The sun., 1898-12-18
NTH MlSE IND I6
Personal Paragraphs Con-
cerning Stage FavOrites.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Stage Items or the Season Gossip of
the Green Room What They
are Doing.

"a Repentance" tragedy by John
Oliver Hobbs, is to be produced by
George Alexander.
1t is now definitely announced that
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey and his British
Guards Band will pay America another
visit next spring. The first appearance
Of the band will be at Washington early
in March.
Henry E. Dixey has been engaged BY
Mr.. Charles Frohman to play the part Of
Mulligan, a New York policeman, in the
revival of 'Her Atonement" at the
Academy OF Music, New York.
Nine. Mo1jeska purposes to revive
"A Winters Tale" She is also consider.
ing the advisability OF having an adapta.
tion made Of "Judith," one OF the plays
in which Ristori was seen here.
A melodramatic pantomime, entitled
"Upe Affaire d. d'Honneur," straight from
Paris, will be presented at Roster 4
BiaPs, New York, on December 26. The
scene depicted is the familiar one OF two
women in a duel with foils.
Joseph Jefferson is unable to act in
Washington this week, as he hoped to,
and has instead gone to rest at New
Iberia, La. He has now no expectation n
OF reappearing on the stage this season.
Julia Arthur produced "Pygmalion
and Galatea" and Mercedes" in New
York last week.
+. s. Willard has given a commits.
sion to Louis N. Parker to write a play
on historical lines, with Sir Roger de
Coverlly as the central figure. This will
be Mr.. Willard's new piece for America
next year.
Last week Henry Irving sent cable
dispatch to the New York Tribune de-
nying all statements as to his alleged re-
tirement from the stage. His dispach is
as follows; absolutely groundIees, have
been i'll, but am quite recovered, and
hope to see you soon."
"Mme. Sans. .Gene'' will be produced
at Daly's Theatre, New York, on Janu-
ary with Miss Rehan in the title role
and Mr.. George Clarke as Napoleon.
The fiftieth performance of "The Mer-
chant of Venice" will be given on De-
cemb ber 81, when handsomely illustrated
books OF the play will be distributed as
souvenirs.
Three years ago Nine. Melba carried
$500, 900 out of America. This winter
Nine. Sembrich will earn as much in
three or four months as President Nc
Kinley receives in year. Nine. Eames
earns more by singing every week than
her husband makes by painting portraits
for six months. Nine. Nordica can
hardly open her lips without double
eagles falling into them. and each of her
smiles is worth years wages to a clerk
or bookkeeper.
Bernhardt will return to Paris January
81, and will take possession of the The
atre des Nations, which she leases from
the municipal Council. Her term of
management is to extend over twelve
years at an annual rental of $4,000.
The cost of repairing and refurnishing
the theatre will be borne by the city,
and will amount to nearly $40, 900. These
repairs and alterations, however, will
not be undertaken until next summer.
Nine. Bernhardt's opening play in her
new theatre will be Camille" which |
she will cause to be followed by new
comedy, entitled "Marthe."
Men who are sober minded and normal
in all other matters will lose their heads
and wisdom completely when given an
opportunity to shower attention upon
stage.folk OF any prominence whatever;
and countless quarts of champagne and
innumerable late-suppers have been
drunk and eaten as a result OF this mania,
In some cases a cure is easy and prompt;
tor the actor, in his habit as he lives,
does not appeal strongly to all victims
alter qualification has become possible.
When the layman in question is able to
talk shop in the players own veriac-
ular he is made welcome; but the chances
are that the professional will find the
outsider bore of the worst kind, and
will be unable to prevent himself from
showing well.defned lack of interest
IN the new acquaintance. As to the chap
VINO struts and poses as an actor among
people in ignorance of the deception. he
is usually OF inferior quality-except, of
course, in such cases where he is a
sharper" or "confidenceman." Asa
class, actors-whether justly or not is
not to the point ct this matter-bear but
sorry reputation for the moral worth;
put there is always supply OF idiots
who, given half an opportunity, will
undertake to convince an entire com.
munity that they are of the stage STACEY.
r. j. Donaghey, IN Philadelphia Item.
Among the people whose contribu-
tions appear in the Christmas edition
OF the Dramatic Mirror are Alexandra
Bison. Tomaso Salvini, Adolph Won
Sonnenthal, Z. S. Willard, John Hare,
Clement Scott, A. w, Pinero, J. Forbes
Robertson, Mrs. Kendall, G. w. Coul-
dock, B. +. Keith, E. F. Albee, Marie
wainwright, Larrimer Stoddard, Sydney
Rosenfeld, J. Cheever Goodwin, Tony
Pastor, j. H. Stoddart. Herbert Kelcey,
A; M. Palmer, Marshall p. Wilder,
Charles Klein, Kathryn Kidder,
Brander Matthews, Marguerite Mer.
rington, Clay M. Greene, E. H. Soth-
ern, Robert Mantell, Charles Coghlan,
Jefferson de Angels, Martha Morton,
John Philip Sousa, Henry Clay Barna.
bee, Madeline Lucette Ryley, Louisa
Eldridge, Lulu CHASER, +. +. Mackaye
Sol Smith Russell, Wilton Lackaye,
David Belasco, James A. Herne, Bron.
son Howard, Viola Allen, Stuart Robson,
Walker Whiteside, Francis Wilson. vii.
lard Holcomb, Julia Arthur, Creston
Clarke, De Wolf Hopper, Alice Nelson