The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24
CoULISSE CHAT,

new drama OF "Buckskin.r picture OF border life.
All who wish hearty laugh should visit the "Dme,n
as they oner barrel OF fun In three hours.
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CouLISsE CHAT.
Nilsson has signed contract for an American
tour, beginning in October.
Mary Andcrson,s two weeks at the Chestnut street
Opera House, Philadelphia, attracted $4,000 TO that
theatre
Miss Roslna voses will remain in this country for
the present with her company. Miss Noses is now
her own manager
Lawrence Barrett is a. the Globe in Boston. where
last week he produced "Hernani" He opens at the
New York Star Theatre February 1.
BY request Mrs. James Davis will play the part Of
Mg.tpe IN "Pygmallon and Galatea," at the benent
OF Miss julia Wheeler at the National
:, a strong company is being Organized for "The
Rajah,' under the management Of Mr.. y. G. Savle,
which will take the road about January u.s. MIR.
saville PLAYING the Rojan.
MIR. Learock, Mile. Rhea's new leading man, is
said to be one Of the best society actors on the
American stage. He possesses q handsome stage
presence, and his work is always finished and ef.
fective.
There is no truth in the rumor that Mr.. Booth and
Sgnor Sa!vn are to act together in the spring Mr..
Booths only performances in New York this year
will be given at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, begin.
ming Februaryl
Miss Pauline Hail Is to act the part Of gypsy girl
in "The Gypsy Baron.n presently to be brought out
at the Casino. Miss Hail will go to Europe in the
spring, and probably viii accept an engagement,
theatres next season.
Every morning at O'Clock bellman goes to her
room door in the Continental Hotel and knocks, and
at O'Clock Miss Anderson is the street in the
gray ign. o, me morning on her way to early mass
stormy the weather.-Pht,d. Times.
The correspondent of the London Daily Ne,rs at
Naples writes "verdfs new opera 'Iago,' whiohhe
has been composing at his country seat at San Agata
In the province Of Placenza, will most likely be pro-
duced during next season at La Scala, in Milan
Boto one OF the few intimate friends of the great
composer, pronounnes the new work masterpiece,
which will astonish the musical world"
MIR. Mapleson's Boston and Philadelphia engage
ments have proved very successful. An excellent
company without great star and with moderate
prices pleases the cultured people who love music.
The leading prma donna, Alma Fohstom, who created
such Yurore, Ia a Russian by birth. She lie beau
tful blende twentythree years of age. Her appear.
ance in Philadelphia is looked forward to with great
interest. ...
A few details are made known with reference to
Sara Bernhardts projected visit to America next
season. The tour will last two months, and will be
conducted by Mr.. Maurice Graz. Mile. Bernhard
VIII act twelve nights month, and Will receive
would be accompanied by her husband, NJ Damala,
but this statement is contradicted in the Paris press
NJ Damala is under engagement at the Gymnase.
Joe Howard writes from New York: "There is no
what rot, what Internally nexcusabe nonsense this
Is about that English duffer Burlington having gained
the heart and won the hand of Geraldine Ulmar.'
good singer though little fresh the stage, and
he fills the part Of Pooh-bah to my satisfaction but
he cannot have Geraldine Ulmar."
A delightful comedy, 1.-THE Power OF Love-
which forms part of Mile. Rhea's repertoire this
week. is adaptation by the brilliant and gifted
French writer, victoren Sardou, from NJ. Girards
tunefhl opera, "Pccoln" The story is particularly
manner. Mlle. Rhea appears as 0i Roman sonth.
and has achieved q most unqualified success in a
boy role.
A new battle panorama ison exhibition at Madison
avenue and Fiftyninth street, New York. The World
says: .The crowds that visit the scene are carried
away with wonder and admiration while the lecturer
relates infinitely every detail of the famous naval
battle. Every point is brought ont the canvas or
the picture that is Impossible for the spectator to
distinguish one from the other The panorama is
kind ever exhibited In this city,
Edwin Booth finished the fourth week of his en-
gagement at the Boston Museum last night. The
weeks repertory was as follows Monday evening,
| "Hamlet;n Tuesday evening, "Macbeth;" Wednes-
day: "Foos Revenge" THURSDAY. .'King Lear;"
celebrated Colley Cibber version being used y Saur
day matinee, "Othello,' Mr.. Booth as Iaeo. This
week the attraction will be Julius Cnsarr with
powerful cast. On February Mr.. Dion Boucicault
will produce his new play, "The Jllt."
Miss Julia Wheeler, who receives a benefit on FRI
day night at the National Theatre, when, by the
kindness Of Mile. Rhea, she will appear as Galatea,
is daughter Of Capt. G. S. Wheeler OF this city,
to Central America during Jacksons administration,
painter, whose "washngton Crossing the Della
its height when he selected to paint the portrait
OF Queen Victoria before her coronation, and when
he was her guest for eighteen months at Windsor
Castle miss wheeler IL QUtte a ltlgutgt HUe8kinQ
and writing three foreign tongues. She is hard
student, and is making rapid strides in her profess
sion.
The eternal fitness OF things was never better H.
Illustrated than by the dashing little Marion Elmore.
| of the Rag Baby company, one day last week. On
the morning OF the company's departure from
Macon, Ca, there was among the passengers man
whose tear-staned eyes and the band Of Grape upon
wife. He had In his charge five little children, the
youngest OF whom was mere tot. 1t was both
VINO slept in box IN ss EXPRESS car M
up to the father she took the little stranger ID her
arms hushed the PiteouS CRY, and soon lulled 1t to
sleep with Fritz Einmets Lullaby. She cared moth
ing for its rags, but pressed it to her bosom with as
much tenderness II she had been the real mother
II was indeed "Iiag Baby" incident.
OF the new plays which Mile. Rhea will present
here "The Power OF Love" will not be the least In
teresting The story OF the piece Is charming little
romance of the love Of a Swiss girl for Partisan
artist. The artist ID as tickle as he Ia clever and
| after vowing all kinds of things to the mountain
beauty he leaves her, goes TO Rome, where he falls
| In love with countess and forgets her. Martha,
the peasant girl, cannot, however, forget her lover
and 80 she SETS out to md him, and, Disgusting her
self In boys attire, secures situation In his studio
where she watches over him and feeds her great
passion Wartho, finding that her lover negects his
work on account OF his love for the great countess
completes statue Of Hope, sends It TO the exhibi.
ton in the name OF the artist and 80 secures for him
the first prize In the end, OF COURSE the recreant
lover gees clearly that II Ia the maid OF the mountains
| that he loves, and 10 when Martha once more ap
pears before him In her own attire as maiden he
| avows his love, ia accepted, and all ends happily
| after the most approved comedy method.
Mile. Nordica, who is TO appear in grand opera
| a tour under Col. Mapeson, Ia an American woman,
and her maiden name was Lillian Norton. Three
years ago. after singing in the Old World, she was
originator OF the Cover Bell Telephone Company In
England. Cover was native OF England. After
leaving college he was assistant editor OF the Pr0vi
dence (k ~ Press, and II was not without misgiv-
| taking the telephone TO England However, 1t was
go, and his pronts were said 10 he up among the
millions. Having made great fortune, he turned
his attention 10 scientific ballooning Experiment
ing In France under the cognizanoe OF the govern
| ment OF that country, he accomplished more than
any predecessor in that line. few months ago he
| made an ascension from place near the French
coast, drilled ont over the sea- and was lost After
her marriage Mile. Nordlca retired from the operate
STAGE In accordance II said, with her husbands
wish, though while subsequently here with him on
visit she sang a few times.
A Gard.
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