The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
GREENROOM GOSSIP.

gave rs stflOlSly III.
Irving never wrote u play.
Won Suppe wrote u cook book.
Jean DE Reszke is II wheelman.
Jean De Res2eke's favorite role Is iris
tan.
Hoyt says "a Midnight Belr' is his best
play.
Bernhard was educated In the Catholic
faith.
Katie Emmett's new play is called
Chat"
Bernhard says she was born to be q
painter.
Nellie McIIenry will star in "The b.
cycle Girl"
Bernhardt will get 81 800 week for her
American tour.
Gilmore's band has been engaged for the
Atlanta exposition.
Massanet has written u one-act sequel
to "Manon I.escaut."
In the Italian theaters best seats are
never more than 60 cents.
The Hawaiian National band is giving
concerts ON the Pacific coast.
Haydn's "Apothecary." a comic opera,
Will shortly be sung in Dresden.
Burt Haverly and Laura Biggar will
next season star in "A Trip to China
town"
Edwin Hoff has been engaged for Hubert
Wilkes place in Lillian Russelps com
pany.
Madame Wagner receives 10000 marks
annually in royalties on her husbands
operas.
The one hundredth representation of
"Cavallera Rustlcana" in Paris occurred
| recently.
Irvine's two sons are on the stage, and
play by Lawrence will shortly be produced
by his father
Jennie Goldthwaite has signed two
years contract TO play her original part
in Princess Bonnie
A novel song quartette is concert tour
ing in Sweden. All the performers are
blind and also the conductor.
1t is reported that Richard Harding Da-
Wis Is TO marry Maude Adams the leading
woman of John Drews company.
1t is said that W. s. Gilbert will visit
this country to supervise the production
of his new play, His Excellency."
Franz Won suppe has left an almost COM
pleted opera. 1t will be completed by q
Viennese composer for Director Jauner.
The Imperial opera in Vienna remains
open nearly all the year round, its doors
being closed only from July TO July %.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Forbes Rob-
ertson will open the Lyceum season in
London next September with Romeo and
Juliet.
"Wahrwolf' is the title of new opera
by Count Hochberg, which was recently
successfully produced at the Hamburg
opera house.
In C. r. DaZey's new play, "The Lime
Kiln" the villain forces the hero to the
edge of the cliff and hurls him into the
kiln, in which fire has been started
To variety and vaudeville We are in
debted for Francis Wilson, Lillian Russell,
Nat Goodwin, DE Wolf Hopper, Edward
Earrigan, Henry Dixey and James Pow
ers.
La Sagra Iii Nalaperta," new one-act
opera by +. Brunette, u young Neapolitan
musician. had a friendly reception at
Milan. The opera is in the style of Cav
alleria Rusticana."
Alexandra Dumas new comedy. ia
Route de Thebes," will probably be seen
at the Theater Franchise early in January
next. NJ. Dumas began work upon this
play more than five years ago.
Eastern themes still hold the imagina-
ton of comic opera librettists. Charlie
Byrne, Lou Harrison and VIII Fuerst have
quite finished u comic opera with the ell
phonious title of ''The Bangdoolah of
Swat"
'For men, unquestionably the greatest
part Is Hamlet" says Sarah Bernhardt
''For women, the greatest part is that of
Lady Macbeth. If you turn 10 comedy.
the greatest part is in AS You Like It.
The greatest single emotional scene is the
great scene in olivia"
At the first ten performances of "Demi
Nierges." as nasty play as Paris has ever
seen. ut the Gymnase, 52724 francs We're
taken at the door, II sum that has only
been exceeded at that theater in 1887 by
Liable Constanten," one Of the cleanest
of modern French comedies.