Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-20
Asosa nm MIMIC PLAYERS.
Gossip That Floats Before the Footi,shts,
Notes About the Plays aud Those Who
PLAY Than

Gossip Thst Floats Before the Foo,l'shu'
Notes About the Plays aud Those Who
Play Them.
Tom Msck, of this city, who has been IN
scranton for several months past Joins
Whitmore & Clsrk's Ministries In Amster.
dam, y. Y, on Monday.
Eugene ), washburue, formorly proprie-
tor Of Washburue's =" Last Sensation" died
in Susquehanna, Pa, n few days ago lie
let $4,000 TO his two sons, Willie and Leon
Tue michael Strogutl" company ot u l'
andrews, which appears in columbia ON
Tuesday evening next, aud in Lancaster ON
December I'd, ts the strongest that mas ever
appeared here in the piece. Ii includes n
tull ualet ano speciality company. ,,.,
tarncross will enlarge his theatre i'll fhil.
adelphia to seat LOO people It's present
capacity is between 500 and 90, Ii Is said 10
tie the oldest minstrel hall in the world.
All the Philadelphia theatres had uemen'
dous houses on Monday evening. -,,-
The Arch street opera house, Philadeiphla,
has not paid since simmons & SloCum's mln-
streis took possession ut the beginning ol
the season. Lew Simmons withdrew some
time ago and the troupe will disnsnd after
next week. The "Big Four who have oeen
inembers OF tho company, Will be put upon
the road by W. J. Gilmore, of the Central
theatre. The troupe will also include a
number of Gilmore's European novelties
Frank Gibson, of this city, will 20 In advance
of tho show.
joe Roger, OF this city, late of the orches'
ira at Waldmsn's theatre, Newark, is at MS
home
Prof Burger, formerly leader OF the opers
house orchestra this city, will lead the tsnu
win Butullo Bill's "Wld West during
the European trip.
There has been great deal of discussion
as to the age of Maggie Mitchell, the spriSht
" actress who yet plays little girls parts
rms lady was born in New York in lNo-, ana
Is therefore "a years of aga She went ON tht
stage when a child and WAS married 10 Mr.
Paddock, her present husband, in lNd',
+. {. Bangs has been playing through me
south. His business became bad ana he uls
banded his company st BloUmugtonr iii
nois, few days ago.
There are too many tenor gers in the
market just now. Fourteen are IN New
York out of engagements.
Although Chicago is but oneiuurth Int
| size OF New York it is supporting seventeen
theatres and all are doing well
| Estimates justified by the advance sales
| place the losses entailed by the illness o.
| Edwin Booth at $1,000 by the illness o
| Mrs. Langtry at 5000 and the enforced re
| urement OF Rosius Vokes at S5.oJo.
Gagus, the woll-knowu ual. player - cap
| tam o! one of the leading mines OF san / rau
| CISCO tie is such a great kicker that th'
| whole city Is on TO him. The other evening
| IN working up gag, prominent actor on
| big theatre said, " Stop kicking, Uagus. Wy
| took the house by storm.
| Thatcher, Primrose and Wes!s mInstrel
| appeared in Reading few nights ago to th'
largest business ever done by minstre
| troupe In that city. The receipts wer'
| SSbL55. Why is it that Lancaster does no
| have this kind of troupes
| Adam Forepaugh offers to pay tor the Iighi
| ing ui the Bartholii statue at so per nigh
| until the proper authorities shall take cOgui
| LAnCe Of the matter
The kiralfy's ind thai "Arouud the World
is yet one of the best drawing pieces UetOr
| the public.
FOR some time 1t has been an open secre
| that FRANK McSish would soon separate iron
his partners, johnson 4 S.Bvin. l: appear
| that the trio have had a quarrel over CleNe
| land, their manager, aud Johnson and CArrC
side with him. McNish goes to Paris in Ma
and next year will have a troupe Of hi
own This will be pleasing news TO riva
trOupes the managers Of which have oite
said that the youngsters were dying too hlg
TO last