The herald., 1897-05-09

the gath ult. The play was Much Ado
About Nothing" in which Miss Ada
Rehan appeared as Beatrice. Mrs. GIL
bert as Ursula, and Mr.. Richman as
Benedick. Mr. DAILY was called upon
sor a speech, and he responded as fol-
lows: II am glad you have given ME
this opportunity. ladies' and gentlemen.
| to express my gratefulness for the sup
port and encouragement We have re-
ceived this season. 1t has been a season
of most arduous labor in our chosen
field And that we have found any pub
lie appreciation whatever for our ef-
forts to maintain the best traditions
of what is best in the drama, in the
face of the vogue of more reckless plays
is indeed thing to be grateful for
You will share with me. know. the
regret that Miss Rehan's health has
somewhat suffered under the strain OF
the new study and constant effort
brought to bear in the creation of five
new parts. for that is her record since
last October. Before we return to you
we shall have visited the principal cit
les of England. beginning at Stratford-
on-Avon, where Miss Rehan will give
an open air performance Of Rosalind in
August. Next winter we shall make
two important productions here. and
Miss Rehan will create for you Portia.
In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice"
and Joan Of Arc, in new version OF
that remarkable history. prepared ex-
pressly for Miss Rehan. Previous to
these. in September, I shall offer you
a musical version of the story of Nine.
Sans-Gene, which Mr.. George Edwardes
will produce here in a very gorgeous
manner
Sarah Bernhard appeared in new
role at the first performance of Edmond
| Rostand's Gospel play, which took
place recently at the Renaissance the
ater, Paris. 1t is entitled La Samari-
taine," is in three scenes and Is a lofty
conception. most poetical and is pre-
sented with most admirable stage-set-
ting. In the first scene the Savior con-
verts the woman Of SaFnaria at Jacob S
well. In the second scene she is rep
resented as preaching. to her people,
and in the third scene she is depicted as
gathering them about Jacobs wei.
where the Savior converts them and
sends them as apostles throughout the
world, The Savior was personated by
| Fremont. Sarah Bernhardt, as the wo-
man of Samaria, received a tremend-
Gus welcome, and won, 1t is said, the
greatest of her triumphs, especially in
the scene where she strips herself of
her finery and devotes herself to the
work of winning souls. Rostand' 5
poem was pronounced to be one of the
finest examples Of contemporary Frencl.
verse. President Faure witnessed Sarah
Bernhardt's Interpretation of the wo-
man of Samaria, and sent his aid-de-
camp to present to her his warm con-
gratulations.
The engagement of actors for next
season are surprisingly few. For one
reasonor another managers are holding
off, with the result that numbers of
actors. whose services are usually in
demand. have not yet reached that hap
py solution of annual doubt which is
represented by substantial contract.
There is no occasion for professional
worry on this score, however, says the
Mirror. The plans of good many
managers are belated. and there will
| be a clariication of the theatrical at
mosphere before the summer is here.
Play titles recorded with the librarian
CT congress from the 18th of March tC
the 10th of April were as follows:
1.-The Widow McGinty," by Edmond
BRUSSELS; THE Freeman Mill Strike,
by Bert c. Rawley; The Serenaders,' u
by L. Francis Bishop; "The Ballet Girl, u
by Adrian Ross; Glover" by Richard
Genee and Bruno zappert; prince Me-
tEusaiem," by Wilder and Delacour; "A
Romantic Adventure" by Edwin Mey-
er; "Konigstinder," by Ernst Rosmer;
Opera VS.. Circus" by A. E. Stafford !;
"The Ballet Girl" by James T. Tanner;
Miss Manhattan" by George V. Ho-
bart, Ferdinand Puehringer and Herman
Perlet; "a Gentleman Rogue" by Frank
Wiesberg; Flood Tide" by Edward
Weitzel and Emma Louise Orcutt; ''The
Peacock Plume" by A. j. Blethen, jr. {;
"McSweeney's Jubilee" by A. w. Bor-
den; "The Prince O. Palazzo" by Ed T.
Calnon; God Bless Victoria" by Glenn
ent Scott; "Nanon," by r. Genee; "A
Contented Woman" by Charles Hoyt,
"Deutsche-American," by Alexander
Jonas; Donna DIANA" by Richard S.
Poppen; 1.-The Whims of Marion" by
Charles Renauld; From Gonzales to
San Jacinto," by Mrs. I. M. E Bland;n;
THE Telephone Girl" by Sir Augustus
Harris, A. Sturgess and F. c. Burnand;
Diamond Don," by Maud Blanche
Hayes; 1.-The Five Barrison Sisters Ex-
travaganza," by Fred Irwin; 1.-THE Sub
stitute," by William o. Bates; "A Poster
Maid" by Edward L. Duane; "Tht
Fatal Flower" by Howard Hall; ''The
O'Tooles," by Eugene Scully; Aunt
/ Jerusalem" by Jennie Wetmore; "A
Black Sheep" by Charles Hoyt
Herr Grais and his lively donkey anG
baboon Jockey are no strangers here
having enjoyed reign of several weeks
of popularity at this house about yeal
ago They will be remembered as very
diyerting company-the donkey with hi.
steady subservience to circus ring dis
ciplne and the athletic baboon witt
the peculiar humorous antics of hi;
kind, as they paced about the miniatur'
circus ring and did their turn at the bid
ding OF Ringmaster Grais.
Delmore and Lee. whose sensational
performance on the revolving illumi
mated ladder has been the talk Of thu
town since their debut last Tuesday
will remain to repeat their wonderful
| act.
One of the most entertaining features
cf the new bill will be the new act of thu
Merrilees sisters, the two chic littl
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