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THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ALMANAC.
 

11—Emily Soldene, her opera-troupe and C. A. Chizzola
arrived from England in the steamship City of Berlin.

13—The Varieties Theatre, New Orleans, La., Avas opened
under the management of Charles Pope.

13—The Wilkinson Brothers made their American debut in
Tony Pastor's Theatre, Ncav York.

13—TheGrand Opera-house, San Francisco, Cal., was opened
under the management of Charles Wheatleigh.

14:—Annette Essipofr, Russian pianist, made her American
debut in SteiuAvay Hall, Ncav York.

14—LeAvis June and George F. Bailey sailed for Europe.

15—Robert Heller reappeared in Ncav York, opening the
Globe Theatre under the name of Heller's Wonder
Theatre.

17—Fanny Danziger, pianist, made her debut in Cliickering
Hall, New York.

17—^In the afternoon " The Tavo Orphans " receiA-ed its 141st
and last representation in the Museum, Philadelphia,
Pa. It AA-as played uninterruptedly from July 17 until
Nov. 4, inclusive—133 representations, 96 of Avhich were
night performances and 37 matinees. It was acted at
four matinees during each of the two succeeding Aveeks.

18—The tioor of Moore's Opera-house, Sacramento, Cal., a
variety theatre then being dedicated, gave Avay, pre¬
cipitating a portion of the audience into a stable under-
neath, killing several persons and bruising many.

18—"Our Boys" Avas withdraAvn from the Chestnut-street
Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., after its 174th representa¬
tion. It AA-as first produced at this theatre Sept. 20,1875.
and ran four weeks. It aa-hs reviA'ed there June 26,1876,
and had an uninterrupted run until its AvithdraAval on
the date above named, when it Avas acted for the 174th
time in that theatre.

18—"As You Like It" w-as reviA-^ed at the Fifth-avenue The-
.. atre, Ncav York.

"SO-The Lyceum Theatre, New York, was opened by J. H.
McVicker, with Edwin Booth as the star.

20—"Mise Multon" was acted for the first time on the
American stage at the Union-square Theatre, New
York, Miss Clara Morris making her first appearance
this seae^on.

"23—The ninth annual benefit of the B. P. O. Elks took place
inthe Union-square Theatre, Ncav York.

'27—The Park Theatre, Ncav York, AA-as opened under the
management of Henry E. Abbey, Lotta then making
her reappearance ill this city after an absence ot three
years.

27—The London, a A-ariety theatre, Nos. 235 and 237 Bowery,
Ncav York, Avas formally dedicated.

29—"The Flying Dutchman" was performed for the first
time in English in America in McVicker's Theatre,
Chicago, 111., by the Kellogg Opera Troupe.
 

DECEMBER.

3—^Leonard Grovcr's comedy of "Our Boarding-house"
was produced for the first time in California in the
Grand Opera-house, San Francisco, at the matinee per¬
formance.

'2—Geoii^e Rignold, who arrived from San Francisco, Cal.,
Nov. 29, sailed for England in the Adriatic.

12—The Poole Brothers sailed for England in the Adriatic.

:2—"Sardana,palus" withdrawn from Booth's Theatre after
its ll3th consecutive representation.

.<2—"The Two Orphans" vA-as AvithdraAA-n at the Union-
square Theatre, Ncav York. It A\-as acted consecutively
until Nov. 18, inclusive, and after that only on Saturday
nights and extra matinees. During its run the follow¬
ing changes occurred in the cast: During the Aveek
■beginning Oct. 9 H. F. Daly acted Count De Linieres in¬
stead of John Parselle. At the matinee Nov. 11 and
thereafter Miss Sara JoAA-ett (Avho had previously acted
Henriette) replaced Miss Kate Claxton as Louise, and
Maude Harrison acted Henriette. On Nov. 20 and
thereafter J. B. Studloy replaced Frederick Robinson as
Jacques Frochard. At the Thanksgiving matinee, 30,
Lysander Thompson acted the Doctor instead of Thomas
E. Morris.

4—Miss Lettie Allen and J. B. Atwater made their metro¬
politan debut at the Grand Opera-house, Noav York, act¬
ing in "The Crabbed Age," then performed for the first
time.

•4—" King Lear " AA-as acted for the first time in Booth's The¬
atre, New York, Lawrence Barrett impersonating the
title-role for the first time in this city.

■4^-Delehanty and Hengler, song-and- dance, made their first
appearance together after a long separation at the
Howard Athenaeum, Bo.ston, Mass.

S—^The Brooklyn (L. I.) Theatre AA-as totally destroyed by
fire, and about 300 people lo.st their lives, among them
"the A\''elI-knoAvn actors Claude Burroughs and Harry
S. Murdoch.

5—"The School for Scandal " revived at the Fifth-avenue
• Theatre, N. Y.

■6—The Union-square Theatre, New York, was clo.sed, and
remained so the rest of the Aveek, in consequence of the
Brooklyn calamity.

7—" Laura, or True to Herself," a new play by Anna Dick-
in.son, Avas first acted on any stage in the Arch-street
Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.

8—Edith Blande and mother sailed for England.

.8—^The Adelphi (variety) Theatre, Albany, N. Y., was to¬
tally destroyed by fire.
 

9—Bamum's Circus closed its sea.son in Gilmore's Garden,

NeAV York.
9—Niblo's Garden, Ncav York, closed for the season. A
performance for the benefit of the Brooklyn suft'erers
AA-as announced for Dec. 11; but the attendance AAas so
meagre that the money was refunded, and no perform¬
ance Avas given.

10—The funerals of Claude Burroughs and Harry S. Mur¬
doch, Avho lost their lives in the conflagration which de¬
stroyed the Brooklyn Theatre, took place from "The
Little (~;hurch Around the Corner," Noav York.

11—" Forbidden Fruit" Avas acted for the first time in Phil¬
adelphia, Pa., in the Arch-street Theatre.

11—"Sardanapalus," from Booth's Theatre, New York, was
first produced at the Boston (Mass.) Theatre.

11—The funeral of Harry S. Murdoch, Avho AA-as burned to
death in the Brooklyn Theatre fire, took place in Phila.

11—A ncAV Ooera-house'in Knoxville, la., was dedicated by
William Marble's Combination.

12—The Opera-house, Rochester, N. Y., Avas closed for the
season, J. Clinton Hall retiring from its management.

16—William Rolland and family sailed for England in the
steamship Spain.

16—" King Lear" was withdraAA-n after the matinee per¬
formance at Booth's Theatre, Ncav York, and at night
LaAvrence Barrett acted Richard III for the first time
in this citv.

18—"The Black Crook" was revived in the Grand Opera-
house, Ncav York.

18—"All For Her" was acted for the first time in this
country in the Globe Theatre, Boston, Mass.

18—"Flirtation," a society-comedy by Mrs. Ames ("Eleanor
Kirk"), AA-as first acted on any stage at the Chestnut-
street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.

20—" The American," an adaptation of Dumas' " L'Etran-
gere," Avas first acted on the American stage in the
Fifth-avenue Theatre, New York.

21—A series of matinee-benefits for the Brooklyn sufferers
Avas given in Wallack's, Booth's, Eagle, Park, Union-
square and Olympic Theatres, the Grand Opera-house,
Kollv & Leon's Minstrel Hall, and Gilmore's Garden,
N. Y.

23—The New BroadAvay Theatre (formerly Wood's Museum)
was firsi opened under the management of J. Banvard.

23—During the week ending on this date Booth's Theatre,
NcAV York, Avas closed, save at the matinee on Dec. 21.

25—"Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith," Avas acted for the first time
in the United States at a matinee performance at
Booth's Theatre, NeAv York.

25—Niblo's Garden, Ncav York, was reopened for a season
under the management of the Kiralfy Brothers, the
spectacular drama of "Azurine" being the attraction.
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TABLE of the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND.
 

Name.
 

I >-
 

b
 

>
 

<^
 


 

!W
 

v
 

p.
 

p
 

Saxons and Danes.
 

Egbert.......

Ethehvulf...
<) Ethelbald..
) Ethelbert..

Ethclred.....

Alfred.......

EdAvard    the

Elder .....

Athelstan....

Edmund.....

Edred......

Edwy........

Edgar.......

Edward    the

Martyr___

Etholred II..
Edmund

Ironside...

Canute......

Harold 1.....

Hardicanuto.
EdAvard    the

Confessor. .
Harold II....
 

8271   838
858
 

i866
871
'.01
 

925
940
946
955
958
f-75
978
 

866
871

901

925
940
946
955
958
975
 

1016
1017
1035
 

1041
 

S78  1016
 

1016
1035
1039
 

10391 1041
 

1066
 

1066j 1066
 

10
21
2
8
3
30

24
15
6
9
3
17
4

37

1

16

-I 5
2
 

Name.
 


 

House of Lancaster.
 

Henrv IV...
Henry V....

Henry VI. ■{
 

1399
1413

r
 

1413
1422
Dep.
 

46
34
 

1422 j
 

1461
Ob.
 

49
 

[
 

I
 

1471
 


 

House of York.
 

lEdward IV.
EdAvard V. .
jRichard III.

* House

I Henry VII..
i Henry VIII.
jP^dAA-ard VI.

!Mary.......

; Elizabeth ..
 

1461
1483
1483
 

1483
1483

1485
 

OF Tudor.
 

1485
1509
1547
1553
1558
 

1509
1547
1553
1558
1603
 

4122
12 0

J?.! 2
 

52124
5533
6
5
46
 

House of Nokjiandy.
 

vrilliam I....11066i  1087

William II... 10871  1100

Henry I......llOOj  1136

Stephen.....|113.5i  1154
 

21
43|13
6735
49|l9
 

House of Plantagenet.
 

Henry II...
Richard I...

John........

Henry III...
EdAA^ard I...
Edward II..
Edward III.

Richard II. '
 

1154 1189
1189' 1199
1199 1216
1216 J 272
1272: 1.307
130 ■! 1.327
13271 1377
1377' Dep.
^•^''i 1.399
 

56 35
4210
51117
65|o(
67135
4320
65|53

a3l22
 

f68i22
!48:24
 

House of Stuart.
James I.... 1603      1625

Charles I... 11625      1649
Common-  1 il649
Avealth.. ) 11659

House of Stuart Restored.
 

Charles II.. 1660
 

James II. ^ 1685

William III. LgQS
and Mary.I^"''^^
Anne.......11702
 

1685
Ob.
1701
1702
1694
1714
 

54,25
3

51113

32I 9
49112
 

House of Hanover.
 

George I___[1714

iGeorgell... 1727
George III.. 1760
jGoorge IV.. 1820
William IV. 1K30
i Victoria___11837
 

1727
1760
1820
18.30
1837
 

67il3

7733
82160
68110
721 7