The New York clipper annual (1893)

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THE  NEW  YORK  CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

Esther Lyon and Oscar Eagle married, N. Y, City;

Sallie Williams and C. H. Riegel, married, N. Y. City.

4^"Eloped with a Circus Girl," said to be another version

of "Haroun Alraschid," acted first under that title.

Fort Wayne, Ind......"In Old Kentucky," by C. T.

Dazey, originally acted, Grand Opera House, St. Paul.

......Wm. B. Blaisdell and Clara Lavine married, N.

Y, City.
5—"Cupid's Chariot,"  by Henry J,   Sayers,  originally

acted, Boyd's Opera House, Omaha.
8—"Woman's Eyes," by Mrs. W. B. Bancroft, originally
acted, Stockwell's, San Francisco......Alhambra, Den¬
ver, dedicated......Cadiz, O., Opera House damaged

by fire......"The Colonel," Oscar P. Sisson's adapta¬
tion of "Haroun Alraschid," acted first under that
title, Litchfield, Ct.; first in New York, 22, Windsor;
in 1879 Aug. Daly's version, "An Arabian Night," was
acted at his theatre. New York; in 1887 Sydney (Jrundy
adapted the piece anew, and produced it at the Globe,
London, as "The Arabian Nights;" in 1890 Aug. Daly
purchased Mr. Grundy's piece, rechristened it "Ha¬
roun Alraschid and His Mother in Law," and pro¬
duced it at his theatre here......"Dick Venables," by

Arthur Law, acted first in America, Queen's Theatre,
Montreal, Can.; originally acted April 6, 1890, Shaftes-
burg, London, Eng.; as "Dartmoor," acted Oct. 14,
Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Del.

10—"Nothing But Money," by Mrs. Romualdo Pacheco,
originally acted, Lyceum, Detroit.

11—"Underground," by Daniel L.Hart, originally acted,
Academy, Tyrone, Pa.

13—Under the title of "Jerry," J. W. Summers' five year
old play, "A Noble Outcast," acted first in New York,
Windsor; first done in England, Oct. 28,1889, at Liv¬
erpool; is also based in large part upon "Trodden
Down," "Under Two Flags," "The Inshavogue" and

"Only a Woman's Heart.".......Bavard Vieller and

Mabel Smith married, Waterbury, Ct......"Nobility,"

by Prof. L. D. Ventura, originally acted, Exeter, N. H.,
Opera House.

14—Admiral Dot (Leopold Kahn) and Lottie Swartwood
married, N. Y. City.

15—Amann made American debut, Koster & Bial's, N. Y.

City......"A Railroad Ticket," by Chas. E. Blainey

and Geo. M. Gaites, originally acted. Grand  Opera

House, Columbus......"The White Squadron," by J.W.

Harkins Jr., originally acted, Fourteenth Street, N. Y

City......."The Kid," by Laurent Howard and Henry

White, originally acted, Asbury Park, N. J.; first in

New York, 22, Columbus......Alice Vane (Vanest) and

Alf. C. Wheelan married, Chicago.........."Leaves of

Shamrock," by J, P, Sullivan, acted first in America,
Music Hall, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; originally acted, Sad¬
ler's Wells, London, Eng., June 22, 1891......"Nora

Machree," by C. T. Vincent, originally acted, Middle-
town, N. Y.; first in New York, 22, People's, Thos.
McCarthy making professional debut as Larry.

16—"Lady Lil," by Lawrence Marston, originally acted,

Standard, N. Y. City......"A Kentucky Girl," by Fred

S. Gibbs, originally acted, Mt. Clemens, Mich.......

Conover's Opera House, Piqua, O., burned.

17—Casino, Charlestown, N. H., dedicated.

18—"The King's Bride," by Lorimer Stoddard, originally

acted. Redwood, Sag Harbor, L. I......Hilda Thomas

and Frank Barry married, Denver, Col......."Irish

Loyalty," by Marcus Moriarty, originally acted,
Waterbury, Ct., W. Andrew Mack then making his
stellar debut,

20—"Love and Politics," by Joseph A. Jessel and A, P.

Seilhamer, originally acted, Lynn, Mass......."Wait

Till the Clouds Roll By," by Walter E. McCann, origin¬
ally acted, Marlowe Theatre, Englewood, 111....."The

Rambler from Clare," by Dan McCarthy, originally
acted, Jacobs' Academy of Music, Rochester; first in

New York, Sept. 26, Jacobs' Theatre......Louise Vaidis

(Louise Adele Nileson) and Wm, Herbert Wilson mar¬
ried, Saratoga, N. Y".

21—"The Tyrolean," by S. J. Simmons and Frank H. Bar¬
nard, originally acted, Harris', Cincinnati.

22—Laurence Cautley, Royden Evelynne, Erskine Lewis
and Mildred Dennison made American debut, Grand

Opera House, Minneapolis......"Divorce Day," Benj.

F. Boeder and Kirk La Shelle's adaptation of the Ger¬
man farce, "Fifi," originally acted under that title at

Grand  Opera   House,  Chicago........."A  Kentucky

Colonel," Ople Read's  dramatization of  his novel,

originally acted, Union Square, N, Y. City......"New

Mexico," by Edmund E. Price, originally acted. Na¬
tional Theatre, Philadelphia......."The Face in the

Moonlight," by Chas. Osborne, acted first in America,
BuflFalo; first  in New York, Proctor's Twenty-third

Street,  29....... "The   Shamrock" originally  acted,

Binghamton, Ct.; first in New York 29,Windsor, Edwin

Handford making stellar debut........Lucy Schuldt

made professional debut, Williard's Hall, Washing¬
ton, D. C.........E. Quinn and Carrie A, Waldmann,

non-professional, married, Loudon........Covington,

Neb., Theatre, dedicated......Perry, la.. Opera House,

dedicated........"A Mad Bargain," by J. J. McNally

and Julian Mitchell, originally acted, Brockton, Mass.

_____"Pocahontas," by Mark Swan, origintilly acted,

Eiverside Park Theatre, Decatur, 111.
 

24—"Old Farmer Hopkins" originally acted, Millersburg,

25—"The Operator," by S. D.'Ferguson, originally acted,

Jacobs', Newark......."12 P. M.," a revised version of

Jacqueline," an old farce, originally acted, Portland,

Me., Theatre; first in New York, Sept. 6, Bijou.....

James Owen O'Conor committed to Morris Plains, N.
J, Insane Asylum...... "Widow Murphv's Goat" orig¬
inally acted, Bethlehem, Pa......"For fievenue Onlv,"

by Milton Nobles, acted first under that title, Havlin'g.
Chicago.

27—Metropolitan Opera House, N. Y. City, gutted by fire,

28-"01e'sLuck," by Chas. H. Hall, originally acted. Stand¬
ard, Chicago.

29—"Telephonia," by Louis Leubrie, originally acted,
Arch Street, Philadelphia......Gaiety theatre, Brock¬
ton, Mass., dedicated......Guibal and Greville made

American debut, Eden Musee, N. Y. City.

31—Rockland, Mass., Opera House, dedicated......Wallace

D. Shaw and DoUie JKline married, Chicago.

SEPTEMBER.

1—"A Gilded Fool," by Henry Guy Carleton, originally
acted. Providence Opera House; first in New York

Nov. 7, Fifth Avenue......The Henrietta, Columbus,

O., dedicated .. Zone Tornaghi, Nicola Guerra,
Amalia Naveroffer and Marie Rizzi made American
debuts. Academy of Music, N. Y. City.

2—"The Cannon Ball Express," by Robert J, Donnelly,

originally acted, Stamford, Ct......, "If I Were You,"

by Wm. Young, and "Diana," by Sydney Rosenfeld,

originally acted, Manchester, N. H......."Agatha,'*

Isaac Henderson's dramatization of his own novel,
"Agatha Page," acted first in America, Brockton,
Mass.; originally acted. Criterion, London, May 24,

1892......"McFee of Dublin,"  by John T. Kelly and

Chas. T. Vincent, originally acted, Plainfield, N. J.
......Belle Vernon, Pa., Opera House, dedicated.

3—Fred Carberry made professional debut, Easton^ Pa.

......Wonderland, Milwaukee,   dedicated......"The

New Wing," by H. Arthur Kennedy, acted first Jin
America, Columbia,Boston; originally acted. Strand,

London, May 27, 1890......"Nobilitv," by Prof. L. D.

Ventura, originally acted, Exeter, N. H., Opera
House.

4—Germanla, St. Louis, dedicated......Boswell,   Ind.,

Opera   House.,   burned......"The   Postmaster," by

Walter A. Robinson, originally acted, Windsor, Chi¬
cago.

5—"The Little Blacksmith," a revised version of "Miss
Prue," acted first under that title, Johnstown, Pa.

....."Lodgers Taken In," by C. B. De Wier, originally

acted, Phoenixville, Pa......."Reddy the Mail Girl"

originally acted,   Erie,  Pa......."Monongahela,   or

Homestead in '92," by Frank Norcross, originally act¬
ed, Columbus, N. Y. City......"By Wits Outwitted,"

by  Edward  0.   Towne,   originally  acted,   Lyceum,

Cleveland......Court   Square  Theatre,   Springfield,

Mass., dedicated......Fleming Norton, Mens. Guibal

and Mile. Greville made American debuts, Eden Mu¬
see, N. Y. City......Central Opera House, Erie, Pa.,

opened as Wonderland Museum......"Capt. Heme,

U, S. A.," by Margaret Barrett Smith, originally act¬
ed, Detroit Opera House.

8—Academy of Music,   Cleveland,  burned......Minna.

Kathalina Gale and Archibald Cushman Haynes mar¬
ried, N. Y. City.....Lycoming Opera House, Wil-

liamsport. Pa., dedicated........"A Glimpse of Para¬
dise," by Frank Pixley and E. O. Towne, originally
acted, Lyceum, Cleveland.

9—John A. Stevens and Theresa Butler married, Jersey

City.
10—Kins-Ner made American debut. Academy of Music,
N. Y. City.

12—Charlotte, Mich., Opera House dedicated......"The

Pay Train" acted   in  New York,  Jacobs' Theatre.

..... "The Scarlet Letter," Jos. Hatton's adaptation

of Nathaniel Hawthorne's romance, originally acted,

Daly's, N. Y^ City......Crystal Dime Museum, Erie,

Pa., opened—..Fred W. Malburn made American,
and Ida Howell New York, debut. Pastor's Theatre.

......"The New South," by Clay M. Greene and Jos.

R. Grismer, originally acted, Stockwell's, San Fran¬
cisco ......"Zana, the Gypsy's Daughter," originally

acted,  Norway,   Me........F. B. Warde  and Louis

James began joint starring tour, Rapley's National^

Washington......Eden Musee, Reading, Pa., opened.

......May Montford made professional debut. Shea's

Music Hall, Buffalo,

14—Opera House, Charleroi, Pa., dedicated......"Killar-

ney and the Rhine" originally acted, Richmond, Va.

15—Depew Opera House, Peekskill, N, Y., dedicated......

Richard Mansfield and Beatrice Cameron married, N
Y, City,
17—"Under the Lion's Paw" originally acted, Plainfield,

N.J.
19—"Theresa Raquin,"by Emile Zola, translated by A.
Teixeira de Mattes, acted first in America, Globe,
Boston; originally acted, Royalty, London, Oct. 9,
1891......"Bossett's Fairy," E. J, Swartz's new ver¬
sion of his earlier play, "The Princess Chuck," or¬
iginally  acted,   Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.r....
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