Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-01

amazement. That evening they packed
the Opera House to hear man who
| could lose an arm without fiinching. and
woman who could pick up the los,
member without fainting.
NELLIE M'HENRY's SUCCESS.
Miss Nellie McH enrys successful depart
ure from farce comedy was accomplished
last week at the Haymarket Theater in
Chicago, with the production of 'Lady
Peggy" new play BY Messrs. Richard F.
Carroll and Frank Tannehill, Jr. 1t has
| modestly been called comedy drama, but
IN reality it is strong, well-built melo-
drama, admirably suited to the clever star,
and infused with so much bright and
amusing comedy that the thrilling plot
twines slowly through, scene after scene,
creeping leizurely upon the mind, while
the fun runs merrily and furiously on,
tears being continually suppressed and
coaxed into smiles by the rippling over
flow of frolic. Miss McHenry's person
ality, her never-failing energy, swayed
by almost fairy-like grace, her melodious
songs, and that nervous quickness of wit
and humor, which is undescribable, and
belongs only to her, is still in this new
play the groundwork of her success, but
while the light and more brilliant parts OF
hev talents were formerly only seen, they
have now been broadened and shaded here
and there through the play, with emotion.
al and melodramatic shadows that relieve
the fury of her comedy and lend greater
charm to the performance. The play is a
straightforward story of evil doers, to be
found in any great city, but the authors,
unlike so many others, have selected their
characters from New York instead of Lon
don; using for it an actual occurrence from
real life. As Lady Peggy Miss McHenry
has undoubtedly made the hit of her life.
and henceforth will not be seen in farce
comedy.-Dunlops Stage Notes.
STAGE NOTES.
Dion Boucicault is again dangerously
i'll.
Rhea's play of Josephine" takes rank
among the classics.
Mrs. John E. Owens is writing the bio
graphy of her late husband.
"The Old Homestead" follows "Held by
the Enemy" at the California Theater.
The Shenandoah" will be presented at
the Metropolitan Theater tomorrow and
Tuesday evenings.
Sam Thall will resume the position of
business manager of the Grismer- Davies
company next season.
Richard Golden's "tour" of Maine in
"Old Jed Prouty," is sweeping that State
clean of its boarded pin-money.
Wesley Rosenquest has bought David
Henderson's share in the Russell's come
dians, playing "The City Directory" for
$4,000.
William Gill is writing new two-act
burlesque for Henry E. Dixey in the
line of Grip Van Winkle." 1t will be
called "Rip."
Wilson Barretts weekly expenses, it is
said, amount to $500. Is it any wonder
that he does not make barrel of money
in this country?
Donnelly & Girard's Natural Gas" is
this week in New Jersey doing a large
business, which will swell their seasons
profits to over $4,000.
Lillian Russell was recently presented
with a toy terrier at the New York Casino,
which was passed over the foot-ights to
her in a basket of violets.
Evans & Hoey's new play is named ''6
of and J dozen of the other" 1t is writ
ten by Gill & Frazer, and will be pro-
duced at the New York Park Theater in
September.
Miss Rosabel Morrison has recently been
the subject of much favorable comment
throughout the country, and as Marguerite
in "Faust" has achieved great name for
artistic acting.
The San Francisco Music and Drama
has become a perfect encyclopedia of in
formation in regard to theatrical matters,
and richly deserves the liberal patronage
it is receiving.
George Edgar, an experienced and
widely admired actor, will head an ex-
cellent company next season, in a tour of
the country, in new play-"TheBanker'
by James Schonberg.
Melville Stoltz, who will be in advance
Of Gus Williams and John J. Kelly in
"You and ]" has furnished the designs for
the printing of that organization, which
are said to be of a most original character.
At the end of the present season in July
E. II. Sothern and his manager, Daniel
Frohman, go to London, partly for pleas
ure and partly to arrange for a production
there of lord Chumley" in the near fu-
ture.
1t is said Miss Marie Jansen has been
engaged by John Stetson for the title role
in his coming production of "Iolanthe," !"
and Miss Palliser, of Gianetta fame in
D'Oyley Carte's company, for Phyllis in
the same production.
The play in which Miss Fay Templeton
will star next season, under w. Lykens'
management, is entitled Heinrich Hud-
son; or the Discovery of Columbus" 1t
will be produced at the New York Four
teenth Street Theater August 18th.
ga Texas Steer" by Charles II. Hoyt,
which has made great success, was writ
ten by him several years ago under the
title of ga Case of Wine" 1t is a straight
comedy drama in a prologue and three
acts, and not song or other Interpolation
is in it.
A. P. Dunlop, publisher of Dunlop's Stage
NSdS, mas TeuOVeu MS OuCe TO l1OZ
Broadway, New York, the offices formerly
occupied by the New York Dranaatic News.
Mr.. Dunlop is full of enterprise and vim
and is determined to make his office the
very center Of theatrical news in the
United States.
Miss Alice King Livingston, late of E.
II. Sothern's sLord Chumley' company,
has perfected all arrangements for the pro-
duction of w. c. Hudson's dramatization
of his own novel, "Jack Gordon, knight
Errant" Taken in conjunction, the re-
markable success of the story, its dramatic
possibilities, with Miss Livingston's popu-
larity and undoubted ability, the venture
should be a successful one.
Miss Adella Barker has severed her con-
nection with the "McCarthy's Mishaps''
company, and will remain in New York
for a short time, after which she goes to
her home at Chicago for the summer Miss
Barker has one of the best contralto voices
in the country, and is, besides being an
excellent actress, very pretty woman. In
private life she is known and esteemd by
large circle of friends as Mrs. AL Hertig.
Maud Granger's production of Lucy
Hooper's play, Inherited" in Washing
ton, proved eminently successful. The
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