Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
GENERAL STAGE NEWS.

GENERAL STAGE NEWS.
The new con'lc opera, "The knicker
boxers" by Reginald de koven and
Harry h. S;ulth. ~ gwen by the Bos-
tonians IN Boston Thursday night, is "a
agreeably Dutch rs the Fencing Mas
ter" IS Italian and ROBIN Hood"
English. There is u tuneful song which
the old Dutchnien IN the piece hight in
their historic pipes and pub melodiou-ly
away; there is the song OF the Dutcn
seaman, which has been described as
antiquatedly roilicking; then there is
an old-fashloned wooden shoe dance
and pretty spinning song for Miss
Caiaille D'Arvlle. The praises of to-
bacco are sung during the opera IN q
very musical way, but 10 ia reported
that no particular firms will be adver-
tlsed aud smoking viii! not be permitted
during the performance. No one mas
as yet claimed the music.
Most authors find difficulty in select
ing names for their characters. Charles
Dickens walked the streets of London.
studying the signs over the shops. 4
Baltimore newspaper man has just
found out that Edwin Milton Royle.
the author of the successful comedy
drama Friends" got all the names for
the Characters IN the play, from his
professors and classmates in Princeton
university. well-known clergyman,
and one of Royle's best friends, has
shown some irritation because his name
is attached to the villain of the play.
The name of the young pianist was
taken from General karje, the we'll
known Pnllsh patriot and professor oil
modern languages at Princeton unlVcr
slty.
When the II. L. Dixey company left
PIttsbUrg Pa, last week. they left
their trunks with the proprietor OF the
Red Lion hotel. in lieu of Sl66 board
bill. Wien the trunks were opened
they were found to De empty. The
hotel proprietor started after the COM
pany and caught It at Beaver Falls,
where he got two orders-one for $50
on the receipts If one house at New
castle, "Wednesday night, and one for
similar amount on the receipts 81
Youngstown, Dec. =. The DIxey
company have been having bad sea-
son.
Edwin Booth left MS own rooms a.
the Players club on Christmas Eve, to
hear the midnight address" delivered
by the new member, Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Booth spoke slowly, and with pro-
found feeling. His words were very
few, but they produced deep impress
SION on hrs hearers, for he plainly init
mated that the fellow players who
were there dong him such honor
would, on the next Founders night,
drink at the solemn hour when the
day, month, aud year change, IL his
memory, not bis health.
A San Francisco paper says: "WI;h
out Dragging. 1t can be said without
fear OF contradiction. that there is no
other city IN the United states Outside
of san Francisco where the same
amount of money can bc taken in rs
I'D Ali Bahia, winch during its engage
ment played nightly to an average OF
Sl.7OO." The New York Manhattan
opera house holds $1,000. and If "Ali
! Bahia" comes that way, that is the
average It will play 10.
Most of the chorus and minor peo-
pie OF the dIstisnded Dighy Bell Opera
company are IN New YORK, and all are
profuse m their praise OF Prof. Herr
mann. who paid their fares TO New
York, spending over $500 therefor.
The people state they were left entirely
destitute by their mansger.
Charles II. Hoyt, recently elected 10
the New Hampshire legislature. was a
page in that body IN 1871. Mr.. Hoyt
was horn within stones throw of the
state mouse. and MS frs, plsy--"Silver
Plume"-a Wild western drama, was
produced at Whites opera house, Con-
cord. IN 1873.
Stuart Robson has made = great hit in
his hand sCme revival of Married
Life" this week in Chicago, and be has
decided to open bra New York engage
ment at the Fifth Avenue thsster, Nav
I. with Buckstone's clever old comedy.
The Metropolitan opera house in New
York . stsll IA the came condition it
was after the fire, and its future "a IN
certain. owing 50 lack of concerted
seton by the stockholders.
Henry c. Miner and Nat Goodwin
have entered into partnership aud WI.
buid and cOnduc, a new comedy
tbsster n New York. OF which Sir.
Goodwin vii be the star.
II. C. Miners suis against Mrs.
James Brown Potter has been settled
BY the payment Of s. 500 in cssh and
$1,000 Ia notes iadeTsed by John Sest-
son.
John I. sullivan has = soaring snlbl-
ton. He = studying Dr. Bird trag
edy, The Gladiator. and means %
plsy the leading part before long.
Hovt's a Trip 10 Chinatown will
be played at the New York Madison
squsre thester for tn 459tn oon.ecu-
tive time on Friday, January %.
'Non IOnson" i playing 80 trenlen-
d0us receipts n the northwest. Its
gross receipts a 81 Paul were over
g. ooo.
q. Lesviit has brought suit against
Margaret Msther for bresch OF Goa