The times., 1899-05-14
BRIEFLY TOLD.


Harry Corson Clarke will not return to
the Frawley Company.
W. W. Rapley has moved his family to his
farm at Avenal. Montgomery county Md.
for the summer.
Ellen vockey has recovered from her re-
cent illness and will visit her aged mother
in this city shortly.
Robert Drouet will be seen as John
Storm next season in Viola Aliens The
Christian" company.
Madame Modjeska is to revive Marie
Antoinette' this year and will make it the
feature of her repertoire.
Alice Nelson's new opera. which will
be produced next season at the Casino, Is
to be known as The Singing Girl"
1.-The Mirror list of Companies Clos
ing last week decreased the number of
troupes still on the road by twenty.
Hans Roberts. Washington boy. who
is at present In the employ of George
Broadhurst. was in this city for a brief
time last week
The New York Telegraph" gives pub
licity to rumor that Washington is short
ly to have a new music hall. But the re-
port is incredible.
II. Sothern failed dismally not long ago.
has repeated its record in London. having
lost its projectors great deal Of money.
Captain Kidd. u S. A." who was born
in Philadelphia month ago. died at the
residence OF his father. E. E. Rice. in the
Broad Street Theatre last week. Requies-
cat in pace.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rice. Anna Held,
Daniel Frohman. Frederic De Belleville,
Louise Beaudet. and William Haworth ere
among those who sailed for England last
week or will sail this
The series of Stage Stories published
last summer in these columns. and which
attracted considerable favorable comm Mt
at the time. will be continued shortly after
the close Of the season.
Orrin Johnson. the only capable actor in
the cast of Her Atonement." will not re-
main with the organization presenting that
stupid melodrama next year. His place
is to be filed by Lloyd Bingham
The new comic opera to be written by
John Philip Sousa and George Fl. Broad
hurst for production in September will be
based upon a recent magazine story enti-
tied Chris. or the Wonderful Lamp"
Ernest Lamson. clever character actor,
who will be remembered for his work with
James A Herne and Stuart Robson, has
gone into vaudeville. and is being seen
in his one-act play, "A Handy Headache-
James o. Barrows will take a stock com
pany to Peaks Island. Me, next month
for a supplementary season. Mr. Barrows
will be remembered as the former presid-
ing angel of the Columbia Stock Company
James A Herne's dull play. Griffith
Davenport" which was originally present.
ed in Washington, will not be on the read
next season. For which residents OF the
towns booked should be exceedingly CRATE
full.
II. A. DuSouchet, whose farces offer ex-
cellent material for other men to work
upon, is constructing a vehicle in which
Kelly and Mason will star during the COM
ing season. The play is to be called An
Easy Mark"
Della Fox, who went home to st. Louis
to die" has returned to New York so de-
cidediy alive that she has entered suit for
| $40. 900 against the Journal the paper
| which printed the story of her Illness quot
ed in last Sundays Times.
Thomas E. Murray and Mark Murphy.
two popular comedians who were once
well known in this country for their joint
work. have rejoined hands. and will be
seen next season in a revival OF their for
mer success. The Irish Visitors"
Alfred Klein. the comedian. and Charles
| Klein the playwright, will sail together
I for Europe on June 3. Anyone who re-
members the size of the two brothers will
/ feel some curiosity to know whether both
| travel on one fare or If the elder pays a
| full rate and carries the younger in his
| satchel.
| Jubilee week at the National will Re
marked by the return of the company orig
/ inally seen at that place of amusement in
I Lottie Blair Parker's marvellous play.
Way Down East" The piece was
brought here earlier in the season. but
sundry unpleasant circumstances prevent
ed its doing as well as it deserved. conse-
quently another booking has been provid-
! ed and the probabilities are that an ex-
/ cellent business will be done. Seats for
I the event go on sale Thursday.
! Several of Gotham's theatres are to be
I kep; comfortable by means OF iced air
which will be forced into the auditoriums
( during the hot months-or SO say their
| representatives. The refrigerated atmos-
phere lie is about the oldest known to hu
\ manity and deserves to take rank with the
stolen Jewel and the runaway horse stories.
| Every year it crops up and every year
there is the same superfluity OF sun-baked
! ozone in the buildings, the proprietor5 nf
which are said to go to the expense OF put
! ting in all sorts of plants.
! substantial token of the gratitude
with which the management OF the Bijou
! Theatre remember the various matters in
which they have been assisted by the house
| stock company will be given tonight at
! John Grieves' cosy place Of amusement
\ The token takes the form of testimo-
| NAL benefit which has been arranged with
unusual care. A programme OF exceptional
merit has been prepared. providing not on
/ ly for speciality bill Of fourteen acts. but
| for the rendering of a burlesque written
| especially for the organization in question.
| The season at the Bijou has been an un-
usually prosperous one and this fact is SO
/ largely due to the efforts Of the resident
troupe that the benefit seems only fit re-
| turn. Among the members of this COM
bination are Nina Collins. Sam Adams, An
ME Carter, Barry Thompson. Ruth Beech
er. George Diamond, Allie Danish, Flora
Parker, viii Thornton, Flora Scott.
| Charles de Forrest, Dot Davenport. Jach
| Flood. Teddy Pasculene, Sol Goldsmith
| and Ruhy LeOua.