The record-union., 1891-09-05
first time in Chicago, on Monday, and
the Grand Opera-house had the largest

the Grand Opera-house had the largest
receipts in its history at regular prices.
Miss Alice Ives, the Detroit dramatist,
has brought suit against A. p. Arthur for
refusing to produce her play, "Lorine,"
for which Burt Kennedy engaged the
people.
Ex-senator ingalls, has decided to lect-
ure this season, and the Redpath Lyceum,
which controls his engagement, has al
ready filled almost every available date
for him.
Bishop j. II. Vincent of Chautauqua
fame, has not been in good health for
some time past. He is in constant de-
mand as a lecturer, but it is doubtful if
he will be able to lecture often in the
coming season.
Richard Mansfield has officially an
nounced that he will marry Miss Beatrice
| Cameron at the end Of the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield will reside in
Eagland when they are not starring in
America.
! George Kennan, the distinguished
Russian and Siberian traveller, will
make lecture tour of the Northwest and
Pacific Coast, under the management of
John F. Bragg, opening at Butte, Mon
tana, November 9th.
| Miss Charlotte Behrens, the beautiful
and talented leading lady of Robert Man
| telPs Company, will soon enter upon her
| fourth season with this attraction She
richly deserves the high praise that has
! been bestowed upon her throughout the
! country.
"a High Roller" which made such a
! tlasco in New York, few weeks back
has been bought by Randall and Dick
! son. The scenery and costumes will
only be used and another play by Archie
Gordon, formerly called "Hayseeds, +"
! substituted.
Frank De Witt Talmage, son of the
famous Brooklyn clergyman, has recently
! taken up Iecturing as a profession. He is
/ reported to have fair share of eloquence,
| and many peculiar characteristics which,
| apparently, are rightfully his own by
virtue OF inheritance.
Patti seems to have fooled Marcus r.
/ Mayer. Just as soon as he had left Lon
! don, Patti showed her contract with
! Abbey, made long before Mayer went in
| search of her." says Dunlop's Stage NelcS.
PATHS head is level. The less she has to
! do with Marcus Mayer the better for her
! lie is fraud of the first water.
! The specialties OF Leland t. Powers,
who calls himself simply a delineator,
is the recitation of an entire play in even
ing dress. He assumes each character in
turn without accessories or scenery or
/ costume, and with such success that he
has already booked thirty or forty nights
ahead for the coming winter. His repu-
tation seems to be firmly established.
The New York Herald has offered a
prize Of $500 for the best new and original
One-act drama, comedy or genteel farce,
on an American subject written by n
resident of the United States and sub
mitted before January lst. The plays
must contain 400 words, call for the use
! of only one scene, and not more than
seven characters. The winning play will
be produced at one of the leading New
! \ Ork theaters.
! Robert Mantell's season will begin at
| 1onkers, August 3lst, when he appears
! in The COrsican Brothers. 1.-The
/ Louisianians' will be first seen at Troy,
! September 6th. Mr.. MantelPs repertoire
will embrace the following plays this
! season: Hamlet" "OtheIlo." "Mon-
bars,' 'The Corsican Brothers." 1.-The
! Louisianians," and John Ernest Nc
! Cann's one-act play, I" Lesson in Act
| ing"
! Among the numerous attractions listed
! by the Redpath Lyceum Bureau for the
! coming season, one Of the most note
worthy is the Swedish Lady Quartet,
who give concerts of rare excellence, as
| sisted, as a concession to frivOlity, by a
professional humOrist, Melvin r. Day.
! The singers are Amelia and Maria Heden
of the Swedish Lady Octet" famous for
! IIISll SC<'SOilS i)dSt, anu MISS IcIGpldnd
Heden and Miss Kitty Hansen Horst.
Maude Granger's tour this year will be
! extended to San Francisco and the far
northwest. She is one of the popular
favorites who visits the Pacific Coast, and
was first seen there when scarcely more
than girl as one of the four stars sent to
Frisco by Lester Wallack, in the famous
| Diplomacy Company, the others being
Harry Montague, Fred Warde, and jeff
reys Lewis. Miss Granger will be seen
in Inherited" in New York, week of
September 18th.
Mckee Rankin & Maeder's beautiful
| domestic drama, "The Runaway Wife,
will open its fourth season early in Sep
temher. The above attraction will be
under the management of Messrs. Parker
and Lotto. Their success the past season
will undoubtedly be duplicated this year.
as they have engaged an excellent com
pany, headed by Miss Helen Blythe, J.
! F. Brien and Sam Verney and other art
lists. Their printing is entirely new and
effective; in short, they have surrounded
themselves with every auxiliary to per-
feet their enterprise.