The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-03


William II. Gillette's new play, "Al the Com
forts of Home" will be produced this month
by company which includes among its members
Henry Miller, Ida Vernon, II. A. Kennedy, Ian
Robertson, and j. G. Blackstone.
Xaver Scharwenka. the distinguished pianist
and composer, has sailed from Bremen for this
country. 1t is announced that ne is coming to
America simply on pleasure tour. Scharwcnka
is musician of uncommon ability.
The distressing announcement is made that
some misguided men are about to intict Fun on
the Bristol" on the one-night stands for another
season Somebody ought to organize society
Tor the prevention of cruelty to night stands.
The musical comedy drama by Clay NJ. Greene
in which Hubert Wilke will star the coming sea-
son has had its name changed to "Pete, the Vap-
abond." Nettie Guion. Frazer Coulter, Marie
Lester, and Katie Blanche will be in Wilkes COM
pany.
Edwin Booth has given over forty presents this
year to children who have been named after him.
and it is likely he will give as many more before
the year Is out. Booth has been suffering for
some time with nervous affection of the limbs
which his physicians have found difficulty in con-
trolling.
Pretty Beatrice Cameron, restored to health by
her stay in Switzerland, will appear shortly at
the Madison Square Theatre, New York. in the
classic play of "Lesbia," with either Richard
Mansfield or Robert Tabor as Cdtullus. Miss
Camerons Lesbid is said to be bewitchng i'm
personation.
Frau Materna arch-empress of wagnerian
song, whose voice would discourage steam cal
lope in volume and vigor, is about to retire from
the operatc stage She will give series of per-
formances of her principal Wagnerian roles at
the Vienna Imperial Opera the coming winter,
and then farewell forever.
The photographs of Marion Manola in tights,
about which Marion made so much fuss when
they were taken by stealth not long ago, are
now on exhibition in New York shop windows.
them
der at Marion's reluctance to have the lower eX-
tension of her anatomy displayed to public gaze.
Mile. Rhea is spending her vacation at villa
Beatrice" her place at Montmorency, near Paris.
She refurnished the villa this year with articles
exported from the United States, which was an
eminently proper thing to do, in view of the fact
that Rhea has made all her money the last eight
years in this country. Rheas next season will
open IN this city on October IL.
The discovery of new tenor of great power is
always a pleasant event to record. Such one
recently created a tremendous furore at his debut
in Tannhauser'' al Weimar His name is Helm
master before his voice was discovered and cul-
tivated. He is said to possess great histronic
ability and firm artistic sense.
grand scheme is foot in New York to
bring Gounod over next fall to conduct a series
of performances of his operas, oratorios, and
other works at the Madison Square Garden Am
phitheatre About one hundred and fifty people
formances. ] It is not yet oS1 RnoWn whether the
composer of "Faust'' has been spoken to on the
subject or not.
The deadly midsummer dullness in New York
theatricas was slightly broken on Monday even
"Canuck' at the B1ou. Tomorrow night there
will be another production at Palmer's Theatre,
when Marie Tempest, the English girl. and the
Duff Opera Company appear in 1.-THE Red HuS-
| sar," by Stevens and Solomon. Herndon Nor
sell. of Washington, will be in the cast.
Miss Carrie Pryor, well known in Washington.
and at one time favorite vocalist here, returned
home few days ago having closed successful
Rex" The Cincinnati Inquirer says of her:
Miss Cara Pryor, a vivacous little soubrette. is
wonderful for richness and quality, and has
surely shown great dramatic ability"
Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr., Is convaescing at
Saratoga. She has her pretty baby with her and
Ncoll, and his sister, Mrs. NICK. Minton, Of New
York. 1t is two years since Mrs. Blaine con-
and the physicians do not permit her to visit the
sea sea uring her err conyalescence; She has not lost
fnement.-NelO York World.
Wilson Barrett's and Hall Gaines new drama,
entitled 1.-THE Good Old Times" the American
rights of which have been purchased by Col.
William e. Sim and Walter L. Sim, will be pre-
sented by strong company, which includes
among its mem bers Atkins Lawrence, John Glen
dennlng. Charles Coote, and Eleanor Carey.
George w. Sammis will be the business manager.
Brooklyn, will open with 1.-The Good Old Tines
August Is.
The latest theatrical enterprise in New York is
an immense dramatic exchange which will be
erected at once by Marie Hubert Frohman on
West Twenty eighth street. twill be five stories
in height 25 by 100 feet, and an immense cellar is
to be used entirely for the storage of trunks.
One immense room is to be for the convenience
of out-of-town managers. There will be large
rehearsal hall, handsome offices, a costume and
scenic department, a wig makers room; offices of
photographers and printers super depart
ment, q musical department. dramatic agency,
and every other convenience that can possibly be
| looked for. Another entirely new feature will
also be a theatre building department.
If the reports coming in from many quarters
are to be trusted the biggest thing in farce-com-
edy the coming season will be the "U. S. Mail"
This skit. from the pen of George II. jerks, a
flowing with clever ideas and novel devices to
start the ready laugh. That these will be pre-
sented in the most effective possible shape is
guaranteed by the strong company of come
dians which the managers OF the ~ s. Mail''
have engaged for the leading parts. Among the
features that will be new in farce-comedy are
six skirt-dancers, who were trained by the great
maestro of the London Gaiety school; chorus
of six letter carriers, and a trick letter box,
which plays popular air every time letter is
dropped into it.
The estimate of the total number of people
earning their daily bread from theatrical per-
formances was few years back placed at 40, 600,
but last year nearly 1900 foreign actors came to
America, and this season will bring even greater
number. In the past two years beVies OF young
women have been sent on the stage through the
dramatic schools, one of these Alone 1t is said,
found employment. During this time, although
new comers are plenty from all sources, but few