The record-union., 1899-10-15

Maud Knowlton, leading lady in Brown $
in Town"
here on that order. 1t was written for
the sole purpose to amuse, and the
amusement is created in a logical and
reasonable manner. The company is
large one and is represented as espe-
cially strong in specialists and new
acts.
An exact translation Of Heyerman' 5
play. THE Ghetto" is to be presented
in England. This is in consequence
of the somewhat acrid dispute which
- has arisen between c. B. Fernald, the
adapter of the play, and the managers
who undertook it's representation in
London.
According to the comments in the
daily press, Cecil Raleigh's new melo-
drama, Hearts Are Trumps," at the
London Drury Lane Theater, is a good
specimen of it's not very valuable kind.
1t is, at all events, we'll filled with SEN
sational and spectacular incidents, and
tells a moderately coherent. if alto
gether incredible, story. The scenic ef-
fects are said to be among the finest
ever shown on the old Drury stage,
special mention being made of a music
hall set, in which the real stage seems
for the moment to be between two
audiences, and a Swiss picture of Won
derful beauty, in which the villain-in-
chief is conveniently swept off into
eternity by most realistic avalanche.
Nine. Rejanes little daughter, who is
i years old, has just made her first
appearance upon the public stage. She
is playing the part Of the child in Ma
dame de Lavalette.''
Henry Arthur Jones. at latest ac-
counts, was at Ostend, busily at work
upon new light comedy with which
he hopes to repeat the success of The
Liars"
Cyril Maude of the London Hay
market Theater is very enthusiastic
over Sydney Grundys adaptation Of
Dumas's The Black Tulip" which he
says has the same delicacy of style
richness Of humor and tenderness of
sentiment displayed in "A Pair of
Spectacles." He himself will play the
part of the young gardener whose
whole passion is for flowers, until he
meets the beautiful Rosa, to be imper-
sonated on this occasion by Miss Win
fired Emery. Mr.. Maude's partner,
Mr.. Harrison, will appear as William
OF Orange. Other new plays in Mr..
Maude's possession are a new comedy
~ aSrrfa nd
version OF The Rape of the Lock. !"
which is to be in rhymed verse. This
latter piece is to be enriched by elabor-
ately spectacular surroundings.
Martin Harvey Will produce Herman
Meriyales adaptation of Don Juan"
in the Princess of Wales Theater, Lon
don. early in the spring.
Edmond Rostand recently paid visit
to Vienna for the purpose of studying
the history of the Duke of Reichstadt,
who is to be the central figure of his
next drama.
The program for the coming season
at the new Norwegian National Thea
ter in Christiania includes Ibsens's
'Hedda Gabler," Ghosts" and mis-
new play, which is promised for De-
cember; Bjornson's The Newly Mar
ried Couple" " Beyond Our Reach" and
The New System" Sudermann's s
John the Baptist; shakespeare s
Tanning Of the Shrew'' and Twelfth
Night; Rostand's "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac"; Max Halbe's Youth; Belot
& Villetard's Caesar Gerodot's VIII"
and three plays by the younger Nor
wegian authors Gunnar Heiberg, VII
helm Krag and Sigbjorn Obstfelder
Sir Henry Irving, who is enjoying
extraordinary prosperity during his
farewell provincial tour in England,
delivered a characteristic little address
the other day at a bazar in Birming-
ham held for the benefit of the Com
mercial Travellers Benevolent Insti-
tuition. Among other things he said:
Il am a bit of a commercial traveller
myself, and take this opportunity OF
calling your attention to the goods l
have the honor to travel in. / have
not any samples with me, but you will
find them at the theater-Shakespe
as fresh as ever, and a really excellent
article in Sardou. The actor. like the
commercial traveller, knocks about the
world and picks up experience of all
sorts and condition of men. One of
our most popular dramatists, believe,
once belonged to your brotherhood, and
I have no doubt his keen eye for char