Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-05
IN GAY NEW YORK.


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cablegram announcing that Bessie
| Bonehill, the actress. is dying in London
| at Saville, l. |. They viii leave for
| London at once.
Bronson Howard. the playwright, who
| for the Last two years has been abroad,
| returned on the Graf WaIdersee. accom-
| panied 10y his wife. A 'ked aboEt the Ie-
| port of his serious illness. Mr.. Howard
| replied that he was not only better. but
| even felt so well that entire recovery WAS
not impossible.
Rev. DR.. John Bancroft Dcvins and
| John A. Oxford have purchased the New
| York Observer The new owners have
| been connected with the paper for Sev-
eral years--Mr. Oxford as business man
ager and Mr. Devins as managing edi-
| tor Mr.. Offord is an elder in the First
Presbyterian church of New Rochelle.
Blanche Walsh signed a three-years
! contract recently to appear under the
management of WagenhaIS & Eemner
and next autumn she will be seen on
| broadway for the first time in years
She will appear in play by Stanislaus
| STANCE. The scenes will hc laid in Eu-
rope during early medieval times. Miss
| Walsh will spend the summer at her
mountain home i'll Vermont.
Mrs. Bell. formerly known as Irene
Perry, well-known burlesGue actress,
who married a son of Bishop Bell of
North Carolina, held a large reception,
which was attended by many of the best
known vaudeville performers in New
York. Mrs. Bell intends to leave the
stage as soon as her contract with The
Defender" i'll which she is playing a
leading part, shall have terminated.
Deputy Police Commissioner Ebstein
has issued orders at Coney island that
the utmost prOpretv must be observed
among bathers at the beaches this sea
son. watch is to be kept on the cos
tunes, as well as on the conduct of the
Dathers. The practice of couples of
roaming along the beach in bathing suits,
or the more reprehensible sun bath fan
up on the beach, will not be permitted.
You will not be so likely TO suffer
from ping-pong knee if YOU invest in
a retriever that has just come on the
market. The exercise of picking up the
balls is delightful for the sake of mere
exercise but in warm weather if one
still clings to the game undue activity
much to help in this. There are two
kinds. One is a square wire cage at
the end of IA long wooden handle to
scoop up the ball and the other retriever
is rubber cup, also at the end of a
handle, which picks the ball up by sue
ton.
Miss Makoof. a comely Arabian girl.
16 years old, is on her way to Boston
She has a tattooed face and yet was
passed by the immigration authorities at
Ellis Island. Her face is Ornamented
with dull blue dots arranged in lines.
They outline the hollow beneath her
lower lip and the lines from her nose to
the corners of her mouth. The space
between her eyebrows is also filed in
with the blue dots. Her skill is as white
and her cheeks as rosy as those of many
an American girl. In her native land
she was probably an example of rare
lovelness.
"Croker?' OF course he's coming
back" said John c. Sheehan. leader OF
the Greater New York Democracy, dur
ing a recent call at the office of Borough
President Jacob \. Cantor. Il have
said that all along. He'll be sure to ne
here whenever he thinks there is any
thing in it for him. OF course. | don't
know when he will come hut you may
he sure he will have his hand on Tam
many, here or in England. all the time"
did You hear" was asked, that he
said he was coming over for the express
purpose of smashing John Sheehan's
face""
Yes. l heard that" said Mr.. Sheehar.
'and I'm going to be on the dock when
he comes to give him a chance"
The costumes and household effects
of Georgia Cayvan will he sold at auc-
tion ut her old hhe in West 122d
street. With the sale comes the
L
of the actress recovery, there is no hope
for her. She has been in = sanitarium
at Astoria for some time. Besides Miss
Cayvan'S furniture. which is considered
Il marvel of handiwork, scores of SOU
venirs and the costumes she wore in
the most famous work she did will be
put under the hammer. Among the
many shoes on sale is a pair of Greek
sandals that Miss Cayvan wore as Jo-
casta when she acted here five years ago
with George Riddle in "Oedipus." An
old-faShioned red wig and poke bonnet
remain from the revival of old Heads
and YouL~ Hearts, in which Miss Cay
van acted at the Lyceum rheater.
Miss Irene Hobson. a cousin of the
hero of the AIerrimac, i about to become
an actress. She is taking the step. il
is said, on the advice of Rev W r.
Hohson of Birmingham. Ala. Miss Hob
son came to New York two years ago to
study for the stage. Rev. Mr. Hobson.
her cousin. followed to diSsuade her.
Soon after he arrived she invited him
to attend a social performance with
which she was to appear.
After you've seen me act" said she.
IF You still think I'm not suited to the
work. I'll give it up
After the performance she sought her
cousin
Nv III" she inquired.
IF Won want to act, co ahead said
he. Il think you'll succeed"
Miss HObson will make her profession
nj debut with Miss Elsie DeWolfe early
in the autumn.
LudicrouS Condolences.