National Republican., 1883-12-22
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.


According to a biographer of Charles Coghlan,
that actor had read Shakespeare through before he
was years old.
Charles wyndham has given up his idea of re-
turning TO England for the present, aud Is now
busy rehearsng his new pieces.
Miss Mary Dickens, granddaughter of the great
novelist, plays the part OF the Beggar Girl In the
new drama "Claudian," and has made decided
hit.
Louise Davenport who is leading lady with w. Z.
Sheridan, was with him on his Australian tour,
where she received great praise from the colonial
press.
Rubinstein Is now said to be more anxious to
appear as a musician than as virtuoso, and his
playing has become marked by much more repose
than OF old.
Good business is attending the legitimate ey-
erywhere this season. In the smaller towns Rich
ard Foote, William Stafford, and Fred Warde are
filling the houses.
Rhea is now established as one of the fixed stars
of the American stage. Her success is something
astonishing. Last season was Drlllanti the pres
ent season eclipses 1t.
Robert Mantell, Fanny Davenport's leading
man. is a native of Belfast. Ireland. He was Il
member of a hardware house there before adopt
ing the stage as profession
Mary Andersons business in London is steadily
increasing. The first night the receipts were only
5000 Now they are at least 81, 400 nightly. She ia
the rage, and could play to good business for d
year to come.
A picture of Iangtry now hangs Immediately
over the spot where Dukes stood, in the Union
Town postollice, when shot by James Mutt The
entire Langtry company contributed to the fund
for Nuts deiense.
Mr. and Mrs. Mckee. Rankin sold the lease of
the Third Avenue theater and such Of the prop
erty inside of IL us they owned to Kate ClaXton
and her husband, c. A. Stevenson, Dec. II, for
S06,OOO, as reported.
The new National opera house which Mapleson
hopes to complete on the Victoria Embankment
London, will have AGO orchestral aud 4i0 balcony
stalls, 90 private boxes on three tiers, 5OO amphl-
~, al 10 nn al N F,lli han r
Mile. Van Zandts London engagement termi-
mates this month, when she is going 70 Italy, hay
ing engaged to sing ut Naples az the san Carlo,
comes to America next season season on tour which
will extend over several months.
Mr.. Boucicault is said TO be such an artist I'm
cookery that he could give points TO the best
chefs IN ths county, Mr rs yeFy iSnd OF
and Jenreys-Lews, OF Frankfort sausage, and Patti
has weakness for onions-but "ihe weakness is
so strong"
Mrs. Maddox, the latest English professional
| beauty, unfolded her charms TO the 81. Louisans
| last week. one writer says that "her mouth has
just enough fullness to remind one that kissing is
| a very delightful pastlme" He prefers her face
to ;he Llys but thinks her figure Is decidedly in
ierior, lacking "the swun-like slope of neck and
shoulders" Swan-like slope OF shoulders is de-
cidedly good.
Rossi, the player, has in his villa u little way
| out of Florence, Italy, every appliance Tor COM
fort. AT every morning slight breakfast Is laid
| in the room Of each guest nt II comes the sub,
stantiul "deleuuera Ia fourchelte," when Rossi is
! the life of the company oyeriowing with refined
gayety; his cook is Gordon blue, and his wine,
] grown on the estate Is the finest Chianu lie is
! iranslatlng Shakespeare
During the performance Of martha" at the
| Academy Of Music Philadelphia, there was a
brief pugilistic encounter between sig. Cherubini
| the baritone, and Mr.. Parry tho stage manager
| in which the latter knocked the former out in
| considerably less than one round. tho singer
| gladly throwing up the sponge after being well
| iihhed on the proboscis The cause was u rebuke
| administered to CheTubini by the stage manager
scenery,