The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-26

to this and preceding generations is to
gather into an immense album, or
series of albums, the faces of Mr.. JEFF
ferson's friends and the sentiments
which the comedians acting has in
spired in each. AS there would be
nothing cheap or claptrap in such a
testimonial, nobody, not even President
Cleveland himself, who is a close friend
of Mr.. Jefferson, need be ashamed of
joining in it.. This is my idea of "A popu-
lar tribute such as Mr.. jefferson de-
serves from the American stage and the
American public
Speaking of Japan, the great actor of
that country is named Donjurd. and
he owns, at Toxic, a theater which will
seat 5000 persons. This theater, says
the Atlanta Constitution, has no chairs,
and the people sit on the floor in little
square pens about four feet wide.
There is usually a little box of charcoal
in the middle of each pen for tn e light
ing of their pipes, and there is no OBJ
lection to smoking. The stage Is made
in the shape of an immense wheel,
which Is turned by man power at the
change of the scenes, and which moves
one set of actors behind the scenes
and brings another before you. The
supes come on during the play to fix
| the clothes of the actors. They are
dressed in black and you are not sup
| posed to see them. The japanese APP
preciate good acting. They roar with
| laughter over the comedies, and a
strong piece of tragedic acting brings
shouts of applause and the people tear
off parts of their clothing and throw
them onto the stage, expecting to re-
deem them with presents of money at
the end of the play. There are no tick
ct offices, and you get your ticket at
the tea houses near by. The plays be-
gin in the morning and last until night.
The shoes are all left outside in the
hall, and on going in you pass by 5000
or 1000 wooden clogs, which are
marked with checks. The Japanese
women go bareheaded.
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES:
Frank James, the ex-bandit is to star in
| q new melodrama.
Mark Price has won his suit for breach
of contract from Marie Burroughs.
John Drew will play throughout the en-
tire season of lS95-96 In New York city.
"a Yenuine Yentlemen'' is the name of
Gus Heeges new play. 1t is rumored
that Gus will play the leading role.
There are now five theaters i'm New York
where you pay 81 each for the best seats In
the house. The Empire, Abbey's, Fifth
Avenue, DAILY, Herald Square.
"An Ideal Husband" Oscar Wilde's new
comedy had its first production at the
Haymarket theater, in London, recently.
The American rights to this play are
owned by Daniel Frohman.
Bronson Howard's new comedy Will not
be produced this season, In consequence OF
the success Of "Masqueraders," and
Charles Frohman has paid the playwright
So, 900 to postpone the production or the
piece until next December.
Bob Hllliard has dramatized Richard
Harding Davis Her First Appearance"
under the name, 1.-The Littlcst Girl" and
will produce 1t soon as n curtain raiser
IIilliard and Davis talk of collaborating
on n three-act play having Van Bibber as
Charles II. Hoyt who is n member of
the New Hampshire legislature. Is ar
ranging to take his entire company. now
playing "A Black Sheep" in Boston, TO
Concord ~ H., to give an afternoon per-
formance before the lawmakers. spe-
cial train will carry the company and
STAFF of the Park theater including the
ushers, to Concord, and return with them
to Boston in time for the evening per-
fornante.
The American Dramatists club is about
to prepare and print complete list of all
plays and operas on which royalties are
now asked. 1t Is the purpose OF the
American Dramatists' club to place this
list, together with other matter concern