Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-28

discovery. In Kidd's time the shore of
East river was between what are now
Pearl and Water streetS-all beyond thar
en- the present map being made ground"
and the present owners of the plot in
question say that the report of I[idd's
possession of II at one time is well au-
thentieated. The plot is fatiron shape.
Mrs. Hetty Staab. rich widow. So
years old. Of 80 Bloomfield street. Ho-
bO6en. died at II hospital in New York
city. The blinds in the Staah home
known rs The House of Mystery"
have not been raised in more than TWEEN
~ years. Mrs. Staah was recluse.
Since 1880 she was known to leave b,,
house but once prior TO her removal TO
the hospital That was when her huS-
band died. He loft his family a fortune.
which Mrs. Staah managed from within
doors. Alfred and Washington. their
two grown sons. respected her idioSyn-
craSies. There was never any cooking
done in the house. Tic family meals
were brought from restaurants. hut She
would never le- the persons who brought
the food ger any further than the front
door. She was Il great reader. Her IA
voritc book was the Bible. which She
had read through twenty times. She
was also fond Of Shakespeare, Scott ami
Dickens.
AIaade AdamsIwllI noy appear on the
stage this season This was decided def
iRltely Waen it was announced that the
leading mJu fer next season viii be Ed
gaP SclWTn. Young actor with n won
deffu c3tcer Nh SelWyn is only -
wears old noW but few years ago he
WaS engaged 10y Mir. Gillette aS au Eek
tra laaH Finally he was entrusted
with some lines. ana then his rise he
gan, He was selected to create the role
of TCuy in Arizona ana after that
he began 20 devote has attention 10 writ
ng plays. One Of his plays has lust been
produced 1y Herbert Stealth in London,
and he has jUst finished Il comedy called
a Good Sort for the same actor. Miss
ADAMS viii omen her season some time
i'll he autumn ut rhC kuickerbockcr The
ater She has entirely recovered from
her illness which made it Impossible for
her TO play last fall and is follow ing the
advice of her physicians in not acting
during the season
Onicial announcement of the selection
Of Heinrich Conried as the new lessee
ana manager of the Metropolitan Opera
House has been made. He becomes Mr..
Grau's successor as arbter of grand
opera in America, after having held
prominent place in the theatrical affair,
Of this country since 1878. He is an Aus
trian by birth, born in Bielitz. He began
his career as an actor at the Vienna
Burg Theater. where he made his debut
February %. 1873. He remained there
two years, then Joined the company NJ
the National Theat IT in Berlin. In 1876
Mr.. Conreid was engaged for leading
roles at the l.eipsic Stadt Theater. IN
1878 he met the late Adolph Neuendorf.
who was then directing the Germania
Tbeater in this city, and signed with him
n ct bn h1
been active in American theatricas aS
director of the old Thalia Thcater, the
Casino, the Conreid Opera Company,
which travelled all over the United States.
and the Irving Place Theater, which he
has managed since 1892.
The particular appearance of a letter
in the reproduction of the original seal
Of the United States caused lot of
talk among the plastcrers who were put
ting the cast of il on the ceiling of the
mayors office in the city hall. After dis
cussing it, the workmen decided to ask
William Martin Aiken, supervising
architest of the borough. about ii before
they made any departure from the de-
sign.
"AIr. Aiken" said the workman. 1--WE
bgve discovered that mistake has been
made in the letter j. in making the
Authorization for the state of New Jersey.
The y STANDS the wrong way. III stands
now like the figure with the curl to
the right
'You didn't try to change it, did you?"
asked Mr. Aiken.
"No.'
"Well, don't Go ahead and put il up
as it is. John Hancock and Thomas
jefferson designed that original seal, and
they stood the J. the wrong way. Per
haps they did it for the sake of sym
metry. and possibly they did it because
they forgot how he letter was made.
Anyway, they did it, and it will have
to keep on standing like the figure g.