The times., 1898-12-25
BRIEFLY TOLD

Lottie ellison is going to star.
La Loie Fuller is dancing in London.
Hall Caine has gone back to England.
James wallick is to resurrect The Cat
lie King"
Bicgraph pictures of Pope Leo are be-
ing exhibited in Gotham.
Allie Gilbert. pretty singer of econ
songs, was married last week.
Henry F. Dixey has been engaged for
n revival of Her Atonement."
Frank Moran, an old time minstrel
of note, died some days ago in Philadel-
phia-
Nat Goodwin's season in the Metropo-'
lis will begin on January at the Knick-
erbocker.
Joaquin Miller, Marguerite Sylvia and
Aubrey Boucicault are the newest re-
cruits TO vaudeville.
Madame Modjeska has in contemplation
elaborate productions of Judith and
"a Winters Tale
Charles Kent has resigned from THE
Red. White and Blue, and Joined Julia
Arthur al Wallacks.
Julia Marlowe may soon be seen in 4
new play by CLYDE Fitch, based upon the
The Rogers brothers are making a great
hit in "A Reign of Error and viii prob
ably continue the piece all next season.
]. J. Rosenthars farce, Browns in
Town" will come to the Bijou Theater,
New York, late in February, following
May Irwin.
Weber and Fields are shortly to begin
action against local vaudeville manager
on The charge that he has been pirating
their burlesques.
Whiting Allen, the theatrical and circus
manager, well known in this city. has as
sumed charge of I. Daniel Frawley's
business interests.
Treasurer Rawlins, OF the Lafayette
Square. and Assistant Treasurer Shaw,
of the National, confined to their
rooms by cases of the grippe.
James X Hackett will play Mercutio in
Maude Adams's revival of Romeo and
Juliet" William Faversham and Miss
Adams are to be seen in the title roles.
Joseph Kenny, who has for some weeks
been alternating between Gotham and
Washington, has been engaged to pilot
''Topsy Turvy'' through brief road tour.
Marshall P Wilder advertises himself
now as the Entertainer Of Princes" OF
all the tiresome disgusting fakes who
ever traded on deformity Mr.. Wilder is
the worst.
Della Fox is 10 take THE Little Host"
10 the Herald Square for three weeks
Iun. IL is to be feared that The Host
will have little chance for hospitality on
Broadway.
Katherine Grey has retired from the
support of James X Hackett. and is re-
fa,
Last Chapter" which will be done here
on January 80.
William E Philip has resigned from the
Bostonians. The organization will APP
parentiy soon be peopled only by the boy
wonders, Henry Clay Barnabee and Will
liam II. Macdonald.
Because of the extreme length of the
play the curtain will be lifted at o'clock
on the afternoon and at O'Clock on the
evening performances of "Zaza" this
week at the Lafayette.
Tony Cummings, of The Boston Castle
Square Stock Company, and John AL
baugh, jr.. of the Baltimore Lyoeum
Theater Stock Company, have been spend
ing few days in town.
Charles Horwitz has written a farce,
dubbed How Wilkins Got Married Mr.
Horwitz had best complete his study Of
English before he begins ON dramatic or
grammatic construction.
Margaret Dibdin is still with the King
Dramatic Company. in which her sue
cess is said to have been remarkable
Miss Dibdin was a member of the original
National Summer Stock Company.
Theodore Burt Sayre author of .'Charles
o.Mailey." has just finished a new come
dy which will be presented by Stuart Rob-
son. Mr.. Sayre is a remarkably young
man, and his success is very well de-
served.
Fred Grant Young commends the WASH
ington critics this week in the Dramatic
News and Times. and then accuses them
of having praised Lionel Barrymore and
the Royal Italian Opera Company, Mr..
Young should be consistent
Louis A Imhaus has an offering. THE
Ordeal of Two Sisters which he is GO
ing 10 present shortly. Why doesn't Mr..
Imhaus change the numerical adjective
in his title and permit the Cherry Sisters
to use the effort for a vehicle?
John Philip Sousa is said to be at work
upon a new comic opera, The King OF
Clubs in which Walter Jones may star
next season. From its name the piece
should be particularly fascinating 10
either Burr Mcintosh or Robert Hil!iard.
II is rumored that B. F. Keith the New
York vaudeville manager. will have the
Grand Opera House, despite its recent
sale at auction. Mr.. Keith is man OF
wide experience and there could be lit
tie doubt of his success in Washington.
The elevator at the Lafayette has been
completed and will begin running tomor-
row. The carriage holds forty people and
can be made TO travel 800 feet minute.
This arrangement facilitates entrance to
the dress circle and will probably be great
ly appreciated.
Six students of the Stanhope-Wheat-
croft Dramatic School are appearing al
the Broadway Theater, New York. in
THE Sorrows of Satan" We had rot
been informed that the combination Of
fering the piece was under the manage
ment of Daniel Frohman.
Frank H. Periey retires from the man.
agement of the Bostoniars in the spring
and W. II. Macdonald assumes charge
While 1t is stated that Mr. Perley gives
up the organization because of the labor
incidental to his new enterprises. there is
credible rumor afloat to the effect
that obstinacy on the part of the COM
pany's proprietors is the reason of his
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