The morning call., 1892-12-18

written to represent a French maid. but,
with permission of the authors, Miss Ben
nett rewrote t g part and made the girl
Irish. She was brought in contact with
girl who had rich Irish brogue. and the
actress copied her accent and pronuncie-
ton. Just so Mr.. Charles Wheatleigh. now
with DAILY, when he took up the part OF
Danny Man in the Colleen Bawn" studied
precisely the speech and action of a lame
Kerry gardener he had in his employ.
Wheatleigh and Bennett studied from
nature.
Manager William A. Brady has arranged
to have playhouse erected in Chicago to
be called Corbett's Theater. The capital
stock Is 100000. and the scheme is backed
by men of capital.
Ben Cotton, the old-tlme minstrel, who
left this city with his daughter, ldslene,
some months ago, will appear at the Broad
way. New York, in the near future In the
production of THE New Sonth."
Lillian Russell is down for the Garden
Theater, New York. during Christmas week.
Louis James tells us that he once played
10 Miss Moulton" with Clara Morris when
her acting had not only her audience but
ner lelio"-aetoTs III an almost hystericai
condition. In the scene where the heroine
filings herself at her husbands knees and
exclaims IN broken accents: Maurice, for
Gods sake let me see my Children he
could not speak for a full minute. He
looked down at her and the tears were
of supreme agony he heard her murmur.
Il saw. what ais you there? Are you
dumb?" The effect Was like n shower bath.
December inst. was the thirtieth ami
veTsaTy OF the production of Leah, the
Forsaken," Augustin Days first play Ian
adaptation from the German of Mos
enthaD and OF Mir. Days first Introduction
to The stage. He had then written for the
press on the theater ana drama just three
years. His first dramatic criticism was
printed December 6, 1859.
krke Ia Sheile has foTsaken theairicals
for the present TO boom the Chicago fair,
and has been given special department to
look after. La Shelle was here with
Lederer's company recently, and took away
ia his pocket contract with Messrs. Nor
phey and Gambell. two local newspaper
men, for new play TO be delivered in JAN
uary proX.
Mr.. Pabst. the young brewer. in marry
ing Margaret Mather, married also a lot Of
| lawsuits for damages, brought by the mem
! bers Of his wife's company
Mrs. kendall and Miss Vokes make the
| somewhat bold assertion that the character
OF Busby tFeix Morris parp in the Paper
! Chase" is the funniest character in past or
| present faree-cOmedy.
George Augustus Sala saws he was an ac-
| tor at the London Lyeeum in 1876. He took
| the theater name of William Waiting. and
The bills added his hrstand last appearance
| on any stage"
| Ices aud coffee are now served between
the Sst and second parts of the perform
anee al the Winter Circus, Philadelphia.
Sol Smith Russell is TO pay IN Chicago
throughout The whole period Of the Worlds
| Fair.
The venerable J. n. Crouch. composer of
Kathleen NayouTneen," has written re-
arrangement of that song
Henry Guy Carleton has become a rapid
success as a playwright. his "Gilded
! Foop contributed to this. He is now at
. ffu fr- ~, r.
and has just completed a play for w. II.
! Crane. Fred Warde sends him word that
ne hnds II necessary TO play THE Lions
Mouth, i've times week 10 satisfy public
demand
The SardoG art" according to the New
York Herald. does not shine conspicuously
In Americans Abroad" the latest work of
the famous French play-writer
The latest mode of initiating lightning on
The stage is by small incandescent lamp of
great Illuminating power concentrated in
The smallest possible space, fastened 10th
extreme end Of flexible rod. BY shaking
tie latter the lamp describes zigZag moye-
mems which resemble lightning 10 perfec-
tlon. But II the rod be spared the lightning
is spoiled.
Fred Leslie, who died in London re-
Gently, fell victim to typhoid fever after
an illness Of three weeks. He was an in
senlous actor, reSourcefni, always amusing
and remarkably clever.
Eleanara Duse, the Italian actress who
VIII begin an American tour in New York
next month, comes TO tbs scountry with the
recommendation of the critics of Vienna
and Berlin. Il is claimed bv some that she
even approximates Mime. Bernhard in
emotional roles. She is said TO have the
greatest contempt for conventional methods.
DuSe was born in Padua about forty wears
ago. her parents were both stage people,
although they were never generally recog-
nIked as leaders in their art She was re-
markab'e rs child and was early recog-
nized as the probable successor Of Adelaide
RistoTi.
The Bostonians have now double COM
pany aud the question is Cften heard at the
boX-ofhce oil the Garden Theater, New York.
when do Miss d'Arville. Jessie Bartlett
Davies, Tom Kari. Barnabee siug?" The
BostOnians and Robin Hood" have be-
come naii0nal-one as an American opera
company and the other as an American
opera.