The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-07-25
Dramatic Dots.
nge is 43 years old.

Rose Eytinge is 43 years old.
The music executed by creaky boot
may be said to be solo.
Minnie Hauk is the only singer who can
stand the London climate.
The flower of the Pinafore troupe-Lit-
tie Buttercup. But in name only.
The daughter of Fechter, the actor, is
a pretty brunette with a dramatic educa-
| ton.
The recognized "leading" Juvenile of
America, Mr.. Lester Wallack, is three
times grandfather.
The Bankers Daughter" is drawing
crowded houses at Mr.. Abbey's Boston
Park Theater.
| A near relative of Jean Paul Richter
will probably be heard on the New York
stage next season.
have been instructed to refrain here
| after from reference to Mrs. James A.
Oates.
A Paris paper, speaking of Miss Thurs
| by says: "She is not a mere singing
| machine-she is the incarnation of song,
Bob Miles, having refused to travel with
Mrs. Alice Oates next season, it is said
| has signed a contract with Miss Emily
Melville.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg is announced
| to make her first appearance in London
| this season at her Majesty's as Aida in
Verdi's opera. Campanini will sing
! Radames.
Edwin Booth and family went to the
pier to see the banker-poet, E. G. Sted-
| man, off for Europe, the famous actor
presenting his friend with meerchaum
| pipe for use on the voyage.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has been giving
a reading with Ristori in Rome, for the
benefit of the Gould Home. The reading
was from "Marie Stuart" Ristori taking
the chief part in English.
George Fawcett Rowe has offered the
principal female part in the play of"Wol-
fert's Roost, or Sleepy Hollow" to be pro-
duced at Wallack's in August, to Alta
Merrill, New York lady of some talent
and great beauty.
Two well-know variety star performers
are now serving term in the Missouri
Penitentiary.-nens When one looks at
their stripid suits he thinks what an in
glorious combination of Stars and Stripes.
Cincinnati Commercial.
| It is stated that when Sir Thomas Law
renee painted his full-length figure of
John Kemble, in the character of Rolla,
| the head was that of Kemble but the
body that of Gentleman John Jackson, an
English pugilist, and one of the finest
formed men of his day.
Mrs. Judah, an aged California actress,
was to have benefit performance on her
retirement from the stage. Shrewdly
| calculating on the inspiring effect of
| music, she combined free concert with
the auction sale of seats, and the result
| was financial success.-N Y. Sun.
James Ryan's adaptation of George
| Eliots novel, "Daniel Deronda," was pro-
duced for the first time at the Baldwin
Theater, San Francisco, on May 25, James
| O'Neill appearing in the title role. It was
not success, lacking compactness and
continuity, while the characters were
sketchy and imperfectly drawn.
Once, when Beethoven was hard up, he
wrote letter to friend, asking loan of
$5. He didn't get the money, but per-
| haps it would cheer him up to know that
| that letter sold for $22 80 last week.
| Free Press. Things have changed. Nova
days if musician should succeed in bor-
| rowing $5, and give his obligation there
| for. it probably wouldn't be worth a cent.
Richmond Baton.
The Dramatic Neaus says: "In her two
seasons here, Nine. Modjeska-at the time
| she was taken up really penniless adj
venturess-made $65, 900, after all ex-
| penses paid. Not penny Of this would
now be hers had she not been placed in
| the hands of man, who, knowing the de-
sire of the American public for sensation,
placed his star on purely sensational
basis, and humbugged the people to the
| top of their bent"
A London correspondent does not agree
with we'll known actress that Henry
| Irving is the ugliest man on the stage.
/ in w n a q
| down the Strand with carriage more
dignifed and erect, or with surer or
princelier step than Henry Irving. And
| then. as to his face-well, of course, the
face is long and thin; SO is the nose, and
possibly the mouth is somewhat wide, land
the lips thin; but plain-never. Henry
Irving's is the most strikingly and con-
spiciously intellectual face in London his
| ewes are wondrously expressive and beau
tiful, his smile is marvelously winning
and sweet.
London Mayfair is responsible, fol, the
following: miss Nelson, who has hith-
| erto received in England only the ordi-
/ nary attention which is due to a good
actress, is rapidly becoming the lioness of
| of the season, vice Mrs. Langtry, snufed
| out. People will go to the Adelphi to
see g15OOO worth of diamonds who would
not go there to see Julia. don't know
/ how Miss NellSOn managed 70 OeSCoW
those diamonds about her dress, but
Nine. White, the coutouriere, fatty de-
! clined to trust her young ladies with
stones of such value, fearing probably
that even the ease and opulence of a
milliner apprentice would not place them
quite beyond the bounds of temptation"
| Again: 'The black horse, black habit
and raven tresses of Miss Nelson, which
now appear so attractive to the jeunesse
doree of the Row, will perhaps succeed in
altering the hours for riding. Miss
Nelson's professional engagements force
| her to leave the park about O'Clock, and
when the light goes out it can hardly be
. expected that many will remain to grope
in darkness.
/ A Buffalo church bell went through
three floors without injuring its ring any.
Ring in pun on that if you can.-Detroit
4 Free Press. All right; just say where we
shall clapper in. Richmond Baton. Clap
per on the lips of the belle.-Alpena
j Ffolic.
We read that Berlin professor fire.
/ quently drinks two quarts of beer at sit
ting, and it occurs to US that faculty of
4 more than ordinary capacity could be
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