The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-03
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STAGE ECHOES.
WHAT THE PLAY FOLKS ARE DOING.

wine Edouin VIII soon appear In
a new play.
Nat Goodwin will try Bob Acres
next season.
| Frank Frayne has given all Of bic
weapons away.
Manager H. B. MAIN is lying very
i'll in Philadelphia.
Sara Jewett has not left the Union
Square Theatre Company, as has
been rumored. .
Clinton Stuart has been engaged
to support Charles r. Thorne In the
Corsican Brothers.
Bonnie Runnels, the Dutch come.
dian, will star next season il he can
get hold Of play that will suit him.
Alonzo Hatch, the tenor, has re-
signed from Haverley's Merry War
Opera Company and joined Doyle
Carte's Opera Company.
TIE appearance or the Hess Open
Company in Mexico will be the occa-
sion of the first American opera ever
presented in that country.
Mr.. Harry Brown has been en-
gagged to play Captain de Merrimac
his original character, In Olivette,
with the Catherine Lewis Opera Co.
Mrs. Martha Wren Collins, OF Gin
cinnsti, has been engaged by Leon.
ard Grover for the title role in Cad
the Tomboy, opening in San Fran
cisco. 49,,
Harry Rattenberry, baritone and
comeiian-a favorite on the Pacific
Slope coming this way in the
spring. He has a repertoire of forty
operas.
Charles Atkinson has arranged for
second appearance Of his Jollities
in the Metropolis, opening LIST Of
April at the San Francisco Opera
House.
Minnie Palmer had q heavy fall
recently during a performance Of
my Sweetheart" in Cincinnati.
She pluckily went through with the
play, however.
6. W. Traverner, formerly Of the
Carl Rosa Company, who was quite
successful in tenor parts in the
Strakosch Opera Company, has been
engaged for Barton's Iolanthe Co.
e WIN. E. Redman, professionally
known as Billy Emerson, was d.
vorced from bis wife, Margaret Red
man, November 10th, in Superior
Court of the City Of San Francisco.
Miss Lillian Russell, OF the Biiou
Opera House, New York, who has
been very i'll, has now recovered her
health and resumed her place. Lily
will in future beware of late suppers
md champagne.
Mise Emma Wilmot, leading lady
With Janauschek, was recently en-.
Jagged at Woods Museum, Philadel.
,hia, and only lately Joined Madam
! Ianausclek's company, replacing Ida
[eflreys.
Kira6y's big elephant, Bamboo,
vas recently taken to Indianapolis
o take part in the spectacular.
Around the Worldin Eighty Days"
When he made his first appearance
lis weight was too much for the
tage and he broke through.
Russell Glover, the tenor Of Cor.
mans opera company, was the recip.
emit 10 Chillicothe, Ohio, recently, OF
handsome gold medal from the
MEMBERS of the company. Mr.. Glo-
er 6as retired from the company
nd returned to New York.
Abbey's Double Uncle Toms Cab.
Q company was billed recently to
ppear in Lynchburg, Va. The local
'apers advised the people TO give
DR.. Abbey and his company q cold
eception, as the play should be con-
emned by all Southern people.
The New Casino, in New York. IA
lmost finished, and is one of the
nost beautiful in this country. Tho
will hold reception on
he 2Sth. admission by invitation
My, and the building will be for.
nally opened on the 3Oth, with Nc.
;aul's Opera Co., in the Queens
ace Handkerchief.
Miss Laura Don has gone to the
outh Of France, where she will re-.
main until, her health improves
Ter physician pronounce her ALL
nent consumption, and It is doubt.
III il she will ever. recover. As she
topped on board the ship she re-
marked that she felt she would not
i've to come back TO America. She
Ias accompanied BY, Miss Louisa
sascomb.
Lawrence Barrett refuses to 40
'ear in the dramatic festival to Do
leld in Cincinnati next April, II
John Keene is to play. The reasons
,e assigns for refusing to play With
zeene are, that he does not propose
o assist in elevating him to posi-.
ion be considers him unworthy to
,old, and that BY alternating parts
nth him be would tacitly recognize
lin as an equal.
James O'Neill commenced his CO.
.eer years ago in the old ''Nationar'
heater ID Cincinnati a. one Of an
army Of supes. From that lowlv
place he has worked himself steadilv
upward until now he is very near the
top notch Of popularity. He 10 &
splendid actor and one whose fame n
we'll known, as he It was who assum.
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