The herald., 1898-04-24
AMONG THE DRAMATISTS

Alexandra Bison, one of the few
French writer's of cleanly comedy, has
been accused of plagiarism by Jules Lecocq,
dramatic critic of La Patrie. The case
was submitted to the French Society Of
Authors, who, after hearing both parties,
declined to interfere.
The next attraction at the Columbia. in
Boston, will be Creston Clarke and Ade.
laide Prince in new romantic play, en-
titled 1.-THE Last of His Race
The new play from the pen of John Oil
yer Hobbies (Mrs. Cragie), which has been
accepted by George Alexander, is mod
ern sentimental comedy in four acts. Il
is called 1.-THE Ambassador"
Hoyt's new play. "A Day and Night.'
will be presented for the first time on any
stage at the Hyperion theater, New Ha-
ven. The cast will include Otis Harlan.
Georgia Caine, William Devere, Villa
Knox, Lew Bloom, Nellie O'Neil. w. H.
Currie, the Clayton sisters and Thomas
Evans.
Charles Arnold, who was known some
years ago in this country in a managerial
capacity, recently produced his play,
"Hans the Boatman," at a London the
ater The program chronicled the three
thousandth performance of the piece.
Florence q. Ruger of Waco, is in New
York for the purpose of placing her play,
Constance de Broile''-a drama of south.
ern life which has been commended highly
by several critics.
Aubrey Boucicault who arrived recently
from Europe, brought with him an origi-
nal adaptation from the French, "A Court
Scandal" which he hopes to place here.
Mr.. Chillingham Hunt, hitherto known to
fame chiefly as a popular elocutionist, has
undertaken to make play out Of Canon
Farrars book Darkness and Dawn"
The literary executors Of the will Of VIC
tor Hugo, author of Lies Mlserabes,"
have found among the papers OF the au-
thor the manuscript of complete drama
in five acts and seven tableaux. written by
Victor Hugo himself, and also entitled
Lies Miserables.' This drama Is soon
to be produced at the Porte Saint Martin
theater. with Jane Hading and the elder
Coquelin in the principal characters.
Daniel v. Arthur. Stuart Robson's man
ager. has two new plays under considera-
ton. One is by Bronson Howard, the au.
thor of 1.-The Henrietta" and the other Is
the work of Augustus Thomas.
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play which Mr.. Louis N. Parker has writ.
ten for Mr.. E. s. Willard, and which may
be played first in America, is a comedy In
three acts, and is, in parts. sopewhat far
cical in character. The period is that Of
the thirty years war. The scene Is laid
in Alsace 1.-THE Swashbuckler' is q
ne er- well, who is disinherited, be-
comes soldier of fortune, and offers him.
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ing, bequeaths castle to him, on the con-
dition that he shall reach it before his
cousin, Rosamunde. On his way thither
he meets his fair rival, allows her to ride
on his own mule, and, in the end, let's her
slip into the castle before him. The OUT
come of such a plot may be imagined.
1.-The Old Coat" the new three-aot COM
edy by w. H. Allderdice, U. S. NJ, which
was produced in the Bijou theater. New
York last week, turned out to be roaring
farce, as might have been expected from
the preliminary hints which have been
published concerning its general scheme.
1t is a harmless bit of nonsense, says the
| Post, with a good deal of noisy fun in 1t,
but without any quality original or solid
enough to merit description or considera-
ton. The complications. which are all Of
a very familiar kind, and pitchforked to-
gether with an utter disregard of law or
probability, arise out of the various acci-
dents which befall the contents of the
pockets of an old Office coat. Several sets
of lovers. an elderly scapegrace and MS
shrewish wife are the principal figures,
and all of them are estranged and recon-
ciled by the usual expedients. The whole
thing is preposterous and amateurish, but
it seemed to please the audience fairly well.