The times., 1898-10-16
BRIEFLY TOLD.

An English success, his Better Halt,
Is to be brought over here shortly.
Ezra Kendall was made the proud pos
SCISSOR of a bouncing baby boy this week.
Sol Smith Russell is credited with hav
ing made a hit In Martha Morton's new
play, Uncle Dick.fis-h h -
Annie Sutherland has, been engaged by
David Belasco to originate leading role
in his production of '.Zaza.'
Mrs. Ryley's ..voyasers', was done for
the first time on any stage Monday night
IL Chicago by Roland Reed.
Anita Vivanti Chartres says That
Man was Il Washington success. Who
has been playing this cruel jest?
Della Fox has made her debut in THE
Little Host" And, by the way, that
title has a paradoxical side If one thinks
i moment.
Dore Davidson and Albert Ellery Berg.
his accomplice are advertising popular
version of "Cyrano de Bergerac." Shades
of Rostandi
Annie Grey, the celebrated Scotch vo-
cGlist, made her first American appear
ance last week in New York before an
enthusiastic audience.
Thomas f. Shea is breaking all records
at the Grand Opera House. Boston.
where he is finishing his second week in
THE Man-U-War s Man
Maurice darcy will retire" this week
from why Smith LIT Home" Singular
that Mr.. Darcy and~the public should
be SO of one mind. eh?
An advertisement for "A Female Drum
mer' occupies half page of last week $
Mirror. But the Drummer Is not quot
i ing any press notices this year
Nine. Janauschek is in vaudeville.
A pillow of roses that lay on Mrs.
Hoyt's casket at her funeral bore the
| well-known legend of the call boy, Last
Act"
1t is alleged that Fanny Davenport died
/ of a broken heart caused by worry over
the violently malicious and inexcusaoly
personal attacks of certain metropolitan
mud-s!ingers who call themselves critics.
A company is being organized in Chi
cago to present Charles D. Hellers Roy
al Hussar'' 1t is to be wondered just
now how close a connection the Illus
sar's" author is going TO hold with roy
atty.
The Actors Society has appealed to the
| clergy for aid in suppressing Sunday per-
| formances. Verify. there was only one
| idiocy on the calendar which this or
ganization had not accomplished, and
now that is gone.
E H Sothern will appear in Phiadei-
| pflia on November y as d Artagnan in
! Henry Hamilton's version of Dumas
| THE Three Musketeers." Edith Crane,
| who is about two inches taller than Mr..
| Sothern, will be his leading lady.
| Reginald De Koven. the composer, and
| II. c. Chatheld-Taylor. the millionaire
poet. have in preparation comedy, The
| Manners of Good Society. which may
| be considered by Julia Marlowe. From
! - ~ a Fx1o MI
| "A Prisoner of Spain and The Red,
| White and Blue" are two brand new
| plays If this sort of thing keeps up long
there will be only three, sorts of piece or
| the stage-war dramas. war dramas ant
| war dramas-and there, isn't much peace
\ about them. -.
Undoubtedly the cleverest of the wo
men In "A Misfit Marriage is Katherine
MuIkins, whose daintiness and brightness:
has been causing comment everywhere
| Miss MuIkins is an intelligent, studious
and careful actress for whom the future
holds much nr.-
THE Ragged Regiment" an unsuccess-
| fully produced melodrama by the author
of AN Enemey TO the King" goes or
tour next month Incidental music 1:
| being written for the piece by the conn.,
| poser of ITS Forty Miles from Schenec
tady to Troy"
A new song. entitled ''The Washington
Girl of which the words are by Saral
Willard Howe and the music by ". G
Collins is on the market. The air Is
dainty and the verses more than ordina.
rily clever. The composition is dedicated
to Marie Howe.
Though received with tepid enthusiasm
by the critics. 1.-The Christian" has reall
made as deep an impression in New Yorl
as 1t did here and will probably remai
there all season. "Cyrano" is also draw
ing big houses. despite the dubious man
ner in which it was received.
w. II. Crane will open next month il
New York with Z. w. Presbrey's com
edy, Worth, Million" Mr.. Presb-e,
who also furnished "A Virginia Court
Ship" is a skilled artisan in the play-writ
ing line. and is said to be more adept a
putting other peoples ideas into forr
than any other man in America.
Manager Heinrich conried. Of the Ir
wing Place Theater, New York, has bee
decorated with the cross of the Knight
of the Franz Josef Order of the EN-
peror OF Austria as reward for hi
services to German art in America. Rich
ard Mansfield may now say in the tone
of Archdeacon Wealthy. What has tn
dear potentate against me?"
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