The times., 1898-09-04
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Mrs. Chartres' play, 'The Blue Rose,
has failed utterly in Italy
Nannette Comstock has been signed to
play in Mistakes VIII Happen"
John p Keefe has joined the Frawley
stock company in San Francisco.
Richard Mansfield will open his sea-
son at the Garden Theater. New York, on
October s.
Frederic de Belleville. OF Mrs. Fiske's
company, was married last week to
Dorothy Chester.
"A Runaway Girr' and Devils Island"
| were both successfully produced in New
York last Monday.
Anita Wilson has been engaged for
Yankee Doodle Dandy completing
cast of unsurpassed excellence.
Mason Mitchell, the rough rider and
actor, is to lecture. What a substitute
for press agency this war has been!
Roland Reed last week produced in Bos-
ton a new play, entitled "a Distinguished
Guest the work of Sydney Rosenfeld-
]. Walter Kennedy, the ex-strong man,
is TO have a play by William Dean How
ellis. Well. we will be-never mind what!
Aubrey Boucicault is to have leading
| role in Hotel Topsy Turvy." which, by
the way, will have it's first production in
bdIllHlOTc, Oh W lOii
Sam Bernard made his stellar debut on
August 26 at Poughkeepsie in THE Mar
| quis of Michigan a farce. which was
| given its initial performance a year ago
| il this city.
| Morril Bean has been engaged for THE
/ Maine Avenged" How much better the
| actor and the play would have gone to-
! gether as far as appearances had the
| Maine but been the Boston.
| '"Round the Town will be the next
| buresque TO be produced at Roster &
| BiaTs If the piece itself is not more
! original than it's title the receipts will
/ hardly require new safe for their re-
ception.
! Lottie Blair Parker has completed a
| new war drama, entitled THE Broken
| Sword" Miss Parker seems to have grad
uated into a sort of miniature war drama
| factory lately. This is her third play on
| the subject
| Charles Hoyt has decided to dispense
| with the services of a stage manager
undertaking that work himself. Wonder
! if the failure of "a Stranger in New
| York had anything to do with this sud
den economy.
Joe Oft. who made his reputation in
The Star Gazer." will have new farce
| Trouble" IL might be well to remind
| Mr.. OFT that those who look for trouble
| generally get it.
Jessie Milward, the new leading woman
Of the Empire Stock Company, has ar
rived in New York. Miss Milward was
acting in that capacity for William Ter
riss when he was murdered at the Adel-
phi, in London, last year
OF Girl titles there seems 20 be no
end Two new comedies about to be Of
| fered in England. are The Poster Girl
and THE Puritan Girl" Why doesn't
some one think of The Sea Sick Girl -
"The Cross-Eyed Girl" or The Cente-
marian Girl"
Laura Burt says she is going to star in
a drama by John Stapleton or Ernest
Lacy If Burt spells ruin the name Sta
pleton may be counted upon to mean ir-
| re,rievable ruin. win some orchestra
please turn 10 The Idols Eye and play
| Fairy Tales?"
The Actors Society has been refused ad-
mission into the National Federation of
Labor. This brings the organization
about as low as it can get. If there is
| anything worse for a profession than to
seek admission into a trade union, that
thing is 10 be denied it.
"The Turtle" new musical comedy
| to be produced soon in New York will
enlist the services of Mrs. Rankin, Agne s
| Findlay and Aunt" louisa EIdridge
Evidently Mr.. Brady intends that his
last of his achievements shall be a bril-
| liant success as a beauty show.
Marguerite. or the Medals of the Mar
quis." an opera that has already engaged
the services of a syndicate composed of
| ]. Cheever Goodwin, Louis Harrison,
Paul Gavau.t, Victor de Cottons and
Lois Varney, is to be the next production
of the Broadway Opera Company.
An organize ton is said to be being
| formed in New York for the purpose of
sending on the road thirty popuIar-priced
| repertoire companies. James R. Waite
| a pioneer of the "ten-twent-thirt is at
the head of the scheme which seems to
| involve a monopoly of ne-night-stand in
terests.
| "Wanted-Manager with money and
| brains for young and capable danseuse"
is the line at the top of the advertising
! page of one of last weeks issues. Ac-
| tresses have been heard before to ac-
| knowledge that they needed money, but
request for brains is rather a new
thing, eh?
Russ Whytal is publishing all over the
| country threats against any person who
| should dare to act one of his plays. This
does not mean much. however. Any man
| convicted of staging a drama by Mr.
| Whytal would be Immediately released
1 upon his Offering plea of temporary
| insanity
The Black Patti, in announcing her
| present success in last weeks Dramatic
| Mirror, remarks that during the perform
ance Fashionable folk were frenzied" :"
| Now the question arises as to whether
that deplorable accident was the cause or
effect of their attending the performance
Really, Nine. Jones's press agent should
be more explicit.
Krause and Rosa now advertise having
made a big hit in Washington. On the
opening night of their work here the
pair was so badly Kissed that the house
manager had to threaten ringing down
the curtain, and on the following day
they We're numerically handled by two
of the three local newspapers and ig-
ncred totally by the third. If this is
success what constitutes failure?
sensation has been reused in New
York by Augustin Daly's announcement
that he will next year compete with
Richard Mansfield in his production of
Rostand's play "Cyrano de Bergerac."
While this move is doubtless legal under
present circumstances, it is certainly not
equitable nor will it be successful. Mr..
Mansfield is the recognized importer OF
the piece, and if Mr.. Daily persists in his
declaration and sends out his own organ
ization with it he will have for his pains
the pleasure of being considered the own
er of a number two "Cyrano de Berge-
rac'' company.
Lieut. Dan Godfrey and his famous
| British Guards Band will open theil
American tour on Sunday evening. Octo
ber %, at the Metropolitan Opera House