The record-union., 1896-07-05

iy dnAlOuS TO go upon the stage, says
Plays and Players
Manager Charles Frohman's return
from Europe is anxiously looked for
ward to by actors He made compara-
lively few engagements for next sea
son prior to his departure for Europe
and his return to the Rialto will un-
doubtedly give much desired impetus
to business activities in the theatrical
world. Thus far the season is the most
backward known in the history of the
American stage
Miss Fenton of Ross & Fenton has
made curious discovery, important to
blcycllsts and the stage. She insists
that bike" is not a new term, but, ac-
cording to a recent Supreme Court de-
cision, the copyright is owned by Au-
gustln DAILY. In proof of her assertion
she calls attention to the railroad scene
IN Under the Gaslight,' where the
villain says, When you hear the sound
Of the wheels remember Bike."
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Wilson Barrett who doubtless has
grateful recollections of ST. Louis as
the place where his great success, THE
Sign Of the Cross was first produced
has cabled 5000 to Edwin H. Low, to
be forwarded to the cyclone sufferers
IN the recent Missouri cyclone.
Joseph Jefferson has received a
unique gift, left for him by Henry Irv-
ing. 1t is the walking-stick used in the
flrst performance of "The School for
Scandal at the Drury Lane, May 5,
lI11, by Thomas King, the original Sir
Peter Teazle. The stick is handsomely
mounted and bears an inscription by
Mr.. Irving.
Georgia Cayvan, now in England, has
purchased the American rights to w
X. Wakes Mary Pennington "Spin-
ster'' and j. w. Pigott's ''Mr. Wits
Widow" adapted from story by An
thony Hope. Miss Cayvan is selecting
her company in England
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The windstorln in the second act OF
The Countess Gucki'' is described as a
remarkably realistic affair The cur
tains blow, the chandelier swings
doors bang, skirts and all movable gar
rnents and furniture shake and CULVER
in the strong gusts of wind blowing a
half gale outside.
A census of the Partisan cafes chant
ant has been taken. There are fifty-five
of some pretensions and 219 small ones
The number of variety performers en-
ployed in them runs into the thousands
Mr.. Collins, stage manager of Covent
Garden, has had a huge brass bellmouth
apparatus fixed on the prompt side OF
the proscenium Many supposed it to be
ar trOphone,b but it is a photograph
in which he is preserving records OF
some of the best performances of the
London season.
A new style of playing cards is exhib-
ited in a Broadway window The pic
lures are photograph of prominent the
atrical stars" They all wanted to be
kings" and queens" so the inventor
got up special euchre decks that some
of them would be content to be Jacks y
Paulis, the cafe concert singer, whose
''Boulanger March" had much to dc
with popularizing the General, has died
at his country place. He retired from the
stage some years ago and lived in am
pie fortune.
The famous Dave Braham will con-
tinue to be Augustus Pitou's orchestra
leader at the Grand Opera house, New
York, next season.
Lizzie Derious DAILY, the well-knowr
soubrette, was last week married to
Samuel L. Tuck, New York importer
She will retire from the stage.
Joseph Bennett tells of a recent per-
formance of Julius Caesar" in which
the song sung by the boy Lucius, ir
Brutus' tent was THE Heart Bowed
Down." from the Bohemian Girl" No
body laughed.
1.-The Goth Century Girl" at the head
of which is Fred Hallan and Mollie
Fuller, will come to the coast in the
fall with q, company of forty people
Meanwhile these stars are playing sum.
mer vaudeville engagements.
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Mrs. George S. Knight, widow of tha
once famous dialect comedian, is pre-
pairing to return to the stage next sea-
son in new Parisian comedy
Otis Skinner makes his first starring
tour Of the coast next season. He has
and has some new and interesting plays
IN his repertoire
Nathaniel Hartwig and Marie Vain
wright are to make summer tour oil
the leading resorts with a bill of comedi-
ettas.
Digby Bells latest success is as the
Deacon in Hoyt's "a Midnight Bell
and he will continue in the company
next season.
It is stated that Richard Mansfield
viii add Hamlet" to his repertoire
next season.
George Caron, the popular pantomimic
acrobat of Caron and Herbert, will stan
next season in a new pantomime.
Junius 3. Booth. the elder son Of Ag.
mes Booth Scho'Arel, has copyrighted 9
play entitled in Luck at Last"
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Corinne and her big burlesque com.
pany are among the early fall attrac-
tions at the Columbia.
Edward n. Hoyt has ambition to stal
as Richard III. next season.
jefferson de Angels IS to have comic
opera of his own.