The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-26
THE STAGE.
At Home and Abroad.

Lester Wailack will star next season IN
.Nx Axisl Dad" lie calculates his
profits Of last season at Sl25,OOO.
Alice Oates and Aimee were pitted
|, ,ainst each other in Boston last week.
DIR. S. NJ. Lands, who styles himself "the
greatest living irage,lian," challenges the
American stage To produce and actor who /
can s,pprcss him in Richard ] or liamle, |
stakes, s-i,OOO. lie appears at the New
Central Theatre, Baltimore, on the llth.
A wonderful hoy orator, seven years Of
age, exhibited himself at the Maryland In
s,itu,e, on the l4ih, 18th, and 10th.
On the 1Ith, Mr.. Charles Coshlan made
his hrs: appearance in San Francisco nj
I,sl.lwim's, a. Evelyn, in "Money."
.The Prophe, King" a tragedy originally
written for Mr.. F.. l. Davenport, when he
was in England, is in rehearsal at the Wal
nut, Philadelphia.
A RARE ACCOUNT or RIGSOIbs fANN>
BENEFIT.
II the Swe,lenborgian doctrine he true
that the di-embodie.i spirit Of the dead are
ever about us. then ShaksPere's shade must
have isrn driven, horror-stricken, back to
iIa.le. by the extraordinary spectacle his
yLo.,ly eve. bcheld on the occasion oil
Reynolds benefit recently. Seven Juiiets
and one Romeo. and which was wore Who
could tell, the Capule, in fragments. or the
Montague in its entisity? The play was
ap,.or,ione,i after the following manner:
Nssaucrad. scene, Miss Fanny Davenport;
balcony scene, Miss ADELAIDE Neiison |;
nurse end marriage scenes, Miss I,yas; ban
ishment scenes, Miss Minnie Cumming /;
parting scene, Miss Marie Wainwright ;
potion scenes, Miss Mau,ie Granger; tomb
scenes. Miss Grace DCrfey. U course
Miss N.il>"n did not appear, and the
customary physicians certificate testified
"a, the ALWAYS imiubitable fact of her illness
and the impo>sibiIiiy al her appearance
under IN. circumstances. Miss Davenport
kindly consented Ia do the balcony scene
.n the very short notice given. To say
that she AMI Risnold made m'iss al II
world i- hut putin; it mildly; hut then
her dress was lovely, and her diamonds
sparkie,l msgnifcenily in the moonlight
which was niarre,l somewhat by the candle
held by the promPter, who was kept to"
busy t. notice how near he approached thu
roor Juliet aud likewise the audience. Fer
ha,,- criticism is unfair. since mn ""~ con
si,lcrs Miss Davenport an exponent "
Shak-,erean characters. and all knew iha
she was present not 50 much for the par
pose oi giving a startling reading 81 ih
par, n e. swell the number Of Juliets o'
this interesting occasion. Next came Mis-
pyas, who read the lines charminsly. an
acted with mere vivacity than ! have eve
>een her display. MIS- ID. is always lady
like in style AMI appearance, and II
times inclined to monotony, her aud'enc
can easily forget it in view IL her inieiII
cent reading AMI perfect ease 81 manner
Mis- Cummings, from Chicago, gave tn
I b,nishment scene after fashion that -
: the audience in roar ii laughter; Of conrs
il was rude, but il Ia laugh were want q
grace. to he sober exceeded all power q
face under the mirth- provoking situation
ANYTHING funnier cannot he imagined, an
when she closed they Scaled her out ami
;. shrieks Of laughter.
: A wreath was hanged uP which Rome
= CALAMITY placed upon her brow, Of c""rs
!, with the ribbons gracefully dangling owe
!. her eyes, which only increased the h'lar''
L Of the immense crowd.
: After this performance Miss C's friens
announced that she Was judged the hest I
=. the six since Ia her alone was awarded u
r crown. This proving too much, co"nt'
" card appeared from the giver OF the wreas
declaring that the gift WAS intended Tor NJ
10 Rignold and not for Miss Cummings at al
g Next came Miss Wainwright announced ;
MT granddaughter Of the Bishop Of that nam
: ON which. relationship she seems to base h
j., claim. for recognition ~ an actress. ~
- rendered the parting scene very dolefulI
- but exhibited hadsome toilette. A ba
voice. an immobile face and an angus
figure. are the attractions this lady brin,
To the stage. Talent she may have is 9th
ro.es. hut as Juliet her bad points she
mos, prominently.
=, Miss Maude Granger, stod actress vi
a has recently shot into the theatrical firm
= nent a. star, gave the portion scene. IL
somewhat strained her powers,
A. was nevertheless quite surprise to tho
he Who had witnessed her rather indifiere
le impersonations heretofore, and 81 prejudice
II her portion Of JnIiette.
t. After Miss Granger had partaken OF q
potion another Juliet was apparent
.. made very sick by il, for We were treat
. to the tomb scene by n debutante fro
!. Brooklyn. The performance Of the you'
- lady vac chiefly remarkable for the gre
=. care With which she stabbed herself, n
her decorous behavior in tncking her cloth
about her Zee. besore concluding to die.
J" sum mp. Miss Davenport struck me - q
Is. most brilliant-in point Of diamonds; Nj
he Dias the most correct and pleasing; NJ
en Cummings the funniest; Miss Wainvrig
4 the most lachrymo~e; Miss Granger Z
a. handsomes., and Miss DUrfey the M
proper. Mr.. Rignold made fitting Rom
Of tn this sextette. In physique and mann
he he is eminently unsuitei ior the part.
n. ing heavy built. with thick legs set in
is short, sturdy body. and face which 9
he presses equally i"difierently the lightson
er ne-s Of Romeo in the earlier scenes AMI
tragedy and despair later on. As an ac'
elo,a "a ~ . ,colv q leadln1 man in ~