The record-union., 1899-07-23

80 oeaI W Sn1ne, hoping IHdl OlSoC
Fltchs dramatization of "Sappho' may
not De the only violet-crowned Daudet
heroine. Miss Otis wanted Paul Potter
10 make her play of "Sappho' which
might anticipate the Nethersole pro-
auction and in fact the English actress
ulo not enter any violent objection TO
another "Sappho" in the field, though
she could scarcely have realized what a
potent impersonator of just such role
would be the magnificent and unguid.
able Elita.
When 1.-The Geisha' was young and
had to be rhymed with Asia to teach
the people how to pronounce her, Dor
othy Morton stood apart and listened
to her courtiers say how much too good
she was to sing such very funny music
But now that the maid of the tea house
is extinguished topically Dorothy takes
to vaudeville as if nothing grander had
ever happened. Instead of losing her
voice in classic opera she lost her presa
agent and shall profit thereby, as she
ought to be a bright entertainer HUI
bert Wilkie, the statuesque baritone
with the tangled dialect, is to grace
the attempts of Miss Morton as a con,
tinuous performer. Mr.. Wilkie is the
gentleman who many years ago feh
enslaved to the charms of Marion
Manola, while they were doing Bell
man. for John McCaull, and whose
infatuation brought him into such pic
turesque, spectacular heroics. Nothing
quite so amusing had ever happened
particularly as De Wolf Hopper arose
in his might and preached against dis
solutions Of marriage ties. etc, when
that social difficulty seemed the only
way to quell the ardent lovers, for they
had wed others before they met. Hop
per prevailed and each returned to a
legal more or less better half and lived
ever happy after.
Washington Times: There is every in
dication of a widespread revival Of in
terest in the romantic and the classic
during the coming season, and from
present appearances there will be more
companies presenting ShakespeareaE
and standard works than at any time
during the present decade. No less
than a score of excellent organizations
with good backing and prominent stars
will soon be rehearsing for the tour
of 'the provinces" and runs in the big
cities Washington will get practically
all of them, including those seen here
before and the others which have been
Just formed. While the revival will
be witnessed with interest by the true
lover of art and with dismay by the
devotees of the new school, all local
admirers will be pleased to hear OF
the prospects of one of the Washing
ton men who has won pre-eminent sue
cess in the standard works and will be
come member of the great triple al
lance next season. This is Charles e
Hanford, whose union with Louia
James and Katherine Kidder forms ths
James -Kidder-Hanford company
Mr. Hanford is very busily engaged
at his home with the preparations for
his work. The tour will begin in the
early part of September next, and the
season promises to be long one. AL
though the repertoire will consist of
some ten plays or more including,
Winters Tale" 1.-The Rivals" THE
School for Scandal" Macbeth" "Mer,
chant of Venice" Julius Caesar"
"Othello," Mime Sans Gene" 1.-The
Lady of Lyons Henry w." and
Henry W" the principal feature of
the tour will be a revival of Winter 2
Tale" for which Wagenhals & Kemper,
the managers, are making great pres
variations in the way of scenic acceS-
sories and in the matter of costume.
Miss Kidder will be seen in the dual
roles of Hermione and Perdita. which
was the feature of Mary Anderson S
last tour in this country. Mr.. James
will be the Antolycus. that prince of
peddlers and pickpockets, which should
be a very happy role for him, and Mr.
Hanford will be seen as the impulsive
headstrong and jealous Leontes
The Baroness Cedarstrom, which
Theoretically beautiful cognomen is the
result of the third marriage of Adelina
Patti, will likely be heard in America
next season, having decided to make
another farewell tour. Rudolph Aron-
son is now en- route to Europe to meet
the Baroness and arrange the details
and perfect the business negotiations.
This is all there is known about the
affair aside from the fact that Aronson
will meet the elderly Adelina at Craig
y-nos Castle, in Wales, on the first day
of the coming month. This decision OF
Patti to again visit the land of her
greatest triumphs will be alike surpris-
ing and delighting to American lovers
or music. A SeHerdtiOIl IidS CoiiC al"
gone since Adelina first caused the ear
drums of Americans to agitate by har-
monious notes, and her tour Will GER
tainly be continuation of all OF hei
previous farewells. The charitable are
inclined to ask about the Baron Cedar
strom, but he is hardly factor in the
affair at all. 1t may be another di-
vorce or simply a preliminary quarrel
leading to some such action.
A pretty romance such as delight tbs
hearts of the matinee girls and cause
many mournful sighs and good cries
came to a sad termination last week
when Isabel Urquhart received a de-
cree of divorce from her husband, Guy
standing, with the comforting provis-
ion that she could marry when ana
whom she chose. while the right was
denied her late husband during his res
idence in this country. Twelve years
ago. while in Australia, Guy was strick-
an with fever, and came near passing
across the great divide. Miss Urquha,
was a member of the same cn.npany
and carefully nursed him through his
illness, and, as was natural, married
him during his convalescence. Love
grow cold when they began playing IL
separate companies, and the divorce
proceedings We're instituted some tins
ago, the testimony being taken by {
referee behind closed doors. The evil
.dence and correspondent are unknown
to the public.
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