, 1877-10-21

- locked up in her dressing room after the hr
act, and the play had to 20 on without her
you van imagine how absurd it was. While 81
5, was On the stage she frightened tho amateu
o I and talked all sorts Of nonsense, encouraglr
t. the other actors to guy too. Scenes got HIKE
It up, wrong people came on in the wrong pla
and said absurd things, the actors talked to c;l
IS other about their private affairs instead OF r.
s. pcating the dialogue"
j The reporter presents the following choie
+ extract FROM the first act, adding that it Is on
Of the wittiest and 1iyeliest passages IN III
play:
4 F7cd-We love not because We will, but bccauf
we must, This is my theory OF love, which
{. borne out bot: by observation and sciencc.
Frank (laushing)-"hat has science to 10 W.T.
: Fred-Eyerything, for love is the result Of fore
: in nature that resembles ma:nettsm. You hay
observed how steel is attracted by the magnet; i
the same manner human beings are attracted 10 On
, another. Take one more illustration; you kno'
, FranL-Yes, that beautiful red color
| F-ed-Now listen; vernlf}'oa Is composed 9
quicksilver and yellow sulphur; they unite bY thei
chemical atlinity.
Ffank-Wonderful!
rred-lmag,ne, then, that Lucy is quicksilver
while an, sulphur.
Frank-1 see, You attract each other.
| Fred-Gooa, but understanding that II iron i
brought into contact with vermllon the quicksil-
yer i'll it will leave the Sulphur and 20 over to tint
| iron
OLD FEL.'s RECORD.
Some Philadelphia critic was rash enough tc
| say that Leonard Grover lacked the neccssar,
| literary and constructive ability to write play
wheEcupon Len addresses himself to the Dra
matte -'ens, and doth the following round un
yarnishcd tale deliver concerning himself:
Perhaps do hut am at 4 loss to know how
this person knew it: For his information then;
At six years Of age mastered the mental arith-
metic, eleven lad finished Lcsenslre, ut twelve
TOOK tho first premium for English grammar at the
Normal School, and unit! my e'shternth year
r1,nrYE indy
! Alfred Gcnesee, and Hobart Colleges. wrote
| several respectable musical compositions ut II,
some Of which stu retain popular salc: IN; the
tor to the k.niekerboeker at II directed English
Opera at 20: edited an Important journal for the
! following three years: resumed management with
| history at n. Since which have, occasion
] permitted: written and produced, with positive
| success: Treasure Troyc, to long New York run:
starred. the burlesque Of BAD Dieky and the
| Horse Marines, the one entire. the other the
o f to Uho # te c,ss
| les, read and speak passahly well German and
FRENCH can still face . respectable EQUATION re-
| ligiously read eersain daily which shall not DC
| mentioned, and which OF itself is an extremely
| liberal education.
submit, then, that with fifteen years OF mastery
ought to consider that come somewhere near pos
sesslns the required ability to write play. Not
that it necessarily follows that it will he good
one: and should ever again. which Heaven fore
fend, launch play 10 Philadelph,a, may bc. Of
this person who prods me. not in the hest OF
grammar, that he will refrain from looking from
such an exalted pinnacle OF learning. or I shall be
Obliged 10 challenge him to game Of Greek con-
jugations. not mentioning certsin yulgarities Of
ctymology.
GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES.
Clara Morris plays Hiss Hutton in Baltimore
this week.
Augusta Dargon will play Tcnnyson's Queen
Nary at the Ncw Park Theatre, Brooklyn, this
week.
Louise Pomeroy las played successfully in
the West, and recently added Ko'nev to her list
Of characters
Miss Fanny Davenport, it is announced, will
visit England professionally at the conclusion
Of tie present season.
The Adah Richmond Burlcsaue Troupe opened
on Monday at CINCINNATI in AL extravaganza
called ''Chow Chow"
A. l.. Sawtcllc, travelling manager in Wild.
Cat regions, is reported tu have been arrested
in Nevada town lately. for beating little girl
because she did not play as he desired.
"a playwright is not without lonor,'' etc.
George Fawcctt Rowe is coming back to
America. Wonder il he will bring testimonials
this time from the ghost Of Charles Dickens,
compliznenting him upon his Brass.
Lawrence Barrett, in his sketch Of Edwin
Forrest printed i'll the Ga1dxy tor Ociobcr,
mentions that the grcat tracedian once returned
10 HIN Ills tb1rfctLS1 ufnBfElla. we always
thought Forrest was 4 little "olI:' in his latter
days,-Ciacit"aG Saturday Night.
The contest regarding the custody of the un-
fortunate child actress, Mabel Leonard. and of
her brother. has finally come 10 an end. Thu
boy has been gwen over to his fu1her, MIR. Mes
anu it is agreed that tltr interests of Manef
will he best subscTycd by taking her from her
mother aud placing her in charge Of suitable |
guardian. theatrical manager, who will see |
that She is properly brought up to the stage.
Speaking Of Pauline :'Iarkhan, Cincinnati
critic says; "ItMe EAs chastcned her rather |
Redundant development within Il more modest |
contour, and hceun the grand transformation
taat alt 1cmalc beauty must submit to, from
spit, sinuous cures to obt1lse angles. and so on
But shy still has enough Of physical loyeress
ana vo!uptuous beauty to set up half a dozen
girls III the roles she takes, were it properly
diStributcd.H
Manager Macau|cy, of Louisville, is suing ont
an injunction against the production of "Thc
S1saugs!rann' there. Last June Mr.. Alacau1cy
made contract with Bouceault's agent tn play
the 'sflaughraun :" in Louisville in February,
Mackay taking the leading part, it being under
stood, but not stated u the cont ract that Boi-
caut would not play in that city before that
time. Bouclcaut saws there was no sucn n
stipulation, and play he will.
fcchter employs his time from july to Octo-
eer t III farming, cooking, and painting. Ills
tayorite disl, is maearoni. As farmer he is
said to DC success, but, as he gives away every
thing ne raises, it is hardly likely that he viii
ever make it pay. lie Keeps in his kitchen four
large cages: tenantcd by some seventy or more |
o1ras, belonging to almost every known species
That will live in this climate. Canari:s, bull
Inches, thrushes, king birds, Australian parrots,
ana many other varieties, rich in song and raw |
~ leatherss all live together in this happy falnisy
The Boston 4dpertiser gives the following
,aLdld m estimate Of Mary Andcrson's histrionic
zlfts: In regard to the general merits Of m |
aetress u whom much has been said, it seems
pretty clear that Miss Anderson IS not, as she
las been fondlv described, gir Of startling
genus whose dramatic gifts have made Ier in r.
stantty great. It would be delightful if size
we're sucl-but miracles are rare. But she NAV
'ecou1c. If she chooses, something SCARCELY less
Interesting. II she is to afford the picture of
'eFoted Student OF her art. changing in methods
lnu in standards OF excellence, perhaps but al I
ways gaining in strength, in repose in uaalect- {
=! eSpresslon,~-if she is to do this, it NAV DC IL
fluniph worth setting against even the rapture | r
II sudden fame. With The vieor and earnest
less shown in the performance of Neg Nerrlies :
seems certain that she has spirit not to be
pollcd in lnludcious prasc."
FOREIGN NOTES.
Miss Helen Barry, the English actress, has
married Maj. Rolls.-7heatricat paper s
. Sweet Helen Garry, so they say,
10 wedlock charms thou turucst | Il
ResigEin5 minor roles in play J.
- For Major Rolls in ear14sst- I