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drama will be staged next season
Both Sarah Bernhardt anC
Helen Modjeska are grandmothers
"The Gay Parisians" was recent
ly produced in Germany, bat did
not take well.
Aubrey BoucriCauIt will begin
his starring tour in a piece called
"WOn by Wit"
"Leonardo," a comic opera,
was produced in New York city
on Monday last.
"Mme. Sans Gene" which was
recently produced in Chicago,
made a great hit.
The new London success, "The
Shop Girl" will be produced in
New York city tomorrow.
Sir Henry Irving has closed his
engagement in Boston, and will
be in New York next week.
Ella Proctor Otis, will shortly
leave the Lycem company and
start on her starring tour.
There is talk of reviving "The
Bauble Shop" for Mr.. John Drew,
as soon as his christopher Jr.,"
runs out.
Recent London productions are:
"The White Queen" a historical
play, and three-act farce called
"The Club Baby.
Miss Gladys Wallis new play
Nebraska" written for her by
Franklyn W. Lee, Will not be pro-
duced until after the holidays.
"Aftsr Dark" was originally
produced in Boston, Nov. 4th, 1868,
with Edwin Booth and Nine.
Fanny Janauschek in the leading
roles.
"The Strange Adventures of Jack
and the Beanstalk," fairy ex-
travaganza, by r. A. Barnet, au-
thor OF 1892" etc., Twill be produc-
ed in Boston, February 10.
The engagement of HI. G. Tate,
the young treasurer Of the De
Wolf Hopper opera company, and
Miss Bertha Waltzinger, the prima
donna of the company, is announc-
ed.
Bill Nye will arrive in New
York city tomorrow to start tn Q
rehearsals of "a Stag Party" a
new musical comedy, which he
has written in conjunction with
Paul Potter.
In New York city Agnes Booth
is drawing large crowds to witness
her performance of 1.-THE Sporting
Duchess" Mr.. John Drew in
christopher Jr.", is also drawing
good houses.
Sir George Edwards Lyric
Theatre company produced W. s.
Gilbert's latest comic opera, "His
Excellency," for the first time in
this country, at the Broadway
theatre, New York, last Monday.
C. w. Couldock, the veteran
actor known in this city, having
appeared here in "Hazel Kirk"
with Miss Effle Ellsler, has been
engaged by Chas. Frohman to sup
port Miss Maria Hubert in "The
Witch"
as soon as the run OF "The
Great Diamond Robbery" ends in
New York city, Miss Blanche
Walsh, who is at present with
this company, will take the place
of Miss Virginia Harmed as Trilby,
which is on the stage at Palmer's.
Mr.. Neil Burgess presently
Charles Burnhardts' latest plad
''The Year One," in New York
city last Wednesday. The scene
Of this play is laid in the city of
Rome, and as the name designates,
the time was the first year of the
Christian era.
Della Fox closed her engage
ment in "Fleur-de-Lys," with the
fiftieth performance at Palmer's
on Friday night when souvenirs
were distributed. Modjeska also
made her final appearance at the
Garrick in "Mary Stuart"
saturday, Oct. IL.
Two first nights were witnessed
on Tuesday. "The Heart of Mary
land" a characteristic play, por-
traying Maryland life during the
late civil war, was one, and Henry
Guy Charleton's "Ambition," a
play which deals with Washing
ton political life, was the other.
1.-THE Wizards Ravine," from
the German, was presented in
New York Thursday night, and
took well. The action of this
play occurs shortly before the
battle Of Saafeldt, 1906, duriug
the invasion Of Napolen, and the
scene is laid in the valley below