Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-15
THE STAGE.
GOOD GOSSIP.

| harry COurtalne has been engaged foI
"Llttle Puck next season.
Laura Burt has been re-engaged for the
leading role in ''Fantasn1a
George Learock has signed to support
Thomas ". Keene next season.
Harry E. 'Dixcy will open his season in
'Adonis' at Asbury Park on Sep, l.
Sims and Petit, the English dramatists,
are at work On new burlesque of Faust
James O'Neill will open his season in
''Monte Crlsto" at Jersey City on Septem-
Der g.
Lolita will spend the summer at the Isles
Of Shoals and at Lenox. opening her fall
season at Milwaukee on September 6.
Lillian Russell has taken cottage at
Long Branch, where she viii rest until her
duties in 1.-The Queens Mate" recall her.
Alice Harrison will play Topsy in the new
version Of 'Uncle Toms CABIN to be pro-
duced at the Hollis Street Theater. Boston,
next month.
Annie Pixley opens the Park Theater,
Boston, On September Il for four weeks
engagement, during which she viii appear
in a new piece not yet named.
Manager VIII j. Davis, of the Haynarket
Tneater, Chicago, has gotten the better OF
his recent indisposition, and is now in fair
! way TO recover permanently.
The American Opera Company, which is
under the management of Gustave Helm
riches, will spend the summer in Philadel-
| pnia singing at the Grand Opera-EOuse in
an extensive repertory.
Clara Morris will open her season, which
is already booked up to May 1, 1889, at the
Grand Opera-House The principal feature
OF her repertoire viii probably be new
play by Clinton Stuart entitled "Hagar."
Emma Juch will sing next season in a
series of twenty concerts under Hathaway's
management. The lesser attractions will
/ be Miss Hope Glenn, contralto; Leopold
Litchenberg, violinist, and Teresa CarrenO,
pianist.
The members of the Saxe-Meininge Com
pany who intend visiting America are Al
exander Barthel, the Countess Kristalultz,
Nine. Berg, WilInar Knorr, Max Gouber,
! Leah Lorenz, Emma Teller, Leopold Teller
/ and Augusta Gravenburg.
/ j. NJ. Hill has taken the Standard The
alter, New York, for August 90 and will
produce Mary Fiske's play Of ''Phillip
Herne" at that house for an extended run,
with Joseph Haworth in the title role and
particularly strong cast in support.
According to her present plans, Mary
Anderson will sail from England on Octo-
Der 30, and open at Wallack's November II.
Her tour in this country will cover twenty
five weeks. 1t is asserted that Miss Ander
son would like to canccss her American
dates, so as to make {: pleasure trip to
Rome.
Gillette's play, "a Legal Wreck" is to be
brought forth at the Madison Square on
August 13 The cast is to include Nina
Boucicault, Ida Vernon, May Saville, Fanny
Denham Rouse, Elsie Lombard, Frances
Graham, Alfred Hudson, Sidney Smith,
Sidney Drew. George Fswcett and Henry
Thorne.
Mr. Charles Il. Yele, manager of the new
spectacle, 1.-The Twelve Temptations" was
in Chicago the other day looking over the
stage appointments of the Haymarket Mr..
Yale brings his company to this theater
early in the coming season, and is just back
from a tour of Europe, where he secured
some very novel features
Maggie Mitchell went on the stage when
she was eight years of age; Joe jefferson
at six; Agnes Robertson at twelve; Ellen
Terry at five; Kate Bateman at eight; the
Denim sisters at six; Mary Cannon at three,
and at nine years played regularly every
night; Lucille Western at nine; Cordelia
Howard at four; Jean Davenport Lander at
eight
W. G. Smyth will again be agent of the
T. W. Keene Company. The following per-
sons have already been engaged: George
Lcarock, Arthur Elliott, Eugene Moore,
Adolph Jackson, Carl Ahrendt, Frank Hen
ing, Henry HanscoElb, Edwin F. Lawrence
&. ". Vance, Marwood Andrews. Charles
Sands, Louise Pomeroy and Mrs l.. A.
Baker. The season opens in Chicago Sep
TENDER 3.
Ida Mueile, the attractive little leading
lady Of the Crystal Slipper Company. is IN
doubtedly one of the foremost exponentS of
child characters on the stage to-day. and
Cinderella IN her hands is very attractive.
Manager Henderson, of the Chicago OPERA
House, has re-engaged Miss Muelle to con-
tinue with this company during the run Of
tae piece in Boston, Philadelphia, New York
and other large cities.
Colonel McCaull has booked twentv-nine
weeks for the coming season. which will
carry him until his date for opening his next
summer season at Wallack's He Will open
in Philadelphia October and play six weeks.
then to Pittsburgh for a week. Chicago ten
weeks, Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washing
ton each one week, Philadelphia four weeks,
Boston four weeks, and Brooklyn one week.
"Nadjy'' will run at the Casino. New
York, until Saturday night, September Is.
On the 18th either the new Gilbert & Sulli-
van opera-which, however, may not be
finished by that time-or 1.-THE Oolah'' Will
be seen. A contract is held by Francis
Wilson for the production of the latter opera
on the date mentioned, but if the Gilbert 4
Sullivan opera Is ready arrangements may
be made for its postponement.
Mrs. James Brown Potter will open her
season under the management of Henry E.
Abbey on the 1st of October in PHILADELPHIA
in Tom Taylors ''Twixt Axe and Brown"
Loyal Love " will not be played at all. The
repertory will consist of "She Stops to
Conquer" Romeo and Juliet tie Lady
of Lyons" " Ruy Bias. AS You Like It."
and production of Antony and Cleopatra"
which opens the New York engagement De-
cember 26
VIII J. Davis has secured for the opening
attraction of the Haymarke; Theater Miss
Alberta Damon in her new farce comedy,
'The Scarecrow." The Haymarket has
earned the prestige OF being the most sue
cessful new theater ever opened in Chi
cago. Miss Damon's new play is by Harry
5. Smith and Robert B Peattie. with sew
eral original songs by Reginald De koveu.
Richard Carroll has been engaged fer one
leading comedy part, and it is probable
tina, John Gilbert will play another of equal
prominence. Jennie Reitfarth and several
other popular comedy people are 10 be en-
gagged, and thirty pretty girls are TO
appear as sweet girl graduates Mana
Ice ap he is t.a& SO