The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-08

| before March. lie hopes TO Teorganize
his company then and return TO the Lon
don Lycoum for production Of "Cyrdno
de Bcrgerac'
TWO actors have written plays for their
own stellar use next season. Willie Col
! Hcr has Just entered tle leld OF dramatic
authorship. and Charles Coghlan has am
other seif-prOduced manuscript lying in
! his trunk which viii come out when The
/ Royal Box has been depicted.
Clement Scott has retired from the crit
les chair of the London Telegraph. after
I twcnty-seven years. His writings have
been able and influential He was Goo nave
retired earlier. but ana article ON thc NOR
ais of actresses was construed ass dn iu-
suit to the profession. his dismissed was
demanded. and so Doe had 10 remain IN
after the clouds had rolled by.
The latest play 70 iau iu London was
{ Milford Sir Smith" III was the work Of
no less than four men. Henri de GOrse
and Georges EiWci wrote ft H FFcncH.
Adrian Ross and George -. Gay put IL
in English. b.. Jakohowski whom we
know as the composer of "Erminle, pro-
vided the music. Arthur Roberts. prime
London favorite. had the leading role.
e.crthciess. IL was hascO.
The FOlies BcTgercs. the Paris vaudc-
vile theatre where American visitors are
astonshed 90 find performers from this
country. is TO re rebuilt. with "A modern
stage. an auditorium of unusual size and
"a winter garden attached.
Agnes Ethel. once "a favorite actress in
the companies OF Palmer ana baly' now
/ Mrs. Clinton Roudcpush. of Buffalo has
given 500 "a year 90 the Actors Fund,
and says she wifi do SO, once year as
long as she lives.
Joseph jefferson win begin his spring
tour At Jacksonville. FLA, ON April I'd.
Meanwhile f0un OF his sons are now en-
deav0ring 90 hll the void caused oy mis-
absence from rip Van Wrinkle. 1hom-
e. is tho Rip. William the Cookies. Chas.
r.. the Fe1dor. ana the JuHlor joseph ine
Derrick Edna Carey and Blanche hen-
der dauebters-in-law of the veteran CONF
cdian. are the Gretchen and the Meenie.
This jefferson family company pityeu az
the opening of The Jefferson Incaue' az
Portland. Ne
Charles Hovt viii have "A Dog IN the
Maugcr' ready 10 Doe performed ln SOS
tom in March 10 is said TO be ms line
with Dis earlier plays OF rural llIe. O.. Nj.
s Mcclellan has completed piece named
"Across the Pond" 10 viii Doe presented
simultaneously here and in London. Wiz
liam Gillette has resumed Wofk on u VOC
nan Doyle detective drama. the hIsl oI4lt
Of which WAS burned DO the BALDWIN no
tof fire I'm San Francisco. Paul IT, rot
ter is hard AT it with piece meant Tor
tie Empire.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has recover
Cd from serious Illness and viii soon act
Musketeers" Sir Henry Irving has
transferred finally TO Charles Wyndham
The Eucff4h riehfe ~ "fTTan0 DE Bergc-
rae" as he would not be able 90 produce
the play for some time and remembers
The fate of Mime Sans Gene which was
rot given 800 London until three years
after its first performance in Paris. The
next nlav 90 be done by Mr. WYndham
VIII be from HaddOn Chambers pen. and
is said 70 differ materially from al the
q.
dramatiSts previous Works. 10 Us 10 ne
called "The Tyranny OF Tears and viii
contain only FIVE characters.
MascaVnl' greatest Passion and delight
is 10 conduct am orchestra. for which Doe
himself SAYS he has "a natural talent.
But what is more interesting is 70 watch
Mascagni composing Dis works Ills wife
Siguora Lima. Mimi (his eldest b0Fb Dfd0
another SOM. and Emilia (his htte
daughtcr) AN have their parts BOO Do. w hen
the maestro is feverishly writing notes
and rushing 10 the piano 20 eaten am in-
spiratiOh his wife Follows hlm 10 ana
fro. while the children climb ON bus knees,
he unCOnsciOusly running DIS HHbrI7
through their curle. As soon Us De has
Fixed ON MELODY NE gathers the chhoren
i'm his arms and they an roll indlscIiml-
natclv 0n the floor. the shouts humps,
laugh tears making such am upioar
that 3D. asst Signora Mascagni intefietes.
sc0ldug her husband and telling MN ,hat
a grave musician should give "a Dftitf
example 10 his family. She bundles away
fhc children and be returns 90 hls ot-k,
but a few minutes later the scene re-
peats itself
While rummaging over the papers OF nls
father the late william 81 Lucas. who
fifty years ago managed the HolHaay-
street Theatre I'm Baltimore Mr. w lulam
NJ Lucas Jr.. came UPON one or llt pay
rolls q n time when Joseph JeHefsDH ana
wife. John Duff and wife. and Dhafles
h..I q he NNf