Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-12
DRAMATIC NOTES.
What the Leading Actors Are Doing Julia Marlowe is a society star

What the Leading Actors Are Doing.
 Julia Marlowe is society star.
 Augustin Daly was newspaper reporter.
 Dorothy Dorr left GA Possible Case" Sat
 urday night in New England. It is not known that trouble of any sort moved her to retire,
 but it is gravely feared that she contemplates
 starring tour Her friends are enthusiastic and of course unwise. There is danger ahead of Miss Dorr and she is very young and inex- perienced. It is pity she has left Mr. Hills company,in which she was doing so excellent work Adelaide Reubin, g New York girl, succeeds Mics Dorr in "A Possible Case George H. Primrose of Thatcher, Primrose & Vests minstrels, says: "Our expenses are of course pretty heavy and cost us about \ &, 300 per week. About $1 100 of this sum \ is used for salaries and our weekly printing \ and advertising bill runs up to $500. We pay our men their salaries regularly every \ Wednesday and our lowest wages paid per ! week is $15; our highest paid man gets $15O weekly. We have 37 ninstrels and 10 in the \ orchestra We are constantly on the hunt | for novelties and are determined that nothing | shall be lacking on our part to give the pub | lie the best and freshest entertainment in the world 30 far as money and ability can do it.. ! We have numerous applications for positions I as applicants are only too glad to get in here with assured salaries and good prospects. It I hear of a good man l go to wherever he | sings, sit among the audience. and If think his singing, dancing or acting IS suitable TOT | our show make overtures to him and they ! are generally accepted. Of course we have to be very careful of the men whom l we select and none are taken un- less they stand a pretty severe test. On August 20, 1877, we commenced business ! on our own hook under the style of Barlow, \ VTTsIz T-s- B. TET0af, hi & Saturday in the town of Wilmington, Del. The firm continued in partnership until the { year 1881 and did big business, but we dis- ! solved our co partnery and organized as new firm under the style of Thatcher, Prlm- I rose & West. We gave our first performance | under our new name at Elnira, N. Y., on | August 8, 1881, and have gone on prospering ever since. George Thatcher is 42 years old | now and when we met him he had already made great reputation for his remark ably good impersonations and funny talks William H. West is six months young CT than am. Of course, we travel forty \ two weeks every year regularly, and go rom \ place to place, but we all have pleasant resl- f dences of our own. My home is at Mount Vernon, N. Y.; Thatcher's is at Plainfeld, | N, J., and Mr. Vests at Bathbeech, l.. l. In our tours we go as far South as New Orleans | and as far West as Kansas City. Since | August, 1881, the yearly profits for our firm | after paying all expenses have been all the ! way ffcm S45, ,OO0 to s53, 1000. We rest ten ! weeks every summer, and you may guess we need that little holiday after dancing and ! singing all over the country.
 "The Lorgari," new play was, success I fully produced at Harrigans Theater on f Monday. It promises to have long run. It is rumored that both Booth and Barrett ! will not play jointly after this season. Emily Lytton, late leading lady of the | ssBells of Haslemere" company, has been en- | r kIa l.. ,.o1a Sr1E "a. \ win F. Thorne's new play, ''The Right Man, !" \ which opened at Hartford Monday evening Miss Lytton replaces Miss Rose Harrison. Thorne will soon appear at the New Haven Opera House.
 The London correspondents seem to be puzzled as to the identity of Marie Gordon, ! who, announced as F'the new American I actress" is getting ready to star through ! England in HThe Princess Diana" new | society play. Miss Gordon is very easily re- l called, however, as once graceful player i and pretty woman, and the first wife of the ! late John T. Raymond.
 Blanche Marsden, daughter of the late Fred Marsden, who refused to recognize her ! in his will, will probably star next season. Carrie Swain has of late been playing | "The Tomboy'. to excellent business at the l Theater Royal, Sidney, Australia. The pro- ter" is in rehearsal. Miss Swan is reported to be meeting with much success on her pres l ent trip through that far off country, where she is somewhat of fayorite.
 Billy Rice, the minstrel, has brought suit 1 for divorce.
 Robert Downing has married his leading lady, Eugenie Blair.
 Fred Solomon, of the Casino, has signed 8 contract with M B. Leavitt to invent a new first part and a burlesque for the Rentz-
 Santley company for next season. May How
 ard and Harry Morris, her husband, will be
 in the company.