National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-15
ABOUT PLAY PEOPLE.


Mrs. Langtry has invested S167, 900 in mort
cages on New York city property.
At the close of his travelling season Mr..
Augustin Daily will take his New York com.
pany from America to London, where they
will play in Toolo's theater for season Of
six weeks.
Gus Lovick, leading man with Clara Morris,
has received from Mr.. j. II. Allison an offer
OF 5000 week for ffty-two weeks for tour
OF Australia to support Jefreys Lewis. Mr..
Levick declined.
Mr.. William Terriss, Mr.. Henry Irving's
leading man. does not accompany Mr.. Irving
on his tour next season, as Mr.. Terriss is un-
decided whether to accept long engagements
in New York or London.
Thomas Wallace Keene, the actor. was born
in New York city in 1874, and made his first
appearance on the stage, In speaking part,
as Lucius in Julius Cesar" when he was
but 10 years old His taste ran to tragedy,
and he stuck to it.
Charles Warner will probably come to this
country the season after next with his new
play by JONES' ono of tho authors of the
Silver King" He writes enthusiastically
of the piece, and says he will produce it in
London after the run Of "In the Ranks"
When julius Benedict came to New York
in 1850 with Jenny Lind he was in the prime
of life, just 49, He is so now and poor. He
is poor old Sir julius for he was knighted,
not baroneted, in 1871, and his friends are
getting up benefit for him which is to be
testimonial fund.
Mime. Modjeska will not play in Europe
until she reaches st. Petersburg next winter.
1t is her present intention not to come back
to this country again professionally, unless
she happens to find some play like "Odetto"
or Fedora on the other side with which she
can make the tour of the United States with
out changing her bill.
Miss Anderson is to act for five weeks moro
ut the London lyceum. She then goes to
Rome, where she will pass three weeks. After
that she returns to England and makes tour
OF six of the largest cities, giving one week to
each. Her temperance in London in the
autumn will probably be arranged, and she
will be seen in Romeo and Juliet"
| The gross receipts of Henry Irving's en-
gagement will amount to over 100000. He
has been received with open arms by the
| people. So has Mary Anderson in England
| The size of her audiences have been as
largo as Mr. 1rving's, and the sensation she
created has been as great, yet it is doubtful
If her gross receipts in London will reach
$15O00O.
Mr.. Henry Irving comes to this country
next season and Miss Anderson does not.
Mr.. Irving will not DO under Mr.. Abbey's
management, but will conduct his own bust
ness. He has secured several weeks in the
| fall and spring at the Star theater. Miss
Anderson continues in London with Mr..
Abbey as her manager, and he will also have
her when she returns here in the summer of
| 1885. N,.f
Mr.. Stetson bet Mrs. Langtry, when she
was playing ut the Fifth avenue theater,
that her first weeks receipts in Boston would
be larger than tho gross takings of any ono
of her weeks in New York. Saturday she
the bet sondnGEk M sSssOn fT0 a9Sss
week in New York reached the figure OF
$9140. The first week in Boston ran over
$4,000.
Mr. Fred Burgess, the popular London
manager of the well-known Moore q Burgess
minstrels, took his nineteenth annual benefit
recently at st. Jamess hall, many actors
from the different London thesters assisting
The principal hit of the occasion was made by
Mrs. Burgess formerly Miss Ellen Meyrick)
as Lady Teazle, in the screen scene from
"The School for Scandal" The actress Ii
described rs "thoughtful, earnest, and cult
waited, )" and it is recorded that she played
Lady Teaze with brightness, refinement
and much distinction Of manner"
ain La Morte Civile'." says Salvini, 81
always weep, and greatly. Now, there is il
Rio Janeiro u newspaper editor, Senior de
Castro, big, bearded man, who is famous fol
his lack of feeling. They say he buried his
wife without tear-l do not know but they
say 80. He saw La Morte Civile,' and after
the curtain foil he came upon the stage. Be-
hold, on each side of his nose there was a
great wet furrow, and as he laid his hant
upon my shoulder l could feel it twitchins
and trembling. And next day every one In
Rio Janero went about saying: He hal
made Castro weep What triumph ;"