The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-30
COULISSE CHAT.

Bernhardt was acting in St. Louis last week.
Next Monday she Will apt'eat III Cincinnati.
It is in the air that Mr.. Barry Sullivan
medltates another descent upon the United States.
Sol Daly's Nautchy girls are not even
nice They prove to be four little nuattocs, with big
hands. and as awkward as demented cows.
Rose Eytinge will probably play the prin.
cpal part In the version OF lie Fills de Corae, " to
be produced In the Union Square Theatre
Lawrence Barrett has been acting in round
OF characters last week at Boston, whero he Is favor
lite. and his audiences have been very large.
Miss Eva Mills has just received an offer
from the Abbott Opera Company, and Will probably
sing with them during their next visit to this city,
Before Bernhardts arrival, Clara Morris
could be got for 81, 600 week. Now she demands
$500 performance There's wife worth having.
wag remarks that cocottes in Paris
usually marry Poles, generally counts. Actresses in
ally mo- accounts.
indianapolis is supposed to be the worst
place Of Its Size for opera In America. The Boston
Ideals opened In the Pirates there to fifty people, and
closed the next night for the lack of patronage.
Signor Salvlni's engagements in this coun
try Will end on April % or therealout. Hewiil prob
ably f another ensdssmft In Ioston before Ills de-
% to play othsiia to Mr. Lawrence artet's go, and
Ingomar to Miss Mary Anderson Pdrhenid, II these
performances can be arranged at at time hereafter
The New York Erening Post says There
every prospect tnat
salyinl VIII be much more prosperous financially than
his former one. The advance sale OF seats has been
,annexpeS,ediy large and it really looks % ns ,i II
ances Of THE Gladiator next week, includ.
be some little doubt about his performing Macbeth,
but 1t is to be hoped that there viii be an opportunity
representation"
Olive Logan writes: "The next theatri-
cal craze Is going to be the old comedy companies.
The ball has been set In motion by Joe Jefferson,
ported by Mrs. John Drew as Mrs. Waiaprop. Ever
since jefferson made his hit with Rtp lie has been
yg aas tile SS ns x ts .ss ~ ss hs SSp
as they did RIP. For years they declined: But
he has gained hls poit at last. stirroinded by an
is drawing great crowds everywhere, and now all the
imitators saying, Let's give the old comedies" q"
Lady Helen Faucit Martin, as she is iiow
called contributes to the current number Of BmcS
Characters ~ giving her idea of how they should be
represented. She must have long had decided opin
the former popular actress Helen Faucit. The edaugh
of acessof considerable repue she destined
debut in London when she was 90, and achieved
success before crowded and brilliant audience at
'Hunchback, and she rendered 1t rs attractive by
her graces of person and manner as by herunquesoned
dramatic talent She was At once accepted as H. lead
shakespearean revIvals Of Macready at Covent Gar
den arid Drury, Lane. She has won renown as
Rsa ad faag asysst% and auy Eng
llshmen continue to make her pers9iations i the the
original representative Of Bulwer's herolnes In the
"Lady of Lyons, '' the ''Sea Captain. " Money
| 'Richelleu ~ and the ''Duchess de la Vallere,,
| and In Robert Browhing's 'Staif0rd,' /" Blot on
| the Scutcheon ~ and "Colombe's birthday" She
has appeared also in tile principal feminine parts IN
| and tho World, and ''Mare dc Meranie.' In the
r6leof Antgone In Theodore Martins adaptation of
| liking Ren6's Daughter from the Danish Of Hen
| rik HartE she gained extraordinary applause, and
made likewise such impression upon the heart OF
the adapter to lead him subsequently, to offer her bis
tired from tho stage. She has not been able. how
ever keep entirely Off the boards. to which she Is
yet strongly attached, though now "a years old She
| has appeared since at intervals, and some ntteen
years ago played limited engagement az Drury
Lane. Her husband who has long been prominent In
London as solicitor and literary man. was created
by Queen Victoria Companion OF the Bath In 1879,
as an evidence Of her appreciation OF his ~ Lille OF
the Prince Consort, ~ the first volume OF which had
been published s0lhe months previous. Lady Martin
has no little social influence and is much esteemed
for fine tact, winning manners, and excellent con-
versaiona powers One OF her favorite topics is the
theatre, at which she is regular and enthusiastic
attendant She is said to have witnessed all OF Edwin
Booth portrayals and to have expressed great ad-
miration of then especially OF Rfcheifeu and Ber-
tucco. Some persons consider her one OF the bright
est and most agreeable ladies' In London society," and
think much OF er atractiveness duetoh experience
the stage. Her vivid "reminiscences OF the chief
goes that she has prepared volume Of these to he
published after her DEATH Although she has naturally
lost little Of the physical charm OF her early years.
she is reputed to be youthful In feeling as ever.