The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13
stage Notes.

Light refreshments, in the shape of ices
and temperance drinks, are now served TO
visitors at the round tables in the West
ern half of the Madison Square Garden.
With Strauss to fill the ears with mis- ex-
quisite measures; with the finest ballet
New York has ever seen to intoxicate the
eye, and with refreshing congelations to
cool the caloric inner man, the entertain
ment to be enjoyed at this great resort is
now complete.
Castles in the Airlv is able to draw
during these hot evenings and pay the
management for the trouble and great
expense incurred. 1t is very amusing
entertainment, interspersed with deli
cious melody and in addition to Mr.. De
Wolf Hopperz-the bright particular star
of the entertainment-the opera is en-
nvened by the merry antics of Thomas O
Seabrooke. dainty Della Fox, and the Elk
cellent singing of Marion Manola
Sophie Eyre, the English tragedienne.
will produce grand spectacular and dra,
matte production of Joan of Arc,n at
the Amphion Theatre, Brooklyn, Septem-
Der s.
The reception of Sarah Bernhardt in
London with Joan of Are" was decided
ly cold. The critics say that the acting
of the tragedienne fell short OF the spec
tacular magnifcence. Hard on Sarah,
1t is said TO be quite probable that A
NJ. Palmer WILL bring the enNre Shaftes-
bury Theater Qlondon) company to this
country, to appear at Palmer's Theater
next season. According TO present plans
they sail for America on the City of
Paris on October l.
Otis skinner, who is playing in London
with Adelaide Moore, is most highly
spoken of by the critics for his Romeo. y
The st. james Gazette says it is "a firm
ernest and intelligent performance.
One of the newest features in Castles
II ~
by DeWolf Hopper in the second act, en-
titled:-"Do you Catch the Idea?" 1t is
an exceedingly amusing number, and is
accompanied by much good business.
1t is something of a tumble from Bern
hardt to Winston, but Margaret Mather
has accepted the latter as her leading
''inan" for the coming season. Charlotte
Cushman could not make male tragic i'm
presentations acceptable, but JEANNE
Winston may do better
John J.. Sullivan will begin his career
as an actor, and, at the same time, open
the fall season at Niblo's on August is
with the new play. Honest Hearts and
Willing Hands, which Duncan Harrison
IS now writing for him.
j. II. Hill will probably open the season
at his Standard Theatre little earlier
than at first anticipated. Negotiations
are now IN progress for q new farce
comedy called "The U. S. Mall" with
Frank Davis as the star, to open the the
atre on August IS. Minnie Palmer will
follow with her new play. My Prima
DONNA on September ], for run OF
several weeks, after which Gus Thomas
Reckless Temple" will be produced
with Maurice Barrymore as the stellar
feature.
A paper in this city called Miss Urqu-
hart "big fat thing recently but Isa-
belle only smiled one of her dreamy. far
of smiles and took in few inches more
in her tennis belt and scored one more on
her free advertisement list.
w. S. Daboif, as the Baron in 1.-THE
Crystal Slipper has made a creation al
most as funny in its way as his Rayennes
ii '.Ernlinie-"
A Brooklyn paper said last week; Mr..