Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
what IL Doing In the Mimi
World.


as Margaret" in Faust (the opera) il
London, Eng.
Church and Stage, by Walter Rey
nolds, was originally acted during las
week at Wolverhampton, Eng.
Warren G. Brown and Kate Wat
son, of Browns Ideal Comedy Co.
we're married on the stage Of City
Hall, Dyersville, la, January II.
A. r. Cazauran has adapted from
the French play called ga Woman's
Wit" and it will be in Helen Barry's
repertory here. She will first produce
it in England.
Steele Mackaye says it is not true
that he has written play called SIN.
finito" for Minnie Madden. He is al
work on new piece, but it is not for
that actress.
''The Masquerade" is the title of a
new play adopted from the French by
Scott Marble, and in Agnes Hender-
sons possession for production at
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Apollo Theatre in Rome is
doomed. It is to be torn down to
make room for new streets in the
Eternal City, and Rome is to pay the
owner $400, 900 as indemnity.
"Wedlock," adapted by Mrs.
Campbell Praed from her novel, "The
Bond OF Wedlock," will soon succeed
Gas in Looking glass" at the Opera
Comique Theater, London, England.
ABerlin artist, Ernst Topper, claims
to have devised a method Of securing
incombustible scenery for theatres. In
stead of canvas he uses fine wire
gauze and covers it with peculiar
kind of paste, which makes good
material for painting.
Lydia Thompson will next week
make her English temperance in
"Babette," by Michaelis, composer
of "Ihe Turkish Patrol" Camille
D'Arville will play the title-role. The
work will be heard at the London
Strand Theater.
Stella Stuart, formerly of McCaull' s
Com pany, is about TO play short en-
gagement in comic opera at the Wal.
halla Operetten Theatre, Berlin, Ger
many. She says she has received a
very flattering offer there for next
fall, but prefers to return to the
United States after concluding her
studies.
Robert Buchanan's Fascination"
was put on for a run on the night of
January 81, at the London, England,
Vaudeville Theater, where, according
to Harold Frederic's cabling, it was
not very successful. This news is
not to be regretted, if true, for Col. w.
+. Sim owns the piece for America,
and has already made extensive prep
arations for touring it with Cora 5.
Tanner as the star.
Minnie Maddern will begin a suit
for divorce from her husband, La
Grand White, during the spring term
of the Wayne Circuit Court, Detroit,
Mich. They have been married six
or seven years, but have not lived
together more than half of that time.
General incompatibility seems to be
the cause. Mr.. White supposed the
case had already been begun, and
filed premature answer in court
January 18th.
In Bonn, Germany, recently, an
audience was drenched with water in
the middle of an opera by mistake
of the man who controlled the huge
water tank to be used in case of fire.
The same thing happened in Munster
a short time ago, when the flood was
80 great that Frau Joachim, the Ger
man contralto, and the other MEM
bers of her company, had to stand on
chairs and tables until rescued. Since
the Opera Comique catastrophe over a
dozen such accidents have been expe-
rienced in Germany.
Rough and Ready, new five-act
comedy drama by Mart W. Zielie,
was acted for the first time on any
stage at Goddard's Opera House, Alli-
ance, o., January IL, with this cast !:
Trough, "Whiskey jack" Mrs. Nc
Glaggerty and Fritz Metz, Mart w.
Zielie; "Wilford, Rodney" J. Chas.
Gordon; "Charley Duran" Geo, H.
Peterson; major Garvon," James H.
Ward "Jack Murphy" H. G. Myers; !;
clip. Higgins" Geo. r. Craven /;
Hattie Garvon," Carrie G. Wagner;
Ready" and "Birdy McGlaggerty,"
Mrs. M. w. Zielie.
While in Philadelphia, Pa, last
week, O. H. Kurtz, the juggler, in
company with Burtine, called upon
Sig. Germani, the once famous Italian
juggler, who is now living in that
city retired and wealthy citizen, at
the advanced age of IS years. Mr..
: Kurtz also called upon Majilton, who,
though a cripple and infirm, has suf-
ficient of this worlds goods to make
him happy. The two old performers
made it pleasant for the two modern
ones, and many "reminiscences were
swapped.
While in Richmond, Va, Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Barrett were
right royalty entertained. On Janu-
uary 18th they had reception at the
residence of e. Courtney Jenkins, at
which number of the best-known
people of the State were present. On
the the 10th, in company with Mr..
Jenkins. the two great tragedians
visited Governor Lee, and, after a
brief but pleasant interview, in
spected both houses of the General
Assembly, where they were intro
duced to many of the members.
Fannie Louise Buckingham, Of Ma
zeppa fame, is at her home in Lud-
low, KY, suffering from spinal trouble
caused by being thrown from her Sis
ter's Miss Ward carriage in Balti-
more, Md, some time ago. The
horses attached to Miss Wards car
riage became frightened at the electric
motor Of the Baltimore Railroad
Company and dashed over a fifty-foot
precipice, completely demolishing the
carriage. All the occupants escaped
with slight bruises ex ;ept Miss Buck
ingham and John Dorsey, the colored
coachman. The lady is under the
care OF @. III. Thomas, of Covington,
KY, who thinks it will be some time
before she will be able to be about.