The Sunday herald., 1886-11-28
COULlSSE CHAT.

Fourteen leading tenors are said to be out OF Job
In New YORK.
Charlotte Thompson, an actress who has not been |
often seen OF late. Is about to "take the road"
F. c. Bangs has failed OF success In his Western |
tour, hut will reorganize his company and make o
fresh start.
The life and adventures OF Louis Riel, the Cana
dian rebel, have been drainatized and put on the
stage at Theatre Royal, Quebec.
Miss Fortescue's engagement at the New York
Lyceum closes next week. 1t has been successful,
"Frou-Frou" having had two weeks run.
Miss Geraldine Timer, who was compelled to dis
continue her performance OF Yum Yum In "The
Mikado," by reason OF ill-heath, has resumed her
singing.
Boucicault is travelling about the country with his
successful comedy, "rhe .Jilt." He In at work on
Irish drama Of the "shaughraun order which he
Will soon produce In Boston.
Richard Mansfield has written new road scene
to the first act of "Prince Karln lie has decided
to postpone the production of apr. Jekyll and Mr..
HYDE until next spring.
The first performance In America OF Br,ll's
Dancers" WAS witnessed at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, Friday evening, November 10.
Henry Irving Is very anxious TO visit dear America
once more and grasp the hands of his many Oil
friends, ami Bran StOker, his manager, IL looking
the ground over to see whether 1t will Dav.-Lffe.
Last night Booth closed his engagement in New
| York, appearing in double bill, "The Merchant of
Venice" and "Katharlne and Petrucho." The
| other plays OF the week were "Hamletn and the
"FOols Revenge"
The statement that Pauline Lucca was coming
back here Is denied. She is TO sing in Vienna this
winter. The loyeliest ana most sympathetic of
Mdr0uerites is now n fat German frau with face
| indicative OF good nature aud good living.
Mary Anderson's willingness to play for the bene-
t of the Charleston sufferers Is believed by some
people to have been prompted In part by memories
OF her father, who Is buried In Magnolia Cemetery
| in Charleston. lie was Confederate oficer.
Richard Mansfield is imperlling "Dr. Jekyll and
| Mr.. Hyde" by the repeated postponements OF that
drama. 1t should be played while people are talking
about 1t. lie has again laid 1t aside for piece that
bears the promising title OF "F!tznoodle,n and is
said to be made up from the "FitznoOlle" papers
that appeared IN back numbers OF Puck.
1.-THE Princess Ida" has displaced "The Mkado"
at the Fifth Avenue The cast includes Miss Geral-
dine Ulmer, Miss Alice CARL, Miss Agnes Stone,
Miss Helen Lamont, Miss Edith Jennesse, Mr..
| Courttce Pounds, SignOr BrOcOllni, Mr. Phil Bran
| sen, MIR. Stuart Harold, Mr.. J. w. Herbert, Mr.
Joseph Fay, Mr. N. s. Burnham, and Mr. l.. W.
| Raymond.
Jane Hading has introduced new feature In her
recent production of "Frou- -Frou about which tout
Paris is agog. Thss neither more nor less than
some Chppendale furniture that the artistic found IN
Wardour street during her London engagement last
season. She took an immense fancy the sO-called
"Chippenda,e craze" and determined to Introduce
1t to the Parisians, and to do this II Is only necessary
to stage i. The consciousness is that everybody is
Just as everybody goes to actresses new cos
tunes The theatres set the fashions in Paris now
because there Is no social leader strong enough to
| Impress her particular caprices on this caprcious
world.-BostOn Herald.
"Mlle. van Zandt." says the London T,i,,ess Paris
correspondent. "who. after an attack of typhoid
fever caught during her stay In Russia, remained
seven months affected by artlcular paralysis, has
Just arrived In Paris on her way TO the south of
France. She means to remain there till her health
Is quite re.established In spite Of the traces left by
the disease from which she has suffered Mile. van
Iandt Is on the way to complete recovery. As yet,
however, she can only walk with the help OF liga-
lures and leaning stick. Fortunately, her voice
has not been affected. There Is some reason to
think that the moral sunerings which she under
went from the unworthy treatment accorded her on
the occasion OF her last appearance IN Paris ren.
dered her susceptible to the disease from which she
Is recovering"