The times., 1898-12-11
BRIEFLY TOLD

| Neil Burgess, having nothing else to do
| is going into vaudeville. Poor Neil
The front page of last weeks Dramatic
Mirror bears q picture of Francis Wilson.
Cissie LOTUS has sailed for this country
and will open at Roster and Balls short
| ly.
The Professional Woman's League Ba-
zaar at the Waidorf-Astoria netted the
association about 5000.
Ferdinand Gottschalk is appearing in
the cast of 1.-The Brixton Burglar" at
Terry,s Theater, London.
The Schrode Brothers and Sarony LAM
bert are shortly to star in a trick panto-
mine dubbed "a Curious Voyage"
Treasurer Rawlins, of the Lafayette
Square Opera House. has been very III,
but is once more up and about his work.
Jane Parker Champeney. one of the old
est actresses in this country, died last
week at the Forrest Home. in Philadei-
phia.
Zef Schlossberg is spending the holidays
at his home in this city. He will return
to the road shortly with his melodrama.
''The Old Veteran"
The Empire Theater Stock Company
produced Anthony Hopes ''Phroso" last
Monday night in Boston and achieved no
small degree of success.
His Better Half has closed after three
weeks of "ear-normous" business. The
better half of this farce must have been
the half that wasn't done.
Two new plays are being written for
Walter Perkins. one a farce comedy and
the other a domestic drama Versatility
must be Mr. Perkins long suit
Henry Miller has manuscript from the
pen of Paul Potter, the very wicked fel-
low who wrote "The Conquerors, and
Will probably produce it In the near fu-
ture.
Henry Hotto. once star of some
prominence, died last Sunday in New
York. Mr.. Hotto was appearing here at
Ford's Theater on the night Lincoln was
shot.
Herbert Stone & Co. are to publish a
volume entitled Some Players" a series
of biographical and reminiscent sketches
by Amy Leslie. the woman critic of Chi
cago.
Frank Daniels played two record-break-
ing weeks with "The Idols Eye in Chi
cago and will probably return to that
city with his more than successful vehicle
shortly.
Nance O'Neil is said to be on her way 10
Honolulu with a stock company. IL Miss
o Neil can contrive TO lose Mckee Ran
kin on the way she will probably return
a capital actress.
Randolph Rapley. genial as ever and just
a trifie more robust, is down at the Acad-
emy OF Music in the capacity of general
director. Otto Selhauscn continues to be
treasurer of the house. 90
John Drew has been III and THE L.
ars" was of the stage at the Empire for
quite a time. So New Workers had some
thing for which 10 be thankful when the
day came round, after all.
The Rogers Brothers and "A Reign of
Error have been playing TO enormous
business all through the country. The re-
ceipts of seven performances recently In
St. Louis We're over $4,000.
Wilton Lackaye reached Washington
three days ahead of his company last
week. Mr.. Lackaye is not in the cast of
rip Van Winkle'' and took advantage of
the presentation of that bill to visit his
home here.
Aime Lachaume is completing the score
of comic opera to be called THE Mag
ic Bottle" If the composer is not care
full she will soon have the w. C. 7. U.
passing resolutions against attending her
performance.
THAT Man." the comedy given its pre-
miere in this city some months ago. will
be seen for two weeks next January at
the Herald Square Theater. The man
ager who booked that time must have
read the play.
4 big scenic production of Way Down
East will next year be made at the
nf MrISf
house is Gotham's home of spectacularity
and the forthcoming presentation will
probably be very elaborate
The Mirror says that Florence Rockwell
has been receiving fiattering notices for
her work In Hon. John Grigsby." The
press matter seen in New York must have
been selected and sent on by Miss Rock
well herself-and there couldn't have been
much of 1t at that.
Lawrence Hanley will begin his starring
tour in Shakespearean dramas very short
ly. Mr.. Hanley has presumably decided
to let "Cyrano de Bergerac'' alone, since
nothing has been heard of his announced
production of that much abused effort
since Augustin Daly's failure.
On the first day of the new year Webe3
and Fields, the German dialect comedi-
ans will celebrate the twentieth anniver-
sary of their partnership by giving spe-
cial performance at the Broadway Music
Hail. This is what might be termed
combining business with pleasure"
Katheryn Mulkins has made great hit
in Boston with "A Misfit Marriage" The
papers there have been almost unanimous
in declaring her work the best done in
the company, while the local magazines
are full of the little woman's fads and
fancies. Miss Mulkins is a wonderfully
clever actress.
Charles Coghlan is said to have made
a version of THE Three Musketeers" and
may shortly appear as D'Artagnan. Aft
er seeing E. H. Sothern rant through the
piece it might be comfort to witness
presentation of Dumas old work in the
hands of SO thoroughly capable an actor
as Mr.. Coghlan.
The Cherry sisters have sued a Des
Moines critic who said their entertain-
ment was meritless for $4,000. And it is
generally people of about the ability pos
sessed by the notorious Cherries who OBJ
ject to the publication of honest opinion
concerning their work There is no chance
of the quartet getting anything out of the
action-not even free advertising.
Sir Henry Irving will probably never
act again, and there seems to be consid-
cradle doubt as to whether or not Joseph
jefferson will be able to return to his life
work These two names complete the list
compiled in a disastrous year-a year that
has cost the English-speaking stage near
ly twenty of its most famous representa-
tiyes.
A theatrical manager of Dunkirk, Ind,
advertises in a New York dramatic paper
for attractions. In describing the field he
says: Eleven large glass factories end
others working. We are standing them