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ter in New York. and she plays it with

ter in New York. and she plays it with
much vivacity.
Victor Herbert has sprung ct once
into prominence as q composer OF light
opera because OF his delightful music in
Prince Ananias, in which the Bostonians
are finding continued prosperity.
New York is blessed with number
OF remarkable contraltos-Jessie Bart
lett Davis in Prince Ananias at the
Broadway, Lizzie McNichol in Rob Roy
at the Herald Square. Scalchi at the
Metropolitan, and, in A Milk White
Flag at the Madison Square, Lillian
Markham, who gets as much out OF
ballad as does any other young singer.
Agnes Herndon has got backer and
is to start g starring tour on Christmas
day. She has new plays, entitled, Mar
ried-Not Mated, and A Remarkable
Woman.
Rehearsals OF A Twentieth Century
Girl. to be produced by Canary & Led
erer at the Bijou. New York, viii! begin
next week.
Grace Filkins, the actress with the
Titan hair and midnight orbs-by kind
consent of Olga Brandon-has been en-
gagged by James A. Herne to play the
role OF the heroine in Shore Acres. Miss
Filkins will make her first appearance
in the cast in Philadelphia next Monday.
M. B. Curtis made application to VIM.
A. Brady to play the important part OF
the Jew in Brady's forthcoming produce
tion OF Sutton Vsne's Humanity in Bos-
ton. Brady wrote on Curtis letter Of
request: mot on your life."
Loie Fuller has ended her tour Of Hol.
land and is now at the Grand hotel,
Paris. She writes that she has named
the grand descriptive ballet. which che
is to produce in Paris in few months,
Salome. She will, of course, originate
the title role.
George Day, confidential secretary OF
Henry Arthur Jones, the English play
wright. is in New York fortnight. He
has been attending rehearsals of Jones'
The Masquersders by Charles Froh-
mans stock company, and has arranged
with Daniel Frohman to produce Jones'
The Case OF Rebellious Susan at the Ly-
ceum. Mr.. Day 10 enthusiastic in praise
OF Charles Frohman's piodigality in
staging The Masqueraders.
James O'Neill has cut away from the
ordinary conception in his production
OF Virginius. One of the most impor.
tsnt changes made by O'Neill is in the
forum lcene, where q butcher stall 10
not now used. Instead, the Vireinius OF
O'Nell snatohes the knife with which
ne kills Virginia from Caus Claudius.
r. A. Barnet and Harry B. Smith are
the American librettists of light opera
that have the largest mum Eer OF current
productions. Barnet's operas on the
stage this sesson are 1892. Prince Pro
Tenn and TabascO. and Smiths are
Robin Hood, The Fencing Master and
Rob Roy.
Jessie Bartlett Davis has delighted
hundreds OF thousands by her singing OF
De Koven's Oh, Promise Me, in Robin
Hood. and it now looks as though she
would delight quite as many by her
superb rendering Of Victor Herbert's
Hamlet OF Fancy in Prince Ananias,
which the Bostonians have produced
successfully at the Broadway theater,
New York.
Daniel Frohman has published, as q
memento of the opening of his eighth
season of the Lyceum Stock company, q
brochure OF the photographs OF the
members OF the company for this season.
The organization now consists OF Georgia
Cayvan, Herbert Kelcey, Mrs. Charles
Walcot, w. j. LIE Moyne, Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen, Charles Walcot. Katherine
Florence. Fritz Williams. Bessie Tyree,
Ferdinand Gottechslk. Isabel irving,
Walter s. Hale. Maude Odell, Stephen
Grattan, Maud Venner, Robert Weed,
Harriet Aubrey, Ernest Tarlton, Charles
J. Bell and Wilfred Buckland.
Cslve Indignantly denies that she has
cancer. She is in perfect health. She
has been singing the inevitable Carmen
at the Opera Comique in Paris. and in
consequence the receipts at that always
prosperous theater have been third
larger than usual. On December 10 che
will begin an engagement in Madrid.
singing in Carmen, La Navarisse, The
Pearl Fishers, and, for the first time.
Boito's Mephistopheles. From Madrid
she will 90 to Monte Carlo and to Rus
sia. She has not by any means aban.
doned her scheme OF returning to Amer.
icA next season.
The New Vienna Buffet, the popular
family resort, enjoys the patronage of
the best class of citizens in Los Angeles.
The proprietor, Mr.. F. Kerkow. employs
only the finest talent, and in connection
with his largely increased orchestra
gives his patrons q refined entertain>
ment. This week the beautiful piece,
Pygmalion and Galatsa, performed by
those favorites Of the New Vienna Buffet,
Armand and Granville. 10 on the pro-
gramme. Miss Reta Cough will also
appear in her specialties.
Another Faulty Information.
W. D. Davenport. who is charged with