The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-06

-Modjeska plays al Chicago this week.
Emma Thursby sailed for Europe last
Thursday.
Minnie Hauk concertizes at Hannibal,
tomorrow night.
Coles circus exhibits at Leavenworth,
kas., tomorrow.
Maggie Mitchell appeared at Lynn,
Mass, last night.
j. B. Doris circus spreads its tents at
ST. Joe next Tuesday.
| -Irving's receipts for his short season in
this country were over 100000.
Frederick Pauiding will be Margaret
Ma,her's lesding man next season.
Sells Bros. circus exhibited at Louis
vile, KY, last Friday and Saturday.
George Holland begins a two weeks
engagement at Chicago tomorrow night.
| John T. Raymond begins a weeks en-
gagement at Denver, COL, tomorrow night.
Kate Claxton closed three nights
engagement al Louisville, KY, last night.
WIN. J. Scanlan begins three nights
engagement at Milwaukee, Wis, to-mor-
row night.
Frank Daniels has made great hit in
"A Rag Baby" now being played at Tony
Pastors theatre, New York.
Sara Jewett will resume her former po-
sition, that If leading lady with the Union
Square theater, next season.
Lolita will sail for America, early in
August and begin her next season at
Washington, ID. C., in September.
1t is reported that Efie Ellsler, Frank
Weston and Harry Lee will combine next
season, and appear in French play.
The Hazel Kirke company, with Coul-
dock as "Dunstan," begins a weeks engage
ment at Cincinnati, o., tomorrow night.
Mrs. d. P. Bowers, the we'll known
actress was confirmed last week in one of
the Episcopal churches in Washington,
d. c.
Frank E. Aiken has been engaged by
Frank Mayo to create a character part in
"Nordeck," to be first produced in Chicago,
ILL.,, May %.
Fay Templeton, who closed q success
full weeks engagement at Brooklyn, " Y,
last night, begins a weeks engagement at
Williamsburg, n. Y, tomorrow night.
Manager VIM. Fl. Power has sold out
his half interest in Scanlan's business to
Scsnlan for $4,000. Mr.. Power will have
some other big attraction on the road next
season.
Miss Genevieve Rogers and Mr.. Frank
E. Aiken, old fsvorites with our theatre
goers, were warmly welcomed upon their
entrance to the stage at the opers house
last night.
-Coquelin, the great French actor does
not admire Irving, and lately refused to at
tend one of his performances, lest it might
be considered an endorsement of his style
of acting.
Sol Smith Russell closed q season of
ninety-four weeks at Lansing, Mich, last
night. After brief rest he will appear at
the Boston museum theatre, supported by |
the stock company. and will probably play |
a lengthy summer engagement.
1t is likely that Frederick Warde and |
Walter Bentley will join forces next
season and star in strong emotional dra-
ma. Helen Tracy will be the leading |
lady. Mr.. Bentley and Miss Tracy are at
present playing the leading roles in Haver-
ly's "Silver King" company.
The recent dramatic festival at Gin
cinnati was not . financial success. The |
floods and the riot produced a civic de-
preston against which actors were not |
powerful. The professional honors of the
festival have been divided among Modies-l
ks, Fanny Davenport, Thos. Keene and
Frederick Warde.
Lawrence Barrett, it is. csbled, made a
failure OF his "RiehelieuH at the Lyceum
theatre. London, England, 18th, the house
being small, and refusing to be warmed up
to point Of enthusiasm: "Ricbsrd HI"
will probably be Substituted until "Fran-
cesca de Remini is ready. Playing different
"Richelieu" from Irvings, before an
Irving audience, is said to be the cause of
the failure of Bsrrett's "Richeleu.'
Miss Annie Russell, the "Ha,el' of the
Madison Square Hazel Kirke company, is
an English girl not yet 10 years of age.
Mr. Couldock says: "She is not so strong
in the part as Miss Ellsler was, but enacts
the sweetness and simplicity of the char
acter much better, and / think, all things
she gives the better impersona-
tion of the two" Miss Russell very candid
ly acknowledges she is engaged TO be mar
ried shortly.
Julian Martinetti, clown of Sells Bros
circus, fell dead at Dayton, Ohio, recently,
while endeavoring to amuse tent full of |
people with circus jokes and antics. He sud-
denly reeled, put his hand to his head and
fell dead in the ring. The audience thought
that his dropping so suddenly was a part |
of the performance, and laughed and
cheered as the circus jester lay dead on the
sawdust. Heart disease was the cause. He |
had been with the circus only q week.
WIN. ]. Seaman scored great success
in his new play, "Ardendale" at Hooley's
theatre, Chicago, the past week. The piece |
is BARLEY Campbell's "My Geraldine" re-
written. Manager VIM. III. Power resumed |
his original role Of Phil Carroll" and |
Louise Muldener, was the Geraldine"
both being much praised for their acting. |
The Times says of Seaman /: "He is a
pleasing actor. He is better than Joseph |
Murphy in this kind OF drama, and fresher