The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03
cOULISSE CHAT.

Charles H. Hoyt's latest piece is a Z" Hole in the
Ground"
Mile. Rhea goes to Australia In May under the
management Of Mr.. j. W. Morrisey.
Mr.. Bronson Towards comedy, zone OF the
Girls, Is said to be great success.
The story OF Goe,z's "Tamlng of the shrew," to
be done at the opening Of the American Opera sea.
ing, is substantially the same as that Of Shakes
peares play OF that name.
The manuscript, copyright, and paraphernalia Of
the "Gladator' have been sold by the attorney for
the estate OF the late John Mccullough to James W.
5000 MIR. N. W. Canning, Of Phiadelphia, says
that the "Gladator' will be played by Edmund Co-
lier, nephew Of the manager.
"Die Meistersinger," which is to be presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, next
Monday evening" involves the trial of lot of voices
In vocal contest. one Of the songs, Walters prize
song, Is well known through having been often sung
on the concert stage. "De MestersiDger" Is
nearer comic opera than anything else Walter ever
wrote.
Mr.. Edwin Booth appeared last week in Boston In
John Howard Payne's drama," Brutus." The Times
says: AFTER each act he was called before the
tain. His appearance, however, brought to the
have, in measure, supplemented youthful grace by
heaviness OF gesture and action He was not quite
at home In his part, and at one or two points made
unhappy slips in his lines"
costumes for the last act OF Willard Spencers comic
opera "The Little Tycoon which is to be produced
at the Temple Theatre, Philadelphia. to morrow
evening. The plot of the opera ia laid in America,
the guests appear in the robes OF Japan The COS
tunes quantity embroidered silks and crepes, and
in point OF finish and design fully equal to the dresses
| prepared by MIR. Parke for the McCaull Mlkado
Company.
The early temperance here of Mme Modjeska
calls to mind the fact that the pretty little poem
entitled "a sea-Shel, that went through the press
three or four years ago. accredited to her. was really
written by that clever journalist, Mr.. Eugene Field,
of the Chicago Ne,cs. He wrote it and sent 1t adrifi
| with her named signed to 1t without her knowing
anything about 1t. The original, in the handwriting
| Frohman, brother TO Mr.. Daniel Frohman. Mod
| jeskas present manager.-N. y. World.
Mr.. Lawrence Barretts production Of " Hermann "
at the Chestnut-street Opera House, Philadelphia,
last week. was received with enthusiastic approba-
tion by an audience in which were seen many OF the
most distinguished habltues of the theatre. A cor.
| respondent OF the New York Times describes MIR.
Barreits version of the play differing materially
from the original of Hugo and James Kennys version
Macready, Walack, and Cooper In the cast In his
Later version, II is said, that Mr.. Barrett was assisted
of Frapeesta da Rimini. The appIa1se was fre.
quent and spontaneous and the interest in the piece
go far from naggng as the blot uniolded, increased
as the performance progressed, aud was maintained
| to the closing scene in the nth act.
| When the curtains in Pygmaiion's studio were
drawn aside at the Brooklyn Theatre last night, re-
vealing Mary Anderson as Go'dtea, the greeting
which was accorded the actress was almost as cold
as the marble she personated. AS the statue came
to fe however, and as the character throbbed more
and more with the instinct OF life and love. the
| dience appeared to thaw out, and when the acl
ended Miss Anderson was warmly called before the
curtain In the last act she especially effective
and when the curtain fell her auditors had so faI
| been aroused from their lethargy that the ladies
| waved their handkerchefs, and 1t was not until the
| actress had come before the curtain twice that the
| vigorous demonstrations subsided.-N J.. World
| Dee. 30
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