The Washington times., 1894-10-28
GALLERY, PIT, AND GREENRO0M

mas joined Russells Comedians.
Madame Rheas new play, by Elwyn A.
Barron, is called when Bess Was Queen"
Thaddeus Shine and Mrs. Fanny Denham
Rouse have been engaged for "a Special De-
livery opening on November 10.
''Struck Oir' has not been so successful as
Augustus Pitou expected, and it will be with
drawn after this week.
Mrs. Bertan-G Gibbs, in consequence of the
death of her godmother, Mrs. Philips, is in
mourning, and will not return to the stage
again this season until the new year. She
denies the report that she has retired perma-
nently.
Frank Boyle, of IA Gaiety Girl and Marie
Bach, of "a Railroad Ticket, were married at
Newark on October 9.
Marie Burroughs made ner debut as a star
at Detroit last Tuesday evening, appearing in
1.-THE Scapegoat," a comedy-drama in four
acts. by Gertrude Warden and Wilton Jones,
at the Lyceum Theater.
Fact is stranger than fiction, and to para
phrase another axiom, coincidence makes
strange bed-fellows. The company playing
''The Burglar lost their valuaLles through a
burglary in Pennsylvania town the other
night.
The new New York Casino Company has
begun proceedings against Canary and Led
erer to dispossess them for non-payment of
rent. George W. Lederer admits that the
81, 800 rent due on October / has not yet been
paid, but claims that his firm received advice
from one of the receivers not TO pay the
money to the new company.
Marion Chase has composed the music of a
pastoral grand opera. Miss Chase is an
operate contralto. who has been connected
with various operate troupes in this country
She received a thorough musical education
abroad, and GLAZING to be the only woman who
has ventured to compose a score that aims to
fill the artistic and musical requirements of
grand opera.
When Richard Mansfield was in Atlanta.
Ga, last season he refused to pay the price
demanded by n cabman for transportation on
the ground that the charge was inequitable.
The newspapers of Atlanta criticised Mr.
Mansfield sharply for this but now they are
praising him. Several days ago he sent to
the woman's department of the Cotton States
and International Exposition cheque for
300 as donation, hence the change in
opinion.
play by Daniel L. Hart, entitled "O'Neil.
Washington, D. c., was produced for the
first time on any stage by Daniel Sully at
Seattle, Wash, on September 20.
Denman Thompson will retire from "The
Old Homestead after this season. George
Wilson will succeed him as Uncle Josh.
' John A. Stevens, who will tour the Pacific
coast under the management of John Ma
guire, has rewritten his melodrama. Gun
known. bringing it up TO date. and will ap-
pear in it in his original character.
Eieanora Duse is reported to be organizing
a company for another American tour. Nine.
Duse is reported also to have obtained a di-
vorce from her husband. an actor named Teo-
baldo CheechI. The famous actress only
child a girl, is in pension at Dresden, and
is never allowed, by her mothers express
wish, TO enter a theater or to see play.
Revelle Germaine. formerly the husband of
Maude Granger, fell in front of the Sturtevant
House. New York, Sunday evening from ex-
hauston and hunger and was severely cut
about the face. He was taken to the New
York Hospital, where he declared he had not
eaten meal for three weeks.
The unfortunate stage has suffered horribly
OF late from its invasion by brusers. burglars.
saloon-keepers and other disreputable noto-
rieties; but the lowest depths yet sounded
will be reached, probably. in the exploitation
OF piece called In the Tenderloin.' y
To accomplish an unprecedentedly IN
savory realism the worst crooks and law
breakers from the rottenest precinct of the
metropolis. it is said. have been engaged to
appear in this piece. Included in the outfit
are a dive-keeper. bunco man, a green
goods operator, a disgraced police captain,
and several other bad characters well known
in criminal circles.
This venture will be the crowning outrage
committed upon the theater. II seems in
credible that seli-respecting managers can
give dates to such a gang. Il remains TO be
seen whether on the public's part morbid
curiosity will outweigh considerations of de-
cency in respect to patroniZing In the Ten
derloin."
Johann Most's debut recently as an actor at
the Thalia Theater in New York city in the
part of the arousing weaver, Old Baumert in
Gerhart Hauptmann's play, The Weayers,
was applauded by an audience that under
stood the occasion and sympa!hized with its
purpose, the benefit of Mosts paper. But
the fact that such paper needs a benefit
argues strongly against its claim upon public
attention. As for Most, he will never develop
beyond "one-part actor" and even as an
"arouser" his field Is restricted.
Lizzie Derious Daily is i'll at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel. Pittsburg. She is threatened
with pneumonia.
Harry Lacy will ''lay off, his company dur
ing the elections, and incidentally will make
some changes in his play.
Hope Booth has not given up the idea of
starring in America, and is only waiting for
manager before starting out.
There's another comic opera in the field
The libretto is by Katherine Stagg. and the
nally intended to call the opera brains, but
as the title smacks OF iarce-comedy, it may be
changed to 1.-The Alchemist,' - or some other
suitable title.
Mr.. Crane in his characterlZatIoa strength
ened his reputation as capital comedian,
and his drolleries never developed into horse
play or riotous farce.
John Drew stands in the foremost rank of
our light comedians Latterly he has become
a successful star. 1t is not difficult to explain
the cause of his unquestionable popularity.
He delivers his comedy lines in a racy. nom
chalant manner that is characteristic of society
men, club men, and men about town in real
life, and his success is due in a measure to the
fact that there does not seem TO be any other
actor in evidence mt present who can repro
duce this manner with the same degree of
naturalness that John Drew imparts TO every
character he assumes. Everything he says
and does in modern comedy roles seems so
spontaneous that the spectator becomes en-
tirely oblivious of the fact that he is merely
acting part.
Young Thomas Terriss. son of the we'll
kn own English actor, William Terriss. was
married in New York one day last week to
Miss Vera, of the Little Christopher Colum-
bus company. Miss Vera first attracted atten-
ton as one of the models in the Kilanyi living
pictures. and at the opening performance of
Little Christopher Columbus" some amuse-
ment was awakened by the lofty aud self
satisfied way in which she performed the not
very trying duties OF the little role assigned
| to her.
Nelson Wheatcroftwill produce some time
| this season a one-aet play by Henry Tyrell
entitled Edgar Poe" Mr.. Wheatcroft may
| be seen in the title role himself. 1t is rather