Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-11

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her death scenes. Frank Blair, in ballet
dress, is true copy of Cornalba or
Bonfanti. Nellie McHenry as sporty
billiardist can reproduce Ralph Delmore.
Dick Golden can initiate the Canuck
dialect of Mckee Rankin. When Burt
Haverley sings Italian you would imag-
inc you heard Campanini. Alf Hampton
is taken for Nat Goodwin when he wants
to be. Lee Harrison might pass for Sam
uel Posen Curtis if he wished. Nat
Goodwin is clever in his imitation of
Stuart Robson.
Lady Dunlo is a well-known figure
among the army of New York men who
regularly visit London in the spring. AS
Belle Billion she was always as accessi-
men who lived at the big hotels and
lounged at the supper clubs which
Americans frequent. She was very lib
orally advertised by the great sale which
her photographs had here three or four
years ago. She wore costumes which
were marvels of dress-making ingenuity,
and which revealed more of the wearer
than the costumes of almost any of the
other music hall divinities. Naturally
photographs of Miss Billion thus attired
caught the exclusive taste of the cigaret-
te manufacturers, and the face and fig
ure of the daughter-in-law OF the Earl Of
Clancarty were exhibited to millions of
people in this country. She is not all
that the reporters of divorce court paint
her. She was a robust, self-contained,
blue-eyed and plump woman, whose age
might be anywhere from 80 to SO, and
whose good nature was excessive. Lon
don women are shrewd and London
bred lords are not. Lord Dunlo, whose
full name is William Frederick lie Poor
Trench, is described as weakened,
weak-faced, beardless boy, with reddish
hair and head that runs back to an
angle.
1t will be remembered that during his
tour in America with the Patti cam
pany last winter Sig. Tomango, although
earning $1,000 week, practiced economy
to the extent of penuriousness. In New
York he lived in a cheap room and
cooked his own meals, even buying his
beer by the pitcher to reduce expenses.
1t was said that he carried small oil
stove in the sleeping-car, on which he
boiled eggs and made his coffee, to the
disgust of other passengers. He has
lately put all his savings into hand
some residence, and will retire from the
stage. He may be said to have paid
high price for luxurious ease.
Dion Boucicault believes that in Sol
Smith Russell he has found the legiti-
mate successor to Joseph Jefferson. He
like methods. Each is gifted with
pleasant personality, on which depends
much of the effect produced. The scope
Of zach ia q hoI1t tho cona R1cco1l ovoolu
in facial mobility. Jefferson in touches
of tenderness. The character composed
for the former comedian in "The Tale of
a Coat" is one of those seriocomic por-
traits similar to those the author for
merly supplied to Mr.. jefferson, and
which mainly tended to shape his career
such was Rip Van Wrinkle. Caleb
Plummer and Salem Scudder.
Agnes Huntington very nearly paid for
her patriotism with her life at the re-
cent Henly regatta on the Thames in
England. She got so excited during the
contest for the diamond sculls between
Psotta and the English favorite, that ST. e
overbalanced herself and got wetting
in Father Thames. 1t is, however, a
proverb that no one is ever drowned at
Henley, and so Miss Agnes Huntington
and her Paul jones' venture are
spared to her expectant country in gen.
eral, and Boston in particular.
A. M. Palmer, in an interview in Lon
don. said, when asked about the recent
American season: "The salient lesson
of the year in America is the fact that
its two greatest monetary successes have
been American productions, dealing with
American subjects, one of which was
shenandoah by Bronson Howard.
Public taste in America seems to be
tending perceptibly in the direction of
home STORIES" And Mr.. Palmer
had the first refusal of Shenandoah"
Manager Henry Abbey sailed July %,
with his wife, for five weeks visit to
Europe, the main purpose of which is to
complete arrangements for Sarah Bern
hardt's appearance in this country,
which has been postponed to December
because M. Sardou's illness has delayed
the completion of her play CLEOPATRA"
Mr.. Abbey says he has trustworthy in
formation that Patti will never again
sign in opera in America, and that she
will not visit the country until 1892.
Corinne, once an infant burlesque
phenomenon, now full-grown young
Wolndil, VIII appear OIl lIlls COdSI III Her
burlesque of Carmen, ""Monte Cristo,"
"Arcadia" and paul Jores." Corinne's
other name is Flaherty. Awful combin-
alton. At least her mothers name is
Flaherty. In these days of lightning
matrimonial change it is hardly safe to
venture on the real name of profession
ais.
On August IS, Fay Templeton opens
the Fourteenth Street Theatre with
'Hendrik Hudson" for run, but Fay
and her old manager, E. E. Rice, have
dispute about an old broken contract,
which may, however, be patched up in
time. After Fay's Tun the house be-
comes a combination theatre, playing
first "Blue Jeans"
Mary Anderson Navarro is spending
few weeks in the English lake country,
where she escapes vulgar curiosity and
rounds out the blissful honeymoon pc
riod amid the most charming scenery.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker is
said to be contemplating injunction pro-
ceedings against the gu. S. Mail" for
caricaturing him in the part of " John
Moneymaker."
Amy Roselle, the English actress has
been engaged to play the principal fe-
male role in Locke and Davis big pro-
duction of Nero"