The record-union., 1891-11-28

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surance policy as birthday present.
Harry Lacy's "Jack Royal" has been
warmly received in Boston, and both the
| clever star and author are being highly
praised.
Sam Dessauer will not zig-zag with
Flora Moore on her coming tour, owing
to disagreement. Sam has zig-zagged
Europeward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew's baby has
been christened Sidney Rankin Drew;
the middle name after its beloved grand
father, Mckee Rankin.
| Joe Murphy has concluded to make a
short tour of the country, beginning De-
cember 7th. Time hung too heavily on
his hands in New York.
r. A. Roberts, for many years stage
manager for Manager Charles Frohman,
has become stage manager for Hoyts
Madison Square Theater.
Nellie McHenry is playing to enormous
audiences in Chicago, where her new
play, ga Night in the Circus" has
caught on'' tremendously.
Clyde Fitch is on the deep blue sea on
his way nome. He is said to be dead
| sore' over his treatment in London, and
is an anglo-maniac no more.
Emma Stockman, formerly Mrs. John
Norton, has returned to the stage, and is
at present playing in "Hoodman Blind, -
at Forepaugh's Philadelphia Theater.
Miss Florence Ashbrooke, who has been
i'll IN New York for some time, has re-
Joined the William Barry Company and
is playing her old part, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Ryan.
Duncan Harrison has written new
play called "Broderick Agra" in which
John l.. Sullivan will appear December
18th, at the San Francisco Bush-street
Theater.
Paderewski, the great Polish pianist;
Paderewski, the fiery haired; Pader-
ewski, at whose feet musical Europe fell
| N ecstatic convulsions, has captured
New York.
CHARLES L. Vincent has written a play
for Nat Goodwin, called "a Gay De-
ceiver,' which is now being rehearsed in
Chicago. 1t is an adaptation of lie
Voyage D'Aquement."
Louis James will be out of a position in
consequence OF the ''Soudan' company
closing the New York Academy, and
will probably head a company of his
/ own for the rest of the season.
A new romantic Indian opera called
Isl Lootah' will soon be put on the road.
The music is composed by Rufus G. Gar
land, son of Attorney General Garland,
| and the book is written by Taylor Grimes.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons purposes returning
to the stage this winter. She has play,
called ''The Adventures" translation,
by Henry st. Maur, of "L'Aventurier." /"
II was from this French play that t. w.
Robertson took "Home"
"a Railroad Ticket" is the title of a
new farce-comedy, which will be pro-
duced next season, under the direction OF
Charles Z. Blanes and Joseph NJ. Gates.
A railroad ticket broker figures con-
spicuously in the piece. which is said to
be very funny.
Theater-going people are quite willing
TO accept j. K. Emmet as the legitimate
successor of the original Fritz. 1t was
quite surprise to those who knew young
Emmet only as a manager to discover
that he was thoroughly well-trained
actor and singer as well.
The excellence of Joseph Haworth's S
work on the stage is tribute to the value
of the all-around training given by the
old stock companies. Mr.. Haworth is
one of the very few young actors who has
had to equip himself to play dozen parts
in short season.. He is doing splendid
business with ''St. Marc'' and ''The
Leavenworth Case"
'The Country Circus'' success has
started curious minds to hunting up
earlier plays, involving some Of the same
realisms. For instance, lie Voyage de
Suzette," originally acted at the Paris
Gazette January 20, 1890, contained Bar
mum Circus parade, in which the caval-
cade was described as extensive and
gorgeous-much as it is in '"The Country
Circus" But whether or not the real
isms in the American piece are original,
they seem to be mighty successful.