The record-union., 1892-12-03

England, where she had been visiting her
sister Jennie. Incidently she played fif
teen weeks at Canterbury Music Hall,
London, and starred the provinces with
her own company, but she says that Eng
llsh lords are not what they are cracked
up to be-"
W hen the Aronsons were doing variety
at the Casino, man stepped up TO Albert
ana wanted an engagement. "W hat you
got - asked Albert. "A quartet" re-
ported the man, ''How many voices ?''
asked Albert. -Four" replied the man,
looking puzzled. "What are they ?'
asked Albert in his most severe voice.
Two tenors and two haritones," quoth
the man. "Well," said Albert, 'and
where in h is the alto ?"
The poet often struggles for
Ideas without avail;
The novelist gets sluggish and
His efforts often fail;
The playwright hnds it very hard
10 think up something new;
Ana the journalist gets weary ere
His work is half way through;
But there's one whose thoughts can cover
All the fcolscap on the shelf
He's the actor who is writing up
A notice OF himself.
The foreign aristocrats that Mr.. How
ard Introduces in his splendid play
"Aristocracy," the audience judges Of BY
tradition and hearsay. But Stock ton
llANJ AA4O" NAONi ~ JllC GIOuitu. MI
Howard has made him Californian, but
this will be disputed in favor Of the coun-
try at large. 4 popular vote would claim
Stockton as the typical American With
Stocktons plentiful there would be no
serious lnroads made by tortune-hunting
noblemen.
Every theater in New York has a fire.
man detailed to remain during each per-
formance, and one OF them the other day
m lT1gr =
Trip to Chinatown" at the Hoyt Madison
Square Theater when Harry Connor was
passing him in the wings. The comedian
looked at him and laughed and then the
gentlemen from the New York Fire De-
partment said every member of his COM
pany has every line III MIR. HOyt's above
play and could sing every song in il. In
TACT so often had they seen the comedy
during It's thirteen months run that any
one OF them could 20 on at moments
noLlce ana play any OF the parts.
Stuart Robson continues to do busi-
ness that promises shortly to place him
in the front rank of wealthy profession
ais. Although a rich man to-day, his
success from one season to another, in
finance, is as great as the art of his acting.
a Denver real estate man succeeded some
years ago i'll "unloading," as he thought,
several lots on Capitol Hin in that thriv-
ing town. The actor however, was
shrewder than his pursuer, and the
ground purchased then-it was in 1856
tor 81 500, was recently sold for $4,000.
The dealer told Mr.. Kobson's agent Of
the transaction, and then paid S. for two
seats at the Tabor Opera-house.
When Nellie McIIenry produced "a
Night at the Circus" lots Of her ad-
mirers wondered why she only appeared
Tor very few moments III the bewitch-
ing costume OF scarlet which she wore
as she made her entrance into the tent
clad as circus rider. Matters have been
so arranged as to permit her prettiness to
be seen for several moments instead of
ten seconds as formerly. The play has
made great hit everywhere, ara in addi-
ton to the regular company humber Of
clever specially people are to appear in
the tent scene. Since THE Brook" Miss
McHenry has had no cIeverer OF more
successful play.