The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
Faust" at the London Lyceum mex
April.

Jefferson, it is said. does not like TO
De addressed as Joe" or "Ioey." He
once discharged an old stage hand for
so doing. The latter filled up and
sought the gallery. That night RIP
van Wrinkle" was on. His wife had
turned him out of doors, and Rip pa
thet'cally asked: Den hat I no in
terest in dis house?" A voice from
the gallery broke in: only so per
cent, Joey. only so per cent
May irwin is still declaring that this
is her last season on. the stage. She
mas taken friendly interest in Flor
ence Reed, who plays Simplicity Jones
IN her company, and it is more than
lkeiy that Miss Reed will succeed her
IN the line of work in which Miss Ir-
WIN has made herself SO we'll known.
Florence Reed is a daughter of the late
Roland Reed, the actor. Miss Ree6,s
rather and Miss Irwin were great
friends, and Miss Irwin wants tho
comedians daughter to succeed her if
possible.
The English rights to Viola Aliens
successful vehicle, "In the Palace of
the King" have been disposed of bv
her managers. 1t is also announced
mat grand opera founded on the
story OF the play will be brought out
IN Covent Garden next spring,
Manager Louis Nethersole contem-
plates taking his wife and star. Miss
Haale Martinot, over to Germany in
the spring If the trip is made Miss
Martinot will produce "The Marriage
Game" and 'Sapho" over there. play-
ing both in English.
Neither Anna Held nor her manager
uusoand' Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. has
a.i9, any respect Tor the popular super
sutton concerning the number 13 In
the clearinghouse scene both the house
ana water bucket beneath it is CON
splcuously marked with the number
10, and there are 1S Sadie Girls" in
'rhe Little Duchess"
Henry Miller is nervous, SO much so,
IN TACT, that anything which CRATES
upon his nerves is quite likely 10 he
followed by considerable trouble A
rehearsal was being held at the Sa-
Voy Theater a few days ago when a
pistol shot, supposed to be fired by the
property man, failed to materialize.
This upset Miller considerably, but be-
fore he could register his complaint
nearly a dozen shots were fired in rap
i'd succession. Miller had to bring the
AShSoA Sol " a SldIluSClfl u0L1 ne could
discharge the property man with
proper emphasis. While in the midst
of his harangue some more shots were
heard in the distance, and the poor
man was finally permitted to explain
that it was not his fault, but that of
the contractor who was making the
great excavations in the rear of the
theater.
fffTho Sultan oF C,,I,, I.
opera just accepted from George Ade
is underlined for an elaborate pro-
duction in Chicago in March Mr.. Ade
turned out what is said by those who
have heard it, to be a convulsively
funny libretto, for which very catchy
and characteristic music has been sup
piled by Alfred Wathall, a young Chi
cago composer. who occupies the chair
OF music in the Northwestern Uni
versity. Mr.. AIDE has gone to the Phil
ippines for the scene of his lyrical
drollery, and has seized upon one of
the incidents of the Spanish unpleas-
antness as the pivot round which the
dramatic action of the opera revolves.
transport of school ma ans and
promoters land at the Island of Sulu
They bring to the denizens of that re-
mote spot civilization in it's most up
to-date development. The American
cocktail. the American flag and the
American divorce laws. Around this
subject Mr.. AIDE has constructed cap
ital libretto. full of humor and. oddly
enough absolutely devoid of that
slang for which he is famous. In
cidental TO the three acts of the story
there are two dozen songs and con-
certed numbers widely varied in char
acter The gay and gorgeous costumes
worn by the natives will be accurate
copies of the Filipino dresses secured
OH the Island of Zulu by Mr.. AIDE. and
these, together with the brilliant uniform
of the Sultans "lmperial Guards"
together with the picturesque tropical
scenery. modelled from sketches made
on the spot by Mr.. Ade and the war
artist, John 7. McCutcheon. insure
correct and enhancing stage pictures.
Steele Mackaye once said to Maurice
Barrymore he would never be an actor
till he had felt some great sorrow.
Then you write play for me- re-
marked Barrymore. A story which is
doubtless apocryphal is related of Mod
jeska and the same player. She told
him at rehearsal he was no actor.
Madame" he replied, as coldly polite
as was possible. people looked upon
me as a good player long before they
knew whether you were an actress or
a tooth wash" This latter in allusion
TO the statement that when Modjeska
first came here her name was simply
posted on the walls and fences, with
out any indication of her mission.
Kirke La Shelle. being a graduate
from newspaper work, is partial to
newspaper men on his business staff.
Harry Fulton with Arizona" worked
with La Shelle on the Chicago Mail;
Burton Emmett, with the Frank Dan
iels' Company. graduated from the Mil
waukee Sentinel: Barton Pittman, with
1.-THE Princess Chic" was a reporter
in Nashville and Memphis, and Eugene
Walter. with THE Bonnie Brier Bush,'
came from the Cleveland Leader.
President Roosevelt and his entire
family attended the theater i'm Wash
ington last week TO see The Rogers
Brothers in Washington. It was the
first time a chief executive has been
In a Washington theater in nearly
decade. The President occupied i. a
lower box seat and seemed to heartily
enjoy the German comedians and their
satire on Washington life.
Richard Mansfields patriotic com
position Hail TO the Flag" was played
by Sousas Band in New York last
Sunday on the occasion of it's OPEN
ing concert since the European tour
The new composition was enthusias-
tically received. IT is said that Sousa's
success across the water was so pro-
nounced that at the end of his present
American engagements he will return
to that country for stay of one year
at least