The record-union., 1892-11-05
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Rose Coghlan Makes Hit as Countess
Zicka-stage Notes.

Ziclza-stage Notes.
A. P. Dunlop. writing from New York
under date of October 18th, says:
"iIallen and Hart's new play, The
ldea,' was seen for the first time i'll New
ork at the tourteenth-street Theater on
Monday. Its dialogue is inane and its
tun made point never 10 be too funny.
1t has not single new idea in it. and
merely serves TO string along number of
songs and variety tricks, the best OF
which was done by Al. Wilson, q lG
Thatcher.
Current CASH at Niblo's is a conven-
tlonal melodrama, with nothing original
to speak OF. but the old matter has been
skiltuily used. The comedy parts are,
however, better than usually put into play
OF this clay, and they We're well acted
The cast was strong and the play well
cast
At the Star Theater Rose Coghlan pro-
duced on Monday oardou's 'Diplomacy,'
IN which she made a big hit fifteen years
ago, when the house was known as Wal
lack 1heater, and she and Harry Monta-
que divided the hOnOrs with Lester Wal
lack. Father Time has been exceedingly
courteous to Miss Coghlan, who is a much
better artist than she was then. and in
consequence her Countess Zicka was
played superbly. Her brother, Charles
Coghlan, also gave an admirable portrayal
OF Henri Beuclerc, better even than that of
the late Mr.. Wallack. Julian Beuclerc was
lntrusted to John Il. Sullivan, who, six
or seven years ago, made big hit in the
part around the big lakes. He infused
more life into the young Captain than did
Mr. Montague, and he never did better
work. The play Of Diplomacy is be-
neVed to he Sardon's chef d'0euvre. IL
combines all of the qualities which are
essentials in thoroughly essential play
inf trff Of Ill. :.
effectiveness OF construction, diversity Of
action, sequence and consequence in in
cldental and episodical illustration, Dos
slDlllty, probability and plausibility, in
naturalization of character human SYM
pathy and sustained dramatic interest.
In the very first scene OF the play the
thread OF the story is taken, ana it is
never dropped until the curtain falls.
This play is almost the last one written
by Sardou as playwright with an artis-
tic conscience. In the long list from Les
Pattes de MOuche,' y Scrap of Paper to
Fedora he never was untrue to an artis-
tic standard. His plays OF that period
will ever remain superlative examples Of
dramatic literature, models for all time
And never was his work done better
than it was on Monday night by Rose
Coghian."
STAGE NOTES.
Patti Rosa tried her new play, ''Miss
Dixie" at Topeka, October 24th.
Efie Shannon has been granted her di-
vOrce from Henry Guy Carleton.
Ramsay Morris has signed contract
with Elsie de Wolfe for five years.
The tour of ''The Old Old Story'' has
been cut short, and the cause is the old
old story.
F. II. Sothern is taking lessons in tough
slang from Steve Brodie to be used in a
curtain raiser.
VIM. Vaudeville and his wife, Dickie
Martinez, are members of the new Larry
the Lord Company.
Lizzie Hudson Collier is now leadinp
lady in Nat Goodwin's Company which
is to appear in "The Gilbert Fool" at the
New York Fifth Avenue Theater, No
vember 7th.
Lottie Collins will soon join the Miss
Helyett Company, dancing between the
acts as she does in Jane
Nine. Maurice Bernhardt, daughter-in-
law of Sarah, has applied for a divorce
from her husband in Paris
Sydney Rosenfeld is to write PLAYS for
Hermann's Theater which will become an
American Palais Royal IN January.
Charles l.. Harris, the actor VINO died
in Chicago, best known by his splendid
portrayal of Chad i'll Colonel Carter of
Cartersville," was a native of Louisiana
and the best American dialect actor in
the world.
Thomas w. Keene is now in the second
week at McNicker's Theater in Chicago.
and the size of the audience that crowded
into McVicker's demonstrated that there
are still large number of people in Chi
cago who cherish an affection for the
Shakespearean drama. This tragedian's
tour may be described as one continuous
ovation, and no where has this been more
clearly indicated than at Chicago. The
character i'll which he has, perhaps. re-
ceived the greatest amount Of praise from
the critics is Richard Ill, and here is a
practical demonstration that the critical
and the popular verdict can coincide for
the box-otfice receipts of this attraction
have been and are very large. Mr.. Keene
has wisely surrounded himself with a
company of exceptional ability-no star
could ask for better leading man than
Frederick Paulding, or better woman
than MAZDA Craigan.-Dunlop's Stage
News.