New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Miss Rings Illness Closes Mrs. osborn's for
a Night-Hoopskirts Held Up-Benefts

Miss Blanche Ring awoke yesterday TO find her
self a decidedly sick woman, with the seat of the
trouble in her throat. She called a doctor. who
told her that might be better later I'm the day
but that she must 10 him or her way to
the rehearsal in the afternoon When Miss Ring
called at o'clock the doctor told her to go home
and 10 TO bed She sent her maid 10 Mrs
Osborn with the and obeyed the doctor. After
she was back in bed, Mrs. Osborn's physician ap
peared and decided that she could get through the
evening If she did not sing. Whereupon she got up
and went to the theatre. But when Mrs. Osborn
herself saw Miss Ring she fatty refused to let her
play.
I've got up and down here; I'll play
if 1t takes a-throat," said Miss Ring.
'WIl your said Mrs. Osborn. 'I'I about
that" and stepping before the curtain. she dis
missed the audience.
Miss Ring has tonsilitis. but she hopes to play
tonight Until Miss Ring is back It is needless
say. there be no performance.
when Johnny Comes Marching Home" now at
the New-York, without hoopskirts would be Ike
Heidelberg without the Great Dane. For one
act last night there only one hoop to the
show from that melancholy comparison. Yesterday
morning all the hoopskirts used in the production
were sent down to umbrella mender in
Fourteenth-st be braced up after the hard usage
they have received at the feet Of the chorus in the
last week. When the chorus to the theatre
last night not a hoop had returned. From vari-
GUS dressing rooms came melancholy cries and
lamentations. followed by loud calls for the prop
erty While messenger was hurryng forth
to the umbrella members. the chorus girls were
being supplied with excelsior. straw stray bustles
anything that could be applied to hold out the
ample skirts built to over hoops.
In the opening act the chorus were indeed sorry
sight, things of punches and tinid steps and
strange anatomies. Their skirts trailed dolefully
out behind clung IN ample but affectonate folds
down both sides. And in their midst principle
stood triumphant in her enormous hoop. the savior
of the show. The audience first amazed. then
amused, then when the hoops returned to the
theatre, in that peculiar mental condition best
known TO those who have seen when Johnny
Comes Marching Home.
At the Circle Theatre THE Charity Ball. with
Miss Bijou Fernandez in the leading part. pro-
duced last evening.
David Higgins and Georgia Wadron appeared
last night at the Fourteenth Street Theatre in up
York State" which they will present for two
weeks.
Alone in London was seen by a numerous
crowd at the American Theatre yesterday.
At the Murray Hill Monte Christie" is the bill
this week
Tonight will occur at the Casino the 25Oth Ameri-
can performance of "A Chinese Honeymoon" and
the first American performance Of the German
farce "Sein Trick at the Irving Place.
sam" Bernard has received request for
makeup box from No 549S." Clinton Prison. who
SAYS he was connected with Nat Goodwn's
company, and wishes to get up some Christmas
theatricals at the prison The funmaker of The
Silver Slipper" could recall no member OF Mr..
Goodwin's company who, as he says. ever got
pinched at his wrongdong,' but he sent the make
M box as well box OF tobacco and pipe.
The theatrical profession has come to the aid
of the Beth Israel Hospital through the fair and
festival in the aid of that institution. which
Governor Odell will formally open at the Madison
Square Garden the evening of January 3.
There will be displayed for sale many specimens
of handiwork OF actresses and actors Among these
will be character dolls. designed and dressed by
Miss Lillian Russell. in counterfeit of herself by
Miss Kate Barry, Of The Chinese Honeymoon
Company; Miss Edna Wallace Hopper, of The
Silver Slipper company, Miss Blanch Bates and
Miss Eleanor Robson.
The children Of the stage are TO have their
twenty-ffth annual Christmas festival at Tony
Pastors Theatre and Tammany Hall on December
2S at D. m. 1t will consist of stage performance,
a childrens dinner in Tammany Hall and distri-
button of presents. Clothing in generous quanti-
ties is to be included in the distribution Among
the women the committee in charge are Mrs
Antonio Pastor, Mrs. Fernandez, Miss Kenyon
Bishop, Miss Adele Ritche and Miss Jeanette