The morning call., 1890-04-27

The London actresses OF laTe years are nearly
all thoroughly educated, coming from GOOD
families and generally ladies of refinement.
There are some exceptionally agreeable people
IN Wilson Barretrs company, now on the road 10
San Francisco.
Henry Lee has leased the Madison square
Til eater for the interTegDnm between the close OF
the Aunt Jack season. April 18th, ana Tue pc
ginning OF the Mansfield season. in May. ne
has engaged superb company, Including Marie
Burroughs, SELMA Fetter, Rose Eytinge, Henry
Holland, Clarence Handyside and George Us
bourne, Tor the production OF a new play called
+" The Blue Oftcer," which is translation OF
R0fficler Bleu," by AIRY Ecilaw, interdlcted by
the French censor for political reasons. The olue
officers are members OF tie secret police Vi
Russ STA. The daughter OF a diSpossesseq Dahu,
blHn sovereign assumes the disguise OF one OF
them to ayenge her father. She acts as spy for
the Turks and manages to east suspicion upon
The sweetheart OF The Russian chief of detectives.
The play was sensational success at bIusSels'
MIR. LIE VIII play the title role
Young Tommy Russell has been receiving 500
week for playing Little Lord Fauntleroy, but
Tommy's ste faIher became so mportuuate in
his demands for more salary that Manager
French was finally compelled 10 discharge MN.
Mary Anderson's Intimate London iflehds
Claim to have received positive Information nom
the lady herself that although she viii soon take
Il husband, she viii not abandon the stage. MISS
| AnderSoh's old dresser now attached TO Lon-
don theater is said to have been notified by the
actress that her services Will be required next
season.
D'Oyy Carte is reported TO haya sunk $4,000
IN his efforts TO force The Gondoliers" upon
New York lheatergoers. John StetSOn bas also
ouSly calls "The Gone Dollars"
Miss Nadage DOree, who used 10 dodge around
the newspaper offices in Chicago and tell how
jealous Mrs. Langtry was of her beauty, BIOS
somed out there recently as star. After per
forming for tour consecutive nights ner season
Gains 10 an abrupt end.
Miss Jeifieys-LewIs is playing in New York
the pait OF Mrs. Sheppard In piece called The
knights OF Tyburn." She Is described as hand
some ana happy in the personRtion.
Chauncey Il WiHslOW, former husband OF
Sophie Eyre, was married ia New York short
Time lis second wife is mot in The probes
| sion.
Fanny Davenport is due In Minneapolis May
| 2Oth 10 contest the libel suit there pending
| against Der. She is determined TO make hard
| tight.
| PnerO's Sweet Lavender" is being translated
| INTO Italian and will Ue played al Roman thea
| Ter.
| To sraighten out contradictory reports con-
| corning Lawrence BaTretps health, the New
| York Mirror publishes an extract from letter,
! dated March 3OIl, by the actor 10 a. NJ. Palmer,
/ from Monte Carlo which reads 10 the effect that
! he Will 20 20 the baths again on April 18Th, that
! he IS having splendid time aud is in The best OF
spirits, and That he VIII be home In June, taking
| passage from Europe tie last week in May Be-
sides Tins Mir. Barrett says IN his letter: 3" ! am
getting bae~ my strength rapidly, ana take lhe
| field again in October, eager 10 make up Tor lost
time"
Lawrence Barrett is to frHetify the dream of
his life next season and play the part of Thomas
Beckett Archbishop OF Canterbury, ia a drama
| now being written by an English author.
Patti and Ravelll, rs juliet and Romeo, died
the other evening, but the curtain OF the Metro
politan stuck iast in the flies. and they had 10 re-
vlye IN full sight Of The audience. which, there
upon, demanded Home, Sweet Home"
| Mis-. Langtry Is arr angling Tor tIip around the
world. She Will not compete with BY or TRAM,
! but will play en- route. She has lost money a.
the 81. James, London
Dawson a. Blanchard OF Washington claims
| that Captain swift" is plagiarism from play
entitled Lost" he wrOe in 1886.
| AT The Grand Opera House, New York, recently
I the gallery gods whlstled 50 rhythmical ana eX-
| cellent an accompaniment 10 the melody of
| climbing Up tile Golden Stairs" as PLAYED by
OfCleStTH- Al HrSf n
clned to laugn-would not be satisfied until The
melody ana accompaniment were repeated.
| Miss Reeves says she VIII reIlIe from The stage
/ al the end OF the present season.
! theodore Thomas VIII marry Miss Rose Fay OF
| Chicago, May 18th.
Lucy Hooper's daughter, Nettie a promising
| actress. has returned 10 Paris to reside.
Tue elder Coquelin has new ambltton-to
| play Mephistopbees IN Goethe Faust" and he
has got frenchnan to make q new version of
the drama for him.
Loie Fullei's appearance at the Empire Music
Hall, IN London, proved an utter failure, aud the
| young woman was badly roasted by the critics.
Salnl-Saens, the author OF "AseaniO," who dis
! appeared so mysterously from faTis recently,
has been heard from. He is rustcaung III the
Canary Islands, and VIII return To his dlsconso-
late friends before long.
The encounter OF L. /. Barnum with Sir Ar
thur Sullivan al the Waterloo Station in London
drew out an epigram which amuseS great
many people. MIR. Barnum was standing talking
with George Glanvllle, manager Of the London
office OF Lows Exchange, who was to ship him
on To America via the fast steamer train which
runs without a stop from London 10 SOnthamp
ton. There gnes Sir Arthur Sullivan" said
Granville, as some one passed them. I'D like II
speak 10 him." said Barnum, and Sir Arthur. OF
being told OF the old showmau's Wish, came back
aud shook hands with him. Sir Arthur" saiC
Mr. Barnum, Il am glad TO have The opportunity
of meeting you. You are celebrated. / am no
toflouS"
Francis Wilson and his " Controllers" com.
pany, its orchestra and attaches numbering one
bundled, taking their costumes aud such prop
critics and stage accessories as are peculiar Il
the Wilson production, ieit Philadelphia at halt
II n no ~ he fNtr rnF .
mo New YORK IN less than TWO hours, played al
matinee 10 one of The largest and most en-
thusiastlc audiences ever seen IN PalmeT's Th5a
Ier made The run back to Philadelphia 10 one
hundred and ten minutes, aud appeared as usl.a
at the Broad-stleet IheateT. 1t Is called grea
feat.
Louise Rial has resigned from the Paul Kauval
Company 10 play The leading emotional role il
Nellie McHenry'S new Play Lady PeegY." He
engagement is for one year
In - The Shatchen," which NJ. b. curtis pro
dueed IN Rochester n. Y, lie plays a Jewisl
character who Will do anything for a commits
sion. AL the same time. he Is a good heatt ted
fellow, and ultimately saves various individual!
In the piece from absolute ruin.
Rose Eytinge has opened dramatic school IL
New York
The Australian author, lingo Tyrrell, has writ
ten comic opera which satiTIzes the little hunt
ing American heiress and The impecunious for
eIgn n0bleman.
Sophocies' tragedy Of "Aniigoue" has bee
acted recently by some OF the bluest blood BOs
ton girls.
Alvin Joslyn lost $4,000 by fire recently. Tn
SEAi
| sumed.
Little Mack" who died recently, had as a rea
name ''EDeneZer Nicholson
A novel and interesting experiment will
classic drama is to be made at the Michigan Uni
yersity, Ann Arbor, next month. 1t Will be til
first representation of Latin play In this coun
Try, and the work chosen for tie occasion is III
very antique one of Plaucus', entitled "Menach
edy of Errors"
Robert Buchanan's new play, Miss Tomboy,
was recently tiled al a matinee al The Londo
Vaudeville, and Will, In all probability, soon b
Placed IN tile regular bill in place OF the semi
failure, "Clarlssa." Miss TOmboy" Is reViS
ion of an Old comedy called 'The Relapse" b
Sir John NanbFugh. Much pruning down wa
necessary. and also. as can be imagined, III
elimination of much questionable matter.
james O'Neill has secured from Henry Irwin
the American rights to the Lyceum version @
The Dead Heat" and has arranged wit
Manager Hooley for the elaborate production q
The play at Hooley's the latter part of mex
month.
The latest threatened recruit to The ranks G
society stars is the Baroness Julie de FOuteni
Hat, a sister OF Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt
She has been studying under Dion Boueicau
and IS TO play IN comedy. She has separate
from her husband, so IL is said.
Sarcous Cleopatra" in which Sarah Bern
hardt Is TO appear. is neither an adaptation q
Shakespeare's creation nor new play. Ii wa
written by SardOu several years ago in collaDoi
alton with Emile MORGAN and was Intended fo
; The Odeon, first with Sarah Bernhardt and aftel
Ward Win Jane Hadlng In the title role. no
some reason, however. 1t was never produced
BY Satah's request, SaTdou has recently take
lile mS III hdnu ana DuqucSIel OHefed 10 prOduc
II at The Porte st. Martin. Sardou's version {
Antony's passion for the Egyptian Queen, a
though also founded on fniafch's narrative,
said 10 differ considerably from that OF Shake
speare. decidedly dubious story comes froI
Paris TO the effect that Bernhard iebearse
oany with live snake in order 10 handle Ill
asp with realism. 1t is cabl ed from London thu
Mile. Bernhard has contracted to make ;oI
OF the world beginning In this country next Sci
TENDER.
European Musical Items.
Translated from the 6azzetta Musicale OF Milan.
Faccio, the great leader OF the Orchestra
Milan, has become insane. He has been suffe
ing some time from disease OF the spine.
A thcaer in Bamberg. GERMANY, was con