Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-03

each dressed i'll all the trappings of his part.
The polished French villain, the burglar. the
bad mans victim, a bevy of young women
and the dead mans wife; Sothern, as the
elegant little Lord Chumley. Healthy,
wealthy and wise!" poor Bishops last words,
went back to them. The exquisite pathos of
his end, dying as he did in harness, the rude
and unexpected shock dealt by Grim Death
to the widow, brought tears to every eye
Truly tragedy of the stage, but played
behind the scenes!
Charles Bishop was born at Baltimore
fifty-six years ago, studied medicine, received
doctors diploma and served as surgeon in
the southern army during the civil war. Be-
fore the war he had made theatrical debut
at Ford's theatre, in New York, and he re-
turned to the stage and played throughout
the coNltry with various organizations. The
loss oil his son short time ago gave him his
death blow. He was a rough but effective
actor, and bis best parts were Pistol, with
Rignold, and the burlesque Blueskin, with
Nat Goodwin.
NINE ALBERTINE, THE BLIND ACTRESS.
The life and death of Nine. Albertine, the
blind actress, also had its tragic character
istics Her name was Hanna Manchester,
II
Rhode Island She married circus per-
former when she was Is years old and went
with him on the road: but she did not make
her first appearance on the stage until sew
eral years later acting as Sophia in the
Rendezvous" in Augusta, Me. She studied
with the once famous Pauline Deojardius,
who visited America with Fannie Elssler,
and soon almost rivaled her teacher as
H.
eral plays with Frank Chanfrau.
Next she went to the Pacific coast where
she had a company of her own for a number
of years, and then started for Australia. For
long time she was almost forgotten, but in
1875 Capt. Ralph Chandler found her in an
asylum at Ballarat, victim of colonial
fever and totally blind. Kindhearted Capt.
Chandler had her taken on board his ship,
the Swstara, and when they reached Amer
lea took her to her sisters home, at New
Bedford. Mass, where she lived, an invalid,
until her death, a few weeks ago.
FINE NEW THEATRE
As each year passes, the great army of
theatre goers seems 10 increase in numbers
and. of course new theatres must be con-
SANITY built TO hold the growing crowds
and in few things has there been more prog
ress during the last half century than m
theatre building. The play house recently
opened in Harlem, n. Y, perhaps shows this
as plainly as any. The front of the building
is of white marble, elsborately carved. and
relieved by twelve pilasters of polished gran
tie arranged in two groups, one above the
other The cornice is eighty feet above the
sidewalk, and is surmounted by heroic mar
bic statues Of Terpsichore, Music and Drama
One OF the principal architectural features
of the interior is the magnificent marble
staircase leading to the balcony. The audi
forum is nearly square, but the seats are sr-
ranged in secTnents of concentric circles. 81
that each one faces the center or me stage.
The chairs are comfortable and there Is room
enough between the rows 10 allow person to
enter or leave the middle OF any one of them
without disturbing other members Of the
audience The decorations are mainly 10
blue. with q frieze of crimson and gold The
balcony rails and fronts of boxes are orna-
mented with relief work in gold on back
ground Of ivory. At intervals along the bal
cony fronts are groups of incandescens electric
lights in globes Of the size and form OF Jacoue-
minot roses.
The stage Is large and roomy. and every
precautlon hiss ben taken asai,,s. fire. several
exits being proyidsd frsu each fo9g. TIE