Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-28
AMONG aMUskMsSr psuPLs
What u Go,us ON Before the Footi,ghts an
Under the White Tent-

Joe Roger Is doing a banjo specially In the
second part of Simmons 4 Slocum's miu-
strels In Atlantic city. lie will I've here next
week to spend few dsys before the COM
pany opens in Philadelphia for the TALL and
winter season.
One of the great events OF the season Will
be the presentation here, on Friday evening
of next week, OF the /" Little Tycoon " 10y the
same company which made the opera so sue
cesiul at the Temple theatre rhilsdelphia
The company will appear in but i've towns
in the eastern section of the state
Fred Bryant formerly of Bryant n hoey,
is with Lester a Aliens MINISTRIES.
The usual number of I" Uucle Tom com
panies are going out Some will return 10y |
the summer roads
Young Ad. Forepaush got In his work |
when he told the reporter that he intended |
to walk his horse across Niagara falls ON
rope. Persons who have seen the horse do
his act i'll the show know that 1t is with great
difficulty that he walks plank.
Harry Jefferson, who j. well known here,
and Tommy Mack are at Buyles' Parlor The
atre CumiQue, Scranton.
The baud with " Our Jonathan - company
is very bad.
The Indian shows, whether with medicine
companies or not are drawing largely every
where.
The two best minstrel companies in this
~ Savin aud Thatcher, Primrose Il West
The Mcintyre \ Heath minstrel company
i backed by Thatcher, Primrose West, and
Milt. Barlow is the star.
John Il. Doris recently purchased mum
| hsr of elephants which had been in the
- Brien show.
Ida Sddous' burlesque company will be
| organized with new people this season, anu
| will take the road October l.
/ The Dramatic Mirror publishes n list of
/ all the fairs to be held in this country during
the season. This list will prove very Nslua-
| ble to showmen.
| Billy Emerson has leased the standard
| theatre, san Francisco, and Will open with a
| minstrel company next Monday.
| DupreZ BenediCts MINISTRIES are still ia
| existence, although old Charley Dupre3 has
| quit travelling and Lew Benedict has not
| been a partner for more than twelve years.
A company with the name is organizing at
| Greenwich, y. Y, for forty weeks tour.
| w. l. Bryant Lizzie Richmond and James
Mas will play piece entitled Keep 1t
| Dark this season.
Ten-cent shows broke the skating rinks,
| but the hgh-priCed companies cannot get
| them Oft the read.
The Lilly Clay " Adamless Eden com.
pany includes the La Porte sisters, very
| line pair of Vocalists
The Central theatre, Philadelphia, is al
ready doing crushing business.
Adam torepaugh, Jr, recently pought
| bear, and he is learning the animal tricks
L n
| tricks even the cauvasmen do them.
| Edward Booth will travel in the sleeping
car which was made Tor Lawrence Barrett
| and named 4" David GaTriCk."
| Evans Il HOey's company Will Include tht
? | Olympia quartette, Dan Hart and the Frenct
: twin sisters. The last named are the wives
| of the proprietors.
J Two little children OF George II. Adams
| will play in Miners " Silver King com
pany. The elder is Touia, named after Tony
| Denier her godfather.
Captain Bogardus offers to shoot agains
| any man living for from sl,0Oo to IS, o0O, anC
| will back his son, Eugene, against any riff,
shot for $1,000 The whole family are good
| ones, and they are with the FOrGpaugh show
Frank ID. Hildreth will take party OF bell
ringers to California for &. L. Andrews o
"Michasl Strogroh fame.
Paintings of the Battle OF Gettysburg ,
| are being exhibited all over the country.
| Wilson x Rankin's minstrels have gone
| South, as they do nearly every season at this
time. George Wilson says the darkeys down
| there will go any distance TO a minstrel
| troupe, and will tight to get into the hall
Pat Rooney is said to have made a hit with
his new play of Pats Wardrobe"
Bennett Il Moulton opened their eighth sea
| son at Salem, Mass, Monday night, and
turned people away at O'Clock.
Louis James and Marie Wainwright have
started on their starring tour, with Gus Nor
timer as agent The Ilrgunus Of Mr.. Jones
| is said to very fine.
Rice's " EvangeIine " is packing tho the
| stres in the West
On account OF tho big business which is
being done by Cody's Wild West on Staten
Island, the show will not be taken to Europe
| until next spring.
Bsrnum is drawing tremendous crowds in
| the West
The majority Of stage people think Buffalo
| BilPs Wild West a great show.
| oliver Doud Byron will abandon his old
pieces and play "The Inside Track " alone
| this season.
| J. w. Mack, once of Sheridan Il Mack
is the manager of Doyle's pavilion, Atlantic
City.
| Lottie Church (Mrs. John A. Steyens) has
a company out playing The Unknown"