Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-09

various footlights. The still kitteuish
Lotta is not yet A. Maggie Mitchell is
%, or very near it, and fully forty years
OF her life have been passed ON the stage.
Minnie Palmer is "a. Among all the
eoubrette stars of this day there is not
one Of note under 80.
The pronounced success of Mr.. Daly's
revival of the School of Scandal in
New York, marks the play for a long
run. Miss Rehan is as captivating as she
is original in the character of Lady
Teazle.
81 wish were an asp! p said stagger-
act.
"Why so3" asked his friend Lonesum.
Because then there would be some
chance of my getting an engagement"
Manager Pratt, of the Emma Abbott
company, has made Lilly Post an offer to
head the newly organized company.
Nellie McHenry has brought out in
New York new play. The title is
Chain Lightning, very appropriate one
for Miss McHenry herself, for she is as
quick as the title. The story of the play
is laid in Southern California and on the
borders of Mexico. Miss McHenry as
sumes five distinct character roles-the
Wild Rose, known as Chain Lightning;
Fri. Gretchen, Tyrolean, with song in
German; Charley Reefer, Mexican
sailor; Carlotta, an Italian street singer,
and the heiress of the Golconda mine.
Sew people understand the secret OF
Miss Coghlan's shape. This is its his
tory. Very firm, stiff and long corsets
are worn by the actress. They are per-
feet in contour as to the bust and stOm-
ach, and just of the right waist measure.
Into this steel and whalebone armor she
is laced every night by maid stout OF
muscle and brawny of wrist. OF late
years her too exuberant avoirdupois has
been difficult to manage. But new set
of corsets, tirmer, higher and longer
than the rest, have done the work.
When fully equipped for the stage she
cannot seat herself in it directly as
Christian might, but is obliged, for
sooth, to slide upon chair in very much
the same fashion that youngsters wrig-
gle into one. 1T is a pity that some less
fattening substitute cannot be found for
lager. So many professional women are
addicted to the cups and grow overfat
in consequence, that fortune is in
store for some one who will invent a
long, satisfying, cooling draught, war
ranted not to produce an excess of It's
SUE. SUCll lS bli0 L1uliSiOuS COulAShV
of an eastern critic.
'Study? never study" said Francis
Wilson to reporter who asked for his
methods of acquiring his parts. II just
say as much as ! remember and then fill
up with any little thing which occurs to
me. Yes, it's somewhat disconnected,
but then have my own company, and
do ali my own kicking"
L. T -
ward Sothern, in reply TO reporter who
had asked him concerning the study OF
his parts. "Allow me to ask in return:
Why should any one study parts? Of
what use are prompters? do not study,
but simply absorb my parts.''
The New York World says: Nine.
Hauk will come to us direct from her
new home sin Switzerland, Villa Trieb-
once been the residence of Richard Wag-
ner, and where he composed The Val
kyr and Siegfried. There, amid men,
ories of the great musician, che passes
her summers. The villa is artlstically
furnished and crowded with mementos
of her successes. Among the many
treasures are photograph of the late
Emperor William, with his dedication
and autograph affixed to it; photo
graphs OF the ex-Empress Eugenie.
the queen of the Belgians
and other royalties, with valued
dedications to the singer. Around the
room are dozen laurel wreaths, four of
pure gold, the last of which was given
to her by the citizens of San Francisco,
of which city she is native, and the
first dating from Brussels, 1873. Mingled
with these mementos of artistic tri-
umphs are the hundreds of trophies
which her husband, the Chevalier de
Hesse-Wartegg, traveller and geographer,
has collected in all parts of the world.
The chevaller rejoices in the possession
of library of several thousand volumes,
globes, microscopes, skulls of Africans
and Indians, stuffed crocodiles and owls,
and arms and implements Of savages of
all countries.