The herald., 1895-02-03

lr,, Tor a spring attraction.
Alexander Hermann, the conjuror,
is shortly to publish q book entitled
Bright Spots in Necromancy.
Fred O. Whitney is the only American
figures in the bills as the magnet.
There is but the difference OF letter
between the beginning and the end oil
life," says Beerbohm Tree-"creation
| nd cremation"
Three Brooklyn theaters will be turned
into continuous performances houses
next season. They are the Park. the
Star and the Bijou.
The date of Lillian Russell's return to
Abbey's theater, New York. whore she
will sing new opera by DsKoven and
Smith, is April goth.
All the principals of the Bosto n ians
have understudies except Jessie Bart
lett Davis. II she should DO ill, there
could be no performance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall have in their
is Marion Lea. She has played leading
roles on the London stage for eight years,
but she is an American girl.
II Fanny Davenport becomes the man.
ager OF the Casino. as she is planning,
or OF any other New York theater, her
ehrewdness and far -sightedness will
demonstrate that a woman as well as q
man can direct playhouse.
All the young actors that used to be
under Augustin Daly's management
have turned out well. Henry Miller is
Charles Frohman's leading leading man,
John Drew and Otis Skinner are star
ring and Frederick Bond is to become q
star next season.
Hepburn Johns, in the Chicago Trib-
une, said: "Marie Wainwright's new
society drama, Daughters OF Eve. by A.
E. Lancers and Julian Magnus. is the
cleaverest play that has been written in
America for many years."
1t is not likely that Thomas @. Sea :
brooke will appear after this season in
the first success OF his operate career,
The Isle OF Champagne. He will prob
ably sublet the piece. The Caliph is
Seabrooke's next production.
Sardou's Gismonda, which Fanny
Davenport has produced at the Fifth
Avenue theater, New York, in q scenic
sense is the most magnificent and stump.
tuous production ever attempted in this
country. Scarcely 20 theaters in the
country are able to accommodate IL on
their stages.
James O'Nsill has met with such
cordial support in his revival this year
of Virginius that next season he will
again stage the tragedy, but on scale
OF magnihcence never before attempted.
The forum scene will be made the occa-
- g. ,.l Il Al
Roman army, and the star will have one
hundred and twenty-five auxiliaries In
his support.
Beerbohm Tree. the English star whs
is to make his American debut in New
York on January 2Sth, owns a colliery
"He is good dog; he is we'll bred and
even tempered" says the actor, "but
he has one fault-he will Keep jumping
over my head as l am saying my
prayers"
Edward E. Rose has invented a new
stage effect that promises to be of great
value. II is the stimulation, by means
of electricity, of vivid flashes attending
the firing of q cannon. The effect ia now
seen in the ship scene OF Mr.. Roses
Castle Square theater. Boston.
luo ulhuhkcI Vi th0 OpcTh hOu6o al
Wstertown. Wis. is doing his best.
The agent OF the western Faust compa-
ny, with Rosabel Morrison in the cast,
dimensions of the stage and if it bad
traps. "Your company need not be
afraid" replied the local manager; "the
The agent spent the rest OF the day exs
i ,,;x ha hat aBa
traps and rat traps.
the New York World and the New York
James Gordon Bennett, owner of the
New York Herald. Mr.. Bennett be-
lieves that for the next two years Japan
interest to the civilized world, and he
has accordingly agreed to pay Colonel
Cockerill SIC 900 year to live there as
the representative of the Herald.
Cockerili is widely known and liked by
newspaper and theatrical people and
his letters will be eagerly read by them
as well ae by all interested in live mat
ters of the day.
william H. Thompson, whose re.
markable performance of a conscience
stricken criminal in the Fatal Gard at
Palmer's theater in New York, is the
chief feature OF that production, says
sit is great mistake for an actor to
attempt to play part as another actor
has played. for he can never know what
were the workings OF his predecessor q
mind that led him to vary the power
and ex preston of his voice, to gesticu-
| late and to deport himself. That is one
great reason why actors in No. 2 com
panies fail in their parts. They are
mere puppets aping the originals with
out knowing why"
Charles Leonard Fletcher has pub
lished letter, saying that for one
dollar he will furnish a written letter oil
advice, covering every variety OF inform.
alton useful to any one wishing to 60 on
the stage. Among the matters touched
on are what salary it is best to ask for,
and how to impress manager favor
ably. This is really beautiful, and il
| indicates that there is still such thing
as philanthropy left in these days o.
hard hearts and horny hands. Mr..
Fletcher ought to give to the world his
recipe for impressing a manager favor
ably, and if he could explain incident
allv how to impress an audience pleas
ly, and how to make box-otfice magnetic,
| he will find his tom bstone in the years
to come completely covered with flowers
fresh every hour.
Tbo 1'pL,a Nonthupn Rontl