The record-union., 1899-04-23

done so if had been playing the part
in these days of long runs. You know
the Adelphi season in the days I am
talking about only lasted three months.
The most trying part of the imper-
sonation was when l had to go down
to the footlights to sing two songs.
could never keep the tears from steal
ing down my cheeks, and the effort to
maintain the rigid expression of the
eyes sometimes became painful
The curious experiment of a drama
tic performance of A. c. Swinburnes S
tragedy 'I4ocrine,'' which has Just been
made by the Elizabethan Stage Society
of London, does not appear to have ex-
cited much enthusiasm among the spec
tators. The "Athenaeum'' says of tha
representation: What was attempted
by the Elizabethan State Society was
scarcely more than a defamation Of the
lines by personages dressed in a species
of mixed British and classical costume,
and with the assistance of almost the
least conceivable amount of action.
The opening scene betwixt Guendolen
and her son MADAM was thus delivered
by the Queen sitting upon a high stiff,
ceremonial chair or throne, with her
son standing beside her Under these
conditions, Mr. Swinburnes beautiful
and essentially undramatic lines were
heard at their best, and his psychology
was easily followed"
Darrell Vinton is with the Hopkins
Stock Company at Nashville He as
tonished the Nashvillians by giving a
splendid performance of Hamlet one
week and appearing the next as Tobias
PilkingtOn in Innocent as a Lamb, a
comedy part, in which he made a great
hit.
An effort has been made to impart
additional vitality to "a Lady of Quail
ity" in London by COMPRISING the
third and fourth acts into one.
1t appears that Norman Forbes him
self is the author of The Man in the
Iron Mask the play which he pro-
duced recently at the Adelphi Theater,
| London.
of new five-act drama caned ''Robes-
pierre, which he has just produced at
an English provincial theater, in order
to avoid any possible charge of plagiar-
ism from the Sardou play soon to be
seen at the London Lyceum.
Success is not always a proof of
merit. August Van Biene has just ap-
peared in THE Broken Melody" for the
1,700th time. This particular perform
ance was in Edinburgh.
Mr.. Fernald, author of 1.-THE Cat and
the Cherub," has written a japanese
play, comedy with serious interest.
in which Forbes Robertson intends, it
is said, to appear. Mr.. Page has writ
ten the illustrative music.
Dr. Conan Doyle has resolved to call
his new play Halves" 1t will be seen
by and by at the London Garrick Ger
aid Maxwell, a son of Miss Braddon, the
novelist, is to play prominent part.
Dumas "Francillon" has just been
revived at the Theater Francaise,
with Nine. Bartet in her original char
acter. The piece was very we'll re-
ceived.
Sarah Bernhardt has been acting in
Rostand's La Samaritaine' in Paris
The revival was very successful
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush has
been rewritten by Augustus Thomas,
and will be presented late this month
with a great cast.
Dorothy Usner goes to London to
play the meek housemaid in why
Smith Left Home"
1t is said that the play which Mr..
Zangwill is making out of his ."Children
of the Ghetto" will be called simply
The Jew
Charles Brookfield is adapting La
Loi de pHomme" for the English stage.
Chelsea is to have a new theater, and
it is to be called the CARLYLE.