The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-27
coULIsSE CHAT.

Miss Auuis Montague has engaged with
the Emma Abbott Opera Company next season.
Miss Mary Anderson Is to read the Dcclara-
tion OF Independence In Philadelphia on the Fourth,
pait OF II being clnntcd 10y chorus.
Mr.. Maplcson has engaged r,aucn Lily
iclnnanu, the celebrated Gcrmam lmlmo donna
Whose success ~ Berlin iivalcd That Of Nlmc rauk.
Emily Duncan, who displayed her limbs
80 freely With The Lydia Thompson troupe here, Is
playing In the Z" Chimes cf Normandy in London.
performance is to bc given at the Madi-
son square Theatre, which MIR. MackaNc has offered
for the purpose, next Monday afternoon at o'clock,
Central rark. MIR. Elwin Booth. Miss clara Morris,
ole iiui, and number of others win take raii.
The accomplished dramatic critic of the
| Paris T.mpg was present a the representation Of
"rhtdrc'' IN London. This Is what he wrote about
1t; 81 am not, however, sorry to have this rep
resenatlon was present at q spectacle which alone
the gayest souvenirs of my lilc Talbot played Tho
| rdHtae. No, lie who has moi seen Talbot Ia Tbcr7-
m}ge has seen nothing, An, how ! regretted that
we were not among rariSans! What hnc laugh We
| should have had Cc diole ds pUbijc dpgldjs i'm
| posed upon us! You had To compose your face and
finding all that natura Talbot relating the death
OF thai poor liiproytc! What inc water carriers
| face he had made himself, and what dcClnmatiunl
| Wen, my friends those English are so ccur.
| Office Not muscle Of their faces moved, aud some
| even wanted to applaud. ~
| lIit fUffStuW says Mllt. J. .tNIt
who is . charming actress and dashng dcml. mon
dainc, has had u lawsuit with the architects Of her
lnth-room The hath-room of Nile. lamtc was per-
feet combination ofccganCe, luxury, and ease; there
were Venetian mirrors, smyrna carpets Turkish
| rugs-cvciythng brilliant aud costly that can lie
imagined. one fine morning Mile. Iaurc was prcpar
ing to get Into the BATH dressed like Mother Eve when
| there was loud explosion, aud windows mirrors,
chandeliers fell about her with tremendous crash.
| Mile. Laurc thinly clad she was, and with the
modcsty FOR which she is famous, He'd from the
Of the disaster in great terror an the valet and the
la.
their eyes wide seeing this naiad rushing AIN ,ng
them aud seeking protection. II was aficfwntd Ills
covered that the gnsiiNucs had been poorly put In,
| aud that this was the cause or the disaster Mile.
| laurc sued the architects aud won. The architects
ungalantly appealed nom the decision of the court:
hut The baigneuse has been successful again. aud viii
| receive IN agrecably large sum as damages,
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan is reported TO hc en-
gagged in the composition Of another comic opera for
| being by Mr.. Gilbert. II these two accomplished
| writer's will only proht hy experience and take 10
the .rir"tcs "t wenva"c "u thcy Mi, IN NH "ro,
hility make success of their new opera. The condi-
tons Of management In this country are not influenced
by the traditions customs Of the English stage. IL
the public had been afforded an opportunity To know
something of the words and music of the Pirates of
renzance, and to become as familiar with 1t as was
the ease with 'pnafore, " the former opera would
| doubtless have met with more favor. 1t is undeni-
ably more amusing and meritorions work than
rinaforc, - hut no one has ever read the wod or
learned the music aud the result has been that II has
become popular as 1t deserved to he. In this
connection II may be stated that the latest rumor In
the English papers is that MR. sullivan win soon be
described as Sir Arthur Sullivan.
"IIoward writes from New York as fol-
flows: '''rhc Booth breakfast was fa2e. The tick
ets at $40 each, hawkrl about like tickets to
charitable strawberry festival. rhey were sent by
dozens to clubs newspaper olces and other centres
queer lot finally gathered together. OF course
there were number Of very reputable and clever
Booth didn't pan ont well. lie never does. A party
asmaie FOR him once In lsoson to which the lite
ray 'is @ were ss' rs !" '" nh" m,ss n MsI M n"", "ne
toadies, big and ttlc men who hunt for lions hut
lave little names Of their own as we'll Booth shocked
them by his Ignorance and amazed them by his sl,n
lowness lie was coached for this breakfast but he
iizacd all the same SO did C"llyer, Barrett, Win
ter, and all hut Lester Wallack. As for .oe .Ieer-
sons intimate knowledge of i'o"th and his family
WELL IL lie does know about them, why did he praise
McVicar? Ana II he does not, he certainly did his
best to run unpleasant news down the thrOas of those
who did,
Smalley sends the following bad news
from London: 80 re;.iet To he Obliged 10 announce
at Madame Sils;"ns request ,l her rr"r"sen %"r.
with MIR. Mapeson are suspended, and Madame Nils
son has no intention to renew them. She fully In
tended and greatly desired to revisit America, and
profoundly regrets her Inability to arrange satlstac
tory terms. understand the dnicnlty arises not from
the terms, hut from Mr.. Mapeson's inability or un
Willingness to give sufficient guarantee MIR. Maple
sons troubles thIcken. Mile Nevada, though,
winning such may he reasonably expected,
fails to draw and remains unpaid. Candlus. the
American tenor, though extremely successful declares
1t impossible to contnne, though bound to MIR. Maple
son by two years engagement. lie cancels the
contract, agreeing to forego all existing claims.
Nilsson present engagement expires next week. and
she refuses To renew 1t. The date of Madame Ger
ser reappcarancc Is still uncertain MIR. Marlcson,
; nevertheless, continues toappea TO the public with
undated courage lie produces Ncrdi's Foraa del
Desino' Tonight FOR the first time. Marie Louise
swift will make her debut. Campanini, rrehell and
other leading members are ahering To their leader
fortunes, although he has had houses on most nights.
Covent Garden does better. Semhrich appears TO b,
a brilliant success
George w. Smaley writes from London as
follows: "At Sarah BemlarIt's benefit on Welnes-
day afternoon she played for the first time In London
/ Posth"nio, In Rome Vaincue, a blind woman OF
spectators obliged to he present at the Guild
hall luncheon to the King of the Greeks, Including tn,
Minister Lowell, for whom box reserved.
Posthunia produced an extraordinary sensation re-
veaing the range OF the artists powers, and th'
4 direction of her tragic genius. She played with
suspected physical force The play Will he repeated
t Tonight, when the season closes with two acts o.
a Adrenne' and two Of From Frou' Mile. Bern
\ harit begins In Manchester on Wednesday. Though
obliged from Coqnein's secession to repeat the same
q roles Mile. Bernta has maintained during the las
fortnight AN unIuestionabe hold on the public, and
filed the treasury of the theatre. She devoted hersel
absolutely to theatrical duties, declining social invita-
tons and leaves here with dramatic reputation dis
| tincy higher than that of last year. The house
continued this week crowded and brilliant Roya
personages Cabinet Ministers, and social ceebritia
| were constantly present. Mile. Bernhardt played
unnterruplediy, notwithstanding pannll Illness
hardts American engagement begins November $.
2 Boucicault's detractors are dying Will
. envy The 80 Shamghrann" " is still drawing ful
@ houses in London, and correspondent says; - Honc
a | cault's new drama, 'InchayOgne, Is a drama II
+ four acts two of which pass In London and two In tn
West Of Ireland; Il Is Sa,d 'nat u contains Sitna
!, | sArIr,l na Pogue' into the shade. ireland Is Il
be shown from a new roiniof view and Irish characte
in an entirely new light. The plot may he given in
:, few words as follows An iri6h pilot having save'
= a ship with a valuable cargo from being wrecked ol
the coast receives large reward as salvage lie re
nounces his former occupation and Is eager 10 found
family and honor shed upon his FIRST born aud heir
ihis former pilot, now grown proud ambitious MAJ
of wealth, Is the character In which Dion Boucicanl
| Will appear. The London SCENES are dtY0tel 10 tl
# adventures of the pilots hrs born, who dcspising hi
- native land and the traditions of his fathers, mikes II
London society and among Englisllmen as Dude,
+ Walsingam denying his Irish origin entirely. Thi
T. leads 10 an esrangement between father and SON an'
u the latter, deprived of funds, Is finally compelled Il
Is seek his fortune abroad. The father grieyes at h
conduct of his son and becomes half wilted. Tho
closing scene contains startling sensations, scenic
= and Otherwise. The boy who has found fortune II
. Australia, returns, ponen', to nnd the happiness
the old home destroyed and his father hopelessy in
sane lie has partner whom lie expects To arrive il
IS the next ship arriving In England Outside the l,ous'
s vessel drifting the rocky coast and will neya
= bly, be wrecked. call Is made for men To enter
the boats aud pilot the ship 10 safe anchorage None
know the safe channels except the old pilot himsel
g and his SON. Tie old man. Nliot!caily listening
g cannot be made to understand the danger The sol
the ships side, described by the onlOOses. The old
q pilot attention Is aroused, ana when no hears that
tht has btch mo SAFE Ht SUD
denly eyciaims, 'That Is my son Only he and
u know that anch0rage!' His senses returD IL,
recognizes his son, and when the is reconcilcd
his cousin sweetheart, whom he rather ignored IL
: London the curtain falls on happiness All around.
Mr.. iioucicault expects oachieye great success viii
his neW work, and when ho has sc0Ied success IN
Loniop equal 10 'ihai " the tshalghiaun or ia,
! Colleen Eawh' he VIII return 10 New fork, and mol
. before -
A contributor 10 the EreHi0g Post, treating
4 Of early italian opera In America, writes; Som
A connrymen Were economical In those days and II viii
scarcely be now believed that they objected 10 paying
Two dollars Tor The privilege Oi hearing Malibrai
Garcia In the heyday OF her youth. After fow repre-
sentatiOns the enthusiasm began Ia susie and II
evident that the speculation was doomed 10 fail
ure temporary geam oi success appeared al ia,
marriage Oi the Signoiini On her hfsl appearance
. ae, thai Hnpitn GNaNl ,he huNae Waa S6cI0wdrd
that Old Garcia sad he WISHED his daughter could hG
married every week ,afcia was thorough musician.
win the aid Of Eiienne he organized AN excellent
orchestra out Of the most wIeiched materials. The
SKIN with which lac concealed and cuunieracted Tie
defects 0f age excited tile admiration Ot artists. lie
also made inst rate nusciansOt his and daughter
| lint ln Ilpl Them With "A IN "a II, az \