The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-01
coULISSE CHAT

Mira. Annie Louise Powell, of Washington, who
has returned home after studying with Lamperti,
VIII enter the concert Held. I; NJ: kubei, VINO Is
The Ideal Opera Company has been singing to big
houses at Buffalo and Cleveland. Their business
has been remarkably good, and promises TO continue
So The new opera, "Victor," (Fantine,) makes q
bit wherever 1t Ii done.
1t was curious fact In the Jude season that the
pieces In which New York audiences liked her most
not those that mad Helped her to fame and for
tune In Paris. 'Dlvorcons" was not written for
this actress, hut for Nine. Chaumont, and udic has
never appeared 10 The MascOtte In her home city
Lillian Russels tour has been success up TO
date. She appears In Polly and i" Bil!ee Taylor,
the music Of both having been composed by her hus-
band. Edward Solomon, who accompanies her aud
conducts the orchestra. "Polly" has new libretto
written by Fred Lyster. It ia an Improvement on
the old one and was badly needed. The company
carries full orchestra OF It's own.
Almost more than any other tine dramatic profes.
sion Is hereditary. 1t Is unnecessary TO enumerate
in evidence the Kembles, Booths PATHS, etc. DiOn
Boucicault has two children on the stage, salvni q
sou, Mrs John Drew q son, Chanfr,u and Sotherr
left sons Mlss Geneva ingersoll, now on the stage
e de6utsnie In this city, u son OF MIRA. J0hI
| Wood, the London actress. daughter Of the late
in lie Anderson company pi is a daughter Of Mis
Lydia Thompson, the burlesquer, whom SHE great!
resembles
| The Saturday RepfeD seems TO concur In Salvlnlh
theory that social ambitions have caused a deca
dence In the art Of acting for 1t says: "In thes'
days OF an extended social franchise and persisten
lion.hunting the actor has probably received mor'
than his share OF that adultation which society be
Slows on those who cater for its pleasures. II Is
question whether this social status II not rather Diet
fimenIa than Otherwise TO The hest interests OF al
| art which should he eman ipated from the enervat
Ing traInmelH OF cOnventiOnaiy. Much OF this crav
ing after social rpc0gplti0n may be traced 10 TIT
| system OF booming which managers have bor
rowed from America, rs they borrow their play
mischievous element, hut It's employment has seem
ingly become an Indispensable adjunct TO theatrica
| enterprise-a thing 10 he regretted by those wn
consider the drama entitled TO attain to the dgnit
OF an ant"
| RumOrs are current that John Stetson, the ric
Boston and New York manager, intended 10 MARI
handsome Katie Stokes. Times correspondent
says: ain conversation with me yesterday Afternoon
| Mr.. Stetson declared that, while he was not to b
entrapped into telling his private affairs to the put
lie, he had certainly not denied the statement tina
Miss Stokes was TO become MTs SielsOn aud that h
concerns MISS Stokes and myself, and nobody else
observed Mr.. Stetson, and am not going 10 COMM
myself for the sake OF being strung by Gilmore an
other wicked men OF New York. The young lady col
corning whom the manager OF the Fifth Avenue Thei
ire IL thus tOuchy IL al present playing the leadln
female character with Mr.. James 0'Neill In Mont
CristO.' In her childhood and early youth she wa
from which walk, or rather from which ride, OF III
she retired three or four years back 10 20 upon III
stage, with results OF an exceedingly successfI
| character"