The times., 1898-07-10
BRIEFLY TOLD.

New York will have a Dewey theater
next year.
'.Pudd'head Wilson" will be presented in
England next Spring.
What Happened to Jones" viii be pre-
sented Tuesday at the Strand Theater.
London.
Henry Miller's tour will begin early in
August. rehearsals having been called
for July y.
Early in October Burr Mcintosh will
begin his starring tour in "A War Cor
respondent"
.'Hagar and Ishmael," a play taken
, from the Bible. was among last weeks
dramatic offerings.
Frederick Warde is the latest recruit
to vaudeville, where Shakespeare seems
20 be making a last stand.
Joe OFT will next year appear in a new
farce, entitled Looking for Trouble"
That's a very significant name.
Kitty Mitchell, the clever little woman
who made such a hit in Boston's latest
review. may not return TO vaudeville.
( Mrs. Fiske is spending her vacation In
the Adirondacks after a season of hard
! work. Her New York success this Sum
| mer was unprecedented.
| Will Fox. in advertising the success he
has made in London remarks. This is no
! knock 10 anyone in Europe Isn't that
! lucky for the Queen and the Prince of
I Wales?
| The ''Erminie" season was shortened in
order TO give Francis Wilson a much-de-
served rest. Could the syndicate have had
anything TO do with making Mr.. Wilson
tired?
| Clarence Handysides, William Harcourt,
Cora Tanner and Isabelle Evesson have
been engaged for Devils Island the
new play which deals with the misfor-
tune of NJ. Dreyfus.
A New York roof garden comedian is
saying -Four hundred years ago Spain
discovered America, and now she is damn
ed sorry she took the trouble Which
isn't bad for the Summer.
James T. Powers has been cabled by
/ August:n Daily to go to London for the
purpose of studying the comedy part ir
a new production now running on tbs
other side. He will leave at once.
Rhea is critically i'll. so i'll, in fact. tha
she will probably never be able to play
again. Her part in the proposed triumvi
rate will now be assumed by kathryn
Kidder of Mime. Sans Gene" fame
A choral advertisement in last week.
Dramatic Mirror read. Mr.. Savage car
hear voices on Tuesdays only" Really
we should like TO condeIe with the gen
tleman. He should visit an aurist a
once.
Yankee Doodle Dandy" a new review
soon to be seen at the Casino. viii b,
taken to London in November and will
then be replaced by a Yiennese musica
comedy, ardent Spirits" by Sydney Ros
enfield.
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany has purchased Hammerstein's Olym
pia at auction for 1850, ,000 something les
than the price originally paid for tn
ground alone The building cost over 81,
900, 900.
Walter Jones and Marie Dressler wol
the prize offered in the great cakewall
at the Hammerstein testimonial. The re
: ceipts of that entertainment, by the way
have taken a severe tumble and Will no
exceed $1,000.
t Mr. and Mrs. John Drew are enjoyin
a the London season. Mr.. Drew will retur
: in August, but Mrs. Drew will visit Ger
2 many A strong effort will be made
I have the actor accompany her. He need
a rest and so does the American public
Y jefferson De Angels is being trouble
with the starring bee again, and will &
r out next season in piece by Strange an
] Edwards entitled His American Higf
t ness" One would have thought that 9Th
Caliph" gave Mr.. De Angels all he wan
ed of royalty. s
t George Wilson and W. S. Clevelan
v have joined hands and will form big or
position to the Primrose and Dockstade
aggregation. AS a result the public wi
: have the best of minstrel performance
+ and the only sufferer by the entire revolu
: tion seems to have been William West.