The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-11
Sfapn Notes.


1t is said that even the West is tiring of leg
shows.
Henry Abbey says that Sarah Bernhardt has
grown stouS of late.
Kate Forsythe is tired of America, and has
gone to England to reside permanently.
"In the Lions Mouth" is the name of a new
play written by Henry Guy Carleton for Fred
Warde.
Edward Harrigan seems to have made big hit
with his new play, REILLY an the 400" at his
new theatre in New York.
The term of Senator" w. H. Crane at the
New York Star Theatre will close on January
81. 1t has been highly successful engagement.
Sol Smith Russell is the only star on the road
who does not employ an advance agent. 1t isn't
certain whether this is because Sol doesn't be-
lieve in advance agents or his Poor Relation"
can't afford such luxuries.
After one Of the longest and most successful
runs known to the American stage THE Old
Homestead closed it's engagement at the New
York Academy last night. Joshua whitcomb"
will be revived tomorrow night.
Minnie Palmer declares she will never, never,
neuer forgive John r. Rogers, her late and light
weight husband. Minnie is going on the stage
again shortly as leading soubrette in "The
Eiser," a play written by Tom Taylor, which III.
S. Taylor will put on the road.
The New York critics are severe on the literary
style of William Young's tragedy Of "Ganelon,"
which Lawrence Barrett produced in splendid
spectacular shape at the Broadway Theatre Mon
day night. The Times says the play is "pedantic
declamatory hyperbolcal." Mr.. Barrett's work
was highly praised, as was the staging of the
piece.
oratorio Hail, Baltimore. Md. is now the prop
orfy nf r, nv hnc
IN building up the Holliday-street and Monu-
| mental theatres and Kernan's New Washington
Theatre. well as his determination to establish
| another legitimate theatre in Washington, is
| sufficient assurance that he will make the new
Baltimore house one of his most profitable ven
| lures.
Joseph Jefferson has finished his new summer
house at Buzzards Bay, Mass, and will occupy
| it at the close of his present tour. The house
| itself is picturesque pile, with wings, cupola,
| and gables of wood and stone in the early colo
NAL style. and shows what one finds within
| freedom aud comfort. 1t is built on Cape Cod
bluff that rises abruptly from white sand beach
and looks across the head of Buzzard's Bay
There is generous verandah on two sides
Of3OoO light hearted, sanguine bands of play
ers who set out for fame and fortune at the be-
ginning of the present season 71S survive. The
others have fallen by the wayside. Here is The
assortment of lucky companies still on the road
2pantomime troupes, % opera companies. Is pre-.
senting standard tragedies 100 presenting society
plays. 65 presenting meodrema, 2l3 presenting
farce comedies, Is minstrel bands, 35 variety or
ganizations, 20 magciahs horse shows. 3 com
panies ofeducated animalsa and 100 comedy dram,
organizations.
Among the good things announced for earl,
production at Albaughs is 1.-THE Senator" w
III. Cranes excellent comedy of Washington life
which has enjoyed such phenomenal run at th
Star Theatre, New York. This play had it's frs
production in Washington at Albaugh's last sea
son, and it was from the initial performance al
unquestioned success. 1t is full of life incident
and delicious comedy, which is cleverly mingled
with pathos and serious interestin such judiciou
proportions that it makes the whole one of thu
most entertaining and satisfactory performance
on the contemporaneous stage. "The Senator
will appear at Albaugh's on February l6.