, 1881-04-03
THE STAGE.
Attractions in the Gity-Frederiok
Paulaing-Geneyieve Ward. -
Imported Neutrality-suspicious. "A
Pacific Difficulty.
An American Comedie Franchise
Fires in Theatres.
Notes Relating to the Drama at
Home and Abroad.

Notes Relating to the Drama at
Home and Abroad.
ATTRACTIONS IN TEE CITY.
At tho Grund 0pera-House during the past
week Mr.. Frederick Pau1dine hus been acting.
His nudie nccs nave been exceedingly sma1I, but
quite as lurGe as he deserved. Ho has appeared
Us Hamlet, Shp'ock, Bertucefo, Claude l[etnottc,
and in poor specimen Of French mclodralnn
called 'Salylat; or, the Silent Man," which, let
us trust, will never be seen again on n Ca:cago
stage Considering that Mr. pau1dtng has not
had tho advantage Of that stage trimming and
experience which every actor deems absolutely
necessary before attempting such r61es he does
wonderfully we'll Flo Is something more
thnn nero stage-struck young man. He
hus talent. He possesses physical and
mental qualifications which In time
might, with proper cure, make OF him good
actor. But he will never become a good actor
by pursuing his present course, which Is
prompted merely by an oycrweenlng vanity, and
maintained by virtue Of long purse. Flo has
been hammering away ut those characters for
nearly three years, and it is safo to say that had
he not been backed up by capital he would ..ut
as a star have lasted one week. His represe: ta-
lions Of those great roles could not possibly hnye
drawn audiences sufficient to puy r2itroud fnres
aud hotel bills. Weunderstand that great dcul
Of money ha6 been sunk In tho effort to make
Mr. Pauld:ng IL great star; great deal more will
be thr"wn away before be viii be accepted ash
Shaksprareau actor. He has been urged On IN his
present COURSE to q certain extent by the mis-
taken kindness Of his friends who have
seen moro In him than there really is. II he
keeps Oh it will be astonishing If he does not
live to repent that he ever had such friends.
If the young nun feels inclined to spend his
have heard remarked during the week. This is
11f aaa
',,,,tn Id ip.o ~ +,as'ss, ~. a,ort,sonont r
puon., 'eu '.so NC ts..ss ~ .'a
to pay the piper. Mr.. pnulding. Il he Insists
upon playing in tho northumberland 1t is most
o7 !; hs 20 osr 81
fiEure as 4 star let hiu, - ret ct a piny writ
ten ~ for him, and then ike many an-
into He' stsilar % distinction. @ The ' most creditabe
work Gnrinr ti,a enrn.cmcnt has been done by
a!5 R5io5 y NJ LsnEweil a. ISnterd serd
s@:ss s Gs M E fe is Fso esf e9efe tes t
tha cst uym so hav seen IN the cnmedy
hos dTswn ttvnlj-wi,i rome tn Hnvnrly's Niss
Geneviey.. Ward. Sho will appear as Siephuuic
,rttt Nj ,,iar rno nnrg o,orr n}rhf s,cnnr S,'odovs
f,1rtnr u Two Sweeks encngcmen1. It
will ha bnr hrer unnnn rn nrn nu rho |
f,h,carn staro Misa oyarf is an American
~ ,sins, hoan hnr r. Nav Tor,r Gre ht,t drInr
iho a1aa1or nart ~ har nrotossinnn cureer s,e
has hcs.n idnntiaed - viii rho Enylish stage.
where durnw thn mast c;cht yenrs in the
nrny{nccs nnTf in TonTnn ffnrtortnr notice hns I
'ao ,do ~ tha ~ S1w o J,.eer aron d
,.;es,uc irIouryr,;r 'julf1,r1 i,, Tl1e Honey.
moan ), .J,,jfn in "Tbe Hnnchhuck. :" 1feI Mr.
lis i,cntrice n :. 5f,,ch A., Ahnsir Nnth1ne'"
anfs ui' Pn1 ~ IEdr1,,ti n tho inrter chnranter
ahont ftIo vearss ngn. she annearsd 1t :Ae PORTO
g. ainrtfn Pars 91,d ,nude :, hir Nj. Wnrd ia
dcscrihed ,,s m ncfrnss @ of great nower. WITH
- rnod accent md n tii,ent uttcrance. |
,r;+6b ernresaiI-a foafnroc ami shn pnstirnIntrs
,rti 20 80 e. n,,d Tracn fI.r SYc,Io nfc .raa ora
~ ,he a,'ocoa.5 of fha ron1nn snpson ne fs.S'
and - a 1,crt0rmnncn hns rnnnrnIiy noar, hi-h1v
nraised @ n Eesrern cities Sisni1ic is de.crjhed
aa - f,ra ~ = Frenrh,ro,nn, intotirctnai fns |
npotirg who hnshonn for.nd nv ci-rn1msrnnrea
intc sne cfaracfer of .'pariai, af1vcnturess snI
focnv" Hronaht IN inn convent nr nuict |
snho9j aha has hatp ~ ;s sbe F,1anrb custono
marrrd IN m I'D not,le,nnn of whom sho
scnronl1 lne,r o,.rr tr .,n,,n: 1r him fr,,;ncd
~ r .,:yii rsns and ,1se ,,s n I,ecn,e for h,s
pn,: him esfabI,shments where the b.sr men OF
snc nv conrrerate1 tn hn tieeced untJor thn
" ta 10 o hs vita. her son
n,'t ov:ns fr,m nor nj his hrth
IN to dcspisc her. and when she hoped