The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-19


adopted the Jewish faith or is about to build
synagogue at her Welsh home"
1t is said that the Fourteenth-street Theatre is
preparing a sign which reads, "Mr. Hllliard
escapes from the buzz-saw at 9:l5." Now for
play which will introduce Wilton Lackaye under
descending pile-driver.''-N Y. Mirror.
Marion Manola is going to quit the Duff Opera
Company, whether because she was or was not
photographed in tights is not stated. She has
begun suit against De Wolf Hopper's managers
for one weeks unpaid salary, $780, and half the
cost of her costumes in "Castles in the Air"
1t is said a number of prominent actresses are
going to form a society for the purpose of pro-
tecting the profession from the influx of anna
teurs who have had no experience. Lillian
Russell, George Parker, and Helen Dauvray are
among those mentioned as in the movement.
Tom Keene says America has but three TRACE.
dians left-Booth, Barrett, and himself. AS an
amendment to this it is suggested that America
has but two tragedians-Booth and Barrett
while she has large number who are left reg
ularly every season as far as making money goes.
1t is said that before signing her engagement
for twelve performances at 1000 guineas each in
st. Petersburg Nine. Patti refused Mr.. Abbey's
offer of Sl50000 for thirty operate performances
in America. One of her conditions in accepting
the Russian contract was that she is not to attend
a single rehearsal.
Margaret Mather expected to open her Phla-
delphia engagement last week with a spectacular
production of Shakespeares "Cymbeline," but
she had to change the bill at the last moment.
Some of the scenery or properties did not arrive
from New York in time. and THE Honeymoon"
had to be substituted.
Augustin DAILY, first of American managers
and greatest of American snobs, has scored an
emphatic failure with Jerome X. Jerome's New
Lamps for Old" And now the New York critics
are nagging the puggish Augustn numerically,
showing the dislike in which he is held despite
his successes of many years.
Agnes Huntington seems to have recovered the
old form which won her such immediate favor
when she made her first appearance on the con-
cert stage several years ago. Her success in
Paul jones' in New York seems to be beyond
question. She is said to wear the privateer's
breeches with charming grace and esprit.
Although the new theatrical season is still
young, already there are indications that the
public will not accept much of the trashy stuff
that has been sent out on the road. A number
of companies have closed their season and others
are reported shaky. This is hard on the poor
actors, but it is good thing for dramatic art.
| Minnie Palmer has made her debut in light
| opera at Professor Hermann's new theatre in
| New York. She appeared in "Suzette," work
which has already been sung by the Bostonians
without notable success. AS given by Minnie
Palmer and her company, it drew from some of
the New York critics articles that no friend of
Minnie's will care to reprint
Mile. Rhea, who shows her artistic instincts in
| nothing more than in her exquisite costumes,
brought with her from Paris recently several
| new gowns embodying the very latest concep-
tons of the great Partisan modstes. These chef
d'Guures, Washington ladies will learn with in
terest, will be worn by Mile. Rhea at Albaugh's
next week, when she appears in Josephine"
| New scenery has also been provided for the play
| this year.
The fourth year of THE Old Homestead" is
being ingeniously advertised in New York In
stead of the usual placards the shop windows are
ornamented with huge pumpkins. on which is
| stamped the announcement of the plays return
to the Academy. In addition to this the Gothic
| covering which ornaments the dozen entrances
| to the big playhouse is strewn with mounds of
hay and farm implements of every description.
Otero, the latest importation in the Spanish
dancer lne is said to be pushing Carmencita hard
for the place of first favorite in New York.
Meanwhile Sehorita Tejero Torres, who was
seen here some time ago with Herrmann's S Trans
atlantiques, has joined the company which will
soon present the spectacular production of
Nero" at Niblo's Garden. Tejero Torres, it
will be remembered claims to be the only genu-
inc first class Spanish dancer.
Most of the leading men are young fellows who
never dream of suggesting any other personality
than their own, and many of the leading women
are mere automata for the display of costumes.
| There are exceptions, of course; but, speaking
| generally, there probably never was time when
| so many ignorant and incapable young men and
women were employed in responsible positions
upon the stage simply on account of their physi-
cal attractions as there are to-day. The absurd
est part of all is that they accepted at their
own valuation, are paid fancy prices for being
so good as to exhibit themselves, and have plays
written down to their artistic incapacties.- Y.
EUening Post.
Here is another view of the Oberammergau
performances, by Frank Harris, editor OF the
London FOrtnightly ReUielc "There is no place
Christian should so carefully avoid as Oberam-
| mergau. Irrespective of anachronisms, ones
tenderest sensibilities are shocked by seeing
Jesus shaking hands with his friends, and a
Roman soldier, in pantommc dress, inserting,
at the CrucihXion, a spear in bag of caret
placed under n tesh-colored shirt worn by the
| impersonator of the crucified Saviour. The Ian
| guage placed in the Saviours mouth is common
place and vulgar, and the whole story is debas-
ing even to caricature."
poor Jonathan" MiI0cker's new opera pro-
duced at the New York Casino on Tuesday night,
| Is decided novelty for that house. 1t is the
first dress-coat opera ever sung there. In Poor
Jonathan" there is no picturesqueness or ro-
nance or poesy gained from the locale. The
scenes are laid in New York, at Monaco, and at
West Point, and only in the last named is there
| an OppOrtunity for rich cOlOring and striking