The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-30
STAGE GOSSIP.

Theresa Vaughan is to sing in Berlin
Lewis Morrison is to do "Robespierre."
1.-THE Sign of the Cross" is to be given
IN America next season.
Katherine Florence will be the leading
woman IN Giliettes Sherlock Holmes"
Robert Downing recently presented an
adaptation of Dumas novel, 1.-THE Com
mander."
Leipzig IS 10 have a new theatre, with
an annex for dancing and general enter
tainments.
Beorbohm Tree has revived the Dane
ing Girl" in London, owing 20 the fail
ure of Henry Arthur Jones new play.
Mason Mitchell may head delegation
Of Rough Riders during Buffalo BITS
wild West Paris Exposition engagement.
The pensions paid to retired artists by
! the Imperial Opera Of Vienna amount TO
! above the relatively enormous sum OF
10000 francs.
1t is rumored that Olga Nethersole is
! 10 marry Hon. Nathan Frank, formerly
/ "a member OF Congress and now proprie-
tor Of the St. Louis Star.
Nine. Janauschek Will be unable TO
play in the Three Muskoteers' for the
Professional Women's League and Marie
Wainwright is down for Richelieu.
THE Singing girl" is the title select
ed for the new comic opera in which
Alice Nelson is 10 appear next season.
The score will be exclusively by Victor
Herbert, the lyrics by Harry r. Smith
and the book by stanislaus STANCE
A performance Of Hamlet was given
recently in st. Petersburg at the palace
OF the Grand Duke Constantine. The
Russian translation OF the play was
made by the Grand Duke, who also ap-
peared in the chief role. The Car and
Czarina and the members of the i'm
perial household saw the performance,
no one else being admitted.
Biograph pictures of the Grand Ma
ti0nal Steeplechase. on the Aintree
course. near Liverpool, were shown IN
London the same evening The race was
finished at S:i2. and the operators devel-
oped the pictures I'm a specially equipped
| car attached TO the afternoon train Tor
| London
The Chicago Post declares that Julia
| Arthur is the best Juliet in America.
Next season Miss Arthur Will appear
i'm "Plus Que RENE" In the original pre-
sentation of the play, although Mr. Co
| quelin did not make a hit in the part Of
| Napoleon. it was the general opinion
] that Jane Hading as the Empress. the
! role which Miss Arthur Will assume,
scored an unqualified success.
For next season have three pieces
10 choose FROM said Francis Wilson.
with the chances favorins one for which
| no name has yet been chosen. The book
| Is translated by myself from the French.
/ The music is written 10y a young Toledo,
/ o., man. VIII G Peters. who has studied
abroad. The scenes are laid in the East
and give great chance for superb stage
settings and costuming."
II Nat Goodwin had been satisfied in
the early stages Of his career he would
now be a monologist and would not have
a castle in England. If Francis Wilson
had been cOntcntcd I'm times back he
would now be the end man i'm a minstrel
troupe. and many an old book dealer
would be the poorer ST. Louis would
stin possess Mary Anderson il that lovely
woman had not discovered that she pos
, sessed the fire of genius. Delightful Julia
Marlowe would Doe a member of the
merry, merry, while Margaret Mather
would have spent her days presiding over
q news stand. by all means let Louis
Mann have a fair opportunity 20 show
what there is i'm him.-I'rank Wistach,
IN Dramatic News.
OF an the vaudeville acts of The present
season nOae has met with more instanta-
neous and hearty approval than "the
singing OF the old songs by the con-
tralto. Maud Courtney. The simplicity
and sincerity OF Miss Courtney's work
have been the contributing causes 20 this
success. Possibly the public has tired OF
the new song. the coon song and The
I'm. pf q
days" has a great deal 10 do with the
favor with which the act has been every
where received. but whatever IL may be,
Miss Courtney is always greeted with
enthusiastic cncorcs. she is OF winning
personality. too and dresses with modest
taste and simplicity. These are refreshing
innovations in VAUDEVILLE. Her work is
fresh bright. entertaining. and the old
songs never had more graceful express
sion than by her.
mountain OF spectacle and a mole
hill OF fun-that was THE Man in the
Moon." which was presented with glow
ing success az the New York last night
and this morning. From a spectacular
point of view New York has never seen
lis equal and the cheers with which
the great audience greeted George Le-
derer when the curtain finally fell on the
Expansion Ballet had been honestly earn
ed The music for the ballets had been
composed by Reginald De Koven. IN the
New York the London Empire and Al
hambra have their first American rival.
The stage of neither OF these has ever
shown a finer combination Of women and
lingerie blended into a more artistic
whole. Louis Harrison and Stanislaus
Strange furnished the lbretto. The
plot dealt with the adventures Of
Sherlock Holmes a detective, and his
father, Conan Doyle. As Sherlock
Holmes, MIR. Ferris Hartman whose
friends insist that he is a comedian. in
spite Of an that ne does to the contrary,
was sadder than subpoena Sam Ber-
nard was the other detective. Merely as
, matter OF record the cast might be divid-
ed up into these classes. The Hits-Louis
Fresar. Christie Macdonald, The Labor
ers-Marie Dressler sam Bernard and
Joseph MirOn. The Peaches-Liska. the
premiere danseuse; Norma Whalley. the
/ four dancers already mentioned. and the
{ entire chorus and ballet. The Tragedian-
! Ferris Hartman The Dead Ones-John
Il. Henshaw. Walter Jones and Louis
( Wesley New York Evening Sun.
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