, 1877-10-28
STAGE GOSSIP.

] The Youngest daughter OF John C. Duff has
| taken the black veil III convent Of Car,nclites
I near Albany. The old man feels rather badly
about it.
! Little Mabel Leonard, whose name has become
SO familiar in the court reports, will shortly ap
! pear in Tony PASTORS pretty theatre in pro
team comedy.
Ada Dyas has determined not to 20 to Cali
fornla with the portion Of the Union Square
Company which Mcguire has engaged She re-
fused $500 week.
An original four-act American comedy cn-
titled 'sThc Hciress'' has been accepted and
will next month be produced at the Chestnut
Street Theatre, in Philadelphia. The author is
Mr.. Frederic Clark. gentleman we'll known i'll
social circles IS polished gentleman, writer Of
ability, and an actor of no mean gifts.
Tcnnyson's 'tQueen Nary, as adapted by Mr.
s. Fiskc, was brought out last week at the
Brooklyn Park Theatre, Miss augusta DasGon
Laureate's name, aud Miss Dargon's acting,
however, the piece proved failure. Tennyson's
Judgment, after all, WAS sound When he said
this drama should never be put Oh the stage.
sothern has been caught tlbbin,. In recent
interview published iu the Herald he stated
that he wrote the love scene in 'tiIo1nc'' At the
request Of Tom Robertson. To this Mr. I. ".
r;.-ae ~ ,7nI,,at;fr3 dcn;o1 IN e,va. !. ~,
Sothern's imagination llas been known to carry
him away at times. and in this ease consider
ably. It would not be just tony fathers
memory TO allow Mr. Sotf1cr1l*s remark to pass
unnoticed. Al that he car claim for his own,
rs regards 'uoae,' is an unlimited and un-
necessary number Of gags"
Mr. Jcfrcr.,n will .f7sr, lila ro.antr,nco ~, t3,c
~ ynri- =, ooca tn.,nnrrav. - p,,,n :rhant.a
H.; ~a,,,,~,,s ~ ,o-,.tar ~; ~ - u;tts
~ r. I - ;t,,.ta, ti,a ,,,s,er,,,a,,+ ~ ~ ~; ~ ".,
dora1norr nn thnre n thc live and s,gao;nms
Ii",r la+n of r,a F;sth 3wanua
,Th.o. x;iI roceiro r. i, s;1 +1a t:,,ntt
1att;,,t, Il has "rnr lad n th;. co,,ntrr Thc
at; ea1 ~ .ha scconJ ,"T ,r;tl ha os1cc;lI,-
..o,iI o,3 -r iii ha;,g ~ oy,.t rcnrof1,fti ~
~ ~ = ,da mu sna,,c ,s.1 durnS IT, fnfrsnn3s
long engagement there, wen he played IN
1"1c'iup'eu!s ~ l.s, ~. .'.'s' '..'
DEATH OF nuNprf D6Nf1f'
"1umpty Du'nptv u Is dead. The chlldren's
friend. tue most colnical Of clowns, tho genial,
,,,,s;',o mimic ,,s forcrer stennet1 Tram the
a!nus'sI ~ .,;od ~ t,,a rnsitaaaa ~ ~,
stage o. MT IL a'cu ~ s"e 'es,aeoee -. LIS
brother-lh-'a", e'tofse ~ ho"a3u' " o@o naah
street, Cambridge, Mass, agc'l 81 years
mouths and 81 days. His death was very peace
.'.a 1a.' aAa @'~
previous
George l.. Fox was norm IN boston IN the year
1895 and at the early aye Of five years made mis-
fret 1nr&nu r1nrf On the stare Qt tile fremont
~ 80 h,. ,,.;,,n ,.;.,. ., nm - ~.
o1test acaa % '.s ',a - ~, t,, Ill., =, ~
children ~ '.lhs TUNER u .,ns :aaos. .,s Ms.
Charles hean Was p!aslhE ~ ensascineht 1hsre
at the time, aud It was on re occasion o. taas
nsa o the s9T sta stae s was is
to the public III lsoo Fox tlne 10 Ae~ aor;1
and became connected WITT WIN t,t tG m a1toa1 fat
Theatre It was wn'ie there lhat hc hrst ei'-
tertaincd the idea os un1cftalshS panio:n:i'a'c
characters: The famous trcnch pantotnl.'lists,-
te Rve' or1thers, @ ntJ q th,a orx au On r.
1919, were amusing tue New foFkcrs at Niblo's
Garden. at that time one M o. the mos1 M ? popular
places OF amusement IN .ne city: CITY & Mr; foS oe
came an attentive student OF thear nlcthoos a''o
close observer Of the way III Which they put
subjects On the stage. M t"e war -, prong ot1
and President Lincoln called Tor The three
months volunteers, Mr. Fox, vino vas taen !"
Lieutenant III tile Eishth hcS1niens, Rars
up the stage Tor the tln1e anu "ent "l1h MS sc.'
mcna to the seat Of "ar* III laol ne appeared
1T the New Bo"efy, anu alter soh4e
unsuccessful ventures nc oetal1e Iiana:er "