The record-union., 1891-08-08

coin, Neb., the building of which cost
$l25, 600. The formal dedication will take
place November %. 1891, when Miss
Lewis will appear as Lenora in ''Credit
Lorraine" by Lawrence Marston.
A COMING STAR.
Negotiations are pending for the ap-
pearance in California next summer of
Marie Hubert Frohman in "The Witch"
New York's principal dramatic success
of the past season. "rhe Witch'' is said
to afford complete change from the sur
felt of melodrama and farce-comedy that
have been rampant for a number ofyears.
In an editorial article the New York
Herald pronounces 'The Witch" and
Alabama" the best plays of the year.
STAGE NOTES.
Sophie Eyre is to try another American
tour next season.
The latest musical farce-comedy Is
called ga Dead Clinch,''
John Ernest McCann has written new
one-act comedy called Sentenced"
ga High Roller" was tried at Troy on
last Tuesday. 1t has no plot, but is said
| to be fair variety show.
Mary Irwin has bought one of the
Thousand Islands in the st. Lawrence
River, near Clayton, and called it Tolland
Island.
Patti will open her Bijou Theater at
! y
Henry Irving is one of large company
invited.
Henry V. Donnelly, of Natural Cas-"
has returned from Mt. Clements minus
| twenty eight pounds, but as frisky and
jolly as young colt.
| Boito's new opera "Nerone" is finished
and will be produced simultaneously at
the La Scala in Milan, and at the Teatro
| Communale, Bologna.
character in RusselPs comedians, "City
Directory" (up to date and in it has
scored pronounced success.
Tied" Piper will no longer be known
as Ted" Since joining the Rose Cogh
! lon company he distinctly desires to be
addressed as Mr.. Edward Piper.
Miss Adele Palma has been engaged
! for Rose Coghlan's tour. She was once
member of the Vienna Hcf Theater
and lately with Manager Amberg.
Blanche Marsden has just finished an
Irish comedy which she has named "The
| Mulroys." 1t is the cleverest work this
clever young woman has yet done.
When 'Sinbad'' runs out its allotted
! time at the Chicago Opera house, it goes
to ST. Louis for one week, and then direct
to San Francisco, for q run of six weeks.
Charles z. Hall, when in q gossiping
! vein, recurs with pride to his many years
successful service under the management
Of NJ. B. Leayitt, and ii is record to be
proud of
One of the new songs in the new Don.
nelly and Girard's Natural Gas' is
called Sporty Boys Without Cent" 1t
| is one of the cleverest yet introduced in
farce comedy.
Beatrice Hamilton, who has been con-
nected with the Chicago Opera-house bur-
lesque for the last three years, has made
quite hit i'll the part Of Lambrekin in
the Tar and the Tartar"
John Russell says an actor is like
! frog, because the moment his head gets
above water it begins to swell, His anti
! dote for this emergency is expressed in
the lines of Richard Ill, "Of with the
| head"
Frank Daniels, Tony Pastor, May Yohe,
Ralph Delmore,. Lewis Baker, Sidney
Howard, Marshall 2, Wilder, Margaret
Mathor, Otis Skinner and w. NJ. Dunlevy
are on the deep blue ocean, homeward
bound.
| j. X. Emmet will begin his season Au-
gust 18th, in his late fathers play, Fritz
in Ireland.' Mason Mitchell viii be his
! leading man, and the play will be very
thoroughly rehearsed by Max Freeman
| before going on the road.
| Leonore Snyder, the youngest prima
donna on the English stage, is an Ameri
/ can girl, ana is creating quite 1urOre IN
! London by her impersonation Of Beebee
in "The Nautch Girl" at the Savoy
| Theater. Miss Snyder was born in India
napolis.
The San Francisco Music and Drama
has an excellent article on the work done
in this city by Manager Charles p. Hall.
That gentleman is undoubtedly entitled
to great credit for the class Of amuse-
ments he has furnished the people of
| Sacramento.
Dan Daily as John Smith, stage mana
ger of the Gaiety Theater, in the "City
| Directory" presents picture of the
ruling Thespian who is in hard luck in
most artistic manner. He has several new
songs, eccentric dances and humorous
surprises that will astonish our theater-
! goers.
The artists who are to accompany
/ Remenyi on his tour through this country
next winter are Miss Edith McGregor,
alto; William II. Fessenden, tenor, and
Miss +. Cliff Berry, pianiste. Miss Alice
Esty, the soprano, was to have joined the
company, but has cancelled the engage
ment and her successor has not been en-
gagged.