The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11
Joseph HaWortll III a Roper
toire Of Strong Plays
at the Opera
House.
THE ACADEMY MELODRAMA,
Interesting Glimpses Behind the
Drop Curtain for Those Who
Sit Before 1t.

years experience in john A. EIIsler's
stock company in Cleveland fitted Mr..
Haworth for leading position in the
Boston Museum Stock Company. So
great was his success in Boston that he
has been frequently called "Boston' S
favorite actor"
Following his Boston engagement. Mr..
Haworth became the leading support of
John Mccullough. and since then his suc-
cesses in "Denile'' at Days Thea
tre," "A Moral Crime,v philip
Herne,p 'sHoodman Bind and
paul Kauvar' are too well known TO
need more than passing reference. OF
Mr.. Haworth, William Winter said:-
1.-THE mantle of Booth Is destined to rest
on this mans shoulders" while Blakely
Hall wrote five years ago:-"He will fill
Booths place before he dies and, mark
the prediction, he will be greater than
Booth
Mr. Hawosth appears to be Ia a fair
way to realize these predictions. In re-
viva1 of st Marc, the Soldier Of For
tnne,'' the late e. l.. Dayenport1s roman
tic drama, he has fne opportunities for
the display Of his tragic power. while Ia
THE Leavenworth Case,0 dramatiza-
tion Of Anna Katharine Greene's famous
law romance, he Is seen in weird, char
acter creation that is said to be the most
singular, thrilling and enthralling dra-
matte production seen In years. 1.-THE
Leavenworth Case created a sensation
In Chicago when first produced there sew
eral weeks ago.
st. Mare will be given on Monday,
Friday, and Saturday nights and We'd
nesday matinee. while THE Leaven-
worth Case will be given three perform
ances, on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and saturday matinee. Ga Thursday
night a double bill will be presented, a
one act sketch entitled Tomorrow and
Booths version OF Victor Hugo's beauti-
full tragedy aRuy Bias"
The supporting company includes
Kathryn Kidder. the original heroine in
Fauntleroy: Louise Rial, of Jim the
Penman" fame; and Atkins Lawrence,
one. of the superior actors of the
old school. Much interest has been
aroused over this engagement, owing to
the excellence of the star aud his COM
panY. The advance sale is proceeding at
a satisfactory rate, and a successful en-
gagement seems to be assured. No pains
have been spared by Manager Allan T.
Shedden to present the plays properly as
far as the costuming and staging are
concerned.
work and Wages at the Academy.
Work and Wages" melodrama, will
be seen at the Academy next week. The
play Is said TO he full of startling
cIimaxes. One of the acts takes place in
large steel mill, which has flaming fur
naces, whirriag machinery aud escaping
steam. Mr. Kellerd, weil-known actor.
plays the leading part, which IS that of a
young workman who attains prominence
and wealth by his liberal views and
earnest attention to business. Work
and Wages" will run the entire week
with usual natinees.
Held by the Ensmy'' in Hoboken.
That highly successful American play,
ssHeld by the Enemy" is announced for
production at the Hoboken Theatre to-
morrow night Held by the Enemy is
a strong play, we'll filled with comedy
which draws a contrast TO the patriotic
and the sombre scenes, each being so la
terwoveu with the other as to maintain a
cumulative interest throughout. A re-
vival OF the memories of the dark days
come wildly before the audience, but the
conflicting interests Of the Blue ana the
Gray are so delicately and impartially
treated that no feelings of luminosity are
created.
Stage Notes.
ALI. Haymar, manager of the Column
bia Theatre. Chicago. has been having
trouble in securing a satisfactory servant
girl The first girl would only give him
one night out in week, and, as he had
to be at the theatre every night. she had
to discharge him. Thea John Russell
suggested that he keep on the lookout
for stranded farce-comedy companies and
engage souDrette. He did so and he
found ones blonde. 81 had 10 let her
go, though" he sighed. s'She did Moth
Ing but dust the furniture. You know
how soubrettes dust furniture on the
stage. Why, she busted ali the varnish
off our piano in three DAYS. Last Thurs
day | was alone In the fiat, writing up
some press notices. | heard her busting
in the back parlor. She was una ware of
my presence. Pretty soon she
stopped busting and said All
there is no one here. L
dance / learned last night Then she
started in on Maggie Murphy's Home
/ interrupted her with two weeks notice
and she took one. She goes with A
Spool of Thread, by the author of "A
Rubber Band and a Ball of ,fwine.' I
an, now n correspondence with Brother
Bloossy Kiralfy in an effort to draw on
his back row"
Jack Hollis is a slight little English
man who acts in one of Mr.. Frohnan's
companies. Seth Miller Kent is Hoosier
actor, also in Mr.. Frohman's employ, and
generally regarded as being rather fond
OF himself On Monday night little
Hollis and Stocky Kent got into
an argument as to whether z. J.
Henley could or could not act
Mr.. Hollis thought he could Mr.. Kent
thought ne couldn'r, aud added that he
didn't believe Mr.. Hollis knew anything
about acting anyhow. Thereupon little
Hollis hauled off and sunote Mr. Kent
upon the nose; likewise upon the eyes
and ears and jaw. IN consequence Mr..
Kent is such a sight that he does not find
favor even in his own eyes.
The Minnie Hauk Grand Opera Com
pany has been playing in Chicago.
.sFanst" was a wonder, being rendered In
French, Italian and Indifferent Eagiish.
Imagine frogs legs, spaghetti aud plum
pudding at one meal served backward,
from nuts to soup.
Alexander Saivini's agent is having it
Photographed around the country that his
star drew S33,000 ID one week at the
Auditorium in Chicago. That sounds
very large. The Policenenss Benevolent
Association rented the Auditorium out
right gave Salvini a reasonable GER
faintv, and sold thousands OF tickets
Salvini is an artist. AID his work was
well received, but 1t is decelTing the pub
lie TO state that he played to $4,000 in
one week without telling bow he did So
Two.thiris of the most promising May