The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16

manage dramatic attraction ibis season
named 'Yhe Volunteer. It's war
play.
Since Nat Goodwin lett Paris story Is
going the rounds there that he won
l9.G9ot one afternooa 1T baccaTat at q
Paris club, went 10 dinner returned 10
the club and lost 10. 019f and something
besides. II Nat Good win can tell few
more ike this he can save salary by being
his own press agent
Nelson Decker. an act or whom many
theatre-gOers Of a generation or SO will
TemeH Der, has been admitted TO the For
est Home, at PHILADELPHIA. where he Will
pass the remainder OF his days
Mime. Modjeska will open her next sea-
SOB tour in London, Canada. on Septem-
Der q She has TWO new American psays
The rehearsals Of Bill Nye's new play,
The Cadi, written for Stuart Robson,
viii begin soon at the fremont Theatre,
Boston.
Roland Reed and MS company are re-
hearsipg sydney Rosenfeld's new play,
The Club Friend" Il will open the
regular season on August 81 at the Star
Theatre. New York.
JACK Mason and Marion afanola are
gathering sea plums at Old Orchard
Lille West, formerly Of the Wilbur
Comic Opera Company and contempor-
aneously wife Of Harry NJ. Brown. has
Just been given rowing commission on
Lhe Chicago EUentfsq Netgs. She devDtes
great deal of space 10 the doiuqs of
actors and actresses and blends in a good
zeal OF Der personal experience in what
she writes
Hattie Harvey has returned from Chi
cago 10 rehearse with Frank MeKee's
Hole In tine Ground =
Frank Kilday is undecided about going
with Pearl Eytinge- He fears that the
part II Miss Eytinge's play is not alto
gether in his line, and that failure ROW
may imperil his future prospects,
Otis Skinner and Margaret Mather
busily engaged In preparations for the
forthcoming season. Mr. Skinner is
commencing to show the effects of the
strain he has been subjected 70, while
Miss Mather seems to grow fat.
The newest accession TO the ranks Of
Americas stars is Lillian RowIey, who is
to tour this season in IAN American
Girl. a comedy drama written 10 fit her
abilities, BY Grattan D0nnelly of Phila-
delphfa
Aubrey Boucicauit. young English
actor OF reputation, VIII be 3 member Of
MI. Robson's company next season. He
will play Felix Ia Is Marriage Fail
Jenny Marlowe in She Etoops to Con-
quer.o Mr.. Boucicault Is the youngest
son of the late dramatist.
The Umpire, one OF the brightest papers
IN all Great Britain. SAYS about the crea-
ton of Sir August Harris Why not Gre
ate special order to meet the cases Sir
Augustus Harris. x D. l. G. G. This
looks well. and SO it does also when writ
ten ont in full--Sir August Harris,
Knight OF Drury Lane and Coyent Gar
den.
The following were patented az Wash
ington last week AN Automatic Ma.
chine for turning Amateurs into Actors
-Directions:-Put penny in the slot,
then run the amateur on the stage
through one Of the boxes aud out at the
stage door, and the transformation IS
complete. IN. B.-Perfect specimens not
guaranteed
There never was season Ia the history
Of American theatrical enterprises when
50 much attention was given to newspa-
per work as is given at the present time,
and the fact Is generally cnnesded fhae
theatre goers are governed more by the
announcements made in the newspapers
than By all the bill board and photographic
work employed.