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play at time when his popularity seemed


great enough to Justify the venture. On
the other hand, May Irwin has hoated along
in feeble pieces without losing vogue
which seems imperishable. Della Fox, en-
couraged by the examples OF Francis wilson
and De Wolf Hopper, decided that she, too.
would be n comic Opera star. Her expecta-
tlons we're not realized, but she Is still in
the field. So Is Jefferson d'Angelis. But
Pauline Hall has retired. Alice Nielsen.
with the briefest preliminary experience.
has made an excellent record for one year,
with a fine company In an unusually good
opera In view OF the uncertainties OF the
starring career, 1t Is surprising that actors
who have good places for themselves are
so anxious to get into tho circle In which It
Is so hard to remain. The crop of stars for
the near future is large. William Faver-
sham and Edward Morgan expect to be
stars within short time, and With Mr..
Hackctt's measure of success in view they
are justified in their ambitions Mr.. Dod-
| son of the Empire hopes to be OF the num-
ber. even with the additional difnculty that
| comes to an actor who plays old mems
parts. Mr. Sothern was a very young man
Of scant facility when no became star,
and Richard Mansfield had one solitary
achievement to his merit. although 1t was
| good one. So the hopes OF these newer
| actors do not seem without reason. The
harm to the American stage from the num-
| ber OF stars is likely to be slight. SO
long as the beginners in that field require
| impcratively to be supplied with good plays,
| the movement is rather for the betterment
| of dramatic affairs.
Aubrey Boucicault is putting forth an au-
dacious claim to the authorship of "a Court
Scandal" an old French play by Dumas. in
| an English translation OF which he Is to
enact Richelieu as youth.
| Edward Harrigan will stay in vaudeville
next season He says 1t is remunerative and
not risky He has written two new plays Of
New York life, in his old vein. but will not
himself produce them
The roof garden Of the New York Theatre
will become a restaurant for the winter.
Augustin Daly's actors engaged by Charles
Frohman are Mrs. Gilbert, Charles Richman,
James Powers, and Sidney Herbert, while
Virginia Earle goes to the Casino Cyril Scott
to the Manhattan, and Marcia Van Dresser
to the Bostonians.
The end Of baby coon songs is not yet
May Irwin will introduce one with the re-
frain "I'm the bully's baby"
David Belasco Is to provide Kyre Bellew
and Mrs. Potter with a version Of THE
Dukes Motto" 1t Is to have Its heroine
more important than previous arrangements
OF the play have made her. Justin Huntley
Mccarthy made new English adaptation Of
the old work for George Alexander. who has
never produced 1t.
Maude Adams Is to be seen In a version
OF Peg Wellington" after she has finished
with 1.-The Little Minister" and a succeed
ing play by ]. NJ. Barrie. Orrin Johnson,
who acted last with her in Romeo and Ju-
liet' is to take in her company the place
OF Robert Edeson, who is going to abandon
the arts and go into business. Theatres do
this more frequently than actors.
Some old melodramatic friends will be seen
in new form next year. Two versions Of
"a Tale Of Two Cities will be given and
Monte Cristo" will be seen in two new
FORMS Paul Kauvar'' is to be revived to
meet a supposed demand for dramas deal
ing with the French Revolution.
Julia Arthur is to omit from her adapta-
ton Of More Than Queen" scenes exhibit
ing Napoleon as anything but the dignifed,
serious person he is popularity supposed to
have been. She thinks that such trif1ing with
common impressions is dangerous.
Mrs. Craigie's blank verse tragedy, "Os-
bern and Vesyne" will be acted here be-
fore 1t Is in London. Franklin Sargent will
present it next season, but not with the pN-
pills of his dramatic school. 1t will have g
professional cast.
What has become of Mrs Craigies THE
Ambassador" 1t is a year and half old
now, and was last season promised at least
| two theatres But 1t is not mentioned In any
Of the next year programmes. is George AL
| exander reserving it for his tour here ir
; | 1900?
J In THE Children OF the Ghetto" to be seer
, | at the Herald Square. there will be no Chris
, | tians who conflict with the Jews. 1t Is
| study OF Jewish life in itself without contras
| wi other Influences. hut THE ClettO' II
| open the Broadway will show a struggle be
| tween Christian and Jew in matter OF heart
The son of blind Jew living in the Ghetto
= | of Amsterdam has recently married tn,
Christian working girl In his fathers house
3 | The union Is concealed until the woman urge
5 | her husband to tell it. as means of protect
Y | ing her good name. He consents. but tn
wife is satisfied for the time being with hi
t | willingness, and the announcement is post
/, | poned. Later he finds that his marriag
9 with a woman Of his own race has beel
arranged without his consent He declare
D | that the Christian girl is his wife, and leave
t | her with his father in the Ghetto while b
= tries to make name as composer. HI
; | father persuades the wife, after a while, tha
e his son has deserted her. He produces wha
q she thinks is proof and the girl throws her
self into a canal. In the original versio
4 her husband returned to fnd her dead Blu
y she will only be thought dead here. and wi
a | be able to leave with him the Ghetto whic
t has come to hate them both.
u Ellen Terry Will act here next winte
for the first time in THE Amber Heart.
" written for her in 1887 by Alfred Calmou
a | Lawrence Irving is to have the part take
= at the first performance by Beerbohm Tre,
: f. A. willard. George Alexander, and HeI
@ man Vein were In the original cast. Th
= play will be presented In bill with "Nanc
It Oldfeld.'
70 Marietta Di Dio. the Viennese singe
A who got more attention here several yeaI
IT ago by her marriage than by her talents.
J. dancing in the music halls Of the small towr
y OF England.
e Florence Warden who wrote THE Guine
A. Pigs" and produced It In London on her ow
|, responsibility, submitted the play to five Lor
ID don managers, who refused It, 1t Is a fai
e ure.
N Charles Frohman has bought the "Whit
IN Rabbit for production hero. 1t is a coined
ID of London life.