The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Grace Golden is in chteago.

Lillian Burkhart will be oper,ted on
for appendicitis.
Little Red Riding Hood has been de-
voured by Wolf Failure.
Quo Vadis" will reach Washington this
season; Ben Hur' won't.
Edward E. Rose is adapting W. ]. Thor
ODDS novel. Near the Throne.
'Charley's Aunt" and THE Private Sec
retary'' will be revived in London.
Julia Marlowe is not TO produce When
knighthood Was in Flower until 1901.
Next year James O'Neil will be seen in
a spectacular revival of Monte Cristo.
Charles L. Blaney has written new
meiodrama. dubbed Across the Pacific.
Paul Biouet. better known as Max O'Rell,
has come to this country for lecture tour.
May Blossom Boley, clever local girl,
will be seen here this week with Alice
Nielsen.
The Chicago benefit to the widow of Hep
burn Johns. the celebrated dramatic crit
ic who died recently, netted $500.
Alice Nielsen has elected to sing The
Fortune Teller" at the National on Satur-
day night. as a concession to public de-
mand.
'DuSsi HdNlES W ~ dDlpdhs lut.
Fanciuli and his Seventyfirst Regiment
Band will play next summer at Manhattan
Beach.
Christie Macdonald. who made a hit
here in The Bride Elect will be married
to William jefferson. a son OF Joseph JEFF
ferson.
Stuart Robson will have another try at
New York favor with oliver Goldsmith. y
in which he is to open shortly at the Fifth
Avenue.
E. E Rice. once the country's best
known burlesque manager. will accept a
big testimonial, to be given him shortly
i'll New York.
Marie wainwright. who is at the Grand,
will only continue to recite The Absent
Minder Beggar" until she can secure a
suitable vaudeville sketch.
James Young has produced his play.
Lord Byron" Literary celebrities and
literary works seem to be becoming de-
cidedly the thing on the stage.
Children of the Ghetto is making
money in Western Gre Night stands.
Which Willard HoIcomb says shows that
there is God in Israel after all.
Katherine Grey really has sued Richard
Mansfield for damages alleged to have been
sustained through his cruelty. The sum
named. however, is not $4,000. but $500
Frederick Warde has in rehearsal Espey
Williams new comedy drama. The Dukes
Jester" and recently accepted a piece en-
titled "Horatius," based on Macaulay's
poem.
The Strakosch Company, which created
quite an impression locally fortnight ago,
will return within few weeks for sea-
son Of grand and comic opera at the La
fayette Square.
Harrison Grey Fiske. editor of the ORA
matte Mirror and husband OF Minnie
Madden Fiske. reached Washington on
Wednesday. and will remain here until
this afternoon.
Edith Crane and Tyrone Power are TO
star through Australia in Tess of the
D'Urbervilles "-probably successfully.
Miss Crane is a talented woman. even IL
she is not Mrs. Fiske.
benefit for the widows and orphans OF
Philippine fighters is being arranged.
Many of these women and children accom-
panied husbands and fathers to the front,
and are now unable TO return.
Nellie Melba has been decorated by the
Emperor Franz Josef at Vienna. Mana
ger Grau's company included no one who
this honor more. but Manager Le-
derer has severai who need it badly.
Charles e Evans the former partner of
"Old Hoss' Hoey. and now manager Of the
Herald Square Theatre. is TO return to the
stage He will succeed Frank Worthing in
the title role of Naughty Anthony
Sir Henry Irving's American tour has
been extended for about six weeks beyond
the time originally scheduled He will re-
main here therefore, until the latter part
Of May returning to the Lycenm in June
Marion Msno!e simultaneously has be-
gun suit for divorce from John Mason and
the wedding of her daughter.
Which, as Augustus Thomas re-
marks, "shows a triumph of hope over ex-
perience.'
George C. Boniface. jr. the original Jones
in the piece concerning what Happened
10 that gentleman, has been engaged for
the Willie Collier role in THE Man from
Mexico" which soon is TO be taken on the
road again.
The long-waged war against Sunday
in Toledo has resulted in the
total defeat of the Minister'S Union. the
population OF that city being unable to
discover why it is not qualified to mind its
own morals.
Recently someone asked Sir Henry Irv-
ing: Has ihe theatre any other mission
than TO amuse?" Sir Henry replied: Has
food any ether mission than TO please the
palate2" Which is rather witty. for ain
Englishman-
Robert Hilliard is the latest acquisition
Of the Liebler Company. which Will star
him in an adaptation of one OF Richard
Davis stories. entitled 'Mr. Van
Bibber" The character should suit Mr.
billiard to the life.
Bettina Gerard is said to have been
quite cured of her mania for intoxieants.
and will return TO the stage as leading
woman for Charles Leonard Fletcher.
This arrangement will permit of Miss Ge-
rard getting used TO her good fortune
Robert Taber will produce play written
or him by Laurence irving. and entitled
Bonnie Dundee''-this, Of course. in Lon
Ion The man convicted of cruelty to Ju-
ia Marlowe hardly would venture to trust
much 10 his popularity on his Sife's side
II the ocean.
After the revival OF 1.-THE Belle of New
York has run its course at the Casino the
stage OF that theatre will be given up TO
musical comedy. entitled The Casino
Girl" Dramatic writer's Will find il rath-
ar difficult to speak of the presentation
without being Pathological.
The Barnum & Bailey circus will be Ia
Ken to Germany. Which, from some view
POINTS. is too bad indeed. II the adiec-
ives of Press Agent "Tody'' Hamilton. for
are translated into the language
Il the Teutons. the billbOards Of the c0un-
ry will have to be enlarged.
George Lederer has declared his inten-
ion OF securing an injunction to prevent
iustaye Kerker and Hugh Morton from Of
ering their recent collaboration. The
Wire walker" in London. Both the au-
hor and the composer are under time
ontract TO write only for Nj. Lederer
Allene Crater, one-while of the opera