The times., 1898-11-27

prevented the author from placing in his
contracts the usual clause regarding the
the necessity of his name appearing on
every announcement of the plays pres
entation This IS one of the misfortunes
of being a Norwegian.
Frank Murray. has retired from the
management of Della Fox and will take
out new version of "The Three Muske-
teers," written for him by Stanislaus
STANCE. The name of its author pre-
cludes a possibility of the Offering being
successful ~ w
There will be two christian compa-
MES and two organizations presenting
1.-The Little Minister on the road next
year. Both of these offerings were ini-
TALLY produced in Washington, heartily
indorsed here, and have been successful
everywhere else.
Mrs. Owen Marlowe. whose daughter it
was who dropped dead on the stage while
playing in 1.-The Christian" will proba-
bly, never appear again professionally.
She is quite prostrated by the sudden de.
mise of her child and it is feared that her
heart is seriously affected.
William Barry, son Of the late Billy
Barry, will begin tour next month in
1.-THE Rising Generation When will
young men learn that the ability to act
is not always hereditary, and that the
popularity of star cannot be bequeathed
as would a bank account?
T. Arthur Smith, of the National Thea
ter has patented a new process for COW
ering framed photographs without glass.
The plan is an excellent one and should
make money. A number of pictures SO
treated were on exhibition last. week in
the lobby of the Columbia.
1t is altogether probable that Fanny
Rice will produce early in February a
new comedy, written for her by Claiming
Pollock. and entitled "A Newspaper
Story" In the piece she will have a
straight" sympathetic role utterly dill
ferent from anything she has ever done
before.
Sally Williams Riegel, sister of Fritz
Williams, and formerly a member of Au-
gustin Days company has left the stage
and gone into the millinery business. NJ IS
| Riegers experience with people who talk
| through their hats should prove most
| beneficial in the manufacture CT thoss ar
| ticles.
Washington Davis, a local boy. is the
author of military comedy, THE Pro-
vest Guard" which will open for a
months performances this week in Ho-
| low. but "The Guard is absolutely with
out merit, and cannot but be an utter
failure.
Rupert of Hentzau," has been unmer-
| cifully treated in Philadelphia. James X.
Hackett handled without gloves and his
! company called ''amateurish and unin-
| teresting." 1t seems that in casting away
THE Tree of knowledge" the young
star has only been giving another exhibit
| ton of the old 'out of the frying pan
1 into the fire" act.
| new Oriental play which Russ Why
| tai is writing for La Loie Fuller Is TO be
| called THE Yoshiwara.' In pronounc-
ing this name the patient holds his nose,
closes his eyes. swallows his Adams ap-
| Pile and sneezes twice. Then, if he still
| live he is assured of having given the
| word its correct accents.
| The Bostonians have presented their
new opera, Ulysses in Cleveland. The
piece is by R. E. Phillips and W. II. Neid-
| linger There are plenty of people with
the organization who look old enough to
| have obtained atmosphere in the course
| of a personal acquaintance with Mr.
| Ulysses and the venture should be sue
| cassful