The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07

don that the actor declares his intention
to devote the next two or three years TO
his mining interests in Australia and
that he will not return to the stage at
present.
The Castle Square Stock Company of
Boston gave The Merchant of Venice"
last week.
san Toy will remain at Days Thea
tire until the end of the season.
Mrs. Langtry is certainly in trouble
these days. Her Marie Antoinette play
has proved a failure, and her leading
man has resigned
William b. Smith has been engaged as
leading man with May Irwin, succeeding
George Beane.
Andrew Robson will continue as star
in The Royal Box" the late Charles
Coghlan's play, under the management of
Edward l.. Bloom.
Uncle Toms Cabin was presented by
three stock companies last week
Blanche Walsh is meeting with success
throughout the West in More Than
Queen
Elizabeth Belknap sailed for England
last Tuesday to be gone until October.
when she will become a member of Daniel
Frohman's stock company.
"FlorodOra" has been presented for
fourteen weeks in sydney. Australia, and
will be followed by San Toy"
Madame Sembrich's voice has failed and
her tour has been abandoned. She will
go to her home IN Dresden for rest.
Blanche Bates and Campbell GoIlan will
appear at the Janauschek benefit in a
sketch entitled The Queens Messenger"
Before his London season William Gil
lette will play TWO weeks in Glasgow,
Scotland.
Robert Mcwade is appearing in new
version of RIP Van Wrinkle"
Harry CorsOn Clarke says he has a
tempting offer TO go into vaudeville.
May Buckley has made the hi: of THE
Price of Peace"
Madame Nordica has inherited $3.50, 900
from her mothers estate.
Henry Miller will join the list of actor
managers next season.
ITO Have and to Hold closed its New
York engagement last night.
Archibald Clavering Gunter's novel,
Tangled Flags" has been dramatized.
On her initial appearance in Boston last
week Henrietta Crossman received TWEEN
ty-seyen curtain calls.
Evelyn Willard will have a theatre at her
disposal in London. Her husband will
lease one for her.
April Is is the date set for Charles Froh-
mans revival OF Diplomacy"
Robert Taber. formerly Julia Marlowes
husband, is going to marry Lena AshWell,
a well-known English actress.
The Academy Of Music and Ford's The
atre. Baltimore, were dark during Holy
Week.
Grace Mae Lamkin has been engaged as
leading woman of the Thanhauser stock
company at Milwaukee.
There was no performance of I'm the
Palace of the King" at the Theatre Re
public, New York, Good Friday night.
Billy Rice, the well-known minstrel.
will be rendered a benefit at the Grand
Opera House, Chicago. He is i'll in the
Windy City.
Una AbeIl-Brinker will be the leading
woman Of the Columbia stock company
of Newark, y. j., next season.
Isabel Irving will continue under Charles
Frohmans management next year
Margaret Sayer has Joined the cast of
THE Girl From Up There
Dan McAvoy has signed a three years
contract with the New York Theatre
stock company
Joseph JeRerson's annual spring tour in
Rip Van Wrinkle" began last night at
Jacksonville, Fla.
Play at Oberammergau are said to have
reached $4,000.
Mabel Picrson has been engaged as
prima donna for the Valley Opera Com
pany at Syracuse this summer
Clara BlOOdgOod may be in the cast Of
The Climbers when Arthur Collins pro-
duces II in London next year.
Oscar Hammerstein will open his New
Drury Lane Theatre with a dramatiza-
ton Of Dean Swift's novel, "Gullivers
IG'flo-
The Bernhard -CoqueIin American tour
will close in Boston next week.
Jack Webster and Florence Stone will
play leads with the Grand Opera House
stock company Of San Francisco.
Frank Mills, the American actor. has
retired from Mrs. Patrick CampbeIls sup
port and has been engaged by Forbes
Robertson and Gertrude Elliott for their
company.
William Courtenay. of Daniel Froh-
man S stock company, Will support ceci-
liza Lotus In her summer vaudeville tour.
Hans Roberts a local actor has re
placed Walter Thomas In Mrs. LcMoyne's
company.
Mime Scalchi the famous operate CON
tralto, will go into vaudeville next year.
Robert Grau has booked her tour.
Harry Rogers viii play the principal
character part in ''The Only Levy" the
play in which David Warfield viii inaug-
lrate his Initial starring tour In the fall
lane Remark will resign as leading
woman of the American Theatre stock
company in New York on April % She
viii head SUMMER company in Kansas
,ity.
asst Tuesday. Charles B. Dillingham;,
Paul n. Potter. and ]. c. Williamson.
he Australian manager, took passage on !
he same steamer.
Fay Davis, the American actress who |
las been beading woman with George |
alexander, has left the company owing |
o a disagreement with the star
Ellen Reach Yaw. Tho singer whose |
phenomenal range astonished America "A |
ew years ago, Is publ of Madame !
darchesi, IN TarIs. studying for grand ]
,pera.
Among those. who have purchased
ZONES at Sag Harbor. the little town on |
.sOng Island which furnished the lnra Il, |