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Iago. and also play together in new piece
will have leading roles in "a Ward of
France" and Bijou Fernandez is to be in
the same drama. James A. Hearne will in
troduee ''Shore Acres in London. Clara
Morris, Kate Claxton and George c. Boniface
are to. figure as dramatic actors in vaudeville
theaters. Adelaide Hermann will take up
the work of her late husband as a magician
Augustus Pitou has completed the cast Of
Cumberland, 81 and it includes John E.
Kellerd, Edgar Davenport, Florence Rockwell
Amelia someryille, ". J. Ferguson. Lionel
Violet Black and Mile Sackett.
The Grand opera house, entirely rem
ovated and redecorated, will open it's
fall and winter season Aug. 20, with
the first presentation in the Northwest
or the great New York success, Chin
mic Fadden"
Each succeeding season of the Grand
has marked an improvement in the
character Of it's bookings. This season
Will be no exception to the rule and
the list of attractions already secured
includes many standard companies,
who have heretofore appeared at high
prices. The opening attraction, Chin
mic Fadden," is under the manage
ment Of Manager Jacob Lift, and its
production will be elaborate in every
respect. The leading role will be TAX
en- by Dan Collier, an actor peculiarly
adapted to the impersonation Of this
now famous character. A capable sup
port is promised.
Rehearsals will commence next week
for the forthcoming tour of Verona
Jarbeau in De Koven & Smiths new
musical comedy, entitled 1.-The Paris
Doll" The comedy is said to be full
Of original ideas.
Robert Downing will begin his seas
on's tour in Washington, D. c., on Aug
80. David Laroque," based on the
theme Of novel by George Ohnet, will
be the first novelty produced.
The entertainment season of 1898
is about to begin. Thespis is putting
the final touches of rouge on her
cheeks, REPOSITORIES toes are nervous,
Apollo is tuning up his Tyre.
General excitement trembles behind
the cobwebby doors Of theaters Re-
hearsals, new steps in dancing, fresh
voices, manager laying plans for for
tune, players arranging schemes for
fame, singers hopeful Of a prima DON
mas laurels, dancers intending to excel
Lefty Lind and Guido Loie Fuller.
Authors big with anticipation Of re-
nown and royalties. Comedy tragedy,
melodrama, pastorals, problem plays,
musical plays, farces-a theatric plum
pudding steaming hot and alluring.
What hopes are these! The public
ready to purchase entertainment. The
performers enthusiastic in the effort to
supply it. Women of beauty and wom-
en- of BRAIN handsome actors and act
ors comical, reputable managers and
managers not so reputable, 10000, 900
people waiting for the opening Of the
theater door, 10000 performers await
ing their entrance.
Playwrights of both sexes, all ma
tionalities, all intellectualitie3, Ameri-
can, English, German, French, italian,
Norwegian, Belgian, Spanish, each with
a mission to eclipse Shakespeare in
tragedy, Sheridan in comedy, Bouci-
cault in melodrama, Dumas in emo
ton, Ibsen in problem-new Sardous,
Pineros, Joneses-With visions Of 200
nights and unlimited wealth.
Composers fine, superfne and go-so,
swelling with melody, music of the fut-
ure, past and middle period, some origi-
nal, some initiative, some embezzlers-
new Sullivans, Sousas, De Kovens,
Kerkers, Herberts, Strausses, Suppes,
Audans, Offenbachs-sweet bells ready
to jangle in and out of tune for a
percentage Of the gross. The pipes Of
Pan set to the theme of a popular
whistle.
Here is Charles Frohman with a
tt unkful of plays, here is Daniel Froh-
man with a trunkful of plays, here is
AL Hayman with a carpetbagful of
assorted pieces, here is the Great Theat-
rical Syndicate with a monopoly of
brains and pipe line from Parnassus.
What hopes are these!
Here is E. E. Rice with a new girl
from Paris to douse. the glim of the
old girl. Here is Maud Adams ready
to join the stars. Here is Georgia Cay
van equipped for second season, here
is Herbert Kelley embarking on voy-
age to the dramatic Klondike, here is
Henry Miller pursuing the end of q
rainbow. Here are a thousand and
one players booted and spurred ready
to leap on the back Of Pegasus. What
hopes are these!
Charles Frohman has just received
the last acts of 1.-THE Little Minister"
from J. M. Barrie, who is also the
author of the novel of that title, and
will shortly open the starring season
of Maude Adams with the play. The
company selected to support Miss
Adams includes, besides Robert Edeson,
w H. Thompson, who will be taken
pany; Eugene Jepson, Guy Staining,
Margaret Gordon, George Fawcett, Jes-
sic Mackaye, F. Payton Cooper, Nor
man Campbell, Thomas Valentine, VIII
fred auckland, James Ten Eyck, Lille
B. Henry, and Frederick Spencer.
Manager Pitou has arranged to start
Chauncey Olcott's next tour in Sweet
Inniscarra" Sept. 6.
The second season of 1.-TWO Little
Migrants company opens early i'll
September in New York city, after
which, unded the management of Ed
ward G. White, it will be taken on
tour and will embrace a visit to all
the principal cities from Boston to San
Francisco. Mr.. White has been very
particular in the selection of his COM