, 1879-01-05

t in degree not second to that Of He1cr's sister
! BalaDrega even rises to. the leyel Of u.
] Home as medium, and performs q 1eas 0
| leritation which will probably astonish the OF
| !ierers ir the gifts Of that celebrated person
Under stringent "test conditions" nc pfopose;
to tloat aloft to the ceiling without human aao
and STAY there until the spirits take him uoWt y
The programme includes willie Faf4eV
1eEerdenaln feats.
CHARLES FIGHTER
replies through the Dramatic 1He'cs to cef,a''
scurrilous letters published concerning bis pr
yate lie in tie Hartford Couraat and in th
| Philadclnlia Times, and lie evidcntly means u
make it hot Tor so,ne of his tsaduccrs. As I'LL
TRIBUNE published last Sunday brlcf eAtrac
| from the Philadelphia Times about the matte
{omittinr, however, the abusive portions OF TN
article), it is due to Mr. fechtor 10 iet n1n u
heard. Here is his letter to the Asus:
DEAR Mn. BrnSE: Asyou have 20 brarely taket
M the glove 80 viainousy thrown down In deh
ance Of tsc:h by one ''Tcmpieton. OF Boston,, II
his correspondence to the Hartford fDuTaht'
and put sn end TO these scurTy. nncallea- and
CONTINUOUS attacks upon my character as nn arr
ist- man. and Il. gentleman made by Inc
pet-and-ink hounds of the lower press.
hate cheap advertising (and hats- indeed. cd
ver,isina altogether, it is done now) and have
always refrained from getting myself into PRINT 10
yet pierced the thicRness OF my clothes Rnt I
now fin. that ny family. my friends tfhose who
are away from me, Of course, the others know
better9, are seriously growing alarmed at mF sup.
posed a'ili-doings. " and-to end fhis-a stop must
be put ia these lihels and thc man 10 do 1t.
sead you token from tue Ismes, Dec. :3. 1879
the most infamous art1ctcan editorial, hel}e1e--
ever published On any professional man IN any living
paper. And that for the only reason that the actor
alluded to never received. treated. brlhcd, OK i'll
obliged in the society OF low~bred.. ignorant or
idiotic wou}a~be critics, or erra11d-rcportcrs WHO
tried to force their way into his private lie.
] have sent she following 1clesizm to the editor
Of the PHILADELPHIA: Tunes (the article utlnted IN
that honorable paper against me WIS dnrcd Qunkes-
town.: Please telegraph BY return nalne nnd
address Of your t1uakertpwn correspondent n1lthor
OF ;he libel headed fectlter ut Home. OF he pre-
pared 10 bear Consequences.
No anEweE.
Ay lawyers will get sound one ont Of them,
though, and that sharply.
Will you kindly with al: remarks ynu judge
propcr) publish This letter in your next number,
and send me back the insuscd print awaited by MY
faWyerS to institute tho libel suit.
For your number afte, next YOU shall have all
particulars and answers desired uuon thc case. Ii
they won't let nle rest they will make Great mis-
take. Yours resDectfully. CHARLES FIGHTER.
HENRY IRVING.
The London correspondent o. the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER writes as follows about Irving, the Eu-
elish actor:;
Irving is 1.-THE. thin. and medium -sized man.
with strioing, impn:siYe gait "a nervous, sinewy
man. Ills facial power ia excellent, and On it he
9r uea q hs ese a IT, He lei s
lie fairly talks With bis eycs. Tnen his binds
the most expressive terminal portions Of thu hu~
nan f6ame; they are nervous, yisosons.-so much
70 that Sir Arthur Helps would call then, "elo-
quent aud large hsuds. What an imulens,ty Of
sentiment is Conveyed BY the varied expression OF
the hands. thin, ctasslc hands.
lryinE>6 voice is much improved OF late. It has
lost that rusty. etsilc sound Of throat and head,
sounds. harsn.. grating, hinsy
voice peculiar TO Ned Sothern. The iaryn.tal
fknr
psact,ce OF clear and full utterance! Nothing like
luis larding. exercise in The open ar. practice OF
distinct enanciafiou through properly opened
mouth. Nowadays people Use their mouths, i'll
stead OF their noses. for speaking PURPOSES 1t
seems sttanye-to some~to say so, but truth will
prevail. auc TOR conversation we may repeat,
however. is sill rough hewn. 1t is too Eus.sh
and lacks the clear ring essential TO aud aIways
with the Irish scholar. Barry Sullivan. an eio-
ie his superior nnn1easurably. the eln-
Gated irlshman can always excel the educated En-
G.ishman in pure pronunciation and true English.
But the affG'o Of lr'1ne. doubt II the English
stage has ever seen the equal 0! his ''Hnmcl' 1t
is once perfect ornate picture in frame Of
unique design. There seems to be a traditional
type OF =. Hamlet ~ far the Stage, and the actor
darips to diyeEse from its shape: make, and man.
tine -honored stage Idol Irving has honored all
This N the breach OF it. He has put aside alI his
predecessors aud struck cut IN path o. his own.
- BE simply true II is his doctrine. ''Be not
mere deciaimer Of blank verse. Be not IN eiocu-
1iona1y attorney and tear not passion to rags,''
says Mr.. Irving. Exaesseration is the rock
sonation Of character too often EaIe secondary
10 loud utterances and fantastic butfoonery. The
entirety OF the uniform picture is seldom main
aud thinking aloud becomes an oratorical bIaze
Mr.. Irving makes Ha7stee in all cases quiet,
gentleman, carrying SUBTLE and sorrow
Ful character, hut never furious luuatic, though
8 passionate arenser and pathetic lover. In those
we'll known lines that SO we'll exhibit the mental
condition 2 OF The man and nd les The pomp Of the
es n aad Twins 4cndcr sni5 n 100 soma
pressivc, almost monotone, SO natural, 70 true to
ali surroundings and circumstances, that 3ou are
amazed previous actors have always turned it into
He sometimes sits down in an abstracted air Of
then gets Up in q nervous. restless
manner snd walks about, but no shouts
are manifested: 1t is i peaceful thinking aloud,
'olilonuy soft and sllyery, no bounce or brass of
aEEEN-RooM GOSSIP,
Joaquin Miller's daughter, Minnie, is going on
The stage.
Pailleronss new comedy, ''L'Age Ingrat,n is
:aid to be marvel OF wit, and is great success
1t the Paris Gymnase.
Charlotte Thompson. the actress, is said to be
Torth $500, ,00o. She is farorte in the South,
Ind OWNS fine plantation down there.
"our Boys'' has been running in London
teadily for over four years. This is the great
est "run" known to the annals Of the stage.
John l.. Toole, the London comedian, has had
lis first attack Of gout. He has been living too
veil, aud he thinks of coming back to America
J. c. Williamson and John 7. RAYMOND once
lid The T,co Drona os in San Francisco, William
ON initiating Raymond just as Crane does Rob-
on.
Air. and Mrs. Tom Thumb are out again on
professional tour, assisted By the intinetesiua}
Amy Reed and Maj. Newell, the 1ast~named ap-
'earing as monkey.
John Mccullough will appear next month at
he Fifth Avenue Theatre in the CHARACTER Of
in King John" Barrett will act
at the Park.
Among John McCu1ough's admirers is a it,
le son of Bret Harte, who writes him long re-
Jews OF every part he sees hin, in. He is gen
rally very complimentary to Mccullough, but
te ''scalps :" the support.
Mr.. Thomas Francis Mcagher, the son Of the
Irish orator, is said to be making
ute success as an actor. He is nov PLAYING
= :. Christmas Joys and Sorrows" at Uarrigan
Hart's Theatre ComiQue-
The Enquirer speaks Of Mary Anderson asa
phenomena" actress. Fee-noininals Heavens!
We once paid Sl.50 for the privilege OF seeing
er demonstrate that Shakespeare didn't know
nything about the characterof Jaiet-Heya1ucEy
aptr.
Mr. Clement Scott, ct the London 7e'soyaph,
nnounccs that he has discovered that ard
ytton's " Richelien is paraplrased, scene Tor
:ene aud idea for idea. from an old French
lar, which, WAS published, but never performed,
Paris.