The evening world., 1889-01-08
MAGICIAN AND MANAGER.
MR.. HERMANN SAID TO BE IN NEG0TlA.
TION WITH Mr.. PALMER.

And Only $4,000 Appears to BE the Obstn-
Gle to the Former Getting the I.atter's
Theatre for the Remainder of the Lease
Louis Harrison In Town Again -
Wilson Barrett aud American Artists.
The dramatic world was interested by n
very loudly whispered rumor yesterday. 1t
came originally from Philadelphia, but ii
stopped and made an abiding place in New
York. II was to the effect that Prestldigitateur
Alexander Hermann was about TO close ar
rangements with Mr.. Am. Palmer for the full
possession of the Madison Square Theatre dur
ing the remainder of its lease; that il to say,
for a term of three years. 1t is said that there
was a slight difficulty between Messrs. Herr
mann and Palmer on the question of terms,
only a matter of So, 0O0. MIR. Hermann on
Saturday night was willing TO pay Mr.. Palmer
SIS, 900 less than that gentleman asked. The
matter is still unsettled. Hermann. il is
said, wants the Madison Square Theatre for
his own performances for II part OF the year.
He IL now running the Broad street Theatre,
Philadelphia, which is managed for him by
James b.. Dickson, once of Brooks Il Dickson.
Hermann is as full of life and energy rs
ever.
LouisiHarrlson returned to the city y%ester-
day and greeted his many friends. He says
that t IT,, he mad made 9 conquest j IN rh Baltimore ui,. IN
said, with %frankness, " has never tolerated
me individually before, SO that when it &c
cepted me as Typo ! ought to be pleased.
am pleased" Mr.. Harrison has an unhappy
knack of never looking pleased.
Miss Minnie Maddern, who was TO have
opened ut Whites Grand Opera House, in
Detroit, on the night when Mr.. White him
self died, declined to appear until the follow
ing night. Miss Maddern wrote u pretty lit
tie letter of coincidence to Mrs. White, and
the Detroit papers published it in iuli.
Wilson Barrett, through an agent here. is
going to get some capital Off capital can be
obtainnlJ from the fact that some OF the
next season will be assigned to American
artists, whom he proposes to engage upon his
arrival in this country. This announcement,
it is said, will shortly be made, and it will
make Mr.. Barrett extremely popular upon
the Rialto.
Mrs. Walcot. the actress. and n couple of
ladies We're the other afternoon discussing
the merits of Edwin Booth. One of the
ladies persisted in asserting that Mr.. Booth
never did the same things on the stage twice,
and never spoke his lines absolutely correctly.
Mrs. Walcot maintained that MIR. Booth was
always correct and consistent. You say
that ] have not seen Booth at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre because l play myself every night.
That is quite true. But l saw him once under
circumstances which will permit me to Judge
him. PLAYED Ophelia to his Hamlet at the
Winter Garden"
William Gillette is going to produce some
thing new this senson, probably by March |.
He has retired TO Hartford to conclude his
arrangements and his work. His best play
Held by the Enemy" will DE in Newark
next week.
James Carson returns to Chicago to his
Columbia Theatre tonight. Arrangements
for the production of The Kings Fool" at
the STANDARD Theatre here, were not con-
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