Show PEOPLE 0 or A ignatio Marti martinetti has signed a contract with hamlin and mitchell to play the leading 0 role rolo of the boy babe alan in their next seasons production of babes in norman hackett who has played leading shakespearean can roles in and kempers companies for several seasons has been engaged for prominent parts with julia marlowe and E H sothern sir henry irving at a reception given in his honor by the manchester art club eaid said that he would retire from the stage in 1906 and reminded his hearers that it was forty eight years since he carst trod the stage king oscar of sweden awarded on juno june I 1 the medal of literature and arts to geraldine farrar the american singer who achieved so much success in berlin the medal was conferred in of her performances for mances in stockholm olm the primrose path a new ro mantle comedy in three acts by estelle clayton had its first production on any stage at the tho providence opera house last week by isabelle evelson and company the action of the play occurs during the colonial days in now england some time ago it was announce announced that capt marshall was writing a 0 piece for miss ellaline Ell Eli allne borriss and seymour hicks ilick be lie has now trans berred the task to cosmo hamilton who Is busily occupied with it the piece Is 0 o be called the catch of the season and i will III be produced at the th london vaudeville about the middle of september the story is described as a modernized modernised version of the legend of cinderella details regarding the last illness of antonin dvorak are given in viennese journals he ile had been weakened by an attack of influenza but had recovered so far that the doctor had bad I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I q 4 till j t 1 j ta t IN I N PP ft 7 I 1 it loi alff it 11 VW jr I 1 if 45 wf 1 alf 17 r r herr conried Is tenor hunting in europe he ile Is not to have jean joan de next season but he has his eye on two tino caruso not robinson and a spaniard named guibo and on two or three new operas herr and frail frau conried have been the guests of countess do Gref fullie mine rejane will arrive in america in november and will make her first appearance at the lyric theater new now york on nov 8 four of the thelie weeks of her american tour will be given to new york the rest of the time will be ta taken kenby by chicago boston philadelphia and new now orleans it is seven years since she was last seen in the united states marlo jansen janson in boston filed a vol unitary petition in bankruptcy under tinder tho the name of hattle hattie AT johnson given givon to her by her foster father ben den johnson the total liabilities of miss jansen arc are given at lao 1 25 the assets miss jansen is now living in winthrop mass where she is said to be earning a living doing needlework she deserves sympathy for her was always open to the needy in hor her good years and she was in an artist alloi allowed ed him to plan an excursion to the country he was particularly anxious to hear again the song of the birds which alas had given him aim much pleasure but before he could start on this trip he lie had bad a stroke of paralysis and died aled in course of a conversation with a journalist a few weeks before his death he lie declared that he had not given up tip composing symphonic i works notwithstanding the entreaties of publishers and that he would devote the rest of his career to writing operas he had already begun work on two new operas and was so eager to continue that ho lie refused all offers from front managers including one for a tour through austria germany france and italy for which he lie was to receive nearly a week A monument is to bo be erected to verdi at milan at the porta magenta opposite the homo home for musicians elms founded by the master italian artists are invited to compete the first prize 1 IF of the of lire for each of the next best designs a sum of 1000 lire ti ill bo be awarded for the monument itself there is in addition a sum ot ol lire at desp disposal osa L |