St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-19
WHISPERED IN THE WINGS.

A woman who was hired last week as q
substitute in "Elysium" at New York
theatre was notified at o'clock that she was
wanted. In three hours she had mastered
her part, learned the stage business and
songs, dressed, made up and was behind
the footlights and she did not make a slip.
Women are reputed to be much reader as
students than men are.
Bolossy Kiralfy is going abroad to secure
material for his projected spectacle to be
called The Orient He will visit Constan-
tinopIe, Cairo Tunis, TripoH and Algiers to
make up ballet of 100 Egyptian aud Tunis-
ian women, besides ballet of snake charm
ers, dervish dancers, caravan of Arabs with
blooded horses and trained stations, camels
and gazelles.
Among the richest of American actors and
actresses are Edwin Booth, worth $3.50, 600;
Joseph Jefferson, Sl,00O0QO; Stuart Robson.
S400.OG0; w. H. Crane, S40O, 600; Denman
Thompson. S25O.O00; Joseph Murphy. $780,
coo; Roland Reed, Sl5O.0OO; Oliver Byron,
S150.OuO; Edwin Harrigan, 100000; Clara
Morris. $3.50. 900; Fanny Davenport, $500, 900:
Lotta, $780, eco; Maggie Mitchell, 50,0O0, and
Sol Smith Russell, 100000.
As illustrating the number Of ambitious
playwrights and the percentage of unsatis-
factory dramas offered for production, 1t may
be mentioned that Charles Leonard Fletcher,
director of the Proctor's Theater Dramatic
school. has received 125 new plays for criti-
cism and out of that number only four were
deemed worthy of consideration.
Sousa, leader of the Marine band. the only
first-class one in government EN- ploy,iS going
to leave the service and will organize band
in Chicago for Mr.. Biakely, who promises
him $1,000 year and an nlnterest IN the prof
its, besides paying him for halfinterest in
his compositions.
NJ B. Curtis the personator OF 'Saml OF
Posen," who is on bail pending his second
trial for the murder of San FRANCISCO po-
liceman, has sold some OF his California
Or o,,d u no q wi
yard of 1G0 acres where, if he is acquitted, he
expects to live.
Lottie Collins is leading the Londoners an
awful life. for she sings ''Ta-ra-ra, etc." at
three of their theaters every night, and they
do not know which way to turn to escape it.
She has the sole right to sing it, and people
are beginning to wish that she should insist
on her right
Robert, or Bobby Gaylor, the Irish
comedian, spent good deal Of his time and
money when out in Leadville and the Black.
Hjlls trying to get gold and silver out OF the
EARTH but he always did his work at the
variety shows in the evening.
These have gone to Europe:. Heinrich Con
ried, Nat Goodwin, James Carr, Scalchi, JEFF
freys-Lew1s. It. Henry French. And these
will soon sail: Gustave Kerker, Agnes Hunt
ington, Rhea, E. S. Ratcliffe and Dominick
Murray.
The American orchestras may play some of
Tschaikowsky's new ballet music next win
ter. but they will seldom speak of il, tor it is
called "Schtschelkuntschik."
The new instrument, half piano and half
harp. stroke of all ivory key causing a
string TO be picked, not struck, was called
successful at q trial in Turin.
Jeffreys Lewis, who is on her way to Lon
don to get play, will be star again. She
follows the DAILY company at San Fran
cisco the tier next season.
Harry Woodruff, late of A. M. Palmer's
company, is on tour around the world
He enjoys Japan. but he finds the Chinese
hostile to Americans.
Modjeska will have a new play by Sardou
in her repertory next season and she will re-
viye Henry VIII,' Otis Skinner playing the
title part.
In the Warde-James combination Mr.
James will enact Brutus and Mr.. Warde Mark
Antony, Mr.. James OtheIlo and Mr.. Warde
Iago.
Tim Cronin will play Lord Rooney in the
play of that name. The daughters of the
late Patrick Rooney will be in his company
Denman Thompson has gone to his country
home in SwanZev, N. H., for the summer 1t
is the scene of his ''Old Homestead
Mrs. Langtry. like other women of her
class is fond of the races, and we'll she may
be. for at kempton she made Sl2,0D0.
Lillian DureH, the Boston prima DONNA
is only twenty-tnree years Old, and used to
act in farce comedies.
1t is announced that Miss Gales approach