, 1881-07-17


play, llaZei klrke,' was pla:iarized..
| does not believe 50 now. Mere evidence tlla
TIL. simple assertion nf any MAN vi II be RI
CURED 10 make the public believe 1t. N,
| Mackaye has brains enough and eNpcrienc
enough t.. write 4 play of his own; and it l.
more: probable that he should have. writtt.l
''Ilaxel kirke' thai, il is that an ullsnoW,
author IN CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, should ll:lv'
| written it. I'tt the unknown author ,;t
rights. and l'e has been treated With, strans'
DRAMATIC SOTEo.
| The only homogeneous in being tht
"only "-hns engaged with Haycriy's Mas
| tadDls.
Fannie Wentworth, who was the Countess
in the Acme "Olivctte." has engaged to play
for Mr., +. +. l:ice ,lext season.
1t is now tetnity settled that Mr. Edwl
Booth will make his rcappeara1lce OH the
stase,in New York City ut Booths Theatre
III October.
Sarah Eernlardt,. has already arranged
nI;lrble under canopy, with huge ''Derll.
fi7rlt'' on it..
Modjeska recently said in conversation
with Il friend i'll London: II have played Il
year here. ! have received offers from all
osrr the world, but | like London and have
Miss Rose Cogl,lan will act with Mr. Wal
lacks company in Boston during their SEP
TENDER engagement, although Miss CosIlan
was at first disposed to stand aloof from the
engagement
II IS definitly announced that Charles
NylltIllaM and his company. from the Critic
rl"n Theatre, London, haze been engaged by.
Slanagsr Abbey to open 1T tlia New York
Park Theatre lleXt January.
1t is expected ulat Daly's Theatre, New
ork, will reopen with Il new play from the
pen Of Mr.. .luyustin Daly, ami there is talk
u revival Of l. Needles and Pins - and
cinderella at School . during the season.
Mary Anderson tells New York Courier
interviewer that III September, lsS;, size ex-
poets to appear at tie Drn!y l-alc Theatre,
London, ami says she ''Wisl!es to be Judged
there simply on her merits as ali actress.''
i discussion rs to Booths home name has
Ed"1n Thomas Euotl, the THOMAS t'cing in
honor of .rloNlas Flynn. Il friend oi the elder
Booth. Edwin always puts the T. in when
lie signs legal documents.
It is probable that litigation will result
troli The production Of Michael Strugotf''
IN this, country. Ar: Samuel Colyille al-
,lot!l!ces tu The public that he has by I'LL
lesltlat.. nle.i!,s secured the play. Yet it is
said that the kiralfys intend 10 CAPTURE it.
and trust to tile courts fur luck.
4 new drama by l.. Detriclson. an iistor-
lcai writer of Sweden, entitled .s George
Stcphenson." has At e,:st the merit Of time
1inrss. Ii turns nlmn tile struggles and lie
triumph Of the fnmous inventor, and satir-
ICES the stupidity Of Ills men whu blocked lis
path so long with their ignorant doubts.
''rlle Two Orphans will he continued at
the Olympic Theatre until Thursday night.
when it will give place to The Ticket-of-
1,. htaye Man" with Edward :lrnott, Harry
Y ehbt.r. Harry Pearson, john Marble, +. A.
Ianre'lill, Gcorge Morris, Grace Garland,
Eva Webbrr, Malla Johnston, and Alice
Placitt. in the c:,st..
1t will be remembered that Adelaide Nell
son, tile actress, brNueathrd the residue uf
her estate M IN Favor of Admiral the Hon. Carr
gym; Ihis gent t'nall has most generously
founded Il fund for dccayed actors a,ld act
rcss's. the Interest Of Which is 10 hp ,istrl,-
utrd i'll furtAeranre Of that object. The
trustees Of the fund are Mr.. Irving, the tr.sy-
dian: Mr. T0n!c, the comedian: and Mr. Gle
mcnt Scott, critic of the Uoi'y Telegraph
In the suit that was brought il, the Civil
District Court Of New Orleans by Brooks l.
ayers of the ''Onn Hundred Wives COM
bInatin,, Jarob GOscllc testified that the
Memphis arrangement WAS cancelled with the
proprietor ot Lagrine's Theatre, and with
managers throughout the country had be-
csne satisfied t!,at it did MOI ,,ay theatrical
company to play longer than three nights III
seiip!l1s HE Wlt1ess also testified that the
- Freak" company ONLY took III $500 during !
one weeks engagement.
Mr.. Joseph l!attnil's "To-Day in Amer !
lea" recently published i'll England. contains |
some Interesting comments on tile condition |
VI the American stage Nj. IIattou cunsitI- I
ITS that Miss Clara Morris has in some re- t
'peets 10 counterpart iii the English stage |
n un the French; and, referring to TIC ufteu- |
'tucafcu opinion that the fttIVtS Wrst4r,,