The daily gazette., 1880-05-06
WILMINGTON DEL. THURSDAY MAY G. N8o
a ntu sententS.
GRIP VAN wINKLE."

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The amusement season in this city
will practically close on Saturday even
Ing, with the last appearance of Jos. Fl.
keape in the historic play of "Rip Van
Winkle." Mr.. X Keane will appear to-
morrow evening, aud at a ma.lnee on
oal urday afternoon. In order to afford
all our citizens an opportunity 10
| witness the performance, manager.
John ID. Mish,er, has reduced the nrice
OF admission TO 35 cent; reserved so: and
admission to the gallery, 25 cents. A
great many persons v ho have seen Joe
Jeiisasen and Keane, as "Rip" prefer
Mr.. Keane's version of the character
to that Of Mr.. Jefferson. MIR. Misbler
has had new scenery painted expressly
FOR the presentation of the pIay. In
speaking, # Mr.. keane, the Reading
Despatch says:
q, Ma y of our citizens will remember that
shortly afterthe co-npletion oi the Acad-
ony OF Music III 1872, Joseph II. Keane
was engaged to play the title role of
GRIP Van Winkle.H lie was new to u.
anu the uiincult Character Was trembling
~ submitted to him. Bat, five minutes
before the foot-lights assured the audi
ehce that the rendition would be consci-
entlous ana ssiiiful. They were not dis
sppointed' storms OF applause greeted
him at every touch of psLhos and every
piece OF drollery. In fact, so immediate
was the success OF this stIr that his en-
gagement was protracted for six nights
ana matinee. The attendance was
overfiowing, hundreds being turn d away.
1t must be remembered, too. that tile
pu6lic,s criticism Of the character of
"RipSs unusually exarting, as the mer-
1t OF each performance is measured by
the inevitable Jefferson standard. Mr..
Keane favored the people subsequently
III the role OF "Solbn Shingle," an i'm
personation- full uf breadth and viyarily.
IL must be said that Keane was honored
with the largest audiences that ever a.
Tended the production of these plays in
Reading. H'
NOTES.
Haverl,'s Mastodon Minstrels are to
sail for England May IL, numbering fit
" persons persons, and siIl open at Her
M-iesty's Theatre, London, July 81.
Ihey Will be abroad one year.
1t is said that Adrich and Parsloc
have cleared S3o,0UO on "My Partner"
during its season Of thirty weeks. BY
partnership agreement, Aldlich gets
s22,oOO and Parsloe $4,000 of this
amount.
The leading sopranos at the Leeds
Musical Festival are both Americans
Madame Alb ini amt Mrs. Osgood. Miss |
Hauk, another American, is among The |
popular artists in LpnJon, and the favor
lite artists OF the Carl Rosa troupe, Mrs.
Gaylord and Miss York, are both coun- |
trywomen of ours. 1t might be added |
that Patti is half A merican.
Miss May Fielding who is to sing the
part OF The Q zen pt Portugal in "The |
Royal MILDLY" at tile Walnut this week,
Is the niece Of Mrs. Whitney, formerl, |
of Philadelphia, aud of Mrs. Gulapu,
well known ia musical circles. She is
also sister of Mr.. Sc0vel, who married |
Miss Roosevelt, of New York. Miss
Fielding made quits hit at DAYS.
Mr.. II. o. Burnahd has lengthy es-
say in the English magazine, Time, on
acting as profession, and atLemp to |
show that it is not considered a profes- |
sion at all by the world at large. H |
advances moreover, the peculiar theory |
that old actors p efer that their children |
should not go upon the stage, because
they are ashamed of their calling.
Nothing could be more untrue, it is al |
most needless to say.
Miss Nelson, who has been playing
one OF the most successful engagements
in her professional career, will, il is said.
be worth nearly $l,000,00C at the end OF |
this season. The present engagement
will net her about SOS 900. Her profits
in this country are all inves ed in Amer
lcan securities. When in Buffalo, not
long ago, she stepped into a bank aud
bought nearly $4,000 in four per cents;
thence TO the telegraph office, and tele-
graphed all order for $4,000 of Erie
SECONDS. Within Ten days these ad-
tour per cent, and she fastened
10 buy second lot, Miss Nelson is
The wealthiest actress of the time. In
deed, it may be doubted il any actress
who ever trod the stage has so large an
income from Investments as she has.
Next to MISS Nell son, probably Miss
Cra6tree ("Lotta") is the richest lady
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