The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

ity at the Court theater, THE Trans
gressor," by A, w. Gattie-an author
virtually unknown. Her success was
unequivocal. Clement Scott. in mood
of utter self-abandonment, wrote: Il
shall never forget the enthusiasm of
the audience. Miss Nethersole, by her
acting, was able to give us the cold
shlver. That is the crucial test of great
acting. Sara Bernhardt continually
gives 1t to me; and there must have
been many cold shiVer' down the
back on that first night of The Trans
| gressor.' This was the one young ac-
tress that was capable of being star.
At any rate, Mr.. Augustin DAILY, one
of the most experienced managers in
existence, thought So" There Is no
doubt that Miss Nethersole Is an ac-
tress of fine, strenuous and disciplined
talent. She has intense emotional
power and If she is not the coming
Neilson-in heavens name why should
she be?-she is at all events brilliant,
original, poetic and finely schooled ac-
tress.
The players club-book for 1894 will
contain description of love affair of
a kind which, though common enough
upon the stage, never fails to astonish
! many Oil tiiC DGllCIltS. JUG JNlLci SUI WIZ
the story in the club house on Found
ers night. "A friend" Mr.. Jefferson
said, "one day brought q young girl
who had been given to his care and
placed her in mlne-a beautiful child,
but 10 years OF age. Her family, most
estimable one, had met with some re-
verse, and she had decided to go upon
the stage to relieve them of the burden
or her support. She NNed IN
my family as companion of my wife for
three years and during that time be-
came one of the leading actresses of the
stage. One morning / said TO her. To
morrow you are TO rehearse Juliet to
| the Romeo of our new and rising young
tragedian.' At present / can scarcely
say whether l had or had not pre-
monition of the future, but l knew at
| the conclusion of the rehearsal that
Edwin Booth and Mary Devlin would
soon be man and wife; and so 1t came
about for at the end of the week he
came to me in the green room with his
atfianced bride by the hand, and with
quaint smile they fell upon their
knees in a mock heroic manner, as
though acting a scene in the play and
said, Father, your blessing; to which
replied in the same mock heroic vein,
extending my hands like the old friar,
Bless you my children!
Miss Lottie Lynn, VINO Is playing
| leading roles this season with the new
dramatic star. young Chauncey Oh
colt, is the only daughter of one of the
most successful business women of
the country, Mrs. j. r. Linthicum, of
New York. Mrs. Linthicum has moth
| ing i'm her manner to distinguish her
fr9m the elegant woman of leisure
fond of tba rnfinemants of life. She Is
~ iO'.u nd6it,or az [ tha nronrintor and manager
III duullioh lhe piop lStoi I uiiu n'.,5t,
of large steam laundry, win Iourlsh-
ing branches in several of the NAM
moth hotels and railroad industries in
other parts of the country. She has
briIt nm tbe business Inv her own exec
tt., W p,iit. iai, No., = an higgeet CON
utINe aoIhty, has "oi ,i.io,s5 NJ D,s of otbn,
tracts against the opposltioh vi otner
big laundrles that are oluer anu man,
aged by men Of long experience, ana
no small part of her achievement must
he reckoned Inv the agreeable fact that
aro J ;.. " h,,s,nees woman
Si'e 10 0'''''e"7
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| FOOTLlGHT FLASHES:
Matte yickers has resumed her star
ring tour She will appear in the"Cir-
crs Queen"
lanes 4. Uerne. author of "Shore
Acres" is at work upon u new play based
ON southern life.
lanes O'Neill has purchased a new play
entitled "Don Carlos of Sayilia" from Eu-
gene Felner, of Boston.
"Too Much Johnson" a new comedy by
William Gillette, will be produced in the
! Columbia theatre, Brooklyn, on Oct. %.
| Della Foy's enlargement at the Cas-
cessful, financially in the history of that
popular theatre
1.-THE Baube Shop" is so great hit
at the Empire theatre that all thought Of
producing "Christopher, jr," this season
| has been abandoned.
The vice chancellor of the University
of oxford has distinguished himself by
forbidding the performance of Sydney
| Grundy's Sowing the Wind" within the
limits of his Jurisdiction.
Wilson Barrett will present three new
plays during his coming engagement Ut
| the American theatre In New York. Maud
Jeffries will be his leading lady.
Sydney Grundysnew comedy, "The New
Woman" will be given at Palmers the
atre in November with the regular com
pany, to which Miss Annie Russell will
| he added.
"Shore Acres" James A. Herne's sue
cessful play, will be presented in Eng
land during the spring and summer OF
1895 There will be two road companies
en- route this season.
William Wolf, for "a number of years
! leading comedian of the Bennett n Moul-
| ton opera company. has organized u
company of his own to produce u series
of OPERAS at popular prices.
Denman Thompson's engagement at
the Boston theatre is the most successful
! in the history of the house, notwithstand-
ing the great number OF times the "Od
| Homestead" has been produced in Boston.
The Bostonians have i'm preparation a
revival of ''Fatinit2u." They will pro-
! duce the opera on n magnificent scale.
| II Will be the opening bill for their forth
coming eight weeks engagement at the
Broadway theatre I'm New York.
Charles Frohman has signed a con-
tract with James Il, Powers, by which the
latter will head a special New Boy" com
pany, which will be formed at once and
! omen about Nov 2 In Baltimore Mir
| Powers will piay the part of The sunposad
/ bov.
q w presby. Of palmer's has been
engaged by Sadie Nlgrtjnot and Max Flp-
man To- stage Stenhenson & Yardlev7s
'"The Passport. Violet tampbeli from
/ Charles Wyndhom's comnanv. NInrguer-
| lie Van Z9ndt Mrs Sol smith ATtbur
| Bel L II Brain and sam Edwar6s arc
among those reheprsine I'm the new nice
,,,ith SIisa Ntortinnt op1 NJ laiu,,,,tp ~