The morning times., 1896-05-03

| ried to him. 1t goes without saying that
the other isn't: SO she tries to steal
her brother ir-law. If Sarah can toss
| or scenes from her pen anything like the
! way she can act other peoples, Miss
Cayvan Is well supplied.
Bertha Creighton, who was seen here
last last winter i9 with the Hollands, in "a
dramatist. She has completed one four
act comedy-drama, with thrilling me-
chanical effect. which will soon chill the
marrow In the bones of Buffalo theater-
goers, and she also has another piece, a
military play, If the first one doesn't do
the JOB, with scenes and incidents. re-
Is to be precipitated on this public next
season.
A great number of the companies have
disbanded for the summer. but there are
still number of prominent pla yers before
the foOtlights. Below is given the where
abouts OF prominent players this week.
but for many of them it is the last week
of the season: Irving is in Connecticut,
Herne's ''Shore Acres" in Boston. John
Drew in Chicago. Louis James in st. Louis,
Margaret Mather in Cleveland. Neil Bur
CESS In Detroit, Frank Mayo in California,
land reed III Portland. Richard Mans
field in San Francisco. Stuart Robson in
Milwaukee. Keene in Toledo and Della
Fox in Philadelphia.
Lackayecontemplatesa preliminary spring
tour. The name or the play iu which Wilton
Lackaye is TO star next season is ''Dr.
Belgraff.'', 1t is a me,odrama by Charles
hleiH. dutDOf Oh IdD1tHlne. MI.
Lackaye, who wiz play the title role pro
| poses to make up for the part to hook
| exactly like DR.. Roentgen, the inventor OF
X-rays. To do this he will wear a bloude
beard Lackaye also has Cue-aCt play
called "Moliere." he has secured the
Americanrights toit from George Alexander.
| who produced 1t successfully at the ST.
| James Theater. London, two years ago.
| Now Alexander wants the rights back gain,
| this indicating that he is coming over
here himself very shortly; but Lackaye
| refuses to give them up.
| The benefit rendered Manager Tunis F.
| Dean OF the Academy OF Music, Baltimore.
4 by the citizens OF that city, to take place
/ on Thursday night. May Z, promises to be
| most successful. Among tho sc who have
| volunteered to appear are Blanche Walsh.
| Joseph Ha worth, Lulu TabCr, Nora o Bricn,
| James Brophy, Fred PauldIng. Jennie Sat
| terlee, Anne Meyers lob" Graham.
| George Macomber, Edward Marble. Marie
Cahill. James Young. John E. Kellerd,
| Anna Boyd, Walter Jones, Mons PIancOn,
| Zelma Rawlston, Charles Coote, John Mar
| shall. and several prominent society anna
| teurs OF Baltimore.
Stuart Robson thinks he has discovered
the origin Of the word ''deadhead.' as used
III theatrical parlancC. Fifty years ago" +"
says the great comedian, the principal
avenue OF Detroit led To toilgate close
to the entrance or the road leading TO
| Elwood Cemetery. 4 S this cemetery had
| construction Of the plank road u was ar
ranged that all funeral professions should
| Ee allowed 10 pass along the latter toll
free One day as DR.. Pierce a we'll known
physician, stopped TO pay his toll. he OBJ
served to his Gatekeeper Considering the
benevolent character OF our profession, |
| think you ought To let us pass free of
charge NO, no. doctor replied the man,
| we can't afford that. You send too many
| deadheads through here as it is Tile
| story travelled adds Mr.. Robson, and the
| word became fixed