The evening world., 1890-07-07
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS.
Senator Crane Once More Seen
Upon the Rialto.
San Franciscans to Get Some Points
From "The sbstchen."

William II. Crane and his wiry little
manager, Joseph Brooks. have arrived in
the city from n Francisco. Crane
looks rubicund and serene. If he didn't
like San Francisco, it certainly agreed
home Mt Cohasset this week, and will re-
main there until THE Senator" begins
to boom once more. lii the mean time
Manager Brooks has a little enterprise of
his own to establish. 1t is The Balloon"
which opens July % at the Star Theatre.
and in which several of the members of
Mr.. Cranes company will appear.
A play entitled Uncle Toms Cabin"
of which the readers of this column may
possibly have heard. will go out next
season OF n large scale, OF course.
Uncle Tom" hns reached that stage
where the large scales" and the
- elaborate mountings" are necessary.
The version in this particular case will be
that made by Clay NJ. Greene. in which
there is u Noudoo festival scene. Among
those engaged to appear are five full
blooded Siberian dogs, a trick donkey and
an Arabian pony. Fifteen large alliga-
tors will also be in the cast. The ALI
gators, the donkey, the pony and the
dogs will be assisted by Milt Barlow, the
ey.minstrel; Harry Weber. Carrie Dillon
Webber, jr. Winston Murray. Mercedes
Malorini, Gussie de Forest ana Harry
Mitchell.
Ed J. Connolly. Billy" Bishop, Ed
Heron, Maggie Fielding. Bell Lynn,
Master Harry Lynn and Miss Mary
Booklet, are among those engaged to
appear In L. s.. Mail. " which opens its
season in Philadelphia, in September.
The farce-comedy will be seen in New
York later. This last statement will nip
any. little jealous feeling III the bud.
Philadelphia won't have all the good
things, ut any rate.
Miss Lilly Post, in gentle lavender and
under a very modest DarasOl, loOks charm
ing on Broadway. Miss Post moves along
with the delightful coyness of Priscilla.
the Puritan maiden. In private life Miss
Post is Mrs. w. II. Morton.
Hendrix Hudson" will be read to-
day to the bubblesome Fay Templeton
and the less e~tiervescent members OF her
company. There will be n meeting at the
Office of her manager. William l. .Lykens,
and the burlesque will be made known to
this limited audience.
A. NJ. Palmer's Madison Square Theatre
company opens in San Francisco tonight.
Maurice Barry moIe, Mis- Ada DyaS, j.
IL. Stoddart and Miss .Maude Harrison
are all with this organization in the far
West. The repertoire will include Jim
the Penman." "A Man of the World"
Aunt Jack. "''Saints and Sinners. " and
Capt. Swift"
The Lyceum Theatre company. Is rest
ing for the first time in many seasons.
Herbert Kelley and his wife are in Eu-
rope, Georgia Cayvan has just sailed for
England. and the other members of the
organization are scattered.
It'd. Marks's International Vaudevilles
are now very conspIcuously announced
Mt the Union Square Theatre, where they
open Aug. l6. Mr.. Marks is expected
back from Europe very shortly. Miss
Maude Branscombe-she OF the photo
graphs-is his latest acquisition.
THE Shatchen" has had a big offer
from San Francisco. and its members
leave to-day to play an engagement at the
Bush Street Theatre in that city. 1t ap-
pears that Jack Gordon, Knight Err
rant" which was to have been seen at
that theatre. disappointed, hence the
departure of " Shatchen." Frank Mord-
aunt will play the part that was SO admir-