The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-13

actress, little AIMEE Stoddard. Mr. Wilson Bar
rett and his London company, in the beautiful
one act drama, "Chatterton," will also partic-
pate.
a Chicago statistican has calculated that Pat
it's receipts are equivalent to $4,000 cans of
pressed beef. This fact deepened the enjoyment
of Windy City audiences while listening to the
diUd 1t is also understood that in Boston the
Traveller, of that city, did not hesitate TO an
nounce that the Patti receipts were equivalent
to S39G,000 pounds of baked beans.
Arrangements have been made for return
visit of Mr.. Wilson Barrett accompanied by Miss
Eastlake, and that eminent comedian and char
acter actor. Mr. George Barrett, to the National
Theatre for the week of April q. This will be
the last opportunity of seeing Mr.. Barrett for
several years, as his engagements abroad pre-
clude speedy return to this country.
Negotiations are said to be nearly completed
with NJ. GCunod to write an original grand opera
in four acts which will be produced in America
in 1892. The master will himself superintend the
production, and conduct in person on the first
night. The first, second, and fourth acts are laid
in Mexico at the time of the Montezumas, and
the third act is in the Western States
Mrs. Bernard Beere, the London actress. stimu-
lated by the 100000 winnings of the Kendals in
this country, has made up her mind to come over
and have go at our shekels herself next season.
She is the most successful emotional actress in
England, and her success has been made entirely
without the aid of physical beauty. Her mouth
! is very long ana very wide. Her nose is short,
| her arms are without symmetry, and she stands
about six feet high.
1t was o'clock in the morning before the first
| performance of Steele Mackaye's new play,
money Mad" was over in New York on Monday
night last. There wasn't so much of the play,
but the scenery was so elaborate" that things
had to go slow to give the stage hands time to
work it all n The story of the play is said to be
poor stuff, but the spectacular effects are likely
| to give it run. Wilton Lackaye, in sort of
| Claude Duya character, added another to his
| long list of successes.
Natural CAS- will illuminate the National
Theatre April 2S. Donnelly and Girard have
much improved the piece since it was last here.
OF course the old summer season remains, but it
is almost new and is hotter than ever. Their ef-
forts to discover the whereabouts of "McGinty''
is a treat in itself. The whistling trio has been
rewritten and greatly improved. All the latest
songs and hits of the day have been introduced.
Donnelly and Girard will sing Smiths latest,
Swinging in the Grapevine Swing"
Mr.. Burt Riddle, manager of Natural Gas, "
was in the city couple of days last week ar
ranging for the appearance of his company at
the National Theatre on Monday, the 2Sth. On the
opening night of the engagement Hub Smiths
new song, Swinging in the Grapevine SWING
will be sung, and the Old Guard, to whom the
song is dedicated, will attend several hundred
strong. Natural Cas- is making lots of money
and Manager Riddle has that air Of placid pros
perity usual under those circumstances.