The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-21
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Anna Held is at Long Branch.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
Anna Held is at Long Branch.
Nat C. Goodwin opens his season in Chi
cago on October ).
Olga Nethersole's new play is to be
known as The Termagant."
Marie Burroughs will be Stuart Rob
| sons leading lady next season.
Maude Adams is to play Juliet-a course
suggested by The Times some months
ago.
E. II. Sothern tried his new play. "A
Shilling's WORTH last Monday in Phila-
| delphia.
Mark Sullivan is to have the part for
! merly done by "Old Hoss'' Hoey in "A
Parlor Match"
Ludevis Halevy. author Of Carmen"
"Frou Frou." and Liable Constantin,"
| died last week in France
Edna Aug and Eddie Foy will be two
| of the principal people to be seen here
with Hotel Topsy Turvy."
Bertha Creighton is to be leading lady
for the woodward Stock Company, which
| opens in Omaha ON September H.
Jacob Lifts production of "Shenan-
doah' next season will enlist the services
| of one of the best companies ever seen
on the road.
| Madeline Lucette Ryley, now in Paris.
| will return soon TO see Roland Reeds
production of her new play. She may
write a comedy for May Irwin.
| Thomas e. Shea begins his season in
The Man-o'-War's Man" on September
/ 5. Later on he will reproduce Marie Corel-
lis dramatization of her own novel,
! ''Barabbas."
Charmion. who appeared in London
| tropolis atalking but came near getting
revoked the license of the thealer at
which she worked.
Lewis Morrison is going to take Faust"
| to the Paris Exposition, If all the man
| ayers who have threatened 10 go there
keep their words, the capital viii seem
| Ike an American city with large French
quarter.
The managers who have cultivated the
habit of calling their shows massive
minstrels" found raise" last week in
an advertisement in The Mirror concern
ing Beach and Bowers Much More Mas
siye Minstrels
Ignace Paderewski. according 10 cable
of last week has suffered paralysis of two
of his fingers. Friends of the great plan
list are anXiOusly awaiting refutation of
| the rImor. for Its truth would mean
the end of the career of the Magnetic
/ Pole
Fay Tempfeton has won the suit
! brought against her by E E Rice for al
! legged breach of contract The amount
named was So, ~ $3.50. 600 for Mr..
| Rice's wounded pride. S712 OF genuine loss
and "a cents which Miss Templeton is re-
| ally worth by the year.
Ethel Barrymore" says a New York
daily. lis said to have grown so fond OF
| England that she has no wish to re-
turn TO this country" And there's no love
| lost either. In fact the theater-going
portion of the country would gladly trans
| port her father, too, if such a thing were
possible.
A real novelty of the season will be
song, The Moth and the Flame" writ
ten by George Taggart, with music by
Max S. Witt. and published in New York.
telling the story of Clyde Fitch's drama
as presented by Herbert Kelley and Effie
| Shannon. a song based upon play is
something entirely new.
THAT Man. the new farcial comedy to
be produced by y. NJ. Palmer, is said to
be one of the most unique of contempora-
| ry offerings. In its plot, for the first time
in the annals of the stage, humor will be
handled without involving the text of
| mistaken identity and the result should
| be that very rare avis-a really enjoyable
| farce.
Colonel j. ]. Haverly is publishing a
newspaper in the interest of his min
| strel show. 1t contains many funny
| things. including statement to the eff
| feet that an announcement of the en-
| terprise has set the American press in
| ecstasies. Then there is a list of the
| regulations of he temperance society
formed from the troupe and which pro-
vides fines for those breaking the pledge
| What next?
Among next seasons vaudevillians are
| Henry E. Dixey. Camille Urso, Laura
| Burt, Giacinta Della Recca, Charles Kent,
| Eleanor Barry, Cora Tanner Pauline
Hall, Del Puente. Marie Tavary, Clara
Morris, Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar,
Gus Williams, Richard Harlow, Robert
Downing, Arthur Dunn. Mamie Gilroy,
Jeanne FRANKIE, Lizzie Derous DAILY, Bes-
| sic Bonehill, Imogene Conner Flo Irwin,
Kate Davis. John Rice and Sallie Cohen,
| Merri Osborne, William 7. Carleton and
| Raymon Moore.
Not since the invasion of Baby Ruth
| has a new arrival caused so much COM
| ment as has the offspring of Richard
| Mansfield The New York press has al
| ready devoted several columns of matter
to its future. its toys, its name, and
| other matters of interest. In fact, so
| much publicity has been gained through
| the little creature that 1t is said that
many actors who have been classed as
settled bachelors are now thinking of
| dispensing With the services of a press
agent and getting married.
Rehearsals for Viola Aliens production
of ''The Christian are to begin tomorrow
| and Will continue under the direction of
| Walter Clark Bellows, who is ranked as
! one of the country's most efficient direc-
tors. In the excellent cast to be seen in
support of the star are the names of
Edward J. Morgan, r. ]. Dillon, George
| Woodward, John B. Mason, Jamison Lee
| Finney, Myron Calico, Edgar Norton,
Frank j. keenan,, Guy Nichols, Georgia
| Dickson. Ethel Mariowe. Carrie Merriees,
Bessie Dunn, and Perdita Hudspeth.