Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-22

sfoaes Afs a. T. ll0NFrs 10 all PfoD4r
bilify TIE Banished Duke Mrs NInnls
Aaddero FLsks rhoKte. AID Miss Lolita
Crsktrss A9drey. The hosslina has nog
yef beea IA eided apon. although Ross
ceghIaa ana As1a. Motesika have been
suggested
JOseph yehsrsons eleciloE "a presi-
deaf "a the Players einl. % sDeceed
Edwin boofh. wss genersliy exteeted
he represented Angrs lhap any other
setor sssIlsble Cor the ofkce those traeii-
tlons u tbs ApaerieAs sfage which hls
predecessor embodied A public meet
Ing 0f the Players club will be held al
Pslner's theatre on November -. Edwin
Booths birthday. az shich there viii be
appropriate exercises Ia commemorative
81 the dead actor. liz has been decided
to keep FOR al time TIE rooms IN the
club house In which Mr. booth died ex-
actly - ne left them. The rooms will
be sho~n o. visitors on public occasions
and viii be accessible b nlembsrs under
regulations
Daniel Frohman's company Of come
disns from the Lyeeam theatre. New
York. wlll play -AmerieAns Abroad" In
The Powers az al early date IL -
gentle comedy IN whica George Cayran
has made distinguished hit She will
not appear in the caste selected for the
present tour. but her place will be tillcd
by Maud Harrison. clever actress, who
has lopg played leading parts for Mr.
Friedman.
Rehearsais for the great military en-
tertainment. 90 be given Ia bockerby
hall November y, are progressing timely.
The drill squad - working every even
Ing. The minstrel first part. the spe.
ciais and the military fancy dance prom
ise 10 be first-classL Many novelties viii
be introduced by Paul Davis. John
Brewer. Fred Wurzburs. Bert Rice and
others
Pauline Halls press agent has pro-
mulgaied the apparently official declare
ton that the weighty madame IL eight
pounds lighter than announced a month
ago. The avoirdupois 81 her new opera
is not yet determined. but IL IS believes
10 be strong enough To sustain her
through ITS three acts.
Paul M. Potter. in letter TO the Lon
don Era, refuting Robert Buchanan's
charges Of plagiarism in the matter Of
Sheridan. remarks; Having served my
apprenticeship in dramatic criticism, !
have no such opinion 81 Mr.. Buchanan's
abilities that should care To borrow
bis ideas"
The announcement is made in ali seri-
BUSINESS that Maurice Barrymore retires
from the stage In six weeks time. and
will thereafter engage IN the exalting
occupation OF raising fancy lap dogs for
the 400. III this statement is correct
splendid actor indeed goes 10 the bow
vows.
The Kohl Moor. the operetta which
Oscar Hammerstein recently wrote. is
shortly to be produced at Roster and
balls in place Of one 10 the acts of the
ballet Of Versailles. Ruth Davenport
and Charles Renwick have been engaged
FOR the cast
Fanny Davenport has decided 10 be
an -authoress." The title page will be
a photographic sight" with her name
larger than the title itself The inside
pages are to be filed in by miserable
but bright young man for fifty actual
dollars.
James X Adams. now playing his sec
ond year with The Country Circus is
going out next season at the head of a
company that will play Bobby But
tons" a combination OF farce. special
ties and pantomime.
Barney Ferguson will next season be
managed by J. Wesley Rosenquest. j. t.
Alderman. advance representative. MIR.
Ferguson has two new plays. Duffy's
Blunders and MoCarthy's Masquerade.
The stage has sustained great loss in
the failure Of Miss Lillian Lewis al
1 legged endeavor TO commit suicide. The
flare young woman did her best TO
/ oblige.
Manager Reeves has engaged TO play
/ the adventures in Hands Across the
Sea-" Katharine Roland. young &C
tress OF great beauty and much pre- mise.
I Sarah Bernhardt will begin hes en-.
gagement at the Paris Renaissance in
/ les lsois." by jules Lemaitre. about
I November !.
Dolly Mobiles has left Charles Dick.
/ sons company and rejoined her husband
10 play her original part Ia "rhe Phe-
Xix.
I F.. S Willard produced Hamlet in
/ Boston last Monday evening To a critical
| audience and scored an emphatic sue
cess.
Agnes Herndon has decided TO 60 out
starring again. this time with a new
/ piece from the French OF Emile Angler.
Manager John Stetson Of Boston has
purchased $1,000 summer residence
on the North Shore, Beverly. Mass.
After his engagement here Sol Smith
Russell may go to London 10 play in Mr..
Days theater there.
Joseph Whiting replaces Louis Aid
rich as the Hon. Hannibal Rivers in
The Senator
Marie Tempest has quit j NJ. Hill.
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