The evening world., 1889-07-05
REMNANTS OF STAGE NEWS.
DUNCAN B. HARRISON's TANK JUMP As
AN INSURANCE RISK.
Salvini's Othello and Marie PresCou's
IaaS VIII Not Meet NcNt seR-sn--
George RlEnold EnEnacd for "The
WIFE" Company rRtricnI Managers
% Meet at the BljOu Theatre on July 10.

AhH0 WIN Nol NNeeN NcN SeHSON--
George RIEnold EnEnscd for "Tho
WIFE" Company Theatrical Managers
% Meet ut the BljOu Theatre on July 10.
Since tho disaster at Johnstown the oily
tongued insu ance agent has been weaving
the nets OF his eloquence around the men,
bors of the Irofession. He is to be seen i'll
every dramatic Office craftily limiting at the
beauties OF insurance and with occasional
pathos dwelling upon the shortncss and un-
certainty Of life. The prize case quoted at
tho present time for the benefit OF the profes.
sion is that Of Duncan b. Harrison. the
author and star Of Tho Paymastor
company. Mr.. Harrison qualified"
with certain insurance company
neces ary for the policy TO bo his was the
payment Of something Ike 81. Said Mr..
Hdrrison: oh, III settle it to. morrow. IL
play tonight. SO he played. In The Fay
mnsteT he has jump from tower INFO
lovely water tank, On this pa ticular night
leg. Tho insur nee people coldn't help
laughing. Had the insurance been signed
he would have received S25 per week from
aS ossr Tns a hS R5b1S sSe nSd ns.o are
Mr. Rignold, late of "A Night on" COM
for the travelling Wife" company. Nv
RiRnold " J, Pro, ably play Jack Dexter, the
part created" by Charles Dickson.
Col. John A. McCaull srent his Fourth of
July at New Rochelle, where clovers grow.
He Will be In the city for an hour to-day. md
wil then start for Salem, Roanoke County,
Va, stopping &C Baltimore for his mIly.
The Colonel goes In pursuit of health. He is
very much better than ho was few weeks
ago.
The Hanlons have secured n strong CON-
pany to appear IN their fantastic pant tomime
next Eeascn. 1t looks AZ though they were
going 70 make innovation. and they have
been engaging people who have had expert
ence in . the Legitimate"
De Wolf Hopper has had but two weeks
holiday in hvo yoars. He neither asks for
vacation nor wants it. His wife repines u
little and bitterly declares that her lord
| would sell his soul for laugh. Mr.. Hopper
thorouEhly enjoys himself when he is on the
stage. He Is at present soulfully interested
| in the coming prize-hght. in which the theat-
| rical profession at lar o seems to be deeply
| absorbed. There is little else talked about
| ON Broadway. Perhaps that is owing to a
dearth Of dramatic subjects just now.
| The summering actor is able to tear himself
| from the Rialto, but he wants his ENENING
WoRLp. The paper follows manv rest
| ing" ThOSpian. who goes further out Of town
than Bonniview- the Hudson.
| When Salvini was here the tour before his
last. he was supported by Marie Prescott. It
| is said that he paid her somo pretty compli-
ments. and appreciated her serv ces Dur
| ing the coming season, when Salvini is star
| ring ms Othello Miss Prescott will be starring
| ss lego, and they will no be together
| II iB not likely that she will get any more of
| SRlvini's compliments.
|
| Very few members of Thomas W. Keene's
| company have been engaged for next
season, Among the EXCEPTIONS however. IL
| Frank Hennig, who has been for several
years with the tragedinn. He is to play
" heavies" next season.
| a.g sH
The fourth meeting of the Theatrical Man
! agers' Association will be held at the b jou
| Theatre on the afternoon of July Is. The
object of the meeting will be 10 elect trus ee
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