The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15

word should be said for Frank Bass, the
German impersonator, and George w.
Pike as the Yankee.
Judging from Washington dispatches
it is pretty conclusive that ]. H. Ryly's
power as a comedian were never fully
shown in comic opera. In the criticisms
upon surprises of Divorce which
opened there on Monday night, COM
Parsons are made with Days own COM
pany and Arthur Rehan's, unmistakably
in favor of the latter, giving Mr.. j. H.
Ryly's and Madeline Lucette's faultless
performance as the primary cause.
Isabella Coe, the very clever and pretty
actress who made such a favorable i'm
preston last season In "a Midnight Bell, -
has made a great hit in Nat Goodwin's
Gold Nine" at Toronto. Miss Coe has
been steadily advancing in her art for
some years and is now among the best
leading ladies in the country. The thou
sands of children who saw her as the
Schoolmarm, in '"rhe Midnight Bell, /"
will never forget her.
Hi Henry has telegraphed to everybody
in New York that his star, Estele Clay
Buffalo on Monday. One hundred thou
sand dollars have been wasted in trying
to make her star, and If Hi Henry has
hit it he is to be congratulated.
On Monday la File du Tambour
Major will be produced at the Casino,
New York, when Miss Pauline Hall will
once more join the forces of this popular
house. MissskIall has of late been study
ing hard, and her voice is better than it
ever was. "The Brigandsn go on the
road, opening at Boston, September 16,
for four weeks.
Emily Rigl leading lady of Frank w.
Sanger's "Mr. Barnes of New York;
Company, arrived home September g. She
had been spending the summer in Switzer-
/ haN0n
at Albany, N. Y.
Frank De Ormond has signed with w.
II. Riley's company.
Lawrence Barrett's company Is rehears-
ing "Ganelon," his new play, at the
Broadway Theatre, New York. The
the same theatre for Monday
Georgine Won Januschowsky has been
engaged by Manager Duff as leading
soprano for his opera company.
1.-THE Stuffed Dog" a foolish tumble a
Ia Charley Hoyt, for which j. Armory
Knox and Edwin Atwell are responsible,
was in Boston last week. That cultured
city gave it unmitigated condemnation in
its papers, and fair business. 1t is by
all accounts very, very bad full of Knox's
chestnuts and Atwell's illiteracy.
Manager A. B. Anderson has especially
engaged Herbert Colby to play Captain
Maurice Frere in Ellis Natural Life, . and
VI. II. w ulbIlhu 10 10 1ODy NltCn. lnHlr
season opened at Boston, Mass. scoring a
success. Manager Anderson has booked
q tour of forty-fve weeks, and will play a
San Francisco engagement and a coast
tour. A tank scene is to be introduced in
the fourth act, which will give Harry
Emmett an opportunity to display his
aquatic powers.
A play that had already been seen in
New York was brought forward again
for a short season at the BiiOu Theatre
last week. Both Natural Gas" and the
leading actors in it-Henry V. Donnelly
and Edward Girard-are familiar. The
piece has been changed somewhat in its
details since it was last performed in that
city and some new songs have been added.
A large audience greeted its return, and,
aside from the work of Messrs. Donnelly
with that of Mark Sullivan and Miss
Rachel Booth.
Mr.. Wilson Barrett's English company
sails from Liverpool September 25, he
| following October2
Dion Boucicault is writing a new Irish
comedy for Bobby Gaylor, who will star
next season under w. A, Brady's man
agement.
Rose Ridgway, of the "Antiope" Com.
pany, at Niblo's Garden, New York city
lately imported a pair of English shoes
through the mail. They were seized as
| dutiable articles and she was informed
| that she could have her shoes by paying
! 81 duty. Miss Ridgway appeared at the
| Custom House September 5, and main
| tanned successfully that The shoes were
| implements of her profession" and as
| such were not dutiable.
| Robert G. billiard has been engaged tt
appear in "Mr. Barnes of New York
until B. r. Graham appears to claim his
part.