The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-28
Notes of the Stage.

While iu Philadelphia Agnes Huntington was
entertained by George w. Chids.
Hard times and the holiday season have caused
poor business at the New York theatres.
Philadelphia's twenty-five licensed theatres
have seating capacity of over thirty-six thou
sand.
The English melodrama, THE Soudan" is said
to have taken in S1O0,0O0 in thirteen wccts in
Boston.
1.-THE Power of the Press is the name of new
play to be produced in New York in March by
Gus Pitou.
Ef1ie Ellsler is going to revive Hazel Krke''
with several members of the original company
In the cast.
A party of thrty-two from Baltimore enjoyed
the matinee performance of Poor Jonathan"
at Albaugh's yesterday.
Marion Manola will take the leading part in
the new opera, THE Ring and the Rose," soon to
be produced in London.
Maurice Barrymore has wearied of his starring
experiment under j. M. Hills management and
will return to A. NJ. Palmer.
robin Hood" the comic opera, of which
Reginald DeKoon, of Chicago, is the composer,
will soon be put on in London.
Gette's successful play, "All the Comforts Of
Home" will be produced in London January 5
under the direction of Ian Robertson.
Athee Clare, an American girl, formerly
member of the Boston Ideal Opera Company,
has made Il hit in comic opera in London.
Edwin Booth is taking his usual six weeks
holiday vacation, 1t seems to be settled that he
and Barrett will not play together next season.
Marie Tempest, the clever English girl who
made q hit here and elsewhere in 1.-THE Red Hus-
sar," will be a member of the Casino company
next season.
AT last the New York public seem tiring of
1.-The Old Homestead and Denman Thompson
will probably replace it with revival of Joshua
Whitcomb" after the holidays.
Annie Pixley is at least -ty years old and
worth 100000, but she Indignantly denies that
she contemplates retiring from the STAGE Annie
never was notable for a retiring disposition.
The Indian ghost dance has been dramatized
While il is yet warm. A Boston museum has
had the glory of first giving it to its patrons by
means of Il band of genuine Black Feet Sioux.
Emma Abbott's trills and frils are still potent
attractions on the Pacific Coast. Her recent en-
gagement in San Francisco, her manager asserts,
was the most successful she ever played there.
Rubinstein, who recently for the second time
resigned the dictatorship of the st. Petersburg
Conservatoire. is said to be literally dying with
melancholy. He professesa profound disgust OF
life.
Miss Jackson, a remarkably sweet and clever
little woman, who made hit as Daisy BrO,Un in
Gillettes Professor several seasons ago. is
about TO return to the stage after prolonged
| illness.
| Stuart Robson is thought to have in his new
comedy, us Marriage a Failure?" almost as
great popular favorte as 1.-The Henrietta" 1t
has hpap jVal wit foN hot in
burg and Boston.
Annie Lewis is going to star in MY Sweet
heart" Minnie Palmer's former play, under the
management of Mnnies former husband, John
| II. Rodgers. John declares that Minnie has been
! hypnotized by her mother.
Mary Andersons husband has returned to New
| York. Mary still remains in Europe. 1t is said
she refused to see Henry Abbey when he called
on her recently in England declaring that she
wants nothing more to do with stage people.
Joseph Haworth is to star for the next FIVE
years in repertory of new plays under the
management of II. S. Taylor. At least that's
what the contract calls for, but theatrical con-
tracts usually call for champagne and get beer.
Matt Morgan's greatest and most artistic work
is his Partisan Art, which the City Club Vaude-
vile and Burlesque Company, the attraction at
Kernans January s. purchased before his death
and has presented this season with unprecedented
success.
Professor Herrmann's Transatlantique Vaude-
vile Company, which was seen here early in the
season, has not been making money of late, and
will be disbanded. Hermann is not as success
full as a manager he is as Il magician. He
should stick to black art
Boston, on second thought, seems to have con-
cluded to see the naughty "Clemenceau Case"
any way, and to take its chances ON having its
severe puritanical morals corrupted. The play
has been running to big business at the Boston
Park Theatre for two weeks.
Julia Marlowe has so far recovered from her
recent severe illness that she will soon go South
The interesting announcement is made that next
season Miss Marlowe will be managed by Law
renee Barrett, who is said to be ambitious to be-
come the Henry Irving of America.
Philadelphia is soon to be treated to a perform
ance of 1.-The Merchant of Venice" by colored
company. II. Henri Sergeant will take the part
of ShyLock, of which character it is unqualifedly
declared he has the finest conception of any col
ored tragedian who has ever trod the stage.
Mr.. Willard, the English actor, who has been
received with such favor in the pottery play,
"The Middleman," at Palmers Theatre, New
York, will this week appear in new play,
Judah" which was the sensation of the day
when presented by him in London. Willard
seems to have established himself as thorough
favorite in New York.
Nadage Doree, the rrepressible young woman
who has gained what she no doubt regards as
glory, both operate singer and as an actress
out an auth rtrikI oil