The morning call., 1890-12-21

square Theater, New York It is recalled
That since the death of John Gilbert and
the retirement of Charles Fischer, Stoddard
Is the only active representative of that
school of performers that made the New
York stage so brilliant under the old stock
system.
W. S. Daboll has been obliged to leave
The Crystal Slipper" Company on account
of illness.
Frederick Reynolds, an actor from the
Antipodes, has been starring successfully in
llie Eastern States with piece called =" The
Australian"
:, Henry Lee is now managing the Avenue
Iheater.. London. having secured lease
thereon Tor one year.
The gross receipts of the Kendals for the
eight, weeks in New York are said to have
reached Sso, GEO.. Americans are good to the
English. airs. Kendall, by the way, has
Deen elected an honorary member OF the
Goethe Society. She is the first woman
ferred.
Mr.. Thomas W. Keene is receiving I'M
stlnted praise in the transatlantic press for
ms Louis al" An actor, like a prophet,
IS not without honor save in his own coun-
try ana among his own people.
Dion Boucicaults will has been admitted
to probate without opposition from Agnes
robertson. who will fight the matter when
any property is discovered.
A. L. Dunlop, editor of Stage News, who
was engaged as advance representative of
MIS-. Leslie Carter, published a card in his
sheet, declaring that he has severed his con-
nection with that enterprise, intimating that
there is no money tn sustain the manage
ment. He says he was expected to make a
Ten days trip to Boston on a cash capital Of
20, ana preferred to go hnme.
henry Guy Carleton recently finished for
Fred Warde, the tragedian, play called
The Lions Mouth" 1t will be produced
In this city March 10th.
Alexander Barr, young actor playing in
DAYS Company. was found aimlessly wan
dering about Broadway recently. He was
arrested and sent to the Insane Pavilion ut
Bellevue Hospital. He will probably re-
cover.
Chicago paper arraigns Laura Biggar
on account of the "gross figure" she reveals
when posing in 1.-The Cemenceau Case"
as The scuptor's model, and adds: 1T is
some credit to the stage that no actress of
repute has been or will be identified with
the American representation of this play,
and that the play has been unable to get
INTO any frst-class theater since it was
kicked out of the Park Theater. Boston,"
Hattie Dalaro is preparing a burlesque
called :" Mrs. Barnes of San Francisco
One of Professor Herrmann's tricks is to
take the orchestra leaders violin, smash it
up, shoot the fragments out of mortar and
suck 1t against the ceiling. A pistol shot
detaches it from its place and causes it to
owner III good condition.
Nj. Is. Curtis has tired of the stage and
returns to Oakland to devote his time to
PeIalta Park.
The best evidence OF where English plays
pay the best is shown in the statement of
tie profits made by George X. Sims. He
claims to have cleared $4,000 in England
on his plays. against $4,000 in America
HIS Australian profits were $1,000
Berllns second opera house will be man
aged by Angelo Neumann and capitalized
for S750000.
j. b. Polk is so unpopular 10 the New En-
gland cities that when DR.. Bill goes travel
ing Wilton Laekaye will resume his old part
until New England is finished Then Mr.
POLK returns TO the East.
Edith Godson, who has been kicking in
the ballet in London, has come into a for
tune OF $4,000 year through the death of a
Cardiff merchant
The rumor has started again that j. II.
Haverly has succeeded in recovering the
right to use his own name at the head of a
minstrel organization, and that next season
he VIII go out with an enterprise of this
description. This rumor comes around
about twice year, and Is now on its second
circuit in 1890
Mr.. E. j. Buckley is no longer with the
Paul kauyar' company.
Manager Il. j. Abraham's 1.-THE Rosabel
VALUES" dedicated to Lewis Morrison's
daughter, have run through eleven editions.
1t Is a nut for musical experts to crack that
Abraham is the author of eighty odd scores
ana never had any technical training IN the
science of music.
George E. Lask has been engaged for the
remainder OF the season by Charles Froh-
man aud Al Hayman. He will take charge
Of the Western tour of Little Lord Faun-
tleroy."