The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-30

ately or after four weeks notice. and that un-
der no consideration would she leave the present
company until the close of the present season
by the requirements of her contract she is bound
to her present manager until some time in June
of next year.
Francis Wilson thinks of spending all next sea-
son at the Broadway Theatre, New York.
Every one who ever saw her will rejoice to
know that Julia Marlowe is getting we'll
Robert Mantell wears blonde wig in "Ham-
let" and 1t is said he looks every inch prince.
Ermete Novelli is the name of an Italian actor
who has achieved a success in "Othello,, greater
than Salvini's.
During his engagement at the Biou next
week Charles T. Ellis will observe his custom of
distributing presents for the children and flowers
for the ladies.
Margaret Mather's production of Shakespeares
'Cymbeline" was seen at the Columbus Theatre,
Harlem, Monday night and some of the critics
said pleasant things about her Tmogcn.
Bob Downing is almost ready to produce the
latest addition to. his repertory Dumas's Sara
Gen." He willstake the role of an Arabian slave
Bob will make vigorous son of the desert.
The Faust Up to Date" company has closed
its season, every penny of salaries having been
paid. Kate Castleton, who has been playing the
leading role, is SAID to have been vocaly indis-
posed.
Washington theatre-goers are fortunate that
Bronson Howard's great war drama, "Shenan-
doah" will be presented here by the No. com
pany with the New York cast 1t comes to the
National Theatre next week.
Hillary Bells painting THE Duel at Fontain-
bleau," is on exhibition at Ograms, on the Ave-
nue., and is attracting much attention. The
scene represented is a reproduction of the duel
in Robert Mantell's version of "The Corsican
Brothers,
From the descriptions of the costumes Mrs
Langtry Wearsin CLEOPATRA" sent over from
London it is safe to say that nothing the original
Cleopatra in all her glory wore was equal to one
of those gorgeous gowns in which the Jersey
Lily array 8 herself.
Minnie Palmer declares she will never make
up with her husband the famboyant John Il.
Rogers, who recently attempted to carve her
with a big knife, and of course if Minnie refuses
to make up with him, being an actress, she will
have to make up without him.
Grant Parish, OF this city, signed contract
last week to play repertory of comedies and
dramas in Havana Cuba, and Kingston, Ja-
maica, for period of two months. the English
and American colony in both islands guarantee
ing Manager Parish against loss.
Henry Arthur Jones, author of THE Middle
man" 1.-The Silver King" Saints and Sinners,r
etc., was a drummer for a wholesale dry goods
house in London His first effort at dramatic
authorship was "A Clerical Error" which was
accepted and produced by Wilson Barrett.
"Pippins," a comic musical what-s-it lbretto
by j. Cheever Goodwin, was produced at the
Broadway Theatre, New York, on Wednesday
night Some of the critics were almost riotous
next day in their protests against the bad puns
in it. The production seems to have been o very
painful occasion.
Among the forthcoming dramatic productions
of interest is that of Tennyson's .A'Becket"
which Lawrence Barrett is preparing to put on
the stage of the Broadway Theatre New York,
in January. The poet has authorized this use of
the work, and Barrett's previous treatment of
poetic literature warrants the confidence that he
will accomplish something very fine in this in
stance.
The National Conservatory of Music of New
York, has added to its faculty as professor of
violin Nine. Camilla Urso. 1t will be remem-
bered that Nine. Urso was the first girl admitted
to the violin classes of the Paris Conservatory.
AT the time OF her application Auber was the di-
rector. Recognizing the talents of the girl he
opened the doors to her, and since that time all
girls of special promise have been welcomed.
There is no journalistic avenue for deception
and misnformation more industriously utilized
than the cable department of our daily news
pdperS. Ine UrOSS measurements OF tneSe Lon
don correspondents are notorious, especially with
to new productions in London and
Paris. The Washington HERALD cites two re-
cent cases that illustrate the fagrant abuse of
power by the cablers. Bernhardts CeOpdtrd is
a failure, and so is Mrs. Langtry's Cleopatra, but
the Paris and London correspondents proclaimed
both to be phenomenal successes, in the face Of
truth and the intelligent estimates of the quail
fled foreign critics.-N. T. Mirror.
Some one comes forward with the expression
of fear that if Maggie Mitchell makes big
SUCCESS in Lady Tom,' her new play. "Fanchon"
and the shadow dance will disappear forever
from the stage. In this connection it is recalled
that the shadow dance once coupled the names
of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Maggie Mitchell
while the literary world held its breath and the
dramatic world shook with laughter. 1t is an
fact that in 1868 the great phil
osopher, the ddcldntddO, actually wrote poem
which he inscribed to the only FdnchOn. Nay,
more, that there could be no possible misappre-
hension, he called it '"Fhe Shadow Dance" and it
one of the prettiest things in verse that ever
came from the Hub.
The announcement that Lawrence Barrett will |
soon produce Tennyson's gloomy tragedy,
'A'Becket," recalls that year ago Barrett
who was then in London, accepted Charles Os-
Dornes newly written tragedy, "Thomas
A A'Becket," founded on the same historical sub
ect. 1t was then announced that an elaborate
production of Osborne's play would be feature
Of Mr.. Barrett's tour in l890-9l But difficulty
arose. The manuscript of the play was delivered
20 Barrett, who, after retaining it some time, re-
5urned it TO Osborne, suggesting number of
alterations. Osborne declined to make them on