The herald., 1897-05-17
STAGE PERSONALS

Annie Irish will spend the summer IN
England.
Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Klein sailed for
England last week.
Fritz Williams will rejoin the Lyceum
stock company next season.
Wilton Lackaye and his company have
commenced rehearsals Of 1.-THE Royal
Secret" to be presented next season.
Fanny Bulkeley has declined an offer
from Augustin DAILY for his English tour.
Miss Bulkeley will retire from the stage
after her marriage in June.
Herbert Kelcey and Efle Shannon are
to tour in new comedy, by Madeline
Lucette Ryley. next season. w. ]. LIE
Moyne will probably be q member Of
their company.
Moritz Rosenthal the pianist, who
sailed for Europe last week, will return
in the autumn for one hundred concert
appearances under the management Of
Henry Wolfsohn.
Lillian Blauvelt. the American con-
cert singer has been engaged to sing
the part of The Forest Bird in the Bey.
reuth performance Of "Seigfried." She
will sail for Europe on June I'd.
Felix Morris contract with Daniel
Frohman had a second season to run.
but Mr.. Morris, 1t is said. has consented
to cancel 1t in consideration Of a sum
of money paid by the manager.
w. j. lie Moyne has been engaged for
a summer stock season in Washington.
He will play several Of the parts in
which he was notably successful when .
member Of the Lyceum Company.
The Lyceum Theater stock company's
season, which closed on May Sd, will be
resumed in Salt Lake City on June 14th,
and continue thence until November 22d,
when they reappear at the Lyceum thea
ter in new play.
Martha Morton, the well-known play
wright, has announced her engagement
to marry Herman Conheim, an importer
Of New York city. The wedding will oc-
cur early in the autumn, when the couple
will go abroad.
Emily Rigl played a negro dialect
Part in "Pudd'nhead Wilson" this sea-
son. closing the engagement last week.
The facility with which she acquired
the genuine darkey speech astonished
those who are familiar with her foreign
accent.
Charles Warner, the English actor, Is
desirous to make an American tour and
he is said to be negotiating with a mana
ger in New York to that end. Several
times it has been reported that Mr.. War
ner intended to visit us. but he has never
fulfilled the expectation.
William Sampson will retire from
Augustin Daly's company. with which
he has been connected for seven years
as character comedian, often playing In
the second company several of the late
James Lewis roles. His latest hit, the
Chinaman in 1.-THE Geisha," is well re-
membered.
James O'Neill contemplates re.
vival Of 1.-The Dead Heart" next season.
Charles Frohman sailed for Europe
last week on the New York. He was ac-
companied by Charles b. Dillingham;,
who will see that the English news.
papers know in advance something
about Secret Service" and Never
Again."
The name of Julia Dean, famous in
other days, is likely to be revived con.
temporaneously by young and talented
niece of the celebrated actress, who has
come to New York to seek an engage
ment. Miss Dean has had valuable ex-
rerience as a member of a stock COM
rany at Salt Lake City, her home, where
she acted a number Of parts success
fully.
Alfred Burnham. for the past season
manager for the Empire Theater Dra-
matte School (under the direction Of the
late Nelson WheatcrofD, will, owing to
| changes brought about by Mr.. Wheat
croft's untimely DEATH retire from the
| school at the end of this month and re-
| turn to regular dramatic work again.
| Mr.. Burnham for five seasons was IN
Marie Wainwright's company He is now
forming a stock company for the
| summer.