The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-12

good and evil dive for the papers, meet
under the sea, and thrilling scene re-
suits. OF course all ends well.
| The twelfth regular season at the
Lyceum has opened most auspiciously
| with Pineros THE Princess and the
Butterfly" The full Lyceum company.
including James K. Hackett, William
Courtleigh, Felix Morris, Mary Man
nering, Bessie Tyree, Mrs. Thomas
| Whiffen and Julie Opp. was seen in
the production. 1t was Miss Ops first
appearance for some time on this side
of the Atlantic. Though a New York
girl, she acquired most Of her dramatic
reputation abroad and is now under
contract to George Alexander. She was
the Princess Pannonia in whose resi-
dences in London and Paris three of the
| five acts of the comedy occur. Those
who are familiar with "The Princess
and the Butterfly declare that in it
the author of THE AmaZons, THE
Second Mrs Tanqueray" and Sweet
Lavender" has outdone himself.
They do say that in the matter of lin
gerie Richard Harlow comes pretty
nearly running Cissy Fitzgerald dead
heat Harlow, it will be remembered,
was the hero or heroine of 1892" He
is now doing the vaudeville in sketch
called Half Way"
Bv the way, have you heard the latest
story about Maurice Barrymore? He
was asked one evening over table how
he liked his new part in "A Ward of
France" With characteristic wit. Bar
ry replied:
"Oh, / come in like Lion and go out
like a lamb chop!"
Victorien Sardou has Just completed
a new comedy. in which Nine. ReJane
is to play the leading part. The piece
is called Pamela" and is already in
rehearsal in Paris. although the act
ress who is to assume the star role has
not yet arrived She has been acting
lately in St Petersburg, to which point
NJ. Sardou forwarded a copy of the
manuscript in order that she might per-
feet herself in the lines before reaching
the French capital The scene of the
new work is laid in 1895. between the
Reign of Terror and the Directoire
period.
Little Edna Wallace Hopper is not to
be in the cast of John Philip Sousa's
new opera. THE Bride Elect" after all.
The cast was completed last week by
the engagement OF Albert Hart as
principal comedian. Hart is a stranger
to New York audiences. but has been
very successful throughout the country
in Wang"
The new opera is stock piece. and
there will be no star. Nella Bergen
will be the prima donna of the compa-
ny, Christie Mcdonald soubrette and
Lillian Carlsmith contralto Frank Pol
lock. a new tenor. who has just return
ed from years of study in Paris, has
been engaged. together with Melville
Stewart. baritone. and Harry Luck
stone. Ben Teal will stage the produc-
ton. and John McGhie will be the mu-
sicaI director. There will be a chorus
of 90. a dozen coryphees and military
band.
Ernest Gros is at work on the seen
cry of THE Bride Elect" the action Of
which takes place on the island OF Ca
pri. in the bay of Naples. F. Richard
Anderson has designed the costumes.
some 400 in number. The fact that
the libretto of ''The Bride Elect" was
written by John Philip Sousa has add
ed considerably TO the interest already
maintained in the presentation of the
opera. The Bride Elect will be pro-
duced at New Haven Dec. % and will
have three weeks at the Boston theater.
commencing Jan. 3. A week in Wash
ington will be followed by a long en-
gagement in Philadelphia, and the new
opera will tnen come to the Knicker-
booker theater for its New York run
Frank L. Perley. manager of the
Bostonians and The Sporting Ouch
ess." was in town the other day and
told me he had great hopes of the Bos-
tonians' new opera, rip Van Wrinkle"
which will shortly be tried at the Bald
win in San Francisco. with Mr.. Barna-