The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Madame ModJeska may go into vaude-
VILE
Lafayette. the mimic. is initiating Ching
Ling Foo.
QUO vadis" had an eight weeks run
in Chicago.
Minnie MethO, may star in THE Prin-
Andrew Maeks rev play will be called
The Rebel
James Youns's tour in Lord Byron is
to come to an end on Saturday
Flo Irwin will quit vaudeville and re-
sumo her starring carly next season.
Adele Richie. of the Three Little
Lambs" company. has sued her manager,
Edwin Knowles. for breach of contract.
Burr Mcintosh is 20 assume The title rcle
In Pudd n head Wilson," lett withou, an
interpreter by the death Of Frank Mayo
John Oliver Hobbies is said to be writing
another comedy for Daniel Fr0hman. who
recently produced her THE Ambassador
Sol Smith Russell probably will return
to the stage next season. when he will te
seen in piece By Michael Morton.
author of "A Rich Mans Son."
J. II. Hanlein. local boy. made hit
with monoiogue delivered few days ago
at an entertainment given in the Marble
Hall Theatre. Soldiers Home.
The other heavily billed act is that of
Patrice. a sturdy weiter-weight come
dienne of uncertain age and unromantic
freshness. New York Telegraph"
Recently the audiences at Keith's Thea
tire, in Boston. have been so large that an
ad1oinlng house was rented, and now the
same bill is shown simultaneously on both
stages.
Madge Leasing. whose form is her for
tune, has been engaged for the part of the
Quakeress in The Founders What a
pity that the regular garb OF Quakeresse,
isn't tights.
Harry st. Clair. who has been on tho
road with John Grieves' Merry Revelers.''
is spending a few weeks in this city He
will join the company again on March 20,
at st. Louis.
By the terms of the will left by the late
John SleeDer Clarke. the Walnut Street
Theatre. in Philadelphia. becomes this prop
eTty of his sons, Crestou and Wilfred both
OF whom are actors
'Munsey's Magazine for April will con-
tain the opening chapters Of f. Marion
Crawford's novel. IN the Palace of the
Allen is to appear next season.
The Emperor of Germany decorated
every player In his comedy. The Iron
Tooth" excepting only Herr Molar.
Which shows that, after all, His Highness
lacks sense of the fitness of things.
Richards and Garfield, who have made
money as Joint stars in "A Temperance
Town, are being sued for divorce.
Which. considering the aforesaid iartner-
ship. seems like carrying a good thing
too far
Despite the loss OF several bushels of
diamonds and other space-getting exploits,
Josephine Hall is out of the cast Of The
Girl From Maxim's." and Merri Osborne.
who was seen here as the maid in "Ths
Turtle" has replaced her.
Alberta GalIatin is being billed in a
patent medicine advertisement as the
handsomest woman on the American
stage, but the medicine itself is said to
be quite reliable. '-Leander Richardson
in the New York Telegraph"
Mr.. Pipp. concerning whose education all
admirers Of Charles Dana Gibson pretend
TO know something. is to share dramatic
honors with Mr.. Dooiey. Harry B. Smith
will incorporate the pictorial gentleman in
play to be written for Daniel Frohman.
An amateur minstrel company has just
been organized in Washington. The troupe
will be known as the Columbian Trouba-
dours." and those prominent in founding it
are Neil Bryant. Finley Hayes. ]. W. Nc
Cam, John Handiboe, and H. J. Redfeld.
Martha Morton has developed the Au-
gustus Thomas habit and has named the
new Herbert Kelley and Fife Shannon
comedy Indiana" Mr. Thomas and Miss
Morton. between them should have no
difficulty in using up all the States in the
Union.
Ethel Henry. an English actress, dis
missed from THE Degelerates" on the
accusation OF incompetency. is alleging in
Gotham that the real cause of her dis
charge was Mrs. Langtry's jealousy.
How these dear girls do love one an
other"
Wilson Barrett is said to be negotiating
for the right 10 dramatize Quo Vadis.'
Since Mr.. Barrett's THE Sign of the Cross
was almost precisely like the novel in
question. it is difficult to understand why
the author-actor puts himself to this new
expense.
The Girl From Maxims" is to play
return engagement in Washington. It
would be difficult to say why this arrange
ment has been consummated. The piece
didn't make money last time II was here,
and it certainly didn't make a good i'm
preston.
1t is reported that the firm of Broadhurst
Brothers has been dissolved, and that
hereafter George Broadhurst. author of
What Happened 10 Jones" Why Smith
Left Home" and THE Wrong sir.
Wright, will be in the employ of Charles
Frohman.
Z. F. Droop Sons have published three
compositions CT Paschal J. Plant and Aliel
c. MOran-ballads. entitled He Could Not
Sing Abide With Me- ''Zaza." and
ITO Meet Is Sadder Than to Part" AN
are creditable, that first mentioned really
being a gem of its kind.
John Webster. husband of Nellie Me-
Henry, and a manager of note. recently
disappeared and was believed to have COM
mitted suicide. OF late. however. many
persons claim to have seen Mr. Webster
in Washington. and Systematic search
for the missing man soon will be begun.
4 Western paper says: Somebody put
dynamite under the stage while an Uncle
Toms Cabin Company was playing n a
Colorado town. and Topsy. Eliza. and two
blOodhcunds were hoisted simultaneously
into the flies Here is a pointer for the
persons who are always talking about 'ele-
waiting the stage.
The famous old Fifth Avenue Theatre.
in New York. has fallen the way of Digby
Bell and Robert billiard 1t has not ex-
actly gone into vaudeville, but vaudeville
is about to go INTO il. f. F. Proctor bought
Edwin Knowles lease of the house last
week and will devote its stage to "contin-
uous" performances.
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