The record-union., 1899-08-27

amusing was the leather merchants
| experience at the ambassadors con-
cert, where M. Sarcey's former foe,
Yvette Guilbert is now appearing. the
singer. noticing M. Bonier, recited some
verses on the subject of M. Sarcey, and
by her gestures drew the attention OF
the audience to his double. The public
were delighted, of course, but not so
M. Bonier, who got up and left the con-
cert. M. Bonier much regrets his re-
semblance to the late critic, the results
of which he declares to be most annoy
ing to a peaceable tradeSman. He
says that one day he was asked in the
street for a letter of introduction to M
Jules Claretie which so vexed him that
he almost came to blows with the ap-
plicant.
"Come and dine with us tomorrow, !"
said the old fellow who had made his
money and wanted to push his way into
society. Sorry" replied the elegant
man, 81 can't. I'm going to see Ham
let - That's all right" said the hos
pitable old gentleman, bring him with
you"
Theater-goers of this city will be
| pleased to learn of the engagement OIL
| the Daley Company for the Clunie Op-
| era-house. Many will recall with pleas
! ure the series of finished renditions OF
I this organization last year, particularly
| that of Miss May Nannary, who head
| ed these players. Manager Daley, with
a desire to outdo any previous effort,
| will have two stars at the head of his
company, and to that end has engaged
Darrell Vinton, the talented young ro-
mantle actor, who has just returned
| from his Eastern successes, both as
principal support to Frederick Warde
and as individual star in legitimate
roles The supporting company is com,
posed principally of Eastern artists,
| embracing Reta Villiers Gate of A. M.
Palmer's Company, Asa Lee Willard
| Gate of Henry Miller's Company.
Louis Belmour, Olive Madison, Mrs.
Louis Belmour F. D. McGinn, E. f.
Nannary, w. r. Daley and others. 4
special feature of the seasons produc-
tions will be an elaborate production
of Hamlet" This organization will
appear here September 10th for an
| eight might engagement.
While in New York, and before he
| had made any hit, the elder Sothern
| had a dispute with Laura Keene con-
cerning some trivial affair at a re-
! hearsal, and Miss Keene went into one
| of her tantrumS. After the quarrel on
| the stage she retired to her dressing
room and, still angry, sent for Sothern
and began to rate him fiercely.
"Stop, Laura-stop just a minute"
| interrupted the comedian, and advanc-
ing to the light deliberately turned it
| down.
What do you mean by that, sir?'
| she demanded in a rage.
"Oh, nothing" replied Sothern, but
you have always been SO lovely to me
that I can't bear to look upon your
beautiful face when you are in pas
sion. Now, go on
New York paper: The Ross-Fenton
farm on Deal Lake is a favorite place
for the assembly of Long Beach's most
| fashionable summer visitors, and a
procession of traps, drags and tally-hos
streams up to the delightful place day
and night. Charles j. Ross and his
popular wife, Mabel Fenton. have spent
their entire summer there when FREQ
| from their calls to their professional
work, and it is prophesied that the al
lurementS of conducting this charming
and highly reserved and proper road
| house will eventually result in with
| drawing forever the famous Charlie
and the attractive Mabel Fenton from
vaudeville and comedy. Men and wo-
men of fashion who have learned to
admire the two on the stage come in
a constant procession to see them in
their capacity as host and hostess, and
it is said that Ross is a model of form,
an inspiration as to department and a
dream of physical perfection, in pink
coat, a white shirt, knee trousers, soft
hat, blue hose and an irresistible smile.
| Mabel Fenton has a garden from which
corn, ponderous melons, bushels Of
peas, tomatoes and truck are forth
coming, and cream of fabulous thick
ness, berries, live fish and birds are
among the home products of the twelve
| acres making up the farm.
NJ. Gustave Larroumet, the successor
of Sarcey on the Paris Temps has
been to London to see Sir Henry Irving
in 'Robespierre," and thus delivers his
opinion: "Irvings composition of the
leading role is exceedingly beautiful.
The public has before it's eyes the man
| of Thermidor, with his polished ele-
| gance and his nervous, attenuated
frame, his piercing eye and tiger
like cruelty, his vanity and subtlety,
his self-possession and his carefully
calculated outbursts. Above all, Ir-
wing vitalizes with marvellous skill the