Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-16

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usually placid sen Of matrimony. This
was copied by papers all over this coun-
try, and each tire it was added to until
toward the last 1t looked as though the
theatrical world would be treated to an
other ablebodied scandal before long. OF
course it never developed for the very OK.
cellent reason that there was nothing
whatever In tho story. Nicolini may have
his peculiarities indeed he Is generally
conceded to be somewhat odd-but he Is
tho most devoted Of husbands. As for
Patti, she loves her liege lord with all the
ardor of her emotional nature and makes
no effort to conceal the fact.
Ono Of the latest romanoes about Patti
is that she Is Internationally stingy. She
is said to treat her guests In the most mig
gardly manner. 1t Is even alleged that
her guests are served with inferior wines
at meals, while she and Nicolini piggishly
drink only tho most celebrated brands
Aside from the manifest absurdity Of this
statement, there arc persons in New York
city who have been the diya's guests at
Craig " Nos castle and who not only deny
these imputations against her generosity,
but assert that she is q particularly un-
selfish hostess, who never hesitates to In.
convenience herself in order to make the
stay of her friends as pleasant as possible.
1t should be clear to any one that II Patti
did not care for visitors she would not
have them As she is we'll bred woman,
she certainly would not invite people to
her castle simply for the purpose OF humil-
h,pt n
ex.guest could have circulated such stories
with authority, they are manifestly un'
worthy of credence.
Mover was tho force of Shakespeare's
dictum, 1.-The plays the thing" more
vividly exemplified than by the experiences
Of Tim Murphy, George Richards and Eu-
gene Garfield. These three men have for
years been members Of Farce Constructor
Hoyt's companies. Murphy gave an i'm
personation Of Maverick Brander in IA
Texas Steer" which was as clear cut as a
cameo and, although the character Is not
cast upon q high plane, artistic In the
extreme.
Richards and Garfield did excellent
work in several of Hoyt's skits, the former
being exceptionally droll, particularly III
"A Temperance Town" All three 1T
these men were violently attacked by tho
starring fever, and they determined to
make for themselves the fortunes which
they had been pouring into Hoyt's Golfers.
Their abilities would then have the oppor-
tunity to shine with uncontrolled efful-
gence, and their bank accounts would
speedily wax plethoric.
Richards and Garfield had q bubble"
entitled "a Circus Clown" specially
written for them, while Murphy got Hen
ry Guy CarIeton's impossible pastoral,
Lem Kettle" The ''Clown" has closed
it's season, and its stars have joined Muir
ply. Nearly all the steam has run out of
tho ''Kettle," and the three ex-Hoytites
are announced to produce new play
within short time. They arc all proba.
bly, convinced by this time that Shake
speare was in the prophet class when he
expressed the opinion that tho play-and
by Inference not tho actor-is the thing
An actor connected with prominent
organization, who has done some fairly
good and some very bad work during his
stage career, and whose handsome face
and fine figure are responsible for his pres.
emit status to a much greater extent than
his histrionic ability, informed mo the
other day that he did not care q rap for
what tho dramatic critics say Of him. AS
he has experienced the pleasure of what
he denominates roasting" perhaps his
opinion Is not MS valuable as 1t might 9th
erwise be, but he Is not alone. Most actors
of his class believe with him. Maintained
by pleasing personal appearance in posi-
tions to which they are not justly entitled,
they feel that they are as good as those In
whose company they find themselves. The
critics do not see it in that light, and
they of course earn the enmity of these
desultory mediocrities. The particular in
dividual to whom refer said that he
could not see why an actor should not be
better judge of stage work than dra:
matte critic. He doubtless loses sight OF
the fact that a we'll trained theatrical
writer is prepared for his calling by years
of study and experience, and that his
mind necessarily acquires q judicial turn.
Besides he attends more performances In
one season than the average actor does In
ton. Why, then, should he not be more
competent to judgef Most critics are con-
scientious, and q great many are capable. |
It Is therefore manifestly unjust to blame
the entire guild for the shortcomings Of
the few. Another thing, q good CRITICS ,
opinion Is not that of one man. In nine ,
cases out of ten it is Endorsed by theater
goers and justified by subsequent events.
There are just about enough exceptions to
prove the general rule.
The theatrical novelty Of the week Is the
appearance in A. w. Gattie's drama, 1.-THE
Of Miss Olga Nethersole,
.- who has been ex-
60 tensively heralded
KY as the English
-f- Bernhardt Her 7
A Nv IN American debut
&Ze-m&sE5 was made ut ,
!: 8 ]: !; ! 3; J;
&, g. ,SSZ Palmer's theater.
NSX.AYE1 Mr.. Gattie's play !
TWK Is a plea for per.
~ NJ hitting the re- I
~ Ji| marriage Of q per-
ID ~ III son who Is united
yjM .AA in wedlock to one i
w 12lk who has been de-
81 1 AHE NY frr7rr clared hopelessly
~ yl7ll i and incurably In
4feE4- sane. Eric Lang