Kansas City daily journal., 1896-05-24

Rudolf King has been engaged to play at
Eureka, kas. June T.
Mrs, Pitt and Minnie Radcliffe arc with
studies FOR Mrs Drew ani julia NarloWc.
Sibyl Sandcrson came ont second hcst In
. recent newspaper hcauty contest In Paris.
Mile, Cleo de Mcrode. dancer got first
prize.
There Is talk Of taking "Thc wizard or
the NtlC.' In which Frank Daniels has
maic the hit OF his life as klbosh, to Aus
trilia.
Horny Dixey. to the great delight Of his
many admirers. has az last. II is said,
found In ,",rhc Thoroughbrcd' a part that
TITS him like glove.
John Drew, who is to b. seen here
early In June. vii open the fali sua-
son at the Empire ,hcater. New York, the
last week in August. with a new play.
"In Gay New York." Canary II i.cdorcr's
rotpourri successor to "rhc Passing
SHOW" and "Thc Merry world" viii he
tomorrow night
Continuous vaudeville performances have
proven 50 successful az the Chir1go opera
"sidnding room only" sisns nrc In active
service every day
As result of the nalucs law in New
York. which has driven him ont OF tho sa-
oid-time running mate in Chris and
Lena" will return 10 the stage.
Forbes Robertson and FrrlcriciS HART
when Becrbohm Tree removes 10 his new
thcater They have two plays In reserve,
vtllcs," and a version of "IrimHth" Mrs.
Pat Campbell will be the heroine in both.
John Drew. who viii be sccn here June !.
and In his great success "christophor,
Jr.." has n reputation for ability to wear
clothes more artlsticnlly than any other
member of his professions and, Indeed. II is
said there are few men who have nothing
to do but buy clothes and wear them who
are better dressed than he
james K. Hackett. who has taken Her
t4.Nt oil ala d. HuVwN tool
company, is complimrntcd by the New
York papers as having made rapid strides
Kansas city Tor his excellent work with
the kcmper company last season.
Dillingham; has just issued new edition
of Alan Dale's Queens of the stage" nm
entertaining volume containing pen pie
lures of about thirty. of the actresses who
which George jerks, of the Commercial
Advertiser. says is bright ana readable
throughout. and worthy Of its clever au-
In a review OF the season Just closed the
New York sun says the most artistic work
From a popular Standpoint" it adds, this
performance will never compare with her
extraordinary performanCe of Carmen. but
the one was a thing OF beauty. the other
a tawdry bit of scnsationalism.'
The cx-champion Of the world, John l.,
sullivan, and Paddy Ryan, oX-champion Of
all performances OF "rhc Wicklow Post
man" which the favoritc Irish comedian
Eugene ,, 3konrke VIII present ,d1ay at , n
a matinee performance. "parson' Davies
will Introduce Sullivan and Ryan.
Joseph Ar,hurs new g2II;ayy, The successor
has been christened ''Thr cherry rickers, -
The scene is laid in India during the Brit
ish-African war. The action trauspircs
among the famous CHERRY pickers" the
British regiment so.called because its
members always wore red hreeches The
play Is romantic meludramn william
Harcourt, Ralph brlmurr, Eosoll" knot
and Jennie Satterlee nave Deeh engaged Tor
the production.
According to the dramatic pnpcrs the
salaries paid the star cust of "Thc RIVALS"
aggregate Sl3,I5o a week thus; MI Jcrrcr-
son, 5000; Mr.. Goodwin, $500: MIR. Crane,
SEQ: Mr.. Wilson, Si.75o; the Tahers, S2,H",
the Hollands. 5000; Mrs. Drew, 5000, and
Miss Rice 500 0ne writer gResti%nSi d'S tn, The
ply that Mrs: Drew, 5 services were less
valuable than those of Messrs. crane
G%9bw'n hs % G, rbo r Rhn hSlnehW h wth1n hhf'hG hG,
Mrs. Malaprop""
Mr.. Walter Damrosch sails with Mrs
artists for his next season Of German
opera. He has Just gonelpdea an arrang"- r.
the Nrtronolitnn opert house for. IA srnson
OF three weeks at the conclusion OF tnc
ISnr Mr. Dnmrosch'. season in PhiladcipEin
he VIII III an On Ar C;rnu 10 furnish Xii,
artists Ms he desires. In fact. ali former
din.rcn"ss bnvc hrrn smonthr1 ovrr ana
Mr bnmrns"b IL Looking forwnrl to n
nrosperoms season of grand opera in Ger
hro,',,. nor,,o,. ,,,i,os ,b;s comment on
som. ithtnres OF tHH a"-Stnr "rI ,i.,oj
OF Ihc tiNhls. nr. bopuN w. w. ~ ,n ~
,ihrrick Hete,tlihru 'lnt actur ',itIirI ''.!ir
n,, r.t, Ssr.y nI Sin ttis
stfaint was coinilSuuhp'r, nut u VIZ XII
10 notlcc now taa,S III uru.'''V , r.
In the meshes Of the dialect. h"hrii II
her's explosive eloGullon mae ,In,t,in NJ
solute somewhat Of a bore, DESPITE ms en-
gaging appearance Francis wilson WIS
an amusing comic-or"ft David h,n ne
the dialogue there was a fear lest he break
into his famed ejaculation; 81 only i've to
sing" MIR. Wilson'S dialect, too was re-
markably queer.
Miss Niol Vanbrugh, who is to appear In
America next season with Arthur hotr-
chier's London Royalty Theater Company,
in "'rhe Chill Widow" whose tour on thls
side OF the water beEins At the Garlgn the
a genuine hit in a one act play which Is
used in London as . curtain raiser before
"The Chill Widow" which last week
passed its a77th performance. 1t IL named
the critics as a tragedy in a nutshell The
at 6y her school companions, loathod by
breast the crime of her fathers agcurscd
trade at last finds one man to give her
the love that heals. But when This lover
leave her, In a frenzy of despair she stabs
him dead.
81 was invited TO the theater in Cleve-
land. the other night" writes z New York
lnl1i' nal, NJ he MIS-, men Who had passci a
ssi wiso ~ law ,"a nsnins, he biz th"ater nat.