The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-21
DRAMA AND OPERA.
The Casino Souvenir viii Include
Portraits Of the Company.


line with its souvenir night ON next
Torrance of APOLLO" The souvenirs
are said 10 be as expensive as any ever
before presented in this house, and the
list is long one They are in the form
of an album, and each page, which IS of
celluloid. contains portrait of one of the
company in the custufne of the OPERA
Beneath the portrait is the autograph OF
the artist. The album Is enclosed IN Is
dainty embossed POCKET bearing on its
front the inscription;-"C Compliments OF
Rudolph Aronson.n
liz addition to the distribution of soGve-
Mrs there will be many other pleasing
features introduced, and, as it Is the
usual custom at the Casino TO renew
considerable portion of the costumes
every fifty nights in order that the bril-
liancy of the production Will mot become
dimmed, Lillian Russell, together with
several of the other artists, viii shine
forth bedecked with new gowns. Perfect.
satisfaction is expressed on the part OF
the management as TO the drawing quail
ties of Apollo" and the roof garden
concerts are nightly attended by large
crowds.
The past week was marked by the finnl
exits of TWO well known actors. J. *.
Emmet, better known as Fritz, who
died at rnwall-on-the-H Hudson last
Monday, was better off in this worlds
goods than most people supposed. His
property amounted to half million dol
lars. AS to his work upon the stage it
would be hard to say anything that every
body does not know.
Henry Edwards, veteran actor who
had been a member of Wallack's and
later OF Days company, died IN New
York on Tuesday. Mr. Edwards achieved
distinction In other fields than his chosen
profession. He was a famous entomolo-
gisr, and for some time edited the lead
ing chronological journal of this country.
He enjoyed the friendship OF Agassiz and
other noted scientists. The Smithsonian
Institute of Washington offered HIM q
permanent position on its staff. but he
declined to give up the stage. Several
years ago the British Museum offered
him large sum for his unrivalled coliec-
ton of specimens of the insect world, but
he refused to part with it. The collection
is the most valuable property he has left.
His funeral Grafton wa9 delivered by
William Winter, for Edwards was an
agnostic. He had been orator at more
than one funeral 1t was Edwards who
spoke beside John McCullough's body,
and ut Mary II. Fiske's.
This is the last week of 'sThe Merchant"
at the Madison Square Theatre. Martha
Morton's clever play has proved a strong
attraction, and the audiences have been
uniformly large except on the very hot
nights. On Thursday night last people
were turned away, one theatre party of
seven being unable to get seats
1t is said that about two-thirds of the
actors in New YORK city went broke on
Jenny. Frank Blair was the only one
who backed Loantaka.
Young j. K. Emmett will go on the road
next season, playing the part written for
the elder Emmett in Fritz" he has
played the part often when his father
was sick, and no one has stunbled"
Mckee Rankin has new play written
about Abraham Lincoln, describing his
presidential life.
Modjeska will return to America next
month, and later make tour of the coun-
try.
Jefferson and Florence will play. q
months engagement at the Garden The
atre, New YORK, after Richard Mansdeld's
engagement.
Mrs Scott Siddons announ ces that she
intends to return to the stage. The
younger theatregoers will hardly re-
member her. For some years she has
been abroad supervising the musical edu-
cation of her adopted son, Henry Waller.
Mrs. Siddons says that she has secured
the rights of an American play which
she regards as very strong. and chat she
has received proposals from several man.
ayers.
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reveals the fact that the great Snowman
died worth 81, 279, $50. OF this 81 ,2s5, 500 is
in personal property and S2,993. 93S in real
estate.
Joseph Jefferson came to New York
from Buzzard's Bay week or Two ago.
Sad and joyful events were mixed with
his short stay. He acted as pailbearef at
the funerals of Henry Edwards aud
Charles Fisher, and attended the mar
riage ceremony Of his son, Joseph Jeffer
son. Jr.
Mrs. Leslie Carter, accompanied by her
mother and David Belasco. are on the
City of Paris, due at New York on
Carter's portrait was painted by Emile
Bourdelle.
A play called "The Turkish Bath is to
be produced in Chicago August 2. 1t is
understood not to be clean.
Extraordinary efforts are being made
to promote the comfort of audiences at
the Broadway Theatre, New York, dur
ing the hot summer evenings. The up
holstered chairs have been taken from
the warm floor and balcony. and others
with woven rattan seats and width of
twenty-five inches have been substituted.
New and handsome draperies and por-
tierres OF India and japanese silks of
unique patterns and delicate tints have
been placed in the eight private boxes,
and each box has been supplied with new
furniture, consisting of corner and oval
chairs, handsome gilt chairs with woven
rattan seats. also easy rattan chairs of
the latest pattern All remaining up
holsteEed work in he house has been COW
cred with linen of neat pattern. De
Wolf Hooper and his excellent support
continue to hold high reyel. and Wang, .
with its bewildering array of gorgeous
costumes, superb stage settings. spark
ling music, handsome stage pictures, and
bright and witty lines, is the powerful
magnet which nightly attracts throngs
of delig hted auditors.