The times., 1899-10-01
BRIEFLY TOLD.

''The Christian" viii be done in London.
Olga Nethersole has sailed for New York.
Commodore Moller's "Dayy Jones" has
rejoined mis- locker.
Marion Giroux is no longer with why
Smith Left Home
Adeiina Patti has declined to revisit the
United States. Thanks!
"A Stranger in a Strange Land" has not
made many friends in Gotham.
Last weeks Mirror" contains an ad-
mirable likeness of John Drew.
James o'Neill has presented Monte
Cristo'' something like 5000 times.
Devils IsIand,'' which treats OF the
Dreyfus case, is on the road again in all its
glory.
stanislaus STANCE, who is best known
for his operas, is to dramatic Quo
vadis."
Grace Golden has returned from Paris
and viii soon resume her work with the
Castle Square Opera Company
w. H. Crane produced Bronson Howard
and Brander Matthews Peter StuyYe-
SAINT" on Monday night in Providence.
Mrs. Langtry will in January bring
The Degenerates" to this country, open
ing with the comedy at the Garden Thea
ire, New York.
When produced in London "The Round
ers'' will be called ''The Night Owls and
THE Whirl of the Town will be rechris-
tened 1.-The Gay World"
A new farce to be staged this season
S entitled The Awful Life of a Lawful
Wife" Sounds like the ''she sells sea
shells" puzzle, doesn't it?
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault viii have
the role of the Countess Mirtza Charkoff
in THE Great Ruby" when that melo
drama is taken on the road.
Theodore Burt Sayre, who wrote Charles
o'Malley" and 1.-TWO Rogues and a Ro-
NANCE" has completed melodrama based
on the international cup races.
De Wolf Hopper will spend the winter in
England. After his various interviews
concerning America and Americans ws
don't care if he never comes back"
Eugene o'Rourke is seriously i'll. His
physicians are said to be unable TO decide
whether it is appendicitis or season or
the road with THE Little Host.
new fad magazine, dubbed "Thc
Sphinx, y is to devote some attention TO dra-
matte subjects The attitude taken may be
expected 10 be a trifie hard and stony.
| Alf C. Wheelan, who viii be remembered
as the Jamie McSnuffy OF 1.-The Idols Eye,
has been engaged for the Tiyoli Opera
House. in San Francisco. ''Hoot mon!'
| Alexander Kearney, one-while of the
| Columbia Stock Company will have {
| part in the forthcoming presentation o.
The Toll Gate Inn." Mr.. Kearney should
| be right at home in the Inn
1 William Barry, a son of the William
| Barry who died two years ago. is star
1 ~ IN hi foil
Grafton" But it is doubtful whether the
| younger Barry will do much rising.
THE Gadfiy' has been taken off the
| boards and Francis Wilson's "Cyrano d.
| Bergerac' is to be taken off in the slams
sense of the phrase Which shows that
| although a tragedian may often be funny
| comedian must never be sad.
| The Times is able to announce exclu-
sively and authoritatively that Otis Skin
ner will soon be seen in New York unde
the management of Jacob Lift. Mr. Skin
ner is to be presented then in a new p a!
being especially written for him.
| Layinia H. Van Westervelt Dempsey
queen of the Holland danes, is to produci
| an original play entitled 'On Neutra
Ground" II the piece is half as funny al
It's authoress it should be a valuable con
| tribution to the gayety of nations.
| THE Matinee Girl OF the Mirror' re
marks: "If there were such thing as +;
! theatrical litany its principal prayer ough
to be, From the feeling that l am tn
| Whole Show, good Lord, deliver me.
| Which is the cleverest thing 1.-The Matine
| Girl" ever said.
Harry A. March. than whom no ioca
writer on things theatrical is better like
or more able, will return tomorrow from
Canton, Ohio, where he has been spendin;
| the summer Mr.. March may either be
come press agent of the National Theatr
or resume work for The Times.
Cissie LOTUS, the clever English mimi
who not long ago was divorced from justin
Huntley Mccarthy, has decided to qui
vaudeville for all time and has signed witt
Richard Mansfield for the role of Roxan
in "Cyrano de Bergerac." This seems
displacement. Had Miss LOTUS engages
herself for role in one of John Drew