The evening world., 1894-01-05
fgPEaBA" IS ABANDONED.
B,nlons Lost Everything in the
Boston Theatre Fire,
, Princess Billed for Proctor's-
Other Stage News.

business Manager George tyler. OF the
panlony' "Superba" company, says that
his organization, which lost everything
IA the fire at the Globe Theatre. Boston.
sill not go out again this season. I'VE
sere booked IN San Francisco" said Mr..
ryler yesterday, but the engagement
annot be fulfilled. The loss was a very
heavy one. We were insured for few
Mousand dollars. but floating assurances
n are very expensive thinss,=. and few
managers can afford them. All the men,
bers of the company win soon be back
IN New York. During the firs old Han
lon watched the flames In silence. He
Is s,dom !floored antfjhe was not taken
aback on this OCCASION He looked
little palor than usuai, and remarked
quietly. This. thing is getting to be too
serious for a Joke a curious II thing' ,n,i and
ali that remaipna ainburnt Was half OF a
three-sheet beArirg the words Positive
" the last Yaek ,ot the Haulons with
perba 1srir rhsse aor,is siared at d people
from the mass o. oha rrad wood, brick
and debris. During the confiagration
son" se'bss nebs Knew sh awS 9e
cat was. He ts q crank on the subject
OF cats, and atyHys, has ONE for luck.
around the theatfe. An ne spoke about
the animal crept from beneath mound
OF debris. 1t was badly singed and in a
very unsightly condition. Mr.. Stetson
his home" Mr.. Tyler, himself, does not
know what he is going to do. He. de-
clares that sooner than remain In New
York idle he will go to his native heath,
The. members of The Prodigai
Daughter" company are fuming at hav-
ing to LAY or next week owing to the
have begun three weeks engagement
there Monday night 1t Is not likely that
they will be idle for more than a week,
as there is plenty Of vacant time to be
A lady named Dolgorouky Is to appear
at Proctor's Theatre next week and play
the violin, Mr.. Proctor with infinite
h s.s she sTSsss Sses an $50 $500. ss
wears diamonds worth yy50OO0 Da-
monds being exceedingly rare gems in
New York. this announcement should be
very interesting. In all probability this
beautiful Princess would be insulted II
she were offered salary for appearing
at continuous vaudeville performance.
she pays Mr.. Proctor something like
$1,000 week for the privilege of fiddling.
AS for the Stradivarius. there Is a rumor
around that II did not cost 5000, but was
bought very cheap for Si.999.99.
Walter. Jones, the entertaining tramp
of 1902" contemplates doing the Lon
don music halls during the next Summer
vacation. with Walton and Slavin, the
ganza. These conspirators have already
apDeared in most OF the principal cities
OF Europe. With the Hanlon brothers,
they visited London. Paris and Berlin.
Mrs. James Grown Potter. who suffered
so severely a couple of seasons ago from
tire m the South African theatre
where she was playing has had an un
Peaisant experience in India shop Ep
hotel was in names. The loss from fire
was not great, but thieves fiocked around
and took what the fire left.
small audiences !iay be made to look
less indicative of bad business. The
most popular method is to scatter th'
people through the house. At a Broad
way theatre last night the auditorium a
the first glance appeared to be well filled
The second glance showed that eacf
and two more on the other. From II,
gallery this arrangement made th'
house look like a checker-board. Bu
the ,neatest and least troublesome way I
gloomy house tells no tales. 1t is th
glare Of electric lights that makes It e.
dihcult for the poor agent to get him
self credited when he says, I'VE arr
playing to the capacity"
The eminent teaoher-actor, Charlie
Leonard Fletcher, who declares that h
is more talked about than anybody \
New York. Just now. and who Positiyel
denies that he was hooted in New Eng
land, had some very funny papers dis
tributed before his appearance in tn
unappreciative out-of-town. One OF thes
words "Comins y" ! Annual tour Of tn
popular romantic actor, Leonard Fletch
er, in a new version Of the immensel
HSisss!n HySs psnssh n1ss this wss ss FAX
! home. soak for FIVE minutes in lukewarI
Hyde" The j." this" referred to the b
Of paper, not to Mr.. Leonard Fletcher.
reached the city, fresh from Montani
Where her suit against ST. Daniel sr Bandmam IN
made known his decision yet" said Mis-
you'll hear some Interesting things. Th
case was a remarkable one, and lawyer
Bandmann. as you know. claimed that
was merely his pupil. whereas ! was HI
business partner, entitled to half OF a
that was earned during our tour throug
China, Japan and India. never got
penny in the way of salary. The resu
OF the suit will soon be known, and II
not at all afraid"
Cercie Froucnis banquet and Bni
The twenty ninth anniversary of the formatio
4 OF the Cerclc Francafs dc Harmonic will l
celebrated by>a banquet In the clubhouse tn
year instead OF at one Of the famous hostsrie
This course is rendered Imperative as the dat
Jan. l. falls on Sunday. thus preventing the bal
quet from being public one and combining It