Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30

AL the gap occssaoned by the failure of
hsaa Production of .+Cyrano de Bergerac."
Wyndham stated in his address to the au-
dience on the closing night that the piece
was gaining popularity when the events in
the Boer war created depression and de-
stroyed Its prospects.
Carl sontag, the noted German actor, died
In Berlin last Sunday. He was the young
est brother Of Henrietta Sontag, the idol Of
bygone generations. He was highly es-
teemed by. GermaH theater goers in this
country who knew him through his two
tours during the early eighties.
Walter E. Perkins. who was the star in
from Harper & Brothers the stage rights
to Jerome, Poor Man." one of Mary E.
wilkins best novels. and has dramatized
the story. He will be seen in the title role
during the coming season.
Ada Rehan sailed for England June 20,
stu undecided about playing while abroad
She will begin her next American tour I'M
der the management Of klaw & Erlanger
at the Euclid Avenue Opera House in
Cleveland. Ohio. November ). Two new
modern plays will be added to her roper
toire, one of which will probably be the
dramatic version of well-known and
widely read novel.
Nance ONeil is giving farewell perform
ances as Nancy in "Oliver Twist in Mel
bourne. after which she will take a hoi-
Nay eiehscillS Visiting Mania, Japan,
CHINA, India and Egypt. A London mana
ger contemplates an expurgated version of
Sapho,' with Miss O'Neil in the title
role.
The only CisSie Lotus will have to look
to her laure,s. as rival has appeared on
the London stage in the person Of Marie
Dainton. who. in the part of a saucy
French model gives limitations that crowd
Cissie's very close.
Sir Arthur Sullivan will take the trouble
to go to Berlin to personally conduct 1.-The
Mikado' at the Royal Opera House.
Duse is making a study of Shel.y's
Beatrice Cenci.''
The Earl of Yarmouth, dear to the hearts
of Viewpoints married hoydens and Sherry's
amateur vaudeville set, last week distin-
guished himself in the London bankruptcy
court through his father, by promising to
pay 10 shillings on the pound. Not so bad
for real nobleman out of job!
The company of japanese players who
were greeted with audiences so small as
to be pathetic while in Washington. have
made So big hit in London that their
manager has been obliged to extend their
engagement a second time They are draw
ing hugely from the nobility, and sweet
Lodo Yacco is the bright particular star.
Mr.. and Mrs Kendall have new play
entitled THE Likeness of the Night" the
author having taken the title from a line
or SWfnburneS Mr.. Kendall now has his
turn to create a Late Mrs. Tanqueray''
sensation, as he plays the part of a very
wicked gentleman who leads double life
In India it is said many of the theaters
are free. The curtain rolls up at 8 o'clock
at night and never comes down until 5 the
next morning. 1t usually requires seven
nights to present drama People generally
take their beds with them and go to sleep
between the acts. The favorite play in
India Is the presentation of the exploits
of some god.
The absence of all scenery on the Chi
nese stage makes il necessary for each per-
former to explain who he is, where he is and
the object of his being there. This causes
Considerable awkwardncss and delay. A
change of scene is indicated by an an
nouncement by the actor. Now I'm at
such and such a place, he says, land
have come here for and There are
trees to my left and mountains behind,
and here is a little river" etc.
Edmond Rostand's next play will be
written for Sarah Bernhardt. but will not
provide for her another male character.
The scene is in Rome under the rule of
Nero. y young Christian girl gives herself
to the emperor to save her lover from
death. But the tyrant does not keep his
word and determines that his old rival
shall, with old bishop be given to the
lions. The girl throws herself from the
royal box between her lover and the beasts,
but in vain. Both are torn by the beasts
and die in the arena to the last blessing
of the wounded bishop