New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
rgr pLAys orA YEw ROAD CoMPANT.
uow THE FORCES ARE ORGANIZED AND WHAT
THEY WILL DO.


THEY WILL DO.
,u,no,+art attraction of the coming theatrical
80, will he Augustus Pltous new travelling stock
ansnv This organization is the outcome OF plans
80 ,o,o described I'm these columns about two years
80 in an interview In which Mr.. Pitou said that as
o az fitting opportunity presented itseli ne "ouiu
.canize company of players capable OF presenting al
,,na. q, modern plays Only those intimately ac-
.,nted with theatrical affairs know how dlhcut u %
- organize q company Of this kind and how careiulis
a., many complicated features have TO DC stuuieu "'u
Hinged A most important factor of such COM
s,raton s the engagement of competent leading man
"a = oomnetent leading woman. Mr. Pitou mas Sc
-, Nelson Wheatcroft and Miss Minnie Selgmah ior
,nso responsible places. During his connection WIN
,no Ivcenm Theatre Mr.. Wheatcroft won approval "
NJ. painstakng and well-studied character poru'
md This eapcrence will now prove extremely s
Next in Importance come the character "oVo 80
-sa. in theatrical parlance is known as "0 .sa
- Miss Ida Vernon holds this place IN inc
company W. II. Thompson ana o. W. s"' ,r,o,.usor
v,., .he old men and character parts MT inonp'O'
p' 80 .o many times in New-York within the iast
. -. "a has won favorable consideration III paris
:, .h. KIND that he will now be called upon W pNy
ar shannon was member OF Lester "Sii'o go.
oompany and for a number OF years ""1 49,. 80
manager at WallacNs Theatre. lie VIII hou Wv 49,,
rIace in Mr. Pltous company "iiiiani 80. :,
,rho payed the leading part III ~ VIZ ,..as,,
uooe, last winter mas been engaged as tno le' nS
,rven,le Of the organization, while George baoA"9
coorgo W Leslie will share the lghtcomcoy par
,,,sses Adelaide Stanhopc and Helen BahorOiV WIZ 70
,he lighter female parts. Both are wen anu 80
t,ovrn IN metropolitan play goers' MISS JAM -, ,
Tho nlaved Josie Armstrong in The SENATOR WIN L.
similar line OF parts with Mr. Pitou's company
vida Crolv Miss Frances Drake. Miss jennie huanu
ME- Annette Leland Gustave Frankel feueii'
,,srd W. Palmer and Charles Appleton oo'"pie'e ,''0
ust Mr. Pitou does not announce the eheSseinoh. Va "
hoo,-r.,nan-that IS a man engaged 10 lmpeisohd'0
so,rsbeeause the various pieces selected for preSe
,ion dispense with this usually rather o0ous pi'On
Among the plays that to lie prodAoeo IN C'e
=, The season BY this organization are nc" Iout
.oc,stv drama entitled a Modern Match ne" tiee
y. ,or,.dvdrama bv Miss Martha Morton, ca,lcu
ny an Sn Middleton Gentleman" an emOuonai PuS:
w Nv; nv Fdouard CadOl entitled Iter heleaSD,
~ lew farcical comedy by Fred W. sidney, eS .
a. az Ioving Iecacyn Mr. PitOu has NUMBER Vh O.Aoi
80 ,rbicb he means TO produce from tlhe 10 UIne.
After Mr. Pou had engaged ms acIoTs ss au .TeSne
b,s nlays ne contracted 10 open the NV sooson
Tbeatre with this company arranging 70 pay NIa
~ eiGht weeks beginning on SepemDer .; ie d tbiS
caused nv unforeseen building complications may S he
tTnnossibie and the manager was ODnee9 70 Sdie
ians AS now arranged he will begin te sUooH GU,
PPanv,s season AT the Grand opera HOUSE III iTi q
Pnnis newt Monday with A Modern Match Ni.'B -
90 he followed by Geoifrey Middleton Gentleman