Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

started out with A. M. Palmer's compa-
n.y. and the next season he was Lotta
leading man. He has also been with Da-
ly, and for a while headed the cast with
his own company. He is one of the
youngest members in the profession, ana
his portrayal of "Rassendyll' only means
a continuation of his triumphs'
John Drew is back in New YORK with
his company in the Squire of Danes
Alan Dale writes of Maud Adams, Mr.
Drew,s leading lady, that she Is the
winsomest little leading lady IN TINS
country She has a face like little XII
ten, and you feel inclined to put I'D
bon and a bell around her neck anu see
her play" Miss Adams was introduced
to the stage in "a Midnight Bell. Sne
afterwards appeared in Men and Wo-
men" and "The Lost Paradise Her
first appearance with Mr.. Drew was IN
1.-The Masked Ball"
Lillian Russell is the drawing caro- at
Abbey's in her latest opera, THE Goddess
of Truth" The librettist is Stanislause
Strange, and Julian Edwards composed
the music The staging is very elaborate
and the production artistic throughout.
1.-The Two Escutcheons" was presented
at the Garden the past week by the young
beauty. Maxine Elliott. She is an Amer
can and this is her fifth season on the
stage. Mr. Wilson Barrett has made her
an offer to go to London, but 1t is her
intention to remain with Mr.. Days COM
pany.
Marie Wainwright's company has been
meeting with hard luck in the west. Her
friends telegraphed her assistance and
her baggage was released. Louis James,
who is also travelling through the west,
has put Marie on her feet
De Wolf Hepper's new opera, EEL Cap
itaine," will be produced in Boston In
stead of New York.
Jerome Anthony will continue to sup
port Walker Whteside for his spring
tour.
Edward Lawrence has made quite a
hit in the character of Sir Andrew Ague-
Cheek in Twelfth Night" and Paine in
Henry W." with Julia Marlowe-Taber.
Mr.. Brady contemplates producing next
season a play entitled when New York
Sleeps"
Rose Coghlan will present next season
a play from the pen of Charles Coghlan.
She will remain under the management
of Mr.. Palmer. MADAME" which is also
one of Mr.. Coghlan's creations, is to be
able that Rose Coghlan, Amy Busby
Frederick Robinson and Charles Kent
will be in the cast.
Charles H. Hopper in "Chimmie Fad
den" goes ON the road under the manage
ment Of Frank Mckee.
The southern tour of Ada Rehan and
the Augustin DAILY company begins to-
morrow.
Robert Downing will open dramatic
school in June in Boston.
Ignacio Martinetti will probably play
Zoo Zoo with the Palmer-Brady "Trilby"
company that goes to Australia the COM
ing summer.
Bernhard says: 1T is always bad
form to kiss on the stage. 1 never really
do 1t myself. There is so much more in
a suggestion than in cold fact" Kyrle
Bellew says: I'm all the nineteen years
of my experience as a stage lover, / have
never actually kissed an actress" 1
wonder what Ilga Nethersole, says upon
the subject-Nethersole of the Carmen
kiss.
Mr. Theodore Thomas, with his orches-
ira of ninety-six musicians, will give g.
series of concerts at the Metropolitan
opera house the last of March. His So
loists will be Emma Juch, Raphael ia
seffy Steindel, Edmund Schuecker,
PIunket Greer, Ben Davies and Max Ben
dix. Mr. Thomas is to be the recipient
of a handsome centerpiece for the table.
The design, which Is of silver, is shaped
like a crown, with the hands of violin
on the sides and two swans at either
end emblematic of "Lohengrin." Me-
dallions of Bach, Berlioz. Wagner.
Brahme, Rubinstein. Mendelssohn and
Theodore Thomas will also ornament the
sides.
The story goes out from Baltimore that
some of the chorus girls in the Wizard
of the Nile" had a novel experience there
recently. They had been told of board
ing house that was kept by two maiden
la dies, who would treat them just as if
they were members of the family. When
they arrived at the house, one of the old
ladies said:
"Well. now, my dears, you take us sort
of at disadvantage, as we haven't kept
boarders for several years, but come in
and we will see what we can do for you.
You must make yourselves right at
home. you know"
Now" said the old lady, "you want
something to eat / suppose? You, Jen-
ny-Tm going to call you Jenny whether
you like It or not-you put on your things
and start for the market as quick as you
can. You. Molly, you go out in the yard