The record-union., 1891-08-15

Brothers" and "Monbars" Mr.. Mantel
may also be seen later in the season in
one or probably two new plays.
Sells Bros circus will be in Sacra-
mento on the Sd of September. The ag-
gregatiOn is larger this year than ever,
and will no doubt draw an immense
crowd to the city from the surrounding
country.
A very quaint bottle, made in crystal
| glass, with silver neck and receptacle for
the stopper, has made its appearance
! with the new season. 1t is modelled from
| the curious old bottles formerly in vogue
in the Black Forest. 1t is handy to carry,
and holds just two good drinks of whisky
instead Of the supposed eau de cologne.
J. X. Emnet's season in Fritz in Ire
land" will begin August 18th, and the
talented young star is working hard to
make his individual part of the perform
ance great success. He is sure to give
good performance, and its doughnuts to
dollars that few will know that it is the
! young and not the late j. X. Emmett that
is playing thepart.
Harry Lacyis new play, Crank Royal
of the Ninety second" which was writ
ten for him by A. c. Wheeler, is a ro-
mantle military melodrama, and its
scenes are all laid in New York City in
| the eventful '63. Mr.. Lacy's part is said
to fit him like glove. He has purchased
| v
the manager.
Mrs. Mary Wray, 81 years old, and
probably the oldest actress living in this
! country, is quite i'll at her home in New
| ton, Long Island. She is an English
woman, but made her first American
! appearance at the Chatham Theater, under
! the management of Henry Wallack. A
daughter, Ada, is the wife Of the we'll
known comedian John Wild.
Ont Of hn hot
threatened to take the road this season
two have already collapsed. "a High
Roller" it is said, will never leave Man
haitian Island, and grave doubts are en-
tertained as to the running qualities of
| Fanny Rice's GA Jolly SURPRISE" !" "The
ding" "a Knotty Affair." and "a Turk
! ish Bath"
! The following patents have this week
! been registered at Washington: "A
smile expander, for the use of managers
on standing room only occasions, when
! being asked to write a pass for two"
1.-The plot-fnder, for discovering the
plots and motives of burlesques, opera
| bouffes, farce-comedies, realistic melo-
dramas, etc. The machine is small,
compact, easily carried in the pocket, and
viii be of invaluable assistance to play
goers."
| Bill Nye's play, "The Cadi," is finished,
and the company, completed, will be as
! follows: Thomas Q. Seabrooke, Eugene
! Moore, Il. J. Dunstan, Lionel Bland, j.
! II. Smith, Francis Nelson, H. Wilton,
and Lizzie Hudson Collier, Ruth Carpen-
! ter, Jennie Goldthwaite and Minnie Du-
pree. George w. Floyd will be the man
ager, and the play will be seen at the
| Union Square Theater, New York, Sep
! tember 2lst, under the supervision of Bill
! Nye.
OF the bonnets which will be used dur
| ing the coming season flowers are quite
as much used as they were last year, but
instead of covering the chapeaux and
! forming a neat compact mass of bloom,
! they are now arranged In careless clus-
| ters, some low down in front and others
gracefully poised at the back, where the
| raised hair still further increases the
! hight. Bonnets are small, in some in
! stances absurdly so, but the fellow be-
| hind stands as little chance of seeing the
stage ae he did last year
| Poor Mrs. Leslie Carter was brought
! up i'll supplementary proceedings in New
| York on Tuesday and swore she had no
money to pay for picture made of her
! some time since. She also said that her
| mother was taking care of her ;" and that
! she didn't have the faintest idea how
much profit was made during her last
! season. Manager Z. d. Price paid over
! $50, 600, which was lost last season in star
| ring her, every cent of which he received
from Mrs. Carter. Gossip says, more
! over, that she is backed by q wholesale
! Chicago grocer and well-known stage
manager. The picture dealer did not get
| his money.