The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-09

stage NOtGss
Mr. E. E. Rice has personally so
many Ioveable qualities, that no mat
ter how many weeks salary he may
owe his company none OF them ever
kick, but usually laugh at his fairy
tales as to just how the ghost doesn't
walk. But few managers in the
country would have had the nerve"
nor the ability to do what Edward
Elusive did on Tuesday last, the usual
pay day at the Standard Theatre.
The Sixth National Bank. the Equit-
able and the Lenox banks had all
closed their doors on Tuesday morn
ing, and during the performance in
the evening the stage manager told
the company that Mr.. Rice would
like to see them after the performance.
When every member of the company
stood in half-circle around, Mr..
Elusive he addressed them as follows
Ladies and gentlemen owing to the
failure of the bank / am unable to
pay salaries tonight. Some other
night. Good night Every member
of the company knew that he had no
bank account either in the Sixth
National or any other bank, but his
nerve was so gigantic that the few
who gave him the dead face were
| laughed down, and the company dis
persed as gaily as if each one had
weeks pay safely in pocket.
Mrs. Leslie Carriers debut will be
made in New York, October /. She
will have a repertoire of three new
society plays. Mr.. e. d. Price. her
new manager, has begun active
preparation for the tour, which will
cover only the principal cities. He
has opened an Office at No. 1145
Broadway. and will devote his entire
time to the interests of his new star
Twelve weeks have already been
booked for Mrs Carter In New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago
Mr.. Price says that if he cannot find
sufficiently strong leading man dis
engaged in this country, he will go to
London for one.
De Wolf Hopper appears in Balti-
more next week with the McCaull
Opera Company, and on Sunday, Feb
ruary 16, he will hear for the first time
the new comic opera, Castles in the
Air" in which he and his own com
pany are to appear May 5, at the
Broadway Theatre, The prepare
tions for the production of the
opera are going on with great effect,
and it is expected that the De Wolf
Hopper Opera Bouffe Company will
play one OF the most successful light
opera engagements ever known in
New York City.
The single novelty for the week is
Wednesday by Mr. Richard Mans
q Ia. ao,n,@onU NJ D.f,s,O~3-
1t was well received, and Mr.. Mans
field made decided hit. During the
week the week the theatres have all
had steady patronage, and all of
them have made money.
Stuart Robson is doing Mackaye's
"Arrant Knaven in Philadelphia.
where they think it a great wonder
why an actor OF Robsonis knowledge
would select and then keep on play
ing such arrant stuff. The play is a
failure.
E. L. Walton, the comedian, was
the first stage manager of the Madi-
son Square Theatre. and had charge
of the first Hazel kirkeo Company,
in which Effie Ellsler and the veteran
Charles Couldock were the principals,
when the popular play took the road.
Shenandoah reached San Fran
cisco last Monday. and made a pro-
nounced hit at the Baldwin.
ssOld Jed Proutyn is now controlled
by Richard Golden, Charles Mac
Geachy and Frank Foss, of Portland,
Maine, the gentleman last mentioned
being the capitalist.
The safest road territory is con-
coded to be that of New England,
where the jumps are short and the
natives are attentive daily newspaper
readers.
Oscar Hanmerstein has borrowed
$500, 600 on his New Harlem Opera
House.
Margaret Mather has given $4,000
Theatrical juveniles refer to Eibrldge
Gerry as the cruelty TO children
man"
j. X. Emmett has cancelled aIl his
Southern dates.
The rosy freshness. and velvet softness al
the skin Is invariably obtained BY these who nse