The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
IN Festive NEW YORK
Season Already Started There
and Gaining Speed.
SOME OF THE OPENINGS
Augustin DAILY Produces "The Rum
away GirI''-Repertoire of the Cas-
tie Square Opera COmpanS-Man-
ayers From Frobman to Sam t.
Jack Busy.

Now that Charles Frohman has return
ed from Europe the theaters are begin
ming to show signs of life Within ten
days every place of amusement in the
old Town" viii be open with more or
less attractive entertainments. Augustin
Daily took down the shutters of his thea
ter Thursday night and gave the public
Its first glimpse of THE Runaway Girl"
piece that has had very great success in
London. The performance seemed TO
please the audience, Virginia Earle and
James T. Powers carrying off the honors
The production is up 10 the Daily stand
ard. and is made with handsome scenery
and costumes. L Will hazard a guess
that this latest girl viii become popular
with our theater-goers.
Mordaunt and Block, who made an ex-
pertinent at the Columbus Theater last
Spring with a stock company, started
their second season Monday night with
an adequate presentation of Caste"
Alberta Gallatin, the leading actress of
this organization, was engaged during the
year for the Chauncey Olcott Company,
but her press agent made bad break,
and Manager Pitou was obliged TO release
her from her contract. Alberta is a nice
girl and a good actress, but she has ac
quired the press agent habit in its
worst form.
Yankee Doodle Dandy is packing the
Casino as it was never packed before. and
one finds it difficult to get seats unless
they are purchased a week in advance
George Lederer has put together an at
tractive extravaganza with his usual
success, and a long and prosperous run
is almost a certainty.
Up TO last week Edna Wallace, who
plays an important part in the piece
was thought 10 have reached the limit in
nudity, but now Cara Betz, who claims
to be an artists model. is going her one
better Cara is possessed OF a voiup
tuous form. whose curves are delight
20 the gents in the front rows. She
has expansive hips and neck and bosom
without flaw. Her legs are dreams and
her feet would do credit to Chinese
girl. So Clara is really a fine figure of
a woman and she makes 1t pay her
good salary.
Denman Thompson's revival Of THE
old Homestead is filling the Academy OF
Music at every performance. and this
state Of affairs is likely TO continue for
many weeks. With the exception of some
new scenery the play is presented much
the same as it was decade ago.
The week Of August . promises to be
a pretty busy one, as at least half
dozen theaters. will then start the Fail
and Winter campaign. The Empire Will
have William Gillette in TOO Much
Johnson" at the Garrick; Charles Hoyt's
new farce, "A Day and a Night" viii
be made known; Little Miss Nobody
an English musical comedy, is 10 be seen
ar the Garden; Devils Island" a new
nelodrama, viii be produced al the Four
teeuth Street Theater, and Stuart Rob
sons squeak viii be heard at Wallack's S,
in The Meddler,' a new comedy by Au-
gustus Thomas. Il is TO be hoped that
Robbie" Will make success of il this
fime, as his previous engagements have
been more or less unfortunate. Follow
ing these openings we shall have The
Turtle" at the Manhattan Theater: The
French Maid" a the Herald Square: De
Wolf Hopper, in THE Charlatan," al the
Knickerbocker; Francis Wilson. IN The
Little Corporal" at the Broadway; "a
Brace of Partridges." at the Madison
Square; Viola Allen in The Christian"
al the Lyric; Z. H. Sothern. in 1.-The
Adventures Of Lady Ursula" a the Ly-