The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20


NV new wig and beard, the pride of my
heart, and winch was to use in the lass
| act. could not resist trying them on for
the twentieth time, I think; so got ia
front of the glass aud adjusted them to
my perfect satisfaction. soon became
enthused, and began acting and posing In
front OF the mirror. In about twenty
minutes there came a knock at the door.
Who's there?' said L
IT'S me, II you please. said the gentle
but agitated voice Of the chambermald
| May come imp
Certainly not 1replied; for had no
!" Is there anything wrong in the room,
sir2' said she
Nothing at all Go away I replied.
Well sir, she continued. theirs POI.
hceman at the door, and he says as 'ow
there's crazy old man 10 your room
, afiingin' Of his 'arnds about and ag0in'
on lawful, and there's crowd of people
across the street a-blockin' up the way,
II turned toward the window, and TO
my horror found that had forgotten 20
put down the curtain, and as 1t seemed
to me. the entire populace of London was
takingin my first night. / had been un-
consciously acting, with the lights full
up, to an astonished audience who had
not paid for their admissions As / tore
of my wig. and beard, q shout went up.
Quickly pulling down the curtain, threw
myself in u chair. overcome with n8ortffi-
cation at the occurrence. In q few min
utes the comical side of the picture pre-
sented itself, and / must have laughed
for an hour | had been suffering from
quent upon the excitemen5'of the past
week, and 1 firmly believe tnat this con-
tinuous tit of laughter cured me. qt.s
stage Notes.
The scandals respecting the manage
ment OF the 0ber-Amergau Passion play
have become SO notorious that there is a
strong probability of the Bayarian Gov
ern ment interfering and prohibiting
rep etition Of the representation after this
year. There is g general complaint that
tae affair has degenerated from a re-
lglous to a inoney-making scheme III
whien.tiie actors and their feflowpeasants
I are equally Interested. 1t Is strange that
the first talk Of a prohibition should come
from the BAvarian Government instead
OF from the papal authorities at Rome.
Perhaps the latter are too busy disciplfn-
lag American priests Just now to give
the nearer subject attention.
David Christie Murray, the we'll known
novelist, who was reported to have disap-
{ peareu from London in mysterious man
ner some time ago, has turned up in
Auckland, New Zealand, where he pro-
dueed new play called 'Chufns, on
( June 4, at the Auckland Opera House.
J The play was presented by Harry St.
Maur and his dramatic company, and the
4 New Zealand Herald states that the en-
thusiasm Of the audience throughout was
unhounded.
/ A new version Of stUncle Toms Cabin,
I is TO be sprung upon US this fall. In adj
] ditinn to a pony, a donkey, twelve blood
hounds, two Uucle IONS aud a ballet OF
( Little Evas, 1t is TO have twelve Florida
aliigatoss, and the gentlemen in the au-
I deuce will be enabled 10 see snakes with
/ out going out between the acts.
Galignani says that when Jean Richie
( pin read his play La t1taiye at the Com
edie-francaise, gentleman who looked
over his manuscript was surprised to see
''yoar legs writtea at the beginning OF
each act in large letters. NJ Kichepin.
{ Who is in the 5haoit when reading of cross
/ ing his legs, had made this note TO re-
MUD himself TO change his position in
4 Time TO avoid an attack of crAmD.
Tho New York Dramatic Mirror has
/ stopped it's valuable essays for the sum-
i mer They are the best kind Of stage
literature published, and their reappear-
acne ia September will BIZ welcome. In
their place the Mirror give what it calls
i summer salad, made up OF bright items.
4 The tone of the Mirror is really literary.
ana 1t is pleasant TO say that most of the
bright things in this column are taken
from it.
Mr.. George Edgar in his new emotional
season at the Windsor Theatre, New Yosk
city, on August Ii. MIR. Edgar wifi be
well remembered by his magnificent i'm
personation of Jim the Penman." Luke
r. Ford, II former resident OF this city, is
the manager tor Mr.. Edgar.
Besides "A Drop OF Poison,D Mary
Shaw will be seen next season in com.
edy called "a False Scent,n and another
comedy derived from the French. Miss
Shaw. has been especially engagedto Gre
ate the title role ia Charles Barnard's
play, MARY Lincoln, Nd. d. which is to
be produced at Proctor's Theatre next
month The central character is
Connecticut girl who has obtained her
sheepskin aud manages to bring happf-
ness to number of distressed persons.
Last Saturday Ralph Lumley, the
author OF Aunt jack led to the hY-
4 meneal altar Miss Florence Wood, the
only daughter Of Mrs. John Wood. Mr..
/ Luinley is tn J SOB Of the editor of the
London Court Journal.
s.Gulliyer u the critic of the Tendon
SPORTING and Theatrical Rcuietv smart
Ing under the indig0ities OF badly located
sents. indulges in strong abuse at the ex-
pense of Augustin Days company, who
are delighting large audiences abroad.
He has a kind word, however. for Ada
Rehan whom he says has not a riyatYon
the English stage, much less an actress TO
surpass her.
frou. her besplintered knee than she took
an overdose of chloral, was stomach
pumped and antidoted and came up smil-
ing In time for the interviewers.
Henry T. Dixey is said to be suffering
from chiiblains, brought on by the frost
which the Adonis Company struck re-
Gently in Chicago. No.
Miss Agnes Huntington IS to have a
theatre built for her in London by the
Baroness burdett Coutts.
Minnie Mackey, one of Roster and Balls
'sactresses.p went TO Europe last
4 week. Miss Mackey received $40 a week,
but by her frugal economy has been able
to save $4,000, S15, 900 of which are in
diamonds, aud the balance in magnifi4
Gently furnished fiat ON Twenty-third
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall will begin their
next American engagement In New YORK
ut the Fifth Avenue THEATRE October 10,
in Pinero's first important success, 'Hrhe
Squire"
bronson Howard has entered into
managerial copartnership with Charles
Wyndham in London.
Bandmaster Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
has pretty daughter who writes society
verses.
Frank Millet, the artist, is designing
tho costumes for Julia Marlowe,a Tmo-