The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-13
Theatrical Talk.

M00ame s80a0SCQ0R j Is Cf8Vell0X
in q handsome Mann 5oud0ir car
this season.
John A. Rickaby, now manages
Miss Helene Dauvray. Miss Dau-
vray is to be congratulated.
After this season the Grand Cen
tral Theater in Philadelphia will
drop the variety business and play
combinations. -.
Steele Mackaye's new Lyceum
theater is nearly $9O, 600 in debt.
Not SO bad. He should have no
trouble in clearing that.
Harry Dixey is the sensation in
New York now. He has made his
way on merit. He is the greatest
eccentric comedian of the age.
Despite allrumors to the contrary,
Miss Fannie Wood, the queen of the
variety stage, and Miss Lydia Rosa,
the queen of d0nsuess, will appear at
the Arion in few weeks.
"Ixisn," the burlesque which
Pauline Hall and Alice Harrison
tried so hard to make something, is
now running at Roster & Bials' in
Anew York, still further burlesqued.
David Belasco has severed his con-
nection with the Lyceum Theater
School and gone to take charge of
the Wallack Theater Company under
the management of Chas. Frohman.
Minnie Palmer has done q phe-
nomenal business at the Union
Square in New York. She can never
repay John Rogers for making her
an artistic no cane man would have
undertaken the job.
Sam'l of Posen Curtis recalls that
he played with Lotta in New Or
leans seventeen years ago, and that
to-day she looks as young as eyer,
though he is willing to risk a half
dollar that she isn't. Ungallant Cur
tis!
Cassidy and Pearl made their ap-
pearance at the Arion last evening.
and had a great triumph. Their
sketch act Is an admirable one and
the audience seemed never to get
enough of them. In their separate
acts they were e,sc0red time after
time, and the greatest ovation was
given to them. Pearl and Cas-
sldy are the strongest team that ever
appeared in this city. They will
have an unexception al run.
Gus Bruno, a variety artist of
some talent, signed a contract with
John Kessel and William A. Mes
tayer to appear at the Fifth Avenue
Theater In 1--WE; Us & Co." Quite
ignoring this contract, he is rehears-
ing with another company. Mr..
Russell intends bringing injunction
proceedings to test whether people of
this sort can be compelled to keep
their written pledges.
Tudor's Bijou still produces some
of the newest and raciest acts and
sketches that are to be found any
where. The company there now are
the three Tudors, John, Aimee and
Little Lille; Rod Cameron the great
est popular character and mottO-vo-
calist ever brought to Butte; William
Sylvester, the human serpent, and
Edward Ryan, the champion slack
wire performer. They appear at tho
Bijou on Broadway in grand pro-
gramme of novelties every night.
Information was received in this
city yesterday of the death of Miss
Eta LIE Claire, q well-known and
popular variety actress, at Leadville,
Colorado, on Sunday night last. She
was q clever artistic and woman OF
exceptional character, who has a
host Of friends all over the country.
She was the wife of John Richard
son. a well-knOWn faVOrite on the
stage. He has the sympathy in his
Affections of all his acquaintances.
May the spirit of the sweet lady, so
much versed in life, find rest in
heaven.