Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

who is getting ready TO star, has wealthy
backer-a Philadelphian named Michael T..
Dallett, and will play o new farcical comedy
called "Civil Service from the pen of III.
Grattan Donnelly. The scenes OF the COM
edy are laid in Washington. John F. Harley
is business managers Van Vechten made
something of a hit as the vacuous English
lord in "The Little Tycoon"
Miss Mary Anderson will terminate her
present season at the Lyceum, London,
March "a. II began last year, September 10.
"a Winters Talen mas been continuously
represented from that time to this-Miss
Anderson impersonating Hermione and Per
dita. At the close Of her London season Miss
Anderson will go to Paris on q visit TO Lady
Lyttod, wife OF the British ambassador, and
subsequently she will pass a little time at
Malta with the family Of Watts, the painter.
Among the most enthusiastic admirers of
Miss Marlowe on the occasion of her debut
as Juliet, were Colonel Robert Ingersoll, his
wife and two daughters, who made central
section of the orchestra conspicuous and
bright. A friend remarked in answer to the
colonels question as to how he liked the bal
cony scene, that he had never seen 1t better
done by beginner, but the colonel quite in
dignantly insisted that it had never been bet
ter done by anybody.
The National Opera company is not dead
yet, though it has gone through deal of
suffering. 1t has, according to gossip, as
sumed q new shape, and its next appearance
before the public will be under the common
wealth plan: The four principal artists will
make the attempt to "work the oracle" Mr.
Gosche, it is understood, will pilot the ven
tlre, and one popularity of the reorganized
organization will be that there will be no
Locke on the door.
Augustin DAILY has given the use of his
company and theatre for an Easter Monday
matinee of IA Midsummer Nights Dream"
for the benefit of the Little Sisters of the
Poor. The price af seats has been placed at
$3.50 and general admission 81. All the boxes
ore sold. The committee having the benefit
in charge includes Eugene Kelly, Judge
Morgan j O'Brien, Joseph j. O'Donohue,
James j. Coleman, John Crane Robert l..
Hoguet, John ID. Crimmins and other we'll
known gentlemen of New York.
The most notable attraction in dramatic
circles next season will be the temperance
on the American stage OF Mrs. Henrietta
Chanfrau, who will be associated with her
son Henry in the production, upon a magnif-
cent scale, of the beautiful Corsican drama,
"The Oath" Mrs. Chanfrau will be sur
rounded with very strong cast, and opens
the regular season at the Academy of Music
in Philadelphia in October, under the man
agement of Mr.. A. b. Anderson.
',rhe Mystery of Hanson lCab" is the
title of Miss Grace Hawthorne's new play
that is agitating dramatic London at present.
A bankers villa in the suburbs of Mel
bourne is built on piles as is the custom in
that treacherous soil, and the front being
open to the aucence, dinner party is seen
enjoying themselves on Une UrSU 1lOOT, Wnlle
the plotters are at work beneath the ground
plan of the house. The Australian scenery
| is said to be wonderfully realistic.
Mr. Bernard, the new tenor of the Paris
opera, was discovered accidentally by M.
Hartmann, who was struck by the beauty of
| the mans voice as he sang careless snatch
while working at the carpenters bench, in
| Toulon. M. Hartmann saw in this plain man
| future model for the operatic boards, and
nailed a bargain with him on the spot. M.
| Bernard knew not note of music then, but
| has since overcome the shortcoming.
An enterprising Paris manager lately asked
| theater. The old master replied: "I have
| calculated, and find that my pictures are
valued at 10000 francs per metre. Your cur
| tain would, therefore, cost you 21;600, 600
| francs. But this is not all. 1t takes me
| twelve months to paint twenty-five CEN
| timetres. 1t will, therefore, take me 100
| years to finish your curtain You should
have come to me earlier, Monster; you should
| have come to me earlier. Good morning"
Virginia Dreher, of Aughstin DAILY COM
| pany, will leave that organization and the
| on April Z, and will shortly after begin a
matrimonial engagement with G. F. Pos
| tlethwate, who is at present living in New
| York at the Albemarieihotel. The expectant
| bridegroom says thatthe date of the wedding
| has not been settled. He is Englishman,
| and ID is probable that he and his wife will
make their home in his own country Miss
Dreher was born in Louisville and is a
| widow, and the mother of girl about nine
years old. Her stage career has extended
| over only six years, and it is said that she
made her debut with John Mccullough in the
| ''Hunchback."