Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-30

business from A to z, and it is a source of regret to his tens of thousands of Rd- mirers that he should waste one moment of his valuable time or n single thought of his original brain on cheap latter day melodrama. He can't write it and for the gratifying reason that it is beneath his talents, as II should be beneath his notice.
 Miss Caroline Miskell. Hoyt's latest find is q really beautiful young woman, and costumed simply, as she is in \ Tenn perance Town she looks as though she might have just stepped out of a picture frame She COnears to be conscientious and may possibly develop into a fine actress some day, but outside of a certain degree of naturalness cannot see that she gives any particular promise of remarkable ability. The real hit nf the piece was made by George Richards, who played the part of Mink Jones, the village sot and 'ne'er-do- well.' His work was perfect.
 George :. Richards has had a remarkably successful stage career. Born in Summer vile, Mass, in 1854, he made his profession al debut at the age of 10 as boy in panto- mime. The theatrical profession did not suit his widowed mother, who took him to California. There young Richards imme- diately joined the stock company of the California theater. This was the season of lS69-1O, and the house was under the man. agement of Lawrence Barrett and John Mccullough. His first appearance at this theater was in The Horizon," produced by Charles Wheatleigh. Then for five years young Richards was member of Billy Emerson's minstrelS- Next he became ad- dicted to vaudeville.
 In 1SS2 he was especially engaged to go to England to play Jerry Thompson in the big attraction of Fun on the Bristol" the godfather of farce comedy. On his return to the United States Mir. Richards started in as a co-star with his sister-in-law, Myra Goodwin, in n play called Sis" He was then engaged by-w. \. Mestayer for We, Us X Co.," and his performance of Dr. Mulo Mcdicus attracted the attention of Mir Hoyt, and he engaged him to originate the leading comedy role, the Stranger, in "A Hole In the Ground" That was seven years ago, and so valuable does Mir. Hoyt consider this actors services that he has never permitted any other manager to even negotiate with him.
 The charge of plagiarism is abroad in the land. The echoes of the Paul Potter-Rob- ert Buchanan Oscar Wilde sheridan; or, the Maid of Bath" squabble had not died away when up pops Clement Scott with the charge that Arthur w. Pinero was indebt- cd to a German play, Der Sehatten," for the best things in his latest work, "The Second Mrs Tanqueray." Pinero is the king of English playwrights, and he could well afford to ignore the charge were it not that ScOtt's prominence as a critic lends a certain amount of weight to any accusation that he might make. Therefore Pinero de nies that he ever knew of the existence of such play as Der Schatten" until after its resemblance to The Second Mrs. Tanqreray" had been brought to his atten tion.
 It appears that the German drama was nrOdurpd in Rerlin in iSSQ hv paul indian the author. The play was successful, but it was thought rather broad, and that is al- legged to have been the reason why 1t never reached England and America. The manu- script, however, together with the rights in all English speaking countries had been given to n New York manager. By him a synopsis was submitted to Mir Kendall while he was in this country. He was greatly pleased with it and took it with