The sun., 1898-12-25
WITH MASK AND WIG
Personal Paragraphs Con-
cerning Stage FayOrites.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Stage Items Of the Season. Gossip of
the Green Room. What They
are Doing.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Julia Arthur has the grip.

'CyranO de Bergerac' Is being acted
in Italy by French company.
Aubrey Boucicault is to appear in
vaudeville in "a Scrap of Paper"
Robert Downing's new comedy "The
Butterfly and the Grub is to pioneer in
January.
Du Souchet's "a Msft Marriage" and
Russ Whytal's "Vagabondia' are to be
shelved.
i. f. Rice is to produce 'I4ittle Red
Riding Hood" a burlesque that has been
successful in England.
Eugene Cowles sprained an ankle SO
badly on the stage at Baltimore that he
could not act again for ten days.
During her engagement at Wallack's
Theatre, New York, next month, Miss
Olga Nethersole will produce among
Blouet Max O'Rell) entitled "The Price
of Wealth."
Lillian Russell will appear at the New
York Casino on Janeary 8 as La Belle
Helene, with William Philip, John f.
Henshawe, Thomas c. Seabrooke and
Edna Wallace Hopper in the cast.
Actresses are not often hired by meas
ure, but Anthony Hope desired that the
heroine in "Rupert of Hentzau" should
be very tall and slender. Jobyna How.
land, nearly six feet in height, has been
engaged.
Stuart Robson is to enact foreign
diplomat at Washington in 1.-TWO Rogues
and a romance" by Theodore Burt
Sayre. N. G. Goodwin has new comedy
called "The Cowboy and the Lady," the
authorship of which is not given. The
play which David Belasco has written
for Mrs. Carter to appear in next year
has been named "The Queens Drawing
Room"
John de Reszke, Victor Maurel and
Nine. Lii Lehman arrived in New
York last week. Jean de Reszke will
make his appearance on Monday even
ing in "Romeo ct Juliette." According
to present plans, Mile. Susanne Adams
will make her debut as Juliette. The
cast will include NM. Edouard de Res
IKE, PIancon, Albers and Mines, Della
and Bauermeister.
Catherine Campbell was arrested at a
st. Louis hotel on charge OF stealing
small articles from the house. The man
ager of a resident theatrical company, in
which she was the leading actress,
writes to say that she was deranged by
the mental strain of studying and re-
hearsing role every week, while at the
same time playing another She had
been sent to sanitarium. Victor Bate
man, who broke down mentally at the
same kind of overwork, is said to be
nearly well.
Sarah A. Baker, aged 81, the oldest
actress in America, is to go to the For
rest Home in Philadelphia. This retreat,
founded by Edwin Forrest, accommo-
dates on lya a few persons, and when
death makes vacancy there are many
candidates. The trustees make care
full selection, taking into account WORTH
ness OF character, length OF service on
the stage and probable congenality with
the other inmates Mrs. Baker acted
sixty-two years, and for a long time with
Thomas keene, who died recently.
Some who see "Vagatondia," by Russ
Whytal, are surprised by the fact that its
episode Of the duel is precisely like the
one in ''Heartsease," bv Joseph I. G.
Clarke and Charles Klein. 1t was
original with Watts Phillips, of whose
drama, "Camilla's Husband" the
Whytal piece is slightly altered
version. That it was put into Heart
ease' is said to be due to Henry Miller,
the actor, who deemed the last act weak,
and therefore took what he wanted from
the old and almost forgotten play. So
the authors are able to plead not guilty
of the plagiarism.
The playbill Of the Castle Square, Bos-
ton, contains this: "Your money re-
funded if you are not satisfied, and you
call for it at the box Office" Another
thing in the program at this theatre
indicates that the management's faith in
human nature has been shaken a little
bit. For a while umbrellas were lent
to people caught there by storm and
simple promise to return them was ex.
acted. Umbrellas may be obtained at
the checkroom," the offer now runs, "by
depositing 81 for their safe return in
good order within fourteen days."
James H. Herman, manager OF the
Auditorium, Baltimore, will be remem-
bered gratefully by the patients of the
Maryland General Hospital, as he has
arranged rare treat for them during
Christmas week: His theatre will be
connected with the hospital by tele-
phone, and receiver will be placed con-
venient to each patient. A large trans
mitter will be placed on the stage, and
all the songs, jokes and quips Of the per-
formers will be carried over the wire to
the patients. William H. Wilson,
superintendent of the telephone COM
pany, is assisting Mr.. Herman in this
unique and praiseworthy charity.
If the announcements in the program
Of the Knickerbocker Theatre, where
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott are to
begin an engagement New Years week,
may be accepted as authentic, Miss Ell.
lott is now co-star with her husband.
, Last season when the Good wins appeared
, at this house the advertisements read:
. "Mr. Nat G. Goodwin, assisted by Miss
Maxine Elliott" This season the read
, ing is: "Mr Nat G. Goodwin and Miss
Maxine Elliott" 1t is to be noted in
this connection that the latter's name is
. printed in the same sized type that is
used in the case of the former.-Dramdtic
. NeWs.
. An entertainment for the benefit OF
= Hazel ColldOck. little daughter Of the