National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-28
Ann1rT PLAY PEOPLE.

Clara Morriss engagement last week in De-
troit was the largest ever played in that city.
1t was her first appearance there.
1t is not improbable that Hanlan, the OATS
man, may become an attraction with Coles
circus when it starts on its contemplated visit
to Australia.
The Royal theater in Montreal, Canada has
been transformed into Decent museum, thus
leaving the Academy Of Music the only logiti-
mate house in that city.
Miss Adelaide Fitzallen, a young and hand
some debutante, has been engaged for the
season so play Honriette in Kate Claxton's
Two Orphans company.
The mother of Mr. Edwin Booth accident
ally slipped in her own parlor on Sunday
night, and. falling to the floor, broke her leg.
Mrs Booth is 81 years old.
Rhea's business on the Michigan circuit has
been phenomenal. In some cities ticket buy
ers stood in line all night, aud in one place
the advance sale was over $l,4OO.
"Dido" and "Pixey," the two lovely daugh-
tiers of Mr. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin, are
dangerously i'll with malignant diphtheria.
! Fears are entertained of their recovery.
ON Jan. /, in Stamford, Conn, Mr.. A. NJ.
| Palmer was married to Mrs. Laura Shook, the
divorced wife of Sheridan Shook. Tho Rev.
A. Il. Palmer, father of the groom, ofticiated.
| "Lulu," who was famous rs tho man who
/ for years personated a female acrobat, and
later enjoyed the rare luxury Of being fired
! from an ingcniously-cO constructed catapult, is,
! it is said by an exchange, to open q photo
graph gallery in Bridgeport, Conn.
| Mary Anderson has now been on the stage
eight years. The last number of the London
| Theatre, edited by Clement Scott, who is
cassod rs the foremost dramatic critic in
| London, devotes long article to hor, and
the frputispioce is a beautiful portrait Of the
actress.
Tony Pastor has organized n new song and
dance four team, composed of William Lester,
| Paul Allen. Charles V. Seaman, and Eddie
Girard. This is the strongest four over or
ganizod. Lester and Allen were tho origina-
tors of the irst and original big four Sea-
man and Girard are late of the four grotesques.
Henry Irving has not amassed any great
fortune. According to Joseph Hatton, "He
is too devoted promoter of art, too generous
n man, to ever DO very rich. lie is simple in
his tastes and habits, but enjoys terrapin,
canvasback duck and n good cigar" and
when hotel proprietor recently tried to
palm Off on him an ordinary duck for his
iavorite dish it made him furious"
Kate Claxtou has entered into an agree-
ment with Henrietta Nadors by which tho
latter takes tho Kate Claxton organization
"The Sea of Ice" and "Tho Two Orphans"
for n four weeks tour from Feb. IL. She
pays Miss ClaXton Cui1 sum of $1,000 per
week, and will take the company through the
northwest and return to st. Louis, whore Miss
! Claxton resumes the management.
Minnie Palmer, the American actress who
used to play in this country in third-clas:
theaters, has achieved remarkable success
in London. The SECRET of Miss Palmer's
popularity among the English is naively
J revealed in u recent cable dispatch, which
states that "the confidential way she has oil
protruding her tongue and the sly manner OF
her winking in her 'asides' to the audience
! brings her much praise" Here is pointer
} for Mary Anderson.
Philadelphians lately went into rapture
over the fact that Christine Nilsson, while GU
walking saw two boys beating dog, rushet
to the rescue and scattered the juveniles
With unexpected gratitude the dog followed
! the prima donna to her hotel, where she hat
U him washed, fed, presented with handsom
! collar and finally adopted him rs her pet w
! had been expecting something OF the kim
a ever since Clara Louise Kellogg, in this city
. made the district messenger hoy and tn
; 'cabby" happy. Dogs boys, cats birds, IAN,
i. cabmen are going to have good time Of
n for the next three months. This beats tn
! stolen diamonds" business.-Nep York. Ciil
J. per- ...
!; While our favorite American actress, Mar
3; Anderson, has been vibrating along the lin
.: of ducal matrimony, tho we'll known Frencl
y actress of the Coincide Francais Nine
b Croizctte, has taken her nobility AS the wifi
@; of Baron stern, the wealthy Paris banker
! This transfer is not quite so great u novelt
as it might seem at first view, for the caree
y, of Croizette had been most brilliant. term
:, mated by her retirement from the Theate
A Francois on q pension in December, 1855
a nod n n n ttnr Of ON thnr
o artists, journalists, and other notable people,
:, with whom she was held in high respect. II,
3, personal nobility was thus established befoI
= it was stamped with baronet's crown. |
i such marriage from the theater there
nothing to create surprise. The transition
natural, and all the requirements of nobl
"A station have been secured fully by the ordes
- which the fancee has passed through in HI
professional eXperence.-Ne York Mirror.