Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-26
THE AMUsEMENT WORLD.
News From the Circus People and MinstreIs,
Actors and Playwrights.

News From the Circus People ana MinstreIs
Actors and Piaywrights.
Lester & Aliens minstrels will go on the
road next season again with Harry G.. Eyer.
ton as manager and Gus Phillips in advance.
The company will have brass band and fife
and drum corps. They will have a new
musical team to be composed of Fred Bryant,
formerly of Bryant a Hoey, William b.
Wood, late of Wood Il Bessley, Frank
Shepard and Mentor and Kirwin.
Adam Forepaugh has created a great stir
among circus people by leasing Madison
Square Garden for an indefinite period from
next fall. The garden will be open all win,
ter and circus and athletic entertainments
will be given. BY this deal Forepaugh has
got the better of Barnum, who will not be
open as usual every spring at this popular
place.
AL E. Richards, press agent of the Cole
circus, has novel idea. He has twenty
foot square tent which he daily pitches in
front OF the main entrance. A silken ban
ner has these words: " Headquarters for
newspaper men only, call" The tent has a
refrigerator full of drinks, and chairs and
tables. The scheme is working very well.
Phillsppoteaux, theartist of The Battle OF
Gettysburg, will paint cyclorsma of Niagara
Falls for Buffalo capitalists. 1t will cover
20, 600 yards OF canvass and costs $50, 900, and
be exhibited in London permanently.
Robert L. bowling; who stars next season
tragedian on the stage. The photographers
are after him and offering large sums for the
rights.
Annie Pixley will play " The Deacon's
Daughter " next season. The play affords
the star plenty OF opportunities to dress well
and sing new songs
A woman who gave her name as Frances
Williams, was held as crazy in New York
because she called at a police station and
asked with great concern about Gus VII
liams.
There is circus travelling through this
county, the attaches OF which are distribut.
ing counterfeit money. Two detectives are
following the concern and some one will bt
tripped up.
A great many actors "sre spending sum.
mer oD their farms" These farms only
exist In the imagination OF the actors, some
OF whom are on their uppera
When Mrs. Il. $. Chanirau returns to this
country she will play Sir Charles Young's
"Scapegoat" She has secured all the
rights.
Both the Barnum and Forepaugh shows
are smaller than last season and are being
run to make money.
Joe Roger, of this city, will be member o
simmons * Slocum's minstrels. They will
shortly.
Jennie Calef, who was injured some time
ago. is doing we'll in Sandusky, Ohio, but
will not be able TO play before December.
Mullen ana Magee are doing their "Men o
Nerve" in England. American actors mus
be possessed ot considerable nerve to play IL
that country.
Buffalo Bilrs Wild w est will open at Slater
Island for an indefinite period Monday.
monster benefit for William Emmett,
widow will take place in Chicago July IL.
Harris opera company, OF which Charles
fecker, OF this city, is Advance agent, is in st
Joseph, Missouri, this week.
John +. Sheridan is playing Widou
CBrien, in "Fun on The Bristol" IL
A australia
Kathryn Kidder, the charming younl
actress, will not be with Frank Mayo mex
season. Alice J. Fischer takes hel place.
This is Pat Rooney's last season as variety
actor. He takes the road with play mex
fall.
Frank Mayo is spending the summer q