The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-29
THE STAGE.

Fay Templeton has gone TO Europe
Kate Claxton has played Louise over 900
times.
Lillian Olcott thinks she has fortune in
"Theodora."
Joseph jefferson is collating his notes for an
autobiography,
Effie Ellser has begun the second season Of
woman Against Women"
Mrs d. p. Bowers new play will be enti-
tied "The Empress Josephine"
Tony Hart Is about to go ON theroad in an
Irish comedy by II. Wayne Ellis.
Mrs. Langtry is going south shortly, and
will finish her season IN New Orleans.
Lord Lonsdale has already served notice Of
a libel suit upon Philadelphia paper.
Adelaide Randall and her Bijou Opera
company are doing well in the south.
Emma Abbott opens the new sT5, 900 opera
house at San Antonio, Tex, on Dec 20.
The receipts of "Erminie" at the Globe
theatre, Boston, for one week were over So
500
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has taken Valpa-
raiso by storm, her receipts being over 5000
night
Jefferson is playing a very short season
and limiting his engagements to the princi-
pal cities
Texas audiences now express their disgust
at bad shows with "chestnut" bells, which
are better than pistols.
Edwin Booth has been playing phenom-
email engagement in Chicago, where he has
turned people away nightly.
The resemblance between Wilson Barrett
aYl Tob, NfoTs,,IIo,,rl, Il. 1raI btrt
sands who have seen the English tragedian.
Kansas City has at last in the vocabulary
Of the "road," become week stand. Several
leading attractions are booked there for that
period
The Madison Square theatre, New York,
will be closed from Oct 25 to Nov /, when
A. NJ. Palmer's company will begin their
season.
"The Scapegoat" not having proved, strict
ly speaking, a success in the east, Mrs. Chan.
frau is thinking Of trying it in San Francisco
or Australia.
Modjeska's new play, to be produced this
fall in New York. is "Daniela." 1t is written
by William Won Sachs, a young society mar
of that city.
The Cincinnati opera festival is announced
for week of Nov. % at the Music hall in that
city. The American Opera company will be
the attraction.
Gustave Amberg denies the report that he
intends to give up the Thalia theatre in New
York. He thinks there is lot of money in
German comedy yet.
Dixey has had Joseph Tabrar construct fol
him q new buresque of "Faust," in which he
will present an elaborate caricature of Henry
Irving's Mephistopheles.
Genevieve Ward and Mr.. Vernon, heI
leading man, have on their list "Nance Old
field" which is said to be charming comedy
of the wig and rufle kind.
London is undoubtedly the best city in the
world for long runs 1t is estimated that there
are 100000 regular theatregoers in the city
and 10000 visitors every day.
Nine Janish will be managed by David
Peyser for the tour of the country. She has
a couple of new plays and several times
multiplied couple of fresh Partisan costumes.
Louis Aldrich's season does not begin until
the coming month. He will play "My Part
ner" for the first ten weeks and then produce
new piece, the name of which has not yet
been given.
w. ]. Florence recently received a shaking
up at Atchison, Kan. by the curtain descend
ing upon him while he was attempting tC
rescue bandbox that was rolling toward the
footlights, The thickness of his wig saved
him from serious injury.
Manager A. NJ. Palmer, of the Madison
Square theatre, New York, is regarded a!
the best judge of actors and acting in til.
country. 1t is said of him that he ha
snuffed out more would-be stars than any
other manager in New York. but on the othe
hand, the excellence of his companies is evi
dence that he is quick to perceive and reward
| talent.
Before Henry E. Abbey went back to Eng
land he gave these figures from his books t.
indicate to what extent American people hav
paid to see celebrated actors under his man
agement: Bernhardt, in lSS0-l, 1886, ,241
Booth in 'sl-2, S2s0,000; Patti, 'sl-2, s236
800, Nilsson, 1928, S20S, ,3O9; Langtry 's2-a
s253, 800; Irving, 1874, s405, $780, Irving, 's+5
$500 eco: Mary Anderson, $50, 1854, ,949
total in six seasons, g, ,525, ,534.