The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
BEHIND THE SCENES
FACTS AMOUR GREAT AcT0RS THAI
WILL CONF HERE THIS SEASON.
Sir Henry Irving IL Coming, So IL John
Hare Ecrnhsrdt VIII Again VISIT Vs.
while Duse IL Uncertain.

Thu Electrical managers are prom'inS
ms much for the coming season. out wy
American theatre-g 'cfs nave lohs So
become accustomed TO TAX nnd
premises for what they are worth, anu
10 await the rise OF the curtain
before forming their opinions. N anu
OF truth there Is no ano', enc
more critical than an American one.
In This country merit on the stage
Is as a general tfing carry iceosn~,u
and in acpiiion 10 LOOKING p'h. i'n II, 80
surface for genius the American p i,a,'i'.
must as II annually does, pass sentence
ll,on some half a dozen foreign stars VI
course the test crucial Is always n,au a
I'm New York. and to the critics anu tH'"
trc-goers of That city the rest oil Hn'.iiS@a
looks IN order TO ascertain what n,nn
OF reception such ana such an "0'''''
,sut honestly. the coming season does
bid to be of unusual excellence Let me
see there Is Sir Henry TWINS VINO piV'"-
ises several new plays. then Johh hale
tells us that with an English company VI
high rcpltc he will tour, Whilc ueai
Uernhardt has In her repertoire at least
,bree novelties and with possibility
that Duse. in spite OF ms DiVhen c0,-
tract, may also come across inc N".'a'
10 see us and with the Empire ana Ly
conn companies again OUT. ana with
every star in the field ouerlng mort
or less some new attraction, lhc comma
season is Of reality one that Is a".l1tu
with anticipation born Of expected pieas-
ure.
sIB Henry IRVING.
Sir Henry win produce from his roper
tore king Arthur" and II Is 10 be tne
piece de resistance. as was btche, iaSt
year. OF course sweet ana quicl r' ~
ferry will interpret 'SulniNeit' anu S.',
has and may, judging from her, pis'u
b. that character, be pronounced Ch"i"
ms. , vv,,,s one-act
sketch OF Don Quixote. from Cewahtes
Iuasterpiece and the STORY OF " aver
loo" by Conan Doyle will be included III
Sir Henry's repertoire. But uhus ','iil, ~,
;erest will be attached 10 thc V9inp1mS
which he brings. for the great f-hsllsh
actor has at last. Ike many EhBllSh man
ayers before him have done, turheu ~
America to ind him here an actress, VIZ
shall play seconds TO Miss Terry anu re-
iicve her from what she has so long WISH
ed to escape-juvenile parts.
Julia Arthur is the young lazy name
whom Sir Heny has chosen enc was vas
born In Canada. and clearly SHOWS tne
French blood that Is in her VEINS Du'
,he States claim her by right OF her ca
yeer she has spent among us, MISS At
thurs personalities arr s',inn,s, , and
original spirit. make her presence inpres-
siye and fascinating. she VIII pay ~
the Irving Company among other pdils
Rosamond in Beckett ana Slr heiiiy
under his personal supervision VIII give
her the only thing she lacks-pollsh, anu
ty this ! mean that polish OF de'all anu
its intricacies Of which, alone II se.iiis'
the great English actor is the only per
feet master.
JOHN HARP.
John Hares real name Is John falrs'
and ever since 1850 the English stage has
claimed him next in point of interest.
his company must come dltti lhat Vl ~
Henry Irving. He and his players mane
been familiar to Americans, who nave
known London during the past twenty
. 1--WE years but this season Is the mrs.
chance we have ever had TO eXtehd
hand TO Mr.. Hare, ana say w ciCvi",'
now give us sample OF u'' l'"' 80
Mildred Aldrlch in commenting IN one
of the Northern magazines upon mar
career SAYS. 1T was when Tom ltoD-
.rtson's plaVs were so mucn in vogue IN
London that he made his great success
Igc was the original rom pe.iiIs 49, ~
caste" part winch LONDON SUI ~ 'o' a., a.,
and which the English regret lh<t We
Americans will not see. lie was the oIis-
inal Bruce Farluehcre IN Ilay, t no
original Beau Farintosh in school the
Dy me ,yas afterwards at the Court The
atre. where, in 1887, he staged the III Isl
production OF OLIVIA" when Ellen . Ter
~ created that role" the season s', peio' G
she Joined Irving at the Lyceuih 49,
Hare is the best Sir Peter Iealie OF,
the London stage lie is one OF the pes'
English stage managers. ana tnst Is say
ing A great deal, there Is hardly I'll az, az
,ress of eminonce I'm London, from hlcn
Terry To Mrs. Patrick Campbell. from
Mrs Kendall 10 Miss olga Nslhersolv;;
who are not in his debt for ADVICE am nu
encouragement. They have all ac'eu WI"
HIM. o.,,. o,,.r 90,
smith Russell. and his intrinsic ludlltlos
as an actor have won ~ nm si,hr ne
larity I'm London, ana VIII doup'csSS ~
duplicated i'm this country. ....,,.,,o
His repertoire will include that unique
novelty. Arthur Wing P1nero's last pay
the third Of his trilOgy OF purpose pay -
The Notorious Mrs. Ebnsmith. v.u
Ellen Terry's sister-in-law, Julia IL
son. will have leading part IN TINS pay
La Partie de Piquet when Nil ia also ,' he
fnresented IS well as ~ Pair OF Spec'a'
- cles." The company that VIII su2port , ilii ~,
as goes without saying, - compose w
artists and includes such Wen Know
names as Fred Terry Kate hoche' , Mi =
Lewis Julia Nelson. at one uihe lcau
ing lady for Beerbohm-Tree, and many
others.
RARAH pFRSHAnDT.
The woman who made CLEOPATRA" IS
one who has held in the past ana WI
ever hold the interest OF Americans. -
the charming Sarah does sun more Si'
commands our admiration W 9 Ma'C"',
her with excitement last May Mh,a 81
London she played SudSrmahn ; , ni".
.,9eting IL In the same CITY. ,.,.- -.
Rernhardt they say, Is looking mel
bsst this season ana she has pIoiliat,
that when she opens at Abbey's' Jahllai
20 1876. she will give us several hovci
tics that she brings over with aei. ran
nv Davenport. who owns "Gismonda,
wants too much for II. so Saran VIII ~
he seen I'm II on this side this season
she may give rs some OF her old repti
tore. / hope she Will for we remelnDe
n with plasure but nevertheless, oul -
gerness to see her In "Madga. ltzei'
and ia Princesse Lointaine' is nom
the less abatcd.
we want a taste Of her Camille ah'
even sphinx" and Ter "Adrienne, an'
inasrnuch as she now seems 10 have
abandoned Sardou IN order TO again re
turn 10 the serious. We look iorwoId u
her coming with a double interest.
rLfAsORA DusE
NV readers will excuse me for ovop
ming into slang. but ii is very expressly
xhen | Say I'VE are In the deNl OF
stew about Duse." Sometime in Deem
Der she was 10 have opened the fftl
Avenue Theatre. but at lest accoehV
her manager cabled that her physician
absolutely forbid her coming over TO I'M
side.
OF course Duse is a woman IN NOR
senses than one. and a wire OF dilcr
ent nature may yet come TO as tellini
u at probably her would-bc manager wa
bit hasty. In speaking Of Duse am