The times., 1898-11-20

lotte Cushman, Peter Richings and the
| elder Wallack died week ago Saturday
| in Metuchen. n. j.. at the age of eighty
seven.
THE Black Charmion'' is the latest.
| We have the Black Patti and the
| Bronze Melba." SO that an imitation OF
the lady of the lingerie is right in line
Wilson Barrett and r. S. Hichens are
dramatizing Mr. Hichens' successful nov
el, The Londoners.' Mr.. Barretts craze
for adaptions has been pronounced incur
able.
Gertrude Quinlan and Raymond Hitch
cock both of whom were here with the
Castle Square Opera Company, will be
| seen this week with 1.-THE Red, White and
| Blue"
Marie Dressler will soon go to London.
there to appear in the next production
made at the Shaftesbury by the Casino
management Miss Dressler will all trav-
el in one ship.
John w. Dunno and Mary Marble, both
Of "A MIX White Flag" were married
few days ago at Canton, Ill. Miss Mar
BILE is second only to yesta Tilley in her
male impersonations.
Katherine Grey was in town all last
week rehearsing for the role of Princess
F'lavia in Rupert of Hetzau," which will
be produced tomorrow night by James Is.
Hackett and his support.
Charles Wyndham has produced in Lon
don Parker and Carson effort called
THE Jest" II the piece had been Offer
ed in this country just now one could
have sworn that it was war drama.
a millionaire dry goods merchant of
tod m At
tend recent production of ''Shore Acres"
in that city Would such an act be
classed as charity to the clerks or to Mr..
Herne?
Julius Kahn, who has been elected to
Congress from a San Francisco district,
was once an actor having played impor-
tant parts with Salvini. Booth and JEFF
ferson. Thus is the stage setting about
to elevate the nation.
Edna May will sing the title role in ''An
American Beauty when it is done in
England. Morton and Kerker's work will
be one OF the first things of its sort to
have been seen abroad without being
| snapped up by the nobility.
Ethel Marlowe, who played Polly Love
here in The Christian dropped dead on
the stage Wednesday night in New
York. The actress was a daughter of
Mrs. Owen Marlowe, who was here last
week with THE Tree of knowledge"
Anna Belmont, Kathryn osterman.
James o. Barrows. Mark E. Swan, John
Lancaster Lottie Williams. andrew Lee,
Belle Davis. Frank Smith, Walter Van
Allen and Mark Smith have been engag-
ed for j. j. Rosenthars new farce.
Browns in Town.
Sarah Bernhardt is going to India to
d N-sN
does not have to work hard inyenting
newspaper stories, his star spending
something like half her time in order to
keep him supplied But India for tigers
what's wrong with New York?
Mrs. Leslie Carter has filed a petition
of bankruptcy in which her liabilities are
shown to have been over S63, 600. Mrs.
Carter must have been paying for she
| privilege of acting in "The Heart of Ma
ryland." instead of drawing the SiO0 a
week which it was reported she received.
| Says the Mirror: Wilbur Mack and Isa-
! belle Fenton closed with the Frederick II.
Wilson combination at Kent. Ohio.
valuable diamond ring was stolen from
| Miss Fenton a. Kent" No wonder Miss
Fenton closed An actress with no
more originality than that deserves TO
| have just been discharged
Rudolph Aronson has dedicated his
wives and Sweethearts'' waltz to Mrs.
Ashton Lever; First Victory, march to
Admiral George Dewey; Prince and
| Princess gavette to Rafael Joseffy, and
| ''The Rough Riders" two-steP to Col.
| Theodore Roosevelt. Dedica ton seems
to be Mr.. Aronson's strong suit.
John B. Doris who first exploited COR
| ange Blossoms will follow May Irwins
| engagement at the Bijou with faroical
| adoption from the French. Mr.. Doris IS
| hereby informed that the words "auda-
| cious,' daring" Sensational and
"risque" have all been copyrighted by
/ William a Brady for use in ''The Tur-
tle."
| It was rumored along the Rialto recent
1 ly that Thomas jefferson would take his
fathers place in the cast of RIP Van
/ Winkie" when that production goes on
| the road. The young man has been di-
recting Joseph Jefferson's tours for many
| years and win, If the tale be true be-
gin counteractinS the effect of actor-man-
ayers by introducing u class of manager
actors on the stage.