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DECEMBER,  1891.

•2—"The Little  Autocrat," by O. R.  Beers, originally

acted. Grand Opera House, Bridgeport, Ct.......The

Pardos' American debut. Gaiety and Bi.iou, Boston.
.'3—Violet Defries, reader, made American debut, Berke¬
ley Lj'ceum, N. Y. City......."Hans Lange," by Paul

Heyse, acted first in America, Amberg, N. Y. City.
7—"Die Hermannschlacht" ("The Battle of the Teuto-
berg Forest"), by H.Von Kleists, acted first in America,

Thalia, N. Y. City......Munroe and Mack made New

York debut,-Tony Pastor's.
;8—"The Junior Partner" ("La Souriciere"), by Alexandre
Bisson and Albert Carre (adapted by Sydney Rosen-
feld), acted at Herrmann's Theatre, N. Y. City, first in
America.
'9—"Margaret Fleming," by J. A. Heme, acted first in
New York, Palmer's......H. R. Jacobs' Theatre, Cleve¬
land, burned......Sheeter's Opera House, Delphos, O.,

dedicated.

-----Gaiety Theatre, Aspen, Col., burned.

10—"Broderick Agra," by D. B. Harrison, originally acted,

Los Angeles, Cal., Theatre......Newport, Ark., Opera

House   dedicated......"Nevada   Jim,   the Eye  that

Never Sleeps," by James Geary and E. R. Franklin,
originally acted, Geary's World's Museum, Fort Wayne.
11—"Am Tage des Gerichts" ("The Day of Judgment"),
by P. K. Rosegger, acted first in America, Amberg
Theatre, N. Y. City.
12—Ambler, Pa., Opera House dedicated.
14—"The Athlete," Frank Mayo's dramatization of Wilkie
Collins' "Man and Wife," acted first in New York
(under that title), Niblo's Garden; had been done be¬
fore as "A Bad Man."....."Euchred," by Harry Voigt,

originally acted. Standard, N. Y. City.....Malta Opera

House, South Chester, Pa., dedicated......."That Girl

from Mexico," Archibald Gordon's revised version of
Chas. Matthews' "Who Killed Cock Robin?" acted first
under that title, Elmira, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew then making their debut as Joint stars; first in
New York, Standard, 21; "Who Killed Cock Robin?"
originally acted Royal Theatre, London, in 1865; first
in America, Olympic, N. Y. City. Feb. 18,1866.
16—Dover, N. H., Opera House dedicated.
17—J. Al. Sawtelle and Jessie Hortense Evans married,

St. Johnsbury, Vt......"The Train Wreckers," by J.

A. Fraser Jr., originally acted, Dixon, 111......."What

a Woman!" H.^ St. Maur's adaptation of Emile
Angler's "L'Aventuriere," originally acted. Palmer's,
N. Y. City; it also marked the reappearance here of
Mrs. Scott-Siddons, Walter  Granville making New

York debut......Thos. and Dell De Forest made New

York debuts, London.
-20 —Frank Dobson made professional  debut,   Bedford

Avenue Theatre, Williamsburg, N. Y.
:21—"The Last of the Hogans," by Edward Harrigan, orig¬
inally acted, Harrigan's Theatre, N. Y. City.......Por¬
ter's Hall, Lawrence, Mass., opened as variety thea¬
tre......"Eily," by Fred Marsden, acted first in New

York, Niblo's Garden, Sadie Scanlan making metro¬
politan stellar debut......."Afra" originally acted. Al¬
cazar Theatre, San Francisco......"A Night at the Cir¬
cus," by H. Grattan Donnelly, acted first in New York,

Bi.iou....."The Rose," by Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske,

or'iginally acted, Tremo'nt Theatre, Boston;  first in
New York, May 2, Daly's, when Flora Clitherow made
her New York debut.
.■22—Buatier De Koltamade American debut, Eden Musee,

N. Y. City.......W. J. Scanlan failed to api-ear in "Ma-

vourneen" at Fourteenth Street Theatre, as an¬
nounced. He appeared 24 in the one hundredth con¬
secutive performance in this city, and again at two
performances 25. The house was closed 26, Mr. Scan¬
lan was on Jan. 7,1892, removed to Bloomingdale In¬
sane Asylum.
123—Eleanor Beebe made professional debut in "A Trip to

Cliinatown," Madison Square Theatre, N. Y. City......

Pythian Opera House, Union City, Ind., dedicated.
......"Catherine Howard," English version "of Alexan¬
der Dumas Sr.'s "Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of
Henry VIII," acted first in America, St. Charles The¬
atre, New Orleans.
54—"The Story Teller," by Edward Prieberger, originally

acted, Los Angeles, Cal...___"Katherine Kavanagh,"

by Mrs. Oscar Beringer and CIo. Graves, originally
acted Hooley's Theatre, Chicago; first in New York,
March 14. Palmer's.
 

25—"The Fast Mail" acted first in England, Theatre
Royal, Rochdale.

26—"Judin von Toledo," by Franz Grillparzer, acted first

in  New York, Amberg.......Baldwin Opera  House,

Springfield, Mo., dedicated.

27—Mignon Jacobson made professional debut as Galatea,
Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco.

28—"Yon Yonson" acted first in New York, Park Thea¬
tre........Kate Harvey made American debut, Ros¬
ter & Bial's, N. Y. City,......"Bouchalleen" originally

acted, Kensington Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa......Peo¬
ple's Theatre, Salt Lake City, U., dedicated......Won¬
derland Museum, Jamestown, N. Y., opened......."Di-

avolo," by Fred G. Maeder, originally acted, Hudson,
N. Y......"Old Money Bags," by Samuel Morris, orig¬
inally acted, Cordray's Theatre, Portland, Ore.

29—"The Country Circus" acted first in New York, Acad¬
emy of Music----- "Die Ahnfrau," by Franz Grillpar¬
zer, acted first in America, Amberg, N. Y. City.

JANUARY.   1893.

2—"A Fight for a Million," by Mollie Spooner, originally

acted. Grand Opera House, Topeka, Kas....."The Spy

of Atlanta," a revised version of J. K. Tillotson's
"Lynwood," originally acted, Cordray's Theatre, Port¬
land, Ore.

3—Dover, O., Opera House dedicated; Centralia, Wash.,
Opera House dedicated.

4—"Art and Nature," translated by Wm. Yardley, acted
first in New York, Harlem Opera House;  originally

done, Baldwin, San Francisco, Sept, 13,1891....."Birds

of a Feather," by Herbert Hall Winslow, acted first in
New York, Jacobs' Theatre, Frank McNish making

metropolitan debut in white face comedy......J. K.

Emmet  made   metropolitan   stellar debut.  Grand

Opera House, in "Fritz in  Ireland".......Elmer E.

Vance became manager of Niblo's Garden, but relin¬
quished it 9.....Marie Barkany made American debut,

Amberg, N. Y. City, in "Fedora.".......Mattie Postle-

thwait made professional debut, Jersey City......Park

Theatre, La Crosse, Wis., dedicated.

5—Edwin C. Je^json and Kate Burlingame Wilson mar¬
ried, N. Y. City......"An Unclaimed Express Pack¬
age," by C. Wallace Walters, originally acted. Wing's
Opera House, Helena, Mon.

6—Huston's Opera House, Latham, 111., dedicated......

Grand Opera House, Decorah, la., dedicated.

7—"The Blackberry Farm," by Clay M, Greene, originally
acted, Harris' Theatre, Louisville.

8—"The Countess Roudine," by Paul Kester and Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fiske, originally acted. Chestnut
Street Opera House, Philadelphia; first in New York,
Union Square, 13.

11—T, B, Thalberg made metropolitan debut, as Orlando

in "As You Like It," Union Square......"His Nibs

the Baron," adapted from the Danish, by Edou-
ard Hoist, acted first in New York, Harlem Olympic.

........"DerVereins President," by Wilhelm Fricke,

music by Herr Christiani, acted first time by pro¬
fessionals, Amberg, N, Y. City........"Von Sonnen-

aufgang" ("Before Sunrise"), by GerhardtHauptman,

acted first in America, Thalia, N. Y, City......Aubrey

Boucicault and Amy Busby married, Chicago___...

McClellan's Opera House, Georgetown, Col., burned.

......Masonic Theatre, Nashville, re-opened as Bijou.

......People's Theatre, Salt Lake City, dedicated —..

Cook's Opera House, Rochester, dedicated.....Evange-"

line'Irving made professional debut. Park, Philadel¬
phia......."The Confederate  Spy" originally acted,

Howard City, Mich.

12—"The Cabinet Minister," by A. W. Pinero, acted first
in America, Daly's, N. Y. City; originally acted, Lon¬
don Court, April 23,1890......."For Money ".acted first

in New York, Star.

13—"A French Marriage," by Maude Banks, acted first in
New York, People's.......Carrie Perkins and W. Wal¬
lace Black married.

14—"Der Traum ein Leiben" ("The Dream of Life"), by
Franz Grillparzer, acted first in America, Thalia, N. Y.
City.

15—"His Toast," by Arthur Heathcote, originally acted,
Hoyt's Madison Square, N. Y, City.

16—Wausau, Wis., Opera House burned.

18—"Squire Kate " Robert Buchanan's adaptation of Ar-
mand D'Artois and Henri Pagot's "La Fermiere,"