The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-16
THE THEATRICAL SEASON.
Park Fheater and Lothrop's Will Open
with Strong Bills a Week From Monday


With Strong Bills Week From Monday
| The Park Theatre will open Monday,
Aug rs, for the season of 1899 1900. For
several weeks workmen have been put
ting the pretty play house in order for
TINS years season, and they will be
Kept busy up to the opening afternoon
/ TO complete all the changes which are
| to be made. A number of extra lights
| Will be placed on the front of the build
| ing, and the whole interior is to be re-
modelled to some extent The loge
] boxes will be extended around either
SIDE OF the balcony, giving ten more
Doxes. The decorations on the prosce-
mum arch and ceiling are being re-
toucEA1 and in the alcove, on the
right and left of the entrance, oil
| paintings are to be placed.
The bill for the opening day is a
| strong one. The two principal features
are AL Leeeh and the Three Blossoms,
in comedy sketch, who made a big
| hit on Keith's circuit last season. Lew
Bloom and Jane Cooper will be seen in a
new original playlet entitled "A picture
from life" Bloom, it will be remem-
bered, was the originator of the tramp
| character in Hoyt's Milk White
Flag, "A Black Sheep" and "a Day
and a Night" Another feature will be
| the vitograph, the new picture ma
chine, which is said to be better than
the biograph. A contract has been
made with the picture people to take
as many local pictures as the manage
ment desires. The Elinor sisters will
| also be seen, this act being one of the
features of Tony Pastors show which
has been so successful. Several more
acts which have not yet been booked
positively will probably be seen at the
opening.
The acts which will follow include
Isabelle Urehart, Esmala Kent and
company, Brown, Harrison and Brown,
and a number of other strong special
ties. Mr.. Shea has just returned from
England and while there engaged
Prof Bonnetti with his troupe of 100
trained animals, and Madame Zorelli,
who is said to be the finest lady juggler
in the world.
Very little change will be made in the
| list of attaches at this house. D. j..
Casey will remain treasurer, Jack Burk
will be stage manager and the inimIta-
BILE James B. Mullen will preside at the
piano.
A new lease of life will be taken at
Lothrops opera house. p H. Shea and
| ALI T. Wilton, the present lesseeS of the
Park theatre, have taken a lease for
the opera house for five years, Mr.. Will
ton remaining local manager of both
houses as formerly.
The season at this house will open
Sept H. with Waite's comic opera COM
pany, an aggregation of 3S people. The
whole building is being renovated, re-
painted and put in first-class order for
the opening. A stronger booking than
usual will mark the season here, and
the management intends giving the pa
irons q number of plays which have
| never before been presented at popular
prices.
Following the Waite comic opera
company will come William Barry, son
of the late famous comedian of the
same name, presenting THE rising gem
Grafton and supported by the original
| company, including LYDIA Barry, the
favorite daughter of the older Barry.
| This with be followed by William Cald-
er's drama, "The span of life; Fisher
and Carroll in Edgar Sheldon's new
farce, "The lobster; Kidnapped in
New York" play written on the re-
| cent kidnapping of Marion Clark in
New York city; the Blondells, present
ing 1.-THE Katzenjammer kids; d. w.
| Truss and company in the new play,
THE night before Christmas"
| Later on will come Broadhurst and
/ brothers in What happened to Jones'"
Huth and Clifford in "Courted into
| court; Denman Thompson and George
| w Ryer's play, 1.-THE sunshine of Par
adise alley; Davis and Keogh's Have
Nyou seen Smith," and THE sidewalks
of New York. Brown and McDowelPs
"A man of mystery; julie Walters in
Hopper was sidetracked'' De Sou
chefs new comedy, AN easy mark
Augustus Pitou's Cumberland ST.;
| the new farce comedy Breach Of
promise; last seasons success at
Lothrop's, "At Piney Ridge; Mark
Swans comedy, Browns in town" and
Worcester's favcrite, Katherine Rober,
| in repertoire.
| Several weeks have been left open,
and Mr.. Wilton expects to be able to
book some exceptionally fine plays for
| them. The attaches at this house will
remain about the same as last year,
! though there may be some changes in
| minor positions.
| Manager Wilton thinks the outlook
| for the theatrical season is exception
ally good this year and has faith
| enough to book some of the most ex
pensive acts on the vaudeville stage for
| the Park and large number Of unusu-
| ally good plays at Lothrop's.