The morning times., 1896-06-07

duel between the author and noble
man he caricatnreI When Lavedan dram
ati2ed the Due de Morny in La Princess
A'' the due took u box FOR Jhe season, and
nearly every night visited tile theater to
Join In the laugh.
A woman at the London Aquarium, 1t Is
SAID, likes u loaded rfle at one side OF the
stage, goes TO the other, places an eggsGeI
on ncr head, and iires with second rifle
at the trigger or the first. III nearly every
case the bullet from the 1lXed weapon
smashed the eggshell.
The Bostonians have bought the rights to
a new American opera, capt. KIDD, Coin
Collector The Hbretto is by Bert Lesion
Taylor, the music by Wafer Ii. Lewis OF
Manchester. The opera was originally pro.
duced last Apri by amateurs az DerIeIIJ
/ of the Manchester, N. H., Press Club.
Ellen Terry's father died while Miss
Terry was on the ocean en- route Tor home.
The sad news was communicated To the
actress upon her landing in England ON
! May 26. Benjamin Terry, father OF The
| famous Terry children, was himself an
| actor, and was seventy-seven years OF age.
/ Au actor i'll The Diamond Robbery III
Chicago ulscoyere:I pS lhe text thal tie play
| takes place in November. That Called Tor
| oSetcUdLs. He nauu' 'Uauy. When the stage
| nIanager called his attention TO tic uefldiIus
! of the pay lie Joid aim or the deficieacy in
| Tie piay, aud added: That's all right;
| Fiji wear my winter unde rclothes."
A member of a New York Hebrew or
! CheStrd refused TO play because Lue band
| numbered thirteen players. The WISE
/ leader turned upou the reraICltrauG Dasoon
! blower ana asked deliberately: Would
] you refuse Sl3 ir II was offered TO your
| That clinched the argument ana the band
| played.
stuart Robson's plans fer next year iE-
| clude occasional pc rrCrmances or The
! Rivals aud MIS-. Ponderoury's Past
aud the production about Christmas or a
| decentralization Oh Ople keid's THE Jack
| lins," In this he believes he has Il play
and character strong as Uncle Nat
and Shore Acres"
! The most interesting production in sight
| is tie first appearance OF Lost, Strayeu,
! Stolen u comedy with music, by Cheeyer
Goodwin. 1t will be submitted for Juds
nent week from tomorrow night III CHI
cago, and is the first venture OF the alleged
IniilIonaire American Theatrical Syndi-
cate Musical CoInedy Company. Thdtname
is worth millions.
Georgia Cayvan narrow WY escaped fatal
injuries while driving in London last week.
Her victoria was run down by an omnibus,
the pole OF which tore off Miss Cayvdn s
| bat, STRIKING Within an inch or her head. a
large crowd assembled TO admire tue COM
posure OF the American woman Elk.
| There Is no further doubt as TO whether
! Miss tayyan is TO star at once.
At Il recent sale in London, a portrait Df
( Mrs. Jordan brought Te guineas, and one
| OF David Garrick ga guineas. Another
picture, by GainsbOrough, which was sold
for 2 euineas i'll 1S47. as likeness {.
Miss Farren, and is said 10 be u portrait or
Madame Bacceli, a famous dancer, brought
timorc sale of actors pictures all hollow
Iua play prodGCcd at Edinburgh recently
the eXpe rlment : tried OF making the poet
Burns the central character, and his career
and life the theme. Highland Mary and
Lady Esther Carlton. IlIalS iGr tie pCeTS
affections. supply the ove element. and
Tam 0'Shanter, Souter Johnnie aud others,
| IT,. ''>tt..- r's.t res. there
smuggling incidents 10 lend variety. The
- -, = >IaiIlh1a n. EdInuurg II ana D~fnircs
1t is said of Stuart Robson that he Getests
| a barber. But he is fond OF the con
fences of ii barDer shop. he enters the
, nearest barber shop ana stretches himself
out on a chair. Then the barber ldther'
his face aud stropS the razor and Just a:
: he is about to begin To shave Mr.. Robson
sits up in the chair, takes the razor from
him, and, without u word, calmly shavei
I himself. AS a rule. the barber pours ou
a torrent OF protestations, but the come
dian goes calmly on with his work. Ate
r he has finished he sinks back into the chai
= again, and the barber, with moIe or les
reDelllous eXpres sion, washes Robson'
, face with bay rum. Then Robson sits VI
, again, ana as the barber begins on hi
hair, takes the brush a way from him anC
dresses his hair himself. After this III
. rises, bestows a liberal fee on the barhe
L aud departs.