The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-09

week. Six days before, by similar ad-
vices, she just lodged tumbling
bronze statue. 1t is to be hoped that
Madame Melba carries accident insu-
rance.
1t is an assured fact that Providence
is to have a new theatre ready for next
season. 1t will be on the corner OF
Westminster and Burrill streets, Will
seat 171O and it's manager, A. A. Spitz,
intends to make it one of the finest
theatres OF the east. Prices will range
from Is cents to $1.5O, the latter for
box seats. Manager Spitz plans to make
a feature of his orchestra, which ne
promises will be the best in any New
England playhouse. The name chosen
for the new theatre is THE Empire.
The openings in New York last week
were THE Purple Lady" at Wallack s,
a farce adapted by Sydney Rosenheld
from the German, in which a young
painter is discommoded by the mop
perfume appearance of his model. it
was funny, but too long drawn out.
Also THE Cuckoo" at the Bijou. This
French farce was heralded as being
the essence of infamy, and consequent
ly all New York thronged to see 1t.
1t was not so bad as was painted, how
ever, or rather, the metropolis has been
treated Of late to such depths of indie
CenCy tnat the new piece Seeineu AdliiS
innocuous in comparison.
The famous English actress, Rose
Leclercq, died at her home in London,
on Sunday, April 2. She had been before
the public for nearly so years, and her
name and fame held an honored place
in the minds of British pllygoers. she
was one of the seven children of the
late Charles Leclercq, and a sister o.
the equally celebrated Carlotta Lee
7 II, H. Of
note as being one of the few British
actresses who never visited America.
Annie Russell closes her season in
Catherine" April 25, and on May 3
sails for England, where Charles Froh-
man has arranged for her to play
through June. AS Miss RusselPs for
mer appearance in London was in
Sue" a pathetic drama, Manager
Frohman thought best for her to try
comedy this time, and has arranged
with Madeline Lucette Ryley for the
use of 1.-The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle" for
the opening bill. Catherine" will fol-
low.
When the new play, His Excellency
the Governor" is presented at the Ly-
ceum. it will have in its cast real
live peer, the Earl of Rosselyn. Lord
Rosselyn found himself impoverished
and went on the stage about a year
week. He made his debut in Tire
lawney of the Wells" and will play
here the same role he did in London.
He is known on the bills simply as
James Erskine."
1.-The Ameer of Afghanistan," Victor
Herberts new opera for Frank Dan
iels. will be produced in October.
Olga Nethersole's sore throat caused
the Hollis street theatre to be dark one
or two nights last week
Laura Burt has left "A Dangerous
Maid" and will return to the vaude-
viIles with new skit entitled, 81 Am
an Actor"
Boston theatres this week: Column
bia, "Yon Yonson"; fremont JEFF
D'Angelis; Grand Opera House, The
Liliputians; Boston, Cinderella; Cas-
tie Square, The Idler"; Museum, The
Christian; Park, Kelley and Shannon;
Hollis, "Trelawney of the Wells"
New York theatres this week: Ly-
ceum, Hackett in Rupert of Hert-
Eau" Days, THE Great Ruby; Fifth
Avenue, Charles Coghlan; Empire,
"Zaza"; Madison Square, Because She
Loved Him So; Wallack's. 1.-THE
Cuckoo; Casino, In Gay Paree'';
Fourteenth Street, Mathews and Bull
ger; Victoria, "A Reign of Terror;
Herald Square, Romeo and Juliet;
Grand Opera House, Henry Miller;
Knickerbocker, Julia Marlowe; Broad
way, The Musketeers"; Manhattan
Mile. Fif''; Bijou, 1.-THE Purple Lady;
Academy, THE Old Homestead;
American. Carmen; Star, a
Stranger in New York.