The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

g =, tE actor and actres of prominence
| ton ~ I1r. Country. According to The Bos-
~ transcript during his whole period
OIL services he never once W,itnaeed a
play at the Boston Theatre, never rode
III street car and never took a dav
~ except because of sickness. Once
re asked for holiday to go to a clam
pdhe aoWn the harbor, but missed the
podI ana was back in his place at the
usual hour and never after did he at
egHlpI a holiday of any kind. He was
Ig amer OF Irene Murphy, Of comic
,,,, me following recently appeared in
ne New york Times: ITO the Editor
Lear Slr;-The clergy Of New York
aliu vicinity having been invited to see
| The Christian in recognition of their
pIoL eSSlonal interest in the subject,
| "ould 1t not be quite in order for some
one representing the management of
me Empire Theatre to invite the New
ork bar to attend the performance of
| The Liars &C. II. s."
Lillian Russell win return to London
/ ABOUT Easter to appear in new comic
opera.
During the illness Of Joseph Jeffer-
son, Two Of his sons are standing in his
/ professional shoes. They are acting as
{ ''1''''SiSNANf pll LDQI- III J. ne tLltdlS
ana Kip Van Wrinkle" William Win
I ter Jefferson appearing as Bob Acres
ana Thomas jefferson as Rip. The boys
/ VIII play in Worcester Dec 80.
thdrleS FrOhman seems to be having
| a stroke of bad luck. In the burning Of
/ Jhe Baldwin Theatre, SAN Francisco, he
J lost all the scenery and costumes for
/ Secret Service besides being COM
/ PEELED to lay Mr.. Gillette and company
OIL tlll another theatre could be secured
/ Tor them on top of that misfortune
1 came the blizzard which showed in
| three of his COmpanies-Miss Maude
/ Adams, The White Heather" and THE
/ sign of the Cross and prevented their
/ Monday night performances. Beside
( that Edwin Arden, of the Because She
| Loved Him So" company, was i'll in
| Boston, and no performance could be
/ given there either. Next came the ill
ness Of John Drew. from an attack of
! tonsiiJis. This necessitated the clos
| ing of the Empire Theatre for Il few
days.
Clement Scott the widely known
dramatic critic. has resigned from the
London Daily Telegraph and announces
his intention to give up daily journal
ism entirely.
John Philip Sousa is at work upon a
llC" DotIlC opeid' IliI iAllS u N|'NN9'
IN winch Walter Jones may star next
season.
May irwin IS reported 10 nave pald
SlOOOO for Kate kip Buyer To Glen
Marlborough It's author.
Inc title OF X. A Barnet Queer
OF the Ballet has neen changed 10
Three Little LAMBS IT VIII shortly
follow "Fhe runaway Girl al the
Flfth Avenue theaIer, under Augustus
Days management.
Katherine Rooer has bought lou Oh
land on one OF F1tcnburg mann streets
and lntenCS erecting q thedter thereon
to be under her own nanagement; II
is pleasant to know that Miss Roper
intends to become permanent neigh
Dor.
Augustin DAILY has completed ar
rangements by Whcih he Wlll snow III
New York the production of the Drury
Lane theater in London. First OF THESE
viii be The Great Ruby, with Adam
Rehan in the principal part, and 1t VIII
be seen in February, the enure pro
duction being shipped to New YORK.
The Drury Lane Christmas pantomne
win follow in the spring.
The dramatic Mirror is out with a
bulky and ornate Christmas number
with which it combines a celebration
of its goth anniversary. The issue is
u fine example of the printers and IL
Illustrators art A large part OIL lie