The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-11

sion? And how comes it that, when
life is altered to him, when he has. done
spenanee for centemning love-" he ex-
claims again:
Love hath chased sleep from my en-
thral16d eyes.
hearts sorrow
And as we pass from this early work
to the drama Of Shakespeare's ripest
achievement, to Macbeth, :" we find the
same praise of sleep iterated and reit-
Grated till there can be no doubt that
insomnia was one of the torments of
the poets life.-London Saturday Re-
view.
The astonishing price of f51O was
paid at Sotheby's, in London, recently
for copy of that very rare play, ''The
Troublesome Raigne of John, King Of
England, 1881" The only other copy
Of this play which is known to exist is
in the. library of Trinity College, Cam
bridge. 1T was from this play that
Shakespeare wrote his version of the
Life and Death Of King John" This
is said to be higher price than has
ever been given for any quarto of the
work of Shakespeare
Is
The play which Laurence Irving, in
collaboration with Thomas Hesselwood,
is writing for Robert Taber is in five
acts, and. is said to deal with "a fanil-
lar and famous episode in English his
! tory" Mr.. Taber undertakes to pro-
duce it in London within two years, or
forfeit his rights to it. The same au-
thors have written a one-act play called
, 1.-THE Lion and the Unicorn" which is
founded on Bloods attempt to steal the
crown jewels from the Tower Of Lon
don. A prominent character is Charles
II. ia his later days, not as the merry
monarch, but as broken down and
saturnine wreck" This piece is in the
possession of Weldon Grossmith.
Victorien Sardou has turned his at
teption to libretto writing. The piece
is to be a. fairy comic opera, and will
also be on the order of 1.-The Grand
Duchesse-" He is collaborating with
Gille and PlanQuette in the work. 1t
will be played next season at the Varie
ties.
Daniel Frohman has landed in Britain
and was not there long before he Sc
cured the American rights of Pinero's
successful play, ''The Gay Lord Quex,'
which Will be the attraction at the Ly-
sceum when the stock company COM
mences its regular season next year. j
Mrs. Tom Thumb, whose last public
appearances in this country were with
a dwarf dramatic company in a venture
that did not prosper, is now an exhibit
at the London Crystal Palace.
Miss Clio Graves has written a four
act comedy in verse which Messrs.
Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude
have secured for ultimate production at
the London Haymarket. 1t will be pre-
coded, however, by the new plays writ
ten by Mr.. Grundy and Mr.. Barrie
Among the possible dramatists- of the
future, is young English actress
named Margaret Young, who already
has disposed of three-act piece to
George Alexander and of a one-act play
to Miss Ellen Terry.
Herman Merivale has written a play
ON the subject of Charlotte Corday,
which is now in the possession of Ar
thur Bourchier. In it Marat has a
ghostly vision somewhat akin to that
which occurs to Robespierre in Sar-
dou's play
The new play by Robert Marshall,
author of His Excellency the Gov
ernor." which is likely to be seen soon
er or later in the London Court Thea
ter. is placed in an imaginary country,
and deals comically with Kings and
other potentates. The scenes include
the vestibule of royal palace and the
interior Of a Cardinals palace.
decentralization of Max Pemberton's
| Garden of Swords is among the new
plays which are likely to be seen in
New York next season.
kyfle Bellew denies the report that
he has entered into a partnership with
Mrs Brown Potter for the management
of London theater.
Articles of Incorporation.
The following articles of. incorpora
ton We're yesterday filed at the office
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