The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-28
OLIVE LOGAN,
Gossip About London TheatrfcaIs and
peODle.

| think the idea of the - Adamless Eden -
performance originated in America In some of those
offensive female minstrel shows which seem to have
lost favor now, Certainly seventy pretty girls, at
tractiyeiy dressed, who dance and sing to tunesome
numbers, constitute In themselves winsome sight
u Is upon their power Of pleasing that the Lila Clay
Company, at the old Opera C0mique Theatre relies
for public favor And 1t gets It, Night after nj ght
the sepulcbral old vault of theatre is completely
filed, principally by chappes, ~ however, and the
company or 'seVenty pretty and clever girls Ia
ourishng like green bay tree The manageres IS has
powerful social backing Interested In the enierprIse
either through the snrdd matter OF the purse the
more tender one OF the affections, is Mai George
Fitz George, the son OF the Duke OF Cambridge and
cousin to the Queen, Tho gallant Major disrin-
guished himself in Egypt, and stands high In favor
with Victoria II. L., despite the "Fits which pro.
claims the bar sinister that crosses his
proud coat OF arms. His mother actress, and
burlesque actress at thata beautiful creature I'm
her youthful days cOnomporaneous with tho early
era OF Nine. Celeste and 1.-THE French spy - hus
ness was looking the other day at a Goored priut
OF her In tights and breaches, which an antiauarian
bookseller In 81. James street is keeping 10 get sti
price Tor, me Queen has never sanctioned this mar
spected and Visited even by the younger nembers of
the Royal family. Perchance the Major Intends fol-
lowing his royal papa,s example, aud will select a
wife from amid tho hours who people the mimic
scene In 90 Adamless Eden.n
Our old friend John s. Clarke is again attracting
large audiences 10 the strand the theatre where h
first made hit In London. MIR. Clarke Is recognized
rs genuine comedian of tho old stage tho school of
"A
large constituency OF pay-goers In London who think
no new fashions good as the old IN acting or In any
thing else The blll for Mr.. Clarke al present liz
cludes his amusing portraltuTe OF 'Jeremiall
Beetles, - the henpeckel lodging house keeper and
a musical aiteTpleco called frOlique, - which is
nothing mare than reconstruction di The old piece,
popular many years ago, under the title of i''The
follies Of Night
Linda nietz has made a tremendous hit I'm IN. mart
OF AIRS. Mcdonald, In 'Impnlse.n ltlsaregnlar
sarah Hernhardt impera0natiOn. LINDA has auite as
good aglre for stage purposes as sarah las, is
almost as WOnqerfula 'Clnglst,h and has a much
pretter set Of features than the great French artistic
has, Apr0pOs, sarah seut ne fascinating ChrlstmAs
card-nothing more nor less than "a photograph OF
herself In an open con, with candles burning by her
side, her hands crossed on her breast, aud great
branches OF palm trailing over her. Marie Roze's
Christmas cards were pretty, They were not
affairs at ALL but engraved cards with musical staff
doting out the name Of the pretty cantAtrCe and
large hand painted rose, blooming luxuranlly I'm tho
upper left-hand corner. Madame Rozo Madison has
charming and rOomY home la the Flnchley New
Road lust beyond ST. Johns Wood; she calls Ii aw-
thorn Lodge
hear the most extraordinary story about the BaT-
oness Burdett- Coutts. Wen, Well hut the Baron
ess Is good Christian. aud believes In obeying blbll
cal injunction.
some Americans wonder at seeing the baroness
wearing ermne, when that fur Is almost entirely SET
aside IN the world OF fashion, In favor OF seal sable
etc. They Ignore that eTnine Is the badge OF bar.
on rank; ergo that of q baroness also.
have not been able yet TO inform waiting world
what Charles Reade's last great Joke was Somehow
or other 1t always finds Itself at the tail end of letter.
lust as 1t does nov, and say to myself y Goodness
gracious, can't put such an Important thing as
Charles Reades great Joke after lot Of unmportant
matter No. must write letter expressly founded
on Charles Readers great Ioken Iy hlnt OF holding
the Treat Joke back, however, fear me II may be-
come trllie stale; but fresh stale Remember ana
do not forget that IL is Charles Readers great Joke
Briefly then (or breylty Is the soul OF Wit some one
asked Charles Reade ON the day OF the opening OF te
New Law Courts whether he was going 10 see the
ceremony or the procession. Reade replied: shall
keep sturdy out OF the way OF the Old woman 80
a.. Q. the Queen.) The Qaeen-old woman-seeY
rms IS Charles Reade's great Joke, aud | have no
doubt That both It's POPULARITY aud us greatness will
sHlee you hAiu' OLIYk LOGAN.