The times., 1898-10-30
BRIEFLY TOLD

Cleo de N1erode Is in Berlin
"Cyrano de Bergerac' is being offered in
Germany.
Randolph Hartley's new opera, The
Juggier,' is soon 10 be done in Denver
The dramatic matter printed in last
Sundays Tines covered three solid pages.
"A Martinique Love Story" one of the
plays recently copyrighted, is by Lunz tie
Lamprey, a clever local woman.
Allan Dale has scored "A War Cores
pondent' heavily. In which justifiable et-
fort he was preceded by local critics.
Helen Betram, of the Bostonians, was
the wife of Edward ]. Henley, whose fun
eral took place last week in New York.
Madame Emma Calve has been obliged
to postpone her departure from Eng and
to this country on account of i'll hea tn.
Boston is having "Cyrano de Bergerac''
with ]. H. Gilmour as Cyrano. Charles
Mackay as Christian and Lillian Law
| renee Roxane. No wonder Mr.. Mans
| field has heartache.
Billy Mack. a clever local boy who was
at one time with the Fox Stock Company,
has been engaged with Myrkle and Hard
er to do his specially Mr.. Mack is a
bright chap and should succeed.
The Carpetbagger" is credited by a
Mirror correspondent with having scored
a big hit some days ago in Columbus.
Evidently Mr.. Murphy knew what he was
about when he selected his new offering.
W. walmsly, who was for several years
| Manager Albaugh's advertising agent,
has returned from a years road work
and is once more in his old position at
the Lafayette. Mr. Walmsly is a good
and an able fellow to whom success is but
due.
"A Colonial Girl" alias THE Old Love
and the New" alias "A Shilling's Worth,
will soon be done at the Lyceum by h.
III. Sothern From the number of names
| that have been made to suit the piece,
Mr. Sotherns latest vehicle must be of
very general nature.
| Harlan and Yost, who contribute no lit
tie to the success of the Irwin Brothers
Venetian Burlesquers, and form the fea-
| ture of an interesting oio. are we'll
known Washington boys and will no
| doubt meet with cordial reception from
their many friends here.
Della Fox will present The Little Host"
| at the Casino a week from tomorrow, the
metropolitan production of "A Danger
Gus Maid being deferred" If Miss Fox
succeeds no better in Gotham than she
has here Mr.. Rosenfeld's Offering will
4 not be deferred" long.
| LII
| sical hail engagements were Cancelled be-
| cause of her refusal to sing in a coun-
| try the language of which she cannot
| sneak Didn't Miss Russell know that
| German was spoken in Germany before
she was booked for Berlin?
One of the most remarkable young men
| Washington has ever sent into theatrical
| fields is Sam Schiller, who was here last
| week as leader of the orcnestra for Rice
| and Barton. Mr.. Schiller not only con-
ducts with skill and ability, but he has
| arranged all the music used in the show
with which he appears-something quite
remarkable for so young man.
The Dramatic World, new weekly
publication. is now in running order and
| appears to be a newsy little sheet
though apparently intended partially as
an advertising agency for local variety
theater. Two or three of the articles
while the paper is an attractive specimen
of the typesetter's trade. Many of the
criticisms used are, by special arrange
ment, taken from The Times.
Viola Allen and 1.-The Christian have
played 10 over $4,000 in the last fortnight
at the Knickerbocker. Miss Allen will re-
November q, when she will leave
H. Crane, who held a previous
booking. 1.-The Christian" will be taken
to Brooklyn six nights and will then re-
turn to the Garden Theater for an in
definite run. Joseph Haworth will sue
ceed E. ]. Morgan in the role of John
Storm.