The record-union., 1898-04-17


elite of Washington were among the
audience.
the Dist, Mrs. Jeanette w. Crawford,
pianiste of Boston, will give one of her
famous Beethoven and Chopin recitals.
The Salt Lake Tribune" recently said
of her art:
''To miss one of the rarest musical
treats Salt Lake City has ever been ia
vored with would be to miss one Bee
thoven recital-a series of sonata re-
citals begun last evening at the Met
ropolitan parlors. Nine Crawford's
playing is her phrasing. 1t Is exqui-
site. Nine. Crawford seems in every
way a fit interpreter of the great mas
ter One characteristic of her playing
is the soul which she throws into her
music"
Marie Jansen's tour this season is
under the direction of Arthur F.
Warde, formerly manager for Freder-
lex Warde, and E. B. Ludlow, an ex-
perienced and capable manager. Miss
Jansen's first season as a comedy star
was under the management of Klaw
& Erlanger She played Glen Macdon-
ough's farce. "Delmonico's at Six"
and cleared a profit of $31 900 in thir-
ty weeks.
Camille Cleveland, one of the bright
Californiennes who has made an en-
viable reputation in the East and is
returning here with "A Stranger in
lot OF
Winnipeg, Manitoba, to G. c. Waite, a
business man of Minneapolis.
Robert Jefferson, promising young
actor who has been identified with var
ious coast combinations the past few
seasons, has gone East with the in
tention of following the example Of
other bright young Californians who
now occupy prominent positions in the
profession. Mr.. Jefferson is son Of
Judge Robert Ferrall.
The Damrosch grand Opera company
is announced for appearance at the
California Theater, San Francisco, next
month. The great Melba will come
with the organization, and an event
of more than interest promises to be
this engagement.
His Last Appearance" a splendid
dainty one-act play by A. E. Lancas-
ter, was used at the Knickerbocker
On. Y.) Theater by w. H. Crane recent
ly 1t was used at the Waldorf Asto-
ria recently and pleased so we'll that
Mr. Crane decided to give it public
trial 1t scored a hit.
Anna O'Keefe, who backed F. c..
Whitney in a number of operate ven
lures, was directed to pay some chorus
people in Lost, Strayed or Stolen" the
sum of $43 by the New York Fourth
District Court Judge lately.
Pauline Joran, an American girl, is
to sing the leading role in Sullivan,
Pinero and Cars new opera when it
is brought out at the Savoy Theater IL
London
Charles Coghlan has finished a new
play, which will have a trial perform
ance before the season ends.
When "In Old Japan is brought out
in San Francisco at the Baldwin The
alter Thomas Powers, the author of
THE First Born will play an impor-
tant part. Pillar NORM has the prin-
cipal role.
What Dreams May. Come" a four
act Russian drama by Paul Kester, was
produced at the Columbia Theater
Washington, D. c., on March 14th. The
cast includes Nine. Janauschek and
Edmund Collier.
"The Face Upon the Floor" which
was written by H. A. Darcy, the agent
of Robert Mantell, was originally print
ed in the New York "Dispatch'' in
1886 The publisher in New York
claims to have sold 250,0 copies.
Charles Frohman has engaged Jessie
Milward, leading lady with the late
William Terriss, to succeed Viola Allen
in the New York Empire stock COM
pany She will make her first appear
ance in America in this capacity in Chi
cago September Goth.
Charles H. Hoyt's new play "A Day
and Night" was produced at the
|. Hyperion Theater in New Haven re-
Gently, and after two performances in
Hartford and Springfield went to Bos-
ton for long run at the Park Theater
Miss George Game has the leading role.
Fay Templeton, who recently inherit
ed quite a fortune by the death of How
ell Osborne, is to return to the stage
and will appear at Weber & Fields,
New York She will also appear AZ
the Masonic Roof Garden the opening
week, June 9TH.
Louise Willis Hepner the young lady
who made a decided impression with
the Chicago theater-goers last season,
when she appeared in vaudeville, is
now with Rices English musical COM
edy, The Ballet Girl" playing one of
the principal parts.
Jessie Mae Hall. the talented SOU
brette, is starring in a play written by
Mark E. Swan, entitled, THE Princess
of Patches
Flora Irwin is to appear next season
in. musical farce called 1.-The Gay Miss
Conn., May Irwin will try a new
farce by Glen MacDonough next month.
Gladys Wallis will be heard in comic
opera when THE Koreans" is pro-
duced at the Fifth Avenue, New York
Samuel Edwards and Hama Booth will
be others in the company.
THE Tarrytown Widow had a sue
cessful run in New York and has
been creating hit in the Eastern