The times., 1899-01-08


! be elected, as his minstrel company has
never been seen in Columbus.
Clyde Fitchs comedy. Teddy" written
for Nat Goodwin, has been rechristened
The Cowboy and the Lady" Considering
its original name, why not call the piece
The Rough Rider and the Lady,"
Blanche Walsh is to go it alone
next season. Her success this year has
made her completely overshadow Mel
bourne MacDowell. her co-star. and he will
accordingly be dropped from the roster.
Hope Booth has forsaken the living
pictures and will shortly appear in a
melodrama entitled Through the Break
| ers." The statement would seem impos-
sible were it not for the pays name.
Miss Booth should be a dream in bath
ing suit-eh?
Olga Nethersole will be seen during jan
uary at Wallacks Theatre in a new eff
fort dubbed The Price of Wealth" and
written by Max O'Rell. The title is GER
tainly characteristic one and the piece
should succeed.
Hoyt and Mckee are shortly to produce
new play by the senior member of the
firm. The piece is to be called "a Dog
in the Manger," and i'll it Mr.. Hoyt VIII
depart from musical farce to return TO
more legitimate comedy.
Glen McDonough has received s1O, 900 for
his interest in May Irwin's latest vehicle,
Kate Kip, Buyer" And still cartoonists
draw pictures of authors sitting in garrets.
Why don't they-the cartoonists-try 4 few
newspaper men for the sake of realism.
Willie Collier will be seen next season
in new farce of his own writing, en-
titled Mr.. Smooth" Actors plays are
generally pretty bad, but Mr. Collier is a
clever fellow and it is to be hoped that
his effort will prove an exception to the
rule.
Sol Goldsmith, a local boy who possesses
unusual talent as a comedian, was seen
recently at the Bijou and made an en-
phatic hit with his clever specially. Mr..
Goldsmith leaves for New York shortly
to join an organization with which ne was
engaged last year.
Wilton Lackaye has been sending to
his friends neatly printed edition of his
latest Christmas poem as yuletide Of
fering. Mr.. Lackaye is a good actor, a
good fellow, and by no means bad
'versifier," so that all who received the
offering were most grateful.
Colonel George OF Mount Vernon is
the title of a new Revolutionary play by
Augustus Thomas which was recently
produced in Boston. It's probably pretty
good, but Gus shouldn't get familiar
with the Father of His Country. Why
not Colonel Washington of Mount Yer
non?"
The Castle Square Stock Company is
shortly to produce THE Three Muske-
teers' in Boston A number OF local fav-
orites will be seen in the cast, among
them being Charles Mackay. Giles Shine.
Tony Cummings. AL Lipman. Lillian
Lawrence, Mary Sanders and Isabelle
Parker.
Thirty Bavarian peasant actors have ar
rived in New York. and will present at
the Germania Theater melodramas Illus
trating their daily pursuits The players
have all appeared at Oberammergau and
have also been seen by the Emperor and
Empress of Germany After a brief sea
son in Gotham all thirty will return to
their pastoral lators.
\ press notice recently received at The
Times tells in three separate persons and
as many lenses that Robert Downing will
shortly appear in a comedy entitled The
Butterfly and the Grub II is TO be hoped
that Mr.. Downing evinces more taste in
selecting his vehicles than he has in choos-
ing an advance agent.
Augustin DAILY is to move predictions
from the Drury Lane Theatcr, London, TO
his goldandr place of amusement in
Gotham. The first of these will be a
'or:iiug meaiioIramar called The Great
Ruby" which will BE- done in February.
with Ada Eehan in the cast Christ
mas pantomime vii! fo.!ow-without Ada
Rehan
4 New York dramatic paper relates
William Foote, formerly OF Haverly's
Minstrels. was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital,
having been found talking incohercntly
in the streets. He had been a lOdger at
the Mills Hotel" Now the question is,
whether or not the proprietor of the Mills
Hotel has reason to sue for libel.
Stuart Robson has arranged with Tho
dore Burt Sayre for the American rights
to his new comedy, Two Rogues and Il
Romance" Mr.. Robson Will have the part
of an English diplomat with a crusty ex-
terror and warm heart. The scene OF
the play is in this city. and the story tells
Of the love of an ambassadors daughter
for an Italian gambler, who is masquerade
ing as a nobleman.
Belle Thorne has been engaged to sue
ceed Marie Dressler in Hotel Topsy
Turvy;" Reuben Fax has signed to resume
his portrayal of the title role in That
Man" Charles Dibdn Pitt will appear in
AT Fort Bliss" Theodore Hamilton has
joined James A. Herne for his forthcom-
ing production of The Rev. Griffith Da-
venport," and clever Mabel Eaton Is to be
seen here in The Village Postmaster"
Three pounds OF powder exploded o.,
board Of Cervera's flagship during re-
cent performance OF ''Cubas Vow" in To
ledo. The accident not only totally de-
stroyed the Spanish feet and badly damag-
ed the American one, but came near killing
the property man. The people with Gu
ba's Vow" should be more careful. There