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something tnat Will make ueT Ciy' ]nSiA'
too, like the pathetic. when it isn't TOO
pathetic, and those scenes from Inc
Long Strike seem to be just rlght III
this respect, as in many others Ihere
is chance that the play VIII De re-
vived in it's entirety some time during
the winter, and there is no reason why
it shouldn't duplicate it's success OF
years ago. Mr.. Stoddart made in it one
of his greatest hits, and If anything ne
should be better in the part now than ne
was then. Old-t timers who have seen
him at Hoyt's say that he is. AT any
rate, it is wonderfully clever charac-
ter sketch he gives, and he merits ali
the applause that is showered upon
him.
A boy, mere STRIPPING, has given
New Workers something to cape ana
wonder at He is one Of the younger
members of the Flying Jordan family,
whose daring trapeze act is drawing
great crowds who like athletic dash,
grace and excitement. The boy stands
Cn the bar Of small trapeZe, suspended
just below the roof Of the immense au-
ditorium. His hands are free and he is
apparently without support. AT a sig
nal he allows himself to drop. Every
body expects him to fall to the net be-
low. Instead, he swings around ike
pivot, being carried up by the force or
bis own momentum. He whirls round
and round, frontwards, backwards,
sideways. There is no way of seeing
how his feet are connected with the
cross bar-for he must be fastened
somewhere-and the audience, after re-
covering from it's first shock Of fright,
puzzles itself as to how the feat is ac-
complished. Numerous surmises have
been made, but no one has, as yet, cor
rectly guessed by what peculiar gravi-
tating force the boys body is drawn up,
as well as down, enabling him to whirl
in concentric circles.
Robert Hilliard's company of come
dams has been completed for the sea-
son. 1t includes an unusual quantity
and quality Of beauty and ability to
harmonic with the talents of the hand
some actor who heads the company.
Amelia Bingham, Carolyn Kenyon and
Frances Whitehouse are three as pretty
and talented actresses as can be found
in any one company in the country. Be
sides these are: Miss Sydney Cowell,
Miss Vivian Bernard. Raymond Hitch
cock, Cecil Butler, Maurice Pike. Roy
Fairchild, Edwin James and John Wolfe.
The season opens at the Park Theater,
Boston, on September 2Sth, with the
comedy, "Lost-Twenty-fo Hours"
'Pudd 'nhead Wilson" was sold by
public auction in New York on Septem
Der 1st. After Frank Mayo's death his
Il Ta,- loo.
Evans. who owns a half interest in the
play, that he guessed he would take his
place in the cast. Mr.. Evans guessed he
wouldn't The only way to settle the
dispute, they found, was to sell the
play.
The melodrama at the Novelty Thea
ter, London, was suddenly turned into
tragedy short time ago. It was the un-
happy lot of the villain to be stabbed,
and the spring in the stage dagger fail
ed to work. The audience went out
quite ignorant of the fact that they had
Just seen a man done to death.
Signor Gustave Salvini, one of the
sons of the great Tommaso, is said to
be coming to the front on the Italian
stage. He made hits recently at Naples
in "Kean" and Hamlet" He is de-
scribed as tall handsome man, with
a pleasant expression and fine fore
head. His style is simple and unaf
fected, but he is capable of displaying
great energy and passion.
A New York paper Of late date says:
'Tndescribable millions of wings. mill
lions Of breasts, millions Of tail feath-
ers, millions of uncouth, unreal mon
strosities have been prepared for the
fall and winter millinery to be worn
on the head gear of American women"
And to think that these are to be added
to the miseries of the big hat makes
the theater-goer sigh in agony of an
ticipation.
The Westminster Budget" some
time ago printed an interview with the
celebrated vocal teacher Nine. Mar
chest, who, when asked whether she
considered the art of singing in a state
of decline, answered. 1T is dying in
some places. certainly; in Italy, for ex-
ample, where they no longer know how
to sing Where do the best voices come
from? Australia, America and Aus
tria,''
"Voxometric Revelation" is the invit-
ing title of a new work on the human
voice written by Mr.. North, who calls
himself professor Of voice production
and singing, and examiner in music to
the New Zealand Government for thir-
teen years."
will Cin n Rrl
November and February She will ap-
pear in Aida" 'Lohengrin," ''Orfeo,"
and Samson and Delilah.''
Chrysanders biography of Handel
has progressed as far as the middle Of
the third volume, and he has not yet be-
gun on the oratorios Sitting and elm
mating are two arts which the German
biographer seems bound never to learn.
The great French baritone Lassalle,
who retired from the stage a few years
ago TO devote himself to profitable in
dustrial scheme, will return TO the stage
next year, chiefly with a view TO show
ing the Parisians how fine he is in Wag-
ner's Flying Dutchman."
Humperdink, the composer of "Hansel
and Gretel,' has received the title Of
Professor from the German Emperor.
His music to the drama 'Konigskinder"
was recently performed at Heidelberg
and received with tremendous applause.
1t is to be next heard at Munich.
Herr Pollini Hamburgs leading man.
ager has produced in Hamburg during
the past score of years no less than 1873
novelties, among them 1S9 new operas