Telegram-herald., 1888-12-09


4om So has nst. IA tas SSr4sFs. BSs IL
Tie pare p tas tsrDsf lar rsosnt
appearance IN t1ls eity as Undcusiediy .
diss proin nsDt she gave us Beatrice .na
AsIis1Es Ootn csAs shtful eA.ractsfiLA LAll0Es
tor ths artistic ss2ss - comprehend And zDg
ssnias ~ illusgrals- both ~eFs . fsilaEs.
Ia cardoas Dangerous 6afas" yesterday
sfgeruoon khss vas. "a asuAi. graceful.
sAs construed ths nippzag aud VI vsu TEN
pSf.msng of Ihs character. bat Il szs
msrfed by fault lss. dissIessiagly
nlarred u The ears Of ready listener. ~
matter What khsa attempts tais Is iFus.
eas ass lr.ec 10 a.. Ia tbs Eng.isn lang aass
los ior neafiy seven years she cannot
srt--1lAts our language she keeps al al
clsncs Ia a CSnuna4l pOss VI iAqelry. iney
Do not understand asI she says and Ia
excited passages ste = = perfect lumoie u
luoIsunlLgess. l. would De o-Ltsf N RleA
would SPEAK her part IN her native Ian
guzss.
When she first started in this country
under tie management OF harry sargent
sns failed. Arthur Chase, now the manager
OF Booth and Barrett made her successful
Sac has arrived al that point ~nere truth
can act BuS not Ia Esgish. she knoes
this. otherwise sue would not demeAn ner-
sell ~ the preaIranged social receptions
which were the custom lev years nsO
during her engagements IA various cities
OF the country. Inls was on her part
the acknowledgement of = weakness. IL
mas Oeen alluded TO. This aoomlnaDle
gymnastics with the pure pronunciation
of the English in Beatrice. Adrisnne and
~. b
retlremeDt from the prominent position she
now holds. kbes cannot SPEAK kngiisn
and make II understood. The fact OF CIV
Ing verse of the speech of Phedre IN the
lasl act on the programme list Is an &C
KnO~ledgment of this. 'Twould have been
been pleasing 70 the majority OF the audi
encs had sne been generous enough 10 haye
given tre full translation OF her part on the
programme. Let Rhea like Salvini act IN
her native language. Maybe We would all
lie her ostter. She IS bore IN Eoglish as
far as her slocution goes.
The production at Powers next Wednes-
day and Thursday evening of Won Suppes
opera "A Trip to Africa" with Laura Bel
line, Agnes Stone and Wilke ia the cast
will undoubtedly attract great attention.
The following Is asynopsls Of the story OF
the opera: The trip TO the interior of
Africa is made by AiracillO, young. jovial
sporting man OF Palermo. He arrived in
Cairo and remained there several weeks.
having been detained by tie fascinating
actresses and singers of notable Cafe
Csantante' and some friends, with whom
he incurred q bill al the hotel of Pericies
to the amount of about twelve thouszni
francs. In the beginning OF the opera We
hnd the young man threatened by Pericles
on account of the bill, he having been fool
by him In regard to payment for several
days. but now he peremptorily demands
his money saying that ne will have Mira
dillo arrested II he does not settle At once
At this moment Ttsnis Fantani, the niece
of the Egyptian Pssna, arrives. She is the
helrexs of TWO million francs left To her by
testament OF her father, which testament
also s,ipulates that she will only receive
this money. which is left in trust of hsr
uncle, If she is married when 10 years old.
Titania introduces Miradillo to her uncle as
hsr husband, for the purpose of deiuding
him and getting the two million francs in
her possession. Airsdilio consenting TO
this scheme by being promised by her that
she will pay his deOts.
The Pasha is at his wits end, as he has
spent the money and cannot paw. At the
same time, suspecting that something is
wrong, he determines TO test the verscity of
their marriage. aad orders them to occupy
one pavilion as man and wife during their
stay with him. When Airadilio is about
to follow mis- so-csled wife TO the pavilion.
she shuts the door in his face and threatens
him with revolver if he attempts to come
in. Titanis has, during this time, fallen
10 love with prince OF one of the Nsronite
tribes, who arrived IN Cairo at the same
time that she did, while Tessa. Airadilio's
former bride. whom he las deserted. and
her mother Buccametta arrive in Cairo in
search of Airadiio. Both are invited 5y the
Pssha, who has met them accidentally and
formed their acquaintance when they ar
rived. 10 live at his Summer residence.
There they recognize AirsdiilO and are en-
ragged at him. because they believe him to
be the husband Of 1itsnls. Having been
closely veiled at their meeting with Mira
diilo. he does not recognize them. At the
Summer residence OF the Pssbs. during q
grand fete IN h0Ror of the Bslram festival.
celebrated on account of the rising OF the
Nile the P&sha intended to begin bis little
intrigue for the purpose OF making Tessa
his 47th wife, but ia frustrated in his inteo-
tions ny Autsrsid aud Mirsdillo, who. when
the festival is at It's height, escape with
Titsnia and Tssss. In the last act the
Pzshs pursues them into the interior Of
Airics with his Bedouins, overtaking them
Just in time to fnd out that Al that very
hOur both pair have been married by
Koptic priest, leaving him 10 take old
mother Buccarnetts for bis 47th wife"
Seats for this engage ment will 6s on sale
tomorrow morning
The irrspressible James W. Morrisssv.
manager Of the Dud Opera Company. will
De n town Wednesday and Thursday.
NoTrissey bas grown torgetfui about bis
inventions nv deah boz and the Abbott
kiss and dev0tss his ieisur. moments 70
purchasing fAncy pictures f1r his youthful
progeny and heir James Duf Morrissey.
Mrs Morrissey nee Julia Wheeler. wsll
known and beloved by mAnv friends here.
i visiting in Washington during her hus-
bands tour on the road.
AtKinson's comedy company in "Pscks
Bad Boy vii - Manager Gar~0od's at
traction AZ Rsdmond's al this ~sex WITH
mstinses sverg day. The cast is said 20 be
much stronger than when the play vas
presented here last season which is certain
% MAKE The psrf0rmsSce more even and
enlOys0le.
Edwin Booth sod IATrencs Barrett begin
the 6f.h week Of their engage neOt a. the
Fifrh Avenue Theatre Ns- YORK. tomo
row night The story that the great scfors
bad ISL m understanding and Won II
separate a. the end Of ihis season Is falss
Niss Ja'is Na-lors. rhose youth hesutv.
srscs snd E9agsrf1 talent vss sdm -rd
hsrs dsrnz her weeks eursrsnsnf isst
sunx. hss schisvsi a. imm-3iats and
nsrzed trinmrh n = fsf0n Msrk this
lais Asrl3we = tae com 'ug great Amer
cas- actress.
lloyd Brs7ss rho "a Winning fame iD
e var-e ~ Sd Smith k1zsr AS ssn e.