, 1877-09-02

CUlVDh1 L. oAI l. LAM DEh
He told: Mile Aimee previously that spirits
were pursuing him, that God had declared he
should die, and that it was useless to tight
against fate.
Mr. Eben Plympton is eTidcutly a yery good
actor. for he is the only Romeo Miss Nelson
! nut give her photograph with the inscription
'sTo the most admirable OF Romeos.''
Constance Hamblin Jordan has accented the
position OF leading lady of the Bowery Theatre.
She is daughter OF the great Tom Hambl;n,
and the still greater Mrs. Shaw, who lent 40 muct
! prestige to this house in years gone By.
Mrs. Billy Florence is coming out as rival
to Olive Logan. A New York paper deyotes IN
article to a description OF her wondrous toilets
| iu the part of Mrs. General Ga7ory, and adds
that sshe was ably supported In the imposing
! spectacle by Mr.. Floreucc.''
LYDIA Thompson is said to be urunnipg
| swcetIy to adipose and puns. She takes breath
oftcner, rs if the weight OF her voluptuousness
interfered little with the perennial gaycty OF
legs" Poor Lydin! II she grows fat her occu-
pation's gone.
Charlie Gayler despafrs Of the future OF the
American drama. He says the managers shut
the doors in the faces Of the Young playwrlghts
who might turn out an occasional genius, anil at
the SAME time The press bowls Tor an American
drama with reloublcd energy. ESQ those OF us
let the managers take care Of themselves II
Does this portend fresh indiction from the
Joyian Gayler!
Johnny Thompson came to grief the other
day in q boxing tournament with Saker, the
English actor, who is playing in the Lydia
Thompson troupe: johnny, being in an over
By poktng sakcr in the ribs The Britishcr
didn't fawncy that sort Of thing, you know, and
retaliatcd BY laying Johnny low BY tinisher
in jifiy, aud "on hand" put
antagonist for inserting his teeth in his sakcr's)
check, quietly pulled off mis- rings, re1narkin.
that he didn't want to cut, YOU know, and gaye
John enough to send him to the hospital on
shutter.
The Dramatic Neaes says: "Thc published
statement that the Bridal Tour wilt be pro-
duced in London and New York the same night
contracted to do the Bridal Tour .Mr. Bou-
ccault may have tried to have the thing done,
not merely Us an advertising dodge, but because
tho English lax holds that, If a play is produced
here ttrst, there can be no English copyright.
BY doing play on the same night both copy
rights could be protected. But US this would
not particularly serve the purpose Of any Lon
don manager. who eau get the piece for nothing
by letting it first he done here, it is not at ali
likely that Mr.. 3. will get any one OF them to
fall into his notiou.''
GENERAL STAGE GOSSIP.
Edwin Adams is recovering his health in Low
er California aud will shortly. come East.
Pauline Markham has returned from Europe,
and will join the Adam Richmond burlcsquc
company.
The venerable Celeste, now at least three
score~anl-tcn, is to play the boy in Wills version
OF .1Pcvcril OF the Peak" at Drury Lane.
Nate salsburr's Troubadours had warm re-
ceptiou in Australia. The people OF Sydney
appeared to relish s'Patchwork " amazingly, to
Judge from the general tone Of the newspaper
comments.
The author OF "Our Boarding Housen is
rcspectfulig m % mentioned by New York critics as
"thc opuicnt Grover" In Chicago Ae was
simply !.Old Fel.n But then 1t Should bc re-
mcmbercd that when here ''Groycr was in
hole"
The Beaumont and Fletcher partnership OF
Hartc and Twain, in tue new play at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, was suggested BY the we'll
known couplct:
Two souls with but a single thought,
Twain I1artcs that beat as one.
John r. Raymond begins his full tour Of the
West aud East on Monday at St. Louis. During
tue season he will produce four new plays,
t'Goiden Calf" Risks" ''Sescnoaks,' and
ssSnatchIey, or Business is Business" OF
course Cot. Sellers will be in his repertoire. Hc
is booked for McVicker's on Oct. 10.
"How Women Loyc' is the title Of BARLEY
Campbcil's new play which was produced at the
Boston Theatre last Monday. 1t is described
by one critic as ia very loose..jointcd, weak
knced melodrama, with rambling, hap-llaz-
ard, attcnuated story. Its action does not de-
vclop, but drifts on in a wobbly fashion,
The San Francisco Neus-Letter tells a good
joke on Rose Eytinge- As is well known, she
has persistcntly refused to sit for her photo
graph. The result is that she has had her life
made burden to her by the prosecutions OF
the photograpil-gallcry agents. The other day
she let it be known that she proposed taking u
swim at North Beach. When she left the hotel
IN express wagon, with cancra in it, followed
her carriage. The next day she received a po-
lite uotc, incloslng tho proof Of negative
taken us she emerged from the brius dip. Tie
note pleasantly intimated that unfcss Miss
Eytingc reported for Il legitimate sitting bY
noon next day 10000 copies likc the one fur
nishcd would Immediately he struck oil. She
capitulated.