The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-17

the critics. Nym Crnkle says it is the sombre
old play of Henry Dunbar" with the addition of
"a meaningless collection of servants, newsbOys,
old maids, fops, and ingenues which delay and
obscure the interest of the story and fill the stage
with the idlest and most tiresome chatter
Mena Cleary is well remembered here as a
promising young member of the Bostonian Opera
Company. She has been studying in Paris of
late, and on her way home to America not long
ago stopped in London. D'Oyley Carte heard
her sing, was greatly pleased with her, ana made
recently as Gidnnettd in 'tThe Gondoliers " and
seems at once to have made a first-rato impress
sion.
Among the new farce-comedies to be produced
the coming season will be High Tide" the
author of which is Louis De Lange. the operatic
comedian, who has made so many friends in this
city during his summer engagements here. Gen.
Barton, the well-known promoter of theatr ical
enterprises, will manage the venture. Louis De
Lange himself will take the leading part in
High Tide" and AL. Clark will be a member of
the company.
Helen Dauvray, in making up the cast of her
new play, 1.-The Whirwind" soon to be produced
in New York, found that an important female
role just suited Miss Johnstone Bennett, clever
young actress whom Washington theatre-goers
well remember. Miss Bennett is under engage
ment to Richard Mansfield, but Miss Dauvray is
brave little woman, boldly sought out the ter
ribe Richard, and requested the loan" of the
actress she desired during the month of October!
Richard granted the request, and Miss Bennett
will be loaned, on what collateral is not stated.
While Augustn Daily and A. NJ. Palmer, who
regard themselves as the great American mana
gers have been abroad all summer gathering up
foreign plays for production at their New York
houses, Charles Frohman has made ready to con-
tinue his highly successful and commendabe ex-
pertinent of giving home talent a chance. He is
organizing the stock company for his new house
open for the preliminary season September with
Gillette's new comedy, "All the Comforts of
Home" The regular season will begin October
rof
named, which David Belasco and James De Mile
are specially writing for Manager Frohman.
The Juch Opera Company will be the biggest
on the road the coming season. 1t will have
repertory of twenty three grand operas and vast
quantities Of special scenery. costumes and
properties; Payne Clarke, an American tenor,
VINO Is said to have had great success with Carl
Rosa in England; Otto Rothjens, the German
baritone; Franz velta. whom every one, here
Knows; j. U. Merin, the well-known basso;
Georgine Won Januschowsky, soprano; Miss LIZ.
zie Macnicho the splendid Washington con-
tralto, and Carotta Macondo, the soprano, who
for three seasons has been with the Bostoniaps,
will, in addition to Miss Juch, be the leading
members of the company.
Two weeks from tomorrow evening the Nc
Caull Opera Company will give the first produc-
ton in English of 1.-THE Seven Suabins" at Ham
merstein's Harlem Opera House. The event is
est, as the recognition accorded this opera when
1t was produced in German last winter leads us
to expect work that possesses some graceful
and br1lliant musical numbers. The libretto is
the work of two German humorists, Hugo Witt
man and ]. Bauer. while the English version is
from the pen of Harry b. Smith, the adapter of
Glover" and is said to embody a story that is
both dramatic and humorous The cast will in
clude Lilly Post, Josephine Knapp, Annie My
Olcott. Robert Dunbar, and r. f. Cotton. The
scenery is entirely, new, painted by Maeder and
from designs furnished Nine. CottrelIy by the
author.