The sun., 1903-12-23
STAGE CHAT AT CHRISTMAS.
RETTRN or THE .ACTORS FROM
THE COIN, com ROAD.

color Line In Washington PIE Drawn ih
Hoston: n Tale Needing Diagram In
Philadeiphia-Storlrs of Charles Neaa'
Marie COrflli and the Christian came.
Hark. bark! the dogs do bark, the actors
are coming to town; some III rags, leW
with "iags" and none in silken gowns
1His n hard : lson this on the road COM
pas ips Eros, came phenonenally early
al early as lIst August And January ls
vet to be heard from.
Manager Fred Gomez of Boston is fond
of vaudeville 1t relaxes his mind after
,he strain of professional duties-among
others, refusing free tickets to earnest
sHs with long hair. This Mr.. Gomez
docs So successfully that it is rumored
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts con-
templates rewsrdng him next spring
with the Sacred Goldfish Order Of lnde-
j pendent Amiability However, it is not
80 With virtuous lives in the Back Bay that
We ar. most oorcerued 1t is the story tod
by Mr. Gomez Of what he heard recently at
Rroolhe yaude''lIi Il, IheaIred eriIed bighvvn
f}osor-'Tns shington PIE ana the learltss hs
spiri, 2faboEtlon as set forth IN the speecrres r
Of GAtton aae MenGsn 1su. PPntit.!s PnrE.r. con, one
tains & delciol s.rr,a my pulp Ia merineu1e;
lie ,plaion sIiit chiefly consists in preach
ing Tie Fifteenth Amendment and then
snubbing the ,colored man whenever ne
s g, 5s!s ,sa e" sns nf sssr. srs
y %ash,iston Pie 1t is set before him by
neat New Engi nj waitress re WIN !, n,e, en-
he re, and calls the waitress. r' @p-
'T'sssf3;y sss her .a the qs,oms-. $ ewing
Y WASHINGTON
"1hat is what YOU have before you,
firmly replied the girl who knew more
about Kant than cooking
All" exclaimed the man, light break
ing in HIM "but | wanted George no,
fooEer T, Washington pie
The waitress fai Ted at the hncness "l
he distinction. Mr.. Comte Furthermore
related that despite FaneliI Hall and the
Bunker Hill Monument this story was ~
ulauded When he told it in PhilaGelrha
lie was Iandly asked; What Is Wash
1ngthn ie'' and th n he was forced to % eN.
. plain lse II his fam sl!s fable ! Mary
and her Pittsol re- lamb
SO ist das Let,n" is the name Of Frank
Wedekinds play Gently produced at the
New Theatre in Berlin. Notwiths tanoiing
he very Sudermanu and modern title the
tti.'cton OF the piece occCrs in nbrla in the
SteeMh century II il said TO be Il sIront:
dFamt. :,
The performance Ol hari"N heaue
Never Too Late to Mend" in loudon
j. reylving many "reminiscences OF the
gifted, irritable pugnacious, litigatlon-lov-
ing writer OrCe the members OF the stock
6olnpa,Iv at the Adelph assembled 10 meet
Nr, Reade. Every one was in sunday
go-to-neeting toggerv. The playwright
told an actor that he would be required
10 creep over the stage and crack mirror
with a hatche,. The actor demurred.
Why can't yoC?' asked R"adc in a eppery
humor. 1--WE got my best clohes on,
replied the man. That doesn't matter.
You do as tell YOU and I'll buy you new
suit lie did.
The Era declares 'ha. Eeadc wa- in the
habit of bringing to the theatre one bottle
full of mil. and lher containing cham
nagne He invariably drank the milk.
but oddly enough the cham&pagns & E., he never ever
,asted and always carried 1t with him Was
thst wine bottle his mascot?
The Austrian stage seems to furnish
recruits for society. Ellen Franz married
George H., reigning Duke of SaXc-Men-
ingen; Natalia Frassini Eschorn is the wife
Of Ernest, Duke of Nuremberg Marie
Renard and Ilka Palmaye married two
brothers, the Counts kinsky; Anna Dirkens
is Baroness Hammersiein; Stella Hohen-
fels the famous Nonrd Wanna. is the wife
Of Baron Allied Won Berger, playwright and
director Of the Hamburger Schauspel-
.a,is. Both the latter actresses are still
on the boards and still captivating their
admirers with their artistic work. Verify
the stage Il the rejuvenating cradle for
old ladiea who have forgotten their birth
day.
It is said that Marie Corelli sent the
=. farhing awarded her by the jury in the
Stafford upon Avon libel case to her best
friend and admirer, Mr.. Hall Caine. The
great Zicnis. c playwright on receiving the
coin wired Marie this laconlc message:
"Thanks awfully." He signed this The
Chris IAN" Miss Corelli, not TO be outdone
in generosity or repare ee, inmedia' ely
wired back: Il don't believe it And now
Mr.. Caine is wondering where the laugh
comes in when he shows the telegram.
At leas., gossip has spread his merry tale of
Chris mas 81 non e zero, & ben Parsifdlo-
which means II il isn't a lie 1t is anyhow
possible.
Ludwig Fulda's lates' play is called No
vella d'Andrea-" 1t is in four acts and
was produced Nov. 81 last al the Hofburg
Thea er, Vierina The scene, in the four
teenrh century. is laid in Bologna, AS the
play is Of Ii erary value and contains new
ideas,.Ne shall probably get II in some
dilhedforrnTneN year, Mr.. Barrie is soon
due with another work.
:, NfAA:TfPLAf 1T IN ENGLAND
'"Dbr0tiy vernon Too Gay with Royalty.