The record-union., 1891-04-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Denman Thompson's New Play
"The Two Sisters"
Doinss of Dramatic People-New Plays
and New ''Road'' Enterprises-Rob-
son.

| played was De Mauprat to the Richelieu
of Edwin Booth.
! A. w. Pinero, the English playwright,
IS said to be descended from Portuguese
family that settled in England in the
seventeenth century.
Albani celebrated her sixty-fiffh birth
| day March 18th, when she sang Gounod' s
Ave Maria' to number of favored
friends gathered around her.
John L. Sullivan denies that he will
take hold of the business end of Rose
Coghian's tour. He will remain as her
leading man-that and nothing more.
| Several thousand dollars have been
raised for the erection of Chinese the
ater in New York. The plays will be
costumed ina most gorgeous manner.
| The San Francisco authorities promises
| TO be as strict in the future in regard to
| the appearance Of children on the stage
as IS the Child's Society in New York.
! Boston seems wild on new theaters.
| Rumor has it that one is to be erected on
| Park Square and another on Copley
Square. As yet they are only on paper.
| The attempt of Xavier Scharwenlza to
establish a musical conservatory in New
York has fallen through. His American
tour has not been brilliant success, says
D41lLdp'S Stage NeacS.
George Marion promises to be one of
ID6 iIoN6lllcS ItAG SSdSOU WIN his new
comedy Mr.. Macaroni." The piece will
be launched in first-class style, and no
expense will be spared to insure it's sue
cess.
1t is among the possibilities that George
BOniface, Jr., and Charles Seamon will
star in farce-comedy next season, I'M
der the management of George Miller,
the original manager of The Pair of
JackS.'
The last play read by Lawrence Barrett
was one act curtain raiser. written by
John Ernest McCann, called "a Lesson
in Acting" He liked it so well that he
wrote the poet-author q letter praiSing it
very warmly, and this letter is probably
the last one he wrote.
Benjamin Jenkinson, for many years a
valued member of the editorial staff of
! the New York Dramatic Neacs, died in
/ Philadelphia March 24th. He was a care
! tul, conscientious writer. and as well
| known by the profession as any man
! who ever wrote about it.
Colonel Henry Mapleson was married
at the British Legation in Paris, March
! 18th, TO Mrs. Laura Schirmer Byron, OF
! Boston. 1t was once reported of the lady
that she was poisoned in the Imperial
| Harem, at Constantinople, but soon
| afterwards she came up smiling.
Natural Cas- after a prolonged and
1 H..
| says Dtnt0p'S Stage Netcs, with its Golfers
distended with an accumulation of large
| receipts. Donnelly and Girard have had
no cause to complain this season of a lack
| OF patronage. Sam Cox says he is ''in
! on it."
! Stuart Robson is an enthusiastic stamp
! collector. His mania in this respect is
! shared by such perSonageS as the Duke
| OF Edinburgh and Prince Albert Edward
! Mr.. Robson's collection contains many
! choice specimens, and is a source of much
| comfort To him when making long
| jumps.
Men and Women" celebrated its 2OOth
| performance at the Twepty-third Street
/ Theater, New York, on Wednesday, and
| Charles Frohman commemorated the
| event by the fourth souvenir given dur
| ing the run of this successful playa
handsome celluloid piano frame with
! eight accurate and striking prints of all
of the strong scenes and situations of the
| play.
! Robert Graham is firm believer in
| the drawing powers of an entertaining
| tarce-comedy. That is the reason why
he has declined to be starred in 1.-The Sea
King" next season in preference for a
tour on bis own hook in Larry the
| Lord" Mr.. Graham'S confidence in this
piece is shared by a good many mana
gers, who have offered him first-class
time for his attraction.
A little child strayed away from his
| nurse the other day in Madison Square.
| New York. After roaming about for
some time he timidly entered the lobby
of the Madison Square Theater Think
ing he had strayed into heaven he went
up to the ticket office, and seeing Mr..
Palmer, by standing on tip-toes, he asked:
rs God in?'' Mr.. Palmer replied:
| well, well, what can / do for you?''
| Henry Cazman, the necromancer and
| shadowiSt, has gone to San Francisco.
where he will ill six weeks engage
ment at the Orpheum Theater. Early in
| June he will sail for Europe to play special
| dates in London, Paris, Berlin, Glasgow
and Manchester, at the same time book
! ing novelties for the organization he will
| head in 1892. He promises a decided
novelty IN the person of protege and
pupil, Little tlossie, a remarkable child
| dancer.
| Roland Reed is making more money
with Lend Me Your Wife," than with
! anything he has yet had on the road. He
will not be seen IL this play in New York
this season, and before he does, another
dramatization of the same play from
| which 1t was adapted-''Prete MOI to-
! .feHtnee'-will probably be done under
the name of .'Jane" by Charles Frohman,
! who has bought the American rights of a
/ play of that name which made a success
ut the London Court Theater, Mrs. John
| Wood, an old American favorite, playing
the principal part.
After months of careful preparation
and the expenditure of over Sl5.OOO.
young manager j. ID. Levy produced
! "O'Dowd's Neighbors' at Elizabeth, ".
j., on Easter Monday. 1t is probably the
| boldest theatrical venture in the history
ofcomedy, but nothing has been done hap
hazard. From the first moment the play
was accepted everything about it was
! engineered in the most business-like and
! skillful manner, the very best talent was
| engaged and the most skilled artists and
! coStumers were put to work to outdo
even themselves. The play was doomed
as no other has been before its produc-
ton, and what is more every bill was
! liquidated on presentation.
! A big surprise is to be given the public
within very short time. Everyone is
familiar with the Minnie Palmer Rogers
| separation, and likewise with the mystery
| surrounding the cause. Some argue one
| thing, some another, and no one can
| make a positive statement. The mother
! in-law shares the greater amount of glory
| But the fact that Mr.. yours merriiv
! Rogers" has not openly confessed TO any
statement, but has quietly gone about
| organizing great company for next year
/ and has made application for an absolute
divorce from Minnie Palmer, shows that
! Johnnie is up TO something that will re-
ceive the support of every loyal friend be
has. and his friends are a legion-Dun-
taps Stage NeUs.
The 1.-Two Sisters,' by Denman
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