The herald., 1897-03-21

est Bial She will be seen in this coun-
try shortly, and is expected to make as
big sensation as Anna Held.
Richard Mansfield is negotiating tc
dispose of his interest In the Garrick
theater. which is leased td him by Ed
ward Harrigan. Hoyt and Mckee are
rumored to be the prospective purchas-
ers of the lease.
George c. jerks, dramatic editor of
the Commercial Advertiser, is writing
sketch for j. H. Rowe, who VIII pro-
duce it In the vaudeville houses. 1t is
to be called Nose the Fireman" and
is condensed version of Frank Chan
frau's old play, originally produced in
1S4S at Mitchell s theater.
"Trilby" Is now being played with
great success in Vienna. Several mem
bers of the royal family have seen the
play. Svengali uses a violin instead Of
a piano in the Vienna version, and as
the actor who plays the part is an ex-
cellent violinist. the impressiveness of
the character is considerably increased.
When Fanny Davenport produced
Macbeth" at the Walnut Street thea
ter, in Philadelphia, in 1881, with Os-
mond Tearle in the title role, the three
witches-for the second time in this
country-were played by women. The
first time this was done was at the old
Southwark theater in Philadelphia in
1867.
e. S. Willards present tour has been
remarkably successful. In Cincinnati.
week of February 15, the S. r. o. sign
was displayed four nights during the
week At ST. Louis business was also
good and at Milwaukee. the biggest
opening house of the season at the
Davidson was present. the week being
sold out solid. He opened at Chicago
Monday for five weeks.
Robert Mantell produced at Easton,
Pa. March 4, a new romantic play IN
five acts entitled "A Gentleman from
Gascony," by Bicknell Dudley, and the
production was we'll received. The play
tells of the time of Henri of Navarro, and
pictures in dramatic fashion the trials
of the prosecuted Huguenots. Robert
Mantell. Charlotte Behrens, and John
l.. Wooderson scored personal hits. The
piece has since been given in Philadel-
phia.
A farce called "The MacHaggis," in
which the scenes and characters are
broadly Scotch, and which was written
by Jerome X. Jerome and Eden Phil
potts. was produced at the Globe thea
ter, London. on February 20, and is a
success 1t answers the present de-
mard for Scottish character and hu-
NOR, and is said to be cleverly written
and acted. In the cast are Weldon
Grossmith, Laura Johnson, and George
Sheldon, a comedian who was for a
long time associated with Toole.
Despite the eulogistic comments OF
several of the newspapers of Paris, II Is
now generally conceded, says the Mir
ror's Paris correspondent, that Sardou's
new play, "Spiritisme." has not achieved
success in the French capital. A writer
echoes the prevailing sentiment when
he says that "Spiritisme" is mere flash
in the pan with plot whose absurd i'm
probability more than counterbalances
Sardou's great technical skill. All
critics are agreed, however. thai Sarah
Bernhard has scored another personal
triumph.
The sudden death is announced at Vi
emma of Friedrich Mitterwurzer, one of
Germany's greatest actors. Herr Mitter-
wurzer had been for several years a
member of the Burg theater in Vienna,
and his loss to this institution will be
great His last appearance in Berlin
was scarcely a year ago. He played a
two months engagement at that time at
the Lessing. creating the Rockwitz in
Sudermann's play, Happiness in Cot
tage." Mitterwurzer enjoyed the reputa-
ton of being not only one of the most
prominent members of the profession in
Austria or Germany, but an amiable
comrade and kind and generous man.
Announcement was made last week
that Julia Arthur, who is now member
of the London Lyceum company, will
star next season in the title part of Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's play. "A
Lady OF Quality" under the manage
ment of Arthur Lewis. "A Lady of
Quality" was to have been presented
this season by Daniel and Charles Froh-
man, but some difference Of opinion
arose between them and Mrs. Burnett
concerning the selection of an actress
for the title part, they preferring Olga
Nethersole and the authoress espousing
the cause of Eleanor Calhoun, who may
be seen in the part abroad.