The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-10

the Fifth. Avenue Theatre; mischief" by Lotta
at the Park Theatre Boston, and Under a
work upon melodrama of New York life,
From Dusk to Dawn" and comedy entitled
"A Hornets Nest"
Margaret Mather again asserts that she has ar
ranged with Sarah Bernhardt for a joint starring
tour in this country in Romeo and Juliet"
Mather taking the male part. Mather will not
II now seems probable, appear in Joan OF Arc"
this season. This is something to be thankful
for. No more depressing sight can be witnessed
than actresses of the limited intelligence and
poor training of Margaret Mather, Mrs. James
Brown Potter, and Lillian Olcott essaying such
great roles as Joan, Cleopatra, and Theodord.
There was truly touching scene at the Lon
don Gaety Theatre recently, when Nellie Far
ren and Fred. Leslie closed their season before
going to the provinces A London paper, de-
scribing the scene, says: Miss Farren made a
not to forget their very own Nellie and blessed
everybody ali round, at which the mashers took
their button-hole bouquets from their coats and
pelted their very own Nellie so that Freddie Les
lie was obliged to crawl on his hands and knees
along the stage and pick them up"
Gustav Amberg, of New York. has signed
contract with Joseph Kainz, the famous Mu-
mich court actor, for forty performances in that
city the coming season at $500 night. Kainz
is the best representative of the romantic school
IN Germany, and has made the acting of Rossi
and Salvini his special study. His name was in
everybody's mouth at the time of King Ludwig g
death. The actor was the Kings most affection
ate friend, but for refusing to play scene from
William Tell" at Q o'clock in the morning for
the Kings amusement he was discharged.
Mrs. Mackay recently gave a concert in Lon
don in honor of Princess Louise, but the royal
guest did not appear until 1l45, when the concert
had commenced after long delay. Princess
Louise, who has a genuine love for music. if no
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is always granted, and the artists good-naturedly
complied with the request. About a o'clock in
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bodys relief, when it was Immediately put on
record as the longest musical session of the
century.
Francis Wilson will produce his new opera,
1.-THE Merry Monarch at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, week from Monday night, in style
which has never been excelled on the American
stage. AT least that is the intention with which
the comedian and his managers have laid their
costumes, and other accessories. Two elaborate
interior scenes have been painted by Hoyt whose
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history of American scene-painting. Mr.. Will
sons company will contain over ninety people,
and if the opera is not an emphatic success from
the start there will be great disappointment
NJ. Got, the doyen of the French theatre, sheds
some original light upon his profession. He
says: "You ask me if comedian requires intel
lect in order to succeed. None whatever. l
would go even further, and say that the less in
ne has the ne will gef on A
plenty of them-rush forward without fear, full
of reliance, while If they were intellectual they
would be continually afraid that their interpre-
tation of such and such character was wrong.
and, fearful Of having made mistake, would
fore, it is best that the actor should not be pos
sessed of great intellect" The truth of M.
Cots theory is demonstrated by the careers of
many American actors and actresses.
Talk about the rreverence and impertinence
of American critics, listen to this from Mel
bourne paper: "When Mrs. Potter sank like a
snowflake upon Bellows knee or fell violently
against his heaving bosom roar of laughter
damped her ardor and doubtless dissuaded her
from putting on the Grecian hug, which is re.
ported to be her histronic card Bellew. in.
deed is fragile variety of blossom, so perhaps
the boys were convused at the thought of Mrs
Potter breaking him. But even in its arrested
development evidences of the possible sublim-
ity of Mrs. Potter's stage cuddle were not want
ing; She is earnestly recommended to let It go
and never mind the boys. Mrs. Potter is like
wise great on the faint although Bellew. for the
matter of that, can go down sideways with a
slckening thud."