The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-30

Miss Lancaster Wallis has been act
ing in Measure for Measure" in some
Of the London suburban theaters, but
The original text is said to have been
mutilated so badly in her version that
it was pretty difficult for anybody to
understand what the story was about.
Her company appears to have been CT
very poor quality Shakesperian re-
harm than good. Naturally they weary
and aoffend instead of attracting aud
fences, and thus furnish false evidence
of the truth of the old parrot-cry that
the public does not care for the legiii-
mate drama The only marvel is, con-
sidering the havoc that buffers make Of
his characters, lines, and situations.
that Shakespeare has any reputation as
dramatist left at all.
Nine Rejane has just won a great
success in piece, by M. Moreau, called
Madame de Lavalette." The interest
turns upon the heroine's efforts to Sc
cure the pardon or effect the escape of
her condemned husband The facts of
history are followed closely, and Nine.
Rejane is credited with having inter-
preted various emotions with almost
tragic intensity. Her acting, when
left alone in the cell with her husband
had just left in disguise, is especially
commended.
La Nouvelle Idole" is the name of a
cheerful play, by one of the modern ad-
vanced dramatists, NJ. Francois Curel,
which has just been produced at the
Theater Antoine in Paris. The follow
ing description of it is given by the
correspondent of the London Times:
"a learned physician, who is hunting
down the microbe of cancer is in the
habit when he finds an absolutely in
durable patient, of experimenting in cor
pore viii and inoculating the subject
with the virus of cancer But as
chance will have it, he meets with a
girl of pious and mystical nature.
VINO is in the last stages of consump-
ton, having only a few weeks to live.
He unhesitatingly inoculates her with
the virus, and when he sees her, later
on, he perceives that she is cured of
consumption, but is going to die of the
poison he has injected. He has be-
come horrible assassin. The facts
become known and he is alta cked and
inSulted, and then, to prove that he is
actuated soley by the love of humanity
and the desire to save it by science
that his dream, in fact, is his real idol
he inoculates himself with the virus
and then tells the girl the truth. His
sincerity and his willingness to die are
in his own eyes at least, a supreme
justification. The young girl a martyr
to her faith and her love, accepts the
tragic death which awaits her, and
both, in common transport Of enthu-
siasm, die victims of this nouvelle
science, the savior of humanity"
IS
There is woman in town. says a
New York paper, an inveterate theater-
goer, who has a fat that is a perfect
curiosity She has furnished it entirely
with theatrical souvenirs. There isn't
an article in it, unless it be the cook
stove and tooth brush, that hasn't been
the fruit Of her attending some the
atrical performance. Late very inter
esting additions she could have made
to her collection are splendid silver
plated gold lined loving cups and mugs
given out respectively as souvenirs of
the hundredth performance of Because
alter, and of the fifteenth time of rep
resentation there at Wallack's of the
comedy "At the White Horse Tavern. ="
Charlotte Saunders, who died in Eng
land recently ait the age of IS years,
was a great favorite in London forty
years ago or So, and figured prominent
ly in many of the most successful bur-
lesques at the merry little theater in the
Strand. She went on the stage as a
child, and in early life made a great
hit as lilly Slowboy. In later years
she won triumph as Bob Buckslxin
in The Flying Scud," but it was in
burlesque that her best capacities weae
displayed
Another big benefit performance is to
be given in London in June, in behalf
of the veteran Mrs. John Ellington
One of the attractions will be a per-
Torrance of "Bardell VS.. Pickwick, ,"
with James Fernandez ais Buzfuz,
Lionel Brough as the Judge, Edward
Terry as Sam Weller and George Gros-
smith as Wrinkle
1t is said that James NJ. Barrie's new
comedy, The Two Kinds of Women"
viii be first produced probably in the
Duke of York's Theater, London
Charles Frohman controls the play for
England and America
George Alexander has been making
elaborate preparations for the produc-
ticn of Mr.. Roses new play, I'm Days
of Old" at the London ST. James The
display of armor is expected to be strik-
ing, and there will be some stirring
medieval fighting. The piece is a love
story, with an historical background
John Griffith was playing 1.-THE Aven-
GER in Miles City, Mont. recently, and,
the theater not boaSting of such lux
uly as an orchestra, his manager start
ed out to secure a piano player 1t
would seem that piano players are as
scarce in Miles City as orchestras for
the only available pianist was in Jail
for theft. The Sheriff was a good fell
low, however, SO the performance pro-
ceeded to finish with the prisoner
guarded by the Sheriff and a pair of
handouts lying on top Of the piano.
THE stage isn't what it used to be-
remarked an old timer to a prominent
actor recently. do you know" was
the response, st have heard that re-
| mark ever since early boyhood: and
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