Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-08

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ing-room one Saturday evening. The actors
were willing, and the other guests were de-
lighted with the idea. Somebody who
knew a little about such matters volun-
teered to arrange a programme and serve
as master of ceremonies. He canvassed
the group of actors and made list of his
features. ooh, I'll do something for you,"
said Bowser. ''Pll give recitation or tell
some stories. Pll fill up about FIVE min
utes, if that will suit"
So the master of ceremonies wrote on
his programme, Give minutes with Mr..
Charles Bowser" The entertainment was
a success, and the next week there was a
demand for another. This time the "Mr"
was dropped from Bowser's line in the
programme. The actors recitations and
stories grew in favor, and the third week
"Charles" had become "Charlie." and still
later the line read, olive minutes with
Bowser," "By that time | was in the
highest favor" said Mr.. Bowser, in telling
the story, "and ever since then. whenever
l have met one of the guests Of the sum-
mer, the greeting has always been, Hello,
Bowser.'"
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
Adelaide Moore has closed her season.
"Said Pasha" is doing very large busi-
ness at the Philadelphia Park Theater.
Miss Pauline Hall again caught, and
"Erminie" is as great go as when it was
first produced.
Miss Leonora Bradley will, after all, not
appear as the Fairy Queen in "Kajanka." !"
The wings didn't fit.
Hoyt's "Hole in the Ground" has been
testing the capacity of Proctors Brooklyn
Theater (late the Novelty.
Percy Anderson, of London, is designing
the costumes for next summers annual OK
travaganza at the Chicago Opera House.
Maurice Grau arrived in New York
from Europe November 25th. He brought
over sixty people for the Patti Italian
opera season.
Philadelphia is soon to have theater
devoted to the production Of plays by a
home stock company. The full plans will
be publicly announced in a few days.
Duncan B. Harrison and his "Pay-
master" played to the capacity of Proctor's
New Haven Opera House, last week. The
Opera House is still growing in public favor.
Arrangements are being made with Al
Hayman to bring "Bluebeard7 and "The
Crystal Slipper" to California. "The City
Directory" is also booked for three weeks
at the California Theater.
frankie Kemble's "The Shanty Queen"
is said to be success. Her husband, Ed
ward Clay yburg, has, however, left the COM
pany, and David NJ. Peyser has been made
manager, with Britton Stephens in ad-
vance
"Bluebeard Jr.," in all its glittering gor-
geousness, will be seen at Niblo's on the
18th of January, where it will play an en-
gagement of five weeks. 1t will appear at
Abbey and SchoeffePs fremont street
Theater, Boston, on December 10th, for a
run of three weeks.
Florence Worth, an English actress who
has for two years tried to get an engage
ment in America, returned to England
November 26th. She WAS pretty woman
but so wretched an actress, that although
English, you know" no one would give
her even a small part.
George Wilson, the minstrel, is pretty
good illustration Of the influence of imag-
ination upon enjoyment. He can come
out and stand still for three minutes, and
half the audience will be roaring with
laughter, not at anything funny he has
said, but at something indescribably funny
which they imagine he is going to say.
Dixey continues his success at the Stand
ard with his Seven Ages" in spite of
Rice's financial embarrassment. Ten years
ago E. E. Rice was in the Bankrupt Court,
and since then, although all his shows have
been successful, he has managed to founder
in debt to the tune of $4,000, the judg
ments recorded against him, alone in New
York amounting to over $4,000.
A five-year contract between Charles E.
Locke and J. Charles Davis and De Wolf
Hopper was signed last week. Mr.. Hop
per will head a company to be known as
the De Wolf-Hopper Opera Company, and
his season viii begin May 5th at the New
York Broadway Theater, where he will
produce a new comic opera, written and
composed by Americans. w. w. Randall
has already booked the new organization
for ninety weeks from May.
The union of Joseph Jefferson and W.
J. Florence, as joint stars, has proved so
successful this season that those two actors
have decided to continue the partnership,
and contracts have already been signed
between them for next season. Their
route is now being booked and their sea-
son will begin in New York early next
fall. Mrs. John Drew is to remain with
the company and most, if not all, the men,
bers of the present organization will be re-
tained next season.