New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-29
DALY'S AND THE LYCEUM. :,
PLANS FOR THE COMING sEAsoN-MR DAILY
AND Mr.. FROHMAN RETURN ON
THE ST IOI-IS

Among the 37J or 50 persons who came into ,ort a,
the St Louis Yesterday full Of stories about III Hung
Chang were two Of the most prominent New-York
thea trcal managers. Augus;n Daily and Daniel Froh-
man Mr.. DAILY has been to London with his company
for It's annual engagement and Mr. Frohman has
been there by himself partly for business but mora
for pleasure.
Mr.. DAILY expressed great confidence last night IN
The Geisha." which Is 10 open the season at bis
theatre on September He said that he thought I.
undoubtedly the greatest OF the season IN
London and that I would run at Days Theatre
there till September. 1897 when the engagement OF
his own company was to begin. Miss Dorothy Nor
ton has been engaged to play the part here which
Mss Marie Tempest plays In London and Miss Violet
Lloyd will have Miss Lefty Linds part She has
been playing Il in London in Miss Linds absence
Edwin Stevens and Herbert Gresham also cas-,
for the piece here and other actors are coming
from England. The chorus which is now rehearsing
has been made up mere. n numbers forty persons
and there will be twenty-five in the orchestra
Miss Rehsn IS still in England She is studying the
Shakespearan parts which sne * 70 play next sea-
son. She Will come back in time for rehearsals and
will begin her season a Days Theatre on November
In the course of the season Mr. Daily said she will
appear in two Shakespearian parts One OF these
will be Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing" ana
the other Mr. DAILY is ready disclose AZ present
The revival OF King Henry w. which has 50 lons
been promised. will probably occur IN the OF
Prince Hal
Mr.. DAILY has a play for this season by Robert W
Chambers from his novel, "A King and Fow
Dukes" There Is also a musical comedy from
German source. by Sydney Resented The COM
pany will be composed practically It was last
season. Miss Maud Hoffman and Miss Mabel Gill.
man will be new members Of 1t. The season in
New-York Will be unusually long one lasting
till nearly the end Of April.
Daniel Frohman. who has been abroad all sum-
mer has devoted most OF his time to rest and
Measure But he has attended 10 4 few matters OF
business incidentally lie said last night that he
had secured plays for the Lycoum Theatre COM
pany by Edward Rose. the author Of the stage yer.
sion Of The Prisoner OF Icnda". Louis y. Parker
the author of Rosemary and Jerome * Jerome
Mr. Jerome's play is not yet finished. and none OF
the plavs are named. The season Of the Iyceum
Theatre company will open with one Of these Mr.
Frohman has not yet decided which. The Lyccum
company Will retain most ~ fhe members which il
Amol g these will be Felix Morris who for some
years played character parts in Miss Rosna
Vokes's company; Ernest Hastings Frank X.
Mills Joseph Wheelock. lr. Miss Mary d. Shot
we'll and Miss jessie Mackaye. The company will
begin a tour Monday IN Mhwaukee playing
'Thc Prisoner of Ienda. T. H. Sothern begins
his annual engagement at the l.yceum Theatre on
TUESDAY In "A Enemy 70 the King. having oih'r
plays ir reserve if they should be need ills en-
gagement will end on NovemOer H. ana u'h me
season OF the f)ck company VIII begin 80
Miss Olga Nethersole. Mr.. Fronman sfN' VIII
have a new play this season by Henry ). l;sinonh
She will also play THE wife Of Scarf which was
fried in PITT sburg last and viii retain ar
men and Camille" She will have an Am,ri N
company this time. except Tor TWO or IT. a''3.s
whom She will seec: in England and bring Win