The herald., 1894-09-09
Notos From Theatres, Tiaings.

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for the first time this season. He has
not acted there since he was Mary An.
derson's leading man in 1880.
| Old Glory, naval melodrama by
Charles I. Vincent, founded on the re-
cent episode with Chile, will be pro-
duced on September 10th. w. A. Brady
is managing it.
Anna Bo0d made her debut on Mon
day night in the title role of the ex-
travagaDza, Aladdin, Jr., at the Chicago
opera house. Her figure provides come
OF the most graceful lines in the piece.
David Henderson, whose name ia
identified with all the big spectacular
extravaganza, returned to Chicago on
Thursday after weeks Yachting on the
Great Lakes. 1t ia the first vacation he
has bad in eight years.
The Cotton King. the latest mslo-
drama by Sutton Vane, author of The
Span OF Life, which was staged originally
at the Adelphi in London, will begin its
American tour under the management
of w. A. Brady on October 9th at Bos-
ton.
Richard Mansfield has changed his
mind. Instead of producing Japhet in
Search of Father ON the first night
at the Herald Square thester on Ssptem-
Der 18th, he will stage Arms and the
Man. He has added Mrs. Mckee Rankin
and Amy Busby to his support.
Jack s. Hirsh will be business manas
! ger in advance of the Marie Tavary
Grand English Opera company. This
will give him the distinction of being
ahead OF the largest organization, bars
ring Barnum's circus, in America. Mr..
Hirsh has many frisnds on the press.
George Barrett, brother OF Wilson
Barrett, died in London ON Sunday.
Jolly George" az he was called, was
possibly the best melodramatic charac-
| ter in the world. He was the original
jameson in the Lights o. London, and
the original Jaikkes in the Silver King.
Tim Murphy and his compsny, under
the management of S. T. King, are re-
hearsing this week at Holyoke, Mass.,
Henry Guy Carleton's new American
comedy. Lem Kettle, written expressly
for Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Carleton says he
has taken an accurate measure OF Mr..
Murphy and has put his best work into
the piece. 1t will be produced for the
first time at the Empire thester, Hol-
yoke, on Monday, September 3d.
From the time he beat Sullivan, which
brought him in $35, 600 gross. but less
than SIG, 900 net, Corbett has made a
great deal OF money. Out OF it he paid
off $4,000 mortgage on his fathers
house in San Francisco, bought a farm
near Jerome Park for $50, 900, and pur-
chased @ residence on Eighty-eighth
street for $4,000. He gave this house
TO Mrs. Corbett as q birthday present.
So if he never fights Jackson, or any
body else, Corbett will not be 80 badly
off.
Mrs. Berlsn-Gibbs, who played the
leading role in The Girl Left Behind
Ne, on tour laat season under the man
agement of Charles Frohman, has been
re-engaged for 1694-5 by that manager.
Mrs. Berlan-Gibbsisa New York society
woman, but she has never made use of
that fact to advance her reputation on
| the stage. 1t seema to be an exploded
| idea, by the way, that social position
| is passport to the footlighte. Art ia
Independent of every thing except ability
| and ambition.
Lillian Russell will return to this
country to sing this season. Her debut
at the Lyceum theater, London, under
the management OF Henry Z. Abbey, in
the Queen of Brilliant, is set for Sep
tember Sth. After an engagement of
several weeks there, she will sail for
America. She will appear in the new
opera at Abbey's theater, New York, on
November 9th. following Francis Will
con. She will remain at Abbey's until
after the holidays. She will then tour
tho United States under the direction of
Mr.. Abbey. She will have here the
company that is to support her in Lon
don.
Della Fox made her frat appearance
on the stsge at st. Louis when but 7
years old in Pinafore. Shortly after
wards she played Editha in Editha's
Burglar. and the child in A Celebrated
Gaze with James O'Neill. As the prima
donna OF the Bennett & Moulton Opera
company, when barely in her 'teena, she
Gang in Fra Diavlo, the Bohemian Girl,
the Pirates OF Penzance and other
works. After heason with Heinrich
Oonried's opera company in The Kings
Fool, she joined De Wolf Hopper, play
ing the leading female roles in Castles
In the Air, Wene and Panjandrum
Lila Vane is engaged to marry George
Goodrich. Miss Vane is we'll known
actress. She was leading woman in the
original production of Shenandoah, and
has played leading business in various
OF Charles Frohman's companies. Last
eeason she was Nat G. Goodwin's princi-
pal support. She met Mr.. Goodrich on
the New York bound for England the
hrst week in June. He is New York
business man, widowsr, young, hand
come and rich. Some years ago Miss
Vane was engaged to Samuel Pratt
King oil Buffalo, who died aud lett her
about 500, 600 out OF a fortune OF $780,