The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
What Is Going On just Now
III the World Of
Amusement.
SPICY AFFIDAVIT BY TIE LEES.
The Lady shys She and Her Hus-
band Had No Trouble
Gossip About Matters
in General.

now as the NEWS readers probably knoW
The seaside is more attractive than the
footlights. and while the player is always
the public's obedient servant, he too has
betaken himself TO the rural distric
rather than remain ia the city to con
front a beggarIy array of empty
benches though the benches of
Shakespeare's day have been replaced by
more comfortable chairs. But coming
eveuIs" are already casting many ''shad-
ows beforen with the probability that the
more solid substance viii soon be with
us to challenge admiratfon-or otherwise
for the hopes of managers are not al
ways realized, unfortunately for both
them and the audiences that trust to
their judgment.
OF the things in the flesh, perhaps "The
Grand Duchess at the Casino, is among
the most attractive. Miss Lillian Russell
Will continue to sing the title role until
Thursday night. She will then retire
preparatory to sailing for Europe on Sat
urday- Miss Villa Knox will take her
place, but The Grand Duchess will be
finally shelved after Monday, August "a.
On the following evening Indigo. by
Johann Strauss, will be produced. the
Louise Brander, Eva Davenport, Edwin
Stevens. Ferdinand Schuetz, Harry Mac
donough, Max Figman, Edgar Smith
and Jefferson De Angels. The costum-
ing Will be particularly brilliant the
female chorus making six complete
changes. Stage Director Freeman has
arranged a procession Ia one Of the acts
IN which over one hundred people will
take part, headed By the Vienna lady
orchestra.
At the Broadway Theatre De Wolf
Hopper is still making the hours pass
nerrily in Goodwin and Morsss' burlelta.
Wang The hundredth performance
was given on Friday night, bat the piece
is booked to run until October 8. 1t will
then go to the land of lentiIs, otherwise
beany Boston.
W. T. Hall, better known as "Biff''
Hall, Is one Of Chicago's brightest and
most widely acquainted journalists Ten
years ago he was dramatic editor Of the
Tribune OF that city and conscientious
and just critic too. But during one fate
ful summer he fell in with a tribe of
Indians who were rehearsing a farce
comedy called "The Tragedians Of Kala-
mazoo. He knew all the boys of the COM
pany and became so intimate with them
before the piece was produced at Hooley's
that, whenlthe first performance was given
he found himself between the rocks of
Seylia and Chary bdis. The show WAS
bad. but HEN view Of the embarrassing
position in which he found himself-said
it was good. 1t 50 happened that the edi-
tor OF The Tribune saw the piece and in
terFogated Mr.. Hall regarding the notice
he had written thereof SIS that Fear
opinion of that showg" was asked. Mr.
Hall was fain to stand BY his guns and
said it was. Then you can't wr1te for
The Tribune" And this let Mr.. Hall out
When asked why he did it he explained
int fc xrrfco 1T hff q S.f
beng killed il the Office or on the street.
So choose the Office" But he came to
life again and has since made several
marks in the world of journalism.
The reported reconciliation In the Mckee
Rankin family is not true. Mr. and Mrs.
Mckee Rankin will unfortunately not be
seen together next season. Mrs. Rankin
has been quite i'll but IS rapidly mending.
Clyde Fitch, author of = Beau Brum-
NELL IS to have a new three-act comedy,
entitled " Pamelia's Prodigy" produced
at the London Court Theatre in October.
Mrs. John will be in the cast.
Mile Price Dow has been engaged by |
Frank Mckee for Hoytss a Trip 70
Chinatown"
Pretty Lee Lamar has returned from
Europe to join the Sanger Potter OF Texas
Company.
May Waldron. leading lady Of Mr..
Robson's company, returns from Eu-
IOHt Via &ih4 Vi NEW 4OIA-tkk-
irving about August 26. The Princess of
Wales did not entertain Miss Waldron in
London. and it is even whispered that
the Queen evinced no special desire to
know the fair American actress, but the
young lady while in Paris met Coquelin
and Got and Sardov. too, and will return
with her head full OF useful knowledge,
and her trunks of fine dresses for 'tShe
Stops TO Conquer and "The Henrietta
She uupacks those trunks at Mallone's
new theatre. September IA. and give Jer-
sey CITY people chance to see their con-
tents.
Augustin Days European Company
sailed from Hoboken on Thursday. They
will play in Paris and London-the cities,
we mean, not the pieces known by that
name
Herr Ronacher of Vienna and Berlin
proposes to build in New York a COM
bined theatre, music hail and restaurant
on the model Of his European establish
ments.
A new and big theatre is projected in
Brooklyn. Henry We'll is backing il, and
on Thursday handed in his first check
for 100000 on account Mr.. Edwin
Knowles, of the Amphion Theatre. viii
be the resident manager and Mr.. Daniel
Frohman will furnish the attractions
Mr.. Charles Frohman and Mr.. AL Hey
man will also be interested. Messrs.
Frohman will lease the theatre for $50 600
a year for the first two years. and after
ward the rent is TO be increased on a slid
inc scale TO SIS. 600 year. IL is expected
that the theatre viii be opened in March
next.
The Sun. some time ago, said that
Henry Lee, the actor, robbed and beat his
wife. Mr. aud Mrs Lee. who, it seems
are in London together, say they saw it in
the Sun. but it isn't SO. and they will
bring snit for criminal libel--pro pably
against Mr.. Dana, though they are not
explicit on that point. Their severa and
joint denial is as follows
l. I, Theresa Beatrice Lee, for my part,
solemnlv declare on oath that my hus-
band, Henry Lee, did not take from me
and dispose of, for his own purposes, the
necklace mentioned in the said letter, and
did not take from me any jewelry with
out my knowledge or consent, and did not
raise upon any Of my jewelry the sum of
81 100. never deserted me or treated me
cruelty. aud did not leave me 0estitute
am not living apart from my husband,
and did not authorize any person to
make such statements as appeared IN the
Sun Of July 20.
80 /. Henry Lee, for my part solemnly
declare on oath that / have read the de-
claration of my wife, and concur with it
in every particular: and that the state
ments made in the New York Sun are
false in every particular. | am not a
fugitive from Justice; my address Ia Lon
don was well kuown to Mr.. Tagg. pro-
prietor of MY hotel at East Molesey, and
the iibellous publication which appeared
against me in New YORK has been con
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