New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-28
OAsUAL NOTES BY THE wy:

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Another Barnum's MusoumI Good. The freaks
are waiting. Offers of contributions arc coming in.
The latest is from Texas man, who wants to sell
fvelegged bull Accompanying his letter is a
photograph Of the bull, slowing the position Of the
fifth leg. Mr.. Barnum gets such things every day.
1t Is not likely that hs museum will be established
| on the block whers Days Theatre stands. The old
list Regiment Armory win probably be the spot
Mr.. Days artistic playhouse has reverted TO tho
Jones estate, which owns tho ground beneath It, bur
the present lease does not expire until May, 1892,
when Mr.. DAILY has the privilege Of renewing It.. Nj.
Barnum will remain here for six weeks to equip the
Greatest Show EARTH for the campaign Of 1889.
He viii work the sly, to prevent other cir
cses from stealing hts thunder as they have often
done before He sweeps his hand over the universe
and declares that his next show VIII eclipse every
thing-past, present and future
Bill Nye and James whitcomb Riley were not born
to be appreciated in the South. People down there
don't take kindly to lectures, no matter how much
they may like lecturers II Is said that Nye's share
of the profits will be 30o0 which is doing pretty
wen when you consider that in Montgomery, Ala the
birthplace Of the Confederacy, the Hooser poet and
the sero-comic philosopher appeared before an audi
ence that numbered sixty-hv including deadheads
This doubling-up business among {" starsp is be-
coming as common as vanity Booth and Barrett
were among the ones who started IT, and their ex-
ample has boon followed by Muldoon and sorahchi,
KlIrain and Mitchell, Mark Twain and Richard Nal
colin Johnson and Others Mark Twain retired precip
ltately, but In order, and went home to reflect He
is suffering great deal from disease called an
ticpation," as you may Judge from this letter.
which he wrote few days ago to an acquaintance
In New-York:
"a dramatizafion Of a book Of mine VIII intrude
upon the stage in the spring or next fall, and
that win afford me all the discomfort shall need
for several years. have had to do with plays
before, and I've got my sackoloh and ashes ready.
/ know what to expectD
Mr.. Twain should not needessy agitate himself.
The agony instead of lasting for several years. may
be over in week or two.
Herr Perotti, who caused a mild sensation by
singing "Faustp In italian at tbs metropolitan Opera
House recently, IS being boomed' In the Father
land in a rather remarkable way. His secretary and
agent, Emil Duerer, is contributing series Of won
derfui articles to the "Boersen Courier" published
IN Berlin, which chronicle the tenors successes in
this country. In one Of them German readers are
informed that certain night at the opors Herr
Perotti was recalled less than eighteen times. In
another they told that whom Herr Perott was
announced to sing in "The Prophet there was such
a tremendous rush for tickets at The box-ofice that
a number of negroes who we're In tho limo drew helr
Fazors and hacked away at the crowd wounding two
men and throwing the others into panic. Such
extrayagant flights of fancy must the average
American advertising agent to feel small
When Colonel Ingerson heard that he had been
blackballed by the club of The Players on account
Of his entlreldous doctrines he seid Pm sorry the
board Of direction didn't have Christian pety enough
to warn me Of this blow, SO that might have left
town AS ID is guess I'll have to stay and face the
music.p
In the club of The Players, in many other clubs
in this city and elsewhere all names proposed for
membership are corspcuousy bulletned for fourteen
days, after which they voted upon by the board
of direction. Two black balls reject The board OF
direction OF The Players Is composed of nine men-
Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett Joseph Jefferson,
John Gilbert, A. NJ Palmer, Augustn DAILY william
Bispham Joseph f. DAILY and Laurence Hutton. Five
OF these constitute quorum which has all the pow
ers of the zulu board. The world7 says that the
blackbang Of Colonel Ingersoll was done at recent
meeting Of the board, referring, doubtless, TO that
held about ten days ago. There present at that
meeting Augustn DAILY acting president Of the club
in the absence Of Mr.. Booth; a. NJ. Palmer, William
Blspham Laurence Hutton and John Gilbert-just
quorum Mr. DAILY says that Colonel Ingersolps name
was not before the board then at any other tme;
Mr. Palmer says Bosh n; Mr. Bispham knows moth
ing about 1T Mr. Hutton is out Of town Mr. Gilbert
has not been seen
Ono word more Long before The Players became
an association Lawrepce Barrett wrote to Colonel
Insorsoli asking II he would be charter member.
The Colonel replied that he would with pleasure, but
when the organization perfected he was travelling
in the West and that is why his name does not appear
in the list of corporators.
APPRAISER srEARNs on NEW.YoRK.
Boston, Jan 81 SpeciaD.-Albert B. stearns, who