The evening world., 1888-07-03
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"Crnclfy Her for Next season.
tional case will be- developed by Miss Blanche
Marsden,- daughter Of Fred Marsden, the
playwright. who. in the zenith of success,
committed suicide q short time ago. Miss
Marsden has declared her intention Of con-
testing her fathers will she was Z" served"
last Saturday by Messrs. Howe 4 Hummel,
aud the case will be sci down for an early
hearing in the Surrogate's Court. Friends
of Miss lMarsden say that public opinion,
which has been very much against the young
lady, whose conduct it Is claimed was in
directly the cause of her fathers suicide,
and whose misdeeds have been largely
paraded,s will be changed. They say tina
she has O. very strong case and will prove
that she was prosecuted. She has
afidavits. il is claimed. from several
of tae men with whom, 1t ia alleged,
she was acquainted, denying the stories.
Kelley. Miss Marsden has been told by her
lawyers to keep perfectly still. She was
anxious to have the case postponed, but to
this. she says. Messrs, Howe Il Humme
objected. Miss Marsden's stage name is Leo
Terry. but she. her intention Of
aiming at the construction Of plays rather
than at their interpretation. So that the
voice OF the uncharitable folks who think
that she Is anxious to make q sensation and
then in the hubbub appear as q star, will be
silenced.. Miss Marsden is in the city at the
present time. She has had an offer from
Little Corinne's mother.
J. h, Emmett has purchased q yacht at
Sheepshead Bay and 10 very constant to THAT
beautiful retreat. Other theatrical! folks
there are Robert. b. Mantell and wife, Mr..
Pitou and Harry Mann.
Henry E. Dixey is to remain abroad only
five weeks and Is to open the season ct As
bring back with him, a portrait-of himself,
of course,.-painted by the renowned and
sensational Whistler. This, il appears. was
sSEun when Dixey wss playing in London
It seems that Americas eminent magicians,
Hermann and Kellar, are at decided logger
heads Just now. The bone Of contention is
the black art with apologies to that gentle
man for abiding to him as a bone). Kellar
brings against Hermann the awful charge of
trying to wean Robinson from his employ.
Hermann repudiates all charges Of unfair
ness and is undisturbed, People gossip, but
then, you know. they always will.
Manager E. E. Rice has engaged Miss Bella
Thorne for :" The Pearl Of Pekin " next sea-
son. That young lady will come from San
Francisco to join the company.
.
It looks as though Charles Alfred Byrne's
new musical farce-comedy. The Kitty"
would be an interesting feature of next sea-
son. In II are to appear Mestayer and his
wife, Theresa Vaughn, who was to have re-
manned In retirement next season: Miss
Della Fox, WIG WA to have starred possibly
Fraser, W. j. Russell and Miss Amy Ames.
All this sounds very nice. Mr.. Lederer. who
says that - The Kitty +" will open its season
Aug. ~ In Detroit and be seen ct the Bijou
Opera-House in January.
Miss Marion Gilmore has been engaged to
appear in THE Stowaway" company next
season. She is to play the part of Chucky. a
London newsboy. Miss Helen Weathersby,
sister of the late Mrs. Nat Goodwin, Is also
to go with this company.
Ramsay Morris. the clever young ex-man.
ager of L. II. Sothern, ID big with schemes.
He has a melodrama of his own to be pre-
sented in Buffalo next season. and then his
book, Cruelty Her! !" is due shortly. II
am dramatizing 1t already" said Mr.. Morris.
yesterday. and am 30 busy that I have had
to take IN Office. No, ! shall not call the
dramatlzation Cruelty Herr It would look
rather too startling on the bill boards" II
would. Imagine it outside the Madison