The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-30


Mile. de Lara is the latest societaire
to be elected to the Coincide Franchise,
| and it is said that her performance OF
Desdemona in "Othello' led to this
| honor. Claretie had announced that
no actress would be admitted to the
Societariat until 1902, and for that rea-
son the appointment was an additional
surprise.
| The great German actor, Adolf Won
Sormenthal is now on his way to this
country. He opens at the Irving Place
Theater New York, early next month.
|
| J. F. McArdle, one of London's most
popular actors, has been engaged for
| the Levenoton tour of Russia which
will begin shortly. He will play the
parts which fell to Arthur Roberts
formerly.
! Augustin Daily has given an order for
an opera to Sir Arthur Sullivan, who
has started work upon it. 1t is ex-
pected that the music will be ready by
the fall season.
George Alexander, Haddon Chambers
has been commissioned by Charles
Wyndham TO write a four-act play OF
serious interest, for. production after
''Cyrano de Bergerac"
Lies Chevaliers du Brouillard," the
French version of Harrison Ainsworth' S
Jack Sheppard" has been revived with
| %1o Ia -,
Paris.
A bust of Frederick Lemaitre, the ac-
tor, was unveiled the other day in the
Square Des Ecluses, ST Martin, Paris.
| Miss Ellen Terry takes the trouble
to deny the story that she had an in
tention Of reviving Tom Taylor's plot
! and Passion"
| Millionaire B. P. Cheney, the husband
of Julia Arthur, recently contributed
| 81 600 to the district charities of Wash
| ingtOn, D. c.
The latest story of theatrical device is
the tale CT an Uncle Tom manager
who sought to escape personal disaster
by skipping out, owing all salaries.
Members Of the company put the blood
hounds on his trail. They caught up
with him, and he stole the dogs and
started another show.
A new study of peasant life in France
has lately made a powerful, if not agree
able, impression at the Odeon in Paris.
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| Hopes for the restoration of J. l..
Toole, the, English comedian, who has
undergone several operations for the re-
moval of a cataract, are about given
| up.
| Sara Bernhardt charges only 20 cents
| for a stall for the poetic Rotations
which she is giving every afternoon at
her new theater.
| MIR. and Mrs N c. Goodwin's play
| for next season is in preparation by
Madelaine Lucette Ry1ey, and will be
| based on the romantic career of Rich
ard Savage.
| Olga Nethersole recently produced
Max O'Reil's play, THE Price Of
Wealth" up in Detroit, and the YER
dict seems to be that the play is a dis
appointment.
A low-down burlesque company has
taken the title of "Hobson Kissers "
Their salient scene is one in which an
actor is made up to look like Hobson,
and the women kiss him till he faints
| away.
Joseph Arthur has written new play
which he calls Johnny" The princi-
pal character in it is dude.
Gustv Salvini, another son of the cell
ebrated Salvini, has made hit in Flor
ence, where he has been playing
"Kean."
1t is expected that Henrik Ibsen's
new play win be published in Copen-
hagen next autumn.
Gabrielle dAnnunzio has gone to Cor
| fu to complete his drama Gloria .
| which has a political motive.
J. K. Hackett is to play Mercutio
| in Charles Frohman's revival of 'Ro-
meo and Juliet
Viola Allen expects to appear in New
| York in the autumn of 1900 in a drama
tization of a popular military novel
| Kyrle Bellew will act with Irving
next season.
| Seven London thea ters ara now man
| aged by Americans
| Robert Downing Is to star in 1.-THE
| Commander"
Theresa Vaughn has joined the ranks
| Of vaudeville.
How Porto Ricans Shave.