The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
IN DRAMATIC
CIRCLES,

Nethersole IS p years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall mediate another
tour Of the United States. .,
Byron will revive Across tue OoH"-
nent" ~, g.,
N is said that Bernhard will act In
America next season.
Lew Dockstader says there will be
no war I'm Crete, because they cannot get
the kinetOscope ready.
The Bostonians will sno;tly produce
rip Van Wrinkle"
Adrienne Dairolles recently married w.
]. Fisher. a London i1i.or.
In London the people who occupy the
orchestra stalls DO not consider Il coed
form TO applaud.
The opera Nine. Sans Gene will be
produced at Days New York Ihcatra
next season.
Sir Arthur Sullivan received $4,000 for
the music Of ballet. In addition ne Is
To have a percentage Of the receipts
Boston Chinese actors have been grant
ed the right TO act on Sunday. The no
ceeds will be given 10 an hospital.
"Hiarne," a grand opera by Frau 'nge-
borg Won BrOusart, was recently gi|sl
for the first time at Hamburg.
The actors Of the Coincide Franchise
are again TO appear In London. Inelr
last season there was not successful.
Richard Golden is the comedian OF the
Wilbur opera Company. AT the matinee
performances best seats cost but dime.
II is stated that Or. Nilliers Stanford.
the composer Of "Shamus OBrien,' Is
at work on the score Of another irish
opera.
II is said that THE Charlatan" will
be the title OF new opera TO be used by
De Wolf Hopper. Klein and Sousa are
the authors.
The gross receipts OF the Drury Lane
pantomime season Of three months reach
ed the large sum Of s275,0O0-oyer SzlV4
a week.
Sarah Bernhard will not play the usual
French version of Hamlet but VIII
have a new arrangement made for her
use next winter. ,..
Nine. Albani. as the Queens favo-ite
prima donna, has been engaged TO sing
sCod Save the Queen" &C the jubilee
commemoration concert.
4 Roumanian theatre has ALREADY pro,
duced a play called "The War In crete
and the result was riot IN the mouse
that brought about a prohibition OF the
play. a.. .t..o
Nine. Media will sing for the first time
ar a concert I'm London early N June.
and she will follow up this reappea' ahce
bv a tour through the English provinces.
Aftsr twenty years-it was In lsh that
she anneared first in English-spent on
the American stage. Helena ModJesha
seems 10 be Frustrated by an illness that
will In all probability, prevent her actlhs
again in public.
on the opening night or The wed
ding Day," a section OF Della foX pam
ties dropped and settled about her shape
~ calf. The incident made sensation
and the New York critics deVoteu nu0n
space to the matter. IL appears .h"' /"
Is part OF the business OF lhe az" P'0
ductlon OF the work.
srho rusic from one end 10 the other
y, ..1,ho Goddess Of Reason" is as full
~ melody as II Strauss was in the vlgor
~ his davs. instead OF having passed NJ
-9a birthday. There was only one shad-
ow ON the brightness Of the first nights
success-Strauss was prevented by illness
from attending the performance.
The birthday OF Shakespeare VIII be
celebrated as usual in England on the
2sd instant. and 1t Is stated the seldom
acted play OF Henry W. VIII be perform
ed in the memorial theatre at Stratiord-
on-Avon. Interest is added 10 the coming
anniversary by the recent suggestion o.
Sir Walter Besant. that on the GATE OF
shskespeare's birth and death there
should be an annual celepralioh ny 'h1
entire Anglo-Saxon race.
or all sad words OF cable or pen the
saddest are these: Mrs. Langtry has had
her face Ienanseled. This news, when
has Just come from Paris. ought TO make
strong men as we'll as women weep. Ihat
the woman who up TO few short years
ago had disdained makeup" OF every
kind should have descended to this Paris
ian indlgnity is sad beyond words.-Tole-
do Bee.
Frau Geistinger. a German actress. VIII