Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-14
THE STAGE.

BARTLEY CAMPBELL's My Partner, it is
said, is founded on a miners story told to
Louis Aldrich.
BARRY SULLIVAN and Gustavus Brook
are worthy of mention as great English
actors who have been well received in the
United States, and who cannot be shamed
by any comparison with Irving.
ARCHIE GUNTER, author of Fresh, The
american, Strictly Business, and several
other plays, took the elopement of one of
the harem wives of the eX-Khedive of
Egypt with a foreigner as the handspring
of Fresh.
w. H., GILLETTE enjoys his vacation
when resting" from acting in writing
plays. His Professor was written in a sum-
mer, and this one he finished strong do
mestic ccomedy-drama, A FiShermdn's Child,
which is ''full OF meat" Mr. Gillette is
modest.
LAWRENCE BARRETT's real name is Larry
Brallihan. His grandfather owned ho-
tel at Roscommon, where the actor was
born, and was bosom friend of the novel
ist Lover. Barrett himself was christened
by Father Prout, the famous parish priest
of Watergrass Hill.
BELAsCo found the newspaper story of
how twin sister impersonated her dead
sister, and actually took the dead ones
place in an honored English family and
successfully kept up the imposition until
discovered by former lover, and by him
denounced, as the plot of La Belle Russo.
THERE is story abroad that Nine. Nils
son will soon marry an American mer-
chant. Her last husband was a business
man, and if the madame marries again her
choice will be an affable, appreciative
American Journalist a Nyhn 1naSr1 \
| know what it is to spend other peoples
| money.
SARA BERNHARDT is bitterly hated at
| the Comedie Franchise, as the following
| story will show: Emile de Girardin had
an exquisite portrait of her, painted by an
eminent artist in 1876. When he died he
| hequeathed it to the Comedie Franchise
| "Where is the portrait now ?' was recently
asked of a member of the company. Cup
in the garret, with its face to the wall"
Cook was received with great enthusi-
asm in this country in 1909, but his con-
stitution was destroyed by hard drinking,
and after playing several engagements in
a brilliant manner he sank gradually into
the grave. He was buried in st. Paul's
churchyard, and the monument which
| Edmund kean erected over his grave is
one OF the most impressive features in that
| spot VI IioItuaiy ISpOSe.
| KEAN's first appearance in the regular
| drama took place at Drury Lane, where he
played "Shylock' with such success as TO
| win at once first rank. His subsequent ca.
reer was strongly marked by the splendor
and misery of genius. He visited America
twice. In point of varied accomplish.
ments Edmund Kean will long remain
unequaled. He excelled as singer and
was also remarkably skilled in fencing
to which was added his training as an ac
| robat.
| SINS REEVES attributes much of his
success to Milton. Paradise Lost, he saws
was my favorite poem, and read it ovel
and over until knew it by heart. 1t was
a splendid dream of my youth to hear the
wondrous majesty of the scriptural sub.
jects interpreted in music. learned the
sentiment of oratorio from that, and there
has been my chief success. Milton ex
alted my imagination and created q desire
to sing in great themes"
FRED MARsDEN made his reputation and
money as the author of Lotta's PLAYS He
is a regular play-mill. He is what may be
called specially writer. He fits an actor
or an actress to order, like tailor builds
suit of clothes. Look at Roland Reeds
Cheek, Joe Murphy's Kerry Golc, Lotta's
Musette, and many other specially plays
Marsden has a hobby which he rides in
| every playa lost will. His last work il
called Elsie Dedne, which is the only play
he has written to ..fit" theater and not .
star; and he has received $1,000 for it be
fore it has been produced.
JOHN A. STEVENS writes his plays with
an axe. AT any rate, his Uilkorn, Passion
ISldUe and Her Second Lore appear TO be cut
| with a circular saw instead of by any
known process. William Young, the au.
thor of Pendrdgon, is probably the most
promising of any of the American writers
Unfortunately his previous work has beer
above the head OF the average theateI
goer, by which mean too severely classi
cal. His last work and his only comedy,
The Rajah, now being played at the Madi.
SON Square Theater, is an unqualified
success, which leads one to believe thai
there is stuff in him"
| Mr. ABBEY estimates the cost OF eacf
house at $500 In Fu,.ss, on the openins
night, fer example, Mime. Nilsson, he saws
received 5000; Campanini, $1,000. e.c.l
chi, sSooi Del Puente. SaEn Nov.ra som
secondary sins,rs $500. orchestra Of nine
q. an average of S. apiece, $50; con
ductor, $50; chorus of eighty, at an aver
age Of S3, 240; ballet of fifty, at s., $50
Nine. Cavalazzi, chief dancer, 500; su
pernumeraries, scene shifters, costumers
agents, ushers, advertising, heating, gas
and the hundred other small expenses
which no one not in the business eve
dreams of, $1,000. Money makes the
mare 60, and money makes good oper,
go, also.
MIS-, GEnDENs has applied for divorc'
in the New York Supreme Court. She
alleges infidelity. The defendant make
no answer to the charge, although a sum
mons was served upon him at the Uniol
Square Theater, where he was engaged, oI
September 10Th last. Both parties ar
very unwilling to make public their diff
culties, although Mr.. Geddens is reportes
to have said in the presence Of an attor
pey named Mckee that he had lost tina
power OF loving his vile which he at ON
time possessed. He has made no defense
and probably will not, reiying upon tn