THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4257, 18 October 1876, Page 4

THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Gi '_ Mr, Kirby, the well-known theatrical goes-on to Auckland by the San Francisco Mail, as advance agent of the Georgia Minstrels, described as the Slave .. 'of.Aihentica. The Georgians have t onOf Special advantage over white negro minstrels, being able to go on the stage without all the trouble of using bhrht’oork:, Nature.,having, some years ago, given - fhem a blackening which is warranted to ■ stand any climate, in short they are genuine r color’d gemmen.” They are regard* das ; tie. best Minstrel Troupe that ever appeared ’ inthe’Statea. ■,/ t Mr Harry liyons, who was here as Blon- ’ din’s agCnt, has gone as advance agent with wljo was formerly with -Chiarini’a ieirena, a!a Business manager for Cooper and Bayley’s Great International Ten Allied Shows and Menagerie, which will go up to Sydney in a month or two. The menagerie contains seven elephants, giraffs, a rhinoceros, tigers, and other animals, besides ‘' I, Robinson, the champion rider of the and otner artists. One of the attractions of this comb nation is a musical instrument p%6d by steam which perambulates the : - ; * streets. After making a tom - in Australia, 1 the Alliance Show will visit New Zealand. ‘ i, ‘* ’ Chevalier Blon din was unsuccessful ihSpu Francisco, and had resolved to retutn to : Australia. He had placed his luggage on board the mail si earner, when he changed his mind in favor d£ a tour through South America Mr John Smith, the celebrated Australian . ... manager, cams to San Francisco with the /; . Australian Blondih, but finding on; his < ... tbs Chevalier had not been a 0009008, he cut the connection, and did not ipr for the ' ',

'The EeV.’ 0; Clark'lectured: for six nights in San Francisco; bnt did not draw, the Californians not being a l&tnre-going people, Glarke went on to try 'Chicago. The City of ,Isew York takes over to Aus* iraliav a burlesque troupe, which includes Anne Hoksiey, : Zavistowslci, well known in Auckland. Mr. ( a girl named Margueritte, a famous dancer; atod Mrfcftd Mrs Host, allunder engagement to Mr John Bennett, Sydieyiws Both the Zavistow.-ki sisters are married.

It is rumored bfere hbrit Jenny Clans will shortly return to ( HonoTulu.to he married to the French Consul there.—Auckland ‘Star’s’ correspondence. • -t,, ■ ~