The times., 1899-09-17

voynich's novel, "The Gadfy;" Mr.. Har-
Ian in George r. Sims My Innocent
Boy" Mr.. Morrison in Faust and
Frederick the Great" Mr. Mack in THE
Last of the Rohans;'' Mr. Coote in "A
Battle Scared Hero" and THE New
Boy" Mr.. Downing in "An Indiana Ro-
nance" Mr.. Jewett in THE Choir In
visible" and Mr.. Drew in Charles Wynd-
hams success, THE Tyranny OF Tears"
Minnie Maddern Fiske, May Irwin, Mil
dred Holland, Rose Melville, Anna Held,
Mary Mannering, Clara Thropp, Lillian
Russell, Fannie Rice, Nance O'Neill, Doro-
thy Morton, Madame Pillar Norm, and
Corinne are thirteen women whose lines
are eGially divergent and whose talents
are almost as pronounced. Mrs. Fiske
has made hit of unbounded proportions
in Becky Sharp, which was taken for
her from Vanity Fair" Miss Irwin will
star in Glen MacDonoughs Sister Mary
instead of in Harry B. Smiths "A Busy
Woman" as was originally announced;
Miss Holland in play that has not yet
been named; Miss Melville in her long
projected Sis Hopkins-A Wise Child"
Miss Held. under the management of
Brady and Ziegfeld, in "Papa's Wife,
Miss Rice, who is new to the higher
priced houses, in Montgomery Phister's
The Kings Player; or, A Page From the
Life OF Nell Gwynne;" Miss O'Neill in
Masks and Faces "Madge," Leah
and Queen Elizabeth;" Madame Pillar
NORM in an uncompleted pantomime, and
Corinne in a new version of Della Fox's
The Little Host Miss Mannering will
be featured by Daniel Frohman in a spe-
eial production of Henry Arthur Jones
The Maneuvres of Jane" Miss Russell
has signed with Weber & Fields, but
may be taken en- the road in The Whir-
hgig;' Miss Thropp will make AN effort
to get backing for tour in My Friend,
the Count, Divorcons, and "A Dolls
House" and Miss Morton is now in Eng
land on a like errand
The Bostonians are to put in the COM
ing year in The Smugglers of Badayez"
Annie Russell, if her run in Miss Hobbs"
does not last, may supplement that piece
with one entitled "Kronstadt" and Fred
Bond some months ago announced his in
tention of going 1t alone" in a farce call
ed His Wife's Sister," The Rogers Broth
ers new eoncoetion will be known as ..rfre
Rogers Brothers in Wall Street Ward
and Vokes are creating laughter In the
West with THE Floor Walkers" E. R.
Spencer's press agent has been writing vol
umes of matter concerning that gentle
mans exploitation of Paul Kavar;;" How
ard Hall is threatening to make a reputa-
ton for himself with "A Soldier of the
Empire, and Clay Clement has put the
title of "a Southern Gentleman" beneath
that of THE Old Dominion" on his bills
Several prominent players are also about
to be featured in costly produc-
tions-Jerome Sykes and Edna Wal
lace Hopper in Chris and the Won
derful Lamp" Walker Whiteside in Ben
Hur;" Dan DAILY in The Rounders:" Will
ton Lackaye and Blanche Bates in Chill
dT1U of the Ghetto - on Ardo in
'Zorah." Tommaso and Gustavo Salvni
have not yet decided whether or not they
will come to America. Lily Langtry is not
likely to bring The Degenerates" over
before next year, and the Liiliputians viii
henceforth remain in England, while not
even the wisest seems certain what has
become of Digby Bell, Louis Mann, Russ
Whytal, Charles Leonard Fletcher Agnes
Wallace Villa Charles Gardiner, and the
beauteous Go-Wan- Go Mohawk
OF smaller stars who Will be seen in We
hieles new and old there is seemingly no
end. During the season John Kernell is
TO appear in THE Crooked Dr. Straight"
Murray and Murphy in The Irish Visit
ors, John F. Leonard in Two Jolly Row
ers Murray and Mack in "Finnigan's
Ball, Paul Gilmore in Hamlet" and The
Musketeers,' ]. K. Emmett and Lottie Gill
son in Fritz in a Madhouse,' Richards
and Canfeld in "A temperance Town,
Amy Lee in Miss Harem Scarem." Mary
Marble in "A Milk White Flag" Lorin ].
Howard in "Arkensaw," Champion Jim"
Jeffries in THE Rough Rider" Harry Gill
foil in "A Trip to Chinatown, Carl Has
win in "A Lions Heart" Katherine Ro
Der in Shall We Forgive Her." David Hig-
gins in '-At Piney Ridge" Eddie Foy in
Hotel Topsy Turvy," Eddie Glrard in
Natural Gas" and possibly in Whose
Baby?" George Monroe in Mrs. B.
O'Shaughnessy. the Cock" Charles II.
| Boyle and Carrie Graham in His Better
Half and THE Star Boarder" Bobby
| Gaylor in "a Tammany Man. Ben s.
Mears in King John" Clifford and Huth
in "Courted into Court" Harrison ]. Wolfe
in Hamlet" David Garriek,' 1.-The Cor
sican Brothers," and Don Caesar de Ba-
zan," Howard Gould in "A Colonial Girl
| Myles Mccarthy in Dear Hearts OF Ire
land" Daniel Sully in 1.-The Parish Priest -
Katie Emmett in 1.-The Waits of New
York" the Rays In "a Hot Old Time, I"
Burt Haverly In "a Breach of Promise. -
| William Barry in The Rising Generation, Z"
Hal Reid in ''The Night Before Christ