The times., 1898-05-08
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Twenty-Five companies closed last week.
Lionel Barrymore will play next sea-
son with Sol Smith Russell.
Mrs. A S Walsh mother of Blanch
Walsh. died last Sunday in Brooklyn.
Too Much Johnson has made a big
hit in London-just as Washington said
it would.
Julia Arthur may. retire from the stage.
Truly marriage has charms to soothe the
savage breast.
Fanny Rice will probably produce a
new play by a Washington newspaper
man next season.
Marie Wainwright is rumored TO be go
ing and Harrison J. Wolfe and Robert
Downing are in vaudeville. NeXti
George w. Lederer and Gustave Kerker
arrived last Thursday from Europe to
arrange for the coming Casino review.
Stuart Robson will present a new play
by Augustus Thomas as the opening at
traction of next season at Wallacks The
ater
THE Ballet Girl viii be out again
next year She should put in this Sum-
mer learning how to dance over ten
inch ties.
Every composer and librettIst speaks
of his latest as being his best work until
II mas Dttn dIttpltNis "IiFIl AlAt Sldi SOY =
1t for him.
Joe Oft is going to be a private in the
ranks of Monte Carlo" next season.
All the stars seem to have become me-
teOrs this year
A New York theatrical paper advertis-
es, For sale cheap-'A Man of Honor. 4"
They are TO be gotten at very reduced
rates in Washington. too.
Last weeks experience with Jonn
Drew proved conclusiyeiy that in the
desertion OF Maud Adams that actor
lost his very much better half
Madame Melba tainted during panic at
the California Theater, San Francisco,
last Sunday Mothers of small boys who
20 fishing on the Sabbath, please note.
Arthur Maitland did some capable and
interesting work last week with Wilton
Lackaye He is an excellent actor. and
his characterization loaned much to the
production.
The Circus Girl has peen revived at
Days. La Poupee" having been found
to be beyond that stage. Virginia Earl
is playing Dora and James Powers ap-
pearng as Biggs the bartender.
Since the success of Thomas f. Shea ;
Man o'-War's Man" eight authors and
three designers of the play have sprung
up, none Of them having cared enough
for the piece to make trouble before.
Zeff came back to town last week after
a long season with the ''Old Veterans
Company, looking more rotund and happy
than ever. He Will have charge of an
electric theater at Glen Echo this year.
The famous Cherry Sisters advertise
themselves as being AT Liberty which
in plain English. means that they are out
Of a job So far as the public is con-
of
main at liberty.
Marcus Moriarity is publishing a rec
ord Of the time in which he learned the
role II. Weaver created here in THAT
Lass O Lowrie's." There were about
ten lines in the part. which Mr.. MoriarI-
ty did very badly, indeed
Beside the Bonnie Brier Brush" has
been taken off the road until some sug-
gested changes can be made in 1t, among
hem several noticed by the local press
Washington verdicts are pretty good, eh
Mr. Perley?
All the road attractions that have not
yet closed seem to be taking advantage
Of Greeley's admonition in regard to go.
ing West New York theaters are dark
aning rapidly and the extreme end of the
season is not far away.
Harry b. Smith will sail for Englant
tomorrow. Mr.. Smith travels on al
American liner and may have an excel
lent opportunity 10 study local color il
| the interior of a Spanish prison before
he comes back
Frank Wilstach, press agent of th'
Broadway Theater and brother of Pau
Wilstach. late dramatic editor of Th'
Times. is confined to his home in New
York suffering from severe burns acci
| dentally inflicted.
Now the Actors Society wishes to ge
away from Incorporation under the law:
If New York, and this after af
| liliation with a labor union. Truly
| the Actors Society is more yer
| satile in doing foolish thing: