The herald., 1897-12-05

relief, he Is said to have drawn himself
up with pride and answered.:
Il don't want help from her. I'd soon
er go without, and starve, IL need be. '
AS matter of fact, it is stated that
Miss Mather gave her father pecuniary
aid for years, until she found that the
money with which she supplied him was
used chiefly in intemperance. Then she
offered to place him for life in home
where he would be guarded against his
own enemy. He would not listen to
this proposal. Since then Miss Mather
says that her father has written her
abusive and threatening letters, and she
has refused to hold further communica-
tion with him except through her law
yer.
Catulle Mendes does not believe that
the actor writes his name in water, and
that his fame as well as his works per-
ishes with him. And the argument of
Mendes in favor of this unique position,
in the second series of his "L'Art au
HcotCi, says Vic ANSW l. VI N 1IIIIcS, ID
fascinatingly plausible. "Of all artistic
glory. the actors glory is that which re-
mains for all time, and which will be
perpetuated for ages more vividly and
| more indestructibly than any other And
why? Because as soon as his glory is
posthumous there remains nothing to
show that it was never, or only partly
deserved. Cicero may be bullied, treat
ed as an aristocrat and as an insupport-
able chatterer by the schoolboy obliged
to translate single page of the 'Cati-
line, for that page is there. But defy
| the same schoolboy to say that Roscius
was not great tragic actor, because
it Is impossible that he can know any
thing about him.
The Dramatic Mirror is authority for a
statement to the effect that Julia Mar
lowe Is considering an appearance as
Nero in new play based upon the early
days of the vicious emperor" Charles E.
Dillingham;, Miss Marlowe's new man
ager. brought the play from Europe, and
| Sarah Bernhardt Is said to hold it's
French rights.
The statement that the ideal Juliet of
the stage should be considering" an ap-
pearance in the character Of the bloody
Nero is too absurd for belief and will no
doubt prove to be an error Of the press.
Louis James is playing in San Fran
cisco at the Columbia theater, where he
produced for the first timein that city
his new romantic drama. IA Cavalier
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round OF his fayorite characters. after
which he will move south and again visit
this city. The new piece has been writ
ten to cater to what appears to be the
popular taste just now in literature and
in the DRAMA romantic stories and plays
being most in demand.
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An item In a dramatic paper says that
Lawrence Hanley played Hamlet four
teen times in one week at the Imperial
theater, ST. Louis, to the capacity of the
house. hundreds being turned away
nightly. Perhaps" continues the We
racious paragrapher, never in history
has an actor undergone such test, there
being $4,000 words tabe spoken in Ham
let."
OHe illy WHdt tiClC
could be in performance of Hamlet to
draw crowds to witness it fourteen times
in one week. The redoubtable Larry
must have introduced some of his spe-
cialties, such as he gave at his perform
ance of Shylock here. AS to reciting
$1,000 words twice day, that is no trick
at all for Larry, and he wouldn't waste
much time in hunting them up out Of
Shakespeare, either.
1t will interest many to hear that the
Japanese laws now prohibit a theatrical
performance lasting more than eight
hours, says the Westminster Gazette.
The plays in the first-class theaters be-
gin at 10 or II, and are not ended until
after sunset. There are intervals, of
course, for refreshment. and a recent in
novation is a theater-yard for exercise,
lined with eating booths and fancy
stalls. Boxes are secured three or four
days beforehand from neighboring
house, where arrangements are
made for attendance and refreshments
during the day. Full dress is never
worn. The following articles, unless
otherwise ordered, are brought to each
patron. "A program, CuSnlOH, a Tobacco
fire-boX, a pot of tea, cakes, fruit, and
sushi, a sort of rice dumpling favored
with vinegar and topped with a piece of
fish. Valuables may be left at the tea
house, and the inclusive charge (ex-
cepting the walters tip) is not more than
1.S0 yen a head. The gallery is the most
aristocratic place. but the space unre-
served, occupied by the Japanese 'gods,"
is quantity called "the deaf gallery"
"In Gay New York" has achieved the
phenomenal run of three weeks at the
Baldwin in San Francisco. and has
played to crowded houses. The piece
Is described as Of the nonsensical order,
but Of that kind of sprightly nonsense
that people like, and which does not
cause fatigue. 1t comes to the Los
Angeles theater for the week opening on
the 18th inst. 1t is big production, en-
ploying, it is said, seventy people. The
engagement may be regarded as "a
feather in Mr.. Wyatt's managerial cap.
am also informed that correct" YER
sion of Uncle Toms Cabin" has been
booked for the same theater.
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Harrison Gray Fiske. 4ditor Of the
New York Dramatic Mirror, has been
sued for 100000, being alleged damages