The herald., 1893-09-10

franklin Fyles, bis collaborateur in the
production, is critic on the New York
Sun, who has occupied position OF
prominence and become pre-eminent oil
late years by his distinguished manner
of tIeatric writings.
The New York Herald classifes The
Girl | Left Behind Me as 1.-THE best
American play" The Chicago Tribune
awards it place by the side OF Shenan-
doah and the San Francisco Chronicle
comedies it the palm o.. being "the most
thrilling drama they have ever seen in
that city,"
Julian Ralph and General Miles, two
OF the best authorities upon the North
American Indian, his manner Of war
fare, ETC., assert that the Indian as iu-
troduced in The Girl Loft Behind Me
is correct in every particular, and that
this play is the only one which intro
duces him in a natural way.
Pauline Joran, one OF the Joran fam
ily of musicians, recently made hit in
London as the gypsy boy, Beppo, in
L'Amico Fritz. not only by her singing
aud acting, but BY her clever self-accom.
paniment on the violin in the apostro-
phe. Mics Joran is q Californis girl,
who, with her sister, made sensation
here several years ago as child prodigies
on the violin and piano.
Julia Marlowe deniss the report that
che was married to Robert Tabor, her
leading man, before she left on her Eu-
ropean pleasure trip. She naively re-
marks that she has not yet taken the
trouble to procure divorce from her
husband, although she is reported as
having been married FIVE times. Mics
Marlowe opened her season at Camden,
N. j., in The Love Chase on Wednes-
day. ttat
Ole Bull left a handsome young
daughter, the eldest OF three children,
who, instead of learning to play the vio-
lin, fret started in to devote her ener-
gies to church work in Cambridge. She
subsequently graduated into the theat-
rcal business and understudied Julia
Marlowe; but, having O natural talent
for dancing, she originated dance in
costume that set Boston talking. She
has now gone into light opera and is ex-
ecuting an original character-dance in
Prince Pro Tenn.
Manager Charles II. Pyke denies the
statement that he contemplstes opening
the Ofpheum in partnership with Byron
Z. Tanning and that Louise Manfred
will head an opera company at that
house. Mr.. Pyke is negotiating. how
ever, with gentleman Of means and
experience in the business with view
to the inauguration this fall of season
of tirstclass light operatic productions
at popular prices. Ii nothing occurs to
prevent the elimination of his ideas,
Mr.. Pyke will establish a rival to the
Tivoli for operate patronage.
Mrs. Berlan.Gibbs, who will be seen
in one of the prominent parts of The
Girl Left Behind Me, has gained great
fame and reputation as an actress of
sterling powers as we'll ss being a woman
Of great beauty and of prominence as q
litterateur. Her first appearance in New
York occurred about three years ago,
when she took Miss George Cayvan's
place in Daniel Frohman's Lyceum
Theater company, appearing in The
Wife and attaining lavish praise from
the ablest critics of New York from her
fret appearance in that city, since which
time she has appeared in many i'm.
portant productions, always scoring pro-
nouuced success.
The action of the hackers of Lawrence
Hanley in sning that actor with view
Of recovering the money expended in
exploiting him as star, following, as it
does, on the universal cold water treat
ment the ambitious young aspirant for
dramatic honors has received, bears With
it lesson to the men who are ready to
Jump in a speculation about which they
know nothing, and are equally ready to
jump out with their money when the
venture looks like failure. 1t also con-
veys a lessoh-which. it is uaeless to
cay, will not be heeded-to young men
who, having been more than favorably
received when playing frst-class parts
by first-class company con-
trolled by frst-class manager, imme-
diately become possessed with q mania
for starring.