The morning call., 1894-02-04

will be a war drama without gunpowder. The
plan is TO present it at the beginning of next
s asOn. .Shorr Acres" will continue indef-
nItely at Days, New YORK.
II is said that Lea Van Dyk Z, prima donna of
the Little Tycoon" company, some years ago
befriended an unfortunate actor who lately be-
came heir to valuable property in Mississippi.
Recently be actor died ana bis Will bequeatbed
Miss Van Dyke house and lot. Zone time
Edward Harrigan is contemplating a pro-
fessioual trip TO Australia and thence TO Eng
land.
somewhere IN England which was hsbed out
after much excitement. Fancy the rage OF the
rescuers when they discovered on the Dack OF
the figure the label "a Woman OF NO lmpor-
tance."
The news that Signora Eleonora Duse has re-
tired from the stage not 10 appear az IN can
| hardly be said TO be as yet fully eonnrneu, Out
il will prise no one who knew how seriously
her health was impaired and how little she was
able 10 bear the strain OF series OF perform
ances of the great and trying parts she mas al
ways played She is not, Of course, IN her ntst
youth and a life OF disappointment and trouble
had not made her younger than her wears.
Extract from dramatic criticism In New
York paper: miss Clark does as much KICK
ing as Is seen IN two ordinary skirt GAUGES, anu
In the course Of ii she shows that she can
throw her foot nearly as bigh behlnd ber neao
as before II. Five or six minutes OF RAPID
dancing, rnded by a dozen consecutive DacK-
ward Kicks, each one of which makes the up
raised foot touch the dancers hair, certainly
cons lituIes difficult performance ana one
which proves very taking"
a. Nj. Palmer is about TO adopt the novel
scheme of classifying his deadheauS. Here
after all applicants for free tickets will have
their names recorded In book, which will be
submitted TO the committee OF the Actors
Fund accustomed 10 receive the 10 per cent
contributions levied upon each free ticket. Ii
may turn out that this innovation will have the
effect of considerably lesseniDg the number OF
applicants for free tick cts. Many people who.
for 10 asceTtanabie reason, have been in the
habit of applyiuQ receiving free tickets
are well able 10 pay for their entertainment,
and may do so, in preference 10 being handed
down TO posteriiy in duly recorded list OF
deadheads.
Mr. Joseph Jefferson's winter home in Louisi-
ana Is named Orange Island. IL embraces boOO
acres, mostly pasture land. There IS also d
small lake filled with bass. grren trout, gar,
and enough alligators 10 make IL exciting for
those who may wish 10 indulge in bath. Mr..
Jefferson has an orange grove OF many thou
sand trees, yielding yearly harvest OF THIS
fruit. The Louisiana orange there Is not H.
ferior to the Florida product
If such preposterous rubbish as "The Coun-
try GirI were put forth as new play by a
modern author II would says Mr.. w. ). Gil
bert In letter TO the London Daily Telegraph,
"be Indignantly Missed off the stage before the
first act had run its course" And so Wych-
erley wrote "preposteTous rubbish'-for The
Country Girl" as altered by Garrlck from "The
Country Wife," does not differ from its original
TO such an extent that Wycherley Is beyond the
range of Mr.. Gilberts sweeping denuncistion
The Country Wife" has been called obscene
aud shamelessly immOral-but prepOsterous
rubbish Mr.. Gilbert tars Molere with the
same brush, for so much OF the plot OF The
Country Wife" as is not taken from "EEcole
DIS Mars' is taken from " L'Ecole des
Femmes.'
Waldteufel OF this city has published the
"Andalusia March, for the piano, by Leon
Zeala, dedicated TO Miss Bertha Naternan.
The Wigwam announces a long list of attrac-
tions for this week. including the Rooster String
band, the Musical MasOns, Nine COrdella and
many Others.
Mr.. David Davies known here as profes-
sioDal, sends THE CALL a deplOrable picture
OF the nard times among actors in the East.
He writes from Bryan, Tex. where he is now
under engagement with j. II. Warwick, playing
In THE Cattle King" and "The Blue Grass
King" Warwick always holds kings IN his
titles.
1T Will surprise some to know that the Rev.
DIR. HOughton, rector of the Little Church
Around the Corner, never attends the play
house." says the ChurcnmaD the organ Of the
Episcopal church. He has not won tbs regard
of the actors by lowering his dignity or tarnish.
ing his ideal OF the prlestly office. To an actor
who asked him why he new went TO The theater
he said: "When you want me TO attend the
sick or the dying where would you rather ind
me-iD the d ess-circie or at the rectory?" 1t
is commented that DR.. HOughton has gained
the respect and afr elton of the profession by
his kindness. and that the secret OF the influence
is not patronage OF tue profession.
A Yankee comedy, "The Baxters," ascribed
to Mckee Rankin, is being acted In Canada by
Charles CoWles,