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

The Thalia opera Company drew crowded houses
in Cincinnati last week.
"Faust" reached Its two hundred and artieth per-
formance November %.
PATHS new tenor tGuille) is great one, but still
he shows some effort in singing and his voice weak
ems after prolonged work.
MIR. W. d. Howells has had several offers for his
play, "A FOregone Conclusion and after some re-
construction 1t may be given another hearing.
Charles II. Hoyt's "Hole in the Ground" will be
tried in few weeks In q small town In Illinois, At
the end OF the present season Mr. Hoyt vii! be mar
ried to Miss Walsh.
The McCaull opera Company begin three weeks
season tthe Star Theatre, New York, January II,
during which they will produce the new operas,
"Lorraine" and "Indiana."
p, Agnes Ethel Tracy proposes to give Hattie R;
Tracy, who contested F. W. Tracys will, the s00,0 900
provided for her. although by contesting the will,
Miss Tracy forfeited that amount.
Some of the English theatres begin the perform
ance at O'Clock; others announce, has been long
the custom in London, the introductory piece at
80 or O'Clock, to be followed by the principal pro-
duction at9.
She got her Mad up, and the musical tyrant, Theo.
dore Thomas, is very sick over 1t. Mr.. Thomas has
fixedidea that it is his business to play the music
in the best and oudest way he can, aud that II IA
the singers business TO accompany the music.
Matthew s. Canning, the well-known theatrical
manager, has been appointed business manager OF
the new theatre of Jacobs Il Hickey, which will be
opened shortly on the site of the old Club Theatre
Vine street, below Eighth, Philadelphia. Many i'm.
provemenis are being made to the house.
Minnie Hauk sang at Bay City November 10, and
when her husband, the pulssant Baron Won Wartegg.
came to settle with the Woods Opera House. he found
that Manager Buckley had garnisheed the receipts
for Nlinnies non-appearance at Flint and Port
! Huron last season. The Baron had to pay s257.
| Col. McCaul secured the stage manager and eight
of the minor people OF the Violet Cameron organi-
zation when that company went TO pieces. He Of
fered Miss Cameron $3.50 week to play the princi-
pal part in "lndiana which he is shortly produce.
She declined the offer. IT IL said that II. b. Ions
| dale, who had contract TO conduct the business
management of the Violet Cameron Opera Company,
| for thirty weeks at sloOa week, compromised with
the concern for a cash consideration OF 1900
| Mr.. Leonard Grover was in Philadelphia last week
dong some work on the libretto of the new opera
| that is being sent out by Mr.. Edward Hastings. The
| original libretto Ia by young gentleman named
| Dam, who lives In California, ana the music was
| composed by young Euss-they used to call him
Useess-who has hitherto been an orchestra leader.
Miss Louise Montague has been engaged to play the
principal female character, ana the company Will
| open at Hooley's Theatre, In Chicago, late next
| month.
Miss Eastlake, who supports Wilson Barrett, Is a
| charming lady. "Her brother and younger sister,
| says writer in the London Era, "she mad helped
on the stage. The latter travels In America with
her. for these two are devoted friends as well al
| sisters Lila is clever young girl, with considera
bic musical talent. The brother remains in Eng
land to take care OF their aged father and mother
This tenderIy-cared.for mother u confirmed in
valid. Miss Eastlake owns delightful! house II
Hampstead"
Detroit newspaper, in giving a sketch of Mis-
Margaret Mather, shows that she is the daughter o
a carpenter and lake sailor who kept low drum fo
seamen In Detroit. His name Is Finlayson. Magg
Flnlayson was brought up by spartan rules and IL
her childhood sold papers in the street she thei
became servant girl, and at sixteen years OF ag'
was narrowly prevented from committing suicide
From this period to her meeting with Manager HI
| the story leaves her. OF the facts OF her caree
since then the public Is well Informed.
Miss Kate Forsyth IL about to appear at the Gram
Opera House, New Orleans, In Mr.. Clinton Stuart
new play, "Falthful Hearts, the successful produc
tion OF which was recently recorded. The Memphi
Appeal says that on the occasion OF the second per
| formance "every act and many OF the special point
again excited the most enthusiastic applause, tn
general Judgment seeming to be that 1t was one o
the best plays seen on this stage for many years
! AT the close OF the third act there was genera
, ovation and everybody was called out, Miss Kat
Forsyth twice, while the galleries cheered agai
and again."
"Rienzi" was nrst brought out at the Drury Ian
Theatre, October q. 1928, with Charles Young q
Rienzt MS copy OF 1t was brought TO Amerc
Q | by Macready In 1928, and was produced here 1
January, 1929, at the old Park Theatre, when IN
elder Wallack enacted Rienzi. Barry and Fete
8 Richngs were In the cast, and Claudia was impei
, | sonated by Mrs. lllson The piece was brilllaI
success at that time. "Yon will be glad TO hear,
William Elford, "that 'Rienzi' has been receive
raplurously all over America. No play, am tolt
nss ever proiueea sue such @ an eneSt mere; & gil
reputation-that travelling along with the language.
Bllwers novel Of "Rlenzl' appeared In 1885, and I
the preface 10 the rs edition Of that work the au
r thor states tnat his novel bears no resemblance
Miss MllfOrds tragedy, except in 40 far as bot
j works relate TO lOye-iDtrigue between one
RienzfS relatives and one OF the antagonist party
u a play by Miss Medina, the actress, based o
q Bulwers novel, was brought out at the old Bower
| Theatre with uncommon splendOr OF scenery an
7 dresses on May 20, 1886, when Rteist WAS iInpeI
sOnaied by Hamblin. In the spring Of 1886 anOthe
q play based on Bnlwer's novel, being the work o
. Mr. Jonas H. Phillips, was brought out at the o.
| Franklin Theatre, In Chatham street, with John i
s scott a. Rieggt Mrs Blake, AeGlna Fisher, an
| ANI-LLAIm AlfLnu