The morning times., 1896-11-15

public for the present. He wants to feel
absolutely secure that IL is the most fitting
title before he divulgcs it,
Lady Francis Pelham Clinton Reresroril-
Hope, once May Sohe, is said to be takin q
vigorous and effective measures for I'M
proving The condition of the tenants on an
estate IN Ireland of which she is now the
owner. she goes about among them like
an American edition of Marcella Maxwell
ana unless lrishmen have lost their trtCi-
tIonal sense OF humor. the highly favored
peasants must find the spectacle highly
amusing"
Bob Hilliard tells good story he heard
IN London last summer. 1t seems that the
TO wen known actor Il part that required
very dlStasteful makeup. The actor
growled awhile. and then said: Next
Thing You will be wanting me to do is to
come around here made up as an idiot B"
Perhaps So" replied the manager, but
IL Will only be stand off for the collection
ofIdIotS that come around here made up as
aCtors.'
List and Rubini once gave concert
IN little French town in the presence
OF only fIfty people, including one lady"
said W. II. Batchellor recently I'm spite
OF the small number the, musicians sur
the assembly: Madame and gentlemen.
l think you have had enough music VIII
you do us the honor to sup with us?'
supper cost nearly $3.50. but the adver-
hall was filled.''
The principal attractions are this week
distributed as follows: Otis Skinner in
Columbus, Olga Nethersole in Boston. .sPut-
dnhead wilson in Brooklyn. Mansfield in
Marlowe Tabcr in Los Angeles, -"Chimmie
Fadden'' in Boston. Clay Clement In Indi-
ana, Under the Polar Star in Chicago.
Bostonians in St Louis. DeWolf Hopper in
Philadelphia. Francis Wilson in Brookiyn.
and Albert Chevalier in New York State
Oscar Hammerstein promises a genuine
sensation for his winter garden next week
He will present for the first time in New
York the Cherry Sisters, direct from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa The Cherrys are four girls
who think they can act. They are alone in
the West for some time past, and will
play behind wire netting at Olympia
More details will he furnished concerninng
them next week.-Mirror.
London is pre-cmineutly the city of long
runs for plays. Four hundred or five
hundred night runs are quite common there
Tor many more than 1,50O nights. and
iitsh III year, year, VIII surpass it. In New York
several of over 300, many OF more than
zoo, though run of 150 nights is con-
siaered good enough for an extremely
sHccess1ni css SIT ; plag; In Paris, at the popular
DeuX GoSses' has ''broken the record"
having passed its 25oth night. Even
Il Assommoir" had only 1853 perform
ances, and Roger la Honte" only 129.
The Squire Kate" which Miss Georgia
Sayvan and her company are to show ms
AT the New National Theater on Monday
ta mgn1 Is Is said not to be by any means the
same Squire Kate" known to New York
theater-goers some four years ago. In
the play as 1t then stood there was a de-
Gdedly grewsome element, this coming
from n scene nearan old sheep-foId, where
q murder was attemuted and noronti,,
accomplished. In the new version this
element Is toned down by being Indicated
In the dialogue, but not actually shown
ON the stage, and the effect of this and
numerous other changes that have been
greatly. fN'