The herald., 1893-07-23

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OF common stock, in all 100000. with
which it is proposed to take up the
present outstanding bonds and meet the
present debts and liabilities. The pro-
posers OF this plan give the expense OF
running the theater at $b3OO per week,
or $2l2,000 for 40 weeks, and estimated
the receipts for 40 weeks at $240, 900 or a
net profit OF $49, 900 year.
David Henderson is in New York.
Business at the Chicago opera house, as
we'll as at the other principal Chicago
theaters, he says, has been very large
since the beginning of June.
Evelyn Pollock has married a 22.year-
old Yale student named Kirkover in
Boston, and H. Donnely Klrkover, the
Chicago turfman and father OF the
sprightly young man, found it out on
Monday.
J.K. Emmett's schooner yacht Siren
went on Abraham's ways at Cold Spr ng
harbor on Tuesday to be cleaned and
painted. When finished the young star
will start on another cruise.
A current rumor asserts that Julia
Marlowe and Robert Tabor have been
united by marriage.
Mckee Rankin has written new
play. 1t is called The Baxters, and is
in three acts, scene being laid in North
ern Ohio, at President Garfeld's old
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin
will use it during the season OF '94-'95.
Jessie Bartlett Davis has resigned from
the Bostonians and has announced that
she has permanently retired from the
profession.
Annie Devils has signed with Cosgrove
& Grant to be featured as Kittie Star
light, in The Dazzler, for next season,
commencing August 18th, at Bangor, Me.
Lee Harrison and W. E. Blande have
engaged the following people to support
Eugene O'Rourke in The Wicklow Post
man next season: Matte Ferguson,
Elsie Jerome, Polly Poland King, Ell
veria Crockery, James j. Tighe, Robert
Vernon, Norman Campbell, Edwin
Bethel. James g. Bauer, Lou Allyn and
Mark Price.
Tennessee, or the Maid and the Con-
vict, an American comic opera in three
acts, by John Campbell Craig, with
music by r. W. Edwards, had its fret
production July 9Th, at the Grand opera
house, Evansville, Ind. under the aus
pices of the Evansville Press club.
Edwin Booths grave in Mount Au-
burn cemetery, near Cambridge. Mass.
is kept covered with flowers. Most of
the fragrant tributes to the dead actors
memory have come from Mrs. Jack
Gardner, the Boston society leader, and
Julia Ward Hove.
The funeral OF George Drew-Barry-
more, the actress, who died at Santa
Barbara, CAL, July 2, took place from
St. Stephens church, Philadelphia,
18th.
The engagement of May Irwin COM
pletes Peter F. Dailey's company for
John J. McNally's A Country Sport.
Daniel Bandmsnn, the tragedian,
procured divorce from his wife, Mil
licent, several months ago. He then
married Mary Kelly of San Francisco.
Judge Henry of Park County, Mon,
rendered decision July 10th, setting
aside the divorce-tableaux
Guy de Maupassant, the celebrated
French writer, died at an asylum for the
insane near Paris, July 7th. M. de
Maupaeeant, who was of ancient Norman
lineage, was born August g. 1850, at the
Chateau de Miromesmie, Seine-Inferi-
cure. He was one of the most gifted
Frenchmen of his day, and in addition
to his special literary work, which was
the writing Of novels and of short sto-
ries, he was the author of several plays,
among which were Histoire du Vieux
Temps and Musette. For the paat 18
months he has been insane.
Thomas @. Seabrooke says hewill try
q new opera New York next May.
Edwin Miner, who will manage Edwin
Vroom next season in Buy Bias, has
engaged Joseph Wheelock, Rosa Rand
and S. X. Chester to support bis star.
Mr.. Vroom's season will open at the
Fiith-avenue theater in August.
Katie Emmett, having postponed her
trip to Europe until next season, on ac-
count of her husbands illness, is sum-
mering at Atlantic City.
During Franklin Fyles' three months
vacation, which he is spending in the
west, James L. Ford is mis- substitute as
dramatic editor of the New York Sun.
Jessie Williams has been engaged by
Henry f. Abbey to be musical director
OF the new theater at Broadway and
Thirty-eighth street.
1t is said that the late Charles Palmer,
who was the manager of Helen Barry,
insured his life for 500 900 in the actress
favor.
Robert. otherwise "Bobby" Gaylor.
supported by strong farce comedy
company, will continue next season in
Sport McAllister, opening in New York
on August 14th. Gaylor is just closing
a Pacific coast tour of Is weeks, and has
not played losing night on the entire
trip.
Kate Claxton is at her villa at Larch-
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Price are at As.
bury PARK.
Bessie Clayton has been engaged for
next season by Francis Wilson, and will
appear in Erminie.
William A. Brady arrived in New
York on Monday.
Augustus Thomas has begun to work
on the new play ordered by Charles
Frohmen. The plot is founded on incl
dents in the political life of Washing
ton.
Albert Bruning is fishing in the New
Middle Dam, near Androscoggan lakes,
in Maine. Last week he caught the
largest trout that has been taken on q
Ay this spring. 1t was beauty and
weighed 80 pounds. OF course there
have been heavier ones caught, but all
with bait.
Miss May Brooklyn is summering at
Long Branch.
The PLAYER, in which Lawrence Han
ley will appear at the New York Star