The morning call., 1890-09-30

Notes.
Miss Ethel Curlette, who will be remem-
bered as charming girl with a lovely voice,
who made hit in San Francisco year or
more ago, is going to Europe to study for the
operate stage. Her sister, Miss Nellie Cor
lette, one of our cleverest leading ladies, is
in New York disengaged at present. Miss
Corlette is bright intelligent girl, with de-
cided talent and ambition. Their mother is
the well-knOwn correspondent who writes
over the signature OF ''Silver Pen"
Edwin Booth, it is said, is troubled with
form of sciatica. He has frequent vertigo,
and often when be rises to walk his lq5s are
unsteady and he is Obliged to lean on chair
for temporary support. Mr. Booth is recov-
his friends week ago. but there is grave
reason to think that he will never again
play with the old fire and energy. Thsre are
such contradictory accounts of this eminent
actors bodily health that it would lie well
for him to issue bulletin occasionally to
relieve the public, or, at least the jOurnal-
istic anxiety.
Pettitt and Harris new drama, "a Million
Of Money is great hit at Drury Lane,
London. The hero is young Officer, who
gsecretly married the daughter Of acoun-
Try. clergyman, and he is in difficulties oving
to his extravaganza, being led into dssipa-
uon by false friend. At the critical mo-
ment, however, he is left million.
There are nearly 10000 actors ami act
resses in England, and nearly all of them
want to come to America.
Richard Mansfield will put all his mtiqui-
ties and articles of yertu under the hmmer
early In October.
For advertising purposes Lillian Lewis
had herself photographed as she appeared
lying in coffin, at Washington, recently.
A hlnt to dead-heads, probably.
Good Soubre;tes with voices and neat
10
week. The demand for the genuine article
Is greater than the supply. Some If our
prominent s0ubrettes are well off. Lena
MeTyille has country house at Ydkers.
Mollle Thompson OWNS a horse. d. and
eleven diamond rings. Katie Hart has col
lection of banjos. Nellie McHenry Jsns a
villa. Annie Meyers has a husband and
neat brick house in Philadelphia Kate
Castleton has property in Oakland. Made
line Lusette and Marie Jansen have comfy
houses at New Rochelle.
The substitution OF "A Poor RelatiQu' for
THE Tale of Coat" is pretty cor!msive
evidence that Mr. Sol Smith RuSses new
PLAY was less success at Daly'S tlan was
at first reported.
The Patti Theater at the diva's Crag-y-
Nos Castle was opened August go. The
dimensions of the auditorium are 42x27 feet.
john l.. Sullivan, the boxer won shekels
at Nlblo's; There was only standing room
all through the engagement to see Honest
Hearts aud Willing Hands"
Now that Mr.. Augustin DAILY has departed
from London some OF the critics who Iauded
him most have evidently changed their views
since his departure. The following spiteful
paragraph is from a late London paper: Il
don't for a moment suppose that Mr.. Au-
eustln Daily has, to any considerable extent,
feathered his financial nest by tins latest
little fiutter IN England. but l dare say he
VIII see that the laudatiOns of one or two of
our leading manufacturers of newspaper
gush shall not be lost sight Of"
Liens amounting to over S27, 600 for labor
and material have been filed against Herr
mann's new Brooklyn Theatpr
Barney Pagan and Bob Slavin, minstrel
performers, are about to discard burnt
cork and enter the list of comedy Stars I'M
der the auspices of Manager E. G. Gilmore.