The record-union., 1899-05-14

she is soon to act at Naples The poet,
who is said to sit sometimes for twelve
hours continuously at his desk, wrote
the drama at Corfu. 1t contains only
a few characters, with the hero dolni-
nant E,rmete Zacconi will act this
part with Duse.
Joseph Hart has written a new act
for the Three Rosebuds," which he
calls Examination Day at School," 1t
is vaudeville skit with music, and is
embellished with some very catchy airs
The dialogue is full of funny lines and
there is plenty of eccentric comedy
work, to which these smart young wom-
en- will give full value There will be
several changes of costumes and the
dresses will be very handsome Mr..
Hart thinks it will excel anything he
has ever turned out in the same line.
Joseph Hart Speciality Company for
next season
No other than Spanish and native
theatricals are known as yet in Manila,
open soon, in expectation of support by
our soldiers. From a letter in the
Clipper it is learned that outside of
two purely Tagalo theaters the only
steady place of amusement is the Gree
Filipino, occupied alternately by Fill
pino acrobats and Spanish operetta
singers. This theater is a tumble of
sheds with corrugated iron roofs, but
wit a;v ic- foir cir for
with a cement floor The orchestra
seats are wide mahogany armchairs
with cane bottoms At the sides are
couple of rows of chairs extending the
length of the place and above rnese are
the balconies where the box parties sit.
The people smoke as many cigars and
cigarettes as they choose In the CEN
ter of the stage at the front is the
prompter's cage. He stands, fIbretto in
hand, and reads every line of the dia-
logue, indicating with his finger the man
who is to say it, and keeping a neck
ahead Of him all the time. To an oc-
cupant of front seat the performance
is made highly absurd. The orchestra
is an up-to-date organization of Fill
pinos, directed by a wise looking gray
haired man, who wears glasses and
aters of Manila it is the custom 70 show
appreciation by tossing coins on the
stage in lieu of bouquets. Between acts
the audience walks back to the foyer,
which has an earth floor to get drinks
of citric acid lemonade and handfuls of
peanuts. The women invariably sit up
stairs and gaze down at the crowd of
smokers below. 1t is often midnight
when the Cfrce Filipino curtain goes
down for the last time.
Clement Scott, the London critic,
writes as follows:
Once more Mr.. Pinero is called the
actress maker. Two of his plays made
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, who in my hum
BILE opinion was finer as Mrs. Ebbsmith
than as the second Mrs. Tanqueray
'The last play has exalted the claims
of Miss Irene Vanbrugh, but it must
not be forgotten that she. was known,
before she created the manicurist girl,
as an artist instinct with charm, COM
edy, observation and hunor. Her
great chance has come out and she has
taken it.
"All the old and attached friends of
John Hare rejoice in this his greatest
success as a manager. He deserved
it, and he has got it in good earnest.
1T is we'll known that he refused
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray' on princi-
ole.
7 suppose he said on this occasion:
Hang principlel 1 cannot control the
public taste And a manager who has
gagged public taste as John Hare has
done on this occasion can afford to
chuckle and beam over his bank book"
1t is practically decided that Miss Ell
len Terry will not visit America with
Sir Henry Irving and his company. The
relations between the two are very
strained. At the production of Robes
pierre at the Lyceum Miss Terry was
the only failure in the large cast. She
did not know her part the first night
anG vastly underplayed the scenes with
Sir Henry. In fact she nearly ruined
them, and if it had not been for the
splendid work Of the other members OF
the company, this greatest success Of
the season would have been a gigantic
failure. The breach between the Two
is the theatrical gossip of the hour
ard 1t is expected she will leave the
Lyceum company within few days
and resume her suburban touring.
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The variety of May Twins coon songs
is now explained. She says she triest
over all that are sent to her and ADDS:
The greater share are from persons
who seemingly before never wrote
song. Some of them you would mag
inc had never before touched pens to
paper" Manuscripts come from Just
this kind of person from the most out
Of the way places. But no matter from
where they come or from whom they
come, they receive attention First,
they reach Miss TWINS hands. she
looks them over carefully. They are
played on the piano, sung, listened TO
and tested by several persons If
there Is anything in them it is sure to
come out. She takes all this pains.
because some of her successes have
come from the least promising sources.
The story bears the earmark of truth.
because Miss Irwin surely wouldn't set
it afloat unless she was prepared to be
inundated with ill-written manuscripts.
What would you consider a good sal
airy for first-class freak?" was asked
recently of a number of persons, and in
answer one guessed Sc a week, one S15.
one $40 and one whose ol1ecc u-or