The morning times., 1896-10-25
Dramatic Notes.

Lillian Russell was born December 4,
1861.
Keene played In Providence, R. l., last
week.
"Dorcas" jumps into this city from New
York.
Shannon of the Sixth" played Baltimore
last week.
Many Companies are resting this week
before election.
Edward Harrisan denies tina he is going
into vaudeville.
Helen Louise Leonard is Lillian Rus
sells real name.
! Albert Chevaier now gives one-act
play, "A Caught Card"
The Chicago critics rate j. Z. Dodson as
| being far above John Hare.
Irving made his debut about forty years
| ago as Orleans i'll "Richelieu.'
Frank Carlyle is the highest priced actor
| in the employ Of w. A. Brady.
Modicska is desirous of appearing in an
all-star production Of Shakespeare.
Gus Thomas has submitted a new play
| to L. NJ. and Joseph Holland.
An absccss over her,left eye cut out the
| first two weeks of Fanny Rice's tour.
| Loe Fuller will work directly To the Pa
| cific and will shortly fsail for the Orient.
One-niglt stands in New Jersey comprise
"Coon Hollow s" tour for the coming week.
Edward vroom is using his superb elo-
cutionary talents in campaign speeches
A body of funeral directors in convention
made up tn theaterparty in Bostonlastweek.
"lhe Mayflower' is the opening piece cf
| the Lyccum season, introducing Felix Nor
| ris.
| A Western paper speaks of Chauncey
| Olcott's present tour as bis first starring
| tour"
The company playing when London
Sleeps left this morning early for Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Frank Daniels is thirtyfour years old.
| The Zooscope is the latest scope
variation.
Charles Hamilton Ball, al, able and schol-
any Western critic, viii be in Washington
next week.
The WHITE SILK Dress and Arthur Rob
erts came in for equal drubbings on the first
night in London
Pauline Hall has gone into vaudeville at
a salary (namedb which II would be
ridiculous to repeat.
Emily Bancker. who has esided In
Our Flat for several seasons, is now
taking "A Divorce Cure"
j. ii. Gilmour plays Brabazon when the
Empire stock plays 'Sowing the Wind"
This was Henry Mller's part.
Gotthold's Gigantic Gathering of care
full chosen celebrities bit the dust at
Louisville. What's i'll u name?
Mrs. John Drew. sr., Mrs John Drew,
ir, Miss Drew, Mrs Henry Miller and
her three children are in Paris.
London critics beg Wyndham. as tie
| New York critics bescech John Drew to
\ 20 La II ~ of.
One of the authors of Rosemary" Muir
ray Carson, is playing the role OF Sir Jasper
in an English provincial company.
Bcrnhardt left Versailles in rage when
she appeared before the cZar and found
Re Jane had been applauded the more.
j.. +. Rices next new production will be
| a burleSuue of Lewis Carrots famous
nursery tale, Alice in Wonderland
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Club VIII
this winter give performance of''A Night
Off" by Augus,in Days permission.
My Friend from India is To he trans
lated into German by the man who did the
same offices for The Wizard OF the Nile
r. A Barnet has distinction seldom
| vouchsafed to even the greatest dramatistS.
He is the happy and proud father OF twins.
When Bot Hilliard plays in New York he
Will put on The Mummy" My Friend
From India" crowded him out OF the Bijou.
Mcdieska has just passed her fifticth year.
Teresa Carrano has already disposed OF
thirty concerts for this winter in America
The Eskimo dogs which W A. Brady is
using in Under the Polar Star Were
born in captivity at the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Charles Wyndhams new play is called
| "'Chauge Alley" Can IL be that English
alleys are as popular as our own Hogan's
and Paradise"
The announcement thst Hoyt is to write
n play for William Barry was premature
on the press agents part. II is as yet
only II possibility. mi
Mod Ieska, like Eleunora Dusc was born
in ii covered wagon, which is generally used
as Il travelling home by.ihe itincrant show
men of foreign countries
All Of the original cast, save the late
Frank Mayo. VIII this year be seen in
"Pudd' 'nhead Wilson, Theodore Hamil-
ton Will play the name part.
Tim Murphy was last week pictured in a
-. Louis paper with an expression which
suggested that gentle Tim had foreswo
sobriety, and was "seein,
Gus Thomas first drauGht OF Tom q. >
gan" proved far from satisfactory. II
Will have To be all worked over and may
not be produced this season.
Milwaukee's new $3.50. 900 thcater will
| open December %. 1t seats 4 200. About
the only thing that could be heard in every
part OF such a theater would be pantCnninie.
a new theater in Berlin has n greenroom
arranged like the saloon of a steamer,
and n room for the press representatives
where authors, managers ami players meet.
l. AneYShangc says that French authors get
| IL per cent Of the gross receipts of each
| play and are allowed tickets to the value
Of 100 francs for every performance. This
is moonshine.
| By curious coincidence the makeup of
Sir Henry Irving as Iachimo i'll "Cymbe
line is said to correspond with we'll
known painting of Christ, save that the hair
is slightly darker.
Joseph Humphries, general stage director
for Charles Frohman, sailed last Wednes-
day for England to stage Too Much John
SON and Gus Thomas Don't Tell Her
HUSBAND in London.
sihyl Johnstone will return to the stage
1t IS To be hoped that she has meantime
picked up more OF a wardrobe than she
displayed tor didn't as the model in
The Clemenceau Case"
Emmet Corr gan, often seen here in
Nat Goodwin's support has gone Starring.
In his repertoire are Turned Up "Tbe
kipE's Jester,' Don Caesar" and a
new play, called .'John,' by Nellie Gan
thony.
An English comedian says the only way
to successfully spring a joke on Pritish
theatergoers is to first announce that a
joke is about To be sprung. then to spring
it, and lastly to explain that it has been
sprung.
As Bessie Bellwood's funeral passed
through East End, London, the people on
the curb shouted, ''Wot Cher Ria" That