Show I I Stage Whispers In Gay New York is making money in San Francisco Lew Dockstader has assigned in New I York to get rid of the creditors of his old minstrel company I D G Calder just back from New York says Maude Adams is the sensation of the hour in the metropolis I is rumored that Ogden is to have a I local opera company and that The Mikado will be the first work attempted Kathryn Kidder by urgent request of I managers has consented to appear in certain of the large cities in the title role I of Madame Sans Gene I Harold Russell is appearing at the Manhattan New York as leading man in j the comedy His Little Dodge Mabel iIaf i Amber and tI A Kennedy are in the I I same cast Frederick Warde Robert Downing and Verona Jarbeau are among the companies that prematurely closed during the past week General regret will be felt for Mr Wardes troubles Mrs Annie Adams had a Scotch part i in The White Heather produced in New York last week One of the papers say she was listened to with interest fur the sake of her daughter There will be a concert given Monday evening in the First ward assembly hall for the benefit of the Y L M I A An excellent programme has been prepared and an enjoyable time Is promised to all who attend Mirror The usually acurate dramatic writer of the Sun recently said regarding Mr Willards appearance in dramatization of Martin Chuzzlewit that since William J Florence played Captain Cuttle in a sketchy play made from Dombey and I Son the only noted actor to appear in a Dickens role was Henry Irving as Alfred Jingle This statement is inaccurate as I the Hartford Post points out editorially calling attention to the fact that Joseph Jefferson has been playing in The Cricket on the Hearth for many years while Bleak House was long the most popular play in Janauscheks repertoire |