The evening world., 1889-08-08
TALK OF THE STAGE WORLD.
ANOTHER OF Mr., DALl'S ACTRESSES
TAKES A HUSBAND.

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Ncil Burgess In Town and Nearly Recov-
cred from His Burps-Hundredth Per-
foTmaucea OF Our Three Light Operas
Roland Reed ThiRkinR Of TAX
Ing "StrictIy CouadentiaI.o
Comely Miss Alice Hood, the daughter Of
the prosnic sarsaporilla millionaire. and the
charming Oberon Of Augustin Days Mid
summer Nights Dream, )" is married, aud Is
SAID to be touring the watering. places at the
present time with her husband, q rich young
Washington man. Miss Hoods friends be-
lieved that the young lady was busy
making her arrangements to so to Eu-
rope, where, according to II programme
she had mapped out, she was to study
for n year and then reioin Mr.. Days
organization. Miss Hoods contemplated
trip has never been made, and Miss Hood
exists no more, to make il. The young ac-
tross rad never been upon the stage until she
became a member of Days company two sea-
sons ago. She did very good work indeed ms
Oberon in "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
She accompin cd Mr.. Dalv's company to Lon
don. and was Keen at the close Of the season
Just ended n several of tho subscription re-
| vivals. She did not go to San Fr ncisco.
| MIR. Days young women are fundamentally
in great request.
Ed Poland's p'av, F." Strictly Confidential"
is be ng read Ivy Roland Reed at the present
time. Mr.. Poland got the name. which. it
will be admitted, is Q. good title for n farce
has been made an offer from Mr.. Bernstein,
the husband Of veTnona Jarbeau.
Il 10 said that the perpetual Lydia Thomp.
son is to return to us next season. and that
q tour is already being booked for her in this
| nn,aNHxy Miao ThntntNaON, 10 unit,n 20 aanhnuv
exiravaganza, and this time will appear IN a
sort OF Bosnia Vokes e. entertainment.
Miss Thompson still has plenty Of
chic and r may do co well; She ne, will ~
is TO produce two London succe ]ses-- one en-
titled "Himlet; or. Charity, little bur
lesQue-comedietta: the other is a sketch n
PRODUCED by Mrs. Bancroft. Miss Thompson
is not going to trust herself TO Mr.. N. b.
Leavitt's management this time. She is to
manage herself. and she Is a pretty, smart
woman Of business.
" In Pelle Helene" "Nanon." and, in all
probability, THE BrigandS." He will be
business-managed by young Mr.. Edgar Stra-
kosch.
GOSSIP has it that Augustin DAILY and Miss
Ada RehAn will sail for France on Saturday,
Mr.. Daily to purchase scenery for his comiug
production Of Roger Ia Honte," Miss Re-
Hhu W Duy uISbScS.
Miss Harriet Avery Strakosch. the young
singer who married Edgar StrAkosch in
Canada under rather romantic circumstances
Is now singing with the American opera
Company. She is under contract to Col.
poared, but is free during the Summer to
accept another engagement. She has been
singing MsrgueTite in Feqst, in Mig;
The Bohemian, Girl. After all this NJ lss
Avery finds herself cast for the small part in
Glover" now sung by Carrie Burton-tLe
part of Florine. She is not at all happy.
Charles Townsend has finished a book on the
art Of writing plays. Exchange.
Won't somebody please finish a book IN
the art of not writing plays?
Minis Ella Winthrop, who was last season
with Fife Ellsler. has been engaged 20 play
the part of Dearest In the Aus ralian produc.
ton of Little Lord Fauntleroy." She will
thence to New Zealand. The company will
open in Melbourne. Nov. II. having pre-
viously appeared i'll New Zealand.
William H. Crane tells of some letters of
advice. ANONYMOUSLY sent TINT he rece we'd
last season; 1t u not generally known that
Mr.. Crane is a great lover of athletic sports.
and of what he calls gladlatorial games. Last
season, when in Philadelphia, he found that
at n certain variety theatre a series of con-
tests with the cloves were given each night
at about II O'Clock. As soon, therefore, as
the curtain had fallen upon his own
performance, he would make IL bee-,ine tor
the variety thea re. One morning he got O
letter signed Ar Ardent Admirer." The
writer said that he had followed Cranes