Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-24

of her rival in the great roles OF Sardou.
There is tinge of patriotic sentiment
in this steadfast appreciation by Amer
ican playgoers of an American player
which naturally proved very profitable
to Miss Davenport.
The first two theaters in England were
called respectively The Theater and The
Curtain, and were built outside of Lon
don in 1876. shakespeare was IL years
old then.) Before that time it is inter-
esting to know that plays were pre-
sented chiefly on Sundays and saints
days, and from then until now this has
been one of the principal grounds OF
contest between the Precisians or Puri-
tans and their opponents.
Stuart Robson's success in the west
has been little short of the phenomenal.
OF all the legitimate comedians Mr..
Robson stands alone. His work is of
that polished, clean-cut and scholarly
type that is 80 recognizable by it's rarity.
His greatest success is always his last,
and his latest production will put many
a well-earned shekel into his already
overlooking Golfers. Genial and mag
netic to degree, and with an immense
ly versatile order OF talent, he will
always be remembered by the playgoers
with pleasure.
Robert Mantell is coming northward
from his successful tour in the sunny
south, by the way of the northwestern
circuit. The Louisianian will be seen
in all probability, in New York late this
season and early the next. 1t is mat
ter OF some note that this play has been
success from the start without having
the prestige OF run in New York
theater which has generally been con-
sidered necessity. Mr.. Mantell has
shown his ability to stand upon his
merits however, and to his genius alone
can be attributed his success.
G. Harry Metzer, the dramatic editor
OF the New York Herald is in Berlin,
but is soon expected to return to his
post. When Mr.. Meltzer first came to
America, nearly everybody made dead
set against him, but by good work he
soon showed himself to be among the
best dramatic writers of either America
or Europe. At present he is highly
esteemed by the dramatic profession
who all wish that Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett will order his return to the new
world.
The Temperance Town, Hoyt's latest
success, opened to tremendous business
in Cleveland, and the house is sold out
for the rest of the week. The Temper
ance Town is wide departure from the
Hoytian school that made us laugh at
Tin Soldiers and Brass Monkeys, and
although one still laughs till their sides
ache there are tears that spring unbid-
den save by the purity, the naturalness
0f hn toA To1I
homely language, a story of true life as
cry pen, it is no wonder that it has been
work is done by Mr. George Richards,
who as Mink Jones heads the company,
also by Mr.. George Ober as The Oldest
man in town, and Messrs. Culloden,
Curry and McDonough. Among the
ladies Elsie Lombard is particularly
prominent. 1t will be placed at the
Madison Square for an extended run
next season.
The modern drama OF England as well
as that OF Italy, Spain and France, is
founded, not on the so-called miracle
plays, as asserted by one of the big New
York dailies the other day, but on the
Latin tragedies. Lusus Ebriorum was
translated into Italian and published in
1472 under the name OF Catinia, and
this is the earliest printed comedy in
any modern language. A native Italian
comedy q Suppositi) was first repre-
sented in 1901 by Ariosto. In England
limitations of Latin models in Latin
plays were done until it occurred to a
head master at Eton (Nicholas UdelD to
amuse the boys, and ne wrote play in
English (Ralph Royster Doister, 1884
154l, which probably is the first
English comedy. 1t was written in
lively rhyming couplets. The first
native tragedy was Gordo Due (1561),
the story of which, like King Lear,
was taken from Geofrey of Monmouth's
Chronicle.
1t is rumored, nay, more than ru-
mored, it is affirmed that the queens of
comic opera, burletts and the like are in
danger of having their crowns of laurels
rudely shaken from their heads by the
advent of new element into the
ground. They have disputed others,
and each other, as their particular pas
lures and royal possessions. A young
Boston girl has been making sensation
out in Chicago, where curiously enough
Lillian Russell and Marie Tempest are
playing at the same time. This young
lady is Marie Bell, hitherto an unknown
save as Ida Mules sister. Now with a
rush she is becoming known as prima
donna soprano with marvellous range,
a sweet voice of considerable strength
and most charming personality. She
has sung an infinite variety of parts and
has been very successful in grand opera
in London. Her advent may be looked
for with unusual interest, for what
would the dudes do if Lillian and Marie
should die? Miss Bell it is known, how
ever, scorns dudes and only let's them
worship at distance; good sense, this.
A large audience at the Park theater
on Tuesday, gathered for the purpose of
guying Alfred Kelley, the hero in
O'Flynn in Mexico, were somewhat
taken back by the following speech de-
livered placidly amid an uproar of
derisive laughter and cat.calls from the
orchestra as we'll as the stormy gallery
gods: CPL tell you what's the trouble,
my friends. came to New York with
a swelled head. am used to playing in
Kalamazoo, Oshkosh and other one
night stands, and / was really pretty
big man on the one night circuit.
came into New York and walked up
Broadway on Monday afternoon feeling
bigger than any one else in the crowd.
read your papers today, and tonight
nue.. My hat had slid down over my
ears. That's the value of metropoli-
tan debut. l am aware now that my