The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-26

Notes of the Stage.
1t is said Rose Coghlan will hereafter man
age herself.
They are talking of building several new
theatres in Boston.
Marion Manola has gone back to London to
rejoin her Jack. Mason.)
1t is said that Francis Wilson's profits this
season will reach 100000.
Joe Emmett wants to sell his home near AL
bauy, which is called Fritz Villa.
Mrs. Leslie Carter will have another new play
from the pen of David Belasco next season.
Agnes Huntington will sail for Europe early
in May and hopes to open her new theatre in
London in October.
The name of the new opera to be produced
at the New York Casino has been finally fixed
at Apollo; or, The Delphian Oracle.''
Sadie Martinot is knocking about London in
search of new play that will fit the curves of
her fine figure and the tortuosites of her
talent.
David Beasco and James De Mile will no
longer collaborate in play writing. Belasco
has formed partnership with another literary
man whose name is not announced.
The Players Club in New York is very ex-
elusive. Among the actors said to have been
refused admission are Nat Goodwin, Maurice
Barrymore, and Otis Skinner.
Kate Forsythe seems to have changed her
mind about becoming fixture in London.
No doubt she failed to catch on there and is
now coming back to this country to refill her
purse.
Somebody asserts that the mantle of the late
Lawrence Barrett has fallen on Robert Man.
tell. On what authority this assertion s made
has not been ascertained. Mr.. Mantell's man
ager probably knows something about it.
An aged Hebrew named Kerbernhardt, who
keeps the best hotel in Valparaiso, Chilli, claims
to be the uncle of Sarah Bernhardt. He says
that when Sarah went on the stage she dropped
the Ker from her name against the wishes of
her family.
Evidence accumulates that Mary Andersons
thoughts are again turning to her first love,
the stage. The strongest piece is that Lawrence
Barrett, few days before he died, wrote to
San Francisco friend that he had just signed
contract to manage Miss Anderson next season.
Every one who wanted to see ''The Old Home
stead" at the New York Academy seem to have
done so, the business has fallen very low and
the long run of the piece ended last night.
This week the Academy will be closed and the
new rural drama, " Home, Sweet Home" will
be produced on May 4.
Next season Bill Nye will have the pleasure
of writing criticisms of his own play, 1.-THE
Cadi. p" which Stuart Robson has arranged to
produce in New York at the Union Square
Theatre. Nye says very gravely that the play
shall have fair, honest treatment so far as he is
concerned, and his violent prejudices shall not
be allowed to interfere in what he may say re-
garding it.
Adonis Dixey's heartless creditors are after
him again and had him up in court in New
York the other day. On examination DiXey
said he was working on salary of $500 week,
800 of which he paid as royalty, gave $50 to his
mother, $50 10 his wife, S25 to mis- dresser,
and spent $50 in his living expenses. He said
he had no interest in the theatrical firm of Rice
s. Dixey, and that his personal property con-
sisted of a watch, chain, scarf-pin, pair of
sleeve buttons, and five and a half rings-one
of the rings being broken. He said he couldn't
tell diamond when he saw it.
The starring tour of Miss Annie Lewis, the
popular young comedienne of this city, in
repertory embracing the new my Sweet
heart" MY Brothers. Sister," and brand
new comedy written expressly for her, bids
fair to be one of unusual brilliancy. Her
manager, Mr.. John Il. Rogers is one of the
most energetic in the business Mr.. Rogers
has engaged Mr.. John w. Hamilton as asso-
ciate manager and press agent and a support
ing company of rare excellence, among whom
are the following: Mrs. George Dickson. late
of Stuart Robson's company; Katherine B.
Howe, Agnes RELY, Herbert Sparkling, (of Lon
don theatresO Washington Melville, Barney
Reynolds, and Billy Birch. The season opens
August II next in Chicago, and the route al