The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-27

NEWS OF THE STAGE.
Burr Mcintosh is in vaudeville.
ELnrmlnn IL In parls-

Charmion is in Paris
Marie Dressler IS TO appear in Lon
don.
William Barry. son of the late well
known Irish comedian, is to star in THE
Rising Generation"
zaugwil is to dramatic "Tho Child
rem OF the Ghetto"
Alice Nelson has a horseiess car
Iiago.
THE Senator" was given by the Ly-
ceum stock Company, of Baltimore, last
week.
"a Romance Of Athlonc" IS the title of
Chauncey Olcotts new play.
Sgnor Tagiapetra is TO marry Mar
garet Townsend daughter of a New
York lawyer in January.
"Zaza." in which Mrs. Leslie Carter
viii star. SIS TO be produced on January o.
Amelia SummerVilie made her vaude-
Vile debut mt keith's, New York, last
week
At Kingston, y. y, I'm the opera House
Tuesday night last. Mr. and Mrs. Russ
Whytal started their fourth starring
tour, presenting for the first time on
any stage a romantic drama called "Vag-
abondia." placed I'm the eighteenth Gene
fury The play is I'm four acts. AIR. Why
tai, as Philip Leighton, a strolhng artist.
and Mrs. Whytai. as Lady Dafodn Way
ward, had the leading roles
The affectonate esteem in which his
admirers hold w. IL. Crane SIS at once
beautiful and pathetic on Monday night
they followed him with longing eyes
through scenes that were todio.s and ir-
ritating beyond expression. eager to find
traces OF the humor thar formerly anus
ca them. and still looking for those
comedian frequently lends depth 90 his
performances. The fact that worth
Million is an atrociously bad play qf-
fected them with sympathy for the actor.
rather than scntiment.-New York Press.
William Winter jefferson and Joseph
jefferson, Jr.. have become stars without
serving any considerable apprentccsh
ana the Geographic reports from Pitts
burg. whore they made their first ape
pearance on Monday night. credit them
with having scored q success one OF
these two brothers-the one who carries
the name Of the late William Winter
will not suffer in life through lack of
ingenuity. He once succeeded in in-
ducing the paternal jefferson To give up
"a sum beyond the one the old gentle
man had staked out for him. and any
youth who can boast OF such an achieve
ment needn't worry about his future.
willie had been allowed TO go 10
Europe for "a pleasure trip. and as IS
not infrequcntly the case. had used mp
his letter of credit. Tie cabled TO his
father: please cable POO pounds" Mr..
Jefferson replied with stern, fatherly
torseness: what for?" I'm d few hours
he received as his response the WORDS.
For Willie" The strange part Of the
story is that the message made such
a nit with the old gentleman that he
sent the money
Maude Adams matinee I'm Springfield
on Monday drew $500: az night the re-
ceipts were S22OO. This foots up S4I05
on the day, which utterly obliterates an
records i'm Springfield. great show town
that it is. Miss Adams moved on 20
Providence on Tuesday morning. where
the advance sale was far beyond any
thing ever known on that ground The
tremendous vogue OF this actress ex-
cites the utmost amazement throughout
The theatrical profession. only a little
more than year ago she was merely
John Drew's leading lady and when Mr.
Frohman told his friends and associates
that he intended 20 make a star of her
they almost universally counseled him
not 10 do sO.-Leandor Richardson, In
New York Telegraph
Olga Nethersole opened her season on
Monday night in Cleveland. She appear
ed for the first time in the titular char
acter of 1.-THE Second Mrs Tanqueray."
Anthony Hopes own dramatization Of
his story, Rupert of Hentzau." pro-
duced in Philadelphia on Monday night.
seems 20 indicate that Mr.. Hope Is a
better novelist than a play writer. The
piece Is described as being duh and
technically clumsy. Mr. Hope Will says
Leander Richardson, probably look for
a colaborator the next time II comes
TO dramatizing one OF his stories
Last week at the Haymarket Theatre