The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

in an unusual manner. After putting a
blank cartridge in pistol, he filled the
barrel with water and fired into his
mouth. His head was blown to pieces.
Overwork and melancholia caused the
suicide. He was best known by his work
in the new school of plays by Henschel,
Sudermann, Hauptmann and Hirsch-
field.
When 1.-THE Heart of Maryland" was
first produced in Berlin, the local man
ager made a change in the performance
which disappointed the public awaiting
the sensational belfry episode The
heroine. instead of swinging on the bell
clapper, returned to the scene after dis
appearing for a moment in the tower.
'Ha hal" she exelaims 1.-THE bell will
not ring. 1 have cut the rope!" Ger
man audiences thought this was rather
disappointing as great spectacular eff
feet.
Marie Burroughs of the Stuart Rob-
son company accidentally stabbed Har-
old Russell in the face in Denver last
week. During the third act of 1.-TWO
Rogues and a Romance" Miss Bur-
roughs part requires that she go
through the motions of stabbing Rus
sell. The scene is in semi-darkness,
and Russell bent forward as Miss Bur
roughs brought the weapon down, and
received a deep wound on the left side
of his face.
La File de Madame Angot'' has
been revived in Paris, and a statisti-
clan has discovered that the operetta
has been translated into IA languages
that its total takings We're $4,000, 600,
which gives an average of $4,000, 900 to
every act, 100000 to every one of its
"a airs. and $4,000 for every note. This
exceeds the profits of La Mascotte,"
which is much younger, however than
the Lecocq opera.
Lillian Russell has Left the La Belle
Helene" Company, not because she is
Jealous of Edna Wallace Hopper, who
is reported as receiving the greatest
amount of applause nightly, but be-
cause she objects to the one night
stands in which the company is booked
for the next six weeks. This decision
on Miss Russell's part, Mr.. Lederer
says, has placed him in a most en-
barrassing position with out Of town
managers. Inasmuch as her contract
only a verbal one, by the way, runs
six weeks longer, he says Miss Russell
will have to stand the financial loss of
the six weeks. and IN the event of her
refusing to do SO, he viii be compelled
to bring suit against her for the
amount. AS Miss Russell is reported
to have made 100000 out of the re-
cent furry in Wall street, she doubt
less can better afford to have little
idiosynerasies than many of her fell
lCw-singers.
George R. Edeson. one of the land
marks Of the American stage, died in
Philadelphia last Wednesday. He had
a record Of 40 years as actor and stage
manager A wife and son, Robert Ede-
son of the Maude Adams Little Min
lister" Company, survive him.
Tomorrow evening the big eXtrava-
ganza, 1.-The Man in the Moon" will
reopen Hammerstein's old Olympia
Music Hall. which has been revamped,
under the direction Of George w. Led
erer, and rechristened The New
York" Christie Macdonald has been
added TO the brilliant list Of artists en-
gagged.
next year 1.-THE Sunken Bell" q Ger
man play, adapted by Charles Henry
MeItzer.
Dumas Three Guardsmen" is to be
given at the Broadway Theatre next
month by a cast composed entirely Of
women. the occasion being the fourth
annual benefit Of the Professional