, 1889-07-16

made her debut as n singer, and won great
success from the start. In 1868 she won great
applause in London, was invited to court to
sing before the queen, who declared that she
had never been so charmed by a singer. For
the next ten years she held the highest rank
In 1879 she married Ernest Do Munck, of
Weimar, Germany, and thereafter gradually
withdrew from public life, except on occn-
sionhl tours Since AdelinA PATHS divorce
the two sisters have not met or communi-
Gated with each other.
Carlotta's voice WINS described as a clear
soprano OF wonderful range and 1exibility.
Its compass is recorded rs 'from G below to
G. sharp In alt"-that Is, from the first ledger
line below TO the fifth space sharped above.
THUNDER
Speaking OF thunder, - said Duncan Har-
rison, according 10 The Chicago Journal, TO a
group Of actors and newspaper men who had
been discussing shop, speaking Of thunder,
j ~recollect n recent occurrence In an English
theatre where the manager had just built a
bowling alley upon the flies with the idea
that rolling the balls down the alley would
produce a very excellent quality OF the arti-
Gle. On the day OF which | speak he had In
vited a number OF his friends TO witness the
success Of his invention. They all came, and
the manager gave the word and tho rolling
began
THE effect was really quite good, and
much better than any one of those present
were accustomed to hear. But tho manager
was in n critical, In fact a hypercritical
mood and seemed bound not to be satisfied
with tho best efforts of his mon above. Bad,
very bad, and not a bit like it, he would cry;
do it again. and for upward OF an hour the
mock thunder continued, but the manager
was apparently no better pleased than at
first, Finally, just as all were about to leave,
a terrific crash was heard, startling every
one but the manager. Not a bit like it. he
yelled; try It again That wasn't us, SIR, >
replied n roller up above, TINT was the real
h'article. There's a thunderstorm outsida.'
4 don't care a continental for that replied
the unyielding manager; that thunder may
suit heaven, but it won't do for my snowy
n or RAYMoSD's STORIES.
John 7. Raymond was n capital story
teller, and many n night at Browns old chop
house did he amuse n goodly company until
the small hours Of the morning. Here Is one
that has never been published;
al had n curious ,Iream, boys, last night,
and it made n deep impression on me, In
fact it has been on my mind all day. You
want to hear III Well, you shall.
81 dreamed that | was dead, and had had
an elaborate funeral, after which ! was car
ried by some invisible means to the gates Of
heaven
a oAAA@ AA1AAb anu hANAIOhkh 4
could see in through tho lattice, there was
nobody in sight, and | began making a great
clamor to get In.
after a long while several people came
to the gate, and St Peter, who was among
them, asked me what l wanted.
"I want 10 get in,' said L.
What is your namef said he.
John T. Raymond l replied.
What is your professionf further in
quired st. Peter.
al am an actor said l.
Didn't you know that We never allow act
ors hereP
mo. / did not / retorted, and | see my
old friend Billy Crane is inside with you
'oh, yes said St Peter, Crane is here,
but then he is no actor"
STAGE NOTES.
William H Cranes plans for his lone star
ring tour next season contemplate tho pro
duction of two new American plays, one by
David D.. Lloyd and the other by Brander
Matthews and George H Jessop. Mr.. Lloydl
piece Is in four acts, and, as described by Mr..
Crane, is "a brisk comedy of life in Washing.
ton" A long standing but meritorious
claim" plays n considerable part In it Mr..
Cranes part is that Of a young senator elected
against his will from a blooming" western
state, and 1t is said to be full Of character and
humor. Mr.. Cranes other new play is Ameri-
can In theme, though the scenes are laid In
Europa 1t Is a four act comedy, deals with
the adventures Of a middle aged American
who goes TO Europe with his sister, his niece
and the girl no is engaged to marry. These
four are the only Americans In tho play
which the authors describe as "a cosmopolitan
comedy"
Charles E Mendum's wife died In Boston
recently She WINS the daughter of Mrs John
brow and a sister OF Sidney Drew. Charles
Mendum was Mrs Langtrys manager for
some time.
II France has her twin dramatic writers In
Erckmann-Chatrian, we nave ours In De
Mile and Belasco, the lucky authors OF TT
Wife, and more recently OF Lord Chum-
ley in which young Sothern has shown him.
self capable of well studied, thoroughbred
and finished pieces of acting. Like the two
famous AlSatian playwrights they make
plays for acting purposes, not to evolve liter.
ature or pose for a statue in the Pantheon OF
great men But unlike them, they transposs
the firms names every time they turn out a
new piece, a most c~ommendable attention.
by the way, for each others feelings, and a
practical recognition CT their respective b
ity for weaving together plot, incidents, sit
uations and dialogue into good stage stories,
which, II not great, nre always clever, inter,
esting and successful
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