The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Maudc Jeffries at Her Majesty's, William
Gillette at the Lyceum, Madse Leasing
at the Century, Robert Tabcr at Wynd-
hams Fay Davis at the Garrlck, Hay
den Coffin at Daly,s. Frank Lincoln at
the Gaiety, Nat Goodwin and Maxine
Elliott at the Comedy, Melville Ellis
music at the Prince of Wales, Paul Ar
thur at the Shaftesbury Willie Edouin
at the Lyric, Edna May at the Apollo and
minor American players in Charles Froh-
mans companies at the Vaudeville and
Duke Of York's, it is pretty hard for an
American in London these days to get
away from what must be termed home
talent. y
Leander Richardson tells the following
good story
The other day Louis Mann happened
to meet Edgar Smith, who as pretty
much everybody knavs, writes the bur
lesques which are placed on view at
the Weber & Fields Music Hall. Said
Louis: Really. old chap, you ought to
come up to the, Savoy and write q bur-
lesdue OF The Red Nloof.' I can Just
see Weber, Fields, Bernard, Hopper, KEEL
ly and all that bunch made up like the
people in my piece. 1t would be too
funny for words
'I-y-yes," assented Mr. Smith, musing-
". They certainly would be funny.
But the originals are so funny 90
- they could possibly be improved
upon"
Templer SAKE. the imported baritone
of tho unsuccessful "The Ladies' Para
disc" Company, has been engaged for
The Chaperons, FreIl;l Pcr.ey-'s new
musical comedy. He will play the role
Of one of the students in place Of DON
nd Brine, the former juvenile of the Gift
fen COMPANY.
The New York Telegroph contains the
following wiIlioIl will nc of interest to
Richmond TIL ci.--r,c-eocrs:
''Grayce Scott. VINO in private life is
Mrs. R. L. Giffc.l. wifo elf James K.
Hacl1att's business representative, has
bcen= engaged for the role of Faith in Ell
gcno Presbray's play New England
Follles,. wh;cl, fellows ."Tl7e CIPHER Code
at the Fourtecnt,EStreee Theatre Miss
Scott is a f2.vorto in the West, where
she he's PLAYED leading ingeIue roles i
the principal stock companies but her
only opportunity in New York was as
Eunice in "Qca, Nadis' late lest season.
However,, she made such an impression
upon Mr.. PreshlnT t17e+ 10 held t',a ~
of Faith for her until her ret..rn LIST
week from six months in Europe The
role is a. symrathatic ingcnun. so,nGtsire
like that of Esmeralda in Mrs Frances
HoGGson Burnett'o frs s1uccessfn' -'e,.
and Mr.. Presb-cy believes Miss Scott pos
scsscS just the personality to realize it
on the stage
Here is another gocI story told by
Lenuder Richardson in the Neiw York
Telegraph:
A New York merchant who was pres
ent upon the occasion OLE William Gil
lette's first performance in Sherlock
Holmes, at The Lycetrnl Theatre, Lon
don, described q, certain chase Of that
event to a number of friends yesterday
afternoon:
when the curtain finally fell" he
said "ti,e-e were a great marry calls
for Mr.. Gillette's appearance. AS he STEP
ped forward quite large number OF the
uc. stairs spectators, with that delicate
rar,sa RI 1..n7ar which cha.racte-izes all
British loafers, began to boo
.'N1r. Gillette was not in the least dis
corcerted He stood there with slight
smile Pickering about his thin lips and
WREN he had a chance to be heard. he
said something which has been over
looked in the cabled accounts Of his
80. il course. # you keep this up you'll
syrfn