Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-23
polIte satIre On IashIonaole sentIment.

a polite satire on fashionable sentiment.
atty.
Miss Rose Coghiau Is under engage
ment 70 play for three weeks at the luton
Square theater next season. During that
time she Will essay the role OF Lacy Mac
beth. Miss Fannie Davenport is also 10
be seen In the same character az the same
theater in the autumn
Nine Modieska Is appearing in mad
iesdan IN San Francisco. The drama Is
reported to have made favorable I'M
preston, despite It's ingredients of blood
ard buster, and both ModieAka and Maui
rice Barrymore, its author, are we'll
liked in the leading characters.
Mr. Richard Mansfeld's entertaining
performance of Prince Karl still attracts
measure OF public attention at the Mad
ison Square theater that Is gratifying 10
the comedian and his associates. Mr.
Gunter's comedy, which Mr.. Mansfield
has crazy quilted into popularity, is
/ likely TO remain on the bills for several
weeks to come.
Miss Minnie Madden Is spending the
summer months at Larchmout on the
Sound. She is Jealous churchwoman,
and her professional services were re-
Gently donated to aid the building fund OF
the new Catholic church at Mamoroueck.
Miss Madden will preside over table
at fair given there for the same object
during the ensuing fortnight.
Mr. Howard Paul, who arrived from
England the other day, intends making
this city his permanent residence in flu
ture. Although his dress and accent are
decidedly English, Mr.. Paul is an Amerl-
can. He has lived many years abroad,
but he is a thorough-going cosmopolite,
aud in London, Paris, Algiers, New York
or San Francisco he is equally at home
Mr.. Roland Reeds appearances in
"Humbug', are meeting with substantial
encouragement. The management OF the
Bliou opera-house are emboldened to an.
nounce in consequence continuation OF
the comedy until the middle OF next
month New songs and humorous lines
have recently been introduced to sustain
the interest and freshness of the per.
formance
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. knight will
} play an engagement of two weeks, be
! ginning September 10, at the Fifth Avenu,
} theater in cover the Garden WALL
Their new company includes Messrs
: Charles Frew, Edward Temple, Jame
Quinn, Misses Minnie Dupree, Nelli
/ Sanford and the st. Felix sisters. Mr.
S knight is hard at work revising his piec
j., and writing an entirely new third &C
K which will permit the introduction o
:, some novel specialties.
. Miss Annie Pixley has been caused
i good deal of annoyance by the publicit
e given the groundless rumor that sh
would retire from the stage next season
e Miss PiXley has no such intention. Sh
10. =.
q entitled "The Deacon's Daughter" He
advent in new play will no doubt II
vive interest In the appearances of thi
clever soubrette, who has too Ion
O identified her talents with the hackneye
"a heroine of "M'liss."
Miss Marie Prescott has decided I
n venture out starring with Shakespeare
- repertoire. Among the parts she will a
! sumo are Viola, Rosalind, Juliet and Inn
- gen. Miss Prescott has engaged Ne
i Orleans amateur, Mr.. Il. d. MCLEAN, WI
y has exhibited marked dramatic ability,
"a play leading business in her company.
70 is singular how many actors and actress
~ announce their determination OF confirm
~ themselves to Shakespeare and 81
m legitimate" next season. Already twent
y, four stars have entered the list--a hithe
. to unprecedented number. Evidentl
40 Shakespeare no longer spells ruin in t
! theatrical lexicon.
- Rehearsals of "Theodora" are to beg
~ at Niblo's garden early in August. Al
~ bilious stars on this side the ocean ha
20 so often used Vlctorien Sardou's nar
n. for transparent advertising purposes tn
II is hoped there is grain of truth
- Miss Lillian 0lcott's statement that viii
's in Paris recently she spent nearly eve
~ day at the country seat of the famo
. dramatist, and that he gave her daily /
> structions in the little role OF 1.-THE
ar dora" Miss Olcott also says M. Sardt
o. presented her with the original man
q script Of the drama in the authors ov
q, handwriting, and also with the prom
n. copy used in its Paris production. Mi
a. Olcott is TO appear as Theodore when I
sS piece is brought out at Niblo's.
ar Important to the Merchants of Texas.
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