THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ALMANAC.
 

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OUR  ART STUDIES-No. 2.

TRAGEDY.
See where he stands, deep vengeance in his eye-
" Ah ha ! the hour has come—despair and die."
 

Put away his little trowsers.
 

OUR  ART  STUDIES-No. 3.

COMEDY.
" Alas !  poor Yorick, Ave knew him well."
The table roared when he his jokes did tell.
 

Gone, but not forgotten.
 

THEATRICAL   CHRONOLOGY.
 

JAIVXJAKY.

1—The Lyceum Theatre, New York, closed for the season.

3—"Rose Michel" was first produced in Boston, Mass., at
the Museum.

3—^Edwin Booth began an engagement of two weeks at
Ford's Grand Opera-house, Baltimore, Md.,and then
started on a tour of the South under J. T. Ford.
8—Oakey Hall took his farewell of the stage at the Park

Theatre, Ncav York, acting in " Crucible."
6—The ncAV Academy of Music, Fall River, Mass., dedi¬
cated by Tlieodore Thomas' orchestra.

15—Manager Harry Palmer of Booth's Theatre, New York,
sailed for Europe in the steamship Adriatic.

16—The obsequies of EdAvard Eddj', whose remains arrived
from Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 11, took place in the
Masonic Temple, Ncav York. The ritual of the 33d deg.
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite was used.

17—Wade's Opera-house, San Francisco, Cal., formally
dedicated.   The inaugural piece Avas " SnoAvflake."

18—The Park Theatre, Ncav York, closed abruptly.

24—Mile. Titiens made her American debut in opera at the
Academy of Music, Ncav York, singing Norma.

24—Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams began a week's engage¬
ment at the Arch-street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.

29—The old Chambers street Theatre, New York, was sold
at private sale to the American News Company.

29—Barney Williams made his last appearance on any stage
in the Arch-street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.

31—Dickie Lingard Avas married in Sydney, N. S. W.,to
Mr. Dalziel, a journalist.

31—"Young WiA-es and Old Bachelors," a comedy by Mrs.
Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Avas acted for the first time on
any stage at the Chestnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia.
 

FEBRXJAKY.

5—A panic occurred in Robinson's Opera-house, Cincin

nati, at a matinee, in consequence of a false alarm of

fire.   Several persons Avere killed and many injured.
7—Mrs. Scott-Siddons reappeared upon the stage, after over

five years' absence, at the Opera-house, Providence, R.

I., acting Rosalind in " As You Like It."
8—E. A.  Sothern and Miss Linda Dietz returned from

England in the steam.ship Celtic.
9—Wednesday matinees of "Pique" commenced at the

Fifth-avenue Theatre.
12—Wallace Grant & Harry Guynette's Dramatic Company

sailed from Ncav York for the West Indies.
14—E. A. Sothern reappeared in America at the Boston

(Mass.) Theatre, acting in " Our American Cousin."
14—Miss Alice Kingsbury made her reanpearance on the

California stapce, after an absence of f^isht years, at

Wade's Opera-house, San Francesco, in " Fanchon."
16—" Brass," a comedy by George FaAvcett Rowe, was first
 

acted on any stage at the Park Theatre, New YorJc,
which Avas reopened on this date.

18—Miss Matilda Phillipps matle her metropolitan debut ir>
opera at the Academy of Music, Ncav York, singing tb*
title-role in " La Cenerentola."

21—"Tottles," a drama by H. J. Byron, was first acted Itt
America at the Boston (Mass.) Museum.

21—Theodore Wachtel, the celebrated German tenor, made
his first appearance in California at Wade's Opera-
house, San Francisco, shiging in "II Trovatore."

26—The Theatre Comique, New York, closed.

26—William Warren, while performing at the Boston (Mass.)
Museum, strained a tendon of one of his legs so severely
as to prevent his acting for several nights.

27—Fred F. Levantine and Dan Bushnell returned fronai
Europe in the steamship Servia.

28—"Rose Michel" Avas represented for the 100th consecu¬
tive time at the Union-square Theatre, New York.

28—"Pique" Avas acted for the first time outside of NeAW
York City in Washington, D. C, at National Theatre.

23—Mrs. Scott-Siddons made her first appearance in Cali¬
fornia at the California Theatre, San Francisco.
 

MAKCH,

6—Baldwin's Academy of Music, San Francisco, Ca'.^
under the management of Thomas Maguire, was dedi¬
cated; Barry Sullivan, who then made his first appear¬
ance in California, acting Gloster in "Richard III."

7—The new Academy of Music, Cumberland, Md., was for¬
mally dedicated by a company under the manage¬
ment of John T. Ford of Baltimore.

7—Mabel Hall, a dancer at the Theatre Comique, St..
Louis, Mo.; was fatally shot by Edgar A. Moore. Avho
immediately shot himself.   Miss Hall died next day.

13—"Paul Revere," a Centennial drama, Avritten.by Dr. J.
S. Jones, was acted for the first time on any stage at
the Boston (Mass.) Museum.

13—Barney Williams was taken seriously ill in Boston^.
Mass., where on that night he was, Avith Mrs. W., to haA-&
commenced a star engagement at the Boston Theatre.

17—"Pique" Av-as acted for the lOlst and 102d tinieH (a mati¬
nee being given) at the Fifth-avenue Theatre, New
York, and the evening performance Avas etrbneOusly
announced as the lOOth.

17—The Opera-house, Springfield, 111., was totally destroyed
by fire.

18—"Rose Michel" was AvithdraAvn from the .stage of the-
Union-square Theatre, Ncav York, after its 120th consec¬
utive representation.

18—Mrs. Scott-Siddons closed in San Francisco, Cal.

21—" Ferreol" Avas first produced in America at the Union-
square Theatre, New York.

23—The Opera-house, Scranton, Pa., was totally destroyed'
by fire, Avhich broke out at half-past two A. Jl.