The times., 1899-03-26

metropolitan hit, and seems to have made
himself disagreeable to ali those with
whom he came in contact.
Edgar L. Davenport will visit London in
May for the purpose of appearing in one
of George Broadhurst's works.
Edwin Arden has written play and
called it The Children of Israeli Jacob
Lift will produce the work next season.
Adolf Won Sonnenthal, the famous Ger
man actor. sailed from Bremen last weak.
and will begin his American season early
next month.
Truly Shattuck. who was engaged for last
week at the Bijou did not sing after Mon
day. Miss Shattuck's voice broke down
and she was obliged to go to New York
for treatment.
Jerome K Jerome's dramatization OF. his
own novel, John Inglefleld." is in re-
hearsal at the Lyceum Theatre and will
be given several matinee performances
during the season.
Stuart Robson produced Theodore Burt
Sayre's new comedy, Two Rogues and
Romance" last Monday in st. Louis. The
locale of the piece is Washington, and its
characters are of the Diplomatic Corps.
1t is rumored that Cissie LOTUS, the
music hall singer. is to be divorced from
her husband. Justin Huntley Mccarthy.
As Miss Lotus is not in need of adver-
tsing, the story is probably true.
Several members of the Maryland Ath-
letic Club are to come over from Baltimore
tomorrow for the purpose of seeing The
Bride Elect" While here the young fell
lows will be the guests of the c. A. c.
Mrs Owen Marlowe, who was appearing
here with James X. Hackett in The Tree
of Knowledge" when her daughter drop
ped dead On the stage OF the Knickerbock-
er Theatre, passed away on March in
New York.
Etienne Girardot, who will be remember
ed for his work in "Chariey's Aunt and
Miss Francis, of YALE has been engaged
to appear in THE Purple Lady, the new
Sydney Rosenfeld Offering, which is soon
to be staged at the Biiou, in New York
E. H Sothern is to have his next dramat-
ic vehicle built by Theodore Burt Sayre,
the author of Charles o'Malley." Mr..
Sayre is doing much excellent work. and
has made name for himself in very
| short space of time.
An advertisement In last weeks Mir
ror'' reads: Misunderstanding lady. Pre-
| fer one who can do ingenues and SOU
| brettes. Jack Hoefler." Now the ques-
tion is, what has Mr. Hoefiier against the
unfortunate classes of women named?
| Pearl Eyelynne, who was with the first
| Columbia Stock Company, has been en-
gagged to play the French maid in mile.
| Fiji IL the part is as unpleasant as was
| that in "The Turtle Miss Evelynne is to
be pitied-if not, perhaps the public will
most need sympathy.
why Smith Left Home" will follow
| What Happened to Jones' at the Strand
|, rha EpU1 1iGtt
easily able to guess why Jones" left
| home. but they will probably have more
| difficulty in describing what will have
happened to Smith"
THE Last Chapter has closed and
with it the Garden Theatre. Mr. Broad
| hurst's play is the first of the season that
| has been liked in Washington and has
failed in New York. But then no one
| ever imagined that anything would succeed
in Gotham without at least one disrob-
ing scene and thirty obscene lines.
Herbert Hall Winslow. Washingtonian
| who thinks he can write plays, has con-
structed piece called "A High Born Lady
| and it was seen two weeks ago in New
York. The critics of Gotham remarked that
the lady could have been no more vul-
gar, horsey, stupid, and generally disagree
able had she been an everyday waitress.
The Wyoming Legislature has just
passed bill forbdding the wearing OF
high bonnets in theatre. Several States
| have in effect such statutes, and a glimpse
at local playhouse on any night should
convince the District Commissioners tina,
such ruling would not be amiss in Wash
ington.
Frances Hodgson Burnetts comedy. Joe
Hurst, Gentleman, which was done for
the first time on any stage month age
at the Columbia, has been closed in Chi
cago. Which proves again that The Times
does not condemn dramatic offerings
harshly or maliciously, but only with fea-
son and foresight.
John W. Albaugh. for a long time man.
ager of the Lafayette Square, is to return
to the stage in the Lyceum Theatre STOCK
Company, of Baltimore. Mr. Albaugh mus
be a bit rusty as an actor, but then thai
fact will not be noticed In his coming sur
roundings If the Lyceum company gives
| the same class of performances in Ba'ti-
more that it did in Washington.
H A. Du Souchet has turned out a sari-
Gus play-one more serious than any of hi:
farces. When 1t is considered that Wal
ter Perkins and VIII Post practically re.
wrote MY Friend From India tha
THE Man From Mexico" was first takei
from Charles Vincent's manuscript ant
afterward much changed By Willie Collier
and that "A Misft Marriage closed fo
repairs, it might be pertinent to ask who
is the author of Mr. Du Souchet's new of
fering.
Willie Edouin. who was coming ovel
from England to appear in the all-authol
production of "The Man in the Moon" al
the Olympia Theatre, has exercised tn,
boasted prerogatve of the other sex ant
changed his mind. This will not in an,
way injure the offering. for the cast O
which Dan Daily. Walter Jones. Sam Ber-
nard. John E. Henshaw, Marie Dressler
Louie Freear. and Pauline Hall have al
ready been secured.
Julia Arthur followed Henry Miller
lead the other night in Baltimore by ring
ing down the curtain on "A Lady o
Quality and refusing to go on with tn
piece until conversation in the audienc
had ceased. Miss Arthur was quite righ
In her determination and it is to be hope
that other stars will do the same thin
with sufficient frequency to have som
, effect upon that class of the ultra fashion
able who have not yet come TO realiza
) tion of their own boorishness.