The herald., 1893-02-26
Grismer and Phoebe Davies mace per

Grismer and Phoebe Davies made pei
sonal hits.
Miss Lulu Klein's new comedy
yet unnamed, will be done by Lift
Davis in March.
A son of Mr.. f. G. Burnand OF Puncl
has been appointed scting-manager o
the Tyne theater. Newcastle.
Lillisn Russell is said to have the re
fusal OF the rights for this country t
are at work upon.
Eleven O'Clock lenten matinees is ths
newest fad that will be given at DAILY!
lhester this year, instead OF the annua
illustrated lectures.
Edward Bell has been retired from ths
cast of Lady Windemere's Fan, at Pal
mer's. His place % Lord Windemere
was filed by Walden Ramsay.
Marie Prescott has written play
called L'Absintheur (The Absintht
Drinker), which will have its first pro
duction in Duluth on February 22d.
Harry Lacy closed his season at Chi
cago. H., February 11th. The company
is stranded there. AS usual with this
actor no salaries were paid for some
weeks.
Enterprising Manager Walter Sanford
has three attractions in New York city
this week--at the Peoples, the Flag OF
Truce; at the Windsor, The Diamond
Breaker, and at the Niblo's, Uncle
Toms Cabin.
The N. Y. Amberg theater is to change
its name and its management May 1st,
when II. Conreid, late of the Thalia
theater, will take charge and the house
will thereafter be known as the Irving
Place theater.
Ramsay Morris was in town last week
making final preparations for the pro-
duction of Joseph at the Union Square
theater in few weeks. Special new
scenery will be feature of the pro-
duction.
Before children under Is years of age
are allowed to take part in theatrical
performances in France, an officer from
the rehearsals and instructed to report
thereon.
Miss May Brooklvn's costumes in
Lady Windermere's Fan. are the talk o.
New York just now. They are very
gorgeous, but in the part of Mrs
Erlynne, she has made the hit of hel
life or the costumes would never have
been noticed.
A theatrical writer in London has
adopted the verb to matinise as mean.
ing to produce at matinee. The new
expression has the merit of conveying
crisply what can only be otherwise
stated in roundabout fashion.
Robert Mantell, who was arrested at
Albany, N. Y, fortnight ago, for fail
ure to pay alimony to his wife, Mar
guerite A. Mantell, who ia suing him
for divorce, has paid up He was in ar
reare to the amount of $500.
Miss Emily Lytton, leading lady OF j.
X. Emmet's Fritz in Ireland company
will have an important part in Mr.. EN-
NETS new production, which will prob
ably not be done before next season,
owing to the success of Fritz.
The New York Metropolitan Opera
house has been sold to James A. Roose.
welt for 81 ,425 600. 1t will be offered to
On opera company provided, satisfac.
tory one can be made up, either at cost
or on lease. Otherwise the property
will be disposed of as purchasers may
decide.
Bessie Bonehill says from London that
she and Maggie Cline are now good
friends, as they always have been. The
incident of the quarrel, widely pub.
liehed, has been misrepresented. Miss
Clinc's friends wished, as jest, to pass
loaf of rye bread with glass of beer
and an onion over the footlights at Tony
PASTORS, and the r.o nagement objected
to it as an insult to Miss Oline.
Nat G. Goodwin (reeponding to call
at the Pittsburg Duquesne thsater) 3:
Ladies' and gentlemen, permit me to
thank you for your kind reception. |
will not say, like most of those favored
by so spontaneous call, that was
born in your city, but l assure you if
that event ever happens again I shall
certainly select your beautiful city as
my birthplace" A voice from the gal
lery: "Soy Watts der matter wild
dyin' hereP" Utter collapse of Nat.
A smooth-faced actor in Stuart Rob-
sons company was told that a comedy
which the comedian had been rehearsing
would not be played until later in the
season. The actor-who, by the way,
WAS not at all satisfactory in the part
remarked: "Then l shall have chance,
Mr.. Robson, before the piece lie played,
to grow a. moustache? ?" 'Better than
that, my boy" answered Robson, "for
long before let you play the part you
will be able to grow beard"
Civil Justice Lachlan, on February
11th, rendered decision in favor of S.
Goodlriend against W. S. Fleischmann,
giving the plaintiff judgment for $67.
Mr.. FleischmaDn recently figured as the
manager of E. J. Henley in Captain
Hearne, U. S. A., at the Union Square.
He suddenly dropped out OF sight, leav-
ing the affairs of the company in q
mixed condition. The present suit was
for services rendered as press agent.
There will be several other suits against
Mr.. Fleiachmann after E. J. Henley re-
turns to the city.
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