The morning call., 1892-04-10

richest managers in provincial England
From her estate. which has just been ap-
praised, the son will receive SI50,00o.
Henry IL. Irving, eldest son OF the popular
Emery. quilted the stage because of his
Striking physical resemblance to his papa.
1he BRUSH public are lnng-suffering. but
they would not stand two such marked per-
versions OF the genus homo.
Isabella Coe is a possible star next sea-
son.
New York is again talking Of a perma-
nent circus.
Edwin Booth has given $500 for the
Actors fund fair. The money received by
tie various committees in charge of this
fair VIII more than cover the expenses
New contributors include James Gordon
Bennett, Edward S. Willard ana w, III.
Crane. Each gave $500. The treasury
already contains $4,000 over and above
an expenses. and money is coming in daily
in Jumps.
Two Irish melodramas nearly ready for
PUBIC verdict are Edgar Selden's "A Sprig
OF shamrock and j. Connor Roach's
itoTy oil the Hills" Selden confesses that
his piece Is founded on an incident in one
oil Lovers stories and that is not likely 10
harm the work. "NeKenna's Flirtations"
Is Seiden's best nown play. Reach's
drama Is announce as new, and there is
10 reason 10 doubt the claim; but the title,
Roach should be informed. is very old One
OF the veteran j. j. MeCloskey's earliest
rlays was also called Rory of the Hills or,
the Dhond Dhu-" The Bowery saw il, accord
ing TO the New York Sun, % years ago.
ne Malta Theater. on the BOwerv, New
lorK, was leased recently to Messrs. Levy
q ifeihe OF Chicago for five years. 1t Is
tnelr intention To run the house as a Jewish
theater. presenting Hebrew plays with
competent Hebrew actors. Their tenancy
VIII begin on June i, and il is understood
that they have agreed 10 pay almost twice
as much rent for the house as was asked
of the Rosenfeds
Mrs. Laura Schirmer Mapleson. daughter
in-law OF The ''COlonel," has been engaged
as prima donna for the New York Casino
by Manager Rudolph Aronson. to succeed
Marie TEMPEST. Mrs. Mapleson is the wife
oil Colonel Henry Mapeson and was several
years ago the guest of the Shah Of Persia
and visited his harem.
There is Shadowy hint saws the New
oTk sun, that Days substitute for John
Drew next year may be George Alex
aDder, the EngliSbmaD. Nobody who ever
saw Alexander can have forgotten him. He
was mere bfst with Irving, in 1883. tall,
clean-iimbed, handsome. open-faced young
fellow, with ma lestic stride and a musical
voice. In romantic roles there is no better
actor on any stage to-day; but American
audiences never saw him in drawing room
pays, ana so he is an unknow quantity
Tor the Daily stage; that is, If lie is really
thought OF TO replace Drew
tombstone Bennett, the jolly Jane in the
farce oil thai name. has won an especial
distinction IN Philadelphia. George Wash
lngt1n Childs presented to her with his
own hands, costly souvenir from his
choicest collection, and Mr.. Childs' Ledger
has hardly found words sufficient for its
praise Of Miss Benefits performance.
III Is sad 10 read that among the 142 candi-
dates Tor the post OF public eXecutioner in
Vienna were five who confessed that they
were actors. They could not have been
good actors. The executioner gets SEQ
year, with free lodgings and a bonus for
eacl operation.
Mitchells royal agency in London supplies
artists 1or drawlng-TOoms ard "at homes"
IN London, ana proposes opening branch in
New oTk. The thing has before this been
tried IN New York, but American actors dc
not take kindly TO remaining with the SER
wants until their turns come in the parlor.
The at home" actors in America do not
amount 10 mRch. and few managers care to
have them If they do.
The closing performance of ''Sinbad" ut
the Chicago Opera-nouse drew the most
enormous crowds that even that theater has
ever known. On the Saturday night of the
spectacle's farewell the last fall Of the cur
tain was followed by round after round of
cheers. ana tile members of the company
came out. joined hands and sang AUD
Lang Syne."
Anne Hathaway cottage at Stratford-on-
Avon Is TO be iugged to the Chicago Exhibit
ton unless wealthy Britisher holds it there
with dust"
II 1ONuS DduISH COMPOSER named EIna
has become famous in Copenhagen by the
PRODUCTION OF an opera called "Hexen"
(The Witch.
Agnes Booth is suffering to such an extent
from tonsilitis that she Is compelled TO keep
her tongue still. THIS. for a woman, is an
affiictOn indeed
y few years ago Margaret Mather took
husband anu dropped Manager Hill. Now,
It is said, she is willing to re-engage with
Mr. Hill.
Ian gtry appeared recently in London at
matinee Tor che Tolstoi Russian relief fund
In one-act play by Justin Mccarthy called
1.-The Hishwayman," as Lady Betty, who
was an eighteenth century dame She wore
a cream brocade, sprinked with rose
buds This was laced across the bodice
with pink ribbons over lace. The sleeves
were OF lace caught up at intervals with
diamonds. The brocade skirt came only to
the ankles. and was flOuuced with Valep-
clennes festooned with pink ribbon bows.
She was literally powdered with gems Over
all this glitterlng magnlficence she wore
mantle OF red and gray velvet TRIMMED with
chlDcbilla, and throwing il OFF danced
gavotte with as much grace as her big cot
permitted.