National Republican., 1884-02-23
ABOUT PLAY PEOPLE.

Sonnenthal, the foremost leading man in
Germany, has been engaged for an American
tour.
Little Eva French, the child actress, has
been taken from the profession and sent to
school.
"Dacola" is the name of Steele Mackayo's
new play for the Union Square. He says it
will open the season of 1SS4-5.
Ten combinations have gone to pieces re-
Gently on the western circuit and from all
accounts the number will shortly be doubled.
Modieska is now considering another play
which has been proposed to her, but mad
jezda" has been so much of success that she
will do nothing else this season.
Joseph Brooks will go to California this
summer with I'm the Ranks" He does not
visit Europe again for three years. James
B. Dickson will probably so this time.
The news comes from London that the
remnant of Vokes' which still remains theat-
rically active will como to this country in
March. Marie Williams and Powers, tho
comedian who went over with Edouin, will
accompany them.
Senior Gayarre, who made q brilliant debut
as Gennaro, in "Lucrezia Borgia," in Paris on
Saturday night, is now 30 years old. He is
the son of a blacksmith Of Spanish Navarro.
From tho village choir he went to Italy to
study. Not only has he a superb voice, but
he possesses dramatic powers of uncommon
order.
Mr. Theodore Moss has handed over his ac-
counts to the actors fund, and that institu-
tion is now without treasurer. Mr.. Ed
ward Harrigan accepted the post, but when
he saw the amount of detail work it involved
he abruptly withdrew. The fund has nearly
$4,000 in hand at this writing, $4,000 Of
which is in preferred bonds
Mr.. David Belasco was presented with a
$500 Tiffany watch and chain last Saturday,
as token of gratitude on the part of the la
dies engaged in raising money for tho
Bartholdi pedestal fund. Mr.. Belasco con-
Quoted the rehearsals of their entertainment
given at the Madison Square theatcr on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
In England there is annually an ACTORS
Saturday" when professionals all over the
realm contribute to the benevolent fund that
corresponds in some respects to our actors
fund. On the recurrence Of this observance,
few days ago, Mary Anderson gave $3.50
and Lolita 800. Irving, Langtry, Wyndham
and other English actors now in this country
sent various sums.
Mr.. Irving got quito excited over the re-
port that Allison and Rignold had bought his
Romeo and Juliet get-up. He telegraphed
from Chicago to Mr.. Allison that he had not
sold any of the material. 1t now transpires
that the Australian managers are taking out
a Miss Clare who has bought the right to use
the Irving scenery and dresses, paying 5000
down and 10 per cent. of her share of the re-
ceipts In Australia Mr.. Rignold will play
Romeo to this lady's Juliet
Manager John p. Smith anticipates great
success for his new venture. lie says that
Between Two Fires is even funnier than
"rhe Tourists" 1t was produced in 1882 ut
Woods museum, Philadelphia, and scored a
success. 1t is an adaptation of French play
in thrce acts, the original having run 250
nights in Paris. Tho press, wherever it has
been produced, give it great praise for its
witty dialogue and funny situations.
George Rignold left for London on Satur-
day after remaining here two weeks. He is
mean man personally, and Allison, OH Friday
evening, organized serenado to compel him
to spend some money The fOrlOrn musicians
who had been brought together, after two
airs, rushed into the Hoffman house at the
invitation Rignold was compelled to extend,
and they drank and ate to tho eXtent of over
300. Rignold was very angry, but was com.
PEELED to swallow his chagrin.--Dramatio
Times.
Frau Materna, writing from Vienna to a
friend in New York, declares that while in
America she learned that "the art, German
art, for which we ut home have been striving,
anu lOI NulCu Nb nave, III lub luol INb years,
won decisive battles, is q universal art not
belonging to Germany more than to Amer
lea, but certainly moro to America than any
country, excepting my own dear land" And
again; Can but draw the attention of the
young women of America to the nobility and
worth of our German art, my object in re-
visiting your shores will be fulfilled"
never knew but one actor to get ahead of
this manager Some years ago, when tho
speculator in question was in his glory days,
he had q money-making show on tho road,
was opening wine at the rate OF basket a
night after the show, and owed his company
their salaries rs usual, Whenever any of
them struck him for money he would draw II
big roll of bills on thom like q revolver drop
them sop of from 81 up to $40, and so tdu
the demand over Ie was such a buffer
that none of his people, paalyzed by the
magnitude of his roll and his sonorous voice
dared make stand for their rights. Finally
the actor | have alluded to cornered him one
night while he was carrying his second quart
of wine to bed under his velvet waistcoat.
Money, boy ~ said the Crmsus how much,
boy, how much2"
And he dashed the roll forth as usual, with
the usual bluff.
Help yourself, boy help yourself"
His miniOn took him at his word lie
grabbed the roll, counted out the hundred
and odd dollars due him, gave tho remnant
back, ana returned to New York by the first
train. lie got a job as bartender and now
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