Evening journal., 1905-04-10
Theatrical Notes

4 n6aLT1CaI NOTcSI
Charles A. Taylors new melodrama,
From Rags TO Riches" begins o three
days engagement at the Lyceum this af-
tornoon and evening. The melodrama IS
story Of New York life Of today, and
IS written in four acts, one Of which
shows the Bowery after dark; another
Broadway IN front Of Rector's restaurant,
another street In Chinatown, and am
other a palace on the Hudson river.
There arc fourteen characters IN the
play, and in addition the services Of a
large number of supernumeraries are re-
quired. Mr.. Taylors plot is entirely new
and unconventional
"Nohodys Darling." win be the attrac-
tlon at the Lyceum the last three days
Of ihis week.
During the performance of Vests Min
strels az the Opera House last Thurs
day night, Van, one Of the end men. in-
troduced q word during one OF his jokes
which greatly amused the audience but
it Is probable that few Of those who
heard Il knew its history Tho word was
"transmaguiheanbandananuality"
This word originated in Coatesvllle. Pa.
and Miss lowell, the former public school
principal there IS credited with coinimg
IT, about twenty-five years ago She had
usc for H., too. When pupil became un-
ruly he was given this word to write SO
many times and for this reason it IS wen
remembered hy former scholars. A
writer IN the West Chester Local News
well remembers inscrlbing it nve hundred
! times Tor catching on" a sleigh The
word has now gotten out into the world
/ and the minstrel man Is introducing IL.
Miss Ethel Barrymore will appear at
the Opera House tonight In Sunday
The play provided by Charles Frohman
for Miss Barrymore's use this season was
q marked success during ns long run at
the Hudson Theatre in New York. The
author is Thomas Raceward. an English
man. 10 Miss Barrymore is given a part
IN which She distinguished herself even
more than in Captain Jinks." "A Coun-
/ try Mouse or Carrots" her previous
successes. The author has placed his
characters IN the first and last acts in a
western mining village, and in the two
intervening acts at Brlnthrope Abbey In
England Briefly outlined the story tells
of an Engishman who, seeking his for
tune in the West leaves Sunday. his
daughter, ON his death. in the hands of
his four mining partners. When the play
opens she has reached womanhood. and
tho question Of rounding out her rather
elementary education is settled by her
guardians.
Rose Coghlan will revive Victorien Sar-
dou's Diplomacy" in "a tour through the
South and West, and will appear at the
Opera House tomorrow night i'm the play
that put her I'm the front rank as an
actress when she created the part of
Countess zcza at Wallack's Theatre. in
New York. She has engaged Howard
Kyle, who takes the part Of Henri Bealf-
clerc Miss Coghlan is one Of the most
beautiful actresses and IS particularI,,
fitted to vivacous Characterization The
last act is mental duel between Henri
beaucierc the diplomat and Countess
licka' who has secured some valuable
papers. AS a masterpiece Of technical
construction of absorbing French com
cay OF intrigue" critics say Diplomacy
has never been surpassed
The sale OF seats for the much-vatntod
shuhert-Brady revival of that tunefui Old
masterpiece, Wang" with De Wolf
Hopper in the title role will begin tomor-
row morning at the Opera House where
! Mr. Hopper and his company Of seventh
artists viii be seen next Thursday pight
Mr. Hopper in the present revival OF
] rrrff1
months at the Lyric Theatre in New
York.
AZ the Opera House on Friday night
Mr. Forbes Robertson and his English
Company of players viii give "a perform
ance OF Hamlet There have been many
great delneators Of the famous character
; of Hamlet. but there have been none. out.
Side of Edwin Booth. who has won the
distinction and praise than has Mr.. Rob.
ertson the English actor-manager who
comes here under the direction of Messrs
lNlaw and Erlinger. Mr. Robertson has
just completed an engagement in New
York at the Knickerbocker Theatre and
is making short tour through the south
before returning to England.
Irelands own Band comes to the Opera
House on Saturday afternoon and night
During the interval between the close OF
the engagement of the band at st. Loui.
and the beginning OF the present success.
ful tour of concerts, it played limited
engagement at number of the leading
vaudeville houses.
Sig. DeBovier presents an abbreviatior
of Nerdrs grand opera number "Othello'
at the Garrlck this week Miss Jessi,
ISlmms. wan-knnun to tho r11naic lo,.ir,.