Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-14
CRIMINAL SESSION
The Stage anhIta Favnrite..

W. E Sheridan sails for Australia this
month.
Charley Backus has had a relapse and is
now lying III in New York.
| Gilbert aud Sullivan's new opera will be
| entitled Independence"
Gus Williams has secured the beautiful
| Carlotta Evelyn as leading lady.
Mr.. Joe Jefferson is expected at the Arch,
Philadelphia, at an early day.
Chicago enjoyed Lotta's antics last week,
and will do the same this week.
Mary Anderson is announced for Monday
| night next at Hartford, Connecticut.
Next month at NIblo's, New York, the
Kiralfys are to produce the "Black Venus. {"
Barley Campbell's ''My Geraldine" Com
pany were in New Orleans all last week.
Maggie Mitchell has just closed a very
| successful two weeks engagement In New
York.
Mr.. NJ. B. Curtis, "samI of Posen," has
determined to close his season in New York
July Isl.
Manager Frotham, OF the Madison Square
Theatre, New York, has engaged Belle Mac
kenzie for two years.
Laura Clancy, leading lady Of Frank
| Msyo's Company, is an own sister of the
| late lEmented Nenie Clancy.
Lydia Thompson is again incapacitated
for the stage. Her legs are sll right, but
her throat is dreadfully diseased.
Miss Theresa Waugh, the handsome young
vocalist and actress Of the "T Jurist" Com
binatiOn, is the wife Of W. A. Metsayer.
Young Dot Boucicault is PLAYING In EGG
| land In the same company with Eva Sothern,
and, it is rumored, viii probably mske her
his wife.
Pauline Markham, who Is said to be the
| finest formed woman In the world. has lust
returned to New York. The Southern tour
was not successful on account of bad man
agement.
It IS rumored that q wealthy admirer of
Jas. O'Neill has offered to deposit $40 900
in a New York bank to guarantee him
against all losses should he determine to
star next season.
Robert Spiller, orce the popular agent
of Mary Anderson, and who died In New
York city OF consumption, week or two
since, was buried at Wytheville, Va, the
home Of his parents, last week.
Elliott Barnes new play, called "The
| Mystery OF Wave Crest" was produced in
| st. Paul, Minnesota, recently, with much
success. Bertha Welby, the accomplished
young acress, made decided hit.
'Little Emily" dramatization of ''Da-
vid Copperfield," was revived last week at
Niblo's Garden, New York, where it was
| originally performed with George F. Rowe
as Micawber. He is well seconded by Miss
Stuart, who takes the part of Mrs. Mi
cawber.
Fanny Davenport had real tramp in the
| Northwest last week. Monday night she
was at Terre Hsute; Tuesday night. Lsfay-
cite; Wednesday night. Peoria; Burlington,
Iowa, Thursday night; st. Joe, Friday and
| Saturday lights, and at Leavenworth, Kan
sas, last night.
At six performances recently In Calves
ton. Texas, Edwin Booths receipts were
| IS. 900. He has Just received 100000 for
his portion of the earnings so far this sea-
son. How much Mr.. Abbey, who is run
ming Mr.. Booth, has made is not known,
but It is thought to be all OF $6S,OOO.
Mrs. Lantryis terms with provincial man
ayers are sixty per cent. OF the receipts, she
to furnish nothing except herself and COM
pauy. The furniture and scenery must,
however. be of the best description, psrticu-
larry the latter, as she does not accept the
usual scenery found in stock.
Lizzie McCaull, who last week shot and
fatally wounded her husband, Barry Hall,
was on Saturday last conveyed to the Kay
| mond street iail Brooklyn. II is probable
she win be indicted for msnslaughter IN the
second degree. The lady's friends and her
counsel scout the idea that the shooting was
intentional, and say they can prove 1t was
accidental.
Since the appearance of Rlce's ''Evange--
line" Combination at the Holiday Street
| Theatre, Baltimore, four years ago, three OF
| the most prominent of the company have
been summoned to the eternal world. viz:
Harry Jcsephs, in Boston, OF paralysis OF
the heart; Harry Hunter, in Cincinnati, OF
pneumonia; and now the loVeliest and
brightest Of the trio, Venie Clancy.
Matthew V. Lingham, well known
actor. died at his residence, in New York,
on Sunday last. He was born December z,
1882, and made his first appearance on the
stage when twenty years OF age, in Boston.
he was popular 10 Western cities, especially
in Cincinnati He was last under engage
ment with Mr.. Palmer, OF the Union Square
companies. He was married in 1872 TO Miss
Lizzie Mahon.