Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
AMONG THE PLAYERS,

Dieby Bell and Laura Joyce Bell have signed with J. c. Duff.
 Richard Lyle Is a recent accession to the "Passion's Slave'' Company.
 Gus A. Bernard will manage the tour of the St. Felix sis ters in IA Royal Hand."
 Percy Gaunt is resurrecting the music of Lewis Morrison's Faust"
 Will G. Andrews, brother of Charles L., will pilot Charles Erin Werner in 'Sha mus O'Brien."
 "Bluebeard, Jr.," at the close of its run at the Chicago Opera-House, will go direct to the Grand Opera-House, Milwaukee. Thence the piece will go East.
 John F. Harley, one of the livliest and most skillful manipulators of theatrical matters in this country, has been engaged by Rich and Rosenbaum to boom "Evan- geline."
 The "Sweet Lavender" travelling company open their season at the Lyceum Theater, formerly the Park, in Cleveland, September 9, following A. M. Palmer's stock company at that house.
 Miss Tessie Butler has been engaged by John A. Stevens to create the comedy role in ''Wife for Wife," MT. Stevens will open his tour at the peple's Theater, New York, week of September 23
 The Crystal Slipper" Company will start  tunes have been replenished and the scenery has been repainted, so that the piece will start out in the shape of new production.
 Miss Marie Gordon, who was the first wife of the late John T. Raymond, and who Is the sister of Mrs. Walter Bowers, is iv- ing quietly in London. She is engaged to be married to the private secretary of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. These people will support John Walsh | and Frank Walsh in "An Irishman's g jam Kits, Edward Clifford, Ed Joyce, Little Kittie Storms, William Moore, Jane Clifford, Tony Turner, Ettie Wilkes and A. J. Trust.
 Rich & Harris "Two Macs" Speciality Company, besides the Macs. consists of Alice Maydue, Harry Kennedy, Russell Brothers, Gilday and Beane. Wilton and Mora, James l F. Hoey, Florine (pocket edition of Charles l Godfred), May McCabe, Gus Gelbert, mu- l sical director; Fred B. Anderson, manager; Julien Peyser, business agent. William H. Crane will open his season at | the Chicago Opera House September 16 in | "On Probation" the new comedy by Brad ner Matthews and George H. Jessop David | be produced by MT. Crane in Boston about the middle of November, and on January 20 an eight weeks engagement will begin at the Star Theater, New York. Arthur Rehan has at last received Mir. 1 Daly's permission to play the entire coun- | try, which of course includes the cities of Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, where he was denied the right to play heretofore. The admirable company engaged by MT. Re l han has to 8 great extent brought this about. It Is certainly one of the strongest | comedy compapies travelling. Burr Mcln tosh is a late addition to it's forces.
 Stephen Leach does not go with '.Woman Against Woman" He has been engaged as business manager for ''The World Against Her." which takes the road under the management of Sam B. Villa, opening at Pittsburgh, Pa, August 26. Agnes M Villa will be the star, and will be supported by a company of unusual merit season of thirty-three weeks has been booked as far west as Kansas City and south to New Orleans, with only three weeks of one night stands.
 The following is the roster of N. c. Good wins company: Paul Arthur, R. G. Wilson John Brown, Frederic Corbett, John E Ince, Frank Morse, Isabelle Coe, Mae Dur fee. Lisette Le Baron and Cecile Rush John E. Warner, manager; George J. Alp | pleton, business manager. Rehearsals begin
 at the Standard Theater August 19. Int season will open in "A Gold Mine," at To ronto, Ont, September ?. During the sea
 son s'The Bookmaker'' and 'The Nominee
 will be produced.
 Clark s. Sammis, Wilson Barrett,
 American manager, not long ago offered
 Miss Katherine Kidder prominent posi- tion in the company to support Mr. Barret