!THB SUNDAY OHEGONIAN, PGKTLAND. TOISE "10, 19O0T.
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stays. It -takes him some time to tell
his love, as his command of the English
language is slight and her knowledge of
German nil; but their hearts beat as one,
at te proper moment. A mere trifle sep
arates them for a time, but they finally
overcome the difficulty, and are happy
evermore.
Mr. Clement is equally at home In
pathos and humor. A. good deal of the
latter is supplied by Napoleon Lafayette
Randolph, a darkey of the old regime,
who will be impersonated by Mr. Stock
welL Mrs. Clay Clement will be seen in
the part of a dashing widow, Mrs. Joseph
ine Dulaney, and Miss Florence Pomphret,
a clever young actress, will play the
young American girl. Flora May Ran
dolph. The whole cast has been most
carefully selected, and rehearsed, and It
Is promised that the play will be artis
tically set and properly costumed.
"The New Dominion" wllj be played
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. On Friday and
Saturday evenings and at the Saturday
matinee Mr. Clement's drama, JA. South
ern Gentleman," -will be presented. The
sale of scats is proceeding' satisfactorily,
and the outlook is excellent for a fine
week's business. The cast or characters
for ."The New Dominion" will be as fol
lows: Baron Franz Victor von Hohenstauffen
Mr. Clement
THE DfoUIA
CORDRAY'S THEATER
JOHN F. CORDRAY,
SPECIAL
ONE WEEK
COMMENCING TONIGHT, SUNDAY, JUNE 10
ALSO MONDAY, TUESBAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
CLEMENT-STOCKWELL CO.
IN MR. CLEMENT'S ROMANTIC COMEDY
IN FOUR ACTS
"The New Dominion"
Mr. Clement as Baron Von Hohenstauffen.
Mr. Steckwcl! as Napoleon Lafayette Randolph.
S.-&3
t J i WS' a X- &
Ok, Sack a. Dlflereace!
Six months .& ho smiled at xn
In most delighted way.
He -was the plnlc of courtesy;
He could not say me nay.
He lost no opportunity
To mention hla dellg-ht
At seeing me, and always hoped
Jd "come tomorrow night."
But now he's chanced remarkably;
He has no pleasant smile.
He greets me In & careless way.
And In & frigid style.
HP's "sorry," but he "has lor va
Naught but a stonelike scan.
The drama season's at an end.
He's the box-office man.
Baltimore American.
WITH ENTIRE FRANKNESS
Tbe Tyraasy of Teara Easier
That niBmUei, Walle It JLbum
The Weelc at Cordray's.
The proprieties of life- have 'been so long
banished from the stage to boardlng
ecbools and convent that one ought to
feel a lively cense of gratitude to Haddon
Chambers for hunting them out and
bringing them before the footlights. It
Is -pleasant to contemplate that. In one
little corner of the globe, at least with
apologies to TJncle Sam there Is -a man
-who can put humor Into a play, without
coarseness that kindly humor that illum
inates, even while It amuses, throwing a
revealing light upon the common things
of life, and leaving the soul sweeter and
wiser for the laughter It brings. There
is more than one vital Issue of the hour
touched off with this buoyant grace of
humor In "The Tyranny of Tears."
For example, the great gulf between the
old and the new woman Is shown to us
very vividly In the two characters of
Mrs. Parbury and Hyacinth Woodward
the one a pretty1 Niobe, all fluttering
chiffon, illogical delusions, lmperiousness
and tears, who has no more notion of
the honorable responsibilities of a man's
business life than a peach blossom has of
the Binomial Theorem: the other, a clear
eyed, hard-working, self-respecting young
person, of dignity and good sense, wlth
a clever tongue that she is wise enough
not to use except in self-defense. The
programme, to be sure, tells us this is a
comedy of temperament; but then tem
perament can be cultivated quite as -well
as turnips or potatoes. Twenty years
ago It was the fashion to cultivate the
emotional temperament, but today the
new woman sternly represses her emo
tional nature, upon the theory "that It
is a sign of degeneracy". T descended to
your level; I cried," said Hyacinth "Wood
ward, in one of her most biting moods.
Delicate Scene.
Few sermons preach so effective & lesson
as does the garden scene between Mr.
Drew, as Mr. Parbury, and Miss Ida
Conquest, as Mr. Parbury's private secre
tary, in last week's production of the
play at the "Marquam. To him, her confu
sion was translated into confession of
misplaced affection. The quick, instinct
ive delicacy of his action. In removing
from his coat lapel the red rose she had
so Innocently given him, and quietly lay
ing it, while her eyes were averted, down
on the table besjde her, was equalled by
her significant gesture. In ruthlessly tear
ing it to pieces, as she talked. Yet her
distress of mind might easily have been
explained on a more practical basis, and
one Is tempted to ask whether the author,
after all, did not purposely leave the
matter undecided, after the style of "The
Iady or the Tiger." The weak point of
the play is the precipitancy with which
Miss Woodward, the secretary, yields to
George Gunning's' three dajs courtship;
offe does nof expect such unseemly haste
from an otherwise sensible young woman.
John Drew's portrayal of the mutinous
husband was characterized by that felici
tous mingling of refinement and manly
robustness of humor that so eminently
adapt him for high comedy. He has never
been seen to better advantage than in
this play, and Portland theater-goers can
not be otherwise than grateful for this
opportunity to study him at his best.
Excellently Supported.
His support could not have been ex
oelled. Isabel Irving, as Mrs. Parbury,
had a difficult role. Dry weeping has a
humorous side to it that is not in the bill.
It Is a physical Impossibility for any
woman no matter how accomplished an
actress she may be to weep real tears,
unless she feels real emotton; the tear
glands cannot be controlled at wilt But
this difficulty was met heroically by Miss
Irving, and her hjsterlcal fit of laugh
ter, when Hyacinth "Woodward explained
to her that she had kissed Mr. Parbury's
picture, in a mood of pure maternallsm,
was very effectively rendered. In the
earlier scenes, the subtle changes that
w ere continually taking place in her face,
as one delusive suspicion after another
took hold of her mind, were given with
xery sympathetic humor; for example,
when George Gunning Innocently suggest
ed that his friend Parbury's marriage to
her had made him "more respectable."
Therole of Hjaclnth "Woodward, as in
terpreted by MI6S Ida Conquest, must
take rantc as one of the most potent
among recent creations In this line of
drama. The cleverest hnes of the play
fall to her lot, and she delUers these with
that dry humor and bluntness that seem
so exactly in accord -with the Intent of
the author. Yet It is not this that makes
her, at all times, the center of Interest.
Bather It is the fine study she gives of
the self-poised, quietly industrious young
secretary with the aloof manner, and the
sudden outcropping of fearless English
Independence, when "injustice presses
hard."
Arthur Byron gave an excellent por
trayal of Parbury's plain-spoken young
bachelor friend, whose well-meant can
dor brought nirn into such an uncomfort
able muddle of family discords.
"Quo Vadl.
It Is hardly worth while to attempt a
serious comparison between Rusiell &
Drew's production of "Quo Vadls," at
Cordray's last week, and that of the
Charles Biggs company, seen at the Mar
quam so recently, since the former Is in
ferior in every way. The honors were
with the three tawny-maned, glowering
lions. "When they were not on the stage.
the audience was abstractedly listening to
hear them roar, and when, at last, the
arena scene was on, the actors might eas
ily have played "East Iynne." or "Little
Lord Pauntleroy," for all the- spectators
knew about It. Their eyes were riveted
upon the fierce, heavily-plunging beasts,
with the restless, untamed eyes, that
pawed and tore at the iron bars. And
the lions, when they were not thinking
about what a good dinner the audience
would make, were anxiously trying to
work out the answer to "Quo Vadls?"
MRS. CLAY CLEMEJTT, OF "THE
Doubtless they were hoping it will prove
to be an African Jungle.
MERIWETHER.
"WI1EX "WE "WERE TWEJfTY-OJTE."
TTat GoodtTla and Maxlne Elliott at
the Marqaam This "Week.
A principal event of the local theatrical
season will be the appearance on Tues
day and Wednesday- evenings of this
week of Mr. N. C. Goodwin and Miss
Maxlne Elliott, at the Mairquam Grand
Theater, when they will present, for the
first time in this city, their latest .suc
cess, entitled "When We Were Twenty
one." This play is from the pen of H. V. Es
mond, and was presented by Mr. Good
win and Miss Elliott during their long
stay at the Knickerbocker Theater, New
York. It proved one of the great suc
cesses of the metropolitan season, and
was pronounced by both press and public
one of the best plays that Mr. Goodwin
and Miss Elliott have yet appeared in.
In fact, no better Illustration of Its suc
cess In the metropolis could be given than
the fact that the run was extended from
six weeks to four months, and that then
SCENE FROM ACT II,
efforts were made to prolong the engage
ment for the season.
Subsequently Mr. Goodwin took the
piece on the road, touring in the princi
pal cities of the country, on his way to
the Coast, and "all along the line" It has
done a big business, limited nearly every
where only by the capacity of the thea
tres In which it has been presented. The
San Francisco engagement was one of- the
most profitable thus far this season in
that city. That Portland playgoers will
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welcome the production goes almost with
i out saying, when one considers the popu
I larity of "genial "Nat" here In connection
j with the strength of his newest play.
I Already the advance sale o"f seats Is
t large, although the box office was opened
j only yesterday.
I Mr. Goodwin and Miss Elliott are sur-
rounded by well-known players. The
company includes, among others, Frank
J Glllmore. Ysobel Hasklns. ClaTence Han
I dysjde. Harry "Woodruff, Estelle Morti
mer? Neil Brten. Gertrude Gheen. Thomas
Oberle and L. E. Woodthorpe. The pro
duction will be Identical with that In New
t York, and Is said to be the most elabor
ate Mr. Goodwin has ever attempted.
"When We Were Twenty-one" affords
Mr. Goodwin and Miss Elliott unlimited
opportunities for demonstrating their ver
satility. The author has taken as his title
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NEW DOMIXIOX" COSIPANY.
for the play a phrase from Thackeray's
translation of Berangers poem, to cele
brate the long friendship of three cronies,
so united that their friends called them
"The Trinity."
Owing to the lenirth of the TicrfontmnM
j the patrons of the Mimraam re
quested by the management to be in
their seats by 8 o'clock each evening.
The curtain will ring up at that hour.
"THE JTEW DOMINION."
Clement-StooUvrell Company Tonight
at Cordray's Theater.
A dramatic event of more than ordi
nary interest will occur at Cordray's pop
ular theater tonight, when the artistically
Important theatrical association of two
favorite American actors will have a be
j ginning. Mr. Clay Clement, in conjunc
, tlon with Mr. L. R. Stockwell, and sup
i ported by a selected company of plajers,
j Including Mns. Clay Clement and Miss
i Nevada Heffron, will then present his
romantic comedy in four acts, entitled
"The New Dominion' Mr. Clement hlra-
"THE SEW DOMINION."
self appearing as the Baron von Hohen
stauffen. The Baron Is a German gentleman of
good family and large means, who comes
on botanizing bent to the Old Dominion
of Virginia. He discovers, as has many
a lucky alien before, that the fairest,
sweetest flower In the world Is an Ameri
can girl. He falls desperately la love
with a soft-voiced, brown-eyed little
charmer, Just as he is about to return"
home to Germany, and, of course, he
"Napoleon Lafayette Randolph
Mr. stocKweu
Norman Edgar Randolph
Mn Charles King
J. Charles McVelgh.Mr. H. G. .Lonsdale
Marshall Boner.. ..Mr. Lawrence Griffith
Martha Boland Miss Nevada Heffron
Flora May Randolph
Miss Florence Pomphret
Mrs. Harriet Randolph
.MlassAllce Lonnon
Mrs. Josephine Dulaney
Mrs. Clay Clement
The scene Is laid on the banks of the
James River, in Virginia.
ARE OUR. AUDIENCES COX.DT
Sprightly Comment oa"The Tyran
ny of Tears" at the Marqnam.
ASTORIA. Juno 7. (To 'the Editor.)
What alls the theater-goefa of Portland?
They have not enough enthusiasm to fill
a thimble. It surely cannot be because
they are blase, and I refuse to entertain
the thought that they have not the sense
to appreciate a good perfprmance. But
why don't they get a little excited and
show their appreciation by a bit of ap
plause, now and then? -
It was my pleasure to witness John
Drew and his company and they arc
clever in "The Tyranny of Tears," at
their opening at the Marquam, the other
evening. Now. I would be willing to
waggj & dollar against a peanut that Mr.
Drew experienced a chill, when he stepped
upon the stage Tuesday evening, for the
audience showed no mora excitement or
Interest than if the "flunky" had ap
peared and announced, "Tho carriage
awaits, my lord." And, later in the even
ing, during the course of his dialogue, he
had occasion to use the word "damn."
He said it In such an easy and. natural
way that it made an impression on me,
and I gave vent to my feeling by a vigor
ous hand-clap. You can Imagine my hor
ror when I discovered I was the only one
In the house who had really stooped to
applause. The lady on my left looked
shocked, and I did not dare glance at the
one on my right This Is Just an incident,
and. of course, has nothing to do with the
merits or demerits of the play, which I
am sure, every one who has. seen it will
say was bright and Interesting, from the
first word to the "tag."
It was rumored, a short time ago, that
Haddon Chambers, tho author of the
piece, was about to be married. From his
play, one would bo led to believe that he
had already had experience in that line,
and had made an object-lesson of his
wife, for the benefit of the many young
married people and those about to em
bark on the sea of matrimony.
The wife who depends on tears to gain
her husband's consent to anything and
everything, till, at last, she drives him
to distraction and makes miserable the
life of everybody with whom she comes in
contact, is well exemplified In this play.
The husband rebels, finally and, after a
good, stiff family "tiff," brings the wife
to her senses, and. at the fall of the cur
tain, we are led to believe they will live
happy ever afterward I sincerely hope
they do. for I was In fear that Isabel Irv
ing, who Is a beautiful woman, would
wind up with a beastly red nose, from
constant sniffling.
Miss Ida Conquest, who plays an im
portant part in the comedy, is an actress
of very great ability, and is the happy
possessor of a voice that simply bubbles
over with music. Her scene with Drew,
where she pleads with him not to ask her
the reason why she Is about to leave hla
employ, and it dawns upon him that she
has grown to love.hlm, would make the
most hardened sinner long to be as capa
ble as Miss Irving, In the art of shedding
tears.
All in all, the play, was good; the actors
were good, and we all felt good after
witnessing such a good performance; the
only good thing lacking was a good round
of applause from the goodly audience thaf
was present S. TERRY M'XEAN, JR.
THRILLING SCENE IN "RIBNZI."
Brilliant Feat In Horsemanship of a
Portland Singer.
. On the royal stage at Koenigsberg, that
quaint old city near the Russian frontier,
where all the kings of Prussia were
crowned, occurred one of the most dra
matic and at the same time amusing in
cidents which Anton Schott, the wdl
known Portland singer, encountered dur
ing his long and successful European ca
reer on the grand operatic stage. He was
to play the title role of Wagner's opera
"Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes," one
of his favorite parts. The actor in this
role must be an expert horseman, for ho
has to 'manage a horso at full speed on
the stage, and at the same time sing the
great battle song. It is a rather thank
less task, for the horso usually attracts
bo much attention that the grandest per
formance of the greatest singer often
falls flat and unappreciated.
For the occasion of the Koenigsberg
performance referred to, Schott borroweo.
a magnificent black stallion from a com
rade who was serving in the Wrangel
Cuirassiers and, mounted on this fiery
young horse, he made his entrance gal
loping, as was his custom, across
the stage to the footlights. At
this startling eight a shout of enthusiasm
burst from tho audience, which quickly
changed into a universal cry of horror,
for the spirited animal, terrified at the
sudden outburst of applause, reared bolt
upright pawing the air directly above
the footlights. A catastrophe seemed In
evitable. To back -or turn the horse aside
was impossible. The rider had to decide
between leaping down over the footlights
among the musicians, or throwing th
horse on his back, with the prospect of
being himself crushed in the fall, because,
being clad In complete steel armor, weigh
ing upwards of 100 pounds, he had small
chance to escape.
While thinking of this. Schott did not
hesitate, but continued with the utmost
sangfroid to eing the grand battle song
without being out of tune or time, while
he pulled the rearing horse over backward.
Down came the animal on Its back, with
a tremendous thump, with Schott under
neath. But he quickly extricated himself,
and. standing oh his feet like a statue oi
polished eteel. he continued the grand bat
tle song, which had not been Interrupted
for an Jnstant. and at the same time pull
Ing on the bridle, he soon brought the
struggling stallion to his feet without help
from anyone- At this sight the scream,
ing of a hundred terrified feminine voices
cave way to cries cf Joy and relief, fol
lowed by a tremendous outburst of ap
plause. The comic part of that dramatic scene
was played by the leader of the orches
tra, who had fled at the first sight ot
danger, and was to be seen, pale 'and
trembling. In one of Ihe side entrances,
conducting the musicians from there wlt&
A SUPERB COMPANY
BEALITiFUL STAGE
NO ADVANCE
his baton, while the audience applauded
heartily this most ridiculous side per
formance. A few weeks of surf bathing In tho wa
ters of the Baltic took the blue-black and
yellow decorations out of Schott's bruised
back. When commenting on the incident
the country wits remarked that he haa
attempted to display the Russian national
colors, black, blue, and yellow, becausa
he was bathing so near tno ironuer.
GliEAJflNGS FOM THE WINGS.
Matters of Interest to Playcoers and
Actor Tollc.
Pre-eminently an American actor, born
here, bred here and trained upon our
stage, is Clay Clement who will appear
tonight at Cordray's In his own creation
of the gentle German, Baron Hohen
stauffen, In the drama of "The New Do
minion." of which be 13 the author.
Mr. Stockwell will have a fine comedy
part In "A Southern Gentleman," to bo
presented tho last port of this week at
Cordray's Theater.
Mrs. Clement as a dashing young widow,
tin nmf Ypfllpnt eomedv scenes with
Mr. liOnsdale as Charles McVeigh, in "The
New Dominion."
Miss Ada Rehan, who closed a success
ful tour in "The Taming of the Shrew,"
at the Detroit (Mich.) Opera-House, on
the 19th inst, will play under the direc
tion of Klaw & Erlanger next season.
Charles Astor Parker, of the Nelll com
pany, left on the Alameda for Honolulu
Thursday evening, to be absent until lata
In July. Mr. Parker carried with him
nmn 2000 rtounda of advance bamrasre and
many letters commending the Nelll com-
yany and Mr. Nelll from nign omciais in
Washington, D. C., and other cities where
the fine organization has appeared.
THEATRICAL CIRCUIT FORMED.
Ventare Includes Portland, Seattle,
Tacomr. and Butte.
Clarence H. Jones, manager of the Met
ropolitan Theater, Portland, after much
negotiation, completed arrangements yes
terday for the formation of a new North
western theatrical circuit E. J. Abrams.
of New York, will act as agent and ex
cellent attractions are promised. The
season will open September 9.
The circuit as far as completed, will
comprise the Grand Opera-House, at Seat
tle, with a seating capacity of 2200; Sut
ton's new theater at Butte. Mont, seating
about 1600 people; the Lyceum Theater,
a?Tacoma, accommodating about 1450 peo
ple, and the Metropolitan Theater, of
Portland, that will seat 1400 people, or
thereabouts. It Is probable that the circuit
will be extended to Include the Tabor
Grand Opera-House, at Denver, and the
Columbia Theater, at San Francisco. It
Is the Intention to make the entire circuit
one of popular prices.
Manager Jones contemplates remodeling
the Metropolitan. The seats upstairs will j
De rearrangea, tne gauery aone away wiin,
the exterior repainted, and other Improve
ments will be made.
ITALIA?? SOUS A ARRIVES.
He Believes In Enforcing? the Eight
Hoar Law.
The .Italian Sousa has just arrived in
America a little thin man, with a big fan
mustache SIgnor Minolltl, whose lively
marches, they say, swept over Italy, set
ting all feet tapping and all eyes flashing.
He appeared for the first time before an
American audience with his Royal Marine
Band of Italy a few nights ago in Phil
adelphia. His own marches constitute
an Important feature of his repertoire. He
is a musician to the tips of his sensitive
fingers, and he is a magnetic little man,
says the Philadelphia North American.
The players plainly worship him. More
over, the music they make is very fine;
but then, it ought to be, for Minolltl is a
regular little despot He makes his men
rehearse eight hours a day. What Ameri
can band would submit to that?
At one of these rehearsals where the
eight-hour law la being enforced Italian
fashion Minolltl was found gesticulating.
WILL COST PORTLAND PEOPLE
. The
finest
den
of
African
Lions
in
the
World
Adgie and her den of African lions will be on exhibition today, an d during all the rest of this week at
Mount Tabor. In addition to the great attraction of these wonderful lions, the Mount Tabor Military Band
will give an open-air concert on the grounds today from 3 to 5 and from 8 to 10 P. M. On Monday and the
following dajs of the week, Adgie will enter the cage and beard the lions in their den. She has given her
performance before kings and princes, and has startled the world with the extent of her mastery over the
fiercest of lions. Prince, the monster Hon of her group at Mount Tabor, is five years old, he weighs 850
pounds, and is said to be the finest specimen of the genuine African species In captivity. The lions will be
fed dally at 5 and 9 o'clock P. M. ,
Take the Mount Tabor cars, City & Suburban Railway Company, at
Third and Yamhii! Streets, or at foot of Morrison Street.
SETTINGS
IN PRICES
Friday and Saturday Evenings and Saturday Matlnea,
Mr Clement's Powerful Drama In
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MARQUAM OPERA-HOUSE
CALVIN HEILIG, Manager.
The Fashionable Event of the Season
Engagement Extraordinary
Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings, June 12-13
APPEARANCE
N. C. GOODWI
MAXINE ELLIOTT
Presenting the Succeas of the Year
When
We Were
Twenty-one
BY H. V.
PRICES:
SEATS SOW Olff
SALE
bobbing around, humming a note oneec
ond, pouncing on the piano and pounding
out a resonant chord the next drilling the
members of his organization. The little
slgnor wore a silk ulster, smoked cigar
ettes voraciously and was ever a palpi
tating bunch of nervous energy. He Is a
Corsican, but of fair skin and sandy hair.
And such a sensitive creature! His skin
Is tight on his thin face, and one can al
most see his nerves working. When a
soloist struck a high, sharp note, the ears
of Minolltl moved. Once a player made a
slip just a bit of e discord. The little
leader collapsed in a chair and swore that
death was at hand.
In Bar!, Italy, Minolltl waved the baton
over the Banda Faggiano. It was an or
ganization under civic control. Senor
Palma, backed by American money, went
to Italy to secure Minolltl. When his mis
sion was discovered, the Inhabitants, fond
of the little leader, adoring tne music of
his band, wanted to run Palma out ot
town. Palma avers that he carried three
revolvers all of the time he was In Bar!
and fully expected stilettos would be
jabbed into him. However, Palma got
away with the diminutive baton twlrler
with only the loss of sleep. Minolltl
brought his 14 sollsts with Mm. And more
members of the band are coming as soon
as they can escape the authorities of Bari.
Cordray Beats tne Record.
When Cordray's Theater closes for the
Summer season. It will be with the great
est record ever made by a theater In
Portland in the number of performances
given in a like length of time. Already
more than 400 consecutive performances
have been provided, and engagements are
booked up to July 1, without a break.
Manager Cordray Is entitled to much
credit for the showing thus made, and he
points with pride to the fact that not for
a night In the season has his theater
been dark. The engagements which he
has booked have, for the moat part, been
those of good attractions, and compare
favorably with those of any popular-price
house In the country. His patrons have
shown their appreciation of his efforts by
a large average attendance throughout
the season. Comedy, melodrama, opera,
minstrelsy, burlesque nearly everything.
t$m wlillMiSl Lion
I l,&. vrfvV IPi Ml UtA I( Exhibit
Four Acts i
A Southern Gentleman
55
"Esmond's new play must
rank as the comedy success of
the oeason." N. Y. Sun.
Cast and production Identical
to that seen at the Knicker
bocker Theater, New York.
ESMOND.
Lower floor (except last S rows) J 2.00
Last 3 rows 1.60
Balcony, first 3 rows.. LEO
Balcony, second 3 rows LCO
Balcony, third 3 rows 75
Balcony, last 3 rows 50
Gallery 25
Boxes and loges 12.50
In fact that is today successful on the
stage has contributed to the entertain
ment he has provided. He has already
booked a number of first-class attractions
for next season.
Nance O'Neil In Australia.
Nance O'Nell continues successful In
Australia. She has been loaded with
praise by the critics, eays the Dramatic
Mirror, and is likely to remain in the An
tipodes for a long period. J. C. William
son, the theatrical magnate of Australia,
is confident that Miss O'Nell has entered
upon a brilliant career, and has arranged'
with McKee Rankin for the actress' ap
pearance In a number of new productions.
Several changes have been made In Miss
O'Nell's company recently. Thomas King
ston has been engaged as leading man.
In place of Clay Clement William Ber
nard, formerly with Hoyt and McKee,
has been secured as stage manager, and
Ellen Berry, daughter of Sir William
Berry, ex -Premier of Victoria, haa
also joined the company. Miss O'Nell
began a five weeks' engagement at Her
Majesty's Theater, Sydney, April 14.
Among, the plays she will produce will ba
Glacomntte's "Elizabeth."
Suspected It.
"Uncle Gabe Lunldnhead. of the Spread
eagle neighborhood," wrote the editor of
the Bumbleton Bugle, 'dropped in last
Monday morning and paid us a dollar oa
subscription. Come again. Uncle Gabe.
"P. S. The dollar proves to be a counter
felt We thought It was when we took It.
but as it was the first one Uncle Gabe had
paid us for seven years, we concluded w
would rather have that than nothing."
Chicago Tribune.
m
Quantity vs. Quality'.
"No, Miss Embonpoint" said the impre
sario, "I fear that I cannot star you as
'A Lady of Quality.' I might be able to
cast you In the title role of A Lady of
Quantity,' however."
And next day the newspapers had an
other horsewhip story. Baltimore Ameri
can. . .,
NOTHING TO SEErfHEM