The herald., 1895-04-07

! Shortly afterwards Charles u Hovt. the
| noted farce comedy writer and manager
OF Hoyt's theater, New York engaged
Miss Miskel, she made hit in one of his
companies and her photographs sold ex-
tenslvely. In short time Miss Mskel be
came Mrs. Hoyt, and now, after year s
retirement from the stage, she is prepar-
ing to appear again next season in a new
play MIR. Hoyt is writing for her, to be
called A Civilized Community.
Three years make great change in the
career OF an actress. Just that time ago a
sweet-faced woman with figure OF a
Psyche and incipient histrionic ability was
seen by the writer playing a small part
in support of Robert Mantell at one
night stand. The writer published an
article in New York paper calling atten-
ton TO the fact that in Mr.. Mantell' s COM
pany lurked an actress who would some
day. in all probability, be celebrated as a
professional beauty, and who had a
charm of person quite unique. The arti-
Gle elected this letter from the actress:
Next season Robert Downing will pro-
duce at least three new pays. One of
them is called the Narraganset. 1t deals
with the times of the Puritans and Down
ing VIII play a strong part of an Indian
chief. He will also be seen in the Lion s
Love by the English dramatist Herman
Merivale. Its action takes place in the
time of Napoleon and will admit of very
handsome scenic settings. The third
play Mr.. Downing has not yet decided
upon, but it will probably be by Sardou
and the tragedian is waiting for the
manuscript.
James O'Neill, the handsome romantic
star. has home called Monte Cristo Villa
at New London, Conn. His neighbors
there are rather Puritanical and an actor
is an individual upon whom they look
from distance. Some years ago, said
No,l fho 1,,1 &c
London called upon me and offered to
buy my property so as to build school
house upon it. No gentlemen re-
piled / will not sell the property. but
will give it to you with its deed provided
you will call it the O'Neill school,. They
never returned but built schoolhouse
elsewhere"
Americans in Paris write that Loie
Fuller is the rage there and that she has
far eclipsed the success she made there
year ago by her serpentine dance which
is familiar to this country. The allegorical
ballet Salome by Armande Sylvestre and
c. H. Meltzer is described as a exceed
lngly picturesque and lively affair. La
Loie now expects to come to America the
latter part of next season bringing with
her all the original scenery costumes and
electrical effects of Salome and a support
ing company of seventy.
They are using Otis SINNERS name
nowadays as a demonstration of the fact
that it is not necessary to have toured the
country as star until gray hairs have ac-
cum ulated in order to be termed an estab-
lished star. Mr.. SINNERS policy to pro-
duce plays in the best possible manner
and let the critics and public do the rest,
has been adhered to by him throughout
the season, and as sherffs have not been
seen in the vicinity of his productions it
is reasonable to suppose that his policy is
well advised. Otis Skinner has some new
plays which he may produce next season,
but the dramas in which he has made his
first successes as an independent attrac
tion will not, he announces, be dropped
from his repertory.
traveller and has waved his baton over or
cbestras in almost every prominent city
on the face of the globe. but the trip he
made from New York to Boston last
Thursday night was probab bly, the most
expensive one he has ever had. The fare
between these two cities over the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad,
together with a section of one of Mr..
Wagner's sleeping cars, was very mex
pensive, but when he arrived at the Cas-
tie Square theater. Boston, where he was
to begin the preliminary rehearsals with
the orchestra engaged to interpret the
music of Rob Roy in the Hub. he discov-
cred that he had lost the solitaire setting
out of one of his diamond rings. The
gem weighed over four carats and half
and outside of its intrinsic value was
bauble around which many, pleasant
memories clustered in view OF the fact
Madame Gerster. Careful search was made
for the missing stone, but up to the pres
ent time no trace of it has been found and
the signor is inconsolable.