The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-03-14
couLIssE CHAT.

Miss Theresa vaughn, OF 1--WE, Us 4 Co." Is q
graduate OF Vassar College.
Anna Boyle, who Ia now the wife OIL. w. sum-
mers, is living In san Francisco.
Miss Theresa Vaughn, the charming contralto Of
1--WE, usN Co." has an offer from Maplescn for
italian opera next season.
viole, Cameron, the English comic opera prma
donna, to this county next season, under the
management OF MIR. uulchings.
Charles lIoyt Is writing new play, entitled "a
Hole in the Ground,n for next season. Charlie Is
getting almost as prolific as Shakespeare.
Miss Calhoun, the American actress, who has been
visiting here. is said to be writing drama In which
Charlotte Corday is to he the leading figure.
sIguor Montegrlno, the tenor OF the Emma Abbott
Opera Company, has been engaged to sing IN opera
and concerts In London and the provinces next sea-
son.
AT Baltimore 1--WE, Us \ Co." played for the
benefit OF the Journalists Club, and netted that In
s,itution the handsome sum Of si,25s. Mr. William
A. Messenger was made an honorary member oil the
club.
w. A. Mestayer will not produce "Thc Tourists"
In London rs originally Intended, this season, but
will devote his summer vacation to his new comedy,
"TobogganniDg,m which he intends producing In
New York the early part oil next season.
Miss Sara Jewett has been engaged for leading
lady OF the Boston Theatre Company for next sea-
son. She has been idle for some time aud to that
extent the stage has been deprived o. one o, mos.
always adorned and elevated her profession, and In
going 10 our neighbOring city OF Boston she carries
| with her the sincere good wishes OF scores OF Old
admirers In New York
| Arrangements have been completed for Joint APP
pcarances of Booth and Salvin In New York. Boston,
and Philadelphia. Nixon and Zimmerman are to
have the management; Inc performances are to
occur May 3, and 8. "Othello." "Lear," AMI "Mac-
| beth are to be the plays. The company so far en-
gagged is composed OF Louis James, Louis Aldrich,
Agnes Booth, and Marie Wainwright. Negotiations
are going on with prominent star comedian. The
| prices OF admission Will bc nigh.
| The New York star says that the ballet perform
at the American opera are such rs to encourage
the admirers OF the photographic art II has long been
urged that Ia nearly impossible to organize school
| OF the ballet unless under conditions hardly possible
In country like the United States; that II must be
the fruit OF long series OF traditions OF what may
he called inherited aptitudes. The ballet school at.
tachcd to the American Opera Society OF course has
been In existence for very short time, yet the re-
develop this photographic training, we see no reason
why II should not give us as artistic dancing as
either the French or Viennese schools. Atallevents
the beginning Is OF the most encouraging KIND.
A Paris correspondent of the Musical Herald
writes that "thc time which Is taken for rehcarsinG
new opera is the chief reason why more novellie!
are not given at the Grand Opera Besides, tn,
Stage scenery for every new play must never hav,
been used before This is the rue. Suppose, then
that an opera should prove failure. The expense
Of setting 1t up would he turned Into n dead loss
Il. for example, 'SiEuri' me new opera ny nj
tons are entirely unknown In America, II am no
mistakenly had failed to please the public, II woul,
have been most serious financial disappointment
to the management of the Grand Opera House. NJ
expense was spared to bring 'Sgurd' out In TN
finest style. And still NJ. iteyer himself was sc
much dissatisfied with the way his work had beef
treated that he actually refused to go aud see 1t per
formed ami he has up to this day kept good hi
word"