Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-02
THE STAGE.
Flashes from the F0OtIIghts and
Green Room Gossip.

Miss Kate Claxton delighted the Bosto-
mans last week.
We hear that the well known Lester
Wallack is seriously Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chantrau are playing in the
New England Circuit.
Keene and Salvini will play against each
other in Cincinnati next week.
Mr.. j. K. Emmett played in Baltimore
last week and is very ''well.n
Women with large hats are becoming again
unpleasantly prominent in The theatres.
Now the Chicago managers are discussing
the propriety OF dispensing with window ad-
vertising.
Fanny Davenport, she of the magnificent
stage presence and gorgeous wardrobe, is in
st. Louis this week.
1t is stated that Miss Helen Tracy re-
ceived nice Christmas gift from John Nc
Cullough-$1, 600 in cash.
Mary Anderson's recent New York en-
gagement was grand one. The actual re-
ceipts for four weeks were $27 1866.
Madame Celeste is still alive, and was re-
Gently offered her original part of "Miami''
In the Green Bushes, which Is to be revived
In the Adelphi Theatre, London.
'fWhere's the Cat?" and "The Wicked
Major" two of the latest London comedies,
whose calibre is sufficiently indicated by
their titles, have been received at Wallack'e.
The receipts of John McCullough's per
Torrance In the Walnut street Theatre,
Philadelphia, last Saturday night, amounted
TO 81 ,767 so, the largest SUN ever taken in
the theatre.
Miss Laura joyce contemplates tour of
the United States and Canada next season
at the head Of a new theatrical organization,
aud in plays of high order. Miss Laura
sings well, and sports pretty face.
Maggie Mitchell has accepted new com
edy, in three acts, by George T. Fuller,
called "The Little Mother.n The scene is
laid in Brittany, and the story is interest
ing, with delicate mixture OF bright com
edy and pathos.
Adam Forepaugh is estimated to be the
wealthiest Snowman before the American
public to day. His career has been a re-
markable and almost romantic one. He
began life as butcher boy, and worked for
the most Insignificant wages.
BARLEY Campbel's ''Galley Slave" has
been recently brought out in England, and
they call 1t over there a version of Glaeom-
metti's ola Morte Civil" Campbell has
generally been considered indebted to the
French for the chief point of this play.
LotIa's new play Is called tMadge.n The
author is lady clerk in the Treasury De-
partment at Washington, and it is said to be
replete with situations admirably adapted
to her style Of acting. The scene of the
play is laid in Virginia during the days Of
slavery.
Clara Morris has made a big hit with her
matinee performance at the Union Square
Theatre. Her receipts for the first one,
which took place last Tuesday afternoon,
was over 81 200. In accordance with the
rule Of the house, her name was not starred
on the bills.
Patty Oliver, very clever actress and the
original of "Black Eyed Susan,u is dead.
Charles Matthews wrote one of his most
characteristic letters In contradictinq a re-
port OF his marriage with her, saving that
he was suffering at the time from au acct
dent to his right arm, and would be the last
to offer the indignity of left-handed mar
rage.
Mis- Ada Gilman, the cleverest com
medicine on the American stage, has lust
recovele ed from dangerous attack of pneu-
monia. She is no larger than a ten -year-o old
child, and is to be preferred to Lolita in all
her specialties except her singing. Her
next New York appearance will be in the
Hundred Wives" piece which has made
hit In the country.
George Fawcett Rowe has brought out
new comedy, called "The Beauty" this
| NeCh3 d. OtGdHd3 Oaus IL is 10 De satire
| upon the professional beauty" craze A
| peculiar feature, but doubtless merely a
coincidence, In that the chief part is to be
| taken by one of the ''profe ssioual beauties''
Of the stage, Mabel Jordan. Rowe's char
acter is that of an ex-actor.
"Billee Taylor" seems to have taken the
place of "Pinafore" IN the favor of the
British public. There are already several
American managers In the field promising
to produce it at an early date. 1t is q
nautical absurdity, quite as funny and just
as tuneful as "Pinafore," and without
| tinge Of Gllbert's cruel satire. At least, that
is what the English papers say about it.
The Black Venus, the spectacular drama.
by Belot, was produced in Niblo's Theatre
last Monday, and the scenery exceeds In
beauty and elaboration anything of the kind
yet seen In New York Among the princi-
pal pictures were the "City of Cairo"
panorama of the Nile, burning slave ship.
Kerthum, the palace of Mounza, the Hall
of Pleasures, the Blue Mountains and the
Army of the Amazons.