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Show TUespiaa notes. New i'ork, 27. Excessive dullness still characterizes dramatic matters here. The Beason will be opened at tho New York theatres as follows: Wallark'a, in August, preliminary, i wilh "The Danites," and September 9tb, regular, with Boucicault's new play, a dramatization from the French, and not "Clarissa Harlowe," aa reported; re-ported; Union Square, August 21, i with Fanny Davenport in "Olive;" Standard, early in September, with "An Open Verdict," a new play; Park, September 2J, with Bronson Howard's "Hurricanes;" Booth's, early in September, with Genevieve Ward io "Jane Shore;" Fifth Avenue, early in September, with Ada Cavendish Caven-dish in "Miss Gwilt; or, Auld Lang Syne;" Lyceum, early in September, with Kate Claiton in "Maria," an I adaptation of "Less Fourcbambault." I Francis Bazin, author of a number I of fine operettas, recently died in Paris where he was a professor of musical composition at the conservatory. conserva-tory. Eliza Weathersby has a new folly called "Bric-a-Brac. H. French has purchased "Queen's Evidence" fjr this country. Madame Camilla Urao, with excellent excel-lent musical Bupport, will commence a series of concerts early in the fall, wherein her own vioiiu playing will be the feature. Harry Edwards, of San Francisco, appears at the Boston theatre Sp-temper Sp-temper 2d. John McCullough is at Long Branch. Henry Neville comes here next acaaon. Edwin Booth summers at Pougb kcepsie. Jauauscheck", now at KUseugen, will return to Boston iu September. Ada Dyas will probably be one of a new company now in process of organization at the Lyceum. The Dramatic jYeirs says several papers have been commenting upon the disappearance of John McCullough, McCul-lough, and the lively imagination of some correspondents has suggested Buicideasthe result of McCullough's business troubles in California. John is about as lively and healthy a corpse as we know ol. Just now be is Bailing master of Boucicault's Fleur de Lyst while the old man is superintending the preparations for hi? coming play at vv allack'a. We indeed bear mar-1 vellous Btories ot McCullougn's blue fishing eiploitB off the Massachusetts coast. J. C. Williamson is at Sumford. Oeorge Edgar and Chandos Fulton have leased the Broadway theatre for a term of years. The St. Louis exposition and fair ground association, propose to get up a hand contest. The prizes azgregale $2,000. It is thought Theodore Thomas can be induced to compete. It is stated that C, ax ton, as mana gerof the Lyceum theatre, has made oilers to Mis Dyas and Charles Warner, War-ner, of the Princess theatre, London, whG have beeu playing iu "Jane Shore" all season, that Mra. Agues Booth and George GeddeoB, la'.e of the Union Square theatre, may juin her forces. Miss Claiton will net travel during the season, but in My uext will go to California. Little Minnie Warren who died ou Tuesday, was buried at Middleboro, Mass.., on Thursday last. She required re-quired the casket of a child of 10 years, and lay embracing the girl baby, having died in childbirth. Tom Thumb and other dwarfs who were present could not control their grief. Her death probably enis Taumb's appearance on tbe stage. |