The morning news., 1892-03-27
A WEEK OF THEArER.
Katie Emmett and Docksteder's Min
strels the Next Attractions.

Katie Emmett and Docksteder's Min
strels the Next Attractions.
The theater will be lighted again this
week. and the electric lights viii be used
for the first time since the Hibernian dinner.
Katie Emmett will be seen in two PERFORM
ances Wednesdays matinee and night per.
formance-in "Ths Waits OF New York. I"
Saturday matinee and night performances
will be given by Dockstader's minstrels.
One Of the principal features Of the great
success Of Tho Waits Of New York" Is the
truth Of the character pictures. Persons
who have studied life in the slums of q great
city fnd the characters in the play drawn
from living models and embodying ell the
recognizable characteristics Of well-dehned
types. Persons who have never penetrated
the lowly side Of life in a great city. and
have no personal knowledge Of the people
mirrored in this piece, nevertheless feel and
appreciate the vitality Of this representa-
tion, because truth In art requires no argu-
meat or explanation and carries its own
convictions.
Miss Emmetts supporting company this
season is much stronger than last. Amy
Ames, whom everybody knows, and George
w. Thomson are still retained, of course.
The newcomers are Willard Lee, Leslie
Edmunds. Ida Burrows, Edward Clifford,
Gus Hennessy. Nellie Edmunds and Charles
Prior. The scenery for the production is
entirely new this season, and is vivid
panorama of New York city from the Bat
terry to Central park. Amy Ames has a
new specially and Nellie Edmunds, a
5prightly cOmuledienne, will be heard In
song in the concert hall scene.
Last Monday was the 40th anniversary of
the publication of "Uncle TOMS Cabin"
the dramatization of which has made more
money than any other play ever produced.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. still living in
Hartford, Conn.,, is said never to receive a
penny as royalty for the play. She drew
all the characters from originals. "Uncle
Tom was, first half, Josiah Benson second
half. Sam Pete. The original of George
Harris" who is still alive, is Lewis George
Clarke, who was sold to Tom Kennedy, the
original "Legree," in Kentucky for 81 $50.
ELIZA" was not Lewis wife. Eva" Mrs.
Washington. "St Clair'sn original was
Gen. Kennedy. Tom Kennedy's son, and
"Topsy" was a colored girl named Mile
and belonged to Mrs Banton of Lincoln
county, Kentucky.
The Emma Juch Opera Company has
arrived at Ell Paso, Tex, after a monkey
anu phETOb bttSOn iA m6xlcO.
The divorce case of Leslie Carter aud his
wife is to have another rehearing in the su-
preme court Of Illinois soon.
The blonde type of women, golden-haired
and blue-eyed, is fading out at least at the
theaters they are seldom seen. It is the tall,
athletic girl with dark hair and big dark
eyes that has the cal-and, by the way, did
you ever hear Of biack-eyed angela
Oscar, the Wilde, is now using q green
flower in his buttonhole. 1t is a white carr
nation dipped In sulphuric acid, or some
thing OF that sort, the effect being TO make
it look blue by day and green at night.
Next week Sarah Bernhardt returns to
France.
Charles Harris, who has made a very de.
cided hit as "Chad" in Colonel Carter of
Cartersville," is Louisianian and claims TO
be the only comedian in America who
knows the difference between the Viginian
and the Louisiana negro dialect.
Pauline Hall is soon to produce q new
opera in Boston.
1t is said in London that the Kendals'
share OF the profits of their three American
tours reach q total of 100000.
1t is said in London that the performance
OF Lord Tennyson's new play, 'The For
esters," at the Lyceum theater, for COPY
right purposes only, will not secure Mr..
DAILY, as the performance was given Sc
cretly, and the play secretly performed and
was not ''publio," as was intended by the
copyright law.