St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-28
FooTLIGHr FLASHES.


There is just now a, fierce war rag
ing between Pauline Hail. and Camille
D'Arville. Miss D'Arvilles manages
recently had Autographs distributed
which heralded Miss D'Arville as seThe;
Queen of Comic OPERA. This seem.
ingiy innocent; expression stirred up a
hornets nest which had for it's loea-
ton the camp of Miss Hall. 1t seems.
that Miss Halls business manager.
duncan B. Harrison, has copyrighted
Iaat epitnet as the exclusive property
OF Miss Hall, and he has made all sorts
or threats, which he has backed by
legal documents, for the purpose of
having Miss .D'Arville tear down that
particular combination of words as
applying to herself Lillian Russell
mas frequently been, alluded to as THE
queen OF Comici OPERA and, the look
ers-on and camp followers of this trio
OF comic opera singers are expecting
ltnat at almost any moment Miss Rus,
sell Will level her guns, or rather her
press agents, upon her sister singers
There. is no knowing what would hap
pen If Miss D'Arville's manager had a
chance to allude to her in print as
The Queen of Song" for it is wen
known that Miss Maggie Cline has
undisputed possession of that title
We suggest that whoever. loses this
case call herself Empress of Song"
That Will be going her rival one bet
ter.
Charles and Daniel Frohman are
Jointly interested in the production of
THE City of Pleasure" by George R.
Sims, which will be seen in August in
a preliminary season at the Empire
theater, New York. They will also be
interested jointly in the management
of the starring tour of Olga Neither.
sole. They deny, however that Miss
Nethersole will appear in The City
or Pleasure" This is the way Charles
Frohman puts it: The City of Pleas,
ure' is strong enough to draw an
is Miss Nethersole. Therefore, why
combine them?''
William H. Thompson, the sterling
character actor, now with THE Fatal
Card, and Alf Hayman, Charles
Frohman's general manager, were
talking about makeup" You could
never fool me by changing your face
by false hair and pigments" said
Hayman. 81 bet you twenty-five to
the contrary" replied Thompson. The
bet was made. Shortly afterwards,
one morning rather rough looking
to collect tailor's bill. IT paid that
bill, exclaimed the generalLnanager
know you did, said the other.
but you haven't paid me that bel
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s. The paragraph has once more got
ito pilHt lHdl AuSuStln DAILY 1OrD1dS
the actors in his employ to walk upon
Broadway. This item is as persistent
as fly time. AS a matter of fact no
such rule exists within the domains
of Days theater. Actors go on Broad.
way when they want to get engage
ments, for their agents have offices
along that thorougbfare. But it is not
picturesque street, and it is not USE
full to the actors profession for any
other purpose than the one mentioned.
and that is probably why the actors
of Mr.. Days company and the vast
majority of all actors that are sure of
their position do not congregate there.
Just thirty-four years ago Prof
Hermann, the world-known conjurer,
made his American debut at the
Academy of Music in New York. On
Monday, April 10, he -reappeared at
that historic theater, and executed,
with the assistance of his charming
wife, his. marvellous feats Of magic be,
fore an immense audience. Herrmann's
manager, Edward L. Bloom, says that
his stars profits on the season have
been s125,0OO.
William Gillette's new war play is
entitled Secret Service 1t will be
produced on May 10 in Philadelphia.