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

The amphitheatre in the Exposition Build
Ing, In Chicago, is said To he the largest auditorium
~ the world and To possess the best acoustic proper
ties.
jules Vernc's Michel Strogoff" has been
dIamati2ed by the author and d. EMERY and bought
from NJ. D.. Mayer by Messrs. Tompkins a I'm, of
the Boston Theatre.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson's company next sea-
son viii include Frederic Robinson Maurice Barry
more Mrs. John Wood, and Rosa Rand. lie opens
at the Boston Park October Is.
The one hundred and fnieth performance
Of ''1he Pirates Of Penzance' - in New York viii
nccnr ~ the fifth Avenue Theatre next Wednesday
ahi souvenir programmes Will lie distributed.
Mrs. Agnes Booth has been engaged by
Mackayc for the Madison square Company next sea-
son. aud Miss sydney cowe, who Is said To have
given up her starring project may aSO join that COM
Pany. The New York public Is to he congratulated
on Tho retention Of Mrs. Booth in the city.
HoaLd correspondent, writing last Sun
day from London, said; 'rhe special feature In the
thchtiichH o the week Is the advent of Sarah Bern
harlt London Idol Of last year. who appeared with
scratch company AT the Gaiety Theatre on Monday
the audience was decidedly cool, hut her magnificent
performance compelled an enthusiastic recognition of
her genius In bursts Of applause. on Thursday Sarah
ih her sister Jeanne appeared In Casimr Deayigne'
''Ies Enfants II Edouard. - Sarah PLAYED Ed,rnrf
Y, her sister the DHko ~ York. In rendering the
characters of The two brothers the one was tender
delicate, aecionate, high spirited the other playful
aud fun Of boysl tricks. 10th played with consnm-
mate ability The scene Of the murder of the princes
IN the Tower was represented an the stage In rather
startling fashion. The play Is regarded MS curiosity
Mile, Bcfnhardt, who 81 recently incurred the dis
pleasure Of her own countrymen, now experiences q
little of the cold shade even here, being the rage
as before. Hesides sarah crnhardi Paris win send
us presently Nine. 1hcO, and doubt there VIII In,
great rush 10 hear her sing her famous chdHs0H-
Hottcs.'
Dutton Cook, in the London IIOrid, has
the following acute bit Of criticism upon Mndjcska
After praisng her heartily, aud declaring her cauaI
To nrscoe In the hnesse Of the stage, he adds: ~ Al
tile same time the representation has Its drawbacks
The actress II foreigner and this fact IL InaTmo-
ulous note In concert Of music her ways are NOT The
ways ot her play fellows, who do not lack capacity;
size seems renlited Ia position Of Isolation, because
OF tile discrepancies between her hisirionlc manner
aud theirs Moreover, while her English may not Ie
described aS broken 1T Is aItiCuiate enough aul
Ac rarely uispaccs An emplass-heT strong foreign
accent has To ho forgiven her. To my Thinking II Is
very hard To forgive foreign accent In an English
| play upon Tie English stage our players shOuid be-
among the chief cusOdiansuf the language: We should
hear nom them tile most perfect pronunciation thc
finest elncniiun I admit, however, that we do moi
exactly obtain this from them: thai the facts of th,
ease aIr IN opposition To It's theories and that ia,
general public does not mind In the least NeyeTtIe.
less have noticed that the alien or exotic perIOrue,
hegng 10 pali upon the audience an ea iie period
than dOes the native player. The foreigner does moi
| last on continue to content nearly long Mod.
eskl'R brilliant but bIef IN America Is pIoO
Of the Truth OF this hne criticism.