St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13


motto?" asked Florence.
"Yes," was the reply.
"Want something short and express
sive?"
"Yes.n
"Well," said Billy, with twinkle in
his eye, which even the solemnity of the
occasion couldn't keep back, ''put the
single word, Next -
Clara Morris 1t sometimes takes
Clara Morris two or
Eccentricities. three hours to get
over the effects of emo
tional acting. At the end Of a sensa-
tional play she is often carried sObbing
and screaming to her dressing room,
where she sits down and rocks off her
excitement, which sometimes keeps her
in the theater until 2 o'clock in the
morning. She then dOnS her street
costume and walks home.
A New Play John Philip Sousa.
the leader of the Ma
for rine band, has com
pleted new comic
the Casino. opera called 1.-THE
Wolf" Prof. Sousa
recently read his production 70 Frank
Wilson, and the comedian was so
pleased with it that he decided TO buy
it. Mr.. Wilson has agreed to PUT the
work On the New York stage within
year. There are many catching little
melodies in the opera, and in the hands
of the Casino company it will doubtless
prove success.
McCaulPs In nearly all the
opera companies the
Chorus chorus girls receive a
salary of Sl8 per week.
Girls. One of the exceptions
is the McCaull COM
pany, where the girls receive SIS. About
a year ago McCaull's chorus girls, who
were then pOcketing SIS every Satur-
day night, committed the striking act,
and since that time they have only sung
SIS worth week. 1t seems that be-
one of the fair singers became cider
thirsty, and ran over to a grocery store
to quench her thirst. The eagle eyes of
the manager saw her when she came
back and notified her that she
would be fined her weeks salary for
leaving between acts. Her companions
declared that such injustice would not
be tolerated, and the whole company
''struck," out of sympathy. 1t is un-
necessary to state that the girls thought
McCaull would take themsall back when
he heard their story; but instead, the
colonel instructed the manager to ''hire
a new gang" Then the chorus girls
Wept and offered to return for SIS per
week. They were taken back, and are
still singing at that salary and wishing
they had never gone on sympathetic
strike. Among the members of the
chorus is a sister of Annie PiXley.
While Annie is scoring triumphs as a
star, her sister is modestly singing in
the back row of chorus circle, but it is
remembered that Annie herself was
once known as only a a chorus girl
Margaret The New York pa
pers speak of Margaret
Mather Mather as the ''agon-
izer of Niblo's." AS
Criticised. the lady has the repu-
tation of disliking crit
cism, she will hardly take kindly to this
new name. The critics say that the
only original thing about Miss Mather
is her asthma, and that she has made
the bronchial tubes a dramatic neceS-
sity. 1t is also complained that Miss
Mather rolls her 'r's" to an alarming
degree. In the face of all the unkind
things said and written about her, Miss
Mather seems to have the faculty of
pleasing great many people, and there
must certainly be little good in her;
for J. M. Hill and Messrs. Gilmore &
Tompkins thought she was worth law
suit.
Denman Denman Thompson,
who is having such
Thompson. phenomenal success in
''The Old Homestead"
began life as a carpenter. When he
was boy, working at the trade IN
country village, circus one day made
it's appearance. For months after, Den
man was practicing circus antics for
the benefit of his family and the villag-
ers. He afterwards persuaded his
father to allow him to make trip to
Boston, and the first thing in Boston
that caught his eye was circus poster.
A few hours after he sent in all applica-
ton to the circus manager for a posi-
tion as property boy, and, receiving the
place, the future star began his public
career.
Minnie In the play "My Broth
er's Sister, Minnie Palmer
Palmer. makes fourteen changes of
costume. The play must
be an unusually long one, or Miss Palm
er is an expert dresser. To dress four
teen times in three hours, sometimes in
masculine and sometimes in feminine
attire, is certainly wonderful feat for
a woman to perform.
-
Infant A visitor behind the
scenes at the Chicago
AofpQSCaa OOpra hOuS6 WAS SQr-
priSed at the number
of little girls who were running about
the makeup rooms. Queer-looking
little urchins they were, the oldest not
over twelve, and the Youngest three
years old. They were dressing them
Selves up In all sorts of fantastical
shapes, standing ON barrels, delivering
Mark Antony OratiOns, trying to walk
tight-ropes, and swinging from spikes
on the wall. They were asked what
they were after. ''Why, we're waiting
for our turn to act. Let me tell you.
Pm an actress" answered six-year-oId
maiden, with toss of her ragged curls.
The children, some dozen in number,
said they were rehearsing for Kir-
alfy's ''Water Queen" Kiralfy's COM
pany always hired them when
it came to Chicago. and they all earned
So per week. One of the larger girls
pointed to little tot, who could not
have been over five years old, and
said: "She's Stage-struck, amt you,
Tootie?" The child answered with a
nod, and then informed her companions
that she was going to be Kiralfy'S star
some day. The children belong to some