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fon." The piece will have it's premiere
early next month.

carry ucAI AiOuIu.
Ada Rehan's repertoire OF her prospec-
tive starring tour will include Iamln
OF the Shrew," School for Scandal
Much Ado About Nothing" Love ON
Crutches.'' and THE Last Word"
Manager Ziegfeld is entertaining sew
eral offers to take Anna Held and the
company supporting her in Papa
Wife, to Europe. He expects to open
his London season about June 10.
Miss Sarah Truax. the Chicago girl who
makes her debut as a star In New York
in March. is said to be an uncommonly
versatile actress. She has successfully
acted parts ranging from farce to
tragedy.
Harry B. Smith and Reginald EXC
en- are at work upon a new comic OPERA
.'Maid Marian" which is intended as a
sequel to Robin Hood" n which Will
be produced at the Casino, New YORK.
viola Allen, in 1.-THE, Christian and
/ SErnes OhNeill. in 1.-THE Musketeers," Will
tour the south simultaneously on nearly
parallel routes, playing against each 9TH
er in New Orleans during Marda Gras
week.
Hope Ross, the ingenue in Secret Serv-
ice has been engaged for the company
which will support Sarah Cowel Lee
moyne in 'The Greatest Thing in The
World"
Charles Hawtrey, the celebrated Eng
lish comedian, will make a tour of this
country in 1901.
Mrs. Fiske played Becky Sharp" 1O1
times in New York and rs times in Boston.
.Jane' was revived in London, but had
a relapse, with fatal results.
Blanche Bates has signed a fiVe-year
contract by which she is to appear In a
series of plays written for her by David
BelascO.
! Rose Coghlan is to have the part of
| Lady Garnet in 1.-THE Great Ruby when
the melo-drama is represented in New
| York. The role in question was orig
mated by Ada Rehan at Days theater.
Relic-hunters gradually have Clipped
away the slab marking the grave Of Nell
son Kneass, the author Of Ben Bolt
and a monument association a been
formed to erect a more ~pretentious me-
mortal.
| Besides Olga Nethersole and e. S. Will
lard, the American theater next season
| will entertain such foreign celebrities as
| Sarah Bernhard, M. Coquelin, John
! Hare, Martin Harvey and possibly Sir
Henry Irving.
Anna Held will present a new play by
Henneuuin in Paris in June, and viii!
bring it hither for production in English
next season.
Primrose and Dockstader's Ministries
will be seen at the SALISBURY theater,
London, in June. and may visit south
Africa and Australia before returning to
these shores.
Besides Shapespeare's Henry w." In
which he will impersonate the dashing
hero of Agincourt. and Herman Me-
| riyale's version of Don juan" Richard
Mansfield intends to produce the new play
upon which Stephen Phillips, the young
English poet, is now at work. This has
no title as yet. It's subject is historical
and the action passes in the Middle
Ages. Likely this drama will be acteG
in New York before it is seen in Lon
dpn. George Alexander. however. has
II promised to produce Phillips other play
"Paolo and Francesca" at his st. James
\ theater before he comes to his country
in 1901.
Miss Jessie Millward and Mr.. William
Faversham, both natives of England, ar
to give a benefit performance at the EN-
pire theater. New York. on the afternoon
of Feb. 9, for the sick and wounded Brit
ish soldiers in South Africa. and fol
the destitute Widows and perhaps o
American oldiers who died during the re
cent war with Spain or in the Manila
campaign. Miss Millward and Mr.. Fa
versham, with the assistance OF the En-
pire Stock company. will present the sec
Iond act Of Lord and Lady Algy." Mr.
Nat C., Goodwin and Miss Maxine Elliot
and Mr.. William Gillette have alread,
volunteered their services. and it is ex
pected that several of Mr.. Maur,c
Grau's singers will be induced to tax,