The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-13
THEATRICAL
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mini Bcrtni Humphreys Will sing IN
London.
The Kendals have secured two ne"
| plays. H.,
| stuart. the male Patti, will be the lss-
! bella In "Ii32.
victory Batcman has been divorced
from Nifrcd Clarke.
Bessie Bouohil Will play the ute ioio
I'm Little Monte Christie.
Ada Lee Bascom is writing a ne"
comedy drama for Tim Murphy.
James 4. Hernc and James Whitcomb
Kucy are most devoted Chuns.
Dcnman Thompson Will he seen ia
''rhe Old Homestead asain next season
Isabelle Evcsson and Esielle 'iay ''"
Will star jointly in a Puritan 10
nance.
Max Bleiman will produce next sea-
son "a Southern Romance by leo Do
| triChstcln.
Iorimcr stoddard is working upon "A
romantic drama, TO be- produced HeN'
season by Robert TabeI.
Olga Nethersole will produce play -py
| Thomas Bailey Aldrich and a new YER
| sion OF Sardou's "Dvorcons.
In Atlantic city a new musical farce
| comedy. will open on August % at I'LL
morc's Auditorium. Philadelphia.
The Maid Of Athens the opera by
| DR.. Osmond Carr and Charlesc Edmund
did not make hit I'm London.
Mark the difference between Sir Rlcn-
ard Mansfield and Nat Goodwin. mai
has had one manager IL years.
Mathilde Cottrelly may be the mana
ger of a theatre i'm Philadelphia next
season. German plays Will be the attrac-
ton.
Most ofthe leading singers or the day
hail from America and France. Amer
lean women and French men predominant
ing.
"A Ward Of France Mr.. Franklin
Fyles' new drama. viii be presented by
! Nessrs. klaw q Erlangcr at Ndldch $
| Theatre next season.
Paul Arthur is 10 be cast for the part
| of Johnson. ina TOO Much Johnson.
when that piece is produced at the Car
rick Theatre London.
| The Project of Police has issued cir
| cular TO Paris managers requiring ihen
| 10 place every door Of their houses at IN"
| disposal Of the leaving public. 1t is also
| forbidden to keep special exits required
| I'm case Of danger closed.
our Australian correspondent. John
| purrmo saws the prisoner of Xcnda.
| and the "rwo Vagabonds" have not ere
| atod enthusiasts The Sign Of me
Cross" and Romeo and Juliet by
| the Pottor-Bcllow Company; "Too Mucn
Johnson" "Charloy's Aunt" and tho
Private Secretary have attracted large
| audiences The Pottcr-Beilcw Company
| will shortly 20 to India. The Nataooi
| Sisters have left sydney for America.
Some time ago the Mcssrs. Irwin pur-
chased all the printing which the Bar
! sons had used on their tour here ana
with IT the right to use the the title Bar
rison Sisters" and also SISTERS Barn.
SON" These two titles they have copy
righted. and if the original Barlsons-
or. nj least. Mr. Fleron's Barrisons-
| should come to this country again. they
Will have to appear under another name
| or hold themselves liable for infringe
mcnt Of copyright
IL has been announced with some show
| 81 authority that both Mime Media ana
Nine Nordica are to lead the list OF the
women singers who Will take part in
Colonel Maplosons performances in Lon
| don. For the first time i'm several years
Nine Media is not singing at Covent
| Garden and IT is well known that she
refused to go there because the new
| syndicate which is managing the theatre
refused to pay her the sum she demanded
| for her services.
|
playwright IS made known in the coun-
| tenance of j. II. Riley. who has ahan.
| doned his profession, attres himself m
purple and fine linen and spends his lie
| in admiring his brilliant ana beautiful
| spouse. Madeline Lucette the author or
| The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle' and many
more pieces of value. Martha Morton
income from her two plays is aboui
$4,000 q year. in addition 10 which weaiIn
| ft.
you know" says Joseph jefferson.
chat for some strange reason all meme
bcrs Of the theatrical profession are FOND
of the country. They love the rural dis
tricts not only for the summer trip. bun
they turn farmers whenever they can.
If they save any money the first thing
they do is 10 buy farm Edwin For
rest was "a farmer. The celebrated John
Cooper an English actor with the llrsi
money he made in this country bought
"a farm and curiOusly enough hc was
the owner Of fast trotting horse. l
nave "a farm in New Jersey and one ln
LOuisiana-they are both for sale. That
is not meant as an advertisement. bat
merely 70 suggest some little warning.
since Alice Atherton was here pefore
,pe stage door chappics of that day have
presumably left the turf and taken unto
themselves wives and convex WaistcOals.
But another generation has arisen with
Just as much taste and Alice Athcrton.
who is now Mr. VILE Edouin Gin her day
known as the most perfectly formed
woman ON the stage). Will md herself
on her visit next season before men ana
women of just as fair judgment as those
! of a generation ago. She has been en-
gagged 10y r. T.. Rice To play in one OF
! his productions and report says that she
| has lost none of her symmetry and that
clean. classical outline of form which
made our fathers worship hcr-Jessle
Wood I'M New York World.
The new king of dudes. J. Waldcrc
| XIX. may hc upon the stage.
There Is many a pure, NOBLE. sclf-sls-
tanning woman on the stage to-day and
many a man who would grace society
would his nomadic life permit u. The
! theatrical prof .SSlpn compares very laN-
| ordbly with any other Why this SENSE
less talk when 10y simple action AN
these immoral players We hear about
could Doe crushed ont of existence In
stead OF worrying about IL and then goo
ing TO see them just TO prove their wick
cdncss why not stay away altogether
| f. J. Martin i'm Cleveland Plaiudealer.
In Paris Anna Held is playing the title
role in La Ponpcc." an opera that VIII
be produced 10y Hammerstein in New
York shortly.
oscar Wilde quits Jail 10 ind his wife
disappeared, his reputation irrctrievably
ruined his income stopped. his future
apparently blank. The unparalleled
revcrses OF the past TWO years would
have carried any other man 20 death OF
insanity Certain folk i'm London. hope
ful OF his reformation. have subscribed
the sum OF g. 600 10 give him a new start
I'm life and his wife has agreed to allow
him part of her income. He is now hard