The record-union., 1892-08-27

lay out the route Of a new railroad, and
the principal engineer, is the old planters
son, long separated from him
The play reveals the reverse traits of
many interesting personages. 1t in
wolves young love charmingly expressed,
and the union of hearts long separated,
and the establishment OF family ties.
Dealing with the past as well as the pres
ent, 1t involves an interesting story of
family relations. The pictorial part of
the play is as admirable as its other
features, and the same setting used in the
New York production will be seen.
STAGE NOTES.
Helen Bancroft is in London
Rose Coghlan has gone to London.
Henry Z. Abbey has gone back to Lon
DON
NJ. p. Leavitt has returned from Eu
rope.
Miss Johnstone Bennett has gone to
Europe.
August Pitou has new play called ''St.
Augustine"
Hugh Fay has returned from his hon
eymoon abroad.
James w. Slocum will take "Ship
Alloy" on the road.
Emma Juch will soon go to Europe to
remain for three years.
And now it is said that William J.
Seaman viii never recover.
"Monongahela or Homestead'' is to be
first seen at the Columbus, Y. Y, The
ater.
Eddie Foy has catchy new song for
Ali Baba,' called 'lhe Doctors Board
ing-house."
a Japanese play. written by Sir Edwin
Arnold, will be produced at the Chicago
/ Worlds Fair.
Donnelly and Girard are doing a great
/ business in Chicago, where they are to
remain two weeks.
Lillian Russell is again in New York.
She must have gained more than thirty
pounds while abroad.
E. I. Stetson viii inaugurGte the season
of the Grand Opera-house, Newark, n.
J., with a grand revival of "Kentuck."
Eugene Tompkins' revival Of the
BLACK Crook 1t is said viii be the most
magnificent production ever seen in New
York.
Pretty Miss Lulu Klein viii be a mem
ber Of the Friends company this sea-
son. Her new play will be given a
metropolitan production next season.
Albert Bruning will probably sign
with "triends' for the present season.
Next season he is to star in a romantic
! play, arrangements for which is now
making.
! Manager Wemyss Henderson Of "Sin-
| bad, which is having prosperous run
at the Garden Theater in New York, has
fallen heir to an estate in the Scottish
! Highlands.
Joseph Jefferson and William II. Crane,
accompanied by their friend, Grover
! Cleveland, the famous fisherman, have
gone to Wakeley Pond, Mass, to catch
pickerel, black bass and perch.
The musical and dramatic allegory,
1.-The Triumph OF Columbus" arranged
| by Silas G. Pratt, the well-known COM
poser, will inaugurate the Columbian
celebration at the New York Metropoli-
tan Opera-house, October 10th.
John Stetson and his beautiful wife
have arrived in Boston from Europe. The
regular season of "By Proxy" which
made such ringing hit at the Boston
| Museum, will begin at the Amphion
Theater, in Brooklyn, on August 9th.
Colonel Henry Mapleson has engaged
PhilHps-Tomes for tenor, Arthur SeatOn,
| late ofthe D'Oyley Carte Opera Company,
for baritone, and Mile. Sophia Shiffman
! for cOntraltO. Sig Tomasi, who has for
seven years been the conductor of the
| Emma Abbott Opera Company, will be
| the conductor.
K. E. Graham, the comedian, who next
| season stars in an operate comedy vent
ure called Larry, the Lord - is quite an
artist with a pencil. He came into his
managers office one day with sketch OF
a scene to be employed in the new play,
the foreground of which was almost com
| pleteiy taken up with a house. Manager
! Greenwall picked up the design, looked
| it over carefully and remarked, Graham,
! If you save your houSe-drawing powers
until the season opens, l think we will
| both be better off,