The sun., 1898-12-11
WITH MASK AND WIG
Personal Paragraphs Con-
cerning Stage FavOrites.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Stage Items OF the Season Gossip OF
the Green Room What They
are Doing.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

luIu.
Henry Miller is to appear in Brother
Officers"
Sandow, the strong man, is taking les-
sons in singing in Paris.
The "Twigg Laurel' Company headed
by bcyclist Eddie Bald collapsed at Bos-
ton.
Julia Arthur will present Mercedes"
and "Pygmalion and Galatea" at New
York on December II.
Marguerite Lemon is to play the chief
role in De koven and Smiths opera,
'The Three Dragons"
Chicago saw Mansfelds "Cyrano de
Bergarac" last week. This production
and company uses dozen railroad cars.
Charles Coglan may play DArtagnan
in new version of ''The Three Guards
men," f. II. Sothern added this role
to his repertoire in Philadelphia on Mon.
day last.
The dramatization of Anthony Hope's
"Phroso'' was disclosed in Boston on
Monday last. Miss MIlward played the
title role.
Mrs. Kelly, the Oldest English actress,
celebrated the ninety-third anniversary
of her birth the other day with recep-
tion which was attended by many of the
best known persons connected with the
London stage.
The new opera intended for the Casino
is to be called the "Love of Cyrano,"
with book by Louis Harrison and J.
Cheever Goodwin The cast is expected
to have as principals Lillian Russell,
Pauline Hall, Thos. @. Seabrooke and
John Z. Henshaw. The production is
promised for early in January.
Francis Powers new play is called
''The White Rabbits" and was produced
in Brooklyn last week. The White Rab.
bits are supposed to be two bowling
swells who enlist as privates and 20 to
the war. Mr.. Powers plays one OF the
parts well, and Leonard Grover, Jr.,
another. Powers wrote "The First
Born"
LAS to success on the stage" says
Janauscbek neither beauty nor brains is
needed. A woman has only to make her.
self sufficiently notorious and she will
find manager to exploit her, a paying
pubic clamorous to see the exploitation.
No." with little nod and half shrug.
81 do not say that cynically. Things
theatrlc are in state of transition. The
old order has passed. The new is not vet
fixed"
Colonel George of Mount Vernon
drama OF colonial days, by Augustus
Thomas, is announced as the attraction
at the Castle Square Theatre, Boston,
for the week beginning Monday, De.
cember II, the play having its first pro-
duction on any stage at this time. Its
story deals with scenes and incidents in
the life of Washington Just before the |
revolution, and introduces many of the /
hlstorlal characters with whom he was
associated in social and military life
at that time. Some elaborate stage
settings. are being made for this
production, and every effort will be
made at historical accuracy in all its de-
tails.
Olga Nethersole produced "The Ter
for the first time in America
on Tuesday last. The hues of the
gowns worn by Miss Nethersole as
Princess BeatriX in the four acts of the
romance accord with the moods of the
titled lady. This is the first time, per-
maps, where the color scheme of play
direction has been carried into drama.
Koderlgo, the royal mariner, who first
sighted America from the masthead of
Columbus ship Pinta, is the foil for
Beatrix in the play. Beatrix of Moya is
noble mesdame of wilful mood, petu-
liant, selfish, imperious. Roderigo returns
from tho (Nntup, h,,S nvrnI;tin,,
kemPt, and by wit and chivalry subdues
the shrew to later fall a tragic victim to
courtly intrigue. Lady Beatrix dies with
him.
Last night Nine. Sembrich sang Vio-
letta in Verdi's opera "La Traviata,"
and achieved such triumph as no
colorature singer has won in this citv
since Adelina Patti was in her palmy
days at the Academy of Music. And It
must be added that not Patti, nor Gerster.
nor Marimon, nor Parepa-Rosa, nor
any other colorature singer who ever
delighted this town ever equaled Nine.
Sembrlch's delivery of "Ah fors lue."
The audience waited until after the
''Semper Ilbera' to let loose the torrent
OF Its enthusiasm. Then there was a
scene of joyous tumult indeed. Even
the occupants of the boxes applauded
as II they had never heard singer be-
fore, and the house resounded with
cheers and cries of Bravo. ."-New York
Times. w."
James A. Herne gave his last per-
formance of "Shore Acres" in Boston
on December 8, and arrived in New
Y ork on Monday to begin preparations
with Manager Charles Z. Evans, of the
Herald Square Theatre for the produce
lion of Reverend Griffith Davenport.
Circuit Rider, at that theatre on Jan
uairy 30. The play is in five acts and is
dramatization by Mr.. Herne of Helen !
M. Gardeners novel, "An Unofficial Pa
Irlot.' The scenes are laid in the south
before, during and after the Civil War.
The production, it is said, will be the
largest ever made of any American
drama. Two hundred people will be EN-.
ployed, of whom seventy will have speak
ing parts. Forty of the characters are
negroes and will be played by white
players. Mr.. Herne will play the title
character.
Comedian Crane has shelved "Worth
Million" and on Tuesday last in New 6
York presented ''The Head of the Fam. !