The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-21

A rather original experiment In the
play line will be produced this summer
"An Original Vengeance" is the title OF Il
one act drama by Ernest A. Foster. its
principal originality lying 10 the fact that
there is not a word OF dialogue. Perhaps
this is the forerunner of Il golden age,
there acting pure ana simple will be en-
couraged, the latter day still life" and
picture" plays and picture actors be
relegated to the dusty %sIelves, for how
many people can act until they open
their mouths?
Immediately after young Salvini's en-
gagement at Boston, he and Manager
William NJ. WiIkisou sail for Europe,
and will proceed TO Nine. PATHS castle i'll
Wales, where the diva will produce. ut
her own theatre the new version OF Cav
alleria Rusticana," herself appearing as
Santuzzu. and young Alexander Salvin1
as Terirdu.
The new Miners Fifth Avenue Theatre
in New York will be opened May %.
The stockholders of che Madison Square
Garden held their annua! meeting May
10, and reelected the old board of direc-
tors.
The Fatal Thirteen Agaiu-Here's food
for the superstitious: Waite's Comedy
Comp ny. Premium Band and Orchestra.
opened their season on Friday, August ID
On November IS their bill trunks and
paper were destroyed by ffe in a railroad
wreck and the agent seriously Injured.
On Friday, May 13, the Grand Opera
House at Hazleton, Pa, was destroyed by
fire, In which the entire property of the
comp my was destroyed.
EX-Queen Natalie of Servia has written
n play BASED upou her stormy experiences
as wife of King Milan. She calls the play
"A Mother" and among the situations
are those relating to the denial of access
to her son., King Alexander, and her ex-
pulsion from Belgrade.
There Is talk of giving Gilbert & Sulli
van operas at the New York Academy of
Music during the summer.
William H. Crane has bought the steam
yacht Melissa, and rechristened 1t Sena
tor. During the summer he will enter
tain his callers with his we'll known lavish
liberality. while the Yacht is cleaving the
blue Atlantic.
Pretty Miss Charlotte Tittel has sailed
for France, where she will pass the sum-
mer.
Cora Tanner is reading two PLAYS, one
by Martha Morton. the other by William
Haworth. She will go put next season
with Il or both.
1t is not true that J. M. Hill will man
age Margaret Mather next season.
Paul NJ. Potter Is writing a new play
called 1.-THE Duchess"
Mrs. Bernard Beere and her company,
including Isabelle Urquhart and Cora
Tinnie opened its season in Melbourne,
Aus. March 10.
Judge McAdams. in the Superior Court,
directed that a suit brought by George
Edgar Montgomery against Richard
Mansfield be placed on the calendar for
trial. MI. Montgomery had q claim
against Mr.. Mansfield for Il 900, and his
suit was taken off the calendar on u stipu-
lation being made that MIR. Mansfield
should pay off the claim by miscellaneous.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Mansfield has failed
to come to time.
Jennie Yeamans is going to be starred
in a musical comedy Of the odd name of
10 P. NJ" Frank Williams, who has been
associated with Booth, Boucicault, DAILY
and the Frohmans will be her manager.
The play will be produced Some time in
August at the Bijou Theatre. The comedy
was written by C. B.. Dillingham; of Chi
cage. The story of ''12 P. NJ" is COM
special features and music have been Gre
ated for it. Talking about the play. Miss
Yeaman's said:-"Its merits are many"
All of the novel advertisements ave some
connection With he story. III the plot
does not begin and end In the box office,
besides Mr.. Williams has secured a re-
markably good company.
The return engagement of De Wolf
Hopper and his jovial company in
wang at the Broadway Theatre marks
the most signal su ccess thus far enjoyed
by these clever co medIans. The last per-
formance. the 400th, will be given on Sat-
urday evening. June4 Last Saturday
evening, among an audience of notabili-
ties were Madame Patti and
Siguor Nicolini. The diva commended
Mr.. Hopper's splendid vocal powers, and
spoke in glowing terms of his admirable
rendition of the charming ballad. .'This
Little Pig went to Market" now sung by
the comedian, instead of the pretty Doll
Chorus" formerly sung by the our little
tots, the forced omission of which has
been made necessary by reason of an ar
bitrary order. issued by Commodore
Gerry of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, iu which he prohib-
its the little children from doing what he
had allowed them to do all last summer.