The herald., 1894-11-12
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Notes from Theatrical Tidiugs.
1t ia Henry L. AbDey that helps the
big ocean steamers through their hard
winters on the Atlantic. The boats ply
the ocean wave filled from bow to stern
with Abbey's star chorus people, ballet
dancers and theatrical associates. and
manage to tide over till summer time
when other people ride back and forth.
William A. Brady has sunk q barrel
of money into Old Glory, the new play
by Charles T. Vincent and himself,
which is now touring through New York
state. John Coleman, the dancer, who
became we'll known in connection with
Tuxedo, is said to have made a marked
success in the low comedy role of the
piece.
Katherine Grey made her fret ap-
pearsnoe as a member of Richard Mans
fields stock company last week. She
appeared as Marcelle, the heroine of
Octave Feuillett's A Parisian Romance.
The winsomeness of her performance of
the role added much, by contrast. to the
gyuesomeness of Mr.. Mansfield's Baron
Chevrisl.
Pauline Hall has this season the best
support che has ever had. She says she
would rather be the owner of her new
opera, Dorcas, by the Paultons. authors
of Erminie, than be president of saw
ings bank in o fair.sized city. Some of
the new operas Miss Hall has produced
in the past have not been such great
successes ~ she had expected. She
may be especially congratulated, there
fore. on having now come upon big
money-maker.
William Furst, composer of Della
Fox's success, The Little Trooper, and
several other light operas, is the musical
director Of Charles tFrohman's Empire
thsater in New York. He has one OF the
very few theater orchestras that play
the pieces announced on the programme.
1t is too generally the case that when
an aria from Remeo and Juliet ia under
lined in the bill, After the Ball is given
instead, and the low foreheads in the
gallery think they are hearing classical
music.
Hermann, the Great, has borrowed an
idea from the jewel scene in Faust. He
makes it one Of his chief illusions this
season. He places a large mirror on the
stage 30 that the audience can see un-
derneath, on both sides and over it.
Marguerite, in the charming person of
Mrs. Herman, is discovered standing
before the glass about to disrobe.
Without curtains, cabinet or coverings,
at a wave from the celebrated msgicisn's
hand, che disappears as though the
earth had swallowed her.
Nat G. Goodwin has been lifting him
self higher and higher on the histronic
ladder. He came very near falling over
the top of it on Monday when he played
David Gsrrick for the first time at Hoo
ley's Theater, Chicago. 1t s said he re-
vealed depth of feeling and q breadth
of ability that made the Chicago critics
hunt up all their best adjectives. A
number of noted actors have played
Ga-rick in their time. but Goodwin's
rendering of the part, it is said, makes
it seem absolutely new. Hegives it the
stamp OF greatness, because he makes
the character bring tears to the audi
ence just as the smile is vanishing.
Thomas @. Seabrooke got into philo.
sophie mood the other day. my sue
cess with the Isle of Champagne and
Barnet's Tabasco has not led me to put
on a high collar and walk around doing
nothing" he says. There isn't day
that don't read a new opera, or at any
rate an act of one. The amount OF
commonplace in it all is sickening. Old
luebS, Olu eltuhtlOus, Ola language
nothing new Much OF it is impracti-
cal; most OF it is badly written and un-
grammatical. There never was a time
when the playwright was wanted more
than now."
The closing OF the Empire music hall
in London by the licensing committee,
on the ground that it was not proper
place, is surprising in city where
music halls flourish, where they are
conducted with the greatest skill, and
where the world and the half world are
kept as carefully apart are the various
liquors in a pousse-caie. 1t may be
asked why ia the Empire signslled out
for attack? 1t is the handsomest and
best equipped hall in London, and it is
to be regretted that it should be closed,
for upon its vast stage some of the most
beautiful ballets have been produced.
The Alhsmbra, Palace, Metropolitan,
Pavilion, Mvoli and Oxford remain open
just the same, although there is quite as
much reason, If there be any reason at
ell in this matrer, why they. too, should
be discontinued.
Every man having bsaid should keep it an
even and natural .l0r. and If 1t is not SO al
l.