The morning times., 1896-04-12

AZ OUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Mounet-Sulley has been reading Lenten
sermons in Paris.
Herbert's burlesque, 'Thrilby,' is to be
taken 10 London.
The Squire OF Danes" has been with
drawn in London.
Fanny Davenport's Boston enga cement
closes her season.
doe Jefferson played rip Van Winkle''
IN Brooklyn last week.
Bob Hiihard is going to London 10 pro-
duce Lost, "a Hours
They call the American Theater the
Mofgue OF Theatricals.
John l.. Sullivan and Paddy RYAN appear
in wicklow Postman.''
Nat Cioodwin will next season be man
aged by George Mcclellan.
Three King Heury'' dramas have en-
tertained Berlin recently
Rose Coghian made her stage debut at
sixteen in "IXion' as Cupid.
A Black Sheep will reach its one hun
dredth performance at HOyts.
A Pittsburg museum has an expose OF
opium dens 10 attract the dimes.
Lillian Adelaide, a daughter of Marion
Man ola Mason, is acting in Boston.
Werner Charges claims to be the pioneer
OF the c,ean dressing room crusade.
Felix Morris appeared last Wednesday in
new farce, Tine Mother or Three"
Chicago, The incubator or the Midway
Plaisancc, rcSehts Claude 5 Wife.
Creston Clarke has organized Ham
let' prize essay contest III Philadelphia.
When John Hare returns 10 America next
year he Will revive Caste and School
Joseph Hatton has dra matized one or his
latest novels and called 1t TIE Roll OF the
Drum.
Charles Frohman will manage John Hare
next year. How the arms OF the octopus
extend
They say that the English actor finds
the times as hard as docs his American
cousin.
"A Question OF Money al the vaudeville
houses.
Mansfield will play shylock next season.
He is also at Work on Il play called Tag
liostro.'
Louis james closes his season on May
at Chicago.
All the principal London theaters closed
on Good Friday 1t used 10 be the custom in
New York.
theater party OF sixteen went over to
New York last Wednesday ioSee Hauptman's
The WeaVers.'
John A. Stevens, whose Unknown was
once very popular, has written a new play
called NOBODY
Members of the disorganizcd MGd5eska
Companyare supporting Joseph Ha Worth on
his starring tour.
Young Prouty'' is TO be produced by
is son OF old Jed.
Fred Terry who was seen here in John
Hare'S company. has new play called
Love in ldieneSs."
| Sotherns season ends May 30. He viii
! directly sail for England. but return 70
open in the early fall.
| The Heavenly Twins were given dra-
| matte christening in London Thursday with
| result not yet recorded.
Miss Titan is The name of Il new
! German farce whose success VIII never
! bring it TO This country.
a number of the Hanfortl-S Spencer o 'Bren
! Company are back home. the season having
! closed before Holy Week.
The Wedding Eve was produced in
| London last night. 1t viii have TO be
| strong TO survive its title.
The real name of Lyon Adams. RhcaS
| leading man. is Noise iilrsch. and he is al
| bone when in New Orleans.
During her Chicago engagement Minnie
| Nad'ieru Fiskc wtilappear tor the first time
| rs CyprieHne III ''DNOrconS."
a pay by Thomas Nelson Page, founded
| New York the coming season.
a list Of actresses WHO q" not intend to
| star next season was scheduled Tor today,
| DGt inere are none Iert TO PRINT.
The Australian critics. after seeing The
| Notorious Mrs. EbiSuiih,' have decided
| that Ptnero must be woman.
| Last Sunday night Nat GOODWIN knocked
| down and Out Lawrence kip, a New York
| cubmAn. IN the Hoffman House.
In his new play E. 5. Willard will have
q strong character part impoStor VINO
| makes hypnutiSn his profession.
olga Nethersoe VIII probably produce
| The Princess or Bagdad' during her
| Pittsburg enga Eerneut next week.
New York took in His Absent Boy with
a warmth tnat confirmed Washington 5
! verdict as so its Iui-impetling force
I hs.
| been euga gJd for the Lyceum stock COR
pany by Da MEL FrohiDan for next year.
George Engels, who is called the German
| Coquelin, Thursday began series OF
| eighteen performances III New York cit Y
''Sham,.s O'Brirn." an irish opera from
London Is 10 be produced 10y the Mana gers
| y indicate. Are We to have reign OF IRISH
opera?
Augustus Thomas has written comedy
calied ''Tfeadway OF Yale, which Nat e.
Goodwin has accepted ior production next
| season.
Sandowe and Zeigfled part company.
| Cheyaiier missed Il performance last
| Friday through illness. He isn't accIi-
mated yet.
1t is reported that Anthony Hone is tC
marry an actress who has been p!a yins
Princess Flayia III The Prisoner OF Ienda
i'll London.
| Paul Arthur has been eng3g ged by Ed
wardes To create the romantic baritone
|
musical comedy shortly TO bc tried iii the
| English provinces.
| Miss Nethcrsole has had three very good
| weeks at Hoo!ey'S III her SIreetS-of-C cairo
| ideas OF Carmen and Camille, Sa vs. a Chi
| cagO paragrapher.
A company of Frohman pia yers presented
THE Liar in Philadelphia Thursday las
| for copyright purposes. The reviewers
| do not rdicule the farce.
| Ralph Delmore, who pia yed the fire-eatinG
1 in NttNfl
| he with that company next year. He i
| getting too much Johnson.
Ben Tuthill and Rudolph Aronson have
| had trou BILE and 'Geutlenan joe tEls driver
his ca b back TO New York. 1t looked thai
way when TuthiH was here.
Since Paderewski last appeared in Wash
iugton he has played eighty-two concerts
| the total receipts of which were S20e 900
How he must love dear America.
Edythe Chapman has succeeded Henriett;
Crossman, in "A House of Cards" Mis-
Chapman began her rehearSalS here whel
the week was only four days old.
Stuart Robson has purchased from Opt
p. Read the dramatic rights of that al
| thor'S famous tale, The Jacklins." TbE
doesn't look like speedy retirement.
Katharine Lewis, at one time Il mem
ber OF Augustm Days company, last weei
joined the continuous performers prufes
sion. Business is business. art go hang.
Harrington Reynolds, who came 10 Amer
lea to appear in Coghlans Madame,'' Wi
| next season play Biack Michael in Frol
mans Lyceum Company's Zenda tour
Mantell indulged in little il-timet
caustic sarcasm at st. Louis last week be
| fore small audience. This is very chea
advertising and is trite; and apparent u
cheap.
Dot Boucicault. eldest son OF Dion ant
brother of Aubrey. is coming in TO the north
! eru hemisphere from Australia. where IL
has been successful manager for Il mum