THE  NEW  YORK  CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

Worcester, Mass......Duluth, Minn., Lodge, B. P. 0.

E., instituted.

-----John J, Ray and Lou Stafford married at Chambers-
burg, Pa.

30—"Fabio Romani," Chas. W. Chase's adaptation of
Marie Correlli's novel, "The Vendetta," originally
acted at Elgin, 111.

31—"Hands Across the Sea," by Henry Pettitt, acted for
the first time in America at the Walnut Street The¬
atre, Philadelphia, Pa. First in New York, Sept. 6,
at the Standard. It was originally played at the The¬
atre Royal, Manchester, Eng., June 30.1888. Its first
London performance was at the Princess' Theatre,

Nov. 10,1888......"The Great Metropolis," by George

H. Jessop and Benjamin F. Teal, originally acted at
Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre.
 

SEPTEMBER.

, 2—Wonderland Theatre and Musee, Buffalo, N. Y., open¬
ed......Jacobs' Opera House, Syracuse, N. Y., dedi¬
cated......"Lost in Africa," Howard P, Taylor's re¬
vision of "The Mystery of the Red Pocketbook" (an
adaptation from the French, and done at the old
Olympic, this city, more than a decade ago) seen for
the first time in" this city in its present form at the
Windsor Theatre. As Clarisse De Ville, Agnes Des¬
mond made professional debut......"A Stuffed Dog,"

by J. Armoy Knox and Edwin Atwell, originally acted

at the  Temple  Opera House, Elizabeth, N. J......

Midland Theatre,  Kansas City, Mo., dedicated......

"Josephine, Empress of the French," by Albert R.
Haven, originally acted at the Star Theatre, Syracuse,

N. Y......'^McKe'nna's Flirtation," by Edgar Selden,

eeen for the first time in this city at the Park Theatre.

^>   ......"Margery Daw," by Tom Craven, acted for the

first time in America at Harris' Theatre, Minneapolis,
Minn......"Out in the Streets," by Chas. Gayler, orig¬
inally acted at Jacobs' Lyceum Theatre, Williamsburg,
N. Y.   First in New York, 9, at Jacobs' Third Avenue

Theatre......Agnes Evans made her vaudeville debut

at Waldmann's Theatre, Newark, N. J. New York de¬
but, 22, at the Olympic.....Olga Verne (Libby Grabow-

sky) made her professional debut at Detroit, Mich., in

R. L. Downing's support......Park Theatre, Dayton,

C, dedicated".....Kittle Unger and James E. Pendle¬
ton married at Jersey City, N. J......"Count Claudio,"

adaptation of Marie Correlli's novel, "The Vendetta,"
originally acted   at   Detroit,  Mich.,   Opera  House.

......."Guilty Without Crime,"  adapted  from  the

French of Val de Nois by C. Young, originally acted at
Proctor's Opera House, Lancaster, Pa......"The Rag¬
picker's Child," by Justin H. Adams, originally acted
at Lebanon, Pa., Opera House.

4—"Half Seas Over," adapted from the French by Col.
James Milliken, originally acted at the Madison Square

Theatre......"The White Pilgrim," taken in part from

a legend  of Herbert a'Becket, by Herman C. Meri-
' vale^ acted for first time in America at Detroit, Mich.,
Opera House.   It was originally done at Court The¬
atre, London, Eng.

5—Williams' Opera House, Ida Grove, la., dedicated.

6—"A Mother's Love," by J. F. Brien, originally acted at

Port Jervis, N. Y___.Geo. M. Devere and Mamie

Mahedy (non-professional) married in this city.

7_Howard Paul and Florence Arthur married at Blooms-
burg, Eng......A. W. Nichols and Dell Douglas mar¬
ried at Chicago, 111.

8—"Hans the Boatman," by Clay M. Greene, acted for
the first time in America at McVicker's Theatre, Chi¬
cago, 111. It was originally produced at the Theatre
Royal, Sheffield, Eng., March 7,1887. On July 4, same
year, it received its first London production at the
Grand Theatre, Islington, and in April, 1888, was
played in Australia.

9—"On Probation," by Brander Matthews and Geo. H.
Jessop, acted for the first time in America at Powers'
Grand Opera House, Decatur, 111. Was done at the
Elephant and Castle, London, Eng., 5, for copyright

purposes......"The Fairies' Well," by Con T. Murphy,

seen for the first time in New York at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, Avhen Carroll Johnson made his stellar

debut in white face......"She," W. A. Brady's version

of Haggard's novel, seen forthe first time in New York

at the People's Theatre......"U. S. Mail," by Geo. C.

Jenks, originally acted at Macauley's Theatre, Louis¬
ville, Ky___"Shenandoah," by Bronson Howard, seen

for the first time in New York at the Star Theatre......

"On the Hudson" originally acted at the Academy of

Music, Buffalo, N. Y......."Dios:enes Tramp, or Uncle

Chris from (yalifornia," originally acted at the Nation¬
al Theatre, Philadelphia., Pa.   First in New York, 30,

at Jacobs' Third Avenue Theatre .....Powers'Grand

Opera House, Decatur, 111., dedicated......Parlor The¬
atre, Lawrence, Mass., dedicated.
10_"The Balloon," by J. H. Darnley and Geo. Manville
Fenn, acted for the first time in America at Powers'
Grand Opera House, Decatur, 111. It was originally
produced at Terry's Theatre, London, Eng., Nov. 13,
1888.
11—Geo. Redfleld Clarke and Fanny W, Fecls (uon-pro-
fessional) married at New Haven, Ct.
 

12—"Chaos Flat" originally  acted   at  Proctor's   Opera

House,   Bridgeport,   Ct.......Bijou  Theatre,   Dallas,

Tex., dedicated.

13—"Fighting Fortune," by Walter H. Ford, originally
acted at the Old Cliff Summer Theatre, Dallas, Tex.

14—"Mamma," by 11. Grattan Donnelly, originally acted

at the Harrisburg, Pa., Opera House......Hope Booth

and Hon. Mr. Gibbs (non-professional) married at
Buffalo, N, Y., Miss Booth retiring from the stage.
......Will J. Smith and Jennie Dickinson (non-pro¬
fessional) married  at  St. Louis, Mo......Paddock's

Opera House,  Beatrice, Neb., dedicated......Novelty

Theatre, Ogden, Utah, burned.

-----Nettie H. Nixon (Mrs. Chas. H. Quinn) made her pro¬
fessional debut in James O'Neill's support at Grand
Rapids, Mich......Vincennes, Ind., Opera House dedi¬
cated......Ellis Kerr and May McCormick (non-pro¬
fessional) married at Cleveland, O.; Bonnie Dee and
Al. S. Hess (non-professional) married at Leadville,
Col.

15—"Kajanka," by Geo. D. Melville and others, origi¬
nally produced at the Grand Opera House, Columbus,
O.; first in N. Y., Dec. 2, at Niblo's.

16—Margaret Mather played the stellar role in "Gretchen"
at the New California Theatre, San Francisco, Cal.,

for the first time.......Park Theatre, Philadelphia,

Pa., dedicated......."A  Mere  Cipher,"   by Q.  Had-

don Chambers, and "Hubby," by H. A. Sherburn,
seen for the first time in America at the Arch Street

Theatre. Philadelphia, Pa......"A Royal Hand," by

Stanley Wood, originally acted at Fehr's Opera House,
Portchester, N. Y......"Love and Liberty," by T. Mal¬
colm Watson, seen for the first time in America at
Proctor's Theatre, Albany, N. Y.; first in this city, 23,
at the Union Square Theatre. It is another form of
Charles Gibbons' novel, "For the King," dramatiza¬
tions of which had already done service variously as
"Marquis Caporal" in Paris and as "Lady Margaret"
in this country last year, by the Effie Ellsler Co. "The
"Suspect," by Louis Nathal, done at Rochester, N. Y.,
26, is "Lady Margaret" rechristened. It was then
seen for the first time.   First in this city, Oct. 7, at

the People's Theatre......State Opera House, Snokane

Falls, Wash., opened.

18—^Adelaide J. Lothian and Frank A. Wheelock married

at Lowell, Mass......"The Bookmaker," by J. W. Pig-

gott, acted for the first time in America at Powers'
Grand Opera House, Grand Rapids, Mich. It was
originally produced at Terry's Theatre, London Eng.,
March 19..... .Tyler, Tex., Opera House dedicated.

19—Herbert Marsde'n made his professional debut at the
Grand Opera House, New Orleans, La., as Bertuccio
in "The Fool's Revenge."

20—"Aramis,  the  Master Mind,"   originally   acted   at

Springfield, 111......Libby Prison, having been taken

from the South to Chicago, 111., opened as a museum.

......"Spider and Fly," by Robert Eraser and Wm.

Gill, originally acted at Taylor's Opera House, Tren¬
ton, N. J. First in New York, Oct. 7, at Harlem
Comique.

22—Abbie Barry and Gus Roach (non-professional) mar-
rien at Baltimore, Md.

23—"Wile for Wife," a revised and rechristened version of
"The Hypocrite," acted for the first time under that

title at the People's Theatre......Handford and Spry

made their American debuts, while Florrie Austin
made her metropolitan debut at Miner's Bowery The¬
atre......The Auditorium, Louisville, Ky., dedicated.

......People's Theatre, Toledo, O., dedicated......Met¬
ropolitan Theatre, Denver, Col., dedicated......Maud

K. Williams made her metropolitan debut at Bijou in

"A Hole in the Ground.".......Lottie Collins made

American debut at Albany, N. Y.; metropolitan debut.
Bijou, Oct. 7.

24—Orange, N. J., Lodge, No. 135, B. P. 0. E., instituted.

......Mrs. Carrie Wood and Harry Van Gordon (Harry

Lennox) married  at Narathon, N.  1''.......Crescent

Opera House, Vinton, la., dedicated____"The Chicks,"

by W. A. Field, acted for first time in America at Van¬
couver, Wash. Originally acted at Prince of Wales'
Theatre, London, Eng., April 15,1886.

28—Arnold Arnold and Monte Frederics married at Louis¬
ville, Ky.

29—Lancaster, Pa., Lodge, No. 134, B. P. O. E., in,stituted.
.......Martin Hernandez and Jennie Morris (non-pro¬
fessional) married at Elgin, 111.

30—Yolande Wallace, as Evangeline, made her metropoli¬
tan stellar debut at the Windsor Theatre......Ham-

merstein's  Harlem Opera  House  dedicated......As

Pilling's Popular Theatre, the National was reopened
with a continuous performance; it closed as such, and

reverted to the Hebrews,  Oct. 26......."An Arrant)

Knave," by Steele Mackaye, originally acted at the
Chicago, 111., Grand Opera House......"The Red Spi¬
der" originally acted at the Grand Opera House, Co

lumbus, O.,.....Edwin Booth and Helena Modjeska

began joint starring tour at Grand Opera House, Pitts
burg. Pa.; first in New York, Broadway Theatre, Oct

14......"The Broom Maker of Carlsbad,'' from the Ger

an, by Isidor Witmark and F. B. Hawkins, originally
acted at Yonkers, N. Y., Music Hall.