The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
News Of The Green
Room and Foyer
Some Of the More Important DOings
of These, Our Actors.
PLAY WRITING A LOTTERY

No One Can Tell, beforehand, Whether the
Writer VIII Draw Capital Prize
or Blank-Personal Notes
About Scranton Favorites.
Sidney Drew's "Gilded Age'' COM
pany, after its performance at the
Academy Wednesday evening, took
train for New York where on Thursday
afternoon it took part in novel enter
tainment, given by the Anonymous club
at the Casino. The Anonymous club Is
an organization of clever authors and
newspaper men; and its Thursday
''rever was assisted by many of the
brightest stars in the theatrical flrma-
ment. Sidney Drew's company gave
the trial scene, returning to Reading in
time to I'LL an engagement Thursday
evening. j, J. Spiers, the well-known
theatrical agent, played his old role
or the district attorney, making his
hrst appearance on the stage for twelve
years. The bill, outside of The Gilded
Age" was replete with stars and clever
entertainers. De Wolf Hopper pre-
sented one Of his funny monologues.
Della Fox made her only appearance in
the same bill with Mr.. Hopper this
season, and, together with Paul Arthur
and jeff De Angels gave that charm
ing trio from THE Little Trooper"
Marie Lloyd and Eugene Fougere sang
in their inimitable style, and Walter
Jones showed the revelers an entirely
new and original act. The Lilliputians
all appeared, and Walter b. Rogers,
the leader of the Seventh Regiment
band, contributed a cornet solo. Sig.
Tagliapietra, the baritone, sang, and
Mabel Stephenson, the bird warbler,
gave one of her dainty Irecitations.
Grace Filkins, with a song and imita-
tions, was assisted by an orchestra, led
by Jesse Williams. Madeline Shirley,
the English soprano, had place on the
bill. Romulus, the strong man, Wilson
and Nelson, were In the cast. The coca
sion was most delightful one.
The recrudescence Of the Napoleonlc
legend is q remarkable thing, writes
Vance Thompson. 1t has not been con-
fined to France by any means. 1t is
rampant in England, and heard it on
excellent authority that in London, as
well as in Paris, the Bonaparte family
maintains press agents" Indeed, l
was introduced to man, who was und-
erstood to be the "press-agent" for Ma
poleon the Great. 1t is a new idea, and
not without a certain extraordinary
loveliness, that simply because a man
is dead the newspapers should not be
permitted to neglect him. The same re-
vlval of interest in the Little Corporal
is noticeable In this country. The news
papers teen with and of the great En-
peror, details of his campaigns and gos-
sip of his boudoir. And the readers
like 1t. 1t was to be expected that Sar-
dou, who is always alert to the move
ment of the hour, would take advant-
age of the regilding of the great idol.
Madam Sans-Gene" appeared oppor-
tunely. 1t will be produced in New York
in January by Mr.. Pitou. But that is
only one evidence of the Napoleonic
fever. Elwyn A. Barron, the distin-
guished poet, has completed a Napoleon
drama which will be presented in New
York city after the mid-winter holidays
by Nine. Rhea's company. Lorimer
Stoddard's Napoleon" one is aware, is
not to be presented by Richard Mans
field, who fears the experiment would
be costly one, but there is little doubt
that some more daring manager will
give it a local habitation. And then, to
round up the list, Napoleonic play by
A. r. Haven is announced.
The arrangements have been at last
satisfactorily made for Miss Olga Meth
ersole's American debut. She will make
her appearance at Palmer's theater as
Sylvia in "The Transgressor," support
ed by company selected from the ranks
of Mr.. Palmer's stock company and
under the management Of Marcus Mayer.
Miss Nethersole'S season will open Oct.
10. The young star-for she is young and
has withal certain gentle, matronly
beauty, which reminds one of Jane Had
ing in her indolent moments-has,
writes Vance Thompson, come to New
York with q very slight farfaronade of
trumpets. There has been no reclame
and there has been very little prelimin-
ary advertising. Her success will be
due entirely to her own talent. OF
course, Miss Nethersole Is not unknown.
Those who are curious in matters the
atrical have watched her career for the
last few years with no little interest.
They have known that Clement Scott
had hailed her as the coming Juliet"
the legitimate successor of Adelaide
Nelson. And that meant great deal
to them. For, in spite of the fact that
Mr.. Scott has a tendency toward crlti-
cal hysteria and often delivers an opin-
ion with the intensity with which other
men have epileptic fits, he has shrewd
discernment in the matter of dawning
stars. For the last two or three years
his appreciations Of Miss Nethersole
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tressed as they We're by the more in
structed approval of William Archer, of
the World" and A. B. Walkeley, "Spec-
tator'' of the Star" they have given
the young actress the most valuable
commendation to be found in London
dramatic criticism. The other drama
tic critics whose opinions carry any
weight in London are j. +. Nisbet, who,
In addition to being dramatic critic Of
the great Times, Is consulting editor of
the Morning Chronicle and Captain
Moy Thomas of the Daily News. They
still hold to the old theory-not alto
gether unknown in New York-that
gogic business of awarding good and
bad marks. Acting upon this theory
they have sent Miss Nethersole to the
head of the class
Miss Nethersole's career, without
being eventful, is interesting. She was
born in London, of a middle class fam
lily, and in 1887 made her first public
appearance with Charles Hawtrey at
the Theater Royal, Brighton, as Let
tice Van in Harvest" For the next
year or two she played small parts, as
q member of various companies, tour
ing the provinces. Her first London ap-
pearance was in melodrama. Later she
went to the st. James theater under
the management of Rutland Barring
ton, to play Miriam st. Aubyn in "'rhe
Deans Daughter" In 1889 she became
a member of John Hares company and
appeared in the initial production of
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