The morning times., 1896-11-15
Dramatic Notes.
And Ada Rehan's hair Is gray.


Waller Damrosch announces his intention
OF composing light opefa.
A son of George Du Mauricr is in
Becrbohm Trees company.
Last week the Hollands played TO enor-
nous business i'll Baltimore.
What "A bitter. fragrant life May Gar
hck, the soubrette, must lead.
Love in Idlencss' is a recent London
hit of conspicuous proportions.
"Monte Cristo'' is being done in ballet
form in the British metropolis.
1.-The 'ieisha'' road company begins its
tour one Week from tomorrow.
Poor Gotham is tG be inflicted with IAN
Innocent Sinner tomorrow night.
Mary Hampton made her debut as Soth-
ems leading lady last Tuesday night.
Sara BernhardU has lived Just as many
years as there are weeks in one year.
Tue Metropolitan English Opera Company
and the Hollands exchange stages today.
Theodore Hamilton has made a success
of his pcrsonation OF ''Pudd 'nhead wilson"
John Peachey, who played Columbus in
l452" here. is leading support 10 May
Yohe.
Madge Kendall has gone for Clement
Scott, the London critic, in no measured
terms.
bernhardt's first salary was So a week
and the managers thought her too thin
at that.
FrawIey's San Francisco stock COM
I
spring.
Lillian Nordica passed through the city
onh her way 10 Richmond. She went thence
10 Denver.
A full length portrait of James Lewis
will presently be placed in the foyer of
Daly's Theater.
Nordica hlames Jean Ge Reszke for her
absence from The Metropolitan Opera Com
pany this season.
JE. Dodson says he notices that women
applaud sentiment in play; men ap-
plaud the acting.
"Shore Acres has never been played
on the T;.cific coast Mr.. Hearne taxes his
play ihither this winter
When London Sleeps" is being played
Byfa No company. why! kead tne
answer in the second act.
Richard Mansfield is W riting funny book
for children. No doubt he can 90 1t.
He is unrivalled IN versatility.
Caroline Miskel must intend to return
TO tie stage. She presented football
team with loving cup last week.
william Gillette WAS the honored guest
ht a supper given last night by the Amer
lean DramauSts' Club i'll New York.
Minnie Dupree is one of the army of
young wnnen with pronounced dramatic
ability which California has sent East.
Robert HilIard VIII remain in New York
City all winter, playing mt the Standard,
which is 10 lie vaudeville house no longer.
.argus;in DAILY Is heraidipg the December
GeIsna,' with pretty little Japanese dolls.
Walter Damrosch says he is going to com
pose The music Tor Il comic opera which the
Whitney company will perform next sea-
Bon.
Chicago is enjoying The stoddard lecture
Course at this time. Yellowstone Park
and old and New Russia are his principal
topics.
walter StctSon has closed his engagement
with Lawrence Hanlcy III The ElShUhCOm-
Inandmeut,' and is resting at his hone in
tins city.
william /. owen, one of the best actors
of fShdkrSpcarean comedy roles on the stage,
is carimg The dramatic papers in search
Of position.
Jimmy Thornton, whose melodious songs
you continually sing without knowing Their
author, VIII ueNt year leave The stage and
talk temperance.
William OF Germany. seeming no smoke
OF war. despalrS Of making material for
IN historical play and has decided 10 i'll
vent ii. He is writing drama.
Roaring Dick * Co" moves over
TO l'aImcr's Thuater touay. AT the last
rehearsal here Manager Brady cut out one
setting which had cost him 500.
Maurice Barrymore's son, Lionel, Will
tins week play Lord SiIversuake in SECURE
Kate The part which Fritz Williams
played in the original production.
Charles Dihdm Pitt, who as the gawky
boy made the only success in III er brother
Bob last spring, Is in the Holland com
''Leonie,'' four-act comedy, is an
nuuHceu for the first piece at the New
York Lyccum, but Felix Morris name
does not appear in the cast. What's up?
Richard Mansfield produced romantic
comedy of the seventeenth century, Castle
Sombras.' The great actors role is that
OF i cruel guardian OF a young girl.
There is to be a season of Ibsen revivals
in London Janet Achurch, who spent
u pruftleSs period in this country as lead
Ing lady on Mansfield's pay rolls, viii
play principal parts.
When Becrbohm Tree plays here next
week he VIII produce The Dancing Girf'
during the first half ofthe week and for the
first time on any stage, parker's Seats OF
the Mighty during the last half.
"A Daughter of Frlnce'' is the title Sc
Iccted for Joseph Hatton's dramatiza-
ton of his novel, When Greek Meets
Greek" which Miss Olga Nethersolc will
produce in Boston in about two weeks.
They say of Charles Dalton, who plays
Wilson Barrett's role in The Sign OF the
Cross" that he is better actor than
the Englshman. That is mnTsel to be
cherished hy the unknown newcomer.
The venerable Mr.. CSuldock is much
praised for his work IN Wilton Lack
Rye's company. He is doing his best work
In the evening of his days, which is in nice
contrast to the unhappy reverse which be-
falls too many aging actors.
On Thursday the annual matinee for
the London Theater fund was given at
Drury Lane Theater. Among those
Encn Terry, w s Pcnley, Charles Wynd'
ham, George Alexander. and Wilson Bar
rett.
French men Of letters are arranging
fnr solemn festival to glorify Sara
Bernhard. She is to be crowned queen
81 the French drama. Sardou win pre-
side. Copce and Catulle Mendez will rccite
complimentary verses, and Theuriet Will
crown her.
An fnnuyatiOn is tn no established ny
Manager MetZerott for the Thursday matt |
nees at his new Columbia Theater Upon |
mat afternoon no seats will he Reserved |
ana the maximum charge Of admission to |
all parts of the house viii lie fifty cents, |
the order being first come first served
A noted Indian character is with THE |,
Great Train Robbery in the person of |
Hunmng Deer the aged Mohawk chief |
the Fillmore medal, given To each one of |
the chiefs when they entered into their |
treaty with the whites in 1897.
W. II. Batchello had a prolonged dis |
cuSSIon with Francis Wilson the other
day as 10 whether snoring was vocal or |
inst rumcntal muSic. The erudite mu-
sician gravely suggested that it might |
come under the head OF sheet music but |
the comedian wouldn't see it in that |
Hight
Though. as we all know, Roaring Dick''
played here all last week, notice ap-
pearcd IN the New York papers to the effect
tnat IalmerS Theater was closed to |
permit of an extra weeks rehearsal of the
play. a. Mcconnell would say: wonder
iul what we can do with our fast train
gentlemen met Charles II. Hoyt n day
or two ago and inquired after TIL, health
OF mutual friend. The latter is a
bright FELLOW, but has an unfortunate np-
pretty we'll just now,'' replied the drana7
Ilst: hes little bit sober, but not