The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-03-28
COULISSE CHAT.


Miss Maud Banks. daughter of Gen. Banks.
will be a member OF Fred. Wards company next
season.
Agnes Herndon will reclte "ostler Joe" at the
Leonard Grover benefit in New York this evening.
No well-regulated entertainment can now be de-
prived Of "Ostler joe"
Owing TO the Issuing OF an Injunction restraining
any performance of "The Mikado' with other instru-
mental music than the piano or organ, the three
little maids" sang to accompaniment OF three big
pianos in Providence, X. l., Monday evening last
The American Opera Company, 50 called, is almost
entirely composed Of Germans. Theodore Thomas,
conductor; Hook, stage manager; Candldus, tenor;
Juch and Hastreiter, prirna donnas; Ludwig, BARI
tone, and the chorus and orchestra are of that ma
tionaty. At the rehearsals German Is spoken and
the operas performed are by German composers.
Where do the Americans come In?
Katherine Rogers has been commlsserated by
people because she Is playing In dime museums,
but she does not see 1t that way. She says she is
making from 5000 $3.50 week, has all her children
playing with her, except her Oldest daughter Flea
nor Maretti, who is the leading lady OF the "Black
mail" Company, now at the Standard,) Is laying up
money and enjoying herself. This Ii good news to
that amiabe and excellent actresses many friends.
The dancing of Mrs. Cecil Clay, formerly Miss
Roslna yokes, who with her company of English
amateurs has been giving very excellent dramatic
performances in this country, has been much ad-
mred. 1t combines audacity and m0desty In a re-
markable degree, and one who secs her wonders
how she does IT, Chicago newspaper has found
out, and explains that she wears no petticoats
Her clinglng trains are lined with silk and bordered
with lace Underneath these, silken trousers fall "a
cling to and conceal the limbs at every move.
ment, having TO the audience the appearance Of
deliberately trimmed skirts. In these Miss Vokes
feels secure, and her dancing becomes at once q
revelation OF abandon and modesty."
The alluson TO his ''snlckersnee made In RO- Kos
song In "The Mikado," when he tells how aristicaly
he performed an execution, puzzles many people
The majority, no doubt, think the word is merely
GN..t
Japanese sword, but this Is not the case. In Wash
inRton Irving's "KnckeTbocker History of New
sembled the trained bands, they came in motley
array, bringing with them all sorts OF lre-arms and
bearing also ''swords, hatchets, snckersnees, and
crowbars." The dictionary says that "snick' means
cut, and that "shee" II contraction OF Dutch
word meaning practically the same thing. "snics
..snickersnee" Is really kind OF sword.-chicdgo
tribune.
Mrs. Dion Bouecault, the second wife OF the
famous actOr-playwright, WAS born in New YORK
City, In 1864. Her maiden name was Josephine
Louise Thsrndyke. She was educated In the con
vent at Benicla near San Francisco. AT sixteen
she went upon the stage, making her debut In San
Francisco. She soon Joined one Of the travelling
Madison Square Theatre companies, playing good
parts In "Gonng Mrs. winthrop" and other plays be
longing 10 that theatre. After The death Of hei
mother, which TOOK place about eighteen month";
ago, MISS lhOrndyke accepted an 0ner from MT
Boucicaut 10 travel with him In Australia. ON the
tour with him sue played the leading hign-comedy
those OF Cidife FfOiiOu In "The Shaughraun," ant
of AHnie Chuie the COLLEEN Ruddh, In The "colleeI
Bawn.n She married Mr. BOucicauit while on Thu
tour. Her part IN "rhe JIM was written especially
for her by Mr.. BOucicauli
Dion Bouclcault has ielegraphed D. NJ. Ward to
discontinue playing "The Jlt" ON the Pacific slope
lie received quite ovation at the New YORK Sta
Theatre last week IN his new comedy, 1.-The jill.
il IL, as he says on the programme, picture o.
English country life, and In this "sportlng comedy
he has written three little love stories, which
are az bright and Interesting as any that he has eve
Told, and they are sweeier for that lack OF cyniclsi
which has spiced much of his latter work. His owl
role Is that Of an Irish gentleman young sporting
Journalist, TOO honest TO pull morse, which IL nj
only fortune although he might hereby make min
Of money and wife, and too modest 10 ask IN
hand OF young heiress who throws her head at nm
twice and misses only 10 make nit at the third al
tempt. BOucicault had 70 make speech, and whe
he said that this was probably his last appearance
there were loud cries Of "No, no. The play wa
listened 10 with unusual Interest, and proved one
the distinct successes Of the season.