, 1889-09-29
DRAMATIC T

Joseph Haworth, who will star in Steele
Mackayes drama of the "Reign Of Terror, -
has a souvenir of the late John Mccullough
which he prizes as he would a gem of fullest
value. 1t is in the shape of q letter written
Oct. 30, 1887, a short time before the cele-
brated tragedian's death, saying; We will
write our names on the immortal pages of
Shakespeare. They look better there and
will live a good deal longer. Let me guide
you up the dark, sleepy path to fame. There
are none who can follow your
At the Paris Odeon Sardou's ia Famille
Benoiton" will shortly be revived.
Nine. judo is about to revive "La Rous-
sotte" at the Menus Plaisirs, in Paris.
Imre Kiralfy is at work on a spectacle
written by William Gillette. 1t will be pro-
duced in this country and in London at about
the same time, though the London produc-
ton may be a little earlier. 1t is hoped to
have it ready about Christmas. Models for
the scenes have already been made in Paris.
Alexandra Dumas fills is writing a new play
and novel, both on the same theme. They
are to be published and acted simultaneously
soon after the new year. 1t is said that the
principal part of the comedy has been writ
ten up to suit Nine. Bartet, OF the Theatre
Francois
The following is a list of the maximum
nightly receipts at the principal London the
atres: Toole's, $3.50; Globe, 1850; Avenue,
$1,450; Prince of Wales, S1,450; Haymarket,
$500; Savoy, 81 1000; Lyceum, s., $50; Drury
Lane, S2,250.
Edward p. Fry, who recently died, wrote
the criticisms of new operas for The New
York Tribune when Horace Greeley was the
shining light of that paper. 1t is related
that at one time during the civil war Greeley
sent a two column dispatch from Washing
ton to The Tribune, which was crowded out
to make room for Fry's eight column descrip-
ton of the opening of a new opera house.
Whereupon Greeley wrote to his managing
editor asking whether somebody could not be
hired to burn the opera house, and offering
to stand his share of the expense.
Fred Leslie receives $500 a week the year
round, which makes his income $4,000,
which is as much as Tnlmage earns; twice as
much as any governor in the United States
and $1,000 more than tho editor of The Cen
fury. Bob Slavin will draw from Primrose
& West $500 u week for forty weeks, or SI2,-
GOO. As much as any mayor in the United
States and with less han one-tenth the work.
Maurice Barrymore commands $3.50 a week
for forty-two weeks, or S10,5O0. AS much as
any editor of any daily paper, who has to
work all the year. w. s. Cleveland pays
Billy Emerson $500 a week. Modjeskn will
receive $500 a week from Booth & Barrett
and James Powers draws $500 each week
from the Casino.
Tho Theatre reports that a dramatic writer
in New York has invented an appliance that
will make audible in a theatre the slightest
whisper, and will purify the tones of the
voice before they have reached the ears of the
auditors. Til inventor claims that music Is
omuipresent in sticks and in stones, and tina
every note has its affinity somewhere. Wood
has always been known to be the most reso-
nant agent Of sound. The inventor, there
fore, has Ind made a set of sounding boards
arranged in o~ctaves, in which every iniec-
ton OF the human voice will pass through a
corresponding wave and be heard free from
impurities. One that has stood In a canyon
and has listened to the echoeso Of his own voice
may nave marked how mellow returned the
syllable from therocks and the trees, and how
clarified each tone that before had sounded
harsh and diseonant.