The New York clipper annual (1890)

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THE  NEW YORK  CLIPPER ANNUAL.
 

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OCTOBER.

1—GJaiety Museum and Theatre opened......SOphiS Dun¬
can (Sophie G. Hasselberger) and Fergus D. Abbey
(non-professional) married at St. Paul, Minn,

2—"Die Beruhmte Frau" ("A Celebrated Woman"), by
Franz Von Schonthan and Gustav Kadelberg, acted
for first time in America at Amberg Theatre, and on 4
at German Theatre, Cincinnati, O.   In the Amberg

cast Ellen Burg made American debut......Memorial

Opera House, Mansfield, O., dedicated......"The Gold¬
en Widow," Augustin Daly's adaptation of Victorien
Sardou's "Marquise!" acted for first time in America
at Daly's Theatre.

4—The Naukes  made  American debuts  at Waitham,

Mass.; metropolitan debuts, 7, at Bijou Theatre......

Will E. Conkling and Grade Gee married at Mt. Ver¬
non, Md......Herr Rudolph made American debut at

Central Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.; metropolitan de¬
but, 21, at Tony Pastor's Theatre......."An American

Beauty," A. L. Fanshawe's dramatization of his novel,
"For Life," originally acted at Westerly, R. I.

5—Billy Kersands and Miss J. A. Watts, and Billy Farrell
and Miss W. Gauze married at McComb, Miss.

6—Wigger's Theatre Hall, Davenport, la., dedicated......

Harry H. Howell and Ethel Cooper married at Buffalo,
N. Y.....Treasurers' Club organized.

7_<'Ganelon,'  by Wm. Young,  originally acted at Chi-,

cago. 111., Opera House......"The  Seven Ages," by

Wm. Gill and H. E. Dixey, originally acted at Stand¬
ard Theatre......Florence Ray Gulick and Chas. Par¬
sons (non-professional) married at St. Louis, Mo......

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kendal, J. E. Dobson, Seymour
Hicks, Violet Vanbrugh, Angela Cudmore, Fann'y-
Coleman and Miss Forbes-Robertson made American
debuts in "A Scrap of Paper," J. Palgrave Simpson's
version of Sardou's "Les Pattes de Mouche," then
seen for first time in America at Fifth Avenue Thea¬
tre.....Keator Opera House, Homer, N. Y., dedicated.

___Wallace, Idaho, Variety Theatre dedicated, •

8—Lowell, Mass., Opera House dedicated......Alice Ray¬
mond (Alice Little) and Frederick B. Alvord (non-pro¬
fessional) married at Washington. D. C........"Roger

la Honte, or A Man's Shadow," Aug. Daly's revised
version of Robert Buchanan's adaptation of Jules
Mary and George Grisier's French play, "Roger la
Honte," acted forthe first time in America under that
title at Niblo's Garden.' It was originally done at the
Paris, Fr., Ambigu Theatre, Sept. 28,1888. It was done
at the Elephant and Castle, London, Eng., Nov. 29,
1888, under its French title for copyright purposes.
On Sept. 12, 1889, a revised version was acted at the
Haymarket, London, as "A Man's Shadow." "The
Spider's Web," by Paul M. Potter and Harry Hamlin,
orignally acted at Elgin, 111, June 1, 1889, is from the
same source. The performance at Niblo's was the
American stellar debut of Wm. Terriss and Jessie Mill-
v/ard........Wm. Showles and Daisy Belmont married.

S>_Arthur Wallack and Jessie Churchill (non-professional)
married at Lake Mahopac, N. Y.; E. Cholmondeley-
Jones and Sallie T. Haggerty married at Philadel¬
phia, Pa.; Eldon Victorelli and Laura Kerzenborn
(non-professional) married at Newark, O.

10—"Samson," by Ippolito d'Aste, acted for first time in
English at Palmer's Theatre. The adaptation is the
work of W. D. Howells.

11—"Strictly Confidential," by Edward Poland, originally
acted at Powers' Grand Opera House, Grand Rapids,
Mich.

12—Harry S. Sargent's version of "Robinson Crusoe"
originally acted at Fountain Hill Theatre, Bethlehem,

Pa......"Forrest Rose," by Luie Kibbey, originally

acted at Lancaster, O.

14—-Tremont Theatre, Boston, Mass., dedicated bv Chas.
Wyndham, in "David (iarrick." when the following
made American debuts: Sydney Valentine, Leslie
Corcoran, W. E. Gregory, W. Guise, F. Atherley, Stan¬
ley Hewson, Chas. Edmonds, Ffolliott Paget, Eleanor
Heyshow, Edith Penrose, Emily Nutter and Miss
Peach; metropolitan debuts Nov. 4, at Palmer's Thea¬
tre....."Ben My Chree," Hall Caine'sand Wilson Bar¬
rett's adaptation of the former's novel, "The Deem¬
ster," acted for first time in America at Boston,
Mass., Theatre. First in New York Nov. 4, at Fifth
Avenue Theatre. It was originally acted at the
Princess' Theatre, London, Eng., May 17, 1888. Ameri¬
can debuts were made by Stafford Smith, J. A. Welch,
Edwin Irwin, Paul and Wm. Belmore, and Bessie
Carrylon......Joseph Jefferson and W. J. Florence be¬
gan their first joint starring tour at Star Theatre......

National Theatre, Tacoma, Wash., dedicated.

16—Frank Fisher and Nettie Crowell married at Phila., Pa.

16—Elmore, O., Opera Hall dedicated......,"My Sister,"

by Bob Watt, originally acted at Frankford, Pa.,
Opera House.

17—^The Grand, Evansville, Ind., dedicated......"A Little

Tramp," by W. G. Wills, acted for the first time in
America at New Academy, Milwaukee, Wis., when
Hattie Harvey made stellar debut. As "A Young
Tramp," was originally produced at Prince's Theatre,

Bristol, Eng., Sept. 12, 1885 ......Samuel Watson and

Alice J. Cooke married at East Derby, Liverpool, Eng.

18—"On the Picket Line," by Justin Adams, originally
acted at Abie's Opera House, Easton, Fa,
 

19—"Flattersucht," by Bv. August Forstsr, acted for first
time in America at Amberg's Theatre. As Jonas,
Alex. Rotter made American debut.

20—Troy, N. Y., Lodge, B. P. O, E., instituted,

21—A new version of "Richard III" acted for first time in
America at Globe Theatre, Boston, Mass., by Richard
Mansfield, who had previously produced it in London.

Eng.;  first in New Y'ork,  Dec. 16, at Palmer's..___

Edward Chadwick made American debut at Provi¬
dence,   R.   I.,   Musee........"Our   Flat,"   by   Mrs.

Musgrave, acted for the first time in America at Ly¬
ceum Theatre. It was originally done at Winter Gar
den Theatre, Southport, Eng., April 10 last. On 17 it
was seen at Prince of Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, and,
on June 13, received its first London production at the
Prince of Wales' Theatre. At the Lyceum H. B. Con¬
way made metropolitan debut___Temple Theatre, Du¬
luth, Minn., dedicated.....Dennison J. Howe and Vio¬
let St.  Clair  married   at Ashland, Wis ......Mons.

Florene made New York debut at Bijou; American
debut People's, Cincinnati, O., Sept. 2,3".

22—High Street Theatre, Horton, Kas., dedicated....."The

Great Unknown," Aug.. Daly's adaptation of "Die
Beruhmte Frau," by Franz von Schonthan and Gus¬
tav Kadelburg, originally acted at Daly's Theatre.   In

German it was done at Amberg's Theatre 2...__"The

Candidate," Justin H, McCarthy's adaption of Alex¬
andre Bisson's "Le Depute de Bombignac" (originally
acted at the Theatre Francais, Paris, Fr., May 30 1884)',
acted for first time in America at Tremont Theatre,
Boston, Mass.; first in New York Nov. 11, at Palmer's;
was first done in London, Eng., at Criterion Theatre,
Nov. 22, 1884.

23—"Die Beiden Hauserzte" ("The Two Family Physi¬
cians"), by M. Guenther, acted for first time in Ameri¬
ca at the Amberg Theatre.

-----Frank Gerth and Selina Heppe married.

24—"The Senator," by David D. Lloyd and Sydney Rosen-
feld, acted for first time in America at Olympic Thea¬
tre, St. Louis, Mo.; done at Elephant and Castle, Lon¬
don, Eng., 22, for  copyright  purposes......Louis J.

.lohnston and Jule E. Connelly (non-professional)
married at Springfield, 111.

25—Smoulter's   Hall,   Nanticoke,   Pa.,   burned......Port

Leyden, N. Y., Opera House burned.

27—Ed. W. Burton and Euphrenia Boyle (non-profes¬
sional) married at Cleveland, O.

28—Grace L. Boucher divorced from Wm. B. Royston.....

C!asino Theatre, Richmond, Va., dedicated—Jacobs'

C!lark Street Theatre, Chicago, 111., dedicated......A

French troupe of bicyclists and skaters made metro¬
politan debuts at Tony Pastor's Theatre, and Jennie

Williams made  variety debut......Grace May (Mrs.

Frank D. Richardson) divorced.

29—"The Lord Harry," by Henry Arthur .Tones and Wil¬
son Barrett, acted for first time in America at Boston,
Mass., Theatre; originally acted at Princess'Theatre.

London, Eng., Feb. 18, 1886......Lizade Le Baron and

Robert F. Cotton married in this city.

30—"Aunt Jack," by Ralph R. Lumley, acted for first time
in America at Madison Square;   originally acted at

Court Theatre, London, Eng., July 13......."A Man of

the World," by Gus Thomas, originally acted at Madi¬
son Square Theatre.

31—Central Opera House dedicated.....Macon, Mo., Opera

House dedicated... .Bessie Bonehill made American

debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre___Master Martin and

Francis Buckman (non-professional) married in this

city___Geo.  Harris'   Theatre, .Rock  Springs, Wyo.,

dedicated.....Palace Rink, Pittsburg, Pa., burned.
 

NOVEMBER.

3—Belle Moody and Fred W. Ryan (non-professional)
married in this city.

4—Bijou Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., dedicated, when con¬
tinuous performances were first tried in that city.....

Kent, O., Opera House, dedicated.......Pearl Ardine

and Ben Mowett made metropolitan debuts at London
Theatre, when American debuts were made by the
O'Malleys, Serpentinello, Mons. Testo and Fanny Ouri.

5—Mrs. Hellie Lawrence divorced from Edward Law¬
rence.

6—Academy of Music, Toronto, Can., dedicated.

7—J. Francis Kirke and Mollie Wood married at Elyria,

O......"The Judge of Zalamea," a German adaptation

by Adolph Wilbrandt from the Spanish of Calderon de
la Barca, acted for first time in New York at Amberg's
Theatre; first in America, Stadt Theatre, Milwaukee,
Wis., Dec. 23, 1888.

-----Laura  E. Dainty and  Fred W. Pelham  married at

Chicago, 111.

10—Capt. M. V. Bates and A. Lavonne Weatherby married
at Troy, O.

11—Johnson's  Museum,  St.  Louis, Mo., dedicatecf......

Verona Baydiany made American debut at  Gaiety

Museum....... "The Witch,"  freely adapted  by  H.

Wayne Ellis from a German play by Fitger, originally
acted at the Grand Opera House, San Francisco, Cal.;
an earlier version of the same play, by C. M. Rae, was
produced at the Princess Theatre, London, Eng.,April

26,1887......The Barnum-Bailey Circus made its first

London, Eng., appearance at the Olympia.....People's

Theatre, Columbus, 0., reopened as Wall St. Theatre.
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