The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-16

The actress Mile. Ozy has received the fol-
lowing affeciionate declaration: .'Mademoiselle,
am poor workman, but love you like millionaire.
While waiting to become one, send you this bunch
of vioets If you wish to knowOne. and to recIprO-
cate my nniying affection when you arc on the stage
legs Will hang over"
Joe Howard praises an actress Mr.. Ford
introduced to Washington, hut of whom toe
little He says that Manager Palmer Is greatly pleased
playing with Clara Morris in ''NIss Mutton and
shares with that great artistic the applause due to
unc work. 1t was time for the Square to have fresh
element and Its manager Is fortunate in securing
these.
Fanny Davenport and Anna Dickinson
have had their final falling out The actress insisted
on making alterations in Miss Dickinson play, An
to nrave q vhs ss y We're hsa that they
damaged 1t. But the piece did not draw, and In New
Orleans the receipts fell ono night to $50, of which 5(
teegraphed as follows to Miss Dickinson; ''he party
of the second part decides, per contract your play
pecuniary failure, and accordingly ceases to per-
form the same.''
Brignoli, the tenor, in company with
number Of gentlemen, recently entertained al
Lexington, n.y.. by II Price McGrath. After dinner
asked Brgnoli to favor the party with song
only ge praeeea It Tie stage While
ward he expressed . desire to SEQ Mr.. McGrath's
horses. The latter told him that racing horses wa.
MS profession ana that If he would come to the mex
spring meeting opportunity to see his horses would
be afforded. Brignoli returned to his hotel without
getting glimpse Of Tom Bowling or his stable
| mates.
Miss Enlalia Risley, Texan girl, has
made successful debut In concert at Vienna. He
voice Is contralto, powerful but not harsh. She ha
| studied under Mme Marchesi, which is n guaranteed
OF good method Even the Vienna press, not apt Il
be complimentary to foreigners give her great enconr
| agement. Maurice Strakosch, who Nts in ylenni
with Miss Thursby, was present, and nodded his ap
prova OF the fair vocalist, hut, unless he has oferet
her engagement his appreciation does not count TO
| much. Miss Thursby, who was contemplating re
turn to New York, has been induced by several fiat
tering engagements ut Prague and Dresden to post
| pOne her departure. Her success with the viennes
public has been great, fact which goes to show still
more clearly the Ignorance Of the mass OF the New
York public In regard to the merits Of truly I'm
artist
The great Paris star of the day is the sue
cessor OF Rachel and Sara Bernhard. Her name |
Pasca. She has obtained fame at St. Petersburg, AM
rules Paris at the present moment both artstlcay
socially She is pupil OF Delsarte and R6gnier. Sh
made her debut at the Gymnase In the part OF Heofs
PdrdnQuet some six years ago, and has hardly bee
heard OF In Paris SINCE the director of the Imperia
almost immediately after her first appearance on TIL
boards ut the Gymlase She s said to be an extremely
severe and vlrtuous woman and in these quail
lies probably the secret Of the social influence she oh
taned at the Court OF St. Petersburg and isnow gain
Ing In the arisocratlc salons OF Paris. She Is an ad
mirabe shot, and has big stuffed black bear guard
Ing the door OF her apartment at the Batignoles,
Is said to be only one OF the many she has khot II
| Russia.