The Sunday herald., 1886-12-19
COULISSE CHAT,

Mrs Lapgtry will he seen at Albaugh's on jan.
uary 8.
The Comede Francaise is about to revive "lphi.
genie and Bajazet."
Nine. Janish's company and their present season
have parted company.
The Greek plays that New York likes best are
those produced by llarrlgan.
Robson and Crane made great hit In Chicago
with "She Stoops to Conquer"
Geraldine Umer will retire from the stage at the
close OF the season, 30 1t Is said.
Miss Olcotts fateful Theodora" will be the sensa-
tion In local theatricals this week.
Clara Morris Is sick again. but hopes TO resume
her season at st. Paul on January3.
Frank c. Bangs and Harry Brown have Joined
Andrews's "Michacl StrogoG'' company.
Miss vokes has got well Just In time to save her
company from most disastrous season.
1t Is rather singular fact that all of Mr.. Days
plays OF late years had three-word titles
"Peek-a-Boo" has brought in Mr. W. j. Scanlan
100000 In royalties OH the printed copies.
A new opera by Harry Paulton, the author of
"Erminie, Is now In Col. McCauls hands,
James O'Neill is reading new play from the pen
OF John s. Wilson, oauthor OF "Nordeck."
Miss Emma Thursby, now in France, was to sing
in the philharmonic concert ut Bordeaux yesterday.
Osmond 1'eare expects to have fortune smile on
him again when he resumes his provincial tours in
England.
ROslna Vokes bears unmlsakable traces OF her re-
cent severe illness, hut her acting Ia as brisk and
bright as ever.
Kate Forsyths dresses have been almost as great
an attraction to the ladies' in the South her play
Of "Marcelle."
John s. Clarke has offered Louise Dillon two
years engagement In London, and took the trouble
to cable the same.
Mr.. Charles Frohman has secured the American
right for "The Great Point Pearl, the latest Lon
don comedy-farce success.
It is estimated that So 1000 people daily patronze
the regular theatres, variety houses, concert halls
IN New YORK, and 20,OOo In Philadelphia.
Col. McCaull will secure the latest new opera
from Gilbert and Sullivan, and not d. c. Dun, as re-
ported. McCaull has contract with the COM
pOsers.
Mr.. James q. DuT's Comic Opera Company
which includes Misses Lillian Russell, vernona jar
bean, Zelda Seguin, and Madeline Lucette, and Mr.
j. ii. Ryley, have been singing "a Trip to Afrlcar
In Chicago.
Col. II. A. Burr has purchased an opera, written
by ii. j. w. Dam, and music composed by Fred. j.
Eusis. entitled "Mizpah," which will he performed
for the benent OF the "Journallsts' Club, at the
Chestnut-street Theatre, Tuesday afternoon, Ia-
cember q: After "tryng 1t on the dog" 1t VIII go
back to Chicago.
Mile. Jeanne GranIer, the French actress, was
recently sued by her laundress for $40, a single
years bill for washing her clothing. At first the
Judge thought the bill too large, but when 1t was
explained that Mile. Graner's silk stockings cost
care he gave decision In favor OF the laundress for
the full amount.
Sardou's "Crocodile" is not likely to be ready TIL
the middle OF December, owing to the enormous
scenic arrangements necessary for its production
On the vessel which gives its title TO the play are no
less than forty passengers OF different natlOnaltes
Needless to say, an eccentric English lady and q
precocOus American girl figure among them. After
the shipwreck of tho vessel the forty passengers
take refuge on % desert island, where the main
action OF the story takes place, TO conclude IN Baa
via, for which port the Crocodile had originally
started from Europe.
The character OF L0tta's play OF "Bob" Is most az
well known as that OF "Rip Van Winkle." In spite
OF ali Its faults, and even Of Its mixture of crude
melodrama with everyday dialogue, It Ia q compo-
sitiOn above tine average OF LOtta's pieces and II
deserves IN succeed II only for the purpose OF vndi-
eating its relative merits. As means OF exhibiting
the gay reckessness and inventive mschiev evousness
OF the hero, Bob, and her representative LOlta, 1t
stands In the front rank OF the little lady's dramas
Like most OF them, indeed 1t delineates the heroine
30 oddly that In the rst scenes her chief contepO
raneous wants appear to he a doll for a playthng,
aud young man for husband; but II Ia full of Op-
portunes for the display OF LOttas peculiar talents,
and II Ii pervaded from one end to the other with
the drollery, the swift humor, the sudden surprises
OF which her best performance Ia full.