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have suspected they were by the same
Richard Harding Davis furnished a farce,
THE Galloper," Inferior 10 The dictator"
OF two years ago. william G. De Mile,
S wSS'e ha9 SsR 10 oe
G. NJ, s. Mcclellan, author Of the BRILLIANTLY
successful meiodrama, Leah kieschnal
stTsnseT," in London. where it is said to
have had a narrow escape rom talIufe.
William Gillette dia not get into New sa, Y0Ts
from London and Boston his absence need
not be deplored. Young Henry Blossom,
self principally with comic opera librettos:
His one comedy, =" A Fair Exchange was
a parrot vocabulary OF summer-resort
Among new authors, a little play, THE
Pollock, told with a ring Of sincerity the
the friction Of antagonistic theatrical man
ayers snuffed It out in its infancy. John
Luther Long cane n at the sesson n1 sef5
Of mStinees. but Il was an insignificant, ef:
coli eoiIab Sm ted with David Beisco in The
Darling Of the Gods"
OF the actor people, after advertising to
the wonderful success Of Nine. Betnhardts
engagement. Mr.. DeFoe says:
Almost eqSelIy prosperous vas the .ss sn Ts
Amsterdam theater which yielded be-
sides hts familiar repertoire, the first pro-
SDon Carlos and revival Of "The Scar
let Letter" Don Carlos proved to be
somewhat out of date for the present
the genius of Mr.. Mansheld had new and
convincing manifestation. Although IL re-
mains the fashion in some quarters TO be
little this great actors attachments, he has
succeeded through the death of Sir Henry
Irving TO the foremost place on the English
speaking stage. No other contemporary ac-
tor possesses his intellectually, versatility
and seriousness OF purpose; no other actor,
in America at least, exerts his steady ing,
Identifying influence over the art OF the
Julia Mariowe and Edward II. sothern
were given cordial attention in their
Shakespearean repertoire, although their
production OF THE Tanning OF the shrew"
was a shot beside the mark and Mr..
P row margin a.'0i In "Tweifth hight Mr..
sothern acted an. admirable Malvolio to
Miss Marlowes charming Viola, and in
now 10 be found on the stage, more than
compensated for Mr.. sothern's melodra-
matte and Hamlet-like Romeo.
Robert Mantelrs engagement in Shakes
pearean tragedies and other classical plays,
In which he acted with unvarying melo.
Chiefly for his revival Of King Lear" the
hrst in about twenty years.
.
For the benefit of the man who likes
figures in hisn, this statistical epitome Of
the season is given:
SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN PRODUCING
THEATERs.
Number Of new plays,..,.,..,....,.,...... 4
Number of new musical comedies....,.
Dramatic REVEALS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s.
Musical comedy revivals.,..,,.,....,,..,
Shakespearean revivals ....,.,.......,,,, 1
Total .................................... II
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PLAYS.
Serious, sentimental and problem
dramas ',.....',.....ss.''...,..,,' 2
melourdFnas s..,'.ss.ss.s..sss.,..sssss
Romantic comedies .,,,.,,.,,....,,,.,.,,
Light comedies .,..,.,,.,,....,.,,..,.s.s... Il
Tra6eules ..,',.''s's,s's'ss'sss..sss.
Farces ',,'',,.,,.s,,.s,,.,.s,..,., Il
Iothl ss'ssssss''ss''ssss'sss'.ss q
j. SOURCES OF NEW PLAYS.
OIlAthdA pldtSss.ssss .
Adapted from foreign plays.,,,.,..,..,,..