The record-union., 1899-12-24

HE RECORD-UNION, {
In ..The Messenger From Mars" in
London on November I'D. He pluckily
played on until the final curtain,
when he tainted. AS the result Of the
accident the theater was closed until
last ~
F. r. Benson is to begin his series OF
and old-comedy revivals
In the London Lyceum on the 18th Of
February. The plays include Henry
w." "A Midsummer Nights Dream,
"Richard H." Twelfth Night" "An-
tony and Cleopatra 1.-THE Tempest
Hamlet" and THE Rivals The mosi
most noteworthy performance will be
that Of Hamlet" which is to be given
in It's entirety in two divisions, the first
lasting from $50 to $780, and the second
from to 1O:45. Mr.. Benson tried this
experiment with success at Stratford-
and there viii be some curiosi-
ty to learn how so bold an innovation
will be accepted in London. Ore diff
Guilty will be that the interval of one
hour and half will not be long enough
to permit suburban theater goers to re-
turn home for dinner, and too long fol
those who will betake themselves IQi
refreshments to the restaurants.
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The revival Of ''F'rou- Frou" reminds
the Figaro" Of the letter which the
famous Aimee Desclee wrote on the one
hundredth performance Of the piece
II had courage for 100 performances
as one gathers his strength for a long
race if he knows he may sit down al
the end. But If one is told, there are
no chairs, you must 60 still further,
one falls" The long runs discouraged
her so much that she resigned. Peace
was made ON the basis of her having .
leave Of absence. Instead of resting
she went on tour of study, and dice
Of exhaustion in three years.
A Cincinnati paper says Joseph JEFF
ferson, ST., off the stage is one OF the
most unpretentious of men. Last weel
he was walking on High street in g
brown overcoat, plain trousers and q
wide brimmed, drab colored felt hat. Ht
might easily have been taken for SONS
farmer instead of the foremost actor Of
the nation. Mr.. Jefferson is not notice
ably gray, although one year over the
allotted three score and ten. He is 6
lively old man, and looks as if he ough1
to live many years. His two sons, who
are members of his company, are much
like their illustrious father, especially
William, the younger. Joseph, Jr., il
the business manager of the company.
Mrs. Sara Cowell LIE Moyne, wife q
the well known actor, w. j.. LIE Moyne
and herself celebrated as a dramatic
reader as well as an artistic interpre
ter of some of the most difficult role.
of recent dramas, will make her ap
pearance as a star early in the new
year, in a new society drama, writer
especially for by Mrs. Henry G. d.
Mile, widow of the well known play
wright, and Miss Harriet Ford. The
new comedy will be called THE Great
est Thing in the World" and will hav,
its first production early in January.
Mrs. Tree, Miss Nelson, Miss Saral
LII OOhC anu 4Al-S DOIOtllGd odlEu dT'
cast for Titania, Oberon, Hernia ant
Helen in "a Midsummer Night
Dream" at Her Majesty's Theater IL
London in January next.
A sale Of some interest is to tax,
place soon in London, that of the col
lection of John Hollingshead, which
includes number of letters from dra
matte celebrities Of one kind and an
other, autographs of distinguished per
formers. and letters from George Eliot
Charles, Reade, Lord Lytton and 9th
ers. There is also the manuscript O.
a song by Swinburne on the last ap
pearance of Phelps as Falstaff.
New York Post: The theatrical crit
les of Paris are in a state Of mind be
cause the committee of the Comedi,
Franchise have declined unanimousl.
to have nothing to do with the bust o
the late Francisque Sarcey. It il
charged that the reasons for this af
front to Sarcey are paltry and personal
arising solely out of his friendship TO
M. Clairetie and for Coquelin ant
Bernhard, whom he supported il
their contests with the Maison d.
Moliere. But possibly the committe,
were only fearful of establishing
precedent. If they admitted one critic
they could scarcely keep others gu
without offending the whole class, Will
to find places for all would tax the re
sources of the establishment.
San Francisco Music and Drama
has entered upon the seventeenth
year of its being. It is the only ex
clusively dramatic newspaper on TIL
coast. To protest. onals'' it mus
prove a very useful medium and ex
change. 1t is brusque, blunt and FIRE.
people of the stage We find it
well conducted, enterprising and yer.
useful exchange and trust that it ma.
live to reach century mark.
The Emperor William intends to re
habilitate Weber's opera, "Oberon," b.
revising the bad libretto. Whethe
this revision is to be the work of thu
imperial hand itself is not stated, bu
the text is to be improved, and then {
grand production will be given IL
Berlin.
There are sixty-three speaking part!
in Irving's "Robespierre.
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Albert Welch, formerly with Char
ley's Aunt" has joined "A Cheerful
Liar" Company.
Hope Booth goes on the road will
"a Warm Baby next season. Thu
piece is a new farce comedy.