National Republican., 1888-04-22

Miss Kate Forsyth is touring in England.
Miss Helen Bankroft Is at the Coleman
House, New York, very ILL.,
Mrs. Mary Fiske's play. Philip IIearnc,"
has been sold to Manager j. NJ. Hill
frank David, the comedian is doing excel
lent work In The Corsair' this season.
Robert Downing, the young tragcdian. Is
expected TO play in San Francisco during the
season,
Miss Lillian Conway has gone TO Pliladcl
phia TO sing in Mr.. Robert Grau's comic opera
company
Mrs. Langtry so far, has made no ''bookinss'
for next season, 1t being her intention TO rest
in California.
Miss Grace Henderson has entirely recov.
cred her health, and Is once more hailed as the
prcttiest American on the stage.
The pearl of Pekin'' has become one of the
sights of the metropolis and the pretty little
Bijou Opera House Is doing thriving business.
The Mermaid: or, The Curse of Cape Cod"
Is the aliteratiye title of an operdtic proiuc.
tion that Is promised or threatened at the
Hub.
Rose Coghlan will make her first appearance
in "Jocclyn," under the management of Au-
gustus ritOu at Miners Newark Theater on
oct !.
Fredorici, the singer, we'll known in this
tonnntIy ,0nntIy dropRSd dead while payns Msphi
Princess rheater Melbourne, recently.
The New York Press Club has accepted
HelTmann's offer to give monster benefit
the proceeds of which 90 to Il fund that will
be used to erect magnificent club house.
W. L. owen, the comedian, of the Modjcska
company, has been specially engaged by Chas
Atkinson to create the role of Sir John Bell
amy in the production of Dawn at Il Boston
theater In May.
Bolossy Kiralfy has secured the American
rights for Matthias Sandorf," the latest spec
tacuar play, from jules Verne and w. Bus.
mach, and will produce 1t in elaborate style
next season at Niblo's Garden.
Adolph Seeman, the illusionist who will ap.
| pear at Kcrnan's this week, Is the son of the
! late Baron llartwig Seeman, of Sweden, who
during thrty.siX years was known all oyer
Europe aS the most celebrated magician be-
| fore the public.
Mr.. Charles -. ITanford, of the BoothBar
rett Company. has achieved enviablc prolni
ncnce by his brilliant impersonaton Of the
| character of Mare Antony, in Shakescare's
| "JuliaS CTSar' When the company played IN
| Omaha, Mr.. llanford earned double recall
and fairly brought down the house after the
| Grafton over Cirsar's dead body. lie Is pos
| Scssed Of II good voice and nature has en-:
| dowcd him with physique that would well
| serve as n sculptor's model. Ills work thus
| far bears all the imprints of genius, and prom
| ises, with the training and finish that are only
derived from extended experience, to become
| Il tragic star of the first magnitude, one point
| largely in his favor is that he Is a Washington
! boy.
David Beasco has three plays almost ready.
/ Bronson Howard has six orders every one of
| them TO be finished next year. Fred Marsdcn
! is writing plays for Corinnc and Joe Murphy.
ID. ID. Lloyd Is busy ON a new play, which lie
| says will lie his best Grattan DOnnelly Is fin
| ishing two new plays for next season. Lean.
! der Richardson has a comedy ready for pro.
| ductlon. Clay Green has Just finished west
| crn drama, and has begun another. II. c. De
| Mile Is working ut Il comedy. Howard p.
| Taylor Is hard at work on a drama; SO Is JAS.
| IIemc. G.. 4. Byrne and Arthur Wallack are
| working every day ON several plays almost
completed All seem 10 think hat next year
will be a good one for the American dranut.
| ist