The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-02-08
STAGE sUP1RsTITIoNs.
Two Plays and tho Differing For
tunes to Which They are Cast.

81. Louis Chresicle.
"Yss, most Of the Ev.ngeline peo-
pie have turned out we'll" said Geo.
>. Knight, the Germsn-American
comedian, in Q conversation on actors
supers,itions and good and bad luck
in the profession lin fact, the only
exception can call to mind was poor
Harry Murdoch. Who Was burned to
death 1t the Brooklyn theater fire.
Rice composed the music aud Good
win (nos Natl wrote the libretto Of
Evangeline. The unique character
VI The Lone Fisherman was taken
from . drsmatizstiou Of one Of Coop
er's novels, and was worked in for the
pautomimist. Jas. 5. Maffitt, who
stands at the head Of trick clowns
since F0xs death and commands the
highest figures Of any mau in this
line. Geo. 5. Knight succeeded
Murd.rh as "Capt. Dietrich" and he
has been sincs awarded the highest
rank - . portrayer Of serio-comic
German character. Nat Goodwin. it,,
was preceded By VIM. Crane Is lie
Blanc" and they are Dow regarded
among the foremOet American comic
stars who have. during the past few
seasons, achieved fame and fortune
and are still on Tom Tiddler's ground
raking in the sinews Of war. Mrs.
Goodwin Miss Eliza Wea,hersby) J
who was the original Gabriel" has
retired for . season. She added inn
portsntly in making . success of Hob
biss. Pretty Lizzie Webster Who be-
gan a. "Eulalie" and developed into
Gabriel. married . rich and pros
porous manager and venie Clancy,
"Evangeline," also became q wealthy
mans wife and retired. Clara Fisher,
Lizzie Harold. Dora Wiley snd others
acquired good positions On the stage.
The Oldest member III the company re-
naming is Harry Hunter. Who sem.
to be the wandering Jew OF matrimony,
for he never comes to St. Louis With
out rumors Of q new match. Mr..
Rice himself has devolved into q
highly successful manager, whose
6rest streak Of luck this season was in
law suit be lost to NJ. B. Leavi,t BY
which the latter got the services Of
Marie Williams. Harry originally
died last year. being . comparatively
young q IN. Esane cline has. it will
he seen, been one Of the most remark
ably lucky pieces ever put before the
public.
In dire contrast with this bright
record lie the play Of Diplomacy. Ii
was in this piece that Harry Mon
tague vent to star in California and
met with bis death. Miss Jeifreys
Lewis. who PLAYED the part of the
Counties Zieka," was With the same
party and met her fate in six feet Of
mascuiinity. who squandered her
money in San Francisco and nearly
wrecked her life. While playing it
Maurice Barrymore WAS brought to
deaths door py diphtheria, and only
recovered TO Be brought down again
BY bullet from the pistol Of the a.
sassin Who murdered Ben Porter at
Marshall. Tex. the scene which
brought Miss Ellen Cummings to .
state Of approximate insanity and
moa,hs Of dreary sickness. The COM
psny was playing in Diplomacy.
Fred Warde-McCulloughs chief sup
Port-can tell Of the earnings Of years
swept away in that unfortunate ven
ture. ana Barrymore suffered the
same misfortune.
II would certsinly seem that there
is something in actors fears Of Jonsh's
had luck, aud their faith in good
luck and al il brings.