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nected It and pronounced it the most per
- SO nrr,of fhesafer they had ever seen.

| snected It and pronounced it the most per
feet FIRE proof theater they had ever seen.
Mary Anderson is going to play Rosalind
| at Stratford -On-Avon. She promises 70
dress like real boy, not by brid-half
petticoats and half-you know what
Marie Chester, who was once considered
| one of the prettiest women in the probes
sion has grown stout, and is now seen on
the race course 0ftener than on the stage.
Alma Stuart Stanley appears shoeiess
| and stockingless. with ankle bracelets and
rings ON her toes, as the Sultana in The
Veteran" now running at the California
Theater. Alma has her feet with her, too
A few weeks ago paragraph was circu
] lated to the effect that Annie Deland, OF the
Barry and Fay company, was about to
| marry Little Mack. Miss Deland indignant
| " denies the rumor. Little Mack says
nothing
Nilsson recently astonished Paris audi
ence by appearing in silks of the Swedish
national colors-blue and yellow-''while
on her neck, from shoulder to shoulder,
| blazed Swedish, Spanish, Australian and
Russian orders set in diamonds.
King Louis of Bavaria wants to see Miss
Mary Anderson as Gala tea, and has writ
ten to her manager to name the price OF a
private performance of ''Pygmalion and
Galatea," to be given before himself alone
at his theater during the summer.
A pantomimic fairy ballet called ''Scara-
mouche" is to be done next season at the
Eden Theater in Paris. 1t is in one act and
four tableaux. The authors are NM.
Maurice Lefevre, Henry Vuagneux and
August and the music is by NM. Andre
Messenger and Georges Street.
NJ. Sardou has finished new play, en-
titled ssAnselma" for Madame Janisch. He
will sail August 10th to attend it's produc-
ton in America in September. NJ. Sardou
will remain in the United States for several
months, as his physicians advised change
of air. Madame Janisch will sail at the end
of July.
T. w. Keene will present "Hamlet" at
the New Chicago Opera House with scenic
advantages it has never had in the West.
The artists OF the Opera House are now at
work upon the scenery and properties,
which will rival those used in the recent
"Hamlet" production OF Wilson Barrett in
London.
John Haylin tells a story that's going
the rounds in New York, which seems to
amuse the boys. Just before the failure of
Brooks d Dickson, the theatrical managers,
silent partner. James Randall, met Al
Stewart, the New York agent OF the Stro-
bridge Lithographing Company, and said:
al, the firm owes you a good deal of
money. Now. confidentially, we are in
bad fix. If 1 were you, l would secure my
elf" Stewart says: ''That's all right I'm
II right; never mind me; it will come out
II 0. K" ''Well," said Randall, ''do
you like; but remember, [ have advised
>,ou as would any friend" Stewart said:
= All right; good day, Jim; must go down
town. Randall met Stewart two days
after and said: 'What told you the other
day is worth thinking OF. You'd better at
tend to it," "All right" said Stewart
g I've got to go down town. Good day,
Jim." Again Randall and Stewart met.
Randall said: Stewart, you are not doing
your folks justice. l told you the con
dition we were in, and told you you had
better secure yourself. Yet you don't seem
to pay any attention to it. Pve done all
can and you had better look out" Stewart
again replied: GAN right, Jim. Don't mind
me. III be 0. K. / must go down town.
Good day" The next day they met
Randall said: ''Look here, Stewart. / un-
derstand you have seized my property in
Detroit for that debt OF the firm. eyes,"
said Stewart: 'you told me to secure my
SELF and I've done Sc. Good day, Jim, |
must 60 down town.