History of the Philadelphia Stage, Between the Years 1749 and 1855. By Charles Durang. Volume 6. Arranged and illustrated by Thompson Westcott, 1868

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To Buttonwood Jr - Philadelphia March [?] 1856

My Dear Mr Wescott, ["(it Just"?] be kind enough to [?] with this the "Cato." and also the best wishes of Yours Truly and faithfully John Drew

Mr Thompson Neoleoto. Philadelphia

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[Actors And Actresses.]

[Their Adopted Patronymies and Their Names in Private Life.]

[If the reasons were given by actors and actresses for the assumption of fictitious names it would be itself make the most interesting portion of the history of the stage. The votaries of the Thespian art, for numerous unaccountable reasons, have buried their individuality, and even their personality, in names suited excellently for programmes, and one reason for all the pretty names one sees is that they are dictated by the fancy of the wearer and cling to the person through a whole lifetime. Following is a revised list of the fictitious names of actors and actresses on the American stage, alphabetically arranged: Archer, Belle - Mrs. Mackenzie. Asten, Knight - Formerly known as Signor Sarti. Adams, Annie - Mrs. Kiscadden. Atherton, Alice - Mrs. Willie Edouin. Bates, Mrs. F. M. - Mrs. Charles Lord. Bateman, Kate - Mrs. Crowe. Blanchard, Kittle - Mrs. McKee Rankin. Branscombe, Maud - Mrs. Stuart. Booth, Mrs. Agnes - Formerly Agnes Pery. Barnes, Courtney - Daughter of Rose Eytinge; now Mrs. O'Brien, or otherwise Mrs. John T. Raymond. Bailey, Hannah - Mrs. H. J. Sargent. Bantanti, Mlle. M. - Mrs. Hoffman. Bandman, Mrs. Daniel - Was Miss Alice Herschell. Beverly, Maud - Maud Stuart. Bellini, Signora - Laura Woolwine. Barrett, Lawrence - Real name Lawrence Brannigan. Byron, Oliver Doud - Oliver B. Doud. Berrie, Myra - Mrs. Francis Wilson. Claxton, Kate - Formerly Mrs. Dora Lyon, now Mrs. Charles Stephenson. Chanfrau, Mrs. F. J. - Formerly Henrietta Baker. Coombs, Jane - Mrs. Brown. Corcoran, Katharine - Mrs. James A. Hearne. Cowell, Sidney - mrs. George Giddens. Carey, Eleanor - Mrs. Clarence Livingston. Davies, Phoebe - Mrs. J. R. Grisner. deaves, Ada - Mrs. Tom Gossman. Delmore, Ralph - Rightname, J. Dunarumma. Dunning, Alice - Mrs. Horace W. Lingard. Davenport, Fanny - Mrs. Edwin Price Drew, Mrs. Frank - Was Louisa Mayners, afterward Mrs. C. I. Stone. Dare, Leona - Bridget McCarthy. Dufray, Mile. Mariana - Is Mary Ann Duffy. Duclos, Ninon - Bridget O'Brien. Duvalll Sisters - Were Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Kooch. Doyle, Minnie - Mrs. Charles R. Howard. De Murska, Ilma - Changed her name four times; it is now Mrs. Hill. Ellsier, Effie - Mrs. Frank Weston. Eytinge, Rose - Formerly Mrs. G. H. Butler, now Mrs. Cyril Searle. Florence, Mrs. W. J. - Her maiden name was Malvina Pray, and she is a sister of Mrs. Barney Williams. they were formerly known as the Pray Sisters, danseuses. Mrs. Florence was Mrs. Little before she married Billy Florence. Germon, Effie - Was Mrs. Carlo Patti, and was afterward Mrs. Nelse Seymour. Gilbert, J. G. Mrs. - WAs Sarah K. Garrett. Gilbert, Katie - Mrs. Harry Bell. Griffiths, Aggie - Mrs. Ralph Delmore. Heron, Bijou - Now know as Helen Stoepel. Harrold, Lizzie - mrs. McCaull. Hawthorne, Louise - Was Mrs. George Morton. Irwin, Mrs. Selden - Was Mrs. H. Rainferth. "Imogene" - Mrs. Nat Hyams. Janauschek, Mad. - Mrs. F. Pillot. Johnson, Rachel - Mrs. Barney McAuley. lewis, Catharine - Mrs. Arfwardson. Lewis, Jeffries Miss - Mrs. Maitland. Leighton, Louise - Mrs. W. T. Eckert. Lotta - Miss Charlotte Crabtree. Lucca, Pauline - Baroness Von Walhofen. Lingard, Dickie - Her real name was Harriet Sarah Dunning; she is now Mrs. D. Dalziel. Lane, Emma - Mrs. Gil Robinson. Lake, Agnes Mrs. - Mrs. Hickok, widow of Wild Bill. Levering, Annie - Mrs. T. H. McVicker. Logan, Olive - Mrs. Wirt Sikes. Logan, Celia - Mrs. Connelly. Logan, Eliza - Was Mrs. George Wood. Lawlor, Mrs. Frank - Was Josie Mansfield. Langley, Georgianna - Is the divorced wife of Charles Furbish. Lynton, Ethel - Mrs. W. F. Bray. Morris, Clara - Mrs. Frederick Harriott. Mitchell, Maggie - Mrs. Henry T. Paddock. melville, Emily - Her right name was Jones; she is now Mrs. Thomas Derby. Markham, Pauline - her right name was margaret Hall; she is now Mrs. mcMahon. Maddern, Emma - Mrs. James Nixon; now Mrs. Stephens. Maddern, Minnie - Mrs. Le Grand White. Moore, Maggie - Mrs. James C. Williamson. McHenry, Nellie - Mrs. John Webster. McDowell, Kate - Mrs. Morey. Modjeska, Madame - Countess Bozenta. Morant, Fanny - mrs. Charles Smith. Mowatt, Anna Cora - Was Mrs. W. F. Ritchie. Marriott, Miss - Mrs. Robert Edgar. Murray, Dominick - His real name is John Moran. Murielle, Constance - Mrs. Charles Bennett. Mayhew, Katy - Mrs. Harry Widmer. Morlacchi, Giuseppina - Widow of Texas Jack. Nilsson, Christine - Is the widow of Rouzaud. Newton, Eliza - Was Mrs. Blackmore. Newtown, Kate - Was Mrs. Charles Backus. Oates, Alice - Formerly Alice Merritt; married James A. Oates, then married Tracy Titus, and is now Mrs. Watson. Orton, Josie - Mrs. B.B. Wolf. Osborne, Henrietta - Mrs. F. Bert. Osborne, Rose - Mrs. Brewster. Osborne, Mand - Mrs. Gus Frohman. Pappenheim, Eugenia Mme. - Mrs. Ahrens. Pieris, Nullie - Mrs. Carlo Patti. Putnam, Kate - Mrs. J. J. Sullivan. Pierce, Abbie - Mrs. Harry Colton. Palmer, Minnie - Mrs. John Rogers. Post, Lillie - Mrs. Frank Blair. Roze, Marie - Mrs. Henry Mapleson. Rigl, Betty - Mrs. Whitney. Rosseau, Eme - Miss Emeline Reed. Raymond, Kate - Is the divorced wife of H. B. Gates. Ravel, maretta - mrs. martin W. Hanley. Raymond, John T. - His real name was John O'Brien until the law permitted him to adopt his stage name. Robson, Stuart - His real name was Harry Stewart. Robinson, Yankee - His real name was Fayette Robinson. Russell, Lilian - Mrs. Braham. Revel, Mollie - Mrs. W. H. Fitzgerald. Sylvester, Louise - Mrs. F. F. Mackay. Seguin, Zelda - Her maiden name was Zelda Harrison; she is now Mrs. Wallace. Scott-Siddons, Mrs. - her real name is Mrs. Canter. It appears that her husband's father objected to having his name used on the stage, so her husband adopted the maiden name of his mother, Scott, by law; but Miss Siddos objected to giving up her name, and the matter was compromised by both assuming the name of Scott-Siddons. Swain, Carrie - Mrs. Sam Swain. Thompson, Charlotte - Mrs. Lorain Rogers. Thompson, Lydia - Mrs. Alex Henderson. Temple, Rose - mrs. Jones. Tom Thumb, General - Real name Charles Stratton. Vickers, Mattie - Mrs. Charles S. Rogers. von Stamwitz, E. - Mrs. Salisbury. Weathersby, Eliza - Mrs. N. C. Goodwin. Wainwright, Marie - mrs. Louis James. Western, Helen - Was Mrs. James A. Hearne. Wallace, Nellie - Mrs. W. B. Henry. Winston, Jennie - Mrs. A. H. Bell. Webb, Ada - Mrs. W. M. Connor. Webster, Florence - Mrs. Charles Selig. williams, Esther - Mrs. J. Cochrane. Young, Fanny - Mrs. Morrison.]

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was built for the Central Pacific-Railroa pany, and is intended to be used in t carrying trade between Departure [?] Francisco. The Tacoma, launched som ago for the same firm, will begin loadin rails and coal in a few days for San Fra

At Brighton Beach.

The Merchants on Change Take a at Coney Island.

The Commercial Exchange of Philade numbering 250 members, under the guid Prsident Walter G. Wilson and Sec George R. Pierie, visited Coney Island y day on thier fifth annual excursion. The left this city at 7:30 in the morning on a sp train placed at their disposal by the sylvania Railroad Company. On arr at Jersey City the excursionists boarded steamer Richard Stockton, and on the through the Narrows the visitors passed United States dispatch boat Tallapoosa, f the President's flag, on board of which S tary Chandler was seen. Both steamers sal and after a pleasant run of forty minutes party was safely landed at the Coney Island iron pier. With a brass band in the line of march was taken up for the Bri Hotel, where a sumptuous but silent was partaken of. After a pleasant day in visiting the amny interesting places island and listening to the delightful strai Levy's cornet and the Metropolitan music party embarked at 5:30 P. M. and were taken to Jersey City, where they again boarded the cars and were quickly whirled back to this city.

The Jersey Central Railroad Fight.

Vice Chancellor Van Fleet, of New Jersey, has filed a decision adverse to the petition of Edward W. Vanderbilt and Edward W. Hopkins to compel Henry S. Little, Receiver of the New Jersey Central Railraod, to carry out the terms of an alleged agreement made with the late Receiver F. S. Lathrop for supplying the road with $500,000 worth of lumber and railroad ties, about $200,000 worth of which has already been delivered. In closing his decision the Vice chancellor says: "I think it is proper to state that I regarded this case as so important and novel in most of its featrues that it should not be decided without conferences with the Chancellor, and I am much gratified to be able to say, after conference with him, that he concurs in the principles enunciated in the foregoing opinion."

New Jersey Matters. - The farmers near Sirley, Salem county, are feeding wheat instad of corn, as an economy at present prices.

-The State Convention of Firemen's Relief Associations will be held at Elizabeth on Wednesday, September 27.

-A bed of charcoal has been found forty feet below the surface in the kaolin beds of J. D. Hilton, near Palmyra, Burlington county.

-The third annual reunion of the Veteran Association of the First New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry will be held at Princeton, on Tuesday, September 5.

-Henrietta, wife of Joshua Willitts, of Mount Holly, cut her throat with a shoemaker's knife on Thursday during a paroxysm of insanity. Medical aid was promptly rendered.

-Uriah Bowker, the blind mail-carrier of Brown's Mills, Burlington county, has received $6700 back pension money, in addition to the $72 a month he is now getting as a regular pension.

-Eli Minch, of Shiloh, Cumberland county, has 1200 apple trees, which he calculates will yield the enormous amount of 30,000 baskets of marketable apples, and that the windfalls will make 1000 barrels of cider.

-William Brown, colored, was committed yesterday by Justice Cassady, of Camden, for trial n a charge of burning the barn and out-buildngs of Garrett Hicks, at Hickstown, Camden county, on the 27th of July.

-The house of Dr. J. O. White, No. 326 Cooper street, Camden, was robbed of two gold watches, on Friday, by a sneak thief who called during he doctor's absence and pretended to wait for im, but left quietly before his return.

-Henry mervine, Frank Simpson and Charles Copeland were arrested at a house of ill-fame t Atlantic City on Friday, and held to bail in 500 each by Magistrate Zern, for an atrocious ssault and battery upon Fred McClinskoy, a ackman.

-Mr. John M. Kain shot a bald eagle near Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, on Friday, that measured five feet and five inches from tip to ip of the wings. The bird was in the act of arrying off a sucking pig, several of which Mr. Kain has missed.

-The barn of William Lucas, about a mile rom Pemberton, Burlington county, was urned on Thursday night, with all its contents, onsisiting of hay, farming implements, etc. The welling, near-by, was considerably scorched, ut was saved from material damage. The roperty was insured for $1500 in the Contiental Company, of New York. The fire is suposed to have been of incendiary origin.

Curious Facts About the Mormons. alt Lake Correspondence St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It will sound strangely in the ears of the peole in "the States," and yet it is an actual fact hat there is not a common or free school in the erritory - In the city of Salt Lake [?] at [?] ]

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Maiden and Married Names of Actresses.

Miss Atkyns Mrs W. C. Macready

" [Miss] Arnold " [Mrs] Poe

" [Miss] Abercrombie Soph. " [Mrs] Harris

" [Miss] Asphinall " [Mrs] Mireland

" [Miss] Addison Laura" (loelmhinst) " [Mrs] Howard

" [Miss] Addams " [Mrs] Barrymore (Mary) " [Mrs] Mangeon

" [Miss] Allison " [Mrs] Seymour

" [Miss] Anderson " [Mrs] Elizbeth Thomas

" [Miss] Addison Anne " [Mrs] Ibebmpurst " [Miss] Addison Laura " [Mrs] Howard Miss Loelmhinst

Mrs Alpirt " [Mrs] Horton

" [Mrs] Alsop Miss - Jordan " [Mrs] Anderson " [Miss] E. Jefferson

" [Mrs] Abington " [Miss] Barton

" [Mrs] A.A Adams " [Miss] Mary Duff " [Mrs] J.G Porter

" [Mrs] Abbott " [Miss] Buloid

" [Mrs] Anderson " [Miss] Ophelia Pelby

" [Mrs] Aldie " [Mrs] Stanley

" [Mrs] AngustaMad. [Mrs] Countess H James

" [Mrs] Augusta "La Petite" " [Miss] Williams " [Miss] Maywood

" [Mrs] Allen [Mrs] La Combe

Miss Brett Mrs King " [Miss] Brett. Frabella " [Mrs] Hodgkison

" [Miss] Brutin Anne " [Mrs] Merry " [Mrs] Wignell " [Mrs] Warren

Miss Bloxton Mrs Seymour " [Mrs] Rowe

" [Miss] Brotston " [Mrs] Alex Wilson

" [Miss] Brundige (Mary) " [Mrs] Robertson " Watkins Burroughs

" [Miss] Brundige (Ellen) " [Mrs] Horn

" [Miss] Barnes Charlotte " [Mrs] E. S. Conner

" [Miss] Blanchard " [Mrs] Hamblin " [Mrs] Charles

" [Miss] Bland " [Mrs] Jordan

" [Miss] Barton " [Mrs] Abington

" [Miss] Bennett " [Mrs] Esten

" [Miss] Betterton " [Mrs] Glover

" [Miss] Biggs " [Mrs] Young

" [Miss] Barber " [Mrs] Mason

[Miss] Briant " [Mrs] Carpenter. [Miss] "Gertrude Davies"

" [Miss] Bennett, Eliza F. " [Mrs] Foster

" [Miss] Buloid " [Mrs] Abbott

" [Miss] Barrett Georgiana " [Mrs] Phillip S. Warren

" [Miss] Bennett Julia " [Mrs] Barrow

" [Miss] Booth M " [Mrs] Henry " [Mrs] Cuveleir " [Mrs] Maynard " [Mrs] Chas Burke

" [Miss] Baker " [Mrs] Preston " [Mrs] Nicholls

" [Miss] Bartolozzi [Mrs] Mad Vstris " [Mrs] C Matthews

" [Miss] Baker " Dowton

[Miss] Banister " [Mrs] Legg " [Mrs] Stone " [Mrs] Bunnister

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Mrs Bray Miss Mc Mullin

" [Mrs] Bloxton " [Mrs] Rowe Quere? " [Miss] Seymour

" [Mrs] Burke Thos " [Mrs] Jos Jefferson [Miss] Thomas.

" [Mrs] Barrett, Geo H " [Mrs] Drummond " [Miss] Henry

" [Mrs] Burroughs Watkin " [Miss] Brundigo Mary " [Mrs] Robertson

" [Mrs] Battersby " [Mrs] Ben Stickney

[Mrs] Bishop Mad Anna " [Miss] Riviere " [Mrs] Bochsa " [Mrs] Shultz

" [Mrs] Fred Browne " [Miss] De Camp

" [Mrs] Brevoirt " [Mrs] Sharpe " [Miss] Lee Lugg

" [Mrs] Blake W. R " [Mrs] Waring " [Miss] Placide Caroline

" [Mrs] Bland " [Miss] Romanzini

" [Mrs] Bellamy George Ann " [Miss] Teal

" [Mrs] Bradshaw " [Mrs] Hautonville

" [Mrs] Butler " [Miss] Kemble F. A.

" [Mrs] Burroughs " [Miss] Emery

" [Mrs] Baker J. Lewis " [Miss] Fisher Alexina

" [Mrs] Byrnes " [Mrs] Ferrers.

" [Mrs] Barker " [Mrs] Madison " [Mrs] H.P. Gratton

" [Mrs] Brougham Ino [John] (1st) " [Miss] Williams

" [Mrs] Bougham Ino [John] (2nd) " [Mrs] Hadges " [Miss] Nelson

" [Mrs] Brelsford. J. P " [Miss] Wheeler Fanny

" [Mrs] Bailey " [Miss] Watxon

" [Mrs] Bannister Amelia " [Miss] Banister " [Mrs] Legg " [Mrs] Stone

" [Mrs] Burton. W. E Miss J. Hill

" [Mrs] Barnes " [Miss] Grienhill

" [Mrs] Butler Geo B. F. " [Miss] Hildreth

" [Mrs] Barrymore " [Miss] Adams " [Mrs] Mangeon

" [Mrs] Brundage " [Mrs] Robinson " [Mrs] Clarke

" [Mrs] Brunton " [Miss] Matthews Helen " [Mrs] Eddy

" [Mrs] Booth JB " [Miss] De Barr

" [Mrs] Bernard " [Mrs] Tilden " [Mrs] Tucker

" [Mrs] Bowers D. P " [Mrs] Brown " [Miss] Crocker Elizabeth " [Mrs] McCollem

" [Mrs] Biscaccianti " [Miss] Astinelli

" [Mrs] Bernard " [Miss] Richings Caroline

" [Mrs] Benedetti " [Miss] Truffi

" [Mrs] Boncicault " [Miss] Robinson agnes

" [Mrs] Bartley " [Miss] Smith

" [Mrs] Burke Chas " [Mrs] sutherland " [Miss] Coombs

" [Mrs] Baldwin C. " [Miss] Greenhill. C

" [Mrs] Walstein

" [Mrs] Lawrence

" [Mrs] Barnes " [Miss] Greenhill Mary

" [Mrs] Barrow " [Miss] Bennett Julia

" [Mrs] Barrymore Tom " [Miss] Adams " [Mrs] Mangeon

" [Mrs] Bisselot " [Miss] Durang Cath

" [Mrs] Bonsale " [Miss] Daly Julia " [Mrs] Hecht " [Mrs] Olivine

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