The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-04
THEATRICAL
ADJUSTMENTS.

Lewis Morrison played shylocK III
frisco last week.
There is no chorus in Hoyt's New YORK
production of "A Day and Night.
H. L. Graham is TO play l. McCorker'
Charles Z. Evans old part, In the re-
vival OF a Parlor Match
Wilson Barrett has returned TO Great
Britain from Australia, and has opened
his tour in Edinburgh.
George II. Broadhurst expects 20 have
What happened to Jones" produced in
France during the month OF December.
> Lederer & Mcclellan have bought the
new negro opera, the score Of which Is
BY the composer Of The Origin OF the
Cake Walk" and will produce 1t elabor-
ately in London. Hugh Morton Will re-
model the book to some extent.
The Maine Avenged Devils Island
IA Dreyfus play. 1.-THE Chariatan do
wolf HOppers new opera, "lhat Man
and "A Distinguished Guest" Din which
Roland Reed is a tramp, were produced
last week.
Dr. Mostyn. Roman Catholic Bishop for
Wales. has lately been the guest Of Nine.
Patti az her famous Welsh castle Graf
ey-Nos. 4 Catholic priest will In future
reside at the castle as domestic CHAP
lain.
The new farce written by Pierre de
Courcella for Charles Frohman Is called
self and Lady" IL will be produced
during the season by the Madison Square
Theatre Company here. and in London
by Mr. Frohmans Comedy company
headed by Seymour Hicks.
Mason Mitchell. the actor, who joined
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. and was
wounded az the battle Of san Juan, VIII
make his vaudeville debut tomorrow IN
New York. He will tell a story OF the
career OF the Rough Riders with dramat-
Il, effect, and will give a graphic descrlp-
ton Of the battles Of san Juan ana III
Caney. Some stereopticon views from
special photographs Will add &c the IN
terest OF the lecture.
The list Of vaudeville stars continues 70
grow. Harry Lacy Is 20 begin his sea
son in Brooklyn. September Sd. IN
sketch of his own writing. Another de-
but will take place a week later In that
Of Isabelle Evesson. whom Mr.. Grau
has booked over the Keith and Western
circuits. Camilla Ursos debut. takes
place September 18th, at Keith's. Cora
Tanner will inaugurate her frst regular
season IN vaudeville September 5th.
The definite announcement made by
Stanley Jones in his special caole -
The Sunday Telegraph IS the frst nat
statement of the separation between SIR
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. Inc
fects have been. quite naturally, conc al
"a by Irving, for tho withdrawal OF MISS
/ Terry from his immediate atmosphere
will mean a great deal OF him. not alone
I On the matter of the monetary receipts
/ but also In prestige. I'm fact. IL has been
! long held by any per, ons regarded as
/ among the shrewdest business men IN
| the theatrical world that without Miss
! Te,rl the Irving profits would fall 10 tho
J ground entirely. Severed seasons ago a
I theatrical manager who may be regarded
; as one Of the foremost IT, indeed, he Is
! not absolutely the leading spirit IN Amer
( lean amusements. offered Miss Terry
! $4,000 in cash for a 80 weeks season.
: and also proposed 20 furnish a private
4 car for her use and 20 pay an her living
? and travelling expenses. Miss Terry, at
| that time. could not be induced 20 see
| any reason why II would be advantage
Gus for her 10 tear herself away from
| Irving, although, as matters have turn
| cd out she could scarcely have failed "a
/ benefit by cutting out on her own hook,
/ So 20 SPEAK For 10 is quite clear that
] Irving is on the down grade. and that
| Oniy some daring speculation or some
! lucky huke can save him from disaster.
lie has maze failure after failure during
| the past two oi three years. and seems u
| re utterly at sea over the future. FAN
ures 70 Irving mean a great deal FOR tn-
| reason that they all entail an enormo IS
! outlay. and each one of them cuts down
! the strength of his position before the
! public. Bcerboam Tree and Henry Alex
! ander have been rapidly cutting tho
, ground from under his feet, and the
| Withdrawal of Miss Terry may be re-
/ earied as pretty nearly the final slash
| That Irvine feels this 10 be the fact Is
! shown by the unmanly, sp.teful things
d.. is saving about the woman who has
| done as much TO build up his position
| and fortune as he himself has accom-
| riished I'm that direction. He declares
! that she Is no longer able 10 retain the
! lines Of character she undertakes 20
| portray. the plain intimation being that
! sho is losing her reason. Such a decla-
| ration even II u were true-which, OF
course. IL u.s. not. inasmuch as Miss Ter
| ry IS playing every night In the suburban
J theatros-is ungracious I'm Sir Henry
| Leander Richardson. In New York Tee
! elaph.
Much speculation has been INDUCED IN
! regarding the plot OF Charles CoBhlan s
J now play. IL is an accepted fact boy
many that the play IS to be a dramatiza-
! ton of Dickens Tale Of Two Cities. %
F, AS a matter Of fact. Mr.. Coghlan has
! preserved his secret 50 well that even
his managers are unacQuainted WIKI the
! plot All they know is that the play
| deals with the French Revolution. and