The Sunday herald., 1886-12-26
COULISSE CHAT.


couLIssE CHAT.
The Elks will attend in body the first perform
ance of "Tne Little Tycoon"
Lord DOiDhin and Teddy in their heel.and-toe
step in "The Little Tycoon" get from four to six
encores every night.
"Bob" :" % Graham, who plays Gen. Knickertocker
real name Is Robert Emmett Magee.
Frank Mayo is dividing his time this season be-
tween "Nordeck" and "fhe Three Guardsmen."
He has Just finished very profitable tour through
New England.
"The Little Tycoon" has good many catchy
numbers, such as the waltz song, "Love Comes Like
summers Sigh" Grahams "Whcn was q Boy"
and X. N. Dunbars.
produced by Col. McCaull in Philadelphia last
week. Lily Post. Laura Joyce, Annie Meyers,
Edwin Nol, and Digby Bel! were in the cast
George c; Bro,herton. manager and proprietor of
of "The Little Tycoon" company, will be here this
week to look after his prosperous enterprise.
Fay Templeton, who disappeared from New York
like bubble from the surface of the theatrical
pond s now singing leading parts IN the stock bur-
lesque company at the Gaiety Theatre In London.
Miss Carrie Dieterlck, who plays Violet in "The
Little Tycoon" is proege of William Nj. Singerly,
the millionaire proprietor of the Philadelphia
Record. Rumor says they are engaged, but II 80
there has been no formal announcement of the fact.
young woman, who, being cast for the part of one
Of Howellss herones, was asked by her stage lover
how she would have certain passages "cut." "You
never would have tie kissing scenes In our old club
need OF making any change A Howels girl Is Kisses
don't tcount."-BostOn TrdnScrfDt.
Dion Boucicault is completing two new plays,
which he is to produce In Boston for run. Boucl-
cault has hitherto written eighty plays, beginning
with "London Assurance" and ending at "The Pet"
M nj fhR nny n1nuu 10 rIn ftnN sl,n aNf
"The shaughraun." fhe other is American. it Is
rumored that Mrs. Agnes Robertson Boucicault is
seeking an engagement In Philadelphia.
A prlma donna in the far West sometimes re-
celves very odd tributes from her admirers. When
Minnie lIauk lately sang IN remote town IN Mon
tana one enthusiastic gentleman sent her two gold
nuggets, anorher presented silver-inounted bears
on famous hattie field, and the most devoted ad-
mrer yielded up his greatest treasure, an Indian
scalp.
Miss Ocott says that oDr New York correspond
ent last week was mistaken In saying that the act
ing OF Aarcelus was NO bad in Boston that the cast
had to he changed. In fact the MarceHus OF Mr..
Kali was one OF the things which the Boston critics,
especially the Advertiser praised. Mr.. kail is still
s e pas 81 Ss
which probably accounts for the mistake of our cor
respondent.
Aimee will shortly add two new plays to her rep
ertory. Newton Chlsnell has made translation for
her OF q French farcical comedy called "Caught in
the Act" 1t will be produced for the nrst time on
any stage at the Grand Opera House, Milwaukee.
Aimee will sing an entirely new collection OF songs
and new 9er ns e. sailed Pans
play is by George Jessop, aud is called "Barnes's
Daughters" 1t Is a tarcical comedy In three acts
and Aimee PLAYS dual roe--two sisters
objection is made to Irving's introduction of the
switches Kitchen" In "Faps,"ip that 1t interrupts
the true action of the drama. II GOULD not, how
ever, It is conceded, he hetter done. "It will be
likened TO sMacheth,' which is inevitable; and to
Christmas pantomime, which Is obvious: but all
these objections apart, the scene s awe-inspiring
and not ludlcrOns. The cat-apes, male and female
gibDernR over the caldron, the passionate Witch,
who attacks IfephisOpheleS and discovers her mas
ter, the mystical Incarnation, which is parody Of
religious ritual are all very WEIRD and exceedingly
picturesque into the bargain"
A crusade against hats and bonnets has COM
menced In the German theatres. or late theatre
goers have complained bitterly that the elaborate
headgear worn by the ladies has interfered with
their view of the stage, and consequently the man
ager OF the Wiesbaden Theatre mas led the way with
an oficia circular, politely requesting ladies' in the
since tnep three Of the chief Berlin theatres have
| also Issued q slIaiai ed.ct Tae advertisement Of
IIawh0rne, the American actress has heen playing
In "A Ring Of Iron, announces, "Dress circle, (bon-
| nets allowed.) ss., front rows"
Actors declare that Bouccault, with all his ability
| as dramatist and actor, does not understand the
art OF making up on the stage or OF dressing that,
| In word, clever and helpful as he IL to others by
his advice and Interviews, he needs direction hm-
self in these regards. They Instance the fact that
he has evidently not replenished his stage wardrobe
'oldmons' ciailSs that ae9 % M 6s Visual % appears
ance at least iive years. "ihere Ia style about
h @ at at .nr ns wSsa one "w w9nd @ dress
never III or become him. See that dress suit hut
| he would be the trst to discover and remedy these
| faults IN others!"
/ Many OF the plays familiar In America twenty
years and more ago, but which have fallen into epr
tiye dlghse, are 4noAg the sops pieoes on the En-
| gllsh circuits, showing much more conservative
disposition there than here in dramatic affairs
some OF Them are nBelphegor, "Ihe ocioroon,
snHe FoilIss Of passchooiS Emily
"Notre Dame,' .,Tne Alps "roodles,' "Iiandy
Andy ,nnserions Family" "Guy Favkes,n "Grm
ers OF the Forest, ""Neyer 10 Late TO Me .oas,
OF the old farces and mcrs .eoent pleces, which
oy Ssn %
Miss Rehan's picturesque description of the bel
costume MIR. Frederick prquhayt ~ p"Ioye ~ Har
ness" Is supposed, IN a " pi rage, tal lhraw ont o
the window, Is one Of the passages In lhe play hes
appreciated by the ladies who go TO Days. Mis-
Rehan dwes upon the technical details al IN
, elaborate garment with much gnso, aud the milii
+ merry terms roll easily from her tongue, II is al
actual fact that passage very IKE this IN Charlie
II. Mortona comedy, "Women 1.-THE Day, nproduce'
at Daly's Flfth-avenue Theatre about eleven year
! ago, saved the piece from total fa'lyA '.ae pet
! formance opened tgne,h alu tlelh1dence wa
) stlsss uat,i Miss Dasfhport In the character OF
D merry widow, iescribel a new frock she ha
bought; The nrst laughter and applause Of the nigh
9 followed, and the piece was started on q BhN,
career OF prosperity. But the qu1esss OF "Ibye Il
iaSi isaisWps SssVss ~ WI. assssF T. N
. peculiar and novel ballet at the Alhambra, Lol
don, under the Rame 8f "nFeaamal u lae sesiai
to display Ihp npfleelloa 10 which dress aap y
brought 10 initiate different sorts az pottery an
china. There is thO Molssen Dresden royal blue
! with It's profuse embroidery OF birds ana nowers 1
i relief; the nochst, or porcelain percee, OF ope
A basket work In green, gold, aud white; The Sax
ony Dresden, of white, and gold, and the Ludwigs
berg IN the most delicate sDades OF pink and olu,
n with It's tracings of hOwers. AS contrasts In poi
i terry there are the Grenzhausen, OF hue'grRys "a.
E .ke lreoalep RI eIoshsl siasg, slyeAs apu rem
q ohoaen As molels on whi0h 90 found The diesse,
the weArer OF whieh Will represent ngures, vase,
Al candeahra. etc. The head ornaments will be has
ID kee Of lowers, cups, eie as the smilItude may rs
o Qulre, and the design Will be carried throne"
n The embroidery OF the neshin"" s.,osenl
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