The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03

winsome,' says The Mirror. The Dranat-
ic News says: "Grayce Scott lent q pei
sonality to Faithful that won the hearts
of every one, The New York fel.g4..pn
said: "a special line OF praise is ue
Miss Scott for her intelligent handling
of the role OF Faith The Sun said She
was excellent
E. L. Duane. who did such excellent
work as stage manager for the Gif.!1
Company last summer, is now q 1nan,cr
of the Baker Stock Company i'll Brooklyn,
where he is attracting attention by MS
clever character work.
II. B. ,MacGregor, who was a N. nier
OF the Giffen Company for several weeks,
is now with the Wallace stock-.l Law
cling repertoire company.
Eleanor Gist has been engaged as
member of Grace Georges Company. IN
private life Miss Gist is the, wife % Ercd-
eric Edward Mckay, of the Dram.ric
News and the New York Morning; r.ic-
graph.
Edna Wallace Hopper has inherited
about 100000 from her mother, the lite
Mrs. Josephine Dunsmuir
Al. II. Wilson, the singing German ti:s-
lect comedian, who made such a hit ftle
last season, is playing to exceptionally
large receipts this fall He will APPEAR IN
a new play soon, which will give him an
opportunity for an original line of work
never before attempted in German d.,.'tct
comedy.
Over one hundred people are used in
r of pI,;,,
Southern Skies in which Grace George
opens November 18th at the Theatre Iie-
public, New York city.
Miss Jane Oaker, who plays Mariana
in Don Caesars Return is a grand
daughter of Christian Pepper, the mill
nonalre tobacco manufacturer og St
Louis. AT first he opposed her going
on the stage. but finding her determined,
he promised to give the young actress
100000 if, within five years, she would
rise to pre-eminence in her chosen pro-
fession. In three seasons she has risen
to the position Of leading lady with James
X Hackett. and by the time her two
years contract with him is concluded
she hopes to have earned the promised
prize.
James Henry Hackett, the famous Fall
staff and fatner of James X. Hackett,
was an author as we'll d S an actor. Hack
ett's Notes and Comments upon Various
Plays of Shakespeare is accounted a val.
liable volume in the literature of the
stage. The author give an autograph
copy to Governor Kemble, of New York,
and Ills grandson brought the book 10
younger Hackett the other day III order
that he might inscribe his autograph be-
meath that of his father. Nearly forty
years intervene between the two auto
graphs.
The photographs taken of Mr.. Kyrle
Bellcw since his arrival in New York,
illustrate the marvellous grace anG capa-
cit. of the man. For nearly four hours
he was in the hands of the photographer,
throwing himself into. one pose and then
another, without suggestion or aid as
rapidly as he could change cos .-Gnes.
There were twentyfour poses n C time
stated. and every pose furnished a ric.ul
worthy of frame. The compa ~ lave
been in rehearsal at Wallacks tor the
past two weeks, and said one of the
company: Whenever Mr.. Bellew Genes
upon the stage all the members OF the
cast stand transtixed.'' There IS 10 &C.
mantle actor in the world who has the
grace and carriage Of Kyrle Bellew. lie
another evidence of the axiom, "sltat
actors are born, not made.''
1t is matter for very grave 20, BIT
whether any American artistic has visited
the Southern theatres in the past decade
who has been so flatteringly recel led BY
the Southern press as has Mrs. Sarah
Cowel LcMoyne. Mrs. LeMoyne is an
artisle who has enjoyed the rare pleasure
of being kindly received everywhere, lut
in the South the feeling she mas created
S something more than mere adm .lticn,
it is akin to alteration. Hence it happens
that whenever her royal foot teaches
Southern soil the press does her homage
n way that certainly must be very
gratifying to her This was he case
when she appeared in The GTe.,test
Thing in the World, more especially the
case when she appeared in Bro.nins,s
Tn a Balcony" and even still more p:r,-
nounccd in her appearance this season in
the L,.e-rolc Of her new play, written es-
pecially for her by Mr.. Charles Henry
Meltzer 1.-The FIRST Duchess of Mari
borough Lexington was the fsst
Southern city touched by her his seasen,
and then came Louisville, and f!na.'5 ST.
Louis, and the tributes to Mrs. LaM'y RS
genius in the papers of each # those
cities were of a character that the Z tee
artistic is likely to preserve throl.h fe.
Cert~-nly they Were of a nature sucn as
even the most observing press agent sell
dom encounters.
The compliments bestowed upon Ar.
George Woodward, who has stepped into
the late James a. Hernes shoes as the
impersonator OFF Captain Dan Marble in
Sag Har>or,'' are certainly very graft
tying to the management. From no
quarter comes aught but praise. The
Worcester Telegram says: Ills inter-
creation was one that MIR. Herne would
have been pleased with the Atlantic
City Press says: Mr.. Woodward scored
an immense ht:'' another credits him
with .'marvelously creditable work, and
so on all along the line. The play and
supporting cast are everywhere received
with favor Soon Sag Harbor will turn
its face Southwark. Invading hitherto un-
expored fields There is no doubt but
that they will do an enormous business
through the South.
Theetsi Notes.
Phoebe Davies is ILL.,
Robert Drouet is to star next season.
A No. liking Dodo" Company is be-
ing organized.