The record-union., 1891-11-21

pathy that are quite as much a tribute to
the ability of the actress to command
emotional interest as to the admirable
success of the author in creating char
acter SO lovely.''
FooTLIGHT FLASHES.
Horace Wall has become Frank Mayo's
manager.
George Lauri and his wife Marietta
Nash) have gone to Australia.
Nellie McHenry has taken Chicago by
storm with her might at the Circus.''
Isabella Coe has entirely recovered from
her recent illness, and is again playing
her part in "Niobe."
''Sinbad" has proved to be one of the
most successful productions David Hen
derson has ever made.
Robert Mantel is at the Chicago Hay
market doing tremendous business with
The Corsican Brothers."
Henry Miller is going to star next sea-
son in Lester Wallack's "Rosedale," :"
which Arthur Wallack in reviving.
Ada Lewis, the tough girl in REILLY
and the 400," is to marry James Wright,
San Francisco merchant, about Christ
mas.
Thomas F. Shea, one of the very clever
advance agents, has been engaged by
Charles Frohman for the "Jane" Com
pany.
Ollie Archmere Della Berry,, formerly
great company at the Madison Square
Theater, New York.
w. H. Daily is rehearsing Anson Ponds
new play, "A Desperate Man." which is
soon to be produced at Philadelphia. T.
j. Henley and Julia Arthur are in the
cast.
George S. knight visited New York
last week and promenaded Broadway
with his mother. Physically he is in
good health, but he did not recognize his
old friends.
The flow of Natural Gas" is undimin-
ished this year. 1t is pervading the
have taken very kindly to Donnelly and
Girard and their company.
Alexander Salvinis talent are not ex-
actly like those of his father. He is more
nearly a successor to Charles Fechter, or
to what Fechter would have been had he
learned TO speak English as his mother
tongue.
Few actresses in America have had a
more excessive popularity than that en-
ioyed by Maud Granger. She is in high
favor with theater-goers all over the
country. Her Interpretation of the prin-
cipal role in Inherited" is an excellent
one.
J. K. Emmett is his fathers own son,
and is following very closely in the foot
steps of the best German-dialect comedi-
an this country has ever seen. Theater-
goers have given full proof of their ap-
proval of Mr.. Emmet's course in filling
the place left vacant by the death Of the
elder Fritz.
And now they say that Lillian Russell
is soon to marry William Sanford, son of
lInn1Irp al N
Amsterdam, \. Y. If she does, it will
be her third venture on the sea of matri
mony, which has been very boisterous
for the fair nightingale. who is not alone
the best singer America has produced,
but one of the prettiest specimen of
womankind ever created.
Joseph Haworth exercised very good
Judgment when he laid out for himself
seasons work in such plays as 'St. Marc'
and 1.-The Leavenworth Case" The two
pieces furnish two strongly contrasting
roles, which furnish opportunities for a
full display of Haworth's talents. The
young actor has developed exceedingly
well during the past few years, and he
has gained great deal in versatility.
Theater parties promise to be more
popular this season than ever in large
cities. One of the prettiest parties of the
Chicago season was called ''violet
party,' and consisted of thirty-three
couples, each lady wearing a violet
trimmed hat. a spray of violets in her cor
sage and each carrying violet fan. 1t
was as unique as it was beautiful, and
has been largely copied in other cities.
During the engagement of Salvini at
Chattanooga, where he opened his present
Southern tour, rose party was one of
the features of the occupants of the
boxes and one that was greatly admired.
The fad is a pretty one, and one that
makes theater-goers thoroughly enjoy
themselves for the novelty Of the situa-
ton and the pleasure of social compan-
ionship between the acts.