The morning call., 1894-07-22
Personal and Other Jottings

Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hayman have returned from
India 10 Europe, and at last advices were en-
joylng the beauties of Antwerp.
A European manager wants "1n Kentucky"
for the Continent. II is now being played with
great success in the British provinces.
At the solicitation of many of Mr.. Harrigan's
friends he has decided to put on ''Squatter
Sovereignty" at the California Theater follow
ing "McSorley's Initiation"
Charles Frohman will personally direct the
season of the Empire Tbeater Stock Company
at the Baldwin, beginning August &.
christopher Jr.," comedy in four acts by
Madeline Lucetle. will be presented by John
Drew and his American company for the first
half of his last week of his present engagement
at the Baldwin.
Henry Heymau. vioinist, sends the following
Correspondent arte" from Vienna TO The
CALL: Cordial greetings. Am having grand
time, and am being entertained by artisles and
nobility"
Edgar and Henry Davenport, sons Of The late
E. l.. Davenport and brothers OF Fanny Daven-
port, think of starring Jointly next season In
the plays made successful by their father.
Billy EN- rson and Lew Benedict are engaged
for the principal end men OF Ceveland's Min
strels.
Maggie Mitchelps husband, Charles Abbott.
is 10 return 10 the stage next season ana play
Niles Mckenna In 'kosedale." Abbott was for
some years Miss MitchelPs leading man prtvi-
Gus 10 their marriage, and then having become
100 stout TO play juvenile business he took TO
management first acting in that capacity for
his wife, and after her retirement making a
partnership with Ben Teal, who had been Dion
Boucicaulls last partner.
l hear, says the New York Recorders
"Prompter," that Nat Goodwin may m AXE Lon
don resting place for future histrlonlc efforts.
Nat had pretty sad experience III the British
metropolis once before, but l fancy that the
play in which he appeared, 1.-THE Gold Mime"
had something to do with this,sip-up in his pro-
feSslonal career. Nat Is so enamOTed of Eng
land that lie may buy house In London. cut
liz a M
growing colony of Americans IN England.
The original of the tough but brave old COX
swain in The Ensign" Henry Greer. died in
Newport, h. l., week before last. He served
forty years in the United States navy. Haw-
oruh, author OF the play, met him several years
ago at tie Brooklyn Navy-yard, and made his
study from HIM.
LADY Windemere's Fan" Will be run at the
California soon after the close of the Harrigan
engagement.
Miss Hope Booth proposes to take a London
theater next season. She used TO play small
parts in one OF Frohman's companies.
For The next season Abbey and Grau have
engaged Melba, StDyl Sanderson and Zele de
Lussan, sopranos; MantellI, contraltO; Tam
agno aud De Reszke, tenors; Maurel and An
coma, barytOneS; tlancon and De ReSZke,
bassos; Mancineli and Bevignani are conduc-
tors. They are still negotiating several i'm
portant engagements. AS the name Of Emma
Eames is not mentioned in this cOnnec ion
ii is presumed in some quarters that she is to
be dropped In order 10 secure the return OF
CdlNei WHO CeCllucS 10 engage Ill tuc same COLL
pany.
Divorced actors are so numerous in New
York that they are alluded to as the "Alimony
Club" Bob Hilllaid is a late addition.
George Cayvan proposes To star. Ada Re
hans example is contagious.
David Belasco has gone down TO the terrapin
and canvasback state 10 get local color for bis
new play, The Heart of Maryland"
Friends" with Milton Royle aud Selma
Fetter, Will be seen at the California in the
first week in September.
Spanish musician mas devised system of
musical notation by which the sharp and fiat
system Is done away with.
Herr Dove pronounced DOvay), with his
bullet proof coat is coming 10 America TO fill
engagements at dime museums.
a Boston theaIer, as hot weather advertise
ment, served ice cream to its matinee patrons,
ana OF the $50 spoons passed out with the
cream on given day but sixteen were re-
turned. OF course they were supposed to be
souvenirs.
John Masou's new piece for next season has
a novel idea. When IL opens lie is 100 years
old. The magic gift of four kisses, each OF
which Will take twenty-five years from his life
Is given him. He receives three of them. and
becomes young man, and falls III love, but Il
he kisses his sweetheart IL means death tC
him.
Colonel w. j. Fife and a full cast of anna
teurs made Il presentation at Tacoma, Wash.
of James sheridan Knowles "Virginius" about
the middle of June last for the benefit OF the
Interstate fair fund. The Herald devotes three
columns to Il laudatory notice of The affair
But the cuts OF the characteTs They defeat
the kindly purpose OF the writer Of the article
The letter-press falls dead in the presence OF
such cdricatureS.