The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-23
STAGE NOTES.

The following theatrical patents have been
asked for at Washington this week. An APP
paratus for drowning the ill-bred chatter at
performances; new an@sthetic for asphyxi-
ating authors of fine-art tragedies, one-act
plays without words, and boiled down YER
sions of old dramas, called sketches; an
automatic machine for the making of New
York successes, and an automatic chronologo-
gram. The last named article is the size Of a
pocket rule, and enables the owner to ac-
curately determine the age, date, etc., of any
gag, even though the joke be thousands Of
years old. 1t has an independent attachment
for focusing obscure puns and making the
most far-fetched jokes life size and recogniz-
able.--Dunlops Ne,Os.
At the seventy fifth performance of "sinbad''
at the Chicago Opera House on August Z,
Manager David Henderson presented to the
members Of the audiences the prettiest and
probably most expensive souvenir that has
been used. The cover was OF an artistic de-
sign autographed in colors and held in place
by means of ribbon dozen representations
in color OF various characters In the play in
their costumes
The theme Of New York theatrical gossip
is the rumored intention of Miss Mttens Will
lett and E. ID. Price to become man and wife.
Miss Mittens is member of Clara Nor
ris' Company and the widow of Henry
New York last March. Mr.. Price is the
manager OF the same company and the
divorced husband Of Fanny Davenport
The latest dancing wonder is El Rio Rey,
the Spanish beauty, who has created sensa-
tion in New York. She is an artist of marvel
GUS terpsichorian skill, and introduces
number of Spanish dances never executed
here before. Her costumes it is said, are
handsome and costly. She wears a most ex-
travsgant display Of diamonds.
During the season the twelve following
operate singers have made their first ap-
pearance in England: Miss Eames, Madame
Mravina, Miss Sybil Sanderson, Mdlle.
Teleki, Mdlle. Guercia, Mdlle. Passama, NJ.
M. PlanGon. NJ. Ceste. and M. Tschernoff.
The Academy of Music in this city, which is
now under the same management as the
tember Is with GA High Roller" The piece
has undergone considerable change since its
first appearance and the success which was
prophesied for 1t now seems probable.
Miss Annie Myers, who has been playing her
part in ''The Tar and the Tartar in popular
style has left that company Miss Meyer will
next appear at the Casino in October in the
opera to follow Indigo. Sprightly Marie
Tempest will be prima donna.
Henry E. Dixey expresses himself as we'll
pleased with his part in "The SOLICITOR and
predicts for the play success. He asserts as
his reason for leaving the burlesque that
he could absolutely see no future for it.
Richard Mansfield's revival of "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. HYDE" in New York last week, is
said to have been eminently successful. The
new play which he will present next month
will probably be "Nero."
If rumor be true Jean de Renszke is to re-
ceive the enormous salary of $4,000 per week
from Mr.. Abbey during his American engage
ment. But rumor is often false.
''Darlington's Widow" is the title of a
bright English comedy by John Douglas,
which will make its first appearance in Amer
lea this season.
A new York paper is authority for the
statement that Russell Harrison and Partner
Ar1ell are financially interested in ga High
Roller"
Chauncey Olcott, the American tenor, in
spite of his chilly first night reception, has
made sensation in London in "Miss De-
cima.o
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven have made
success in London seldom obtained by Amer
icans