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and teach his feminine pupils the proper
pronunciation of the English tongue.

and teach his feminine pupils the proper
Capt. Basil Hoods comedy. Love in a
Cottage, is praised IN London for its
and Sweet d,' LAVENDER we, pattern and is fun
of humor as well as sentiment.
A society for the promotion of modern
dramatic art has been started at Strass-
burg, the town where the goose liver pat
ties are composed
Henry w. Savage's English Grand
Opera company is just now a heartily
welcomed visitor to a number of cities
smaller than those usually visited by this
organization. There has been no abridge-
was instituted to test the frequently
voiced claim that really high-class
amusements would find ample support
outside. the beaten track of week
stands. The experiment has been go
satisfactory that Mr.. Havage may extend
his field still further ndxt year.
Mr.. Sydney Brooks in Harper's Week
ly draws dismal picture of the condi-
lions in the London theaterS describing
the aisles and exits In a way that makes
it appear certain that there would be a
terrible loss of life in case of panic
Yet" he says, there Is no getting away
fro from the the fact that London theaters are
q single one of them has q death been
caused by fire for nearly fifty years" To
most minds this would seem more like a
miracle than like any evidence of the
safety of the houses he describes.
Ben Greet's English players headed by
Miss Edith Wynne Matthison, are holding
the boards at the Knickerbocker theater
IN New York pending the recovery of Miss
Viola Allen who had to cancel some of
her time after a week that started out
most successfully. Oddly enough the Eng
lish players presented Twelfth Night"
but after the manner of production that
prevailed at the time Shakespeare origin
present number of revivals of the
Elizabethian dramas during the engage
ment in New York. This is the company
that came over last season and introduced
the morality play, "Everyman," to New
York.
One of the London newspapers has dis
covered that David Belasco is a descend
ant of the old Portuguese English family
OF the name, of which a celebrated pugilist
was member. Mr.. Belasco is some
Signor Tomasso Salvini was to have
come to America In April to make
tour with Miss Eleanor Robson as his
co-star. Miss Robson, however has
made such a success in Israel ZangwiIls
comedy Merely Mary Ann" that it has
p DC I decided that it would be inadvisable
10 break her season In the play even to
appear with so great an actor as Signor
Salvini; In consequence of this Signor
Salvlnls coming to America has been post
pohed Tor the present season at least and
MISS Robson will continue to play MERELY
Mary Ann" at the Criterion Theater New
York city. until the warm weather com
pelS the closing Of that house Miss
Robson is to go to London in Sentemher
to present Merely Mary Ann" for a few
months, after which she will return to
14a TO take the play on tour through
the principal cities of the country.
Manager Charles Frohman is said to be
thinking seriously of moving the Augustus
Ihomas comedy 1.-The Other GirF' over to
London this summer when its New York
run is ended. The piece is one of the
precious few successes on Broadway this
season The only doubts he entertains
about London have to do with the local
coloring of the piece. 1t is a typical New
YORK play as it stands today, and much
OF It's pest effects are liable to be lost on a
London audience. On the other hand. some
times the local coloring has proved bene-
nclal 10 PLAYS exported to London and
manager trohman may make up his mind
trial. AOi
Here is new variation on an old old
theme. young clergyman. discoyerinr
that the pulpit does not give him enough
notoriety. has announced his Intention Of
going on the boards OF course he will
play shakespeare and Browning-no lesser
game ever interests ambitious debutants
NoVeIty thus far there is not. But listen |
to the plea of this ingenious yoU.h. He
does not purpose elevating the stage-no |
nio1ahe; his scheme is bigger He will |
lnculcate the grand truths of morality and |
reilSion with the aid of the theater. How |
ne proposes to accomplish this feat is not |
stated perhaps by intercalating a sermon |
In the middle of Hamlet; perhaps by
playing the role ola roue with a deyont
m1en. . drama. how art thou fishtfied nv
al this cant and rant!
Stage Verse. |
various the shifts of authors NOWADAYS
For operas. Farces. Pantomimes, and
some scour each alley Of the town for VIII |
Begglng from door to door the offaI bit. |
fIunse In each cellar, tumble every stan |
And scud like tailors, to each house of |
Gut every novel. strip every monthly muse |
ana pllage Poets Corner of its news:
That done, they melt the stale farrago |
down o6o
And set their dish of scraps before the |
town; 0
Boldly invite you to their pilfer'd store
cram you, then wonder you can eat No |
more. - az
Richard Cumberland.
The Staying Sex.