The morning call., 1893-03-26

engagements in Canada, Manitoba, New
Bruins wick, Nova ScOlIa and British Co
lum 5a Next season Will begin in the early
summer with an entirely new company en-
gagged for three years and especially selected
for rour of the world The first year will
be devoted entirely To this country and the
British possessions with Australia and Great
Britain 10 follow.
A handkerchief carried by Modjeska in
Henry III" is one of the rarest pieces of
old Spanish lace in existence. It is said TO
have once been the property of Queen lsa-
bella.
Among the latest Of the prominent actors
to reply TO ElbTidge T. Gerry's violent as
sault upon the women OF the stage is John
Drew, who points with pride to his distn-
guiShed mother, who began her professional
career at about 9 years of age. He holds
that children are better off on the stage than
IN any other occupation that is open to
them.
II is reported that an enterprising New
Yorker has paid S27, 600 for the privilege of
using the curtains of the theaters in Chi
cagO during the Worlds Fair, and that it is
his ulan to paint upon each curtain n square
space to be filled with advertisements.
Colonel lngersoh, in his final Sunday
evening lecture, March u, at tine New York
Broadway Theater, is on record as declar
ing that no great play has been written since
ShakespeaTe's time. This is so ralpably
! false, except upon Quibbie of comparison,
comments the Sun, that it is surprising the
colonel should utter it. Certainly, o play
eQuallng those of Shakespeare has been
written, but aside from this comparison
many plays have been produced which de-
serve places among the great
Mrs. Frank Leslie has at length embarked
| in the theatrical businessmen, however, as
| an actress. Several years ago she made a
version of lie Demi-MOnde," and called it
THE Froth OF Society,"" The play has now
taken to the ROAD, with Joseph HawOrth
ana Emily Rigl in The leading roles, and
! Mrs. Leslie has gone along 10 see that the
! boX-office receipts do not get away.
At recent meeting of the Christian
! League for the Promotion of Social Purity
| in New York Anna M. Dickinson, who at
| one time had histrionic aspirations, spoke
! as follows: In the first place." she said,
| Il desire to explain why l have refused to
| speak on other occasions. For the last tw0
| years have not faced an audience without
! being spoken of afterward as that mad
! woman and that crazy pauper' Now
! have taken means to silence those voices.
| and l feel again that l can raise my voice
without being subject TO insult" Miss
| Dickinson proceeded TO speak in the strong
| est scathing terms against state regulation
| OF prostitution.
| Theodore Wachtel, the famous German
| brHvura tenor, gave farewell concert in
! Berlin last Wednesday on the eve of his
| SEVENTEEN birthday. He can still take his
! upper {, but never drinks beer fat.
a report in circulation in New York
| theatrical circles March II that Actor
| William j. Seaman was dying at Blooming
! dale Asylum was denied by Manager
| Augustus PItOu. 1t is true that Scanlan
has been failing steadily for the past week.
! Mrs. Seaman believes that the actor will
| live for several weeks vet.
why does the ballet kick high2"
Said she, I'D ike to know"
Aud the man behind her said: 80
| Above your mammoth hat can spy
wee BIT Of the show"
| Odette Tyler has been so seriously i'll
! with pneumonia complicated with rheuma-
| tiSm OF the bowels that she came near leay-
! inE the stare Tor rmnl and all.