The morning call., 1894-05-06
Personal and Other Jottings


closed at a sum in excess Of 100000. But es-
Inmates In such cases amount to very little.
so far, Modjeska's engagement at the Bald
win is the most profitable OF any she has
played during the present season.
Mrs. Farren, the weltknown actress, died OF
paralysis in New York on Friday, April II.
The Actors Amateur Athletic Association OF
America. familiarly known as the give AS"
is on the verge OF bankruptcy, and Is soon
expected to pass out OF existence. II was once
the pride and glory of the New YORK proies-
sional.
Mr.. George r. Sims has put "Uncle Toms
Cabin" into such shape that Moore q Burgess
LoD00n MiustTels can play IL.
Mr. Alfred WilKie, with select quartet, IN
| Guiding himself, Mrs. Schultz, Miss Anna Sci
| Kirk, Miss GruenhageD and good Dasso. pro-
| poses to go a-Mayng for week or two OF con-
| certs among the bay towns. 1t seems ike
| good scheme for a spring outing.
| Edward Harrigan. with his New YORK or
| ganization, will soon appear at the California.
! Hallen and Hart are also booked for this
! theater with "The Idea" farce comedy.
the New York papers have spoken in regard
| TO James q. Roach's new play, "Rory OF he
/ HILL" The Press says that from Celtic stand
! point il is an admirable piece although It's con-
struction might be considered faulty II re-
| garded by critical English, German or Gallo
| eyes. James G. Roach diScards probability
with the rise of The curtain and STICKS TO 10 MS
| principles stoutly until it falls again. There
! are various incidents. characters, cliBaXes and
! adventures in his play that could not occur III
! Ireland or any other country But logic mas
nothing to do with the irish drama. It's OBJECT
| is the emotional expression OF human nature,
| and this purpose Is always carried out. This
| opinion is. generally concurred in.
The latest opened place of amusement in this
city is the Lyceum Theater, corner OF Stockton
| and Union streeIs-Lorane Hollis, lessee and
| manager. MelOdrama to rule.
Thomas w. ketne will approach Richard LII
| from another standpoint next year. he says II
! will be hard thing 10 DO, for man cannot
| play part for ten years and then remodel It,,
ayfA
seen Mr.. Keene's Richard, remarks the Brook
| lyn Eagle, will abet him in the struggle
The property left by p. t. Barnum yields
S114.O0O a year. 1t costs 5000 q year to
| collect IT, ana the heirs have hauled the
executors into court to find out why it costs so
much.
II is told OF the Kendas that they fell in love
with each other while on tour with the elder
Compton On their wedding night, which came
about in Manchester, they had expected TO start
on honeymoon for three days, bur the illness
of II actor compelled a change of bill and they
played LAS You Like IT, that evening. Their
love-makng was realistic. Since that time
they have never been separated on the stage or
off.
While cheap theaters have grown and meas
| urably prospered In Brooklyn. says the Eagle
in the last year or two there are several in the
West that have been closed in consequence of
hard times, and one dealer In secondhand
plays is about TO close all his uheaters. The
reason assigned is that these theaters are sup
ported by the poorest class and that they have
felt the hard times more than Others
A Iver-pad company has put i've free shows
on the road In the West. The troupes are OF
| variety actors only and they exhibit only 10
| draw crowds to which the so-called lecturers
struggle to sell patent medicines.
"Muscotte," a play of emotion by Guy de
| Maupassant the pessmist and lunaIic, was re-
/ Gently produced at the Star, New York, by
| Nelson Wheatcroft.
Nj. y. Curtis began an extended engagement
at the Standard Tneater. New York. on Mon
day, April 80, in Sam'l OF PoseD, or the Drum
mer Up to Date"
Otis Skinner was born In Cambridge, Mass.
and was reared in those classic shades.
Ben Teal has heen engaged 10 stage all Of c.
B. Jefferson, Klaw and Changers plays.
Julia Gaylord, an American singer who won
reputation in English opera, principally in
England, fifteen years ago, died in Brooklyn
recently She was Mrs. Frederick G. Packard
at the time OF her death having married the
leading tenor in the Carl Rosa Opera Company
of which she was prima donna.
George c. Min. facetlousy referred 10 by
theatrical people as 1.-THE reformed clergyman"
has purchased for America the big Porte st.
Martin melodrama, called Napoleon" and
will bring it 10 the United States next year.
Min left America several years ago, and dur
ing his absence has wandered and pondered all
around the world.
The osslfed man has left Jersey City dime
museum because the swoid.swallower laid him
across two chairs and used him as an ironing
board on which to iron creases in his trousers.
Fanny Davenport proposes to star in new
play by Sardou; There being no important
part ia it for her husband. Melbourne Nc
Dowell, he will go on he road at the head of
sep rate company with a new English melo-
drama, 1.-The Cotton King"
II was In the boiler factory.
Who" asked one Of the workmen, sis that
pretty girl who comes here so often?"
'Sbe's a musician"
"What does she come here for?"
practice. She is studying to be Wagnerlan
prIm. donna"
Clay NJ. Greene is writing play in which
Wilton Lackaye will star next season.
Fitzgerald Murphy, formerly OF Boston,
author of ''The Irish Statesman" and other
plays, is now the editor OF a prosperous looking
paper In Los Angeles called The Figaro.
Elaborate reyIVals OF old plays will be numer-
Gus during next season. There is dearth OF
new pieces OF merit.
Eddie F0y, the Hendersonan farceur pro-
poses 10 launch spectacular farce-comedy
next season entitled "Off the Earth" The
scenes are laid on the earth and moon. en-
derson got tired OF Foy's capers and let him
out.
1t will interest a good many people to know
that within the next year or TWO the remains of
the celebrated tragedian, Edwin Forrest, will
be removed from the old vault in which they
now rest to the Forrest Home at Holmes burg,
and fitting memorial erected in honor of
Macready's great rival.
Two urchins were studying the imperial
double eagle trademark on the Autographs OF
the Darkest Russia" company In front OF the
Grand Opera-house, st. Louis.
Tall Urchn-Say, Teddy, dose Russians must
be as great at playing baseball as de ST. Louis
feers.
Short Urchin-Ob, come of. How do Won
know? You've never been deIe
Tall Urchin-How do know? Look at dat
eagle. Dat represents Russia, and it's got
ball In one claw and bat in de otner.
Remenyi like Paderews ki and Rubinstein ia
sparng in bis diet. but be has progressed be-
yond them in becoming a vegetarian and in
abandoning the use OF cigarettes, TO which he.
like Them, was addicted. While the violinist
was In Topeka the other day he received a
letter fiom his SOP, who lives now on Staten
Island, announcing that he, too. was deter
mined TO give I'D eating any animal food.
Remenyrs reply was: Don't you think that
one - fool in the family is enough?" Rene.
ny1 possesses ferty-seven violins, Including ex.
ampies OF the work OF all The great Cremona
manufacturers of the seventeenth and eign-
teentn centuries.
There is point in the play of Darkest
Russia at which Judge sentences one OF the
feminine villains OF the piece to prison.
"You are condemned 10 Ten years in Siberia"
he says.
AT McVicker's .Theater in Chicago few
nights ago an old man who had been much
wrought up over the scene rose in his seat at
this line and shouted:
''Give her twenty. She deserves itt'
Ii took ten minutes to get the audience in a
condition TO listen to The remainder of the