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

z. e. Rice Due Here from Chicago nt the
End Of the week-The Lyceum Company
TO Reasonable nc Their Theatre on July
s-Mr. Daiy's New EnsaEements-The
Broadway Bows TO the Weather.
A syndicate In Buffalo, controlling the Music
Han In that city, has been vigorously wiring to
agents here TO secure for It for six weeks one OF
the strongest comic. opera organizations that could
be put together. The agents spt mt several days In
arranging a list Of important artists who agreed to
20 10 Buffalo at reduced salaries for the summer
months, and thanked their stars that the cnance
was offered them at that. The syndicate wanted
forty people. The agents telegraphed the gentle
men. who, BY the way, were non-Ihea,rical,
that they had made all arrangements.
They imagined that the remarkable reduc-
tions they had been able to secure in the
way Of salaries would astound the syndicate.
Much to, their disgust. however, and after all their
hard work In the hest OF last week, they received
an answer from tho would-be comic opera man
ayers saying that the terms were far too high,
and that a salary list amounting to 5000 per week
was all they could AFFORD to pay In ,ihe summer.
Imagine an organization Of forty people, inciId-
Ing some wel!-snown artists for $500 a week.
=. 4. K. Rice will return from Chicago at the end
OF the week. MT. Rices - Corsalr - company has
been playing to crowded houses In that city during
convention time. He teiegraphs that he Ia q strong
Harrison man. having sam Harrison at the head Of
his I" Corsair " company and Louis Harrison wait
ing TO DO doomed next season In THE Pearl Of
Pekin."
The members Of the Lyceum Theatre company
who are now enjoying their recess ut various sum-
mer resorts near tho city win assemble AT the
Il NhaaNra Inlv o n,h.y ill MA .h.tr .yknN.s hnnaA n
long and tearful farewell and start In q body the
following night by the New York Central and one
special car on their long trip 'Frlsoo-wards.
The announced engagement OF william Terriss
and Miss Milward by Mr.. Augustn DAILY for this
country next season will, It 10 thought, be in con-
nection with the new meloirama which DalU pro-
duces in the winter at Niblo's, and which he IL now
working upon In London and probably shaping for
these artists. Before he left this city 1t was I'M
derstood that Rose EytinRe and George Clarke were
to play the chief parts. This move Of Mr.. Days
shows how impossible II Is for q successful man
ager In this country 10 devote himself entirely 10
one enterprise. DAILY. since the time he controlled
the Granu opera-House In this city, the olympic and
one or two road attractions, had setted down to the
exclusive management Of his own theatre. It seemed
tlulile to sugs est that no should handle anything
else. Lately, however, he has manifested some
d esire to dabble In outside theatricals. and there ID
cvery probability that his trademark will be used
n connection with several enterprises before the
end Of next season.
George W. Lederer has received two cabiegrami
from M. b. Leavit In Paris. BY one Of them II
appears that Mr.. Leavltt has met the nAughty, re-
c%alcitran, Sadie Martinez in Paris. and positively
arranged that she shall appear under his manage.
meni. by the other It Ia learned that Lydls
Thompson and her company will come to this
country In November, to 20 ~ far south % New
Orleans and On lar west "a San Francisco.
The cast Of ''The Keepsake. " the play In which
Miss Enc Ellsler will appear ut the Madison
Square Theatre next week, includes +. Z. Bangs,
K Il. VANDERBILT, Walden Ramsay, Frank Wes
ton. Harry Eynnse. John Findiay. Harry Hogan,
Misc May wooicott and Miss Fanny Jackson.
It 10 expected that the benent to ]. 7. Mcguire d
the Fourteenth Street Theatre, Friday evening,
Will be o .rouaer.n
The Broadway Theatre closes, after all, Satur
day night Heat. ihou art Il q mighty conquerorl