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be featured. This piece was produced In
Paris several seasons ago under the title,
In Dame du Telephone
10. IL. sothcrns revival OF the Lady OF
| Lyons" is tho first production OF Bulwer's
| play In which the hero was more import
ant than tho heroine.
THE New Mcphlsto," new musical
| play by George Dance. author OF The
Lady Slavey'' and 'The Girl from Paris"
was recently produced in London.
! The success OF 1.-The First Born" has
| prompted Charles Frohman and Dayid
Belasco to organize Two Low companies,
Is. ope" ~ D'''''' "'' >"''As' on o''ou''
| Mise Beth Franklin, last season the
Duchess In "Chimme Faddcl." and John
Flood have scored dig hits as members OF
the Albaugh Stock company in Baltimore.
Edward l.. Bloom Is negotllting with
Henry e. Dixey to take The late Fred
erlck Bancroft's place. Mr.. D',ey has
| the reputation OF being an interesting
sleight of hand performer.
| Tho latest story ABOUT Verdi is 10 the
| effect that the maestro has sent 10 Camille
| Boito n complete opera. to &c locked up In
n safe. not to be performed or even looked
ut before the composers doatL.
George w. Monroe will begin his annual
hldTTlUB TOUT NUVeIlDcT ~ n new NeT-
sion of "a Happy Little Home, by Charles
Klein. The tour coptemplates supple-
mentary season on the Pacinc coast, with
the view Of a trip 10 australia. negotia-
tons for which are pending.
James G.. Roach tss Just completed
four-act comedy drama called my Rich
Relations" In which the principal role Is
that OF an eccentric Irishman, an ex-cap-
tain OF the Britlrh army, who. owing 10
the treachery OF titled associate. finds
himself relegated TO a garnet In New York
City.
James r. Hoey, the variety actor. is at
his home In sayyillc on Long Island. UNI
der the care OF physician Nervous
prostration" Is his ailment. 30 the doctors
say but there are grave fears that ha
may not recover from Its effects. Since
the death Of his brother. william. Mt.
Hoey has been acting very strangely. He
talks increasingly about his orotner ana
about money matters.
MIR. Kiralfy contemplates the cstabiish-
ing OF an exhibition In Chicago whose gem
eral features shall reproduce the effective
points OF the Earl's Court success. his
is TO say, as far as the necessities OF the lat-
ter are concerned. These include lakes.
miniature mountains and hest n pnrelS
out OF door and rural attractions. II II
believed that 1t will fully and apr 1priate-
ly represent American mechanical AMI sci-
cntific progress as evidenced by the art
aud mechanical products OF the end Of
the Nineteenth century.
stock opera company is to occupy the
Broadway theater. New York, and The
Highwayman' win be the Initial produce
tion. San Francisco house has been de-
voted exclusively to opera for many years.
and for seventy weeks past the Castle
Square Opera company has attracted large
audiences to the Philadelphia Grand Opera
house Two houses In Cincinnati and two
in ST. Louis Installed opera companies at
the beginning Of the season. but only tne
remains in each city. A few days, before
the Cincinnati failure seats were srld for
o, IA, IS and "a cents, and for dime any
seat might be occupied at the maunees.
The Castle Square company did prcsi.ayl0.
business In Boston for over year.