The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
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Gene" under the management of Angus
tus Pitou.
'The Liberty Rell." Adler's comic opera.
will be given elaborate production in Bos-
ton next month. Jerome Sykes and Kate
Davis have been engaged.
There has been ruInor In New York
this week that Walter Damrosch is to
make q bid for the Metropolitan Opera
House lease for next season against Alb
hey & Grau.
Mr.. stange, of STANCE and Edwards. au-
thors of Madeleine" was formerly TN
actor with Stuart Robson, Lewis Morri-
son. George C. Min and several Of w. a.
Comedian VIII +. Kennedy. who closei
with Wills 1.-TWO Old Cronies" company
last week, will begin rehearsals with the
new farce comedy, entitled "The Roof
Garden" In New York city.
Mrs. Thomas Q. Seabrooke olivia CroX)
has served papers on her husband In
suit for separation, on the ground Of cru>
city and desertion. Mr.. Seabrook states
that he has not deserted or been cruel to
his wife, but declines to discuss the mat
ter further.
This season. says the New York Dra-
matte Mirror. Is one of the worst for the
atrtcal enterprises on record. In the mean
time the summer season, with Its growing
tendency for stage amusement, ought to
make some amends for the winter of the
atrical discomfort.
Formerly q good showing in advertising
could be had In all the New York papers
by O manager at q cost of not more than
500 week. Today the minimum Of cd.
vertising costs $3.50 and an outlay Of from
$A00 to 500 week Is necessary to secure
even q comparatively prominent show
Ing; ., .,
ments. 1t is now reported that Jean de
Reszke will refuse to return to this coun-
try next season unless Anton Seidl cons
ducts at the Metropolitan, for he believes
man, and he is alleged to have remarked
that although he is supposed to sing Sieg-
fried next season, he. will not sing 1t under
Mancinelli's direction. but only under
Seidrs.
"My father" said Joseph Holland, "was
60 years old when 1 WAS born. Partial
deafness Is hereditary in our family. My
mother was somewhat hard OF hearing,
and both my brother George and ] labor
under the same disadvantage However,
we have what might be termed a sixth
sense. We supplement- our imperfect au-
ditory powers with a close attention to IA
cial expression and the movement OF the
lips in our fellow-actors. In situations
or actress addressing me l have adopted
| q system Of counting"
The great Partisan critic. Sarcey, dis
eoursing on the latest developments in
public amusements in Pars-the undress-
ing pieces that have started also in New
| York-says: 1T Is the public's fault
Would managers give us plays in which
undressing takes the place Of wit If they
had not found that the public patronizes
| al present only shameless exhibitions OF
| indecency? l am waiting impatiently fol
| the time, which seems to be neaEaat hand
when promography tne word must be
| ugly when the thing is ugly) will disgust
| Parisans and will reign no more in oui
| theaters. The time has come to take O
| broom in our hands and apply 1t to clean
! ing out our Augean stables. Everything
| has its day. Nudity and indecency have
had theirs. Now away with them to the
| sewers!'