, 1875-11-07


the hands of Mr. Raymond il made to sho"
depth OF nature, at times, which quito compen-
safes for the unnecessary vu1gant1es oy
which. as the Gazette writer very Truth
fully navs 1t ia occasionally disfgured. NOE can
it be admitted tbs. tho hunor o. the cnafacter ~
it's being one that never was lnls - sj..oa.s '
one mas recognize in col Sellers the type Of the
modern political "mana9er, oeve1opeu os ~ .uo
war. and only now being retired to private LIE:
Do We not detect in that familiar cry Tor the o1o
flae and an appropriation the echoes OF recent
sneachas on the River and Harbor bill ? Can it
nogsibly be said that Col Sellers is an mposslb!e
character while the AlcGarrnghan claim exists
and Chorpennlng's relief is not yet completed
The an. amount 4eonros Gr the the s''0F gnzse
is not entirely wrong. The part does
more for Mr. RAYMOND than he doea for it. as
TIE TRIBUNE took occasion to notice when It
Was first presented in Chicago. But Raymonds
not in the same degree. as Mr.. Jeffcrnons IN itlp
Van Wi,,kle. The intensity and qu1etness OF his
action could be successfully counterfeited prob
ably by few actors in America today.
: CELTIC WORDS IN SHAKESPEARE.
Dr.. Charles Mackay has recently been publish
ing in the London Aulez.gunl series Of articles
on the Celtic words IN Shakespeare. To any per-
son but comparative philologist his array OF
authorities and his own solemn sir OF exact in
formation aro quite imposing. It ia, however
rather staggering to be told that the poet nm
self was Celt, both on the fathers and the
mothers side, and that the simple words OF
which bis name is compounded dry. and
speir. shanks-were originally expressive OF
persoual deformity in the founder OF the family.
from unquestlonable authority in the leading
English reviews that DR.. Mackav's der1yations
are simply ridiculous, II the onscuro words IN
Shakespeare were ali OF Celtic origin, as Dr.
Mnckay contended, it would be necessary Tor
the conscientious student to begin course OF
Celtic at once, and the Anglo-sa1on tongue
would lose part of the glors which tho lustre Of
Shakspears's fame no" reflects upon It,
NOTES.
nossi in Oihe{lo wears crimson turbau with =
scarlet mantle. There's no accounting for tastes.
Tom Taylor's new play, Anne Boleyn," will
be produced at the Hnymarset, London. this
Christmas.
There ia q movement on foot in London to put
1Ir. Days version Of Rose Michel" on the
boards there.
Every seat for Too1e's first performance in
London since bis American tour WAS booked
week beforehand.
Poole, who manages the OLYMPIC Theatre il
London, has written eighteen dramas on the SUD
ject Of Jack Sheppard
Mr. George Clarke, :hs American actor who
recently made his first appearance in London,
has been well received abroad.
The dramatic season at Hooley's New Theatre
in Brooklyn has closed. This week the house
wilt be- turned into minstrel ball.
The management of the Russian theatres will
soon pass into private hands. The leesees Will
remain subject to the superlntendence OF q COM
mittee.
Dumas play Of "Camille" has never been
PLAYED IN England, owing to the fact that tho
Lord Chamberlain would never allow its pre-
sentation.
Mr.. Dutton Cook. who has been dramatic critic
OF the Pail Hall Gazette since 1867, has resigned
that position, and transferred his services 10 the
London World
LII. Mckee Rankin has Just played success
ful cneasoment with 1.-The Two Orphans
at St. Lou,s, having obtained a dissolution Of
the Injunction against him Tuesday.
Irying's Macbeth ia the butt of all the cheap
Wits in London. The actors makeup and
moutb1nss are condemned. The Figaro always
refers to him as the Eminent L.
The Phiadelphia papers are making frantic
the city to come forward and save the excellent
Chestnut Street Theatre from failure.
In the revival Of "Caste" at Wa1lack'H
Theatre, Mr. Il. J. Montague will play George
D'AlroN Mr. George HONEY Ecctes. Miss Ads
Dyas Esther, and Miss Efle Germon Polly.
a young Boston gentleman 'sof taste and cul-
tu1e" has written COW play entitled 'Clarice," !"
based upon Dumas famous story Of the "Con-
spirators-" The Work is highly spoken OF.
The new French company at the Lyceunn, in
New York made decided hit in ''Frou-Frou-" :"
It has thus far drawn largo and brilliant ar-
diences, and received warm commentators from
all quarters
Mr.. Winter, dramatic critic OF the New York
Tribune has of late published several articles re-
lating to the history Of the American stage, which
perhaps indicate that he contemplates book on
the subject.
The so-called Union Square Combination,
which is giving 1.-THE Two Orphans in Eastern
ci:ies, has about a. much connection with the
Union Square Theatre as the F11bish Fifth Ave-
nue. Company has With the Fifth Avenue Thea
tre and that is nil 1t ia time this cheap style
of advertising should be exposed and de-
nounced.
The executors OF Edwin Forrest announce that
the Edwin Forrest Home for Superaunuated
Actors at Springbrook is so far advanced that
lnmatos will be received in . few mouths This
place comprises 100 acres Of land, aud the large
Stone mansion standing on it is to be converted
into the contemplated home. The only new
building to be erected at present is library,
which will COST about s25, 200.
John Mccullough and the Sara Jewett branch
of Daly's company were at Cincinnati last week;
Rignold and Henry "" continued at the Wal
nut Theatre in Philadelphia; Mckee Rankin
aud the Furbieh company have been occupying
st. Lo uls; Maggie Mitchell was in provincial
towns OF New England; Davenport was on the
same route Chanfrau was at Indianapolis;
Lawren ce Barrett at Buffalo; Lotta in Illinois
country towns; and Frank Mayo in Iowa.
Mr.. Edwin Booth has been playing to the full
capacity of Daly's Theatre in New York every
evening Itis pheasant to learn from the New
York Tribune that in Richelieu Mr. Booths
s.felcitous adaptabil1ty Of nature, in respect to
''rhe element of magnetic eorrowruness," /" is
seen to play underneath evon tho occasional
mood Of somewhat grimly humorous banter"
.'somewbat like lucent night in the pines while
their tons still simmer in the rays Of the set
| ting sun."
The other day, while Mr. Ryder Was giving q
performance OF Macbeth, in the Queens Thea
tire, London, assisted by young debutante. the
lady was interrupted just at the close OF the
murder scene by shout from the gallery,
promptly advanced to the footl1ghrs and inquired
it there WAS policeman present, aud receiving
| no response, offered sovereign to any person
who would put tho disturber out. The t'gods
il the gallery we're remarkably quiet after that.