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Show "BLAINE, A TRAGEDY." A Dnma For th Star, Which Will Ke Be Enacted In New York. An American playwriter has been for ome time engaged in the composition of a drama cf contemporary life iu ' which the chief character is to be a famous fa-mous American statesman, dow deceit ed. The title which he has chosen fot it is "Blaine, a Tragedy." It certainly looks like bad taste to dramatize, at least in this generation, the career of the American here named, but the author au-thor maintains that he can do it inoffensively inof-fensively and in such a way aa to dig nify his subject, 33 the life of Mr. Blaine was full of dramatio material, and aa there were scenes in it which would be especially serviceable for a drama of real life. He says that Shakespeare made nse of personages who lived not long before his time, and even of some who were his contemporaries, and he gives the names of other playwriters who have used their acquaintances In their stago compositions. When reminded that even the greatest and most picturesque Americans Amer-icans of past times, from the days of Washington to those of Lincoln, had never been used successfully for dramatio dramat-io material, as Shakespeare used the kings of England, he replied that this was a thing which would surely yet be done in this country, as it has been done in other lands, and that, in any event, It is his purpose to begin tho undertaking. undertak-ing. "Is there any manager in New York, " WO asked, ' 'who would bring out youi tragedy?" "I do not know, but there is a manager man-ager in Chicago who will bring it out if it Euits hiru. " "Do you not fear that there would be a Btorm or popular reproDation n you should make your chief character resemble re-semble tho original?" "If there bo anything of the kind, oi If tho w.ork fail to prove attractive, it will be withdrawn after tho first or seo ond performance. Bat thcro are in mj subject puch striking elements for a first class stage drama aud for a winning ene that I Bhali :ot think of its failure until after it has falod." "Would not the relatives of the d ceased statesman object to the work and get out an injunction against its per formanco?" "If such an objection shall be raised by any oue entitled to speak with authority, au-thority, or after that ono has been present pres-ent at a performance of it, i will b discontinued. The man of my title rolt has been a subject for painters, sculptors and othor artists, and there is no good reason why ho should not be mado a subject for dramatic artists." After the playwriter had expressed the views here reported, The Sun reporter report-er asked a theatrical manager as to the prospects of a drama of the kind spoken of. He ftuswoiMl that ho did not believe a single respectable manager in New York or anywhere else would bring it out, and that, if brought out in any American city, it would be a flat failure. fail-ure. He believed that the execution of the playwriter's project would not b tolerated by the thea&r going community. communi-ty. New York &na. A Distinguished Woman Oc3l8t. Dr. Charlotte Ellaby, opthalmio surgeon sur-geon to the London New Hospital For Women, Euston road, has won no small personal distinction by her late achievement. achieve-ment. At the request of H. H. the Jam Sahib of Jarunagar, Dr. Ellaby went lately to India in order to operate upon the maharaui for cataract. Both eyes were operated upor in turn, and both operations were completely successful A correspondent in India says : 'The ma-harani ma-harani is naturally delighted at recovering recov-ering her sight, and her joy is shared by all her household, as well as by the English wocen who have the pleasure of the acquaintance of one of the most charming.ot the Rajput ladies, beloved for her genial manners and esteemed for her unaffected and sincere piety." Dr. Ellaby's services were retained at the suggestion of Mr. and Mrs W. S. McClelland, who, for long years resident resi-dent in Janinagar (Mr. McClelland being be-ing state engineer there), are the tried and trusted friends to whom his highness high-ness the Jam Sahib turns when trouble Invades his household. Dr. Charlotte Ellaby has rsturnsd to England. Loa flon. |