Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07

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Rice, Sailie Cohen and Ada Lewis, OF Miss
May 1rwin's present company.
prominent playwright has submitted
to Mr.. f. l.. Bloom. macager for Ban
croft, the magician. drama. founded up
on Dumas work on DR.. BalSamo, in which
Cagliostro, the necromancer, is made the
principal character. The character is in
tended for Bancroft. and the play, IL Sc
lected, will afford him wonderful scope in
connected story for the performance of
his sleisht-of-hand tricks and illusory de-
ceptionS.
= Those who desire to vote on the num-
hers to be played at the next Philharmonic
concert, TO be given at the Academy of
Music one week from to-day. will have to
send in their selections of numbers be-
fore Thursday of this week. as the pro-
gtamme will be made up at that time. 1t
wH be remembered that all the pro-
grsmmes of the nine concerts already given
werc republished in last Sundays Journal
in order TO accommodate those who want
to lave voice in the selection of the last
programme of the series.
Rshearsals of the new Sardou play,
"Spfitisme, which will be produced at
the Knickerbocker theater- February =;
under the management of Al Hayman ana
Charles Frohman. will begin at thai the
ater- on Monday. with the following list
of pkyers: Maurice Barrymore, J. H.
Gilmolr. Nelson Wheatcroft. William
Owen, Fritz Williams. Charles Harbury.
Milton! Lipman; George W. Howard. Nir-
ginia Harmed. Olive Oliver. Margaret Rob
inSon, Blanche Burton. Jane Harwar and
others. The piece Will be given for the
first time at the Renaissance theater, Par
is, on or about February 10.
The air in Upper Broadway is positively
dense with operate rumors. No opera next
season stares us in the face, before which
stare l positively refuse to blink. Every
spring have we heard this croalling. Tn
less the Metropolitan opera house burns
down again it is certain that we will have
opera next November. Jean de Reszke will
return, never fear, and so will big brother
ENE4FEl
til 1900 and | applaud his decision, for so
much abuse has been hurled at his artistic
head this season that his Polish blood is
up and he means to stay and fight it out
until the end of the century.-New York
Advertiser.
One of the very best actors of the day.
who has often visited this country. IS com
ing again, and will sail this week-Charie5
Coghlan, who s TO play the leading male
part in Minnie Maddern Fiske's dramati-
zation of Tess of the d'Crbervilles-" Mr.
Coghlan has been away Tor several years
his most recent London appearances hav
ing been in Mrs Patrick Campbell's pro-
duction of ROMEO and Juliet" in which
he portrayed Mercutio. and the villain in
"A Woman's Reason" He is a man of
much culture and Il skilIful and accom-
pltshed player, possessing in high degree
distinction OF manner and thorough
knowledge of technical detail. Mr. Cogh-
wright. and has been lately engaged in
writing comedy for Mr.. John Hare.
Its a good thing-push it along" said
Mr.. John e. Henshaw when he was here
at the head of the big Passing Show
last season, and he says that this applies
to the new edition of THE Nabobs." now
called Dodge, at the French Ball which
will be seen here next Sunday, February
IA, at the Grand. The Henshaw Comedy
company this time is said TO be stronger
than ever. and in the, cast are such well
known people as John Z. Henshaw. Frank
David William BlaisdelE Edward Webb
j Homer a
vine, Carlotta- Sophie Witt, Clara Van
Eechten and others. The funny complica-
tions arising from Howell /. hodges
CHenshaw) visit to the famous French ball
in New York are very much heightened
by the addition of much new comedy bus
mess by Edgar Smith, who wrote The
Merry World" No less than twenty-four
brand new musical numbers are intro
duced during the progress Of the comedy,
which embrace all the latest New York
and London successes.
There are very few among us who did
not experience during the suItry evenings
OF last summer the eXhilaFating delights
OF shooting the chutes at Troost park. and
many are the pleasant recollectionS of the
ing across the surface of the lake. Now
that snow is on the ground and another
summer Is approaching there comes. prob
aDiy as the advance agent heralding an
other season of shooting the chutes a
farce comedy which has adopted, the
catchy title of Shoot the Chutes.'' and if
point, as its title would suggest it is bound
to be popular here. The majority of farce
comedies which have been seen here this
season have been devoid of plot. but we
are promised that Shoot the Chutes'' will
not be lacking in continuous interest. and
Will also be well equipped with new and
attractive specialties. The cast contains
several clever people and the stage set
ings will be adequate and appropriate.
Shoot the Chutes" will follow the engage
ment OF Corinne at the Ninth Street thea
ter.
Half a King" as presented by Francis
Wilson and his excellent company. il a
genuine comic opera. The situations tia-
ioSue. and music simply bubble over with
mcIriment. and some sentiment while the
mise-en-scene is almost up to grand opera
standard. The gowns of the women are
particularly effective and harmonious in
color, as well as historically correct: i'll
fact, Paris in the eighteenth century seems
to have been carefully represented in every
detail throughout the opera. Air. En-
music. The songs are exquisite, noticeably
er. and several love songs and duets. Some
of the concerted music is much above the
average. septet and chorus without ac-
compartment being exceedingly pretty
and original. and the waltz movements
very catchy and attractive. Mr.. VIII
son seems to have in this opera greater
opportunity than ever before to display his
inimitable clevernesS as a comedian. and
also give us a glimpse of the sentimental
side of Mr.. Wilson as an actor. Tires
chaDDe in Mr. Wilson's hands is indeScrih-