The herald., 1893-06-25

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Manager Harry Williams as the leading
support to Katie Emmett, In Killarney,
\ next season.
Keller is still crowding Daly's theater
at every performance of bis miraculous
feata. 1t has been definitely settled
now to keep Daly's open all GUNNER,
with Keller az the star.
It is rumored that there may againfbe
a Wallack's theater in this city. Arthur
Wallack, the eldest son OF the late
Lester Wallack, being credited with
nourishing such scheme.
And now Dame Rumor says that
Charles FL. Hoyt contemplates entering
again into the holy state OF matrimony,
and Mamie Gilroy, the old lady says, is
the object of Mr.. Hoyt's love.
Charles Wheatleigh OF AuguHtin Daly's
company is i'll atfhis home in New York
as the result of an accident that hap
pened to him while travelling from
Washington to Chicago four weeks ago.
AT the close of the New York season
OF the Hinrichs Grand Opera company
at the Grand opera house repairs upop
the house will begin, The house will
reopen late in August with the Span OF
Life.
The German Liederkranz OF this city
will visit the worlds fair in body. and
will give concerts for charitable pur-
poses in several western cities, including
Chicago, where stay Of one week will
be made.
Manager A. J. Spencer of the Nellie
McHenry A Night at the Circus COM
pany has returned to New York from
his wedding trip, but will summer with
Uncle John Webster at the Neversink
Highlands.
The New York Empire will begin a
preliminary season on August 2lst with
Liberty Hail. a sentimental and engag-
ing London comedy by K. @. Carton,
and this will last until the stock COM
pany's return in November.
Nat Goodwin will begin his season at
the New York Fifth Avenue theater on
August 28th, with Augustus Thomass
comedy, In Missouri. Mr.. Goodwin
plays q nervy little sheriff of the south
west, and is said to be excellently fitted.
Neil Burgess has left the stage forever,
he says, and The County Fair company
is no more. 1t disbanded at Denver.
Mr.. Burgess will hereafter devote his
time to looking after the property he
has accumulated during his 20 years
career.
The probable successor to Sir William
Cusins as Master of the Musick to the
Queen, 10 believed to be Sir Arthur Sulli-
van, but the bait OF G300 year, which
the post Is worth, can hardly be taken
into consideration by musician whose
time is worth so much more.
Tom Mcguire, treasurer of the New
York FourteeDth-street theater, is rap
idly convalescing. His physicians hope
to have him out within week. Prep
arations for his testimonial benefit at
the Bijou theater, Sunday evening, June
25th, promises fine entertainment.
John Harley has purchased Walker,
London. for James L. Powers and COM
pany. 1t is by J. M. Barrie, and the
American rights were held by T. Henry
French. Nat Goodwin's option on the
comedy expired, and he has been tele-
graphed to send on the manuscript at
once.
For the first time in San Francisco
Chinese woman is appearing on the
stage. She ia Fong Kow, q 17-year-old
maiden, who is now nightly seen at the
Washington-street temple of celestial
drama She WAS born in Los Angeles,
where she made several appearances in
q small theater.
Charles Frohman disposed OF his
rights to The Second Mrs. Tanqueray to
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall on Wednesday by
cable, and the English players will use
it during their forthcoming American
tour. 1t will be interesting to see Mrs.
Kendall az very; very bad woman, for
such is the principal character.
Litigation ia increasing over the re-
mains OF the Chicago Spectatorium. The
f. ~ vbo 1os
the company owes him S130, 900, asks
that all the stockholders be decreed to
be partners and liable for all debts
against the company. He charges fraud
and corrupt management against the
ineorporators of the company.
Mrs. "Joe' Grismer, better known as
Phoebe Davies. made pleasing picture
on Broadway last week in natty blue
cloth suit. The umbrella skirt was
trimmed with three rows of black SER
! pentine braid, which also finished the
jauuty Eton jacket. A striped white.
and blue shirt waist, white tie and
gloves and navy blue sailor hat suited
effectively their wearer's girlish beauty.
Charles Hair, the young man known
as Napoleon" Wood, who tried to build
theater in Harlem some years ago on
/ bluff, has been sent to prison for four
years. He induced school boys to play
truant, and then extorted money from
their parents by pretending to be an
agent for the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty TO Children, with warrants
for the arrest of the children for tru-
ancy.
The management of the Bostonians
express themselves as quite satisfied
with the result OF the trial week given
to the Knicker erbockers, the latest opera
by Meeers. De Koven and Smith, seen
in this city and consider that the very
favorable reception accorded to the
piece by both press and public amply
endorses their own opinion that it will
prove worthy successor to Robin Hood,
when that successor shall be needed.
The old building at Washington, DC,
which collapsed June 9th, was at one
time known as Ford's theater. The site
was originally occupied by a church,
built by the Rev. Obadiah Brown, at
one time chief clerk in the postotiice de-
partment The property was purchased
by John t. Ford who, in 1868, erected
thereon the theater which bore his
name. It became one OF the best known
theaters in the country, and continued
to be successful place OF amusement
until it became the scene of the assas-
sination OF President Lincoln. After that
event the theater was closed by order OF
the government, and eventually was
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