The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
Like it" next season.

Like it, next season.
Belasco is to produce dramatization
of Nine. Butterfly"
Manstield's chief play next season will
be king Henry ""
Wilson Barrett is to appear in his own
dramatization of "Quo Vadis.''
Beerbohm Tree VIII produce a drama
tization of rip Van Wrinkle.
The dramatization of I'm His Steps
was produced in London last week.
The coming marriage OF Joseph Hol-
land and Winona Shannon was announce
ed the other day.
Robert Taber will head the cast of
Graham of Claverhouse" at the London
Adeiphi.
Il never said Nance O'Neil, took
one lesson in elocutiOn or 'recited one
line in all my life"
George Holland and Anna Boyd have
decided to enter vaudeville as partners
in sketch.
Dorothy Drew struck her own nose
with her knee so hard as to break the
nose in stage oance in San Francisco.
Mary Saunders, who is starring in
new version of Little Nell and the Mar
chioness." is a daughter-in-law of VIII
liam Winter.
Viola Tree, eldest daughter of Beer-
pearance On the London stage in some
amateur thcatricals. She is not yet six
teen.
Mccall, Abbey Aronson, Henderson,
Hess-in fact pretty much all along the
line the story is the same in its con-
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Mrs. Fiske is planning a tour of Ger
many for the coming summer. She Will
play "Divorcons," Tess" and Becky
Sharp" and will probably try the London
theatres before returning.
Mary Hampton was the leading actress
in Frawey's stock company at San Fran
cisco. Mary Van Buren,, locally IA
nous beauty, was put into the heroine's
role for week. Miss Hampton wouldn't
rest under such conditions. She resign
ed and returned to New York
Gordon Craig. son of Ellen Terry. has
given up acting for the graphic act. He
publishes in London a serial called THE
Page" to which he contributes pictures
and letterpress. His sister. Edith, who
designed the dresses for "Robespierre.
has gone deliberately into the costuming
business.
The plays that have come to us from
earlier generations were all literary
plays. to-wit: '"rhe School for Scandal
1.-The Rivals" "She Stops to Conquer
1.-THE Hunchback.' "Richelieu," THE La
dv of Lyons and Camille" and no
work by a strictly professional play
wright has ever lived over thirty years.
New York Press.
Ciss;c Lcftus is at last to get an op-
pcrtun.y &c show her ability as an &C
tress of comedy. in classical parts at
that. Helena Modjeska believes that
The mimic has actin:; talent and will
bring her forth in number of Shakes
pearean roles, commencing with Viola in
twelfth Night When Nine Mo::::ka
rlayS her engagement at New York next
month she will not aGpeai at the We'd
nesday n,atinees. but her company WILL
eth Miss Lotus in the principal parts.
Lillian Russell, Fay Te1aIleton, Nat
Coo dwin, George Fortcscue, and more
than three score of others well known
in the theatrical business have been OK
plotted by Rice. Those who have 1proh-
led by his management will assist at a
benefit on February 18th. in New York.
which promises to &c about the biggest
thing in the benefit line that has hap
aer,ol il, ten years. One of the scenes
from "Evangeiine' will be revived. with
Nat Goodwin. Lillian Russell and Fay
Templeton in the cast and there will
lie long prcgramre.
Iangwill's Forthcoming play. 1.-THE
Mantle of Elijah will not deal with
the Ghetto. The story is concerned chiefly
with a woman of brilliant talents. the
daughter of one of the "aristocracy OF
intellect in England. She nlarries. and
the man she selects for her husband is
one whose mental power and nobility,
she believes, entities him to succeed to
her fathers p-e-.r ilent position. Her
whole energies are given over TO but
tressirg his talents and furthering his
advancement but in the moment of
triumph he reveals himself as a self
centred scfemer. whose every action not
excepting his marriage with her, has been