The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-30
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
Revival Of "The Mascot in the
Great Metropolis.
ga Trip to Chinatown" and s'stnbaa"
Still Doing an Immense business
Charles Hanford's New Company
Stage Notes.

Still Doing an Immense business
Charles Hanford's New Company
Stage Notes.
A. p. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date of July 23d, says:
1.-THE only thing in Gotham this week
that has the slightest flavor of newness is
revival Of The Mascot at Palmer's,
and the pretty melodies heard on Broad
way for the first time more than twelve
years ago seem TO charm the audience
as much now as then. The Gobble Cob
ble' song was certainly never rendered
better than by Miss Camille DArville
table triumph as Bettina. As whole
the performance was fair, although the
management has done nothing-the COS
Tunes being but a doubtful attempt, and
the scenery, the old stock belonging to
the house. Henry Il. Dixey played Lo-
reno, making 1t high comedy part, and
his Oldsfriends have rallied around him IN
force as usual, shouting success, but, in
truth, Mr.. Dixey is not great, nor even
q good Lorenzo.
awhile the front doors of all metropol-
jtan theaters are closed, the stage doors
are swinging pretty lively on their
hinges. and on the stage of each and
rehearsed for the coming season which
begins in a week or two.
a Trip to Chinatown which is to
remain at the Madison Square, probably
for another season, is doing excellently
well, in fact, as well as in winter, for
every seat is sold at each performance,
and what more can a manager want? Its
great success will keep Mr.. Hoyt's new
est success, a Temperance Town. out Of
the city, and Gothamites may not see it
for another season, and that is about the
only thing to be regretted about the phe-
nomenal run of the Trip At the Gar
den 'Sinbad' defies both heat and humid
1ty, and is doing rafting business"
THE PRETTY soUBRETTE.
The manager sat in his easy chair,
counting ais roll one day,
The season was looked and everything locked
That at last it was coming his way,
Ha was feeling good, for he'd made q mash
ON tine pretty soubrette who was Watching
the cash."
Tho play had proved q drawing card,
and the cast he had picked was strong,
Ibis paper was fine and dead in line"
And things were booming along,
but his leading man looked oat from the flies
And watched The soubrette with the soft blue
eyes.
4 sealskin sacque he bought her thenext day,
And also diamond pin,
And lac thought ola DIoWn-stone front by the
And his pretty soubrette within.
But the leading man had played his part
And won the damsel's hand and heart.
His jumps grew big, it made him sick,
And his houses began to grow small;
His paper behind-and the agent kicked
And the rain began 10 fall
1t seemed that the trouble had hardly BEGAN
When the soubrette had gone and the leading
man.
The manager sat in his easy chair,
Devoured by grief and sad despair
me gang ''Was on" through lily tip,
Enough he vowed he'd had a success uI trip;
But Oeep in his pockets are the traces vet
Oi the SOfJ blue eyes Of the pretty sOuBrette.
-DunIops Stage News.
CHARLES HANFoRD's COMPANY.
Charles Hanford, the tragedian, is grad
Ually surrounding himself with the
strongest sort Of material for his forth
coming production of "Julius Caesar -
In addition to the actors and actresses
heretofore announced as part of his lead
ing support, he has just signed Edward
n. Hoyt for the title role. Mr.. Hoyt is
an actor of extended experience, having
played leading legitimate loles for many
years past. His reSem blance to julius
Caesar, according to the admirable bust
in the British Museum, so effectively de-
scribed by John c. Ropes in iSc796neJ7 S
4Gdgdzfae, has been frequently COM
mented upon. In addition to his physi-
cal advantage for the part, Mr.. Hoyt is a
most excellent actor. Mr.. Hanford is de
iermined to make his production a truly
artistic one.
STAGE NOTES.
Lillian Russell is on the blue Atlantic
homeWard bound.
Jack S. Sanford will not be in advance
of Rhea next season.
Jennie Joyce has gone to England to
appear at the Alhambra.
Dixey viii probably produce 'Iolanthe':
following The Mascot"
Eva Mountford will next season tour in
her own version of East Lynne"
A Royal Spanish Opera Company is &c
appear at the New York Bowery Theatel
IN January.
John Rudy will be business manager
of Niblo's Garden, n. Y, under its new
management.
The Peoples Theater in New Orleans
will in future be known as the Garden
District Theater.
John W. Jennings is yet among the
hills OF Vermont, and pretty Lulu Klein
Is enjoying herself at the Atlantic High.
lands.
Peggy Pryde is to forsake vaudeville
ana Will next season play the leading fe-
male role in THE Black Crook" at the
New DIRK Academy of Music.
"Pontenelle" the new play for James
ONel, by Heliogabulus Grey Fiske. is
said to be strikingly like ''The Two Or
phans" in plot, incident and denouement
Miss Isadore Rush is now said to be the
handSomeSt woman on the stage. She is
natural blonde of the lightest type, al
exceedingly tasteful dresser, woman O
refinement and clever artist.
Dunlop's Sage Nea0S is unquestionably
the best friend the dramatic editor has
1t is the most concise and best dramatic
publication In the country, and we have
always found its statements reliable.
What wonderful things they GO tel
about Patti. The last story is that she
has a parrot, Cookie. who accom- panic:
her songs and initiates her roulades, fur
ther embellished with quite remarkable
doriture of his own"
Duncan Harrison's Little Tippett Com.
pany" is being rehearsed in New York
daily. The company begins its season al
Omaha, July 3lst, and then goes to Sar
francisco. 1t is to have a New York rur
ut Hermann's Theater, November 18th.
Miss Georgia Bucklin, who has beer
engaged by j. NJ. Hill for 1.-THE Fencing
Master" is q New \ ork society belle. the
daughter of VIM. c. Bucklin, Presiden
OF the Sheldon Manufacturing Company
whose connection with the Consolidate
Gas Company, has made him one of Thu
best known business men about town
To theatrical folk he is known as an ex
pert IN illumination Of tneaters and il
stage effects.
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