The herald., 1893-11-19
Notes from Music and Drama.

Stephen Wright, capable young
actor, is playing the leading juvenile
roles with the Wsrde-Jsmes company.
David Belseco is evidently none the
less in demand as playwright since the
failure OF The Younger Son. He has just
been engaged to write another play for
the Empire theater stock company.
Melbourne MacDowell and w. 7.
Doyle of Fanny Davenport's company
were both in the cast OF Held by the
Enemy when that successful play was
first presented at the Baldwin May 30th,
1887.
Fanny Rice has new one-act psnto-
mime for a curtain-rsiser or an after
piece which che secured in Paris last
summer. 1t is called True Love, and
she is rehearsing it presentation next
season.
James T. Powers in Walker, London,
drew the largest houses OF the season
at New Orleans, and the new comedy
has evidently made hit. John I. Hsr-
ley is directing the tour, which will en-
brace the Pacific coast.
Richard Mansfield was called before
the curtain at the close of the fourth
act of The Merchant of Venice by
crowded audience who had come through
a drizzling rain and climbed fight Of
stairs at an unpopular thester in New
York to witness his last appearance as
Shylock.
1t 10 strange contrast that is men,
toned in connection with Imre Kiralfy's
work at the two great expositions of
Chicago and Philadelphia. In the last
named city be lost fortune and was
practically ruined; while at Chicago he
made fortune for his employers with
America.
Robert Downing, the emily trsgedian
who undertakes the heavy line of plays
that made John McCullough's greatest
fame, played at the Haymarket in Chi
cago last week against Thomas w.
Keene at McVicker's. Mr.. Downing
will be one of Manager Moroeco's early
attractions at the Grand.
Manager Charles H. Hoyt has dou-
BILE in New York who, dressed in gor-
geous livery, opens and closes the
Maillsrd's confectionery. The resem-
into the belief that the genial manager
le QOtnk u wv Va lAhcH
Frederick Wards and Louis James are
playing all the large eastern cities and.
despite the New York press, are giving
universal satisfaction. Even though
business is not as good as last year,
they maintain the expense of an extra
large company. full complement Of
scenery for every play and carry their
own scenic artist.
Augustin Daly's play. The Foresters,
did not interest the American public
and it was supposed that when it was
produced in England the lovers of the
late poet laureate would rebuke our
lack of appreciation by patronizing it.
The melancholy truth is recorded that
the play is greater failure in London
than it was in San Francisco.
During performance of The Algerisns
at the Garden theater in New York the
scenery caught fire and blazed up in full
view of the audience. The asbestos cur
tain WAS lowered at once, and in a few
moments the fire was extinguished and
the curtain was raised again. Only few
nervous people left the theater, and
there was no outcry or disturbance
whatever.
Charles Coghlan testified under oath,
three years ago, that he then had wife
and family. Last spring he lived at q
hotel in New York with the woman he
introduced as his wife and whom Mana
ger Pitou believed was such. II he has
eince obtained a divorce he has been
more reticent about it than would be
expected OF man who now states that
he was not married at all.
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die Dunn, the energetic advance m an
for Frank Daniels, married Adele Far
rington." 1t is very true, indeed, and
the popular young benedict ia about as
happy man as there is in America. 1t
is not strange that a good fellow who
has made every body else happy for
years should succeed in conferring the
same blessing upon hie handsome young
wife, and that ia exactly what Edward
has done.
John F. Harley got into Chicago in
advance OF James L. Powers in Walker,
London, just as George Bowles was
leaving in advance of David Henderson's 9
American Extravaganza company. Mr.
Bowles delayed his departure as long as
he possibly could in order to meet Mr..
Harley, and it is whispered that The lat
ter hurried away from his tremendous
business to meet Mr.. Bowles. Friends
are doing their utmost to keep them
apart.
Charles Harris, brother of Sir Angus
tus of The Savoy in London, ia the stage
manager who produces comic opera
better than any other in England. He
ia famed for his fuency in the English
language as applied at rehearsals to
stupid or delinquent choristers, and his
original and elaborate repertoire OF or.
namental profanity is always on tap.
Chorus girls who have been roughly cut
by Max Freeman would receive a brill
iant polish by season with the accom-
plished Mr.. Harris.
A telegram from Ben Singer announces
that Manager Charles III. Thomas, Of
the firm of Hoyt & Thomas, died of con
sumption at Tucson. Ariz., Friday morn
ing AZ O'Clock. Mr.. Singer left with
the remains on the evening train for
Boston. Mr.. Thomas arrived hsre saw
erai weeks ago, having been advised by
his physician to come to this coast for
the winter; but, Notwithstanding the
hopes held out for improvement he felt