Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17


had Eslheresi 10 witness The AFFAIR. The
ianifEr had Ina1ie pit II &c stage. set
an approrriEts eeene. and hzbted the
footlights. While the dogs thai were 10
hass eHSaRed wrre being prepared IN
the stars dfeskiDg rooms when the DO
scent was msds.
Hare u pztkos A youag actress &C
eepted al e0ga Keusnt - leading lazy
In q theztrtcal company. Then shs
went 70 rehearsal shs found that the
leading man wns her hSsband. There
upon n great sadness sha went away
and took mofpkins She 10 Al Bslti-
more hoepits3 and may iive. bat she de
eIares that lise OF die. survive or pesish'
she viii never submit b. the intoiersbls
situatioa In shich her contract places
her.
understand that Comedian Pets
Daily carries with hin bottle OF To-
basco ssuce. with which to heat hil
dressing room. in small town< Not long
ago John Il Sullivan told Pete that be
thought q going into fsrre-eomedy. and
asked him Il he DID not think he would
be funny. ~lou are always funny 70 me
John" said Pete. II am AFRAID 20 send
Sullisap'a remark through the maila y
~Biff' Hall Ia Dramatic Mirror.
Rose Coghl.n says; 1t 10 quite true
that intend b have = stock company
In New York. / hops 10 have IL BY nsxt
tall. IL 10 simply question OF tims.
think. though. the day 10 past when .
stock. company can play In New York
through the entire season. | should
not play my organization here Tor more
than i've months The rest OF the sea
sou would tour t.
j. NJ. Hill Gays: IL have a woman Of
floating in the box oliicsnt Herrmann's
Last week had woman usher. an
thinking seriously Of having woman
ushers In all parts OF the honsA instead
OF men. Women have been employed
as ushers with great success in Chicago
New York didn't get the fair. but We
may as well have the fair ones'
Josie Hall. who takes the part Of the
American girl in sAristocracy," will
with hcr mother. brother and sister
take equal divisions Of an estate d
$4,000 left by her father. Albert A
Hall, who died last Monday In Provi
dence. X. l. Miss Hall. II is said. vii
remain on the stage.
William r. Hoey OF Evans 4 Hoey
signed q three years contract with
Charles III. Hoyt last Friday. There Il
an extension clause In the agreement
Mr.. Hoyt viii write farce comedy foI
Mr.. iocy with part suited to "Ole
Hoss'sg peculiar abilities
A clergyman ut Athol. Massachusetts,
let out from the shoulder last Sunda,
at some Of the flaming pictorial worl
the strolling players glued up at tina
place lie protested In the name OF |
high morality. and the 3. X y. sign wal
outsix nights straight
Henry Irving on Saturday. Decembel
O-the Last night OF bis present engage
ment at Abbey's theatre-will celebrate
the fiiteenth anniversary OF the opening
OF the London lycoum under his own en-
gagement On that occasion Mr.. Irvinl
presented Hamlet
1t il eravely announced that Julii
Marlowe expects to gain Inspiration fol
acting shakespeare roles by sitting il
chair made in exact imitation m on
immortal bard sat In.
New York critics have guyed Rober
Cutting. IT.. q member of the four hun
dred, who married Minnie Seligmar
until he positively refuses to play in hi
own baliwick. That means the provin
ces will suffer.
Last week Rose Coghlan and her com
pany produced Oscar Wilde's new play
a Woman OF No Importance" As
play it amounts. TO little. but 10 a sue
cession OF skiIlful dagger thrusts. keel
and wicked.
Announcement Is made OF the engage
ment OF Olea Bull. daughter OF Ole Duil
and Henry Vaughn Of Cambridge
Mass Miss Bull recently appeared il
Prince Pro Tenn. at the Boston museum
Charles Frohmans comedians. VIII
affect Washington ~ a place for tn
trial OF new plays. will soon produce
new comedy there entitled. Mrs
Grundy. Jr.'
New Blood" the new comedy by Au
gustus Thomas. Is to be brought on
under the direction OF A. NJ. Palmer a
the Garden theatre In New York o.
January u.
Clarence Handyside has sued out Al
attachment against William r. Cod
and kafhrine Clcmmons for salar
amounting 10 ei.IG0. alleging breac
Of contract
Sarah Bernhardt is said TO be in poo
health and her voice has grown III
musical.
f. +. Rice has bought a new opcrs
by Estelle Clayton. entitled The wilkins
The Lotus club or New York. CAV
Henry Irving q supper last night