The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-10-19
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.
Items of Interest to Play-GOers
From Everywhere.

York, as Gretchen.
Mrs. Langtry is drawing full
houses at the Fifth Avenue theatre,
New York, in ga Wife's Peril"
Fanny Davenport appeared at
the Union Square theatre, New York,
Tuecday night as Beatrice i'll "Much
ADO
MIR. Days new play, "After
Business Hours" has made hit, and
his theatre in New York is crowded
every night.
Lolita has been hailed with kind
ly applause at PoOle's theatre, New
York, where she came out on Monday
in "The Little Detective"
Mrs. Bowers, at the Fourteenth
Street theatre, New York, appeared
on Monday evening in Lady Aud
ley's Secret" and was cordially re-
ceived.
Milton Bassett is creating quite a
Juror among the theatre gOers of New
York City in his play entitled ,,Clau-
dian." He was greeted by an i'm
mence audience at the Star Theatre
in his first presentation and it is said
that it will be prominent success.
A new three.act series of local
pictures, under the not very signifi-
cant title of "The O'Reagans." was
presented in the Park theatre last
week by Mr.. Edward Harrigan, as
sisted by John Wild, Dan. Collier, NJ.
J. Bradley, Harry Fisher, John
Sparks, Mrs. Yeamans and the Misses
Amy Lee, Langdon and Weatherill.
While Violet Cameron was on the
stage during the second act of 1.-The
Commodore" at the Casino, a we'll
dressed man in the audience arose and
proceeded to declare his admiration
for Violet. A policeman was called,
and the admirer was taken to the
Twenty-ninrh precinct station, where
he said he was Gilbert Booth, glass
dealer of Orange, n. j.
There were nine female stars
playing in New York last week. Mrs.
LaDgtry at the Fifth Avenue theatre,
Mrs. Bowers OF the Fourteenth street,
Violet Cameron at the Casino, Janus
chek at the Windsor, Clara Morris at
the Union Square, Genevieve Warde
at the Star, Ada Gray at the Peo-
Piles, Lillian Olcott at Niblo's. and
Lillian Conway at the Third Ave.
nue..
Clara Morris began an engage
ment at the Windsor theatre, New
York, night before last, playing in
"Article Az" which was repeated
last night. There was large audi
ence and the actress swayed them
with her wonderful power, Monday,
as she did the fashionable people Of
the Union Square theatre last week.
Miss Morris is going to play a very
fine engagement at the Windsor.
Emma Abbott will begin hel
sixth annual season in Montreal. The
company is booked for forty weeks
playing in all Of the principal cities
including San Francisco and Other
cities on the Pacific coast. Among
Miss Abbott's productions for the sea
son will be Carnival of Venice, Lu
cretia Borgia, Crown Diamonds, and
Paul and Virginia, will be revived.
The principal artists are Emma Alb
bott, Elida Varena, Lizzie Amman
dale, Bertha Fricke, A. Montegrifo
Z. Michelena, William Pruette, VIII
liam Broderick and Walter Allen.
Mime. Giulia VaIda, the prims
donna of the Angelo italian Opers
Company, which is to open next Mon.
day night at the Academy of Music,
arrived on the Arizona Monday and
proceeded to the Victoria hotel. She
is very handsome woman and hel
conversation is very witty. "We
have had a very rough voyage, but ]
am recuperating rapidly" she said
"Of course / like America. suppose
I must say that to be in form, but a:
, | am an American / have never los
, my love for my native land. had 8