The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
DRAMATIC GOSSIP

On Christmas day, Cissie Lotus will
head an engagement at Keiths in
Philadelphia, which will last from $50
a. m. to 1880 p. m.
One of the prettiest as well as young
est of American stage beauties is Miss
Mary Realty, who plays the part of
Nine Yidauban so cleverly in THE
Girl from Maxim's, at the Chestnut.
Laurence Irving, who adopted "Ro-
bespierre" from the French of Sardou,
is making his first visit to this coun-
. try in the company of his father. He
plays a strong part in the Sardou
drama.
Henry Irving has always had sin
gular attachment for French historical
characters on the stage. Twenty-six
years ago he appeared as Cardinal
Richelieu." Louis XII followed, and
then Napoleon" in mime. Sans Gene"
Now he is appearing as "Robespierre, 4"
the incorruptible, and he has in prep
aration play dealing with the pictur-
esque time of Charles TX"
Will M. Armstrong has been so long
identified with comic opera that even
his best friends We're dubious of his
success in creating the part of NAL
gachon, a gentleman of leisure" in
Thomas @. Seabrooke's production Of
who Killed Cock Robin?" Mr.. Arm
strong, however, has been the recip-
lent Of flattering newspaper comment
upon his performance, and is said to
be delivering the goods"
Mrs. Fiske will close her season in
New York with the old year, and open
her tour in Boston on New Years day
at the fremont theatre. She will visit
but ten cities this season. Mrs. Fiske's
of with
avenue theatre in Becky Sharpe" has
been one of the most remarkable ever
known in that city. From its opening
in September, there has been a steady
succession of the largest audiences that
play has ever enjoyed there for so
long a period and Mrs. Fiskes patron
age has been notable also for its char
acter. The ordinary great success
in New York is made such by the
transient multitude on Broadway
1t is an interesting fact to note that
the business Viola Allen has played to
this season has broken records at ev-
cry theatre, without exception, that
she has appeared in. In Chicago the
record was broken for the length Of
the engagement and at the prices at
which she played. In st. Louis fol-
lowing, in playing to $4,000 on the
week, the record for the entire coun-
gagement at regular prices. Likewise,
in playing to an average of over $12 900
in the cities of Detroit, Cleveland and
Pittsburg, the theatre records in
these cities were broken at Miss Aliens
prices. 1t is rather pleasing to note that
it was given to New York for Miss
Aliens business, to break its own rec
ord. Thanksgiving night Miss Aliens
takings were $22SS.5O-just IS in excess
Of the largest house to which she had
previously played, which was in st.
Louis.
William H. Crane is going to confine
his attention for the balance of the sea-
son to his new play, "a Rich Mans
Son" On several occasions it is said
to, have been given to the largest au-
diences that had ever assembled in
Wallack's theatre. The comedy is in
| three acts, and has all of its scenes
laid in New York. The character
played by Mr.. Crane is that of a big
hearted old man, who made his fortune
in the northwest, and is seen when the
play opens living in a gaudily-furnsh-
ed home in New York, and trying to
be happy and comfortable in dress
suit. In Minneapolis he was a king
in New York he is--nobody The old
man is a good deal Of diamond in
the rough, and the comedian brings out
his traits IN very cleVer ana artlStlc
manner.
The Bowen Merrill Company, Indian
apolis, who published a book entitled,
Johnnie" by e. o. Laughlin, more
than a year ago, propose to enter Wig
orous protest against the use of this
title by Joseph Arthur for his new
play. recently announced
Gertrude Dean-Magill has scored
quite a success in THE King of the
Opium Ring" and has been re-en-
gagged.
Charlotte Winnett, in I'm Old Ken
lucky" achieved a great success in San
Francisco recenttS.
De Wolf Hopper's one hundred and
hftieth performance of "El Captain
in London was given at the Comedy
theatre. Dec 5.
The New York theatre will be closed
next week. Primrose and Dockstader's