Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-18

Flashes nom the FOotIfghts and
Green Room Gossip.


Lewis Morrison has decided not TO go to
California.
W. II. Cooper and wife have been engag-
ed for Milton Mobiles.
"Oid shipmate" is the name of Frank
Mordaunt's new play.
The estimated cost OF Haverly's new
Chicago Theatre is $780, 900.
Lotta's new comedy is to be written by
Maeder, but the title is q profound secret
for the present.
Louise Pomeroy will remain in Australia
another year at least. Her popularity there
Is unbounded.
The beautiful Mrs. Scott Siddons is in
London and may not return to the United
States next fall.
Nine. Janauschek has finished her dra-
matte season-and, indeed, the stars in gen.
eral have paused in their professional
orbits.
John Mccullough will act at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, New York, next autumn.
Lawrence Barrett is also to fulfill an en-
gagement there.
daughter of Mrs. Lippincott (Grsce
Greenwood), Of Washington, returns from
England in the fall to play 'sAlice Verney,"
In Forget-Me-Not.
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theatre will be movable stage with three
platforms instead of two, as in the case Of
the Madison Square Theatre.
Mr.. Frank Mayo, with a strong company,
will next season reappear in legitimate
dramatic roles. His tour commences in
Providence, K. l., in September.
A plucky American manager has offered
Irving, the English tragedian, 100000 to
make tour OF America, but the actor de-
clined on account of home engagements.
Fred. Warde, who has supported John
Mccullough so long, stars it next season.
He made good impression in Washington
last winter. He takes McCullough's regu-
lar line OF characters.
The return of Modjeska may, probably,
be counted on as one of the incidents of the
next dramatic season. Propositions for an
American tour have been made to Mile.
Judic and to Henry Irving.
Edwin Booth will arrive home toward the
end of this month. George Fawcett Rowe
will return to New York In July. John
Mccullough will arrive In August. Miss
Genevieve Ward will come back in Septem-
Der.
Mr.. Jefferson will appear at the Union
Square Theatre, in New York, in September
next, in "The Rivals" acting "Bob Acres. {"
He will have his own company and be pre-
sented under the management Of his son
Charles.
The new production at the Madison Square
Theatre, New York, entitled "The Profess
sor'-brought out on the night of the Ssh
instant-will be continued for the present.
1t promises a good run-though not as long
as "Hazel Klrke."
1t is said that Mr.. VIM. Castle, the tenor,
having returned to New York after his sea-
h. AH1kk It'll
next season be the manager OF an English
opera company, and produce number of
new compositions OF comic character.
Mr.. Wallack's dramatic company is to act
In Boston In the early fall of this year, and
will make brief provincial tour prior to
the opening of Wallack's new theatre. The
regular company of the Union Square The
a're will, at the same time, make tour of
Western cities.
Mr.. M. b. Curtis, who plays "Sam'l of
Posen, or the Commercial Drummer" at
Hsverly's Fourteenth Street Theatre, New
York, has evidently struck bonanza. The
audiences are quite large, and go away
charmed with one of the neatest bits of
character acting that has lately been pre-
sented on the stage.
Mr.. Stirling, the veteran stage manager
of Drury Lane, says that In the whole
course Of the forty years during which be
has been In that theatre, he never has heard
such applause as that which followed
McCullough's performance of "Virginius,"
at the close of the third and the fourth acts
Of the tragedy.
Miss Ada Cavendish has a new play by
Wilkie Collins, and it is probable that she
will appear in this piece at the Princess
Theatre, London, at an early date. The re-
turn of Miss Cavendish to London has been
hailed with satisfaction by hosts OF friends,
though In this country she was very unfor-
tunate, but an excellent actress.
Mr.. Charles Haslam, Mr.. Haverley's man
ager at Niblo's Garden, is engaged In COL
lecting the best colored talent in the
country and recognizing the troupe known
as ''Haverley's Genuine Colored Forty, )" for
the purpose OF making an extended Euro
pean tour. The party will visit London and
the provinces, France and Germany.
Henry Irving will preside at the next
annual dinner of the Theatrical fund, in
London, set down for July 20. Sims Reeves
will be present and will sing. There are
now seventy eight subscribing members of
the Theatrical fund, and there are forty
nine anDuitants receiving money from the
fund. The death of Mr.. Sothern caused a
loss to this fund of $500 year.
Mr.. John Stetson, the new manager of
Booths Theatre, says that he proposes to
play stars and frst-class combinations.
Rossi, the italian tragedian, will appear in
the latter part of October Frequent
changes in the programme will be the rule,
in order to secure as much variety as posi-
BILE. Prices will be in accordance with the
attractions, and range from twenty-five
cents to one dollar.
Mr.. George Holland, who for the past
few months has been playing "Lord Dun
drearV,O was last week at the Walnut
Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Mr.. Holland,
by reason Of his long association with Mr..
Sothern, is well qualified to become his
successor, and as he has the support of an
unusually excellent company, most of
whom have played their various parts with
Sothern, 1t is probable that he will achieve
a success.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has closed season
of forty-two weeks at the North and sailed
for Europe Thursday last, accompanied by
his wife, TO spend his vacation. The past
has been the most successful season Mr..
Barrett has had for several years, his re-
eeipts exceeding those of last year about 40
per cent. He returns In September and will
appear at the Fifth Avenue Theatre Octo-
Der 3. In addition to his regular repertoire,
he has secured new play by VIM. Young,
entitled "Pendragon.n
In letter from Rio Janeiro, dated Nav
IL, Mr.. Maurice Grau writes to his brother
In New York as follows: "We opened last
night with 'Favart.' Every other company
made failure Of it In Spanish or French.
We had great success. The house was
crowded from pit TO dome. The Emperor
and royal family were present, and sent for
me to congratulate me. Receipts S., 900.
Tonight 'Mignon' and Friday lie Petit
DucO Both houses are already sold Tho