The times., 1899-04-23

| Naiue, Dul naTuiy SO as COMMENT Oh MS
generosity.
William Archer the English critic. who
| is at present viewing this country. may
| visit Washington in the course of his trav-
| els.
| Edward E. Rice has secured new ex-
| trayaganza, entitled Captain Kidd, U. 5.
| N" Anything with those initials attached
to it should be successful.
Clever little Edna Aug, who was last
| seen here in Hotel Topsy Turyy," has
been engaged by Augustin DAILY and will
appear in his next musical production.
The Cuckoo is a success. This is not
the bird which belongs to Henry Guy
Carleton, but one imported by Charles
| Frohman and now being exhibited at Wal
lacks. Mr.. Cartoons pet is dead.
Charles Coghlan and Citizen Pierre"
closed last Monday night at the Fifth
Avenue after week of appearances there.
Financial troubles were assigned as rea-
| sons for the sudden ending of the season.
Dorothy Morton went into vaudeville
! two weeks ago and now she has come out
again. Miss Morton does not relate how
| she enjoyed her experience but it is noted
| that she did not hesitate long when offered
a part in AN Arabian Girl"
Lillian Post, the actress who was taken
| to a California asylum for the insane re-
| Gently. died in that institution few days
| ago. Miss Post was well known among
theatregoers. having once been prima
dona with the McCaull Opera Company
| Jacob Lit, the deyiser of sensational
| episodes and hundred sheet bills. has
taken possession of the beautiful Broad
way Theatre, and viii give the stage up to
melodramatic productions, which proves
! ha oh
| fall.
| Clyde Fitch is making an adaptation of
| Alphonse Daudet's 'Sappho" for Oga
! Nethersole, VINO will use it next season.
The piece has been done in New York in
its original tongue by Madame Reiane, but
has never been given in English or seen in
England and America, outside of Gotham.
The matinee girls will learn with beat
| ing hearts and bated breath that Kyrle
Bellew may come to this country shortly
| for the purpose of appearing with Julia
| Arthur in 'Plus que Refine" But this is
still only a probability. and consequently
1t may not be wise to expect Mr.. Bellew
| just yet.
The Times announced nearly month
| ago that "Erminie" would probably be re-
yived shortly by n cast which would in
| clude Pauline Hail. Francis Wilson, and
Lulu Glaser. This revival is now an as
sured fact. and the trio mentioned will ap-
pear in the company, to which will be
added De Wolf Hopper.
Ollie Redpath is to be principal boy
in the New York production of Mother
| Goose" Miss Redpath is a wonderfully
4 pretty girl and a very talented one, but
she is hardly suitable for the role she is
to assume. Her calves are so far apart
that. to quote someone or other, they
| can't hear each other bleat.
The resume OF the season published in
last Sundays Times has met with con-
siderable comment among the newspapers
| of the East, and has been generally
praised. In speaking of the article. New
York dramatic paper remarks, There is
not point which it does not cover accu-
rately." For which many thanks.
Arthur Pinero's newest comedy THE
| Gay Lord Quex." was recently produced
| in London by John Hare. The exisHncies
of the piece require the employment OF
fourteen women and four men, thus COM
pletely reversing the usual ratio From
| this fact it is not difficult 10 imagine in
what direction the sayety OF Lord QueX
lies.
W. a. Brady's semi-annual contribution
to the morality and reputation of the stage
has been adapted BY Joseph Grismer from
the French of La Culotte.' MIR. Grismer
declares that he has cleaned the farce
somewhat in translating it. but Mr.. Brady
reassures an anxious public by promising
| that the performance will be no Sunday
| school entertainment"
Victor Herbert, Fred Ranken, and Kirka
La Shelie have collaborated on Frank
Daniels new opera, The Ameer." Harry
B. Smith, who wrote the librettos OF THE
| 1nIf and no ns tn
was left out OF the matter entirely, but
| doesn't seem much crestfallen. Perhaps
| Mr.. Smith is a firm believer in that old
adage regarding him who laughs last"
William Courtleigh, formerly member
of the Lyceum Stock Company, and man
of extreme cleverness. Will play leads for
| William II. Crane next season in Bronson
Howard and Brander Matthews latest
work, Peter Stuyvesant." Since it has
been remarked that Mr.. Ccurtieigh is able
it is unnecessary to explain that the Ly-
ceum stock mentioned is not that of Bal
timore.
Wilton Lackaye will present "Charles
| O'Malley." which he originally produced
at the Lafayette Square opera House, to-
morrow night in Chicago. Theodore Burt
Sayre's drama had but one fault when il
was seen here-there was an excess O!
good material and consequently consider
able unevenness. If this has been to some
degree eliminated Charles O'Mailey" i:
assured of success.
Z. II. Sothern is said TO have decided al
last which of the quartette OF plays being
written for him he will produce and ha.
supposedly begun rehearsals on a piece
| BY Leo Dietrichstein. Meanwhile ii is
announced that Mr.. Sothern will continue
in The Three Musketeers'' next season
II the star doesn't get a new press agen
shortly he will be likely 10 control the out.
put of every dramatic author in America
Lord Rosslyn, whom Charles FrohmaI
is bringing 10 America as combined sta
and museum freak, is said to be matt
nee girls hero in London. Mr.. FrohmaI
must be careful with his lordship over her
or His Exceliency. the Governor" will b,
without any one at the head of its cast
American girls cannot be expected to re
sist jointure of blue blood and a fin
figure.
The Tyranny OF Tears" is a great hi
in London and Charles Frohman viii prob
ably bring 1t TO America as a vehicle 70
. John Drew. 1t is TO be hoped that tn
star of the piece is not to live up TO tn
spirit of its title. The sight of the con
tents of lachrymose gland running dow
. Mr.. Drew's Bergeracic proboscis wouI,
hardly be such a spectacle as would inspir
sadness.
, The gossips are determined to pull Off
big professional marriage in one corne
or another. First 1t was announced tina
Annie Russell was TO wed Vincent Ssrran,
and when this was Indignantly denied
some one declared that Viola Allen wa
to become Mrs. John Mason. Marion Ma
nola is at present occupying this prou,
position, and so the amateur agency mus
. go In search OF third couple.