, 1877-12-02
STAGE TALK.


| The New York critics have apparently been SO
dazzlcd, or aazed, with Miss Mary Anderson
that they are unable to speak their Ellnd. l: is
difficult to make out from their vague uttc;-
arccs what they think OF her Er1due. They 70
for poor dead aud gone shicl with . will, Loss
his play in 4 blanket, and then stamp upon it
| in e1uocrant rage. The NeraEd goes into it in Il
historical spirit, and leaves little to say about
| the actress beyond the questionable statement
| that ''hcr manners AMI methods are graceful,
and often stately, but the klnsIlip to real
| grandeur is remote. She preserves tie
| statelincss Of tragedy from the trivjalities OF
| colloouialisn. ;. -. 1t is charming frequent
| lv. it interests always, it thrills. never:
{Wouldn't this last phrase read as
well: 1T is charmiusly frequent. it is
! interestingly always, it is 1nrillinsly y
ueycr''). The Tribune also cvalcs Miss -Anscr-
sou by uevoting some neat roundabout writu z
10 a satiricai account OF the pIv, anu thcu giyc5
the ar:rcss this bit Of consolation: The sap
ling IS not the najestlc cellar. but growth colncs
with years." This is inaistilsct. If tinc. Sap
ling Is '.vilc phrase" and Miss Anderson
should 10: tolerate it ior moment. Old play
writer's Use it frequently II, a qucstnnaple way,
re, ,or example: She like wanton slpliu1,
and he like clinging VINE" Or in T. Pcricl.s'
..l,cc Q. lyrc, wucrc all alclent 'fanc ot dubi-
Gus rcpute says to young uco1'hvte: Marry,
whip thee. gosliu: think l shall have so'ne-
thing to do with you. Come, you arc young,
tnnIjsh ] sapliug, and must Dc Bowed as i would
have you!', The IIor,d comes out briefly in
tlazc Of enthusiasm, and says: . Thai she can
lorc III the old-!asloncl heroic sho"! there van
be no dct1iai and that she belongs to the Rachel
school Of acting will Il" doubt ne amply demon
stra,cd after her return from Paris, Whcn New
Workers will nu doubt do justice u Il second
Ihatre." There may be good deal Of sapling
criticism in that
NEW YORK NOTES.
The Midgcts, tue smallest people in the
world, are among the latest New York at
fractions.
Before his departure from this country, Mr..
Far{cop. tic English novelist, will probably
read in public selections from his bust works.
Il, J. Byrons new magazine, -uirt'a, is not
meeting with much success, although it. n,1l-
hers on its list Of contributors such !1cn
blanchard, Reecc, Albery, Gilbert, and Ross.
.1anauscbck closed her engagement at the
Broadway sin blaze OF glory ss!th large att
dicnre:' So says tic Herad pai:l-raphist.
Presume she Vas called before the curtain. and,
in u blaze OF gratitude, dashed into he orchestra
circle uud embraced everybody, alter putting
her foot into tic bass futile.
In thc Divorce Court, London, Sir Il. ]. Phil
ji,nore has pronounced decree nls1, with costs,
III the suit ouf Thomas VS.. Thomas, the plaintiff
being the wife OF the well known comic vocaf-
ist and actor, Mr., Lingard whom sLe accused
Of bigamous marriage and cohabltatlon with
Alice Dunnng.
Kate Claxton has only escaped one Kind OF
persecution to become the victim Of another
equally distressing. Some tine ago She !'as
burning up theatres; now she IS marrying
Charles i. Stevenson She has been united i'll
wedlock TO this young man about fifty times
week for the past TWO months: and as often dis
united. For goodness sake let US get at the
bottom facts III this mysterious affair. The New
York Tribune authoritatively declares that she
is not married to c. 4. 5. In reply to n note
from hcr attorney she denied that there had
been any marriage. She said she did not at
present contemplate such 4 step.--certainly not
While travelling professionally. Sue had her
divorce and her child, and did not Intend: TO
enter into any new relations while she was ab-
sent from home. Now, please let Miss Clazton
alone. .-
STAGE MISCELLANY.
Efie Ellsler has won high praise for her acting
in support Of Edwin Booth.
George Rignold says that his audiences IN
Boston we're the coldest be has played before