroaa. of "6lioie Aoffta,** ao4 Bralghtle Dayton, of Peter Haher'a Com- pany, were among the week'a iraoalenu Ada llun- Ungtitq.and bar aerea year okl daughter, Elly, who had beea playlog in aa ''Eaat Lyon*" company In the South, applied to Mayor Caldwell for help and were eent OQ towanl their' borne at Dolutb, Minn Manaiier OeorreB. Baker, ol Heuck'n, legoloR toiake out a Bum- mer operanmpany. lie wantaSuaie KIrwIn Ube can gat hei'..—Euna Aoii, a Cloclonatl amateur, and daughtar of Cardinal Jake Aug, the ei-dubinan of Vine Bueet, made her Brit ippeuance on tlte atage at Bohlnaon'a. Bbedid very well..-....Archie Crmwronl cloaea with "The Twentlelli CeDlnir Qlri" to JoId Lillian Ruaaeira Com- puy la Mew York Maniger John U- Uavllnla in Ch(a«o- Boua'a Band admcled a crowd at Mualo UaUA. GleTelMB4.^nie laU of Interest Id Uilngd tbe- atrical eontlnaca, aud there ie a dullneaa which, to the re- gretofournienasera, wIllDetaormbedlaalpaud. Btfcuo ATUun Opiu UocBL-Tlie enrafoment of ■X^arley'a Aunt," April 1-6, waa neither brilliant in point or prodocUoD nor In die bealneaa done. "A Milk While ^'U'^lP**^ ^ ^ veek or& Nat Oood- wla and De Woir llopper dlrlde week of 10, Lyokim THUTBiL-UerTmaan plMfed a short eogagv- triant 1, 3 and matinee,' and was einlneniiy auccemul. **nie Derira Aictloo,** 4, 6^ by a very clever oompany, did well. The WUburOpern OiMupany, with llring pic- tureStSppearweekoraioarepertorTuriightopera. Lll llan Kuaaall opena week of lA, who will be aicaln followed byUieWltbara. Btai TdUTNa.—Here too. there In not that hilloasa of contentment which generally nreTalia. Uualnesa Is not wb^ it ahoaU be, alDtough R«lll/ A Wood'a Cooipany pUjedablreDgafementweekori. The New York Htam, 8-13, flII a return enfcacemeot Oeo. PiKon'«t^.o)ni>any |5. OLBTguiiDTiigATRa.—"Down in Diile" filled out iliair atay 1,3,and did nicely. "Pawn Ticket SltT' waa not a howllov tueeeaa, but an inureatiDR performance waa ■tren and drew talrlywell "The County Fair" will be aeeoS-U- Hellen and llarL In "LaterOn.^'rstuni U. CDBS.—Tbe wire of PnuK Drew, of the BUr, after a aerUna llloem and a nirglcal operation at the lio«)iiul, la conraleaclns in a sailslkctory manner and will wood be about again -Jaa. P. Allloolt, wife and son, have been Tlaltlogtheclirdurinf tho paatweek. Mii.Alllcoit.hy tbe way. la Johnny Wlkl's dauRhter Wm. lla- worth, ptaywilRlit, Is home, at work on hla now play, "UnloQ Jack," which he hopea to finish at an eariy date. Will Btumn, treasurer of the Lyceum, Is again at nia peat after a toaale with (a frtioe Maarlce Mlnton, nmnerly with JacebiP Theatre, tlila city, liaa Joined the Rellly A Wond'a foreee aa tieaaunr Jeia Bums, for- merly manafvr of JacoW, i> also with tho oompany, do- iDf ad ranee wortL ^ DftrtOB.—At the anod Open Uouae Cbea Dickson came April 1, In "Idcm.," and wu faliiy wen nimlsed. TbeodoreThemu'Orcbeatia 3. and Boosa'i Band 4, were both greeted by naffnllloeot houses. Jaa. A. Ueraa, lo 'Wore Aciwi," comes 9, N: Cbauooey Olcoii, In"11ieIriahAjUat,"ll: "Tbe County Fair" 17. Paik TauTBit.—This bouae waa dark 1,L3L but waa opened by 'The Two Johns" Co., to good bosloeaa, 4, B, L "A FalrrtfMtda** oomee a, 10^ "A Benege Cbeck** re- taiBs 11,1111 ■ Boioiiv UoHTHnann.—"ABamn Check** played lo big beaaee 1. Comlna: "Dumr'a Blundera" kl^ "A Breeay Time" 17. - Mora.—The American Vsodevllle Co., backed by the CklD Broa^ two well known contractor* of Daytoo, stans out In Anitnst Tbey have already .enffaiied Ola Uay- dea. Tbey era nefoilatlag for LydiaVeamans-Tftniand BUly Emeraon. CAstoB.—At (be Qraiid Open Ifoose CUx Oen- entdnvannallbaslneaa Aprili. Archie Boyd drew a JUMd benae a. Doe: Rellly A Wood's Co. 9, 'Tlie Der»>/ wluet^ll, Jobnatnw Bennett, In "Tlie Amaiooa," 15, Jaa. J. CorbeU 16, Joe Ott U. „TBiAni ooniqoa.—Wooda and Irrlng, Bully and moon, JUin Noon aad atock. Biten'e Mt»iO UAU^T^bert and lloasler.and Rose TUcheeier. Celfl -At tbe Onod Opem IIooh "Dowd JohS?^^SrfT'i; ^It^ audlWAPril 4. 'TiXS Johai • tone 11. Punch Hoblnaoa-a Comedy Co. week of U M- i'.l? "'•J*"l?»Th«"»»*^ <>"•: Tb« Denvewk list SSivii^^,^ Nay Don. 0 ydeFhlilip- and the stSk.... !ft-l-vii? t"*'™ few^aya-ieM aflsr which they raanue their teor. taJKile" opened br two nlfbta and a matinee April fl. ^■riwn TIcketSltr bad light business 1-3. "The Nsw Bat"dkdlklrlywen4-6. BaraeyFencnaoD oomee ll-U. Iliok ftnnr TiiUTiiB.-rhaaneey Oleou opened for tvapltblaf.- Tbe Watson Blstera had Ulrhusloesa lA udld^A Bs|qMeCtaeeh*'4-t. *^re Acres*'pUynie- tameegefedie ntll.lXia. . tBHagfleld.i-AIUwar»ndOpemnoiue8 Bad had a brae audience Aprtl 3. Chas. Dick "lHDff.,**bad(iirrbSatBeaaB. CemlDf: "A Teiaa MISSOURI 8t. Z.OBle.-8Andov and the Ttocedcro Com. may. Including tbe. Jordan Family, reiura ihia wtvk in iheUlymplc The aaleof aeau for the opening night of the retora engagemant la targe. Laat week "The Faai lug Bbow" did a good week's busioeu upoo lu lecoed visli here this seaaon. Next week the Llllpuilan*. Ohasd OriRA 110fBg.-"A Temperance Town" this week. T^c week Lillian Ruaatii had an opportnnltyio demonatnte her drawing powers. Her mo«t foimhlabb oopoaiUon waa Abbey k Crau'R French and Italian Opera Companr. Mr. Abbey, who abo nisnagea Mlaa Rutaeira tour. erldeoUy knew his bualsoM when he. booked hit star for the name week in whidi his bin optrm combliu- tloo waa to appear here. Hbw Hussell's week'a bitaineu waa most fUtisrlng, and many entliuslaxia dirhlvd Uie Ume esebeTenlDR between the grand opera prouuctlotia aod UiepTeaenUtlonsofMw Roseell. KesiweekChaun. cer OIcotL JUnut onni Hocai.-Archle Boyd, whose home la In this cliy. la preieoilnR *The Couniry 6qulre" this wesk. Last week Bifle Ellslerdld a good bi)«loeu with "Doris" aud '. Ilszel KLrke." The latter waa produced niatlnoe and night of3 only, and iomoswI all of Its old tbne drawing powera. Neit voek, Eara Kendall. llAVU.fa Tiicatrh.~*TTm Smogglera" thie week. I^jit week Bulle llaaun relumed to tliU house, for the eeoond tlDie Uils seaaoD. 81ie has ahelred "A Kentucky Olrl" and pmduced tbe old Uuie socrcjw. "Nobody's Claim." comuany vaaaatranKoneaod the opeuing waa chsr- aeierited by an unuiually Urye atieoaance Buiinti* tlirougltout the week wasunlFoniiiy goud. Next wesk, llarbert Cawtbeme. lloi'KiM' TuKATnK.-nusinu8diaeiTer, tlie equlllbriat, and one of lite orielnal BcbaeSer Family, la the nur thU week. Ennlnle Chelll, tlis perfect woman. Is abw a Mr aiiractlon. The others In tlie vaoderllle line an tlie NkIiuM Slaters, Press BUrldge^ ihe Banna, II. C. Blaotey. tlie Crescendoes and Sefton. The drama Is "Uoodman Dllml." ftTAyuARD TiiKATiiR.—Tliia Week Manager Butlsr's 8'andard Thesire Company Isflllliig a second week's en- RSRSmeuL Business last week was all that tlie manage- ment expected. One of tlte festores uf the sliow this week are the living plcturee. The cnmpany includes Ola llay- d*n. Ills Three Judge Bntlierm flherman and Horisey, Barney ReynoUa. lUydon and lletlnrton and Scanlon nod Kyao. Next week, Peter Malier'sBpeclaliyCompany. EiroiTJOK Mnuc IIalu— OIlmora'sBand, wiUi victor llerliert, conductor, gave two concerts, ntatlnee sml night, ll. Accompanying ths orgmnhatlon are: Mom. lAuise Natali, prima donna soprano; Aklis I. Oery, aaUt- lurpUl; Herbert L. Clark, comet virtuoso, and tlie chlhl planlaif, Frlsda BUnoosoo. t^M week Abbey A Orau's Italian and FranchUnnd Optra dkl an enonooua bus|. nem. Ttieodore Thomas'Orcttesira and Walter Damroach's Geroian Open Company an booked for eariy engage- nanla. Wi.'TTRB Oardlv Ago Oo.'vciRT Cafr —Carloion Blaiera, Dickie Bvans, Alexaoder.John llellett aod Lillian Car- roll. Joe and Ada Bennett, Emma Bedmood and Billy Oray and Ihe llowaTds. WosDitHLAXO Musia.—Curio ball: Third week of Prof. Perkln'R talking seel, Pollv; Bmma Schiller (ossIBed woman). Jacobs' Juvenile Band and oM Dad (educated btbooD). Ttrntre—Williams aod CarielOD. Belle Car- men, htrker and Relatdo. Uie Smiths, Larry Connors and ths VYhltes. Business big. Lo.too9i Mt»a Ualu— Frank and Emuia EllU, the Al- Irns, Ed Msrkey. Ill-Tom Wanl. Alice AtkIoBOn,aertIe |lnMeu.Madg» Mack, Mamie Falmer, Beatrice Carman. jUdie lloora aod tlie stock company. ^ilKH'8 ALHAMHU FALACt.—The Loreuu^ Pearl An- drews, Mabel WalUce, Ed. Mertio and Uie stock company, with Frank L. any. The drama Uila week Ui*^e6oaili Before the War." Uhh Tiicathk.— nnneitan and Oonloo.John Cobum, llawsrd B'all Beunnlt and Hartley. John Norris. May Hyroo. Nlllle Marie, Belle Pattersoo, Diamond Whitlock, EUinl nny ami Cltories Orailjr. Bhta.vt'h THKATKr-DuuKfaf rtr and MayfieM. Sweeney and Mulford.JoltD Mai. Ida Welling. Dot Fisher, Uattle tteidoo. J. J. Herbert and Uie stock. TllliTHK OOHldUa.—Leslie aod Baraftekl, McCort] and (looialws Lolln Uny, Pearl Andrews, J. J. Murrayaud tlte stock company. Bijou TURiTHic—Scliaafor and Devere, Je*sie Adami^ Ueorffie Hllly^r, Lilly LaLaodi, BlUy Heed and Ute ttocl coinreny. (iufiir.-Ollverli. Ilagan. manager of the Hagan Opera llouie. was elected to the Clly tUiuncil. 2. along with Uie rrst of Uie Ropubllcans T?ie I'tdestrlan Drajualie Comiauy, whicli started two weeksuu to weik rvom iiore lo your clly. Is reported siranM at Fort Wayne, lad. Tlia irip *as to liave been made on a vager. Ute iteople giving perlonnances cn Fvulc Cbariea Alf. Wllllants, aeUior of the curtala raiser, '^le Jny Uial Kills," recently pro- duced at Hopkina'Tlieatre hrre,rur the first titite, Is at work upon a (bor act drains Manager Boiler. of the SlaitdanI Ttieatre. had a dlillcult and some- what emtMrraAHlng experience last week In mak- ing hla iMiecUoa of ladles to participate In hla production of ilvlna pictures. Tlie sian door was be- sieged by fenalea of all ages, ahapes. aodeven colors..... Tlie question of closing the rariety Uieatres liera on 8uD- dayslsbelna agitated. NoUilng lias been asid, however, concening the regular Iteusea Robert 0«m^ a mem- ber of Sedle Uaasoo's Company, and a resident of tbU city, after Uie inailoee performance 4 escorted ihe mein- beri of that orgaiilxallon to bis home, where Ite and IiIh niallveaantenalned Uism st dinner. Tlie llasson Com- Cnv lar otT Uob' Week, Juiuplog fh>m Uils place lo Bodies- r, N. Y. ^ Kaaaae CIly^TIie Lenten seeson Is beglODliiK to have tuieirecton Qa,aabusloeM was liglitlant week. Tlie only feature of the week wis Uie flntjpmductlon of 'The Wandering Jew" al the NinUi Street Theatre. GOAW OraaA llocsi —"A TemMrance Town" was _Mn liere for tlte Brat time last week, aod made qoite a Buceess. Tills week Marie Burroughs coines Uie lasl Uirse oigbia Id The Prodlgate" and Wudah." Next week, aaAROOPiRA Hocai-—Last week Froliman'a "flbenao- doah" gave good produdloo, butiheaudl»nees were not UP to the Oraad'a usual siaadard. This week. Fete Baker. In "^iris aod Lena." Next week. BUIe ElUler. Ni.tniBTanBrTHiATRa.-Laat week, for Uie firet time on any stAge, 'Tlie Wandering Jew" was preseolad. The Slay Is an sdapiaUon of Uie book^dramatUfd by Neuon fheaicron and Ueorge Backus. The olay scored a sac eeaiaodwtil Dodoubtbeawlonor. Wm. Morris nadea succesa Id Ute leading role. Tlie Ninth BtreetTheatre, owing UicanceltaUons, will nmain dark for a couple of "oliLllB Ofgiu HomuL—NuUiIng definlU Is booked. At'OiTOKiuM —Abuilngexbtbitloo wiU be given8, and fl ilmora'N Band comea for two concerts IX H. THRATRK OoHtqvB.^erome and Alesk Uie OuUirioa PloreDca BUtora, Cunnlnghani aud .KUgK.Kolly "« Auitia, Tom Foy, Doille Dimple, Alice Cllgoid, Dan McOartyaod NIoaOllltoD. Bualnem is gnod. NovhlttTiiratrh.— Aveiy aad King. Mme. Lola. Mil- fordand La Mar.Aultnan Funllr.Oalley Blat-n, MIk* Whalen, Carrie KenneUaod the LIrlngrtoo Family. Basl- Dou Is oo Uie Increaae. . . « . CouriiOHTHBATKR —(-Viadsey, tormerlvof tbe Park Tlieatre, Chicago, Is dow tbe proprlatur of Uils place, and alUiough theUieatn U In a ntner sliaky eoDUltloD Mr. Chadsey thinks he will pnU through aU rigliL This week Chedsay'e All Star Hpeclaliy Comuny. CLlprRHlXO>.->Tllman B. Sparks has been appointed property man at the Nloth Street Theatre 'The White Hiiuadron" Company IssUil lingering in Uie city Tlie Ninth Sueet Theatre ban erected an iinmeuae electric alni which lights up the entire street, and can be seen lor titocks Bway TTie sale of aeata for Oennan Unnd Open the latter part of tke month at the Audltoriom la progressing rapidly aod eacceas Isawired......Manager facCoy, of"A Torklsb BaUi" Company, waa In the olty last week. Bt. Joenph.—TooUe'fl Tlieftlie waa dAric tbe put week. Comfng:'Tlie Ensign" AprilL Marie Unrfooghs iaOllmore*aBaDdU,"0benandoah"15. Cnxw«in-|i TuiATiii.-Herbert L. Flint opensd a week's engagement 1 to fair busloea, which Increases nightly. 'The Black Crook" cfwoee 8. Edbx MiwaR.-Bu4lnesacnDllouea good. The people for - - " 'd ball—"Me and lllm.'* Bljon atage— .^.efloiue'A _ Dickson, In . — — ATexaagleei" (k ;^Down (a DUIe" ML lioon'a OruA Uocu.-n)e Chicago Ordieatra, under wttnanagMneDtornieodoraniomaa. Ailed the bouseL TheMewforfcTbeatieOo.week ofS. ^ PIb«U J,—At tbe Hnrrlii Opera Uoue 8oiue*n -MTe ■ tnatlDee performance tn alarnaiid well - " moe April l^The Oounty Ffli" DUrfd u> I a. Ooalnc: Bebeit Dovalaf I, Davla* week ofB: tJurio , — — Ony'a R»y«l Marionettes. Thealorium—Chaa. Diamond, Ute lliat^ the Cuonlngbams and the Boyal Nippon Japanese Treope. ^ . ^ TdRRigguanTOrgiLaOo. takethe road 8 after a sue cesslul all weeks' eDgagenent here. MASSACHUSETT& Boalon.^oe can tlwaja tell of tbe approaob of Ihe end of Uie season by the Oaring promloence given In Uie "ads." to Ute benefits of the various aitaehea at our dllfennt theatres. Wa are now eiperlencing a spasm of these nibira, aod this mtans that the theatrical aeason of lOH-A U aearlog the Anale. Ferhapa the drat of impor Unco lo Uieaulcalsherethlaweek la Uie latest eddlUon tu Uie ranka of cttDtlouoosperformance houses la Uie ae- ceadoD of Uie Lyceum Tnealre, whidiedMited the oon- Uduous Idea ihll week, opening Aprils, tianiT. Jack's Creole Co. had the disiloctlon'of opening Ibis nswde- nartureat Manager neorge II- Raielrtller'shous*, aad bis nmlJndgmeDt ought to push Uienewicheme toauccesa. IIOLLU RTRKgr THUTH.—Rol 8m<th Roseell liegan a veeka,and hla repertory Inciudea'The Ileir at Law" "Feaceful Talley" aad "A Foor Relatlun-" TheKsodsls closed a ceiiltal week, one of Uie best of Uie season bare. 6. Nrxtireeh.Frtmrve AWesi'sMlnsiMU. BoeroM MCMUn.-llerrmenn had Uioked for 6 and week at thle tbealre. but ranceled To All Uie open daU thnsereated Manager FleU pui In Oeorge W. Wilson, aa oU member of the former atock of the Muaeum, and "Uncle Dudley" la being played. Olga Neibenole closed aUne tJiree weeks* Btay6- Mrs. Langtrr next week. BVTOgTnuTRL-fbIs house will U dark IiLil.a aed on U Eugene Tompkins'"Black Uriioh"wlUbaRla asiafoftwoweeksandt'erliapafour, If itdravs.aa wen as of^yore. Bfenlng of 2 Uerr RoibmuhL of the aenosa OoermCompany, disappoinied. on account of boarteness, ^uefTbnwwmaJitoeei Alvary to fill lo,^bat Uie laUerieAlsedaod ihe manageroerit was In a dHomms. Muaeer Tompkins fiaallr secured Barrtin Berthald. of ibe *'Nob Hoy" Vo-* U'* aMfaiance of Manager* Whitoer and ItoacaodUie annoying. Caatnre of a dU- mlaaalnruiesodleflce was Uiufl averted. Mr. BerthaU "TiSSii^'T^V^i?^^^ eWees^ls thUd and i.it »Lh 11. -ATriptn(ailnstowa"U. Mr^BobaaowlU Saton-Marmsduke.'*8 for (be flrrt time ee aeyatage Snder that title. Tbb U Uie comedy by A. Bart«aaa, re- writteBbyBydaeyRownEsId-, , FjjU nuTaa>-**rrlIby" wbde np a ralb** Bu^HM has beeegeod, packed bonaeanUog nigbily. Neit week, "A ToKperance T^wn." qoutniiA TUBATRL-DoaneUy and Qltiid. In 'The Raioaaker^" M^ntd a *eek R. ^iniarley's Aunt** cloaed a fortal||ht«. Edward Uartlgaa'a Company open a short CAjrn.aTgiATnR.-"Rob Roy" Is In lu thlid week, and running aloog soimUily. RuTDoiMAjUAMlTURATRL-'The Danger AlgnaT' Ite- gan s week HL "Blue Jeans? dosed a fklr week & Neit week, "Hands Across Uwttes." Uu.idOpkiu lloiUL-John Keraello|tened & in "Me- ruMsD'N UopemeoL" Coeroy and Fni finished a fair wMke.in "llotTauiales" Next week. Ward and Vohsa pla/ a retun date, in ''A Run on Ute Hank." , KirrH's NiwTmrathr.— The customary excellent bill Is Airalslied this ween by Lew Dochatailer, Uie Barra triKiie, Leu Denrah, Meera Brva., Priitctea Dolguurouaky, t^itneay end leland, Herbert and CUon. Meiropolltao Trio, r\inIoa aotl Lick. t^iuhiHi Histere, Bennett and llan- non, C. W. Williams, llsdonl and Hanlell, gymoniU, llugfces and Radius, Low Riodsll ahl Fn>f. Wormwomra doira. Mr. Kelih enierulnsd the women npnseouUvsa of tbe BtMton FreM eveolne uf t. Arsnis ASti (tTU.<(H*e Mt'itii'ii.-Tlie Royal lllndHi Fakirs opened this week, utltere are iheiilaotHspoxs, and Uie stsge people are: HcAvay and Rogers, Car- menslll and Lucille, Hairy EierrMo, Regan and llrant, Ed. Rogen, West and WsHt, Frank Keonwly, Jantes Neaiy, Drake and lIugbSF. Clark and Annllne, Higgles Brotken^ Maude Nogeal, BfauhMl and Wrlj^iU Broa. C<n- ndl. Thomson and RoUan.Wray BIsUre aad Tout West- worth. Howard AiiiR,t.«uii.— Ods HIII'b Nnvelilea opened R. The performera Included Ham Bernanl, Lydia Fierce, Ten .Vohriga. Rlrbroood and OisBroy, RJ. QallaglHr, Hilly Jackson snd Fred J. Bacon. I'AUCa TiiKATHR.-Dale Armstfoog's Novelty Sura an Itere Uila week. 'Tlie Keoueky Twina" la also being plared by the stock company. ^iCl■L ODBOir.—Manager Dunn'sbusineu la steady. In hlacuriu hall areginamnj (musician), Kamluw Jr., Rsgoon (outeo ball JuRgler). Mile. AqulllaOugirter). HlmlooSword Walher. H;aUdkr<oanl cipert) and Prof. Helirs war relics. Rtaga: Walker and HanduMi, James Hill. Mile-Celeite, BHTv Kelly, May KpenrenHar llejder, (lertie Mclollre. Jue Harrison aud Uie Penule Uinairel Cotnpan] UHANu Mi-Hscu.-Kaiherlne Hober. In *'Luc Lucntla Bor- gK" this vook aud Uieussal rarleiy people. NonM.-4.1aay LoRusand Prili Wllllsms w< Hall S..^...\VmiaiuT. Keo|ili.of Davla A K-ugb.r*w«*l I were at Mualc Sunday, 7. In Bwtun. lie la bare arrmoglng for dalea for hli variuua aitncUoru Eugene Tompklna' "Black Cnxfk" Co.ave nitlugUila week, ivme in IhU citv and otfaen In New York KItile Hoffman, of the NIckal UdMU, haareeovered Iront her recent attack of Illness sml leaialnntwork Beneata this week wlU lie given to Joieob K. Wagoer, tresnurer, and Vincent Keauiereinn. tickoi agent, at Uie ilollis Street Tliesire lullan open Is oa at the Mechanics Building 'J and rest of Uie week Nellie Hanihony la twnked to appear at MelUi'sNew Tlieatre very aoon Peter F. Dalley and company left Boston T fore through run to'Frisco, where "A Country Bport" opene U Jennie Yeainana was (n Bieuo last weak lo arrange wllh Rich A Ifarrla for her pan In John McNally'a new niece,'The Nlglilt;i«rk.*' next season T. Buiton LoUilsn. treasurer, aod Tick- et Agent Foeur, of Uta Columbia Theatre, benefited 6 by theopenlof perfonnanee of 'The Halamaaen." lAwrence.—At tbe Opeia Kooae "l)ark«*t Ruuia** played to a fair bouae April I. "Land ofUie MM. olght Sun" X aod Joeepb Murphy, In "Sbaun Hlise,*' pleaaed medium slxed udleDcei. Al. 0. FleU'e Hln. RtreU. 6, gave an eicellaot performance. Cuniing: IX 'TenNltfhTalDaBar Roan;" 17.18,'TheBlack Crook:^ 19, Oliver Byron; », Sol SsilUi RuiseU. Park.— The bill week of 8 Includes A. P. Comi, Louis Dempsey, Lottie Burgees, Ute Leioys, Norman Frogaau. Alice Cooper and John llanlun. TIlR Oaiitt lias again nccuinbed to poor buaioessaml bigeiwinsea. It la evident that two rarieiy houses Isttw much for the town. Lavmiscii Loour or Elks liai elected the following ofllcen: R. K., Janiea T. BeynoUs; B. L- K., Frank O. Ubbey: B. L. K., B. A. HctVnhy; K. L. K., Oeorge II. Brown; secretary, John T. Brown; treasurer, D. J. O. Ma- hooey; tiler, Tlios. K. Fallon; truataea, M. J. Cumn, Oeu. A. Morris and John O. Battershlll. Lowell^At tbe Opera Uouae Pauline Hall gave a sallafaetory perfiinuaaoo of "Dorcas" April I, to sotHl hOQse. "A Bunch of Keys" did a good bualnessl John Drew, In'Tfae Bullerflle*,'*listl altluhoure4.atailvanre(l prkes. "Land of Ihe HlJnlglti Sun' had a fair house & Fsier P. Dalley did a good liiislnesa e. t^omlng: ALU. KioU'rMlostrabiA "<3iarler's Auut" II. MC8I0 Hall.— The Lyceum OumMly tte. played "Munu Cnsio" and "Alone la a Oreat Oity" week eudInKd,tu good bou<ea. tJ!allender*a MlnstnU coiiteH for a week. BiJUO Tiiratmr.— "ACncker Jack" idayed l-A togimd liouaes. 'The While Crook" Hpectaeutar t^ gave a sal- lataetory allow 4-6. to lilg houses. Tlie Maobaltan Club Borlesnuelie. open (flora week. Km. 11. MiiLTON. Uta of 'Ttie (>)lonel and I" Cu., Is niUDg bare. Worteater^At tbe Worcealer Thealn Jneepb Merphy did a good Imdosss Avrll &. JuMiiti JefTsrstin croadeO Ute Itouae at double the regular prices 4. Oliver Byron did a fair buslneas 8. 8. Prlntrose A West's Mlo- Mrebi lu, B. H. Houlbem IS, "tliarley's Auni" ll Julin Drew 18. CItarity Warblen (kical) Ifl^ 17, "Frineea Phosa ' (local) ItMU. FROnSTRirrOPViu llovflR.—Tlie French Follv Co. dkl a big butlness aU laat week. Bam T. Jack's Bitnva' game Co. 8-13. LoTiiROP'a Oraiu IIoubr.— "Hands Acmes the Boa" drew H. K. 0. aU last wesk. 'The Ship of Bute'* 8-1^ Key- mour(mlail rea der) IS-ai. Lymn^At Uie LyoD Tbealre Joaopli UuniliT tame, April 1. lo a good business. The I'aollne llsll Opera CDoipany played to a Urge audience 2. 'The RUil AUno'*dlila smallhuslneuS. 'Ttie Black (Troek" did a fair buUoesM X9. CosiIdr: "My Aunt Bridgal" 16, Bui Smith IIOKseUir. 'Trilby" UL "i^harley'a Aunt" 19,11. Mimio If ILL.—Tlie Robert KItnlinmoDs' BpecUlly Cooi- ly came, 1,1, tAablgbuslnesi. TheOaarooOlili Bur ue Company bad fair honaes4-8. TaaB«oD.»At the New Tbealre Al. 0. neld'a Hlostrels cante Aiiril I, to good business. Bprloger A Welty's "Black Crook" S, anernoon and avenlnv. bad ROod houses. "McFadden's Blopeineot" 1 lisd fair re- tuns. CcHulog: Oarhesl Ruiwla" X HoL Bmltb guasell li. *T1iB Fast Mall" lA Bnwly*a *Trilby" maiinee and eveninglS Manager llarrlogloii will run an aiour sloii tiiln to MlddtoMrofor the "Darkest RossU" per- puy leaqui DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Waililii9toa.^'A UUcIc Bbeep," at Hapley'H Hew National Thoatre^ drew Urge aodiences and van nightly received wlUi hearty Uugliier. Beerboiin Tree drew eausuaJly Urge audiences at AUeo's Orand Opem llouneUiieenlgliUanda matinee, producing "A Ballail Monger" aaauirtsln ralier, followed by '*A Bunch of Vlotour' and "CapUloBwlft.'' All ihe boxes were ocai- pled the opeolng nIgbL Hloe's "ItfT opened a reuirii eogagementof three niglits and mailoee 4at Ute Orand to a "Mending wm oely" bnu*e. wlildi wea repeated at ever J pevformaace. "Tne DauUP* drew fklraudleoces at Hapuy's Academy of Music. EolhusiasUe audience* greeted N. H. Wood at ButUr's BIJou Thsain Ui "Oat In thr Hireeis." Martin Julian's Austrwilan VaudevlIU and Aili- Utic Company, al Keman's Lyceum Tlieatre, pUyoil lo Konl liouasH. Boxlogcunie«u between mamberi ofibe contpany and local pugllltts look place at every perfonn- anee. rteUon High, nfthe BIiUi United HutcN Cavalry, defeated Duncan C. Roes In a buut wIUi tiroadawordv, the HaU Uie Uennan Hlfliary Band drew ilflit booaesat Uielr two perfomiaooeaa. The meinbera of uie band oncanlied aairlkeattbe evening performance,and refused logo on uoUl saUrlea were pahl. A compromise waa flnally arranged and the concert proceeded after Uie deby ofao hour. RArLRr'H NATi03rALTnBATaR.-Roland Heed April8-U, Fannr Davenport lA-V. ALLiH** UHAgo OrauA Ifutiaa.—Rlclianl HansOekl 8- U. Mme. Kajaoe U-BI. lun-ara AcAnaar or Mimia—"AOreenOuodaMan" I^U. Tliatcher A Johnion's MinstreU U-0. BtnuR'ri BiiooTiiiATRR.-Flonnca Blodler 0-LS. KniHAH'e Ltcivh TuBAng.—Tbe City Bporu' Big niow»-U. Uie French Folly Co. U-S. MinuBOTrMctio llati^—Tbe Yale Oleo and BaiUo ClubJA. Nvnit—Mr.and MTt.Beerl«hmTree aall forBngUnd 17. They were tbe tocUl Hons of Wasblngtoo during ihelritay here, aod vera Uie reelpleoU of much aiten- iloD ana bo«f>ltalllv from socUly leaden. ilUrence PlemlDjt. now with Mr. Tree, win manage tbe American lour erJobn Hare, the Bngllah comediaa, opening in December next AfUr a Ionic ran In Cbleago "A Black Bbeep" will godlrectuHan rraacUco for the flom- mer Mn. Ilarrii, widow of Fauick Harrla, fonneriy Diauger ofthe Harris BIlou Tlieatre. is very III In thlscltr. The upper pert of the proseeolom arch la AUen^a Grand Open Houae has nceolly been much Improved bya palnilng ofagrDsp of cheruti^ wllh feoiale flgurasat elUiar endrepresentlnecouedyandtragedy FiDrTU West.of *TtieDscxler"lJompany,salU for Eurvpp2B,and will All eogagemeou In LoaJon and Paris Tltelwmmeroum- ody season at Allso'a Oraml Opera House, tmder the maoagemsnlor Charles A.Wiaw aod Walton Bradford, w|Uopen0. A strong com[«ny has been eojajred On account of Uie seixure by gorersnent nfDouls lo Cln- clnnstl,a few days Bgn.ora large qnantliyuf pnperof the **A Qreen Uoodi Man" tbDipanr, uo ths ground Utat the paper U a repteaenutUii of Uolied Butes noney, and.asendi, la a vUUUonof Uw, nwdi vf the paper pnl outkere In advance of Uie company liaa been replaced with uUier. SOUTH CAROUNA. €harle«t«B—At Owcu'Academy or Mnirio tbe V. X Marlee Band gave two eoncerta April S to good houses. fleveUnd's Hlnatxels ^ ba4 atAp heavy house. The coosolldaUonDr vhite and bUch was not well re- ceived byeiiherprassor public. **WaOR**wsB p ressDied for the llrsl time here. «, to a large bonae ai advaocad prkee. Wilfred Chrkednw an t. Redle MartJnot t IX 17, "BferyUpdy** riirredClarbednw anpoertyathst be caneel^l MartJnot comes It, iL'UM lo New York" Ift rerylMdy** Prleod"lOUbel Paige S-S7. ALABAMA, ■«blley-At ibe Moljtle Tlieatie fladle MarHiiot and Mat Flgman, In The ressport," wen MUad for April I. bat did not appear en accoont of cbelog U»alr engige- oieatlaNew Orlsanv ■•Rh Bl. A larnadfaocnsale wununed. Hso.iabasi. Futer.of ftuehy, leelared to a large aadUace.1, on t>ratarleal ComleaUllea aad llwludUMIM. NEW YORK C ITY. Lut WMk'a ETCBla^JTlN pMt WMk wu In •lln«|i«cU«ic«oiIliif dull. BeTtmlooTtlUMwen IHTWDled, but Ibt; wantMiiKl to b* of lllllo Talut. Vu lltmum A ttaller Bliuw •Itnilttd laqn audi- (DM* during Uio entire wook, •? ld«nUT to tbo daKI- nMSt at olb<c allimotloii*, (or builneaa, OXMpt In k nrj raw IntUncn^ wm fnr tram MtliiAietar7. A nnuiior of oonouncomentfl were nuido duiing tlw week cunceniing plana for the Bummer amaoo ai •ovemi houaea, liut It la llkel; lliat oioat ot Uie cnn- Kmptaled nnturea will fall to aund ttw tert o( lli« lieat«rt term Tbe continued ptrtonmaoM for Ibe week endlUR April « wen: "The l^>unillln«" at lloVT'ii, "Jabn«-llnam«" al tbe KMriM, "Utile Ohriitopber" at the Oaiuirn, Wm. II. Orane at the rimi ATKMl'l, tbe aUKk co. at Halt's, "An Ideal llualwud" at tbe I.Tcnm, MiK I'olKr and Kytio llellewatUie llaaALDtkitriHa, tbe BamumAUallrj Show at Ibe Mauiiun Bouarr Oahiiim, "T1i< Ukt llom«<tcad"atibel»rAR,"Horr of Ihe Hill" at tlie, AOAomv or Ume, "Hnw. Sana aciie" al llie DiioASWAT, and Hoe. Rejana at Abiit'h, me ibioe laat named cloalni upon that data Tbe one week atanda cloiitii( April » were: "Spider and fl}" at tbe Pnoru's, "In the Tenderloin" at Jacobs' Thiio Atmiv, "Oanr Owen" at the Qtumi Oriu lltiKai, Un. UnRtir at the AmkiOAN, "A Ullk Wblta nan" at the IIahlih Oruu llurai, and ■Tho Craw Hoada o( Ufa" at tbe OoLuuai-a Varietj entwIalnnMnt waa hinilahcd at TUnv i'lx- niKV, Rotntii A uiAL'a, tbe Union HqUAHi, I*iuh.'- niH'8, the LiiNiiuK, IKiKia', tbe Uarino, Ibe ULYarii' ami HiNBK'B lluwiHY and Eluiirit AvasVK l*et(onnanMa In Oemian wen ilven al ibeUviNii I'UL'i unit IIIHUAKIA, and perfomnnnii lu llelirew al IheTUAUA, WiNnauii and Ani.iin'H Al I'aI' ManVTiiKATHi, on April t, "Two ColoutU," a pta- toral coniedf, In four acta, lif Wm. lUobard Qond- all, had Ha lint prcaentailon In Ihu clly, ThU pU; had lla nrat produclliin upon any aUgo at llaployV Academy of Uuilo, Waablngton, II. C, Dec. W, liM, and lu ainry appeared In onr iMue of Jau. lu lul- lowluic. Wliatever nuty bavo liceu Ita n.-veplli>n at that lime niallenuroiy llltle, rur the aad fact now coiirroniB iia that It failed to achieve huccoh lu Ihe melnpolbi. itt. Ooodall U eTMently not a |il»y- wrigbt, and Mienw, innraover, lo bare liceii Inn a carelCM aludeni of the drama, lie g.llieicil lo- lelhar a lul uf alulTof courenllunal anil auUi|iialed dcaign with which to conatruct hla pUy, liiit even wllh inch inalorial bo failed Ui liullil |>ni|nrly. Ilu KAN, morcuvor, unfortunala lu hhiaeleuUoii of loca- lloiia. lie deuriliei hla play aa a abiry of Vtnuunt and VIrxInIa, but lie la evidciilly unaci|iiHlnlul with Imlh uf Ihuae BUlea, olherwlm he wniilil •carccly have reduced tbe touipenlufu bi tlio former lo 43 dFKreea Inlow zero, or liavo liaalownl an luuch warmth upun the fnlenial fcelluR oiUllnKliiIhe (Nd UuniluliiD, Ilia cbatncter drawliiK la liidlcniiw. Such Hweelueaa ai conlluually ouzol Iniiu Ihe ex- OHifederalo colonel baa uo iMnillel In auluial life, iiurcauuo diid anyprolntypeforM lianulctuaiul blundertiiRa villain aaBlepliDii llentun. If wu accept Ibe Juvenile hero, Halpli Mhlllaker, aa IIh) liilelU- ReDt and iiiaiily fellow the aulliur would lufcvt ua lliluk blui, bow can wu |Mwidlily undenilaud hla MtrunK love for tho mbia who baa donned her Oml long dnnw, litit who luleKoclunlly liaa nut advance*! Iieyund Infancy. It waa a iiilaiake to lirlnK Ihia play to New Yurk, lo |iut II lu ibU hoiino, and alwve all II wua a aud liluiider to iwnull tbe aulliur lo make hbi Ikiw aud bit lllllo apcccli lu llio audlciicUi lie Hbould have been N|aimJ llila ordral. fur Hie verdict liad then been riiriiH.'d, and waa iiicli uh called for no expnaaluna of gntllude npun llie |iail of Ihe author. Tlio pUy waa lu Ihe nuUn aalUfac torily acted. Fmiik tinnbiunt did all tlutt waa iwariliki to commend Ike Vlrilnla culuuel to the klud conaldentlon uf Uiu audience, lull ho bud a liupelean uak. Kdltb Uiane al« cuutriiiul«d excol- leiil work In the rule of tlie faaclnalliig widow, (leo. (J, Blaloy carefully, aud wllb good olfbrt, liau- died tho rul« uf Ihe Vennuiil coluuel, awl Hullno Uarkliaiu iraalhucuughly acceptable aa the wllo and luulhrr. To Wlllla I'. Bwealiian, biiwover, frll the largeMt abaro of liuuur. Ho tHled the nilu uf tlie- uphUua, an old colored man, butler lu Cul. Blnuue, atid although he did out tuve much of tbe aeeiuliiif or age, he gave oue uf bla uaual uliamctor aketcbea wblcb, IndepemlonUy of Ibi cuiineclluii wllli tbe play, wai very enjuyalde. Tlie eiiUn caat waa aH fullowa: Uolooel Andrew Hluaiie, Pnnk Murdauiit; John WlilllakerUeorgeU.BUIeyi Ihilpb Wlillbtker, ClurieaH. Alilie; llulieit Kuuwiluii, lleiiiy (ludilen; Btepheo Benluu, lAiurcnco Kddlngur; lllniii Bklii- Iter, ItulHirt llanaoiii; Ttaeopbllaa, Wlllla r. Hweal' luuii bqutm Uenluu, Walter l^wreuue; IIUI I'cr- kliu. Allien Amlnw; Utile Uain, HaMur IJiiciilii llatriHon; Vlara Tliunilun, Kdllli Cninoi Ubartiilt* Bluane, Ueurgia Wellei; Ura. WblUakcr, IMiilliui Marhliam; Mammy, liOiibw lateiidnu; TlhMe, l/ihi K Uarii At tbe KoiiMTiiaNTii HTH»r Tiiir AT«K, on April 2, Walter Hanford'a HUick Uu, gave the lint pnwenlatlou In America uf "Tlie face that KIlU," a play. In fuiir acm, by I411111' aid Uulraui. Ueoige lloey bi aald to have niwrtt- ten Ihe play to aonie eiteiil, aiul Ihe entire aecuiid act, aa 11 nuw abftiida baa been oredllod to falin. A play lieailiig Iho Ulle, "The hic« Uial Kllla, or IfUKl Ufa and Noble IJfe," wrtttei by U. II. llaxlewuMl, waa pmluced al the llrttaDula Tliealf*, lonilui'i, Kng., on March 7, ino. It U not alalad wtwiher or not the proaeot phiy can lie traced to tliU origin, bill It bi i|ulie vlguruiMly claluuxl Ibal aume purUuua of It liave been borruwed from oilier aourcea. Con* Hideralile diatreadng deUy ^nd amioyaiica atlciidcd tbe pmontatloo, a delay uf uue ulgbl being cawuKl by the lack of proper reheaiwal, Imucdlalely pie- cedlog tbe hour for tbe perfonnanee lo liegln Man- ager Banfoid waa aerred with an luJuucUou ■•■ cured by tbo local repretenlallvca of HIr Auguatua llairta, manager of tbe Urury laue Thealra, Ixiu- doD, Kug., uu Ibe aaaertad gruumU that porUooa of the play had lieeu appnipttaled fnun '-Tlie Ihili uf Luck," the property uf the plalulllT. The perfurm- ance waa, Inwevenglran, hut tiM curtain waaBeariy an hour delayed. Tin Impatient agdl«uc« wai fur- ther dhdnmed lijr the alow prognaa of Ihe pbiy, and, to add to tlw flnal dowutall uf lu patience, the cloalBg aceae of ibe producUon went nual dla- treaalngly awry. Tbe ilory of tlie play depended UD Iho outcome of a alaeplecliaM Jual at tlie cloae of the laat act, but, owing to lack of proper care In the preparatloa of the bonlle In nae, tho Iwiiea uver- tumcd II, and, bccnmlog unmanageable, drove tlw aupenumerariea and the audlenco to the verge of a pule. One of Ihe imcera atumliled and fell upon \lm rider, and It waa funod oeceaaary to run down Ita curtain In order to airalgbten the aniauglemenl Up la ihU time Uien bad lieen do leriuiia bitcbea In tbe producer'a plaoa, allbougb aeveral memben of the caat deliBCIed from Uu good ellkcta of Iht varlona Bcenea by their lack ot atudy aiul aeemlof InalUn- Uun lo their coca. Oertrude Peny won btr way to favor by an cdkcUra portrayal of the MadlBg nle, and gave evIdeBce of cooaUeraiile lalenk Othent In the caat were accepulile, Kdward llwtm and llarry Hogeia lielBg wwthy nf conuiaadallop. The play lirlnga nothing new . to onr abundant aton of racing malodramaa, and aone of Ibi BcaiM* and ckaraclen are alfltlogly luggaaUre of prodoctlooa of Ita chu« gone before. Tbe plot la developed wllb naaonabls cleanwaa and la InUKatlng to a laodante degree. Sqoire Held- iDgandHlepbenileirlckare frieoda ODIU botli fall lo love with llargaret HaUlaad. The nqolra nUaU haroffand marrlea bar, but apoa diacnrering a tech- Blcal daw la the laafilaie eemwBy aiibatiiiMoll^ daaerta bla wire and Infant BOO. Onlndlogheraeiria thli predicament Hargant aenda for her other kiver, Blapben lleirick. He arrivea at her aM« lu time lo eee her dir. After her demlae he adopta Ned, Ihe bey, ai hla aon, and ralata hira aa auch, wlthtioldlng front hln. however, the parUouUiw or hbi birlh. The iquiremeanwhile renuiirlea, Ibereault of Ihe union being lUohard Fielding, who lumn out In every re- aped to be a acamp. He and Ned fall la love with lUonom llenlok, daughter ot Stephen and half alatcr of Ned. The laat named la Ihe ravorite itillor. nirhard appcabi In hbi rather to help him In Ihbi love alMIr, and IhmuRh hU premlarii to reform enlbita tbe rblrr villain In hla puipoar. Bquira Heldlng calhi upun HIephen llorrtok to preaa hla aun'i aiilt, lint la nfuacd. He vowi vengeanre, and to accomplUh hLi imrpiaie buya np a morigage un llemck'e atock farm and foiwloaca It. lUrbanI, tn Ihe nieanllnie, Indiicen hU fonner nibitnm, Kate Headovra, to aaahl hliu In Ihe alHlncUon of Ulaatrm llinlck. TheabdncUonUarcoroplbdiod, and lUoa- aom hi taken 10 lAindon. Kate Meadowa then re- peula of her pail and aela IlluMioro free. Tbe Mory enda wllh the ancrem of a race hone owned l>y HIephen llerrick, the pilnw IhiM won enalding him 10 free hlnwelf from hla credllon. Vllbilny la rolled, and ibo lovera an happily iiialed, Tho play waacaalaafolluwa: Biinire Helillng, Oeorge lloey: HkihanI HeMliig, w. IL Hatch; Mcphen llerrick, Joo. 0. liliou; Kilwanl llerrick. Win. Munbnl; Bliii Bylveatra, llarry Itiigen; Joe Nellica, Kilw. Ilenin; John Bliiarl, \V. A. Mnnlnier; Bllaa llenlon, Kdgar ^Vrrcul; l.iike llaidiina, Jemnnn Carlcliiii; Juli Ivylnii, II. U. Bailller; Ihili Car ney, Chariea hirringloii; Jlin, WIIIUiu Ifortuii; Blaricr, U. J. Yliiccnt; Jiwkoy, (I. U. Ikiuld; Ulna- auiii, (lerinide I'Biry; Kale Ueadowa, Hannah lug- ham; llclla Kliiiii, Annie llarclay. In aplle of the Injiincllon a inHind pcrfuniiamn uf Ihe pUy wai given al tho iiwlliiiie 9. Tlio allumey fur HIr Augiia- tiM llania, huwuvor, aeuurcil au onler from Judge flildvndoove calling n)Hin Haiuigor HanfunI aud llualiuiai Manager (leumo 1. Hattbiuu hi akow cauio why they aliuuUI nut lie iHiiilaheil fur cnn- tempt of court. TUIa order waa aervctl at Iho cliiie of the aftemuun pcrfimiiance, and cuuaei|iiont|y Ihe bouae waa dark iiiaiii llwl iilglit. Upon the fulhiw Ing day Manager Banfunl Hlwl a bund, and had the procccilliiga nmovod to tho llnlle<l Blaica Conn, upon Ihe ground that he la a reildeiil or I'uniiayl- vanU, Ueorgo llooy of Nuw Jcnwy aud BIr Auguatua llarrtaof Kiigland. (>iiiiici|iiciiily Ibe caae waa not hoard. No perfunuanuo waa given night uf 4, nor vraa Iho liiiuao rctipciioil iiuring Ihe week. Al Ihe IHVIMI ViM» TliBATWi Iho rlgbl- lotb aiinlvotmiy nf tliu lilitb nf lltnru lUa- iiiarck waa celulmteil, April I, by the Ontt|trcfen- latluu un nny aliigo uf "Mnhtii-Krioilrlchtnib," a draniallc akvtcli, In \un*o, by Jiihn Welmaun. It la III iwu Konea, tho nrat uf which aliuwod tbe anr- raudor by Nu|hi1c<iii III of blaawuni Ui Held Mar- aliall vun Mulike, while Ihu aeconil eliuwctl an luter- view lietwoon lUaiiurck niid Kalwr tVllholiii, at Kriolrluhnnib, It wna tliiia caat: Wllheliii I, Kmll illlii; N'aiaikiim III, Ualbleu Ifcll; (Inf IHlo vun llli- niaruk, Arlliiir KgHiilliig; Fi-liliimriH:lmll vihi Uullkr. Jiillua Hinilil; Kalwr Wllliebii II, i;url Mrk; (Inf llerlwn lllmiiarck, Max llira; llnillii llerliert llla- niarek, Ihiriba Ciibii; (Iruf Wllliulin vun lliamarck, II. Hcliiuuluir; llruf IbiiiliMii, Jaciiiica llurwiu; UmMii llaniicau, Anna v. IbuiwnuWNka; llr.Hcbwuii- liigcr, AUiilf Unk; Kin AilJiiUiil, II. Ilalirtith. Fid- Idwliig tbta Hkelcli WON Ihu iin>Huiiliilluii uf "Krieg Ini Friwiuii," llio Urniutii uriKlital uf "Hid I'aaa- lug lloKlmonu" "A liiiiiillo uf IJea," ihe new fnrco which wiia imHliireil at IIaly'n Tiirathb, March having pruvvii a dbMppulnliiKiut, II liaa already Inwii wlilidmwii, aail un April "Naiiiy A Uu,'' waa iinmiiiind, togotlwr Willi "A Tnigeily Itclicamal." Tbia lilll wat liialo- talned uiilll 4, liicluilvo, and fur iliu rciiialiiliig per- furuiancoa uf llio week Ibe atlractluu waa a new amiiigenienl uf Tulitn'a four net uoiualy, '-The llou- ojiiHain." Al tlie (IKANii oi'KiiA Hiiitaii, on April i, "Uarry Owen," an Iriali play. In four aula, by Murphy O'llea, had Ibi Ural iiiiitru|Hilliitn prweuta- tluii, wllh Ihe fulluarliig caai: llarry Owen, lUddy Malkiy, Tuny Fuircll; Hlnplieii llircell, Frank Kll- day; llenlil Fllzgeiubl, Wllllani Ijiwua; l«iiuard Markbaiii, Arthur Ihicliaiiau; Hlukoy lllckuy, W. U Cablll; Father Conway, Heih Hmllli; lloady, Uaufga Hirie; llov. Ibilieri IJndaay, Ira T. Mouro; Jaiuoaey, Kd, llmdioy; Uuiui Cunway, Klla Fuiilaluobleau; Kate I'lircoll, Nliinlu Kjuiiioti Klly Arouu, Juuule IsUud. lu Ibe fiiurlli aut Haggle Ulna bitnaluof d htr ipeolalty Ulaalo Uiltiia gavu three uuillnee perfiiriiiaiicea at tho I.vukuh 'hiiiATiiK upun April 1, 'i and 6, riMpccllvcly. In aildllluu Ui lier uaual biillaUiHia alio pnuwiiled a duologue, euillled "Tbe lllgliwayidan," writluii fur her by lier bui- laiud, Jiiallii lliinlloy M'UirUiy. In IliU alw waa BMdatcd by Jaiiutwai U-o Fliiuoy, ThU Ullla oomedy Intnidurxil an KiiglUli gallant and 11 lady fair In tho dnja uf (aiwilorud wiga. Mr Ifarrj Hel- lain luu luadu a IhjI that lAily Uctly alull dance wllb blni wllliln a week, nllliuuMh aim had ijuamlcd wllb lilni. In iirder bi win liU Ml b« liivadoa her houiolntbedlagnUu of a blgliwaynuin,Biidat the (lolnt of a phtol roiiipela her to Join blin In a gavotte, aud alao hi algu a decbiralliin ibiil alio had dancoil wllb bliii. Tlio hiilydbiuivorM hla Idenllly, however, ami, accurliig Ihe plabd, iiiakea blu aur- reuder Ibe paper, liriiiga liliu to her feet aa a aup- pllani lover, aud then fiirglvca bliii and aaxapla Ida aiill. In ibia mile play Mlaa lAifliia appeairil In a dnnullo role fur Iho gnt llnio In tlibiclly. At racp of tlie eiitcrtalnuioubi Frtlx Wlllbiiiui fiirnlalnd an eiilerlalnlDg iiiunulngue At the llxHBBijir l,v- CKI'M, un Aprtl 4, puplla of iho American Academy uf the Dnuiallc ArU prcaauled a a<:eiie from Ihe Hecln" of Hophoulca, Ibe Inl aut of llawn'ii IJIlleKyulf"(lbennilllmelnililacuunlry)aiHlauew one act akelcli, by Frank 0. llrake, entitled "Ihcbe- lorUlria." At the llvTBi. Wamhink, un April i, Marguerite HcrrlDglon'a cuiule opera, "Uaphue," waa auag, In pari, fur the Dnt lime, Tula wnrti woo Uie pilia of uw uifered In IBM hy Ilia Malluual Cun- Bervalory ot Mualo of America fur tbe licatlllireltoof a grand 0^ coinluopen. The opera la In twoacla, Ibe ovwea or which am labl lu Acadia bihI hi Ibe land or tlioFIJU, Tlie cbaiocleni are llapliu«,Bii ArcadUn Prtuceia; a Fat Fairy, Dapliiie'a cliaperoni Uuul- race,Bn Arcadian alieplierd; l,iiclaii, a <:Jilhige don; Uomlio, King uf the FIJIa; Hally, uiahl uf all wurk to Oumbo; lliyllbi aod Marigulil, Arcadian ahepberd- aaieB, and lloliUi and Ifaniuu, AreadUn aheptaerda. There are alao wbbillliig laaillilaokaand FIJI laland- en. Iiuclan'a hive fur Daphne baa Induced bim lo leave hla peaceful cliair In a New Fjigland college, aud wander Ihruugli tho world Irylug to Identify ber by a Bong. lu llie eud, huwevar, he weda Hally, while IMphne lienmiea the wife of Uuinlai At ABBIV'iTllIATBB Mine. Itajane complelcd tbe elatb and Ooal week uf ber engagamtoi, during which Bbe waa aten In Ihe folkiwlng repertory: "Mnw, nana Ueue" Aprtl 1,3 and mallnce 8, "Ma Cuualne" 3 BIK14, "UvorciriM" 6, "Baphu" matinee e. On the dualngulgblor Uieengagamenr, Aprtle, a varied liUI waa pttaenleil, which Included tbe fonrtn act of "Bapho,"lwu acla of "IHvorciini," and a one act comedy by Hellliae, enutleil "liibitle," wblob waa writlan eapeclally fur Mine, llejaae, and which had never liefiira lieen prracnied In tbla country. It KIbi of a faahluiialih) woman who, liebig about lb appear lu private tbealricala, aeka l/ihitle, an ac. Inai, lu coach ber In her roki, The two woisen dU- cover Ihey have the jame biver, and be,being taken to talk bylailh.Oodaaready wayouioftlwdllllcully by Mylug then hi nothing led fur bin lo do bnt m •eek a Ihlnl lady upon whom to Imow hla alike- Uona, At the cloae of Ike performance Mme. HB- Jane made a little apoecb In KngUab, In wblcb aie