The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.


seriously i'll.
Murray and Mack Will revive "Finne-
gan's Bali next season.
Modicska is going to spend her vaca-
ton this Summer in Europe.
Bertha Creighton has Joined the Cum
minEs Stock Company. in Toronto.
Corinne is going out West with roper
TORE Of standard operas. Evidently the
burnt child does not dread the fire.
Jacob Lift has leased NcVicker's ia
nous theater in Chicago, and will as
sumo the management about May l.
Robert Iilliard has been engaged for
the production of Sporting Life He
should be well qualified for the title role.
Felix Morris. the best sketch actor on
the stage, will spend the Summer play
ing The Vagabond." in Keith's houses.
Claudia Carlstedt of the Frank Dan
iels Opera Company, has announced her
engagement TO Millionaire Wheeler, of
New York.
Edna Wallace Hopper has signed en-
gagements to appear with the Casino
companies for two years Now what
viii hubby do?
Edgard SeIden. author of "A Hot Old
Time has written a new farce entitled
"A Spring Chicken in which Sam Col
Inns and Madelein Marshall will be fea-
Belle Archer is to star next year in "A
Contented Woman" 1t seems that con-
spiracy to keep that play before the pub
lie should be deemed a punishable Of
Tense.
Now is the season of the uneventful
benefit and the festive ticket seller. Bust
ness men would do well to see about hav-
ing Private" painted on their doors at
once.
THE Curse of Gold" was produced in
Binghamton, n. Y. ten days ago, with
Gore Davidson in the cast Little is be-
ing said as to the way in which it was
received.
AUNT" Louisa EIdridge. famous in and
out of the profession as one of its old
est members is going to play Prudence
in Margaret Fuller's production of Ca
mile
W. H. Crane will follow The Conquer
ors at the Empire Theater, with a new
play, entitled His Honor, the Mayor"
Not many people would care to follow
The ConqucrOrs' far.
B. F. Keith, the vaudeville manager, re-
Gently offered the Government $4,000 for
a ten weeks loan of a model of the bat
tieship Maine. the sum to go to the re-
lief fund The offer was refused.
The Casino management have imported
a score of chorus girls from Paris the
supply Of people who We're willing to be
filthy for a consideration having been
exhausted on this side of the water.
f. c. Whitney has a new japanese op-
era. Papa Chrysanthemum, for pro-
duction at the Herald Square Theater
From the title the piece might just as
well be a Chapanese opera as Japanese
one.
Sam Bernard will begin his starring
tour in The Marquis Of Michigan" in
August, at the Bijou Theater New York.
For starring fever take three table
spoonfuls of carboic acid daily as long
as required.
Lolita Crabtree. better known by her
! first name, has brought proceedings
/ against a firm of Wall Street brokers,
through whose advice, she alleges. she
/ has lost about $50 600 In unreliable in
/ vestments.
/ Joe Wood the genial assistant treasurer
/ Of the Grand, claims to be able to sell
more gallery tickets in less time than any
man in his business He wants to chal-
/ Ienge anyone who will furnish the crowd
/ and the tickets.
Oscar Hammerstein and a comedy with
capital Of SIS, 900 is going to reopen the
OIympia-aII at once. This reminds one
. Of the story Of a cOuntryman visiting the
city who said he was going to have q good
time if it cost him as much as 50 cents.
Edna Aug. one of the most vfvacious
and charming little women on the vau-
devile stage. appeared in the bill at
I Tony Pastors, in New York last week.
/ and made an emphatic hit. She was en-
cored eight times at 1er first perform
ance.
The Lambs Minstrel tour will begin on
May 3 AT the Metropolitan Opera House,
in New York, and will reach here, for one
performance, four days later. The enter
oil -..Ta
as behind, and dramatic critics are prom
ised a cheerful time with Joseph Brooks.
I Kirke La Shelle, Al. II. Candy, w G.
Smyth, Frank Murray Ed. Jack. Edward
n. Townsend. Marcus Mayer and W NJ.
Wilkinson for press agents The first
part cast reads like a history of the stage.
Nat Goodwin, Willie Collier and Walter
Jones viii be bones; Stuart Robson, JEFF
fersOn D'Angeiis and Dan Daily, tambos,
and De Wolf Hopper. interlOcutor. Jokes
for this portion of the program have been
written by Clay NJ. Greene. Augustus
Thomas, Charles Hoyt, Glen MacDon-
Ough, T.. +. hidder, Edward PaultOn, Eu-
gene Presbrey, Charles Klein and David
Bclasco. Victor Herbert, author Of "The
Wizard of the Nile. "The Idols Eye
and THE Serenade." will lead the band
in the street parade, while Reginald De
Koven and John Hitler will have charge
of the orchestra. Among others to APP
pear are ChaUncey OIcott Eugene CowIes
Henry Clay Barnabee, William Phip. Har-
/ ry Gillig, Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, VIII
liam II. Mcdonald, Fred. Robinson Dig
by Bell. Edwin Hoff Edmusd Stanley
Charles Hopper, Richie Ling, Mark Smith
G. Perugini. Joseph Holland. Fritz Will
ans. ". II. Crane. Robert billiard. Cyril
Scott, John T.. Kellcrd, +. l.. Davenport
Joseph Herbert, Charles Richman, Joseph
Grismer Burr Mcintosh, Ferdinand Colt
schalk Ignacio Martinett, Wilton Lack
aye Henry +. DiXey Francis Carlisle J
+. Dodge, Al. Lipman. Vincent Serrano
Herbert Grips Joseph Humphreys and
, Julian Mitchell How's that?
ago TIOpr0n