The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-24
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Richard Mansfield declares that he will
act in none but new parts next season.
Fanny Davenport will revive older Sardou
plays. besides using "Gsmonda." Maud
Miller, daughter of Joaquin Miller. Is act
ing the heroine in his old drama, 1.-The
Danites." at Boston dime museum,
Zeiia Nicolaus, who sued George Gould.
Will be exhibited in 'The White Crook" T"
Jul.a Marlowe is to essay Prince Hal In
Henry w." Most of the Liliputians
have gone back to Germany, hut expect to
come back next year. Charles Groves,
remembered as a Wallck comedian. will
accompany John Hare to this country.
A European celebrity in sloight-of-hand,
Frederick Bancroft, will bo here next
winter. +. ii. Sothern's sHrt in 1.-The
been postponed until September, and so
has the debut of the Holland brothers as
stars at the Garr.ck. Mrs. Potter sends
word that she will make eleven changes of
costume In ''The Queens Necklace"
William H. Crane will not be the OPEN
Ing actor of the new Brooklyn Montauk,
owing to delay in completing the thea
ter, and the Tavary Opera company will
begin instead. Robert Mantelrs wife,
who got a divorce from him, is to return
to the stage. William II. Thompson Is
to remain In Charles Frohman's empioy,
after all. Laura Biggar and Burt Hav-
erley VIII lead n company In "A Trip to
Chinatown" and Jim Murphy will be the
principal in another old Hoyt piece, "A
Texas Steer" DE Wolf Hopper talks of a
serious essay with Fslstaff.
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1.-THE Engineer" is the name of a new
play now running in New York, concern
ing which the Sun says: I'm the latter
scenes the mechanical sensation has its
inning. 1t consists of car that. runs
over track across the stage, and that Is
propelled by a stationary engine that is In
n hrip
their counting to the approved climax in
front of this dread instrument before rue
ton begins. Then the villain and the hero
do bit OF catch-as-catch-can; the good
youth Is overcome and falls across the
track. Then the wheels go around. The
engine whirrs. the villain escapes, and the
car approaches its victim. But the hero
Inc Is warned, enters al the right moment,
and yanks the hero from his perilous
place before a single hair has been harmel
This scene Is quite as effective as are the
specialties."
Concerning the production Of +. o.
TOwne'S new play, "Other Peoples
Money" at Hoyt's, last Monday night the
Sun Observes 1T seems a difficult thing
to write q play in which business figures
as the background and to keep out the
cOmmonplaceness of this theme. Bronson
Howard did 1t in The Henrietta Bjorn-
son In Bankruptcy, and the other plays
have successfully escaped the dulness
which the theme seems to contain. Mr.
TOwne's play suffers during the first act
from the preponderance of this atmos-
phere. The characters do nothing but
talk about money during the entire act
and 1t Is unfortuna tely the dullest talk in
the piece. But with its faults. there Is
promise that Mr.. Towne may yet be ex.
pected to make good plays"
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Robert b. Mantell Is negotiating with
Miss Katharine Lucille Foote an Eng
l.sh actress. who has played with Wilson
Barrett on the other side, and who recent
ly arrived here. TO take the place of Miss
Charlotte Behrens as his leading lady next
season. Miss Behrens has retired tenn
pOrarily from the stage on account of III
health, and Is going 10 take trip south.
Mr.. Mantell will open his season In Low