The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-17

gagement in Boston at the Castle Square
Theater.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke last week played
his first engagement in New YORK tins
season. He played the title role in The
Grand ViZier.
Marion Lea. the American leading
woman of the Kendal's English Company,
is the wife of Langdon Mitchell. who in
turn is the son of DIR. S.. Weir Mitchell,
the noted Philadelphia physician.
A studious dramatic critic has discov-
cred that Otis Skinner is supported by
two decidedly pretty women-Mlss Dun
can and Miss Truax, and by two actors
that part their names in the middle. This
is important, if true.
Nina Harrington, the burlesquer and
vaudevillst, did not accompany the
Twentieth Century Girl on tour, but is
preparing to sail toward Paris on April
9th. She will appear at the music halls
of that city.
Isabel Irving, now leading woman OF
the Lyceum Stock Company. and Katha-
rine Grey, who is with Richard Mans
field, are notable examples Of handsome
and clever actresses incubated in the
company of August.n DAILY.
| Robert Downing will bring his tour to
prosperous close this season. This TRACE
dian has made probably as much money
as any attraction that has been to the
Pacific Coast this year. Next season he
will play all the large Eastern cities.
Mrs Potter and Kyrle Bellew have con-
cluded arrangements, through their man
ager, Myron b. Rice, by which they will
play an extended engagement at the Her
aid Square Theater, New York, beginning
on March 18th. The stars will appear i'll
Charlotte Corday, in which they. have
made an emphatic success, and in the
second week they will stage AS You Like
1t. Mrs. Potter OF course appearing as
Rosalind and Mr.. Bellew as Orlando.
If dramatist had devised play con-
tanning the episodes leading up to the
marriage of Anna Gould, daughter of the
late Jay Gould to Count Castellane, his
piece would have been refused on the
ground that it was too bombastic to be
possible in real life and too vulgar to be
performed before an American audience.
But the fact that n lot OF railroad money
was married to little washed-out
aristocratic blood of Europe, as re-
porter put it, has filled for "a fortnight
the columns of the New York press and
the eye Of the public
1t was once remarked that Lester Wal
lack had played more parts than any
other American actor, having played over
700. Wallack must have had an easy time
OF it, for Ada Rehan, while under John
W. Albaugh's management in Albany and
and Baltimore, must have played 1000
parts and in her professional career not
less than ZOO. Frank Mordaunt mas
played over 2000 parts and is capable of
playing 1000 more. The last season of the
stock company in Baltimore in 1873 Will
liam II. Thompson and Ada Rehan
played ten manuscript roles in one week,
commencing with Divorce and ending
with Oliver Twist. 1t was at that time
Mr.. Daily saw and engaged Miss Rehan to
play. On one occasion she got part at
noon which she had to play that night.
Nat c. Goodwin. in commenting on the
Gould Castellane alliance, clanls it is the
result of progress and the development of
an ambition for social recognition in the
desire of Americans to reach out and lead.