The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-19

one OF the roof garden actresses In Central
Park or anywhere else,
The Actors Church Alliance will meet ut the
Berkeley Lyceum tonight 10 effect Derma-
nent Organization. Bishop Potter VIII pre-
side and clergymen from various denomina-
lions will speak
Annie Russell ia said to have q play based on
George Meredith's Ordeal OF Richard Few
erel." in which she will act next season. Mrs.
Bernard Becre has recovered her health and
will soon return to the stage In play called
THE Wd'Rabbit." Henry Hamilton Is pre-
pairing for Beerbohm Tree his now version OF
Monte Cristo." George Moore's dictum that
William Shak espeare and Edward Martyr
were the only two dramatists in England In
creased the curiosity TO ace The Heather
Field" given the other day In London. lnfor-
nation concerning Shakespeare is so much
more widely spread that he will not be likely
to get the credit for Mr.. Martyrs play. 1t
tells the etory OF an Irish landlord who Is de-
termined to cultivate barren tract OF country
and finally exhausts his fortune. ruins his
family and becomes an imbecile In the effort.
The entire play is occupied with discussions
OF this subject, and its London performance
failed to impress the .audience with tho au-
thor's right to be Groupej with Shakespeare.
Mr.. Moore once said that Ibsen's Ghosts"
was the greatest work OF God or man. SO there
might be still greater approval for this new
Irish drama han he gave II. The play deals
m.ts hrhnf WING Pero eeebaed his
forty fourth birthday last week. AZ he tod
an interviewer that he somstimes ielt IA. the
ser R's Gay in ,ha stye q n si
comedies were more difiloult than his serious
efforts and cost him more time and work.
ts do wG Pie s d to hay. RST T.
production OF "a Court Scandal" Sarah Bern
aardt has succeeded in arousinR a critical con-
Hamlet. which is probably one Of the few
means by which any woman could hone to
lie to prove profitable Her appearaD ces in the
cities Of Alsace- lorraine have been forbidden
BY the German Government until she has ap-
peared In some German city. This has been
made BY the French actress 70 get perm ission
for bes:Hobortson and Mrs. ' Pattisik CAMP.
ago. Il Is essS Ths Moensh. 'fs and
Mrs Campbell is to be Chinese .priestess.
London recently had Its first review" Of
called Pot Pourri." and was not altogether
successful at its first performance. Mrs. Pot.
their h version ii1 Of Pierre Deconrceiie's The
Queens Necklace which failed-here at Days.
Eleonora Duse has decided not to visit this
rope. Somebody has.dlscovered ten rules for
.heatregoinR formulated by the late Fran
CLIQUE Sarcey. They include injunctions OF
such universal value as 10 arrive always on
time never to talk. laugh or cry in q way to dis
turb others. nor eat candy and rustic pro.
grammes. beat time with the hands or feet. or
block uB the Hobbies when the performance Is
over. These are evident enough to have oc-
Cured to less famous persons. Gustavo Sal
vini Is said to have been so successful as an
actor that his father has finally approved 81
his choice OF q career His style OF acting 10
said to be much more In acccrd.with modern
methods than with those represented by his
father and Ristori although his repertoire in
cludes most OF tho Italian classical tragedies
Signorlna Cavalieri. a.dancer'who has.been In
Russia for some months. is said to have mar
ried there few days ago Prince Bariatlnoki
man OF great wealth. She was supposed &c
be Standard during The first days OF her
reality OF low Italian origin. Her father was
hawker OF newspapers In the strsets OF Rome
and her mother was laund ress But these
| being refined and aristocratc. She Ia not un.
| like Otero in appearance. and once posed as her
a wealthy ndmirer 10 st. Petersburg had I'M
dertaksn to have her voice prepared for the
Years year been hung in the shop windows there.
and since Otero there has been no profess
sional beauty so popular. Ive.te Gullbert no
pllclty Of her methods. She reappeared In
| Paris the other day In n sketch supposed to
take place in her dressing room after she has
| left the theatre On the wall is q ll.length
poster OF the singer. This proves to be Yvette,
| who comes to life. stems down from the wall
and sings q number Of new songs typical Of
many phases OF Paris life. Pauline Ulrich.. an
actress. celebrated the other day In Dresden
| O remarkable anniversary. She has been for
forty years a member OF the company at the
Court Theatre there. Emerch Roberts. one
| OF the most popular actors Of the Hofbur4 in
| Vienna. died the other day in Kissingen. and
| his wife attempted suicide unsuccessfully on
hearing the news. He was one OF the notable
German-speakng actors, although he had
never apreared IN other countries., The cues.
Germany has been partly settled by the de-.
cision OF the last actors congress hold In that
country. From the year 1902 all costumes
| will be supplied by managers. Whether or
not this will prevent the extravagant pur-
| chase OF handsome toilets remains TO lie seen.
1t is. at all events. likely to diminish the elab-
! Orateness OF stage dressing 1t was also de-
cided to devote certain percentage OF the
profits from the performances al the Schiller
| plays to the monument fund to the dra I'M al iSt