The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

ton, Iowa. 1860; Ellen Terry, Coventry,
England. 1S4S; Lily Langtry, England,
1852; May Irwin, Toronto, Canada, 1862.
The following is written by the editor of
the New York Dramatic Mirror a paper
that has always advocated a clean stage:
THE matter of play censorship in Lon
don. where the censor long has been es-
tablished. and where they know little or
nothing OF ltbtdinous plays or the sort
that have become common here, is recelV-
ing new attention with more restrictive
suggestion in the British metropolis. The
play named after a bird that lays its eggs
vagrantly 1.-THE CuckoO'l so popular
at the moment in this city, shocked Lon
don grievously But there are plays here
or there have been plays herein Cdm-
parison with which it is a hOmily. 1t ts
about time for. reaction against all
kinds of the vileness that has done so
done so much to disCredit the theater
in New York and this country. Hap
pity there have been enough of admirable
and clean plays among the offerings or
the season to more than cOunterbalance
the smut and indecency for which there
is in time to be oblivion
It. is noticeable in this land of freedom
that female stars hold their own.
In men there are Joseph Jefferson. Rich
ard Mansfield. William Gillette, James A.
Herne, John Drew, Charles Coghlan, Nat
Goodwin and f. II. Sothern. all real art
lists, to speak only Of stars. but even that
list is equaled in length, without count
ing Modjeska. who is dOmiciled here, by
Ada Rehan, Mrs. Fiske. Annie Russell,
Mrs. Carter Julia Arthur. Julia Marowe.
May Irwin and Maude Adams, each of
whom is also an artist in some field. In
England this would not be true, for VINO,
besides Miss Terry and Mrs. Campbell.
among the women stars has the standing
of half a dozen men?
Miss May Buckley, who first gained ex-
tended recognition by her remarkable
portrayal of Chinese girl in 1.-THE First
Born and who has since done very good
work of some of the Empires produc-
tions. is going abroad before very long
to ioin George Fdwardes company at
Daly's Theater London. where she eX-
poets to be in the company that is to in
terpret the new Chinese opera toward the
end of September She will visit San
Francisco first.
Mary Anderson is in New York.
One of Phoebe Davis ambitions is to
play Desdemona
Louis Mann wants to be a serious actor
and is said to have designs on Shylock.
Louis James will appear next season as
Bob Acres in a revival of The Rivals.
Mrs. Langtry is coming back to Amer
lea and Nine. Patti contemplates tour.
A cable dispatch to the New York Sun
saws that Sir Arthur Sullivan and Owen
Hall have accepted a commission from
Augustin Daily to compose and write
musical comedy for production in New
York in the autumn. Adrian Ross will
write the lyrics. It is said that the scene
will be laid in Egypt,
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" dra-
matized after Ian Maclaren's famous
novel. was produced at Waterbury, Conn.
last week with success. The dramauza-
.tion. by James Macarthur and Augustus
Thomas is built upon the story of the
''Transformation" of Lachlan Campbell
Henry E. Walton IS now suing Charles
Frohman for S10,0 900 on account of the title
OF "The Cuckoo" He once owned fail
ure by the same name.