The morning times., 1895-12-08
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Thomas Q seabrooke and James Jay
Brady have parted company.
George Edwards willproduce" The Widow
Jones lin London with an English company
should May Irwin decide not TO go abroad
with the breezy little comedy.
"The Cotton King" celebrated its five
hundredth performance in Boston last Tues
day.
Next to robin Hood" Wang" is
probably the most popular comic opera that
has been presented in this city in many
years. This favorite has again become a
feature of De Wolf Hopper's repertoire,
and the comedian has been giving the
Pacific coast people a glimpse Of the
famous King of Siam.
George Edwards and Seymour Hicks have
written ne military play entitled George
Seymour" their first" names being join
ell to make the title.
Nat Goodwin is the name of a colored
bicycle instructor in one of Brnoklyn's rid
ing schools. What's in name?
The owners of Mime Sans Gene" have
already cleared a profit OF S24, 900 this
season.
The annual benefit for the actors fund
Will be given at the Broadway Theater In
New York on December l3. Many promi-
neDG people have volunteered their services,
Including such well-Snown actors and
actresses as Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Olga
.NStittsoic, EiidHIc cTriSSi anu + TltZ W III
fams in musical comedietta and several
members of Daniel and Charles Frohman's
companies In one-act plays.
j. F. sullivan, manager for the ]. X.
Emmett Company, accidentally shot him
self in sleeping car at st. Joseph, No.
the other day. Mr.. Sullivan was ma king
himself comfortable for the night when his
pistol fell from the upper berth where he
had placed IL, and catching in fold of
in yAt h. n.
teriug his leg.
Maude Granger has joined Thomas Q. Sea-
brooke's company, replacing Miss Frolllott
Paget, who resigned TO become Robert
Hilliard's leading support.
Sir Augustus Harris has taken the lease
of the Olympia Theater, London, and will
produce a spectacular play cuiied "Our
Tommy Atkins.
Mrs. Louisa Drew has been engaged TO
appear FOR one week at the Girard Avenue
Theater, Philadelphia, taking the part OF
Lady Franklin in 'Mcrey." GeoTN Hol-
land viii play Graves.
J. II. GilmOur has been engaged as lead
ing man for the syndicate stock company
for next season.
The New York Dramatic News is pub
fishing the results of a voting contest as
to who is the most popular American ac-
tress. Caroline Miskel-Hoyt leads the list
with Ell votes to her credit, and Jolly
May Irwin comes next with 210. Marie
Wainwright, Julia Arther, and Isabelle
Urquhart have been sighted as they only
have four votes between them.
Harry GuilfOil, n Washington boy, who
has been a member of Hoyt's "A Trip to
Chinatown" for several years, has left
| that company and VIII coupon { he vaudeville
stage where his powers of mimicry and fine
whistling Will undoubtedly win him the
success he deserves.
An enterprising London song pgblishe
is making a speciality OF issuing American
successes, which, being sung without au.
! thor sfees, are very popular overthere.
Richard Mansfield has surrendered the
management of the Garrick Thcater, New
I York, which will hereafter be run by
Charles Frohman, Mr.. Mansfield to share
in the profits or losses.
Some of the plays and players enter
tanning New Yorkers this week are:
His Excellency," at the Broad way;
/ "Trilby," at the Garden; "shore Acres,
/ the Fifth Avenue Theater; Miss Brown, >
/ at the Standard Thcater: The Gay Pa
rislnns'' at Hoyt's; The Heart OF Mary
land" at the Herald Square; 1.-The Sport
| ing Duchess at the Academy: vaudeville al
Kelth's Union Square Theater; THE ShoI
] Girl at Palmer's; Olga Nethersole at III,
/ Empire; Peter F. Daley In The Nigh
| Clerk at the Bijou; Richard Mansfield
| at the Garrick Thcater; Henry irving a
Abbey's Theater; Frank Daniels in ''Th'
! Wizard of the Nile" a the Casino; Neil Bur
CESS in ''The County Fair Mt the Star
1.-The Home Secretary" at the Lyceun
| Theater, and 1.-The Sidewalks of New York
at the Fourteenth Street Theater.