The times., 1899-12-24

20 sign performers for the vaudeville com
pany, which Mr., Burke and / are TO put on
the road next season. AS YOU know. that
% organization is no fg headed by Madame
Hermann and t.. -tre very anxious 10
secure compete. support Notice that
say competent The widow OF the ma
eiciau has an rhe ErHg name that we shall
need for that troupe Her picture viii
bring folk into THE theatres. and what we
want is eutertalrer- VINO can assist her i'm
keeping them tlCra. II This atieuHt we
Eaye been more -leu successful ] have
arrangements Uill rae purreEoI- o. nine
acts 'tough 7 am ling 10 m ko pub ic
anything more dean f." until the contra IS
literally have been delivered. Gosire no
contradictions OF enEleuelt5- 80 a vance.
But Madame Hermann has been secured.
and other announcements viii follow iu the
near fuurc.
Report Who Hi1 ycu begin uIaurina
this combination
Manager Chasa-Nur varv long ago INV
mind was made uH Immediately unan con
sderaiiou OF rne project The idea that
appealed 10 me most was that which sue-
gested Madame Heumanu-s double utility.
DC you understand me2 Well ir occurred
90 my mind thar Madame Hermann S
sleiEhI- -of-hsud wu-I was only Jess in
terestiug than her dancing The fact thai
...'.-'i 'Aaf Hh.a -fiIr BURKE anu IN
self tUo bills il one. Tre troupe for ex-
ample could plav rha Grand iu september
with HEestdlEi Ei-a-a- as hea3liuCr and
could return With .li- iule Cf La Loie
Fuller-both, ol course being Madame
Hermann. Several of the minor per-
formers might be- changed too as the sea-
son progressed. TEus The route coHld be
gone ever twice a5 with manifold adj
tautages.
further booking taI the Grand
Manager Chase wen, 10 New York "a
week age for tha 1ragHe and with many
results Mr. Burke has taken up his quar-
tiers I'D the Metropolis and personally sees
every man and woman wilh whom we con
tract Nevertheless he had been unable
10 sign several Important stars whom we
wanted. and SO I looked iH on the scene.
may add that ! was partially successful
of course. was most anxious for Ching
Lung Foo Chinese magician. who is said
10 do all sorts OF wonderful things. This
fellow materiaiIzeS from space q crOckery
bowl holding ten gallons of water, and has
other feats Of an astonishing order. He
WAS brought over here hy 3. + Keith and
kept on he Keith circuit for nearly a year
We offered $1,000 d week fer his services
but iu vain Now his aeaI with Mr Keith
has expired and / hope 20 set him down
Aa aAAAAAAA .a faIlltI LltHahtLk-=.
also managed to procure The Girl with
The Auburn Hair an original Chicago sen
sstic1- Cis=le Lotus. the English mimic;
Maggie Cline. Cf 7 TOW Him DCWn Nc
ClusEy fame. Camille D'Aryille the COM
ie opera singer; Tony Pastor the prcprie-
tor OF Pastors Theatre. Edwin Milton
R0yle. author Of captain impuaeuce." and
number of lesser lights whose work is
good. These people win those who al
ready had been promised. should enable us
70 round out the season al the Grand with
flying colOrs.
Rep0rter-AnythiUE else2
Manager Chase -lsle=pilyD -No-except
that with pardonsbIe pride. ] can say that
/ saw belter bills nowhere than We are OF
fering here When ] say here" ] mean
Washington. lYawusl Z thought ! would
f0regO q Pullman This trip and DO a little
writing or the way over but / fear that
1he course was rather unWise. / am very
tired tlaWus) New York seems 10 be
raIher-rather DUH pending the holidays
doesn't it2 Well managers cannot expect
luck all (Reiapses into slumbsr Re
porter does the same TWO hours elapse.j
P0rter-W WashingJonl
Localities who keep themselves informed
on theatrical affairs. probably were a bit
astonlshed 10 find Imogene Conner in the
bll last week at the Grand. Two years
ago Miss Conner appeared al Glen Echo,
and, shortly after. she joUrneyei 10 Lon
don. Almost Immediately z report of her
death was published in a New York the
atTlcal paper, and for several months went
uncOutradicted. The singers frieu 8
m0urned her loss sincerely. Then Miss
Conner surprised everyone by cabling an
announcement Of her return home IN
speaking Of the affair Wednesday morning
10 . reporter. Miss Conner remarked
You don't know how much real fun can
be enjoyed BY corpse. j was under
ground for half year OF even more and
never had better time In all nay life. The
only penauce paid was lU the number of
Jests 70 which I was obliged 10 listen. III
wager those LOud0nerz-I was in London
asked Iue a hundred supposedly humorous
questions. The fayOrites were. Dc YOU
consider yourself a dead ouee How DO
sou like the heat? and When does your
funeral take place. or course. this grew
riresome after biz, but, in the main. the
passing Of ImOgele Conner was most
pleasant
i was stopping at the Hotel Cecil when
I was notified Of my sudden demise All
vaudevilliaus live al the Cecil when they
are talking for publication. 7 have no iu-
innate friends who remember having died
there. One afternoon. during The summer
4 was looking over some theatrical papers
when I came across fuU and remarkably
accurate account Of my last illness. Did
yoa ever read your own obituary no.
Well ii you ever do you viii become vain
Immediately ] had no idea what a charm
ing person ] was until I saw the Tele-
eraph- j fairly felt like weeping al find
ing how long 1 had been unapprec.ated.
Before / had chance 10 begin however
Lizzie 3. Raymond rushed into the room
with another story Of the affair. She was
Laughing hysterically and not az all sure
that had not really gone 10 the other side
81 The StyN since she had seen me 0u The
previous evening. We both were apIusad
the joke. That night. with some friends
He held wake over my supposititi0uz re-
mains and decided about the formaIities
oi burial The whole thing was very in
Jeresrug. bar IL was so absurd that never
thought o- cabling z denial ] believed
1ha2 the entire hoax would be cOutradicted
within week Then forgot an about The
EIa4r ana was considerably astonIshed
when 7 reached home 10 be accented as q
ghost OF congratulate upon my rezurree-
lion. Why. my cook saw me on Broadway
and actually tainted. The attendant noro-
Ilety was not altogether pleasant but the
advertisement was good and So j ana not
complaining"
According TO The tale OF Miss Coalar's
l.te. as related by herself she has been
guilty ~ singing descriptive ballads for
seventeen years. During that time her
salaries have ranged from $3.50 a utzht 10
- bon T. wouldn't De fair to state the
hsure az which she was engaged for the
Grand
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