The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-06-04

De on hand when the administration
changes.
The editor of the South Hutchinson
Chieftain asks: Gould you write me
column or so of stage gossip or foyer
nuggets for publication in my paper ex-
clusively? will see that you are prop
erly remunerated for same, and if not
would be glad to have you come to my
house while at South Hutchinson. A
good room is always at your disposal
here at any time when my wife's sister
goes away, which she sometimes does"
Yes, of course will be glad to write
you some items which may be of interest
regarding stage doings, but if they
should happen to creep into this paper
before they reach you / hope you will
not feel hurt. The following notes are
given me up to date, and are gingerly
yielded to the eagle gaze of the public:
Charles j. Davis, the eminent actor,
who has interpreted with such wonder
full accuracy for years the character of
Alvin Joslin, will present neatly framed
Autograph of himself to the Players club
early in the autumn. Also three sheet
poster. Same subject.
Mr.. James Owen O'Conor will sail in
July for Europe to seek much needed
rest. He will return in September, it is
hoped, mentally refreshed and ready to
rattle around in Mr.. Booths place next
season. He still suffers severely at times
from the conclusion, irritation and tenn
porary deafness resulting from the
presence of some foreign substance sup
posed to be the fragment of an anemic
egg shell which he got in the ear while
playing Hamlet at Hoboken, N. j., three
years ago.
Colonel John L. Sullivan will also go
abroad this summer, as he says, to get
Sardou to ''sock little pop and high
purposes" into his lines in the great
melodrama Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands" Colonel Sullivan will return
in the fall, in time, it is thought, to
moisten his hands and elevate the stage
next season. He will also do all he can
to persuade Mary Anderson to return to
the stage He is looking also for new
play that has an unsealed doom in it.
He says the old drama with the sealed
doom is getting passy and blaze He will
get hold of doom that is not subject to
letter rates. if he can.
The leading lady in 'sThe Clemenceau
Case" has been offered $4,000 to use her
influence during the season of '91-'92
in forwarding the interests of well
known firm of dealers in light ribbed
underwear A bright little skit, in
tended as mild take off on 'sThe Gle
Case" will be on the boards
next season, entitled 'sThe Downes |
Case" It can hardly succeed, as in |
"The Clemenceau Case" there is really |
so little to take off.
Much pleasant comment has been heard |
over the new and beautiful litho- |
graph on the letterhead of Mr.. Percy
Mushrush, the bright young dramatist
Of East Perth Amboy It occupies the
upper two-thirds of the sheet, in the
center of which is seen a pile of vol
umes bearing on their backs the names
Of Mr.. Mushrush's several plays, includ-
ing ''Alone in Tonpkinsville, /" ttThe Man
Teacher and the Claybank Blonde; or,
Where Have They Went To2"
Among these plays are interspersed
hose of Shakespeare, and in the fore
ground of the picture, armed with quill
pens, may be seen Mr. Mushrush and
Mr.. s. engaged in duel, with the left
hand carefully inserted in the air. On
ierneath is the sentence referring to the
picture, ga friendly tilt for immortal
ty." Mr.. Mushrush regards his letter.
head as the most successful of all his
works.
An enterprising manager of Toledo will
introduce bit of stage realism in new
Uncle Tom company which he is organ
zing for next season. 1t consists in kill