The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-16

Richards has already been endorsed and
recommended by leading musicians of
Europe and America as cultivated
| singer.
Novelli, the italian actor, is said to
have put into the mouth Of a character
| in THE Merchant of Venice" recently
| in Paris theater, to please the anti
Semites, a proposition that the ships
of Antonio were wrecked by the core
| lgionists Of the maligned usurer. He
also cuts away ruthlessly those parts OF
| the play which do not give him suffi-
cient prominence. To compensate for
these losses he has added an entire
scene which will not be found in any
opportunity for the exercise of his
powers.
Sir Henry Irving is as clever man
off the stage as he is on, and he is most
about his health, his financial condition,
his artistic prospects, his control of the
Lyceum, ETC., etc, ETC., which have been
weeks, not one has been traced to any
of his agents. but he himself and Miss
Ellen Terry have been kept constantly
in the public mind, if not in the public
eye. Now that he is back in London, or
in Margate lin the very best of health
and spirits says his. visitors), he will
talk of nothing except his reopening of
the Lyceum with Sardous Robes
pierre" When questioned about the
reported Lyceum syndicate, he replied
that he knew nothing whatever about
it. He will reopen his theater in due
season, Miss Terry will be with him. and
both will visit America in the autumn
These seem to be undisputed facts, as
they were before he was taken sick
| ''Robespierre" has five acts, with sew
eral tableaux in each, and will require
an enormous amount of preparation.
Sardou is now putting the finishing
touches to it, and will be present at the
first representation. Everything con-
spires to prove that Sir Henry is him
self again. and, that being so, if he has.
or has had, any serious troubles, he
will soon be rid of them
A fight seems to be impending be-
tween the London theaters and thu
London Council, which has begun to
send out notices warning managers
against admitting spectators for whom
they cannot provide seats
Adolphe D'Ennery, the French dra-
matist, who died the other day, be-
queathed his mansion and the valuable
art collections it contains to the State
as a national museum He made large
charitable requests, and directed that
his seaside villa in the south of France
be kept up as home for sick and worn
out actors and literary men.
|
Mrs. Robert Kelley, the actress. died
from pneumonia in London March 18th
in her 93d year Her husband died
thirty years ago. She made her first
| appearance on the stage seventy nine
years ago. Mrs. Kelley made her first
appearance on the stage at the Lyceum
Theater, London. in 1925. in the title
role of the operetta Of ''Rosina. Her
first great success was made in 1872
at the Theater Royal. Covent Garden
where she appeared in 1.-The Tartar
Witch and THE Peddler Boy 1.-The
Clutterbucks, or the Railroad of Love-
and other plays.
Klaw & Erlanger have secured from
the Century Company the dramatic
rights to Chris and the Wonderful
Lamp" a story which was published a
short time ago in "St. Nicholas" It
Will be put on the stage in the form Of
an extravaganza, with book by Geo.
H. Broadhurst and music by John Phil
ip Sousa.
1t is reported that Nat Goodwin is
thinking of going to England this
spring, if Charles Frohman's theater
can be procured. If he goes he will
give THE Cowboy and the Lady" by
Clyde Fitch, as the English like Ameri-
can roles. but would not care for the
plot of Nathan Hale" in which the
British are villains.
Joseph HawoTth, who is playing John
Storm in THE Christian" has a most
valuable cross of silver, which he wears
as John Storm in 1.-The Christian" IT
was worm by Plus TX and presented TO
Mr.. Haworth by Rev. Father Larkin.
The cross was a Christmas gift, and
Mr.. Haworth has it attached to his
watch chain when off the stage.
! Anna Held, as great a drawing card
es ever, is said to have her eye upon
Judic's repertoire for next season and
will probably first appear in "Papa's
1 Wife," a musical comedy of extreme
piquancy.
Are you an imperialism" asked Tim
Murphy, the well known vaudeville
sketch artist. of an Alderman in a small
Western city. Young man." said the
| statesman, Il never wore one in all my
life"
A new play by Max Orch, which
| Miss Olga Nethersole will produce. is
a serious drama with a happy ending.
| It's text is the reversion of an old pro-
| verb, When wealth comes in at the
door happiness flies out of the WIN
| dow
The gross receipts of Richard Mans
] fields five weeks engagement in Chi
cago We're $4,000. Thirty-seven per-
formances were given, the average re-
ceipts being more than $1,000.
Wagenhals and Kemper contemplate
a spectacular production of Romeo and
Juliet" next season with Kathryn Kid
der as juliet. Louis James as Mercutio
and Frederick Warde as Romeo.
This is the latest from. Bernhardt:
II am afraid I shall be going to Amer
lea next year for the last time have