The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-20

Straight Iin.g a STRONG company has
been engaged hy Managers Rich and
Harris, including May IfEiB. Wood and
shepherd. Iguatio Martinetti and the
Kirby Sisters. 'sThe Cadio IS the of
spring Of BIZ NYe's fertile brain. 1t will
-eproduce many Of his own experiences
Is the general Poo Bah OF Western
frontier town.
Edwin w. HoT. who is the original
Robin Hood IN this country. viii not sing
the part on the first or second night of
tine production Of the opera in New York,
but on "Wednesday. September 30, Mr.
Karl singing the role the first two nights
The story is located in a picturesque
period, when Robin Hood and his merry
uen roamed through Sherwood Forest.
This gives opportunity for striking cos
tunes and IL Is we'll improved.
II. G. Miner is very much disgruntied.
His arrangements with the executors of
he Gilsey estate were that his new Fifth
Avenue Theatre should be completed in
time for him to open it on November 8.
with Sara Bernhardt. Now he finds that
this will be impossible. Accordingly, in
a fit Of humor. he had changed the big
sign in front of the Broadway entrance so
that it read This theatre will open some
timea The agents of the Gilsey estate
promptly had it painted out.
The interest in Mr.. Harry Lacy'S new
play, Jack Royal of the 3d., is wide
spread among the entire profession. It is
said by ell who have read the play or
seen the rehearsais that Mr.. a. G.
Wheeler has put three "Still Alarms
into one drama The opening perform
ance on the 2Sth ia Philadelphia will be
attended by delegation made up OF
managers from Boston, Chicago and New
York. Miss May Hampton. VINO has
been engaged TO play the heroine, speaks
in lln nf 10
The great forge scene, it Is thought, will
be a genuine surprise. Miss Maude
Monroe, beautiful girl, who recently
played in 'Don Juan" with Mansfield,
also has leading part.
John L. Sullivan has been & most dis
NAL failure in Australia
Rosina Vokes and her husband and
manager, Cecil Clay, arrived from
England last Friday. Miss Vokes prom
lses TO produce four new one act plays
this season, "A bunch OF Violets." Law
yers' Fees "Cadwallader's Will' and
THE Rose" Her tour will begin at
Rochester on September rs
George Denhan. who Is in the cast of
1.-THE Struggle of Life,'' will leave Fred
eriek Pauiding at the end of the engage
ment at the Standard Theatre, and re-
join the Jefferson-F Florence combination.
Murray Woods viii replace Mr.. Denham
in 1.-THE Struggle of Life. =
A lively interest Will concentrate upon
Mary Anderson's dramatic memoirs,
which it Is said are now in course of
preparation for the press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall are now playing
the English Provinces prior to their de-
parture for America They will play a
three weeks engagement at the Star
Theatre beginning October IL, opening in
"Stlll Water Runs Deep"
When A. NJ. Palmer became manager
of Wallacg's Theatre the first thing he
did was to rub out the time honored name
of WalIacK from the front OF the house.
On Monday Hoyt & Thomas did the same
thing with Palmer's name at the Madi-
son Square Theatre, which in future will
be known as Hoyt's Madison Square
Theatre.
John Ernest Mccain, the poet and
dramatist. has returned from New York
from his wedding tour, and is busily en-
gagged in q three act comedy" According
to the nature of things he ought TO be
busily occupied with one act tragedy in
few months
Gladys Wallis takes Jane Stuart's place
in the SENATOR company.
Frederick Pauldlng has made meio-
dramatic success In his magnificent scenic
production of THE Struggle Of Life" at
the Standard.
A deadhead bouse is now known among
the polite members of the profession as
"a house full of snow"
wang" is on the home-stretch OF its
| long run at the Broadway.
Madame Cottrell will play in comedy
1 this season.
"The Club Friend'' at the Star is one
of the most entertaining of current at
fractions.
Henry Irying's second son, who made
his appearance on the English provincial
stage about a mouth ago Is winning many
friends. His stage name is MIR. Lawrence.
he having assumed that name by way of
compliment to his fathers old friend.
John Lawrence Toole. Mr. Lawrence's
debut was made as Snug, the joiner, in
stMidsummer,s Night Dream"
George ID. Fawcett, leading man of
"The Still Alarm. was married last week
to Annie Foster Crossman, daughter of
Major g. Crossman, U. S. A., and sister
to Henrietta CroSsman.
When Richard Mansfield makes his en-
trance on Monday evening at the Garden
Theatre as Nero. he is supposed to have
been on a tout, during which he has
painted Rome bright vermillion. Mans
field, with an old fashioned jag, wrapped
up in a Roman toga. will undoubtedly
make the gods smile.