The morning call., 1893-06-25
Personal and Other Jottings.


That mortgage was for about $4,000, and Mi
aBooth paid it, :"
Personal and Other Jottings.
A theater party, composed Of members of the
Olympic Club. Will attend the first performance
of "Maine and Georgia" at Stockwell's to-mor-
row evening.
The Thalla is the name of al new place OF
amusement recently opened at the Junction of
Market and TurN streets. 1t is prospecting
Miss Polly Stockwell will play dual role in
"Maine and Georgia" tomorrow evening
Gabriel, drummer BIO y. and Sister Martha, a
nun.
The actress most talked about to-day is Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, who created the leading
character Paula. in Arthur w. Pinero's new
play, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," ct the ST
James Theat I. London. She is related to the
Howson family-Ceia Emma. John and Frank
who commenced their American career In this
city at he Pine-street Academy OF Music. They
came here IF ON Australia.
Augustn Daily intends 10 open his London
theRler on Tuesday next, June 81. He had 10
deal with a strike on the 18th, but this will not
Ietard the opening. Ii appears DAILY employed
some pon-union men TO decorate the boudoir
intended for Miss Ada Rehan. The unionlsts
objeci ed and tried 10 fife the "Dlacklegs," as
the non-unionists are called, from the building,
but did not succe d.
Nine Tavaty, late OF the Hinrichs Company,
at the Metropolitan Opera-nouse, New York,
has organized an English opera company of her
own and will make long tour West and South.
The Audersonville prison scene in MAINE
and Georgia" is said 10 be a perfect picture In
miniature Of tbs original slaughter pen. 1t VIII
be on view tomorrow night at The Stockwell.
OTIS Skinner, who figured cOnspcuously in
Margaret MatherS support nDdIng the legtti-
mate field COMPARATIVELY deserted since the
passing away Of Edwin Booth, proposes TO enter
II and Will tackle Romeo, Hamlet, Othrllo and
sucn like.
Garrett P. Serviss is coming here as lee
turer with "Urania,' pictorial exhibition, for
some time at Music Hail. New York.
Neil Burgess declares that lie has retired
from the stage altogether. One reason for this
course Is that he Is heartily sick OF wearing
skirts in the imp rsonation OF comic Yank e
woman. Mr.. Burgess used 10 be negro min
strel until ne discovered lis eXceutlonai ability
in initiating the typical rural New England old
maid. Soon after that he invented The
machinery Tor representing horserace in a
play, and was shrewd enough 10 patent the de-
vice. A fortune estimated at Il quarter OF a
million Is the result OF Burgess old maid and
norserace in "The County Fair" He asserts
positively that he has Enough OF both money
and theatricais TO Last him the rest of his life.
The venerable Mrs. John Drew, who recently
! acted In The Rivals" with a son, sou-ln-aw,
daugnIel-in-law, and other relatives, is TO
travel next season with substantially the same
| company in old comedies.
The Sisters BFlfry, Nellie IEstrauge, Dale
and Ciarinder, Peggy Pryde, African Dell,
| Lottie Cullard. Eunice Vance, Charles Hayden
Nesta Iilley, Evans aud LuXmote. Professor
|
of English music-hall entertainers due in New
| York fore autumn.
William Seeley, the husband OF Bessie Bone
hill, expected here in the fall Is in the English
! Provinces aided by his partner West, In an &C.
| centric musical sketch.
A wel.known New York caterer says thai
| on WagncfIan evenings be sells five time.
| as much lager beer usual. When Men
| delssobn Is erfurmed there is no demand fol
ham sandwiches. Strauss is The composer WHO
| ma es the wine flow. Directly a Strauss waltz
* nlaVpn "a
IL Is said that variety people have never beer
so much IN demand In New York they al,
this season, and rarely have they been more in
dependent. They are well paid and their Worl
| Is very far from arduOus. l hey appear at
given time each evening; their "turn" rarel,
| lasts more than TWEEN minutes. ana then the
| are free. for managers in this country have no
yet reached that condition of permitting thel
artists 10 appear at other halls than their owl
| in one evening,
Mime. Tayary has retired from the Hinrich
Opera Company. the chief reason being he
! jealousy of Louise Natal, according to New
| York paper. This is case where IL would b.
| well 10 hear the other side.
Eddy's Squib says New York is enjoying
carnival OF legs. AT the Broadway, Palmef's
the Fifth-avenue, Madson-souare Roof Garden
| Hoyts Nadson-sq square Theater aud the Casino
| there are exhibitions OF the female anatomy
that would have made our grandfalhers anC
! gfandmotbers SquiTm.
Some five years ago Mazda Craigen and Boyc
Putnam. then at the Boston Museum, went ou
AS sort Of lark on starring tour through
the towns in the Vicinity of Boston, TheiI
rIepertoty included the balcony scene III
| "komeo and Juliet"
In one of tie theaters there was no balcony
provided Tor juliet, so Miss Craigen hunted NJ
ladder and placed it against a wing that
reached into the flies and climbed TO the top,
| Where she Was entirely out of sight OF the
audience and could not be seen by Romeo,
SIZE then began the familiar lines Romeo
| Putnam replied, Juliet, where art thou ?''
me effect on the audience was electrical and
| amid shouts of laughter and applause Miss
Craigen and MIR. Putnam were called TO the
| fooilights.
Phoebe Davies has refused a iatteriug offer
to visit England
Sarah Bernhardt is to have tneater in Paris
all 10 herself when she returns from her South
American tour next September. She says she
feels the need OF being 'baptiZed anew" in hel
beloved city. The Theater de la Renaissance
mas Deen taken for three years In her behalf
ana IL Will be opened about october 10 with a
great flourish OF trumpets and Il new piece Sar-
o0u Is now writing for her.
PaflS papers report that Yvetio Guilhert,
VINO is at present the favortte of the concert.
hall lrequenters OF that city, is coming to
America. She Is said to have a contract walt.
OO,oO0 francs for 100 performances with all
her EXPENSES. Chicago is SAID 10 be tile city SC
extremely DESTROYS OF securing the popular
Paf1sisn's services.
The Chicago Inter Ocean caut ions the public
OF that city not TO purchase what purpofts To be
press orders" on any of the tbeaters. Forged
oluefS accompanied by counterfeit coupons
have been presented at certain theaters and
refused. The public may be assured that any
press order" offered for sale Is a fraud, and
the purchaser will be very apt 10 lose his
money.
when "Phyrne," by Saint-Saens. was pro-
duced In Paris recently, there was much curl
osiiy to know how the maker of the book would
treat the trial scene, where Inc fair sinner is
unveiled in unclad beauty before the eyes OF
the judges. The problem was solved to lie
satisfaction OF the most prudish spectator by
the substitution for the heroine Of statue OF
Venus, for which she had posed.
Mrs. Patey, who, for at least twenty or thirty
professional years. was the leading contralto
OF England, Is about TO retire. She has amused
a considerable fortune. Mrs. PaIey visited
America In 1871. but does not seem 10 have had
any subsequent longing for American dollars.
She makes her farewell appearance in London
at the Paul concert IN July.
Charles Santey, the famous English baritone
singer, has gone to the Cape OF Good Hope for
Ia haol tho nf ,o,ao