The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-27

for the new productions The scene Of
the ne W opera, 1.-THE Tyroieans,n II
located In the heart of the mountains ia
the Tyrol, and two elaborate scenes are
being painted for It by Henry Hoyt.
De used In the production were purchased
from The peasant tailors in the country
where the scene is laid The great
SUCCESS OF the opera throughout
Germany and Austria is due,
in large measure TO the
aboundz. Marie Tempest makes her
debut in the Casino IN the part of Adam,
g boy OF the mountains. Cavalleria
husticana Is nearly ready for production
The fnal rehearsals will be held during
the next few days. Il has been decided
70 sell the seats and boxes for the first
night at pubic auction. in the auditorium
OF the Casino, next Wednesday afternoon,
September 80, at i've O'clock
Virginia Harnedss faint, fall and roll
over on the staircase in the third
act OF 'sThe Dancing Girl' is town
talk. 1t IS about as clever q bit Of
stage tumbling as Sarah Bernhardt
did In AS ia Looking Glass for the
benefit Of the Paris bouievardiers. Like
many other bits OF s'business," however,
that have become prominent. because Pc
cullar, Miss Harned's fall, when first ex-
ecnted. was an accident l was corgrat-
ulating her upon it last week. when she
told me this: ION the first night" she
sud, my foot caught in my dress, and
fell heavily and rolled 10 the footlights.
The audience applauded ana applauded.
and so I've done it every night. But It's
made me black and blner'
It was Western paper that headed an
Item "carmencita on a tear when it
really intended to convey an idea that
the Spanish danseuse was making tour
through the country.
Mr.. Mansfieidss new character, Nero,
the play being written for him by Mr..
Sullivan. The New York critics are
agreed that Mr.. Mansdeld's Nero isn't a
BIT like Nero; and Of course they know.
Some OF them used to 20 to school with
him and the Others have seen the picture
OF the tyrant. taken on the spot. for illus
trated papels with which they were con-
nected.
Bill Nye's "Cadi," produced In New
York last Monday. Is funny. but the dra-
matte work reminds one of Mark
Twain as illustrated in Colonel Sell
lers.' The fun made a succession OF hits,
out the play WASN'T IN the procession.
The other new pieces for the week were
John McNally's Boys and Girls which
made hit at the New Park, and John
Douglas 'Darlington's Widow which
scored moderate success at the Column
bus.
Sydney RosenfeIa's new play. "The
Club Friend. in which Roland Reed is
playing at the Star Theatre is doing a
very poor business and will probably not
serve the talented comedian.
"The Soudan. at the Academy, is doing
badly and the play viii not have as long
New York run as was allotted to 1t
Neither will .sNfobe y az the Rlion which
shows unmistakable signs OF weakening.
''The Struggle of Life at the Standard,
aud .sThe Dancing Girl" at the Lyceum,
az first not well received. have botn
jumped into popular favor. II Mr.
Frederick Paulding would run the first
over cheap theatre circnit THE Struggle
Of Life" would be money winner.
Harry Lacy played the hero in the
''Still Alarm inst 200 times and never
missed performance ne was advertised
for in spite of twelve weeks of ia Grip. y
Twelve hundred times are quite enough
for one play. Mr.. Lacy feels, and as he
has gotten all the glory out of hremen
West Point boy in a play written for him
by A. Z. Wheeler (Sym Crinkle).
Lillian Lawson, very yourg and
pretty Californian, who some time since
made very successful debut in san
Francisco as Juliet, has arrived in New
York to seek theatrical opening.
Davis & Hendricks, managers of "The
President, have dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Davis has returned TO New York.
Eileen. an American opera, by A. NJ.
Salyer and n. Goodman, was produced
for the first time at Topeka. Kan. 5 .p-
TENDER 2l- 1t WAS moderately success
full
The seats for the first production OF
s.Thermidor" in New fork, are 10 be
sold at auction October /. az Charles
fr0hman's Twenty-third street Theatre
William Stafford has entered a suit for
a divorce from his wife, Evelyn Foster
Louis James and Frederic Warde pool
issues next season aud star 50iaily. They
promise to produce the new plays, The
Lions Mouth aud sMemnonp
Charles Harris Is next year to star in
play called "The Tenuesseaus. For aim
is made the remarkable claim that he is
the only actor that can initiate the diA-
lects of the white people of the South.
The rest. without any exception, talk
'snlgger. /"
Gossip has It that Marie Jansen. Just re-
turned from Europe, is TO marry r. c.
Bass, OF Bass ale fame.
II is said that IN the five weeks the bus
iuess OF young Einmet's "FTitz In Ire
land" has averaged S6f performance
over that Of his fathers season in the
same territory: which is good taine for
young Fritz, IL true.
Walden Ramsey, who was Jersey City
boy and for thirteen years member or
the A. NJ Palmer stock company, has re-
signed his position to become instructor
or elocution at the Chicago Conservatory.
Mckee Rankin has become a grand
father, his daughter Gladys, now Mrs.
sydney Drew. having presented her liere
lord with a bouncing baby boy.
Charles FrohmaD's new Columbia
Theatre. tn Boston. IS beauty 1t Is to
be astz1ctly comedy house, and In it will
be pro iueei the works II Bronson
Howard. Sardou. Gilllettee. Bslasco and