Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-03

the first publication of its kind ever I'M
dertaken in America. 1t is to be called the
Daily Standard, and will be run in counec-
ton with the highly successful weekly of
that name. Among other features it will
contain letters from all over the country.
Leander Richardson will be the principal
writer on stage events, and is now organ
izing the force of correspondents.
Calvary Baptist church has engaged the
choir which has been singing there the
past month consisting of Mrs. Ben T.
Hollenback, soprano; Mrs. Frank ]. White
law, contralto: Mr.. W. II. Potter, tenor
and director; Mr.. Frank ]. Whitelaw, bas-
so and Mrs. Jennie Schultz, organist and
the music will be made a special feature
of all church services. The Christmas
music will be repeated to-day, the morning
programme this evening. and the evening
programme this morning.
Edwin Milton Royle's new comedy-drama
Captain Impudence," a romance of the
Mexican war, will be put on at the Amer
lean theater, New York, next Monday for
an extended run. 1t will be under the
management of w. NJ. Wilkison, who di-
rected the tours of the late Alexander Sal
vini. Captain Impudence' will be finely
mounted and costumed, and as the scenes
are all laid in Mexico. it will give a chance
for a wealth of picturesque coloring.
Among the more prominent people who
will be seen in the cast are Mckee Ran
kin, Robert Patton Gibbs, Edwin NJ. Royle,
Miss Selena Fetter Royle, Amelia Bingham
and Ellen Burg.
In Mark Twain's story of the interchang-
ed babies, and the man who took prints
of peoples thumbs on bits of glass it is
claimed that in the title role Mr.. Theo-
dore Hamilton portrays with a skill which
it would be hard to praise too highly
the gentle "Pudd dnhead Wilson," Mis-
judged by all about him, patiently waiting
for nearly a quarter of century for ap
probation at the hands of his neighbors,
the character is delightfully."- sympathet-
ic one, and Mr.. Hamilton, so 1t is claimed,
plays it with n sincerity and simplicity
that enables him to preserve all of the
authors quaint humor. The play will be
seen at the Coates the week of January II.
| Murray and Mack will follow '"Town Top
| les" at the Grand. This season they are
| appearing in brand new farce, entitled
"Finnegan's Courtship," by the au-
thor of their last big success,
| ''Finnegan's Ball. and their parts fit them
| splendidly, it's said, and from all accounts
their business. which has been very large
| for several seasons. is greater than ever
| this year. The company is quite large, and
| embraces Delmore and Wilson, Oracle Cum
| mings, the Sisters Dean. Kittie Wolf,
| Trumbull sisters, Mayme Taylor, Madge
| Taylor, Clara Howard, Fred DeNoe, Char
| lie Lamb, Frank Neville, Herbert Diles.
| Andrew Bode, the Misses Hall, Gray and
Cox, and, of course, Murray and Mack.
The old Front Street theater, Baltimore,
wherein Junius Brutus Booth first appear
| ed, is to be sold. The property. owned by
the Maryland Theater Company, is in re-
| ceivers' hands for sale in behalf of cred
| itors and stockholders. Built in 1929. this
| theater was regarded as the finest in the
land and was used for theatrical and cir
| Gus purposes for forty years, being burned
| and rebuilt in 1895 Jenny Lind sang in the
house in 1850. taking $4,000 at four concerts.
and the building is of national historical
| interest as the place where Stephen a.
| Douglas was nominated for the presidency
| in 1860. and Lincoln for second term in
| 1854 Daniel A. Kelly and Colonel William
| T.. Sim were among its lessees in the past
| quarter century. The old house has re-
| maned closed since December 27, 1895.
| When twenty-three Polish Jews were killed
| in the panic following a false alarm of fire
during the performance of a Jewish play.
| Dramatic Mirror.
At n recent meeting permanent organi-
zation was made of the musical people who
| have recently been called together by Mr..
\ Leib the former conductor of the Phil
| harmonic Society. That genuine interest is
| being taken in this organization is shown
| by the fact that Mr.. E. II. Phelps has
| been chosen president and Mrs. DIR. Ayers
| vice president, Mrs. Ida Jones Reese sec
{ retary and treasurer. The following have
| been chosen a board of directors: DR.. T.
/ II. Hudson, Milton Wengert, G. II. Coon
| ber, Professor E. N Walker. August Stuhl,
| DIR. John Troutman and Mrs. h. C.. White.
| 1t was decided to call the organization the
| Oratorio Society, and Monday evening is
settled upon for regular rehearsals. Mr..
| Leib was formally made the musical di-
1 rector and Mrs. Z. c. White accompanist.
| The society is doing excellent work al
| ready. and will e'er long show what it
can do. No specified date has been settled
on for concert. but it is thought one will
be given about the first of March.