The sun., 1898-06-05
Personal Paragraphs Con-
cerning Stage FavOrites.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
stage Items cf the SeasOn..-Gossip o
the Green ROOm---What They y
are Doing.

Bernhardt Will produce Medee III
London.
Adelaide Herman will be one OF the
touring magicians next season.
Sadie Martinot will present sketch
called "The Model' on the vaudeville
stage.
Annie Russell will play the title role
in the London production OF Bert Harte's
"Sue."
The mother Of George Monroe "Aunt
Bridget was buried at Philadelphia last
week.
A company that is to give al fresco
performances in Washington will include
Selma Fetter- Royle and Mildred Hol-
land.
MIR. and Mrs. Kendall have made
deal with Daniel Frohman for tour of
this country, but it will not begin until
q year from the coming autumn.
"Julia Arthur's repertoire next season
will include: las You Like It," lingo
mar" Mercedes" "Infdele," Ca
mile" "a Lady of Quality and
'.Macbeth."
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sullivan Rose
Coghlan) mediate joint appearance in
vaudeville. Miss Coghlan will be seen
at Keith's Philadelphia house this week
and next in ''Washington's Surrender
and Nance Oldfield.'
''In many ways, "ssays the Salt Lake
Tribune, Janet Achurch is the superior
OF either Margaret Mather or Julia Mar
lowe, with whom the mind readily as
sociates her." Miss A. Church's mana
ger is the woman who discovered Julia
Marlowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mansfield are
spending the summer on the shore OF
Long Island Sound, at Rye, N. y, and
an interesting runor has spread through
the neighborhood to the effect that an
incident OF the utmost Importance is eX-
pected in the domestic circle OF the
actor.
Who would have thought on the night
Of that big testimonial +. f. Rice gave
Dixey at the Metropolitan, when the
actor was wallowing in the vogue of
"Adonis," within thirteen or fourteen
years the latter would be billed at the
Casino in smaller type than another
comedian.
The Bostonians last week, at the close
of the season, divided $4,000 net profits
for the year 1t is unNkelv that Nat
Goodwin, Frank Daniels Richard Mans
field, +. II. Suthern and Sol Smith Rus
sci have earned less than $50, 900 each on
the season. Mrs. Minnie Maddern
Fiske, May Irwin and Jnlia Marlowe,
among feminine stars, have been very
prosperous.
1t is to be observed that Maude Adams
and Minnie Madden, who represented
the high-priced art Of the theatre, are
still playing to excellent business in
New York. Miss Adams does not end
her engagement until June II, when the
30Oth performance of The Little Minis
ter will be given. Mrs Fiske has not
decided when to close her season at the
Fifth Avenue.
Michael Ehmowitz Medledicff, the
greatest Russian singer, first tenor Of the
Imperial Opera, the Czars own organiza-
ton; intimate friend Of Rublnsteln,
Tchaigowsky and other great Russian
composers. Il man who has won every
distinction and received every decoration
that his government can give, and who
was publicly presented with medal by
the Gar, is singing on the BoWery, New
York.
1t is a strange and lamentable fact that
the two most famous men connected with
our stuge-JCscph jefferson and Augustin
Day-lave been absolutely indifferent
to one feature of the development OF the
theatre here. Both Mr.. Jefferson and
Mr.. DAILY have neglected to lift a hand t.
help the native dramatist. e hiCagn
Post.
'The Ambassador" a play by John
Oliver Hobbs, was produced in London
last week.
'Jim Bailey" said Charles A. Davis,
''started about thirty years ago as bill.
poster with his little armful Of 'one.
sheets and can of paste, and today he is
lar and away the greatest figure in the
amusement field Of both hemisphcres,
and probably doesn't know himself how
much he is worth financially. James A
Bailey-to give him his full cognomen-
is now sole owner Of the Barnum- Bailey
nearly half owner OF Buffalo BilPs Wild
West and has Il large interest in the
torepaugh-Sells circuscs, the three
largest amusement enterprises the world
has ever known"
THE Poster" a comic opera, was
produced for the first time on any stage
at the Tivoli, Frisco, last week. John
p Wilson, l.. g. Carpenter and Ches
ter 5. Packard are the authors, the lat
ter having furnished the music. Most
OF the, plec1 is supposed to be dream,
i'll which poster creations become ami.
mated, and the sairical idea of the piece
is brought out showing the false founda.
tion ON which the poster. as Il work OF
art, is built. The third act portrays the
dissolution of the poster dream," "rh.
Artist returning to natural folms as
exemplilied by true art. Edwin Stevens
is in the cast.
Although it is stated that Marion
Manola will have the choice of operas
to be given by the Wilbur Opera Com
pany, and that she is to be starred and
featured in every possible way. / fancy
that she will find the experience Just
slightly different from that which she
met in the days when she was the primt
donna of the McCaull company, ant
when she was regarded as Lillian Rus
sells only rival on the comic opers
stage in this country. When Masor
was leading man of the company main
tanned at the Boston Museum, he rarely
or never was mentioned in the news
otl,o t.