Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-08-24
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AUGUST "a 1882


this country. Women, and particu-
larly actresses, are proverbially hard
to manage, but Abbey acquitted him
self so well during his dealings with
Bernhardt, that he will no doubt be
able to handle them both to their own
satisfaction. Theo, the distinguished
French Opera BoutTe artist, is also
coming TO see ctS boIlS AMericaiHS and
to carry off some OF their "bons Amer
icains dollars She gets one hundred
thousand francs for II series Of sixty
performances, and she is To appear IN
cities only, thus making the annoyan-
ces OF travel as slight rs possible Be
sides her own travelling expenses those
of two attendants are 10 be paid
Thus she will have II very pleasant trip
and her income will be nearly double
that which she gets at home. No won
der foreign players are anxious TO come
to this country. She brings with her
II new tenor, who, if the gossips are 10
he believed, is destined by fortune to
raise sad havoc among tender and sus-
ceptible hearts. But, fortunately the
hearts OF American girlS. while easily
npressiOnable, are ut the same time
very elastic, and thus paterlamilias
who are anxious To see Theo cavort ON
the stage need not be afraid to bring
his daughter, that she may bask in he
sunshine OF the lovelinesS of the new
tenor. If the new tenor means TO sue
-cend from the outset he should not fail
to appear in role requiring military
shoulder straps and brass buttons. 1t
is passing strange that in this free coun-
try, where we nomnally have such a
horror of the pomp and pageantry of
war, il needs but the sight Of bullion
and gold lace TO make Il band OF love
sick maidens out of girls otherwise
quickwitted and sobermindcd enough.
The most recent escapade in militia
life in II case in point. Ii is mcol drama.
tragedy, and comedy all in one. The
scene is the camp Of the 22d regiment
n. q. :. n. Y. at peckskill. Dramat-
is persona: Private Rosenhrim and
Cora Lent, n fine Healthy peekskilI
girl. The argument tells us that pri
vate ROsenheim Is n descendant of a
very ancient family which came froni
the East, and ut one time cmigrGted
from Egypt without the aid of the
Russian Hebrew Relief Society. Ros
enheiln's immediate ancestor makes his
living by dispensing nicotine To the
Gentilcs in the shape Of cigars, and IN
his lei-Urc moments, when lac does not
wear the military buttons, young Ros
eaheim dcyC;eS himself TO the humbl.
avocation Of stripping tobacco at s. ,
week. Though his purse was veal
his lsvc was strong, and aided by tn,
wealth of oriental imagery and elo
quepce. he succeeded i'm persuading tn,
fair Cora that happiness was to be haC
only when he wLs near. Cora was per
; Suaded and followed him to New York
Here they lived on milk and honey
like Rosenhcim's ancestors i'm Canaan
But, unfortunately, milk and hone
cost money in the 10th century. an,
thus, in few days, they became scare
FOR the young people. Rosenheim IN
an uncle y who, i'm consideration G
his watch, studs, and rings, advance
him cash herewith to prolong his age
ny. When that gave out Rosenheil
thought it was time to ring down III
curtain, interesting as the play wa,
SO he brought her TO the Grand Ger
. trail depot, bought her ticket fo
Peeksllil and kissed her goodbye. -
The poor thing wept bitterly at thu
being obliged to depart from her or
I entail lover In this condition she wa
found by u friend of her family VIII
! informed her folks Of her plight. Sh
r is now home again, and if the GOSSIP
: are to be believed, busily engaged o
5 a lecture entitled a Midsmnme
Nights Dream"