The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-06
Notes of the Stage.

Nat Goodwin is rehearsing new play called
"a Gay Deceiver." II there is anything in
name this play ought to fit Nat like glove.
The manager OF Alexander Salvini modestIy
announces that the young man has under
taken the task of rounding out" his illus
trious fathers career, which, the managers
circular admits, was one of the greatest sue
cesses. The younger Salvini, we are assured
with incorporating positiveness, has In
herited all of his fathers genius and talent
and will take up his fathers mantle by ap-
pearing in ''Othello" at his fathers urgent
request. All of this is the pleasantest sort of
news to admirers of great acting.
In the midst of his busy life on the stage,
Robert Downing finds time to collaborate
with MIR. A. D. Hall, of Chicago, In writing a
historical novel.
Maggie Cline Tony PASTORS clever singer,
is not working even eight hours day Just
now. She is laid up with severe cold.
George Dixon, the invincibe bantam
weight land his athletic company, together
with the American Four combination form
one OF the best variety attractions this season.
he still meets all corners, and by way Of en-
couragement invites contests between anna
teurs for medals.
A rampantly rhapsodical young man of the
name OF Albert Edmund Lancaster blisters
the New York Mirror In the following fer
vidly passionate fashion anent Sarah Bern
hardt:
She is here with LA Tosca," ""Fedora,"
That simeon of impetuous roles,
Which she warns with her wonderful aura
Like soul interblending with souls.
a coal taken fresh from the altar,
A living electrical wire
When one emblems her fire.
She is here writing artist of passion,
=, with its palpitant depths OF remorse:
Not the comet OF frivolous fashion
But the star that is true to it's course.
Rudyard Kipling has dramatized his novel,
"The Naulahka." The play is all that it's
name implies.
ga Desperate MANI is the title of a new
play. The hero is supposed to have como
home unexpectedly and found his trusted
bride opening oysters with his best razor
NeW York Mirror.
One of the brightest and most talented ac-
tresses whom Washington has given to the
stage, Miss Lavinia Shannon, is a member of
"The Power OF the Press" Company which
appears In this city this week. Miss Shannon
has won an enviable place In the theatrical
world by her talent and devotion to her art.
THE HERALD has received from Neil Bur
CESS and j. A. Crabtree handsomely en-
graved invitation to be present at the Tooth
performance of ''The County Fair'' at the
Park Theatre, Boston, on Friday evening, De.
cember IL. The performance will be followed
by reception and dinner, to be given the
press of New England.
Mr.. Frances L. Chrsman, formerly of this
city, now the manager Of the Washington
prima donna, Marie Decca, sends most glow
Ing accounts of the singer in the West and
North.
Nine Basta- a-TaVary, pnma donna of the
Minnie Hauk Opera Company, in an inter
view on Friday last stated that the season had
not been a success; that salaries had only been
partially paid, and that most of the members
had not received enough to pay hotel bills
and railroad fares Nine. Tavary claims that
they owe her 5000.