The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

John Hare and Irene Vanbrsrb ba,.
| returned to England
Espy Williams is at work on n new
play for Otis Skinner.
Jefferson de Angels has refused an ole,
TO appear in vaudeville.
Martha Morton is writing a new NAV IN,
Ada Rehan's use next season.
Mason Mitchell will return to vaudevill.
next season in new monologue.
Edgar Halstead has Joined the stoci
company at the New York Theatre.
The advance sale for the second week oil
Ben Hur" in Brooklyn was $500
Peter F. Daley VIII play a short sup
Elementary season in Hodge. Podge &
Bertha waltzinger has replaced Kat,
Condor In the prima donna role OF 'Floro-
| dora"
Charles Wyndham has been n theatrf-
cal manager in England for twenty-five
years.
Charles Frohman may take his Empire
Theatre company TO London to act "Diplo-
macy"
Next season Jules Murray will star
Archie Boyd in new play entitled Yer
mont"
r. \. Barnets musical farce. MY
Lady, will go TO Philadelphia tomorrow
night.
n. S. Northrup will be a member of
Henry Miller's summer company in San
Francisco
Louise Thorndye- Boucicault will go into
| vaudeville. Benjamin Horn Will be her
| leading man.
Ellen Terry made her professional de-
but at the Princess Theatre, London, on
April IS. 1856
! Betsy Ross was not a success. The
play Will be rewritten and renamed for
another trial
Neil Burgess is appearing throughout
the West in his old time success The
| County Fair"
! The American Theatre stock company
has Franklin Fyles play. Kit Carson,
| in preparation
| Donald MaeLaren and Norah Lamison,
Of Julia Marlowe's company. will be mar
ried next month.
Charlotte Crane and Frances Ring have
been engaged for Julia Marlowe's COM
pany next season.
The concert tour of the United States
Marine Band was concluded last Saturday
night at Baltimore.
The Dallas Opera House at Dallas. Tex.
was destroyed by fire last week, at an esti-
mated loss of $4,000
The stock actresses of San Francisco
have formed club to be known as the
Women Players Club.
Engie Kyobal. a Japanese manager. is
visiting America for the purpose Of study
ing our theatre methods.
"Florodora" viii continue to be the bin
at the Casino Theatre, New York, all
through the warm weather.
me Dukes Jester, IN which Freder-
lex Warde appeared last season, will be,
given In London at an early date.
Fl. B. Stanford. now appearing with Sir
Henry Irving in London. will be Bertha
Galland's leading man next year.
Paul Gilmore has replaced Aubrey Bou-
cicault as Charles III in Henrietta Cross
mans production of Mistress NeIl.'
NJ. 3. Curtis revived 'SamI of Posen'
al the Murray Hill Theatre last week with
the Henry V. Donnelly stock company.
Fred Dixon, formerly a member of-the
Bostonians, committed suicide last week
at his cottage in suburb of Boston.
Next year Robert Lorraine will be lead
ing man of the Empire Theatre company.
Arthur Forrest Will succeed Z. j. Morgan.
Sydney, Australia, has seven theatres,
five of which are devoted to regular at
fractions and the other two to vaudeville.
Mrs. Langtry's production of THE Roy
al Necklace at her new London theatre,
The Imperial, has not proved great sue
cess.
Next season Francis Wilson will con-
tinue to appear in The Monks of Maia-
bar and in a revival of The Little Cor
poral.'
William Harcourt has retired from the
cast of Uncle Toms Cabin" and Carl
Ekstrom is now playing the role of George
Harris.
Julius Steger, leading tenor of the Je-
rome Sykes Opera Company. will fill con-
cert dates in London during the coming
summer.
Albert Parr. who was recently heard
here in the leading tenor roles with the
Bcstonians, will study in Europe this
summer.
Christie Mcdonald and William Winter
Jefferson will be married next Sunday at
Buzzards Bay, Joseph Jefferson's sum.
mer home.
'Gulliver's Travels will be converted
into musical extravaganza by James
Koran. 1t will receive its first produc-
ton in-London.
Thomas Meighan, formerly in support
of Grace George, is playing juvenile roles
with the Grand Opera House stock COM
pany. Pittsburg.
Sarah Bernnardt has become profound
~ impressed with the acting qualities of
Mistress Nell and will probably enact
the role on Paris.
William A Brady will make an elabor-
ate revival of THE Two Orphans at the
New York Academy of Music. with Kate
Claxton as the star.
AT the recent annual Lambs Club bene-
fit Frank Worthing scored great success
in q burlesque of himself as Richard
Sterling in The Climbers.
E. Fl. Sothern will open his next season
on September 8 at the Garden Theatre,
New York using new play which has
been furnished him by Laurence Irving.
Henry Miller has new play by Louis
Evan Shipman. entitled -Darcy of the
Guards, which he will give a trial per-
Torrance during his Pacific Coast season
duction of THE Merchant of Venice will
have it's premiere tomorrow night in SYRIA
cuse. There will be eighty people in the
cast.
Edward F. MiIholland, who has been
the tours of j. K. Murray and
Clara Lane. has assumed control of the
dramatic department of the Baltimore
Star
1.-The Man From Blankley's'' was pro-
duced last month in London by Charles
Hawtrey This play will be included in
Hawtreys repertoire during his coming
American tour.
Minnie TittelI Bruno will have a new
play next year by f. Marion Crawford
and Espy Williams. Mrs. Bruno will give
the play a London production before
bringing it to America.
Winchester" the military drama re-
Gently produced with success by the
American Theatre stock company, New
York. will be sent on the road next sea-
son with a strong cast.
The Theatre Francois has ordered a
new play from Alfred Capus, whose latest
work, La Veine." is the success of the
Paris season. Charles Frohman has the
American rights to this play.
Minnie Palmer is touring the English
provinces in her old success, My Sweet
heart The play is great favorite with
the English public and three companies
are now presenting it over there.
Manager Hamlin, of the Chicago Opera
House, Will give elaborate production
IF Lorna Doone" this summer. and it is
said that Charles Richman and Eleanor
Robson Will play the leading roles.
At the conclusion of her engagement
With Sherlock Holmes Maud Fealy will
play short stock season in the South
Among her Representations will be that
" Lady Babbie in The Little Minister.
Hamlet was recently played in Lon
Ion as one-act sketch. The role OF the
Dane was enacted by child