The times., 1899-03-26
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Henry Miller is to produce Hamlet"
Sol Smith Russell will close his season
on. April 90
Nat C. Goodwin is going to take Clyde
Fitch's THE Cowboy and the Lady" to
London.
Marie Wainwright and Theresa Vaughn
have gone into vaudeville. Comment un-
necessary.
Sidney Drew and his wife are still in
Washington, having been detained here by
legal business.
Neil Burgess is the latest of the actors
who have fled petitions of bankruptcy un-
der the new law in New York.
Lucie A. Rogers, local girl. has COM
pletely recovered her health and is now
appearing in Fate Goodbar's farce, "As We
See It.
Hobart Chatfield Taylor's comedy, ''The
Secretary of the legation" will be done
early in the autumn at the Manhattan
Theatre.
J. K. Emmett and Lottie Gibson, two
well-known vaudeviilians, are TO revive
Fritz in Madhouse" and will take the
piece on the road early in April.
Manager Burke. of the Grand Opera
House, was in New York last week on
business connected with the coming sea-
son of comic opera at his theatre.
Those who notice the big billboard
which surrounds the site whereon the
power house formerly stood generally do
not know that the fence is the largest de-
voted to theatrical advertising in this
country. On that block are posted 800
sheets of paper, while the Lafayette Square
Opera House flag on top of the old smoke
stack is l25 feet in the air.
Clyde Fitch has been engaged to write a
play for Olga Nethersole, which will be
presented in October at Buffalo. where
Miss NethersoIe is to open her season. APP
parently it will remain with foreigners to
set the example of belief in American dra-
matte literature before those who have
made their fortunes here can see the ad-
visibility and decency of such a move.
Marie Studholme, who will be remem-
bered in this country as the pretty Eng
! lish girl who came here with IAN ARTISTS
Model" has deserted musical comedy and
returned to the '"alls." Miss Studholme
has face and figure that would make the
| goddesses turn green with envy, but what
she doesn't know about acting would fill
several editions of the Encyclopedia Brit
| annica.
The manufacturers of hair regeneratol
are advertising that fanny Davenport OBJ
tanned the beautiful Titan shaded locks
she wore in presenting Sardou's 'Cleopa-
| ira by the use Of their preparation
| Positively il isn't safe to die in these days
One has no surety that his demise wi moi
be followed by some firms declaration that
he wore Williams Wooden Legs or Glea-
son Glass Eye.
| Charles Frohman will send ''The Chris
| tian" 10 London next year in the hands OF
a good company. Herbert Warning is to
| be the John Storm and Evelyn Millward OF
| the Empire Theatre. will be the Glory
| Quayle. From this announcement IL is
| inferred that the difficulties between Hall
Caine and Wilson Barrett must have Deef
settled when Mr.. Barrett assumed control
OF the Lyeeum.
George Lederer, known everywhere fol
| his production of the Casino successes, and
| who took The Belle OF New York" into
England. has dissolved his partnership
| with George Musgrove and with George
Edwardes. the British importer Of mu-
sicai farces. has taken long lease of the
Prince of Wales Theatre. Manager Mus
grove ruled things with high hand after
J the Morton -Kerker presentation scored it.