The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-24
ACTORS AT HOME

Founding its statements on the details con-
corning Sgnor Salvini's domestic life which
recently appeared in our columns from cor
respondent at Florence, Punch Of January
10Th publishes the following record:
"Mr. Phelps, the veteran exponent of so
many grand Shakespearian characters, it is
not generally known, has apartments at the
top Of Lambeth Shot Tower. He lives here
in com parative loneliness, with fifteen grand
children, to whom he gives lessons in elocu-
ton during six hours Of the day. In his or
binary conversation his utterance is very
rapid, and delivered in shrill counter tenor,
which has a peculiar effect on those who
hear him in private for the first time. 1t has
been kept secret for long time, but we be-
ieve we are not indiscreet in making 1t pub
lie, that this tragedian likes nothing 80 well
as athletic sports; and indeed when not
Otherwise engaged at Christmas time, he APP
pears as the Boneless Wonder at o popular
circus. He has two performing poodles
which he is going to introduce very soon to
. London audience, and which IL is expected
will be the rage next season.
Mr.. Charles Mathews, the genial light
comedian of this and last century, is popular
" supposed to be in Calcutta. It really is his
grandson who is now performing in India,
but the resemblance is so striking as to de-
ceive his most intimate admirers. Mr. Ma
thews himself is now at Twickenham, where
he may be seen any morning sculling between
Maidenhead and Oxford. His constitutional
"pipe-opener over, he retires to bis study, |
where he is correcting proofs of an annotated
edition of Piatos Dialogues" with an inter-
linear translation into Sanskrit. At the same |
time, his love for the foot-lights will not allow
him to remain at nights away from the stage |
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday he
takes Mr.. George Conquests place in the Crab
1t the Grecian Tneater.
Mr.. Sothern, the inextinguishable Lord |
Dundreary, has home tastes far different from |
those he is usually credited with. He holds
. spelling.bee every morning in his quiet lit |
tie home in Thistle Grove, which the men,
beers Of the press are earnestly entreated to |
join. After lunch, which consists usually of
. cold trumpet and a glass of liquid magne-
sis, he repairs to the Young Mans Improve
ment Society Rooms, in Sloane street, and
gives Q lecture, which he often prefaces with
an extract from one of Blair's sermons. The
series Of lectures now being delivered is on
the "Frivolty Of Giving Way to Laughter"
Mr. Sothern rises at every morning, and
cooks his own simple meal Of oat meal por-
ridge and plovers' eggs.
MI. Toole. whose very name convulses Q
London audience, in the privacy Of his every
to bed as soon as he leaves the Gaiety, "a
name he would willingly change if he couid,)
in order that he may rise with the lark to pur-
sue his favorite occupation of fetching water
cress from the suburban streams to fill the
baskets of . grateful tribe Of costermongers
In the afternoon he presides at the Cabmen's
Mutual Aid Society under the name of Mr..
Lawrence, and is remarkable for his reserved
and austere manner.
1t is An extraordinary fact that Mr. Toole is
widely known under another name as q great
artist, being probably the only representative
Of the classical painters left in England. Up
70 the present time his canvases have been of
= size to keep them ont of the Royal Acade-
my. He Is now engaged on picture 80 feet
By 18; subject, ''The finding what is left of
the body OF Harold, which will, doubtless,
be the hit of the next exhibition in Burling-
ton House.
On Sundays Mr. Toole is constant attend
ant ct the Tabernacle, and allows himself one
glass Of ipecacuanhs wine ut dinner.