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the true high comedy spirit, it is
doubtful if it would bring more than
half hearted laugh every now and
again. The story of the play is sim
piicity itself and has done duty with
the French dramatists for generations.
Reginald Mainwaring, which, by the
way, the people in the play pronounce
as though it were spelled Mannering,
is young barrister who has married
a pretty girl. The latter for some
reason is not liked by her mother-in-
law, who has determined to separate
the young couple. To that end she
gets the servant of the younger Main
warnings to report to her everything
that happens While the occurrences
are innocent enough, the suspicious
elder woman sees in them positive ev-
idence that her sons wife rs not con-
Quoting herself as she should. The
climax comes when an imaginary APP
pointment is to be made which the ell
der Mrs. Mainwaring imagines is be-
tween the younger lady and her hus-
bands secretary. In reality her own
husband is to meet an adventuress--a
countess from Poland. Mrs. Main
waring senior is, of course, on hand
and learns OF the perhdy OF her ueee
lord. That practically ends the play.
which, while not exactly a pink of
propriety. is, nevertheless, not vulgar,
at least from the French standpoint.
despite the giddiness of the aged
though skittish member OF parlia-
ment.
There are several character sketches.
Two brothers, one an almost blind art
critic, and the other practically deaf
musician, are absurdly unfunny. In
the latter role Ferd. Gottschalk, an ex-
ceptionally fine actor, was wasted. In
fact, he has never been seen in this
city at such a disadvantage. There is
also a fool private secretary who is
close behind the deaf and blind team
for uninterestingness. The Countess
Lodoiska is poorly drawn character,
but she is necessary, for she is the
pivot about which revolves the little
effort at plot, eliminating, as it does,
in the exposure Of the member of par
Lament. Reginald Mainwaring, ST.,
and the discontinue of his conscien-
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Frohmari will not be Julia Mar1owe's
manager next season. His successor
Is TO be Mr.. Dillingham; and When
knighthood Was in, Flower" will be
produced next season
They are rehearsing, in New York,
the Wire Walkers, which is to be
done in London this spring. It is the
work Of Hugh Morton and Gus Ker-
ker, the authors of the Belle of New
York"
Victory Bateman refused to play the
role of Sapho in st. Louis last week.
DO you think that the folks in this
town who know me would believe that
my private life was pure and good if /
played such part'? she asked.
am glad said Ada Rehan, ito
get back to work, as, after all, occu-
patton in ones chosen profession
brings more contentment | am glad
also, because | want to contribute my
small share toward the stage preser-
walton of the rare old comedies and
dignified works of our best authors.
Nella Bergen, the latest spouse of
De Wolf Hopper, will not be a mem-
Der of his company during the coming
tour. So soon? 1t is possible that
this is the little rift within the lovers
lutte that, by and by, may make the
Bergen top note mute and, ever wild,
ening, slowly lead to another we'd
ding HILLARY Bell in New York
Press.
Irying's receipts all winter have
been in the neighborhood of $4,000
performance, and as the company is
by no means costly organization his
personal income has averaged $4,000
week. His banner season in America
yielded $4,000 profit, but this year he
promises to close with at least $780,
600 in his inside pocket That is
much better than the deficit he must
have had in London
Nine. Rejan's failure to appear at
the Theatre D'Ecoles, Paris, in her ia
nous character of Nine. Sans Gene
was due, it appears, to her discovery
on opening her trunks on her return
to the capital that ali her magnificent
gowns had been ripped to shreds.
The wardrobe thus ruined was worth
more than 10000 francs. The actress
believes that a member of her own
company-a jealous woman-is re-
sponsible for the act.
lAc AO6Ceed diIl, WHlcH Is W De
produced at Roster & Balls, is des-
cribed by Clay M. Greene from COM
edy by ]. Cheever Goodwin and
Charles Bradley. In the cast will be
found William T. Terriss, Eddie Cir
ard, Signor Perugini, Alexander
Clarke, Jennie Yeamans, Henry Leoni.
Margaret Macdonald, Blanche Sher-
wood Attalie Claire, Ethel Jackson,
Amelia Summerville and Laura Joyce
Bell.
Directly upon the withdrawal Of
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Sapho' Miss Nethersole's receipts fell
on more than two-thirds. Charles
Burnham, the manager of Wallack' s
Theatre, told representative of the
morning Telegraph three nights after
the revival of THE Second Mrs. Tan
queray, that the takings were running
along in the neighborhood OF $500 a
performance. AS Miss Nethersole
plays seven times week this gives her
net weekly reduction of at least
sS,400.
l could tell" said Clement Scott
you many things that studied in
the japanese theatres of Toxic and
elsewhere: of Danjeiro, the Henry Iry-
ing OF Japan; of the exquisitely en-
broldered curtains they give to dis
tlnguished artists instead of bouquets:
OF the audiences, who sit in theatre
from daylight to sunset and eat three
meals before they depart, and | am
only sorry that the real Japanese
theatre, as we'll as the artists. canno;
be shown to New York and London
and Paris
Anent Toby Claude's hit in "The
Belle of New York" the Washington
Post says: There seems to be some
kind of fatality attached to her When
We Are Married song. Phyllis Ran
kin, who first sang it. was divorced a
few weeks afterward Queenie Vas
sar, who was the second Fiji, had been
married and divorced twice. Merr,
Osborne, the third Fiji, was divorced
just before she went to London to sing
the role. And then, queerly enough
Toby Claude, the first unmarried act
ress to sing the part, decided to marry
the young man to whom in The Bell
she discourses so sweetly on the beau,
ties of married life. Perhaps that is
the reason she is so successful with
this song
Time was when a player. however
gifted, had to serve long term of ap-
premiership to the stage before she
reached its centre. Thus Maude Adj
ans was hard-working and poorly
paid player for nine years before she
suddenly came into fame as John
Drew's leading woman. Julia Arthur
performed in every style of entertain
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%z
ment Tor many year until j NJ Hill
undertook to make her the successor
OF Margaret Mather. Ada Rehan
made her professional debut at the
age of is, but she was five-and-twenty
before Augustin Daily set out to make
her famous. Even Lillian Russell
whose luck in speedy advancement
was unparalleled, learned the rudi-
mentS OF her profession at Tony Pas
tors, and served her time In variety
before she entered art. How many
years did May Irwin work at small
salary before she came into the stellar
atmosphere? How long did Francis
Wilson hope for preferment before he
became prosperous in "Erminie3s' .
Sir Henry Irving, who comes back to
us next week, now charges So ticket
but when he started his salary was lit
tie more than the amount he receives
for single seat at the play, and the
frost was stealing into his long hair
before fortune smiled on him. On the
other hand, Blanche Bates arrived
from California about this time last
year, went into Days company, be-
came talked of as the object of Miss
Rehans jealousy, left Days in a
hurry, Heading lady of one of
the Ghetto plays, and within twelve
months is the star of David Belasco's
company at the Herald Square. Mr..
Hackett's leading woman is similar
~ speedy young person. Few among
the Criterion audience had ever heard
of her when the curtain rose on Tues
day night, and when it fell Bertha
Galland was well established in repu-
tation.-Hillar Bell in New York
Press
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At the Lyceum theatre in this city
Charles Frohman's London come
dians are at present appearing in my
Daughter-in-law a comedy in three
acts by Fabrice Care and Paul Bill
baud. The piece enjoyed some success
at the Criterion theatre, London, hut,
business being seriously affected by the
war in South Africa, Mr.. Frohman
wisely decided to bring this rather ex-
pensive organization over here for a
brief season rather than run the risk
of almost certain loss in the British
metropolis. The cast of characters is
as follows:
Reginald Mainwarng. Sr., NJ. P,..:....;,.
.....................M Mr.. Herbert Standing
Reginald Mainwaring Jr... Seymour Hicks
Sir Tneophilus Brown. $500. Henry kemole
Algernon Sweeting. ...........J. /. Mackaye
Christopher Bulstrode
...........;.....;. Ferdinand Gotttsscha,lk
OneSmuS BulStrode. .JoSeph Maylon
Fannie Brough
Countess Lodoiska. -. Margaret Robinson
Mary Observation-Disclosures. Josephine Gautier
Mrs. Reginald Mainwaring, Jr,;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Elaine Terriss
You will doubtless observe that Miss
Ellaline Terriss is in a measure featur-
ed through the agency of the little word
"and' which separates her name and
role from the rest of the dramatis per-
sonae. Without unnecessary delay, it
may be noted that this distinction is
not merited, for, while Miss Terriss is
neat. dainty and conscientious little
comedienne, there is absolutely not one
single evidence of the possession of that
indefnable something which is at once
recognized as genius. Pretty she is,
too, but even in that respect she is in
no sense remarkable. In short, there
are scores of actresses in this country
more beautiful and more talented than
Miss Terriss who are obliged to 19orry
Aalong through the trials of theatrical
life without the aid of that significant
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'The ACtOrSAre Come Hither
--IAMLET 4
HAMLET.

he shovels the food into his mouth as
though he had never seen a refined
person at table, and behaves, more
over. much as man who had Just
emerged from 35 days fast.
The only member of the cast of ssMy
Daughter-in-law" who at times threat
ened to do something exceptionally
clever was Miss Fanny Brough, who
appeared as the shrewish mother-in-
law. Miss Brough enjoys the reputa-
tion OF being one of the best character
actresses in London, and 1t is rot diff
ficult to see that there is probably
substantial basis for this estimate of
the lady's ability. But In the play at
the Lyceum, just as you were begin
ming to say to yourself, well, here's
one great player, anyway" Miss
Brough would hump her shoulders
or distort her features or take the aud
fence temporarily into her confidence
or do something else equally infantile
and equally like the method adopted
by the soubrette at "35 per" to indi-
cate that the time to laugh had arriv-
ed With all her shortcomings, how
ever, Miss Brough easily made the hit
of the piece, and it is very likely that
if Mr.. Frohman should conclude to
keep her in this country and compel
her slightly to tone down her contor-
lions she would in time share with
May Robson the honor of being one of
the best character actresses N the
United States.
''My Daughter-in-law" as play is
scarcely worth the space given to it
here. 1t is not an exceptionally am
bilious effort, and yet in some manner
it manages to keep the audience
laughing about half the time 1t is
really comedy in story and a farce
in treatment. The actors have appar-
emily determined to regard it as a
farce, and it is probably fortunate
that they have done so, for, played in
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4fons though not overamiable spouse
Still. after All has been said, there is
no denying that My Daughter-in-law'
appears to please the people who night
" crowd the little Lyceum theatre, and
as they are the only critics for whom
the box Office cares rap 1t is likely
that Mr.. Charles Frohman is highly
gratified at the reception accorded to
his London comedians, especially since
the house profits are all In the family.
so to speak, Mr.. Daniel Frohman being
the manager of the Lyceum.
A few years ago the announcement
of the coming of Helena Modjeska in
this city was sufficient to attract
crowd of anxious ticket buyers to the
box office of the theater at Wnfcn she
might be billed to appear. Now the
talented Polish actress finds that mucn
of her popularity here has departed
and what is worse, it is doubtful that
If will ever return. What is respons-
ible for this? That is subject whlcn
has recently been discussed with much
interest along the Rialto. One old
time actor who gets things wrong
about as often as any person VINO ire
auents that alley of mislnformatlon
must have had his prophetic cap on
recently, for it is generally conceded
that at last he has stumbled on cor
rect theory or proper position or what
ever you prefer to call it. His ex-
PLANTATION of the decline of ModJeska
in this city is that the public has lost
interest in her solely because OF the
FREQUENT and sometimes suspiciously
earnest references to her age. One
would think, says this sage. that Mod
jeska had become as homely as hedge
fence and that she was barely able to
walk a few steps with the aid OF a
pair of particularly ingenious clutches.
AS a fact, he added, she was never
more regal looking than at present,
and her acting has mellowed until it
is now better than any she has ever
shown us. I take no stock in the
theory that the people don't go to sec
Modjeska because she has only old
plays to offer. Let Booth appear in
the flesh and give us Hamlet" and
"Othello." They are certainly as old
as anything in Modjeska's repertory.
and yet the public would fall over itself
in a mad rush for the box office. No,
sir, Modjeska might get a hundred new
plays and the people would still stay
away, for they have come to regard
her irreverently as has been"
The ex-histrion appears to have hit
the nail on the head. If woman has
been doing particularly good work on
the stage for some years, few sap-
heads and low foreheads who, by
some inscrutable disposition of Pro-
violence, are permitted to inf1ict news
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-18
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
America has 5000 theatres.
Paderewski is growing bald.

Paderewski is growing bald.
Toby Claude weighs IS pounds.
Press Eldridge, Jr., has written a
waltz
Charles Dickson is to star in Charles
Klein's THE College Campus"
Cissie Lotus recently played Leonie
in THE Ladies' Battle" Modjeska was
the Countess.
Maurel is to play Matthias in THE
Polish Jew an operate version of
THE Bells"
1t in quite among the possibilities
that Cissie LOTUS may become star
attraction next season in musical COM
edy.
Leo Ditrichstein, who is to write an
other play for Sothern, is to appear
in Frohman's production of IL months
later.
Maggie Moore, of Struck Oil"
fame. and her Australian Company are
in Frisco, appearing in The Silence of
Dean Maitland" and Mrs. Quinn's
Twins"
Naughty Anthonys" New York sea-
son will close on Saturday next. The
seventyfifth performance was cele-
brated on Monday last by distribu-
ton of silk stockings.
1t is said that disaster to the Brit
ish arms means a week of empty
houses in the British metropolis, but
directly victory is announced, they
crowd the threatre again.
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paper readers with their rubbish, at
tempt to be funny at the expense of
the actress. The mental caliber of
these adolescents does not admit of
any very ambitious or subtle form of
humor, and therefore they are COM
PEELED to confine themselves to filings
at the unfortunate victims advancing
years, her fast fading beauty and all
that sort of thing. Modjeska, queen
ly actress and noble woman that she
is, stands, so far as New York is con-
cerned, victim of these same para
sites of the press.
ARTHUR CRISPIN,
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SHppresS0d and Painful
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While taking the first bottle | felt
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Every month my troubles have grown
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am cured. ELLA QUISNEY, No. 20
Stage Street, Haverhill. MasA
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Chaplain Chadwick.

Chaplain Chadwick.
In speaking of Chaplain Chadwick.
who will appear at the Carroll Club
on the Goth inst, the Pittsburg Pest
said, Whether he was telling in lum-
inous words, like cablegram flashes,
the horrors of the night the Maine"
was blown up, or giving heartfelt
praise to the women of the Red Cross
and the sisters in religion, whether he
was upholding the justice of war for
humanity's sake, or uttering fervent
apostrophes to the flag and American
valor, Chaplain John P. Chadwick was
eloquent, graphic, fascinating, in his
lecture at the Carnegie music hall last
evening. Thousands have read after
his written descriptions of the awful
scene, but the charm of his voice and
manner, the sincerity of feeling, the
CHEEKY nature of the man, endeared to
the jackies had never before been sup
piled to Pittsburg audience.
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OWED TO RECENT WEATHER.
By the Disguised poet.

The snow. the snow. the beautiful sn0M
That swspt IN your fame wherever yOn %Ss
That settles III hsaps Dn your limp soaAsn
clothes;
That brings exquisite pains to ycUr corr
ridden sGeg.
That makes beautiful slash on sidewalk
and street.
That racks your POOR DuEioHs ana damM
ens your feet.
That brings pHeumauia and all kinds q
slls
With horrible pof.ons o. pfasfers ard pliis:
TIE precursor and bEinxer OF cuss words
and woe
To Gehenna ard Hades with the beautiful
snow.
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Golden Could Do His share.

Here is a story Richard Golden tells
which occurred in club in Detroit
some years ago: Golden and his COM
pany were invited to a banquet at
certain club house, as were also several
members of vaudeville organization
playing IN the city. During the course
of the banquet the members of the
profession were called upon to enter
tain. Three or four song and dance
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Peck's Bad Boy.

Peck's Bad Boy.
At the Grand Opera House the first
three nights of this week and Wed
nesday matinee, the Atkinson Comedy
Company will present that famous
piece of American humor "Peck's Bad
Boy" The bad boy is always a well
come visitor. This time he will he es-
pecially so for the reason that he has
surrounded himself with a large as
sortment of novel and entertaining
ideas in the way of songs, dances and
witicisms. All the latest and best" is
the standard for which the organiza-
ton strives. The company is not only
rich in speciality talent, but it is rom-
petent to make excellent character pic
lures of those interesting and we'll
known personages. the bad boys pa.
his girl, the corner grocer, and all the
rest of the types of everyday human
nature that the Milwaukee humorist
wove into his sketches.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

OPERA HOUSE-Friday and Saturday and
matinee. Lyman f. Howe's High Glass
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-First half of
week, "Pecks Bad Boy" last half OF
week, "Uncle Josh Spruceby."
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Uncle Josh Spruceby.

The old-fashioned "husking bee"
with its country dance and harvest
festivities couples one act of Uncle
Josh Spruceby," the New England
comedy-drama. The scene is laid in
Uncle Josh's barn on the Vermont
farm. The heaps of yellow corn, the
stacks of golden pumpkins, the mows
stuffed to bursting with hay and fod-
der, all proclaim that the harvest is
over and the farmers work is done.
The country maidens dressed III their
best, with shining eyes and ruddy
cheeks, husk corn beside the rural
SWANS logged in their Sunday best"
Now and then a red ear is found A
kiss-the usual prize, demanded, and
given with show a reluctance on the
part of Samantha" that would do
credit to a city belle. After the busk-
ing comes the supper and dance, which
is kept up until the jingling sleigh
bells at the door proclaim the time to
depart. "Uncle Josh Spruceby' comes
to the Grand the last half of this week.