The herald., 1895-01-31

| fouDie, says jessie BArtletb DaVlt, tue
Bostonisn's trump card. "Oomparad
with him the baritone and the bass are
as eve lambs. think that big hearts
go with deep voices. end l know that
1t is almost always the deep tenor that
kicks for the center of the stage and the
curtain call. Mind you, do not refer
to any particular tenor to eny member
of the Bostonians, for that is q happy
family, but the tenor as l have some-
times found him."
During the days when stock compa-
MES fourished James O'Neill, now the
best established romantic actor and ira
gedisn on tour, was leading man in turn
in John Ford's company at Baltimore,
John Ellsler's at Cleveland. MoVicker's
and Hoolsy's In Ohiasgo, the Union
| Square In New Yark, and the Baldwin
in San Francisco
The dramatic interest OF two of the
greatest successes in New York thip
season - The Masqueraders and The
Fatal Oard--grows ont of playing cards,
and the discovery by Henry Miller OF q
particular card ia the pack 10 the first
play. and By W. H. Thompson Of par.
ticular GARD in tho pack In tho second
play oausss the principal climsxes.
Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew have de-
cided to produce mostly Shakespeare
and STANDARD osmedy next season. They
will appear in Romeo and Juliet, She
Stoops to Conquer, The School for
Scandal, The Merchant of Venice. Frou-
Frou, Camille and Macbeth. They will
continue in their rspertory, however,
Charlotte CordsY. In Society and other
plays in which they have made suo-
cesscs this season.
In The Gsmbol Of the Lambs, the
Actors club, at their house in New
York on Sunday night, there was a bur-
lssque OF The Masqueraders. Augustus
Thomas, the dramatist, made up to look
like Henry Miller. This Is not the first
time Charles Frohman's leading man
has been parodied. At the Casino last
GUNNER. in The Passing Show, Paul
Arthur looked and acted Mr.. Miller to
the life in the skit on So wing the Wind.
The first New York production OF
Madame Sans Gene in English, by Au-
gustus Pitou's company, took place at
the Broadway thester on Monday. The
ecenery and costumes are quite as sump-
tuous as were those used by KsJaue and
her French company. Kathryn Kiddsr
is commended for her conscientious act
ing and Augustus Cook for his makeup
as Napoleon. Mr.. Pitou, to whose en-
ergy and skill the splender of the stage
settings and effects is due. was called
before the curtain and made q speech.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Kendall have in their
company as leading woman e handsome
and accomplished young actress popu-
larry supposed to be English. She h as
played the role OF heroine in London
theaters for eight years, and made her
debut upon the advice Of John Hare
aud Mrs. Kendall. As a matter OF fact
she is an American. She was born in
Philadelphia. Her name is Marion Lea.
She lett this country whom child. but
now declares her intention to remain
hers to act after the Keudals return to
England.
William Pruette, who 10 singing the
title role in Fred G. Whitney's produce
ton of De Koven & Smiths Rob Roy,
felt mysticallv at home in the Scotch en-
vironment of the piece. He could not
completely account for this until he
wrote home the other day about the
matter, and his father. in replying, in
formed the lusty baritone that his grand.
fathers wife was first cousin of Robert
Burns, the Scotch bard. The grand
fathers vile was, furthermore Lady An
geline MacFalin. So it is now Sir Will
liam Pruette.
Rob Roy is making . star record at
the Herald Square theater in New York.
This opera is one Of the great successes
OF the year. and Charles Evans of the
Herald Square is proud of the fact that
his new house holds such a money win
ner. Not only is the opera we'll written,
but it is splendidly rendered by Fred
are more pretty girls, too, in the cast
than are usually seen in these produc-
tons. Julette Gordon. Lizzie McNchol,
William Pruette aud Richard Carol do
capital work. and their efforts are
nightly rewarded with applause.
Talk about rescues and faith-cures, "
says Will "A. Mcconnell ~ have at
last reached the eating cure. l have
struck an all-out boarding house. That
is to say. whatever you ask for is just
out. The Waldorf paled on me. The
cnisine of the Hoffman failed to please
me. | could no longer enjoy Astor's
and Vanderbilts cooking. l had run
the gamus OF every restaurant in the
tenderloin precinct. So nv doctor rec.
commended a boarding house. Now |
can't eat at all. All nave got to do 10
to sit in a exc furnished room and in
hale waves OF atmosphere. Think of the
great saving, both OF time and money +"
Beerbohn Tree. the English star who
will begin his American tour at Abhey's
theater on January 28th, has decided
views on the su jeot of The New Woman
that has recently taken up 80 much OF
the stage. He says she has undoubt-
eddy put her foot down with q great
deal OF force, but that she will soon lift
it, as woman could not stay for any
length OF time in one attitude. He
also says: III Tho New Woman had
come to stay what would become of
chivalry2 l think that when some
auch thing ~ q cannon or q mouse ap-
pears in her vicinity, she will be glad
enough to have the ordinary man step
to the 'front.'"
During Marie Wainwrighrs recent
visit to Galveston, Texas, whore she
opened the new Grand Opera house
with q performance of Daughters OF
Eve, she was presented with ths sword
worn by her father, Commander Vain.
wright OF the U. 8. NJ, when he was
killed on the deck OF his chip, the Har-
riet Lane. The sword was taken from
his body by Lieutenant Kelley of the
Confederate vessel, Bayou City, and it
WAS the widow of this officer who so
gracefully returned it to Miss Vain
wright. Commander Wainwright was
for some time in control of the city Of
Galveston and endeared himself even to
his enemies by his courtesy and con.