The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-07
IN DRAMATIC
CIRCLES.



NeV YORK is TO have another theatre.
Walter Sanford Is acting in England.
Rufralo win have roof garden the
coming summer. -
Willie Collier will be seen In MY Friend
from India.
Wilson Barrett is rehearsing The
Daughters of Babylon"
John I. Sullivan has replaced Nelson
Wheateroft In 'IIeartsoase."
"a Southern Gentlemen is the utie
of Clay Clements new play.
The town OF Dessau is going 20 erect
a grandiose memorial 10 Richard Nag-
ner.
The josephine sabcl Farce Comedy
Company VIII be q road attraction next
season.
GiordInos opera. andrea Chenier." Is
now announced for Alexandria, in Egypt.
Mckee Rankin showed his fighting
qualities last week by knocking out a
subpoena server.
Amy Lee, Ada Dare and Eugene
O'Rourke are tho latest recruits to the
vaudeville stage.
Olga Nethersoie will be seen in judith
drama founded on the Biblical story or
Iiolofernes
At her own request the scheme TO crown
Lillian Russell queen Of comic opera mas
been abandoned.
Minnie Maddern-Fiske has engaged
Chas. Coghlan for the leading part In
Tess of the d'UrbervilIes'
Young Salvinis widow has left Flor
cnce for Paris and after few days
there she will sail for home.
There IL probability that Marshall
J.. Wilder will soon appear as an actor
IN comedy OF the Hoyt style.
The foreign papers announce, without
giving details the violent death OF the
baritone, Lipowsky. assassnated at Lit
tan by mistake
A Vienna publishing house has just
put on the market waltz entitled TO
Thee Alone" The composer is the Arch
duke Peter Ferdinand.
There is movement under way TO
give Miss Abbey a daughter Of the late
Henry T.. Abbey. "A benefit at the Metro
politan Opera House.
Lillian Russell is reported to have Sc
cured for America the operate version
D'bf Madame Sans Gene. words by Henry
Hamilton and music 10y Ivan Caryll.
Julia Marlowes new play Is trans
lation and adaptation of Coope's lie
JAcobite." 1t is romantic Scotch story
dealing with the life of the young pre-
tender.
Leander Richardson has started work
on new play which has been sold 10
well-known manager, with guarantee
that 1t will be produced next season.
Hal Reid. author of Human Hearts
wherever this play has been booked this
season I'm State capital. has imperson-
nted the Governor of the state.
The theatrical censor at Cattaro and
Ragusa. Austria has prohibited the pro-
duction of "B llknnska Carica," "a drama
written by Prince Nicholas. of Monte
negro. I'm 1878.
"The Wife Of Tabarin." recently pro-
duced by Julia Marlowe. is curtain
raiser. Tabarin discovers the wife in the
arms of her lover. lie gees wild with
rage and kills her.
Ii is probable that Fay Templeton will
return 10 the United States in the late
spring for the purpose Of playing an en-
gagement at one of the leading New
York music halls.
Lolita and her mother were recently
given reception in Washington. and
between three and five hundred people
crowded each other TO get a glimpse of
the little woman whose vacant place on
the stage has never been filled.
When II is realized that there are opera
tic stars who receive each from $500 600
10 100000 season. and that the tend
ency of salaries is still upward. the fu-
ture OF this form of amusement offers
opportunity for more than one sort OF
speculation.-Dra Mirror.
"Dr. Claudius," the new play produc-
ed By tho Hollands. has been unanim )us-
~ damned by the New York critics. Past
experiences teach us that this is a good
omen. and when the play is seen in what
New York is pleased to call "the pro-
vinces." something really fine may be
anticipated. fE Fl
| am so glad TO know that many of
the women of the stage have adopted the
rainy day costume instead of trailing
through mud and slush on stormy days.
or course II is true that the short skirts
do look manish and are not a bit pretty
but there is nothing beautiful I'm carrying
a few pounds of mud around on the hem
OF ones dress.-Dramatic Mirror.
Easter comes so late this year. April |
18th, that the Sc lsOn of many substantial !
companies viii close early i'm April. Man |
ayers argue that II will hardly be worth |
while TO resume for so short a period. |
and take chances OF warm weather. In |
stead OF simply laying orr Holy Week. |
as has been their custom. they Will there |
fore bring the campaign TO an end |
Dramatic NcwsTmes.
The administration OF La Scala, In |
Milan, has started new departure in |
the way OF providing facilities for press |
Representatives on the second floor of the |
great opera-house. large and elegantly /
furnished room having been placed at |
the disposition OF the press. The apart |
ment Is provided with every facility for /
writing. telegraphing. telephoning, dis
patching messages. etc.
rather curious incident happened |
day during the performance of Mig !
non" Mile. Fernando Dubois. who sang /
the title role. tainted on the stage. The
other Mignon had tainted. but the au-
dlence protested. crying out that IT would
have "Mignon" from the commencement.
so the opera was begun all over again
and came 10 a close nearly an hour later
than usual In consequence Of the Interrupt
ton.
Nine Nordica was engaged last sum-
mcr for the opera season at Covent Car
den next spring and she was particularly
anxious TO appear there as Isolde or
Bruunhlde In fact. she was engaged
principally for the production OF the
Wagner operas But now there has
arisen complication which may result
I'm very severe disappointment for her.
Jean De Reszke has decided not 10 APP
pear IN any performance with Nine.
Nordica Mime. Nordica attributes 10 the
great Polish tenor her exclusion from
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