The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-24
THE STAGE.
nletou has gone to Europe.

Fay Templeton has gone to Europe.
Kate Claxton has played Louise over l,ooo
times.
Lillian Olcott thinks she has fortune III
Theodore
Joseph jefferson is collating his notes for an
autobiography.
Efie Elser has begun the second season oi
" Woman Against Women
Mrs. d. T. Bowers new play will be EMU
tied 1.-THE Empress Josephine"
Tony Hart il about to go on the road III an
Irish comedy by II. Wayne Ellis
Mrs Langtry is going south shortly, ana
will finish her season in New Orleans.
Lord Ions,laIe 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 $4,000 opera
house at San Antonio, Tex, on Dec. ~.
The receints of aErminier at the Globe
theatre. Boston. for one week were over 81
500.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has taken Valpa,
raise by storm, her receipts being over oo'Voo
a night.
Jefferson is playing a very short season
and limiting his engagements to the pr1nci-
pal cities.
Texas audiences now express yheir disgust
at bad shows with chestnut bells, which
are better than pistols.
Edwin Booth has been playing phenom-
enal engagement in Chicago, where he has
turned people away nightly.
The resemblance between Wilson Barrett
and John Mccullough is remarked by thou
sands who have seen the English tragedian.
Kansas City mas 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 % to Nov. l, when
A. NJ Palmers company will begin their
season.
"The Scapegoat" not having proved, strict
w speaking, a success in the east, Mrs Chan-
frau is thinking of trying it in San Francisco
or Australia.
Modie3ka's new play, to be produced this
fall in Now York. is "Daniela." 1t IS written
by William Won Sachs, young society man
of that city
The Cincinnati opera festival is announced
for wcel, of Nov. - at the Music hall in that
city The American Opera company VIII be
the attraction.
Gustave Amberg denies the report that he
intends to give up the ITALIA theatre IN New
/ York. He thinks there is lot of money III
German comedy yet.
Dixey has had Joseph Tabrar construct for
| him a new burlesque Of Faust, in which he
will present an elaborate caricature of Henry
Irvings Mephistopheles.
Genevieve Ward and Mr.. Vernon, her
leading man. have on their list "Nance Old
field - which is said to be acharmlng comedy
/ Of the wig and rutile kind
London is undoubtedly the best city IN the
world for long runs. 1t is estimated that there
are 800. 900 regular theatregoers I'm the Guy
and q. 600 visitors every day.
Mime. Janish will be managed by David
Peyser for the tour Of the country. She has
n couple Of new plays and a several times
multiplied couple of fresh Partisan costumes.
Touis Aldrich's season does not begin until
the coming month He will play My Part
ner" for the first ten weeks and then produce
q new piece the name of which has not yet
been given.
W. J. Florence recently received a shaking
ND at Atchison. Kan, by the curtain descend
inc upon him while he was attempting tc
rescue handbox that was rolling toward the
footliehts. The thickness Of his wig saved
him from serious injury
Manager \. W. Palmer, Of the Madison
Square theatre. New York, is regarded a.
the best judge Of actors and acting IN tho
country. it is said of him that he ma.
sruffed out more would-be stars than any
other manager in New York, but on the Other
hand. the excellence of his companies Is eyl
dence that he is quick to perceive and reward
talent.
Before Henry T.. Abbey went back to Eng
land he gave these figures from his books L
Indicate 10 what extent American people have
paid TO see celebrated actors under his man
acement: Be.nhardt, in lSSO-l, S5962l'
Booth. in 'sl-2. S2SO,OOO Patti, SIP, 1926.
500. Nilsson. 's2-3 S20S, 3O9; Langtry, 1913
s253.5OO Irving, 'S94 S405,G39 Irving, $40
S30OOOO: Mary Anderson, $40, S354,9i9
total in six seasons, S2,525,534