The times., 1897-11-07


present his new plays, King Frederick
William and 'Esmond > in the course
of his present stay az the Fifth Aveags
Theater He viii continue "The Devils
Disciple" for two weeks after this one and
then for Que week he viii play hisrepe rtorv.
If arrangements which Mr.. Manss:eld is
now striving 20 make are carried out, M
Mansfield VIII return to New York AZ the
end of his present tour and viii then pIsy
the new pieces.
n Wi:~sr Bsrrett. the English actor.
arrived IN this country last week On lis
way IL australia, where ne is to play a
twenty weeks engagement Mr. Barrett
VIII sail from. San FTancfseo on November
IL. Il shell open my season az syd-
ney," lie saie in New York, land sIni ing
my tour I slaH present .Clamlian, The
Sign os the t'ross The Manxman.' .Vir-
ginius' and Hamlet. My company has
gone T. Australia by way OF the suez
Canal"
Reminders Of record runs OF two OF the
Lafayelte's next attractions come in the !
shape of two handsome souvenirs. One Is
little nianteI clock very DAINTY. ami cost
ing the donor a pretty penny. II was given
the Quakers last week in ceiebrsfbOn OF
the The Girl from Paris lsles,. record
fifty rights in Philadelphia. The otter Is
u large japanese metallic tray. IN varf-
eGsstetl colGrs. in celebration a TIE ffftIeth
performance OF The Belle or New York.
at the CASINO. Mr.. Rice's gay Parislenns
cones tS the Lafayette this week aed the
New York beise follows next week
'.The Sign OF the Cross, . which is per
hsps better fitted than any other drama
Of the present age 10 wave the flag u
truce between the church and stage. con 80
to the New National Theater Monday
evening, November l5, for one wees only.
The company las not been seen IN THIS
city, but here Is little doubt that It VIII
Fave the support OF all that admire purity,
Strength and artistic effect on the stage.
The original cast with one or two minor
changes viii appear in the play, and ths
scenery and Costumes. although new, arc
exact copies OF those seen last eas0n when
the company was il this country
The message that came flashing over the
wires from Princeton, y. J., containing the
news that Grover Cleveland had Become
the father Of a bouncing tweIve-pound boy,
brought sorrow 10 the hearts or countless
variety comedians, who win be reluctantly
compelled 70 discard that worthy gag aboun
Grover having all the trees cut down from
around his house 50 that he could get a
little sun (sont. THE eeg has done service
millions OF times, but the arrival OF the
baby boy has killed it dead However. IL
/ viii not be many days before the sag
VIII appear in some other form. and win
continue in use ia vaudeville unta Grover
Cleveland jr-, Is old enough 70 vote Young
| Cleveland VIII have To suffer the penalty
OF beng born great.
'Turnide c-er the pages OF an interest
ing book, written bF Georges de Dubar. de-
clareS Jessie Rs-tIett Davis, Il found soma
interesting particulars about sOper1 dur
inS the French Revolution For instance.
IN 1856, in spite OF the attractions pro-
vided by the nightly performance OF patri-
otto airs, the public went so little 10 ths
opera That the Directory had to .rant IL a
1 subventiOn or go a day. And vet the
/ leading artists had their salaries raised
from 5000 fraUcs 70 L, ,GG0 francs a wear.
with certain Extra paymeutsnoT and a gain.
1 The authors rights, 1 see, " ere arran eed on
very equitable pIal- the sum of6O0 francs
bein given for each Of the first twenty per
fprfnances, While 400 francs were paid for
each Of the next ten. At the fGEtierh rep
Tesentstt0a lie authors Were presented with
Loco francs, and from that time each per
Torrance as paid at The rate of 90 francs.
1t Vas IL peceIHbe-- 1856. that a sensation
y rs made in Paris of the announcement Of
al opera ball. Masks, however, were f0r-
bIdden and tue affair in consequence fell
quite flat"
X ! HaFDet has a lar ge studio in Boston.
where he supervises the painting OF me
+ scenery and building OF The properties or
allthe Predictions he make sOr the Bost1n
Cadets. Not long agD Mt Barnet Was
watching scene painter who was turn
ing out soas work for him. When this
particular artist was sober his work was
N keen demand Put sobriety was not tie
rue OF hislife- On the occasion IN question
he was painting a fence on ths canvas in
front Of bn- Intending to make a straight
line Tor the teF rau OF the fence, Is
| dipped his brush IN the paint pot and
made a journey across the canvas.
Tire IeG line was the most extraordinary
locking zigzag known 70 scenic ART. 10
looked Ike the storm line on meteoTo-
lcgicai chart. Mr. Barnet burst into A
rear OF laughter, and the scene. painter,
with an air OF entire eompla ceucv,. pat on
his hat and Coat and was star tia..
away, when Mr.. Barnet said wen. that
IS the worst specimen Of a line L evzr
saw Never mind" said the scene
Painter, thiekIy, but cempIscentIy. 1T Will
dry straight
The man who can accurately gauge ths
pu9iie's estimate Of things theatrical Is a
wonder asserts Frank Daniels You
know, in The Wizard of the Nile
W as forever working that mildewed old
egg TICK on the different characters.
much tc tseir disgust. When .TAe IdoIs
Eye was in preparation Harry stnfth
thought ef scene which he felt would be
very fuhGy. and everybody. including my
manager and myself, agreed with him IL
was in the nature Of a Joke on myself which
1t was tIcUght the public would b e In with.
1t was 70 have ise induce a number Of Bin
doc Bra huIins. who are famous for thet-
magic, TO teach me a trick OF some Ss,rt. tina
only stipulation ON my part being that 10
should be rev as 7 wanted to ssf0uish nv
friends at home with it. L was to Iavgrea5
stress upon its novelty and the Prshfuins
We're JopronliSe that iJ should be absolutely
unique; they Were 10 make a few passes an
!Ir.. siap me- on the back. ana II ke aneegout
OF myuouth. It Was thought that thisuIFn-
ing OF the "a bles, aud vOrEing upon me a
! tFic'l thai had worked on others 81 often
III Eae Wizard % the Nile, would Ue ElfIer-
stood to be the fun. Bless Your heart, Wa
were Immediately accIsed Of futroaucinnOJ
business that had been worn out tn The
Wizard OF the Nile Nobody took our vi.,yy
or it at all. and It was promptly cut out.
And now If anybody mentions a word THAI
previously used ia The Wizard Of tba
Nile, o1tit goes