Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-16

GOSSIP.

"A AuAiVT cOHIeS from FaflS Jnat Cleo
de Merole has decided to get married.
The will of TIE late Mrs. John Drew
has been probated, and her estate,
which amounts to only 5000. is given to
her children.
Members of the theatrical profession
are getting up subscription for a me-
moral window to the Rev. DR.. George
h Houghton, the rector of the famous
Little Church Around the Corner"
Inc proposition is that a large window
be placed in the Church of the Transit
guration, and that actors all over the
country contribute to the fund for that
purpose.
The aged Johann Strauss, the waltz
king, recently appeared as an orchestral
conductor in Vienna after a long alb
sence from public view. The Vienna
papers say he looked erect and elastic,
and conducted his newest waltz, "On
the Elba," with all his old time authori-
ty Mark Twain was present with his
daughter, and after the concert was
presented to the master in his box.
Adah Richmond has met with her final
defeat in her attempt to prove herself
the widow of John Stetson.
Those who admired the artistic and
thorough love making of Katherine
Rober, at the Worcester Theatre last
week, will be interested to know that
she is not without actual experience in
that line, as she is happy wife and
mother. Hel "big, handsome husband. 2
as she calls him, is Leander Blanden,
leading man with "Cuba's VOW" which
is the next attraction booked at 10th
rop's
Julie Opp will share with May Man
nering the leading roles in the Lyceun
production of r. c. Cartons new play,
The tree of knowledge"
new theatre is to be built in New
York on the corner of Broadway and
41st street It will be known as the
Century Theatre, be managed by Henry
B. Sires, the present manager of the
BiJou Theatre, and will be under the
artistic charge of Sydney Rosenfeld,
who intends to make the house the
home of stock company of the highest
ability and to produce the works of
American authors.
Paul M. Potter's play 1.-THE conquer
ors, which was produced at the EN-
pire Theatre ten days ago, has stirred
playgoing New York to its foundation.
The principal scene of the play is a
situation which for gross disregard
decency and pandering to salacious
tastes exceeds anything yet attempted
in this country. Beside it the famous
scene in THE sporting Duchess be-
comes as 1nnocuous as a hymnal in COM
parison. The Dramatic Mirror brings
another serious charge against the play
that its story and much Of its dialogue
are stolen bodily from a story of De
Maupassant and from Sardou's play.
La Haine." 1t is interesting to see
whether public opinion will demand the
withdrawal of the play as an indication
of the feeling for or against morality on
the stage.
Julia Marlowe is appearing with great
success IN a new romantic play called
THE Countess Valeska,'' which is said
to afford her many strong opportuni-
ties
Boston theatres this week: Hollis,
Henry Miller in 'Heartsease"; Museum,
Cumberland ST.; fremont, Frank
Daniels; Castle Square, "Jim the pen
man; Park, vaudeville; Grand Opera
House, Edwin Milton Royle in ''Mexi-
co..; Bowdoin Square, THE two orph-
ans; Boston, "The bride elect"
New York theatres this week: Knic-
kerbocker, Julia Mariowe; Bijou, May
Irwin; Days, Merry wives of wind
sor"; Lyceum, 'eThe princess and the
butterfly; 14th Street, Andrew Mack;
Garden, THE royal box; Herald
Square THE French maid; Academy
THE white heather; American, "The
lily OF Killarney; Grand Opera House,
"A ward of France; Manhattan, 1.-THE
ballet girl; Fifth Avenue, i'Shore
Acres; Casino, THE telephone girl'
Empire. "The conquerors"; Wallack' s
''The girl from Paris; Garrick, Maude
Adams; Broadway, THE highwayman''
Hoyt's, Robert Hilliard in "A New
Yorker"