The times., 1899-12-17

Mrs. s. H. DepeW, Violet Pierson, Evelyn
Forsyth Lonnita Reiner Adelaide Lynham.
Marguerite Layton, +. Terry, and W.
Belshaw
Edwin R. Lang. who used to appear in
: American vaudeville theatres with the
makeup of a tramp and the English of a
ward politician, has failed to score in Lon
! don and Will return TO his native shores.
At an Auburn, Ind, theatre an electric
sign, reading Now is the time to remove
/ your hat is shown nightly just before
the footlights are lit. Truly the manager
/ OF this house is a philanthropist as we'll as
a genius.
Alice Judson has been signed for the
leading sOubrette role in the coming New
York production of Broadway to Toxic"
! Christie Mcdonald was to have had the
( part but accepted another one in The
Rounders."
Seven Days Ahead" Dunn reports that
] Stuart Robson has scored heavily in Au
7 gustus Thomas oliver Goldsmith" " Mr..
Dunns fame was not gained by veracity,
( but this present statement appears to have
/ been based on fact.
Chsrmion, the damsel who was wont to
/ display her lingerie on the high trapeze a
+ year ago in this country, is coming back to
! America with a new act. 1t is difficult to
+ see how the acrobat can accomplish any
. her former turn.
Charles Dandy, who created the roe Of
the second bailin in The Lady Slavey'
and worked hard to answer the recent
question relative 10 the death of Cock
Robin" has been engaged by Kirke Ia
/ Shelle for The Princess Chic" the Ii
! managers most recent opera.
In her suit for divorce against Robert Ia
Der, the actress, Julia Marlowe, alleges
that her former leading man treated her
. cruelty on several occasions. This state
mont which Will be believed with difficulty
by those who have seen Miss MarIowe
across the foouights, is youched for by sew
/ eral witnesses.
The Casino and the New York Theatre
are involved in all sorts OF rumored
, changes. Both houses have been assigned
by report TO the Sires, George Lederer, Ben
; King, W. A. Brady, and dozen other per
sons The probability Is that Mr.. LedeFer
viii remain in charge OF The one and Will
resume control Of the other.
Wednesday last three weeks after The
Times had announced that J. J. Rosenthal
would produce farce. entitled (Which is
Watt, the New York Telegraph" an
nouueed that the manager lis sending out
new comedy the name of which he is not
quite ready to disclose" The Telegraph"
should be able to do better than that.
The company engaged for Broadway to
Toxic, the coming production at the New
York includes besides Alice Judson, such
people as Otis Harlan Iguacio Martinetti,
/ Joseph OFT George c. Boniface, jr., Ncho-
I las Long, Charles Kirke, Joseph Sparks,
William Gould. Gilbert Gregory Idalene
/ Cotton Christine Blessing, Josie Sadler,
| and Mayme Kelso.
John Albaugh well known here for his
/ I aFa
Square Opera House once more has Tetir-
/ ed from theatrical life. He has given up
| all connection with the Baltimore Ly-
ceum, declaring that he is tired" This
( is not remarkable. The Baltimore Lyceum
/ Company might produce such an effect
/ upon almost anyone
Besides a number of humorous pictures
the views TO be shown by the Biograph
this week at the Grand will include pho
tograpbs of the Hudson River steamboats,.
New York and Albany, passing under
the Poughkeepsie bridge Of Lockhart's
trained elephants at work of a cavalry
charge at Fort Ethan Allen, and of an Eng
slsh regiment departing for Africa.
Olive May, who created the role of Bo-
; nita in Arizona has sued her former
husband. Henry Guy Carleton. for royal
ties on The Butterflies, - which she claims
was given her shortly after her marriage
to the author. Mr. Carleton. who has done
nothing Of Importance since writing that
comedy admits the present but alleges the
right to take it back" And so matters
stand.
George \. Highland arrived in Washing
ton yesterday and Immediately began the
task OF engaging and rehearsing super
numeraTies for Sir Henry Irving's coming
production of "RObespierre." Mr.. High
land has been heartily praised by the press
of New York and Philadelphia for his work
in this direction and undoubtedly his sery-
ices add greatly to the attractiyeness of
the presentation.
Dorothy Morton decided suddenly that
she wouldn't appear at a Wednesday matt
nee the week before last claiming that her
contract called only for one afternoon per-
formance in every seven. A large audi
ence. which had gathered at the Herald
Square to see a Greek Slave" was dis
missed Such airs and gTaces are bad
enough in Richard Mansfield; they are in
tolerable in 4 second-rate prima donna.
Manager Chase has returned from New
York with a pocket full of contracts with
celebrities who will appear shortly at the
Grand. Among these are The Girl With
the Auburn Hair" Cissie Lotus, Maggie
Cline, Camille D'Arvilie. Tony Pastor, Ed
win Milton Royle, Charles King, Ellison
and Erral Mile Aimee and the Austin Sis
ters, Another effort is being made to sign
Ching Ling Foo, the Chinese magician,
while FIVE well-knoWn combinations will be
booked this week