Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-16
1rHE STAGE.
Flashes from the FOotlights and
Green Room Gossip.

Another new play is in progress for Clara
Morris.
HaverlV will start three new companies
next fall.
Tom Keene talks of going to Australia
next year.
Mr.. John Mccullough will not be back
until August.
Miss Rose Coghlan is not going to star,
after all, it is now said.
Ada Cavendish will have a new drama
next season, furnished her by Wilkie Col
Inns.
AK les Bains, will sail for the United States
on July %.
1t is said to be utterly impossible to prac-
tice cold stage kiss unless there is third
person on the stage.
Drew viii join the company at the Prin-
cess Theatre, London.
Charles II. Day will next season manage
Forepaugh's new Humpty Dumpty Compa-
ny with George FL. Adams as clown.
Gus Levick goes with Joseph jefferson
next season. He has been specially engag-
ed to play capt. Absolute in The Rivals
at salary of $3.50 week.
1t is said that William Castle, the tenor,
VIII next season be the manager of an Fog
lish opera company, and produce a number
OF new compositions Of a comic character.
PATHS latest demand for an American
concert tour Is S., 900 night. She has been
offered $4,000 a night for forty concerts,
and $4,000 for festival matinee; but Nico-
llni says "Morel"
Gilbert 81 Sullivan's new opera, Patience,
taking on the idiotic @sthetes," appears
to be great success In England. The piece
is to be produced at the New York Standard
In the autumn.
Milton Mobiles is writing a comedy, to be
called INTERVIEWS; or. Bright Bohemia"
which he will place before the public next
season, and in 1t he will play the chief char
acter-an irrepressible interviewer.
1t is said to be not improbable that VIM.
E. Sheridan and Miss Anna Dickinson will
make tour together next season, pro-
ducing beside Shakespearean plays, several
that Miss Dickinson has written within the
past few years.
The place left vacant In Golfers "Bank-
er's Daughter" Combination by the retire
ment of Frank Bangs, will be filed next
season by Joseph E. Whiting, who made q
decidedly favorable impression in Boston
last week in the part of John Strebelow.
Madame Modjeska takes farewell bene-
ft on the 2Sth inst. at London. Mr. Irving,
Miss Terry, and many other distinguished
artistes have promised to assist. Mile.
Bernhardt has volunteered her services, and
will appear 10 Coppee's lie PEASANT, in
which she plays the part of a romantic
boy.
For the past two weeks at delightful re-
sort In st. Louis, known as "Uhrig's Cave"
Ford's English Comic Opera Company have
presented "Ollvette" to the largest au-
diences of the seasoR. Extra seating ca
pacity has been required to accommodate
the patrons. Miss Blanche Chapman has
made pleasing "Olivette."
A new 'tUncle Toms Cabin" troupe,
formed by a consolidation of the Jarrett &
Palmer company which played in London,
and that OF Slavin 81 Smith, will travel next
season under the direction of Mr.. Joseph H.
Tooker. Bloodhounds, MINISTRIES, jubilee
singers and angels are announced among the
realistic features.
The London Figaro says: ''It is whispered
that there has been something not far re-
moved from quarrel between Messrs. Gil
bert and Sullivan, owing to the latter gen.
tleman having agreed to compose music for
three new comic operas by Mr.. j. r. Sims,
the libretti of which were recently placed In
his hands"
N. c. Goodwin, Jr., and his wife (Eliza
WeatherebY) have engaged to play next
season under the management of Messre.
Brooks and Dickson, who pay them So, 900
for the season and all expenses except hotel
bills. They will appear In two new pieces,
one by Mr.. A. c. Gunter, entitled I'D. A.
NJ ;" and the other Mr.. G.. r. Sims "Mem-
Der for Slocum."
Manager Abbey is expected back from
Europe on August 81. News comes from
London that Edwin Booth has signed con-
tract with him for tour of this country
next season, and that Boucicault is also
under contract to him for seventeen weeks
TO appear In his new Irish piece, supported
by his new Irish company.
The Colonel, Burnard's take of on the
"esthetes," is so much liked in London
that extra morning performances have been
made necessary, and 1t is thought that the
piece will easily run year at the Prince of
Wales. Charles Coghlan has the principal
part and is the chief attraction, and bis
catch-word, "wby certainly, " is said to have
"caught the town."
The last report concerning Lolita is that
she is worth $750,000. She made $68 900
last season, and will net $4,000 this year
by making her own engagements. Mana
ger Abbey made $40, 600 last season by at
tending to her business. Lolita will have
no agent next season but her brother and
her mother, Mrs. Crabtree. During her
lifetime Lolita has lost over $500, 900 by i'm
prudent sDeculatiOns