The record-union., 1891-12-12
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Amasements Now Before the Peo-
pie of New York.
Sarah Bernhardt's New Playa New
Star Among Irish Comedians-Typi-
cal Southern Piece-sMr. Potter of
Texas''-Notes of the Stage.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York

A. 2. Dunlop, writing from New YORK
under date of December 5th, says:
The newness this week in theatricals is
Sarah Bernhardt's La Dame De Chal-
lant," brought out on Wednesday at the
Standard Sarah, as usual, carries the
play on her own frail shoulders, but she
is great in everything she does, ard able
to carry plays not half as good. She re-
ceiyed quite an ovation, the first one she
has had here during her engagement.
At the curtainless temple Of Thespis,
otherwise Roster and Bial, where short
skirted nymphs gambol before the sub
jects of King Gambrinus and King
Nicotine, Pauius, the Paris comic singer,
made his American debut on Monday
and at once became one of the sensations
Of the town. He is not TO be compared
to any character singer that has ever ap-
peared in this country; he is thoroughly
and distinctively a novelty, and, like the
sparkling wine of his country, he fairly
bubbles over with life and spirit. He
grows upon you and produces dis
tinctive after effect very pleasing In It's
nature. His Meeting in the Boulevard
was pure pantomime, and by long odds
the best thing he did. In this bit of
dumb show he relates or rather acts out
his meeting with fair charmer, the invi-
tation to supper, where five bottles of
wine are opened-ending in the discom-
future OF the rash gallant. Peacock
Street." another clever bit, is rather sug-
gestive ballad, such as Waltz and Fougere
have been shocking the town with ever
since their advent among us; but it must
be admitted that Paulus renders it with
great zest and chic. Paulus' voice is a
high, thin, clear voice of the lyric tenor
stamp, rather nasal and metallic, but
pleasing, and the wonderful play of his
features and the Gallo swiftness, Sug-
gestiveness and ease of his gestures serves
most admirably to piece out its defective
register and turn away the attention of
the too critical listener.
1.-The GoSsoon,' by Edward e. kidder,
constructed to fit Carol j Johnson, a new
star among Irish comedians, was warmly
welcomed at the Peoples on Monday.
Johnson has the usual requirement for
an Irish star-a bright face, roguish eyes,
an engaging smile and a set of very
white teeth, but besides these he has
manly presence, fairly good singing
voice, and frolicsome manner&f acting
that is sure to bring him sued IS. Mr..
1&idder has done his work very well for
Mr. Johnson, although he has not at
tempted to make new material for 1.-The
Gossoon."
An interesting feature of Monday night
was the revival at Niblo's of Forgiven" +"
with Frederic Bryton in his original char
ecter of Jack Diamond and Ralph Del
more in shat of Denver Dan. The piece
was very handsomely mounted, and Bry-
ton and Delmore were supported by a
company of good artists. The piece,
which is a remarkably good one, has
drawn well during the week. 1t will be
taken on tour through the South, when
the engagement at Niblo's is finished. 1t
is typical Southern play, telling a story
which appeals strongly to the Southern
people, and it will, undoubtedly, be well
received.
''MR. POTTER OF TEXAS"
"Mr. Potter of Texas is booked for
Sacramento next week. When it was
produced in New York it was severely
criticised. 1t was admitted, however.
that the drama contained the clements of
a popular play. A competent San Fran
cisco critic says of it: 1.-THE performance
depends largely for success upon the con-
trast afforded by the several characters.
The Hon. Sampson Potter, from the wild
and woolly West, is thrown into refined
English society. He has to deal with an
eX-Chief Justice of the Queens Bench
with young barristers, dudes and other
pinks of the English social world. Mr..
Potter takes his free and easy manner
with him, wears slouch hat, long hair,
top boots, flowing cravat, and keeps
his pistol handy. 1t is somewhat to the
disadvantage of this chivalrous character
that as the story develops Mr.. Potter has
to deal with lady. Pistols and ladies go
well together only when ladies resort to
the pistol. The American presumption
is that man should be able to manage a
woman without one.
Lady Sarah Annerly, in the hands of
Jeffreys Lewis, is about the only figure
on the stage that people look at. The
dramatist gave all the points to Mr.. Pot
ter, but the actress turned them to her
advantage. Though defeated at every
point, in the last act Lady Annerly re-
ctr - J
yet Lady Sarah would not be a great
character If Miss Lewis did not make it
great The lines are not especially strong
nor bright, but the dramatic resources OF
Miss Lewis are such that she invests a
mediocre character with glanaor Of in
terest. AS Jeffreys Lewis has no rival
on the American stage in certain line OF
characters, her recovery of her health
and mental grasp is matter for congrat-
ulation. The cast throughout is good.
There is no especial weak point anywhere.
Miss Lee Lamar is spirited Ida Potter,
and Mary Haines looks the picture of the
pretty English girl Cecil Kingstone
Bracket of Scotland Yard, and Frank f.
Aiken an ideal English Judge. Joseph
Wheelock, Jr., Maurice Drew, NJ. g.
Snyder, Master Louis Haines, Edgar
Norton, Thomas Jackson, Franz Ranceau
and Josie Langley had the other leading
parts"
STAGE NOTES.
]. Charles Davis is in Havana, arrang.
ing for the tour Of Dr. Caryer's Wild West
Show.
Jenny Eddy, a clever young soubrette
is to star next season in a play called
My Girl"
The fortune left by w. J. Florence
amounts to about 100000 He make $780,.
600 from 1.-THE Mighty Dollar"
In the Forrest Home at Holmesburg
near Philadelphia, Nelson Decker, thC
once well-known actor, died recently.
jacob Lift, the enterprising manager O
t'Yon Gonson," /" is in New York, prepar-
ing for the production of 1.-THE Ensign .
Arthur Dacre writes from London, eni
phatically denying the statement that hi:
suit against Mrs. Leslie Carter has beer
discontinued.
Mark Murphy, the comedian O
''O'Dowd's Neighbors'' Company, is il
at the Clarendon Hotel Brooklyn, witt
pleuro- pneumonia.
The Earl and Countess of Clancarty (7e,
Belle Bilton) have taken house at Six
Mile Bottom, near Newmarket England
and are busy furnishing it.
The D'Qyly Carte grand opera season a
the Royal English Opera House, London
ended suddenly November 2Sth. The
venture was very bad failure.
DelaiPs version of 1.-THE Tanning of the
Shrew" was produced November 18th a
the Comedie Francaise, with Coquelin a:
Petruchio and Louise Mary as Catharine
Langtry viii, after all, not make al
American tour this season, and her Amer
ican manager is frantic. Langtry wire:
shat she is i'll, but the Lily is extremely
wise.
Manager Henry Pincus will soon re-
tire from will o. the Wisp,' and de
vote his time and means to a farce com
c,clxr l,inh ha clai,rnS