The evening world., 1889-12-23
HEARD IN TIRE GREER-ROOM.
Gossip Pertaining to the Theatre
cal Profession.
An Actors Opinion Of Actors
Fund Burials.

Said a wcll-l.nown actor yesterday: "If l
thought I should have to be buried by the
Actors Fund / should want to live forever. -"
The subject under discussion was Charles
Norris, the actor, who was sent home from
Alvin Joslin's ompan who died and was
buried on Thursday. "Of course the Actors
Fund. " col tinued the actor. furnished a
cofin. hcnrsc and all the bare essentials, but
not a sonl waa sent to look after the body.
Poor Norris's mere acquaintance discovered
that the dead man had not even been
shave, and had no Shroud. They dubbed
togtt..e" and provided one. They also
bonght handles for the coffin. and saw that
the rNor fellow was properly disposed OF.
No .l"rgyman was sent. Young Charles
j, g, of Miss Mather's company, spoke a
tcM words. Norris was buried tho same day
az Clinton Hall. A notice OF Halls death
was put mp H. tie rooms of the Fund. Nor
ris was completely disregardcd. He was not
His memory The sight of such q funeral is
enough to mako any actor .provident, and
put him out OF the possibility of such an
awful interment"
The members OF Days company all fare
extremely well at Christmas time. All the
princ,pah are given very handsome presents,
and Mr.. Days generosity ON that occasion
il well known. He will not allow his com
pamy to present him with the smallest SOU
venir.
Little Otto Hegner is in the city, and after
the new year Mr.. Ahbev will probably decide
az to his future operations. He has a con-
Tract with that manager to give Seyenty-tive
concerts. Az yet less than thirty have been
given. Hegner will. in al. likelihood, play
again, He did fairly well in New York,
indeed. The fnult does not lie in Hegner's
work. II IL to be found in the fact that q
phenomenon ceases TO be q phenomenon
when no has a predecessor alive in the
memories OF people.
The Jefferson-Florence combination will
play Thursday, Frid; y and Saturday at
Hammerstein's Harlem Opera louise. The
Fame strong cast that supported the two
comedians during their recent engagement
at the Star will ~oiiiciate.
The friends Of Eugene Oudin, the tenor.
declare that he is a Baptist, aud announce
their reasons for this to be IA follows: Oudin
was once in rather poor circumstances and
Baptist church. One afternoon he had been
quickly. When. he attempted to leave
sible 10 do 80, He had been looked in.
Unlin was unable to make himself heard,
and the question with him was how to pass
h@Ciy ' Water and ms l R%s al that Rn Il vn aR ' P%iea 1Sns ~
tend. He war tired and the day was warm.
I Before he was liberated from his seclusion
Mr.. Oudin had taken a nice bath in the holy
water. His friends contend that this sub
mersion was enough to make him a Baptist.
Miss Fanny Davenport has been rest
ing in the city during the past week and
doing" :he heatres. Tonight she begins
a three days engagement in Harlem. Miss
Davenport has O furnished fiat in New York
at the present time. and takes life easily.
She has had a phenomenally successful sea-
son with La Tosca."
Nine. Modieska and her husband, Count
Bozenta. intend 70 go TO Poland at the end
property in that country: She will proba-
bly, play there and in st. Petersburg. taking
n farewell of the European stage. The
actress IL at present engaged i'll writing
magazine articles when she is not acting.
She Ii very busy, indeed. The Count has
returned from his California trip.
Neil Burgess has a, very GOOD, d" gag" at
applications from the country for permits
sion to send exhibits to THE County Fair. u
(Hal HAD
This comes from Alexander Comstock, in
London: am negotiating with three
houses for the Homestead 1t is now
only q question Of terms. Am also !arrang-
and the Beanstalk' at Niblo's. 1t is the new
pantomime to be given at Drury Lane at
Christmas. Have been to Island nf Jersey
=. and closed partial arrangement with Bou-
RnRer for America. Barnum is a feature OF
NSp. although Kiralfy's Nero has
Her hit than the circus"