The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-09-03
THE STAGE.

BARLEY Campbell's play, "Siberia," has
been purchased by Mr.. 7. B. McDonough,
who will place it on the road the coming
season.
Billy Birch has left San Francisco for Chi
cago where he is engaged with new min
strel organization.
Lawrence Barrett's first stand as star was
in Buffalo, at the Metropolitan theatre in
August, 1864, the play being "Rosedale."
Rosina Vokes will bring "The Schoolmis-
tress" back to America with her, and it is not
improbable that Miss Victoria Vokes will
come over to play Mrs. John Woods part. :.
George c, Brotherton sends out the 'I,ittle
Tycoon" the coming season with the follow
ing people in the cast: R. E. Graham, Louise
Paulin, Win S. Rising and r. N. Dunbar.
The original scenery and costumes will be
carried
Miss Margaret Mather has entered upon an
extremely prosperous engagement in San
Francisco, where she has appeared in "Romeo
and Juliet" and won the unanimous appro-
baton of the local press.
Mrs Langtry is expected in New York
very soon,
Col. McCaull Is going TO bring Soldene
back to US. Miss Soldene will carry her
smile in packing case. Gertrude Griswold,
the young American singer who has been
waking London up lately, is another of the
colonels engages, News.
Thomas W. Keene, the tragedian, fills en-
gagcments next season in Cleveland, Chicago,
St. Louis, Louisville, Nashville, Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston and New
York.
Viola Allen, who will he remembered as
the leading lady at various times with Nc
Cullough, Salvlni Barrett and Sheridan, will
star the coming season in new comedy
drama written for her by W. c. Cowper and
called "Talked About"
A young American woman, Miss Groll, of
Cleveland who is said to possess very beau
tiful and dramatic voice, will make her debut
next season at La Scala, Milan, in u new
opera by Samara, Greek composer.
1t Is said that the Prince of Wales went to
see "Nancy & Co." and was greatly smitten
with Edith Kingdom. In fact he kept his
opera glass on a level with her lovely eyes all
the evening, AT the close of the performance
he was presented to ali the ladies Of the com
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Florence have new
play by Messrs. Louis Melbourne and VIII
liam Gill II is called "The Flirt," and will
have trial performance in Toronto early in
the autumn.
Henrietta Chanfrau will present on Sept.
20 new play entitled "The Scapegoat,"
which will have been tried during the pre-
vious week in Philadelphia The authorship
Is the same as that OF "Jim, the Penman,h
which is TO he used at the Madison Square.
Minnie Maddern enters this year upon her
fifth season us a star, and viii again be under
the management of Arthur Miller, Her sea.
son begins IN October, ending on the first day
of Lent, after which Miss Maddern closes and
goes to San Francisco. where she will pro-
duce different plays, supported by a Califor-
mia company.
BARLEY Campbells decay is uninterrupted
and becoming daily speedier in its progress.
Mrs. Thurber says the plans for the Amer
lean Opera company's season have not yet
been completed, but 1t has been decided to be-
gin in the west and give a spring season in
New York at the Metropolitan opera house,
Dixey Is now declared to be bigger man
In London than Henry Irving, and to be
coming money by steam
The splendid emoluments Of the dramatic
artist in the west are limited at by the case Of
Miss Connolly, "a character actress with @. H.
Gardners 40 Zon She received 81 a week
and kept herself. Tho manager wanted TO cut
her down to 90 for fear wealth would spoil
her, and shs issignsd. dramatic News