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appeared in the recent Pinafore per-
romance, Will assume the role of Buda.
me count will be .impersonated by E.
j. counsel, we'll known young singer
| now with Dwyer Brothers. J. B. Nc
CAREY, the leading tenor Of the Christ
enurch choir, Will Sing and act the role
or Ihaddeus, and Carl Dreher, young
| man We'll known IN lsilroad circles, will
essay the part of, Floreslin.
Prof. G. M. Selling will direct large
orchestra. 10 ar
Run1or has it,Ithat old Uncle John
Fllsler, of Cleveland, will return to the
stage next season. as a member of
joseph Haworth s. company. His Polo
MUS was considered the best on the
American stage years ago.
Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemensl Is
announced to be at work on an English
adaptation of Langman's German
comedy. "Bartel tSaraser," which will
be produced simultaneously in Ameri-
ca and In London insthe autumn.
dramatic poem in five acts, entitled
"Mohammed der Prophet" by Otto Won
der Pforten, was given for the first
time in Berlin in the Theater Royal a
rev nights ago. 1t was not a success.
"A local critic says of it: Take the
story Of Mohammed the Prophet, and
tell IT a little incorrectly, somewhat in
the style of Old Moore's Almanack; put
your story then into miserable doggerel
rhymes. and finally saw the whole into
bits of dialogue-that is the drama Of
'Mohammed!
Five of the late Pat Rooney's chill
dren are on the stage. Katie was in
Frisco last week and Pat and Matte,
shapely and pretty girl, danced at
keith's, Philadelphia. Pat and Matte,
so far as dancing is concerned, are
veritable chips of the old block. Mrs.
Rooney is living.
Saint-Saens is shortly to go to Bue-
nos Ayres and reorganize the musical
conservatory there and superintend the
production of his Samson and Deli
ls h." in which Tamagno will appear.
He has left Beziers after having COM
pleted arrangements for the production
there OF his new music drama later in
the summer. 1t is said to be a peculiar
composition. The actors are to speak
the lines in rhythm with the music,
anc there will be large chorus to iliu-
strate the action of the story, after
the fashion of the old Greek chorus.
Among the many new stars to be
launched next season is Charles Bige-
low, who has been the principal CO.
median in several Rice productions, no
tably THE French Maid Bigelow is
with that musical comedy now, but
when its popularity begins to wane he
is to return to New York and make
preparations for his stellar tour. He Is
to be under the management of Charles
E. Evans, of the Herald Square theater.
Sarah Bernhardts new play, "Lysi-
ane,' introduces her in the role of
widow, although she is still young and
attractive. An old lover saves her from
two suitors of bad reputation, who are
in search of her fortune. After misun-
derstanding his Interference, she real
ICES the purpose of it and marries him.
1t is one of the slight, conventional
plays which dominate the French stage
today.
The London season has produced so
far one notably successful debutante in
Miss Susanne Adams, who is an Amer
lean and a pupil Of Marchesi. She is in
no sense discovery Of any one, but
her debut three years ago at the Grand
opera in Paris proved her to be most
promising artist. Since that time she
has been singing in Italy. Marchesi re-
fers to Miss Adams in her reminiscent
ces, and her first semi-public appear
ance was made at one of the teachers
concerts. She was heard first in Lon
don as Juliette.
Willie Collier will In all probability
produce his new comedy about the mid
die of next January during his engage
ment in San Francisco. 1t enjoys the
odd title of ''Mr. Smooth
Harry Askin's new summer venture,
around the Town." opened last night
at the fremont theater, Boston. John
E. Henshaw, Catherin Linyard and
Kittie Mitchell are in the cast.
Burr Mcintosh has recovered judg-
ment for $4,000 against Miner & Brooks.
They agreed to star him two years ago
and went back on their contract. Burr
sued and was awarded the tidy thou
sands.
Rose Coghlan made her vaudeville
debut last week in new comedy
drama entitled 'Washington's Surren-
der" Miss Coghlan impersonates the
widow to whom the father of his coun-
try capitulated.
1.-THE Lady Slavey" succeeded "The
! Telephone Grip at the Walnut Street
theater, Philadelphia and is reported
to have carried the Quaker City by
storm. The new cast, it is claimed, sur
passes the original one.