The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-31
CoULISSE CHAT.


| Day. -'-
Lillian Russell is singing out West in opera for
| ten cents.
Dion Boucicault is only sltty-three, and his wife
| lie twenty Weight.
Lawrence Barrett is vegetarian because he thinks
| mat diet improves his voice.
John stetson is said to have lost sz5 600 of uni
Sado' poodle on the Rosina Vokes company.
Lydia Thompson will appear at the Boston Biou
FEBRUARY 9, in her od.tme success, "Oxygen."
Mrs Scott siddons recently wrote to Chicago
she had desire to return to this country
Maurice Grau and Henry E. Abbey are Jointly in
terested in Sarah Bernhardts impending tour OF
America.
| The American right for "Sapho,n the latest Pa
risian success. has been purchased by William Ter.
riss for Augustn DAILY.
Clara Morris. the actress travels with trunk s,x
feet high and i've feet wide. 1t Is the largest heat-
| rical trunk on the road.
The beautiful iceberg, "our Mary seems to have
made money in Boston.-Erchange. Seem nav abe
did. She knew not seems.
Mr.. John Z. Owens, the comedian, was brought to
Baltimore from his country residence last Monday
There is no change for the better in his condition.
Miss sallie Williams, who has made such hit as
Pun Sing in Dufi's "Mikado." is daughter OF MIR.
Fred Williams, the well.known stage manager Of
the Boston Theatre.
session copy OF every photograph of herself which
mad been published and the total Of these-cartes,
| cabinets, panels, etc.-was 600.
W. A. Mestayer will go abroad with 1--WE, Us 4
also be presented in London BY another COMPANY,
with Augustus Bruno as the star.
Mr.. Wallace, the husband of Zelda Seguin, is
nephew OF Gen. Lew Wallace, ex-Minister to
turkey, whose recent onslaught on the memory of
Gen. Halleck has created SO much controversy.
ha
SIT Williamsburg that the scenery and curtain Of
The Comedy OF Errors cost $50 900, and that they
have already made $4,000 out Of the production.
John W. Mackay, the Californian millionaire, has
subscribed 5000 toward a fund to be used for the
purpose Of erecting monument in memory of the
late John Mccullough. Mac-kay while the sun
shines.
/ The Hanlons are said to be the only performers
who have made trip completely around the world.
They have played In Africa and have given perform
ances all along The River Nile. At That time they
were known as the Hallon-Lees.
The Prince of Wales has carried picture of Mary
Anderson around In his pocket until day before yes
terday, when Mrs. Wales found 1t. He says he can't
think how the blasted thing got there, but Mrs. w
10 quite well acquainted with him, thank you.-Bos
ton Globe.
George n. Cromwell, The famous art Illustrator
whose refined and classic entertainments have be-
come 30 popular, will shortly visit Australia and
other foreign countries. His present engagement at
the Grand Opera House, New York CITY, is highly
successful.
Verdi has finally admitted that his new opera,
"IaRo," was completed last summer. This will he
career an operate composer is ended. Boito, who
wrote both the words andt the music Of "MeHstoielep
Is the author OF the libretto Of "lago."
New York Lodge No. /, Of the order of "Elks,r
has presented to Mary Anderson, Maggie Mitchell,
and "Lota" the insignia of the order In the form Of
recognition OF thelr services at the last annual bene.
VI OF the society. The prominent actresses now
S wsans b thl s,o emblem number sx Including
Morris. and Miss Agnes Booth
When Mr.. DAILY Is furnished with German trans
laton OF play he takes his wit and experience, his
blue pencil mis- paste-pot and his scissors into his
study and defy caryes the creation OF his German
Of his Company and then naSrally e1ouah. achieyes
artistic as well as pecunary success; but he can't
boost snasesPeare although some superserycs
OF this that and the other author. II Is to be hoped
ne VIII draw ne line at Shakespeare and kindly allow
the Divine William TO he seen as he really was, and
not as DAYS. fancy or his company 8 necessity might
paint it.-Hot1drd IN Boston Globe.
Miss Carrie Duke, The young vionlst, who made
such favorable impression at recent concert OF
the Symphony Society at New York, s a daughter OF
Gen. BAIL Duke, OF Kentucky, and her mother is
sister Of Gen Morgan, the noted Confederate cavalry
violin with great SKILL. "Walter Damrosch,n says a
New York letter, ''dscovered her out In Louisville
and Induced her 70 come East and play here. SO her
mother brought her on, and sue was heard and re-
cclVed with great enthusiasm. She however, Ia not
satisfied 10 have made success, and intends to 90
abroad 70 study under the best masters that Europe
can furnish"
Truth, N not stranger than fiction, Ia sometimes
quite as strange as the most fantastic romancer can
conceive. Senior salambo, rejected lover OF the
leading lady Ia an Italian dramatic company which
was playing "TheOdora,r procured an engagement
as superDuneraTy In the troupe, and In that quality
was intrusted with the part OF the execntOner Who
II VIII be remembered, puts his bowHtrng round the
Empresss neck Just as the curtain falls Not only
ala Inc uespaiIlng lover put his bowsTing round the
neck OF slgn0flnA Belocca-he proceeded to wind II
tight, and mad ALMOST srranged the shriekinQ
too much for the spectators. and they ;nterfered
the would,be murderer has been arrested and his
victim lies In precarlous state.-PdH Mail Gazette
Jan. II.
was talking with Manager Mapleson the other
evening about the brilliancy Of execution and the
fulness OF Joyous feeling which Nilsson displays in
the brayura jewel song, "Ah, strand potter" In
"faust" YES" said he, 'and all the while she
VIII be wDking at some friend In the audience. She
mas less SENSE OF proprlesy on the stage than any
artist ever had with me. Why, the prince, You
Know came to me one lime with the TeprOof that
royal box was very annoying TO himself and to the
princess and had to tell her TO stop IL. Now, Patti
IL Just the contrary TO this. When on the stage she
sinks herself Ia her part and never notices anything
or any person of II. Even when standing near the
wings she IL utterly ob!iylous 10 most Intimate