Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-30

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May Fishes blondes are having hard
luck out West.
Mary Anderson, as is her custom, rest
ed during holy week.
Minnie Maddern will be managed by NJ.
B. Leavitt till further notice.
William Warren does not intend to re-
tire permanently from the stage.
There is a rumor that the VOkes family
have decided not to act together after this
season.
Tony Pastor takes the road with a strong
variety troupe for the summer tsur on the
ID of April.
John Howson, a thoroughly good actor,
is TO be the comedian of Wallaek's Theatre
next season.
THE Silver Spoon" is the title of Den
man Thompson's new play, but he Will not
bring it out at present.
A dramatic library has been projected
in New York city, and we hope it Will re-
ceive the attention it merits.
Maude Granger in "A Planters Wife"
made an excellent impression on the peo-
pie of Cincinnati last week.
ssPlnafore''. has been revived at the
Standard theatre in New York, and ''The
Mascot at the Fifth Avenue.
1t is said that Hon. George II. Baker,
author of Francesca da Rimini," is
writing a play for John Mccullough.
Agnes Herndon has joined Roland
Reeds s'Cheek'' party, and will play with
the company in st. Louis this week.
Madame Modjeska will produce a new
plav entitled ''ThOra'' at the Grand Opera
House, Chicago, on the Sd of September.
Cleveland will have another theatre
next season-the Park-and it is an
nOunced that Rhea will open 1t in October.
5, Couldock will pay a visit to Eng
land this summer, after an absence OF
many years duration from his native
country.
Robert Buchanan's drama, entitled
.sStorm Beaten was produced at the
Adelphi theatre, London, and is said TO be
a success.
John It. RAYMOND played at the Walnut
Street Theatre, Philadelphia, last week,
and the Quakers liked his bob Better
very much.
John Mccullough plays in Washington
this week and the probabilities are that
his health will permit him to fill his en-
gagement.
Charles Barron played the part of Sire
bel0lg in 1.-THE Bankers Daughter at the
Boston Museum recently. We are sure
he played it well.
lie Voyage en- Suisse" is said to have
been considerably strengthened, especial
" in the female interest. 1t needed brac-
ing up in dramatic way.
Lolita and Annie PiXley played against
each other in Cleveland last week, but
neither of the condolences had any rea-
son to complain of business.
Janauschek closed her third successful
engagement in Philadelphia last night.
The German tragedienne is great favor
tie with the Philadelphians.
Boucicault and his company began
their New York season at the Manhattan
late Wallack's) Theatre Monday even
ing, opening in "Vice Versa"
One Jarvis attempted to play Annie
Firman through New Jersey as Helen
Bancroft, but the fraud was discovered by
the Trenton Times and shown up.
Frank Losee has taken Frank Roche's
place as leading man in Ada Gray's com
panv. Mr.. Roche was better actor tif-
teen years ago than he is to-day.
John A. Stephens has written new
play called "He& Second Love-" which he
will soon produce in New York. Its scene
is laid in ST. Petersburg at the present
day.
Mr.. j. L. Toole will soon produce the
farcical comedy of "Artful Cards." by +.
G. Burnand, in his London Theatre. In
the meantime he is appearing in some of
his old time farces.
Salyini will appear in Philadelphia on
the I'd of April, with Clara Morris as his
principal support. The regular season of
the great tragedian will close in Cleve-
land on Friday evening next.
Jeffreys-Lewis has won an excellent
name for herself in ''La Belle Russo" this
season. Very few stars have had as many
pleasant things said about them since the
opening of the theatrical year.
Thatcher, Primrose and Vests min
strels are said to be planning to settle
themselves permanently in New York, as
rivals of the San Franchises. They will
make more money to travel.
The Boston Herald says that Barlow,
Wilson & Co.'S troupe includes among its
members some Of the best minstrel talent
in the country, and deserves a large pa
trOnage whenever it appears.
The partnership which for some years
has existed between John Rickaby and
Gus Williams will terminate with the
present season. Mr.. Williams is largely
indebted to Mr.. Rickaby for his dramatic
success.
April eth will wind up the "Parisian
Romance" at the Union Square Theatre.
The run of the play has been highly sue
cessful one, and with an adequate cast,
the larger cities of the country will per-
petuate its popularity.
The souvenir which characterized the
one hundred and fiftieth performance of
young Mrs. Winthrop at the Madison
Square Theatre was plush PLAGUE with
an embossed head of the heroine Of the
playa novel ornament.
Charles r. Thorne, ST., has determined,
since the death of his son, to return to the
stage. Next season he will play can
tome Toffs' in ''The Princess Chuck"
having become a permanent member of
the COmley Dramatic Company.
Nat Goodwin is to have four of the
Weathersby sisters in his company next
seasOn-EliZa his wife,, Emie, Lizzie
and Nellie. The repertoire will include
Member for Slocum," "Hobbies'' ire
written ), "a Terrible Time," and EVERY
bOdy's Friend"
Charles Frohman, of the Madison Square
theatre, says that the elaborate studio
scene in ''Esmeralda," with its wealth of
bric-a-brac, is reproduced in every large
city they visit from the drawing room of
some woman of fashion, who is always
glad to see her treasures thus displayed
upon the stage. In Chicago, he says,
there were $50, 900 worth of stuff upon the
stage in that scene, and in st. Louis nearly
as 0uc0. Inc IOOln lJSe1l Is dlbO ItDIO-
duced very closely, and this is made pos
sible by the fact that Gene Willy PTesbrey,
who plays "Jack Desmond" the painter,
is an artist also in real life, and before
the play he visits the woman's house and
makes sketch of the room for stage use.
Mr.. Presbrey, it is said, painted every one
of the 100 plaques given out as souvenirs
at the one hundredth representation of the
play.
rNIiu;one of nackaoes of the Dia.