St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-17
F00TLIGHT FLASHES.

Lewis Morrison last week read the
manuscript of 1.-THE Privateersnan,'
Iby Harrison Grey Fiske, and accepted
it Immediately by telegraph.
A. M. Palmer has Lille Langtry an(
"Trilby" booked at his theater in New
York for the rest of the season, follow
ing 1.-The Fatal Card
May Ten Brock now gets salary te
remain out of the cast of 'The Passing
| Show
! William Hoey, Old Hoss, will not
star next season. W. D. Mann, now his
| manager, will go in advance of Della
! Fox.
The Metropolitan opera house and
| Roster and BiaPs, New York, and the
Castle Square theater, Boston, are re-
puted the most beautiful theaters in
! the United States.
Cora Urquhart Potter is the only So
called society actress that has made a
success on the stage. This is be-
cause she put society to one side when
she crossed the stage door.-Theatrical
Tidings.
How about society abjuring Cora
Urquhart Potter?-Ed
Otis SINNERS parents meant that he
should be minister. But he became,
first of ALL newspaper man, and
wrote long -winded editorials. The
paper soon collapsed and then the
stage got another actor.-EXchange
But it doesn't follow that every diff
fuse editorial writer ought to become
an actor. He might drive car, or
weed garden
A Well-knoWn star who is now tour
ing in the West, and who likes to make
speeches before the curtain, has ven
triloquist travelling with him who can
throw his voice in any part of the au-
ditorium and simulate cries of speech!
speech!" in all parts Of the house.-Ex-
change.
Can it be Sol Smith Russell? No, for
Sol doesn't wait for any cries.-Ed.
Thomas @. Seabrooke, the comic op-
era star,relates the first time he played
legitimate comedy. Julius Caesar
was the play. The stage manager gave
him the role of First Roman Citizen.
Seabrooke returned it, saying he had
been engaged for comedy. You are
supposed to make the part funny, re-
piled the stage manager. Seabrooke
took the part. Then he convened with
Brutus and the orchestra leader. He
concluded to introduce some business.
At night, when Seabrooke made his
entrance, Brutus exclaimed, What
wouldst thou, most noble citizen?'' 81
chord in G." was the reply. The mu-
steal director then struck the chord
and the comedian sang comic song.
He was encored, but the stage manag-
er did not join in.
In Heart of Maryland" David Be-
lasco's new drama, which Fred c..
Whitney and Max Blemen will produce
in the fall, Mrs. Leslie Carter will swing
in midair from a church bell, SO that
it will not ring and alarm the enemies
of her escaping lover. It represents
the scene on which is founded the
poem, "Curfew Shall Not Ring To-
night" The query of most interest to
the audience is, where will the bell be
hung?
Robert Downing, the well-known ira
gedian, will be here soon.
The last weeks rehearsal of C. T.
DaZey's new American drama, "The
War of Wealth." is now in progress at
the Garden theater in New York Man.
ager Lift proposes to produce the play
with wonderfully strong cast and in
manner far superior to anything he
has yet presented to the public, at the
Chestnut street opera house, Philadel-
phia, Feb. 25.
Here is a story from one of the big
gest liars in the business: 'T have
had another setback" says W. A. Nc
Connell. Last Thursday John Stet-
son telegraphed to me from Boston,:
Meet me in New York, Hoffman house,
Sunday at noon. Keep my visit to the
city strictly quiet. Prefer to remain
incog.' On Sunday Frank Mckee told
me had dined with Stetson that morn
ing. I told him he was mistaken. I
got him to agree with me. On satur-