The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13
THE THEATRES.
4 Brilliant Season Is Promised BY
the Openings.


the new opera. Robin Hood" are now
rehearsIng in Boston. The following
artists have been engaaed:-- Caroline
Hamilton. the new California prima
donna; Jessie Bartlett Davis,
Tom Kari, ". II. Mac Donald,'
Henry Clay Barnabee, Edwin w. Hoff,
Engene Cowles, rockingham and others.
Miss Eastlake sailed on Saturday by
the Cunard steamer, Servia, accompanied
by Edward Rochelle, Theodore Balfour,
and her brother, who goes along to act
as her business manager during her
American tour Miss Eastlakes roper
toiFe will include "a Yorkshire Lass"
"Ciito'' and sWhat Women Dov She
expects to return to England in Nav,
when it is quite possible that she will
appear at London theatre.
Miss ODER, formerly manageress of the
Boston Ideals, il happily married to ".
2. Kline. Cleveland LAWYER. Mrs. Kline
is the best stepmotner In Cleveland. So
Kline
Hermann, the magician, was given
quite a scare early last week. His SUM
mer home is at Whitestone, l.. l.. and
when he got down there thu other night
and found that his naptha launch. the
Addie, was missing, he thought It was
stolen. Examination OF the rope by
which 1t had been tied showed that it
had been deliberately cut. The magician
went out in another boat TO search for
the launch aud finally found It unin
jureti two miles down the Sound. He be-
iieves that the rope was cut by designing
enemies. and the police of Whitestone
are making a search for the alleged mis-
creantS.
There is much truth 10 this little story
from Fliegefde Bldtter. Two theatre
goers were talking about certain dram
How did you like the comedy? Not up
to the mark, perhaps, but the author is
improving"
in v hat ways"
Formerly the audience went to sleep
wait for the second"
Clyde Fitch's new play, "Pame1a's
Prodigy IL In rehearsal at the London
Court Theatre.
Sarah Bernhardt disappointed large
number of people in San Francisco last
Friday. she was expected TO arrive in
time for the performances from Australia,
but the ship WAS late
On Thursday the Pitou Stock company
will leave for Minneapolis, where its sea-
sou wilt begin next week. On Monday
night Clyde Fftch's new play, a Modern
Match, ? will be produced. On the fol-
lowing Thursday Miss Morton's Godfrey
Middleton. Gentleman Will be given its
first performance.
It is going the rounds that the contracts
are all signed. and tnat John StetSon will
manage Mrs. James Brown Potter on
professional tr1D of America this season.
This advertisement figures In a London
newspapers 10 sell, u piano of superior
quality. A baron has PLAYED on it for
many years." What an opportunity for
some of our AnRlomaniacsl
Rose Schwiek, a Partisan danseuse, has
been engaged to play the part of Frivolint
in La CigaIe'' at the Garden Theatre.
The highly successful run of Wang"
at the Broadway will terminate on Oc-
toner 5.
1t is reported that John L. Sullivan
proved a failure IN Sydney. Australia.
and that his only success thus Tar was in
knocking out three hoodlums IN as many
seconds.
E. S. Willard is at the Windsor Hotel.
He has been going the rounds of the New
York theatres.
.The Struggle of Life" is of the con-
ventional type of meiodrama, abouRding
in thrilling scenes Of prosecuted indo-
cence and remarkable yillniny, but 1t is
interesting throughout and is we'll acted,
while the mounting and effects are really
fine. A very rich interior scene and a
view of Battery Park in Winter In the
first act. St. Patrick's Cathedral at night
In the second act, and water front scene
in the third act are particularly effective.
Mr.. Psuiding gives acreditabie ana intel
ligent performance of the leading role.
Miss Maggie Dean is very dimtnutive
little body, but she scored a hit as a
tough young girl called "Blazea1
II is said in New York that MIR. Charles
Frohmaa's salary list, outside that Of his
executive staff, Is the tidy sum OF $1,000
week.
Aubrey Boucicault will be member of
Stuart Robson's company this season.
He is the youngest son of the late Dion
Boucicault.
The old First Regiment Armory west
of the Leland House, In Chicago, mas been
leased by syndicate, who will tear it
down and erect a building with theatre.
1t will be called the London Theatre,
and will be finished about May, 1892
w. S. Gilbert has completed his share
of the new comic opera, music by Collier,
that is to be produced at the London Lyric
In October
Charles Frohman has engaged James
Young, Jr.. son OF the proprietor Of the
Baltimore Telegram, for the cast of
sarhermidor.'
Isabella Urquhart is still in London,
where she proposes to remain for another
year studying dramatic art.
Miss julia Arthur, who made ring
ing hit IN the fiasc0 called 'The Black
Masque.n has been engaged by Manager
j. NJ. HILL
John Ernest Mccain aud his bride are
at the Isle of Shoals, N. H.
"Kidnapper,' a sensational melodrama.
is announced for the Hoboken Theatre
ON Thursday, September II, for three
nights engagement. 1t has an abduc
ton scene. in which an heiress is put in q
cab and driven off, a patrol wagon with
police dashing across the stage, and sew
eral other soul string scenes.
The new play which Clinton Stuart
wrote for Cora Tanner and which was
successfully produced az the close of last
season, will be the attraction at the
Academy of Music for the week begin
Mug September 81 1t is entitled "Will
She Divorce Himsn Miss Tanner is sup
ported by Col. Sims Park Theatre Com
pany, which includes the following
names:--H erald Russell, O. II. Barr, j. X
Hutchinson, Ernest A. Forster, J. III.
Browne, Beverley Turner, Samuel X.
Chester. Miss Ada Dwyer. Miss N. Mont
gomery, Mrs s. A. Longmore and Mrs.
Annie Chester.
A novel souvenir performance is
promised at the Casino on Friday even
ing. September %. Johann Strauss has
sent word that the performance on that
evening will be the one thousandth for
which he has received royalty, and IL is
his desire that some recognition be made
of the fact. In accordance with his
wishes 1t is proposed to give a
particularly novel souvenir. In disrri-
Duting them an original idea will be
carried out. For the first time in the
history of souvenir night the ladies In
the audience will not share in the gifts.