The herald., 1893-06-04

Edmund @. Stanton's furniture, wag
ons and "sieh," now at his residence in
Great Neck, Long Islsnd, will be Bold a
auction by the sheriff OF Queens county
on May 3lst, to satisfy q Judgment OBJ
tanned by Samuel W. Farchild.
'T'll bet," said Jim Thornton, the
song writer, the other night, pointing Al
the moon, "I'll bet I've made more
money ont ofthat than any astronomer p
Thornton, you'll remember, wrote the
ballad about the man in the moon.
Hamilton Bell, the artist, has com.
pleted portrait head OF Grace Filkins,
the auburn-hsired and brown.eyed com
edienne. 1t represents her aa Justice
and will be placed in a stained glass
window OF the courthouse in Cincinnati.
Harry B. Smith and Reginald DE
Koven are working on comedy whose
leading character is designed for Rich
ard Msnsdeld. The subject lie said to be
a very novel and striking one. Mr..
Smith has finished the play, and Mr..
dc Koven is to write ak songs for ii.
Samuel T. Coz, Donnelly and Girard's
manager, is yet at the Rostwick hotel,
in Williamsburg, unable to be removed
to his homo in Philadelphia or to Wis
baden, Ky, where he would like to be
taken. Mr. Cox Is in good spirits and
feels confident that no will soon be well
again.
Alexander Salvini's next season, will
begin in September, when he will pro-
duce "The Son of Porthos." In June
Mr.. Salvini and his manager Mr.. W. NJ.
Wilkinson sail for Europe, and month
OF their vacation will be spent at She
villa salvini, near Florence, the home
OF Tomaao Salvini, the illustrious actor.
Nr. Remesy Morris's excellent com.
pany playing Joseph, won warm recog-
nition from 9 worry enthusiastic Montreal
audience on Monday, who, in their
warm praise of the play, said that the
organization was the best American COM
pAny yet seen in Canada. This is no
doubt true, bat the dramatic editors in
'the States" have said 90 right along
during the season.
The obligation taken by the soubrette
just prior to the last stand ia never to be
seen of Broadway during the GUNNER,
and whether she takes up her abode ct
the Gedney or Coleman houBe depends
on how che may have been classified.
The Gedney is reserved for she who
ueFcI ulQ Auu UeNtT WILL. Az bUb
Coleman may be found che whose only
claim is that "she's lady with spot
less reputation"
The gossip about the New York dra-
matte papers is all bosh. A syndicate
who attempted to make a dramatic
newspaper trust, behind cash capital
OF 100000, failed to connect SUCCESS
fully, and then the rumor-msksrs began
their deadly work. The papers, by the
way, are ell doing well, and there is no
reason in the world why the owners
should cell, except the offer was a great
big one, without any dramatic wind.
Young Lawrence Hsney continues his
SUCCESS iii BiSnoh MaT5d6n'H 4 rhe PLAYER
as he Journeys northward. Last Mon
day he was rendered another ovation at
tho Academy of Music in Baltimore, and
Mr.. Tnnis Dean, the manager of the
house, pronounces the plsy "the most
beautiful performances of the season."
Next week Manager Frank Mseder, who
has 90 uuccsratully introduced the new
star, will be in New York with perma-
nent Offices st Dunlop's Stage News, AZ
W. Twenty-eighth street.
Mr.. William r. Hayden, Mr.. Stuart
Robson's manager, has one OF the pref
tiest homes on the coast of North Amer
lea. Thia is saying g good deal, but
none too much, for the charming spot
which is situated on the crest OF the
Navesink Highlands, with q full view of
the Atlantic in front, the magnificent
herbor Of New York to the north and OF
gay Long Branch and Jersey coast on
the south. Mr.. and Mrs. John Webster
Nellie McHenry), lifelong friendg OF
Mr.. Hayden, are his neighbors.
Last Wednesday the Women's Con-
grees was held in Chicago, and Mime.
Modjeska, Nine. Janauschek, Georgia
Cayvan, Julia Marlowe and others ad-
dressed this congress on subjects apper-
tanning to the stage. All these ladies
Won applause, but Mics Cayvan, at the
conclusion OF her address, was set upon
and deliberately and emphAtically kissed
| by somo six hundred members of heY
own worHhipiul sex. There is no tellinc
whether or not the fair Georgia anioyed
it; but, of course, the six hundred did.
| Gus Psege, the author OF Y0n Yopson
has arrived 10 Gottaburg, Sweden, and
has received an invitation from the rows
management OF tbs Christians theatel
in Norway, whore Ibsen's plavs sre pro
duced, to make them visit. Mr.. HeeRt
| has accepted, and instead OF crossinS
Skaane to Stockholm he will first 20 tC
Chretiania, then to Bergen, where Oh,
| Bull built thester for his countrymer
with the monev he made in America
and thence 70 Tronhjelm and beyond
| into the lsDd OF the midnight eun-thC
Ultima Thule OF Europe.
The New Sonth is an oasis in the des
/ ert OF modern dramatic writings. saw
| the Pittsburg Nmes, and deserves &c
/ oa classed with the best plays OF tn,
century. Vile Mr.. Joseph Grismer
one of ita authors. takes position SIS ont
/ OF the Glevereet heroic actors Of the dav
/ and Miss Phoebe Davies has scarcely ;
rival in emotional work. Their ioin
success would follow in any wholesom,
drama, but with such splendid play al
The New South to win public favor
the Grismer-Dayies combination ma,
be set down among the standard attrac
tions.
The New South has been treated pic
tonally IN the Illustrated American o
May 20th, with an able article on ster
/ ling American dramatists, in which Mr.
Joseph Grismer is welcomed into thr
fold in these pithy sentences: "Mr
Grismer went into the southern state
for his material--end The New Soutl
proves TO the original mind, our countr,
affords original MATERIAL That ou
country has heart, lungs and sinews o
its own-end0rsed with full, vigorous
splendid vitality. Let us havu
I more such hOuest dravnatists wa ar,