The morning call., 1891-05-10

Il LIE MOA1N LINZ VAL
ferrous claims. Germany was not regarded as
the only nursery for singers. And the singers
art was considered, not her birthplace. But we
have changed all that"
Ellen Terry's Experiences.
This somewhat famous English actress is writ
Ing her personal professional experiences In a
series OF articles published in the London New
Review. They are interesting as a record.
UPSET BY a GO-CART.
She says that the first play IN which she acted
Was "a Winters Tale" She was east Tor the
small role of Mamilius, and this is how she
young heart swelled with prIde-I can recall the
sensation now-when 1 was told what | had to
do. There Is something. suppose, in a woman's
nature which always makes her recOlleet how
she va dressed at any especially eyentful mo-
ment of her life; and l can see myself as Il il
were yesterday IN my little red aud white coat
very short-Very pink silk stockings, and row
OF iieht sausage curis-niy mother was always
very careful that they should be in perfect order
ano reguiariiy-elnstered round my head A
small so-eari, Which IL was my duty TO drag
ABOUT the stage, was also keen source OF pride
aud great trouble to me. My first dramatic
failure dates from that go-eart. / was told TO
run about with il on the Stage, ana while carry
Ing out my instructions with more Vgor than
discretion, trlnped over the handle and down l
came on my back. a titler ran through the
house, ana l lett that my career as an actress
was ruined forever. Bitter and eOpious were the
tears shed, bui am not sure that the incident
mas materially altered the course of my ife."
LIFE ON THE ROAD.
When the keans gave up management Ia Lon
don MISS Ierry's parents took her and her sister
on tour. when they played in drawing-room
fve." SAYS Miss Terry, '.aiIhcugn only two of us
were acting. For there were my father and
mother, aud my sister Kate and myself, aud
Sidney NaYioT, WHO took the very important
part of orchestral We Travelled 10y carriage and
what an odd collection we werei Father was,
what we VIII cali for courtesy's sake stage man
ager bat ia reality he used 10 set the little Stage
himself, abd do all tile work which fails 10 the lot
OF stage manager aud an army Of carpenters
combined. My mother used TO coach US
up III our parts, dress lis, make US 60
to sleep some part OF the day so that
We might look fresh at night, and look
after US generally. air. NaylOr who was then
quite boy, besides diScoufstug most eloquent
music IN the evening during The Drawing
room Entertainment would amuse us-me most
eSpeeially-by being very entertaining himself
IN our journeys from place TO place and making
Us all laugh about-wel. mostly about nothing at
all! We visited a great many small towns, aud
we got about 8l0 or e15, Iahink, at each place
-eaeh day new place. 1t was great fun-the
traVeiing-and our lille plays were very pretty.
in one OF them my sister used 10 do a scene from
King john la Mrs. Charles Kean, and used
10 look on at the side and weepi-and 80 did the
audience, tool / hope to make Lyceuln audi.
enee weep some day myself for the woes OF
Constance, ana Pm sure TO initiate my sister
Kate, for | remember il all quite WELL and
shall be pleased If can do 1t half as we'll"
Frohman's Stock Company.
Charles Frohman has rapidly forged ahead to
the trout rank of American theatrical managers.
and his ambitious work in organizing lirst-class
stock companies is warmly appreciated by
theaier patrons in all the large cities. Mr. Froh-
man was always aveTse to handling stars, his
ambition having been 10 give presentations
which would appeal 10 the public by the excel.
lenee OF their ensemble rather than through The
individual merits Of 4 single clever performer.
Shenandoah, - which had no stellar Light at lis
head, proved coneluSyely To him that stars were
not needed 10 insure the welfare of a merltOrl0us
llay He produced several bright comedies by
W. II. Gillette ana IN The meantime worked at
the formation OF stock company 10 be located
in New Hotk City, and which should be one Of
remarkable strength. IL was no simple under
taxing, for the reason that he was Obliged 10
secure corps of players who could compete
with such celebrated organizations as those COLI
tr0lled by The IYceum Iheater aud AueuStin
Daily. MIR. Frohman went 10 work quietly and
at the end of a few months announced the COM
pet0n of company consisting OF twenJysiX
people aud embracing the names OF some OF the
besl-kDown actors Oh the American stage. Man
ayers shook their heads dOuhlfuy when the
scheme was made public. asserting that the days
Of stock theaterS were over.
MEN AND wOMEN."
Mr.. FFohmaB, Sanguiue OF success prepared
Tor his production OF 'Men and Women" by De
Mile and Belasco, two authors whose plays had
previously gone exclusively to the Lyeeum
Wife" were In no small degree responsible for
the popular favor won by that company. The
new production achieved instant recognition OF
Tire most substantial qualify and the STOCK com
pany was an assured success. 1t is said that the
gratifying outcome was we'll merted, as the
organization proved a most praiseworthy one in
every respect-th0rOughly equipped with all the
necessary requirements for its field of endeayOT.
There are a number OF clever young people in
tie Mth abu " omeh1 company put t0e major
iiy OF them claim nan1es thoroughly familiar to
play goers. Among the most important may be
mentioned Frederic de BelieYilie, Frank Nor
daunt, Leslie Allen, William Morris, Il. A.
Roberts, 0TTin johnson, NJ A. Kennedy, +. &.
Valentine, J. c. Blackstone, Arthur Hayden,
Richard Marowe, Sydney Armstrong, Maud
Adams, Odette Tyler, Eta Hawkins, Annie
Adams, Maude White ana Adela MeaSor,
Personal and Other Jottings.
Marcus NJ. Henry is engaged in developing a
music project FOR tue benefit OF the people of San
Jose.
NJ. Albert L. Guile is In New York, where he
will be heard IN a number oil concerts and fesLi-
walls DUNG the present month aud June.
son of Ole Bull, said TO have inherited his
fathers talent as a y0nist. VIII pay America
visit i'm September and will probably be heard Ia
number OF concerts.
A New York exchange says: "We are threat
ened With the return of Remenyi. Some persons
may have forgotten that Remenyi Is a yonlst.
He Is an untamed Hungarian WHO does a great
deal Of his playing with his face. He has made
arrangements TO come over next fall and begin
Kidding on September 18Th. lie Is TO receive
$4,000 aud all his expenses for tour Of six
months. Ii appears 10 be a profitable thing 10
know how TO slide horse-hair over cat-gni."
The Matrimonial engagement OF Miss Attalie
Claire, young American comic opera singer,
with one of the sons of Tie Marquis OF Salisbury
Is announced.
Liberatl The cornet soloist. is the chief MI
steal feature at the Casino eden Musee1, New
YORK.
Tie first banjo concert ever given on the
oag4i Ftaa faI. rfu m Hall
Wednesday evening. MAY goth, under The dfee-
tisn of Mir. Charles M0ieli.
Rose Coghlan had appeared as Lady Barter In
the play OF That name at Palmer's Thealer, New
York. The Herald says there is no moral 10 The
piece and that IL Is full of long weary talks, poor
Jokes, win repetLions.
stock company ia "Men and Women" The home
theater is occupied by Mr.. FrOhman's comedy
company in MIR. Mlknson's Widows" The
latter piece has proved an immense laughing hit.
A benefit concert for litI!e Carrie Bowes. a
promising young pianiste. will take place at
Steinway Hall on Tuesday evening next, May
18TH.
Daniel Frohman's Lyeeum Theater Company,
with Georgia CayvaB, Herbert Kelley n.
WheatcTofI w. j. lie Moyne aud other favor
ties, are due az the Baldwin IN July. THE
Charity BalP' will be their opening play.
An invitation concert OF the Harmony Choral
Union viii be given AT Irving Hall on Thursday
May 21St There viii be a massive chorus of
sixty voices, assisted by Miss Loleta LeYet, con-
tralto, and the Apollo male quartet. Robert
Il0yO, conductor.
Miss Mabel Jennings, daughter OF Louis j.
Jennings, ~. L. for Stockport. was married III
London, April 30th. to Mr. James Leigh. Mrs.
Jennings, the brides mother, was formerly Miss
Madeline Henrques of the Broadway Theater
Company, New York.
Lanetry receives $3.50 a week for playing in
Augustus Harris revival oil "FoTmosa"
Nellie MeHenry has discarded 'Chain Light
ming"
Sol Smith RusselPs profits this season exceed
by $4,000 those OF last.
Esther Lyon OF The "Yon Yonson'' Company
objects TO The manner in which Gus Heege the
star. kisses her. She says the kind OF kisses
Heeee inflicted upon her. she thought, should
only be given 10 lady by an accepted lover, her
husband or ber guardian. III guardians" are TO
be placed in The same category with husbands
aud lovers there is likely 10 be general scramble
by the men for such desirable positions.
Minstrel companies are reported by the Chi
cago Inter Ocean TO have played 10 wreiched
business in the East Of late, and matters have