Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-03
Cut prices in our Millinery
Department this week.
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The dramatic critic of the State Herald
yesterday received the following clip
ping from Miss Lillian Lewis, which she
asserts was her actual experience just
previous to appearing here on her return
date this season. 1t is very amusing
occurrence. 1t reads as follows:
During Lillian Lewis recent short tour
through the south she played one of the
cities in Credit Lorraine" and the play,
star and company made an immense hit
The local manager was wild with enthu-
siasm and as the company was to lay
off the next night induced Miss Lewis
to stay and play the second night In his
city.
What will you give me to play?"
The first $3.50 that comes in"
We'll, do you think it will come in?"
asked the clever actress, who Is also
very much fin de steele in business mat
ters.
without doubt" replied the local
art censor.
Very good, then; I will stay and risk
ct Two hundred and fifty dollars will
cover my salaries, and that's all my ex-
penses, If I stay
Bright and early the local manager
hustled out dodger, telling his people
that Lillian Lewis, adorned with 500, 900
diamond necklace, would appear in "As
that only Lewis and Langtry had ever
played the part of the dear, delightful,
naughty Lena. Night came and a $40
house (all mem came with it. The man.
ager was in despair, dressed immaculate
~ in an evening dress, huge bouton-
aeire in his lapel He raped on the door
of the eccentric stars dressing room.
Come in"
Perspiringly hopping his face, he
bowed to the smiling actress to kill.
Good gracious, You look awfully hot.
Anything wrong, eh?"
THE house, gasped the manager
"Ah! turning chem away? So glad.'
"No-$40."
"Heayensp
Eve done everything in my power,
see?' pulling out of his pocket a speci-
men of the dodger. Got 5000 of them out
early and put them in every house, office
and store In the city. l looked after the
work myself"
The lady slowly pulled off her gloves.
$50 the play-the beautiful Langtry, the
great Lillian Lewis and the $4,000 worth
of diamonds could only draw a $40
house?" Then her eyes fell ON the dodger.
Good God, man, look at thatv'
Where? What?'
.."Why, don't you see," howled the TRACE
dienne, that you've advertised me as
appearing as Lena Despard, wearing only
a $4,000 diamond necklace and nothing
else? Oh! Oh.'
You could have played marbles on the
local managers coat tail as he flew round
the box office. The noisy $40 house was
as quietly dismissed as a congregation af-
ter benediction, and the very mad and
hysterical star was driven to her hotel
In carriage and put to bed.
The coming of Ex-Gov Bob Taylor of
Tennessee tomorrow night will be hailed
with great joy by his many admirers here.
10 mi oil ion
made him an enviable reputation as a
lecturer, and his sudden flights of fancy
from sublime to ridiculous are like the
majestic eagle, who, soaring high in the
heavens, sights his prey and swoops down
like a fash of lightning to the earth be-
low. The proceeds of his lecture "Dix-
ie." will be for the benefit of one of Bir-
mingham's churches, and this will no
doubt materially add to the attendance.
Manager Henry Greenwau of New Or
leans, who is one of the most popular
southern theatrical managers, evidently
has enemies like most other people. The
following is from the Dramatic Mirror:
"The report that Henry Greenwall in
tends to relinquish the lease of the Lyce-
UNI theater In Atlanta Is lie made out of
whole cloth. The rumor was started by
persons inimical to Mr.. Greenwalrs bus
mess interests in the south.
"A dispatch sent to Mr.. Greenwall last
week at New Orleans ELECTED the follow
ing answer, effectually disposing of the
story that he had had misunderstood
ing with the landlord of the Lyceum, and
would give up that house:
1T Is not my intention to give up the
Lyceum theater at Atlanta. We have the
house on a lease, and we intend to pre-
sent in II next season even stronger list
Of ATTRACTIONS than those we have played
there this season."
Laurence Haniey is at st. vlncent's