The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-07
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-. peruhardt has turned dramatiet and
MAUI nIov IN which his mothor will be seen
Sr'U" +. =, an. RECEIVERS her health. 1t Is a stage
pOn - George Sands novel Gabriel"
version unco,s lie. Misorables" is be acted
NN n paris at the Porto st, Martin. Coqueiin
.nrs.r as jean I'ovean 80 soon AS "Cyrano
t.%n.,a,rao" ceases to attract large audiences.
ep,..s,real form OF Hugo's novel is In six
lw aableaux," and was acted hrst In 1858.
Eea cr.ale" is q new play accepted at the
I'M rropcaIse. and "Cascarillo," by Jean
pomp.NuHI. will soon be used at the odeon. AIDE
hNnVpn,v leading actress of the Comedio
ln' .is. has lately appeared In Brussels as
IAnSS., che will soon be seen in Paris in the
gu ,n,s. Jane Hudirg has gone to join tho
t"e. :. tho French theatre in st. Peters.
enp'I d. recent appearances In Paris havo not
eu ,ucc.ssful. The two candidates for the
~ ~ vacant by the death OF Henri Meilhao
bN n, ueryieu and Henri Lavedan. They
U..nularv writer's for the French stage to-day,
',,.rsh their work 10 little known here. n 10
~ t.nd that would probably ind very little
e'...,.,,on. as they are analytical and modern.
WIZ called "Dreyfus" has been successfully
!, several German cities. The incidents
s >" derived from the famous episode.
ENteWys scbrat,, one OF the b~estknown coInedi-
hau. n he Hofhurg. in Vienna, Is about to re-
s,s she is remembered here az one Of the l9-
trs. man theatres. Frau Odilon 10 the lead
hoa,-sss OF the Deutscher in Vienna. Her
-, husband, from whom she was d.
Rimst several years ago, Is Ghirardi, q
similar comedian. The n~anaSenleht OF the
Sp,,.,ber decided 10 engage him, but first
ptn...sr,,IS ths question TO his former wife. She
tatH, nv objection whatever. She said. on the
,oStrsiy, that the company would be the best
IluNAut - I'D thA hn wa iIy0t
H. Sorr OF a man the company needed. Her
Ess..ISsh view Of the matter was not altered by
.n.nsss that the comedian 10 to marry again.
Esann Strauss is at work on q new come opera
XII Viii be ready next year. FORBES Hobertson
va Mrs Patrick Campbell, with an English
s.DSs,tins company. are acting in Berlin.
Ethel BARRYMORE is stili a member OF Henry
M, ,iSSnaon Iyceum in Tho Bells" The En-
", ,ss Music Hall is said to have paid 70 per cent.
Inc Investment last year, and the Alham-
ri Is also q highly pr Si1h u P
\%,,TIins for L. $. Willard, will not DO produced
next season. as Mr.. Parker is under contract to
write with Murray Carson n drama Tor Sharles
Wtndham's theatre. Wilson Barrett will spend
n. entire season in Australia. The White
Demon; or, the Morphis Maniac" is the
tNmlsing title Of a London melodrama
Which concludes, with the villain oelng, con
IN such pieces are rarely exported. j. NJ. Bar
n has written in twenty-four hours q one-act
,,Isnde for Winifred Emery and cyril Maudc.
E,rah Bernhardt is to act in London in May.
fSs stage director OF a music hall lately
ipnrLed one OF the women singers down the
siers because she refused to defer to his disci-
Iine, but in Russia II stage manager stabbed
sne OF the actors because no was not enc
IA hi directions. and the man died.
"Doubt," the latest of Jose Echegaray's
dramas, WAS lately performed without success
IN Madrid. II WAS written for Sonora Guer-
ftn, The author made it practically a mono
hcue, and the audience was bored by the SYM
tONsm.
El.onora Duse has received lately the great
est compliment which the French nation could
py TO d foreign actress. She will appear on the
stage Of the Coincide FRANCHISE at the perform.
,ns given in honor of Mile. Reichemberg's re-
trsnent. Duse will be seen in the last act Of
"Adrienne Lecouvreur.' in the part which, it
will b remembered. Sarah B%ernhardt says she
does not like TO play, and does 80 only in this
country, where the drama is popular. Nine.
Bnt.t, VINO is entitled to the role under ordi-
nary circumstances. gave to Duse the necessary
permission, and the unusual honor of appearing
ttthe French national theatre has thus been
awarded 10 n foreign actress. Buses plans
pact DAnnunzio's :" The Dead City" in Italy
have been temporarily set aside, owing to her
dispute with Zacconi, and it Is not thought that
th.. .ngedy will be acted there at all. Anita
yiulti Chartres. who Is an intimate friend Of
ths Italian actress, has been writing for London
newspapers some accounts of the woman in her
private life. 1t is doubtful II they mako her APP
pear very different from any actress who was in
bad health and acted only with great effort,
tnting that, as well as the burdens incidental
ioher eInlnence, a difficulty to bear. Mr.. Char
tres writes:
In 1UFip Ubara ahn uau rarfnrpaInp N fatr v-aaLa
40 The 'nly lerson BESIDES myself who was per-
nHtd TO disturb her Gustere s%eclusion was the
earning. WIKI, duchess OF Aosta, who. channg
under the tyrannical bondage OF court etiquette,
I1hkl! expressed her envy Of buses freedom. When
Ntwsre alone together Duss was herself-impulsive,
sAst Passionate, tender. sad. But the mere an
tounctintnt Of a visitor would freeze her into silent
lIaIeuf Dlbe certainly makes a great deal OF
money, but she spends all that she makes. She is
exceedingly generous. one day she gave a magnih-
ga! diamond ring TO a dressmHker whom Worth had
.tS' from Paris. And she paws her entire company
n.ohlhs .he has only given twenty two perform.
sSes she Is the saddest woman l have ever known
y eannole even bear peoples voices. After the strain
VI h.f Performance ske drives home quite alone. and
~ coNn TO supper IN solitude aud silence. During
"susys lm6a with her We used TO sit at opposite
snas o. The large table, sometimes without exchang-
y nll 4 dozen words. aud she used to laugh her ap.
,wa IcfOSi 10 me when | absolutely refused to
a,Ntr her Il she made any attempts at polite con.
~ ehe wears no %corsets. and does not powder or
bE ..s even on The StsPr. She bundles her pretty
ft.y,un. - 80 HN"l ana 80 Nuit piodh VI tlc ollC
..r.lns white lock that sweeps across her temple.
Sny. .n S1a nant woman, highly cultured, sincere.
",peak' Is StArtlingly brilliant.
inns presumably refers to Buses career several
is.sago, she is to play soon in London. and
~ engagement In Paris this spring will result
! gfoduetion of the new drama written for
AH W AnnunZio.
Ne1to Duse, the best known actress in Italy
ni'na d Lorenzo. and she has been acting
WI success this winter In Russia. On her
return to Italy she stopped at Budapest. and
. was The heroine OF an incident which has
nnOusea as much advertisement for her as
uses rctlcenCe ever did for that actress.
used 10 be an imprcsario in New York
1uoueiiShted TO talk about the days In which
.u"He was captured by the Sultan of Turkey
~ eonhhed In his harem. But Signora di
N''uIou id not relish this accusation when IL
""mace against her. as he realized how much
."'eaPital might be made out OF the episode
IL n" 'ne oare announcement of the fact. A
SS,"kaF'ah newspaper minated that Signora
LORENZO mad been for several years the IA
.e hhale OF the Sultan's harem. Then q
"A. ~' VI Italians wrote to the newspapers.
tuels "IIer OF The paragraph found several
Al. and - us h"LIs, the actress became
lsrenI, ,ne Theatre had to DO closed, while her
ron",s, Wh0 swOre that she had never boen
nun W. under their walchfui care and was The
lkeI' p,op't 81 all actresses, brought suit for
taraptsnlsl ne journal that had published the
titep,er pH @ulNt their child. After the first ex-
d Ior n u me ahair had died down, Signora
h,, LORENZO received several offers OF mar.
TINA hhoIl Hungarian soldiers and VI
o. "a nbnUphe'l"rs but refused them all.
lsr. as sGr i'F mother refused them for
I,s'hl cilieh''ri 81 IN. After This snlendid nnt-