The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

aries. He praises the Hamlet of Ed
win Booth, but adds the curious judg-
ment that Henry Irving was the bet
ter interpreter of the character. Flea
nora Duse. he thinks is entitled to a
higher rank than Sarah Bernhardt, but
that her fame will be short lived, owing
to the limited number of pieces in
which she acts. With the exception of
Coquelin, TO whom he gives unstinted
praise, Salvini considers French ac-
tors inferior, as they adhere too closely
to tradition, Mounet Sully suffers so
much from nervousness he cannot do
himself full Justice, and Bernhard,
who is a sublime artistic in modern
roles, is almost burlesque in classical
ones.
Mile Blanche Marchesi will make her
first appearance in concert in this
country in January. She is the daugh-
ter of Nine. Marchesi. The celebrated
vocal teacher Hitherto she has con-
fined her concert work to London,
where sha id favorite.
Hobart Chatfield Taylor and Regi-
maid de Koven have nearly completed
satirical comedy TO be called The
Manners of Good Society,"" aud it is
practically assured that Julia Mar
lowe will be seen in the production.
Anthony Hope and Edward Rose
Dale" win be one of Charles From
mans next season offerings.
The craze for "Cyrano de Bergerac
RACES undiminished. Richard Mans
field is packing the Garden Theatre,
New York, in the piece. Augustin
DAILY is hurTying day and night with
his adaptation, Sir Henry irving is
planning to make the long nosed hero
his principal characterization in his
1,
Terry, to say nothing Of the scores of
versions under way by lesser lights.
The Castle Square Theatre OF Boston
made mad rush to win the credit Of
the first production in that city.
A balloon scene is the sensation in
THE Great Ruby" the autumn melo-
drama at Drury Lane Theatre, Lon-
don. The stage Illusion is perfect. Two
fugitives dash into the car Of the gas
ball, pull the lever ard shoot up into
mid-air. Higher and higher they go,
while the earth recedes beneath them.
Higher yet, till they reach the clouds;
higher yet, till they are enveloped in
yapor. There is a struggle for life up
in the sky. One of the men is thrust
from the car; he begs for mercy, but
the other is adamant He clings to the
side of the basket; the other hacks at
his hands. He bangles by a rope; he
is cut down, and falls into the space
beneath.
After 8Iansield,s Cyrano de Beegerac,
the principal New York sensation is
'The Christian" at the Knickerbocker,
where Edward j Morgan as John
Storm is outshining Viola Allen, the
star, as Glory Quayle. Next is the
Garricl, where Annie Russell is maxi
ing her initial bow as star in "Cath-
crime, a play from the French of
Lanedan, and though Of Gallo origin,
is so clean as to be prudish. Miss Rus
sell has a fine support, including Jo-
seph Holland, Ethel Barrymore, w. ].
LeMoyne and Elsie he Wolfe
Other current metropolitan bills are
Francis Wilson's new opera, THE Lit
tie Corporal at the Broadway "a
Runaway Girl at Days" John Drew
and The Liars at the Empire, THE
Belle Of New York at the Casino and
Julia Arthur at Wallack's.
Grace Livingston Furniss and Abby
Sage Richardson's play for E. h Soth-
ern has been rechristened A Coloniai
Girl"
Among the latest well known profess
SIGNALS TO go into vaudeville are Ame-
liza Summerville and her brand new
husband, Max Eugene, Minnie Dupree.
Frank G. Bangs, Harry Lacy and Nell
lie McHenry.