The record-union., 1891-02-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Flashes From the FootIights of MANY
TheaterS.

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Theaters.
Agnes Herndon has been granted a d.
vorce from Joseph A. Jessel.
Dan Sully's "The Millionaire, has been
very successful in the West.
Nellie McHenry's 'sChain Lightninp,
will strike New York on February lst.
Rose Baudet was married last week to
5. a. Edward, a very clever young artist.
1t IS rumored that William Collier and
Jennie 4eamans are soon to be welded.
Modjeska will have new piece next
season on the subject of ''Marle Antoin-
ette."
''Tote'' Ducrow, the well-known clown.
has met perfect whirlwind of success at
Havana.
Miss Alice King Livingston will be
member OF the Boston Museum Company
next season.
Wilson Barrett will soon produce new
play in London, called Father Bona
parte," written by Charles Hudson.
lyon Yonson'' will be produced at the
Boston Theater on March 9th. 1t has
made the biggest kind of hit in Brook
lyn.
Isabelle Urquhart and Sylvia Gerrish
are going to Europe very soon. They
Will spend much time in Scotland at the
Castle Urquhart.
Audran's new opera, "Miss Heigett,"
Is said to be great success. Several
offers have already been made for it for
the American market.
Emma Mabelle Baker is to be the new
prlma donna in the reorganized Emma
Abbott troupe, which will open in New
DIRK IN week or two.
Charles Reed and William Collier will
star next season under the management
OF Matthews and Smythe, in a new farce
comedy entitled '.Hoss and Hoss"
Edith Murilla has been warmly COM
mended by the Boston press for her ex-
cellent work in Ship Ahoy.'' Her dane
ing and singing are feature of the per-
Torrance.
Sarah Bernhardt will open at the Gar
den Theater in New York for four weeks.
before beginning her tour, and during
that time she will be seen in la Tosca,5
Cleopatra" and Joan of Arc''
Lydia Thompson's hair is yet as raw
ishingly golden as in eighteen-sixty
something, though her years are unhesi-
tatingly doomed to be So in grand total
Age has not withered nor custom stalled
our perennial Lydia.
Arrangements are now in progress
looking to the return of the Kendals to
this country for the third time next sea-
son. Ii present intentions are carried
out, they will make their appearance
HcAG SSdSOl III new LQG STAR 1lG-
alter.
The Swedish.Ladies' Octet which gave
such pleasing entertainments at the Con-
gregational Church last week, will appear
at the Clunie Opera House on the even
ing of February 10th, under the auspices
| of the Scandinavian Society of Sacra-
| mento.
| Laura Burt, who is one of the bright
spots in blue JEANS" is one of the
| took the part of June, when Jennie Yea
| mans was sick, at IL o'clock in the morn
| ing and played it without break at the
| matinee on the same day.
Isabelle Evesson sailed for London last
| week. Her sister, Estelle Clayton, is
playing her part in ''Dr. Bill" 1t is
| pleasure to announce that there is no truth
| in the rumor that Miss Evesson is to be
| married to L. Henry French, who is also
| in London at present. We never heard
| that Miss Evesson had committed any
| crime warranting such punishment.
| California seems to be rich in young
| ladies gifted with dramatic ability. This
| is particularly instanced in the case of
the three charming Tittell sisters. Char
lotte, the eldest, is making a name for
| herself in Daniel Frohman's "Wife'
| company, in the character which Georgia
| Cayvan so successfully created. Elsie,
| the second one, has just elected the great
est enthusiasm from the Seattle press for
her performance of Hazel Kirke, at Cor
dray's Theater. They even go so far as
! to pronounce her equal, if not superior,
to the original of the character, Effie
Ellsler, while the youngest of the family,
Minnie, leaving her sisters to look after
the emotional roles, has plunged into
| comedy, and by her recent success as
Dolly button, proved that she is desira-
| BILE acquisition to the soubrette ranks, a
| line of business in which she will find
her skill as vocalist and danseuse a
powerful adjunct.