THE  NEW  YORK  CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

ler's Hall, Jersey City, N. J.......Donald Harold and

May Thompson married at Philadelphia, Pa.

30—"The City Directory," by Paul Potter, originally acted
at Jacobs * Proctor's Opera House, Utica, N. Y'.

-—Edwin Bert divorced from Mabel Bert at San Fran¬
cisco, Cal......Emma Whittingham made her profes¬
sional debut at Newark, N. J.
 

MAY.

1—Windsor Theatre, Chicago, HI., burned.   Rebuilt and

opened Sept. 3.
2—"Old Tom's Ward," by John A. Harrington ("John
Carboy"), originally acted at Oswego, N. Y., when
Minnie Milne made her professional debut in the title
role. It was a revised version of "Nan, the Good for No¬
thing."......"Dunkel-Dankel" "Die Hochzeit des Re-

servisten" ("The Wedding of the Reserve Forces")
acted for the first time under that title at Amberg's
Theatre.

3—Mt. Morris Museum opened......Hazleton, la.. Opera

House burned......Pillot's Opera House and the Pal¬
ace Theatre, Houston, Tex., burned......Threadgill's

Opera House, Tyler, Tex., burned.

4—Armory Opera House, Monroe, Mich., dedicated......

"A Private Seance," by John C. Abbott, originally

acted at the Boston, Mass., Museum..... .Evansville,

Ind., Lodge, No. 116, B. P. O. E., instituted.

——"Billy" Travers and Nellie Rampp (non-professional)

married at Marietta, O.
5—"Featherbrain," James Albery's adaptation of "Tete
de Linotte," acted for the first time In New York at

the Madison Square Theatre ......"The Red Signal,"

by Chas. M. and Otis Skinner, originally acted at the

Chicago, 111., Grand Opera House.......Bluffton, Ind.,

Opera House dedicated.......Alice Marion made her

professional debut at Indianapolis, Ind.......Joseph

Bignon and Tillie Bouton married at Tombstone, Ari.
6—"Right of Way," by Wm. II. Y'oung, originally acted

at People's Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn.
7—Mamie Ogden and Joseph Hurlburt married at Buffalo,

N. Y......Billy O'Day and Laura Mortimer married at

Philadelphia, Pa.....James Robinson and Lena Green

(non-professional) married at Ottawa, Kas.

8—Chas. Caswell married at Providence, R. I.......The

Palmengarten, Portland, Ore., opened.
9—"My Lord in Livery," by S. Theyre Smith, and "The
Old Musician," an adaptation from the French, by
Felix Morris, seen for the first time in this city at
Daly's Theatre.

10—"The Artist's Model," originally acted at the New
Haven, Ct., Opera House.. ...Casino Theatre, What¬
com, W. T., dedicated.

11—-People's Theatre, Los Angeles, Cal., dedicated.

1,3—Abingdon, 111., Opera House dedicated.......Samuel

A. Moody made his professional debut at Union Hall,
Boston, Mass.......IJllie Akerstrom made her metro¬
politan stellar debut at the Star Theatre, when. "An¬
nette, the Dancing Girl," by Miss Akerstrom, was

^Been for the first time in this city......LaAvrence Mar-

Bton's version of "As In a Looking Gla'ss" seen lor
the first  time in New York at the People's Theatre.

......."The Ruling Passion," by James Willing, seen

for the first time in New York at Jacobs' Third Avenue
Theatre.....Palace Theatre, Tonawanda, N. Y., dedi¬
cated......"A Convict's Wife," by Chas. E. Fisher and

Edwin Bethel, originally acted at the Standard The¬
atre, Brooklyn, N. Y.......Alex. Davis (Monk) and

Nellie Mordaunt (Nellie P. Glenn) married at Galves¬
ton, Tex.

11—New California Theatre, San Francisco, Cal., opened.

15—Turn Hall, Bridgeport, Ct., burned.......H. ('. Mead

and Flora Crosse (non-profiessional) married at Lewis-
ton, Me.

15—"An American Countess," by Howard Carroll, acted
for the first time in New York at Palmer's Theatre.
The play was originally acted Jan. 14, 1885, at the Na¬
tional Theatre, Washington, D. C......Dave Baldwin

and Delia Kelly married in this city......Worcester,

Mass., Theatre burned......John B. Hollis and Lena

Y. Thomson (non-professional) married at Jersey
City, N. J.

17—Lottie Rosalind and W. Monroe Nelson married at
Hoboken, N. J......Austin Gavin made his profes¬
sional debut at Black's Opera House, Springfield, O.

18—"Mrs. Canning, the Actress," by W. E. Golden, origin¬
ally acted at Thall's Operallouse, New Harmony, Ind.
......Alpha Opera House, Tacoma, Wash., dedicated.

19_Fanny Davenport and Willet Melbourne McDowell

married in this city......Howard City, Mich., Opera

House burned......Amy Lee Watkins and Frank W.

Owens (non-professional) married in this city.

20—English and Holt made their professional debuts at
Pilling's World's Museum, Boston, Mass......"Fern-
cliff," by Wm. Haworth, originally acted at the Euclid
Avenue Opera House, Cleveland, O.   First in New

York Sept. 9, at the Union Square Theatre......"Cob-

•webs" originally acted at Canton, O......"The Ex-
Convict," bv Hal Reid, originally acted at Eau Claire,
Wis.

81—Herbert Cawtliorn and Susie Forrester married at
Mariette, Wis,
 

22—"The Silent Partner," by Herbert Hall Winsiow
originally acted at the Grand Opera House, Minne¬
apolis, Minn..... .Charle« C. Soule's travesty of "Ro¬
meo and Juliet" originally acted at the Olympic The¬
atre, St. Louis, Mo.......Fred Binkhorst and Alma

Heyd (non-professional) married at Milwaukee, Wis.
......Mile, (ylaire (Clara Terry) and Frank Stark (non¬
professional) married at Pensacola, Fla.

23—Addie Eaton and James P. Colton married at Helena,

Mont......Hari'y Leoni and Carrie Bennett married at

Ogden, Utah.

25—Gowango Mohawk and Charles Charles married at
Paterson, N. J.

26—First American production, under the title of "Faust
Jr.," of "Le Petit Faust" given at the Standard The¬
atre, Milwaukee, Wis.

27—Miss and Edwin Hofstad made American debuts at the

Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, ("al..... "Paradise

Flats," by Hubbard F. Smith, originally acted at the
National Theatre......"The Mystery of Fernley Ab¬
bey," by Wilton B. Payne, acted for the first time in

America at the Windsor Theatre......John W. Norton

divorced from Emma Stockman at St. Loui.-, Mo.

28—"Through Fire," by Edwin B. Tilton, originally acted
at Music Hall, Yonkers, N. Y.

29—May Robson and Dr. A. H. Brown married in this city.

-----Tom D. Campbell and Ella Gest married at Varey,

Ind.; Frank Lisgan married a non-professional at
Lancaster, Pa.; Thomas E. Murphy and Mrs. Helena
Hardenburg married.

3()—Low ville, N. Y., Opera House burned......The New

York Circus was started at Fourth Avenue and Thir¬
teenth Street......Bessie Gilbert and David Kitchell

married at Sacramento, Cal.

31—The dam at North Fork, Pa., reservoir broke. The
waters rushed down the Conemaugh Valley, sweeping
away the Johnstown, Pa., Opera House. The Renova,
Pa., Opera House was also destroyed.
 

JXJBTE.

1—"The Spider's Web," by Paul M. Potter and Harry
Hamlin, seen for the first time in America at Elgin,
111. It is based, in part, on incidents in Jules Mary
and George Grisier's drama, "Roger la Honte," which
was originally acted at the Ambigu Theatre, Paris,

Fr., Sept. 28, 1888......Chas. M. Pyke and Louise JVian-

fred married at San Francisco, Cal.

2—John Snyder, contortionist, made his professional
debut at the Apollo Theatre, Evansville, Ind.

3—"Esther Sandraz," Sydney Grundy's adaptation of
Adolphe. Belot's novel, acted for tiie first time in
America at McVicker's Theatre, Chicago, 111. It Avas
done at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, Eng.,

II,   for  copyright  purposes....."P'or   His   Natural

Life," Inigo Tyrrell's dramatization of Marcus Clark's
novel, acted for the first time in New York at the
Harlem Comique.    "A Great Wrong Righted" is taken

from the same story......Bessie Carroll and George

Gambol married in this city.

4—Jean Jacques and Annie Louise Ames married at Bos¬
ton, Mass.

5—Marie Rosa Hatch and Charles H. Badgley (non-pro¬
fessional)  married  at  Hartford,   Ct......Galveston,

Tex., Lodge, B. P. O. E., instituted.
-----Ada Dow and Frank J. Currier married.

6—Frye's Opera House,  Cort's  Standard  Theatre  and

Smith's Bijou Theatre, Seattle, Wash., burned.......

Frank M. Gibbops and Sadie M. Phillips (non-pro¬
fessional) married at Baltimore, Md.

8—Club Theatre, Guthrie, I. T., opened___.."The Gen¬
eral's Ward," by Marie Baldwin (Mrs. J. W. Phillips),
originally acted at the Bijou Theatre, Pittsburg, Pa.

......"The Circuit Judge," by Scott Marble, originally

acted at Oconouiowoc, Wis.
10—"No. 227," by Edward Hoyt, originally acted at the

Grand Opera   House, Atlantic City, N. J......"The

Dear Irish Boy" seen for the first time in New York at
the Windsor Theatre.   The piece was originally acted

at Ottawa, Can., a year ago......"Jeanne Fortier,"

Emily Soldene's adaptation of Xavier de Montepin
and Jules Dornay's "La Porteuse de Pain," seen for
the first t lie in America at Niolo's Garden. The piece
was originally acted at the Ambigu Tteatre, Paris, Fr.,

Jan. 11......Holstein, la.. Opera House dedicated.

ll--Esther Lyons (Esther Goldstein) and Burt Ramsey

married at Cleveland, O.
12—"Lady Fortune," by Charles Thomas, and "Mysteri¬
ous Messenger," by John Stapleton, originally acted

at the Chicago, 111., Conservatory.....Stephen Fitzpat

rick and Ethel Hogdon married at Sioux Falls, Dak

......"The Vendetta," a dramatization of Marie Cor-

relli's novel of the same name, acted for first time
under that title at White's Opera House, Concord, N.
H. It was originally done in Canada a few seasons
ago as "Victor Monaldini." "Fabio Romani," by
Chas. W. Chase, and "Count Claudio" are versions of
the same novel.                                             ,

14—"Pine Meadows," by Sediey Brown, .seen for the first
time in New York at tlie Madisoo Square Theatre; as