Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-31

Il. ID. MacLean expects TO return to
the stage next season.
Marie Jansen VOWS that she was really
and truly robbed Of diamonds in Provi-
dence.
Louis James has been playing John
MeCullough's faTorite role OF Damon in
Boston.
Next fall Lillian Russell il 10 make a
brief tour OF the large cities in Lady
Nicotine"
Rose Coghlan in "a Woman Of No
Importance," Is doing the best business
In New York.
One Of the features OF about Town
will be ak beautiful girls, representing
typical soubrettes.
Della Fox will be q star next season in
Twenty-eight Days
In Old Kentucky" continues to fill
the big Academy OF Music in New York
at every performance
When Venus goes 10 New York in
January, Kate Davis. who has been en-
gagged. will play the part OF Absurdaria-
Roland Reed is in New York and rap
idly recovering from his severe illness
lie Is TO resume his tour January 10 in
Nashville.
There Is a project to revive Rose
dale" the Wallack play Of thirty years
ago. on the same Star stage. where it
was tirst acted
Every buyer Of a reserved seat in ono
OF the Philadelphia theatres last week
got free deed Of lot in a projected
city Ia Virginia
Henry Donally. the well-known come
dian who has been 30 successfully asso-
ciated with Natural Cas-" is suffering
from loss OF voice.
America" at the Metropolitan opera
house. New York, while not repeating
it, Chicago business. IL still playing To
very large receipts.
Trsgedian Thomas W. Keene Is to
write a series OF articles. entitled. "Remi-
niscences Of the Stage" for well know
New York magazine.
Jefferson. at the expiration OF his pres
ent contraet. viii Withdraw from tho
trm OF Jefferson. klaw a Erlangcr.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry ended
their engagement at Abbey's theatre
last night They are to DO followed
January by Coquelin and Hading.
In Sydney Grundy's Sowing 10 the
, Wind To be staged at the Empire thea
ire. New York. on JANUARY 2 Heury
Miller viii play the part % an old nan.
Jean de Resxke has. IL IL said. been
selected for the role % Tristan in the
forthcoming production OF Wagner
music drama at the Paris grand opera.
The disbsndments 90 travelling com-
psnies have been numerous and Il IL
estimated that not more than two thirds
the usual number % actors are now al
work.
The enforcement Of long disrevarded
lac threatens 90 abolish small shows In
the minor towns ~ Psnnsylvania by col
lectinx a tar % 80 In each county en-
tered.
Emilio PM. the brilliant young con
poser % ~Gabrieila.S has been commits
sioaed by Nine. Calve - write her q
tour set opera. the subject 20 be chosen
By her.
Charles H. Hoyt gave dainty little
ballroom clocks a. q souvenir % the onr
hundrsdth performsnce 81 the -Tem-
peraecn Town 1t the Nadinon Square
theatre. New fork
stuart Robson viii he the oaiy AMER
can actor - play at Abbey's New York
thester this season. he " % present.
The Comedy of Errors- there March l.
for a Fun ~ two weekA
Ferdinand be Lucia. = nember ~ the
Metropolitan opers company. New York.
v - said. sili originate the tenor rofe 4
Ae<cernfs new opera III Ronani.
which vii - prodaced "a Italy.
That cievsr e,uesliaa. joseph n
P4lk. Who uas TIE orizinai tseorg-
Nshfsufsa Phippa the coussne etal
trsseser - Bronsps Hoaar8's great
s,cisfy pisf, The Bank~'@ Da8xhtsr.
IN TIE cd Cnion square tbeafer days.
10 leading fnenber q Bsnssi Froh.