The Sunday morning news., 1891-05-31
STAGE GOSSIP.
Things Theatrical Occupying Atten-
tion just Now.

Au11C JdllSSA Will ShAA4ll1C4 CAA tAAo
Continent, accompanied by her
cousin. She leaves Paris on June 6.
1t has now been definitely arranged
that Mrs. w. J. Florence will return
to America and the stage in '92.
sThe Patrol" is said to have proven
a failure in Chicago; despite an excel
lent company, including Mittens VIII
lett and other first-rate people.
Geraldine Ulmer has, like other
favorites of the public, found that it
from the stage for q given length of
time, and quite another to adhere to
the resolution. She appeared at the
Lyric Theatre, London, May 81, in her
original part in La Cigale," although
1t was announced on the occasion of
her marriage to Ivan Caryll a few
weeks ago that she would be absent
from the stage for about a year. Marie
Halton has been engaged for next
season at the Lyric.
From the annual report of the Met
ropolitan Opera House Co. it appears
that last season the German opera in
New York cost the stockholders
$S4 900. 1t comes high, but they must
have it.
"A Jolly Surprise. in which Fanny
Rice will star next season, is the work
Of Arthur Wallack, son of Lester Wal
lack. 1t is clean, wellwritten
comedy.
George p Goodale, dramatic editor
of the Detroit Free Press, was in New
York last week. Mr.. Goodale has held
his position on the Free Press continu.
ously for a longer time than any other
dramatic editor in the country, with
the exception of one, and that is Will
liam Winter, who has been on the
Tribune for more than quarter of a
century.
Rose Coghlan is preparing for a
most elaborate and important produc-
tion next season, having secured a
new play entitled nDorothy's Dilem-
ma, y by Leopold Jordan The author
freely acknowledges that one of the
situations in his plays is from q
foreign source, but every bit of dia-
logue and the plot are absolutely
original Miss Coghlan considers the
play one of the best she has yet read,
and for the next three years will play
nothing else but "Dorothy's Dilein-
ma, which she has secured for
America, England and Australia.
Lester S. Gurney, assistant secretary
of the Actors Fund. is up to his ears
in statistics to be ready for the June
yearly meeting. The Fund has two
thousand two hundred members on
the list, but only nine hundred and
fifty who have paid up.
Richafd Mansfeld's play, Don
Juan,n at the Garden Theatre, New
York, is matter for study by aspirants
to dramatic authorship. Clever in
many ways and not devoid of inter-
est, it vet lacks narrative interest so
painfully as to fail hopelessly with an
audience. 1t is remarkable that Mr..
Mansfield did not see this defect 1t
is necessary in addressing the public,
first of all to have story to tell, un-
less, indeed, one is to spring modern
farce comedy,
The season of grand opera in Eng
lish has opened in New York IL
Trovatore was presented the past
week. 1t is wonderful to observe the
audiences. / was more than surprised
to see that over half of them had
apparently never seen opera before.
The number of heads that were bent
over librettos to find out what the
singers were bowling about at cri tical
moments, was a revelation. 1t would
seem that there should be no one who
has not seen ii Trovatore, but such
conclusion was not borne out by my
observations. By the way. If there is
any offense more diobolical than an
other it is the metrical, rhymed trans
lation of opera The words are bad
enough in the original, but when their
alleged English equivalents are SUBJ
stituted the result makes the judi
clous grieve.
Miss Marie Tempest has left the J.
G. Duff Opera Company. and goes to
Europe on a visit Miss Tempest
retired because her salary was not
paid--along with few others.
They have named a nail polish
after Beau BrumlneIl with Mansfield's
future as trade mark, and now
there are rumors that a corset has
been named after Courtenay Thorpe.
The Merchant is having successful
run at the Madison Square. The
piece is liked for its naturalness and
strength, and it is excellently played.
The Merchant will undoubtedly win
favor on the road next season.