Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Lyceum three years ago, but changed his
mind.

ear more than $14, 900 in excess of the
sum received during the preceding year.
The entire receipts of the society were
$748,67. Over $500, 900 came from Paris
theaters alone, while all plays of French
origin used in other countries brought
in royalties only a little more than $780,
600. The new elected were
Alexander Bisson, Maurice Donnay anL
Henri de Borneu.
Paris is soon to have a peoples
theater," at which the classical dramas
will be acted by competent companies
at very cheap prices of admission under
the auspices of the founders of the new
popular opera house.
Woman and Wine" has been trans
ferred from the Manhattan theater,
New York, to the big Academy Of Music
there, and the successful melodrama is
filing the vast auditorium of the Acade.
my, despite hot weather and the lateness
of the season.
Clarence M. Bruno is negotiating with
several stars to fill Fanny Davenport's
roles in that actress Sardou plays, that
Bruno will produce next season. AS yet
no decision has been made. Melbourne
Mcdowell will continue with the com
pany.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry have
visited America six times, their first tour
being in the season of 1883-84 and the
others in 18S4-S5, 1ss7-SS, 1894, 1886
and 1899-1900. Irving has played twenty
two parts in these tours and Miss Terry
has played sixteen.
charlotte Corday.' has at length been
revived by Coincide Franchise at the
Odeon without making the anticipated
success. The honOrs went to Paul MOu-
net, brother of Mounet Sully, and Nine.
Dudlay made little or no impression in
the title role.
Acton Davies, til critic who was a war
correspondent with the late Stephen
Crane, says that the latter had Long hop
ed to write al American play, and had
even sketched out in his mind the sftua-
tions and the outlines of the story. 1t ts
too bad that death cut short his brilliant
career before Crane realized this ambi-
ton. for he had marked ability and
might ave contributed a valuable
drama to the list of American born plays.
The announcement that Ca1ve is to
abandon opera for the drama will be
hailed with delight by many of her ad-
mirers. Calve is az artist to her finger
ends. and whatever she undertakes is
sure TO be original and inspiring.
There has been a great deal Of talk
concerning the originator of the vaude-
VILE combine. and several persons fbav
been given credit for c~onceiving the idea.
AS usual. these have been wrong. II any
particular credit is due to a single man
ager for bringing the vaudeville men to-
gether that credit belongs to Mr.. j. j.
Murdoch. the former stage manager at
the Pike when vaudeville was in vogue
ait that house. Murdoch worked the thing
up, n perhaps had more to do with the
formation of the big syndicate at the
outset than all the others who have
claimed credit in the matter, and,
strangely enough, his experience as a
manager has been rather limited COM
pared to the records of the men he MAN.
aged ITO bring into the syndicate.
The ordinary actor is not an idol to the
sci, and. weighed by the balance of the
behind the scenes, he is usually
found wanting. According to a Toledo
stage CARPENTER Madge Leasing is the
prettiest and Maude Adams the sweetest
actress. William H. Crane is the most
affable and Henry Irving the most lib
eral of actors.
Manager Fred Berger that
Sol Smith Russell will resume his stage
work next season at Washington, where
he will present a dramatization by
Martha Morton of a popular novel. The
book is not named because it is not copy
righted, and therefore Manager Berger
fears that it might be stolen by rivals.
Mrs. Langtry's season here was not as
successful as her previous visits. She Is
will put on Cartons new and successful
play, Lady Huntworth's Secret" which
is a big favorite in Londo
Mrs. Jack Wilmerding, a niece of Com
modore Vanderbilt, will be seen on the
New York stage next season. 1t said
that the success of her former associate,
Mrs. Jack Bloodgood, in the Thespian
field, prompted her to make this move.
Mrs. Wilmerding has moved in exclusive
social circles, and her recent divorce suit
and release from Bloomingdale asylum
are well remembered.
The marriage of George Monroe, the
fat comedian, whose forte is Irish 70
men parts, to Mrs. Conwa was an
nounced last week, the couple having re-
Gently been united at Atlantic City.
Clement Scott says that Beerbohm
Trees Grip Van Wrinkle is pleasing to
the eye but dull and to the ear.
After which Mr.. Tree ought to behave.
Miss Viola Allen closed her second
wonderfully successful season in The
Christian" at Powers theater, N Chi
cago, LAST week. The last weeks receipts
reached the wonderful figure in round
numbers of $14, coo. Miss Aliens receipts
during the season averaged $4,000, max
ing her one of the most successful of lie
stars. The Hall Game play was to have
been shelyed to make a new production
during Miss Aliens return engagement
in Chicago, but the demand ior it was
such that the piece was kent on for the