The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-05-28
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Actors aud Professional beauties.

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tatument Londou IN EUjoying ut the
German OpCrn-O1tvc's Gossip About
Actors aud Professional beauties.
LoNpoN, May ~.
The past week has been one of social dis
may. The English are IN undemonsratiyo race and
hate but the Dublin horror has sunk deeply In
every heart. In all directions festivities are being
abandoned; balls dinner parties, concerts, aud pri
waite theatrcas are ANNOUNCED az postponed, some OF
them indefinitely. Tho attendance Mt the public
places OF amusement has fallen of under the gloom
inspired 10y tho Irish events The first Wagner cy-
clus has terminated amid apathy. The diversity of
opiuion which addition OF Wagner's word constantly
gives rise to finds new eNemplihcntion In the case OF
the Prince of wales and the Duke Of Edinburgh
The heir apparent s n decided Wagneritc has heard
every phase Of the cycius has sent for the director
and desired his compliments and congratulations to be
conveyed TO Wagner with the assurance that the
Prince ever since his bcyhood has been admrer Of
Wagner. ON the other hand, the Duke OF Edinburgh,
who Is musician, sat out the first nights perform
nnce Of " the Nibclungen's Ring with lisless and
ennu expression Of Couutenance. departed ms soon as
he conveniently could, and has ever since
been conspicuous by his absence from the
Wagner trysting place. I fear the experiment
of producing Wagner In extenso In London win not
prove financially success. Those who make the loud
est cutlery concerning the Imperative necessity for the
production of Wagner are precisely the class who eS
pect the operate management TO send them the best
seats for nothing. The paying public has never mani
Tested an imperative requirement for Wagner II
rather rescnts too this "Cyclus arrangement. this
''in for n penny In for n pound " business, which
forces one. 70 one desires to hear Wagner Mt ALL to
hear him to the bitter end OF five nights. have
brayey done my duty In this respect and after hear
Ing the final strain of 90 GotterlammerunE may
now record my convictions to lie precisely what they
twenty years ago. when was present at the rep
resentation OF "Tannhauser' In Paris, Wagner
himself conducting his work. Lovely of musical
themes occasionally enrich drcay wastes Of tuneless
recitative, and the "book ~ Is almost Invariably
subject of horror. True, Wagner's personages are
NEUROLOGICAL folk; still, unless they to he beyond
tho pale Of human sympathy, they should conduct
themselves as much like ladies' and gentlemen as II Is
possible for gods and goddesses TO do As II is, war
rare murder theft even Incest serve not to thrill the
blood, hut TO set the teeth of healthy nndcd listener
on edge and to eStrange from the stage characters
every vestlge OF honest admiration. Wagner poet
IL even less conventional than Wagner as musician;
in his double artistic capacity he has propounded
question to this generation which 1t finds dhcut to
answer to wit: Is Waguer's really the music of the
future?
The dramatization OF Ouda's novel, 90 Moths ~
has proved so decided success that the Olympic
Theatre, where 1t is being represented. is making
money The hit of the piece Is Louise Wiles's anus
Ing portrait of FuChsa Leach, the beautiful but vul
gar American girl who catches tho ioyesiok young
Scottish duke and swlrs Into court circles "slam
bang " Yankee duchess. Next to this portrait is
the admirable makeup OF Kyre Beew as the hero
of the piece, Correze, the opera singer, which Is
perfect take off Capoul 1.-THE pet of all the ladies'
like 60 Hildebrandt M0Dtrose.'' The secret OF the
success the piece is that IT shows collection of
strongly marked AMI not hackneyed types. prefer
the play to the novel, for the simple reason that the
terrible iniquties which suy tina pages Of the latter
not insisted on TO their full extent In the scenes Of
the former Like the morals of the stage Camille, "
the stage women are of dubious and unknown quail
from tine harmless
to the oh-no-we never-nention-her sort of party.
These curious examples of theatrical people, Russian
princes and coronetted English ladies', may be only
frivolous 'moths,'' or thay may lie Ied-mouhed
dragons, weird species OF reptile sent hithcr from
the nethermost court of Pluto. The mixture Is an
amusing conundrum. Intending dramatsts take no
tce ami eliminate as much rs possible of Uuida's
phraseology from ouida dramatizations.
Driving yesterday in Hyde Park, behind the pranc
ing ponies of friend. we passed and repassed In the
crowded carriage way the pretle9 eune premier In
all London-Conway, the heart smasher of the Hay
market Theatre the Hight comedian who loves strictly
In the way ofbusiness; now Mrs. Langry, anon Mrs
Bancroft, and through the whole company as
the duty the fooghts DEGREES Conway Is decidedly
the handsomest acoro the English speaking stage at
present Ills profile Is pure Greek, but the apparel
OF West End aiors and 90 n Hover In his coat lardy
dab ~ bring him downto the rcqulrementso of modern
life. lie lisps too What an odd thing that II should
be considered arstocratic In man to have q lisp !
But such is the freak of the time For class of
stage heroes the lisp advantage, but the impedi
ment places barrier the artists efforts No lisper
may attempt Shakespeare; his lisp ties him TO the
pretty heroes OF comedy, antique or MODERN Young
Terriso also beauty used 10 lean on mouthpieces
and wear tail-coats, but within the last year or two
he has scared away from such trivlaes and is now
the admired Mercutio of the Lyceum " Romeo and
Juliet y There IL no lisp upon his brilliant and fluent
tongue as he bursts Into ripping laughter aud ex-
claims: "Ah, then see Queen Nab hath been with
YOU ~
Both these young actors have received most latter
ing offers from American managers TO transfer to the
play house of over the OF their jaunty tr
umph but both have declined. Que youlez- vOus ?
What II Tennyson saysY Something about decade
OF civilization being better than cycle OF Cathay
handsome actor wearing pale gray frock coat, a
| tall hat of the same shade. white lilac and pale
pink rosebud In his boutOnniere, and being driven
beside u woman OF rank In Hyde Park, behind her
| footman and coachman who wear powder, may well
be excused II his mind should be biased by cOnvic
tion that all outside Of London is Hululand. hear,
however, that the persistent Walack Jdute de misur
has elected an engagement for next season with Mr.
W. Herbert, who leaves for New York early In hu-
gust. We shall see how young Herbert comes to
| repeating poor Montague's triumphs. I fear the
bellies OF the win not find the new conner
/ handsome enough To suit their tastes the
young actor has AN advantage which will am sure
be fully appreciated when known. Mr., Herbert Is a
| gentleman, really well-born. lie las been In the
army and sold his commission under tho Irresistible
fascination OF tho footllgt spell Herbert Is his
real name; he secretly bears the paronymlc Of old
and stately family. As an actor his tastes and fac
ties run rather TO severe mould. lie does the In
areh husband to the life; do not altogether fancy
| gusled artist, saw Herbert play some part In q
| dramatizaton from the French, and liked him so
well that he mentions his name IN group with The
greatest, as tlus 'lIylng, Herbert etc, - In his
| notes on English actors.
The art Of theatrical advertising has reached pass
that would have surprised the Inventive genius Of
Elllston, the old humorous creature who filled the
Golfers Of the provincial theatres OF England half
century ago 10y his clever wire pulling aud who may
| he called the pioneer Mt the work. The maddIng
crowd of the leading thoroughfares is daily thrilled by
the sight OF gang OF conyicts In prison garb headed
by wardcr, who trapse through The streets with the
shamDlng gait and detected air Of maefaCtors pro-
osSalhg an, the grim gaoi where they are 70 do pen
they done ~ inquiries pass from lin 10 llp. The
| guilty mems features are eagerly scanned. The
| yarets tramp ON In true Chain-gang style. When
their backs are turned We that they carry boards
there, announcing the appearance of Charles Wynd-
ham every evening at the Criterion In byron far
cal comedy, - Fourteen Days. The daslng actor
manager has had ga happy thought" In advertising.
The relevancy between the street conycts aud the play
lies In the circumstance that the volatile comedian In
BTyOn's play persOnates not naughty as he
seems Paais Royal sort Of husband, who. through
faroloal blundeT In hs relations to pretty woman,
gets - sent up'' FOR " Fourteen Daysn and Is sub
sequenty obliged to befool his wife With story that
he has been making trip TO Italy. con, Yenlcein
he eNclaims In simulated rapture, tn his suspicious
better half when again ho Ia restored TO the munlns
| and tea OF mlddle-cla responsibility. " oh,
| Venice - His descriptive powers stop there.
| Would some professional guides were as laconlc
| tBut why did you stay 50 longp'' she asks; ''yOu
| were away fourteen days You did not stop at Venic,
fourteen days. did YOUR " No, no, he replies;
| Z" went to Pisa. l want to the leaning tower o
Pisa. oh, Pisa - son, fudge2n she cries, amid
the ripping rattle OF laughter, suppressed uuTo'
stranod from boxes, salls, and gallery. Olive Logdt
| Ia PhiLddeiphid Times
The coming holidays will be more gener
nIIv ala fnrI nj AZ.