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Show AMUSEMENTS. "SIIKNANDOAH." "Shenandoah," which will be presented pre-sented at the Grand opera house next Thursday evening for three nights and a matinee, by precisely the same cast as seen during its run of 300 nights in New York and all ill original scenery and accessories, has set the hearts of all American dramatists throbbing. Not only is it a thoroughly American play, treating of one of the most important contests iu American history, but its author is American, which makes it still more interesting. Sometimes authors like Hartley Campbell and William Wil-liam Gillette have been interested financially in tho management of their own plays aud have made a great deal of money; but Uronson Howard is a dramatist pure and simple, and has nothing to do with the linding of the means for the production of his pioces. llo conceives and writes them and gives his attention often to the selcctiou of the acting company, as ho has done in the ease in tho case of the original "Shenandoah" company; but he goes no further. During its New York ruu his royalties were often over $1,500. In the past teu monts ho has received from Al Dayman nVarly $r5,000 iu "Shenandoah" "Shenan-doah" royalties. No other play has ever earned this sum for its author in this time. LONDON GAIETY COMPANY COMING. Marcus It. Mayn, who has piloted the great tlrainatte and musical attractions' attrac-tions' of the United States is in the city making preparations for the appearance appear-ance of the Loudon Gaiety company at the Grand Opera house on Monday evening, June lit h, for four performances perform-ances only. Mr. Mayn having the management of this organization is a sutlicient guarantee that this combination combina-tion is of the first standard. Mr. Mayn says that this company comes equipped with all the scenery aud costumes which were presented in London and New York and the same artists, numbering num-bering ;.) people headed by Miss Florence Flor-ence St. John who has the reputation in London of being the' best comic opera artist iu Eugland. Her success in this country has been a repetition of that of London. |