The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-05

-Emms Abbott sails for Europe shortly.
&c. Bangs will probably star in
new piece next season.
Lizzie Evans will he the attraction at
Mobile, Alabama, tomorrow night.
MIR. Henry Irving makes his re-appear-
ance on the London stage at his own thea
tire, next Mond-y evening.
IF. J. Fsrgus ("Hugh Conway" author
of Called Back" and Ozark Days" is re-
ported dangerously i'll at Monte Carlo.
-Blondin, the celebrated aud original
Bloudip, is in Londtn, where he still per-
forms occasionally. He has a little home
called Niagara villa
Miss Edwins Booths marriage to Ig-
natius Grossman is announced Tor May Is.
She is the only daughter of the tragedian.
They will reside 10 Boston.
Louise Davenport Mrs. w. E. Sheri-
dam is nearly blind, as result OF blood
poisoning and Dir. Sheridan has been COM
PEELED to close his season sooner than ne
anticipated.
There is a popular superstition that
actresses when they marry lose kind oil
prestige. 1t has been point out, for In
stance, that q new play in which Miss Rose
Coghlan acted recently failed to attract the
public when it was known that Miss
COghlsn had become Mrs. Edgerly.
I'm honor OF General Grants bi thday
the proscenIum boxes in the ST. Charles
ihestre, New Orleans, we're decorated with
wreaths of laurel leaves and hanging in the
centre of box on the left was large gold
framed picture Of General Grant. The box
on the right had similar picture OF Gen
ersl Robert E. Lee.
That Mr.. w. J. Scanlan is a favorit.
in this city is we'll attested by the very
large sale Of advance seats for his appear
ance in the "Irish Minstrel tomorrow
night-the largest in fact of the season
Few sc:o,s in lhis country have been re
eeived with greater favor than Scanlan
He Is now regarded as the successor of Jo,
Emmett. Their dialects are of course diff
ierent but their styles are similar. Mi
Seaman will sing several new songs whicl
he has lately composed besides many OF tn
, old ones. Fail to see and hear Seaman an
you will miss rare treat
Dicksons well krown sketch Club
will follow Scaulsn at the opera hous
next Saturday night. This orgsnizatio
+ has met with unequalled success through
Z out the country, and, having left t'ne I'm
c or. ssion by their visit here last season, Wi
e doubtless be welcomed by a splendid aud
: euce. In the company are Gus Thomas
,. Edgar Smith, Frank David. William Su
Ivan, Nellie Page, Della Fox and Id
Trscy-all clever artists. "Editha's Blu
glar" and Combustion" will be the bi
presented.
y MFR. sclnlar, who is 70 appear
> Woods opera house on rext Monday eve
ing, left q most favorable impression wi
Il our theater goers on the occasion OF b
; last visit. The play selected is FIR
d Msrsdeu's romantic drama, "The Fri
Minstrel" In the character of Lar
uiO'Lynn, he has won m ny ADMIRERS in .
J the principal CITIES of the country. II
'e New Yors, Philadelphia, and Chicai
press pronounce the play the best I'm
IS drsma of the age. 1t deals with pu
IL and simple story, is strong in drsmatic
feet, and abouuds With uproarious n
- wholesome comedy. During the action
Ie the play Mr.. Scanlsn viii sing all OF
old songs and many of the old favorit
Of including the world famous "Peek-a-boc
and the "RCse" song, spropos OF which q
,e following Incident will be read With int
Is est: During Mr.. Scsnlan's recent engse
be meut in New Orleans, while singing
IS Rose song, his attention was attracted to
e bright-eyed little girl of eight years, "
3. was le aping over the balcony near one
the boxes. At the end of The first v,r
+. when the audience spplauded, she join
~ in loudly clspping her tiny hands III
- demonstration so blessed Mr.. Scsnian Il
at the conclusion of the song be threw
bs the rose. She caught il, and in her chill
js ish delight, kissed it again and aga
a Later on in the play, when Mr.. Scsnl
- finished singing another song, the ch
who evide tIy thought she should ms
10 some return TOR the rose, took IRON
80 handful of candies, and before her p
I'D eLts resllzsd her intentions, she threw th
on the stage, much TO the surpris's Of
I'd comedian and delight of the audience.
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