Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-23
THE STAGE.
Flashes from the FOotlights and Green
Room Gossip.

Flashes from the EOotl1ghts ana Sfeeh
Room Gossip.
1t is reported that Joe Emmett is going
to Australia.
Kate Claxton will be in Lincoln, Illinois,
next week.
Emily Melville has sued her Melbourne
manager for damages.
Fun on the Bristol" is now running at
the London Crystal Palace.
Hazel Kirke'' is to be played at Yoko-
hama, in both English and japanese.
Oliver Doud Byron commences an en-
gagement of one week in New ork next
Monday night.
Miss Louisa Searle. who married a New
Yorker year ago, is said to be seeking
divorce already.
The Emma Abbott Opera Troupe began
a weeks engagement at the NatlOnal,
Washington, last week.
NJ. b. Leavitt is refitting and refurnish-
ing the Bush Street Theatre, san Fran
cisco, at a cost of $1,000.
The Thanksgiving attractions at the
Arch, in Philadelphia, Will be Mr.. FRANK
Chanfrau in the inevitable Kit"
Col. Mulberry Sellers, alias John /.
Raymond, has been in Cincinnati all this
week. The Colonel is still for the old flag
anu an appropriations
Charles Atwood, formerly connected
with the Hess Opera Troupe, IS now
travelling with the "The World" His
wife, Adelaide Randall, formerly OF W ash
ingtOn, is in very poor health.
Mr.. Graham does not appear with the
Langtry company, but Abbey pays
him his 5000 week. He is obliged to do
this under his contract. Mrs. l.. says Mr..
&. is too ''unsympathetic."
Mary Anderson commenced an engage
ment last Monday night at st. Louis for
one week. She will commence an engage
ment at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, on the 18th of January, 1888.
Mrs. Langtry expects to remain in this
country and under the management OF
Mr.. Abbey about SIX months. during tins
time she hopes to see as much Of this glo-
riOus land of freedom as may be possible.
Gilbert & Sulliyans latest opera,
1'Perola: or. the Peer and the Peri" (if
that name will stick to it so long,, will be
produced at the New York standard on
the 25th rip Van Winllle'' will be kept
on till then.
''Romany Rye" received its fiftieth per-
fOrmance on Monday night last in Booths
Theatre. New York. The building was
decorated with natural flowers, and
handsome souvenir was presented to each
lady visitor.
Abbey's actual loss by the burning of
the Park Theatre is put at $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance. Fortunately, there was
fire clause in his contract with Mrs.
Langtry and her company, SO that he loses
nothing on salaries.
The new Casino at New York has been
closed and will not be reOpened until it is
really finished, which viii be a month
hence. 1t will be one Of the hands0mest
as well as most elaborate places of amuse-
ment in the country.
An exchange fears that the destruction
of theatres by fire will be a common Incl
dent in dramatic history, now that Mr..
Abbey has discovered that the easiest way
to get rid of the accumulation of manu-
script plays is to burn down theatre.
Mile. Rhea has been offered the part of
''DesdemOna'' to John McCullOugh's
''OthellO." Lawrence Barrett's ''IagO'
and Mary Anders0n's "Emelia" at the
grand dramatic festival to be given at
Cincinnati on the week beginning April
% next.
A London critic suggests that Fanny
Davenport and Bernhardt should appear
on the same stage in alternate acts Of
Camille so as to afford the public
contrast between a cOnsumptiye and a
healthy Camille" Bernhardt weighs 80
and Davenport 21T.
1t is stated that one of the largest ballets
ever organized has been selected and sent
to San Francisco by Mr.. HaVerly to
appear in BARLEY CampbelPs new play,
''Siberia," which is to be brought out at
Haverly's California Theatre with grand
spectacular effects.
The career of Partisan ballet dancer
begins at l6 and ends at 36. All her taste
in dress is expended on her stage cos
TUNES. Outside Of the theatre she wears
ill-fittng, badly selected clothing, walks
awkwardly with loose, straddling gait,
and is the worst Waltzer to be found in
the world.
John T. Raymond will soon produce his
new play I'm Paradise" in which he i'm
persOnates an INSCRIPTIONS politician.
At any rate, we are told that it is being re-
hearsed. The announcement is coupled
with the further statement that Mr.. Ray
mOnd is every confident Of its success"
The Louisville Post says of Miss Jetfreys-
Lewis acting in her new play, that it has
nothing coarse or suggestive. but that
refinement Of passion, cold and msenti-
mental though it be, that would turn a
statue to blaze, is shown in every Inca
ment." She's in danger of being arrested
as a tiTe-bug.
Mr.. Edwin Booths reception at Glasgow
was so cordial that he stepped to the foot
lights and spoke to his admirers. He
thanked them for their generous patron
age, and also said a kindly word to the
leader of the orchestra, the band having
opened the programme with 'The Star
Spangled Banner"
A veteran diner-Out says that at the Ia
BILE BARLEY Campbell is the best story
teller, Barrett the most impressive speaker,
Booth the most prOsy, Raymond the most
bashful, Fred Warde the best mimic, Sol
Smith Russell the most versatile, and
John Mccullough the best fellow generally
between the sherry and champagne.
A dramatist in New York is at work
upon a new version Of Shakespeare's
Macbeth" i'll the interest Of ''young
tragic actress" who is anxious to show
the possibilities of Lady Macbeth. He is
to reduce Macbeth, cut down his speeches
to lines, and add the eXcised portions of
Macbeth's speeches, altered to tit the text
Of Lady Macbeth, and so amend, cut out,
extend, remodel and emasculate the whole
five acts, so that Lady Macbeth will be
the entire play. "Why mott" says the
actress. Jefferson has physcked The
Rivals until there is nothing in it but the
part of Bob Acres. Mr.. Booth and Miss
Anderson and all the rest doctor their
plays to suit themselves, and why
shouldn't | do If -