The Worcester spy., 1898-10-23
IN THE WINGS.

The theatres of the country are to be
flooded with "Cyrano de Bergerac'
worse than with 'sTrilby" a few sea-
sons ago. Up to date Richard Mansfield
has version of it. Augustin Daily has
another and both have been produced
successfully. M rly all the stock com
panies are planning to use it. W. A.
Brady intends to get hold of it to send
out broadcast on the road. Weber and
Fields are preparing a burlesque on it
and Sam Jack is preparing another.
There will be more Cyranos ON the
stage in a month than anything else.
Nat Goodwin has secured new play
written by Clyde Fitch, author of 'sThe
Moth and the Flame" Its title is
Teddy" and it deals with camp life
in the west.
There is a plan on foot for an call
STAR cast of HErminie" to play the
large cities next April on the same plan
as the big success of two years ago
with ''The Rivals Pauline Hall, now
singing in vaudeville, is booked for Err
nlinie Francis Wilson will play Cad
eau and De Wolf Hopper the opposite
comedy part. Barnabee of the Boston
ians and Frank Daniels are also in the
cast, and Janauschek has also con-
|sented to play part; Francis Wilson
Olga Nethersole is having the same
old trouble with her new, successful
play, The Termagant." 1t is charged
that the play was plagiarized by l.. N.
Parker from play submitted to the
actress, this being the third charge of
the kind made against Miss Nethersole
during her career.
AT the close of Joseph Jefferson's fall
tour Otis Skinner will resume his star
ring tour, using John Drews former
success, Rosemary" Maud Durbin
will have Maude Adams role. The tour
Will open January IS in New Orleans.
George Monroe has at last dropped
his Happy Little Home" and has a
new play, Her Majesty, the Cook.
Virginia Harmed will withdraw from
e. II. Sothern's company at the close
of his metropolitan engagement, and
her place will be filed by Edith Crane.
Miss Harmed may go starring later in
the season.
Caroline Miskel Hoyt had contemp-
lated returning to the stage in a new
play which her husband vas writing
for her at the time of her DEATH
On account of the success, of 'The
| Fortune Teller at Wallack,s Theatre
Fit is probable that the time of the AL
ice Nelson company at that house will
| be extended.
The Dramatic Mirror says it is re-
ported that Charles Fl. Hoyt will re-
ceive the democratic nomination fol
/ assemblyman from the Twenty y-fifth
New York district
Reginald De Koven has written the
music for The Three Dragons, an
i'opera by Harry Smith, which will be
produced in January.
Maud Dixon, widow OF Alexander
salyini viii resume stage work. She
will play "LfAmi Fritz" Cavaliers
Rusticana' and Carmen"
1t is said that Fanny Davenport left
jewelry of the value of 100000; also
something like a half million dollars
worth of other property
In November Mrs. Fske will add to
her repertoire a new play of life in the
Italian quarters of New York, called
Little Italy"
J. NJ. Barrie is said to have made
100000 from THE Little Minister, 2
both as a. novel and a play 1t is esti-
mated that he will clear $250,O0 event
ually.
Little Miss Nobody" which was a
failure in this country, has been sue
cessfully produced in London
Ida Lewis was Julia Arthur's real
name, before her marriage. Now she
is Mrs. Benjamin Cheney.
Manager Jacob Lift is looking for a
PulldJlG pay III WHICH W SldI MARY
Hampton next season.
Chauncey Olcott win revive NAV
ourneen' next month during his New
York engagement
Marie Jansen is going into vaude-
Vile.
The New York Sun notes that Blanche
Walsh who Is now supporting Mel
bourne MacDowell, Fanny Davenport
i husband, bears a remarkable likeness
to the latter as she appeared 20 years
ago.
i Nellie McHenry will go into vaude
! VILE and will make her first appear.
ance in the Proctor circuit
4 Janauschek has entered the ranks ol
the vaudeyillians
Rhea is at Montmorency, France suf-
fering from cancer. Her condition is
said to be critical.
Sam Bernard has given up his starr
+ ing tour in "The Marquis of Michigan
I and hiss Joined athe Casino forces to
play the part in A Dangerous. Maid
that was originally intended for Thorn
! as @. Seabrooke. The latter win tour
4 with yankee Doodle Dandy"
Edward ]. Henley died of consump-
/ ton at his summer home in the Adj
rondacs last Sunday. He was born in
! England in 1861.
/ Anna O'Keefe Of comic opera fame