Life — March 21, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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South Africa, May-June, 1900. CANNOT read the sickening details ; The hard-pressed flight before the wider horde loping Devotion ; some “smart” lord Proclaiming annexation, while he hales A Monarch’s flag 0’ tes—where Freedom veils Her anguished face—to the cant ery “ restored ‘To nations civilized.” Heavens! the sword A ur, that for lust of gold assails Democracy, and self-respect, the high Estate of manumitted thought, to win Whi 1 fearless men have flown on crimson wings artyrdom? Oh, what can justify This pirate act, the murder of the twin tepublics—worth a heeatomb of kings ? Frederic Crowninshield. Te Dramatic Notes. R. EDWARD ROSE is hard at work on dramati- zations of Mr. Dooley’s Philosophy, The Tribune Almanac and An Englishicoman's Love Letters. Mr. Richard Mansfield is completing prepa- rations for a. mammoth one-hundred-thousand- dollar production’ of ‘ Midsummer: Night's Dream,” in which the distinguished actor-manager will play the part of Puck, Mr. Charles Frohman has concluded with the French Government a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-years" lease of the Theatre Francaise. The House of Moti¢re. will be opened under his management, with Miss Maude Adams | as Lady Mucheth. Mr. Marion Crawford has gone to Rome, N. Y., where he will devote a month to the dramatization of his five hundred and eighteen novels. . Mr. Clyde Fitch has mastered the difficult art of writing six plays simultaneously —one with each hand and foot, Lo; WHO 18 THAT SEMITIC-LOOKING PERSON WITH THE ABNORMAL PRonoscis? Hippo: ot, THAT's TAPIRSTEIN, OF THE JUNGLE THEATRICAL SYNDICATE. WHAT STARTED THEIR FIRST QUARREL. Mra. Nubride: we.to, peanest! ono with a pen held between his teeth, and one which he dictates in his sleep to a stenographer, who sits nightly at his bedside for the purpose. As Miss Henrietta Crosman continues to be successful on the road, Messrs. Frohman and Hayman have commis- sioned Mr. Rose to make another “Nell Gwyn’? play suitable for Miss Edna May. It is hoped by a skilful arrangement of dates to have both Miss Rehan and Miss May appear at every stand in advance of Miss Crosman. Miss Madeleine Lucette Riley is writing a drama entitled “ Ben Jonson.” It will teem with historical characters and imaginary incidents. There will be a duel with cross- bows between Shakespeare and Bacon, when Ben Jonson will act the réle of peacemaker. The Frohman-Hayman Syndicate has applied to the Supreme Court for an injunction restraining Mr. Augustus Thomas from writing any more plays, unless he accepts the cut-rate royalties apportioned by the Syndicate to native authors. At the Opera. «e Y OU see that woman up there in the first tier of boxes? That's Mrs. Giltsoaker.” “How can you tell? “T know her voice.” Her face is turned the other way.’ O* the principle of fighting the Devil with fire, why haven't the Carrie-Nation-harried barkeeps of Kansas put barmaids into their saloons? No doubt it is unlawful, but 80 are the saloons, and it is possible that the lady barkeeps might hold some interesting discussions with Mrs. Nation. comicbooks.com Mr. Nubride: weivo, wuo 18 17?