The Evening critic., 1885-03-23

Clara Louise Kellogg has resumed her CON
eeftsi she Is assisted by Miss Maurer, Mr.
The flret concert OF the new series was given
In Amsterdam, n. Y.
Minnie Hauk has purchased a chateau; this
is near Basle, Switzerland, and TO Guido her
sister artists who have acquired "1hatsaus,"
she means TO buy any Island, too. Minnie Is
a brave lady, always ambitious to be "as good
as others" and some more"
Fred Marsden is writing play for the use
OF Miss Minnie Palmer. The piece was or.
dered several months ago, and Mr.. Marsden
has been steadily at work upon 1t ever since.
The manuscript is now nearly completed, and
In week Mr.. Marsden expects to 60 West for
the purpose OF beginning reheareals.
Miss Francesca Guthrie, who made quite q
successful debut as Zerlind n week or two ago
performance at the Brooklyn Grand opera
House last week with equally gratifying sue
cess, and has been engaged by Mr.. Carleton
for three performances during tho present
week at Jersey City.
Nine. Scalchi Is not enamored OF the English
language. She is reported to have called 1t
"devilish," but she etlll labore, with amusing
results, TO learn enough to add ballad or
risk Snlllvan's "Lost Chord" with what is de.
scrlbed as pretty, broken accent that is ir-
resistlblo. She spent many hours last season
In trying 10 pronounce the words OF this
famous piece, and was only successful after
they had been written out for her In Italian
fashion.
'ht' II. T.. hppoy 10 az pEebout IL Idrlo, Dublly
engaged In arranging for the visit to this
country In juno OF Mary Anderson and the
Lyceum Company.
RACE Pail, the gypsy yioltnlst, who recently
died at Pesth, was the husband OF four wives
and the father OF thirty-four children, and his
funeral was attended by more than 10000
people; but IL is not mentioned whether this
popular outpouring was feeling tribute TO
his superiority as fiddler or father.
John Rickaby, one OF the best known mana
gers in the country, who has successfully
handled the melodrama called "rhe Pave.
ments OF Paris" and who has engaged TO CON
duct the tour OF Miss Helen Dauvray next
season, is reported by telegraph TO be lying Ill
In Boston with brain fever. Mr.. Rickaby Is one
OF the most widely liked men In the theatrical
profession, by reason OF his high personal
qualities as well as on account OF his undia.
puted ability as manager.
The inexorable demands which an actor 8
life imposes wore never better or more pain
Iully exemplihed than at arecent performance
| OF "Monte Crieto." The vast audience did
not know that poor Jim oNeill, who played
| Monte CIiSf0, was heartbroken. 1t did not
know that at that moment his little child lay
dead In far distant New York and that tho
sgonized mother had Just taken fearful fare
well OF MIN TO attend the burial OF the doaI
little one. II laughed and clapped It's hands
ana gaye no thought but 10 the actors genius
and dreamed not OF the inward weeping tha
was drowning his heart. But actors are act
ors and they must strut upon the stage
though their hearts break. God pity them
| their lot is hard one.-l Denver Republican.
The second American concert In London
under tho direction OF Mr.. Louis Melbourne
| has been given. The special event OF the con
| cert was the debut OF Miss Alice Lakoy OF Nos
York, who achieved an envlable success.