Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE STAGE.
Death of Frederick HawIey-Mrs.
Brown-Potter's Juliet
Farce.

Fred McCloy takes out farcical COM
pany next season called IAN English
| Chap"
Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew will be
| partners next season. Charles Schroeder
will be their business manager.
Fl. B. Conway has been engaged by
Daniel Frohman to support Mrs. james
q. Blaine Jr., on her tour next season.
Mrs. Mckee Rankin, who in future will
be known as Kitty Blanchard is reported
to be doing an excellent business, under
the management of E. Z. Zimmerman.
Willie P. Sweatnam, Billy Rice and
Eddie Fox are among the latest burnt
cork celebrities engaged for the next
season by the Hayerly- Cleveland minstrel
combination.
Maggie Mitchell has secured divorce
from her husband in New jersey, Mr..
Paddock making no opposition to the suit.
Miss Mitchell closes her season in three
weeks, and then sails for Europe
Amelia Somerville is, after all, not to
appear in Sol. Berliner's production of "a
Noble Son." Next season she will head
a company of her own in play called
'The Merry Little Mountain Maid.'
Agnes Herndon, the popular actress, has
offered her services to the committee for
raising funds for the Confederate Soldiers
Home at Austin, Texas. Miss Herndon is
a Virginian and the daughter of Con-
federate officer.
There is little doubt that Richard Mans
fields production of Richard HIP in
! London has created great sensation there.
1t is a magnificent production, according
to the entire English press, and, if what
its critics say be true, will make stir on
this side of the water.
| An exchange, writing of the play pirates.
who stole ''Peck's Bad Boy" says: "Any-
one who would steal 'Peck's Bad Boy
would steal a red-hot stove; he would
steal the Philadelphia Ledger; he would
steal ticket for Only Farmers Daugh-
teri he would steal for the sake of steal
ing"
1t is stated that Charles Reed leaves
the Hoyt & Thomas forces permanently at
season. Mr.. Reeds services are already
in demand, and he will probably make his
| first appearance outside farce-comedy in the
production of "a Noble Son. at Niblo's.
New York, May 18th.
Miss Dido Rankin, the eldest daughter
of Mckee Rankin, who made remarkably
successful debut with her father last week
in THE Runaway Wife," has received an
offer from j. H. McVicar to appear as
Miranda in his forthcoming great produc-
ton of "The Tempest" Miss Rankin is
both very pretty and very clever.
William Winter has published an ele-
gantly printed memorial of John McCul-
Tough, containing his biography, the ora
lions at his funeral and Mr. Winters elo-
quent elegy and poetical tribute. The
Mccullough and photograph of his mon
ument, and is dedicated to William NJ
Connor, who was McCullough's constant
and devoted friend.
Little Lord Macelroy" is the title of a
farce comedy on which Hugh Fay is now
at work. 1t will be produced by Barry
and Fay next season under the manage
ment OF William M. Dunlevy, at present
the dramatic editor of the Ecening 1ele-
gram. Mr. Dunlevy will be remembered
as the manager of "The Little Tycoon
which he doomed into a very great success
few seasons since.
George Fortescue has signed a contract
to star under the management of Ted
Marks during the season of 1S90-91, in
new comedy by well-known author,
especially written for him, and entitled
"Mrs Moses Meyer" The play is a
comedy-drama, and Mr.. Fortescue will be
seen in the role of the heroine, Hebrew
DIV Of 18th, Il r.
the usual burlesque characteristics of
Hebrews.
George S. Knight has entirely recovered
from his recent indisposition, and will
start with his wife on tour under the
management of Frank W. Paul, opening
at Elmira, n. Y, on the 22d inst Mr.
and Mrs. Knight will appear in a roper
toire of plays of the Vokes order, includ-
ing "A Circus Rider" and a comedietta by
Charles t. Vincent entitled "Courtship
Revised" changing the bill every night.
After eight weeks on the Kansas circuit
they will go to Omaha, and then over the
Northern Pacific to San Francisco and
Sacramento.
Rosetta Worrell, of the "Over the Gar
den WalP' company, was married to w.
f. Crane, merchant of Toledo O., in
Baltimore on Wednesday last. The cere-
mony took place after the matinee, and
was performed at the parsonage of the
Wesley NJ. E. Church. Mrs. Crane is
sister of Mrs. George S. Knight She
played her part as usual at the evening
performance, remarking quietly to the
members of the company: "Pve been
married to-day and here's my husband"
T. l.
with the company.
Robert Elsmere,' as a play, says the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Spirit of the Times, is not only an out
rage upon the authoress, but distortion
of the book. The hero, as depicted by
Gillette, loses all faith, not only in the in
carnation and resurrection, but in the very
existence of God, and becomes such a NOR
bid, selfish weakling as to whine for the
sympathy of his wife, until Catherine out
of pity is induced to declare that she
shares his atheism. This is a total reversal
of the novel, and managers who permit
the play to be acted will be accomplices of
Gillette, in trading upon the popularity of
the title to the moral injury Of their audi
ence and the permanent detriment of the
dramatic profession.
The New York Spirit Of The Times says:
Mrs. n-Potter-whose friends, if She
have any left, should insist upon her re-
tirement from the stage-is making an
other deplorable exhibition of herself, at
Niblo's Garden, this week. On Monday
she opened to half-filled house, as Juliet,
and the audience alternately laughed at
her and applauded her. She ranted, once
forgot her lines, always displayed her
awkwardness, and transformed Juliet from
romantic young girl into shamelessly
forward and sensual woman. Even the
gallery boys were disguised, and when she
writhed and twisted herself around Kyrle
Bellew, satirically shouted Break away ~
Madame Ponisi, as the Nurse, and Harry
Edwards, as the Friar, were excellent. as
usual. John Robertson, as Mercutio, had
had cold. Kyrle Bellew was called out
three times for killing Tybalt. Alto
gether, we are sorry for the company
A curious dramatic venture is about to
be undertaken in remote Russia. 1t is to
build a floating theater. The house-boat
theory is to be expanded to the widest
conceivable limits. The structure will
not only contain the stage, the orchestra,
the green-room, the treasurer's office and
the 1apapar'c cauct,1p, b,rf tba