The times., 1899-02-05

bred men are the best, whether they be
on the stage or In any other pursu t. In
its efforts to improve the stock company
the management could not have selected
more promising artist" Mr.. Tassin is
now with Julia Marlowe.
Laura Jean Libbey claims that William
Gillette stole the name for his farce, Be
cause She Loved Him So" from one of her
novels. Which again brings up the ques-
tion as TO who is entitled to more credit
the man who cuts down trees or the man
who builds houses of them.
Adophe D'Ennery, the French play
wright. who is best known for his Two
Orphans" and Don Caesar de Bazan, to-
gether with his dramatizations of Around
the World in Eighty Days" and Michael
Strogoff,' died on January p in Paris. He
had written over 200 pieces.
Otis Harlan will star next season in the
farce. My Innocent Boy" which has sue
management OF Frank Mckee. the senior
partner in the firm of Eoyt & Mckee be-
ing too busy with his own troubles to at
tend to those of anyone else.
Jerome H. Eddy, who writes entertain
ingly of New York theatricals for The
Times under the nom de plume of Nancy
Sykes, has Just completed a new drama,
THE Pathfinder" in which William Blais-
dell will star next season. Mr.. Eddy is
part author of "A Village Postmaster.
"Colinette." the piece in which Julia
Marlowe is to appear this month at the
Knickerbocker Theatre. deals with French
affairs at the time of Napoleon's exile to
st. Helena in 1915. Henry Guy Carleton
has made the adaptation of Lenotre and
Martins original work, which was pre-
sented at the Odeon, in Paris.
Wilton Lackaye and James O'Neill are
10 be seen in New York shortly in II. Beer
bohm Trees production of THE Three
Musketeers." f. II. Sothern is also hying
Gothamward with his version of the same
effort. And then ali parties will furnish
free spectacle of the theme employed in
When Greek Meets Greek"
News from Rome that the tomb Of Julie,
in Verona is being restored and that when
finished it will be about twice its original
size recalls to one the story of the rock
formation in Virginia which was artificially
propped up when it began weakening, anc
which forever after bore the legend, This
Natural Bridge Built by Buck &c Sons
Richmond.
Elita Proctor Otis has filed petition OF
bankruptcy, in which her liabilities are
announced as being S34 000 and her assets
about $3.50 worth of clothing 1t is ruiuored
that Miss Otis will retire from the stage
temporarily for the purpose OF coilaborat-
ing with Thomas Q. Seabrooke and Louise
Beaudet in writing book on How to Get
Credit Successfully.
Some days ago can OF powder eXplod-
ed among the effects of the Remember
the Maine" company and reduced many OF
them to mass Of wreckage- Considering
the short time that has elapsed since 6
similar accident occurred to the Cuba:
Vow combination it might truthfuliy bs
said that handling war dramas is not the
easy thing it looks to be.
The American theatrical invasion OF
London has received new life. Charles
Frohman is to assume control of Henry
Irving's Lyceum Theatre, George w. Led
erer says he is going TO build house in
the British metropolis for the exploitation
of Casino productions and Morton and
Kerker are trying to find a stage on which
10 present their latest review in England.
This last week has been an active one
for Charles E. Blaney. He has not only
| confided TO sundry newspapers that his
Female Drummer" is triumphant sue
cess. but he has taken off the road his
Hired Girl and Boy Wanted" compa-
nies-probably for the same reason.
Charles E. Blaney is a very busy man tc
look as pleasant as he always does on the
bills.
Henry Guy Carleton is in trouble. His
wife, Olive May, has just been awarded
the ownership of his successful comedy
THE Butterflies" and a Chicago judge
has said that his failure, Ambition is g
plagiarism from John Maxwell's Con
gress." Mr.. Maxwell has been allowed
hos JAtn ~.
that he has done worse things than writ
ing THE Cuckoo"
Joe Welch, a very bad Hebrew imper.
senator, grew angry at the chaffing of some
college students last week in New Haven
and spat across the footlights at Will A
Page, Washington boy, who is now man
aging editor of the New Haven Register
In return to boys mobbed the entertainer
who was discharged the next day. Mr.
Page left Washington in search of excite.
ment, and it looks as though he were Il
get it.
Alexandra Viarda, the Polish actress
whose engagement last winter at the Fiftt
Avenue Theatre proved so fearful fiasct
has at last come before the public agar
| in legal contest brought for the purpose
of securing several pairs OF tights held II
lieu of payment of board bill. Madame
Niarda was said to have returned to hel
| native land after her American failure
but evidently her profits were not enough
| for travelling purposes and walking wa:
not good over the Atlantic at that time O.
| year.
Rich and Harris have Joined witt
| Charles Frohman in leasing the Lyric
| Theatre. a portion of the old Olympia, fol
| five years. The house, which has alway,
been a sort OF white elephant, will bt
| opened in the autumn by Julia Marlowt
or Annie Russell. Henry B. Sire viii
throw wide the doors of the music hal
some time in April, presenting a new ex
| travaganza, entitled THE Man in tn,
| Moon" This work is by Louis Harrison
| Stanislaus STANCE, Sydney Rosenfeld, Glei
McDonough. Gustave Kerker, and Ludwig
| Englander Five hundred people will b,
| employed in the production.