The times., 1898-09-18
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Rhea is diving.

Madame Rhea Is dying.
Flo Irwin is in vaudeville-all of her.
Ada Rehan has arrived from Europe.
Kitty Mitchell, the dainty, is i'll in New
York.
Mrs. Sol Smith will this season be seen
with Julia Marlowe.
The season at the Metropolitan Opera
House will begin November %.
"A Misfit Marriage" begins rehearsals
tomorrow at the Bijou Theater, New
York
Horace b. Fry has written a sketch en-
titled Little Italy, which. viii be given
shortly by Mrs. Fiske.
Many of the local tneater orchestras
are featuring the march from Sousas new
opera, 1.-The Charlatan.''
Harold Child's adaptation of Fran
co.'s Cdppee's lie Pater' has been offer
ed in Birmingham by John Hare.
An excellent photograph of Burr McIn-
tosh and another of Hall Caine were re-
ceived last week at this office.
Della Stacey, who plays the title role
in 1.-The Girl from Paris" will star next
year-according to Della Stacey.
Mrs. Ryley's new play. ''The Voyagers." "
has been finished and will be produced
in Chicago on October by Roland Reed.
1.-THE Golden Horseshoe" was done Fri
day in New York by the Liliputians and
scored heavily. The piece promises to
have long run.
Leon Victor passed through this city a
few days ago on his way to New Or
leans. where he joins Davis g. Keogh's
Down in Dixie"
The Dramatic Mirror calls the Stage
Stories which have just been being run
tn he 10th s.,v,. al a,,I ,s.-..
tanning" Thanks!
Mrs. w. J. Scanlan. widow of the late
comedian, has been married to Augustus
Pitou. More war dramas may now be ex-
pected from that gentleman's pen.
Imre Kiralfy's naval show is shortly
to be taken to the Omaha Exposition
From all accounts the fair will not be
greatly benefited by its latest acquisition
Henry Guy Carleton's farce, THE
Cuckoo" was done last Monday In Balti-
more and is said to have scored heavily.
The piece will be presented this year by
| a Smyth & Rice company.
a picture of Mrs. Alexander Salyini
adorns the front page of the current Mir
ror, while one of Charles and Mabel Fen
| ton is to be seen on the same number of
the Dramatic News and Times.
Lettice Fairfax of whom the Broad
way Magazine would say THAI she is not
as green as her name. will appear this
season in England with a piece written
for her by Albert Chevalier and entitled
THE Land of Nod"
Florence WiIberham, late of the Co
lumbia Stock Company has been en-
gagged with the Lorraine Hollis combina-
tion, while Eleanore Browning has gone
to home organization in Troy-the Troy
a fS mill
Little Miss Nobody" a much exploited
farce produced recently in Philadelphia.
is credited by the press OF that city with
having failed utterly. Which means that
the paper used by the show this season
will advertise it as "the gigantic New
York success
Hall Caine arrived from England a
week ago yesterday. He may lecture in
this country on the proposed Anglo
American alliance-favoring IL, of course,
for Mr.. Caine is sensible man and
knows what side of the bread contains
his oieomargarine.
Robert f, Servis, young Washingto-
nian of considerable musical talent. is at
present studying under Prof Emile Il.
Mort. Though as yet unknown and rath-
er young, MIR. Servis promises much.
having a remarkably strong and clear
baritone voice.
Commencing tomorrow night there will
be a first production In Washington ev-
cry Monday for the next six weeks.
Among the list are Hotel Topsy Tur-
wy" 1.-The Christian" "a Mis6t Mar
riage." THE War Correspondent, and
The Carpet Bagger."
Grace Golden will remain in Paris dur
ing the present season. both for rest and
that she may complete her vocal educa-
ton Miss Golden's local work with the
Castle Square Opera Company made her
many friends who will unite in hoping
for her speedy return.
Sydney Rosenfeld's adaptation Of the
Viennese musical comedy. Hot Blood.
which is shortly to be presented at the
Casino, will be called "a Dangerous
Maid" The new title Is much the better
of the two and does not sound nearly Sc
reminiscent of a slaughter house.
The latest thing in war plays is "A
Daughter of Cuba" which win begin its
session shortly in Hartford. The progeny
of Spain's ex-colony promises to be very
numerous this year and not less disa-
greeabIe. But then. as Mark Hanna said
| six months ago. war always brings dis
aster.
1.-The King Of the Schnorers' and st
Ives respectively by Israel Zangwill
and Robert Louis Stevenson, are to be
| adapted for Richard Mansfield The
| plague of dramatizations for the coming
year threatens to assume proportions
that will make necessary an intellectual
| quarantine station.
Julie Opp is to appear soon in London
In Walter Frith's play. "A Man of For
ty." From it's name the piece may be
much like "The Princess and the But
terfiy," in which Miss Opp was seen To-
cally. 1t is to be hoped that the tail
lady of the dark locks has not been uI
TO any ''nawsty tricks. ye know"