Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-08

ment OF this kind before realizing her pro-
ject of going abroad Her work thus fal
on the stage has been that of singing
soubrette, and as such she has met with
very marked success. Miss Archmere has
a winsome style of beauty, charming ex.
pressiveness in her manners, and voice
of pure and melodious quality, which has
rarely been surpassed. Her figure is ex.
ceedingly graceful, and she is perfect
dancer. Strong and influential friends are
eager to see her in a sphere of work that
will be more worthy of her than anything
that she has heretofore attempted, ano
there is every likelihood that in brie
period she will be one of the most con
spicuous sopranos in light and comic
opera. A gentleman who has close bust
ness relations with the Directeur of the
Opera Comique, in Paris, is desirous O
having her perfect her knowledge o.
French, and make her operatic debut or
the stage Of that theater. She has alsc
had an opportunity to join the noted com
pany at the Savoy Theater, London.
"woT, woT."
1t will be remembered when Miss Ro
sina Vokes landed in this country five OF
six years ago with company of amateurs
one of her bright particular stars was
little Weldon Grossmith. His impersona
tion of the lordlet in "The Pantomime
Rehearsal took every one by storm and
his gag "wot wot" passed into the vernac.
ular. Mr.. Grossmith returned to London
about three years ago, and ever since then
ter, has made series of successes, notably
4 I'll II
Wealth" and in "Aunt Jack" His
latest achievements, however, has put him
in the very front rank of eccentric come
dians. The part he scored so heavily in is
as the little Jew money-lender with social
aspirations, in Mr.. Pinero's new play
"The Cabinet Minister" recently produced
at the Court Theater in London. The
whole London press, not only was unani-
nous in their praises of his performance
but say 1t stands out first in the cast, and
went long way toward saving the piece
which, by the by, with its cast of nineteen
| people, most of them star parts, and its
| total absence of dramatic interest, would
| never have been heard of again had it
| not been for its wealth of some of the
most brilliant dialogue ever heard on a
stage.
STAGE NOTES.
Edwin H. Price has become Clara Nor
| rls' business manager.
Stuart Robson has gone to his villa at
Cos Cob for the summer.
Frank G. Cotter will be Patti Rosas
business manager next season.
Fay Templeton has cabled to Manager
Lykens that she will arrived in New York
in July.
Miss Adella Barker has Joined "His
Natural Life" company, and made a hit as
Lady Devine.
A novel called "The Confessions of a
Doormat," is being dramatized for produc-
tion in London.
Louis James will add Macbeth" to his
repertoire next season. Richard Ill"
will probably be shelved.
Miss Minnie Palmer will shortly return
to America, but it is doubtful if she will
tour the country next season.
After next season, Robert Mantel and
Augustus Pitou part company. Mr.. Man
tell proposes to manage himself.
Miss Patti Rosa will produce new
comedy next season, the last work OF the
late Fred Marsden, entitled Gimp"
Miss Marie Burroughs has severed her
connection with the Madison Square
Theater, and SO has her husband, Louis
Massen.
"The Ugly Duckling" is the name of the
play in which Mrs. Leslie Carter will make
her debut in November at the Broadway
J Theater.
Miss Leonora Bradley has made an un-
questioned hit in "The Shatchen." Her
costumes are wonders of unique skill in
dressmaking.
The Paris Theatre du Chateau d'Eau
has scored the greatest success it has ever
made, in the new society drama, "Le
Crime de Jean Morel."
Bonnie Kate Castleton and her husband,
Harry Phillips, are in New York, where
they will remain for the summer, probably
in cottage by the sea.
Frank Mayo has returned to his old
play, "Davy Crockett" in which he has
| made his greatest success artistically and
pecuniarily. "Nordeck, or the Buried
City," nearly buried him; but Crockett is
resurrection.
Grace Hawthorne has made "Theodora''
a successor Theodore" has made Grace
Hawthorne a success-at the Princess
Theater, London. She plays the part, not
like Bernhardt nor like an ancient Queen,
but like an independent American girl
struggling against disadvantageous circum-
stances. The critics grumble little at
this reading of the character, but the pay.
ing people sympathize with it and APP
plaud it.
| Marion Manola is summering at Larch-
mont, n. Y; Matte Ferguson has bought
a farm in Ohio; Adelaide Randall is to
summer at Philadelphia; Clara Werner is
resting at Bridgeport; Mr.. and Mrs. Mes
tayer have gone to Europe; H. NJ Pitt
and family are at Beachmont, Mass; Mr.
and Mrs. Fulford (Annie Pixiey) go to
England, so does Lillian Russell and Man
ager A. M. Palmer, Joseph P. Reynolds
and Evans and Hoey.
Edward E. Kidder is becoming one Of
our most successful dramatists. The Fifth
Avenue Theater will reopen, August 25th
with his play, "One Error" written fo1
Cora Tanner His comedy, "A Poor Re
lation," has made money for Sol Smith
Russell this season. Lotta, who has been
absent from the stage for year, will reap
pear, next September, in a new play by
Mr.. Kidder, who has taken poor Mar
ston's place as playwright for stars.
Charles Wyndham has revived 'She
Stoops to Conquer" as rattling farce, al
the Criterion Theater. London, taking all
the dialogue at lightning speed and clos.
ing all the scenes with snap. The audi.
ence like it. Blakeley made Hardcastle
an unctious old boniface; Wyndham was a
farcical Marlow; Mary Moore turned Kate
into perky school girl, and George Gid.
dens, as Tony Lumpkin. alone stuck to the
legitimate and won the applause of the
lovers of old comedy.
In the course of speech recently made
at private dinner, Sir Charles Halle
gave an interesting account of the diff
culties which he had to surmount while
engaged in establishing his famous Man
chester orchestra. When he first went to
Manchester there were only about twenty
four players in the town capable of taking
| part in orchestral concerts. He wanted
forty more performers, but they declined
| to settle in Manchester during the winter
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