The herald., 1893-01-29
Nntas from punIop,s News


Smith Russell.
Notes from DunIop's News.
Lulu Klein hiss hniehed her new COM
edy.
Charles w. Thomas, of Hoyt &
Thomas, has gone to California with the
Trip to Chinatown Road company.
Edgar L. Davenport, the clever young
actor IN The Crust of Society, IS one OF
the Oldest wheelmen III America.
Sousa's band will appear at the New
York Carnegie music hall. January 23d,
for the benefit OF st. Mary's lodging
house.
Eben Plymptom ruptured 3 blood yes
eel and De Wolf Hopper injured his
ankle on Monday, and both are laid up
for repairs.
Grace Henderson will make her re.
appearance on the stage in Gloriana, ct
the Union Square theater, New York,
January S0th.
Thomas Davis, OF Lift & Davis, who
seriously injured his knee a few weeks
since, is again at his desk little lame,
but still in the ring.
On Lincoln'a birthday, Sunday, Feb
ruary 18th. Col. Robert G. IDgersoll will
deliver his new lecture, Abraham Lin
coin, at the Broadway theater.
J. M. Hill has notified the Aronsons
that he will move The Fencing Master
from the Casino pretty coon, and the
Aronsons are hunting for new opera.
Marion Manola has made such hit
in comedy that her friends hope she
will never jeopardize that legitimate po-
eition to temporary gain and mental re-
duction--alleged comic opera.
Niblo's garden, New York, was closed
up on Tuesday because Actor Edwin
Thorne wanted his ealary for appearing
! in The World. 1t looks as if Niblo's wac
too far down town to pay.
The Hustler is now in it's third year
OF prosperity. 1t is unquestionably the
most attractive organization of its char
acter on the rosd. The salary list OF the
company is said to be larger than that
OF any Of its competitors.
With each succeeding season The
| Stowaway seems to grow and flourish in
public favor antil it has reached stage
that causes it to be generally recognized
as the most popular dramatic produc-
ton now travelling.
Laura Millard, the prima donna of the
Calhoun Opera company, Is promising
and talented young iady, wnu has done
artistic work in the best eastern oper.
attic organizations.
The Denver Tribune says: The Gal.
houn Opera company possesses the
prettiest and most shapely lot of ladies
| that ever came TO the coaat in similar
organization, and they all sing, another
remarkable thing for ladies of the comic
opera stage.
Leon Victor, bright little man in
the employ of Mesers. Lift & Davis,
managers OF The Ensign and several
other plsye, has recently invented an
electrical device for graduating and re-
duction of light. 1t has been pro-
nounced perfect by mechanical experts,
and will shortly be used for stage pur-
poses.
The Friends company escaped the
recent accident on the Northwestern
when the snow plow teleecoped pas
senger train, simply through Edwin
Milton Royle's unreasonable refusal tt
take that train, much to his business
managers disgust. Royle resembles
Socrates in his respect for intimatione
A Trip to Chinatown celebrated itl
450th consecutive performance at ths
Hoyt Madison Square theater on Frida,
and the ninth souvenir given during tbl
run of this extraordinary suroessfu
play, consisted of pretty bronze statue
of The Widow III the play which is nov
being played by Geraldine Mccain.
George Fewcett. who plays the part o
the old coxswain in The Ensign so vel
was plarticing physician before HI
made his appearance as sn actor. II
lived for about five years in one OF tn
suburbs OF Baltimore, but gave VI
practiclng, he says, owing to the deplor
ably healthy condition OF the commu
nifty.
Herr Simrocll, a Berlin music publish
er, has brought suit against Herr Less
mann, musical critic OF the Cologne Ga
zette, for the criticism on Strauss
opera Ritter Pszmanu, which, he says
was unfair. Lessmsnn naively write
that be studied the instrumentatiol
from private score and that he left tn
opera house before the third act.
Ramsay Morris will give Joseph
most elaborate production at the Nev
York Union Square theater on Marc
Goth. Three complete sets of scener
are now being painted for the piece
. One of them, Louis XVI. interior
with absolutely correct furnishings
match, promises to be unueually beaut
full. A vast amount of expensive brics
brac, paintings and objets Dart will b
used on the stage. There will be II
sham .1ropertiee of any kind. Mr.. MOI
ris' organization has excited an unusua
amount of favorable comment whereve
it has been. Its New York appearance
} fs Therefore looked forward to wit
| much interest.
Among the very few young actors wh
have puehed ahead during the presen
season is Edgar l.. Davenport, eldes
, brother Of Miss Fanny Davenport an
son OF the famous r. L Davenport. Fo
five years he occu pied the responsible
position Of leading juvenile of the Bo
ton museum, and this eeaHon create
the part OF Captain Randall Northcoi
ia John Stetson's Globe Theater con
pany playing the Crust of Society,
which be made 80 strong
success as 70. attract the after
: tisn OF the entire profession
In the beginning OF the present aeaeo
he accepted TIE leading position
!, George w. Lederer'a stock compan,
! but was coon Afterwards specially ei
u gagged 10 appear with the Boucicaul
Henly company in their San Francis,
production OF Shaughraun. In this
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