The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07

talent and perseverance will ultimately
bring him reward, writes Hillary Bell,
and his place once fixed in the esteem
of the people. will be maintained. in
the ordinary course Of events. against
all rivalry. One day we neglect all the
honest appeals of the artist: on an
other we applaud even his faults. When
Paderewski first came to this country
he drew $50 into the box office. Now
we pay him $1,000 for a single recital.
Melba was contemptuOusly neglected
for a fortnight by the audiences that
covered Eames with laurels. Now
Eames is forgotten and Melba demands
81 400 a night. Yet the Australian does
not sing so we'll today as she did three
years ago, while Eames has improved
i'm vocal expression. Edwin Booth
ended a career devoted to the nOblest
purposes of art before meagre au-
diences, and Lester Wallack once the
idol of the town, died in disaster. At
the Actors Fund fair jewel was
awarded to Georgia Cayvan as the
most beautiful and popular actress in
America. yet now she il neglected. We
used to applaud MOdjeska and Mans
field. but at present they are wander
ers in oblivion. Once Dixey was every
body; now he is nobody. and after hold
ing Il public reception and ball at the
him. Once upon time Bronson How
ard and Augustus Thomas were great
authors. but now managers flee from
them to sit at the feet of David BelascO
and Paul Potter. The ups and downs
of art in America would be amusing if
they We're not melancholy.
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES:
Joseph jefferson is ~ years of age.
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Louise Beaudet win go on the vaudeville
stage.
Maxine Elliott is an enthusiastic horse
woman.
Six Boston theaters are devoted to bur-
lesque and vaudeville.
EleonOra Duse lunched at the white
house while in Washington.
Madame" a play by her brother Charles.
Both Henry Miller and william Faver
sham Will be in the cast of Clyde Fitch's
bohemia"
Sam Bernard will be- the principal come
dian under Manager T.. T.. Rice during the
summer season.
Marie Engel will be the prima donna
of The Abbey and Grau Comic Opera com
pany next season.
Maude Adams has signed contract to
remain the leading actress in the John
Drew company year longer.
Della Fox will not retire from the comic
opera field next season. and she wants 80
of 5000 week.
Miss NethersOle Is to be sent by the
Frohmans to London for summer ana
autumn season, but they will bring her
back to us in November.
Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist, is
the son of an English farmer and was
taught In his early days to look upon the
stage with Puritan horror.
Richard Mansfields latest production
was "A new adaptation of Robert Ma
caire.' which was made by Rober; l.ouis
Stevenson for BeerbOhm Tree, who relin-
QuiShed 1t.
After ''rhe Sign of the Cross has done
running in I.ondon--in a years time, as
he reckOns--WilsOn Barrett means to re-
vive "OthellO.' and then do his own
play, "Pharaoh.'
Herbert Kelcey. who has an ambition to
star next season, is negotiating TO pur--
chase the American rights to The Chill
Widow an adaptation of Bissons farce.
Monsieur Directeur.'
Richard Mansfield will produce at the
Chicago Opera House March a new
dramItization of The Woman in White
the popular novel by Wil,e Collins. Mr..
Mansfield will spend his summer vacation
on a lecture trip.
Henry Miller. who does not remain at
the ne ad of the Empire Theater Stock
company in New York next season. will
go starring ii he succeeds in finding the
righ; kind of play for his use. Mr..
F'rohman has not yet selected Mr.. Miller's
successor.
yet gone to the bow-wOws Otis Skinner,
George &. Min, CrestOn Clarke. Walker
Whiteside and Alexander Salvini have
played in Hamlet" i'm as many cities this
week, and dozen other works of Shake
speare are in American Use.
Maurice Barrymore will star next win
ter I'm a play OF his own which Is at pres
ent called Roaring Dick and Co The
character In this piece to be played by Mr..
Barrymore Is similar to CAPTAIN Swift.
Duse will be supported by E.nslish-speak
ing actors next season. and will be seen
in Romeo and Juliet" cleopatra" and
"All's Well That Ends Well
Charles Frohman has decided to make
another melodramatic production at the
Academy of Music, New York. next sea-
son. He has now two melodramas, and
c. +. Dazey, author of "In Old Kentucky"
is writing another under contract to him
The wonderful success achieved by "The
Sporting Duchess has convinced Mana
ger FrOhman that the demand for melo-
drama in this country is large and legi-
innate one.