The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-26
COULISSE CHAT.

"Joan, Miss coghlan's play, has collapsed after
fair run of two weeks at Wallacks.
Lawrence Barrett is in St. Louis this week. He
will close hts season on May 2S In Montreal
Maurice Barrymore and Alice Dunnlng Lingard
will act In Hugh Conway and Comyns Carr's Dark
Days" at the Haymarket, London, in September.
Hugh Conway Frederick j. Fargus) has been i'll
with typhoid fever at Monte Carlo
The author of the "The House on the Marsh,"a
novel which has had wide circulation In this
country, is Florence Warden, resident Of Noting
ham, England, and an actress Miss Warden has
dramatized her story and has been acting in the play
lately as Violet Christie.
Mr.. Lytton Sotbern has made an interesting dis
covery In looking over his fathers papers he
came across piece by the late H. j. Byron, entitled
"A Noble Noodle" The piece was written expressly
for the late Mr.. Solern, and bought by him. but
not produced. Mr.. Lytton sothern intends to bring
1t out, and anticipates great success.
The New York Herald of the 23d instant says:
:" Mr.. Harold Fosberg, lately leading man with the
Pavements of Paris Company, has been lying dan.
gerously III at his residence in East Seventeenth
street In this city. The doctors have advised him
to go TO Washington, and he returned TO his home
there yesterday morning. But little hope is enic>
tanned of his recovery"
Henry IryDg's return TO England has been the
signal for outburst of enthusiasm on the part of
his admirers. lie could not attend the dinner in his
one at the Garrick Club, London. On Sunday night
there was reception at the mansion on Regents
Thk ny tue pIopIltlOT VI tile ERA anu nS wife, al
tended by ladies' and gentlemen distinguished in so
cety and all professions Irving will reappear at the
Lyceum on May as Hamlet.
Boston is pleased with young Damrosch and his
German Opera Company. The directors OF the
Philadelphia Academy of Music will sue the estate
of the late Dr. Damrosch for rental and failure to
keep his lease OF that building for five nights and
one matinee during the week of April 20. The pur-
pose was to give six performances of grand opera
Since DIR. Damroschs death his contracts have been
filled by his son, Walter j. Damrosch Young
Damrosch refuses TO ful1ll the Philadelphia contract
made with the Academy of Music directors, who are
very indignant thereat. Mr.. DamrOsch says: "As
the administrator of the estate ! do not care 10
jeopardize any part of 1t by going to Philadelphia
with very expensive company and without a guar
| antee. This was my only reason for refusing TO go
TO the musical people of that city. My New York
lawyer has advised me that the contract made by
my father was not binding In any way upon me-
Miss Sarah ,Iewett lives in charming nat In New
York with her mother--a lady OF aristocratic ap.
literature ia field for which Miss Jewett as well as
has contributed TO the leading magazines poems
That have won commentator from accomplished
critics, and her prose sketches distinguished by
facility OF expression and an originality of thought
that give color To the supposltion that she would
make mark In the writing OF sustained stories
Miss Jewett has shiunk from Fronting In the usual
manner by her success through counting publicity
Her private life has been quiet, retired. and
plary. She regretted retiring from the Union square
Company. Miss Jewett needs a vacation TO recruit
engagements OF the company conclude, four weeks
hence, she VIII 60 to her cottage by the AT
Pigeon Cove, where she Will remain for several
months. Miss Jeweti has had offers fornext season.