The times., 1899-03-19
BRIEFLY TOLD.

DhlEFL1 lVLD.
Charles Dandy, of THE Geisha" COM
pany. was married few days ago in Nor
folk.
Selene johnson has been engaged by
William H. Crane for his next leading
woman.
"A Lady OF Quality which was pro-
duced a fortnight ago in London, is Hat
failure.
The famous Boston Museum is to be
demolished and a new theatre built in
its stead.
William Courtleigh will not be connected
with the Lyceum Theatre Stock Company
after this season.
Israel Zangwill's novel, Children of the
Ghetto,'' will in its dramatized form be
known as THE Jew
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall will begin their
American tour in "The Elder Miss Bios
som" on October in Philadelphia.
The censor has declined to grant a IL
cense for the production of Mile. Fifi''
in London. After all, censor may have
his uses.
Nat NJ. Wills and Mile. Loretto, both
of this city, have sailed for London, where
'"alls."
Minnie Palmer, who gained fame here
for her rendering of My Sweetheart" is
back in America and will have term in
the New York vaudeville houses.
Nat c. Goodwin produced "The Cowboy
and the Lady" last Monday in Philadelphia.
The piece is ''owling mealia-dramar,"
but appears to have been successful.
Phyllis Rankin and Harry Davenport
have left the English 1.-The Belle of New
York" company and are now on their way
to the gay Rialto in New York"
The manager of theatre in Brownsville,
Pa, advertises in the Mirror" for "a
violin leader who is a druggist" Evident
ly versatility is still at a premium in
Brownsville.
Louise Willis Hepner has gone to Aus
tralia TO play the title role in "The Belle
of New York" Miss Hepner will be best
remembered here for her work in THE
Ballet Girl" :
Ernest Hogan, author OF "All Coons
Look Alike to Me-" is to star in a piece Of
his own construction. To paraphrase
"Biff" Hall-Hogan is corker, and not a
burnt-corker, eitherl
Signor Perugini. grand and light opera
tenor, has gone out of his line and is now
scoring heavily as Champallier in The
Turtle" Which seems to be a sort Of
change from beauty to the beast.
Johnny Page has ceased to be member
of the Ward and Vokes organization. And
since Mr.. Page was the only able fellow in
THE Governors" one may now ask per-
tinently what is to become of the show.
Louis n. Parker has finished 1.-THE
Swashbuckler' on which he was at work
for E. S. Willard, but that actor is not
making the expected improvement in his
health and may not appear until next
year-if then.
James A. Bailey has formed an English
syndicate. which will share with him in
the ownership of 1.-The greatest show on
earth" The Barnum and Bailey circus
will now be British as well as an Amer
lean institution.
William Gillette will retire from the east
of Secret Service" in a fortnight's time
in order to devote himself to the drama
tization of A. Conan Doyles Sherlock
Holmes" stories, in the leading role of
which play he will appear.
Mrs Frank Leslie has a dog which she
has named Chicot, and TO which one of
her own effusions was read at a recent
reception. 1t is to be wondered If Mrs.
Leslie deemed this proceeding a realistic
case of trying it on the dog"
Members of the Broadway Theatre Op-
era Company gave banquet to Manager A.
A. Mccormick on st. Patrick's Day in the
evening at Chamberlin's. The feast was
sumptuous, and the crowd jovial one,
SO that the affair was thoroughly enjoyed.
Frank Daniels is negotiating with Vic
tor Herbert for new opera in which to
star next year. AS is generally known,
Mr.. Herbert was the composer of both
THE Wizard of the Nile" and THE Idols
Eye" And there is luck in the number
three.
"out at Olympia, Wash. tne other
night says the Mirror" "a MN laughed
SO heartily at Harry Corson Clarke in
What Happened to Jones' that he burst
a blood vessel and had TO be carried home,
where he recovered promptly" Wonder
full
Henry Arthur Jones' new work. "Carnoc
Sahib," has been put in rehearsal by H
Beerbohm Tree. and will be produced next
month. The piece deals with life in In
dia at the present time, and Mrs. James
Brown Potter will be seen in its leading
role.
Harry B. Smith, the librettist: A. NJ.
Palmer, manager of Richard Mansfield;
Gus Hill, proprietor of ''McFadden's Row
of Flats" and NJ. NJ. Wilkison, who is d.
recting the tour of Eugenie Blair, were all
in town last week for greater or less
periods.
A dramatization of Joseph Hatton's
novel. The Dagger and the Cross" is now
being made for Robert Mantell, who will
probably produce it next season. Mr..
fe ha Of
Meets Creek" which James O'Neill re-
Gently did here.
Clever Edna Aug who will be remem-
bered for her work here with Hotel Top
sy Turvy," is to have prominent part
in the next Casino production, "In Gay
Paree." Miss Aug is a charming woman,
and will undoubtedly make a hit in what
ever role she is cast.
The Byrne Brothers Going to the
Races" recently opened to 81, 100 in Chi
cago, and fell. on its second night, to
about one-fifth of that amount. Those
who remember The Times criticism of the
piece may have all the conclusions they
please free of charge.
Manager Thomas, who conducted a roof
garden on top of the Union Station last
summer, has made arrangements by which
that place of amusement will be continued
in May. Mr. Thomas is said to have Sc
cured ample backing and promises to pro-
vide excellent entertainment "at the old
stand"
Lavinia Dempsey. Queen of the Hol-
land Danes" has exhausted every possi-
Bile opportunity to make herself ridiculous
and is now going to create one by produc-
ing play of her own shortly in New York
Her Majesty has recently completed the
piece in question and has called it Neutral
Ground"