The morning times., 1895-12-01
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Frank Murry the well-known manager
and agent. has joined Richard Mansfield's
business staff
Sarah Bernhardt will open at Abbey s
Theater on January 20 III new play. enti-
tied. La Douchesse Catherine"
Ex-Champion Corbett is hard at work re-
hcarsing his new play, "A Naval Cadet. "
in which Manager Brady will send him out
later In the season. One scene in the piece
takes place on shipboard. with foghorn
blowing in the distance. How appropriate.
Thanksgiving night the managers of the
Philadelphia theaters rasied the price of
seats to 50, relying on the general happi-
ness of the public on that grateful holida Y
TO stand the raise.
CrestOn Clarke Is meeting with great sue
cess in the South.
The Strollers, New York's cleverest anna
teur dramatic company, viii give seven per-
formaDc of She Stoops to Conquer" at
the Berkiey Lyceum for the benefit OF the
Postgraduate Hospital. The membership
of the Strollers is composed mostly Of stu
dents in Columbia College.
Modjeska made such n bit in a recent
performance at Ithaca, n. Y, that 500 cit
izens signed petition requesting her to
play return engagement. AS this means
! sta nding room only" house. it is very
probable that Modjeska will follow the ex-
| ample OF the cat in the song.
J The Earl of Rosebery is writing n novel.
/ which will be dramatized when completed.
Joseph jefferson made a speech in Roch-
| ester the other night in which he said he re-
| Sentative actor and ..Pud'nhead wilson
| as a great American play.
Mr.. Townsend's famous book, ''Cbimmie
! Padden'' has been dramatized by Angus
tus Flomas. Charles Hopper will originate
| the title character.
Minnie Palmer will sail from Liverpool on
in ''The School GIRL at Syracuse on De-
cember 20. Her company will be under the
| management of IL s. Taylor.
w. II. Crane has engaged the following
| the presentscason: Burr Mcintosh, Lorri-
| mer Stoddard, Anna Robinson and Margaret
| Robinson.
An English dramatic critic, or the COM
name ON Nat Goodwin. The London Era
| says H. g. Carleton's play, Ambition
| was recently produced at the Fifth Avenue
| Theater, New York, by mfr Nta Jordison. y
| Bonds company last summer, is receiving
I much praise for his work as stevan Dunbar
in For Fair Virginia
Archibald Clavering Gunter has with
| drawn his action in the United States Cir
! cult Court against Sadie Martinot. Max Fig
| man and Canary & Lederer for alleged in.
! frngement of his play, MY Official Wife. v
Every one who saw Frederick Bonds
Company during its engagement at Aliens
| Grand Opera House last summer will re-
member that poetic little play by A. Z. Ian
caster, "Romeo's First Love- in which
Miss Blanche Walsh made such mt as
| elusive American rights to the play and viii
| be seen in her old part next season, when
she blossoms out as star.
Lillian Russell is saying nice things about
| the West, and especially OF Chicago. NC
b, matter in what light she may be regarded
| by the public in New York and Boston, sht
| has lost nothing of he~ old-time popularity
| in the West, as is evidenced by the fact that
she played n three weeks engagement In
| Chicago lately, the total receipts of which
reached the pleasing figure of $26 ,442. 20
Daniel Frohman has denied the rnmul
that Virginia Hamed will be E. II. Soth
ern's leading woman next season. Mr
| Frohman says that Suthern will probabl.
continue In 1.-THE Prisoner OF Zenda'' an!
| that in any event Miss Grace Kimball vii
| continue tu be his leading support.
Nine Emma Nevada is singing with grea'
. success this winter in Philadelphia, where
| a season of forty nights and ten matnees
of grand opera is to be given by company
| under the direction of Mr. Gustav Hinrichs
The company will visit this city late in tn
winter.
The Philadelphia opera season at thu
| Academy of Music In that city has intro
duced two new prima donnas In this coun
l try, whom the Philadelphia papers say ar
are to be classed with the stars OF the fIrs
/ magnitude. They are Mile. Amelie Lo
yentz and Miss Minnie Tracey. the latte
an American girl. They will be heard II
this city this winter.