The morning times., 1896-06-07

Ehythe Chapman. John FiEdley, Agnes
Fiudley, Charles Mackay, William Boag,
Maud Monroe and others. Prof. Graham,
the wonder worker. hCids the stage ut
Aliens rand tonight
a FTER a couple of weeks OF success IN
A Boston town. Tim Murphy opens TO-
morrow night at keith's New York
theater. Tins act has made great
hit. and it is original in It's dress
ing. He calls it Speaking Statues lie
has large frame aiter Tie manner OF
living pictures. The curtains drawn repre-
sent him as sCme familiar character.
After a moments pose the statue &C mes to
life, aud so clever is Tim in this line that
il seems to be the original speaking and not
an imitation. He first appears as Sol smith
Russell in "A Poor Relation" then he
changes to Jefferson as Bob Acres. HIS
third imperSnnation is Irving as Matthias
in Tho Bells" and the last statue repre-
sents Edwin Booth as Ricbelicu.
MATERIALLY. the late Rivals" tour
~ was fraught with many interesting
Y, incidents. The Mirror and other New
York papers have teemed with stories
of the stars. There were thirty nine
people in the party. Only two or these
we're understudies. Fanny Addison PIT
was up on Mrs. Malaprop ard Minnie Rad
Hollands were prepared TO play most d
the male roles and well they could have
done any of them. and Tom and Joe JET
ferson. jr., uIderstudied the Hollands Bu
no one was called on "a replace any one oi
I the original cast. Only in one city was
! there possibility of an understudy being
| pressed into service. This was at Worcester
! Mass. where Nat c Goodwin missed the
| train and failed to materialiZe. Young Joe
/ jefferson was ready and dressed 20 go ur
as Sir Lucius e'TTiggcr, when at quar-
ter to 6 Mr. Goodwin walked into tht
theater, his hat on the back of his head
| nunChalanuy putting a cigar. Everyone
was curious TO know how Mr.. Goodwin
! had managed tU make connections, but h'
did not vouch an explanation. Dressing
himself hastily he played Sir Lucius a
| well as ever.
At one OF the towns Fred Berger me
Mrs. Pitt. You'll have to go on so"I
for Mrs Malaprop SAID Mr.. Berger. Why
| what's the matter with Mrs. Drew" eX
claimed the other Mrs. NJ. "Oh, She
learning To ride the bicycle
The Michigan reviewers furnished SOM
delightful critical faux pas. When on
man was asked how he liked the per
fnrmancc he replied The scenery wa
great" Truth is sometimes an inspira
ton. A Detroit critic used two leade'
columns of advance copy as a prefer
tious criticism. 1t went into every star
scrapbock.
The company was everywhere besiese
! by that most persistent or fiends, the autc
graph collector. In one town wouia
came TO the box office with large bundl
and requested to see the manager. Whe
Mr.. Brooks asked her politely what u
could do for her, she undid the bundi
and disclosed a big crazy quilt. with lii
request that he would get the company t
write their nameyin i'll pencil on the qui
so that she might afterwards work thet
| N in silk. Mr.. Brooks donated the qui
to the treasurer of the local theater I
: make his seat at the boX-office wiudo'
higher and more comfortable.
An organized party Of ticket speculate
preceded the party and bought up the chOi'
T seats. 1t was as well organized in the d
tails OF the management as the tour ltsel
The spectators must have cleared han
I sonely forthere were crowded houses ever
where The nightly receipts averaged s.
900 The Jeffersons netted $4,000. al
Mcssrs. Crane and Brooks will divide 81;
Z O00.