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Show TELEGRAPHIC THEATRICAL TALK. The Fluyers Getiinu Henriy lor llie fr'ttll seusus Work. New York, 24. Tuere are four tbeatreB open here now: Union fiquaie, Niblo'u, Stadt and Tbeatre Comiquo, tbe latter with Harritm it Hurt in tbe "Doyie Brothers. " Tue, Fifth Avenue openB on tbe 29th, with lugomar?" Frank Mordaunt takes the title rolo, and Mary Anderaoo "Farthenia." The Park opeua on tho 31st with "Hurricanea." The stock company engaged for thia theatre the-atre thia aeaaon includes Agnes Booth, Mra. G. H. Gilbert, Minnie Palmer, Sidney Cowell, Miaa Robaon, Mra, Allen, JameB Lewis, Frank Harden-barfih, Harden-barfih, J. E. Whiting, J. R. Gmmor. Frank Sawyer aod W- Culington. ' The aeaBOn at Booth'a hegim September Sep-tember 2d. ;'Jane Shore," with Geneveive Ward in the principal role, will occupy the boards for lour week3. and will be followed by "Henry VIII.," which will alao run for lour weeka. Jarrett & Palmer have thettieatre for two months only. The Bcenery for the latter play waB brought from Europe, and it is aaid to be the finest ever put on the stage in this country. Harry Palmer, in a recent interview, inter-view, aaid be thought Jarrett and binioell would transfer their entire busiueaB to the other Bide. There waa more money over there than here. People were BatisSed with a good, deal less and you did not have the riaka you have here. There were 1,000 tickets ieaued for Montague's funeral, butit is estimated that 8,000 people were in the church. The Bervicea, conducted by Rev, Dr. Houghton, were very impressive, and it was evident that he read to console the congregation of friends in sympathy sym-pathy with the occaaiou. With trifling exceptions there was no. display, but a fubdued sense of deep and sincere grief pervaded the place. Leater Wallack,' the representative of ihe dead actor's mother and sister, was tbe chief mourner, and was so a fleeted that be was aeaiated from the church. Tbe body was interred in Wallaoli's lot at Greenwood, and a suitable monument will soon be erected. When tbe body arrived it was viewed by tbe reception committee and found so decomposed that the lid of the coffin waa immediately cloiej, not to be reopened. The sight is deecribed as horrible, and when Wallack was told how bis friend looked be wept like a boy. Warde is the only one ol the "Diplomacy" company who re-maioed re-maioed in Chicago, the rest of tbe troupe accompanying Montague's remains to New York. Their comiDg will probably result in a lawsuit, for Henry French sayB he will imraedi ately commence suit against Carroll, Shannon and Maude Granger, to recovor damages. He saya the 1obb; by their action ia between 88,000 and $10,000. McVicker's theatre has been closed all the wetk in conee quence. Montague's wiil waa presented for probate to day. It was written od a leaf torn out of a diary, and is not dated. Following io a copy; "If anything happens to me I niaki- thia my last will und leBtament in tavor ol my mother, who id to take everything I pOBeces. In ca,e of her death, then my siater inherits all my eflecta, and Simon and Arthur Sowelf I appoint executors. -' . H. J. Montague." On the back it is witnessed by T. R. Edwards and Louis M. Simons. Levy, the cornet player, ha been sued by George H. Ryer tor $105 corn-miaioD corn-miaioD tor procuring him a position at Brighton beach,. Aa Levy could not be served at Brighton beach n little diplomacy to bring him to town wbs resorted to A note was sent to him e tat rag that a lady was einitlen with him, and would meet him at the corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue at a certain time. Levy waa there, so wite the marshal and the summons was served. Clifton W. Tayieuro, dramatic and theatrical manager, has failed for $11,000 with no assets. Minnie Cu minings has been en gttgul as leading lady of Mortimer and nuiie a cuiueuy cuLuuiiikuiuu. Rose EytiDge has returned from Europe, she will appear in Charles Reade's adaptation of "That Lass O' Lowriea" during the coming season. The preliminary season at the Boston theatre begins September 2d, with a drama of "The Two Mothers," , translated from the French. Lord Allan Beaufoy and Lady Clariftaa Beaufoy, are said to be the Ennliah aristocrats who contemplate a debut at the Walnut street theatre Philadelphia. Genevieve Ward was formerly tbe wife of a Russian nobleman, aud her history is spiced with considerable romance. A cable from London eaya a com mission ia about to be formed for tbe purpose ol removing tbe remains ol Rossini from Paris to tbe church ol Santa Croce, ia Florence. |