The record-union., 1899-05-28

Brooklyn Eagle: The World" has L
beautiful interview with Mary Ander-
son, which shows the former queen OF
our stage to be that very rare thing-an
actress retired at the hight of her fame
and powers who is happy in domestic
obscurity
Mrs. De Navarro lives in an old mousse
at Broadway, England, within driving
distance of Anne Hathaway's cottage
with her husband, her boy, her roses
and her Villagers, and she finds some
thing in the life more satisfying than
the applause of the multitude which she
might command again at a, moments s
notice, for she is only forty, at the full
ness of her beauty and bloom.
Knowing what the great world holdS
fer her of applause and adulation, listen
to this, We women who imagine that You
would stagnate in the country:
IT have become unused to- the rush OF
city life 1t does not appeal to me as
much as a life in the country, which,
think, is more natural and sincere. A
hfe devoted wholly to society could
never satisfy me. All the little details
that lend sweetness and, fullness to life
are taken advantage of in the country.
In the city, where events move quickly,
the possibilities of little joys are often
overlooked. Pleasures. like other things,
are sought after with a rush, and the
humble offerings of smaller blessings
are apt to be trodden upon.'
The picture is true enough, but out
side the context who would take the
author of it to be courted and feted
actress? 1t shows clearly enough that
Mrs De Navarro is something greater
than a great artist-a good woman Her
head and heart are sound enough to
prize her present opportunities more
highly than the rewards of her public
career. That being so, her countrymen
will wish her many years, of the happi-
ness which she is sane enough to appre-
ciate, even at the cost of resigning the
pleasure of calling her and feeling her
to be Our Mary"
Madeleine Bouton is at Hamilton,
Bermuda She has recovered entirely
from her recent long illness and from
an attack of the grip, which retarded
her convalescence.
The German Emperor has continued
the work he commenced as a dramatist
two years ago with Der Burggraf" "
He arranged the scenario for Roland
of Berlin" recently given in Berlin, and
to be used as an opera by Leoncavallo
A one-act play called Repentance"
has been written by Mrs. Craigie for
George Alexander. Its scene is in Spain
at the time of the Carlist war in 1888.
The leading two characters are called
upon to decide between their devotion to
their country and their love for each
other.
The home established by Giuseppe
Verdi for aged and needy singers is
completed and ready for inmates. 1t is
built like a. palace, more than $500, OOO
having been spent upon it. Verdi has
reserved only one right for himself. He
desires to be buried in the chapel Of the
home by the side Of his wife, who is
now in cemetery at Milan.
"reminiscences of the late war are
quite frequent in the new spectacular
play, The Golden Horseshoe" which
the Liliputians produce. On a revolv-
ing stage a number of living war pic
Merrimae, Dewey's victory at Manila
and the surrender of Cervera's sword to
Shafter will be shown the Liliputians
representing Dewey, Hobson, Shafter
Sampson, schley, etc.
Plot for a play-To sacrifice all to
passion. The enamored, the object Of
the 1atai passion, the thing sacrificed
A l. "A passion destroying the VOW OF
religious chastity. ?. Destroying the
vow of purity. 'Tannhauser" 8. Ruin
ing the future Massenet's "Manon. q
Daudets ''Sapho." /. Running power
shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. >
Sardou's Cleopatra ;. Running
heaith, intelligence and life. Daudet
and Bizet's 'Arliesiennev 6. Ruin.
ing fortune, honor and existence. r
temptations abolishing the sentiments
or duty, pity, etc. C. Vice DESTROYING
life, honor, fortune
Fred Peel, the popular business man.
ager and press agent, has gone to Eu.
rope for some new goods in the line o-
plays. Sandy Dingwan has also gone
abroad for new stuff for Jacob Lift.
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FROM newspaper reports, the DALEY
Stock Company has been favored with :
splendid business in Eureka and sur
rounding towns. The company viii
soon close for the season. when Mr.
Daley and Miss May Nannary pro.
ceed Immediately East to procure new
plays.
Walter Belasco. the clever youns
character actor who has been with the
Heart of Maryland Company this sea
son. has returned from the East ane
will appear in the Alcazar Stock Com
pany (San Francisco) during the Nor
rison engagement
NJ. B. Leavitt denies the report tha
he has given up the Comedy Theater il
San Francisco and announces that hi
has renewed his lease for two year
more. Mr. Leavitt will spend the sum
mer in New York booking attraction!
and will open the Comedy in August.
Julia Blanc, the popular Californi;
actress, has already become prim