The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-22
Personal Paragraphs Con-
corning Stage FavOrites.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Stage Items cfthe Season---Gossip OF
the Green Room---What They
are Doing.
Melba has sailed for Europe.

The Clemenceau Ease, IL W pe acteu
in Boston this week.
Victor Hugo's 1.-THE Grandmother,
will be performed at Paris.
Shenandoah is being acted in New
York, Chicago and Denver.
Duse Cancelled her Madrid engage
ments on account OF the war;
Marie Wainwright and her two daugh-
tiers will sail for Europe in July.
George w. Cable is giving readings in
Great Britain from his Creole stories.
No person is allowed to wear hat or
bonnet in keith's Vaudeville Theatre,
Boston.
Burr Mcintosh will be seen in Lottie
Blair Parkers comedy, "a War Core
spondent.
"The Runaway Grip is the title OF the
new piece at the London Gaiety, sue
ceeding 1.-THE Circus Girl"
The Emperor of Austria has conferred
the title OF royal imperial chamber singer
on Nine. Lilli Lehman.
At London Music Hall the perform
ers include Florence Bindley, the Bagge.
sons, Emma Pollock, Charles 7. Aldrich
and Wilson and Waring.
Wilton Lackaye will be the Sir Lucius
O'Trigger and Otis Skinner the Captain
Absolute in Joseph jefferson production
of "The Rivals' next season.
Helen Bertram has signed a contract
with the management of "The Boston,
ians" as prima donna of that organiza-
ton for the fort Incoming and several en-
suing seasons.
Pugilist Tom Sharkey appeared in the
Frisco revival of ''The Ensign" Sharkey
was for some time master alarms on the
Philadelphia and knows all about war
vessel.
Japanese theatres have boxes so ar
ranged that ladies can change their
dresses, as it is not considered. stylish
for lady to appear an entire evening
in one dress and with the same orna-
ments.
Josie Hall, eddie" Girard of Don
nelly and Girard; Joseph OFT, Jacques
Kruger, Ada Lewis, Adele Richie and
Georgia Caine are among the persons en-
gagged for the new review at Roster 4
Balls.
The cast Of "Ermine" to be sung at
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Prandi Maroncttes will come to thi!
country next season. The organization
includes ten persons, fortified by no les
than three tons If special scenery. Thei
entertainment takes M the entire even
ing. and the Repertoire includes all tn,
standard operas.
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The repertoires of the company heade
by Louis James, Frederick Warde an
Nine. Rhea will include "Hamlet,
Macbeth" and "OtheIlo." The reviv
oh Witch ''le managers purpose sl'elu az,
tne li'3 Nv e money >; anu pains
Ghool lor '1calioa,, Salies appearing
Glal'es Iuiiaeg, Na'oe as Joseph Ill
mira d. l'"uy lea]ie'
Among other features OF series
fetes organized at Bangkok to celebra
the return OF the King of Siam from h
European travels was a special tn
atrlcai performance. which began at
p. IN. and ended at 4 a. m. About 100
artists took part. not to mention ell
plants, tigers. horses and other IDEAS
OF the forest. The King, surroundt
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d. we Jenna opera rouse, says u
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