The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-15

her desire to wear the trousers and go at rapid
gait that caused her recent trouble with her hus-
band and manager, John X. Rogers.
Such has been the success of Nerves" at the
New York Lyceum that n series of extra NATL
nees will be given to relieve the pressure on the
night houses.
Chicago stands by Mrs. Leslie Carter. she was
greeted by an immense audience when she
opened there Monday night, and was recalled
fourteen times.
Tho Mirror says that six new theatres will be
built in New York within the next two years, and
warns managers and spectators that they
OVERRIDING the thing.
Marie Decca's numerous friends in Washing
ton are very much gratified at her great success
in concert in Boston. The newspaper criticisms
OF her singing were exceptionally enthusiastic.
The anniversary of Carmencita's first appear
ance at Kerter and Bals, New York, was cele-
brated there Monday night last with great ecldt
and the popping OF unnumbered champagne
corks.
A New York banker is said to be willing to
put up $3.50. 600 for the erection in that city of
new theatre, TO be devoted exclusively to the
production of Charlie Hoyts rollicking alb
surdities.
Manager French has secured for the New
York Garden Theater Alphonse Daudet's new
play, "L'Obstacle" The name of the English
adaptation will be "Betrothed'' and it will be
produced in New York Easter Monday.
NJ. B. Curtis who does not seem able to repeat
the success he made in "Sam1 of Posen," is
about to try his luck with another new play,
"Plastrlck g. Co.." now writing for him by
Charles A. Byrne and Archibald Gordon.
Robert Downing has achieved so great a sue
cess in 1.-THE Saracen" that he Is obliged to play
that piece almost exclusively. Next season he
will produce another new historical tragedy and
Shrew."
Helen Barry, the massive and no longer young
English actress, whose American experiences
have not been f1atterng. will soon emerge from
her retirement again and try her luck with
new play. "All Quit Winners" adapted from the
The McCaull Company at their recent engage
ment in Cleveland played to the best business of
the season, and on Saturday night Manager Hart
presented Mr.. Harry Askin with handsome
gold locket set with diamonds as a souvenir of
the banner week OF 1S90-'9l.
Lillian Russell sat down on Sunday last to an
expensive dinner. One of the courses was
brace of golden Chinese pheasants that had won
prizes at the Poultry Show, and had been pre-
sented to her by the Poultry and Pigeon As
sociation. When living they were valued at $50.
Mirror.
Minnie Palmer has bossomed out as the hero
inc of a melodrama called IA Mile a Minute" a
the stage of full.siZed locomotive, putting
smoke and blowing off steam, and looking gen.
orally as il it were moving at a tremendous rate
of speed.
The next season at the Casino will be devoted
entirely to German light operas Americanized,
the composers being MiJecker, Helmsberger,
and Genee. work from each having been ac-
cepted. The immediate successor of Poor
Jonathan will be a new piece by Helmsberger,
the composer of the popular Dresden china
ballet.
Poor Blind Tom is in II bad way in charta-
BILE home in Chicago. He can play no more
owing to palsy, and his fortune has heen eaten
up. Tom was placed in st. Marks Home before
his illness commenced, and at first there was re-
joicipg among his felow-inmates, but he is now
helpless, and the uselessness of the Heaven-b born
gift OF genius without a business head to man.
age 1t is again attested.
On an interesting programme of the Howard
Athen@um of twenty years ago are found the
names of Messrs. Charles H. Drew, William II.
Crane, Thomas Whipple, and .. A. a.r Mcdowell, all
playing, in the burlesque OF "rhe Invisible
Prince" Another programme of the came sea-
son bears the names of Mr.. Joe Murphy, in Irish
specaties. and Miss Emily Rigl; in a Hungarian
ballet advertisement. Times have changed. -
Boston Home Journal.
While Rosina Vokes was filling recent en-
gagement in Detroit combination which had
been playing "She" found itself stranded and
without q cent of money. The news reached Miss
Vokes's ears. who, without more ado, personally
paid the hotel bill of each one of the unfortu-
mates, bought for them railroad tickets to their
homes, and forced upon each one, in addition, a
sufficient amount of cash to cover ''incidentals''
on their journey home.
Because Joseph Jefferson placed his reminis-
cences in the Century and in a book other actors
are hot after similar distinction. The book pub
llshers and newspaper editors OF New York are
besought to print the recollections of actors who
are of only middliDg size in their profession.
The manuscripts are not only offered free
of charge; but. when, the writers are
nj hat xUnr nrl avis fhnU 0rn
ready to pay all the costs of reconstruction.
1.-THE truth is, said a member of book
house, that actors manuscripts were plenty
and not wanted before the hit of Jeferson's auto
biography was made. 1t wasa good thing for
him and the Century both, but the operation
can't be repeated right away If Booth would
him $4,000 for enough copy to make good
sized volume. But Booth won't listen to the
idea, and there isn't another actor alive in
America-eXcept Jefferson, of course-whose
autobiography would not be regarded as n
self-advertisement."
Geological Park Expenditures.