Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13

Amenartas, under the curse of Isis. Then
is introduced the cave of the Fire of Life.
wins her way to this secret spot by de-
scending in the basket used for conveying
food to the hermit. From this point on the
story follows the narrative of the novel.
At Kor the travellers are feted by the Kor-
ties; only here, for dramatic purposes, the
the original. making Ustane die in the
successful attempt to save Leo. She burns
the mummy, not in Leo's presence, but at
Leo. bewitched by She, is entertained by
her to a magnificent spectacle of historic
dances, and subsequently, She leads the trio
on the way. not from a fit, but by falling
from the rocking Cliff Finally She bathes
as second time in the fire. to reassure Leo.
bathe in it second time. Then follows a
grand apotheosis in which the ancestors
geance which he has unconsciously, and. it
must be owned. unwilingly wrought. The
music of NJ; Nader is said to be praise;
With esct when meeas his
doom; the "She-motif." which follows the
heroine in all her actions and betrays her
magnificent in orchestration; light Schu-
bertian dances; touches recollective Of Men
delssohn. particularly in the dances of the
sparks and mosquitoes in the third tableau.
As for costumes there are the already men
TONED 6 d. spark n,o dance. s the snake dance by
ballet arranged by She in Leo's honor.
Figures and dances of all ages. with ap-
propriate costumes. are introduced by She,
illustrative of the different eras through
which she has lived.
Marie Dressler and Flora Irwin, starring
respectively in May Irwin's old successes,
"Courted Into Court and 1.-THE Widow
Jones'" are both in such bad health that
their tours will probably have to be aban-
doned. Miss Dresslers tour it is said will
close a week hence her docYnr. ayyip
itiVely forbidden her to appear any longer.
For months she has been so Ill that it was
only by the greatest effort she was able
to fulfill her engagements, and the inevita-
BILE breakdown seems to be so near at hand
now that Manager Harris has decided 10
close the season. Miss Irwin s illness, while
not serious, has obliged her to miss a num-
Der of performances and has given Miss
Ada Lewis an opportunity to exchange her
role role OF the tailor-made maid Felicity for
Jones herself-New York Sun.
When Miss Ethel Barrymore's engage
ment to Laurence Irving was announced
her father. Maurice Barrymore, cabled:
aaye Just heard Of your engagement.
night later came the news that the engage
men was broken off. Whereupon Mr.. Bar
rymore again cabled: Have just heard
that your engagement is Off. Still congrat-
ulate you"
On March ~ MrS. f1Ske Will close at the
Grand opera house. Chicago, one of the
most successful road tours ever enjoyed
by an American star. The Chicago engage
ment, which began last Monday, has been
one Of the most sensational ever known in
that city. Mrs. Fiske was cheered by the
audiences and the critics-or several of
them at least-hailed her as the greatest
English-speaking actress. She has been
hailed everywhere as the most gifted and
distinctive of native actresses. and has
everywhere proved her title to that posi-
tion which the critical in New York city
last year granted to her upon the produc-
tion of Tess of the DUrbervilles." Mrs.
Fiske will appear at the Fifth Avenue
theater on March %. for an indefinite en-
gagement of last year in New York on the
eve of Lent, but that season. so dreaded by
actors, had no apparent effect upon the
business done by her. Although she will
open this springs engagement also during
Lent, 1t is safe to say that her New York
season will be remarkably successful.