The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-08

NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Nine. Gerster will again return to the lyric
stage in London shortly.
"a Straight Tip" is the name of a farce. comedy
in which Jimmy Powers will star next season.
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Frank Mayo has revived "Nordeck, )" and acted
in 1t at the New York Third Avenue Theatre the
past week.
Donnelly and Girard, the fun-makers of NAT
ural Cas- have Joined the transatlantic process
sion to Europe.
Ellen Terry appeared at a benefit in London
the other day in the small part of the serving
maid in Married Life"
Miriam a ARMSTRONG Glenn, who is said 'b to be a a
Southern belle of great beauty. She will appear
in light opera.
son in his bald and chilly version Of Faust"
He will be supported by his daughter.
1t seems to be settled that Pauline Hall will
have an opera company OF her own next season.
She will open at Herrmann's Gaiety Theatre,
New York, in September in Il new opera.
Mary Anderson writes to friend IN Louisville
that after her marriage she and her husband will
60 70 housekeeplng III New York, residence on
Madison avenue having been secured for them.
comedy theatre in New York something after
the fashion of Tooe's Theatre IN London with
Rosina Vokes at the head of strong stock COM
panY.
Lawrence Barrett, it is said, eontemplates
son. The American stage owes much to Bar
rett's pluck and enterprise. Too bad he isn't
better actor.
The impression that Stuart Robsons first sea-
son as lone star was not profitable seems to
announced
profits were $66,7Os50. That last half dollar
looks suspicious, however.
+, is claimed that under her new manager,
Arthur E. Miller, Mile. Rhea is doing the largest
business she has ever known in her present West
ern tour. Rhca closes her season late this month
and will spend the summer in her villa near
Paris.
Theresa Vaughn and William A. Mestayer have
viii join the cast of 1.-THE Gondoliers'' at the
Savoy Theatre, London; D'Oyly Carte heard
Theresa sing while in this country, and made
her fatterlng offer.
of this city, has returned home for few weeks
rest before reSuming his position in the company
Mr.. Shine leaves the city about the middle of
| July to open the season with his star in Seattle
| WASH, August1 l.
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Extensive preparations are being made to give
| a serenade to Edward Strauss on the evening OF
June Is in New York. This out door musical
demonstration is in the hands of the Austro-
Hungarian Legation, and will be participated in
| by number Of German vocal societies, the
| band of the Eden Musee, and other musical or
! carnations.
The ever-popular young comedian, Tim Muir
|
amost successful season with Hoyt's "Brass
Monkey" Company in which he has been play
! ing one of the leading parts for the past two
years. Mr.. Murphy has just signed three years
contract with Mr.. Hoyt to appear in some of his
new comedies in course OF construction
Louis de Iange, of the Lamont Opera Com
| ington people, met with quite serious acci-
dent during the first week Of "Erminie.'' During
Of the tendons on the m Under part his left eg
and has been obliged to take rest ever since.
| He will, however, appear in 'Nadjy'' this week.
Ferdinand Schuetz, the excellent lyric tenor
VIII who won so many admirers while singing in
pany several seasons ago, has at last carried out
an intention he then had Of joining an English
Martha" with Morrissey's Opera Troupe at the
| New York Grand Opera House Monday night,
and at once met with success.
The New York critics differ as to the merits of
was produced for the first time at the Casino
Monday night last. Some of them say that the
| libretto is phenomenally stupid, the music moth
ing to enthuse over, and that Marie Halton was
received with marked frigidity. All agree,
| however, that the work was eXqusitely staged
and the miSe-en-scene as fine as anything ever
| witnessed at the Casino.
Young Salvini has made great hit in Boston
as Ldgdrdere in 1.-THE Dukes Motto" If any
one succeed Fechter it is young Salvini.
Such dancing Jacks as James O'Neil will never
fill his shoes Salvinl has the dash, the fire, and
! above all that subtle something which Richard
Mansfield lacks and which is necessary for the
heroic parts of meodrama. The young Italian
is, moreover, personally exceedingly popular,
and that goes long way.-AmericdB Musician.
One of the most successful young ladies that
ever left Washington to go upon the stage is
Miss Della Stacey, whose sweet voice, charming
presence and untiring industry have won for
her in three years an enyiable position. In "The
| Brizalions," at the New York Casino Monday
night, she scored decided hit Her many friends
here will look forward with much pleasure to
her visit to this city next season, when they may
see her in more important roles than she has
heretofore taken.
London critics speak in earnest praise of II. A.
Jones's new play, Judah" which is now run
ming in London One says that no play of late
years is full of hope for the future of the Brit
| ish drama. Americans will be grateful for this
assurance. as sooner or later we have to take the
| British dramas, good and bad. Mr.. Willard, who
takes the leading part in Judah. that of man
full of religious feryor and of lofty aims and de-
sires, until pulled down by the passion of love,
| has made a very deep impression on the London
public. Willard seems to be the coming man in
| London.
The management of the Booth Barrett Com
pany are contracting for only twenty weeks next
! season. Mr.. Charles B. Hanford, the well known
| actor of this city, who has been doing leading
heavy business with Mr.; Booth for the past three
seasons, has therefore retired from the company.
| Mr.. Hanford has lust returned to the city from