The Sunday herald., 1886-10-17
couLIssE CHAT.

coULIssE CHAT.
Emma Tnursby will shortly make an extended
tour Of Australia.
hebonde shows have about ceased to exist, and
the stage IA no loser.
Violet cameron Ia the niece OF Lydia Thompson,
and was born In 1851.
John stetson is going to send ont "Princess ida'
Company with Geraldine Ulmer In II.
Professor Hermann should try his vanishing trick
on Violet Cameron and the American public would
give many thanks.
The Theatre appears enlarged and improved, with
greater number OF Illustrations. Itisan extremely
good aud handsome weekly
Nine. Helen rastrciter, lately OF the American
Opera Company, has Joined Mr. Mapcsons forces,
and is now singing with his company in ireland.
The Angelo season Of italian opera is said TO he
the speculation o. the american prlma donna, Nine.
Vadr, who Is rich and ambitious OF operate fame
Manager J. W. Morrissey, her nsncc, says julia
Wheeler will play In England next summer, and
that she will stl remain on the stage after her mar
riage.
Miss Lima Mcrville and Mr.. Louis dc Lange have
already been engaged for the "Little Jack shepard"
company that Mr.. Westley Rosenquest is to put on
the road.
Mr. llerndon Morsell, late tenor Of tho Ideal Opera
where he grows to be quite a fayorite at WallacKs
-Boston Home Journal.
"The Lady Of Lyons" will be brought out at tho
avenue Tneatre tO-r0OrrOW
Langtry as Pduiins. Mr. Coehlan as claude, and
MIR. Everlll as Col. Ddnds.
Cornet,st Jules Levy Is soon to start for Germany,
where he viii begin tour Of the world. lie Is to
visit Asia and Australia, as well as European coun
tries, and will bc gone q couple Of years.
Pending the settlement OF the dispute with the
Comede Franchise and the French government, NJ.
Coquen has deferred MS visit 70 America. and has
arranged for shorter tour OF Italy and spain.
1t now appears that the next opera by Gilbert
Sullivan will not be ready before late this winter,
and will have nothing Egyptian about It. It will be
rural story OF two hundred years ago, the scene
laid In England
Rumor has It that Mrs. Langtry will soon get
divorce and will settle in this country with her
that Millionaire Freddie Gebhardts attentions have
taken serloua or matrimonial turn.
One more musical journal, the Keynote, edited BY
Mr.. Frederick Archer, the orRanist Of this city, has
given up the ghost. The publlshlne OF musical
journals seems TO be about as lucrative business
as the conducting Of Italian opera.
Mllocker's new comic opera, 1.-THE Vice Admiral."
was brought out at the Theatre Am der Wien,
Vienna. on Monday night. with great success, 10 Mt.
ass ans ne he
When Sol. Smith Russell was playing In Des
Mones, Iowa, recently, some imbecile In the audi-
ence rang "chestnut" bell whenever he introduced
speciality. The nuisance was tolerated FOR some
time, and then the offender was promptly kicked
out OF the theatre
Julia Brown, a serlo.comic. died at $50 Broome
street, New York City, mornlng OF September 20.
Tim Coughlan, alias Jim Brown, was arrested on
suspicion of having caused her death, confused
wounds having been found on her body. lie had
been living with her.
Mr.. Marcus Mayer announces that he is going to
| ''blush" Miss Fortescue through the country with
out resorting in the least to the scandal sensation
mode OF advertising, even in the unimpressionable
West. She Is going to- play "Frou Frou," and 1t
ought to it her to the life.
Kate Forsyth and her company have begun re.
hearsals of"Marcelle" for their season. which opens
| In st. Louis week hence. The lady has q new
play from the French. which she considers win
duce 1t In Memphis, Tenn. during November.
Modjeska gave Wilson Barrett a dinner at Del
monlco's, New York, Thursday night, which was .
most elegant and delightful affair. John Gilbert.
Agnes Booth, Count Bozante, Clara Morris, Gen:
Porter, Lawrence barrymore, Kyrle Bellew, and
other professional friends OF the hostess and hon0red
guest were present.
The stage rehearsals OF the American Opera Com
pany arc going on In New York, and will continue
nve weeks. The first appearance Of the American
OF October Is. They viii then return here and con-
tinue rehearsals until November 10, when they go to
Philadelphia, where their regular season opens.
Nym Crinkle says OF the Cameron Ionsdale scan
dali "For an exhibition Of English nobility, 1t strikes
me that this exceeds In fatuy some OF the exploits
| Of the Dime Museum managers. 1t all proceeds on
ne double Mss p , OF an asniny
that part OF the American press that Ia edited from
| Rotten Row."
There Is to, mrch New York life In Mr.. Mautell's
new play, "Tangled Lives" II ought by this time
to be understood that exclusively New York plays
are OF small account outside Of the metropolis.
Since the companies having these plays In hand act
for 80 short awhile in New York, the policy OF at
tempting pieces OF this character is certainly q
strange one.
Mr.. De Mile offered Miss May F0rtescue 81 800
her share alone II she would surrender the Lyceum
Theatre to him for the first two weeks of her en-.
gagement there that is to begin the 18th instant
Miss Fortescue declined the offer, and consequently
"The Main Limo" Will be taken TO Albany to open its
road season.
Rudolph Aronson, manager OF the New York
Casino, says: ave engaged Miss Cameron as an
opera singer, and we expect the public TO Judge hel
as such. Far from being pleased with the free ad
vertsing which this scandal has given ms, we ART
sorry for 1t, and think 1t has been an injury to us
We think that Bensaude knew this, and came Il
New York to levy hackmail."
J Signor Angeles Italian opera season at the New
York Academy opens october IS, when Petrella'
"Ione" will be sung-Signori Gannini, Poglani, ant
Pinto, Mile. valerga. and Nine. Blapchi .Montadt
ber 30 when verdrs "Lulsa Mler"is to be Inter
preteaM,signorl visin! and s LsHonl; Miles Prand
artists. .
. Nat Goodwin, the comedian, Ia very methodlca
liver, as well as book worm. Some time ago h
made up his mind that he would set apart 30 man.
hours each day 70 reading. and light may be see
nearly daylight every morning. After he has lal
, by million or 30 his friends say that he intend
ton 10 represent his country in Congress. There
fore, great deal OF his reading ia devoted to polt
" cal economy.
"Itis moi strange says the Times "lhat Mrs. Lang
h trysrecent performances at tile Fifth Avenue Thea
ng the spacious house, for the lady 10 still nots
beauty and by study and practice she has become
what she was not at nrst, an interesting actress
The condition Of the contemporary stage is not !
vigorous that its critics can AFFORD to slight acting
graceful and well considered as that Of Mrs. LAM
try In the character OF Lady OrnOd. Itlsn0t deeI
esgue, and NATURAL Every tone and every motion
adjusted to one harmonious Ideal which ls consist
viii be kept on the bill few nights longer, and vi
then be succeeded by THE Lady OF Lyons furnlshe
!. with rich setting"
u "Tamagno, the tenor whom Verdi has selected
create the part Of OheuO In his new opera, Is said
be 80 much In love with his role that he has throw
up all his other engagements In order to devote hin
!, self exciusively to the study Of IT," says the
u Janes's Gaxeite "The success or failure Of II
opera WILL mainly rest with him, the tenor role helm
to be charscterissd BY great simplicity OF plan 81
structure. II will require neither large cast nor
rus has very little to do In IT, and the whole OF Il
interest centres In the three principal personsges
., . return 10 verdi's earlier manner and recalls ri
4 olettO and 'Travats' rather than Don Carlos
l. 'Aida.'r
o. On the opening night OF the German opera
!, New York, November 8, G0ldmarks "Queen
Sheba" will be given, with several important chang
!. and additions. The composer has added for II
third act new air for Sulamtth, and has also cor
= posed new ballet The temple scene will he give
:. more complete than last season. Albert NienaI
to Will make his nrst appearance before New Y0r
Or audience on the second night as Sie0mund In "Dl
ll Wslkure." On the third night "Aida" will be give
& Theresa Forster, soprano, will make the
ID nrst appearance In this country. "Trlstan an
Is0lde has been definitely added to the repertoire
ID the Metropolitan Opera House, and It is expectt
that this work VIII be brought out In the third wet
O. Herr Niemann; Isolde, FRI Lehman; Brangde,,
or Fri. Brandt; King MGrke. Herr Fischer; Neid