The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18

concludes his English season IN the mid
die of October at Liverpool and sails d.
rect for New York, where he will play
for three weeks. Laurence Irving leaves
England in early September to look after
the arrangements and engage 200 super
numeraries. Ellen Terry not only appears
with Irving but also gives a special mat
inee of a new play yet unnamed. in each
city visited Mr.. Frohman's contract with
George Alexander for the season OF 1900
has been cancelled and changed to 1901.
William Gilat sails for New York on the
American line steamer June II. Mr..
Frohman's London Criterion season opens
in October with My Daughter-in-Law,"
an adaptation of a French comedy. His
New York Criterion season opens Sep
TENDER with ''Tht Girl from Maximes."
Mr. Frohman starts for Paris Tuesday to
initiate a very important theatrical
scheme there.
The charity bazaar to be held at Albert
hail in aid OF the fund of the Charing
Cross hospital is much talked of among
the aristocracy and others. A representa-
tive of the Associated Press has inter-
viewed the Countess OF Chesterfield and
latter said: 1--WE have practically got
every noted family in London interested.
Mrs Bradley-Martin has brought choice
silver objects d. art from Tiffany's and
Writings. Mrs. Renalds has been in
Paris all week buying things for the bs-
zaar; the Misses Drexel and Swift and
Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Clarence Mackay are
getting together a fine collection for the
American stall. at which the stallholders
will be attlred in white gowns, lace
fichus sashes OF the national colors and
large picturesque hats.
Professor Mazzoni revisited the Pope
Connoisseurs are greatly interested in
the forthcoming sale of the Marlborough
gems, at Chrstie's. 1t will be the most
important of its kind since 1915. when the
same collection was sold en- blec for 35.-
900 guineas. The purchaser David
Bromllewa. maintained the collection in
tact, but he recently died and the gems
.whic hthe third Duke of Marlborough
spent the best part OF his life in gather
ing. were scattered. They are largely
canoes and intsglies belonging TO the
centuries between the reign of Augustus
and the end Of the Antoine period. 1t is
urged that the best should be secured tor
the British Museum.
The democratic tendencies OF the times
were well exemplihed in the Cambridge
mathematical prize list. issued a few days
ago. in which a coiored man was brack-
eted senior wrangler, another senior be-
ing the son Of poor parents, who began
his education at an elementary day
school, and the third AMI fourth wrang-
lers were Australians. Paranjpye, brack-
eted senior. was the first Indian who ever
secured the honor. He is a AIuhratta
Brahmin. educated at Poona. Bom0ay.
ana was sent TO Cambridge in 1896 with
4 government OF India scholarship.
Remarkable prices were realized at the
Dickens sale at southeby's this week
first edition OF the original parts y me
'Pickwick Papers," presented BY Charles
Dickens u his sster-!n-law. Mary Ho-
garth. brought Id5 pounds. and other
copies were sod for S. pounds and 63
pounds a copy. An American Notes"
presented by Dickens 70 Thomas Carlyle.
sold for 81 pounds. The original auto
graph manuscript OF Dickens Battle OF
Life on 30 quarto pages. brought .
pounds.
Archbishop Ireland is expected in Lon
den June q and the United States am
hassador. M. Joseph Il. Choste, will give
a big dinner July in honor Of the arch-
bishop. and Mr. Mark Hanna and ell tie
| leading Americans In London will be
present Archbishop ireland Will be the
guest Of the Duke Of Norfolk and Car
dinal Vaughan.
early this week 20 examine the scar. from
which the 6audage VAS removed only
three weeks ago. The Pope asked him
how hong he thought he would live. and
the sturgeon replied: - believe yocr
/ holiness VIII see the new century"
Chicago. H.. June 1.-THE steel tow
barge Manila, said 10 he the largest vessel
on the lakes. was launched AT tha yards
Of the Ch cagO ShiphuEding company at
South Chicago today. The vesseks is owned
| by the Minnesota Steamship company and
was built for the iron ore carrying trade.
The vessel Is OF steel and Is schooner