Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-27

The Opening Of the SeasOn-ActOrs
and Actresses.

Charley Bsckus and family are in Chicago.
George c. Bonifsce is to go with Lolita
next season.
Frank Mayo closed his season recently in
Indianapolis.
W. c. Coup, the great circus man, is max
log tour OF Texas.
ever eighty nights have been booked at
the Savannah Theatre.
Alice Dunning Lingard has returned to
New York from Europe.
d. A. Seal, the we'll known clown, is trsv-
cling with Cooks circus.
Claire Scott will not play with Frank j.
Pilling's Company next season.
Nellie Larkelie will play stalacta in the
Kiralfy's 'Black Crook" Company.
Jersey City don't care fig for circusses,
aud has raised the tax to $500 day.
Thomas Keene will add "Shylock' in
German to his repertoire next season.
w. W. Cole, the circus man, owns real
estate in Chicago assessed at $500, 900.
Dion Boucicault begins his season Octo-
| Der s, at McVicker's Theatre, Chicago.
The Union Square Company of New York
| left for San Francisco on the 25th inst.
Lawrence Barrett, T. B. Aldrich and vii.
lie Winter are fellow-vOYagers to Europe.
RIstori is playing "Lsdy Macbeth I" In
English at the DrurY Lane Theatre, London.
The Hanlon Brothers commenced an en-
gagement in San Francisco last Monday
night.
Ella Wesner has been recently presented
| with gold watch and chain and a magnif-
| cent diamond pin.
1t is predicted that the coming theatrical
season will be the most brilliant Savannah
has had for years.
Pauline Markham will be a member of
the Huntley, Blaisdel and Brown "Blsek
| Crook" Combination.
Topsy Venn has grown so neshV that It
| is thought she will have to abandon "Trip
| ping on the light fantastic toe"
Charlotte Thompson will appear at Hsv-
erly's Fourteenth Street Theatre, New
York, August 9TH, in her new east Lynne"
Louise Balfe and Theresa Waldron, two
| of the daintiest Of recent importstions, will
be members Of Colville's "Taken from Life"
Company.
Rhes's season will extend from Septem-
Der to May. Her time during this period is
nearly filled, and includes dates In most Of
of the principal cities.
VIM. Stafford will next season make a
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studied the part with great care. Miss Rosa
Rand and very strong company will sup
port the young tragedian.
| Lytton Sothern will not come 10 America
with the Windham Company next season,
as he has made contract to tour the United
States year later as star, In Lord Dun
dreary" and other characters formerly
played by his father.
The receipts OF Gus Willinms, at H4ver-
| ly's Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York,
with Gone of the Finest" have been
thus far 1000, which is within $3.50 Of
what H. B. Curtis took in with "Sam'l Of
Posen" during the same period last season.
John T. Rsymond's character in "For
| Congress" is General Josiah Timber, a
member OF the Kansas Legislature It IS
said to be even better than Colonel Sellers
Mr.. Raymond opens his canvass in Lexing-
| ton, Ky, August IS, where he will first
| address his constituents.
Manager Abbey is having built palace
car on new model for the tour of Mrs.
| LangtrS next season, and that OF Henry
Irving the season following. There will be
| three private compartments, one of which
Mr.. Abbey will retain for his own use, a
| drawing room supplied with a piano, a
dining room, completely equipped kitchen
| and bath.
| MARY AuuSIsOu VIII DC supported DY Inc
following company next season. J. B.
Studley, Robert Downing, H. B. Norman,
| Charles Hawthorne, F. w. Ford (of Lon
| dom. T. B. Coleman, H. A. Lowry, Frank
Currier, r. Bourne, Miss Adelaide Ford,
| Mrs Pennoyer, Mary Doud, Bertha Morris,
| and Oliver Doud, stage manager. DR.. Ham
| ilton Griffin will be sole manager, and Frank
NJ. Chapman, agent. Miss Anderson's sea-
son opens Ia Troy, New York.
The wife OF the dwarf, Major Littleinger,
and herself a dwarf, who had been on exbi-
bition for twenty years past, died 10 Ken
dslville, Ind, June "a, at the house OF G..
| w. Gilbert, who first introduced her to the
| public, aged twenty eight years and five
| months. When she was about to give birth
| TO a child, on the Goth ult., the physicians
found that It was impossible for her to do
so, and that even IL they should sacrifice the
| life of the child, the mother could not be
saved. 1t was then decided by five OF the
best physicians in that State to perform the
Cesarean operation, and by It the child was
| brought forth alive, but the mother fingered
until the oath, when her spirit winged its
| flight. The child, a girl weighing four
| pounds, is still living, is well formed, aud
attracts much attention from the large mum
| Ter of ladies who come from the surround
| ing country to visit her.