The record-union., 1899-10-01

appearance of her child fiom school.
Even when her child comes she is desti-
tute of humanity She doas not awake
one chord or fiber of genuine feeling in
her audience. Every character in the
play is heartless and unreal. All are
marred with vulgarity. And what
cheap situationsi You are a devil"
says one man. I'm that case we shall
meet again. babbles another, and the
curtain falls in a roar of applause.
There may be legal dispute over
the rights of "A Runaway Girp' be-
tween j. c. Duff and William Gray
Mr.. Gray claims that he purchased the
rights and Duff says that the piece
was turned over to him with other
musical pieces Of the late manager.
George G. Tyler of Liebler & Co. has
had new play submitted to him by
one OF the most prominent clergymen
of New York, the production of which
he is seriously considering. Since the
presentation of THE Christian and its
enormous success, he has had the
scenario of three plays by clergymen
brought to him for consideration. Han
Gaines royalties have, it seems, at
tracted the attention of the gentlemen
of the cloth to the financial possibilities
of the stage.
An interesting performance of What
Happened to Jones' was given by
company playing the farce while on
CIR ~ A f,;a .nn60n
A stage was constructed on the deck
of the vessel and the manager ana
ships carpenter rugged up the neces-
sary appliances. The receipts of the
performance We're donated to a fund
for the orphans of seamen.
Liebler & Co. have engaged Frank
c. Bangs, the veteran actor, the only
surviving member of the famous
Shakespearean quartet of Booth, Bar
rett, Davenport and Bangs, to play
Father Lamplugh in support of Viola
Allen in ''The Christian vice Richard
J. Dillon, who has been suddenly
stricken with inf1ammatory rheuma-
tism, and probably will not be able to
play this season.
The voyage of the veteran manager,
John r. Rogers, to England is import
ant in view of the fact that he cabled
in advance that he was bringing with
him Dorothy Morton, "the very best
acting and singing comic opera prima
donna" Time was when a good many
theater-goers might have believed him.
Mr.. Rogers says he will take an opera
company to Australia and later to
America, headed by Miss Morton.
Miss Rose Coghlan has arranged to
appear for twenty-eight weeks this
season in 1.-THE White Heather" Chas.
Coghlan, who is at home at Prince
Edwards Island, is adapting play by
Zola for Miss Coghlan, and she will act
in it when her season in "The White
Heather ends.
It is now definitely stated that Kyrle
Bellew and Mrs. Potter have again
pooled fortunes. They are to lease
London theater and produce 'The
Queens Necklace, 1.-THE Dukes Motto
Ga new version by David Belasco),
"Ruy Bias" BEL Domino" Charlotte
Corday' and other plays of the ro-
mantle order.
Julia Arthur contemplates making
her new play, More Than Queen" by
Emile Bergerat, an appeal to the eye
as we'll as to the ear and heart. 1t is
said if her liberal instructions to scenic
artists, costumers and jewelers. are car
ried out, this new Partisan success will
be an imperial spectacle.
George c. Tyler of Liebler & Co. has
received from England the manuscript
of the new romantic play in which
James O'Neill will be seen late in the
season. Till this is ready for produc-
ton, Mr.. O'Neill will present 1.-THE
Musketeers.'' and, occasionally, Monte
Cristo,' where he cannot escape it.
1t is said Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Sothern
Virginia Harned) have determined to