The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20
couLIssE CHAT.
Castle, the tenor, is 10 rest this season.

A scrIocomIc Ia wanted who does not say "mi-ah
for my.
ronov vor, Ia ,ro,,,, ra,bor atom, for hur, osn,o
business
par,,or f,.r,r,ou ia ..,s % ho orcocoa or n ,,,or
N, iawyencn norro', sa'" " "' y" p'y
Charley McGeacnv vii, manage the Grand onera
e.n e. sueDsavmy WIN 'n"""so '"o "i"'' 'Po'"
hou ,ls san francisco.
Thirty pupils have already been accepted by the
'aoNa'o so"ooi VI ho.'ns.
~, ,eur IVY ~, ,smea y. No" ioi"' a"" VIII
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FROM private letter " u asserted 'hat Henry
irving VIII be back to us IN 1851.
Agnes Booth is rehearsing with the Madison
square company OF rev hork'
Lille Edridge will play In tho Florences revival
of"No Thoroughfare In Philadelphia.
George w. Dcnbam has signed with w. It. Garlic
ton as tho Ko-Ko in the lattcr's Mikado."
Lena Mcfvilie ia with the Kelly h Mason Company
TINS season. and Will appear IN the "Tigers'"
The rutnor Is ncan revived that Mira. scott-sid-
dons will appear in the United states this season.
Elmer !. Cornell tTorsy Venus husband, Ia tell
ing friends that Mrs. G. will retire after this season.
Maurice Grau arrived from France, September s,
ahead OF Aimee Grau, and the others Of his people.
.,anauschct,s San Francisco engagement was a
loan saiwro as sr aSirI ,u,Ils aitnmn w ss
,urc ,nat ,own was "e' ''''" i"'''0 "''"p' W '"i
A ,,,,,,,,,,,or. ,o,,,, on,r, ~, r~,,ow or,v,o,
Widow fapii. y has been performeii nj Pes,h. and
was decided success.
q paa haa n mar nj
oliver opcra House AT south Bend, Ind. It ia one
al The dnest houses in Inc state.
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London from Poland scptcmber /. and was TO have
sailed from Liverpool for New York September 8.
c. D. Hess SAYS Lillian Russell will during next
Plate,"a Chinese opera by Ed. Solomon and Fred
Lyster.
aThc ,d,o, NJ tho nour in New York Ia Miss
,,.,a. 49,, -, ~ 49, e. -, a.. a, re-
deb,cd 10 The cosi,mcr, who has patlicd her Into
popularity."-N \. Mirror.
Miss Alice Harrison will star this season under the
management of nj. Il, Ieavitt. in n new musical
farce co,ncv va ,,,ten hv Ruyar,, JIo,s ami oo,.on
snn,e, ~, u,ro,g connamv "o VIII "a'e ''0
s"pi"'' vi e'iohs 0o'"p""'.
Miss Matte Earle, beautiful and accomplished
actress, has been engaged TO support Miss Enc ELS
Ter this season. Miss Earle will create the ,cte OF
nsr y ,,sr, aa c Nv nns.,v s,rnn against
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MissshI.y onea'na'n' ., Nasnvhie' ienh, "ausu-
ter OF Confederate Gen. Cheatham, mas gone on the
stage, and is described as wonderfully pretty and
graceful and though her fricnds nav she ia far from
6ejng good actress thew declare that abe ia good
enonrh 10 he the leading lady OF any Combination
company sent on the road from Chicago.
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no 70 ~ ..,',,, ~ y.
.,oaS ,sa, shnu,, .rr ,an,hor ~ tha .,,a nr,an,,a
,,o, noya ovor ,,ayoa in a dmo ,nrsonr, o. troo
concert saloon in the city OF phiiadelnhia their
names to be stricken from the list and replaced by
artists satisfactory to party Of the first part"
who No,v yor. S,,,, .ov.. .rr ,,o ,,or,b,,os. ~
ihc view iVrh Gun says III '"e wor'i"ess vi
the costumlng and scenery, in the employment OF
fairly adequate actors and especially In the eleven
,,.,o,n ron,orah,o ona ,nnr,,s,,i .,ora ,,,,,,ro,
this treatment Of f'he Comedy ri Errors :, will
bring 10 Messrs kobBon ana crane the praise OF the
at,o of n nu nsv s r gs
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'no niasiS o'.o n, .n" ,nlune, i .,'e
u. n,s". W STUN .o' Soens my '"a.
a con.e,, ,ns. aue ,au mnT
musical slang into the form smiled upon him. my
name Is 'lggins i ave just harrlved from H'eng-
land and about to sing ERE. 1woudl like to ave you
umpire of the concert-room glared at him and
growled "Chesnuts! on, you want to see the funny
man over In the dark corner there !"
Lvus iar'ison says "eate ieheals'ng eh,ppeu
oy the Light OF the Moon again. anu snail doh Tor
.ae h's. n'eeh weehsoi ou, seasoh, any way. ne
p.eou spy ~ lieais playeu ou., WI. aln slau W
cess Y"n have nn dca ~ ina cny nf
new farces for comedians ike Gourlay and myself.
1t Ia almost an impossbllity. Our company is
enIieiy new .nis year. ~ requires 10 ~ WIN
nrecate wby II IL ihet msnaacrs ,nvaris%y cSonge
HE second =" 10 '''' N""'S''' '"'"''"''' '"""s'
Wv
with Messrs. Abbey and Grau for a concert tour for
the season of 1854 s7 IN comprise concerts
Col. Mapleson might write a sensation novel this
season, with the taking title OF :" A Search for a
Prima Donna" Patti IL engaged for Paris at a pen
atty OF $200OO. Gerster Is TO sing In concerts In the
United States next winter, as Will Emma Nevada
He has engaged Nine. Minnie Hauk, and very prob
the season end so far as the feminine division Of his
troupe Is concerned
tn Chicago reporter last week Tom Keeno sail
40. .',ae'.... ~. as. I'm N'.no 'ai':
ma II pleasahter 10 he out OF my room, for when
there am constantly annoyed by the calls Of stage
struck amateurs, who always want me to hear them
recite II refuse TO listen they beg and plead fol
an appointment, and usually let them spout 1ts
vn eases s way 20 get ra ., w , sec
promise am the frst 10 encourage nm or her. mi
| there is about one grain Of wheat in bushel OF
chan. some OF lne efforts would DO very funny II
hev mr." vcrv nnn,n b "ra y, u ~ mat e hna.
amateurs want 10 start in nj the ton Of ina ladder
The girls Will have nothing but Juliet or Rosdii,id
while the boys insist upon Lear or Ricne'ieu."
Robson and Crane have brought out the Comedy
of Errors at the New York Star Theatre with a
o, o,,,a, 20 osa,ao ~. mn u. "n
can ,v'.val y, suascspeales plays rug COSTUMES
Alfred THOMPSON. talented Enrlishman. who I has
been snendlnu acme time I'm this Country ana inter
esting himself in stage decoration. Cart Thomnsnr
has Chosen the ts for thia NAV ~ anit Sia n,vr
deas and laid II IN the secona av y y, yat s ~, w
tnmnS and stage sets Willie ,ern ,s moyban Sos
e So much aSout tSa
Il ~ very handlss onI ,hnrn ~
nose ths ia.e hal 10 he nned in sonc ,vay mr. nthr
and tho aeconJ centurv nav nave no" w vu,
"uor to TrSt ~ , a,c, y avS ,. s an
o ho no ha' IN M WnrS ~ @ t ,a' ~ r, ue pss
ara Girls and nnt Old ,ynmen os n,o ~, ~
the ro'nS 40 h1Iet hoosrs i,oh,on mi "ray o S ~
been seen in the naris of the Nv" Drnnois hesnre
They are admirable in them, and act with good
dea OF taste, LOT actors VINO nave made their repu
AMI ~ 10 too m on,Uu hen hngs et "o ~
Legitimate drama but am happy to say that Messrs
Robson and Crane studlouslv avoid this.
Steele Mackaye has finished the fourth act of his
adaptation of ANDREA formerly played by Miss
Ethel as Agnes, and expresses himself as entrel,
satisfied with It, 81 have altered the original play
entirely y said he and cannot helm saving that
think It ia for the better Sardou remember. wrote
,hIa MAJ af,oan voaro 90, NJ. n no, ,,,or ,n, ,,
py 80 ye y. rs "' - Io. uo'ie,' an" 'no'
are cer'aih iaui's OF CONSTRUCTION III Andrea winch
would never appear In o play OF his to-day.
change the ethics as well as the construction, and
though hate preaching, and especially stage
preaching. think my play will teach manly lesson
In Andrea the hero is u weak, whining humbug
led astray. cut the six acts down to four and the
characters down to eight. The manager played by
Mansfield as he has never yet played part In New
York does what the PreJet does In Andrea II ID
to him that the wife appeals, and II Ia no who finds
the way out OF the difficulty. The mad house scene
1 expunge and In the last scene bring in Stella,
whom make q noble character. As In the second
act she showed unwiitingly the basest side OF the
husbands character to the wife, 30 In the last act
she Of set purpose humates herself TO show the
man In his best light and win him back to tho wife