Life — February 3, 1887 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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LIFE THE PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE. | 6 NOTICED,” said the Professor opening his napkin HAT the “ Taming of the Shrew” notable success of the year is beyond all question. The mature judgment of those capable of forming an opinion has been that Mr. Daly's talented company have climbed several of the steps which lead to the pinnacle of everlasting fame by their delightful rendition of Shakespeare’s work. The critics have been unusually sparing in their adverse comments, and it is something to have secured their unanimous praise. The sumptuousness of the scenery, and beauty as well as accuracy of the costuming are in themselves a feature of Mr. | Daly’s revival, and are in every respect worthy of the manager from whom we have been lead to expect, if not perfection, at least as nearly that as is attainable. It is a great pleasure to add our quota of the praise due to both manager and company, and to say that the only regret we have, after viewing such a performance, is that Mr. William Shakespeare himself could not have been as highly favored. For the benefit of those who, like the Divine Bard, have been unable to be present, we have reproduced a few of the leading scenes as they have appeared to our artist, and feel that the importance of the occasion fully justifies the space and position allotted them. * * * ACRE admirers of Miss Rose Coghlan will be glad to hear that she will once more appear on Metropolitan boards in a character which she has made peculiarly her own, Lady Gay Spanker in“ London Assurance.” The stage has of late been too largely occupied by sensational drivel acd miserable | persiflage, and it will be a relief to the old theatre-goers who | pine for the glories of former days, to pass an evening with an old favorite in one of her old successes. The reappearance of Miss Coghlan will be one of the events of the theatrical season, and many who have watched her career as a star with interest will be on hand next Monday night, at the Union Square Theatre, to testify that, though she has been lost to sight, she still retains countless friends among the very fickle New York theatre-going public, * * * R. GEORGE RIDDLE is to read Shakespeare's | “Midsummer Night's Dream” on the evening of February 5th, at Chickering Hall, assisted by the Symphony Society's orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Frank Dam- rosch; the vocal parts by the Normal College Alumne Choral Society. , Fraulein Klein and Fraulein Franconi, of the Metropolitan Opera House, will also assist, and the event promises to be one of unusual interest. at Daly’s is the most | so as to drop the bill it contained under the table, “when I dined with Mr. Van Sikes last night, that dinner was announced by the servant in person, not by the clang of the bell. It was a pleasing innovation.” “Well, Professor,” said the Landlady amiably, “if it was so pleasing to you, I will adopt the same system here.” “Oh, indeed, don’t, Mrs. Fogg,” said the Professor, put- ting four more lumps of sugar into his coffee. “ Don’t think of it—where you have mutton four times a week and veal the rest of the time, the clang of the bell is a most appropriate reminder.” And the crisp and casual manner in which Mrs. Fogg recovered the bill from beneath the board and thrust it into the Professor's hand, told too truly that she was deeply con- scious of his meaning. R. HENRY NORMAN, the accomplished Editor of a popular Annual, complains that his story as printed in the American Edition was devoid of plot and point owing to the omission of the last three pages. The funny part of this is that none of the critics noticed the omission. POPULAR actress states that her new costumes are revelations. She must be going into the ballet. = ENTERPRISE IN THE Empty Mortal: Wis SMALL-POX DISTRICT. H’t I WAS A CORPSE. comicbooks.com