The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13

a dramatic and sporting paper that has a large
circulation on the Pacific Slope. DR.. Rheem will
make brilliant correspondent, as he makes
success OF everything he undertakes
Wilton Lackaye, Of this city, has been engaged
to play the title role in the highly successful
comedy, "Dr. Bill" which is expected to run all
next season at the New York Madison Square
Garden Theatre. "Dr. Bill'' made one of the big
gest hits of recent years in London.
Despite the Interstate Commerce law, it is
asserted that over hundred combinations will
take the road out of New York next season.
And very large percentage of them VIII take
the road-not the same road, though, into New
York-before the season is six weeks old.
Miss Annie Lewis, the clever and pretty little
Washington actress, who was last season with
Halen and Hart in Later On" is summering in
the mountains of Virginia, in Rappahannock
County. Miss Lewis hasa number of offers for
the coming season, but is yet undecided IN regard
to her engagement.
Mr.. Joseph Levy, who has been Lawrence Bar
retts right-hand man for many years, is TAX
ing much needed rest at Larchmont Manor,
Westchester County, n. Y. Mr.. Levy continues
as business manager for the Booth-Barrett com.
bination for the coming season, and no better
mau could be found to I'LL the position.
New Orleans has musical prodigy rs is a
prodigy. 1t is q rival of Joseph Holman in the
person of Il en-year-eld colored boy of small
size and no education, who plays the piano
wonderfully well after six months tuition. he
interprcts selections from Beethoven, Chopln,
and List with accuracy, grace, and spirit II IS
said.
At the Apollo Theatre in Buenos Ayres an in
novation has been introduced which is certainly
new thing: the price of admissi on is divided
into three parts; the spectator who enters the
pays the entire fee. while he pays only two
thirds If he comes in during the second act,
and one-thrd from the third act on.
New York will have five wholly new theatres
next tseason-Hammerstein's Murray Hill The
atre, on Forty-second street; Ed Harrigan's new
! house, on Thirty-tfth street; the Columbus, on
! West One Hundred and Twenty.htth street;
| Herrmann's Gaiety which was Dockstader's old
! tirely new, and the new Madison Square Garden
| Theatre. Brooklyn will have two new theatres.
The ~. S. Mail" will begin its season at the
! Chestnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia, Septen
! Der l, with q cast including the five well-known
comedians, Frank David; sam Reed, Ed y; S2n. ,f.n
| Georgia Parker Miss Maggie Fielding, Miss Belle
Lynn, Master Harry Lynn Miss at Marie j. Bockei
clever skt full of catching melodies and special
| ties.
The profits of the Passion Play" this year are
expected to reach quarter of a million dollars,
which will be distributed among the actors; In
lSo the profits were one hunqrea Ia ana % ntty tnoo Of
Oberammergau think that this should be the
last performance. Last winter the great cross
which from time immemorial crowned the sum-
init of K6bel was blown down in a storm, and
there was a superstition that when the cross fell
the Passion Play" should cease. The cross was
replaced by an iron one.
Karl Szabo, the famous Hungarian actor, who
died recently in Pesth, had such remarkable
memory that after listening to a speech or q
sermon attentively he would repeat it word for
word. He passed hours in Parliament listening
to the debates and would mimic the speakers il
the evening, when he was sure of a crowd OF
politicians in the theatre who wanted a little fur
at each others expense Only a few days before
his death he made a wager with a fellow-actor
that he would memorze the whole of ScribeE
"Glass of Water in a night. n began the study
at II O'Clock, finished it at $50 a. NJ, took nap
met his friend, and reclted the whole play.