The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-13
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Miss Selma Fetter, tho now dramatic star, |
Is tho daughter Of wealthy pork packer
and niece Of Henry Watterson.
Agnes Leonard is i'll and is resting in New
York. She lie playing her company Just the
same, however. Ada Cavendish is also very
sick in New York.
Mario Gordon Formerly Mrs.. John 4,
Raymond, who arrived from England early
in January, is at present confined 10 her
hotel in New YORK, being quite i'll.
Mr. Gus. Williams, who has been doing
Gne business in the now England circuit the
past week, has new play which he pro-
poses to bring out next season.
hi Byron, who is adapting Michel
Strongoif for the London Aaelphi, will him.
self play the part OF one Of the newspaper
correspondents. Charles Warner will essay
the title role.
On account of illness and by the advice of
his physicians, John b. Cough has cancelled
his dates for the balance of the season. He
gave his last lecture at Indianapolis on the
10th ultimo.
Mrs. Francis Hodgson BURNETT is making
play of two of her short stories, "Lodueky"
and "Esmeralda" powerful, combination,
and one that, properly handled, would make
q strong drama.
The winter has been q very severe one on
travelling companies. Cold weather and
chilly halls have broken down actors, and
various companies have been greatly thined
in consequence of this
1t is understood that Shook and Palmer ara
10 20 into partnership again and run the
Union Square theatre, New York, under a
Aye years lease. II is understood that n
rental of $500 year will DO asked.
Sothern, the actor, leaves son who has
adopted his fathers profession, and gives
promise of rivaling his fathers fame, and a
young daughter who recently made a sue
cessfu debut on the London stage.
Harrigan & Hart have secured the old
Globe theaier Or 0.good's church, on
Broadway, New York, which ia TO be re-
modelled at cost of 100000 for their use
next Msy, when they will abandon the old
Theate' Ccmique.
John T. Raymond will try his new play,
''The American at the Park theater, New
York, on Feb. Z. The Mercury announces
that the popular comedian will b. married
TO Miss Courtney Barnes, Of his company.
Mary Anderson has been playing in New
England to good houses. At Holyoke,
Massachusetts,, her receipts were $S44, and al
Springfield, Sl,083; ut Hartford, Connecticut
she had q $l,34l house the first night, and
the following night took in Sl,6S6.
An American prims donna, Signora Ur-
ban, has lately had agreat triumph in Rome
} She sang Ssffo to great houses. One night
, her benefit, the queen was present and ssh
7 hera handsome bracelet with u diamond
Tyre upon it. The stage was garden o
flowers; the audience rose and cheered tn
singer again and sgein. A crowd accom-
psued her 10 the hotel after tho opera wit
torches and then called her out on the balco
. ny as they do royalty. She did not answe
: the call, however, as night air is periloyr I
s singers. Her husband, y German doCtol
Q came out and made speech of thanks an
/. excuses.
"Jack," Alphonse Daudets new plsJ
$ dramatized from his well-known novel OF th
= same name, was produced at the 0deoi
,t Paris, on the 18th of January, but did NJ
i achieve the success that was expected of !
d The critics say the piece lacks action, An
TT suffers from the utterly unsympathetic, M
a. TO say unnatural, character of the princip
10 female parsonage, while many incidents tn
q would have been very effected on the stag
O. are merely described. The denoument t
SO Is cad and unsatisfactory. II is said, no,
/ ever, that the play is well adapted for tran
ID fer TO the English stage, and that a we
known dramatist is already at work on
"a with that end In view.