New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
PLAYS FOR NEW YORK AND LONDON
CHARLES FROHMAN RETURNS WITH
LARGE SUPPLY-PLANS FOR
HIS COMPANIES

Charles Frohman. who has been In London for
some months. attending to his theatrical season
there. returned yesterday the Majestic. While
abroad he secured many plays for the coming sea-
In this city. well for future London sea-
He accompanied by c. p. Dillingham;,
who last year manager OF the Garden Theatre
and will this year occupy the same place at the
Madison Square Theatre formerly Hoyts.
Mr. Frohman said 10 a Tribune reporter yester-
day: MY season IN London with American atrac-
tons was satisfactory that have arranged 10
take over more American companies for the coming
London season. l shall also produce plays with
Ir. Brickwell Of the Gsrrick Theatre. and with tho
Messrs. GATH. at their theatres.
My own house. the Duke OF Yorks Is now my
theatre for sixteen years. | have engaged stock
company for this house. headed by Miss Evelyn
Mard and Herbert Warning. My first play at the
Duke OF York's will be Anthony Hopes The Ad-
ventures OF Lady Ursula TO be followed by julia
Marlowe's play The Countess Naleska.' which
Miss Marlowe prevented from playing herself
in London by ill-hea.h: The Charity Ball and
others. Besides this organization. I shall have
company at another London theatre. for which
have engaged Seymour Hicks. | shall start this
company with farce by Pierre Decourcelle. author
OF The Two Migrants and have farce by
Bison and Feydeau to follow l shall have four
plays In the English provin ces-'Sou. Secret Ser
Vice Too Much Johnson and The Heart OF Mary
land
Il have arranged for the return OF william Gil
lette and Miss Annie Russell 10 London For Mr..
Gillette have secured the dramatic rights for the
world o: Sherlock Holmes the dramatization to
be made by the author DR.. A. Conan Doyle, and
Mr. Gillette This will he produced in London after
Mr. Gillette's present. season in America with
'Secre, Service. Miss Russell will return 10 the
Garrick Theatre In London in March or April. pre-
senting play by Bronson Howard or the one In
which she will he seen in New-York this winter.
have arranged With MTr; and Mrs. Nat c GOODWIN
10 open the Duke OF Yorks season IN september,
lsss. playing An American Citizen and play BY
Il am bringing to New York the Strand company.
to present Robert Ganthonys A Brace OF Part
SON square Theatre with The exception Of Miss
Jessie Millward. the new leading woman OF the En-
The Empire VIII open on August %. with William
three weeks Of Secret Service Then comes John
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be Thansrd also hSye for the stock company
-. Miss julia Marlowe will begin her season with
Knickerbocker Theatre she Will be seen in a
modern play.
English speaking countries Of Zaza. now being
played 9y Nine RejaTs have also secured Lord
Tbery AMONG other J ps sec nG i are Is
E ExCeency tie Goyernor new work BY sydney
I-ady,s Lord. and a clay BY Jean RichPini
adaptation Re,ause sh" Loved Him So Little
Miss NOBODY Will he produced AT the Garden. Then
producing 'Cyrano dc Reigerac
and The White Heather
Nj Miss Maude Aa,ms VII return to NewYork in
VIII play Romeo and Juliet FOR about week In
New-York and few nights in the other principal
cities