Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-08
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''M'cbasl StTOgOf, 'dTamatlzed from the
we'll known novel, was great success at
Paris Several offers for the play have
been cabled from this country but French
& Son have secured the American right.
Geueyieve Ward must have pleased the
Princess OF Wales by her acting on the
first night OF " Anne Nile, as II. r. IL.
sent her programme around at the end Of
the evening and legged Miss Ward to sign
it with her name.
A few years ago Clara Morris had
trouble IT getting S25 per week, and now
she commands 8, 600 per week This is
the reward of merit, and not because she
Is the mother Of children that are not wise.
Clara IS a splendid actress, deserves all she
gets, and she does not get proud and order
d essss from Paris.
The suit instituted to administer the
property of The late Miss Nelson, in the
English Court Of Chancery, will be heard
shortly. Itappears that legal questions as
to the right Of Miss Nelson to viii away
her property have arisen and with view
to final determination of the whole mat
ter, 1T has been thought best TO take the
opinion Of the Court. 4 very handsome
monument viii shortly be erected to her
memory at Brompton Cemetery, at cost
of 8. 500.
The Buffalo Express, speaking OF the ap
pearance Of Mary Anderson in tights, has
the following The fatal but hopeless sigh
which swept over the house ike the south
wind breathing on : bank OF violets, as Ion
strobe down the stage IN doubiet and hose,
did not come from the emotional ladies in
h. 10
yourc ulen Four hundred and fifty of
them had simultaneously discovered that
the divine Mary Is irretrievably knock
kneed!
Auxiliary band had bandmaster whose
name BETRAYED his Hibernian origin, He
had his own Interpretation OF the Italian
marks Of expression on the music. One
day he shouted 60 one Of his musicians ::
Z" Xez have n DIT Of little solo there !;
shove it out " The individual so aG-
dressed answered, in a low tone My
part is marked PIP, Mr.. O'Rorke. - To
be sure, answered O'Borke, "'pp means
purity powerful.
The most rapid success OF any American
actor that we can recall was that achieved
by Frederick S. Hill he appeared at the
Park Theater, New York played star
engagement at the fremont Theater, Bos.
ton, and was almost Immediately engaged
as stage manager for Peiby's theater-the
Warren Fred Hill was good in every
thing. He once danced in pas de deux
with Nile. Augusta, and the lady said she
was never better supported in her life,
either in Europe or America. He was an
excellent actor and manager, a poet
dramatist and e6itor-in short, a perfect
admirable CriUhton.
ii The actresses of Paris are all well off in
q pecuniary point OF view. Mile. Krauss
viii soon retire with a fortune. Sagalli, SO
well known in this country. is wealthy, so
are Schneider, Cora Pearl and Romani.
Agar OF the 0deon has 500, 000, and Celine
Montaland is rich. Hebron has millions.
These ladies need not fear for an engage
ment, their incomes VIII amply support
them In brilliant style. Besides many of
them are painters and writers. There is
rarely French actor or actress who does
not add TO that OF the drama some other
profession.
Bernhard has appeared in six plays in
America-'' 8orepne, tr0u trou,
" Camille, " = Hermann. Phedre, The
Sphynx and six deaths, all Of which are
theatrical and unnatural. Her idea Of dy-
ing differently IS to fall in different man
ner. She does not comprehend that peo-
PIE about to die generally sit down or lie
down as soon as possible. To stand erect,
sti1en herself and hop-downward in
''Adrienne," sidewise in Camille" for
ward in Frou Frou, backward in 1.-The
Sphynx is Berphardt's method of dying.
Oar provincial friends viii find her the
most perfect actress Of the modern French
school they haveever seen but that IS all
she is. She is all art, all acting but we
prefer, and believe the public prefer,
some touches OF nature. These viii only
be found IN her Frou Frou, because Frou
From IS modern French nature as Bern
hardt understands it, and therefore her
srahciahty becomes natural IN depicting
nature that is completely artificial. - New
Yar6 Spirit.