The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-28

Joseph Jefferson has gone to his planta-
on Bayou Teche Ia. lie has closed his engagements
for the season.
The great Levy is TO return January 25,
and writes that he has made up his mind become an
American citizen,
1t is said that Pauline Luccs and Sem
brlch have received offers from America and viii
probably accept them.
Pauline Markham who is using her voice
OF vocal velvet In the "The Two Orphans - Is now
Mrs. Randolph Murray.
There is rumor abroad that Professor
Joachim and NJ. Saint-SaGns intend to make a con.
cert tour In America this year. They will be heartily
welcomed.
Abbey has closed an engagement with
Campanlni. hut II this tenor has not reformed his
habits his manager will sick man before his opera
season Is over.
The tragedian Salvini has bond of
sympathy with the old soldiers so plentiful In wash
ington. lie has fought and bed for Italy, and stll
carries the old commission he earned under Carl.
bidi In lSlS.
The Philadelphia World thinks that Re-
porter Cunningham and Mr.. Freddie Gebhardt should
engage to do the wrestling scene In AS You Like
It, " and then Langtry's waning drawing powers
would be revived.
Salvini has played with Ross and Ristori.
1t was at Florence the anniversary of Dante.
The play was silvio Peco's Francesca di RImluI >,
Saylnl played Lnnciotto, though PdoIo is generally
his parts Rossl Pdoo, and Rlstori Of course, Fran
ceScd.
Music and Drama says 1--WE now learn
that the idea OF engaging Miss Morris emanated from
savini who declares that since the death of his first
wife he never met an actress capable of truthfuy and
powerfully depicting suppressed passion and emotion
until he saw Clara Morris act In miss Mutton. f"
ga private letter received here" says the
Austin (Nev.) Repeiiie, "brlngs Watering news of
the success attained by Emma Nevada. She has Just
made three years engagement with the National
Opera Conique, of Paris. She Is to sing nine months
each year during that time aud must not sling In pub
lie during those months. For the first year she IL to
receive Sl2 600, the second sI3 600 and the third
sll 900 She makes her debut on the 18th instant.
During the three months she is of duty she at lib
etty to sing wherever she peases. Already many
private persons are Offering her $500 to sing songs
at evening entertainments given at their residences. ~
If we advertise for 100 ladies in New
York, ~ said Mr.. Gross, OF the California Theatre
ave are sure to have at least 500 present them
selves.h stage manager who had had New York
experience said to the reporter; 81 would guaran-
tee tn get 100 women OF acceptable shape, to 20
through two weeks rehes rsal and long engagement
without cent of pay in New York. - " Could you
enough women? '' ''Plenty of women but the sup
ply bouquet: buying champagne treating, modified
Gehardts IN Fact Is too small to make the business
OF unpaid ballet paying. San Francisco CAL.
Emile Melville will most likely spend the
remainder of her days in Australia. Mr.. Derby,
wealthy San Francisco merchant, her husband babe
her an affecting farewell she took her departure for
Australia, which Will probably prove iiual. Just as
the moment OF the sailing arrived an express wagon
containing an old man, who, attred in an ulster and
goggles, appeared the wharf boarded the ship and
secured passage for Australia under the name OF
Shapscote. The ship had not been day out when 1t
was discovered that old man Shapecote was Tom
Caselli in disguise. MIR. Derry has procured d.
vorce since his frail spouse sailed Emile Melville
and Caselli are now enjoying themselves In foregns
land and the injured MIR. Derby has had his redress
In the courts Miss Melville is nearly forty wears of
!
In abiding to the performance of Richard
Mansfield as Baron Checrial in 1.-THE Partisan
Romance, ~ at the Union Square Theatre, New York.
stephen Flske says: For the first time In many
years mad the happiness of assisting at the birth of
a great actor. hut Mr.. Mansfield was born like
VEINS, ful-grown. He took his triumph With sang
Jioh. You are acting splcndldly' Maud Harrison
whispered VIM In his ear, during one OF their scenes
on with his business. Manager Palmer, pale, ex-
cited. his hands raised in wonderment stood at the
wing. CaZauran growled and grnmbed In the part
of the house. After the play they met and stared at
| each other. What have we found p asked Pal
mer. "A miracle, answered Cazauran. ;, Mr.,
Mansfield is well remembered in Boston as the son Of
Nine: Rndersdorf and as former member of the
/ Buskin Club.
| Madame Etelka Gerster has sung in con-
cert this season in Leipzig Dresden, Breslau, and
! Berlin with marked success. The prima donna is
now fulfilling an engagement at Moscow and st.
Petersburg, after which she Will sing In Hamburg
Frankfort, and Munich. After which she VIII re-
turn to Berlin and on January % will he the chief
attraction at the Court Concert In honor of the silver
wedding OF the Prince Imperial of Germany. In
FrhruaIy Madame Gerster appears at La Scala, In
Milan, and Hfter that In Vienna Last summer
Mapeson and Ardti visited her in Bologna to induce
her to return to America for the present season.
C0pleston did likewise on behalf of Henry +. Abbey
but she declined. Madame Gerster will return
however, for the season of 1891 Her little girl
Linda, remains at home in Bologna and her mother
receives daily letters from those In charge, which is
the prima donna's greatest pleasure.
The Boston Herald says: 1.-The Gebhardt-
Cunningham contention at st. Louis reflects, we are
sorry to say much more seriously upon the latter as
representative of a prominent newspaper than upon
the former. MIR. Gebhardt's infatuation for Mrs.
Iangtry has become In certain way. matter for
public gossip but under all recognized social laws
TINS Is matter which concerns one but the two
interested parties. The fact that is an ac-
ress does not place the public In entire possession of
her personal affairs. Those who buy tickets TO the
atrCa entertainment receive the value OF their money
IN the performances; out such purchase does not en-
title them to complete insight into the life of an
actor or actress when they off the stage. In the
case referred to Mai. Cunningham, some other
representative of the st. Louis newspaper guilty
OF most abominable piece of impudence and, II he
mad been soundly whipped there and then, he would
have gotten no more than he deserved. The present
talk about duel and the honor of n gentleman is
uothing more than clap-trap.h