The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

Thespis. after his summer rest has
opened wide his eyes, the sound of many
tlnkHng bells heralds the ascension OF
the curtain and the theatrical season OF
ls97-ss Is launched with all OF that en-
thuslasm that seems inseparable from
the birth OF new dramatic campaign.
Just what the season will bring forth
In the way OF successes It Is hard 10 say
In fact, It is only the youthful and the
foolish who attempt to prophecy what
will happen In a business In which thu
changeful conditions OF the country cut
such figure. To be sure, large NUM-
Der Of managers are predicting great
season. My boy, think Of the wheat
crop" they say, land think Of the cotton,
the corn. the hay and the prosperity that
Is all over the land. The season IL going
to be a wonder" And with the greatest
amount OF belief In the excellence OF their
own judgment they are engaging actors
and securing plays TO send upon the road.
The season, as 1t looks now-on paper
should turn out comparatively we'll
Novelties there are promised In plenty
and II variety is the spice Of life, there
viii be plenty OF spice for everyone and
a limited tour and several OF the stars
are coming out with annoqi.- ements of
new productions.
Possibly the most important announce
ment comes from that stei'ng actor
william II. Crane, whose successes OF
recent years have received the strongest
kind OF support from the public. The
comedian has always held that the pub
lie will support good clean, wholesome
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which 1t Is familiar ard dealing with
characters that are take directly from
life. He Is great believer In comedy
and thinks tina. one OF the missions OF the
stage Is 10 amusa and lightel Gaze Dur
ing the summer Mr., Crane had no less
than dozen authors at work for him
and he felt that II he succeeded in getting
two good plays out OF all that would be
submitted to him, he would be satisfied.
But he did better and he Is now more
strongly equipped with what consider
ed excellent material than he has been
before at any other period OF his lengthy
career.
Among the playes he has accepted Is
"a Virginia Courtshlp," which comes
from the pen OF Eugene Presbrey. The
play Is one calling for handsome coN
tunes Of the period of 1915, and It is to be
deliberately staged. Clyde Fitch and Lee
DeitrIchtsteln have written bright
comedy which has been accepted and
Mr.. Parker, the co-author of Rose
mary" and of Change Alley" has, It Is
thought, fitted the actor with another
good play, Two other plays by Amer-
can authors have been. accepted and
those, with "a Fool of Fortune" which
made big hit last season In New York,
and His Wlfe's Father" which is now
being seen In London, will make up the
actors repertoire for the season.
Mr. Crane opens his season In San
Francisco on September 10 and will make
a short tour of the far west, reaching
Chicago for his annual engagement there
in November. The actor begins his New
York engagement In January and eX-
poets to remain there for the balance of
the season.
The company to be seen In the actors
support Is said to be very strong one.
Among Its women are Miss Annie Irish,
who was the leading woman of the Ken
dals' company. Miss Percy Haswell, for
some seasons member Of Augustln
Days forces. Miss Kate Lester, Miss
Frances Stevens and Miss Louise Clos
ser The men include Walter Hale, Boyd
Putnam, Percy Brooke, William Boag,
George T.. De We're, Vincent Serrano,
Charles r. Gotthold and William Il.
Butterleld.