The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-18
couLIssE CHAT.

spend the REMAINDER OF the summer AZ OuCA, NJ L.
Manager Daly has new play, written by II. H.
called "smh or smith,"
Frank LAWYER, once the husband OF the handsome
notorious Josie Mansfield lately became an inmate
| OF the Forrest Home. Philadelphia.
'The School Mistrcss" afarclcal comedy winch Mira.
John Wood made successful In London.
II Is announced now that Mile. Rhea will indulge
| In farewell tour Of America" next winter. She
will return from Europe about August I.
MIR. Thomas W. Keene Ia going to act Romeo
next fall. and Julian 50. Pierre, Shp'oct, armand
Jean iu l7essis, and Marcus Brt,tus, wei the
| hunchbacked Gioster.
| Miss Bertha Rlcci Of McCaull's "Crowlnp Hem
Company, sings extremely well and proves herself
to he artist far above the average Of those we are
| accustomed to hear In light opera.
| MIR. Hernion Morsel and his wife dLIzzle Burton)
have signed with McCaull aud will Join his company
In New York in August. MIR. aui Mrs Morsell arc
now visiting their friends In this city.
Miss Annie rixley, whose name hitherto has been
associated with "M'liss' and pieces OF that stamp,
win devote all her time next season TO a new 10
nestle comedy called "Thc Deacon's Daughter"
Mt. Mckee Rankin is going TO he rerlpatetic
tragic star. acting Macbeth In spectacular produc.
tion OF the tragedy, with the scenery painted for the
| California Theatre by the late John Mazzanovich.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has quite recovered his
| health, and s iassing the summer at hls sea. side
| residence at Cohasset. Next season MFR. Barrett
VIII produce new drama by I. H. Aldrlch, entitled
| "Mercedes"
| Charles Mendum has been selected by Mrs. Lang
try TO manage her business here next year. He has
Just returned from abroad. Mrs langtry sails from
London on september rs, aud Will open on october
/ at the Filth Avenue Theatre.
| II Is definitely announced that the MeinIngen
Players will not come TO this country next fall.
Subscribers for the promised series Of representa-
| lions at the Academy OF Music who paid FOR their
tickets will get their money back.
| Joseph Haworth has returned to the East from
San Francisco, and is making preparations to ap
pear at the Fourteenth-sreet Theatre In the fall
under the management OF Miles and Barton In the
romantic play OF "wliliam Shakespeare"
1t is gosslped that the domestic relations between
Victoria Schlling and her coachman spouse are
than y and al s scion
the Casino, II Is not al all unlikely that she may soon
return to the paternal roof.
A cablegram from London to MIR. George Dunlap,
manager OF the McCsull Opera Comique Company,
elusive right for the United States except New York
and New England, Of Gilbert aud Sullivans latest
opera, the title Of which has not yet been mn
| nounced.
Mr.. II. McDonougb. the favorite Nanki-poo of
McCaulls Company, will give us n chance to hear
his sweet voice In the character OF Grroltn In "The
| Growing Hen" on Monday evening. at the National
original part In "Faka, which viii be given during
| the engagement OF this company
| During his engagement at the New York Star
Theatre. beginning August 80. Mr.. Lawrence
Barrett promises to try two-act drama written by
MIR. Thomas Bailey Aldricn. The name of It Is
"Mercedes, and the scene is laid In France during
the Napoleonc wars Now, why should Mr..
Aldrlch, who has written 30 charmingly OF Ameri-
can people and places In hs poems and stories, go
has put the Lille Corporal himself into his play.
Lawrence Barrett might fl the character.
1t ls not generally known that Miss Rose Coghlan
originally came here as a member OF the Lydia
l.t.rI
that played at the Museum, but the second that ar
rivedn 1870. From Lydia Thompsou's company, then
playing at the Olympic Theatre on Broadway, she
was transferred Tor short term to wanGks Thea
dreary." From that time she became legitimate
actress, for she returned to England and adopted
the career OF leading lady returning to this country
at salary I'VE tunes as great as which she left.
Miss Coghlan will resume her tour q star early In
the fall.
"Falka" was put on the stage at wallacks Mon
day night and throughout the week. The cast In
cuded Mas Ricci, the original Fd,Ea In this coun-
try; Miss Consueo, Mr. Hopper, Mr.. q. g. Boniface,
Jr, Mr.. Hubert Wilke. and other prominent mem
bers0f Mt. McCaulls excellent company. "Falka''
Is French comic OPERA the music by Chassaigne,
and the book by Leterrler and Van Loo. The Eng
lish translation is the work OF II. b. Farnie. The
MT. Mccaull VIII begin an autumn season Of
opeIetta there on Monday, August 30, when he will
produce "The Ambassador, the latest Of the Vienna
operas.
"Love's Vow (Audran's lie Serment dAmoar,)
will be given for the FIRST time at the Boston Mu-
scum, with a very strong cast including Mr.. John
Howson, Mr.. W. II. Fitzgerald, MIR. Stuart Harold
Mr.. &. E. Boardman, Miss Eta May Hunt, Miss
will also be very large chorus and an Increased
orchestra The work has been carefully rehearsed,
form. and with az close fidelity to its pretty and
Interesting original as Is attaina6e. Il has been
Immense Immense success In Paris and New York and Will
doubtless achieve no less popularity here.
/ noativc to
rcal field next season. Forthe past nine months Mr.
, Matt Morgan has been at work with number o.
, other artists preparing mammoth pictures Illus
trating the great battles OF the war There will III
the stage OF the largest theatres Ia the country.
The Grand Army OF the Republic, under whose
auspices me enterprise viii be iostered have aided
scented as accurate correct data, MAPS and photo
craps Of the leaders IN these great events can depic
| them No money, labor. or pains have been spared
The lrst exhibit will open In August at Cincinnati
OF Miss Violet Cameron a writer In The Theau,
says: "Let one give the intcrvewers tip They
should ask the young lady about her percentage. Thi
has been matter Of curiosity since er debut, which
by the way took place in Liverpool nine years ago
, | when she was slim and beautiful girl OF fourteen
She appeared as Ierdftd In q revival of "A Winteri
. Tale and created an extraordinary sensation b,
| her beauty and grace. Ii was known that Alexan
, Gated her, and some dependent OF his had alwayI
chaperoned her. When Miss Cameron's voice ma
tnrea Henderson gave her her London debut, and a
Les Cloches de Cornevlle.' The popular super
' sitlon was that Miss Cameron was Mr.. Henderson,
daughter. He was known to have been much married
and very much OF parent. ! think a New YOrI
reporter would in quarter OF an hours interview
, get at the heart OF mystery which has puzzled the
atrlcal England for nearly ten years "
Rudolph Aronson has signed contract with vio
let Cameron, who brings over her company with tn
two best burlesque comedians Of the London stage
Lionel Brough Is an excellent comedian In egitl
{ mate way, but he Is 80 popular In burlesqne an,
= opera boufre with the cockneys that he has beei
u forced into nanitles which must make one laugh II
spite OF regret that he should not he doing hlghe
>, work. Arthur Roberts has a style peculiar to him
music halls. where be WAS given fabulous salarie
= ior singing songs which would run In some cases 70
TWO years. There - ie doubt that hts eccenirl
. talent Will not fail TO catch on In New York. Mis-
Cameron is very fortunate to make her debut at tn
= Casino. which IL Individually the guaranteed HON
Of light opera The excellent orchestra the beaut
of the theatre, and the prestige 1t has now assured
ment az "The Commddore' Violet, II cold an
rather inanmate; ia pretty girl with pretty, Gu
thing through.
. "Col. John A. McCau went abroad" says IN
New York Times, with number OF objects
view and he has already accom- plished the most In
. pOrtant OF them. lie cab!ed yesterday to Mr.. Is. j
Stevens his agent In this city. that he had secure
the sole right to produce the Gilbert and sull
sou opcicua III All paits VI tue otdteb tActI
y New York and New England. Col. McCaull ha
y The Mikado' for the territory, but the court
could not protect properly rights In that work.
the new piece will not be In England how
ever the case will be different and McCaull has ~
cured valuable bit OF theatrical property. Near
while Falka,' revived TO close the brief summe
season at Wallack g, has been attracting audience
N 30 large that the management may well grieve tina
the performances must end on Saturday night. Tn
theatre has been crowded every evening, even TO IN
9 top gallery. nobody expected such success at thI
n time ofthe year, particularly with wellknown wori
: The cast, too, lacks Nine. Cotrelly, who made sue
u q hit as the gypsy girl at the Casino. But Mr. u
VOL Hopper exactly nIs the scarcely dennabe ro
OF Fotbdch TO his own amusing personality, and II
!. TO him that the enormous success OF the revival
~ largely due"
Mr.. Clement Scott writes entertainlngy In N
!, London DdHy Telegram OF the single perfor manc
= OF "Hazel Kirke." given one afternoon recently
Q the Vaudeville Theatre. The play reminds him q
timeso "Anna ME-" again OF "Marcel,n and recall
e 10 him also "La Dame aux Cameliasn and "Grant
n father Whitehead" Strangely enough IL does n,
% remind him OF "The Willow Copsc" aud its origna
n "La Closerie dc Genets." Mr. Scott naturally II
fers that the play was angcized for It's English pr'
y ductlon and the scene changed from New Engan
+ TO old England. II 10 dincult for an EnRshman