The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-10

peror of Turkey and numerous actors,
singers and composers.
Twenty or thirty musicians and actors
raised ~, 800 for the family of "a news
paper reporter in CHICAGO at u benefit on
Il recent afternoon. The reporter had
been killed in railway accident.
.Judic is to start off i'm a few days on
long tour that will absent her from her
beloved Paris for many moons. She
will visit Belgium, Holland, Italy, Aus
tria. Roumania, Turkey, Tunis and Al
geria.
Mrs. Wagner is making hay while the
sun shines; or, rather, making money
while the copyright lasts on her hus-
bands work. She made $20, 900 at Bay
reuth this summer-her 10 per cent, on
the total.
Nelson Wheatcroft has collaborated
with Brooklyn woman in the compost
ton of drama called THE Surgeon of
Senart," with the scene laid in France
during the Franco-Prussian war.
Lotta will build little theatre in her
summer home on Lake Hopatcong and
give entertainments there for her guests
and friends. Rumor has married her TO
Douglass Shirley of Louisville.
"a Desperate Man" is the name OF the
new play which has been written by An
son Pond, the author of one of the most
successful dramas of recent times. Mr.
Pond wrote "Her Atonement eight
years ago, and the piece has never lost
its attractiveness for the public.
Mollie Sherwood, who is in the cast of
Miss Helyett," is one of the heirs 10 the
great Mark Hopkins estate. Mrs. Searles,
the widow Of the California millionaire,
was Mary L. Sherwood, and her brother
is Mollie's father. Miss Sherwood has
declined TO take part in the will con-
test.
Mr.. George Barrett's experience in
America has been very gloomy, and the
seizure of his trunks just as he was
about TO leave for England was the eli
max of a disastrous season. Miss East
lake seems to have more confidence than
Mr.. Barrett, for she is tarting out again
and will make another effort to win sue
cess as star,
The passage of the American copy
right law resulted in remarkable inno-
walton on first night last week in Lon
don. A new play by A. w. Pinero,
author of "Sweet Lavender" was pro-
duced, and the unusual device was
adopted of printing the play in book
form and presenting a copy TO the critics
the day before the production.
Jack Royal, the part Harry Lacy plays
in A. G.. Wheeler's play by that name, is
an entirely new role, for which the
talented young actor is receiving praise
from all quarters. The play has made a
marked success in the East and next
week begins its tour of the West, open
ing at Cincinnati on Monday. The cast
has been lately considerably strength
ened.
Alexander Salvini has been playing to
immense business in the Western cities,
the prices having most everywhere been
raised To $3.50. Last week he entered
upon tour of the principal Southern
cities, going as far as New Orleans. He
will in Memphis put on "Othello" for
the first time, and is now busy with
Itltttl odlS, uobiS
prompt book for that play. Salvini's
phenomenal success in the standard
romantic plays is proof positive of the
awakening interest in this class of the
drama.
There was hardly a man, woman or
child in Boston who did not know that
William Warren, comedian of the Mu-
scum, wore wight was such an in
genious wig. Yet he was rs sensitive as
a girl on the subject of his bald head.
Joseph Whiting, who shared dressing
room with him for several seasons, says
that the old man would never allow
himself to be caught without his hair,
and that when he was making up for
part he would never don the scratch wig
until Mr.. Whiting had turned his back.
He would saunter to and fro, airily hum
ming and whistling, or busying himself
with his costume until Mr.. Whiting was
looking elsewhere, when he would whip
off his everyday wig, stuff it out of sight
and clap on his stage hair in twinkling,
never thinking that Mr.. Whiting could
see the whole performance in his mirror.
His wig for street wear was always care
fully combed and oiled, and he would
never proceed with his makeup until he
lHu put III OUT VI tiic siSht VI any pOSSi-
BILE observer.
Jerome H. Eddy furnishes the follow
ing Information in regard to Sol Smith
Russell. He is a happy speech maker,
but he once made speech that nearly
cost him his life. He had been en- route
playing in towns along each side of the
Ohio river. One evening drunken man
made disturbance and was elected
from the theatre. The fellow went
around ON the stage side and fired
couple of shots through the window,
which Immediately put the audience in
an uproar. Mr.. Russell went to the
front, bowed and made a little speech,
explaining that the alarm was over and
nobody hurt. Then he complimented
the audience on its good behavior and
told them such things as shooting and
fighting might be the regular thing i'll
other places, but he was gratified to find
law abiding spirit present. Now, on
the other side of the river in Kentucky
such disreputable-" % Sol, Sol whis-
pered the manager from the wings,
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