Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-05
Stage Notes.

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Richard Mansfeld's Chicago en-
gagement in Cyrano de Bergerac will
open Dec. in the Grand opera house
for five weeks.
E. G. Mason is to give stereopti-
con lecture on Summer in England
at the opera house in Belleville next
Tuesday evening.
Frank Hunter Potter, a nephew OF
the Episcopal bishop of New York, Is
grand opera tenor whose stage
name is Sig. Filhpe.
One of the burlesques of Cyrano de
Begerac is announced by it's press
agent to be "dramatized directly
from the novel" Such is fame, when
it is not protected by copyright.
Miss Rehans performance of Por-
tia, in New York Of a recent night,
was, according to the majority or
opinion, not only great success,
but an advancement beyond the hope
of such eminent critics and warm
admirers as Franklin Fyles and
William Winter.
Miss Julie Opp. the actress, who is
now suing, in London, Aor a divorce
from her husband, Robert Lorraine,
is New York girl whose father
for many years kept a saloon on the
Bowery. She won her first success
on the London stage, but has been
seen in this country.
Hall Caine is receiving congratula-
tions on the remarkable financial sue
cess of the dramatization of The
| Christian. The receipts of The play
during its production in Philadelphia
have broken all records at regular
prices. In one week S15,059.50 was
the amount obtained for seats and
admissions, making total of 500, 401
for five weeks.
Charles W. Couldock who died OF
dropsy in New York, was over SO years
of age. He was born in London
April 26, 1915. His first appearance
on the stage was at Sadler's Wells in
he supported John Vandenhoff at
Bath, and in 1916 became leading
man at the Theater Royal at Edin-
burgh. It was in 1849 that he came
to America as a member of Charlotte
Cushman,s company. For several
years he was leading man at the Wal
nut Street theater in Philadelphia.
He joined Laura Keene's Olympic the
alter company in 1858 and afterward
played leading parts in The Chimney
Corner, The Willow Copse, and other
notable plays of that period. His
greatest success and the play that
/ made him most widely known came
in 1880 when he appeared as Dunstan
Kirke in the play Hazel Kirke. He
played the part more than 1000 times.
One of his last engagements was with
McVicker's summer stock company
about nine years ago, when he ap-
peared as Joshua Sawyer in New
Blood That fall he played a short
engagement in Brady's Humanity in
Boston, but age was telling on him
and he was compelled to retire, and
he has since been largely dependent
on benefits and the generosity Of his
friends, who, however, have allowed
him to want for nothing.
The notable successes in New
York at this time are Richard Mans
field in Cyrano de Bergerac, Miss
Viola Allen in The Christian, Miss
Annie Russell in Catherine, Francis
Wilson in The Little Corporal. Julia
Arthur in A Lady of Quality, John
Drew in The Liars, Sporting Life
The Turtle, The Belle of New York.
Hotel Topsy Turvey.
Sibyl tombstone, the actress, who
startled New Workers by appearing
almost nude on the stage of the
Standard Theater in The Clemenceau
Case, died November 1, and has been
cremated. Her death was a secret
for two weeks. Miss tombstone had
been in poor health in recent years
owing to two operations for the re-
moVal of tumor which she had
undergone.