, 1880-06-12

iike house Ut WaIincks Theatre woul bo
oyer s3,Mo. a star nctor, playing II tho
liayMarket, would l!avc received $500 f0r
actor. playing to tho like house ut Wnllack's
impression tint New iork pays better than
London. True Aa regnrlS etnra, not true rs
regards tho profession generally"
In London Mme Modjeska's appearances
have calicd forth n great dcai OF warm
p,rtnise: The Icterrnpl. snns up her tale,nt
%Ht las s Sn Iessa ss e rr ~ ths eo,ntry;
satisfying TINT slle sometimes approaches tho
cnhitnea Of .Eellius; MI artist 10 delicate,
Erncnfn!. md expressive tint sho MNMy well
blin!l tl,e Judgment Of tl!usc who feel l,er
thrills. We look on ,er WITT, admiration;
w nre novGr nls0rbetl BY llcr. It IL nrt cnr.
rteA to tho highest perfection: but It ls nrt,"
Tho auction salo Of Miss Nelson's
| costumes nntl lewclry, remarks n New York
pnper, Is n,ost lrreycrently spoken .ef In the.
atfical circles, tn. which farowcf! appear.
al'ccs arc reEnrled with m.,el, sMsplclon. It
rtss stloud l.aye Thought uroper To make
public thu rnlics Of tl,a persons who .prp-
sentetl her will! souvenirs which hAyo .alcrn
mcr: for 1t l,as given cynical and ill-natured
persons chance tn tnik nlMut advertising
tloiEcs Gntl MI nhtl,,o rrEnrl fur mere money
value. lt,Must bc confessed TINT tho pr,-
With tlia ,itteraccs 1T Miss Netlson oil tlio a.
c1slon Of her benefit. but lis moro cl.arltn-
BIS to s'ippose tint, some, irresponsible
! MgGht hns blintlcrctl thnn tu charge tic act
re;s viii, iilsincerity and avar!co. It fs cor.
tain, however, that tllcrsls an impression that
70 very long period will clapsu bcforo Miss
Nelson Wlll rcappcar upon the Ncw fnrl!!
tint licr wartlrohe is l,y 10 means emplied OF
! Its valuable treasures. This gossip nlNy do n
very clever woman. grcat injustice, n1,d It IS
ence.
;, The death ot J. r. plancl,6, IN London,
II, London Fcl, ri, 1;Ni Ills nhIlity nv Il
E,lnyxIiter was first shown in lurlesque,
With this 1e.t to tic writing of other pircrs,
which, were also well received BY the public.
l!c nlso tlil SOME york ns m ndnnter, taking
ts sp pfeaft0 S Wan % 9 esf Sycl dr2VsHttft"HE Vsnt
A1urchant's Wuttling," cc. 'rhe subjects If
nrcIlEnlogy and costume occupied much nf
Mr.. Planci,e,s attention, arsl 10 attended tho
fSss s1 capfsy Gee "rsn S ssss taf Ct e
E,sca,nt M on the Elg]!sll! |! stagc .lhe costumes
y fSF s' pnys Asy Ydu e "EHs kss @ Io@ thdfn IlHnry
aE1d "Cymhelie," were prepared by. Mr.
bic. it, TancS ,as ifs,area are for for ths hs ss' stase
Hearty an pieces, ftcludlng tho extravaga!,.
Mine. VestrIs. A,nong his tnnny puhlicn-
t1ns s.a ara 1ays ai LSgc;,ds, J; , # tfe hhnc"
tSst ascn at Hssee liz eoieson Hssas; q cSs :s
VietorIn, iSB; l. ihe pursnivant 1T Arms y;
| liking Nntcrackcr, q, Fniry I'ato"; ''Tt,o
SsoesanH rGfsas,,ns nd scctons Of i +
md "Tho ConQuerer md Ills Companfons.'
I =. The I'NrfsfIn publishes MI cxtrnct from
thu private letter Of II gentleman who Ind
Sis1tSd 1l,9 aSslo lay at 1berA.lnerE. .a
ssns sa 81 P%6s a ss e rsa ts sFS @
ralsel! by the united eirorts of tho soldiers
until II stood erect. An indcscrlEnb1n Sigh,
a,lds;se vi as tl,e Yl,lts, well:,nPdo figure. ap-
ins TnsY n m! stooa put I, strog relief aEainst
the railing nf the incl',sure and pipcd . few
%nleea 'stsi; M w,R R''y THO gent slass' ST. einf Res
Ryt few ws'sh 'nin'es Il tSss Ss ersie G aa III snas TX
three or four Inches, and then the stage trick
was enslly nntlersto9d. Under tho, 1tight,i!t-
ting shirt IL bnlii, II foot wide, could be dis.
ills band WIS evidently. attncllcd ii sons
why to tho cross hchinI tho suspended figure
After ten minutes tho bntly Ind sunk sevcrnl
lsSy .| II .,l1T a TIE 9ntln1,e Of @ to 6HM!s
1 4 spcnr was pressed III tho nctors side, and,
~ the soldier rather cl,nsily, searehed for
the si'ot to stab, discovered tho outlines Of
the pFeparsd covering, broke the Re tTin tissue,
| nnt 'b!und flowed from tho wound. -.
The attendants then placed ladder ngairst
the. cross a.ltl. assembled to take down the
oody, whose slead llnd fallen Forward"
A Now Nation-FouMilng French