The times., 1898-06-05

Summer vacation in sixteen years in
Eermont-where the syrup comes from.
The Sisters Engstrom. Of the Rentz-
Santley Company. viii spend their va
cation at their home in Stockholm
Sweden.
Eleven companies closed last Week
There were no more because those re-
naming would hardly swell out that
number.
Maggie CIine's assumption of the title.
.-The Irish War Queen" is perhaps the
most ridiculous Of the many absurd things
she has done.
]. J. Rosenthal. manager OF What
Happened to Jones'" and Kathryn Oster-
man. OF that company, will be married
next Thursday.
The Maid of Bath" was presented last
week by a Boston stock company. II is
not stated whether or not Adele Richie
appeared in the title role.
The Ciarice Sisters have been engaged
Tor A Spring Chicken They are won
derfully clever girls. and will be decided
acquisitions TO the company.
The scenes of Olga Nethersoles next Of
fering. The Termagant" are Iaid in
Spain. That settles the chances OF the
piece in this country. at least.
The many local friends Of Truly Shat
tuck viii be pained 10 learn that she is
it is thought she has typhoid fever.
Hauptmann's The Weavers" is likely
- be seen in New York before long.
Charles Henry Meier has made the Eng
Gsh version Of this remarkable play.
William Courtleigh of the Lyceum
ocIl is running "a SUfmer stock in Michi-
gan. bIr. Courtleigh is a very capable
man and should be eminently successful.
Edouard Remeny was buried week
ago last Friday. Among his pall-bearers
Were Robert c. Ingersoll, John Philip
Sousa~ Oscar Klein, and Thomas A. Edi-
son.
Maud Adams's long engagement in The
Little Minister" viii end at the Garrick
soon after the three-hundredth perform
ance. which is announced 20 occur on
june L.
Hotel Topsy Turvy," which will be
given next season at the Herald Square
Theater. viii reintroduce Charles Evans.
late Of Evans and Hoey, as an actor
manager.
f. T. Mackaye has opened a school of
acting in New York. Which probably
means that Charles Frohman viii have
out two more companies by the season
after next
New York dramatic papers are begin
ming to run pawn brokers' advertise
ments- Which looks ominous. both for
the journals and the people 10 whom
they cater.
Madame Alexandra Viarda was TO have
appeared in New York recently. but was
prevented by a slight accident The Lord
moves in a mysterious way his wonders
10 perform"
Daniel SuIly produced his nev Tlay.
''UucIe Bob" for the Grst tinle on any
stage last February. The piece proved
successful and viii be exclusively used
next season.
Katherine Grey viii be Charles Cogh-
lsn's leading lady next season. Mr.. Cogh-
Ian may be congratulated upon having
secured one Of the cleverest actresses
In this country.
Eytienne Girardot has been re-engaged
with Miss Francis Of Yale" II they
stick 10 one class Of work much longer
Aessrs. GirardOt, Dixey and Harlow vill
constitute a neutral sex.
The Highwayman" Is 70 be heard this
Summer Al Manhattan Beach. Together
with the fear Of bombardment this an
nouncement should serve TO keep that
popular resort pretty empty.
Al Lipman. last year member Of the
Columbia Stock Company, has signed as
leading man Of the combination which
Sol Davis is organizing to play Hartford,
New Haven and Springfield.
The much-taIked-of Shakespearian
big Four" played to S602. % during re
cent week in Philadelphia Which re-
minds one that il was Boucicault who
once said, Shakespeare spells ruin"
Charles a. Bigelow. who Will be remem-
bered for his thank you very kindly,
viii star during the season Of 1899 He
VIII re-appear next season in The French
Maid" which affords him unlimited op.
pOrtuniues for his many talents.
Frank Wilstach, press agent of the
Broadway Theater and brother TO Pau
WNstach, late dramatic editor of The
Times. will spend his Summer vacation
IN Indiana II Is TO be supposed that Mr.
Milstach Will be glad TO return 10 work
De Wolf Hopper viii produce the latest
Sbusa-klein opera. The Charlatan'' AT
the Knickerbocller Theater on Septem-
Der 5. In the cast viii be Miss Bergen
Alfred Klein. and Alice Judson. a Wash
inet0n girl. who is well and favorably
known here.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett posi-
tively denied last week rumor that sh,
would soon marry her coilaborator. Ste
phen Townsend If the result was t,
have been more Burnett-TOwnsend play!
the dramatic world has something TO b,
thankful for.
The Casino management has Cancelled
contracts with the Partisan dancers an.
DouEced for the next review because OF
against
The Spanish sNmpathies Of the French
nation. II begins 10 look as though
France VIII suffer in this trouble ever
more than Spain.
" de Wagstafre, a writer OF poor one
ACT sketches, goes for the critics this
week in metropolitan dramatic paper.
Which means only one thing and that
one that Mr.. de Wagstaffe's latest has
not been as universally praised as he
would have wished il TO be.
An organization Of Chicago newspaper
women recently dined Felix Morris. the
weil-kaown character actor Mr. Morris
s understood TO be very bashful IN which
case he must have felt during this partic-
Ular dinner somewhat like solomon Brig
ham Young or the Sultan Of Turkey
Manv curious letters come to the Stan,
h0pe-WheatcrOft Dramatic School in New
York A recent one concerning the free
schOlarsE annually offered went this
way: In regards 10 your free skolal
ships. plees send me all about it. / have z
cuzZen is on the St Mary's. and would
Ike 10 get onto slool ship myself" An.
other one concluded: I have been chosen
10 read the velledictorv ESSAY of Gram.
mar School No. is and will resite il foI
YOU in cOmDitition for the free scholer.
ships Of your drammitic school / am ],
years old and have much talent for tn,
dramma 10 play Juliet or Lord Fontel
roy or 10 Knights in a Barroom''
Echoes Of Dead sailor
(From the Chicago Times -HeraidD
Apropos of the Spanish sailors love
OF parrot is this story of a Spanish
vessel shipwreclzed on an unfriendly