The morning times., 1896-09-14

and '.Corsican Brothers." My Friend
From India" was the only piece worth see
Ing.
The republic of Guatemala has appropri
ated $1O6,OOO for a bull fight, a Spanish
opera company and an American vaudeville
company during It's worlds fair, to be held
In February.
There is evident suggestion of nothing
new when Chicago opens the season with
three such no Id overs as prisoner of
Zenda." "In Mizzoura,' and "A MILK
whise Flag"
what is the matter with jenkins OF
late" He seems worried" stage fright
''Why, didn't know he was ever on the
stage!' Ills wife is developing into So
cieiy amateur"
Bert Coote and Nick Long have evidently
made a big success OF their new comedy,
The Other Mans Wife" What a pitt so
fine an artist as Charley Coote Is not at tie
big end of paying success.
Cranes new play, Fortunes Fool" by
Martha Morton, Will not be produced until
aztec the run Of Lost. Strayed. or Stolen"
at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York.
But his season opens October 8.
Lillian Russell pens her personal CORE
spOndence ON square gray sheets or paper.
having her monogram, surmounted by
coronet. stamped Obliquely on In a corner
-Ex. This Is important iftrue.
Beerbohm Tree will act twelve weeks in
the United States this season, and will
limit his tour to New York. Boston. PhIla
delphia and Washington. He comes under
the ma nagement OF AL Ha yman and Charles
Frohman.
May Yobe will soon produce at the
London Court a new musical comedy by
Cecil Raleigh and Kinsey Peile, entitled
The Belle of Cairo" which may have
,f
the same town.
Z. NJ. and Joseph Holland begin their
tour In Chicago tomorrow night. They will
shortly produce a new play by Henry Guy
Carleton, Two Men OF Business" These
excellent actors cannot cone 70 washing
ton too quickly.
Nina Boucicault, q daughter Of Dion BOu-
cIcauit, Comes to America with Beerboiiin
Tree. There is Dion Eoucicault promi-
Dcnt in managerial circles in Australia. Is
she daughter OF dramatist (deceasedl OF
manager tiivingJ?
Unberto Giordano, the Composer OF the
musical drama, Andrea Chenier." has
received authority from yictorien Sardou
to write an opera. the subject OF which is
to be the veteran playwright's drama.
Fedora" The libretto OF the new opera
is already finished, and has been written
strictly upon the lines OF the drama by the
Italian poet, Alberto Collanti. OF Naples.
G!orda ma promises to have the opera ''Fe-
dora ready for production early in 1897.
\ New York critic having exhausted his
line OF objections has taken uInbrage at the
proposition IN Stephens 'An Enemy to the
King" said critic wants it Of The
play must be OF exceptional excellence if
this is the only objection 10 be found
An uem in Connecticut paper runs as
follows: Billy War, a Minstrel, OF New
York city, was converted the other day in
South Bend, Ind, and has decided to be-
come an evangelist" Can this lie a mis-
print, and is 1t possible that Billy Van is
meant.
We are thwartedr' She gasped, falling
into the arms of the leading juvenile. My
father." what has he doIe?'' demanded
the youth, with an Oninous lniOnatiOn- He
has hidden all my wardrobe except twenty-
seven Costumes She cried, her Voice ris
ing to shrek
Frederic Bond opened in Philadelphia in
MY Friend From India" Monday night
This week he plays in Pit,sburg and then
comes to the National this city In the
company are Ed Ables and Walter Perkins.
Every one III washington wish their friend
the greatest success.
Charles Leonard. OF Chicago, father Of
Lillian Russell. was stricken with partial
paralysis at the Russell House, Detroit,
recently One leg and one arm were
rendered helpless. and the victims com
p!e,c recovery is doubtful. Mr. Leonard
is 60 years Of age.
UtIs skinner has ID his repertoire Rich
ard H." Hamlet Merchant OF Ven
Ice" Romeo and Juliet" Katherine and
i'etruchio" and The Lady OF Lyons In
his Copany are Fred Mu>eiey, Frank Syl-
ve>t"r, Maud Durbin, Sarah Truax and
other excellent actors.
Rose Cughlan is coming eastward with
he laUrelS Of her San Francisco success
green on her brow and Carmen" crimson
in her repertoire. 1t ItisSuspected from press
agents ScnGing that she !ikewise has Max
O'Rell's "Heart>eaSe'' in her trunk, and
near the top for ready production.
During n recent performance of "Life's
Shadows" in the English provinces an
excited auditor threw bottle at L. l.
tiarside. who iEIpersonated the villain. H.
Ilcting painful scalp wounds. The Of
fender was captured, but the actor refused
TO complain, regarding the assault
sincere compliment.
My Friend From India, - which Frederic
Bond viii present here next week,
is founded on the humorous possibilities az
modern theosopEy, survival Of the theory
of oftransmigration OF souls and the corelativc |
theory of the ability OF man to elevate |
himself to gGdsfip without the assistance |
of a superior being.
Matthews and Bulger, a variety team
which once before exploited itself in farce
comedy by the production OF Rush CITY,"
have tried Gay Coney Island" on the
dog at HohOken. This fact is announced in |
the receipt OF n postal card reading, will
try it on over the picture Of III oSt niis- \
cradle and forlorn dog, whose neck tag
reads "Hoboken."
The man who keeps a soubrette album
can fill the balance of his pages in no time
by a glance over the Mirrors roster.
Here are few Siren Smith. ANGELA
Goula. Bonnie Del vecchio. Phronia La
Beau. Kara Kenwyn, Lillian Triple,te,
Desdetnoua McF Fadden, May Monte Donco,
Aggie Lorraine. Flora odegarde, Mollie
Darling and Aline Creeter.
This week the various companies are
pla ying: Joseph Hart. in Atlanta; Madame
sans Gene. in San Francisco. Nat Good
win. in Melbourne. Otis Skinner, in St
Paul. Rhea. i'll Pennsylvania; CbaunCey OIL
colt. in Sacraniento; Cbimmie Fadden, in
New York city: Empire Thcater Stock
in omaha; Trilby. in Honolulu: Fregoli, in
Boston, and Barnum's circus, in New YORK
State.
On joining Wilson Barrett. with n view to
collaboration, on The Daughters Of Eab-
ylon." Louis Parker found that his part
Der had already accomplished SO much Of
his task as to render any outside assist
aDCe altogether unnecessary. Under these
circumstances. and having no wish TO &c
prive his friend of one jot or little of the
kudos and monetary reward of his labors,
Mr.. Parker has gracefully waived his
claims and left Mr.. Barrett in Undisputed
possession as sole author of The play.
Sandow's Olympia is the title OF TIE CON-
pany which C. B. jefferson will send on tour
this season, with SaDdow the strong man, !
AT tshead. The company, which is unusual |
ly strong, includes the Rossof midgets, AL |
eide Capitaine. Wood and Sheppard, Jessie |
NerrilleeS, OF the sisters Mcrriliees, Man. |