Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-05-13
THEATRICAL WORLD.
A Pen Picture of Where the
Genius and Light of the
Stage Will
Shine the Coming Season.
Miles City Counted In
the Circuit.
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.


Items of Interest to Thester-Goers.
Kate Castleton will summer at her
home in California.
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The Pyke Opera company are en-
joying continued success in California.
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Gus Williams opened in San Fran
cisco May 4, and issdue in Miles City
July 26.
Louis James and Marie Wainwright
will add "The School for Scandal" to
their repertoire next season.
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Robert Downing. the young Ameri-
can tragedisn, will probably make the
Northern Pacific circuit this season.
Mile. Rheaanpounces that her time
for 1883 is all filled. A. she has no
date here We shall probably not ZEE
her this season.
Mrs. sophie La Forrest died at the
Forrest home, 10 Philadelphia, last
week, aged IS years. Mr.. La Forrest
was at one time most beautiful wo-
man and a very clever actress.
Louis James and Marie Wainright,
who will be seen here in September
next, are achieving a most enviable
reputation in the large cities for the
artistic excellence Of their representa-
tions.
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From carefully prepared statistics IL
is learned that not less than thirty
"Uucle Tom Companies will take
the road this coming season. On the
whole 1t looks like o regular Uncle
Tom pear.
Barnum's business in Brooklyn last
week was the largest he ever did in
that city. The new canvas holds
nearly $1,000 people, and he was COM
PEELED to close the doors at nearly
every performance.
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On May IA, Edwin Booth and Law
renee Barrett will appear at the Am.
phion Academy, Brooklyn, and pro.
duce a different play each evening
during the week. This will close the
most successful season ever known.
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Lester Wallack is not so poor as he
has been represented. He has just
purchased the Parmalee homestead
near Circleville, this state, for S32 900
and he will make il his summer home
He is to build halt mile racing tracl
on the property.
Max Strskosch, one Of the oldest an,
best known theatrical and op.rati
managers in the United States, ba
been stricken with paralysis aud is il
q serious, though not necessarily daLg
erous condition. 1t is doubtful If b
, ever RECEIVERS the use of his limbs.
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The most notable benefit ever ten
dered to any actor in this country vii
be that given to Lester Wsllack at tn
Metropolitan opera house, May q
/ Mr.. A. Nj. Palmer will close hi
thester on that evening. and 1t
likely that some other managers wi
also show their esteem Tor the vetera
in the same manner.
Emma Abbott is nothing IL nc
unique. Some time ago In Springfield
ILL.,, hearing that the landlord Of th
hotel had set apart the best suite !
the house for her use, she declined (
accept anything but single room o
the top floor Of the building. She IL
sisted upon the adjoining rooms bein
vacated and demanded heavy curtain
for the windows. The landlord sen
out and bought the thickest and mo,
impenetrable curtains in town, bu
not content with the privacy the
gave, Miss Abbott had bed-sheet
securely nailed over them. The wir
dows thus guarded from the enviou
gaze of outsiders. she made the pc
picked landlord hunt ali over Spring
Geld foi a particular density of groc
er's wrapping paper to cover the trar
som over the door. After which pr,
caution the operate Lady Godiya de
clared herself entirely satisfied 10 slee
In Springfield.
Len the Church.
MISSEApoLIs, May 1.-THE Jour
nal says ex-Church Inspector Jane
J. Smith has been missing for q wee