The evening world., 1888-08-04
COMING STAGE HITS.
PREPARATIONS BY ACTORS AND MANAGERS
FOR NEW TRlUMPHs.

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"Unclo Tam's Cabin /" TO he Supplied
with n Mystic voudoo Rite scene-Hcicn
Blythe's List Of Attrnctions-An Appli-
cant Whose Services Mrs. Fernandez
Declined.
A voudoo scene Ia to be one of the features
Of the production of " Uncle TOMS Cabin "
in which w. W. Randall and G. II. Gardner
are interested. 1t will show the religious
rite IN vogue among Southern negroes and
has been written about by Cable. White
people. II is said. are not allowed to witness
the ceremony, but Messrs. Randall and Gar
diner for o small consideration will show il
to anybody. Frank Howson, Of the Madison
Square Theatre, has written some weirdly
appropriate music for this scene. Two car
loads Of scenery will be shipped to Boston,
where the piece is to open on Wednesday.
No stock scenery will be used at any of the
theatres that " Uncle Tom " visits.
Stage Manager Cripps and Musical Director
Nowak were hard at work yesterday at Wal
lacks rehearsing various parts of Prince
Methusalem," which is now in the third
week Of its run at that theatre. Some of the
maidens in the ohoruses had grown care
less" and the consequence was that they had
n mornings work for their trouble. Stage
Manager Cripps is terrible when he is
thwarted. The maidens yesterday were very
GROSS, and it ia sai to suppose that they viii
evince no more "carelessness during the
run of StIauss's opera. Cripps believes in
discipline.
Cholmeley Jones has been appointed bust
House in Philadelphia, of which 7. F. Kelly
Is proprietor. Mr.. Jones enters upon his
new duties on Monday. He says that the
American opera season at that house has been
wonderfully profitable, and the present week,
the eleventh of the engagement, has been as
good as ny.
Col. Mccanll next spring will probably
produce The May Queen" an opera by
G SaissnI ais composer Of # r st.nSSn,. " q and that I.
The May Queen" has been produced
In Berlin and Vienna with great success. The
scenes are laid in England during the time of
Oliver Cromwell. Next summer Col. No
Caull has - Fatinitza " in view.
Mrs. George 8. Knight Is to take out q
company during the coming season in Q play
called Professional Euchre," an adaptation
from the German. Her season Ia to open
Sept. 10.
L n CI6uCu bhiiOE, Iubt uIElN6u, euU8I6u ING
office of Mrs, Fernandez yesterday and in
sisted upon singing o French song. He had
with him Q N interpreter and made known the
fact that he wanted an engagement to sing
before the American public. Mrs. Fernandez
referred him to Col. McCaull, because"
as she said, "the Colonel has q crutch
knocking about that he can use to advantage
upon him."
j. F. Brien. manager Of Miss Helen Blythe,
" the American actress" says that this lady's
repertoire for the coming season will include
"'Twixt Axe and Crown" " Catherine How
ard or the Tomb, the Throne and the Scat
fold" "L'Article AT" n Condemn Not
The season Of Hallen and Hart will begin
on Aug. az. at the Bijou Theatre, Pittsburg.
Pa, when their new musical farce by a..
Grattan Donnelly. called Later On. p" will
Myra Goodwin, Martha Porteous. Flora Fan
fretta, Norma Wells, Duddie Douglas, John
j. Kelly. j. Bernard Dyelin, Thomas Rooney
and J. II. Owens.
Mr.. n. r, Jacobs will reopen the Thalia
Theatre for the regular season next Monday.
The house. which will be run at popular
prices, d Ia Jacobs, has been extensively
decorated and painted. Mr.. Jacobs says he
Is now permanently located on the Bowery.
The Black Flag " will be the attraction on
his Third Avenue Theatre for the season.
The Bijou Opera House is in the hands of
painters and decorators. II is to be opened
under the management of j. Wesley Rosen-
quest on Sept. 8 with The Woman Halter"
v-.Ll-- Nae.