Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-05
HOOFING It.
THEATRICAL COMPANIES MEET
WITH DISASTER.
Pauline Hall Sues Editor Neaule For Hoay,
Damages and Threatens Dire
Vengeance

New. York, Nov. 1.-ridings OF more the.
atrical disasters have reached the Risito
within the last few days.
The Jennie Winston opera troupe, which
hai arranged TO play long engagement In
Cincinnati where II WIS 10 open a now the.
atre, has gone TO the wall
The failure has surprised the professional
been on the road long time, and was GEN,
ci-.ly tnou git 40 ur lli ,lf4.tlt4Idt i. go
stances Her action In closing throws ont
OF employment gOoi sized chorus and
tors -"
Members Of the Leaves OF Shamrock com.
pany reached ACTORS Alley to.dnr- In n
thht9ef Gs9onraged mood. They reported
oria, Ill. The star was ]. =. sullivan.
stltral actors, i1tv o. nv Blown comedy
company, also came back 10 town TO tell
the convention tale OF woe They assert
that they have been treated with especial
larshness' They We're stranded In Salem.
-, ana not only received no salaries lint
were ieit In debt for their hotel and bag.
In addition to the disbanded troupes there
are at least seyenty.nye theatrical com.
panies resting IN town this week as a
preS ,i,i,l measure. They fear the an
Harry Kernel, the once popular comedian.
Is suli in blotuiagdaie asylum, Whcre he
Vasser Kernel, pettloned Judge Glider
TO inquire into the sanity of her husband.
mel lives at No.i5 West Twenty,fourth street
she mas two chudren-iInrry, years Oh
and William, 20 months old. Kcrnell's
mother nnd brother John live at Asbury
PARK. Mrs. Kennels petition says that
shoruy before his confinement her hus.
band gave away $1,000 in cash, to whom
fne docs not know nor r. he now able 10
ten, although he tries TO recall the person.
ms remainlis property consists OF Asbury
real estate valued at $1,000 He caunot
repeat the lines OF his songs nor the text
Of bis acting. HIS tax Is incohcrent. and
Is given to repeating fragmentary SEN
trouble came TO him last summer Sue also
refers to the accident of Tony Pastor ;
Wien her nusbnad attempted to resume MS
his famous stories He broke down com.
pletely and shufiled OF the stage appar-
emily physical wreck.
DR.. Samuel Il. Lyon AYERS that Kernel
Is suffering from general pnresls. He says
That the comedian has considerable demen-
tia, but has entire COntentment and hope
fulness regarding his health and business.
His tongue and the muscles OF his face are
tremulous; his gait Is unsteady, and the
pupils of his ewes are contracted unpqually.
Pauline Hairs husband. @. NJ. MS. cClel
I'm VINO ,, yA5ed carry NeasI,g yfsls,r1ay'
son or teNer'l GEORGE y. MGt l"l"n,
the famous commander OF the Potomac
army. SUD Miss Ran to-day: 81 am SUNG
for $1,000 damages for tla stun written
about me by Mr.. Harry Neaglc, and n |
were a man ] would Kin him for an the
iu iuous lies he hu fdld nhuuI le. Iu
glad he was thrashed and II he had HIS
deserts he would get the same dose
every night far WouLA. o. nFt ar'si said
said that had been out driving with a
cOWhldr under my cont, bus ius nnt ueeu
the case; hut " I had mo him face to f7oe
TO face on the street / would have so far
forgotten myself as to smack his face.
may do even so yet; and II 1 do met him
l Will make Qunrer Of an hour OF his
sere and yellow he will hate to think OF
the old days"