, 1879-07-20
SCATTERING.
WHERE ARE, THE LEADING LADIES!

SCATTERING.
WHERE ARE THE LEADING LADIES!
Aeao Pork GruDhtc.
The demand for leading Indies for stock COM
pnnies this season is large, and there Is no sup
ply. The Union Square, Wallack's, and the
Boston Theatre are all anxious to secure ladies
to share the business With the present incum-
bents in that line, while Gemmlll, OF the Chest
nut, Philadelphia, Is looking about in vain for u
lady to fill that position in his company, which,
In other respects, is complete
Three Young ladies, who have aspirations as
stars, have been approached with tempting Of
fers. The first Of these, Alta Merrill, was
waverfng between an offer from the Union
Square and one from Wallack's, when Harry
Sargent lured her away with au offer Of q three
years. engagement in place sof Modjeska, who
will rest for a season. Mr.. Sargent will play bis
young American for five weeks in London and
Liverpool. and will then brlng her back to tour
the United States. In rivalry With Nelson,
Strakoscn's star, The managers merit approach
ed Adele Belgarde, young lady rho has been
playing for experience during one season Of
travel with her own company after having
studied the shakspcarean repertoire for tro
years under the usual stage instructors. Her
managers In making her offers Ut leading
business il the METROPOLIS, bus she was proof
agntnst the t1attery. and has concluded to accept
certain starring offers out Of town in order that
she may gain eTen more stage experiences before
settling down to endure the test of New York
criticism. Her repertoire is = remarkable one,
embracing .Han,4st and Romeo (as a
sort Of bravado Of Young geuius), as we'll as the
gentle heroines of Shakespeare The third OF
these available leading ladies who stand next In
fhf. line nf m hirn rfocna
choice stock companies is Jean Burnside,
young actress who, after studying the usual
Shakspearean routine several years ago, had the
sense to take minor place in Daly's company,
bad gained perfect experience OF the stage.
Abandoning the legitimate she has deyel-
oped her talents in the line Of emo
ttonal acting, and now, after years OF
study and stage practice, ID fully fitted for
the position in the Wallack company that was
offered her. An excellent, original, and highly
strung emotional comedy OF which she is the
author, entitled "SHeet Home" has been ac-
ce2ted by Mr. Wallack, and will be played i'm
mediate!yy after Georae Fawcett Rowe's piece,
which will open the season at the house, Some
one made an offer to Miss Burnside to star in
the leading part in the same play next season,
beginning at Philadelphia, and this being too
tempting for the lady she will not probably
adorn the stock until auo ier year has pissed,
II leading ladies are scarce, as the managers
claim, it is the fault Of the combination system
which tcnpts, away that best material and con
demns young. actressescto The l1zy routise Of
one part throughout the seasou, whereas they
should be obliged to study many lines and learn
many DEVICES and resorts OF stage art which
will never be suggested except through the
varied duties OF the stock company.
uREEN-RooM GOSSIP.
Colviile's orchestra next season will be led By
Jesse Williams.
RarrY ]. Sargent has engaged the Knights for
tonr in England.
Dora GoldthWaite has been secured for
juvenile lady at the Chestnut Street Theatre
next seasou. Mrs. Lander is also spoken o.
Dramatic Neaes.
Miss Alice Harrison, who is NOW in Paris, has
informed her manager, Dir. John Rckaby, that
she will not travel next season. =. . Dir.
Washington Nathan is in Paris.
Among the people thus far engaged with
Carncross' Minstreis for next season, besides J.
L. Carncross, are Carl Rudolph, Fred Waltz, L.
c. Mett1er and Mr.. Evans. Hugbey Doughcrtv
and E. n. Slocum will also be members Of the
con1pany.-inirrvr. T..
The American actress who is loose in her NOR
als-and there are altogether too many OF her
haps, as. Nile. 3ernhardt's sius were committed
in French, the American public being ignorant
Of the language ia not compelled to notice
them.-Brookyn Eag'e.
Jones sinner has 4a nnter frnm the rirht
and sav' 1Nv Tnrd The carr,pc waits'n f,er-
ta3n chan5es havin9r f., he maT,e. the stapa mon-
arcr jnfnrma .Ionas m ha vii houa ~ enfsr frnm
tie left md saw. @1he carriape waits. nv Lord >,
uWr God i, ,|ones evciairns' in nitiahle agents
s.more st,,dvi more st,,iu r,;-7ns ThsaI,trc
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This Is what the Louisville correspondent OF
the dramatic Neaes says Of bis town: Louis
vile never Was, never will be q good theatrical
co1ic ctv = hnt ~ sbao h uT ha ocsad as an ~ Ia IA
fonv ro,,ntrv , town end N 7 ,ace of havin1 me
If ne fnsst tnnatree =; he ,n1 ehoniJ hs con.
tent viii a s1ittie r.d -; school.honse, a,,d The
nemo1 ttnwn.haii, thoatre 1onisyl,a ;e t1,e
home of had anatcura@wc are community If
had actors-Nand t>e Taof mon which many a
pood comnanv has been shinwrecked.n
Thfs WILL be her [Adelaide Nellson'sl last en-
gagement IN the United States, as It Is not ex-
pected by her physicians that she VIII live two
years loneer.-Drdmasc Ne'as; we may aoa
that her agents have made, ~ view OF tne 1nevi~
tao1c, extensive arrangemgnts lor On ont-ald~
@ outano,no' no'm1s1ake.aoout,t ;3 arst.eass 1uueral'
me DuKa OF WeIlinSton's wont DC clrcnm-
stance TO 1t. All the black horses OF London
nave already been engaged, and the PROCESSION
VII extend from Euston square to Gharring
Gross, along tne strand to ~. faurs, Gown TO
tue lo"er, ana oack by way OF u4loIu street,
anu through tile leading thorouen1ares 70 west