The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-25

splendid opportunities for Mr.. Reeds
Com pany to appear 70 splendid adyan-
dore Rush. Miss Percy Hasweu, Miss
Mary Myers, Miss Edna Wallace, George
Fredick Nash, Charles A. Smily, VIM.
Dayidge. Julian Reed and James Doug
lass.
The Hoboken Theatre.
At the Hoboken Theatre or Monday
night the melodrama The Great Metrop-
olisp will be given. There viii be three
performances and n matinee on Wednes-
day afternoon. The play has been here
before, and the scene representing storm
at sea aud shipwreck. which brings to
view the practical working of the United
States life crew in rescuing human beings
By the sbreeches buoy'' system always
produces great enthusiasm.
Stage Notes.
The success of sCavaleria Rusticanao
and "The Tyroleanf is the most pro-
nounced the Casino has had in many
months. The inversion of the pro-
in the first Of the run the final notes Of
the "Cavalleria Rusticana" were not
hoard by half Of the audience because
the other half were leaving the theatre
owing to the lateness Of the hour, it is
now a nightly occurrence for Laura
E1Elitnis 0HdEltS DdHSttt aHQ " LII all
Pruette to receive rousing curtain ca II.
Marie Tempest and Annie Meyers are
doing delightful work in 'Ihe TYro-
lean," and rybody waits for the dainty
romance in the second act. the fixed
ness of these operas FOR the season COM
pels the production OF one act opera by
Franz Won Suppe In Philadelphia- IL
was originally planned for production In
the Casino. IL is entitled s4Flotte
Bursche,' and win be known In English
as the Jolly Students" 1t will be pre-
sented throughout the country in con-
junction with "Cavalleria Rustlcana."
The failure of Miss Eastlake's tour
seems partly due to the fact that the ven :
ture was not sufficiently backed with
funds, but even If it had been, it would
undoubtedly have been a looser. as both
Mr.. Willard and Mr. Barrett's tours are
sure TO be- II is doubtful IL any English
company, Irving's excepted, can again
swing around the American theatrical
circuit and sail away with any great
amount of eagles Neither Mir. Wynd-
ham nor Mr.. Wilson Barrett could land
they are both American favorites) If they
come over, as they have threatened to do,
with their imported companies. Inde-
pendent actors are as welcome as the
flowers In spring. and If they can act,
may count on a most royal welcome. but
the full hedged English organizations
that come over to show what ensemble
Llctnos
extent. first BECAUSE they nave not shown
anything new, and secondly because their
advent conflicts with our labor laws.
The poor company which the Kendals
have with them this season will do much
to kill the fashionable geese that have
laid SO many golden eggs, Matched into
sovereigns on the other side OF the ATTAIN
tic, to remain there for evermore.
'Biff" Hall writes from Cliicago:~-"The
Ollendorf Frenchmen of our local 400
had the choice seats. They knew they
were good seats because they paid So each
for them. and they were trying to get
their moneys worth. And ON, how hard
they did try. Once In q while Nine.
Bernhardt would say 'Zhammay' and
they would brighten up, and when she
said Our they would allow CLEAN of
intelligence to fash across their stolid
features. 1t was absolutely painful One
man who stood near me was urged TO
come on home by a friend, but he
resoiutely stood his ground and declared
that he was there to see the snakes
Evidently he had built his expectations
ia this direction upon recoIlections of the
dime museum snake charmer, and hoped
to see Sarah daily with huge boas. for
when he saw her kiss reptile not longer
than Wheeling stogy ne simply said
'HellF and went sadly out into the
night Aud yet our people looked pleased
aud told one another about Bernhardrs
superb art"
Marie Halton, who some time since
gained noioriety by eloping from the Ca
sino with a London diamond merchant,
has been compelled TO sell her jewels.
They were said to be worth Sl2. 900, but
were Knocked down under the hammer
for $4,000. The elnpement scandal
brought out the fact that the fair run
away was forty-five years old and the
mother of a grown-uD son; hence her
difficulty in getting an engagement.
Roland Reed, the comedian, has pre-
sented the Actors Fund with handsome
portrait OF his father, the late john
Roland Reed, who WIS for sixty consecu-
tive years connected with the Walnut
Street Theatre. Philadelphia.
This is the fifth week of Bill Nye's 1.-THE
Cad'' at the Union Square. Various
changes nave been made from week to
week. but the quaint conceit Of the piece
remains,
A cold, cruel manager once told Mar
garet Mather that she would have to put
higher heels on her shoes ii she wished to
act like Mary Anderson
The manager of the Boston Globe The
atre recently received a package contain
ing pair OF opera glasses aud Il card
which Temporarily stolen last
year by an honest but very intoxicated
member Of the audience at "The Condo
liers."
Wilson Barrett will shortly appear in
London as Othello, and the performance
is being looked forward to with great in-
terest by the actor-manaEer's many
friends. The Desdenona Will be Miss
Maud JeffrIes, a young American.
Walden Ramsey is again In New York
Owing to . MISUNDERSTANDING with Prot
Kayzer, he will not return 20 the Chicago
Conservatory OF Music rs teacher OF elo-
cution.
Il IS now said that Henry E. Abbey's-