The herald., 1893-11-26

lne Algerian, now IN lte IOurtn week
at the Garden thester. New York, will
be transferred to Daly's on the 9th.
All negotiations for the production of
Gus @. Klinger's new play, A Dav at the
Race Course, have been declared off.
Clyde Fitch will make the English
adaptation of Sardou's latest play,
"Mme. Sans-Gene," for Manager Abbey.
Charles X, Harris OF Milwaukee, COM
poser of "After the Ball." was married
to Cora Lehrberg, in Chicago last Sun
day.
Lottie Winnett has been engaged for
the In Old Kentucky road company, in
which Laura Burt will play the leading
role.
The Orient Express, a new comedy by
F. @. Burnand, was produced October
25th by Augustin DAILY at his theater in
London.
Robert Downing will shortly produce
in Denver an English version of Samson,
in which the elder Sslvini used to score
heavily.
The new Bijou thester in Brooklyn, q
very handsome house. was opened last
Monday by Henry E. Dixey in Adonis
as the attraction.
Wilson Barrett will begin his Ameri-
can tour st the Globe theater, Boston.
on Monday next, producing new ver-
sion of Virginius.
Manager John Mahoney of the Ly-
ceum, at Memphis, which was burned
last week, will be given benefit by the
citizens next Monday.
1t is said that Mr.. Dixey has found q
new backer in the person of a rich resi-
dent of Cleveland, and will produce
new piece next season.
Handsome Dan" Hart OF the Oper-
ator company was run over by a cable
car and killed in Chicago on the 9Th. He
was buried by the Elks.
Robert Buchanan has written a child
ren's play for the holidays at the London
Comedy thester, founded on the story of
The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Louise Beaudet. who closed with
America in Chicago last Saturday, has
gone to Helena, Mont, to prosecute a
suit against Daniel Bandman.
Modjeska produces her new play
"Magds," an adaptation from the Ger
man of Herman Sudermann's "Hei-
math," at Chicago on the 26th.
Lizzie Mccall has brought suit to re-
cover seasons salary from Charles
Bondington, who she claims engaged
her to star in play written by himself.
1t is rumored that Camille D'Arville,
the prima donna, now singing in Venus,
will star the season after next in q mill.
tary opera, under E. E. Rice's manage
ment.
Two new operas have been produced
with success at Milan, Italy, The Medici,
by Leoncavallo. composer of l Pagliacci,
and Sigma, by F. HI. Oowen, the English
composer.
A new one.act opera composed by
Julian Edwards and called King Renee's
Daughter, is to be sung with Philemon
and Baucis at Herrman's tbeater in
New York.
A telegram from San Francisco an
nounces that it was found necessary to
close the Baldwin theater Tuesday night
on account of the illness OF Fanny
Davenport.
About Town, is the title selected by
John H. Russell for the adaptation of
the German comedy, The Corner Grocer
of Avenue A, which is to be produced
next season.
Recent deaths In the profession: An.
ME Pixley, Edwin Barry edwin E.
Forrest), Sue Wintermute, W. ]. Holmes,
Stephen Richardson, s. B. McElrath
and James Murray.
The rumor that Manager Daley will
return to New York with his company
earlier than was originally intended is
emphatically contradicted by Richard
Dorney, his manager.
Peter T. DALEY has made a great hit
ct San Francisco in McNally's latest
play, The Country Sport. opening his
third week at the California thester on
Monday to standing room only.
Hsrrigan's latest play, The WoolIen
Stocking, bids fair to run through the
entire season at his New York theater.
Mr.. Harrigan has written % plays that
have each run more than 100 nights in
New York.
The Milwaukee Theater company,
lessees of the Davidson theater and the
academy of music, at Milwaukee, ceases
to exist after the present season, and L.
J. Rodriguez has organized company
and leased the academy OF music.
Kathrine Clemmons, who has been
quite i'll in Boston, and for two nights
last week has been unable to appear at
the Globe theater in her, new play, A
Lady of Venice, resumed work on Mon
day and waa warmly greeted by a full
house.
The Nora Machnee company was not
wrecked" ss some of the paperH have
stated. Business was bad in the one
night stands booked, and the manage
ment concluded it best to close, paying
all salaries and fares from Montreal to
New York.
James 7. Powers, whose scenery and
wardrobe for Walker, London, were
burned In the Lyceum theater, Mem
phis, resumed his tour with a new out
tit at the Chicago opera house, Monday
night, and was welcomed by a large and
enthusiastic audience.
The New York Casino, which has been
closed for several weeks, will be reopened
next Monday under Canary and Leder-
er's management, with the first produc
tlon OF Princess Nicotine, the new Byrne-
Harrison Furst comic opera, by the
Lillian Russell company.
'The Matinee Girl" who contributes
couple of columns of the brightest
kind OF matter each week in The New
Dramatic News, has made quite q hit.
In fact not since the "Giddy Gusher"
has any woman writer made such an
impression on dramatic journalism.
David Henderson's American Extrav-
aganza company, after q phenomenally
successful season at the Chicago opera
mouse, has begun it's travels in special
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