The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30

fans Of prolonged wordy warfare be-
tween the first Of French critics and the
most popular OF French chanteuses.
Among other things GuilDert questioned
the critics right to criticise her work Tor
the reason that he paid for has seat ana
therefore. according TO her feminine line
of reasoning was present as spectator
merely and not In his capacity as re-
viewer.
sydney Rosenfeld has closed with
Daniel Frohman for the production OF
his English version Of I'm Welssen 10
sal" the very successful German play
which Mr. R0senthai secured in Berlm.
The English version viii be called AT
the White Horse Tavern" The play
recounts the adventures Of a Berlin tour
ist in the Austrian Alps. interviewer
with fascinating love story. The piece
has passed it's two hundredth night NJ
the Leasing Theatre. In Berlin. ana Us
said 20 be the most pronounced hit Ger
many has rad I'm years.
Augustin DAILY has made change IN
his plans for the opening Of Ada ltenan
regular season a. Days Theatre, New
YORK Instead Of presenting Nine.
Sans-Gene" first. Is previously announc-
ed Miss Rehau will make her reappear-
aucc as p0rtia in 1.-THE Merchant OF We
nice" a new role for her. She will bee
sunportcd by Mr. Sydney Herbert ms
Shylock: Mr. Charles Richman as Bas-
eanio and Miss Blanche Bates as Ncrissa.
The theatre will be closed November
f4th and 18th for rchearsals. and The pro-
duction will be made on November 18th.
learn from some one who played ~
the cast with her that Miss Mario Bur
roughs has objected strenuousiy TO be
ing on the stage in support Of Stuart
Robson in "The Moddler' whenever n
svear-word is uttered. To show that
she lives up TO her principles I'm this mat
te~. Miss Burroughs | am Informed
makes an exit simply 10 be out Of the
public view while Mr.. Robson INDUCES in
am oath returning Immediately after ll
is pcrpetrated. In another act some
one says "By God!' and so again Miss
burroughs politely absents herself Tor
the time being.-Dramatic News.
There will be no less than six COM
panies using "Cyrano Dc Bergerac' with
In the next month. Joseph HawOrth
viii star I'm the play. The Shubert Stock
Company. I'm syracuse: the Third Ave-
nue. stock Company. I'm New York the
Henderson Stock Company. I'm the West
and the Salisbury stock Company VIII
all use IL. while Mr. Daily says Miss Re
han viii continue I'm the play for the ball
ance OF the season. Roster and Biai's
have put on buresquc; Weber ana
Fields are preparing one and .iloTorlN
minister's will have one. 90 the play viii
not suffer for the want OF attention.
It has been learned that the value Of
the estate left by Fanny Davenport was
greatly ovcrestimated al the time OF her
death, when 80 was said that she was
one Of the wealthiest OF American act
rcsscs Her fortune was said TO amount
~ 10000 and 81 IS possible that this
would not have been too high an esti-
mate In 1902 whom her will was made.
but before her death it had dwindied 90
scarcely more than One-tenth or that
sum. II is said that the later years ot
her career ON the stage were NOT sue
cessful financially partly OWNS 10 ihe
fact chat her professional tours were ire
auenUy interrupted by illness. after she
had expended large sums IN eoui3plug
her companies II ls said that 900 view
of the reduced amount Of her estate her
relatives will receive only about Eoeo
I'm lcgacios and her husband. Melbourne
Mcdowell. about $500. besides her manu-
script plays. Under the provisions or Der
VIII. If the value of her estate had re-
NAMED intact. the husband would have
received at least 100000
The Dramatic Mirror this week pub
fishes SIS fourth instailments Of the Thea
trical Roster for the season Of 1853
ana thus has placed before iis readers
and the profession the personnel OF prac-
ideally an the companies Of note before
the public this season. The following
comparison of the Roster of this season
with that OF last season published by
a..