The evening world., 1888-06-27
HEARD BEHIND THE SCENES.
COMO OPERA PEOPLE DISGUISED WITH A
BUFFALO SYNDICATE.

n. n. Rice Due Here from Ch,caso at the
End Of the weck-The Lyceum Company
% Reassemb,e at Their Theatre on JuIy
s-Mr. Days New Ensnsements-Ths
Broadway Bows to the Weather.
A syndicate in BaTaio. controlling the Music
Hall In that city, has been vigorously wiring to
agents here to secure for IL for six weeks one Of
the strongest comic. opera organizations that could
be put together. The agent, scent several days In
arranging a list Of important artists who agreed to
70 TO Buffalo at reduced salaries for the summer
months, and thanked their stars that the chance
was ouered them at that The syndicate wanted
forty people. The agents telegraphed the gentle
men, who, by the way, were nnn.thcatricai,
that they had made all Arrangements.
They imagined that the remarkable reduc-
lions they had been able TO secure in the
way OF salaries would astound the syndicate.
Much to their dlsgusr, however, and after all their
nara work In tie heat Of last week, they received
an answer from the would-be comic opera IN ,-
ayers saying that the terms we're far too high.
and that a salary list amounting to $500 per week
was all they could Afford to pay In the summer.
Imagine an organization Of forty people. inolud-
Ing some welhknown artists, for $500 q week.
. X. 4. Rice will return from Chicago at the end
OF the week. MI. Rices ''Corsa,r I" comp ny has
been playing to crowded houses In that city during
convention tine. He teiegraphs that he Ia o strong
Harrison man, having Sam Harrison at the heal Of
his "Corsalr " company and Louis Harrison wait
Ing 10 be doomed next season In The Pearl Of
Pekin." "
The members OF the Lyceum Theatre company
who are now enjoying their recess at various sum-
mer resorts near the city will assemble at the
theatre July 8. They will bid their winter home u
long and tearful farewell and start In q body tho
following ntgnt BY the new York Central and one
special car on their long trip 'Frlsco-wards.
The announced engagement Of william Terriss
and Miss Mlward by Mr.. Augusun Daily for this
country next season win, 1t Ia thought, be in con-
neotion with the new meloLrama which Daily pro-
duces in the winter 1t Niblo's, and whIch he Ia now
working upon In London and probably shaping Tor
these artists. Before he left this city It was un-
derstood that Rose EytinRe and George Clarke were
to play the chief parts. This move Of Mr.. Daly's
SHOWS how Impossible II Is for q successful man
aeer In this country TO devote himself entirely to
one enterprise. Daily. since the time he controlled
the Grand Opera-Housei In this city, the olympic and
one or wor road attractions had setted down to the
exclusive m tnaRement OF his own theatre. It seemed
iiuale to sugse that he should handle Anything
else. Lacey, however, he has manifested some
desire to dabble In outs de theatricals. and there 10
every probability that his trademark will be used
n connection with several enterprises before the
end OF next season.
George ". Lederer has received two cablegrams
from M. b. Leavtt In Paris. BY one Of them It
appears that Mr.. Leavltt has met the naughty, re-
calcifrant Sadie Martinez in Paris, and positively
arranged that she shall appear under his manage
ment. BY the other It In learned that LYDIA
Thompson and her company will come to this
country 10 November, to 20 As far south a. New
Orleans and ~ fr west a. San Francisco.
The cast Of ''The Keepsake, /" the play in which
Miss Enie Ellslsr will appear at the Madison
Square Theatre next week, includes +. c. Bangs.
K II. VANDERBILT Walden Ramsay, Frank wes-
ton. Harry Eytinge. John Findiay. Harry Hogan,
Miss May wooicott and Miss Fanny Jackson.
1t 10 expected that the benent TO J. T. Mcguire at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre. Friday evening,
will DO Q "rouser."
The Broadway Theatre closes, after all, satur-
day night Heat, thou art q mighty conquerorI