The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-22
uusIo AND THE DRAMA.
whore some of the Celebrities are ahd
What they are Doing.

n Mrs, FLORENCE b COSLuulGo III no
Dollar" are insured fer 5,O0O.
Nat Goodwin now initiates Henry Irving
4 and very accurately, zoo, 1t is SAID.
John T. Raymond writes that he never had
the remotest idea of joining hands with N
1 c. Goodwin.
Mains Comic Opera company will pro-
| duce = Boccaccio" at the grand opera-house,
/ New York, this week.
Samuel Colville, it is said, will put bur
| lesque company on the road in November,
| headed by Eme Roseau.
While Ole Bull was dying he requested
that Mezart's requiem be played, and It's
GRAND strains we o the last he heard on
earth.
Sara Bernhard intends to reaper in Paris
directly after her return from from America.
She has signed three years engagement
with the Vaudeville
Haysrlv's "New United Mastodon min.
stres." second edition Of the company now
in London, will start out from Chicago on
November eighth.
The "Ideal" opera company closed avery
successful four weeks season at Booths tn
stre, New York, last Saturday, with the ever
lasting "Pinatore."
The opening sale of the Mapleson opera
season resulted in the disposal Of $4,000
WORTH of seats, all the boxss being taken al
$500 each for the season.
At the end of her engagement at the 9th
Avenue theatre Miss Fanny Davenport Will
90 to Niblo's and continue there her perform.
ances in "An American Girl"
MIR. Irving's revival Of "Corsican Broth.
ers," and Mr.. j. s. Clarkes appearance rs
Dimple, in Leap Year." divides the atten.
ton of the London critics.
Rumor has it that Edwin Booth has new
drama, more or less Of his own creation. IL
would be novelty indeed to see MIR. Booth
as author and artist conjoin;ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Knight have re-.
ceived very lattering welcome nome at the
grand opera house, New York, and have
been giving "Otto" to immense houses.
Miss Belgrade APPEARS to have had dreary
4 time in New York last week. She played
her fearful and wonderful Hamlet" and
n also Parthenia, with Mr.. Harry Meredith as
A lngomar
Mr.. Mspleson has engaged new contral-
X 10, Mrs. Otto Schaler, of New York, who is
row IN Paris, where she has been pursuing
4 her studies and who is SAID to be remarks-
n bly, fine singer.
The receipts from can American Girl !"
q are said to have been nearly $1,000 the first
4 week and over $4,000 the second, and this III
y spite of the general agreement that the play
is not good one.
n Nine. Modjeslka, says, Walsingham, who
4 is in her former quarters in Piccadllly, laugh
n ed on Saturday when | told her that there
4 was statement circulated in the States that
she did not " like the Americans.
Sternberg, the Russian pianist, whose mer.
lis were SO exIravagantly heralded before his
arrival in this country, is generally credited
with making fasco upon the occasion Of
his debut in New York last week.
The new play by Mr.. Tennyson, of which
the manuscript has been for some time in
the hands of Mr.. Irving, is described as a
tragedy in two acts. Its production is post
poned until the return TO London of Miss
Ellen Terry, who will sustain the character of
the heroine.
Edwin Booth sent Tom Keene his Hamlet
pocket which he wore at his belt during the
long run Of the play in New York. Accom-
panyiLg he pocket came the words, charac-
teristic of the great actors disposition: 81
hope you will have as much luck with it as
/ have had"
The monument over the grave of the late
Charlotte Cushman in Mt. Auburn cemetery
WIS erected recently. The shaft, in the shape
in the ancient obeliskks, is about thirty
three feet in height, of granite, and forms
of imposing feature of the hill upon which
the actress is buried
Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin will sail for home on
December ID, on the City of Richmond, and
will open with "The Danites," at the Grand
Opera hosue, New York, in Christmas week.
Their tour has been wonderful success,
and they might have remained in England
indefinitely, but they are anxious TO be home
again.
The Boston Museum is now the only thea
ire IL the country that adheres to tho OLD
plan of q permanent company, with fire.
days the company has played" A Scrap of
Paper" Ruy Bias" +" London Assurance"
sold Heads and Young Hearts and The
Rivals"
Boucicault's youngest daughter, Nina,
now sOlHe lOuTtecu years VI NSV, Will ou luc
completion OF her education, which has been
conducted in France and Germany as well
as England, become an actress; she is pre-
destined for soubrette in appearance and
manner. Nature has made her petite, with
hazel eyes, small features, and a retrousse
nose, and she ought to be irresistible before
the foot-lights.
The Theatre Franchise intends to celebrate
with great solemnity the two hundredth an
niverssry of its foundation on October 2lst
the date of the famous ordinance which
ratified the fusion Of the two troupes The
literary fetes on the occasion will last q
week. The repertory will consist Of the mas
terpieces OF Oorneille, Racine and Moliere
Among the pieces played will be Z" LIN
promtu de Versailles" and the celebration
will conclude with brilliant revival Of LIS
Bourgeois Gentlhomme."
A writer in the New York Sun. speaking
of the production of "a Bafiled Beauty" at
the Park theatre, remarks: The chief al
lurement should be the part of Miss Rose
!Eytnge; and those who, like lurid and
boisterous social female demon fresh from
the printers leaves uncut, and binding per-
feet, can feast their souls upon her char
acterization of Guilla Duchesse da Remini.
she is a nice, blood-curding, hostile and
sumptuous parsonage, but in this aga of
sophistcation she has danger signs all over
her."