The times., 1899-03-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
Marie Tempest is to star in the English
provinces.
Ada Rehan is going to appear at the
| Drury Lane, melodrama house in Lon
| don.
| Director Nixon. of the firm of Nixon &
| Zimmerman, passed yesterday in Wash
ington.
Manager Dorney was in town last week
looking after "a Runaway Girl for Au-
| gustin DAILY.
Alice Nielsen's new opera will be COM
posed by Victor Herbert with book by
Stanislaus STANCE and lyrics by Harry b.
| Smith.
Lucky" Baldwin. whose sobriquet seems
10 have been out of working order of late.
may rebuild the Baldwin Theatre, in San
| Francisco
Nine Ponisi. an old-time actress. who
was once a valued member of Wallack's
Stock Company, died on February 10 in
this city.
w. S. Penley. the original "Charley's
Aunt. will tour the country next season
| in his present success, "A Little Ray of
| Sunshine
Joseph Keene, q son of the late Thomas
| w. keene, died on Washington's birthday
in Chicago The young fellow was non
| professional.
Manager Chase, of the Grand Opera
| House, spent two days of last week in
| Columbus and Mount Vernon. Ohio, where
he and his partner own theatres.
Otto E. Sellhausen. the genial and po-
| lite treasurer of the Academy of Music, has
been married to Eva L. Fischer who is
also of this city. Congratulations.
The Grand Opera House will close its
successful vaudeville season on May l,
| opening a few days later with summer
| opera company of national reputation.
Amelia Summerville is to assume the
role formerly played by Marie Dressler
in Hotel Topsy Turvy," which is now TN
der the management of Charles E. Evans.
Dunno Ryley.
Joseph Haworth has left the cast of THE
Christian and the role OF John Storm
is now being played by Henry Jewett, who
was last seen here with Wilton Lackaye
in Charles o'Malley."
Arthur Branscombe and George Day.
| both of London, have written a musical
| comedy, entitled An American Heiress !"
which is to be presented shortly in Britain
| The piece should find favor with the Eng
lish nobility.
Simon Dessau who recently achieved no.
| toriety as the hacker of the unfortunate
Sorrows of Satan.'' has declared himself
bankrupt, which shows that angels
may have their troubles quite as well as his
| demonic majesty.
John Pistorio, who was for many years
! director of several local orchestras, re-
! turns to Washington this week with the
''Knickerbocker Burlesquers.'' Mr.. Pisto-
lr-tn haG friA IC oil ~
| will be glad to welcome him back.
From the Far West there comes the an
noying rumor that Clara Thropp has re-
sumed her starring tour in "A Dolls
! House" and "a Truants Spouse And
Leander Richardson remarks facetiously
| that he should like TO see the performances
! given.
The starring bee in Walter Jones bon
! net has again proved pregnable to the
| frost" and his Yankee Doodle Dandy
company has closed. The sooner Mr..
Jones learns that his success in 1872"
will not last a lifetime the better for him
self and for the public.
W. Walmsley, who has successfully con-
Quoted the advertising bureau OF the La
fayette Square Opera House, has become
manager of the Washington Bill Posting
Company, which is being run in opposition
to the Moxley firm and has already built
up thriving business.
Florence Henri King. who made her
vaudeville debut Monday at the Grand
Opera House, is local girl whose talent
as a volinist has long since challenged
the admiration of her friends. Miss King
will follow her date here with an extended
engagement in New York.
Henry Miller was annoyed by Yale men
during a recent performance of Hearts
ease" at New Haven, and retorted by al
luding to the gentlemen" as hyenas. And
now some folks persist that Mr.. Miller
owes an apology to the gentle beast he
so maligned in his comparison.
Edward Evergreen Rice's newest produc-
tion, Little Red Riding Hood will be
done in Boston some five weeks hence
And If the Hub develops a love OF legs
and lingerie sufficiently strong to en-
courage run there Mr.. Rice will not
take his venture into Gotham until next
season.
The Telegraph" says that Mary Mar
BILE is to star next year, under the man
agement OF Dunno and Ryley. in piece
called "A Queen for Night" lnasmuct
as Miss Marble told a Times man only two
weeks ago that she intended to rest
through the coming season too much ere
dence need not be put in the report.
| Julld HdS dppiltu lot an
tion to prevent Eugene Blair from pro
ducing "A Lady OF Quality over territory
which she herself intends to cover. Mis-,
Arthur evidently has the right on her side
but there seems no reason for her tc
think that Miss Blair's appearance in The
role would decrease her own revenues
Paul Wilstach, who resigned the dra-
matte editorship of The Times some eight
cen months ago that he might accept the
position of press agent with Richard
Mansfield, reached this city Wednesday
and is now busily engaged in persuadine
his late colleagues that they should issue
, extra editions in order to satisfy the pub
lie craving for knowledge concerning "Cy-
rano de Bergerac.'
May Vokes, who thinks she can act, will
star next year under the direction of E
Burke Scott, who thinks he can manage
1t is not easy TO determine what the pub
) lie will think of Miss Nokes. and then
what Miss Fokes will think of Mr.. Scott
But If Miss Vokes thinks as badly of Mr.
Scott as most of the public already thinks
of Miss Vokes. what Miss Vokes is tc
think of Mr.. Scott will not be fit for pub
lication.
AMI USEMENTS.