The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
LATE HAPPENINGS
AMONG PROMINENT
STAGELAND FOLK

invite the star of the cast into the
Presidential box to compliment him or
her upon the evenings performance is
an extremely pretty and gracious one
a fashion which the stars. far from re-
senting, are regarding with the high
favor that is its due.
Mary Mannering has just received
the scenario cf new play she will
bring out next season as the successor
of her present vehicle, Harriet's
Honeymoon" The play is by Justin
Huntly Mccarthy, who has supplied
E. H. SOthern with suitable vehicles
for the last three seasons. 1t is pos
sible that the play will be completed in
time for trial production late in the
spring, while Miss Mannering is play
ing her San Francisco engagement.
Rumor has it that before many moons
'The Light That Lies in Woman's
Eyes" will be an easily forgotten blink.
This is the play by E. H Sothern,
which he wrote expressly for the use
of his wife, Virginia Harmed. 1t was
given metropolitan hearing last week
and turned out to be about the most
The good news comes that w. p.
Gilbert has completed a new comedy,
which will be seen this season.
Lydia Thompson is to return to the
stage, according to present arrange
ments. Some years back she took
a big final benefit that was to signalize
y
said Lewis Waller has induced her to
join his supporting company for the
forthcoming revival of "Ruy Bias"
which is to be known under the new
title "A Queens Romance" The re-
vival is soon to be made in London at
the Imperial Theater. The once IA
nous Lydia will be seen as the Ouch
ess of Albuquerque.
Mrs. Thomas Whiffen. who recent
ly suffered a severe attack of pneu-
monia in San Francisco, is GONZALES
cling.
Richard Mansfield may make a pro-
duction for a week or two in New
York of Ivan the Terrible" before
starting on his Western tour, which is
to lead him to San Francisco. HIS
manager has been negotiating for a
theater, and it is likely that arrange
ments will be made for a week or
fortnight the latter part of February.
The production is in readiness, and
Mr.. Mansfield wishes to bring it out in
order to have Ivan" as an additional
attraction in his repertoire through
the West.
To James Neill is due the credit of
giving the first performance each sea-
son for the benefit of the Bell Sani-
tarium for consumDtive actors and
actresses. Last year he gave bene-
fit in Los Angeles, and on Christmas
afternoon he and his company gave
another benefit for the same worthy
cause in Honolulu under the auspices
of the Honolulu b. P. o. Elks. Mr..
Neill has also signified his intention
of furnishing a room in the SANTA
rum, which will be known as the
James Neill room.
Ada Rehan is considering an offer
from Henry Irving to join him in a
series of old comedies next season in
Much Ado About Nothing" Twelfth
Night" 1.-The Tanning of the Shrew"
and the Merchant of Venice"
Henry Arthur Jones' latest comedy,
with the odd title, from this deliberate
maker of odd titles, Joseph Entan-
gled." was produced last Tuesday in
London, the wicked cable says. with
success.
Nat C. Goodwin admits he is getting
tired of the stage. Il don't like the
environment" he said. I'm AZ years
old. If 1 can't leave the stage when
I'm 55, it will be strange. Then will
enjoy myself, get up when like, go to
bed when 1 like and have all the out
door sports I want I'll go to the the
aters, of course. couldn't stay away
from the theater, but I'll go to watch
the other fellows"
The row between Acton Davies.
critic on one of the New York pa
pers, and Lloyd Bingham, the hus-
band of Amelia Bingham, over a sar-
castle notice the former wrote con-
cerning Miss Bingham's production of
.Olympe," is still furnishing gossip
for the theatrical people. Some one
has again brought up the old question
of how far a critic can go in review
of his performance without STOPPING
to personal abuse. and if he does.
whether the actress husband, provid-
ing she is fortunate enough to be at
tached to a pugilisticaIly inclined cav
alier of the twentieth century, has the
right to thrash the offending writer.
Some actresses interviewed on the
subject seem to think the husband is
justified. A few writer's think like
wise, providing the critic is willing to
submit to the treatment, but while
there has been lot of talk about this
latest encounter the question remains
in the same old place that it was be-
fore Mr.. Bingham planted his fist on
the countenance of Mr.. Davies.
Amelia Bingham is the principal in
"Olympe'' as the actress of the Coincide
F'rancaise who undertook to supplant