The Alaska citizen., 1913-02-24

The noted English actor. Nl.lllm 1 Sidney Penley. and who was the original in 'C'harleys Aunt" died ill iH:. gland Nov. II, 1912.
 Besides "Charley's Aunt" he also created the parts Of Robert Spauld- The Private Secretary; Low Mar kam in "A Little Ray of Sunshine. and Ledekair asken in "Uncles and Aunts.' Penley retired practically from the stage in 1901 He has a son Fred Penley. an actor.
 Mary Pickford the idol of thcus. ands Of moving picture patrons, Is now member of David BelaSco's company playing Juliet, little blind girl in the fairy play "A Good Little Devil" at the Republic theater Ne" York.
 The sale of the Robert Hoe Ii. brary at the Anderson auction rooms in New York reached nearly $2.o00,- 0G0. The highest price paid for any single book was $500 for Shakes peare first edition in poor condition bought by George D. Smith.
 A dinner which was given on the stage of the American Music Hall, Chicago, in celebration of George Primroses birthday by the members of the Primrose X Dockstaeder Min strel company, marked the passing Gf the sixtieth milestone of the veteran burnt cork performer. Telegrams o. congratulations and felieitations were received from friends throughout the country Mr Primrose has seen forty years of activity on the min strel stage
 Norman Mckinnett, well-known English actor. has been engaged by Winthrop Ames to play limited engagement in New York, and prnba- ply other cities, during the present season. This will be MT. McKinnett's first appearance on this side Of ll.e Atlantic.
 John E. keilerds revival of Shake spearean plays and William Fayer sham's magnificent production of Julius Caesar" recall the naive but searching criticism of shop-girl al a revival of Hamlet at the Castle Square theater in Boston not so long ago, says the Dramatic Mirror
 The scene was the bedroom clam Der of the Queen; Hamlet had Just stabbed Polonius behind the arras.
 "Oh!" exclaimed this little shop girl gleefully, he's pinked roxy Grandpa!"
 Herbert Kelcey and Fife Shannon are appearing this season in a comedy entitled Years of Discre,. tion."
 Mrs. Robert FitZsimmons, who is known on the stage as Julia Clifford proclaims the fact that she has left her famous gladiator husband, neye~ again to return to him. She declared that she will continue to live free and unhandicapped, as single woman, hereafter, and expects to De conditions,
 After an absence of several yeara, Miss kathyrn Kidder went back on the stage at the Union Square Theater, on Dec ?, in a playlet called The Washerwoman," under direction of Julius Steger. She appeared in her famous character of Mme. Sans Gene.
 lsadora Duncan and Haensel and Jones, New York managers conclud- ed contract by cable for another tour, beginning next April to last two and one-half months. In the East Miss Duncan will be seen only in New York, Philadelphia and Boston The most of the remaining time she will travel on the Pacific Coast, At the conclusion Of the engagement. Mss Duncan returns to Paris to de- dicate the new theater which is now being built for her.
 A cinematograph exhibition Is be- ing held at Olympia London, in March 1913. Among those actively interest ed In this exhibition, and assisting in It's arrangements. are representa-.