The morning call., 1893-06-25

tinaiion and the object of the old singers visit
jump together very nicely.
The report thai Marie Wainwright Will marry
Paul Schultz, a Tacoma millionaire. seems TO
be accepted as trustworthy information by the
atrcal people.
Emerson Bennett, the author. for many years
connected with the Ledger and Saturday Night,
Is writing play FOR Edwin Gordon Lawrence.
director OF the Lawrence School of Acting OF
New York, in which he Will star the coming
season. Lawrence tIied the teaching elocuton
in this city as Il business. but ala better subse.
quently with it in New YORK.
1t Is said that Sir Arthur Sulliyan's first I'M
pulse to compose for the stage was received
when he saw MIR. George du Maurier and Mr.
Harold Power play Offenbaens lies Deux
Aveugles" c'The Blind Beggars'o at a priv
house. IL struck him that similar eXtrava-
eanza In English would be no less happy. On
his way home from that party he mentioned
bis thoughts 10 Mr.. Burnand. The latter was
equally struck with II and proposed an adapta-
ton OF Madison orton's farce OF BOX and
Cox" This was In 1866 aud the result was
"Cox ana Box" which was hrst performed IN
public al the Adelphi Iheater IN London on the
occasion OF a 'beDehp' organized by the staff
Of Punch. Box was then felIie~ented by Du
Maurier, Cox by Power and Sergeant Bouneei
by Arthur Cecil, who had not yet become a
player by profession. II Is not generally know
that Sir Arthur himself once took part in a
representation Of "Cox and Box" This, Mr.
Nilleby tells US, was al PontreslDa i'll lS7S-79,
and for the benefit OF the English church
there. This time Cecil played Box and Joseph
| Bainby Bouncer, Sir Arthur figuring as Cox.
veteran actors are getting cuffed by fate
jefferson fingers In New YORK. He has been
so seriously i'll that ne VIII not travel next sea-
son. Charles Wheatleish is invaded In the
same city. as the result of an accident that hap
pened 10 him while travelling from Washington
to Chicago four weeks ago.
Thomas w. Keene has concluded not 10 do
Japan this year-the mkt, perhaps.
Alma Stuart Stanley, once great In English
buresque. and who ran brief career in this
! city, is now singing in Il concert garden in
Paris.
John Webster has secured the American
rights TO Arthur Branscombe'S new comedy,
Morocco Bound" now running at the Shaftes-
bury Thealer London. BranscOmbe has had a
tough fight with fortune since his experiences
at the Alcazar, in this city; but he appears tc
be on top now.
Emily Soldene, whom Scotchman would
call "MucR le-mou'd Neg" once famous as
comic opera prlma donna aud her ventures
with British blondes, is doing theatrical and
musical notices Tor the sydney On. S. W.,
Evening News.
Miss Marie Burroughs declines starring for a
while. She is content 10 remain in tue stock
Debua.
When Bessie Bonehill. the London music
hall performer, comes 10 the Pacific Coast she
will bring SgnOr B0relli with her. He is said
10 be clever musician and a humoris, an
sings in Italian, French, Spanish and English.
James j. CorOett. champion OF the world
accompanied by his manager, William A
Brady, will make tour OF The globe after ful-
filling MS engagement with Charles Mitchell.
London has voted gloves questionable In
theaters. The badly printed programmes play
havoc with them.
1.-The Second Mis-. 1anQueTay" TO Mr.. aud Mrs.
Kendall, and The English players will use il
during their forthcoming American tour. L
will be Interesting TO see Mrs. kendall as a very
very bad woman, for such is the principal
character.
Nine. Adelina Patti has established a rule
not to kiss any but her most Intimate friends
IL is said thai after recent concert 5000 ladies
insisted on embracing the diva.
There is a report in circulation that Mnna
Gale Haynes Will return TO the fooilights mex
season without pei mission.
Dame Rumor says that Charles II. Hoyt con
templates entering again into he holy state o
matrimony and that Mamie Gilroy is The object
OF his love.
The probable successor to Sir William Cusins
as ''Naster of the Musick 10 the Queen" is be
leved 10 be Sir Arthur Sullivan, but the bait oil
$500 year. which the post is worth can
hardly be taken into consideration by a musi-
clan whose time is worth so much more.