The morning call., 1893-06-18
Personal and Other Jottings.


Personal and Other Jottings.
Boxsheet opens tomorrow evening at
the Stockwell for John Jacks benefit on
Monday, June 26. The war drama Maine
and Georgia" will be played.
Miss Leila France of this city has written
lullaby. Baby. Pink and White ded-
Gated to Raymon Moore. The words are
by Ernest Whitney. and are reprinted
from Harper's Young People.
Bessie Bonehill. the London music-hall
singer, Is engaged for an eight weeks tour
of the Pacific Coast.
The Bostonians are reported, June Z, as
doing light business in robin Hood"
at the Garden Theater in New York.
Louise Natali Nouise Lester is paid $500
for each performance as prlma donna of
the Hinrichs Opera Company, now at the
Grand Opera-house. New York. This is
life more than she received when singing
at the Tivoli in this city few years ago.
Baron Blanc has secured divorce from
the Baroness.
1t is said Neil Burgess has retired from
the stage. Burgess began his career in
the variety theater. impersonating can
tankerous old woman in a sketch. NasDy's
widow Bedott" brought him to the regu-
lar stage and there esta b.!shed him.
j. Travis Quigg, well known as news
paper writer ana musical critic, died re-
Gently at his home in New York.
Albert Raymond, young attorney OF
this city, who collaborated with Phillip
Hastings in the adaptation of La Mario
laine" some time since. is engaged in
writing the lbretto of an opera, the music
to be by Adolph Bauer. The work will
have its first production at the TivOli in a
few weeks.
Meyer Cohen, the popular young barry
tone who has sung so long in this city. has
at last decided 10 embrace the stage and
has signed with Archie Boyd in "The
Country Squire" He will be rendered
benefit at Metropolitan Hall. July 20, a
few days before his departure East.
Polly Stockwell, daughter of Ethel
Brandon (StockwelD. will make her ap-
pearance on the evening of Monday, June
26, in the new war play. "Maine and
Georgia"
Hermann. the juggler. is a mem ber of
the Order of Isabella Catolica. The order
of decoration which he wears proudly
was gwen him by the late King AlphonsO
of Spain. So far as Hermann is concerned,
things would seem to be little mixed
considering the order and its purpose.
"lf the American GIRL" says Miss Lolita,
will learn to keep her temper, to keep
quiet-particulariy the muscles oil her face
some serious work and do it with all her
might and strength, and if she is true to
herself, she won't get tired. and she won't
wear out before her time. She should not
make the mistake of using too much sar-
casm. That weapon is an undeniable pro-
tection-so is gun or plstol-but insults
are uncommon, aud 1t is only when an
offense Is received that sarcasm should be
used. | have no respect for the girl who
is unkind nr unclean, and | have great ad-
miratnn for healthy. temperate. restfnl
people,"
Steele Mackaye's Chicago spectatorium
scheme has collapsed. and the only funny
thing about the failures is, according to
Dunlop Stage News. that Mackaye has
applied for receiver because the company
owes him S55,0 900.
Thomas w. Keene proposes to spend
several thousand dollars On his revival of
Macbeth" next season.
George w. Lederer has sold his interest
in "Incog."
Charles II. Hoyt has changed his mind
and will pot turn his country home at
Charleston. n. H., into the Flora Walsh
home Tor old actresses. He denies that he
ever had such an intention. and, conse-
quently, Dunlop of the Stage News, who
gave the Information to the public, pub
iishes an affidavit on the subject TO put
himself straight.
Ben Stern will be Fanny Davenport's
manager next season, succeeding his late
partner Marcus Mayer.
Louis James and his new wife, phje
Hendricks, will spend the summer at Kan
sas City, Mo.
The Davies Grismer Company begin
their season of 1894 in New York Citv
in August.
1t is said that Vivian Sartoris, daughter
OF Nellie Grant Sartoris. now 16 years of
age, will 60 on the stage shortly.
1t is calculated that Paderewski receives
f3 15s minute when playing the piano.
forte in public
The play that Eugene Fellner of Boston
Don Carlus de Seville" The Don is the
dissipated son of an illustrious family He
awakens to a realization of his wasted
past, to atone for which he makes a num-
Der of heroic and pathetic sacrifices. The
political wars In which Spain is involved
give him an opportunity TO redeem him.
self and the conclusion of the play finds
him the esteemed friend OF Philip ii and
the husband OF the woman he loves.
The latest fad of the actresses who 90
a-walklng Is to have the ribbons around
the neck of their pet pugs TO match the
color of their parasols.
A receiver has been appointed for the
New ork Casino. The liabilities are said
to be S460.000 and the assets S210, 900, and
as the building is on leased ground the
owner NAV foreclose TO secure his rent.
James j. Corbett, tile pugilist, and his
wife. Ollia Corbett, will bring on Gentle
man Jack" at the Haymarket, Chicago.
Tomorrow evening. 10Th. for an extended