Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-03
STAGE GOSSIP.


Annie Pixley closes her season at Chicago
on June %.
Sidney Drew has been engaged for "a
Legal Wreck"
Gilmore and Tompkins and J. NJ Hill are
booking Margaret Mather.
Arther B. Chase, director Of the Booth
Barrett company, will spend his summer
vacation in and around New York.
Nile. Rhea closes her season June 5, and
sails the following week for France.
Lena Merville and Marion Elmore deny
the statement that they have been engaged
for next season by C. R. Gardiner.
Kathyrn kidder is TO return shortly from
England, where she has been playing with
Wilson Barrctts travelling company.
Loie Fuller has signed with the st. Louis
Pinafore Company for four weeks at $3.50
per week The season will open June TO-
Sydney Resented is engaged in writing
the libretto for new opera for De Wolf
Hopper, to be produced by Colonel McCaull.
Young Creston Clarke, son of the COM
edian, John S. Clarke, and nephew Of Ed
win Booth, will star next season IN " Ham
letn
In 1889 ". j. Seaman viii probably make
twelve weeks tour of England and Ire
land, opening in Liverpool on Easter Mon
day.
vernona Jarbcau was cut out of the Acad-
envy Of Music, Buffalo, by Mrs Potter, and
now sues the management Of the house for
5000 damages.
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett have
closed their successful season and will rest
until September, when they begin their
second tour, opening il the West
The Kafir Diamond" a new play be-
longing to Louis AIdrich. will be one of the
leading novelties next season. l, is booked
for the Columbia Theater IN Chicago.
Campanini realized $50, 900 from his con-
cert tour last winter, and lost it all IL his
operate venture. He is now organizing o
new concert company FOR next season.
Minnie Duprcc, Kate Denim Wilson,
Charles Stokes and number OF others Of
last seasons Held By the Enemy Company,
have been re-engssed for the coming sea
son.
Clara More, who made 4 success in the
American Opera Company, bias been en-
gagged by Colonel McCauA and will JOIN his
forces September l. She i. at prcsea, sing
ing in Paris.
S Miller Kent, who is PLAYING one Of the
parts in His Lordship." has been engaged
by Nat Goodwin as leading man IN his cou-
pany, which opens its season at Mn nespo-
lis on August q.
Frank W. Sanger has received the copy
right papers and notices of a performance
of Sydney Rosenfcid's opera, The Lady or
the Tiger gwen at tic Elephant and
Castle, in London, on May
Among the plays which Helen Barry
has brought TO this country, ard which she
has the American rights for, is domestic
drama entitled, ESCAPED" by Cls1on
Bellany snd Stephen Cadrey.
The following people have boon engaged
for the Natural Gas Company for next sea
son, which opens about August 20 IN the
West: Amy Anes, Jennie YeaIazus, Rose
Rlcci. Josie Sadler and Gus Hennessy.
Duncan Harrison has added 10 his rep
utation IS manager and actor by adding
success as al author HIS new play, The
Paynaster,- has proved ready success
he brirgsit 70 the Haymarket in Chicago
the 10th OF June
Ever since hc produced ''Pzui Kauvzrr in
Buffalo and rraSc the American eagle
scream Steele Nackzyc has been az work
on 3 PLAY called A Noble Rogue The
scene is laid in Chicago The pace VIII have
its initial performance Ia the Garden City
next uonih-p1o0Sbay at the Grand