The herald., 1897-08-29
Green Room Gossip

Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown" will go
on a tour through England this fall, un
der the management of Gilbert Tate.
The Circus Girl which has met with
a cordial welcome at Daly's, will amuse
summer audiences there for some time
to come.
THE Broadway Girl" new musical
farce comedy. will be seen for the first
ater in two weeks.
In his coming production of Hamlet"
at the London Lyceum Mr.. Forbes Rob-
ertson will play the Prince, Mrs. Camp
bell Ophelia, Mr.. Cooper Clffe the King,
Mr. j. H. Barnes Polonius and Mr.. Ian
Robertson the Ghost.
The Rays are bidding farewell to vau-
deville this week al the Haymarket the
ater, Chicago. They will start out soon
on their starring tour, under Edgar Sell
denis management. in Mr.. Selden's new
farce, "a Hot Old Time"
Ralph Edmunds, editor of Thea trical
Tidings, returned from Europe last
week after a three months sojourn
abroad. Mr.. Edmunds will resume the
publication of his press sheet on Septem-
Der L. HIS w III leLldlil q!
McConnelrs Exchange as heretofore.
Mr.. Bernard Shaw's drama of Can
dida" has been played in Aberdeen,
Scotland, with Miss Janet Achurch as
the heroine, and Mr.. Charles Charms s.
ton, Mr.. Courtney Thorpe and Miss
Edith Craig in other characters. The
hero is the socialistic vicar of an East
End, London, parish, and the heroine a
lady who prefers thews to brains.
A difference between Richard Mans
field and Percival Pollard has been SET
tied, and Mr.. Mansfield will produce dur
ing the coming season Mr.. Pollard 5
dramatization of the novel called 1.-The
First Violin" Mr. Mansfield will ap-
pear as the musician, type of charac-
ter he is fond of playing. In Monsieur" i"
his own comedy, it Will be remembered
that he was French pianist.
The tour of Robert Downing will be-
gin August so at the academy of music
in Washington. The company includes
Adelaide Fitz Allen. Harriet Sterling.
Helene Potter, Eugene Moore, Edward
Hoyt, G. W. Vance. Clement St. Martin,
Richard Steele, Charles McMurdy, w. A.
Robinson and George A. Holt. Mr..
Downing will present during his Wash
ington engagement George S, Johns
new play, David Laroque," based on i
popular novel by Georges Ohnet.
One of the principal announcement IS
for early production is last seas sons ar
tistic triumph, The Two Little Va
grants" Mr.. Edward c. White, well
known in the theatrical world. has Sc
cured the rights. together with all the
splendid scenic effects, and is now fill
ing the cast with players who are prom
ised to be we'll and favorably known,
which is attested by few names of
those already engaged, to wit, Miss Mil
dred Holland. Edith Fassette, Ramie
Austin, Banch Moulton, Ella H. Gro
yer, Dore Davidson. Edwin Tilton and
Eugene Sweetland.
William Worrell, formerly one of the
best known circus men in the country,
died at Newark, N. j., August of pneu-
monia. aged IA years. He was the son
of Judge Worrell of Cincinnati, and was
educated for the profession of civil en-
gineering. Naturally fond of the circus,
however, with the help of John Robin
son he entered the business and became
noted horse trainer. H took the first
American circus to Australia and was
the builder of the Amphitheater in Mel
bourne. His daughters were the fam
Gus Worrell sisters Sophie, Irene, Jen-
ME and Rosita. Mr.. Worrell was of d
kindly disposition and had great love
for animals and children. His death will