Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-11
THE DRAMA.

seasons with Nat Goodwin. has been en-
doZa, supporting Viola Allen in her new
play, " In the Palace of the King"
Sarah Bernhard is to leave her Paris
theater to the actors of the Coincide
F~rancaise during her travels in his coun-
try. h occupancy will begin in Octo-
per and continue until the new PLAYHOUSE
is completed. AS the Franchise actors
are to be homeless for six weeks pre-
ceding that time, it is proposed to di-
vide them into two parts to act tragedy
at the Theatre Nouveau and comedy at
the Gymnase.
Eleanor Duse is thinking again of
founding a great classical theater in
Rome, an art theater in which horrible
photographers of modern life" would not
De seen. who has done more to keep
horrible photographers of modern life
on the stage than Signora Duse?
Mascagni has composed a hymn in
honor OF Admiral Dewey. He has begun
another opera, to be called Julius Gaze
sar,' the libretto by Gabriel d'Annunzio.
He has also been lecturing on Verdi.
Verdi, by the way, is keeping remark
ably well in health and takes frequent
rides in tram cars.
The Church at Stage Guild, which has
existed tWenty-One years in England, has
given UP the ghost. The clergyman who
founded it was at first prohibited from
preaching in London, but later nae the
offer of a curacy from the Archbishop of
Canterbury as a reward for the good his
society has accomplished.
They are telling this tale in London at
the expense of a theatrical
7 so enc ~ to- n.-.-
beside him sat his guest, a friend who
edited a London weekly journal for
amusement, and made a living by dabb-
ling in things theatrical. AT the end Of
the first act the manager, delighted, ex-
i pressed his intention of buying the rights
for London. His friend concurred in
praise, n then excused himself for a
moment on the ground that he wanted
to smoke a cigarette. After the final
fall OF the curtain the manager made an
offer for the piece. Why" was the sur
prised answer, your friend here bought
it after the first act"
Ezra Kendall is the latest variety ar
fist to come in contact with the vaude-
Vile trust. Kendall has been in the habit
of raking off something like $500 for his
weeks monologue. Recently the trust"
confronted him with a contract calling
for $3.50 per week and the chances are
that Ezra will drift back into farce COM
edy.
Pauline Hall a booked seventeen
consecutive weeks of time in the vaude-
vile theaters prior to the opening of her
next season as prima donna of the Fran
els Wilson Opera company. The ngage
ments have all been made in houses out
side the vaudeville syndicate, a fact go
ing to show that performers who ave
anything to sell are not of necessity
without a ma rkat NV raac On Nf tho nou
state of things.
Paul Cinquevilli, a Pole by birth and
in reality named Funfthaler, which he
translated into Italian for stage use, says
! that he has retired. Once before he
spent a long period in idleness. He be-
gan as al acrobat and injured himself
severely by a fall from a trapeze. While
convalescing he acquired his wonderful
skill as a juggler. He took up work
with cannon balls after he was quite
restored to health.
Sarah Bernhard's idea of a holiday is
"to go to bed in a quiet room, stay there
during the day reading and doing, dine
in slippers and dressing gown in the
evening, and so soon as convenient there
after go back to bed"
In the dramatic mi. Dooley,'' E.. w.
Townsend is preparing, Charles Hopper,
who played "Chimmie Fadden," will APP
pear as the celebrated philosopher of
Archey road.
Martin Harvey, whose success in 1.-THE
Only Way" has made him a prominent
figure in the London theatrical world, is
soon to play Romeo and Juliet Grace
Warner, daughter of Charles Warner
and widow of Franklin McLeary, will be
his Juliet. He has a play made from
Marion Crawford's Romance and will