The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
FOOTLiGHT FLASHES.
Items of Interest to Play GOerx
From Everywhere.

most enjoyable of this season so far,
but the business is not picking up very
fat. McNish, johnson and Slavin's
Ministries, last Monday night, bad a
splendid house up stairs and a fair
audience below. 1t can be truthfully
said that it is the best minstrel troupe
that has been here for the past two
seasons. The singing by Frank
Howard was simply elegant, but still
he is little selfish. He receives q
large salary for singing just one song
1.-Two Little Urchins." The ''Silence
and Fun" act was very good. The
OBrien Brothers, in their acrobatic
feats, were the best that have ever
been seen here; they are without rivals
Bob Slaven, i'll his stump, Speech
was good, and every one that could
listen to him and not laugh will get q
prize. If you don't laugh he will not
move until you do. He has greatly
improved since he was here Last.
W. j. Scanlan Friday night liz
his new play, "Shane-Na-Lawn," and
also at the Matinee did a splendid
business. At the latter the house was
crowded; also Saturday night in the
'Irish Minstrel" to fair house. Mr..
Seaman is as popular as ever, and
was well received throughout his en-
gagement. He has a good voice and
is accommodating, and is also the pet
of the ladies. Taking all things into
consideration Scanlan is sure to draw.
His support was also good.
GOSSIP.
w. j. Seaman appears at Niblois
garden, New York City, April rs.
There is a rumor that Mrs
Langtry is coming here again next
season.
Miss Fanny Davenport begins an
engagement in Boston Monday night
in Fedora.
Patti is spending SO, 900 getting
her Welsh castle ready for her we'd
ding day.
Joe Jefferson's old farm at Saddle
River, n. j., is said to be haunted by
a ghost with lantern.
Rose Lisle wants divorce from
her husband. She alleges he is ''Loye"
by name, but not BY nature.
John Mitchell, the song writer,
is on the road with Kate Castleton's
"Crazy Patch" company.
Patti is to have 9 rival at last.
Miss Anderson is reported to be pre-
pairing to study for the operate stage.
Lolita appeared all last week st
the Grand opera house, New York
City, in her new play, "Odd Tricks
Carroll johnson presented his
wife with a set of large sized diamond
earrings in California. They are beau
ties.
Sol Smith Russelrs new play is
called ''Pa." He considers it as solid
a narent as any reasonable offspring
could desire.
John Templeton's Mikado Opera
company will play an engagement at
the new Ocean theater, Long Branch,
\. j., on the 9th.
Tom Keene it is announced will
positively resume his engagement next
season. He is steadily recovering his
speach and will be all right by the
end of the summer.
Baker and Farron will dissolve
partnership after this season. Farron
will star alone next season in his play
called "SOap Bubbles"
Mrs. Donnohue's music class will
give the last act of the Mikado some
time next month. The leading parts
are sustained by some of the best tai
ent there is in this O.
j. K. Emmett desires to warn
managers of persons claiming to be
his manager In the future Mr..
Emmett will be under his own manage
ment, his son, j. K. Emmett, jr.,
being bis only representative.
Miss Nelly Farrell, Irelands
greatest singer, who was to have ar
rived from Europe and open with
Tony Pastor last week, was detained,
but will make her debut Thursday
evening at Tony Pastors theatre, New
York.
Sol Smith Russell and his mana
ger are said to have cleared $4,000
on their Country Editor play this
year and Mr.. Russell has made about
s2O, 900 on some real estate invest.
ments at Minneapolis. Though lean
and lank he is in no immediate dan
ger of starvation and is not as much Of
a tramp as he sometimes looks to be
when on the stage.
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