The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-26
NJ SIC AND DRAMA.

MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Tom Kecnc has played Richard III"
over 230 times,
Dan collycr vii play the uuc role 10
"Chlmmic Faddsn
Stuart Robson !, playing The Juckllus'
an adaptation of ople R'ads novel
james \ iicruy viii t..gin his sixth
season In Shore Acres next month
Julia Arthur has ncw play by Robert
buchanan called a Nlnc Days Queen 70
John L. sullivan vii be seen In q
musical farce called Pleasure on u.e
C~Rn"
A new opcrct,a by Planquctie. MAN.
'rpll Quarrou-" i- soon to be produc,.l.
Masrcnc, IL writing a new act. lnclud
ins ballet 20 b- iui.rpolaicd In his
opera That's"
Marion Crawford lS TO make another
venture a, play writing Ilc has adap,cd
hi- Tarpulsara"
The Circus Girl" has Just given g..
huudrcdth p,rfotmnno, at Days ,henter
In Ncw York.
August Van Hi,nc. thr ccnls,. Is r.
hranug clay Grc,nc's rev play. a
Wandering Minstrel"
''rhr lighvaymnu" Is 90, name OF pe
koycn and smiths new comic opera in
rehearsal 90 New York,
so'hrrn aud Virginia Harmed are to
XIV" Tho Lady Of Lyons" NJ matlnees
n' the Lyccum theatre New York.
Anthony Hope will arrive in the United
States on october Is TO lecture under the
management OF Major J. b Pond.
Charles Frghmdn will produce an adap.
rsion OF q German play "BocksprunEe
under the name Of The Proper Caper."
Han Gaines new story The Christ.
ian,' has already been produced in dra-
matte form AZ Douglas in the Isle Of Man.
Julia Marlowc wants a new play. ana
the iramatists orc campci on the STEPS
of the N,w Amsterdam hotel In New
York,
George Elors dramaric poem. "The
Spanish Gypsy" Is To De dr,matized for
tho Use or Corona Riccanle. by William
Young.
"A Hired Girl" is clever satire on the
autocrnt NJ the household and said TO be
the best thing Chas T. Blaney has yet
attempted
william Russell will present the Wed
ding Day" and a new Peg Wellington
opera, with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
in London next season.
The Bostonlans stln find It must pro-
htablc 10 sing Robin Hood" The com
pany comes west this season and will
bring two new operas.
John Philip Sousa has received the Gift
of n handsome decoration in the form OF
an American flag enameled upon gold
from guest at Manhattan beach.
William II. Crane once appeared in ten
parts In one evening He vas one OF the
officers, the apparItlon In the Caldron
scene ana each one OF the apparitlons in
Macbeth"
James O'Neill was painfully wounded
by the wadding fired from a gun in 1.-THE
BastIc scene Of The Dead Heart" AL
though in great agony he finished the
performance.
Dlgby Bell has just opened at he Grand
opera house. Chicago. in Augustus
Thomas comedy drama, THE Hoosler
Doctor" the play which has advanced
him far In professional fame.
Z. H. Sothorn was accidentally wound
ed In the knee by G p. Stockton IN the
fencing bout at a rehearsal Of Change
Alley" He was able to appear at the
performance last week, however.
The Italian Grand Opera company to
appear At the California theater. San
Francisco, has more than the usual quota
Of principals. There are among Others
five sopranos and three tenors. The or
ganizatlon Is actively preparing for its
trip from Mexico to that city.