The Sunday herald., 1886-09-26

dered ladies' make their exits TO see that wraps are
quickly thrown around them; supplements the call |
way or on anybodys nerves @ pe X man u 81 few
words. aud yet not dry; fevcrshly busy without be-
ing In fever; cool-headcd and good-natured."
Mile. Rhea has received most natiermg oner TO |
create the leading female role in a new play to he
produced In London this spring. It lis the coabo-
ration Of two celebrated French and English play
SON. Like "Fedora' the scene Is laid in Russia, and
requires artists OF the greatest talent to correctly IN
terpret the charact RS. While feeling highly nat
been compelled to rersc this brilliant ofer, as her
engagements In this country prevent her accepting
American tour, but Mile Rhea prizes her good name
here too highly to break faith with managers with
whom she has contracts End has refused all over,
postpone The opening 50 great ia i the desire 70 have
this ailst In the star role, they are willing to make
any sacrifice to secure hcr.-Bosion Home Jouradl.
The new play Of "Tanglcd Lives, which was pro.
duced by Mr.. Robert Mautel for the first time at
Boston last week, deals with tho marriage law OF
New York. BY this law there ls no necessity for
any particular marriage ceremony, and the ins,itu-
tlon OF marriage s reduced TO an agreement between
the par,ies-a simple matter Of contract. The
author Of the play has attempted to teach that mar
this and that true connubial happiness can only be
obtained by virtue Of and under the provisions OF
how an unscrupuous adventures may take ad.
vantage OF an honorable man by means OF this law
and ruin his life. The treatment OF the subject ls
said TO be novel, and Ia the work Of development
aud construction the author has more closely fol-
lowed the French school OF piay-wriiing than has
subject has been handled with tact and dccacy,
and the moral tone OF the play, the public has been
assured, IL healthy and clean. The scenes Of the
and the characters have their proo ypes In meropol-
ltan society. Bohemia and what Is known ms "so-
plcted striking coors. 1t is said that the Incl
dents are entertaining the dialogue terse and cpl
lative."
The Ideals have been rehears.ng in Boston, and
the Courier critic, who has heard them, writes as
follows: "Could the dear public but hear Mr.. Tom
Karl sing once In public as have heard him sing at
a morning rehearsal, aud his fame, great and de-
served as It Ia, could be doubled. Both Mr.. w. II.
| Lawton, the new tenor who succeeds Mr. Morse,
| aud Mlle Louise Lablache. are singlsis OF repue
ton, and only new In connection with this company,
to which both are valued acquisitions. Mr.. Law.
toms tenor has the raro quality OF nanllnese
good deal is written, mostly BY lady novelsts about
rare In this particular vocal range which is apt to
| be feminine In much more than mere pitch. Apd no
quality is more acceptable. The purely musical S'l
reputation and experience; and think that the
public will readily yield TO the charm Of voice that
unteB strength and sweetness, weight, and brill
lancy, perfectly. Mlle Lablache f!ls want that
was felt last year-thc want OF q second leading
c0ntralto With vocal quality totally different 10
one another as to stt aside all possibility OF rivalry
Miss Huntington and Mlle Lablnche Will supple
ment one an0thers work rather than share II. Miss
IluntinRtons Is the German type-the voice OF sen:
| timent; Mlle Lablache's the f;ench-the voice OF
passion. Miss IIunington's noble organ is heard at
!ts best In the tender. the sympathetic movements;
Nile. Lablache 10 brilliant and impassloned phrases
III the contrast is designed, the combination Ia GER
tainly wonderful bit Of vocal light and shade."
The Boston Home Journal is quite severe in Its
criticism on Miss Clara Morris, who has been play
ing in that city. Among other things 1t says: mo
one not even her severest critics. deny that her
genius OF emotion ls an endowment so rare among
actresses as to carry her triumphanty to success,
though she ouifiges on the way every canon Of al
that authorities on acting may lay down. Miss
Morris is to-day az crllle In her style and her pro-
nunclaton, as uncouth often 10 her ways, as sugges
tive OF lll-breeding or rather no breeding, as she
was In hoee carly days when her great power nrst
caused the theatre lovers to prophesy wonders for
her. 1t cannot be said that during her entire career
she has ever overcome the slightest fault that the
critics have pointed out In her methods, her siyle
her manner. In fact, 1t must be acknowledged that
time has hardened her original faults, and caprice
has grated plenty Of new ones upon the genuine
ness of her real temperament, while that same time,
with the relentlessueRs OF nature has rubbed many
attractions from OF the ensemble, until there is 10
fact but little left but the wonderful emotional
power which this strange woman is in flashes the
sincere cry Of human heart, the honest voice of
differences, because like isotnerai lines it zg-sags
through every feeling heart In the world. Miss
Norris Is certainly looking and playing much better
much better than anything else In her repertoire.
She Is, comparatively speaking, better controlled,
| and intrutcs her physical weakness less painfully
audiences having through familiarity accepted her
personality rs an incurab.e adjunct 10 her dramatic
force, can get rather more moments OF miserable Gu
joyment from the performance than has been poss-
bic for some time.N