The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-18
STAGE Notes.

Pat Rooney has made hit In his new
piece, "Lord Rooney" by William Carroll.
New York has lost none OF its liking for the
Kendals. They were received with enthusiasm
by big audience when they opened their
third season at the Star Theatre Monday
night. Curtain calls were many and Mrs.
Kendall threw kisses from her finger-tips.
Alice Cash, well known here, has joined the
company playing that unhappily named drama
"Mugg's Landing"
Mr.. Wilton Lackaye, OF this city, is now
playing in England in Mr.. Hadden Cham
bers' very successful piece, ''The Idler." Mr..
Lackaye takes the part of Simon Strong, and
has received exceptionally warm commenda-
t1on from the newspapers Of London and of
the provincial English cities. When 1t is con-
sidered that American actors have to contend
with no small amount Of prejudice In Eng
land, and that critics arc much more severe
there than here, Mr.. Lackaye's success Is oil
the more remarkable.
Joseph j. Bowling and Sadie Hassen are on
their farewell tour in America They are
presenting "The Red Spider'' and s'Nobody's
Claim" two of their most successful West
ern melodramas.
''Geoffrey Middleton, Gentleman" and "a
Modern Match'' are the two new society plays
that the Pitou Sock Company are to produce
at the New National Theatre during their
engagement, which commences on Monday
evening, October 20.
Washington Lodge Of Elks naturally proud
of the great success of Mr.. Tim Murphy in
The Texas Steer" showed their appreciation
In a handsome manner on Thursday evening.
After the fall Of the curtain on the first act
Mr.. E. b. Hay arose In the audience, the cur
tain was rung up again, and Mr.. Hay handed
over the footlighte q magnificent basket of
roses. He then told Mr.. Murphy what
the Elks thought of him, and Mr.. Murphy re-
piled In fitting manner. Mr.. Murphy was q
welcome guest at the Press Club and Columbia
Club during the week, and In many ways was
made to feel that he had many friends here
who were proud of his success
Now we are to have 'Cavalleria Rusticana''
as drama, with an Italian actress, Mme
Marazzi-Diligenti, In the leading female role
and rather indifferent American support.
1t will be put on in Philadelphia Monday
night.
Some enemy of Marie Tempest is circula-
ting story that she drinks tea between the
acts.
Nine. Minnie Hauk has been made the re-
cipent of testimonial souvenir in the form of
a large silver plate Iweighing over 700 ounces.
The souvenir was subscribed for by about
forty ladies and gentlemen prominent in
Chicago society who remembered Nine.
Hauks spontaneous and generous aid of the
sufferers at the time of the big fire.
There is report currect that Bernhardt
and Coquelin will appear jointly In series of
performances in Chicago during the Ex--
position. Bernhardt's managers say they
know nothing of such scheme.
Edwin Booth has been in his quarters at
The Players Club the past week. His health
is improved, we are glad to say. There is
said to be a strong probability that he will
play few short engagements next season If
he continues to grow stronger during this
period OF rest.-NeW York Mirror
Less than two years ago, young Mascagni,
composer OF "Cayalleria Rusticana," was an
obscure, half-staryed music teacher, trying
yainly to support wife and children on an
income of $50 month. When his opera was
first produced in Italy it created tremendous
turore But Mascagai did not realize at first
the extent of his triumph When the director
OF the opera dilated upon his magnificent
triumph, and when several persons came to
him with offers OF large sums for more operas,
the poor, dazed fellow could only calculate:
"Ihank God Now l shall be able to buy my
wife new dress"