The morning times., 1895-10-13
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Augustin Daily has accepted Tor produc-
ton semi-classical and poetical one-act
plav written by Mrs. Oscar BerriDger,
called Penelope" It is based on the
Homeric story, and Ada Rehan is de-
lighted with 1t.
Minnie Palmer will begin her American
tour December %, appearing in musical
comedy called The School Girl"
Wilson Barrett has relinquished the
London rights of THE ManXman" to Han
Caine, who viii build up the part OF Philip.
E. S. Willard is likely to become its
ultimate possessor. In it he viii play
the conscience-st stricken Deemster.
Mary Anderson has completed her auto
biographical work, called Memories"
and it is now in the hands of her London
publishers.
Oscar Wilde's .salome" is to be played
at the Theatre Libre, in Paris, this winter
This is the play which Sarah Bernhardt
was to have done, and which Wilde first
wrote in French.
Adelna Patti viii appear in her new
musical pantomine, "Mlrka, the Enchan-
trcss" soon after Christmas, in Paris.
The Bostonians are. rehearsing new
comic opera which has the title "a War
Time Wedding
Henry C. Barnabee and wife, of the
Bostonians. celebrated their golden we'd
ding in Chicago last week.
DiEby Bell produced his new opera,
| Nancy Lee" at the Academy OF Music,
in Baltimore, last week. The words and
music of the new opera are both by
Fred Miller The piece is satire on the
navy and made pronounced hit. In the
opera with Bell are Laura Joyce Bell,
Josephine Knapp, Devlin Stacy and other
well-known artists.
The Queen of Liars" adapted by Har-
rison Grey Fiske from the French, by
Daudet and Henrique, was given its flrst
production in Pittsburg last week by Minnie
| Madern Fiske.
Sir Henry Irving played king Arthur
| for the first time in America last Week Inc
pIav was produced in Boston. 1t was written
! by J. Comyns Carr.
The Ravarian peasant actors began their
engagement in New York with Die Herr
gottsschaitZer Won Amniergau.
At the two hundrcdth performance OF
/ 'sTrilby' in New York silver lockets con-
| taininy a portrait of Virginia Harmed as
| the heroine of the piece were distributed as
/ souvenirs.
The new farce entitled "Town Topics
of which William Jerome is the maker,
made a great hit in New York.
John Drew produced his new play, Chris
| topher. Junior at the Empire Theater in
New York last week. The critics did not
take kindly to the piece, and 1t ma y De WIN
drawn In favor of the "Bauble shop.
| THE Capital" play in which most OF
| the scenes are laid In Washington, is en-
joying prosperous run at lhe Seahuaiu
| Theater in New York.
Beerbohm Tree has decided to make an
other American tour next season. 1t Will
| be managed by Charles j. Abud.
Ida Mule has been even more successful
this season in the part of Dame Druselda
| in Palmer Cox's Brownies than she was
last year.
| Louis Ahrich may go out this season. He
| is seriously considering proposition MADE
him by Joseph Brooks to play the Crane
| plays with a special company to De organ
| ized by Brooks. and to cover certain ter
| ritorv In the far West which Mr. crane
| himself does not care to visit.
EIita Proctor Otis has Joined Daniel
| Frohn,ap's forces and Rhoda Cameron's
place in the cast of 'The City of Pleasure"
George Edwards comic opera company
from the Lyric Theater. London, number
| ing seventy-two persons. arrived In New
York on the Aura MIA this week.
| Nat Goodwin will produce his new play,
.Anlbition." by Henry Guy Carleton, for
the first time at the Fifth Avenue Theater,
New York, tomorrow night.
Mazda Craigen will begin her starring
tour early in November. Her repertoire
will include Camille" a ..Duel in Hearts"
| and 1.-The Creole"
Nell Gwynne," a new play by Paul
| Kester, was produced by Rhea at Wor-
cester, Mass. this week. The play deals
with incidents in the life of Nell Gwynne
during the reign of Charles II, and in it
Rhea s said TO have scored decided
success.
Olga Nethersole will begin her second
American tour at Albany. N. Y, on the
21st instant, opening in Camille"
Theresa Waugh, of "14e2" fame, will
sing 1.-The Sunshine of Paradise Alley in
Excelsior joe this winter. 1t will
| probably be the success of her career.
Blanche Walsh is said to have an excel
lent part as Mrs. Bulford, the Russian ad-
venturess, in the Great Diamond Rob
berry,
Marie Dressler's Imitation of Richard
Harlow as Isabella in "1492" is said to be
quite clever She is to have part in ''EX-
celsior, Jr.," when that burlesque is seen
at Hammerstein's Olympia in New York.
Julia Marlowe will not be seen in the
Metropolis until March 8, when she will
appear at the Herald Square Theater.
Charles B. Hanford is Introducing new
idea into legitimate productions by making
| special feature of the music in each of
the Shakespearean plays of his repertoire.
Frank G. Golfer VIII present For Fair
Virginia" in New York next month. The
cast includes some well-known people.
Gus Heege, of lyon Yonson'' fame, is
an inmate of one of the Jersey City hos
pitfalls. and it viii be many weeks before
he will be able to act again.