The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-02
COULISSE CHAT.

Pauline Lucca has bought palace in Vienna, and
her friends are glad: Everybody likes Lucca. ]. is
better TO have been born Lucca than ricn.
Miss Rose 'Cochlan has purchased the famous
Lyon Homestead, on the Hudson River, adjoining
"Greysone,' the residence of Samuel j. Tilden.
Mary Anderson, Mary Mitchell, Lolita, Rstori,
Modjeska, Clara Morris, and Rhea all Catholics.
The latter always attends early mass on each Sunday
morning when not travelling. She succeeded in con-
verting TO her faith Miss Julia Wheeler, former
resident of Washington, and member of her COM
pany, who was baptized during Rhea's recent en-
gagement In that city.
Mapleson closed his opera season at San Francisco
on the 18th instant. The engagement was disas-
trous one. The company were to 60 East, but the
railroad company would not trust them for fares.
The baggage has been attached and, and the people
will remain mere unit, further notice. The deputy
sherifIs raided Maplesons box ONCE twice during
stance was on behalf OF the Union Pacific Railway,
TO whom Mapleson owed 81, 500 for railroad fares.
Augustine Days company sail for England May
Is, and their place in New York will be filled by
Rosina Nokes's clever company. Their recent tour
through the principal cities of the East has been
successful enough to warrant their return next
season. season, when the company Will be reinforced BY
aa ssd and o1eTa N0ke s. nns Tinted
called 'Time viii Tell For next season several
plays, one of them by the author Of "Miliners BILL
are being written.
the dressing rooms Of the New York Academy of
Music are printed notices which require every men,
Der ofthe chorus and company to speak English un-
der penalty of heavy fines. 1t was found impossible
oenforce this rule with the orchestra who by
any chance speak anything but German, or with the
ballet, which insisted upon jabbering its polyglot
continuation ofFrench italian, and Spanish in spite
OF all the rules that could be framed The American
opera had more or less Of a row with the Academy
directors, and when they went on the road they took
every bit of their property with them even nclud-
Ing pieces OF soap, clothes-racks, and 30 on.
Concerning the joint appearance of Signor Salvini
and Edwin Booth in "Othellor at the New York
Academy of Music on Monday night the papers of
that city were very enthusiastic. The World said {:
"Both actors were received with equal amount
OF favor when they made their appearance. The
version OF the play was necessarily Savini's, as he
spoke In italian, and to this version Mr. Booth lent
himself with easy grace, submitting TO the Italians
business, and In the third act permitting himself
usual, the NTH act was wrought to the highest pitch,
and when 1t was all over there was general feeling
That Salyini had dominated everybody and every
thing" The Times remarked: "The house rose and
mind and his awakened wrath and Jealousy, and the
Two eminent players called to the front three
times. The tribute to them was wholly sincere and
spontaneous but II was the animal fury Of OtheUo
mat produced the effect" According to the Herald
"the Moor when he was on the scene dominated II
with the grandeur OF his presence the deep majesty
OF his voice, and the lightning glance Of his eye. With
what whirlwind OF passion was his soul possessed
AT the thought OF his dshonor. With what force
did he dash Iago TO the moor! He carried all before
And when Idgo was there he also fell into his proper
place. IL was when fdyo was alone in the scene
that MT. Booth had his opportunity, and he made
the most of it." All OF the critics say In effect that
1t Will always be pleasure to the people who were
present to be able 10 tell that they once salvn
and Booth In "Othelo.n