The times., 1899-11-26
BRIEFLY TOLD.
.ancra pnse is diving.

Eleanora DUse is dying.
r. Daniel Frawley was in town last sun
day
Russ WhytaI is going to try again with
For Fair Virginia.
Lottie Collins is to lead the new ballet
at the London Alhambra
KATE Claxton is coming back to the
stage with The Two Orphans.
Tho Little Corporal" Francis Wilson
last-year'z opera, viii be done in vienna
The election excitement is said to have
killed the theatrical business in Kentucky.
Otis skinner is having an exceedingly
profitable season with The Liars IN the
South.
John Philip sousa. the March King -
spent last Sunday with his family in Wash
ington.
Minnie Seligman has signed for an emo
tional role in the forthcoming production
of QUO Nadis.'
Lillian Russell was in a runaway acct
dent last Tuesday in New York. Tne horse
must have been strong one.
The receipts at the Actors Fund benefit
given on November 16, in Gotham, are
said 10 have been about $4,000.
An excellent picture OF Willard Holcomb,
formerly of this city, was printed in one OF
the New York papers last week
Theodore Babcock is to head the cast OF
a new melodrama which has been given the
aIluring caption of Mans Enemy.
company recently organized offers to
insure the return to New York of strand
ed actors or actresses. What next?
II is reported that Ruby Marion, well
known on the burlesque stage, is about to
TnfT ba G1lv-arfou PTpV This is not q
joke.
Elfie Fay, one-while the shining light of
local varietydom. has been engaged 10 ap-
pear in George LedereT's new burlesque,
Broadway.
Thomas Wise, who created an excellent
impression in this city with his portrayal
! of a prospectoT in THE Last Chapter,
has made an emphatic hit in London.
/ Mildred Howard De Grey, who used tC
/ be known as the Bare Foot Passion Dane
! err has separated from her husband, sgd
ney De Grey, of The Girl From Paris"
/ Charles Wyndham has bought from
/ Louis Parker The Swashbuckler, a play
4 which was to have been produced by g. s
I willard had that actor not been taken III.
/ 1The French Maid, The Bride-Elect,
/ a High Toned Burglar" and "Parson
jim" all were closed last week. Apparent
/ ~. this is not a big season for popular
priced attractions.
The Four Cohans, former vaudeville
combination are 10 star. They probably
( VIII excite admiration among persons in
! terested in unique combinations OF tht
| English language.
t 1t is announced that Alice Nielsen will
/ use The Fortune Teller" extensively on
! the road Which argues that Frank Perley
! is not so sure of The Singing Girl as ht
] has pretended to be.
/ Mary Sanders is going to attempt {
! stellar tour in roles made famous by Lotta
/ This i Miss Sanders second trial, tbs
! earlier one. in Her Brother Bob" being
1 we'll remembered here.
! George Bowles, advance man for Alice
/ Nielsen. is the latest candidate for admis
/ sion 10 New Yorks Alimony Club, OF which
/ Thomas Q. Seabrooke is president, Rober
| MantelI treasurer, and De Wolf Hopper
4 secretary.
Mrs. Leslie Carter's malady seems t
/ have been greatly exaggerated in newspa
per accounts. Il is not likely to preven
( the stars coming appearances in England
| much less 10 cause her retirement from
I the stage.
a. Conan Doyle's startling novel, 9TH
| Firm Of Gridlestone, is to be adapted un
/ der the title OF Dark Deeds" The man
/ agement of the production should provid
police escort for timid persons who ma,
see the play.
Last Friday was resurrection day
Charles Edwards and Imogene Conner. bot
OF whom had been thought to be dead 10
10, these many months, came back to life
one in London and the ether between tha
city and South Africa.
During his coming engagement here
Thomas e Shea Will give seven perform
ancss OF sydney Carton, and one of ''Dl
Jelvn and Mr. Hyde" Unless it
especially requested, The Man-o'-War'
Man" will not be included in his loca
repertoire.
David BeIasco is said to be the backe
and manager of his new farce, "Naught,
Anthony" This the author has never un
dertaken before-neither with The Hear
of Maryland nor with 'Zaza." He mus
be pretty sure Of the merit of his lates
product