The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

FooTLIGHT FLASHES:
Coquelin will act 'rDon Cesar"
Australia is to see Shenandoah.
New York is to have another theater.
Holland.
Applause is prohibited in Russian
theaters.
Moscow Is to have new theater that
will seat 8, 100.
Mrs. Langtry will open her American
season on Nov. |.
-. Ihe King OF Siam has bestowed decora.
tion on Minnie Hauk.
1t is now thought that Marion Manola-
Mason's insanity may be cured.
This week Rose Coghlan has been filing
engagements in Toledo and the large cities
in Michigan.
Ada Gray is booked to play ten weeks in
England next season. 1t is not necessary
to say what she will play
Edgar Poe" q oue-act play by Henry
Tyrell, will be produced by Nelson Wheat.
croft some time next season.
The marriage of Eleanor Mayo and
James Elyerson. jr., of Philadelphia, is
announced to take place soon.
Ted D. Marks is negotiating for West
end tbeater in London for next summer
for Primrose & Vests minstrels.
Sol Smith Russell has been playing "a
Poor Relation" peaceful Valley" and
"Heir-at-Law" in Toronto last week.
William Gillette is writing a play for
Charles Frohman. 1t is intended for the
use Of the Empire Theater Stock company.
The three best singers in the theatrical
profession are said to be Richard Mans
field, Robert Mantell and Joseph Haworth.
May Irwin caught forty-pound mus
calonge while trolling for pickerel near
her summer home at the Thousand ISL
ands.
When "New Blood" produced at Pal
mers theater. has had its run it will be
followed by 1.-THE Capital" by Augustus
Thomas
Miss Martha Ford will be valuable c.
cession to Augustin Daly's company,
whose season commences the latter part Of
November.
John T. Kelly, the Irish comedian, will
not star this season, but will stay at home
to write songs and get a good piece for
next year.
The plan of the "aeriar' ballet is to
take out altogether the dancers who hold
the stage and leave in only those who are
to perform in midair.
Russell's comedians this year include
David Wakefield, Will S. Rising, Bernard
patrick and Amelia Glover.
"They call me laugh-maker, says De
Wolf Hopper. "My boy, it was not al
ways thus I had aspirations once to
sing Mephisto and act Claude Melnotte.
In addition to "Arms aud the Man."
Richard Mansfield will produce this sea-
son "Japhet in Search of a Father"
''The Rakes Progress" and "Dean Swift"
George A. Bakers new company, under
the name Of the Bennett e. Moulton Opera
company, will open season at Pittsburg
soon. Tom Ricketts, will be leading come
dian.
There are two smoking theaters" In
England, and all efforts to reform them
and Danish the cigars and cigarettes Of
the people who patronize them have been
in vain.
Roland Reed produced 'sThe Politician"
in Detriot last Monday night and it was
successfully received. This he will play
IN Scranton next month for the benefit Of
the Elks.
Alexander salvini begins his tour Oct.
in Milwaukee. While in Paris he made
an arrangement with Sardon to write him
airomantic play, founded on the life Of
Napoleon.
The house on West Twenty-third street,
near Ninth avenue, New York, in which
Lily Langtry used to live, entertain her ad-
mirers and have merry times, is now an
ordinary boarding house.
Rhea opened her season at the Academy
in Halifax, N. s., one week ago last Mon
day night, in "Much Ado About Nothing :"
Her new play by Elwyn A. Barron will be
produced in Pittsburg on Oct l.
"Athenia," comic opera, by John
OKeefe and Leonard Wales, was given its
first production last Monday night at Nc
Vicker's, in Chicago The piece purports
to be satire on the United States senate.
Augustin DAILY has engaged Mrs. Huntly
Mccarthy (Cissy Loftus) to take the in
genue roles formerly played by Ada Rehan.
Mr.. Mccarthy, son of the anti-Parnellite
leader, and himself an NJ. p, has been en-
gagged to do adapting and translating.
James G. Blaine, Patrick Eysn and Ad-
miral Gherardi are impersonated in "Old
Glory" the new play by Charles T. Vim
cent, which William A. Brady has pro-
duced in Boston with huge success. All Of
these noted men figured prominently in
the Chilian trouble which is dramatized
in "Old Glory"