The times., 1898-11-06
BRIEFLY TOLL

"Charley O'Malley" will begin in jan
uary.
Announcement has been made of the
recent marriage of Tyrone Power and
Edith Crane in Philadelphia.
Thomas E. Shea has broken fourteen
house records for big business this sea-
son with his melodrama, 1.-The Man-o'-
War's-Man.'
James Kearney, a local boy who was
last seen here with "On and on" has
gone to London to superintend the stag
ing of the farce there.
Mrs. Reeves-Smith, the mother of II.
Reeves-Smith, who was seen here last
week in "A Brace of Partridges," died a
few days since in England.
Jane English. mother of the famous
Lucille Western, mother-in-law of James
Herne and herself a well-known actress.
died on October "a in New York.
''At the White Horse Tavern" is the
name of a German success for the Ameri-
can rights Of which Daniel Frohman has
just closed with Sydney Rosenfeld.
Frank C. Bangs, the only living men,
Der of the great Shakespearian quartette.
Booth, Bangs. Davenport and Barrett,
will soon enter vaudeville with a one act
play. called Reunited"
A manager whose name is Frank Z.
Long is now advertising the presentation
| of a drama entitled Roland Reeds
| Cheek" 1t is not stated whether or
| not the piece Is a long one.
| Richard F. Carroll has been engaged
| for "a Dangerous Maid" An entertainer
with name like that would seem to be
suitable for musical comedy-even If it
was offered at the Casino.
Frank Perley and Alice Nielsen have
I hpen SIZED DrQVpnf thpir nSipny in their
opera the title of 1.-THE Fortune Teller"
which is alleged to have been the name
of play copyrighted In 1895 by Richard
| f. Sullivan.
| Harry Thompson, who was seen here
| with Miaco's City Club, is to be starred
next year by his present manager II
Mr.. Miaco is not careful he and Mr..
| Thompson will be locked up for conspir-
ing against the public peace and welfare.
Adolf Won Sonnenthal, the great Ger
man actor, will be seen this winter in
New York in a repertoire OF his greatest
| successes. including Nathan the WISE
.Wallenstein,'' 'Dornenweg' and "Die
| Gunggesellen."
Clara Thropp, who will be remembered
here for her work with a summer opera
company and who went starring recently.
| is said to have abandoned her organiEa-
ton, a debt of $500 and a warrant for her
arrest in San Francisco.
Arrangements are being made by which
Haley's Band viii give a series of popu-
lar concerts here shortly. The affairs
will occur on Sunday evenings and prom
inent vocalists will be brought from New
York to take part in them.
A pathetic incident was the suicide Of
| Nathaniel c. Chiids a few days ago. Mr..
| Childs was clever newspaper man, q
good fellow and bon yivant, whose
death was the result of the failure OF
his play, Little Miss Nobody"
The Rogers brothers have been secured
to edit the humorous page of the Boston
Sunday Journal. The question now arises
as to whether II will become a fad for
actors to go into the newspaper business
, Vaudeville for them is nearly exhausted
The greatest hit made in "A Misfit
Marriage this season has fallen to the
credit of little Katherine Mulkins, 9
charming woman and a capital actress
on whose work the papers of Ohio and
New York have been commenting enthu
siastically.
Anna O'Keefe, we'll known in connec.
ton with the Whitney and De Wolf Hop.
per Opera Companies, is shortly TO bs
married to Philadelphia gentleman ano
will retire from the stage. Death ant
matrimony seem to be the theater's twS
worst enemies.
Olga Nethersole will produce a new
drama by Max O'Rell, the eminent trav
eler and satirist. during her next toui
of this country. 1t may now be under
stood why Mr.. o'Rell said so many KIND
things of America and Americans aftei
his visit here.
..What Happened to Jones" has beer
offered a hundred times at the Strant
Theater. and is still doing well. which
shows that the English have really SOM
appreciation of humor. Jones is soor
to be sent into Germany, France, Aus
tralia and Africa.
"Cyrano de Bergerac" has become 81
much public property that firm of New
York photographers advertise having
paper for the production in stock. Which
means that we shall shortly have wors'
organizations out In the piece than DAILY:
"Cyrano de Rehan.
Mary Mannering will not be with James
X Hackett this season and Miriam Mes
bitt is being seen in that clever woman's
| old part in "a Tree of knowledge" Evi-
IDENTIFY Mr. Hackett has learned a lessor
from the recent experience of another
matinee girls idol. Mr.. Sothern.
Jacob Lift has gotten a verdict of IS.
224 from the Wabash Railway for scenery
costumes and properties recently destroy
ed by fire in one of the roads trains. Th
defendants had declined to pay the dam
ages because the car burned was spe
cial one loaded by agents of Mr.. Lift.
William Brady is informing his admir-
ers through various newspaper column
that while in Indiana he talked to his New
York representative every day by tele
phone .'at a cost of something like SIS
talk Why doesn't Mr.. Brady advertis
what make boots he wears and tell us hoy
much his linen costs?
The new songs which May Irwin sing.
in Kate Kip, Buyer are "Since NJ!
Hair Turned Red" EFF Yo' Amt Go
No Money Yo' Net C01ne Round,
1--WE Got Hin Dead" "Dere's Sumpun
Bout Him Dat l Like" and ''She's ;
Thoroughbred" Apparently Miss Irwin
new piece is not a pastoral.
} Israel ZangwiiI is said to be at worl
upon a book, to be entitled Studies in tn
States" which will embody his views o
/ the theater in this country. If Mr.. Zang
will made up his mind regarding tn
playhouse at large as quickly as he ha
about that of 1.-The States perhaps h
is not to be blamed for his recent caus
, tic remarks on the stage. after all.
Burr Mcintosh, Paul Gilmore, Lillian
. Lewis and two or three other exploiter
, of war plays all claim that their We
, hicles were written before anyone dream
ed of trouble with Spain. If this be t, ue
!. ! compared with the authors of thes
pieces the Prophet Eli was as ignoran
, of coming events as a mouse about t
nibble at tempting bit of cheese in
wire trap.
An add in recent edition of the Miro
relates that the town of Shelby. Ohio,
, a great place for theatrical events an