The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
Plays and Players
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| '.Richard Slvage,' the subject of Madeleine
| l.ucette Ryley's play, in which Henry Miller will
| soon appear, was poet in the days of DIR.
| johnson, and contemporary with Addison and
| Colly Cibber. His works are but little known
| to the present generation, though many readers
are familiar with his poem entitled "Tne Bas-
| tard,' which by the way was the title Mrs Ry-
Icy wanted to give the play,but she prevailed
| upon TO change it to the name of the poet In
| the days of Richard Savage. poets and literary
| gcni,iscs in general depended rather upon the
| patronage Of the nobility than upon the pub.
| fishers for any return for their labors, and
| thereby hangs the dramatic career Of this par
| ticular poet which the fair author has seized
| upon for stage purposes.
| Miss Mildred Holland, who will shortly play
| an engagement in this city in her new play,
| 'The Power Behind the Throne" is most ver-
| satilc young woman. She is an expert linguist,
| and as a stage manager is surpassed by few men.
| Miss Holland in brief tour last surprised
| the dramatic critics of Buffalo. Washington.
| Baltimore, Rochester and other cities, by the
| power and intensity OF her acting. She is esscn-
| tally an emotional actress and has the rare
| power Of attracting women. In 'The Power Be.
| hind the Thronc' Miss Holland will be as
| Aria, the daughter of court musician. The
play is said to be Il romantic drama, and $2O,oo0
| has been expended by Manager Edward G. White
well.known actors will support Miss Holland.
Peter f. Daley in 'IIodgc, Podge & Company"
| will make long run at the Madison Square
| theater The house is packed at every perform.
| ance The audiences greatly enjoy his curtain
| speeches When he first opened his run in New
| York he used to tell the audience to go out be-
| tween acts and surprise him by buying him :,
| diamond ring. Last week he came before the
curtain and ended his remarks with his usual
| lines about the ring. Just as he said this 4
| package was thrown OH The stage. lie picked it
| up, hut did not open it until he reached his
| dressing room, II contained not one. hut four
| diamond rings. DALEY, since then, has not said
word about diamond rings before the curtain.
| They came too fast for him.
| A native tenor is such a rarity that most
| managers despair OF finding one, and in many
| OF the later comic opera productions no tenor
| parts are written. This season the Bostonians
| are more fortunate than any of their competitors
| in the lyric field. They have secured phenom'
enally voiced tenor Albert Parr, who has created
| great interest by his artistic singing in the
| operas OF their repertoire. In "The Viceroy'
| Mr.. Parr appears to unusual advantage 'singing
| the ballad. ",ust for a Day." with admirable
diction. reaching high in alt with authority
and yigor
George Edwarlcs, manager OF the Adelphia
theater, in london, has secured an option on the
English rights to the new De Koven & Smith
opera, 'Foxy Quiller," now being presented at
the Broadway theater in New York by the Kaw
Erlanger Opera company, with Jerome Sykes
in the title role. Mr.. Edwardes Is coming 70
America especially to see klaw Erlangers
production and will arrive here within the next
three weeks. This will he his first visit to
America.
Klaw & Erlanger will present Miss Ada Rehan
in ''Swept Nell of Old Duy" at the Knicker-
booker theater in New York, Dec 81. This will
he Miss Rehans first appearance in new play
since Auglistin Daly's production of ''The Great
Ruby" at Days tbeater, Klaw Eranger will
give "Sweet Nell of Old Drry" an elaborate
production. A large part of the furniture uti,
lied will be genuine Charles II, belonging to a
collection Miss Rehan has been making for sew
eral years
Iebler Co., and all the actors concerned,
have been deluged with requests for a repetition
OF the special performance OF Brownins's SIN a
Balcony" in which Otis Skinner, Eleanor Rob
son and Sarah Cowell LeMoyne scored such an
artistic sensation at Wallack's on Oct. 28. Ow-
ing to Mr. SINNERS tour in 'Prince Otto" it
was fonnd impossible to bring the three stars
together again this year, but plans now
under way for a special tour in the Browning
play some time in the spring
When Klaw l. Erlanger present Martin Harvey
in this country next season his great creation,
Sidney Carton, in "The Only Way" will be
among the plays presented
II is always a pleasure to chronicle the sue.
cess Of deserving young woman on the stage,
such as Marguerite Sylvia, the latest comic opera
star in THE Princess Chic" has achieved. She