The record-union., 1898-05-08


fishing the principle of the right Of
answer.
It is not an uncommon thing for Bib
lical scenes to be played in Paris thea
ters during Passion Week. This year
M. Antoine produced Joseph of Ari-
mathea" in his theater, himself playing
the leading part. This was followed by
representations illustrative of the old
legend of the Wandering Jew. The
scenes were by M. Henri Riviere, and
were styled Golgotha, the Ancient City.
the Forest, the Sea. the Modern City
and the Apotheosis
The Emperor of Russia is one of the
most ardent admirers of Jean and
Edouard de ResZke. He attended six of
the performances in which they ap-
peared last month, always remaining TO
the end, though that was in two cases
not before 1 o'clock. For political,
rather than artistic, reasons, German
opera had been under a cloud at the
Russian Capital, but the admiration of
the Car for our two great singers 1--WE
mays call them ours" since they sing
here oftener than elsewhere) made il
fashionable and successful
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Way Down East" the pastoral New
England idyl, continues to crowd the
Manhattan Theater, New York, at
every performance. Notwithstanding
the war excitement, the interest con-
tinues unabated.
"A Child of the South" by Louis NJ.
Thayer Of Cincinnati, will shortly be
produced in Toledo by the Broadway
Stock Company. 1t is said to have
some very strong situations.
The new play which Manager Au-
gustus Pitou is writing for Chauncey
OlcOtt treats of life among the Irish
gentry. There will be no peasants in
the play, and the comic element will
be confined to the servant characters.
Mr.. Olcott's part will be that of young
1rishman of good family, and he will
do more lovemaking than in any of his
previous plays.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has rem
dered a decision against amusements of
all kinds on Sunday, which may mean
discontinuance of Sunday theatri-
cal performances in Cincinnati Cleve-
land and other large towns. If this
law is enforced it will work havoc with
the theaters In Cincinnati, whose busi-
ness on Sunday is usually as large as
any three other nights in the week.
The actor who has an ambition to be
considered a fashion plate in his dress
at present is having a hard time of 1t.
In addition to the "ball-mark'' crease
down his trousers leg he must appear
with cuffs and coat sleeves creased to
match now, or be way out of the pic
ture" The crease in his trousers has
long been trial to him, and he has
spent many sleepless nights and anx-
ious days over them.
Among recent publications relating to
the life and works of Brahms are book
by Reiman, Bechhold's "Elucidations"
(Erlauterungen), Simrock's Brahms
Texte" (all the poems set to music by
him), Widmann's "Reminiscences" a
supplement to the "Thematic Cata-
logue" of his works, a second volume by
DeiteIs in Breitkopf & Harters "Samm-
lung Musikaliseher VOrtrage," and a
series of articles by Groth in the Gegen-
Wart.
Maurice Barrymore is just now talked
of as much as any American actor in
London. Mr.. Barrymore lived SO long
in London that he is part resident
there, and as soon as he arrived with
the Heart of Maryland Company his
friends made matters lively by a series
of entertainments at which Mr. Bar
rymore made an agreeable guest.
Mason and Beck have retired from
the management of the Rich Theater
in Fall River Mass. John Drewson
has assumed the management with
Frank Buckley his special representa-
tive.
Edna Aug took a ride in the mail
coach at the Buffalo Bill show the
other afternoon. She was furnished
with four six-shooters to use when the
coach was attacked by the Indians
Did she use them? Well! Did she?
Ask one of the cowboys whose face she
filed full of powder, and she came very
near shooting off the ear of the driv
er of the coach.
Berlioz's operas may have q future,
after ALL Mottl conducts some of them
every year at Karlsruhe, and now Co
logne has followed his example and
given a very successful performance OF
The Trojans" The heroine of that
opera is Cassandra, and there are some
hat q
applause.
Ada Rehan recently purchased fine
piece of property. comprising fifty
acres. at Montauk, L. l., on a bluff over
looking the ocean. on which she intends
to erect a magnificent summer resi-
dence.
Some speculation is being INDUCED in
as to the effect that Mrs, Leslie Car
ter's London success in The Heart OF
Maryland" may have on her profession
al future. 1t is we'll known. however
that David Belasco has made a new
play for her and in view of the great
hit she has made in the British me-
tropolis it is quite probable that the
new play will have it's first production
in London.
Henry E. Dixey has decided to discard
the conjuring business and next sea-
son will appear in the new Casino re-
view, Wine Women and Song" This
will give Manager Ed L. Bloom an op-
portunity to discover another celebrity
William Barry, the Irish comedian
who died recently, was originally
newsboy and then became a negro min