The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

One of the new plays ends with hang.
ing. Several others run close to the line.
but the audience is always inveigled out
of the theater before a leader arises says
the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. James Brown Potter is playing in
the British provinces in Charlotte Cor
day.. Forget Me Not" and "Cavalleria
John Allison has written a comedy
drama of Western life called .'Minne From
starred in this production next septem-
Der: The Allisons have achieved consid-
cradle success in vaudeville.
In December Mr. Washington Kilpat-
rick, penman Thompson's manager, will
send Joshua Whitcomb'' on the road
with Archie Boyd as the star in Mr..
Tnomps9dns old role The play will be
and new equipment of scenery.
Marie Tempest, who has not been seen
In this country In good many seasons,
has closed her English provincial tour,
and last week sailed from Liverpool for
America. Her season opens soon in 1.-The
Marriage Of Kitty which is a straight
out comedy. When last in this country
Miss Tempest was seen in comic opera.
but since moving to London has develop
ed into one of the most popular actresses
there.
1t is 'authoritatively'' stated that this
will be Marie CahilPs last season in mu-
retired at the end Of the present year
and Miss Cahill will be exploited next
fall in legitimate comedy. It is said that
Augustus Thomas has taken her meas cas-
ure, as he did that Of Lawrence d Orsay
in The Earl of Pawtucket,'' and will
supply the vehicle for her entrance into
the ranks of dramatic stars.
Sir Henry Irving didn't understand it at
all at first, in fact, it put him in quite
rage to find that any audience could
possibly laugh at him In THE Bells, y
correspondent. But when the matter was
explained after the first performance he
agreed that it was quite funny, undoubt-
edly, but wholly American. When Sir
his first lines were: Peace be unto
you That was enough for the audi
ence, and the memory of Dowie caused
hearty laughter throughout the theater.
at his auditors with something very much
akin to scorn. and went on with the play.
In 1.-THE Merchant of Venice now
touring Kansas, is a scene of a singer
and a gendolfer in boat. In a Western
Kansas theater the singer for some reason
rocked the boat, the gondolier swayed
and fell off into the ''watery'' floor. The
SOnQOld DrOke right In the mlQQIe, but
the cool singer sat calmly in his end Of
the craft that remained intact, singing
while the discounted gondolier stalked off
the stage with his oar over his shoulder.
lola (Kan.) Register.
Clyde Fitch sums up his dozen years
work and the reception Of his thirty plays
as follows:
First Great success-''The Moth and
E Biggest Money Maker barbara Fret
chie.'
Most Picturesque Play-"Capt. links
of the Horse Marines"
Best Liked by Public-"Her Own Way
Most Difficult Play-"Maj. Andre
His Favorite Play-.The Prisoner Re
fuses to Answer
Chauncey olcott has this to say of stage
love making: ut is pretty to look at.
but it is hollow and insincere. when it
becomes real" he said, as 1t sometimes
does-it loses its prettiness, and, of
course, is no longer artistic, because it is
not stimulation, but reality. 1t is no
longer the work of the artist 1t is. not
acting, and the parties lose control over