The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Henry Arthur Jones has written an
other play. He calls it Father and
Son"
The German Sangerbund comprises at
present e6 vocal societies of the German
empire, with membership OF 10000.
Johann Strauss is hard at work ON
his latest operetta, princess Ninetta,"
which he hopes to complete the coming
season.
Geraldine Timer has postponed her
return to this country, having been en-
gagged to sing in the Grand Duchess"
in London.
Capt. Harcourt is the title of the role
which John L. Sullivan will create in
Edmund z. Prices romantic sensational
drama, 1.-THE Man from Boston"
Modern opera was born at Florence,
Italy, IN 1894, the first work of its kind
being Peri's "Dafne," which was pro-
duced in that year. The Italians ac-
cordingly propose to celebrate the ter
centenary of the opera two years hence.
George T. Timer, author of ''The
Volunteer" began his stage career
while soldier He was convalescing
in the hospital at Norfolk. Va, when
the government granted him permission
to appear in the stock company playing
in that city at the time.
Miss Adelaide Cushman, a grand
niece of the late Charlotte Cushman,
will be a member of James O'NeilPs
company next season, and will make
her first appearance here in "Fonte-
nellie" Miss Cushman is a native of
Detroit, and for the last three years has
been appearing in Australia.
1t has comeI The man has been
found who is to place the Homestead
riots on the stage. He was about due.
The title of his play is ''Monongahela;
or, Homestead in 49," and it is melo-
drama in four acts and sixteen scenes.
The venturesome author is Frank Nor
cross.
Hugh O'Donnell, leader Of the locked
out steel workers in Homestead, has
been offered an engagement, on his
own terms, to appear in the new play,
Underground" in a scene where q
committee of workingmen make de-
mand for an increase of wages.
When Manager Charles Frohman
heard the report the other day that
Miss Lottie Collins, whom he had
under contract. was dead, he immedi-
ately cabled to Europe for confirmation
or denial of the report. The answer
came from Miss Collins herself, and
simply read, "Ta-ra-ra Boom decay"
In his new one-act play, ''Rohan the
Silent" Alexander Salvini, although on
the stage nearly all the time, utters no
word until the denouemeDt, just as the
curtain falls. The piece is romantic in
story, and offers unique opportunity
for the young actor to do some serious
and trying pantominic work.
The menagerie of cali Baba," which
now contains a donkey, lion, dragon
and several big butterflies, will shortly
be added to by the introduction of a COM
ical monkey, who viii go through some
aerial gymnastics on q practical tree,
which the property man of the Chicago
opera house is now constructing.
Nike Smith, q child of twelve years,
is in the field contesting for the honor of
being the youngest dramatist on record.
She has written a play called 1.-THE
Lady Killer" and company of actors
to whom she read it recently in Mont
real says that there is merit in the
piece. The little girl is distantly re-
lated to Horace Greeley.
Kate Castletons sudden death left
Manager George H. Murray in a guam
dairy as to whom he should engage to
fill her place. He has finally hit upon
Emma Hanley, clever soubrette,
whose performance in "A Straight Tip"
was one of the particular features of
the play. Miss Hanley sings, dances
and reads lines passing well, and con-
siderable success is anticipated for her
in THE Dazzler.'