The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-23
NEWS OF THE STAGE.

Musketeer' in Philadelphia on Novem-
Dor IS
Companies chat have gone % pieces
include Williams and Walkers sene-
gam6ian Carnival ard 'Jhc Purser ~
Miss Yaw, the vocalist. with a voice
OIL record breaking range, has altered
her name TO New for her London ap-
peaTance.
AttaMe Claire. the opera singer, is
about 10 sue for absolute divorce from
her husband, Dr. Alfred Kayne, on
statutory grounds.
Mansfield settles the problem au-
thoritatiyely 10y pronouncing "Cyrano'
as though il was spelled sirrano, With
the accent placed sQuarely Oh the hrst
syllable.
william CourLeish has replaced Robert
Hnliard M sporting Life" The latter
IS IN vaudeville, playing the "Littlest
Girl"
lIme Bis,ori. the great Italian ao-
II, So whose Elizabeth ana Mary Stuart
ana Alcdea and Lady Macbeth electri-
ned the country in 1855, is lying critically
ul o., Rome.
louise Baudet. who IS playing the
French girl in "The Belle Of New York,
used 10 pose as traecdienne In the COM
pany Of Daniel Bandman, tho German
1'ragcdian.She mhrried Bandman and
played Ophe,a ana other roles.
Clyde Fitch and Charles Frohman have
sisned a contract whereby the next play
upon which Fitch is TO set 90 work SIS TO
bs produced hy Julia Mariowe II VIII
probably DC ready for the star the be-
ginning Of next season.
Potter earned $4,000 form "TrUby"
but. ty his neglect 90 secure American
copyrights. Rostand cannot draw so
much from "CyTanO' Richard Mans
field, VINO manages himself is making at
least 5000 q week out OF "CvrauO."
Adolf link OF the LdAputians. has
brought his family. consisting Of father.
mother. two sisters and brother. over
TO ,lis country and has bought them
q house a. Iorlham. lie announces lis
intention Of becoming AN American
citizen end voting .he Democratic ticket
There IS a plan on foot for am call
star" cast oi u minnie 10 play the
large ciies next April on The Same plan
as the big sue ss5 of Two years ago
with The Rivfis' Tsuilue Hall. noy
singing "a vaudeville. is booked for Err
mine. ll.ncis Wilson viii play Cadeau
and De W0ii Hopper be opposite COM
coy part. Iasnabr of tine Bostonians and
Daniels are also in tlc cast. and JAM
allchok mas also consented to pay q
part; t-anc-s Wilson j. engineering the
scheme.
Sara. Berlhart designs her own
costumes and they are almost invariably
or ~ Inexpensive a.IAs, yet no act -ess of
these times arrived at such successful eff
fects in gowns as are achieved by The
great French Woman IL is not cos 20
as taste ,hat 2 asses lhC eye. During
me recent season o. "rhe Meddler"
Marie Burroughs displayed gowns that
cost a small fortuna Yet thew brougt
grief TO the spec ators. The secret If
dress SIS forever concealed from some
women. Annie Rus ELL "a tic gen
lus' is dr ard la dress. Minnie Mad
dern "a dramatic Genius knows nothing
OF 1he art o. eovuins. Georgia cay
van was famOrsy bad dresser ST. g.
Viola Allen. So Dr. Virginia Harmed The
best dressed v0ma. that our stage has
known since Miss Drcher left il was
Julia opp, bat her Gowns were designed
by one OF great cunning IN taste.-Illl-
laiy Bel IN -NeW y 0rk Press.
Sir Andy De EC1Ueck." burlesoue
on "Cy.auo De Ie~ccrac" was intro
loced In tho second act of In Gotham"
r Roster a. Balls last week Ii was an
abusing twenty minute ssit by Richard
arl Sir Andy wa5 played by Dick
rnard, Christian E1dcavor by Rich
Carl ard Rosiara Rcohon by Miss
s0aphine Hail. AUFusln D0Olev DIR.
Lafs), and Richard Nanzaeld (Alr.
Hl''e were also Introduced ANY one
tti la with "Cyrano" can extract con-
sid rl1le amusement from the burlesque
II ir = Dersi1aee on The first three acts
or foFa0ds play. doggerel being sub
s. ..| Haaa a.f.
he or a'.aL Both N~ DAILY and Mr..
Mans i are introduced as characters.
end s.i.l hits are made AT NJ Days
version = tho play Miss josephine
Hall make up" IS intended 10 resemble
Mss Ren Q. but she acts and sings Ike
sister Atry jane" Sir Endy's nose is
r'aNiullv frerred 20 o5 On AWNING.
MansAfd Z FIRST and last on indefau-
eaole W"s'r He has absolutely no use
Tor The poplar actor about town. VINO
does oFt Eg hut rehearse. who can
remember al repeat irrHmerahle GOOD
stories bat always f0~ecfs his lines:
"Ao goes o. ippers and clubs when be
olsht 10 be Tying q new part by the
hsht ~ canfe with 2 wet towel round
Ms head. PEI aps DIR. Mansfield goes
Hiiie TOO FIR 10 this respect He is
al "aps ready % dmourca with some
yemen ence such institutions as "The
liayfrs' ana "Ths Lambs" ln New
J oiN. 4neso Clubs arc iu his eyes q
pane u the procession, thew keen o man
~""y nom his wIk. and they lead him
INTO O. sorts OF lad habits. The men
VINO sit up al nis % 90 The Lambs, says
me great actor with some truth. are
always most brilliant about . 4. II.
Ihey can invent o.. most original plots.
conceive ,l9 most a ring situations. and !
reel on re most brilliant dialogue az
nat nour. But they are aDt 10 be late
.of Ieheai II IN tho morning. II YOU
lf-ue thai Ar Drew Nr. Willard. mir.
fooaWlh, not ~ skc.l. OF comic opcra I,
.kponenis il.o Ar. Da Wolf Hopper. are |
ID lambs men. Mr Mansfield has a /
ca1y answer In the frst place these |
non are not great actors. and IL they
we're they GO not produce more than !
mo or two plays a season. Inc real /
c-ors W9fA le never ending lie mas I
'o sooner completed he creation Of oue
'art han /. Do line to cesin on anothe.. !
ichearsals evclv uay and performances
very night .fave little time for the
fhtor pleasures o. lie. sociabiitv and I
God fellowship are excellent things in
HER way. hut they must DO entirely sub-
10 the main object In view =
hirago Tribune.
The previous Occupations OF terors
"a not always OF a kind chat might he /
bought 70 prepare them for the senti-
ieAial duties which they subsequently,