Judge — June 5, 1886 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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4 the mistaken impression that it was wine, and so kindly died. ‘Tam the same kind of a man that he is, says H. W. Beecher, speaking of Grover Clev land. We are afraid that isso; and yet, Henry, you ought to have remembered that no man in giving evidence is obliged to criminate him-| self. The Tecumseh (Neb.) Journal intimates that Joe Cook was intoxicated while in that town dirvctly after having lectured there. We have no doubt, however, his conduct was a result of the applause he got—they always pass around applause in that way in Nebraska. Or was it the atmosphere? We consider it highly sinful in Charles Spurgeon to have gout. It is a blue-blooded affliction and as a humble minister of the gospel he has no business with it. A little good old-fashioned rheumatism would answer the purpose just as well, and produce just as legiti- mate pain and ejaculation. Miss Booth, daughter of the commander of the salvation army, has been challenged to fight a duel. Of course she is entitled to a choice of weapons, and accordingly she selects the tongue. What she wants is a joint public debate, and if that challenger isn’t a very sick man directly it will be because he is impervious to verbal wounds. Not only Cleveland, but Secretary Lamar, Senator Allison, Comptroller Dunham and Justices Gray and Matthews are reported as about to be married, to say nothing of Jones of Florida. These are all old men, and of course they have picked out young women. Therefore it scems to us that there must be new kind of strike. Mr. Blaine is mentioned by a Democratic paper as aruin, What this country has long lacked is a ruin, and we venture to say that JUDGE. |the whole of Europe cannot furnish a ruin |with half the attractions of thi We can} |beat the world in everything else, and here is a beginning in the matter of ruins which | Promises equal success. Judge at the Play. | Widowhood has been added to Mar Vanoni's list of attractions, Her husband died recently in Berlin, of consumption, while she | was singing and dancing in Paris. Some one says that Minnie Maddern hates to siton chairs, An anxious public would be glad to learn what Minnie likes to sit on. Perhaps it's the dramatic critic, or the leading juvenile. The woman whois soastonishingly eccentric to prefer standing up to sitting down must ave been an infernally exasperating baby. | The same individual says that Mme. Janish possesses a morbid and melancholy tempera- jment, and yearns for death, It might be! added that she has often had company at the funeral. George Clarke's new drama Disappearance,” which drew large audiences! tothe People’s last week, is booked for the Third Avenue, after filling its Brooklyn en-| gagement. | “A Strange The heroine of Wilson Barrett's new play ** Clito” is alternately ous and fascinating, with the remarkably sugges me of Helle. |Sidney Grundy’s draft upon Gree ature must have been of the one day sight ariety, and have been met with the conven- tional response. Fanny strain ‘enport has overcome the nervous ttendant upon the adjustment of her back hair by the use of an ingenious Japanese invention in the shape of a large folding mir- ror, in which she is able to view the back of her neck without the customary trouble of rolling her ey: Changing the sex of the central figure in the plot of Audran’s new opera has enabled Cole McCaull to name his version ‘The Crow Hen.” The Bijou adaptation, under the tit of “The Bridal Trap,” sticks to the masculine and Audran in naming the interesting inn “The Golden Cock.” The first scene at the Union Square is sone. thing unique and novel in the way of minstrel] stage setting; Voeigtlin is the artist.—Kute Forsyth, supported by an exceedingly strong company, has made a Lit at Hooley’s theatre, Chicago, in the new comedy drama ‘ Mur celle.”"—"* Nordeck” is drawing large houses at the Lyceum, Mayo having struck fortune and a good play at the same time. Dion Boucicault and his latest wife sailed to gland last Wednesday. When the author of “The Jilt” arrives at Liverpool, he will think he has met with an earthquake. original Mrs. Boucicault, all her children, in- , as well as her son cluding ‘* Dot” and N in-law, Mr. John Cl cyclone for the ven but a tidal wave engulfing vent the r bl modern tl The Solomon family are mighty clever peo- | ple, yet there is such an individual and collec self-consciousness about them that the cleverness is lost sight of, and their capabil for asininity are defined more clearly against the intellectual horizon of their audien Fred Solomon is a comedian of the first class, with an inclination to adopt some of the gag; antics of the farce act of the second class, He allowed this eccentricity to get the better of him on more than one occasion during the run of “ Pepita,” apparently to the amusement of Ed and Miss Russell though greatly to the disgust of the house. tiv Hostess—“ You do not know what a terrible undertaking’it is to get up one of these Mikado parties. I assure you I feel quite tired.” Mr. Suimkin—“ Ah, yaas, It makes everyone tired !” , comicbooks.com