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pudent patriot. stands upon the seat of a

supers grasp the tongue OF the wagon and
draw II out from under the condemned
cuted: but "the poetic Justice" OF the play
arrives at this timely moment and the
supers are stopped in the act.
At one OF the early rehearsals Mr..
Mansfield mounted the wagon seat and
stood noosed and ready for poetic justice
which don't arrive. The green supers
grasped the wagon tongue and were tardi-
ly stopped before Mr.. Mansfield strangled
to death. Did he rave. No. Did he scold?
No. AS the wagon drew him on to his
heels he reached UP and grabbed the rope
over his head to prevent strangling, when
hc exclaimed;
WHO has hribed you to hang me? What
have they paid you? | double it, | don't
care how much they have offered you,
double it,
'"The Adventures OF Lady Ursula" the
dramatization OF Anthony Hopes success
full book. will be taken out on the road
by Daniel v. Arthur. The play ran for
a year in London and under Daniel Froh-
mans management was seen for a season
at the Lyceum theater, New York.
A Chicago paper is authority for the
statement that several members Of the
Green Eyed Monster company we're ar
rested there for failure to pay their bills.
The same paper innocently remarks that
there was probably some cause for jeal-
ousy. The piece was booked for an APP
pearance here last night, but the date was
cancelled.
Advices from Phoenix, AriE.. are to the
effect that the wounds received by Paul
Howard Gilmore. the author actor, will
not prove fatal. On the contrary, II is
said that he will be able to resume his
tour within a week or so at most. The
last year has been q most unfortunate
one for Mr.. Gilmore. His mshaps began
with the Lincoln theater fire in Chicago,
where all his scenery and other properties
were lost. Mr.. Gilmore set out to re-
trleye these losses. only few months
later to suffer another misfortune In the
death OF his young wife at Dubuque, Iowa.
Earlier this season. at Freeport, ILL.,, Mr.
Gilmore was wounded in the same manner
that he was at Phoenix, and the accident
was repeated at Calesburg. The last
visitation of his hard luck all but ended
his career.
When David Belasco produced THE
Heart Of Maryland" the fact began to
reveal itself that his was master hand
In stagecraft. and his work as a dramatist
began to- assume an importance that made
Il OF great value. Mr.. Delasco followed
this play with "Zaza," conceded to be one
OF the dramatic triumphs OF the century.
Mr. Charles Frohman will present "zaza'
for the first time in this city at the opera
house soon. The company presenting the
play has been selected and thoroughly re-
baa I'D t,.rM m
duction will be under the personal di-
rection of the author OF the play. All OF
the great scenic effects that contributed so
largely TO the phenomenal success OF the
play in New York will, 1t is said, be seen
In this city.
Sarah Bernhard and Constance CGque-
lin are to act together in London before
coming 10 this country and may be seen
| there in Emile Borgerats play based on
/ tho life OF Judge Jeffreys, which Richard
| Mantell is to use here In English. "lAlli-
bullero" is the pieces title, which was
that OF the famous political ballad sttrib-
uted to Thomas Whartons violent Whig
partisan at the time OF the revolution
which is said TO have driven James II out
OF three kingdoms,
RiCnArO MdnsUeiu 10 Ipilihks biN WI
appear at Sweeney & COMBS theater soor
and Will present his celebrated creation o
"Cyrano de Bergerac" That the great ac-
tor will himself appear will prove suf'
fcient to I'LL the theater TO its utmost ca.
pacity. but the added promise that he will
place the greatest play OF this period or
the stage marks the event as moRt i'm.
portant one. Mr.. Mansfield brings his en-
tire company OF ever 125 artists and foul
carloads Of scenery. properties, costumes
and horses. giving the play exactly as Il
New York City during the run II Is wei
TO remember that the curtain rises on MIR
Manshed's performance Of "Cyrano de
Rorgerac" at 7:45, and tho last curtati
falls shortly after II o'clock. This is IN
! convenient hour which prevailed through
out his lons run in New York City at th'
Garden theater, and 1t has prevaile'
through the season wherever he has besi
seen, How necessary II is to be in tn
house In time may he understood when
! is known that the initial act represent
: the elaborate and gorgeous interior Of tn
) Hotel de Bourgogpe. and at the very hrs
the seventy characters are introduced am
begin the story OF the play. Mr.. Mans
. field enters within eight minutes of til
primary curtain and recites the famou,
speech on his nose and lights the duel o
, the ballade
~
The last performance OF Lewis Nor
risons original production OF Faust" ar
announced, A lot OF electrical. mechan
zeal and other startling effects, newly con
, structed have been added and the scent
environment, 1t Is said, Will be grande
, than ever, The piece, with Hubert Labadi
as Mephisto, viii be here soon.
: \ ~
Plays and Players.
Even Mrs, Langtry has a war play.
. is -act concern called Comrades l
( Khaki"
The Booth performance OF "A Ruuawa
4 Girl took place at the Gaiety theatel
n London, on November IS
J 1t Is said seats for Ben Hur"-now be
a ing produced in New York-arc on sale 10
:, as late as next March.
a Montgomery and Stone, two we'll know
American vaudevlllists. have scored quit
4 hit in the British metropolis.
. James o'Nelll IA reported to have had
e remarkably successful season so far. II
= is using Grundy's "Musketeers."
:, One OF the we'll known Eastern dramati
= firms has in contemplation tremendou
n historic spectacle for next season.
Bessie Bonehill was in South Afric
Y when the war broke out and nearly 10.
= her life escaping from the country.
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