Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-04

of her season, to be married to Mr.. Abbott,
her leading man.
Lillian Conway is again seriously ill
| with rheumatism.
John T. Sullivan will be Rose Coghlan's
leading man next season.
The partnership between Robson and
Crane comes to an end May 18th.
Mignon Arlington has left Dixey's
"Adonis" company owing to i'll health.
George S. Knight has recovered from his
recent illness and began starring tour
at Elmira April 22d.
A. C. Wheeler (Nym Crinkle) has writ
ten a play for little Tommy Russell in
| which he will star next season.
The souvenir given at the fftieth per-
Torrance of "a Midnight Bell" at the
Bijou Theater, New York, on Tuesday,
consisted of very pretty silver bell.
The three St. Felix sisters will return to
this country in July, after three years
tour of England, to appear in a new mu-
steal comedy called "a Royal Hand"
Days Theater, the Madison Square
Theater and the Lyceum are the only play
houses in New York that. according to
annual custom, closed on Good Friday
night.
1t is whispered that pretty Isabelle Coe
will be n. c. Goodwin's leading lady next
season. She has made very great hit in
! New York as the Schoolma'am in "a Mid
night Bell"
Miss Dow, aunt Of Julia Marlowe, whose
skull was fractured by falling piece of
scenery, was well enough to be moved to
Philadelphia last Monday. Miss BOWS
skull was trephined, and she will fully re-
cover her health.
The story of the divorce suit in the
Dixey family, which has been current for
the last week or ten days. is simply a re-
vival of unpleasant gossip got afoat many
months ago, and probably has no more
| base in fact now than it had then.
Amelia Summerville has been engaged
to create very amusing part in can
English Chop" which will be produced
next season under the management of
Fred McCloy. Her new play, "The
Merry Little Mountain Maid" will be
kept until the following season.
Henry E. Hoyt is designing one of the
big ballet scenes for the coming spectacu-
lar production at the Chicago Opera
House of Bluebeard, Jr., or Fantima and
the Fairy" Miss Edith Murilla, the SOU
brette in the "Still Alarm" will play the
part of Fantima during the coming sum-
mer. Miss Murilla is one of the best and
most original dancers upon the stage.
John Lester Wallack is to have S15,-
600 bronze statue erected in his memory.
1t will represent him in character in
which he was favorite. August Belmont
& Co. have consented to act as bankers for
the fund, and Margaret Townsend, of 343
West Thirty-fourth street, has been elected
Secretary. Among the subscribers are Mrs.
q. S. Grant, Mrs Henry Clews, Mrs. John
Hoey and many others of Gotham's best
known society people.
A testimonial benefit is to be given w.
w. Kelly at the Princess Theater, in
London, on July Fourth. The entertain
ment will be given by Americans who
will be in London at that time, and
John Russell, manager of Natural
Cas-" will be the press agent Among
those who are to appear are Evans
and Hoey, Donnelly and Girard, Eu-
gene Garfield, who has made such
hit as the country boy in "a Midnight
Bell" Frank Blair and great many
more who will be in Europe, but will go
to London especially to appear at Mr..
Kelly's Theater. The programme is to be
printed on silk American flags and the
American eagle will be permitted to
scream to its hearts content.