The morning times., 1897-01-10
Dramatic Notes,

London.
Willard is already booking next season
| IN this country.
Edna Wallace Hopper's pet dog, Chi
/ quita, is dead.
| John G- Sparks, now with Mapoie 6,Iina
/ VIII star next year.
| The Flying JOrdans are goinp 10 Ms1io,
and South America
| Another prisoner of Zenda,, co,nna,,
| has been organized.
| Joseph Callahan married. his leading lad,
| IN Louisville recently
| Hillary Bell styles NAV Irwin the Perm
/ hdrdt or farce comedy.
''Mesmine'' will be the name OF Fanny
| Davenport new play.
| ðerS0le Will Use Carmen almost ex.
F.! clusiyely in Philadelphia
| And yet another year shall pass before
| Marie Tempest Will return.
| Emily Bancker expects to play New
| York enga geiHent snoray.
| j. II. Stoddart has returned TO his ORIG
NAL part in The Sporting Duchess
| Paul Kester is writing three pIays for
| W. ). Hart, who Will star next year.
| Teresa Carrano appeared for the first
time III America in seven years last Fri
| day.
The late magician Herrmann's nephew
has arrived, and viii continue MS uncle's
| tour.
Boston, the home OF theosophy, is enjoy
! ing My Friend from India the skit on
| this cult.
Mrs. William \. Brady, wife OF the we'll
Snown manager, died the last day OF the
old year
Jean de Rezske says his real age is
/ Lorty-six- European musical records SAP
| fifty-two.
The Sign of the Cross Will not clos.
| as reported. The company is in Pitts
| burg this week.
Madeiaine Bontor has left the Content
| ed Woman company. She was one of the
| best actors III it.
Charles Dickson will produce farce
comedy, 4 Sham Battle" from the Ger
| man, next season.
The practical utility of the stage Coca
| not any longer exist. said Comedian Biee.
| low. 1t is in the supe
Beerbobm Tree has begun arrangements
| for production OF "Mids ummer Nights
Dream" next Christmas
Otis Skinner As this week playingin Pitts
| burg He VIII next week be seen here IN
his extensive repertoire.
There are over seventy variety and bur
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| throughout the United States.
The late Alexander saIvini owned a fruit
| ranch In Southern California whichis yield
| ing handsomely in olives and citrus fruits
Heart of Maryland opens tomorrow
| night IN ChIca gOIOTdIong run Washington
| viii see this piece again IN the spring atthe
! Columbia.
Howard Kyle, who used 10 play second to
Otis Skinner in MOdjeskas famous COM
pany, has an offer To star in India, Japan
and China.
Chicago could find no fault with her hou-
| day attractions She had Sol Smith Rus
! sell, Nat Goodwin, Julia Marlowe and Kath-
| crime Kidder.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich has written a
! poetical play ON Judith and Holofernes
| and Olga NethersOle will produce it in
London next season.
/ Willard and Tree played against each
/ other in Philadelphia last week. Otis Skin
| ner and Richard Mansfield play against
| each other here next week.
An author shortly To produce a book on
| The Personal RecollectiOnS of Ballet
/ Girl says he has therein much yalI1abl.
| data on prehistoric man
There were only nine large theater fires
| III 1896. Two Were in the United States
1 three in Russia and one each in Rou-
mania. Scotland and Belgium.
| Kyrle Bellew has been annoyed by a
| man Ill London posing as his brother His
! only brother is Evelyn Bellew, at pres
! enL engaged In engineering in this eoun-
| try.
| Ethel Browning, OF Nat Goodwin, seems
| to have captured the hearts OF the Austria
liam critics Her notices iIavor OF honey
in every instance. She is playing Minnie
Dupree' S parts.
In Margaret Mather's company are Mark
tPrice, W Il. Thompson, William Court
| leigh, II. A. Weaver, William Rednund.
! Mrs. Thomas Barry, E. j. Henley and
| Florence Wallaek.
Charles E Blaney has engaged William
| Morris To play the leading role in his new
piece, The Electrician.~ Next year Mr..
Morris will be starred in a piece which
Blaney is now writing for him
F. Marion Crawford had the assistance
Of Harry st. Maur in his dramatization OF
"Dr. CIaudius-" Charles Coghlan, Leo
peitrichstein and Blanche Walsh Will be
IN the cast when it is produced.
manager suggests that one evening be
set aside by every theater in America
as Cuban nig;It and the proceeds OF the
performance be funded for the cause of
Cuba There would be a fine showing
Charles II. Hopper's 'Chimmie Fadden''
Company will visit the Pacific coast about
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almost direct from New York 10 San Fran
cisco, playing only in twO cities en- route.
IF the world is a fIeeting show" says
| Jessie Bartlett Davis. Then a pessiInist is
| always the man whc got in on IA free pass.
| He is the fellow who treads on the toes of
| III other folks and blaInes the world fGT not
| giving a better performance
/ TIE repertoire for Otis SINNERS week
is as folio ws: Monday. Tuesday, and We'd
day nights, "A Soldier OF FOrtune;" We'd
| nestiay matinee. THE Lady OF Lyons;''
Thursday and Saturday matinee Romeo
j and Juliet Friday night, ''Hamles,"
Saturday night, double bill
Etienne Girardot, the excellent comedian.
whose huHor has amused So many by his
| admirable imperSOnation Of the bogus
old maid in ''Charley's Aunt begins his
starring tour next month IN a new faTcical
comedy, Miss Francis of Yale" which
| at trial performance has proven success
/ of exceptional proportions.
/ Lewis George Charge, said To be the
original Of George Harris in Uncle Toms
CGpin,' now in his eighty -ftftn year, and
quite infirm, was signed recently at Lex
ington, KY, for Salter and Martins Uncle
Toms Cabin Company Uncle George
| Is far from rich and gladly accepted the
engagement in hope to pay OFF his debts
There was great excitement on the Ca
siHo stage between the acts OF An Ameri-
can Beauty the other evening. The air
pump employed Co initiate Jerome Sykes
rubber balloon suit, in which he appears as
a fat boy, was missing, and a gas Jet was
1 connected for purposes of Initiation. Nc
sooner had rte SItt become Well filled when
i5 scared away to the uttermcst reeesses