COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ANNUAL FOR 1891.
 

BECEMBEK, 1889.

9—"The Plunger," by. D. K. Higa:ins, originally acted,
Fall River, Mass; first in N. Y./Oct. 27, 1890, People's.

10—The following American debuts were made at the
Broadway Theatre, when "Faust Up to Date," by H.
R. Sims and Henry Pettitt, was seen for the first time
in this country: E. J. Lonnen, E. Vacotti, E. H. Has-
lem, Elsie Everett, Addie Conyers, Katie Barry, Nellie
Langtoh, Maud Stone. Gertrude Hillyar, Edith Ray-
ner, Florence Levey, Lillian Price, Maud Wilmot, Es-
telle Rowe, Mary Stuart, Rutherford, Maria Jones,
Ada Bellore and Josie Wilcox. (The piece was origin¬
ally produced at the London. Eng.,  Gaietj%  Oct. 30,

1888)___"Sarah Tarbox, M. A.," monologue, by Charles

Barnard, heard for first time at Proctor's Twenty-third

Street.......Geo.  H. Wood and Freddie Stockmeyer

married, San Francisco.

11—James J. Leslie (Walsh) divorced from Mrs. Margaret
Walsh.

13—Manchester, N. H., Lodge, B. P. O. E., instituted.

16—Bettina Girard (Mrs. Paddelford) made metropolitan

debut at Standard.......Marie Wainwright seen for

first time in this city as Viola in "Twelfth Night" at

Fifth   Avenue.......Zimmermann  Opera  House,  La

Salle, 111., dedicated......"A Legal Wrong" seen for

first time in this city at Harlem Comique......New

Theatre Comique, Spokane  Falls, Wash., dedicated.

......Albia, la..  Opera House dedicated......Gussie

Hercht and Walter Hyde married at Coldwater, Mich.

17—"A Fair- Rebel," by Harry F. Mawson, originally
acted at Jacques' Opera House, Waterbury, Ct.; first
in New York, 19, at Star.

20—Lincoln Music Hall, Washington, D. C, dedicated.....

Marriage of Carrie Fisher (Carrie Von Booskirk) to
Albert! (Albert Altner) set aside as illegal at Grand
Rapids, Mich.

21—John Bell's Vaudeville Theatre, Houston, Tex., open¬
ed ......"American Assurance," by Geo. H. Jessop and

Wm. Gill,   originally acted,  Atlanta,  Ga......Abbie

Barrie and Fred Paul married, Norfolk, Va......"Wig

and Gown," by F. W. Sidney, acted for first time in
America, New Market Theatre, St. Paul; first in New
York, April 14, Daly's Theatre.

23—Lee Williams and Annie M. Henry married at Paris,

■ ■ ~Ky......."Helen's   Inheritance,"   by   Mrs.   Lucy   H.

Hboper and Richard W. Davey, acted for first time in
English at Madison Square Theatre (matinee); trans¬
lated into French by Nellie Hooper, it was originally
ncted at Paris, in tlie Spring of 1889; later this year,

it Avas toured   as   "Inherited".......-"My Jack," by

Benjamin Landeck, acted for first time in America
at Grand Opera House; was originally done at Surrey

Theatre, London, Eng., Sept. 9, 1889......"The Bells

of Haslemere" seen for first time in New York at
Windsor......Lynn, Mass., Musee dedicated......The¬
atre Comique, (Grayling, Mich, dedicated.

25—Hugo Melchor and Bertha Ahlfeldt married at Cincin¬
nati......Jennie Valmore made American debut at

Tony Pastor's......."Heimg'funden," by Ludwig Au-

zengruber, acted for first time  in America at Stadt
Theatre, Milwaukee.... ...Oriental Theatre reopened

as New London Theatre; afterwards became a music

hall......W. H. Ordway and Phyllis Ruftell married,

London, Eng.
26—"Die Stuetzen der Gesellschaft," Henrik Ibsen's Nor¬
wegian drama, acted for first time in America (in
German), at Amberg Theatre; as "Quicksands, or the
Pillars of Society," it was translated into English and
produced at the Gaiety Theatre, London, Eng., Dec.
25, 1880 ... Mrs. James S. Dickson made professional
debut as  Jennie   Buckthorne   in   "Shenandoah"   at

Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia......Florence St.

John made American debut as Marguerite in "Faust
Up to Date" at Broadway Theatre.

27—Millmine, 111., Theatre dedicated........St.  Ignatius

Building, San Francisco, burned; it had not been used
as a theatre for a number of years.
—-Edgar Druce and Miss Russell married; Mile. De Gran¬
ville and Dr. Louis G. Knox (non-professional) mar¬
ried, Boston, Mass.; Freddie Peasley (Nellie Mc(iuire)
and William Smallwood (non-professional) married,
Leadville, Col.
29—A. O. Deltwyn and Agnes Proctor married, Cincinnati;
Hal Reid (Harry Preston) and Bertha Belle Westbrook
married, Kanaas City.
 

30—"A Legal  Holiday," by G. L. Stout and Thomas E.

Powers, originally acted at Comedy (Poole's) Theatre.

......Herman Kasson and  Belle Coffin (non-profes

sional)   married,   this  city......."Phyllis,"   by Mrs.

Frances   Hodgson Burnett, acted   for  first   time in

America at Boston Museum; originally done at Globe,

London, Eng., July 1, 1889.
31—La Belle Adela made American debut at Academy of

JIusic, Philadelphia.
 

JANUARY, 1890.
 

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Broncho Charley (Julius M. Miller) and Carrie Potter
(non-professional) married, (Jlens Falls, N. Y.; J. How¬
ard Benton and Mae Desmond married, Butler, Pa.
......Mt. Vernon, Mo., Opera Hou.se dedicated.

2—Lenox Lyceum Theatre dedicated.......Wm. Connor

and Josie De Tour married, Covington, O.; Harry Lyn-
ton and Mary Lamb married, Kansas ("ity. Mo.

3—Geo. ¥. Mayo and Mamie A. Danfield (nonprofession-
al) married, Philadelphia, Pa.

4—Metropolitan Opera House, Boone, la., burned.

6—Holyoke, Mass., Varieties dedicated......"Sam Hous--

ton, the Hero of Texas," seen for first time in New

York, Jacobs' Third Avenue Theatre......"Con Con-

roy, the Tailor," seen for first time in New York, Har¬
lem Comique; originally done as "Con Conroy*&
Ward," and afterwards as "Con Conroy & Co."

7—"A Child of Naples," Horace Townserid's adaptation
of Edmond About's story, acted for first time under
that name, v^olumbia Theatre, Chicago; flr.st time in.
New York, March 5, Broadway Theatre; as "Angela,"
announced as by Henry Lee and Ludwig Ottomeyer,
it was played at Madison Square Theatre, Oct. 18,
1887......Loring Opera House, Riverside, Cal., dedi¬
cated......Amelia Finder and Chas. J. Sorel married,

Paris, Fr.

—Henry G. Trickey married to a non-professional, Som-
ervHle, Mass.

9—"Maid Marian," a dramatization by Miss Seawell of
her published story of that name, originally acted^
New National Theatre, Washington, D. C.

10—Williamstown, Mass., Opera House dedicated......Ed¬
win Gordon and Mary Cliff"ord married, Whitewater,,

Wis.......Laura  V. Leeman  and  David W. Murphj

(Harrington) married. New Bedford, Mass.

12—Anamosa, la.. Opera House dedicated.

13—New Tacoma, Wasli., Theatre dedicated......."Blue¬
beard Jr." seen for first time in New York, Niblo's

Garden .....R. B. Mantell appeared in "The Corsican

Brothers" for the first time in New York, Fourteenth

Street Theatre......"The Senator" seen for first time

in New York, Star Tlieatre.

14—Miss Southworth (Mrs. Han-iet Elwes) and John Reed
married, Seattle, Wash.

-----Nora Nosta and H. H. Gillette (non-professional) mar¬
ried, Cincinnati, O.; M. B. Haws and Kitty Gibson
married, Oregon, Mo.

-----Jennie Kimball divorced from Dr. S. J. Hickey, Balti¬
more, Md.

16—Mme. Herminie-Claar-Delia made her American de¬
but, Amberg Theatre, as Countess D'Autreval in "Der
Damenkrieg" (Herr Olfer's German translation of
Scribe's "Une Battaille des Dames," known here bet¬
ter as "A Woman's Stratagem"), and as Francoise
Dumesnil in ' 'Die Schauspielerin" (W. Friedrich's
adaptation of M. Fournier's one act comedy, "The
Actress").

18—"Kady," by E. G. Matlack, originally acted, Chester,
111., Opera House, when Mollie Schuchert made pro¬
fessional debut in title role.

19—"Wild   Oats,"  by   Oscar   Sisson,  originally   acted.

People's Theatre, St. Louis......J. Duke Murray and

Mary Davenport married, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Will C.
Cressy and Blanche Dayne married, Lee, Mass.

20—"A Perfect Trust," by Harry Meredith, originally
acted, P^orepaugh's Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa.; first in

New York, May 21, Union Square Theatre......."Col.

Tom," by Steele Mackaye, originally acted, Tremont

Theatre, Boston......"A ("base for a Duck," by W. B.

Stone, acted for first in New York, Comedy (Poole's)

Theatre....."The Prince and the Pauper" seen for first

time in New York, Broadway Theatre; done Feb. 27,

at London, Eng., for copyright purposes........"The

Dandy Fifth," by Frank H. Gassaway (Derrick Dodd),