The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-31
Gossip of the Green
Room and the Foyer.
Latest Doings of the Writers and Actors
Of Plays--Prosperous Season Expected.

about ten years ago at ST. Georges
hall In London In the form of a short
operetta, which took thirty minutes to
perform. Its original name was Con
trabandlsta.' The authors have used
the central idea OF the operctta and
nave built 1t up into IA two-act opera.
Nearly al the old music was discarded
with the exception OF two or three
songs. Mr.. Wilson will play. of course,
the principal comedy part, that OF
Grigg, an Englishman travelling In
Spain. who goes into the mountains
with his camera to take pictures and Is
captured by band Of brigands. They
after while make him their chief and
compel him to marry their chieftainess
although he has wife living In Turck-
enham. Eng. In the second act the
English wife comes to Spain to look for
her missing husband. She finds him
and many complications arise from the
lies he is obliged to tell her so as to
keep his second marriage a secret. OF
course everything ends as II should In
comic opera. Miss Lulu CHASER plays
the part Of Rita. originally played by
Miss Florence st. John In London. Miss
Kate Davis, contraltO. takes the part
of Inez, the chieftainess. Miss Alice
HolbrOok, specially engaged In Lon
don. plays the part of Juanita, the
dancing girl. Rhys Thomas tenor,
will appear az Count Vasquez. John
Brand will sing the baritone part 'as
the ex-chieftain, and J. Miron will be
the bass. The scenes Of the opera are
In COmpostela. Spain. The first act
represents a mountain pass the home
of the brigands. This scene will ad-
nit of gorgeous cO1oring and the cleo
trician will have ample opportunity to
show the capability of his handicraft.
Act second shows the River Sil and the
goldwashers camp"
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Daniel Fl. Hart, the Wilkes Barre
playwright. who has been on the
Leader staff for some time past. goes
to New York tonight to join Stuart
Robson, who returned from Europe
this week. Mr.. Robson saw his play,
"ONeill, Washington, ID. c." which
Dan Sully had last season, greatly to
the humiliation of Mr.. Hart. who wrote
above the heads of Sully and his play
ers, and liked II so well that he sought
out and found Hart and engaged him
to rewrite "O'Neill' for him, which he
did during the summer. 1t will be re-
named, but what its new title will be
Is not known. Robson likes "Elec-
tricity," but Hart doesn't. Rehearsals
begin on Monday next at the Imperial
hotel, New York. Mr.. Hart will travel
WIN thc SoHipdHy, tdhlS CdTe VI tne
newspaper work and putting in his odd
moments In building up a successor to
"O'Neill.' Hart wanted to write an
entirely new thing for Robson, but the
latter objected. saying If the recon-
structed play failed 1t would be his
RObson's. fault. and not Harts. 1t
Will be In Scranton some time in Octo-
Der.
"Runnymede" new romantic
drama by Grier Harrison, of San Fran
cisco. will be the feature of Frederick
Warde's repertoire this coming season.
The play is dramatization of the
famous story of Robin Hood, made
popular In ballad and opera. The mo-
tive Is furnished in the historical Incl
dent OF the struggle, of Robin Hood
and the barons Of England for the
celebrated Magma Charta. which added
largely to the liberties Of the English
people during the reign of the Norman
tyrant. King John. Mr. Warde
will be seen as Robin Hood. Charles D.
Herman as Friar Tuck. Edward Hayes
as King John. Miss Fanny Gillette as
Marian Lea and Miss Fanny Bowman
as Marjorie. Mr.. Warde will present
"Runnymede" at the Frothingham on
Sept. IL and IA.
NOTES FROM STAGELAND:
Nine Marchesi speaks seven languages.
Andran will write an opera for Corinne.
Minstrel Dan Emmet will act next sea-
Modjeska will revive Measure for Meas
ucr."
Mrs. John r. Raymond will return to the
stage.
Comedian Seabrooke has played "Rich-
ard ILL.,
Ellen Terry made hit in Journeys
End In Lovers Meeting"
Henry Irving has chartered a whole
steamer to bring his company and a great
quantity OF scenery to New York.
Mascagni says tha' no fewer than 1900
libretti are composed In Italy every year.
and of these 200 are sent to him.
The Flemish Opera of Antwerp will pro-
duce next season an unpublished opera,
entitled, "I'rinio." by Ven M.ll!ngen
Brahms has just composed the music
for a series of twenty songs by the Prus-
san peasant poctess. Johanna Ambrosius.
Herr Wilhelm Gruenig. of Hamburg. Is
one of the engagements for the coming
season of the Damrosch Opera company.
Messenger. who wrote the music of LA
Boroche," Is to compose the score for the
new comic opera on the subject of Nine.
Sans-Gene. He married Hope Temple the
other day.
Nat Goodwin is reported to have SAID N
London that English actors have great
opportunities In this country, and con-
cluded the observation by saying. Moth
Ing is more unfortunate for man than
to be born In his own country"
De Wolf Hopper was SO successful as
Falstaff in the recent open air produce
ton of "The Merry Wives" at Saratoga
that he is thinking Of securing Mr., Cranes
scenery and costumes and appearing IN
the character the coming season. 1t has
been Mr.. Hopper's ambition for some time
to become associated with the legitimate.
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:
Barrie has taken IA house In Gloucester
Road, South Kens.ngton. and proposes to
make London his permanent home
A new story - announced by Stone 4
K.mball with the curious title. THE Gods
Give My Donkey Wings" The author is
For the autob!ographical "Vaillma Let
ters' by Stevenson a new portrait has
been etched by Strang. This is said to he
the most satisfactory portrait of Robert
Louis Stevenson yet known.
Eric Mackay has just issued a new vol
ume of poems "a Song of the Sea: My
Lady OF Dreams, and Other Poems" Is
the title of the new volume which IS 10
be ISSUED by Stone n Kimball.
Stanley j. WeymaGs summer holiday
the first he has had for ~ long while--will
extend to the end OF December. on the
first of that month, l.ongmans, Green 4
Co., will publish In book-form his latest
long romance, 1.-THE Red COckade"
Many people think Walter Cranes toy
books. done some years ago. the best work
he has ever done. They are already ex-
ceedingly rare and bring eNtfavagant
prices In the London market. This fall IL
to see a series OF these books Issued by
Stone Il Kimball.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has
written a new child story called Two
LITTLE Pilgrims Progress: u Story OF the
City Beautiful" which the Scribners will