The record-union., 1891-08-29
MUSIC AND TEE DRAMA.
Kate Castleton as Kitty Starlight
in THE Dazzler."
Richard Mansfield VIII Come to Cali
fornia-Sara Bernhardt's Reception
in Australia-Amuseme In the
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York

News.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
City under date of August 22d, says:
''She Cannot Marry Three" at the
| Windsor Theater on Monday, is the only
novelty of the week. 1t is comedy
drama written to fit Miss Lillian Ken
nedy by her brother, John j. Kennedy,
and displays her as an innocent fisher
maiden with three lovers, one an aristo-
crat whom she has rescued from the
| waves, one a sturdy Villager, and the
| third poetic BOBBY. These three in
yolve the maiden in the old, old story,
which is evidently from an emotional
English novel, and ends by the villain
| perishing under the wheels of q "reaP'
railroad train before which he has tried
to push someone else. Miss Kennedy is
| a new SOubrette, young, plump, bright
| eyed, and has a kindly, pretty face. She
can dance, sing, and act little, and will
no doubt be a success later on. The
| Peoples Theater was also opened on
| Monday with dramatizatiOn of Marie
| Correlle's novel, Vendetta" called
| 'Fabio Romani1 The play has been
| seen before, and with more ambitious
actors would undoubtedly be a success.
On Thursday Rose Coghlan's new play,
"Dorothy's Dilemma" was produced at
| Manager DunleVy's New Park Theater
August oath the Standard Theater will
open with "Fleurette." Roland Reed,
who is said to have made a success at
Boston with Sydney Rosenfeld's "a Club
Friend" will open the Star August 3lst.
At the Bijou "A High Roller has gath
/ cred no moss, and will be followed by
| "NiObe" very soon, while Jane at the
Madison Square, in spite of very warm
weather, has done we'll and will have
| prosperous run.
The work for the season will begin in
earnest next week, when over hundred
companies leave New York for their
road tour. THE SOudan' comes TO the
! Academy for run, August 3lSt Henry
b. DiXey opens Herrman's Theater with
The Senator" in September. The
Black Masque" opens the Union Square
! next week, and Harrigan comes from his
! Schroon Lake Villa to open his new The
ater on September 7th. 1.-The Tar and
! the Tartar ends its summer season at
! Palmer,s September 9th, and on Septem-
! Der 1th Miss Marie Wainwright viii be
seen for the first time as Amy Robsart."
! GustaYe Amberg's German players will
! begin during September. Harry
Miners New Fifth Avenue Theater will
! be ready for Sarah Bernhard in Novem-
Der, when DR.. Augustin DAILY will also
! return from his English tour and begin
! his season at Daly's Theater, which has,
during his absence, been made entirely
new inside. Everybody in the theatri-
cal business is busy, and all seem very
hopeful.
THE DAZZLER.'i
If there is anything in a name ''The
DazZler" ought to be brilliant farce
comedy, and it is sure to dazzle in more
ways than one. Aside from the fact that
there is a rather more consistent thread
on which 10 string the musical specialtieS
than is found in the usual farce comedy,
The Dazzler'' will have one bright par
| ticulaT attraction in the jolly and charm
/ ing Kate CaStletOn. 'Bonnie Kate" as
she is known throughout the length and
breadth OF the land heads the list of Cos
| grove Il Grants comedians that will in
| terpret the merry skit at the Metropoli-
| tan September 9TH and Sth In the role
of Kitty Starlight, a mischievous and
| WlnsOmG actress whose incognito creates
sad havoc among a host of admirers,
| Miss Castleton has role that will fit her
like glove, and full Of possibilities for
the display of her talent and abilities as
/ burlesque artist. Some one has said of
! her: kate CastletOn is the Theresa of
| the American stage. She has the refined
nineteenth century art of her great
| French prototype of cloaking the sug-
! gestive with the demure, and she always
| conveys the impression of an untamcd
/ grisette in the role of sister of charity
/ This is exemplitied in her singing of her
famous and original ballad For Good
! ness Sake" etc. hundreds have sung
the song, but no one ever sung it like
| Kate CastletOn.
THE DazZler'' is not an untried play.
1t received the seal of approval at the
hands Of the public last season, and with
the introduction Of new music, songs,
dances, specialties, etc, and company
! par excellence, it will be even more at
tractiYe this season. Among the we'll
known artists selected TO surround Miss
CastletOn may be mentioned the clever
artist Lena Merville, whose artistic and
graceful dancing and singing easily place
her in the front rank of singing SOU
brettes, The male contingent is headed
by Joe OFT, a young fun-maker, whose
rapid progress in his profession is due TO
his original methods and spontaneous
humor. He ranks with the best as an
eccentric comedian. The other members
of the company are equally well known.
and have been selected with a view to the
musical and dramatic requirements OF
the play. \ complete roster of the peo-
pie in addition TO those mentioned above
is as follows: Jessie Hatcher, Helen Nor
timer, Maggie Emerson, Alma Desmond,
Phillis Allen, Eva Leslie, Max Miller,
Sherman Wade, Martin O'Neill, James
+. Mcdonald, Bertram Bedell, Leo
Wright and Harry Chase. 1.-The Daz-
Zier' viii be produced under the personal
| direction of George II. Murray.
RICHARD MANSFIELD COMING.
Richard Mansfield, with the remarkable