The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17

edy called "LAffranchie," by Maurice
Donnoy.
Robt Taber will remain abroad this
season and will appear with Henry 1rv-
ing In this country alone. His wife,
Julia Marlowe, is starring in this coun-
| try alone.
Madame Rejsne in her tour through
| Europe will include in her repertoire
Madame Sane Gene, La Douleurense
sapho ard later ON win appear I'M Sal--
dou's new play, Pamela"
Mr.. Willard Holeomb, dramatic editor
of the Washirstoga Post. has writer a
one-aSt .fnedy called III Last Re-
hea~sal." The play has ALREADY been
/ pr-'asntd in Washington and Bcstsn- II
| is the old story of an ambitious girl, with
| dramatic inclinations. She arrarges for
| a public performance. in which she is to
| appear as Juliet. The scene shows the
STAGE clel'r u for q relaiaarsel. The Ro-
meo and the stage manager are awaiting
| the coming Ci Juliet. she firolly APP
| pears and the play proceeds. In the end,
| however tfa2 mHrlsger bccemss inpa
| lent 5t the dismal failure on the pal t
| cf THE girl, who really has net q spark
| Of dramatic N>1rat. She has overheard
| Tomeos remarks to this effect, but he
| tells er mat they were promoted by
| trueI love, arld to save fDar frcm failur e.
AS tlss curtain fsl's. she gives Il.r heart
to Romeo and declares the performance
| postponed.
1t is understood that Montgomery
Phister Cincinnati dramatic critic, is
| soon to publish a. volume by flaminir-
cencss of the stage He fjls been an in
! innate frierA of many Of the great att
ors and actresses in tie past.
| 1F4iss
| There is another widely known dra-
opiff rrftr 1T;a
many delightful reeolections of the
| stage. He is pat" Aroni, who is ia
| nous for his bon-mots when he enter
tains his friends in the profe ssion at the
| Disreputable club in Louisville, Of which
Henry w. tier IN Is PRESIDENT.
Rudyard Kipling, the successful story
! writer, is at work upon play based
upon life in India.
Manager Augustus Pitou says that his
| production of Cumberland 81, to be
| shown next week at the Fourteenth
| Street theater New York, will be the
most expensive he has ever under
| taken.
Robert Browne has succeeded W. NJ
Wilkison as manager of Frederick
| Warde.
George Bowles' Bo-Peep closed last
| week at Cincinnati, but salaries were
| all paid and the company was brought
back to New York. Mr. Bowles has
| signed as business manager for the Cir
Gus Girl touring company.
Two of the plays which Julia Arthur
| has secured for future production are
| Infeele, a comedy-drama by the Italian
| dramaitist, Robert Bracco, adapted by
| Charles Henry Meltzer and j. l. G..
| Clarke and a new version of Camille by
| the same writers.
A Pittsburg capitalist, it Is said, con-
| templates building new theater in
| Thirty-fourth Street near Broadway,
| New York. g.
| Ed L. Bloom, late manager for Ban
croft, the deceased magician, who died
at Charleston, s. c., a short time ago,
says: 81 wish to correct some mis-
| statements as to the career of the late
| Friedrich Bancroft. Until three years
! ago Mr.. Bancroft had followed a BUSH
| ness career that began with the Pull
man Palace Car company in Chicago,
| and in which he showed at an early age
| an unusual executive ability and origi-
| nanty in business methods. When but
| twenty-five years of age he became
| state agent for Minnesota of thu New
| England. Mutual Life Insurance compa-
ny, with headquarters in st. Paul, po-
| sition that he held for six years, when
| he established an independent business
| as life insurance broker. He was an
| acknowledged expert In all branches of
| the business, including the actuary
| work Early in life he was fond of leg
| erdemain, and his adaptness led him to
| embark in it for an artistic career"
Madame Helena Modjeska and her
| company began rehearsals last week at
Chicago. The presence of Madame
| Modjeska and her husband, Count Bo-
| zenta, was unsupported in Chicago for
| some time, they having registered at a
| hotel as Charles b. Chlapowski and
wife," using the counts real name.
Lolita Linthicum, who was SO sue
cessful as Dacia in 1.-THE Sign of the
| Cross last season, has been engaged to
appear in Arthur Pinero's new play at
the Court theater, London. Miss Lin
thicum was formerly with Augustin
Days company, ard two seasons ago
was leading lady at the Girard Avenue,
| Philadelphia.
| Anne Sutherland opened as leading
! lady with Joseph Jefferson at Portland,
| Me-, last Thursday, and scored a con-
| spicuous success.
Alexandra viarda, the Polish actress,
| will make her American debut at the
| Fifth Avenue theater on Nov. 20 in
| ItlcIdlu tOSS tlo6Cuys hitAdioi Ia.
Lillian Nordica arrived from Europe
| last Saturday. She will sing at Bangor
| this week and Portland next week, and
| on Nov. will begin an extended con-
cert tour.
John A. Ellsler, the veteran manager
and actor, is i'll at his residence in this
| city.
William r. Hearst, proprietor of the
Journal, is said to be pecuniarily inter-
/ ested in 1.-THE Telephone Girl" in which
Louis Mann and Clara Lpr1lan will be
featured. This piece was produced in
Paris several seasons ago under the title
La Dame du Telephone"
CRAZED CARL0TTA.
Ex-Empress Of Me, CO Nearing the End Of Her
Tragically Romantic Life.
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