Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-09
Amusemeut Notes,

Miss Jeffreys-Lewis has returned from her
 Australian tour.
 It is rumored that MT. J. B. Mason will
 return to the Museum company in the fall.
 Dion Boucicault, who plays annually at
 the Boston Museum, and whose engagement
 is always big financial success, will begin
 his season next February, which will be an -unssually long one for the Museum. Mir. Harry Miners three New York thea
 ters are to be lighted with the incandescent
 light next season.
 The Union Square go from Boston to the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, next Monday on their way to the Pacific slope
 MT. w. J. Scanlan will open his next sea- son at the Boston Globe, where he will ap- pear in his new play, 'tShane-na-L Lawn" Colonel John A. McCanll has bought the lease of Haverly's Philadelphia Theater and will take possession as sole manager next September
 MT. John 0. Stoddard closed his lecture
 season last week. During it he had travelled IA ,3S2 miles and delivered 136 lee lures. His tour included all the principal cities of the land
 Marie Van Zandt made her first appear ance on any stage at Groton, Mass, years ago. :. Judic opens her American season October 1 at Wallack's Theater.
 Miss Clara Morris gets S350 8 night during her present engagement at Daly's.. It is said that ladies have been carried from the thea ter every night after the culmination in the third act.
 It is certain that Wilson Barrett will make tour of this country, beginning in October in ''Claudian.'
 Henry Lacey's acting as Colonel Albert Graham in ''The Planters Wife, has re- ceived high praise by the Brooklyn press and he is nightly recalled by large audiences Annie Russell, Jessie Willard and Maude Harrison have been engaged by the Madison Square people for next season.
 Ba-t1ey Campbell intends to give "Clio' at one matinee in London in order to obtain a copyright of the play.
 New York Mercury: In Boston it is called drawmah; in New York, drahma; in Phila-
 delphia, drama; in Chicago, drammer; but
 in St. Louis they talk about dravmy.
 George 0. Miln closed his season of thirty
 six weeks at Cleveland this week During it he travelled 800 miles and played seven or eight performances week without losing show or playing on Sundays. His next season
 will begin in August and he will add Richard
 III. and Ruy Bias to his repertoire. Miss J. Marie Jensen has made her reap Caul's company st Wallack's in ''The Black Hussar." Her singing and acting is very highly spoken of by the critics and is said to De the best of any in the company, which is an unusually strong one even for MeCaull. The benefit given to MT. George w. Will son of the Boston Museum company at the Home Theatre, which we took occasion to rpa ant innI Iaaf JUla yvoa Gfr1l off aiT MT. Wilson appeared before large, friendly and enthusiastic audience in the character ot ''Toby Twinkle' in "All that Critters is not Gold" and in NToodles" in the play of that name. He was received with generous ap- plause and was forced to address his friends
 at the end of the first play. His speech was neat and sympathetic, abounding in happy sayings which told his hearts feeling. We quote it, as all his friends here will enjoy the
 perusing of the words which distance made impossible for them to hear In the course of his remarks he said: 'I have in this school-none better in the land-been for tunately allowed to watch, listen, question, profit and improge to that extent that I have grown bold perhaps reckless, in leaving you you to whom owe much. For, notwith standing the good example set before me, have often been found wanting, and yet witt all my shortcomings you have looked kindly upon me. But feel assured that no matter where go have your good wishes, and Ii my presumption should lead me astray I vii find, like the prodigal, open arms awaiting | me here at home. I am proud to think that | was born in good old Boston, for it was hert
 that my first stage lessons were learned, ant as I look back and think of the timesitAat l have sat here in front and wondered if evel | could become an actor and now to be per | mitted to stand here tonight and thank you dear friends, it seems like one pleasant dream that I shall awake from at parting"