The record-union., 1898-02-13
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the Berlin Opera-house some time this
year. This may be due to the good Of
! fees of the pyrotechnical Kaiser, who,
it may be remembered, exerted his in
fuence generously in favor Of Sir Ar
| thur Sullivans ''Ivanhoe."
San Francisco Music and Drama:
| Charles T. Parsloe, for many years asso-
ciated with Louis Aldrich in MY Part
| ner,'' in which he played the China
man, died in New York on the 23d inst.
| He began his career at the Chambers
street Theater, New York, in 1850, as
call boy His last appearance in San
| Francisco was with THE Ensign" at
the California in January. 1894, IN
which he played the old boatswain.
The now famous John Philip Sousa
was 1S years of age, and a member of an
orchestra in Washington, when Milton
Mobiles offered him the position Of leader
| of orchestra in his company. Mr.. Mobiles
was then playing his first money-maker,
''Bohemians and Detectives" the title
of which he changed to THE Phoenix"
at Mr.. Sousa's suggestion.
A New York Assemblyman has de-
clared his intention to introduce bill
| in the Legislature authorizing theatrical
performances on Sunday. 1t has raised
storm of protestations from actors,
and the Governor has been presented
with petition signed by hundreds of
people in the profession asking him to
veto the bill should it pass the Legisla-
ture.
| Lewis Morrison Of Faust fame. who
has been promising to revisit the coast
for the past two years. plays Denver
this week
Felix Morris, who has been playing
the vaudeville theaters for some time,
has rejoined the company at the New
York Lyceum Theater, where he made
his temperance in THE Tree of
knowledge"
"Sousa's opera, THE Bride Elect" Is
an immense success, and yet when he
ago under it's original title of 'The
Wolf" nobody wanted it.
beline" has induced her to add "A Win-
ter's Tale" to her repertoire for next
season, as she considers that the Amer
lean public want Shakespeare.
E. d. Price has resigned his position
with F. F. Proctor to accept his former
position as general manager Of E. E..
Rice's enterprises.
Robert Buchanan has succeeded Gle
ment Scott as dramatic editor of the
London Daily Telegraph"
San Francisco Music and Drama: 1t
is said that company of thirty actors
can be engaged in China for $50 to
play as many pieces as desired for a
two days run. What chance this
would be for the enterprising Maharas,
Louisville kicked at the impudence
of the Bostonians in playing only one
night in that town, and there is a great
deal of indignation expressed at the
classification of the city as a one-night
stand.
Helen Dauvray, who is now Mrs.
Walter Winterhalter, Is making a toar
of the world in company with her new
husband At last accounts they were
en- route to the Orient
Emily Melville recently opened a dra-
matte school in New York, but is now
| a member of George W. Monroe's COM
pany. playing Mrs. Gayfeather in "A
Happy Little Home"
Gladys Wallis talks of starring in an
English musical comedy called THE
Circus Girl" This is the title under
which "The Arabian Nights is some-
times played by pirates.
Marie Burroughs has retired from
Robert Hilliards company and medl-
tates trip to Europe in the spring.
Maude Adams, ii is aid, will spend IA
lportion of her summer vacation in Scot
land at the home OF J. NJ. Barrie. author
OF THE Little Minister" in which she
began her successful starring career