Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-08-31
IN GAY NEW YORK.

IN GAY NEW YORK.
Anna Held brought sixteen trunks full
Of gowns. She is sure the public will
lake to The Little Duchess because it
calls for such lovely costumes. One
nf them is 4 nightrobe which cost 500.
New York is city of tenement
houses. Since July /, the date tor fling
rpturas Of the tenements ny the owners.
$4,000 have been registered. There are
in the greater city. in the neghGorhooG
Of 100000 tenement houses.
Charles r. Hanford. the actor. whose
home is in Wheeling, w. Va. is Speudiug
his leisure moments writing his "Kemiu-
is.ences Of Edwin Booth" He expects
m star this season, presenting grand
revival OF The Tanning Of IN Shrew.
George Alfred Townsend. the JOURNAL
~ complained To the police Thursday
that his watch, valued AT $500. had been
stolen from his pocket while h. was on
p Broadway car. The watch, Mr. Town
send says, was given 10 him by Brigham
Young in 1871.
Pearl Mary Teresa Craisie, the we'll
known novelist. whose pen name is John
Oliver Hobbies, Will visit the United
States next winter. She is not comm.
with the definite idea OF collecting lii
erary material. but as the guest Of Mrs.
Marean, wife of Justice Marean of the
Supreme court in Brooklyn.
Judge Brown of the United States dis
trict court appointed Benjamin Barker
temporary receiver for the property of
ager Of 400 Broadway. in bankruptcy
proceedings, on the application of Knee
land. La Netra q Glaze, who represent
Thomas j. Burke, creditor for 500.
Charles Frohman decided today 10 nut
a stage version of Irving Bachelors
"Eben Holden" into rehearsal at once and
produce it about October outside of this
city. Edward e. Rose is the writer of
the play, and E. NJ. Holland will have the
title role. This is the first Of the season
book pieces to be put into preparation.
Virginia Buchanan of James X. Hack
ett's company, who is cast TO play the
part of the Duchess of Gonzalo in his
version of Don Caesar" was thrown
from an Eighth avenue car and serious
y injured. She was on her way TO re-
hearsal at the time. The actress is one
Of the veterans of the stage. Last sea-
son she was Mrs. Parsons in "Unleay-
ened Bread
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
has been filed against George w. Led
erer, theatrical manager. by three cred
itors, W. G. Cubith. Ludwig Engander
and ID. Frank Dodge, whose claims
amount to $S701. The claim of Mr..
Highlander is $1,000 for royalties. fer
composing music, for comic operas pro
duced by Mr.. Lederer which were com
posed at his special request. Mr.. Eng
lander holds no security.
Laura Johnson, the Kentucky actress,
who was said to be almost starving in
London a month ago, Is still in needy cir
eumstances there. and the efforts of her
friends to aid her have SO far met with
little success. Sir Henry Irving has
helped her. and Sc have some OF her old
associates, but she is still i'll and unable
10 resume her profession. Miss johnson
had always been quite able to take care
of herself until she was TOO sick to ac-
cept engagements, and then her savings
were exhausted before she could again
begin work.
Plans for the erection of a mammoth
hotel. to cover the entire block front on
the west side of Park avenue, between
Forty~trst and Forty-second streets. at
cost approXimating S5,000000. are
nearing completion. The property is
owned by the Subway Really company,
for which the plans are being made
The lessee of the hotel TO be is 3. L. NJ.
Bates, now proprietor Of the Everett.
house. at the corner of Union Square and
Seventeenth street 1t is said that the
new hotel will be the talleSt building in
the world, having height of 3S3 feet.
Alva f. Belmont wife Of Oliver II. T.
Belmont. has sold her place On Paradise
avenue, in Middletown. r. L., known as
Gray Craig Park. to Sarah Wood Clark
Wife of John Mitchell Clark of New
York. Gray Craig is one Of tie best.
nothing but modern farmhouse on the
property. but Mrs. Clark will build
handsome villa and greatly improve the
already attractive grounds. The prop
erty comprises 105 acres and incluGps
the famous hanging rocks" under which
Bishop Berkeley did muck Of his literary
work
William Wayne Belvin. formerly
Wall street broker. friend Of all the mil
ionaires. rival of Berry Wall and all
around good fellow. is in Il most piriful
hospital wreck Of his former self.
Kelvin went to the hospital of his own
yolition. and asked to he committed 10
the alcoholic ward. He named James
IL: keene as his best friend He ad-
mitted that he had been drinking heavily
and was unfit to be at large. 50 be was
taken into the hospital. Last night ne
rapidly became worse and today he j
q raving maniac. 1t is feared that MS
brain is permanently affected,
In the efforts of either Of two big mer-
camille interests. which have been after
the property. induce the Sire Brothers 10
sell the New York theater long known
as Oscar Hammerstein's Olympia may
soon fall beneath the blows Of worEmen.
and tremendous dry goods store may
rise in its stead upon Longacre square.
Henry p. Sire said that a large retail
cry goods house Of this city has bid ST.
2,ttD,o00 for the property. and that
Western house has offered Sl,104,010.
The property is held at S2,0O0,000, and
negotiations have not yet been broken
eff. Mr.. Sire refused to drop any him
as 10 who the would-be buyers are.
Nice-Prcsident RooScyelt's Youngest
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