The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-09

thoroughly competent. Specialities are
introduced throughout the play which
has q tendency to brighten. It Is an
entertainment worth the price Of ad-
mission. tt
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THE CHEAPER PLAN:
Henry Irving says that "the ouly RENE.
dy for bad acting In this country is an
endowed theater supported by the state"
A cheaper and quicker method has been
tried sometimes on bad actors, and found
to work well. 1t is simple application
&C uncooked eggs and raw tomatoes.
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THEATRICAL MISCELLANY:
"a Naval Cadet" the new play in which
James J. Corbeot will be seen this sea-
son, will be deliberately staged. One of the
scenes Is a reproduction Of the ball room
at the Naval academy at Annapolis.
Walter +. Perkins. who made hit In
IAN the Comforts Of Home" when under
the management OF Charles Frohman. is
a member of the company which will pre-
sent this comedy at the Lyceum soon.
Marie Burroughs will not play for some
time. as she Is to make a winter trip to
Bermuda with her cousin. She is in Bos-
ton reading a new play by Clinton Stew
art. She has declined number of offers.
The play now called "A Bachelors
Baby" that Mckee Rankin has obtained
toms piece. "Bootles' Baby" dramatized
from John Strange Winters once popular
novel of English garrison life.
Rev. ]. VIA Blake. Of Chicago. recon-
mended James A. Herne's play. "Shore
Acres" to the members Of his church and
advised them to go and see It. This play
was also honored with the first clergy
mems theater party ever made up In
In .Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" one man
Is in reality two. In the latest addition
to James ONeills repertory, "The Les
urques Case" two men are really one
that Is to say, their likeness to each other
is so remarkable that one Is constantly
mistaken for the other.
Minnie Palmer begins her American
tour Dec. % In New York. appearing in
new musical comedy called 'The School
Girl" The piece Is In three acts. George
Manchester Is the author Of the words
and lyrics and Albert Maurice has writ
ten the music.
1t was the famous American novelist
William Dean Howells, who first predicted
the great success Of "Shore Acres" Mr.
Howells read the play before It was pro-
duced and wrote his opinion of It to r. NJ.
Field the manager of the Boston museum
where the play scored run Of ia nights.
The new musical comedy, ''The Merry
Countess" which Marie Jansen will pro-
duce at the Garrick theater, New York.
on Nov. 1S, is said to be faithful picture
Of life In Paris. The play from which the
American version has been taken had O
run OF over 600 nights at one of the
boulevard theaters.
William A. Brady has travelled over 1000
miles since Sept 1, visiting almost every
city east OF Chicago. Brady produces his
own plays and rehearses his own coMpa-
nies. Mr. Brady expects to clear $4,000
from his 'Trilby" companies this season.
c. b. Jefferson and Joseph Brooks closed
a contract last night whit Francis Wilson
for the spring tour OF 1.-THE Rivals" under
their management. The cast will include
Joseph Jefferson. William II. Crane. Nat
c. Goodwin, Francis Wilson and Mrs.
John Drew.
There Is very little uncertainty In the
verdict which William Winter passes on
the Juliet Of Mrs. Patrick Campbell
which. Just now. Is the dominant fad Of
London town. Says he: "She revealed
sensibiity and personal charm, during the
first half of the performance, and although
she was obviously mature and of a con-
ventional drawing-room order OF mind and
manner, she invested the balcony scene
with girl-like grace, sweet artlessness va
riety. and freedom. As soon, however. as
1t became necessary for her to strike a
tragic note she was limp and powerless.
and, from the vial scene. with the friar,
onward to the close, her acting had neither
purpose, form, continuity, conference, WIS.,
ible passion, impressiveness. nor dramatic
effect. The potion scene was feeble and
chaotic, and the manner Of the death was
ludicrous."