The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-20


Mansfield perhaps the brainiest of Am.
erican actors. The latest is that on Il
specially cold night recently he sum
moned an usher and said:
Ny boy, | want you to go out and
order GOO hot Scotches."
The lad looked daZed six hundred
hot Scotches"
Yes 600 hot Scotches! Can't you
hear2 | want the water carriers to
distribute them among the audience in
stead Of ice water. It's cold night.
and
Yes, sir, gasped the usher, hut we
haven't got ten beds
Ten beds. What the deuce has ten
beds got to do with 600 hot Scotches %
Its the Raines law, sir stammered
the usher, and then, seeing that the ac-
tor looked taken back. he added adroit.
ly: And then, you know, Mr.. Mans
field, there are SO many temperance
people In your audience We might Of
tend them-some of them, sir"
"Ah"' unused Mr.. Mansfield. Il
hadn't thought of that Never mind.
revoke the order"
The familiar diamond advertisement
has a new variation, furnished by Miss
Merri Osborne, who has been playing
at the Casino. Miss Osborne published
an advertisement requesting the UNI
SHOWN person who had left package for
her to call Mt Casino and claim the
property Immediately. The story was
that a young man had left Il package
with $1,000 worth of diamonds for
Miss Osborne. and that the Gift was
iternly declined
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree. whose first ven
lure in America this season was not
success, Is winning golden opinions by
Ills portrayal of Svengah. OF course
his makeup is admirable, and IT is
Ill the more striking by the length of
his lean figure. His swift, noiseless.
cat-like movements, his watchful ewes
and CHASTITY face. the inceseaut rest.
,essness of gesture, and III e5}riously
skillful admixture of fawniu. and ar
rogance in his manner. consulate an
Individuality that impressts itself on
he memory. The egotism, meanness.
cynical seltishness, and innate bru
lality of the man, illustrated by his
treatment of Gecko, are expressed. not
only fully but wildly; but in all his
vlciousness and degradation. and here
IN consists the special excellence OF
he performance, there is The constant
animation of the artistic sense. the
owe OF music for its own sake as well
IL for its rewards. which is the crea-
lures one redeeming grace The per-
Sonality is in itself more or less fantas-
lie and 1t is perhaps on this very ae-
count that in ii Mr.. Tree comes nearer
10 the establishment of n perfect H.
fusion than ever before In his theatrl
eal work here. Beyond question tho
representation Is Il remarkable achieve
ment, not because of any unexpected
manifestations of dramatic power, but
because of Its clearness of conception
line finish in execution, and admirable
consistency.
Two actresses We're speaking the
other day of the report of Fay Temple
-on's marriage. Il know she is really
married" said one. because some
friends of mine in London received
piece of her wedding cake. They say
she has settled down into a common
place married woman already. She is
not going to act any more. and-well
Fay has dropped an asbestos curtain
over her entire past,n
Miss IOuiSp Raaudat tho dainty
French singer inserted an advertise
ment In the Herald before Christmas
inviting twenty-five homeless or friend
less women to dine with her on the
holiday. She had no trouble in filling
her dining room. Rose FANcHoN