The critic., 1890-12-30

Nine. Modicska will probably appear in
London next May. She will be seen rs
id,iGWe LecoHujr'r, and in "Measnrc for
Measure" as well as in Donna DIANA
Mrs. Langtry is doing well with her
the London Princess. The theatre has
been crowded, and she has found it
necessary to put in additional rows of
stalls.
DIR. NJ. \. Dauphin, n native of Alsacc-
Lorraine, for twenty years president of
the Louisiana Lottery Company, died ut
his residence in New orleans, December
26, aged SO years,
Edwin Booth is close upon 60 years Of
age, which, coupled with the fact that he
is Il sufferer from chronic dyspepsia,
causes him TO take life easy.
+. Anstey. the wcll-known English
writer will contribute to "lIarper's Maga-
zine" for January an interesting article on
London Music Halls" which will be il
Illustrated from drawings by Joseph Pen
nell.
Frank Il. Stockton's two-part story, to
begin in the January "Scribncr's,h Is u
marine tale, entitled "'rhc Water Devil" !"
and II is said to be in his most ingenious
manner. 1t contains mystery, the So
luton of which will puzzle and surprise
the most acute fcaucf.
Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop better known
as the indefatigable traveller, Miss Isabella
Bird, has obtained from the Maharaja of
Kathmir the grant of piece of land on
which to erect hospital and dispcnsary
for women, the first building of this kind
ever thought Of in the domain of his
| Highness.
A London paper says that considerable
| comment was occasiOned on Monday by
| the exalted position accorded to the bust
| of Richard Wagner among the famous
composers i'll the Lord Mayors show.
Mendclssohn, Beethoven, Bach, Handel
and Mozart were figured in plebeian plas-
| ter hut Wagner was of bronze. This, we
| understand, was not meant rs a reflection
on the genius Of the great masters, but
was dictated by the strange fact that 10
| plaster cast Of the Bayreuth master was
| forthcoming"
| Henrik lbsen's new drama, about
| which there has been so much anticipa-
ton, is in the printers hands at last, and
will probably be issued in Copenhagen
about New Years Day." says the London
| -iMcDoUnt. "Alr. Gosse is engaged upon
an. English versi ion of IT, which will be
| published as nearly simultaneously rs pos
sible with the original, in London, by Mr..
Heinemann, and in New York, by Mr..
| Lowell
Francis Wilson, the wcll-known come
dian, has avery entertaining autobiography
ical paper called II Remember" IN
the January "Lippincott." Mr.. Wilson
| began his stage life as clog-dancer, and
| subsequently joined minstrel company
| He forsook the burnt-cork profession fol
| the legitimate drama, and at length found
his. true vocation in comic opera. This
| variety OF stage experience enables Mr.
| InfnrnStinn story N
his life.
| Rubnstein is by parentage Jew, and
has consequently been exposed to thu
| yirulcnce of the Jew-haters in the crca,
de Ia creme of Russian society. For many
years he has been lionized by all classes
and recently, on the occasion of his celc
brating the jubilee of his musical career
he was loaded with honors by the Car
while ovations were offered him in al
ing married q lady of the Russian nObilit,
went long way toward consolidating hi
position on footing of equality in Rus
sian society. The preachers of anti
Semitic doctrines, are, however, incXor
able; and in certain sections among tn
upper ten thousand, an Israelite, whcthe
baptized or not, Is regarded with an inc
radicable repugnance.
"rhe impetuous lover of l. Ecole de
Femmes' is, for the first time probably il
the history of the Theatre Francois, reI
resented BY an actor who Is really
YOUTH" says the Paris correspondent q
the London Daily 7eIcgrdph. IA. NJ. Dt
helly, who gained the first prize at the las
examination at the Conservatoire, has jus
made his debut at the Maison dc Molicrt
and he is, ! am told, only nineteen year
of age. lie had no sooner bounded on til
stage and delivered his first line than tn
| -
uttered by way of exclamation all over III
house. In every movement and in ever
intonation the imitation of VI. Dehelly
master was manifest to an almost ridicl
lous degree. Just as the other day we la
in lie Dept AmoureuX' u wonderful
close imitation Of NJ, Coquolin, senior, frol
his son Jean, So we had Delaunay bgck ]
the person of his fayoritc, pupil. Th
Young men doubtless will both of thei
throw off this habit of mimlcry in tim
and develop style of their own"
Miss Kate NIarsden, the young Enslis
woman who is making the rounds Of th
hospitals for lepers, to qualify herself f.
work among those afflicted creatures, wa
lately invited to an audience by th
khediva Of Egypt. Miss Marsden, havin
no baggage with her, made her appearance
in an old black travelling gown, a blac
bonnet much the worse for wear, and
pair Of heavy boots made for trampln
about Siberia, in which she was compelle
20 clump her way into the royal presence
But the well-brcd hostess betrayed no col
sciousncss of defects, made the dowd
young visitor warmly welcome, and prom
ised her both sympathy and assistance.
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson W,
born in Edinburgh, November 49, lS5
lie was educated in his native town, Il
tending the academies and finally III
university. lie was intended for an eng
necr as his father aud grandfather ha
both been eminent in that profession; bl
he did not inherit the family talent
that line, and preferred to study law. Il
was admitted To the bar, but only receive
one brief. He then Travelled, visiting III
rope and the United States, making
journey across this country. In 1870, b
fore his return to Europe, he was ma
rled. He then went TO France, whore
resided some time but being quite O
invalid he resumed his travels, visitir
Australia and the South Sea Islands. i
took up his residence at last on one Of Il
I Samoan Islands.