Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL NOTES. Z


Harry Gilfoil will play Welland Strong in the
new "A Trip to Chinatown next season.
Liili LehInann's hair has become almost white.
ness.
Owing to the Convention hall concert tomorrow
evening. there will be no rehearsal of the oratorio
Society.
Murray and Mack. who are still under the man
agement Of joseph speers. will return to the Grand
be "ginsered' up to date.
There will be no Third Regiment band concert at
the Academy of Music this afternoon. the series
having been postponed until after the Convention
hall concerts shall have been given.
Messrs. Iioyt d Mckee have closed a contract
with Messrs. Williamson q Musgrove. Of Australia.
by which the latter will take out next MAY a com
pany, headed BY Mr.. Harry Conor, to play "a Rag
Baby "a Stranger in New York. "A Day and a
Night and "A Trip TO Chinatown"
BY a strange coincidence the Tooth performance OF
THE Christian fell upon the last night Of the old
YORK. last night after a century run. IN which high
honors have been divided between Hall Csine. the
aulhor' ana Nloid AMEN the star. ana Dig ProntS
have been enjoyed by these two and the managers,
L.iebler & Co.
EugeniO sorrentino. the eminent conductor. sailed
from Naples December 30 on the steamer Ems. He
comes accompanied by several soluists selected from
the best bands Of Italy. and his great Banda Rosa.
which created such an artistic sensation In this
country last season. will inaugurate its second
American tour the lstter Part OF January. under the
management Of Leigh Lynch and Claiming Ellery.
Charles HOyt has Just completed the second act
OF his new comedy. "A Dog in a Nanger,'' which
Will have its first presentation in Boston some time
III Il GbAhtAN tHN- tLt. l ne WI We IL Il
parture from his latter day plays. being more on
the lines OF "A Texas Steer "A Midnight Bell'
and "A Temperance Town. depending more upon
Its dialogue and situations and being free from
specialties.
The writer of a successful play nowadays be
comes a man Of great wealth. but in the bard Of
Ayun's time 4 dramatic author surrendered all
rights to his play for 20 mobiles and n fee Of 4Os
from the lord to whom it was fatteringly dedicated.
"A Trip TO Chinatown nettel Playwright Iioyt-So
it is said-about 100000. and his "A Stranger in
New York" has added TO his bank account nearly
this amount.
The writer of a letter to the Sun accuses Melbourne
Mcdowell Of displaying portraits Of Blanche Walsh,
making her falsely resemble the late Fanny DaveR-
port, his dead wife. The personal likeness OF Miss
Walsh to the Miss Davenport of twenty years ago is
striking. and the similarity in acting was remarked
long before she took up the roles identified with the
other. Mr.. Mcdowell does no, appear to he guilty
New York Sun.
While Mr.. Max zcellner. manager of the Dark
est Russia company. was In Frankfort, Ky. pre-
pairing the advance work for his company. he hap
pened TO be in the drug store where the advance
sale was going On Tor Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Crane.
A gentleman came in and asked for two reserved
Goodwin or NJ. Crane asked the ticket agent.
Neither" WAS the answer. Il want the seats
for me and my girl"
Miss Viola Allen will continue her presenrreat
success. The Christian" at the Garden tAeater.
seen in but 1H seven Of the principal cities Of the
country. which will end her career as Glory QusyIe
in Hall Gaines play. The following season she
viii appear ia a new drama now being written for
her by a noted English playwright. Another com
psny will present The Christian in cities Miss
Allen cannot visit next season.
Miss Florence Roberts. the leading woman Of the
Frawiey stock company, has played Marguerite IN
Lewis Morrison, so many times that she was com
PEELED TO break away from the character. She has
by Manager Frawley with great enthusiasm and has
experienced such q relief that she declares 4 mention
OF Faust makes her shuider.
Among the novelties announced for the NTH Phil
harmonic concert. to be given at the Coates next
seiactions from Herbcrt's THE Fortune Teller
uxhErG will gGlu he presented here nv MiSS .iga
Nielsen and her company. and ! number by Richard
Strauss. The soloist VIII be Miss Eleanor Stark,
violinIst. a pupil OF NosZkowshI, who Will play.
with orchestral accompaniment. Weber's concert
piece.
Melbourne Mcdowell and Blanche Walsh will fol-
low the Frawley stock company at the Coates. APP
pearinG for one week in elaborate REVEALS of La
Tosra' and Fedora - two Of the late Fanny DAY
eGport's greatest successes. Miss Walsh has ap-
psreutly been meeting with most gratifying sue
cess in the tTyins POSITION to which she has been
called. Fedora will be presented the first half
Of the week. with Wednesday matinee, aud lie
Tosca' the remainder OF the engagement.
Sarah \. Baker. aged 81. the oldest actress in
phia. This retreat, founded by Edwin Forrest. a-
commodities only = few persons. and when death
trustees make a careful selection. taking into account,
wOrthiness Of character. length Of service on the
stage "hu pFcn1p!t soaEyhlai..S win the other IN
mates. Mrs. Baker acted siSty-two years and for a
long ttma with the late Thomas W. Keene.
According to the New York reviews. Della Fox.s
new musical comedy. The Little Host represents
a more or less drunken revel from beginning to end,
the dialogue being hountifully punrruated with Inc
slang Of the barroom and the gambling house and
Its characters representing "a lot OF actresses as
Tcnderloin FOUNDERS, carouSers with loaters and mo-
fcients in dissipati3n." 1t is due to Miss For =,
say that no one expected her new play to be a
Sunday schOol lesson or 4 temperance lecture.
Four years ago Jean de ResZke and sembrich sang
the two lovers in Gouucd's Romeo and Juliet At
the Monte Carlo opera house. As the curtain fell
for the last time they shook hands and exchanged
a hearty au reYoir. Their meeting in the sam.
roles on the stage Of the Metropolitan on Monday
evening was their first since that time. a rehearsal
had been deemed unnecessary, and neither artist
realized rs the opera progressed that four seasons
O. opera had elapsed since they exchanged VOWS nv
the light OF the pale mOon--New York World.
From Olga SetierSoIe: 4 Intend. during NV
engagement at Wallack's. to produce a new pIav nv
Max O'ReIl. a witty, sstlrtcal piece, with an emo
ti0nal unGerCurrent. entitled The Price OF Wealth >
l shall do Camille and give Il a touch Of novelty
by costuuing it in the style OF 1873. the year in
which the play is laid-skirts verEing on crino-
line, and for the men peg top trousers. frock coats
and stocks. Rostand dresses in that style. BY the
way. l have the promise Of the English rights of
the play he is to write for Be:nhardt. 1 am also
hoping 10 secure a new play from Pinero.''