Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-01-31
Gossip From the Wings.

Langtry is travelling in Algeria in search
of health.
Lew Rosen has sold his new play, ''The
Kickers,'' to Manager j. NJ. Hill. }
J. Rial has Withdrawn from the Manages
ment of Aug. Pitou's stock company.
Nellie Farren is still confined to NJ
rooms in London, by rheumatic govt. ~
Aubrey Boucicault has foolishly left Mr.
Stuart RobsOn's company but his bride still
remains
John J. McNally, dramatic editor of the
Boston Herald, has gone to Florida for a
short rest.
Agnes Huntington will appear at the
New York Union Square, February 10, in
Captain Therese."
Carroll Johnson has been secured for w.
]. Scanlan's part in 1.-THE Mavourneen' for
next season by Gus Pitou
Roland Reed has bought new play from
William r. Goodall of the Chicago Times
for S10,050. 1t is called THE Absent-mind-
ed Man.
Carrie Perkins, for many years member
of F. E. Rice's burlesquers, was married on
Monday to w. Wallace Black, the Jobson
Doodle of the Natural Gas" company.
There is a new wind instrument, the
''pedal clarionet." 1t is an octave below
the bass clarionet and produces the lowest
note obtained by any instrument except the
organ.
Mr. Augustin DAILY has written an origi-
nal comedy of New York life, which will
follow 1.-THE Cabinet Minister at his the
ater, and Miss Ada Rehan will be in the
cast.
Harriet Avery Strakosch, the well-known
prima donna, has been engaged for the rest
of the run of HoyG's "a Trip to China
town. and will make her first appearance
at the Madison Square theater, February l.
Phil Hunt is stage manager for Harry
Lacys Jack Royal of the 92d'' company.
Jay Hunt is stage manager for Maude
Granger, under w. NJ. Wilkinson's manage
ment, and Richard Hunt is stage manager
of Charles Frohmanis ''Thermidor'' COM
pany. They are all brothers.
Robert Mantell will produce his new play,
tsThe Face in the Moonlight" at the begin
ming of next season, i. this city. 1t is an
adaptation from a French source. MIR.
Mantell has two characters in the play,
one a gentleman aud the other an outcast
He is enthusiastic regarding its merits.
Some observant soul with morbid men,
DRY has noted that scarlet always IS the
popular color in every leap year, and judg-
ing from theater audiences he is right this
time. The auditoriums are filled with red.
and not the dull claret, mahogany or wine
SUdutS, Dub bil6 NdTll liuIS VI CdIulutl-
flowers and the bright gay scarlet used by
soldiers.
Ralph Blumfeld, editor of the London
edition of the New York Herald, formerly
dramatic editor of the Evening Telegram,
was married last week in London to his
cousin. Miss Daisy Blumfeld. Mr.. Blum
fields many friends in America will be glad
to know that he will soon return to his
native land.
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Gaspard Maeder, the well-known scenic
artist died at his residence in New York on
Monday morning, after five weeks illness of
chronic catarrh of the stomach. He was a
brother of Frank Maeder, and son of Gas.
pard Maeder, the composer, and Clara
Fisher Maeder, one of the best actresses
America has produced. as
Lenora Bradley has very much injured
hand At the close or the third act she
says, ''while lying stiff and cold, having
been murdered by the villain, the slashing
hero. in a moment of excitement nearly
crushed my hand by stepping upon it. How
refrained from giving vent to my feelings
1 do not know. / was dead.''
The oldest member of the dramatic pro-
fession in the whole world died at Nemours,