Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-23
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| NEW AOHA GOSSIR.
Something About the People who Fur.
nish Americas Amusement.
| THE MUSICAL DEBUT OF NILE. DIR NoguKRAsLrHx
TRUE sToRY OF MRS. JAMES BROWN PorrKR-xRs.
LASGrKYs EARLY CALLER-BUFFALo BILL TALKS.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, June %.
New York has captured one OF Washington's IA
vorte daughters for the present at least refer to
| Mile Mathilde de Nogueiras, daughter OF the late
portuguese minister, Vicomte de Nogueiras Her
concert last week In the ballroom OF the Holman
! House won the support and admiration of many
new friends She has many old friends In this
CITY, too, who are staunch admirers of her talent
and OF her determination TO win her way In the
profession she has chosen. The songstress was
presented with mass OF lovely flowers. which
frightened up the somber dress she wears In men,
DRY OF her father She Is at present the guest OF
an old friend, Miss Mary vanderpoel, at 7th avenue
and 18th street, when she Will shortly 90 to Sara
toga and Newport to give concerts, leaving for
Europe Immediately after her engagement at the
| latter resort Mile. Nogueiras will be known on
the concert stage as Mile. Marcella which was the
| dot. Miss vanderpoel has told some OF the mus-
cal people here that Mlle Nogueiras is letter-per.
iect IN roles IN no less than two dozen operas. 1t
Is more than probable that this young artist has
brilliant future before her.
Sp aking OF artists reminds me or Mrs James
III,
| believe the critics. There has been a good deal Of
| talk about Mrs. Potter and her affairs OF late
LAX, some o. IL that reflects no credit upon Mrs
| Harry Miner has told how he couldn't do anything
with the caprclOuS lady, because she would listen
| TO nobody but kyrle Bellew, her handsome leading
| man. The latters recent divorce from Mrs. Bellew
has led many foolish people to talk about the prob
| ability or Mrs. Potter procuring such a document
separating her IRON Mr.. Potter. There have been
all SORTS or rumors respecting an alleged estrange-
ment between the heroine OF ''Ostler Joe" and her
kyrle Beiew sailed for Europe just three days be-
fore Mrs Potter sailed, and there was such chat
ter about that discovery among the ousyboaes
reputation left. The whole thing is scandalouA
| II Is also all boSh.
! talked with an Intimate friend OF the Potter
| family one day this week, a gentleman who Is
| familiar with the whole history OF Mrs. POtter's
adoption OF the stage as profession. Neither her
| husband nor her Intimate friends and relatives
| said my informant, wished Mrs. Potter to go on
the stage. They advised her not to put herself
Understood that She was Set upon becoming an
actress they gracefully yielded to her within with
out particle OF bitterness the lady agreeing that
IT, alter seasons trial In America, she found that
| the public did not consider her a really great
artist, she would withdraw from the OOaris. Her
arrangement with kyre Bellew was that he should
look out Tor her interests under Mr.. Miners man
ageinent as well act The leading male roles
In her plays, and Mr.. Bellows advice being in
| many instances antagonlstic to Mr. Miners
desires, rupture occurred which OccasiOned many
| unfortunate MISUNDERSTANDING between manager
|
| the United States Mrs. Potter met with fairly
warm reception but In the places where she valued
opinions The most her success was not at all fiat
| terinS 10 her ability as an actress This almost
determined her TO yield to the wishes or her huS-
band and friends and withdraw from the stage,
and she finally decided that her fate should hang
| upon the last week CT her season, which was
played at the Grand Opera House in New York.
The patrons OF the New York Grand Opera House
are pecuIlar clientele. They are the sLOpkeeperS,
The tradesmen and the NEE hanicS OF the busy west
SIDE Ihey are not distinguished either Tor book
learning or Tor cultivated taste in art. To them
"a Tin SolIier" is a very satisfactory comedy and
! they dote on Ada Gray In "EasL Lynne" as The In
terpreter or all that IS genuine in tragedy. Well,
| Mrs. Potter caught their fancy. They found her
| charming, and every night or her week they
| crowded the theater, applauded everything, aud
| hurried numberless bouquets at her. while ME pot
| ter sat in the back OF box at each performance
1 and groaned The weSt-slders' reception settled
| Mrs. Potter. She knew she must he a great ac-
treSS when she was so enthusiastically received by
| New " rk audience, and she made up her mind
10 continue Oh the stage, and before the week as
I, r. ny pc ny =, a .on. acI ~, heAt season WIN
Henry + Abbey. Yer trip abroad had been planned
before, but her designs were slightly changed To
| make the European journey quest after new
| plays and new costumes as well as pleasure tnp
When she sailed Mr.. Potter at the per to say
good-by, and he was the last man TO leave the
steamers deck when the order "all ashore that's
| hot going" was given. This circumstance doesn't
look as II there were any serious estrangement be-
tween husband and vile; anyway, my informant
declares there isn't although he admits that their
relations would be happier II Mrs. Potter weren't
bent On sticking to the stage.
Another stage beaut;; who is soon to depart
| from the city Is Mrs. Langtry. saw her Tues
| day, all dressed in white from top to toe being
| driven on Fifth avenue in open barouch with
Mr. Fred Gebhardt at her side and very pretty
little girl OF ten or twelve on the front seat
saw Mr. and Mrs james G. Blaine, ,r.. at the
theater one night last week. Mrs. James G. Blaine
lr, who was the bright and gifted Miss Nevins OF
In beautiful toilet, and so girlish wthal that it
was hard 10 believe that she is mamma, possess
Ing babJ boy nearly half a year old. She is
Fare favorite with the social throng In New York
and carries her honOrs with modesty quite lack.
| Ing In anectation. Her husband Is this week at
| the republican convention in Chic. 60 l believe
and his wife Is at one OF the nearby summer re-
sorts awaiting his return.
talked Win Buffalo Bill the other morning
gong down 10 staten Island on the 1erry-bOat 1t
was the arst time ever met hlm outside OF his
professional arena, and before we reached st.
| George was thoroughly carried away with his
| pleasant chat and agreeable manner. l had
always Imagined him sort OF blatant frontiers
man or money-making circus manager, but
| found MIN Instead a most quiet, well bred and
| cultivated gentleman, with not hint OF bragga-
| doclo or toughneSs" about him. don't wonder
that he was so cordially received In high social
circles III Great Britain, for besides being such a
thorough gentleman In manner he Is one OF the
most perfect specimens OF handsome manhood it
was ever my fortune TO meet. He stands over six
feet In height and weighs nearly 200 pounds. and
MS face Is one OF rare attract1veness. His move
inents are ali grace and his manner is ease ITSELF
| lie says that he works very hard in the manage
inent OF his big wild Wrst" show, and that he
hashC Mad waking hour To devote TO his own
peaure since long before MS European trip. In the
coming autumn, after mis- snow rs laid up for the
winter, Buffalo Bill lSgOlng TO take vacation and
go on an exploring expedition TO the lower portion
OF California. number capt. ali,ts on the look
out Tor diocOverie, in the way or precious metals
and valuable Lands Will accompany him on the
tIil, ana the scout himself Will write up The adj
| ventures OF the party for a New York paper.
/ BuualO Bill has pleasant home at North Platte
| Nebraska, where his wife and Two daughters i've
| taxing care Of considerable property wnicn he has
| invested In. His eldest daughter is soon to be
married 10 young physician VINO has settled near
| tner western home. Ii. Ii. SOULE.
Came Back for a Rustic.
STORY OF LOVE. ELoPEMENT, AND FORGIVENESS
| FROM POCHUCH.
| From the New York Herald.