The times., 1898-10-09

| three acts or MS dramdllzdtione Oh v an
! ity Fair which is to be finished on NO
| vember !.
| 1t is probable that an injunction will
| be issued forbidding the Royal Italian
! Opera Company to present La Boheme'
| in this country.
| The yellow fever quarantine at Memphis
has prevented theatrical companies from
entering that city and the playhouses
| there are all dark.
! Lawrence Hanley is to be the next
| exponent of "Cyrano de Bergerac." Truly
| only opportunity is needed to make
| thieves of honest men.
! The receipts of Viola Aliens week with
! 1.-The Christian at the National Theater
| were nearly S11, COO The proceeds of the
| Saturday matinee alone amounted to
| S1,S52.
| yankee Doodle Dandy" goes on tour
this month, leaving the Casino TO the
| Royal Italian Opera Company and Sgd
ney Rosenfeld's latest find "A Dangerous
| Maid"
Joe Otis new play. Looking for
| Trouble" has been very successful. and
| there seems to be little prospect of the
| stars finding that for which he is ex-
| ploring.
Theodore Burt Sayre, author of
Charley O'Malley,' has written a book
| of short stories which will be published
| shortly under the title of ."Some Summer
| Girls and l."
| Fregoli has leased a theater of his own
| in Berlin in which business has been SO
| bad that there is a fine prospect of his
| having to invent a new disguise to de-
ceive his creditors.
Madeline Lucette Ryley has gone to
! Chicago to rehearse her Roland Reed
| comedy, 1.-The Voyagers. The piece evil
| IDENTIFY needs rehearsal. From its title
the cast must be all at sea-
A number two Turtle" company will
! go on the road this year. But it IS doubt
ful if a piece which can have nothing but
| It's filth to recommend it could succeed
anywhere excepting in New York.
Robert Patton Gibbs. the original Gecko
in 'Trilby," is appearing with sport
ing Life" another hOrsey play, by the
! authors of THE Sporting Duchess, al
the New York Academy of Music.
During season of six weeks Thomas
| E. Shea has brogen seven records with
THE Man-o-War's Man" Two perform
ances were given a week ago Saturday
in Pawntucket, r. l.. to 1888 paid ad-
missions.
James K. Hackett will present this sea-
| son a dramatizatiOn of Anthony Hopes
| Rupert of HentZau," reappearing in the
roles of Rassendyll and the King of Rur-
itania, made familiar by The Prisoner
| of Zenda."
Frank Wilstach, a brother of the late
dramatic editor of The Times, is in the
| city doing press work for De Wolf Hop
| per- Mr. Wflstach is quite as nice a fell
| low as his relative, and has already made
many friends here.
| Ridge Waller the genial treasurer Of
| kernan's Theater, was presented last
| Monday with a handsome Chinese pipe by
some local newspaper friends. 1t is to be
| hoped that the gift will not lead Mr.. Wal
| Ter into bad habits.
Weber and Fields are going to London
| Why not bring London over here? So
! many theatrical managers from this side
| have conquered the town that a mere
| matter of experience ought to suggest
the advisability of such a move.
Grace Fflkin's latest vaudeville sketch,
"A Partial Eclipse" is by Paul Wilstach.
What with that, Her Last Rehearsal
and THE Honor of a Spy all by local
critics, Washington newspaper men will
soon build up a reputation for vaudeville
work
Yvette Violette has come to life again al
Daly's in "A Runaway Girl" No one
had heard of Yvette for some time, and
people had begun fearing that Guilbert :
imitator had diea or gotten married or
forgotten TO inform soap managers of the
esteem in which she held their articles
Rumors have begun to float about again
that the Grand Opera House will be open
ed shortly by John W. AIbaugh, its orig
inal manager. Mr.. Albaugh. however
has declared his intention of keeping
out of stage matters, and there seems
little prospect that the story will be yer
flied.
were George Fl. Broadhurst author OF
Why Smith Left Home Fl. A. Du-
Souchet, author of "A MIsfit Marriage;'
Smyth and Rice, managers of the last
named farce; George Hdmphries and
William Post, stage directors, and "Sev.
en- Davs Ahead" Dunn.
r. f. Graham, of Little Tycoon" fame
has been engaged to play Evans old par
in "A Parlor Match" while Mark Sulli
van will steal the stoves and dogs thai
were once confscated by "Old Hoss'
Hoey. Rankin, Gray, and Block are tC
take THE Match" out and it is to be hop
ed that they will strike it,
Frank Beckman, an extremely c.ever
young newspaper man of this city, has
gone on the road ahead OF Creston
Clarke Mr.. Beckman was in Cuba dur
ing the greater part of the late struggle
as the representative of a metropolitan
daily and the excellence of LIS work
marked him for especial distinction
With the coming Christmas number the
Dramatic Mirror will celebrate its TWEEN
tieth anniversary Of continued useful
ness. This is a proud record and one
| that Mr. FiSke'S paper richly deserves
For fearlessness, honesty, energy, ant
| excellence the Mirror has never had al
equal in all the annals of theatric pub
| lications.
Harry st. Clair is about to inaugurat
| the initial season of a weekly theatrica
| paper. which he will issue in Washing
ton. The sheet will be devoted to dramat
ic interests here and elsewhere, and will
make its first appearance on next Satur
day. Mr.. st. Clair is an energetic work
er and some novel ideas may be ex
| pected in his latest venture. s'fn s,t
The American Art Journal for Septem
Der 3. contains a fine picture of Mar,
Helen Howe, of this city, with a brie
biographical sketch. In the article Mis-
Howe is praised. not only for her fin
voice. but for the energy and determine
ton which have made her rapid stride
in the profession possible The lady il
question will be here shortly as one o
the leading sopranos with the Interna
| tional Opera Company.
Says the Mirror: 1.-The critics in Wash
ington were lavish in their praise of tHo
tel Topsy Turvy. 3" Really the Miro
should not jump at conclusions in tha
way. Not long ago it had local reviewer
praising THAT Man" wildly and now it i
''Topsy Turvy," when as a matter o