, 1884-05-11
THESPIAN TOPICS.
What the Actors Are Now DOinu
and Contemplating.
News Notes From all
Over the Country.
What is Transpiring HereabOuts of
a Local Interest.

nhdl Is iTdnSplFlng HefeaD0utS OF
a Local Interest.
Milton Mobiles new play, Loue ana
LGlc, is pronounced an unqualified sue.
cess.
1t was definitely settled April %. by
cable from John r: Rogers, who is in
London, that Minnie Palmer will come to
America next season.
Mary Anderson begun her provincial
tour April %, opening in Edinburg, Scot
land, as "Parthenia'' in Lngonur. She
had a splendid reception.
Annie is going to star through the
country next season in English. She has
a new piece from the pens of Messrs.
Jessop and Gill, called Ma '@dDr-clIc.
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Madame Janauschek is now filling a
two weeks engagement at the Star
theatre, New York City, in her latest
play, ZHuh, he Hebrc,c IHotter, an
ancient melo drama from the French.
An inquirer asks: How can | tell
classical music?' That is easy enough.
When you hear everybody applaud and
look relieved after the piece is finished.
then you can know that it is strictly
classical. -Nap York Graphic.
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The engagement of Daniel Bandman.
the great tragedian and his fine company
for the re%-opening performances in Holli-
day S Opera house, Laramie City, on May 2
and Is should attract immense audiences
to the three performances which will be
given.
NJ. b. Curtis SAINT Of Rsen closes a
very prosperous season May %. Next
season he will open with a new play,
Spot Wash or SAINT Of P6sen on the
Road. 1t will consist of his experience
during his honeymoon trip with Re
becca.' 1t is said to be very funny.
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Following Hearn's Hearts Of Oak the
mex performance at the Opera house will
probably be Nat Goodwin's latest and
most extraordinary success. Confusion.
The play is said to be ex~travagantly fnnny
which goes without the saying in the
hands of such an inimitable comedian rs
Nat Goodwin.
An ingenious theatrical mechanic has
devised an electric lighted ballet. The
young IN will have stars N their hair.
and the stage will be darkened for a
moment only to be i|nstantaneously illumi-
mated with hundreds of girls in armor,
every point in their stage harness picked
out with light.
Frank Mayo has gathered about him a
strong company for the forthcoming pro
duction of his new play, NordecL', at
Haverly's theatre, Chicago. 1t will in
clude Laura Don, Henrietta Vaders, Mag
gle Williams, Edwin Narrey, Owen Faw-
cett, Frederick Paulding, Harold Fosberg,
Frank Il. Aiken, d. Gilfcther, and some
others.
Mrs. Langtry is coming back 10 this
country again next season. She will not
be here early, but intends to come so as
to play from the Christmas holidays until
the early summer. She will sail from
New York for England about the 10th of
July. 1t is her present intention to play
in the British Provinces until it is time
for her to return to America.
The Fay TCmplGtom Opera company
opened a week 5 engagement at Colonel
Sims Park theatre, Brooklyn, on Mon
day evening, presenting GjrqRe- Giroda.
Miss TempletOn, who took the leading
role, was in excellent voice and was re
peatedly encored by an audience that com
pletely filled the theatre. The company
is a very good one and affords consider
able amusement by its clever acting
Nc7c York Journal
Mile. Rhea jumped her company from
New York to San Francisco. She plays
for three weeks at the Baldwin theatre
and then goes down to Los Angeles where
she opens the new Opera house. Pre-
miums for seats for the first two nights
have already been paid to the extent OF
S25, and the weeks engagement can
hardly fall under gross receipts of $4,000.
Mile. Rhea will be in Cheyenne for two
nights the latter part of June.
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Anna Dickinson has been interviewed
and announces that she is gong to assail
been only holding off so long in order to
raise money enough to recommence the
battle. Anna is too plucky a woman not
to have her histrionic vanity excite sym,
patty. But if the theatre is too fascin,
ating for her philosophy she ought to 60
in for management, not acting. With
her nerve and energy she conld pick up u
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