The herald., 1897-04-19
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP

George X. Edeson has returned TO New
York from the 'In Old Kentucky" COM
pany.
Ezra Kendall was a newspaper re-
porter before he became a professional
actor. He was at one time on the staff
of the New York Herald.
Frank Damrosch Is considered the
most promising candidate for the pro-
posed new office of musical director of
the public schools in New York.
Henry Woodruff has been engaged by
William Gillette to play the part of Will
fred Varney in Secret Service during
the London engagement of that drama.
Miss Fanny Hampton will probably
appear next season In the leading role
of Under the Red Robe" with one OF
Charles Frohmans touring companies.
Charles Frohman has signed a contract
with Henry Miller by which Mr.. Miller
will star next season for thir.S Seeks
under Mr.. Frohman's management, pre-
senting "Heartsease."
Nestor Lennon, who was specially en-
gagged to play Gilbert Blair in the New
York revival of THE World Against
Her" at the Star theater, made de-
cided hit out of well-worn part.
Arthur Pinero, in collaboration with
Comyns Carr, will write the book of a
new opera for the Savoy theater, Lon
don. Sir Arthur Sullivan will compose
the music.
Theresa Vaughn has presented to her
brother, Joe OFT, all of the farce-come-
dies owned by her husband. the late
William A. Mestayer, among them being
THE Tourists i'm Pullman Car" I'VE,
Us & Co,""A Grab Bag" and Wanted,
A Partner"
The tallest man of the American stage
is little Tommy Brockman of Salter q
Martins Uncle Toms Cabin" company.
Tommy measures just feet inches, and
is still growing. He is not yet 20 years
old.
A new comedy by Brandon Thomas,
author of "Charley's Aunt" has been Sc
cured by Herbert Standing of London.
1t will probably be produced during the
season at the Royalty theater or the
Strand theater.
Lewis Morrison is making great prep
arations for the production of THE Pri-
vateer" next season. Scientifically it will
be very elaborate. Mr.. Morrison will per-
Denville, Gentleman"
Edward f. Rice, who will eail home
ward from England next season. has
secured the American rights to Three
Dashing Widows" by George Dance
and Ivan Caryll, and 1.-The French Maid"
by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter.
James Gilbert has been engaged by
Manager William Seymour of the Tre-
mont theater. for his summer opera.
THE Walking Delegate. Mr.. Gilbert is
coaching the Pi Eta and the Hasty Pud-
ding men of Harvard for their annual
spring performances.
"LArlesienne, beautiful and artistic
as 1t is declared to be by all the New
York critics, proved a failure financial
ly, thus once more demonstrating that
a piece which does not possess the ele-
ments of popular entertainment is una
BILE to win popular success.
April Fools day was celebrated in
New York by one unknown joker, who
spread about nearly 100 bogus passes on
the Garden theater, which were repudl-
ated at the door. and by a society wo-
man. who invited a swell party to the
Harlem opera house and had them
marched up to the family circle.
The Matinee Girl in the Dramatic Mir
ror says: There are occasional speeches
in Never Again which would bring the
blush of shame to the cheek of wooden
Indian. Not Intentionally, you under
stand. but simply because the adapter,
expurgator. or whatever he may be
called, did his work slouchly."
Howard Paul, in conjunction with T. F.
Sillack of Lakewood, is endeavoring to
get up Battle of Flowers" as given
at Nice and Cannes. al the end of April
at the popular New Jersey resort among
the pines Should the weather prove
favorable and If violets are plentiful,
such a floral entertainment would be
most attractive.
Lorraine Hollis. the young California
actress, has closed starring tour of sew
enteen weeks in Mr.. Barnes of New
York" under William NJ. Boyles man.
agement. Miss Hollis made a favora-
BILE impression wherever she appeared.
return dates being solicited in many
places. The press praised her careful
and artistic portrayal. She will appear
in a repertoire of her own plays the COM
ing season.
hdtHryH hiuuer mas purCHdseu IIOIi
Agustus Pitou all rights and interest
in play and sceneW of Madame Sans
Gene" The drama has been presented
for three years in all the important cit
les and it is Miss Kidder's intention to
play it next season in the one-night
stands. Isaac Newton, who has been
Mr.. Pitou's business manager with the
since its first production, will
act as manager for Miss Kidder.
Col. Henry Mapleson writes that the
Societe Interna tionale de Musique, which
was started in Paris in 1894. and of which
he was then secretary, has grown into
an important institution and now has
branches in London. Berlin, Vienna and
st. Petersburg. Col. Mapleson has been
elected president of the society. A fete
was given in honor of the event, when
many of the leading artists of the Opera
and the Opera Comique sang, and the
guests included prominent members of
the social and artistic worlds of Paris.
The new farce comedy, "McFadden's