Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Flashes From the Footlights of Manz
Theaters,

Flashes From the Fcotlights of Manz
Theaters.
The millionaire has made a great hit
in Chicago.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.,. is sgain con-
fined to her bed.
John r. Rogers may take Hermann to
Australia next summer
Mrs. Leslie Carter has made very favor.
able impression in Boston.
Miss Linda Die,z has, retired from the
stage, and will settle in Chicago.
Later On" has the distinction of being
called the worst play in existence.
Hugh Fay is the first of the dramatic
profession to try DR.. Koch's lymph.
Tommy Russell has left tae stage and
has been sent to school by ais mother.
Rudolph Aronson has secured Marie
Tempest for one year from next October.
w. A. Brady, the young napoleopic
manager will put The Inspector on the
road.
Minnie Seligman has been engaged as
leading lady for the new stock company
that Gus Pitou is organizing.
Jos. Brooks has made arrangements for
w. ii. Cranes appearance as The Sem
ator" In London next summer.
RusselPs comedians in general, and
Fay Templeton in particular, seem to have
very great success in Miss McGinty."
Julia Msrlowe is getting better. She is
said to have been engaged to appear with
the Beeth-Barrett Company next season.
Marie Wainwright has been resting and
devoting her time to preparation for the
production of Amy Robsart' next season.
Men and Women" will reach its 1OOtb
birthday January 18th, and Manager
Charles Frohman will hand a.ound souye.
Mrs.
Charles Coghlan has been declared a
bankrupt. AT one time he drew the largest
salary ever paid a stock company leading
nan-S700 week.
Miss Nellie McHenry and her new plav
Chain Lightning" was seen in Boston
last week. Miss McHenry has, as usual.
had very profitable season.
'Noah's Ark is the name of a new snec.
tacu!ar play promised at Niblo's Garden
Immediately after New Year. josh Hart
so far is the only visible backer.
"Falstaff" is the title of a new comic
opera upon the composition of which
Verdi is busily engaged. The great must
clan is in his eighty-seventh year.
AAhSs OOilA OtcW LAS 0t6u IOODcQ OF
81 900 worth of jewelry. AS her reputa.
ton is established, the press agent has
probably not been doing the Pauline Hall
razzle,dszzle act, ard the robbery is no
doubt true.
Miss Minnie Seligman. by her refusal to
appear as la in THE Clemerceau Case,n
has forfeited her engagement with Man.
ager ]. NJ. Hill. The plucky and talented
lady says, however, that she would rather
lose ten engagements than appear not
alone as liza, but in any other part of the
play.
The following plays have been licensed
in London, and are to be brought TO Amer
lea next season: photographic" comedy
by Henry Meilhac; la Basoche." comic
opera by Augustus Harris; "L'Ami dss
Femmes." comedy by Alexander Dumas,
and May and December" comedy by
Sydney Grundy.
Nadage Doree, the irrepressible young
woman who has gained glory, both as an
operate singer and as an actress, blooms
out this week as an author. with novel
called Media Miss Doree has chosen
very delicate subject, which she handles
without gloves, and in a manner that
would strike terror even to the author of
the "Kreutzer Sonata"
nc sSPaAdtlOu VI hOUSOQ ana Crane
proved decidedly beneficial to both parties
concerned, but particularly to the former.
In all the years of his association with w.
q. Crane, Mr.. Robson has never had such
successful season. He has found a
worthy successor to the Henrietta in us
Marriage Failure?" and will give il an
elaborate production in New York before
the end of this season.
Carmen" as done by the Kimball Opera
Comique and Burlesque Company, is no
way similar to the production of Carmen
Up to Date" now being presented by the
London Gaiety Company at their theater
on the other side. 1t is an entirely oriei-
nal construction conceived by Mrs. Jennie
Kimball, who, feeling that Corinne had
never had good opportunity 10 display
her ability, and recognizing in her tenn
permanent and appearance the advantages
of which che would be possessed in assum.
ing the role of Carmen, determined TO
elaborately produce burlesque of the
opera. The production was so successful
that it became quite the craze in New
York. Corinne's Spanish dances are said
to have been the talk of the town. The
company now embraces sixty, and among
them are some of the most prominent
artists of the burlesque line in America.
The famous "Toreador song is rendered
by the popular baritone, Bernard Dyllyn.
Corinne in Carmen is booked for the
Metropolitan Theater in February.
Hamburg drives what may be called a
roaring trade in wild beasts. Lions and
tigers can be ordered at !, 800 francs apiece
A good rhinoceros, however, will fetch