The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10

| that house. Mr. Mackaye was a local mat
inee idol in the days of the National The
atre Stock Company.
| Arthur Forrest and Emily RigI will play
| a season in vaudeville, using a one act
| costume play called THE Masked Ball"
Robert Fitzsimmons' wife and son are
| members of the actor pugilist's supporting
company, presenting The Honest Black
| smith
THE Cowboy and the Lady" which
/ served Nat c. Goodwin for season, will
be used to launch 5. Miller Kent as a star
next year
Frances Drake. who plays an important
part in Near the Throne will be
starred next year in The Adventures of
Lady Ursula"
Norma Whalley Will join A H. Cham
berlyn's company, presenting MY Lady
at the Victoria Theatre, New York, to-
morrow night.
the kendals have new play b. Eyer
ton Castle. which they are going to pro-
duce during their present tour of the Eng
lish provinces.
A funeral scene is one of the features of
The Climbers" the Clyde Fitch piece
which Amelia Bingham is presenting at
the Bijou Theatre, New York.
Olga NethersoIe missed two perform
ances of "Sapho" recently and the title
role was enacted by Sylvia LINDEN who
played the part en- tour last year.
Next month the stock company of the
American Theatre, New York. will present
The Master at Arms" a new play writ
ten by Ralph Stuart, leading man Of the
! company
The Chaperon," a new Musical piece
by Frederick Ranken and Isadore wiz
| mark. has been secured by Frank L. Per
ley who will give it an elaborate produc-
ton next season.
j. Cheever Goodwin has gone to Lon
don under contract with Manager Henry
Lowenfeld, to write an English libretto
for French comic OPERA which Lowen-
field will produce.
Mrs. Annie o'Neil Miner, widow of the
late Henry c. Miner. and at one time
| leading woman with w. H. Crane. is re-
ported to be engaged to a wealthy New
York stock broker.
Instead of falling off another dock.
which might SAVIOR of sameness, Cissie
Lotus has elected to collide with a horse
and wagon and. in consequence is con-
fined to her hotel
The Four Cohans said farewell to the
vaudeville stage last Saturday night and
will start on the road Immediately in their
new farce, THE Governors Son." written
by George NJ. Cohan.
Helen Bertram the prima donna Of the
Klaw & Erlanger Opera Company, has de-
clined an offer to sing in opera for two
years in London and will continue under
her present management.
H. A. Saintsbury, the English actor-au-
thor. has written and produced a Play,
entitled THE King of the Huguenots,"
material for which he gathered from Du-
mas La Refine Margot."
The Bowdoin Stock Company of Boston
is dealing literally in royalty these days.
THE Queen of Chinatown" was the at
traction last week, but abdicated after six
days in favor Of THE Cotton King"
Daughters Delightful" the new opera
by George Y. Hobart and A. Baldwin
Sloane, will be given an early New York
production. Henry Bergman, Eddie Foy
and Albert Hart have been engaged for
the cast.
George ii. Broadhurst's farce, What
Happened TO Jones'" has been adapted to
the French stage by Maurice Ordonneau
The dialogue has been spiced up to Paris
ian Taste, and the comedy is reported TO
be a success.
Madge leasing. now appearing in the
Drury Lane pantomime, has been engaged
for The Whirl of the Town" Hugh Nor
ton and Gustav Kerkers musical piece
which Will be given at the Adelphi Thea