The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
PLAY PARAGRAPHS.

The Mikado has just been sung for
the first time in Italian, after having
been translated into every other Euro
pean tongue.
Gilbert Parker. the novelist, and
Louis n. Parker, the dramatist, are to
adapt Gilbert Parker's 1.-THE Battle of
the Strong" for the stage.
The sum paid by the English public
to hear the Gilbert & Sullivan operas
at the Savoy Theatre, London, is said
to have been $15,000,000. Probably as
much was expended in this country for
the same pleasure.
"Cyrano de Bergerac' has been play
ed 20 times in Paris, and more than
$4,000 have been taken in. The two
greatest successes financially before
this were Michael Strogoff" and
Around the World in Eighty Days
both Jules Verne pieces.
Lillian Russell will appear at the New
York Casino, Jan. 8, in la Belle He
lene," with William Philip, John e.
Henshaw, Thomas l.. Seabrooke and
Edna Wallace Hopper in the cast.
John Philip Sousa is slowly recover
ing from his illness, and expects to re-
sumo work with his band on Jan. 90
julia Marlowe is shortly to produce a
new play by Clyde Fitch, based upon
the early life Of Barbara Freitchie
New York theatres this week: Her
aid Square, Della Fox; Broadway, 1.-THE
Sorrows of Satan; Fifth Avenue, "A
Runaway Girl; Days, Merchant of
Venice; American, "Lurline"; Man
haitian. 1.-THE Turtle; Star, "A Female
Drummer; Wallack's, Julia Arthur;
Madison Square, ''On and OFF,; Lyce-
UNI, 'Trelawney of the Wells; Knick-
erbocker, w. H. Crane Garden, 1.-THE
Christian; Garrick, Catherine" !;
Fourteenth Street, 1.-THE Village Post
MASTER; Empire, "Phroso"; Casino,
"A Dangerous Maid''; Bijou, May Ir-
win: Academy Sporting Life"
Edwin Milton Royle, whose Captain
lmpudence," with himself and his
charming wife, Selma Fetter Royle,
made pleasant impression here last
season, has written a new comedy,
called Miss Wallet of Wall Street" in
which the pair are successfully appear
ing.
The biograph management recently
secured a series of excellent pictures of
Pope Leo XIII, which were exhibited
IN New York last week, under the aus
pices of Archbishop Corrigan. They
were a tremendous drawing card, and
will be duplicated elsewhere, though
probably not in this city
The greatest surprise of the season
is Edward w. Bol1's success in the lee
ture field. The Home Journal editor is
now on lecture tour through the
south, and the largest theaters prove
too small to hold the audiences who
flock to hear him.
Those who have noticed the mild SER
entity of James Herne in "Shore Acres
will be surprised to learn that the actor
in his younger days was an incorrigible
practical joker, and the habit has not
entirely left him even now. At the
wedding of a friend of his some years
since, Herne as best man was asked to
look after various details, and among
others to hand the clergyman his fee
after the ceremony. the groom having
placed in his hands $40 gold piece for
the purpose. Herne advised the hus-
band-elect to make the honararium
smaller, but without avail. When the
minister opened the envelope that
Herne handed him, a piece of white
paper cracked in his hands, "Ah, a
cheok,'' murmured the gratified divine.
He drew out the paper, opened it, and
was confronted with the legend, Pass
tWo."
Boston theaters this week Grand
Opera House, 1.-THE Dawn of Freedom ::
Castle Square, 1.-THE Three Musket-
eers''; Boston, ''Superba"; Park, Fanny
Rice; Museum, Because She Loved
Him So; Hollis, N. C. Goodwin; Ire
mont, Stuart Robson.