Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-28


chances, as j. always the custom, will
he tied IN New YORK, and many snibi-
tious artists will ny their luck in the
stellar ranks. Ia Grand Rapids the
thsateTs will probably DC dark until the
middle Of August
Note. of Plays and Players.
Nat Goodwin IS quite social lion in
London.
Lewis Morrison IS now acting in San
Francisco
Julia Marlowe is in Paris after new
Z ardrobe.
wang" DeWclf Hopper's latest
opera, drew $40 900 10 four weeks st the
Broadway Eheater.
Mrs. George 5. knight viii return to
the stage next season. and will appear
rs Miss Brown N "Ds. Bill"
James o'Neil thinks some of playing
Lagartere in ''rhe Dukes Motto"
play that has not been offered for
years.
Bronson Howard, Americas greatest
dramatist, will shortly return from
London aud pass the summer at the
eeashore.
w. ;. Cleveland announces that he
will have all new "stuft" IN his big city
minstrel show which will come to Grand
Rapids Oh July 20.
George Edgar Montgomery, the news
paper man, mas written play entitled
''Don QuIxote," and mas sold the same
To Richard Mansfield.
Thos.W. keeEe has 3 dramatic bomb
sheil IN store for next season. He an
nounces that ne will produce q semi
religious and historical play.
The English actor, +. 5. Willard, will
return to America next season to APP
pear ut Palmer's Theater, New York,
Ia an elaborate revival of liking Lear"
Charles Alfred Byrne's new comic
opera 1.-THE Isle Of Champagne" has
bcen bought by Thos. z. Seabrooke and
Nat Roth, aud will be produced early
next season.
Archie Gordon has written q play
which be has entitled Abraham LIN
coin" IL will be brought out IN Sep
the title role.
Alexander Salvini has played q very
succsssful engagement ~ Boston. He
tired Edmund Dsntes IN monte Cristo"
for the first time and achieved bril-
liant triumph.
The Casino managers, New York, Of
fered Henry Z. DIxey $50, 600 for the
year, but he refused, and has signed q
contract with Chas. Frohman to star in
"The Solicitor"
An effort was made recently 10 in
duce the talented Emma v. Sheridan TO
return 10 the stage, but II proved fruit
less. She loves her husband and en-
Joys domestic bliss
''Sinbad" now running ut the Chicago
Opera House, IS said 20 be- the most
successful summer spectacle that Man
ager Henderson has yet offered. Many
Grand Rapids people will see II during
the next two months.
William Mcstayer and Theresa
Vaughn have a new play IN which the
scene u laid in prohibition town in
New Jersey, where by dropping a nickel
in the slot liquor may be made to flow
from every article of furniture, includ-
ing the piano aud the family portraits.
Lillian Lewis refused to enter a
elevator IN a salt Lake hotel recently
because there we're two h0rrld men in
IL. Well, If any one but Lillian Lewis
had made break Of this kind. They
must have been terrible specimens of
the sterner sex TO please her.
A new play by Eden +. Greville,
called 's-hskespesre," was recently
produced IN England. The immortal
William WAS the hero and Ann Hatha-
way the heroine. Queen Bess, SIR Wal
ter Raleigh aud lot Of other swells of
the period we're IN the cast.
The coming tour Of Mounet-Sully, the
French tragsdian, will not be for mo-
tlyes OK self altogether. NJ. Mounet-
sully proposesw.th the money he makes
While on bis tour to found in France
q prize for The best drama, in verse. 20
be proiuced every three years at the
Thester Francais. TINS is the true ar
tistic spirit
shaw and Dslano will open their ses-
son at the Detroit Lyceum Theater. n
jacob Lifts comedy drama "You T0n-
son." GA August ). THIS will be The
first production Of this sucee ssful play
in the Vest. The company will include
besides Gus Heege. who plays the lead
ing role, William Stafford, SADIE Con-
nelly. FRANKIE Jones, Wn. L. Dsven-
pors aad several other we'll known peo-
pie.
The death Of Barrett and the retire
menf OF Booth leaves the American
sfare today devoid of what might he
termed leading exponent OF the
drama. OF the TRACE
a ans eodsy, most OF whom are sirax-
cling. Mr.. keens is the only one who
hss met VITA any marked success,
though Frederick warde mas The past
two seasons turlaed the tide OF fortune
ia his favor. Hns IN the whole list of
trsgic players there i not one possessed
of the ambition and energy Of Mr.. Bar
reit. and Bot one who vii attempt -
emulate his glorious career ss devet-
oper and producer OF classic tragedy.
Tne outlook Ter the pure and bess
standard of PLAYS - not encouraging. .
fact that viii BE incurred BY the re-
finei intsfiigrnce. whsch exists through
eut the country and which hss gener-
ously gwen sutstsrsis support Of many
magnificent revsvsls whfch are now
matters OF dramatic history. Am-rics
needs suca msn rs Irving, but 81