The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-24

Continents to infuse the breath Of Of popu.-,
Beerholm has hit upon an J ndoubted sue 7, :
plans for the season had been built upon
the prospective success of Gilbert Park
er's swcrk, but the most persistent at
own estimate of that drama proved to
be misdirected. Finally at the flag end of
the season Mr.: Tree fEds favor with
ander Dumas, which might seryed him
vivais and makeshifts, had he discovered
pretentious p , display s sso Of Y The romantic ie
school with gentlemen in velvets and
buckles ana wigs and laces and many
fine phrases and much gallantry. as was
Yet, it pleases the public, which is the
final test The sale of seats has attained
an unusual figure and Mr.. Tree will prob
ably make. the play his mainstay for next
season The first night attracted a large
gathering of American players who are
spending their vacations in London, some
the british stage. Mr.. Nat Goodwin. is
the latest recruit of the American colony.
The Tree of Knowledge which George
win be return to the problem play.
The heroine will be a woman with a
past whose tribulations are to be portray
lines in "The Second Mrs. Tanquery,'
which Mr.. Cartons play is said to re-
semble. The situations of the play are
d unddoq6eedy - ed str9ng ana fse aa act
Anthony Hope Hawkins, in response to
a question by the correspondent of the
I psss o as Mss II thf na TeporH BaTra tna
vice. in London, said
There is no truth in it whatever. The
papers have had me engaged to several
young ladies and I could not marry all
Of them, even if any of them would
consent
He was asked if he would write
book on America after his return from
.the reading trip in the United States
Not il you treat me well ever there"
he replied. Indeed I will be there too
long to write my impressions. under
stand that no traveller eyer writes
a week, and / will be in America three
months at the least"
William Gillette is staying at the Isle
of his health. Although somewhat re-
covered from his recent attack of ill
ness, his friends are exceedingly solicit
cided when he will return to America.
Meantime Secret Service" without the
star and author in the cast, is drawing
where it has been taken. for fits final Lon
don performances.
E. S. Willard has enlisted new leading
lady for his next ext tour tour OF the United
American with a brief London career. The
alliance of Mr. Willard and olga Brandon
did not prove happy one, indeed their
personal relations became so badly strain
ed that they were not on speaking terms
during the return trip of the company to
England.
Anna Held, who is now stellar attrac-
tion at one of the music halls, where she
shrines by no means conspiciously as
she did under more shrewd management
in the United States, is booked to return
to the other side for the next season. Her
second tour, it is announced, will be in
more ambitious role than a singer Oscar
Hammerstein engaged her, during his re-
cent visit to London,to play the heroine'S
part in La Poupee' French play which
has been one of the seasons successes at
the Prince of Wales Theatre. 1t is not
known whether Miss Held will essay to
sreak her lines in English. Mr.. Hammer
stein arranged for the appearance of sew
eral other European artists at the Olym-
pia.
G. A. Bradley and G. Harper have sign
ed articles to run 100 yards for e100, the
race to take place on Saturday. Septem-
Der H. Harper will give the former anna
teur champion one and one-half yards
start The place for the meeting has not
been determined.
The record for pigeon flying has been
broken by a bird owned by a Mr.. Evan
gelist of South Tottenham This pigeon
flew from the Shetland Islands to London,
a distance of 597 miles, in the remarkable
time of S6 hours and "a minutes This
time includes the hours of darkness in
which a pigeon cannot fly.