The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-08

FienlAg% TO reporter Lolita SAID she
s.atten new play herself, bnt was not
wasting her time IN looking for one. u
ons a9ssu leone along, sDe said. '3od !
siptss BUCK 70 the stage. ! shall take ~
paS094I K f5r which ] have 4 great gift
and great liking, especially for protrait-
snre Lolita Intends to build 4 Little tnea-
tire adjniulttg her home on Lake Hopat-
copg. She wilFnaYe school exhibitions,
ana t9 sIfrs children as seeal 70 nave any
gift for expression she will offer place
in her school of acting, where The child
ywltl be given q part 10 learn, and viii be
encouraged 10 do 1t Ia its own way
On Monday last Augustus Thomas
Alabama began run at PailneiSs
Theatre. pnd denonstra ted its right to
occupy place ia the front rank of Ha-
live plays. IL is a capital play IN every
respect. AS a study of life in great
Soutiiern3 State, IL is faithful, amusing
and picturesque. The quaint characters
are genuine types, and are free from that
grote queness which often spoils the en-
deavors or Z writer to depict certain
class Of people Iu his character drawing
Mr.. Thomas as been particularly happy,
and from Colonel Preston. the old aristo-
cratic planter, down to the autiqnated
colcfed servant, the characters are firmly
bnt most delicately skeiched Tne plot,
too Is interesting and sustained, and the
construction is according TO the most ac-
tSpbED lllEtU5dS Oh stage EIit10Es Ala
baDa2 is a purely native work, aud shows
what a wide and entertaining field is
open TO the writer OF plays dealing with
American subjects. No praise whatever
Is due A. H. Palmer for bringing ir ont,
for although he now makes great pre-
fence about fostering the American
drama, he was only induced to pnt the
play on as stop gap af5or several Of his
imported piArs had dismally failed.
Julia Arthur's engagement by A. NJ
Palmer for his stock company was one of
the pleasant Developments of the past
week. Miss Arthur is a gifted young
woman, of proved talents, Her carser
has been brief, nut that is an advantage.
for she will be all the more piiant 70 the
good discipline aud training OF Mr. Pal
mer's fine organization.
E. Fl. Sothern and Virginia Harmed are
dividing the laursls ia "The Dancing
Grip at the Lyceum Shortly Mr.
Sothern wild go on a tour and give the
critics OF other cities an opportunity TO
disagree as TO the ethical points OF the
drama.
A new piay by jerome K Jerome
called The Councillors Wife, has been
accepted by Charles Fronman, VINO will
produce il before the end of the season.
Madame Bernharat is at the Huff nan
House. and is telling newspaper reporters
that she is glad to be IN New York again.
Her son Maurice and his wife are with
her.
i Marazzi-D -DilfigeHte closed her. tour last
week. 1t was financial failure from the
| first.
Mme. Judic starts In q few days for an
extended foreign tour. Belgium, Holland,
ltaIy, Austria, Roumania, Turkey. 1unis
and Algeria being In the itinerary. Her
repertory includes besides the pieces she
created at the Paris Varieties, "Diyor-
cons. Ma Cousine," etc
On Monday the Hoyt Madison Square
Theatre will be inaugnrated with "a
Trip 10 Chinatown and the regular
winter season begins. THE Trip will,
beyond all doubt, have loug run Mr..
Hoyt's Madison square Theatre viii in
future be deyoied only TO he plays Of
clever dramatIsI Charles II. Hoyt
GeniaI George Barrett has skipped
back to England. His tour was dismal
dasco, anu he viii De remembered sew
eral thousand dollars worth by people
who trusted him. and VINO never thon- -ht
ne would run away under an assumed
name
The Cadi'' at the Union Square Thea
tire has made a bona tile lit. the receipts
Tor the last week running up 81. 900 mere
than the week previous.
When the kendals finish their present
American season, lt is said they will again
enter into management, and theatre IN
Shuffl esbury avenue, London, IS men
Toned AZ their future dramatic home.
Richard Golden has retired to Dwight
Ill. for treatment by Dr. keeley .sOld
JEDI, will propably also be laid up for re-
Dafrs.