New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23
THE GOSSIP OF PLAYS IND PLAYERS.

Dion Bouccault appeared In Broadway yesterday,
trine thinner and paler than usual, but showing no
other signs Of having passed through serious iluess
as reported
Lew Dockstadcr will revive the old Foster ballads
az his theatre next week and Will also put on two
farcical sketches One Of them Will be travesty
called Mr. Transformer, of New-YorlG
Lillian Russell has been engaged for the Casino
home company, beginning next May. The arrange
m,nt was consummated in Philadelphia last Monday.
Robert Elsn.ere' has been dramatzed, and Will be
produced in Chicago next month for trial
There IS prospect Of some trouble over The Hen
rieta.n Bronson Howard the author, has been re-
Getting handsome royalty from Robson and Crane,
ard no claims he ought TO have still more when Mr.
ane withdraws, as the value Of the piece Will be
materially lessened thereby.
While playing the principal comedy part in Drift
Ing Apart at Taunton, Mass, last week, Walter Per
kiDs received telegram announcing that his mother
dying. and might not live an hour AT the close
Of the performance which he finished with great diff
ncilty he took train for his home in Biddeford, Me-
but arrived just after his mothers death had occurred
a Midsummer Nights Dream company will close
It's run in Philadelphia tomorrow night
John Cobb, the English manager, brought over an
operate version Of The Tanning OF the shrew,' which
IS now in the hands Of Colonel McCaull, and will
probably be produced by him next summer
Maud Goodwin, sister Of Myra Goodwin, IS play
ing small part in waddy Gocgan' under the name
Of Maud Richards.
The real reason why the production Of Little Lord
Fauntleroyp has been often postponed the Broad
way Theatre is that Mr. Gunter author Of Mr. Barnes
of New-York,7 had contract STIMULATING that his
piece should not be Withdrawn until the weekly
oepts had dropped TO a certain figure. So far that
level has not been reached, bur Mr. Gunter has been
satisfied in another way in order to make room for
the new attraction. This is good point for other
authors.
Charles Frohman goes to Boston to-day In the In
terest Of "A Legal Wreck "She,' " Held by the
Enemy and Under the Polar STAR
Edward Shelley has purchased an interest in the
Windsor Theatre from Frank Murtha
theatre party Of customs weighers will attend
performance Of waddy Googan7 at Harrigan's Park
Ccionei J. hrmoy Knox. Of Texas slftincs.s Is
writing play for production next spring Miss Marie
since the opening of the present theatrical season
there have been eighty judgments recorded IN the
County Clerks Office against theatrical people, be-
sides several iujUnctiOus and divorces.
Max Freeman, stage manager OF the N2diy7 Com
pany while in Chicago, yesterday had Francis VII
son arrested for assault, because the comedian hal
knocked him down Wilson fined SO and placed
under bonds of $500 to keep the peace-while in tho
The New-York Lodge of Elks gave benefit matinee
yesterday at the Grand Opera House The attendance
PR minent actors from all the companies now in the
city and their efforts were literally applauded By the
II Is two years since Mt Divide Musin's violin was
last head In N~wY 0r and the announcement OF his
concert 10 be given next Sunday evening IN the
Academy Of Music WILL therefore, be dOuby welcome.
Mr. Van der Stucken and an orchestra Oi fifty pieces
viii AID Mr. Musln and his concert company. and give
metropolitan dignity >, the concert The programme
viii be follows 81 Scenes NapOlitanes,7 Masscnct;
concerto I'm f. minor MandelssOhn CNr Mustn't air
from The Magic Flue,7 Mozart AIrs Annie louise
Tanner; Hungarian Rhapsody, No. q. LsZt Edwin
NJ shonerD two numbers from " The Tempest Van
der Stucken: air from The Queen OF Sheha," GOunod
whitney Mockrdgel; Second Caprice dc Concert,
Ausin Mr. Mustn't
special matinee for the children Of the public
schools Will be given at DOcksaders Saturday after
noon. Lew DOckstader himself VIII head a strong OlO
with his mimicres and songs, including his unique
apOtheOss Teacher, Teacher.' and Harry Kennedy's
1 fesized autOmatons will be worked fDrS all the
oddities which ventrfloqulst devise for the
hary Of school children Besides this, tho Hill WIFI
bring the "Watch Dog to the front. and for the
rs pcclal cdifcatiOn Of the young ones, final per-
formance Of the burleeque YeOmen oh de- Black
Guard will be given. Billy swestnam viii also sing
on this occasion his famous Chinese eccentricty
4" Little All Sid.D