The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-19
DRAMATIC NOTES,

Maude Courtney the popular vaudeville
singer of the old songs, will soon make
her vaudeville debut in Naughty An
thony," by David Belasco.
Laura Joyce Bell is to appear in vaude-
vile in sketch by Grant Stewart, called
Making a Night of It." The first pre-
sentation of the little play will take place
at the Park Theatre, Worcester, Mass,
Nov. q.
James o. Barrows has been engaged by
the Keith circuit to present his sketch
through Lowell Mason. This sketch re-
ceived five curtain calls at it's trial per-
Torrance.
Ardeck and Dewey have gotten their
and go over the Keith and Proctor cir
cults shortly
Charles Aldrich is now doing bur-
Ies9ue of Ching Ling Foo"
Digby Bell has made a great hit in the
vaudeville houses.
Solaret produced in Boston last Monday
new dance called THE Spirit of the
Keith's stage manager, and Solaret, by
the aid Of her lights, contrived to give
the dance an uncanny effect.
Fell Felix Morris Is playing a little piece
employs FIVE people to assist him. This,
believe, is about the largest company yet
employed by legitimate artists in vaude-
John c. Rice and Sally Cohen have for
saken Two a Day for a farce comedy
called "Over the Fence"
Maggie Cline has been Throwing down
McCluskey'' in the Grand Opera House.
Philadelphia. The queen of Erin scored
tremendous hit.
Joseph ReynoldsNfor many years on the
stan OF the late Joi> Stetson, and at one
time manager for Mrs. Langtry, has been
n n al
fering from paresis. Mr.. Reynolds is well
known to the profession as one of the
old-time managers.
Wale9r Jones who went on tour with
Middletown, Conn, last Friday, and was
said to be in serious condition.
Lillian Lawrence made a creditable
showing as Maryland Calvert in 1.-THE
Heart of Maryland" at the Castle Square
Theatre last week. Compared with Mrs
Leslie Carter in the part, she achieved
success.
Preparations for ben Hur'' are going
on in the most elaborate scale rehearsals
being held daily and nightly under the di-
rection Of Ben Teal. Seventeen tab
which Klaw and Erlanger are free to con-
TESS is the largest one ever undertaken by
them. New York is thoroughly aroused
over this forthcoming event, which is
generally looked forward to as the most
interesting theatrical happening of the
year.
Eugene Wellington has retired from the
Dewey Theatre in Fall River to accept
the business management of the Bijou
Theatre in Washington.
The opera house in Oswego ~ Y, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Wednesday
night.
Tyrone Power left on Saturday with
Edith Crane to play Tess of the Dur
bervilles'' in Australia.
Phil G. Hubert, Jr., has written book
called 1.-THE Stage as a Career" which
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other incidents of the stage.
Roland Reed is playing New Orleans
this week, His business through the
south has been immense.
Walter Hale is the latest addition to
Stuart Robson's company
'"rhe --ogers Brothers In Wall Street.
are rolling along in the third month of
their career at Hammersteins Victoria.
Richard Mansfield begins his season at
the Garden Theatre next Monday with
"Cyrano de Bergerac."
make Way for the Ladies'" was tried
in New Haven last week, where the Earl
of Yarmouth made his professional debut
. Ted Marks sails for London next Satur-
day to represent the biograph in Europe
especially that part showing the Jeffries
Sharkey fight
The Girl Wanted" Company has dis
banded, leaving plenty of open time
through Massachusetts.
Charles Coghlan is doing well with "a
Royal Box through Texas.
Rose Melville has been doing a remark
able business in the west. In Toledo, at
at the Grand Opera House. Miss Melville
played return engagements to much larger
business than the original engagement
SIS Hopkins, fa is o,b big box office winner
gagement at the Boston Theatre.
Lord and Lady Algy'' has scored an
immense hit in Boston, where the bust
ness : i has been phenomenal, ,
wonderful effect in Ben Hur' in the
star of Bethlehem, which will appear to
the wise men in the desert the first of
the Is great tableaux which make up this
production. They have had an electrician
at work on it for four months, with the
result of creating the most remarkable
single electrical feature ever presented in
combine the brilliancy of a comet with
the lambert fame of the corona of the
sun and the shooting rays of light seen
aaring from its edges when in COMPLETE
eclipse. Batteries of 25,000 candle power
are to be used In creating this Illusion.
Blanche Walsh seems to be cantering
along pretty well up toward the head Of
the procession in these times. Only a
little more than a year ago Blanche was
looked unon as a pretty good actress Of
the leading lady type. without any very
brilliant prospect Of emerging from that
class. Yet within the comparatively brief
interval between then and now she has
become a thoroughly recognized star,
who with the assistance of Melbourne
to draw densely crowded houses pretty
nearly everywhere. These comments are
drawn forth by the recent engagement of
Miss Walsh and Mr.. Mcdowell al the
Grand Opera House in New York. They
appeared in a couple of Fanny Dayen-
ports old plays, and they commanded
such enormous crowds that the manager
Of the theatre made haste to secure a re-
turn date, for week later on in the sea-
Adele Richie is back again in Ameri-
ca and under contract to sing in New
York in the production of Three Little
Lambs" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
Miss Richie is always a welcome pres
ence upon the metropolitan stage. She
sings charmingly, acts with grace and
spirit, and possesses physical charms
which are a delight to the eye. l pre-
sumo everybody remembers the altogeth-
er remarkable success she made in "A
Runaway Girl last season when cast for
a role of no particular importance The
song, ''oh listen to the band" as sung
by her professors, had never been re-
garded with special favor, but when Miss
Richie took hold of It there were so
many encores that Mr., DAILY and Jim
my Powers were kept busy writing new
verses.
"A Royal Intrigue" Alexander Dumas
masterpiece. is offered to lease by Dore
Davidson for general tour or stock COM
pan1es. The same was adapted by Felix
Morris and Dore Davidson and was UNI
der. consideration for some time by sew
eral of the leading New York managers
This play excels in interest 1.-THE Three
Musketeers." and deals with historical