The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-05

| bellious Susan will be brought out in
| New York Dec. 81.
Beerbohm Tree will appear at Abbey S
| theater in New York at the close of the
| kendalls' engagement.
1t is understood that Paul Potter will
! dramatize "Trilby' for production by A.
NJ. Palmer's company.
Edward Bell has succeeded L. ]. Rat
cliffe in Shenandoah" Odette Tyler has
also retired from that cast.
f. J. Ratclffe will appear in 1.-THE Fatal
Card at Palmer's in the role William
Terriss is now playing In London.
Katie Emmett has returned to her IA
vorte character of boy. She will ap-
pear in AN American Boy" under her
| own direction.
w. 7. Carleton has closed his season Of
| song because pecuniary results were not
sufficiently encouraging to warrant any
further risks.
Lillian Russelrs engagement Just closed
was the most unsuccessful of any in
which she has yet appeared. 1.-THE Queen
of Brilliants" and "The Grand Duchess
were both failures.
The figures of the cost of mounting
Mime. Sans Gene" show beyond any
shadow of doubt that manager needs
must venture great deal of capital in
sending out new play. These are the
items: Furniture, $500; costumes, s. 400;
scenery, $500; properties, $1,000; jewels
and armors, $1,000, making a total invest
ment of S24,7O0
Frank Mordaunt originated the part of
Col. Andrew Sloane, a Virginian, in Two
Colonels," w. r. Goodalls new play, the
scenes of which are laid in Vermont and
the Old Dominion. The first production
took place in Washington last Monday
night. Mr.. Mordaunt will also originate
an important role in "The District Attor-
ney," to be produced on Jan. 81 at the
American theater, New York.
Henry Irving will bring his company to
America next September. He intends to
open in Canada, going from there to Bos-
ton, Mass. and then going to New York
for eight weeks. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Richmond. Atlanta New Or
leans, Nashville, Memphis and st. Louis
will follow, and afterward Chicago, In
dianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Boston and New
York. The tour will last for thirty-tive
weeks.
Mile. Rhea has several new plays ready
for production. The first and the one
upon which she places her greatest hopes
IS 'Ine ParlSlanS, Dy \lctOrlen SaruOu.
There are seventeen parts in the play and
every member of Rheas excellent COM
pany will appear in the cast. Mr.. Hart
will be seen In the chief male part. The
burning of letters on the stage for dra-
matte effect Is almost threadbare. but in
1.-THE Parisians" 1t Is handled in such a
mastery way by Sardou that sensation
is likely to be the result when the piece
is produced.
Russia is the greatest theatrical terri
tory in Europe. Helena Modjeska writes
that she has succeeded in opening the
doors Of that country and will appear at
the National theater at St. Petersburg,
after the official period of mourning for
the late czar. in the spring. Her address
before the ladies' auxiliary committee at
the Worlds fair caused so much censure
on the part Of the Russian government
that she was interdicted from entering
the Russian domain. But through the In
tervention of the director general OF the
National theater a personal friend of the
madames, the order has been rescinded.