The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-19
ThespIan GossID.

Sarah Bernhardt and Fanny Davenport are
strong personal friends.
stoutness, IN salvini's opinion, bars his
Hamlet" Hc Will not play 1t again.
The failure OF "Princess Georges" is said ID
be dramatically fatal to Langtry In London.
The necklace which Rlstorl wears as ,Igltsa.
66h was really worn In the court OF the virgin
queen.
d'auditorlum" rather than wound the sensi-
tiveness Of the head usher.
Herr sonnerthal, the great actor OF the Burg
Theatre, Vienna, Is coming to this country for
short time next month,
Miss Belle Cushman Eaton, grand.riece OF
Charlotte Cushman, has been remarkably
successful In series OF readings given In
New England.
debut j. NJ. Hill has leased the Union square
Theatre, has never played in New York,
though she is New York girl.
Nine. Ristori had an odd experience at
Athens, Ga. The local orchestra played 'Billy
In the Low Grounds" during the execution OF
the Earl Of ESSer, while Queen Eisdbekh Yielded
up the ghost 10 tho tune OF "Dlxie."
Mary Anderson In England, as In the United
States, refuses 20 play during Holy Week. Her
place viii be flled by Nine. Modieska. Miss
Anderson VIII reopen on Easter Monday in
"The HunchbaCk."
In September Genevieye Ward Will arrive In
san Francisco to begin her farewell tour OF
America. After playing an engagement there
she VIII come East, appearing In all the large
cities and illing an extended engagement in
New York.
For the past week the Flfth.ayenue Theatre
has been the scene OF great enthusiasm
nightly, and matlnees have been gala days
AZ every performance for the last TWO weeks
the orchestra has been sent beneath the stage.
Al the matinee last Saturday over two hun
dred ladies' were obliged to stand In the alsles,
and many were standing IN tho boxes. 1t
was stated at the box ofllce that up to Tues.
day night over $4,000 mad been received,
and that on the conclusion OF the engagement
on Saturday night very little short OF $50 900
Will have been paid to see the leading Ameri-
can trasodian,-Nelg lOrk Mirror.
The Philadelphia Times has the following on
AIRS. Warmers entry upon the professional
stage; New Jersey has produced a rival 20
the original "Jersey Ltly"-a professional
beauty OF Paterson who has made her debut
upon the stage amid the plaudits OF her ad-
miring townsfolk, Win modesty character
lstlc OF her kind, the aspiring amateur SO.
lected for her nrst dramatic experiment the
particularly simple and easy part OF Lady
Iedtie. II is generally admitted, even by the
local critics, that the impersonatlon was not
sang go TO Sleep My Baby"-at what stage
OF the play is not recorded-"her EFFORT was
rewarded with wild applause" The interpo-
lauon OF popular ballads in the standard
| plays opens Wide Held for amateur actresses.
Many an unsuccessful Juiet might have
climbed 10 fame ana fortune had she varied
| tho balcony scene by singing "Let Me Kiss
| Him for His Mother and there Il no reason
why Camille should not produce a pleasant al.
version with "Bables on our Block"
| Anecdotes OF Brignoll are stlll finding their
Way into the newspapers. There is QUO that
| might be added 10 the collection which mas
| heretofore only had circulation IN Indlanapo.
| lis. When Brignoll appeared hore some wears
| ago with Christine Nilsson, the great prlma
/ donna WAS somewhat indisposed. Brlgnoii,as IA
| well known, never succeeded in learning Eng.
| liah, ana the blunders In that 10 him uncnn.
| quefable tongue We're numerous ana gro
tesque. He stepped before the f0otllghts Ia
apologize for Miss Nilsson 10 the audience.
| "Ladies and chentllmen," said the great
| tenor, ~ hope you VIII be easy wiz Miss Mis-,
son Wis evening, as she eos little horse"
| This was followed by laugh on tho part OF
the audience. In some embarrassment NOT
| knowing what bunder he had made but
| fearing The worst, nc corrected his statement
by adding: ~ mean Mees Nilsson, she has n
| leetle colt" Tho laughter that followed fairly
shook the house, Indidndlj0iiS Journal
| SALVATION or, is uneaualled as a main.