The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-16
COULISSE CHAT.

Janauschek sailed for England last Wed
nesiay.
Jimmy Morrissey will he business man
ager Of the Wyndham Comedy Company.
Ada Dyas is to appear in some of Tom
RobortsOn's comedies In Newport next week.
Max StrakOsch will manage English opera
and Ills compsny viii include Zelda seguln Wallace.
The beautiful Alice Dunning Lngard will
star in "Diyorcons, - having found part that hts
her.
Charles L. Ford is having successful
summer at st. LOuls with his comic opera
company.
Fanny Davenport sailed for England last
Wednesday. She Intends To be absent for at least
two years.
"Romany Rye g. R. Simss new London
sensation, will be produced at Booths Theatre New
York. September is.
Excellent as are the performances of the
Theatre Francois Company In London, they fail to
attra2t very large audiences.
Theo opens in opera boufie at the New York
| Casino, New York, September II, and Aimee at the
Fifth Avenue In - Diyorcons - september Is.
The managers of the Prussian theatres are
using sheet-tin for scenery. This material Is fire
proof, and Is at once cheaDer aud more durable than
canvas,
A letter from London says Lester Wallack
offered Mrs Langtry g., 800 per week for six weeks
and that Abbey has contracted to pay her 49, OOO or
| $500 per night.
"The Merry War" a comic opera by
Strauss is the latest musical success. Well mounted
and Well Sung, II promises to rival the popularity of
| the comic ana tunoful 90 MascOt.''
Henry French is reported to have bought
the play sardou is writing for Sarah Bernha rdt. and
1t Is further declared thai tho famous French actress
| Intends to return to New York to play in II.
Foreign talent will almost monopolile the
New York stage the coming autumn IL win have
Adeli0a Patti, Christina Nilsson, salvinl Modloska
AlmeD, IhoO, and Wyndhanl, In addition TO the we'll
advertised beauty OF Lille Langtiy.
"Reminiscences of "Renzn are distinctly
evident writes German critic in wagner's latest
work. " Parsltal.'' The opening bars of the melody
| " Brud1r, das ist deutcher weln,' identical
with familiar passage In the "RieLzl' overture
| and :" Iell MOtiy.
PaOlina Rossini CarrenO, Torriani, Tag.
llapietra aud Bumenberg doing woll giving con-
! cers at watering places The ennul OF watering
place evenings 10 people who don't dance is sometimes
Very great, aud soon concerts AT resorts
are voted fashionable they VIII be well patrOnzed.
The four-act farce "Touch aud Co." in
| which Mr. John Y. Raymond Is Ia appear In the
Park Theatre IN 0ctober, Is by j. rander Matthe ws
and u. q. Buhner who claim that, although the
suggestion O the plot and some Of the situations ara
borrowed from the French, the characters aud dil-
logue arc wholly American.
Pleasant confirmation comes across the
Atlantic u tho opinion expressed by IuE suSpAY
| HERALD Of the high promise displayed by Miss
Eleanor Calhoun when 5hs appeared ou the WASH
ingt0u stage. Tho young lady has been studying
abroad, aud Mont, - tho careful CORES p0udent OF
ts baltimore Sun, mentions her as iUOwH3 81 hear
Of warm praise bestowed upon Miss Eleanor Calhoun
Of Tie uld Carolina family lree, but lately Of CallOr-
MIA. She appeared as dphtild ia "A large dramatic
antsrtainmelit at tho Crystal Palace, near London
this week, and pronounced the 'btaT' vi the
troupe. An audience OF 200 persons arose and at
ono instant enthusiastically appauded her over
| and over again.
Some seven months ago Miss Ettie X.
Smith. q beautiful blonde aud ''we nKed, % rosid-
Ing At 1920 Green street. Louisville, Ky attended
i'Hazel Klrken matinee and fell In love with Harry
Lee, who plays the dashng young noblenan uf the
piece, Ig saw his 'nash - over the fuOillghts and
| went from her by daylight. lie hnally, all other
| methods laiIiuR offered her his hand aud heart.
| They were lpaIrled secretly, Tie gins mother
! showing nothing Of the match. Tho honeymoon
lasted three Then Lee told her that as shs pos
provide lVDg for both OF them. Ie further said
he had married her win the Intention Of suplsr-
Ing her. and that ~ she wanted 10 i've with him she
would have 10 help support him. IN you dsu' care
10 do this said he - there plenty Of Olher girls
ia tLs country who do, aud who would bo glad u the
! chance; make up your mind at once TO draw un
! your mothers bank account aud speak quick, for
| you are moi tho only bidder - The foolish gIl re-
nindod him Of his marriage VOWS, but he laughed at
her, saying the marriage was not valid one his
real name was not Harry Lee. but Harry Ohl. The
Young woman refused to support him aud returned
her mother. A few days ago she was granted di-
YOrce Ia Louisville.