Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-06

act drama. comedy or gCuteel farce, on an
| American subject, written by resident of
| the United States and submitted before De
| cember l. The plays must contain 1000
| words, call for the use Of only one scene,
and not more than seven characters. Dne
winning play viii be produced at enc Of the
leading New York theaters.
Mckee Rankin X Maeder's beautiful do
I nestle drama, Tho Runaway Wife. " viii
open its fourth season early in September
The above gilt-edged attraction will be
under the management Of hessrS- Parker
and Lotto. Their success the past season
will undoubtedly be duplicated this year, as
they have engaged an excellent company,
headed by Miss Helen Blythe. j. T. Brien
and sam Verney and other artists. Their
printing Is entirely new and effective, III
short they have surrounded themselves
with every auxiliary 10 perfect their enter
prise. +. L. Hume viii he the business
manager
Miss Charlotte BehreuS, the beautiful
and talented leading lady of Robert Man
tells company. VIII soon enter upon her
fourth season with this sterling attraction.
She richly deserves the high praise that
has been bestowed upon her throughout
the country
will o the Wisp,' the play in which
Edgar Sclden will star, will be done in a
magnificent manner this season. It has
been entirely rewritten so as 10 introduce
many novel effects. The company is very
large ana strong one.
Despite all reports as to her retirement
Janauschek is busy making preparations for
the coming season.
Dan Mccarthy viii have three conpan-
les on the road this seasou-'.rhe Cruiskcen
Lawn. - True Irish Hearts, and The
Dear irish Boy"
I-raa1 Of .I,a NI-.Ir,,.
street and Park theaterS. Philadelphia,
died August ~. There win be no change III
the policy of conducting the theaters. The
Walnut is leased from John =. Clark ami
Robert f'ulford husband of Annie PiXley,
is ! silent partner in the Park. Mr.. Flesh
man was born in Baltimore in 1872.
Hoyt's "A Hole in the Ground, opens in
POughkeepSie, September :, with a strong
company, including Hattie Harvey Charles
Daniels, Frank Lawton and Barry Maxwell,
David Henderson of the Chicago opera
house and the Duquesnc theater. Pitts
burg, is in New York for Il short visit.
Donnelly and Girards Natural Gas is
better than ever. 1t did a tremendous
business in Chicago last week.
Miss Addie Cumming has joined the Sadie
Scanlon Ely company playing the part
of Adele Palgrave.
Mr.. Kirk La Shelle, dramatic editor of
the Chicago Evening Post, is at the Hof-
man house III New York, enjoying y brief
rest. .
Miss Alice Ives, the Detroit dramatist,
has brought suit against \. +. Arthur for
refusing TO produce her play, '.Lorine," for
which Burt kendrick engaged the people.
Patti seems to have fooled Marcus r.
Mayer. Just as soon as he had left London
Patti showed her contract with Abbey.
her.
Mr.. DAILY has closed a tweuty-one years
lease of the new theater in Cranbouue
street, London, which will in future be
known as Days theater.
'.Sinbad will close its prosperous run at
the Chicago opera house, September T.
"a High Roller which made such
fiasco in New York, u few weeks back, has
been bought by Randall 4 Dickson. The
scenery and costumes will only be used and
another play by Archie Gordon, formerly
called ''Hayseeds,' substituted,
Mr.. Richard Mansfield has officially an
nounced that he will marry Miss Beatrice
Cameron al the end of the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield will reside in Eng
land, when they are not starring IL Amer
lea.
Emma Abbotts costumes, which she val
ned at 500, 600 were sold at auction in New
York Tuesday, and sold for Sl954.05
Ethel Chase Sprague has left the Richard
Mansfield company.
During Ma ager Augustus Pitou's sum
mer vacation in Canada he completed the
plot, situations and incidents for the war
drama. which he is writing in elaboration
with Z. NJ. Alfriend. The play will be
finished in September and is 10 be produced
during the present Sc son.
Wilson B arrett will not return TO America
this season, which is a very wise move on
his part.