The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-20

! E!Isler.
Charlotte Thompson plays at Lynchburg,
Va, ODD and sd.
-Eunice Goodrich plays at BRENNAN,
Tex, 23d and oath.
This the last season that Aldrich and
Parsloe travel together.
| "A new comic opera, "Roi de Correau,"
was produced with fair success at the The
stre Des Nouveantes, Paris, recently.
| William Horace and Alice Dunning
Lingard, who were recently divorced, have
reunited.
Sol Smith Russell plays at Louisville,
KY, 2lst, I'D and 2Sd. He begins week 5
engagement at St Louis Goth.
1.-The Spider" is the title Of a new play
which will he shortly submitted TO the
New York managers BY gentleman we'll
known as journalist.
$40" said Mrs. Parvenu, "we haven't
seen Irving yet, but We have all his books
in our lib airy, and went TO Su: nyside, CD
the HudsOn, two years ago."
-Rubinstein's Russian opera "Kalas-
clinof. III, Merchant" forbidden hitherto
for political reasons, will now be performed
in St Petersburg and Moscow.
-Toole, the comedian. is "keeriul
man." In "The Ar,fui Dodger" he still
! wears pair OF trousers given him thirty
years ago by Chas. Wyndham, The actor.
-Teunyson, the poet, membsrs of the
| royal family, the prime minister OF Eng
land and other dignitaries were present on
the first night of "Esmeralda" in Lordon.
Mary Anderson is to play in "Pygma-
lion ard Galatea" in London, in December
next and at the same time bring out the
new One-act piece W. S. Gilbert has written
for her.
Edwin Booths three weeks engagement
at Boston closes next Saturday night. His
reception there has been most enthusiastic
one Crowded houses nightly have been
the rule.
Lolita is preparing to play in the
French language il Ole OF the Paris the
aters during the coming winter. She first
appears in Bob" which, like all her plays,
has been translated into French.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, zone OF London's
famous beauties and we'll known in profess
sional circles, has sailed for this country
She is to reside in Washington, d. C., with
her brother.in-law, the English minister.
Mr.. and Mrs. George $. Knight will be
the next attraction, after Fay Templeton,
at Woods new opera house, next Saturday
night These admirable artists appeared
here last season and made most favorable
impression.
Charles p. De Groat, who will be re-
membered here for his impersona,iOn Of
"Dunstan Kirke" with the Emma Leland
Combination, died, of Bright's disease, in
Lewiston, Me-, Nov. Sth. He was sixty-two
years of age and had been an actor for over
thirty years.
The dramatic editor OF this paper has
been frequently been asked for the pronun-
citation Of "Girofe-G irofs," the opera in
which Fay Templeton appears on the open
ing night. 1t is pronounced as though
spelled "Jiroaay Jirofah," the accent being
on the last syllable and the ii" having the
short sound.
Kate Forsythe, who was leading lady
with Mccullough for several seasons, now
occupying a like position with the Standard
Theatre Stock company, New York, made a
great success Of her role in I'm the Ranks"
a new play recently produced for the frs,
time in this country.
Welsh Edwards, one OF the most re-
spected actors in the profession, died at his
residence in New York city 10Th, of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Edwards was Exalted Ruler
of the Elks, and had a wide circle of
friends. Although never great actor, he
was sincere and conscientious. The de-
ceased was noted for his integrity and be-
nevolence.
1t having been suggested that the
gravestone above the tomb of Shakespeare
in the chance! of Holy Trinity, at Straiford,
is not the original, Mr.. Halliuell, Phil
lipps and other Shakspearian scholars
have inspected the stone, and they found
that the freshness of the inscription, which
gave probable rise To the report, was due
to some unknown hand having renewed the
old, and much worn letters. The stone
itself is the original, and has not been dis
turbed.
Mr.. Henry Irving's New York engage
ment, which began Oct. 29ih, at the Star
theatre. terminates next Saturday night.
During his engagement he has appeared In
FIVE roles namely, Matthias, in "The Bells"
the title role in "Charles l." Shylock, in
"The Merchant of Venice" the title role in
"Louis XI," and the dual role of Dubesc
and Lesurques in "The Lyons MAIL" in
all of which, if we are to believe msjor-
ity of the critics, he shows himself
to be most accomplished actor, and one
who has distinct reasons for everything he
does. His "Louis Nj" has perhaps receiv.
ed the most favorable criticism of any of
bis roles. Miss Ellen Terry, his leading
lady, is universally acknowledged to DE
one Of the leading actresses OH the stage.
Mr.. Irving begins a two weeks engagement
at Philadelphia next Monday evening.
Boston, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Chicago, ST.
Louis, Cincinnati and Washington follow
in the order named. His st. Louis en-
gagement is for one week beginning JAN
uary Il.