The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24

unwelcome disclosure that the Hardy
drama, entitled THE Dynasts," will fill
three volumes and will comprise nineteen
acts. divided into 1870 scenes. From this it
would appear that the play will only be
suitable for representation in China.
Lillian RusseI's daughter. Dorothy
Bingham to play the part Of Mile. Pierrot
in 7Olympe" which Miss Bingham pro-
duced at the Knickerhocker theater. last
Monday night. The play was unmercifully
scored by the critics
"The Daughter of Josio," D'Annunzio's s
latest play, is booked for ten performances
i'll Milan, with Duse as the heroine. Her
mine If it is Il success Duse will tour
the world with it.
The heart of MARY Ann having struck
Il responsive chord in the heart of the
tickle public; Israel zangwill is going to
is to appear as a star in a dramatization
of his 'The Seriocomic Governess."
Mrs. Langtry. it should be recorded. is
acquiring a pretty wit, even though she
cannot hope ever to be a competent ac-
tress. The other evening. over in In
dianapolis. where she was presenting
Mrs Deering's Divorce" the business
where Jimmy Foster comes to her with a
prolfer of diamonds, Mrs. Langtry as
Mrs. Deering, turns to her husband and
says: "You never bought me any dia-
monds." Then, looking out over the array
of empty orchestra chairs, she added,
''but if business is better tomorrow night
maybe you will
Once in a while there is drama within
drama. 1t is being whispered pityingly
on the Rialto that this is true of Forbes
Robertson, says the New York Mirror
According to the story from this gossip
land N
Light That Failed" the agonies of man
who was going blind, his beautiful little
| two-year-old daughter, Maxine Elliott
Robertson, was bearing the same tortures
at home.
Little Maxine H. is the idol of her
| Uncle Nat and Aunt Maxine, with whom
| She is. according to the Riaito under the
| care of eminent specialists, and there is a
! hope that the light may not wholly fail.
| Arnold Daly's production of George Ber-
! nard Shaw's Candida" Is said to be one
| of the best all-round acted plays seen in
| New York in many years. each member
/ OF the little company of six people, Arnold
| Ernest Lawford. Louise Closer and Dor
| othy Donnelly, being Incompatible in their
respective roles 1t has been great ar
| tistic triumph for Arnold DAILY
| It was at "Parsifal," after the inter-
mission. Her husband had come in some
time before her, and while talking quietly
! with the man across the empty seat she
! had swept in between them and. nearly
| taking the coat off the front chair had
| fallen heavily into her place. says the New
| York Commercial Advertiser
oh. dear she gasped, 80 sorry to
| have bothered you, Charles; but I THOUGHT
| the dinner would never end"
| Il beg your pardon, Mrs. b." saiI ne
man on the other side, but beUev. d
| are on my hat
'Oh--awfuI. beg thousand psr u.s.
Mr., Ah-. why, I thought it wa, ny
| husbands"
Mr.. Belasco, who is the latest manager
| to take an independent stand and refuse
| to wear the trusts yoke, is waging a Wig
| orous campaign. His move in taking 1.-The
| Darling of the Gods to Corse Payton's
! theater in Brooklyn last week met with
| an enthusiastic response from the public
| On the first night he made speech before
| the curtain in which he hurled defiance al
| the enemy In the course of his remarks
he said: Il have been attacked because
| / hold art above commercialism. But
| am not to be dictated to. 1 believe the
| policy of the people is to support honesty
| and independence. Sooner than yield one
| iota of my position will go back to Sar
Francisco and sell papers on the streets